Letts District Approves Additions in Muscatine County
Letts Iowa voters approve adding about six Muscatine County school sections to the Letts consolidated district by a 113 to 76 tally from 189 ballots. In Letts town the vote was 129 for and 18 against, while Strawberry Hill supported 22 to 20 against. The move, driven by joint Muscatine and Louisa boards, adds twenty two students to Letts schools.
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Letts
Muscatine County
Strawberry Hill
Muscatine
Louisa Counties
Philathea
Edna McCormick
E. R. King
American Legion
Grandview
Butson
Cedar Falls
Consolidated Schools
Mamie Bailey
Burlington
Woman's Home Missionary Convention
E. R. McCormick
Disorder Returns To Stockyards District Amid Strikes
Police broke up rioting as 500 patrolmen and 100 mounted officers patrolled Omaha stockyards district after strikers crowded yards and attacked at Omaha Packing Company. Captain Russell blamed moonshine and saloons for the violence. Prohibition agents aided patrols. officials sought state troops to break a picket line at Wilson & Company in Albert Lea, Minnesota.
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Omaha Packing Company
William Russell
Fitzmorris
Director of Prohibition
Charles Gregory
Yards
Albert Lea
Minn
William Woodlater
Peter Foss
Wilson & Company
Dublin cabinet meets in Dublin for continued talks
In Ireland the cabinet gathers in Dublin to pursue talks on the Irish free state with Griffith and Michael Collins named as key figures. Business and agricultural circles foresee lasting benefits from peace and the Dublin chamber of commerce expects relief and early settlement to improve trade conditions. Sinn Fein districts in Belfast celebrate with bonfires and demonstrations amid sporadic gunfire, with no injuries reported.
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Griffith
Michael Collins
Ireland
Irish Free State
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
Sinn
Centralization of Power Best Warned by Speaker
A speaker warned that pledges would fragment the legislative branch into factions, risking national interests. He blamed postwar inflation, farm loan policies, and labor actions for slowing progress and criticized laws raising farm loan rates and proposals to subsidize industry with non taxable securities. He argued federal aid should not hollow out taxable property or shift investments away from taxation.
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Germany
Weeks
United States
Rates and Costs Deliberations Highlight Interstate Report
The Interstate Commerce Commission urges a substantially lower level of railroad rates if traffic volume rises and costs adjust. The annual report covers the year to Oct 31, noting $430 million paid under government guarantees and $105 million still due. It lists 547 claims totaling $818 million with $536 million allowed, and notes rail stock and bond authorizations of $1.715 billion mainly for refunds rather than new investment.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Commission
Reserved Seats For Mozart Comic Opera At Grand Theatre
Mozart’s famous comic opera to be presented at the Grand Theatre Friday evening December 9. Reserved seats may be procured at the theatre Friday morning from 8 o’clock until noon and in the afternoon from 5 to 7 o’clock. This advertisement also notes a Want Ad for a good laundress in the house.
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Grand Theatre
Adv
Demands for broad representation on the federal reserve boards
Weeks argued that the bloc seeks representation for agriculture, comparing it to calls from manufacturers, labor, or other major industries. He stressed that gains for a few individuals would mirror broader needs from diverse sectors.
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Federal Reserve Boards
Weeks
Benedict Heinzel Dies in Nichols Iowa
Benedict Heinzel age 37 died at his Nichols home after a brief illness with kidney trouble and complications. He lived with his brother Herman his only living relative, with an aunt in Rock Island. Funeral likely Saturday at St Marys Catholic Church.
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Nichols
Benedict Heinzel
Mr. Heinzel
Herman
Rock Island
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Woltering Lillig Wedding Held at Keota Church
Miss Verona Woltering and Frank Lillig were married at St Mary s chapel Keota Ia with Rev Father B J Decker officiating. Attendants were Miss Mildred Shrader and A Lillig. A wedding dinner followed at Fitzgerald restaurant and the couple left for Washington. The bride resides in Harper neighborhood and the groom in Keota.
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Keota
Verona Woltering
Frank Lillig
St. Mary’s Chapel
B. J. Decker
Mildred Shrader
A. Lillig
Fitzgerald
Washington
Harper
Surprise Birthday Party Held For Archie Brown at Nichols
Nichols Indiana December eight members of the high school surprised Archie Brown at his home Monday in honor of his birthday. Guests included Meriam Richter Rose Trautman Leona Kirshner Frances Weiscamp Hazel Christopherson Willie Kirshner Carl Hanson George Dale Glen Hummel Drew McDougal Harry Fox Ray Dawson Lewis Choun and Miss Kleiss the teacher. Blanche Christopherson and Harold Carter were married in Muscatine Wednesday. Mrs Addleman hosted her Sunday school class party Saturday night after a scripture lesson and social hour.
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Nichols Nichols
Archie Brown
Meriam Richter
Rose Trautman
Leona Kirshner
Frances Weiscamp
Hazel Christopherson
Willie Kirshner
Carol] Hanson
George Dale
Glen Hummel
Drew McDougal
Harry Fox
Ray Dawson
Lewis Choun
Miss Kleiss
Blanche Christopherson
Harold Carter
Muscatine
Addleman
Louisville chosen as next year’s baseball meeting site
Buffalo, Dec 8. Louisville was selected today by the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues as the meeting place for next year. The decision follows a brief discussion among league officials and club representatives.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Louisville
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
French Envoys Confer With Secretary Hughes
Washington reports M Viviani head of the French delegation and M Jusserand the French ambassador conferred with Secretary Hughes on policy matters in the capital.
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Washington, D. C
M. Viviani
M. Jusserand
Hughes
Kalona Five Defeats South English 28 to 16
Kalona Iowa independent basketball team beat South English 28 to 16 at the American Legion hall. It was Kalona’s first game of the season and led 18 to 6 at halftime.
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Kalona
American Legion Hall
Kalona S
Eos
Grove
Viele Teva
Dopalderwa
Grove Lahey
Garrett Dawson
Smith
County Nurse Addresses Twentieth Century Club in Oakville
Oakville Iowa December 8 Miss Esther Albright county nurse spoke to the Twentieth Century club about plans to serve hot lunches to school children this winter. The Rebekah Lodge elected officers Noble Grand Billa Creighton Vice Noble Grand Ruby Kelly Secretary Bessie Curran Treasurer Tillie Ohlwein.
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Oakville
Esther Albright
Twentieth Century Club
Rebekah Lodge
Noble
Billa Creighton
Ruby Kelly
Bessie Curran
Tillie Ohlwein
E. S. Williard
Local man Allen Hall recovering after Burlington crash
The city reports Allen Hall is recovering from injuries after a recent automobile accident in Burlington. He was hospitalized following the crash and is expected to resume normal activities soon.
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Allen Hall
Burlington
Opera Seats Reserved for The Impresario at Grand Theatre
Advert shows seats for The Impresario at the Grand Theatre. Reserved Friday night from 8 to 12 and afternoon 5 to 7 with the production at 8:10.
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Consoli
Cabinet
Dublin
Kondon
Woltering-Lillig
Chicago
Aeens
Kalona Basket
County Nuass
Home Tea Co
China
East Second Street
Paramount Pictures Presents
Cecil B. de Mille
Anatol
Wallace Reid Elliott Dexter
Monte Blue
Theodore Roberts
Theodore Kosloff
Raymond Hatten
America
DeMille
Goming
Gloria Swanson
Bebe Daniels
Wanda Hawley
Agnes Ayres
Polly Moron
Julia Faye
Wallace Reid
The
Hell Diggers
Katherine MacDonald
Erra Buey W
Charles Ray
Palace Orchestra
Dorothy Dalton
Texas
Guinan
Edward Hatton
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