Hoover Appeals to Iowa for European Relief Drive
Herbert Hoover spoke to 500 bankers in Des Moines urging a Christmas drive to raise 23 million dollars for food and 10 million for medical aid for Europe. He highlighted American relief efforts, the European Relief council, and the need to keep 17 000 food stations open, with overhead under one percent to ensure maximal aid. He warned failure would worsen war victims’ plight and delay Europe’s recovery.
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Herbert Hoover
Iowa
Des Moines
Europe
Hoover
European Relief Council
American Relief Administration
American Red Cross
Quakers
Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Federated Council of the Churches of Christ
Knights of Columbus
American Relief Council
Belgium
America
Tona
Recruiting Skilled Labor At Home In Muscatine
More than fifty men and women join the Muscatine night school with many choosing manual training and mechanical drawing. The piece argues immigration limits to protect American labor and calls for using schools to raise local labor skill for industry.
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Muscatine
American Federation of Labor
America
Americans
Europe
Education and labor in postwar America point to vocational shift
The article argues that high wartime wages shifted youth toward shop work over clerical roles. It urges limiting foreign labor to avoid factory shortages and stresses expanding vocational training, manual arts, and night-school programs to prepare workers for technical positions and economic improvement.
Muscatine Stores Brace For Christmas Trade
A Christmas mood grips downtown Muscatine as merchants cut prices to spur holiday buying. Retailers sacrifice stocks and reduce replacement values to encourage shoppers and foster confidence in the trade outlook for a brisk 1920 Christmas season.
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Yuletide
Muscatine
Wilson Peace Prize Praise and Postwar Vision
The Des Moines Register editorial lauds Woodrow Wilson for winning the Nobel Peace Prize and shaping postwar ideals. It compares his leadership to Marcus Aurelius and warns against harsh contemporary judgments, urging readers to weigh posterity's verdict on his fourteen points and international cooperation. It also cites Colonel George Harvie on Venizelos to offer a balanced view of republican politics after the war.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Wilson
League of Nations Assembly
Geneva
Maximilian Harden
Woodrow Wilson
Marcus Aurelius
Versailles
George Harvey
Venizelos
Greece
Eleutherios Venizelos
Des Moines Register
Silent Coolidge Offered Time Before Four Year Silence
The Chicago Daily News notes Vice President-elect Coolidge remains quiet while awaiting his four year term. The piece comments on his speaking ability and the need to use the remaining time before taking office.
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Coolidge
Fifteen Million Europeans Desire U S Admission
A Chicago Daily News editorial argues against admitting fifteen million Europeans indiscriminately to the United States. It warns that granting entry to both desirable and undesirable groups would threaten liberty and the integrity of American institutions.
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United States
Chicago Daily News
Sweden Under Strain Report Cites Happy Workers
An American correspondent cables that Swedish people are working contentedly, while the Minneapolis Journal notes the condition of poor wage slaves and sympathizes with their plight.
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Minneapolis Journal
Nell Wins Her Ship At Last In Sunport Storm
Nell Woods, dreaming of a golden galleon, returns to Sunport as Lem Barker, a fisher man she once loved, arrives home from the storm with his boat Nellie. She realizes her true ship comes in with Lem and she forgets the dream. Bombay duck is noted as a local delicacy and Want Ads aided many.
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Maud Blont
Nell Woods
Maud
Nell
New York Harbor
New York
Sunport
Lem
Adam Marsh
Lem Barker
Nellie
Lemmie
Townley Plan Compared to Lenine Map of North Dakota Politics
North Dakota’s nonpartisan league under A C Townley is depicted as a socialist-led movement. critics argue it wields state power through a close cadre of socialist veterans and anti American impulses. The piece lists leaders and associates, noting electoral losses and ongoing battles into the 1922 session.
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North Dakota
Nonpartisan League
American
Russiai
Townley
Russia
Lenine
United States
Townley Tools
Lynn Frazier
Senate
League
Socialist Party
A. C. Townley
Ment
Beach
N. D
Arthur le Sueur
Minot
le Sueur
Allen Benson
People’s College
Fort Scott
Kansas
Eugene Debs
St. Paul
Marion Wharton
Girard, Kans
Leon Trotzky
H. G. Teigan
Iconoclast
O. E. Lofthus
Minnesota
Nelson County
Frazier
W. G. Johnson
Consumers’ Stores Company
F. B. Wood
National Nonpartisan League
William Lemke
Wood
A. E. Bowen
Bowen
Socialists
There Stands D Annunzio Rivalry Mentioned In Tribune
A Chicago Tribune note places D Annunzio alongside the boy who stood on the burning deck, suggesting he will soon rival that figure in public attention. The remark signals media interest in D Annunzio as a rising personality in contemporary affairs.
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D’annunzio
D Annunzio
Chicago Tribune
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Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Daily Journal
Sunda
Cone & Woodman
Chicago
Kansas City
Detroit
Atlante
Governor Coolidge
McClure
Bombay
India
Mother
Dad
Fontaine Fox
Fontain Fox
Dr. Bell
Hobgen
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