Stop Services by Evangelist Lacour at Grace Church
E A Lacour evangelist of University Park Iowa was asked to close his meetings at Grace Methodist church Wapello after officials and congregants protested that his remarks were interpreted as pro German. His talks began November 29 and were to end December 19. He previously led a Muscatine church series.
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Wapello
E. A. Lacour
University Park
Iowa
Grace Methodist Church
Grace Church Official Board
F. H. Austermann
Muscatine
Declamatory Meet Held at Wapello on Friday Evening
A large crowd gathered at the Keck theatre to hear twelve Wapello high school declamatory contestants. Judges from Cornell College and Wapello declared Lena Havenhill first overall for her reading and awarded a medal donated by the Commercial Bank for one year of wear. Verne Fitzgibbon returned home with his Minneapolis bride Margaret Palmer after marrying in Cedar Rapids on December 10.
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Wapello
Iowa
Keck Theatre
Wapello High School
Nola Dotson
R. E. Hempstead
Cornell College
Arthur Springer, Jr
Walter Grimm
Toussant
Floyd Lane
Sapartacus
Gladiators
Lena Havenhill
Bobby Shaftoe
Twyla Shipman
Abner R Barrow
Pierce Baker
Plupy
Ruth Castle
Commercial Bank
Verne Fitzgibbon
Margaret Palmer
Minneapolis
St Louis Grain Market Report December 11
St Louis wheat prices for December 11 show No 2 red winter at 1.98 per bushel, No 3 at 1.95. Corn No 2 at 76 cents. Oats No 2 white at 51 4 cents, No 3 at 50 5 1 1 tenths cents. Market leased wire notes cash quotes from Associated Press.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Legler Heads 76 Township Farm Society
W. W. Legler was chosen to head the Seventy Six township division of the Muscatine County Farm Bureau at No 4 school on Friday evening Mrs C T McCabe was selected as president of the women's home department for 1921 Gale McClean spoke on state and national farm bureau work J W Merrill county agent lectured on wool and cotton manufacture Miss Ethel Guthrie addressed management of the farm household Names were set for officers and township board of co-operators for the coming year with C T McCabe Bert Milholm James S O'Brien L J Byrne Ed Healey W Hendricks Henry Schafer John Healey Traces of hind limbs exist in pythons.
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W. W. Legler
Muscatine
George Bailey
E. J. Coady
C. T. McCabe
Bert Milholm Jamess
O’brien
L. J. Byrne
Ed. Healey
W. “. Hendricks
Henry Schafer
John Healey
Plans Outlined For New System Involving Opium Traffic
The commission on technical organizations will invite the United States to name a member of an international advisory committee to study the opium traffic and implement Versailles treaty provisions. A proposed jurisdiction clause aims to bind states signaling acceptance, a step seen as moral leverage to persuade others to join. Chile will remain in the League of Nations, aligning with Argentina’s assembly proposals, after discussions with Foreign Minister Aldumate and President-elect Alessandri.
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Commission On Technical Organizations
United States
International Advisory Committee
International Court Committee
International Court
Chile
Santiago
League of Nations
League
Argentina
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Aldumate
Alessandri
Assembly of the League
Uruguayan Senate to Receive Colby
Montevideo and Rio de Janeiro reports say Secretary of State Colby will be received at a Uruguayan senate special session. Brazil plans to accord Colby the honors once given to Elihu Root in 1906, with a five member welcome committee appointed by Brazil’s Senate president.
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Montevideo
Colby
Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Bainbridge Colby
Elihu Root
Roosevelt
Senate
Automobile Struck by Train Near Franklin Park
Merle B. Inks and his wife Irene McAuliffe, once linked to a Franklin Park post office theft, were seriously injured when their car was hit by a train near Franklin Park. Mrs. Inks, eloped with Inks months ago, may die from injuries.
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Chicagoa Lll
Merle_ B. Inks
Irene McAuliffe
Franklin Park
Wisconsin barred from interfering with railway rates
Wisconsin barred from interfering with the Interstate Commerce Commission 3.6 cent passenger rate on railroads. The state will appeal to the U S Supreme Court. In Ohio a suit was filed to restrain 41 railroads from setting rates above intrastate tariffs.
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Milwaukee
Wis
United States Court of Appeals
Wisconsin
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Supreme Court
Ohio
Columbus, O
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
General Price
Davis and Wilson Hold White House Conference
Acting Secretary Davis of the state department conferred with President Wilson at the White House. No formal statement followed, but reports say the dispute among the five great powers over former German cables was among the topics discussed.
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Davis
Wilson
Washington, D. C
State Department
White House
Italian Export Increase Reported by Italian Finance Dept
Washington December 11 Italian finance department reports stronger foreign trade in Italy Imports for nine months fell by 576 million lire compared with last year while exports rose by 1 762 million lire indicating a healthier balance of trade for the period
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Washington, D. C
Italy
Italian Finance Department
Ordnance Shops of Navy Turning Out Big Amount of Work
Washington D C December 11 Production of ordnance material particularly main battery cans and fire control instruments for the 17 major ships under construction progressed satisfactorily through out the last fiscal year according to the annual report of Rear Admiral Charles B McVay Jr chief of the bureau of ordnance submitted today to Secretary Daniels. Present indications are that the material in all cases will be ready for the ships before they are completed. The bureau is entering upon an era of development that will tax the available resources of grains ingenuity and funds of the service if proper use is to be made of the ordnance lessons of the world Admiral McVay Declared He recommended an increased force for his bureau stating that the present number is reduced almost beyond the safety point. Efforts have been made during the year with good success to improve on the type of mine used in the North Sea mine barrage Admiral McVay says adding that a large quantity of anti submarine and other gear left over from the war has been stored for use in future emergencies.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Navy
Charles B. McVay
Bureau of Ordnance
Daniels
Admiral McVay
North Sea
Wapello Lodges Elect Officers for 1921
Wapello Lodge No. 5 A F and A M elected L L Fry W M and officers Wright Wright Hesse Wonnell as treasurer and secretary At I O O I and O F 1921 officers include Liedke Springsteen Otto Nearhood Donaldson Lesner Knights of Pythias 1921 officers named C C Harris Vanwinkle Arthur Foster and others Wapello high school forms basketball teams girls 20 boys 15 coached by Miss Hicklin and Mr Warnock Also note Cecil Rhodes scholarships include five for German descent students.
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Wapello
A. F
A. M
L L. Fry
W. M
W. R. Wright
S. W
F. G. Wright
J. W
F. H. Hesse
L. C. Wonnell
I. 0
Otto Liedke
Noble
John Springsteen
Lewis Otto
Aner Nearhood
C. M. Donaldson
J. I. Lesner
Knights of Pythias
C. C
Harris Vanwinkle
V. C
Arthur Foster
Frank Avery
J. W. Crutchfield
Don Parsons
Cornell Cline
Henry Schwab
Lee McKinney
C. G
Raymond Wright
F. I. Pemble
Wapello High School
Warnock
Miss Hicklin
Jennie Robertson
Chicago
Columbus Junction
Cecil Rhodes
War Tax On Memorial Fund Drives Clarified
The American Legion reports that millions raised for war memorials face a ten percent Internal Revenue tax on ticket sales. Officials say non exempt unless funds go to religious educational or charitable causes. Memorial associations failing to comply face penalties and must file strict accounting with revenue collectors.
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Internal Revenue
American Legion Weekly
American Legion
Columbus Junction High School Beats Brown's College 28 to 2
Columbus Junction high school defeated Brown's Business College five of Davenport 28 to 2 in their home opener. The local squad held opponents to a single field goal and next plays Sigourney away. The Sigourney girls’ team edged Junction-Davenport 17 to 138 in the curtain raiser.
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Columbus Junction
Brown's Business College
Davenport
Sigourney
Sigourney High School
Swans’ Flesh Too Flavored for Tables In War Time
Australia paid its soldiers the best wages in the war. The remark notes swan meat being too highly flavored to be popular as a table bird.
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Australia
Milwaukee Captain Wallace Schutz Sues for Divorce
Engineer Wallace Schutz of Milwaukee files divorce suit against Nadejdy Trubetzkoy claiming she already has a husband. Trubetzkoy, reputedly a Russian princess and former Red Cross nurse, is said to have been married to a Russian prince believed dead. Schutz says the prince is alive and living in New York state.
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Milwaukee
Wallace Schutz
Nadejdy Troubetzkoy
Mme. Troubetzkoy
Red Cross
Europe
Imperial Guard
Schutz
New York State
Prickly Pear Used as Hedge Plant. Rye Adapts to Poor Soils
The prickly pear is sometimes used as a hedge plant. Rye is especially adapted to poor, light soils.
Keota selects Harold Cummins as football captain for 1921
Keota Iowa December 11 Harold Cummins was chosen captain of the Keota high school football team at a banquet attended by faculty and the team. Gilbert Adams acted as toastmaster. Toasts were given by Keith Droz Principal H Ross Francis Wright Harold Cummins and Superintendent Moser.
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Keota
Harold Cummins
Calister
Gilbert Adams
Keith Droz
H. Ross
Francis Wright
Moser
Court Keeps 20 Percent Rail Rate Injunction In Effect
Kingston New York December 11 The injunction restraining 61 railroads from raising intrastate passenger rates by 20 percent as ordered by the Interstate Commerce Commission was continued in effect by Supreme Justice Hasbrouck today. The article notes some Antarctic mountains reach 15 000 feet in height.
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Kingston
N. Y
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Justice
Hasbrouck
Members Pay Ten Cents Weekly for Fifty Weeks
Members commit to ten cents weekly for fifty weeks to receive five dollars plus interest, a savings scheme offered by the group. The plan promises a five dollar payout along with accrued interest at the end of the term.
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Legler
Township Farm Society
Rooling Company
Porto Rico
Paris
Paderewski
Vicks
Ordnance Shops
Pythians
Miss Hudler
West Fourth Street
Beach & Stortz Lumber Co
Hershey Avenue
Dr. L.C. Howe
Laurel Building
Mulberry Phone
Pick Cummins
Gus Hochstadtler
Antarctic
H. G. Johnson
Latre
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Hershey State Bank
Christmas Savings Club Bank
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