English as sole language urged in American schools campaign
Des Moines May 28 Theodore Roosevelt urged English as the only language for schools newspapers and public usage in the United States in a speech on Americanism under the National Security League He called for universal military training to ensure a lasting peace and warned that defeat of Germany is needed to avoid another war He praised Governor Harding for a proclamation backing English as the medium of instruction and said America must have one loyalty to the stars and stripes
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Des Moines
Theodore Roosevelt
National Security League
CoOlonel Roosevelt
Berlin
Germany
Harding
Stars and Stripes
Medical Officials Awarded War Cross
American Headquarters of the British Front May 28 The British military cross has been awarded Captain Thomas Edward Walker of the U S Army Medical services and eleven lieutenants in that service The lieutenants honored are Linwood M Gable Arthur J Haskell James B Clinton Samuel Adame Gouverneur Troyer Harold Foster John Gregg Albert J L Jones Baldwin I Keres Guy D Tibbetts and Harvey C Updegrove A Muscatine Athletic Club meeting will follow with Caponi and Stummers boxing exhibition planned.
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Associatele Presss
Thomas Edward Walker
U.S. Army Medical Services
Organize New Military Band Forms In Muscatine
Muscatine's new military band was formally organized last night at the Launch club house and elected officers. The band ordered uniforms and will be a feature of future patriotic parades and inspiring music. Officers include YT. L. Barnes manager, Harry Herwig assistant manager, Matt Starke musical director, Harry Dollman assistant musical director, T. Green librarian, Ray Nicolay assistant librarian, and A. T. Madden drum major. Headquarters will be at the club house.
Swat fly early warns against spring pests
Washington May 20 report from a United States Department of Agriculture scientist states that house flies appearing in spring are offspring of prior swarms and become a large, reproducing population by summer. Swatting them when young prevents disease spread and reduces future generations.
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Washington, DC
Swat
United States Department of Agriculture
Fear of Impending Death Proved True
A letter received by States Attorney F Thompson from Lt Adrian C Edwards who was killed in France May 4 reveals he felt death approaching. He spoke of sleepless days with little rest and hinted he might be a prisoner or sent home if beaches advance.
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Associated Press
Ilnes
Lady Floorwalker Named at McColm Store in Muscatine
Mrs C EL Frye, recently from Rock Island, has been appointed floorwalker for the first floor of McColm and Go store in Muscatine. Formerly Miss Gladys Pareal of Muscatine, she resided on Hershey Avenue until recently. Husband Mr Frye works at the Huttig plant. Harry Migner, formerly first floorwalker, moves to the store’s second floor.
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Muscatine
C. EL. Frye
Rock Island
McColm & Go
Frye
Gladys Pareal
Hershay Avenue
Huttig
Harnest ‘I
Italians Storm Austrian Lines At Cape Sile
Italian troops broke Austro German defenses on Cape Sile in the Jower Plave front Monday night advancing 750 yards. They seized 433 prisoners as bombardment and attacks continued amid Allied reporting.
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Rome
Cape Sile
Jower Plave
Rail Men Vote to Strike at Midnight in Chicago
Chicago Elgin Joliet & Joliet Electric railroad workers vote almost unanimously to strike at midnight Friday after their leaders refuse a wage increase. The move follows a dispute over pay and conditions.
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Chicago
Chicago, Elgin & Joliet Electric Railroad
Voters to name delegates at Republican meeting
Republican voters will meet Tuesday evening at 8 at the relief hose house to name delegates to the county convention per order Committeeman. Miss Katherine Tobias and Frederick Kern were married by Justice of the Peace J. C. Coster at 11 this morning.
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Caueus
Relief Hose House
Katherine Tobias
Frederick Kern
Justice of Peace
J. C. Coster
Nation's Treasure and Trinkets Aid American Aviators
A long feature describes the Treasure and Trinket Fund run by the Aviation Committee of the National Special Aid Society. Citizens donate jewelry, watches, silverware and medals to fund air service needs, hospital construction, and equipment for aviators. Gifts are melted and sold, with proceeds supporting uniforms, gear, and dependents’ relief.
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Avia
National Special Aid Society
Fifth Avenue
City of
New York
Henry P. Davison
Red Cross Fame
Uns
William Allen Bartlett
United States Assay Office
Ime
Express Company
Union
Porto Rico
Hawaii
China
Corea
Aviation Committee
War Department
Congress
Aero Club of America
Bayshore
L. I
Bartlett
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Galier
Government Signal Corps
France
Hlm
Samuel
Marriage and Divorce Discussed by Miss Eversmeyer
Miss Eversmeyer urged law based proof for divorce and argued health requirements before marriage to ensure well born children. She noted more women seek divorce and cited that a good woman may marry a bad man, while a bad man rarely marries a good woman, in a Child's Conservation league gathering at Mrs. I. S. Davey’s Mulberry avenue home.
Elks Give $100 to Local Red Cross
The B P O I lodge members voted at their last meeting to donate one hundred dollars to the local Red Cross chapter. Proceeds from a fort nightly dance at Front Street home were planned, with the Mahanne' and Ogle orchestra providing music from nine to one. Early plans also discussed a forthcoming fish-try event.
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ELKS
RED Cross
Last Front Street
Mahanne’ and Ogle
Town City
Indoor Picnic Held For Mrs Pain In Davenport
Rain spoiled plans for a park outing so friends of Mrs George Pain hosted an indoor gathering at Mrs Glen Tarbin s Washington street home. The informal evening featured victrola music and socializing as Mrs Pain, visiting with Muskating friends, formerly lived here. The St Mathias Industrial members will not meet tomorrow after.
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George Pain
Davenport
Glen Tarbin
Washington Street
St. Mathias
Pershing’s men to attend church exercises
A patriotic meeting at First Methodist church will cause the Laurel building surgical dressings rooms to close from tomorrow afternoon until after Thursday. The Ladies of the Elks will not meet tomorrow at the Laurel building for Red Cross work and will instead meet Friday at 2 PM.
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Pershing
First Methodist Church
Laurel
The
Elka
Red Cross
Fire hose quell riot on excursion steamer
Fort Madison Indiana May 28. Crew of the steamer G W Hill used a fire hose to break up a melee by about fifty men on the return trip from Keokuk. The fight, likely Burlington and Fort Madison men under liquor influence, started in the dance cabin and spread upstairs. Casualties were reported but none severely wounded.
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Fort Madison
G. W. Hill
Excure Sion
Keokuk
Burlington
I W W Would Join Non Partisan Body
Chicago May 28 Amalgamation with the Non Partisan league in North Dakota was proposed by officers of the agricultural branch of the Industrial Workers of the World according to evidence in the trial of 112 W W leaders for conspiracy to hamper war plans. The combination was advocated by Forest Edwards secretary of the agricultural branch and other officers to give the IWW control in the bare vest fields of North Dakota.
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Chicago
League
North Dakota
Industrial Workers of the World
Forrst Edwards
Agricultural Branch
Minneapolis
Minn
River meeting at Washington postponed due to McAdoo illness
The Mississippi river conference planned for Washington this Thursday is postponed because Secretary William G. McAdoo is ill and ordered to rest. The event, arranged after the St Louis convention, aimed to urge creation of a river fleet of barges to ease freight traffic choking Atlantic ports.
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William G. McAdoo
St. Louis
Washington
Twenty One Mauser Rifles Found in Miner’s Home
Beckenmeyer May 28. Operatives of the department of justice are seeking the meaning of twenty one Mauser rifles and bayonets found Sunday night in the parret of a coal miner here. Officials call the man pro German and Sheriff Welsh declined to name him but said he is a member of the rw. W.
Republican Caucus Call At Courthouse
Third ward voters meet at the courthouse on Tuesday evening at six o'clock to select 35 delegates to the county convention and to transact business as may come before the meeting. Per order. Committeeman.
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Third Ward
Court House
First Ward Republican Caucus Set for Cherry Street Hose House
The First ward Republican caucus will be held at the hose house on Cherry street at 7 30 Tuesday evening to elect delegates to the county convention per committeeman.
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First Ward
Hose House
Cherry Street
Mass National Guards to Report at Camp Dodge Tonight
In Camp Dodge Iowa on May 28 about 8,000 of 12,500 national army recruits ordered to report within five days are expected to be in camp tonight. Today's schedule called for 1,700 from Iowa 1,100 from Missouri and 1,000 from Nebraska arriving.
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Associated Press
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Army
White Named Garfield Representative On Labor Policy Board
John P. White former United Mine Workers president and labor advisor to the fuel administration was named representative of Fuel Administrator Garfield on the labor policy board. The appointment announced today in Washington D C. reflects his experience in labor matters and policy concerns.
Honorary membership conferred on President Wilson
In Washington on May 25 the New York Commandery awarded an honorary membership in the Military Order of Foreign Wars to President Wilson. A committee of the order announced the action and noted the privilege honors the nation’s leadership and foreign affairs policy.
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Associated Pronn
Washington, D D. C
Military Order of Foreign Wars of the
Birth of Daughter for Mr and Mrs Walter Herget
Mr and Mrs Walter Herget of 318 Grand avenue announce the birth of a daughter last evening. Mrs Walter Bonell of Fondulac Wisconsin is visiting at the home of Mrs J W Rankin on Oakland drive.
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Walter Herget
Grand Avenue
Walter Bonell
Fondulac
Wis
J. W. Rankin
Oakland Drive
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