Half of Iowa coal miners laid off amid surplus imports
A survey led by Vander Meulen finds half of Iowa's 14 000 coal miners out of work as West Virginia Illinois and Kentucky coals dominate the market. Albia Centerville see reduced shifts while unions push to boost Iowa coal use and stabilize prices. Iowa coal sells for 5.60 to 6 a ton with eastern coal prices uncertain.
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Iowa
Sal Ho Vander
Vander Meulen
Albia
Centerle
West Virginia
Illinois
Kentucky
John Hammill
Mason City
Dloines
Des Moines
Harvey Blount
Blount-Evans Coal Co
Local women return from Native Heath visit abroad
Mrs. Gore Van Arkel and Mrs. John Hagens recount a three month trip from Holland to New York aboard the Volendam and Statendam. They describe fog delays, visits to Plymouth and Bologna, chalk cliffs in France, Belgian graves, and postwar changes plus curious souvenirs.
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Holland
Gore van Arkle
John Hagens
New York City
Holland American Line
Volendam
Plymouth
England
Bologna
France
Rotterdam
Belgium
Germany
van Arkel
Hagens
Statendam
America
Wabash Time Table Howell Iowa Service Schedule
Des Moines to Keokuk Eldon and direct Des Moines services shown. Trains 472 and 478 run daily except Sundays between Des Moines and Keokuk. Trains 474 and 476 run Des Moines to Eldon. Freight local must be at station by 5:00 p m the day before. Both locals carry passengers and the Limited does not stop at Howell.
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Des Moines
Keokuk
Eldon
Sunda
Howell
Ally
Thanksgiving Day Blessings and Hope for the Nation
A Thanksgiving meditation praising spared war losses and war’s end, noting prosperity under a stable financial system, civil and religious liberty, and growing Christianity. It urges gratitude for broad freedoms, fair wages, temperance progress, women’s voting rights, shorter hours and humane treatment, and a sanctuary of worship for all.
Woodrow a Pioneer of Electric Washers Dies in Seattle
C B Woodrow, inventor of the first electric washing machine and long time industry leader, died in Seattle on November 7. He co founded the Automatic Electric Washer Co and later Woodrow Manufacturing Co, introducing major advances such as belt drive and tilting tub. Survivors include his wife Anna, children Judith and June, mother Mrs J M Woodrow, sister Mrs A E Hindorff, and brothers Frank Fred and B W Woodrow. Burial will be in Seattle. He was born May 26, 1880, in Newton Iowa.
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Jasper County
C. B. Woodrow
Woodrow Washing Machine Co
Seattle
Wash
John Nelson
Newton
Frank
Fred
B.W. Woodrow
Arizona
Mr. Woodrow
St. John's Military Academy
Jasper County Savings Bank
Anna Hendricks
Woodrow
Skow Manufacturing Co
Hawkeye Incubator Co
Form Automatic Company
Mr. Nelson
H. L. Ogg
Automatic Washer Co
Automatic Electric Washer Co
United States
Automatic Co
Woodrow Manufacturing Co
Inventor of Washing Machine Gear System Moved to Seattle
The inventor's last design aimed to extend the washing machine life from seven to twenty five years using machine cut steel gears ball and roller bearings and a positive lubrication system. After selling his interests to Mr Van Gorp and pulling out of Woodrow Co. he moved to Seattle where he has worked in sales. Mr Woodrow belonged to the Elks and Knights of Pythias lodges.
London doctor links market drops to emotional glycosuria
A London specialist asserts that declines in New York stocks trigger increased diabetes risk by causing physical fear. He coins the term emotional glycosuria to describe this stress related condition.
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London
New York
Cadilac Motor Co to Build 16 Cyliner Car
Announcement from the Cadilac Motor Car Co states plans to manufacture a 16 cylinder Cadilac. Dr Allen Sinclair of Rutgers University says the end of the scandal sheet makes the press cleaner than literature. Fifty thousand gallons of whiskey were reported stolen from a government bonded warehouse in Chicago.
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Cadilac Motor Car Co
Gers University
Chicago
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