Olympians Close Season With Paper New Inventions
School notes show the Olympians presenting Paper New Inventions as their final program. Commencement exercises are set for Friday May 28 with report cards due at 1 15 pm.
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George Truelsen
Ralph Showers
Louise
Nemeck Solig
Ce Vera
Cleal
Eva Peterson
Carol Tubbs
Catherine Campbell
Miss Thornton
M. Py
Hancher Farm
Poland
China
Ed Wilcox
Cornell
Lost Island’ Lake
Jones
Record of a Pennsylvania born railroad executive
Born in 1859 in Pennsylvania and one of nine orphans raised by a widowed mother, he worked a coal mine mule team at eleven, funded college via night study, taught school, and rose from apprentice to general superintendent of motive power rolling stock and machinery. He led 30,000 men with no major labor trouble, farmed 200 acres near Burlington, served as Iowa Food Administrator in WWI, and was a trustee of Iowa Wesleyan and Grinnell colleges.
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Pennsylvania
America
Burlington
Iowa
Iowa Wesleyan
Grinswell Colleges
Death of Mrs. Mary E Kelley in Minneapolis
Mrs. Mary E Kelley of 3147 Fremont Ave North Minneapolis died May 4 1920 from diabetes. Born January 2 1853 in Dubuque Iowa she married John H Kelley November 19 1877 at Fonda Iowa. Survived by twelve children eight living plus brothers and sisters. High mass at St Bridget church and interment at DeGraff beside her husband.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Kelley
James Fox
Minneapolis
Mary KE. Kelley
Fremont Ave. N
Dubuque
John H. Kelley
Fonda
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
DeGraff
Holy Rosary Society
Father Donahue
M. J. Kearns
Avoca
Minn
M. J. Lynch
Sioux City
Iowa
O. W. Mullen
M. J. Griffin
Jas. Vox
Rolfe
Towa
World Lighthouse Power From Cape Mendocino to Hawaii
An article describes the United States most powerfully illuminated lighthouses. Cape Mendocino yields a 422 foot beacon with 28 mile range while Navesink NY Highlands hosts a 25 060 000 candle power light seen 70 miles offshore. Makanuu Point Hawaii features a nine foot inside diameter hyperradius lens. Kerosene remains common though lenses use glass prisms and some rotate on mercury for easy turning with clockwork and a weight.
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United States
Cape Mendocino
Cal
Navesink
Ny Tey On
Highlands
New York Bay
Makanuu Point
Oahu
Hawaiian Group
mid-Pacific Archipelago
Osborne Reflects on Sherman Statue Gaffe at Pershing Parade
Representative Osborne of California recalled a Civil War review by General Sherman and contrasted it with veterans of 1919. He noted the bronze Sherman statue at Fifteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue appears to face the White House, not the marching column, prompting questions about placement.
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Osborne
California
Pershing
Los Angeles
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sherman
Fifteenth Street
Mr. Osborne
White House
Heat and oil flow in Ranger field may reveal lava bed
Geologists cite Ranger Texas and Caddo oil districts where drill bits show extreme heat within 3200 feet and shots of mitroglycerin used without caps. Crevasses in black lime in Stephens county fill with oil-yielding sand that, when shot, drives petroleum to the surface, with subterranean heat suspected to aid the rush.
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Ranger Field
New York
Eoening Sun
Caddo
Stephens County
Baby Jack Woerner Learns Alphabet On Educational Board
Santa Claus brings an educational board to Baby Jack Woerner son of Mr and Mrs C A Woerner Jr at 3818 Graceland Ave He studies with his mother as instructor and soon recognizes most letters The letter O becomes his favorite and he even calls his ear an O after a glance at the board.
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Santa Claus
Jack Woerner
C. A. Woerner, Jr
Graceland Avenue
Educational Board
Indianapolis News
Wild Regions of Southern France Noted by Samuel Wells
Samuel Wells informs the Liverpool Geographical Society about southern and midland France. He highlights desert lands near the Mediterranean, surviving wild horses and buffaloes, vast caves with stone and bronze age remains, and impressive stalactites. Roman era architecture is prominent in ancient buildings.
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France
Samuel Wells
Liverpool Geographical Society
Mediterranean
Quotes From Wartime Opinion Pieces On National Recovery
The text reflects on restoring normalcy after the European war and urges courage patience and practical action. It compares leaders to Moses and Belgiums monarchs and notes wartime shifts in society from business to daily life. It warns of a rebound crash and advocates prudent measures.
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Republic
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Marcum
Rierson
John F. Deems
Nacke’s Pharmacy
Rolfe, Ia
United ‘States
Baby
Moses
Earth
Belgium
the Scenic Theatre
Per Rod
A. B. Symes
Rolfe, Iowa
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