World News Snippets Reflect Postwar Tensions and Prohibition News
A Washington dispatch surveys German Propaganda about Poland and Danzig plus French troop costs and Budapest hunger. Salvation Army reports fewer hotels since Prohibition, while Waterloo forms a Ku Klux Klan unit to patrol lanes for local morals. An English rail strike impact and immigrant tales mix with mine rescues and bankruptcies as Europe recovers from wartime strains.
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Free City of
Danzig
League of Nations
Buchwald
Upper Silesia
Breslau
Budapest
Marcussen
Salvation Army
Chicago
Kansas City
West
Waterloo
Juan Gernnimo Garcia
Rio de Janeiro
Ellis Island
United States
Talia
Tevetiue
Hin
Paris
Deen
Elizabeth
America
London Spectator
Great Southern & Western Railway
Dublin
Sinn Fein
Ohio
Lens
Condon
Broadway
New York City
Mya
Mihe Liquid Capiti
Unera
London
Predictions and wartime notes amid varied rural beet crops
A jumble of items includes weather and crop predictions by George Beebe and farmer remarks, suffrage planning led by Mitchell women, rural school plans for agriculture instruction, and a skeleton find near Midland plus war-time reputations and naval critiques from the St. Louis Dispatch.
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Mitelwil
Hue
Berne
Berne Noteboor
Sehouse
Rea Hower
Lyman Entinchy
B. Stayre Chivavns Emu Merlinsock
Lawdson Conmiy
Transonic
Elas Nei Nc Tie
Mitten
United States Wins International Small Bore Rifle Match
Camp Perry Ohio August 23 The United States team defeated Britain in the international small bore rifle match finishing today with a total of 7649 points, beating the British by 84. Scores include L E B Wilson Douglas Ariz 90 of 400 over 50 and 1 ranges R W Ballard Davenport Ill 882 D W Price Iowa City Ill 317.
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Camp Perry
Ohio
United States
L. EB
Wilson
Douglas
Ariz
R. W. Ballard
Davenport, Il
D. W. Price
Iowa City
Ill
Mexico Buys U. S. Warships for Mexico
Mexico City reports that P. Elias Calles, minister of war, says a U S gunboat was purchased by Mexico for 60000 dollars and three American torpedo boat destroyers for 15000 dollars each. The vessels are now at San Francisco.
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Mexico
Mexico City
P. Elias Calles
U. S
San Francisco
Romanian Crown Prince Carol Arrives in New York for Six Day Visit
Crown Prince Carol of Romania arrives in New York after traveling from Niagara Falls on his world tour. He plans a six day visit before sailing next Saturday for Europe aboard the Aquitania. A dinner in his honor is scheduled, hosted by Gerald, former ambassador to Germany.
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New York
Crown Prince
Carol
Romania
United States
Niagara Falls
Europe
Acquitania
Bramen
Wyr Gerard
Germany
Two Indian Boys Sentenced for Stolen Cattle
Andrew Roan Bagié and Levi Thick Bread, both 18 and 20, were sentenced to one year in the Sioux Falls penitentiary after pleading guilty to stealing seven head of cattle from A. G. Guslosen, northeast of Wood in Mellette County. They were arrested after attempting to sell the stock to a homesteader for ten dollars each.
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Gregory
Andrew Roan Bagié
Levi Thick Bread
Sioux Falls
Atolen
A. G. Guslosen
Wood
Melflette County
White River
Federal court to take up magnusen case
Sioux Falls announces a special federal court term to begin September 7 over the Magnusen bankruptcy matter, with creditors including several local banks and Magnusen a Springfeld stock dealer and farmer. Other items note Iowa and Des Moines developments on state judiciary nominations and related legal actions.
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Magnusen
Sioux Falls
S. D
Peter D. Magnusen
James D. Hiliott
Springfeld
Stouk Falls
Des Moines
D. W. Henderson
Four young Waterloo check artists jailed for bad notes
Four underage young women were taken into custody in Waterloo on charges of issuing worthless checks. Thelma Foreman and Alice Hines, both from Cedar Rapids, were arrested by Sheriff H. T. Wagner after attempting to cash checks at a local department store. Bessie Rik er and Della Sherwood of Cedar Falls were later arrested.
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Waterloo
Thelma Foreman
Alice Hines
Cedar Rapids
H. T. Wagner
Bessie Riker
Della Sherwood
Cedar Falla
Ponzi to be sworn in bankruptcy probe in Boston
Receivers John J. Perkins William H. Sears and Edward A. Thurston prepared to compel Charles Ponzi to testify today in Boston as part of bankruptcy proceedings. He was the first witness in the investigation of his affairs.
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Boston
Charles Ponzi
John J. Perkins
William H. Sears
Edward A. Thurston
Ponzi
Burglary Suspects Identified in Galva Store Theft
Ida Grove Iowa August 21 Sheriff Dahlquist warned that F L Leeter's Galva general store was burglarized Tuesday night. Several hundred dollars in merchandise including eight suits and many shirts were stolen along with Lester's auto. Two black men seen nearby are suspected.
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Ida Grove
Dahlquist
F. L. Leeter
Galva
Wall Heads Engravers President of North America
Mathew Wall of Chicago was elected president of the Photo Engravers' union of North America at the meeting in Pittsburgh Aus. 20. Charles Porrocks of Seattle was chosen third vice president. Panther Sails Saturday Cherbourg Aug 20 with ammunition for the Baltic voyage and earlier provisioning planned.
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H. W. Dana
Nevada
W. B. Tennant
Kurt Dodge
A. C. Cherry
Marion
A. H. Luke
Hampton
FP. A. Rogers
Sioux City
Er. C. Yountzcon
Burington
Blanche A. Grixell
Guthrie Center
Wall Heads Engravers
Pittsburgh
Aus
Mathew Wall
Chicago
Photo Engravers’ Union of North America
Charles Porrocks
Seattle
Panther
Cherbourg
U. 5
Baltic Sea
German Official Account of Heligoland Eight Battle
The German staff recounts the August 28 Heligoland battle noting British heavy ships were guarded while submarines posed the main threat. German destroyers and light cruisers faced a superior British force, with Stettin and Frauenlob engaging, Aurora driven off, and V187 sunk, as bad visibility and non exploding British shells shaped the action.
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London Times
Geran
Heligoland
Sroos
Goodenough
Bight
Hela
Stettin
Wangeroor
Wilhelmshaven
Flotila
Hellepland
Holstein
Groos
Kong Guttorm
Frauentob
Frauenlob
Aurora
Defender
V. 187
Fasting and Health Beliefs Across Religions and Cultures
A reader argues that brief fasting can benefit healthy individuals and aid certain diseases, citing 24 to 48 hour fasts and gradual dietary changes. The piece discusses religious acceptance, potential risks, and historical views on fasting's role in diabetes, with commentary on U S and Japanese relations and xenophobic attitudes.
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American Japan Tensions and California Land Bill Debate
The article argues that U S policy toward Japan risks rupture or war, citing covert hostility since 1898 and California legislation barring Japanese land ownership. It notes a referendum in California and suggests the move fuels political debate among pacific circles.
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America
Japan
Toronto
United States
Pacific
Spain
W., R. Hearst
California
Attite
A Trip on the Hudson and Echoes of Twilight
Fragmentary verse reflects a traveler’s meditation by the Hudson at twilight. Imagery includes a widening river, distant hills, and the scent of land as night gathers. The piece contemplates beauty, memory, and a serene, almost dreamlike departure.
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Hudson
Benjamin RC. Low
Empress to the Last
The text recalls Empress Eugenie and her stance after exile. It weaves fragmented European monarchy imagery with references to armistice events and a dramatic remark about mortality. The piece hints at ongoing reverence for a fallen royalty and lingering public fascination.
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Kansas City
Eugenie
Paria
Farnborough
Taken For Granted
In a Minneapolis Tribune courtroom exchange the plaintiffs and defendants clash over decorum as remarks about a piano and a young woman surface. The judge admonishes both sides to keep to matters in repute. The dialogue hints at a melodrama involving a tense tuning and a voice harmony analogy.
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