Iowa News Items of Interest Summarized for Busy Readers
A mixed Iowa round up reports on local officials changes, crimes, legal actions, and civic developments. Perry gains a new high school superintendent at 3000 dollars, Lake City franchise vote favored a power plant, and Clarion condemns land for a lake park.
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Southwestern Tawa ‘Teachers Association
Agnes Heightshoe
Perry
J. O. Silsby
Pisgah
Oxborrow Bros
Humboldt, Safe
Lake City
Town Heat, Light and Power Company
Isabel Murray
Arms Company
A. 8. Stevens
Keokuk
J.C. Parsons
Cromwell Schools
Cedar Falls
John Aman
Marshalltown
Chamber of Commerce
Pella
N. J. Gessman
City of Refuge
Clinton
J. R. McNeil
Fort Leavenworth
Waterloo
Minneapolis
Ottumwa
Viola Thurber
Lulu Dich
Orla Laycock
Jennie Henrichs
Wilson
Davenport
Iowa Bankers Associaion
Cornell Bluffs
Des Maines
Chayiton
Group &Upton
Metro War
Clear Lake
Webster City
Bronx City
Britain denies challenge to US rights in Rhone dispute
A Washington dispatch reports Britain’s reply to the American call for parity in Rhone army expenses states there was no intent to question U S sovereignty. The piece notes the tariff bill’s elastic plan and changes by the Senate Finance Committee, plus Mexican unrest and a bond duplication probe in Washington.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Harding
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Domestic Harry Crowe Lived, Killed in Police Fight
A bystander and lawyer named Harry Crowe was killed by a pistol shot during a clash between patrolmen and five men alleged to have stolen a fire from an automobile in New York.
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Harry Crowe
Fred
New York
Notable Obituaries and Global Updates in Brief
A series of brief notices covers deaths of prominent figures including Henry Waterson former editor of the Louisville Courier Journal and Everett J. Murphy longtime Joliet warden among others. It notes tributes, probate matters, and military, political, and economic developments worldwide from Mexico to Portugal, Sweden, and Greece, plus a Bank of Sicily robbery and European diplomacy remarks by Lloyd George.
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Henry Waterson
Louisville Courier Journal
Louisville
New York Board Approves 1192 Patrolmen After Bandit Outbreak
The Board of Estimate authorized Police Commissioner En right to appoint 1,192 more patrolmen to curb the surge of banditry in New York City.
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Board of Estimate of
New York
Enright
China in America through Wong Ti's Legion service
Harry Wong Ti, a Seventy seventh division veteran and one of three American born Chinese ex servicemen in the John Purroy Mitchel post of the American Legion, helps raise funds for a lean-to at a veterans camp in the Adirondacks and serves on the post executive committee. He and other Chinese veterans aid Legion efforts in Chinatown, showing patriotism and initiative.
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Frank Chayka
Murcatine
Keokuk
George Neill
R. E B. Strohmater
Neill
Des Moines
Auto
Globe Manufacturing Company of
Perry
N. E. Kendall
Anti-Saloon League
Harry G. Dugan
Osceola
League
Dugan
John
Nicholas Wolf
Cascade Township
Dubuque County
James Sell
Dike
BE. J. Chapman
Sell
Chapman
Lewis B. Hurlbut
Ft. Dodge
Mr. Hurlbut
Vergennes
Vermont
Waverly
Fort Dodge
Iowa Falls
C. C. Coleb
Auditor of State’s Office
Vinton
Board of Supervisors
Benton County
Taxpayers’ League
State Highway Commission
Worth County
Lodwick
Farm Bureau
Lawrence Crews
Waterloo
Adel
Iowa
Washington
Ety
Etata Printing Board
Ac Company
Cileaga
Iowa Homestead
Iowa Printing Company
Iowa City
New York
Chinatown
China
America
Harry Wong Ti
John Purroy Mitchel
American Legion
Veterans’ Mountain Camp
Adirondacks
Legion
Peace Arch at Blaine Celebrates a Century of Canada U S Ties
The Peace Arch at Blaine Washington marks a hundred years of friendly Canada United States relations. American Legionnaires played a ceremonial role during unveiling, symbolizing strengthened Franco English allied bonds and goodwill across the border.
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Biniie
Wash
Canada
United States
Blaine
Legion
National American Legion push across campuses and states
The article notes Chancellor Avery urging Nebraska students to join the Legion for institutional honor and national perpetuity. It mentions a new Society of Military and Naval Officers arising in New York with plans for a nationwide hereditary membership. It cites Legion influence on aid hearings in Racine and opposition to Japanese farmers in Oregon, plus a Washington state push for relief and broader “do skewlag” mobilization.
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Nebraska University
Legion
Avery
Society of Military and Naval Officers of the
New York State
Washington State Association
New York City
Washington State
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Claims Fact
An old advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a universal cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming many testimonials. It offers sample bottles by mail and notes large and medium size bottles sold at drug stores with a promotional cost.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
George's Future Home Lover Widow at Quantico
The Leatherneck tale centers on a wealthy Washington widow who owns a grand Quantico residence and the marine who fancies her. They sit in the Hostess House as couples dance to music, and she asks if she will keep her fine home, prompting his worried reply about the future.
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George
Washington
Quantico
Cucumber History and Odd Culinary Advice
A historical note describes a peculiar cucumber recipe involving peeling slicing peppering adding vinegar and throwing away the cucumber. The piece suggests tastes vary and cites biblical memory of cucumbers among former Egyptian foods. It ends with a humorous nod to Batman and cucumber in a Chicago Journal style.
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Egypt
Chicago Journal
Nebraska Names First Poet Laureate In 1921
The article states Nebraska appointed John G Net Hardt as the first and only state poet laureate in 1921, asserting there is no U S poet laureate title. It notes no other state has made such an appointment.
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America
Nebraska
John G. Nethardt
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