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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1923
Page
2
News of the Week Cut Down for Busy Readers
Federal Reserve reports large gains in employment across 20 industries with record totals for American factories. Other items note U S recognition signals for Russia and Mexico, political reckonings in Minnesota, and multiple stray incidents from accidents to labor wage gains and industry milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Russia
Hughes
President Gompers
American Federation of Labor
War Damage and Postwar Tensions Worldwide
Reports show 881 600 Polish buildings rebuilt to date, 62 percent of total. Dock strike action sent 1 000 workers to Tilbury and halted six liners. Chaumont arrives at Port au Prince with congressmen inspecting naval bases. US gunboat Pampanga attacked near Canton with no injuries. Afghani border clashes kill natives. Foch inaugurates Bel Jean Wood memorial. De Valera claims war over. Cobregon says Mexico recognitions settled. Public notices include Vancouver malt and Lake Brewing incorporation for sake. Spain's Melilla heat halts commerce. Italian storms damage property. UK parliament rejects new disarmament conference.
Governor Lee Russell reports pardons and suspensions in Mississippi
Gov. Lee M. Russell, in Jackson, Mississippi, issued 44 suspensions of sentence and has pardoned 73 convicts since January 1, with 181 more granted suspensions, according to state penitentiary records. A two span steel bridge on the Baltimore and Ohio line near Hosoppe Pennsylvania was wrecked by dynamite as coal miners strike proceeds. Colquitt county grand jury at Moultrie recommended reestablishing flogging in Georgia prisons, deeming whipping within reason necessary. William P. Connell, Michigan Democratic national committeeman, said prominent Democrats visited Dearborn, Henry Ford’s home, recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Labor
Farm Bureau
Vinton
Benton County
Henri Gouraud
Des Moines
Iowa Veterans of the Rainbow Division
Iowa
State Horticultural Society
Agricultural Extension Service of
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa Good Roads Association
Harker Farm
Grand Junction
C. S. Peterson
Clinton Post Office
Peterson
Clinton
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern
Boone
Fort Dodge
J. F. Grawe
Waverly
Bremer County
Lora Waite
Gane
National Dairy Conference
Waterloo
Toledo
Story County
East Story County
American Red Cross
Nevada
Helen Nolan
Red Cross
France
Henry Ford
W. B. Swaney
Swaneys
Zona May Longstreth
Muscatine
Little Rock
Ark
Lee M. Russell
Jackson, Miss
Baltimore & Obie
Hosoppe
Colquitt County
Moultrie
Georgia
Grand
William P. Connell
Michigan
Dearborn
Notable Early Vaudeville Figure Percy G Williams Dies
Percy G. Williams retired theatrical manager died at his Pineacres estate East Slip N. in his later years. In 1912 he sold his vaudeville house system to the Keith interests for about 12 million dollars, a landmark figure in early entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy G. Williams
Pineacres
East Slip
Keith
Sporting Leonard Defeats Lew Teacher for Lightweight Title
In New York a fifteen round bout saw Leonard win the decision over Lew Teacher to claim the lightweight championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard
Lew Teacher
New York
Legion to Seek New Laws in National Program
The American Legion outlines eight core proposals for the Sixty‑eighth Congress. Key items include adjusted compensation for former service members, a standing House committee on veteran legislation, disability retirement parity, expanded war risk insurance, universal draft powers in war, a restrictive immigration policy, a national archives building, and distributing war trophies among states by service headcounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
National Legislative Committee
Legion
House of Representatives
Arlington of the West opens for World War I veterans in Glendale
The American Legion opens the Arlington of the West cemetery in Glendale California for ten thousand World War I veterans and families. Notables attend including Governor James G Scrugham Governor Richardson and Congressman Walter Lineberger. Seventeen veterans receive full military honors as the first interments in the Legion plot. The memorial park is in a scenic location with easy highway access for Southern California visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington of the West
American Legion
Glendale
California
Memorial Park
Legion
West
Washington
Southern California
James G. Scrugham
Nevada
Richardson
Walter Lineberger
San Francisco
Sitka Legion Restores Alaska Cemetery For Marines
American Legion members in Sitka Alaska cleaned and rebuilt a neglected national military cemetery where Marines who died in the 1898 gold stampede were buried. They cleared weeds restored markers and secured a Navy surgeon general grant of 1200 dollars for ongoing upkeep. The governor then appointed the Legion to administer the fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Legion
Sitka
Alaska
Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Navy
Aladia
Buka Pest
Best Ever Made Claims by Nelson Feature Ads
A promotional page fragment quotes Roy Nelson of Des Moines Iowa praising Tanlac a tonic claiming to restore health and appetite after illness and a railroad accident. The ad touts Tanlac as the best medicine with over 37 million bottles sold and notes Tanlac pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taniac
Castoria Brand Advertises Relief for Infants and Constipation
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria for babies and children to relieve constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea. It claims to ease feverishness regulate stomach and bowels aid digestion and provide natural sleep without opiates. The genuine bottle bears signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
New Use for Electricity in Cinema Lighting
A description of using electrical effects in old film scenes to illuminate a handsome hero’s face. The hero may avoid striking a match and instead manipulate a concealed wire arc, producing a glow that flatters his cleancut features and enhances the lighting in relief.
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
Many people suffer kidney trouble without realizing it. Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root is promoted as a mild healing preparation. A sample bottle is offered by mail to readers, with instructions to include a paper and a small payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judgin
Dr. Kilmer
Sara
Thastone
The Lure at Darktown Intercity League Opening
A batted ball cleared the fence triggering a scramble as players chased it. A visitor asked why and the gatekeeper revealed a watermelon patch beyond the fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darktown
Richmond Timer Dispatch
Use Cuticura for clear skin in daily routine
Advertisement promotes Cuticura products for pimples redness and itching with hot baths and gentle drying. Suggests dusting Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. Price listed as 26 cents each.
National Park Visitors Registration in 1922 Details
Registration data from 1922 shows an average of 9.45 persons per car permit for two passenger vehicles. Some roadsters carried closer to a full capacity load, indicating higher occupancy than standard limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Park
National Parks
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