Iowa Items of Interest From 1920 News Clippings
A compilation notes 1920 Iowa arrests for intoxication 397 in Cedar Rapids area, a Forest City ban on cigars, bankers urging continued state control over banking charters, and the Penick and Ford Co Cedar Rapids $5 million plant opening. It covers accidents, farm trades, court jury dismissals, school funds, rail and elevator news, fires, and legislative budget figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Forest City
Iowa
General Assembly
Penick and Ford Company
Pisgah
Fair Association
Jeferson Barnett
State Hospital For the Insane
Clarinda
Barnett
Peter Leiman
Joseph Fazia
Council
W. A. Zack
Sidney
Zack
F. E. Baughn
Fred Richter
Clinton
SanFfrancisco
Cal
Marama
Australia
Richter
Iowa Synod
Lutheran
New Guinea
J. W. Varnes
Missouri Valley
Lizzie Casey
Charles J. Phillips
American Express Company
Spencer
Muscatine
Scott Counties
William Bohnsack
Blue Grass
Rock Island County
Ill
Charles Searle
Rock Island
Hazel
Frank Hargin
Clearfield
Eleanal Sunatorium
Clarinda 4 Cleaning and Pressing Establishment
J. B. Falk
Secretary of State
Taylor County
J. J. Hayes
W.W. R. Wildman
Rockafellow
P. EB. McClenahan
John R. Brown
Webster Elevator Company
Bascom Huddleston
Huddleston
Webster City Elevator Com
Dany
Jane Otis
Misa Otis
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Towa
Jasper County
Sully
Prairie City
Sully Exchange
Mike Berger
Garwin
Hiple
Page
Dridil
Mahlon Berger
Ben Freet
Homer Berger
A. Co
Ator
Byron W. Newberry
Strawberry Point
Perry C. Holdaegel
Rockwell City
W. Ains
Worth
Des Moines
Will J. Price
Walter H. Ream
Irene Belle
Mason City
May McClean
May
IL Harding
Bethmann Hollweg Dies After Brief Illness at Hohenfinnow
Former German chancellor Dr Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg died at his estate near Ber in after a short illness. Born in 1856, he led Germany before World War I and faced international tensions during the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg
Germany
Hohenfinnow
Berin
Doctor Hollweg
Ohio State 1920 Football Team Veterans Lead Legionline
The 1920 Ohio State Buckeyes, composed largely of American Legion veterans, beat conference foes Chicago Michigan Wisconsin Purdue Oberlin and Ohio Wesleyan. The squad scored 58 conference points to 20 against and notched 14 touchdowns by Legionnaires out of 20 total. Harry Workman the sophomore quarterback was noted as too young for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Workman
Ohio State
Chicago
Michigan
Wisconsin
Purdue
Oberlin
Ohio Wesleyan
American Legion
Legion aims for 1921 action on disabled veterans
In Cincinnati F W Galbraith Jr national commander of the American Legion outlined 1921 objectives emphasizing solving disabled veterans problems as a top priority. He warned against agitators and urged loyalty while pledging to unite veterans with allied nations to further international amity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
F. W. Galbraith, Jr
Cincinnati
Legion
Mr. Galbraith
Ohio post in bonus parade in Zanesville
Two thousand men marched in the American Legion bonus parade in Zanesville Ohio with free vaudeville on the streets in the afternoon and a Mardi Gras festival at night. Citizens called it the biggest celebration in Zanesville history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packard Motor Car Company
Detroit, Mich
Ohio
Zanesville
Buckeye City
American Legion
Zanesville, O
Legion
Monument Gets a Bath in Newcastle Public Square
In Newcastle Pennsylvania residents read a feature on the dirty public square monument. Perry S. Gaston post of the American Legion held a meeting at four o clock and resolved to clean the monument. Legionnaires then scrubbed the stones with soap and water until they gleamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Perry S. Gaston Post
American Legion
Legionnaires
Public Square
National Commander Names Two New Committees
American Legion National Commander W Galbraith announces two new standing committees. George E Roosevelt of New York heads the Oriental committee with members Paul Edwards Washington Orville B Cain New Hampshire J M Inman California Churchill B Medard Pennsylvania William A Percy Mississippi and Alton T Roberts Michigan. T Semmes Walmsley New Orleans chairs the memorials committee with members Asa W Candler Georgia Joe S Harris Arkansas Vincent J Jaeger New Mexico Miss Mary Price West Virginia and Mrs Julia W Wheelock New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Galbraith
The
American Legion
George E. Roosevelt
New York
Paul Edwards
Washington
Orville B. Cain
New Hampshire
J. M. Inman
California
Churchill B. Medard
Pennsylvania
William A. Percy
Mississippi
Alton T. Roberts
Michigan
United States
T. Semmes Walmsley
New Orleans
Asa W. Candler
Georgia
Joe S. Harris
Arkansas
Vincent J. Jaeger
New Mexico
Mary Price
West Virginia
Julia W. Wheelock
Frisch's Autographed Baseball Auctioned at NY Post Block Party
Baseball star Frank Frisch of the New York Giants auctioned an autographed baseball at a block party hosted by John Fraser Bryan of The American Legion post in New York City. Frisch is noted as a post member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Frisch
New York Giants
John Fraser Bryan Post
American Legion
New York City
Frisch
The
Post
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Iowa News
Edward Hines
Millennaire
Presbyterian Hospital
Cuba
Davis
State Department
War Finance Corporation
House
Wilson
Senate
Treasury Department
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Justice McCoy
Senate of Washington
Enoch H. Crowder
Havana
Menocal
Haiti
Naval Board of Inquiry
Seventh Day Adventists
Foreign Missionary Board
White House
Harding
Kentucky
Louisville
Studebaker Corporation
South Bend
Ind
Milwaukee
Fred Erz
Oak Park (II
Tuskegee (Ala
Asheville
N. C
Municipal Street Railway
San Francisco
Robert Lewis
T. W. Greer
Memphis
Miss
Peter J.macswiney
Cork
Daniel O'Callaghan
Newport News
West Cannon
Detroit United Railway Company
Arizona
Capitol
Charleston
Seattle
Dispatch
White River
Orilla
Kent
King County
Merrimac
W. Va
Kentucky Mountains
Willamson
Oregon
Portland
West Albany
New York Central Railroad
Albany
N. Y
Frank L. Klingensmith
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Mich
Cassell
City Housing Commission
Theodore Nelson
Geneva
Kane County
Tulnois
Callan
Ireland
P. H. Delahunty
Trieste
D'Annunzian Legionnaires
Triuma
Francisco Villa
el Charro
el Paso
Tex
Belgrade
Ebert
Simons
Foreign Relations Department
Mexico City
Zoological Society of
Hamburg
Constantinople
Red Cross
Wrangel
Fiume
Fiuman
Ablazin
Cavigiii
Juarez
Mex
Francisco D. Gongniez
Co 8
Ailan
Tventy
Captain Cart
London
Clare
Waterford
Wexford
Kilkenny
American Legion Newa Bservices
Ohio Champ Football
Legion Mey
Slyker
Spiers
Trott
Nemecek
Welche
Huffman
Taylor
Workman
Quarterba
Dolg
Stinchcomb
Cott
Ohio State University
Cham
Ilinois University
Pong
Thierry
Argonne
War
the Legion
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