Market Report Hogs Cattle and Sheep Receipts Chicago April 17
Chicago market report shows estimated receipts today for hogs 7504 cattle 7000 sheep 3000 with holdovers. Prices mix with lights up 25 to 40 cents and other hogs 15 to 25 up. top hogs around 16.20, most sales 14.00 to 16.25. cattle and calves show mixed gains and steady to higher values across weight classes. receipts total 15438 hogs 11973 cattle 7155 sheep 962 calves 3556 shipments 2838 2601 2.
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Chicago
Market Themed Grain and Feed Prices Listed
A fragmented market note lists corn at 3 cars with prices around 1.67 to 1.68 and oats at 25 cars with about 1.01 to 1.02. Clover is referenced with October and a price near 22.45, plus 25 and December hints.
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Funeral of Mrs Droll at Riverside
Mrs Frank Droll dies at 37 after an abscess illness nine children survive her husband and extended family in Riverside. Funeral held with Rev Jacobsmeier officiating. burial at Mt Olivet cemetery.
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Frank Droell
Iowa City
Mary Eh
This Place
Nicholas
Charles Eh
Marion
Susan Welte
Richmond
Elizabeth Lowe
Town City
Margaret Staples
Des Moines
Albona Waldschmidt
Jacobsmeier
Mt. Olivet
Women used for hoisting power in Japan mines
The report notes women are plentiful and cheap labor used for hoisting during piledriving in Japan instead of imported machinery. It highlights labor cost advantages and industrial practices in early 20th century mining.
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Japan
British
Trades Union Congress
New York
John J. Garrity
Chicago
Market Outlook Echoes Late Seeding and Farm Shortages
Wagner Weekly Review surveys crop and trade signals as the farming sector faces a possibly late seeding season and scarce rail service. Cotton steady near 42 cents with rising sugar and flour, while grain prospects hinge on domestic demand and world surpluses. May may bring higher grain highs if warm dry weather continues and US winter wheat conditions shift toward 82 or 84 on 34 million acres.
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Wagner
Canada
N. W
Iowa
Illinois
Chicago
U.S
Paraguay Rich in Resources Says U S Trade Commissioner
W L Schurz United States trade commissioner reports seven months of study show Paraguay offers vast opportunity for American investment. He notes one million inhabitants, forested lands, fertile soil, potential cotton yields, wild oranges, and untapped manganese iron copper deposits waiting for railroad access. Current American stakes include cattle meat packing and quebracho with under 100 Americans in the country.
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Buenos Aires
Paraguay
W. L. Schurz
United States
Little
Republic
Schurtz
Missouri
Associated Press
Acre
Quebracho
New High School Plans Shown for Ottumwa Building
Preliminary sketches for Ottumwa's new quarter million dollar high school building are on display in the board of education office. The plans promise facilities unmatched in the country for future generations and current students alike.
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Ottumwa
Board of Education
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One Billion Dollars in Gold and Global War Fears
A one billion dollar sum equates to about 4 million pounds of gold or 2 000 tons requiring 405 ton trucks to form a four mile line. U S safety pin output totals 15 million gross annually with much from Bloomfield New Jersey. Major General Sir Charles Rosenthal of Sydney predicts another war within a year or two asserting Australia must be ready to fight globally.
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Bloomfield
N. J
Charles Rosenthal
Sydney
Australia
Other Men's Shoes at Fox Theatre in dual role drama
Edgar Lewis presents Other Men's Shoes a Pathe feature at the Fox Theatre for two days beginning today. Craufurd Kent stars as twin brothers a meek preacher and a bold wanderer with a two fisted ministerial twist. Supporting cast includes Irene Boyle Jean Armour Harold Forsbay John Po Wade and Bobby Connolly.
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Fox Theatre
Pathe
Craufurd Kent
Andrew Soutar
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Irene Boyle
Jean Armour
Harold Forsbay
John Po
Wade
Bobby Connolly
Force at the Rock Island Arsenal Cut to 450 Workers
Unofficial word says the Rock Island Arsenal will trim staff from 7915 to 4500 by July 1, leaving just enough workers for maintenance and safety. Local leaders plan protests and form committees in Rock Island Davenport and Moline to challenge the reduction.
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Moline
Grinnell Trustees to Elect Six for Four-Year Terms
Grinnell Iowa April 15 Six trustees will be elected to four year terms at Grinnell College this year the first even year election since the civil war The six whose terms expired in 1919 are Senator Albert B Cummins Gershom H Hill Albert Shaw Richard Jones Roger Leavitt and Truman O Douglas Their terms as acting trustees were extended due to postwar unsettled conditions.
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Grinnell College
Albert B. Cummins
Des Moines
Gershom H. Hill
Albert Shaw
New York City
Richard Jones
Cambridge
Mass
Roger Leavitt
Cedar Falls
Truman O. Douglas
Claremont
Cal
Chicago Banker Urges Expanding U S Foreign Trade
Des Moines April 16 John M Thomas vice president of the Great Lakes Trust Company urged American businessmen to boost foreign commerce in the Orient and in Central and South America. He noted surplus production and a shift toward exporting to non export markets while Europe remains a major field for trade. Edward T Devine warned against reactionaries blamed for global unease. Governor Lowden to speak at a later mass meeting on business topics.
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America
Des Moines
John M. Thomas
Great Lakes Trust Company
Iowa Business Congress
Orient
Central
South America
Europe
Edward T. Devine
Survey
Frank O. Lowden
Raid Finds Three Gallons of Wine at Black Home
Fort Madison Iowa police raided the home of J B Black after a tip. Three gallons of home made wine and many empty jugs were seized. Black was bound over to the grand jury and later released on own cognizance.
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Fort Madison
J. B. Black
Black
Decorah Hires Engineer to Survey Flooded Dry Run
Decorah city council engaged hydrauhitic engineer Norvin Hanson to survey Dry Run a stream that floods a large area. After estimates bids will be sought for straightening and widening the stream to prevent floods at an estimated cost of 71000 dollars and about a year to complete.
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Decorah
Norvin Hanson
William Jewell College Votes to Oust Co-Eds
In Kansas City on April 17, William Jewell College formerly co favored with women due to war driven depopulation. After war, male students voted to bar female students, citing that girls distracted them from study. The piece questions if Missouri girls are more disconcerting.
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Clay County
Arkansas Travelers to Tour Midwest May Visit Iowa
Thirty Arkansas farmers and business leaders headed by Governor Charles H. Brough will form the Arkansas Travelers on a May to early June tour of the middle western corn belt. They will observe farming methods in Indiana Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa visiting livestock breeders and studying animal husbandry at Iowa State College Ames before returning to Arkansas.
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Charles H. Brough
Little Rock
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Wisconsin
Iowa State College
Valley Evangelical Chicken Pie Supper Planned
Valley church hosts a Friday April 16 supper with proceeds to the Sunday school. Rev. Leslie Mountford of Washingtons Second United Presbyterian will present a stereopticon lecture on the Interchurch Survey and the Great Forward Movement.
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Leslie Mountford
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C. W. Klein
Crawfordsville Social Notes Mention Local Visits
Apr 17 Crawfordsville reports Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chrissinger and baby from Olds visited the home of Mrs. Rebecca Chrissinger. Mrs. H D Cherryholmes and daughter Helen and Miss Grace Cunningham visited Burlington. Delegates including Mr J A Moorhead Frank Gault Elias Williams and T E Maxwell traveled to Washington to attend the county Republican convention.
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Crawfordsville
Charles Chrissinger
Caps to Indicate Ability of Girl Swimmers at Iowa
At the University of Iowa a new cap rule separates non swimmers from those who pass training. Non swimmers wear black brown or gray rubber caps while trained women don blue or green. advanced divers wear flaming red caps. Miss Anna Bollin led the program saying color may incentive progress toward professional status.
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University of Iowa
Anna Bollin
Democrats Outline Iowa Ticket for State Offices
In Des Moines a Democratic conference released a slate for Iowa state offices: Governor Clyde L. Herring, U.S. Senator Claude R. Porter, Lieutenant Governor Charles Cameron, Secretary of State Ruth Sumner, Attorney General J. Ray Files, Treasurer J. F. Cravens Jas, Auditor John Rube, Railroad Commissioner John O. Boyd. Leaders Wilbur Marsh W D Jamieson Anna Lawther J W Reynolds attended. E T Meredith was absent. A bid by Miss Sumner received early endorsement from Democratic women. Mrs G H Solte announced a fourth district congress candidacy. Two discordant notes surfaced with a Marsh leadership challenge and a proposal to unseat him as national committeeman.
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Democrats
Iowa
Clyde L. Herring
United States
Claude R. Porter
Centerville
Charles Cameron
Alta
Marshalltown
John O. Boyd
Lee County
Wilbur Marsh
National Committee
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Anna B. Lawther
J. W. Reynolds
E. T. Meredith
Washington
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G. H. Sehalte
Elkader
Marsh-Reynolds
Jones
Marsh
J. T. Jones
Gerard
Oldsmobile Economy Trucks Grow as Demand Expands
A Mannhardt Bros advertisement notes initial Oldsmobile Economy Truck purchases to replace other machines. The first was so satisfactory that two more were added, then two more, then four more, bringing the total to nine. The copy humorously remarks that the more they have the more they want.
Political clash erupts over Iowa's San Francisco Palmer pledge
An uproar follows Marsh's Washington announcement that Iowa will back Palmer for president at the San Francisco convention. The attack argues both Marsh and Palmer are unacceptable to union labor, fueling intra party tensions.
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Washington
Iowa
Palmer
San Francisco
Governor Lowden Urges Business Methods in Government
Des MoinesApril 17 Governor Frank O Lowden of Illinois denounces government waste and urges application of business efficiency to federal administration. He tells the Iowa Business Congress that Washington lacks organization with hundreds of independent departments and civilian employees swelling from about 32000 before the war to over 100000 in the executive branch. preced ing remarks by Harry F P Atwood on Our Constitution the antidote for Bolshevism.
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Frank O. Lawden
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Harry FP. Atwood
Chicago
Washington County Evening Journal Highlights
Washington County's Only Daily delivers local news, briefs, and community updates from the evening edition. Readers find sports, weather, and announcements across city and county installments with a focus on regional events and daily life.
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