President Harding Improves With Restful Sleep Report
The 9:45 am bulletin says Harding had several hours of restful sleep and feels easier though exhausted by illness. Lungs show definite improvement. temperature 98.2, pulse 100, respiration 32 to 40. Food intake small but satisfactory. recovery seen as progressing. General Sawyer expresses confidence. Ruth Powderly walks outside. Mrs Harding remains inside.
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Associated Press
Palace Hotel
San Francisco
Harding
Mnet
1200 Young Men in Des Moines Camp
About 1200 young men from Iowa Nebraska Missouri begin a month of military training at Fort Des Moines as part of the Citizen's Military Training Camp. Cadets range 17 to 24, with First Battalion Iowans, Second Nebraskans, and Third Missourians. Courses progress from Red to White and Blue with potential NCO, officer appointments. Athletics and field activities planned. camp is self supporting with army cooks. General Duncan praises the program as economical and preparatory for future war needs.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Fort Des Moines
Town
Nebraska
Missouri
H. L. T. Cavenaugh
Leo. A. Dewey
F. L. Burt
George B. Duncan
Seventh Corps
Duncan
British leaders warn of grave crisis over German reparations
Lord Curzon and Prime Minister Baldwin told Parliament that Britain France and Belgium are deadlocked over Germanys reparations and Ruhr issues. Britain proposes publishing its note and seeks French Belgian replies to pressure world opinion toward prompt unified action. Italy expressed general agreement with British plans.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
France
Germany
Baldwin
Lord Curzon
Italy
Belgium
Ruhr
Viscount Grey
Leet Curzon
Iowa canneries raise prices two and a half cents
Des Moines Aug 2 Members of the Iowa Nebraska canneries association met here to decide this year's crop condition and agreed on a two and a half cent price increase per standard can. Secretary C Lauflin said higher operating costs about ten percent and a smaller sweet corn yield necessitated the change effective August 10. The association includes 36 canneries producing about two million cases annually, with all but six located in Iowa.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa-Nebraska Canneries Association
C. Lauflin
Bowers Family Returns From Minnesota Vacation
Dr. W. W. Bowers pastor of the Methodist Church and his family returned late yesterday from Elysian Minnesota where they spent the last month on a vacation trip. Dr Bowers will resume ministerial duties with the coming Sunday's service.
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Bowers
W. W. Bowers
Methodist Church
Elysian
Minn
Lake Francis
Rain Falls 28 Inches as Crops Benefit
Rain measured 28 of an inch yesterday according to official gauges. The moisture arrived when it was badly needed and crops could absorb considerably more, potentially tripling the benefit if rainfall increases.
Agreement to Publish Allied Reparations Notes
Paris reports that Britain and France plan to publish their reparations documents. If Britain demands publication, France will agree and publish its note once other powers, notably Belgium, consent. The Associated Press notes this understanding was announced today.
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Paris
Belgium
Boy Seeks Deportation to Visit Father in Italy
A eleven year old boy, his mother, and sister seek permission for deportation to Italy to visit his father. Francisco says the mother bought the father’s share of their estate, the father squandered the money, leaving the family penniless. They came to America and were held as public charges. Immigration authorities say they have been deported before.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Italy
Carolina
Francisco
America
Wright Loses Farmhouse In Early Tuesday Fire
The Joe Wright farm dwelling northeast of town was destroyed by fire early Tuesday. Valued around 1500 dollars, the loss will be partly insured by Washington County Farmers Mutual, though the policy does not cover the building’s full value. No occupants were present, cause undetermined but appeared to start near electric wires. wiring was reported excellent. Wright does not plan immediate rebuild, but may later.
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Joe Wright
Wright
Washington County Farmers’ Mutual
Papers Reflect British Anxiety
London reports show the country anxious over the reparations issue with morning papers urging a clear public position. They express willingness to meet the Entente but warn against prolonging negotiations and advocate publishing Britain’s contributed documents if France and Belgium withhold them.
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London
France
Belgium
Great Britain
Umpire sought for outdoor indoor baseball game
No agreement has yet been reached on an umpire for tomorrow evening's outdoor indoor baseball game between the Reister poultry house team and a group of local bakers led by Lee Holland. Several men have been considered and a selection may be made today. Interested umpires should apply to Mc Holland or Captain Don Hays with references.
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Reister Poultry House
Lee Holland
Mc. Holland
Don Hays
Chicken Pickers
Thirteen Arrested in Des Moines Raid Last Night
In Des Moines Iowa Mrs Bootha Culvier and twelve guests were arrested in the Grand Avenue district during a police dry squad raid. A quantity of liquor was seized according to the official report.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bootha Culvier
Grand Avenue
German bank raises rate today in Berlin
The Reichsbank today raised its discount rate to 36 percent in Berlin. The move affects Germany's monetary policy amid postwar financial adjustments.
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Berlin
Germany
Reichsbank
Man Falls Ten Death From A Hotel Window
Irwin Nye a longtime Wisconsin editor from Janesville died after falling from the 19th floor of a downtown Chicago, Illinois hotel. He suffered a fractured skull and was found on a roof ten stories below. Surviving family includes a widow and multiple children in North Dakota Iowa and Minnesota. Nye ran a job printing house. a brother Wallace once served as Minneapolis mayor.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Irwin Nye
Janesville
Wisconsin
Cooperstown
North Dakota
Storm Lake
Iowa
Minneapolis
Nye
Bank Officials Admit Theft in Denver Prison Sentence
Leo P. Floyd secretary and John Harington teller pleaded guilty to embezzling 22 000 in liberty bonds from the Hibernia Bank and Trust Company. The bank shortages totaled 443 000. Judge George F. Dunklee sentenced them to four to ten years in the penitentiary.
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Denver
Colo
Leo P. Floyd
John Hahrington
Hibernia Bank and Trust Company
George F. Dunklee
Miss Lurs Harper Visits Crawfordsville in Town
Miss Lurs Harper of Crawfordsville is shopping in town today, drawing local curiosity as she browses shops and interacts with residents.
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Lurs Harper
Crawfordsville
Mrs David Miller of Keota Shoppers in Washington Visit
Mrs David Miller of Keota was a Washington shopper yesterday as she visited local stores and ran errands.
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David Miller
Keota
Washington
Artificial fat diabetes remedy gains notice in New York
Artificial fat called intarvin or immediate fat is reported as a diabetes remedy by Beth Israel physicians. Discovered at Columbia University by Prof Ralph McKee and developed for clinical use by Dr Max Kahn. It is used in New York and several states with over two dozen cases cited as successful. The substance is white creamy tasteless melts at body temperature and does not cause nausea. It purportedly satisfies fat cravings common in diabetics.
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New York
Beth Israel Hospital
Massachusetts
California
Kansas
Iowa
Max Kahn
Biological Chemistry of
Columbia University
Ralph McKee
Iowa Farm Land Is Again Being Bought
In Cherokee and Osceola regions of Iowa on August 2, farmers purchased farmland near Marcus and Cedar. H J Rann sold 240 acres at 260 per acre with cash payment March 1. Frank Maloney sold 160 acres at 225 per acre near Marcus. W S Utterback near Cedar sold 120 acres at 300 per acre with cash or 36000 total. Thomas Richtie near Cedar sold 133 acres for 29000 with 4000 down.
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Cherokee
H. J. Rann
Marcus
Frank Maloney
Iowa
Oskaloosa
W. S&s. Utterback
Ceda
Thomas Richtie
Cedar
Farm sale nets $48,000 in Cedar county Iowa
Iowa Farm at Manson August 2 reports G E Haney sold a well improved quarter section in Cedar county Iowa to T J Hollahan of Dixon Illinois for 48000 dollars. Several other sales in neighboring counties are noted at 200 dollars per acre and higher.
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Manson, Ia
G. E. Haney
Cedar County
Iowa
T. J. Hollahan
Dixon
Ill
Local residents visit relatives and travel in Iowa and Minnesota
A string of short notes records personal visits and travel. John J. Heeshberger of Wellman and Will Stafford with son Arron stop in Davenport and Ottumwa. Margaret Milles visits West Chester friends. The Noel family and Spirit Lake visitors travel to Ottumwa and Davenport. Merle Statler, Grace Statler, Addison Baker, and Lucille Baker visit L. A. Baker in Davenport. John A. Jones hosts his Minnesota brother visiting Elmore. A death in Des Moines prompts Daniel E. B. Davis’s half-brother to travel from Minnesota.
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Merle Statler
Grace
Addison Baker
West Chester
Davenport
L. A. Baker
Mrrs. Baker
Lucille
J. J. Jones
Elmore
Minn
John A. Jones
John
Minnesota
Daniel EB. Davis
Des Moines
Card of Thanks for Cyrus Henry Jr. Wagner Family
We thank relatives and friends for kindness during the sickness and death of our son and brother Cyrus Henry Jr. Wagner. Mr and Mrs C H Wagner and Family.
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Cyrus Henry, Jr
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Sawyer
Gray
Fateskeat
Insulin
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Wellman
Margaret Milles
Will Stafford
Son Arron
Havre
H. B. Noel
Forest
Ottumwa
Mr. Noel
William Quinn
Betty
Spirit Lake
Poental
John Wilson
C. H. Wagner
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