Iowa Hopes for Tough 1919 Football Schedule
The 1919 Iowa football schedule features four Big Ten conference games and three Iowa City games, with Nebraska opening the season and Ames visiting November 22 for the alumni homecoming. Coach Jones aims to build a strong squad led by Captain Fred Lohman as remaining 1918 players return from army service.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Howard H. Jones
Nebraska
Ames
Hawkeyes
Cyclones
Jones
Fred Lohman
Shriners to Gather at Mount Pleasant Iowa
Mount Pleasant Iowa hosts Kaaba Temple fall ceremonial in late September for about 1000 guests. Local Shriners led by Harry E. Virden organize events drawing delegates from Davenport district across fifteen eastern and southern counties.
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Iowa
Mount Pleasant
Henry County Fair Grounds
Henry County
the Mystic Order of the Shrine
Harry E. Virden
Davenport
Tom Mix Stars in Fox Thriller The Wilderness Trail
Tom Mix headlines The Wilderness Trail at the FOX Theatre next Friday. The photoplay, adapted from Frank Williams, follows Hudson Bay Company life in Canada’s frozen wilderness with action packed stunts and a rescue of a young woman. Colleen Moore co stars as the leading lady in this romantic adventure.
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Tom MIX
Fox Friday
William Fox
Frank Williams
FOX Theatre
Hudson Bay Company
Canada
Colleen Moore
Mix
Havner Aides Governor in Profiteering Probe in Iowa
Des Moines reports Attorney General Havner will cooperate fully with Governor Harding's probe into rising living costs and profiteering in Iowa. He vows to act on evidence, send state agents if counties struggle, and skip Friday county attorneys conference without a formal invitation.
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Des Moines
H. M. Haner
Harding
Towa
Attorney General
Havner
Home brewed beer ban urged by national lawmakers
Des Moines Aug 6 The prohibition amendment bill passed by the national house would forbid printing or distributing home brew formulas and advertising makings for home brewing. Holsaple the anti saloon league superintendent says full enforcement is provided and the bill should reach the senate after the treaty is disposed of with minor changes possible.
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Des Moines
National House of Representatives
Wolsaple
Anti-Seleon League
Washington, D. C
Holsaple
Senate
Alboit
Man Arrested May Be Leader of Gang
Des Moines reports Ed Graves long sought ringleader of an auto theft gang operating across Iowa Nebraska Missouri and South Dakota was captured in St Joseph Missouri and returned to Iowa by Sheriff Groneweg and State Agent Rock. He faces a bond jumping charge from Bedford and awaits transfer to the Anamosa state penitentiary with additional warrants pending.
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Des Moines
Ed Graves
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
South Dakota
Bedford
Council Bluffs
St. Joseph
W. A. Groneweg
Pottawattomie County
Oscar O. Rock
Department of
Suspect Linked to Auto Thefts and Slaying Probe
Ed operations claim the suspect disposed of forty stolen automobiles at Wessington South Carolina and Sioux City authorities seek to question him in a shootout two weeks ago that left one officer dead and a robber slain.
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Wessington
S. C
Sioux City
Fortune teller case leads to bribery and flight reports
Tony Lescia of Hammond suffered a year long nervous breakdown after a Chicago incident involving a fortune teller. The report notes a $2,000 transaction and his subsequent flight from the area in the United Kingdom.
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Chicago
Tony Lescia
Hammond
Fortune teller scam leaves Tony ruined and deceived
Tony sought relief from a fortune teller Mme Zingara Gary who promised a cure for $2000. He paid, returned as instructed, but the Oriental parlor was closed and the Madame vanished leaving Tony more nervous and ruined by the deceit.
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Mme. Zingara
Gary Fortune
Tony
Poor Pattern in Era Shapes Self-Made Men's Choices
The piece argues that the era’s bias influences the ideal patterns for success among average self-made men. It critiques prevailing standards and suggests personal patterns vary with circumstance and opportunity.
Iowa Women Work 75 Hours for 10 Dollars in Waterloo
The Central Labor union urges sympathetic strikes, with A G Abbey predicting the town will feel the labor force's demands. About 1,500 machinists and workers across four factories are on strike as talks continue and a peaceful approach is urged to end the disruption.
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Waterloo
Central Labor Union
A. G Abbey
Cedar River Park
Abbey
Washington, D. C
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Lynhorst
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H. J. Prentiss
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Goodenough
Illinois
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Iown
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Graves
Alleg
White Way Garage
Washington, Town
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New York
Brest
Velvet
the Friendly Tobacco
Icici
J. F. Duffy
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