Schools Set September 15 Opening Date By Board
At a school board meeting yesterday evening the opening date for the next school year was fixed for Monday September 15. The start is about two weeks later than usual and all buildings will open the same day. New teachers include Miss Louisa Young Miss Edna Bolisa Miss Alice Klippel and Miss Rahman. Prof Ray Overmeyer, new agriculture instructor, will begin work and visit country pupils and garden projects with the improvement league co operating with the schools.
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Frank Jaynes
Louisa Young
Washington
Edna A. Bolisa
Valpariso University
Alice Klippel
Britt
the Rahman
Lockport
Klippel
Brades
Ray M. Overmeyer
R. M. Visquain
Shreve and the named state rooms on early steamboats
A reminiscence recalls Captain Shreve who built wooden rooms named for states like Kentucky Ohio and Pennsylvania on steamboats. Passengers asked which state they were in and the idea spread worldwide.
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Shreve
Jackson
New Orleans
Kentucky
Milnois
Pennsylvania
Cap
By No Means Secure
Dialogue shows a friend noting Sambo’s job. Rastus claims he has not secured it and cannot perform, claiming he is unable to fire any minute. The exchange frames doubt over his readiness and assignment.
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Sambo Han
Rastus
County Council Sets Sept 11 Homecoming Costs by Precincts
A called county council of defense meeting approved apportioning the homecoming celebration costs among precincts. The county will be divided into sale districts for $1 buttons and canvassers assigned by district to avoid confusion. D. J. Ross elected treasurer. over 200 button sellers named. Shipment expected early next week.
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County Council of Defense
Court House
D. J. Ross
Indict 23 More Rioters In Chicago Race Case
Twenty three Negroes were indicted by a special grand jury investigating the race riot on the South Side. The defendants are charged with offenses ranging from murder to carrying concealed weapons, increasing the total subjects facing trial to over forty.
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Chicago
Two Killed as Plane Fails in Texas
On August 8 in Fagle Pass, Tex, Lieut. W. H. Tillisch of Minneapolis stationed at Ellington yingfield Houston and BE. L. Davin of the Texas department of agriculture were killed instantly when their airplane plunged about 100 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fagle Pass
Tex
Lieut
W. H. Tillisch
Minneapolis
Ellington
Yingfield
Houston
BE. L. Davin
Texas Department of Agriculture
Almeida Elected President of Portuguese Republic
Antonio Almeida was elected president of the Portuguese republic in Lisbon, with August minutes or events noted in reporting. The result marks a formal transfer of executive authority amid national political developments.
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Lisbon
Bolshevist Submarine Sunk by British Destroyers
British destroyers engaged and sunk a Bolshevist submarine in the Baltic Sea, the Admiralty announced from London. The action occurred in the Baltic operations as part of ongoing naval warfare efforts.
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London
Aug. S
Baltic
Admiralty
Want Column Teases Items in Daily Newspaper
A brief want column item hints at available goods or services listed in the paper. Readers are directed to the want column for full details, pricing, and contact information.
Keokuk Debate Draws Wide Interest On League
Senator J L Brookhart and Attorney J O Boyd debated the proposed league of nations in Lee county court room drawing a large audience despite rain. The clash, one of several showings, forecasts a July 16 Washington chautauqua performance with many likely attendees from surrounding towns and counties.
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J. L. Brookhart
Keokuk
J. O. Boyd
League of Nations
Lee County Court Room
Boyd
Mr. Brookhart
Washington
Man sues asylum staff after suicide attempt heals insanity
A mentally ill man tried to leap from an asylum window several times. After a forced relocation he jumped again, fell and was seriously injured, and, curiously, the shock cured his disorder. He then sued the asylum officers for negligence and was nonsuited.
Securing Life's Joys and accepting fate with cheer
A reflective meditation on resilience and optimism. The piece urges embracing life’s joys, accepting setbacks, and taking personal responsibility to secure happiness rather than blaming fate or circumstances. It emphasizes a brave, cheerful outlook as life turns toward hopeful outcomes.
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Gayety
Hearst and Morgan Backed Push for War Over Mexican Property
The article argues that William Randolph Hearst and John Pierpont Morgan push for U S action to protect American property in Mexico. It claims a National Association for the Protection of American Rights in Mexico aims to keep US interests aligned with Mexican affairs and to pursue force if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Randolph Hearst
Mexico
Hearst
National Association For the Protection of American Rights
Fifth Avenue
New York City
United States
Ami0
Americana
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Hearst
League of Nations
America
LA Cuauhtemoc Mining & Smelting Company
la Cuauhtemoc
Rural Carriers Plan Grinnell Meeting Next Year
The 1920 state convention of the Town Rural Letter Carriers association will be held at Grinnell. Officers elected include President W. R. Egglestone and Secretary A. F. Perkins. Delegates to the national convention were chosen, with several Iowa men noted. The banquet featured Jay McNamara as toastmaster and remarks by Alex Miller and others.
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Town Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Grinnell
M. E. Whitney
Waterloo
G. B. Marshall
Casey
A. F. Perkins
Atlantic
W. G. Romer
Clinton
O. H. Pierce
Shell Rock
L. B. Pike
Red Oak
J. la. Hall
Missouri Valley
M. D. Davis
Malcolm
M. E. Dicken
Jay McNamara
Community Club
Mr. McNamara
Alex Miller
W. H. James
Carriers’ Organization
W. D. Brown
Association
Iowa
Brown
National Organization of Rural Carriers
Washington
Tagington
D. G
Congress
Miller
W. 8. Kenyon
Senate
Washington, D. C
A. FP. D. News
Claude Smith
Guthrie
Lloyd Dickman
Sumner
C. E Pierce
Council Bluffs
M. B. Whitney
J. L. Hall
Missouril Valley
Addresses and speeches mark convention notes includes many names
Mr Dieckman spoke on The By products of Mail Carrying and impressed attendees. Pierce and Romer urged state and national association vitality while Perkins Whitney and others praised progress and paved roads. An additional registration list includes Knobbs Dawson Mitchell Gaver Eastman Mitchell Clark Livinger Real Clark Harris Contin Berkey Machover Ross Horton Johnson Hazlett Deen Wahl Thompson Edmundson Pendleton Swift and many more.
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Dieckman
Pierce
James
National Association
Romer
Hall
Perkins
Whitney
P. Knobbs
Montrose
D. W. Dawson
New Hampton
W. A. Mitchell
Iowa Falls
W. L. Gaver
Coggan
C. N. Eastman
Brooklyn
J. C. Mitchell
Crawfordsville
E. S. Clark
Ray Livinger
North Liberty
D. H. Real
Keota
H. H. Clark
Wayland
Margaret J. Harris
Demas A. Contin
Iowa City
Emmet H. Berkey
Wm. A. Machover
Guy E. Ross
Selma
A. E. Horton
Brighton
A. J. Johnson
Million Dollar Drive urged by W C T U women
The W C T U calls for urgent, united effort to reach a three week whirlwind total. Members are urged to plan house to house canvasses, tag days, and prayer meetings to raise funds for child life care, world prohibition, and Americanizing foreign homes.
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Thoro
America
Frances E. Willard
Christian Temperance Union
American Named Umpire for Budapest Settlement
Brig. Gen. Marty H. Bandheltz named by the Interallied Military Commission to arrange the settlement at Budapest. Bandheitz formerly headed the Philippine Constabulary and will depart Paris for Hungary immediately.
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Gen. Bandheltz
Budapest
Paris
Marty H. Bandheltz
Dn the Alles
Hungary
General Bandheitz
Philippine Constabulary
Strike Arbiter Sought After Subway and Elevated Shutdown
New York August 8 traffic nearly halted on Brooklyn Rapid Transit surface, subway, and elevated lines due to a car men's strike. Mayor Mylan, after talks with union leaders, announced plans to appoint an arbitrator to settle the dispute.
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New York
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Surface, Subway and Elevated
Mylan
New Lighthouse Mechanism Switches Lamps Automatically
A lighthouse features an electric light system that automatically switches on a new lamp and moves it into focus if the original lamp is extinguished. The mechanism enhances continuous beacon operation and reduces manual intervention.
A Few Good Bargains In County Farmland Listings
A catalog of farm tracts with varying sizes from 40 to 196 acres offers rolling or good land, fair to strong improvements, and proximity to markets or towns such as Washington Crawfordsville Ainsworth and nearby schools. Prices range from 140 to 510 dollars per acre with diverse terms including cash down and multi year finance.
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White Way
Washington
Ainsworth
Havre
Crawfordsville
Winfield Smouse
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Fense
OF Nations Covenant
W. P. Littlefield
F. & M. Bank Building
Washington, Iowa
W. R. Egglestone
Atlan
Warren
Christian Mother Love
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
God
Sears
Journal Office
Boyd Berdo
Journal
C. A. Reighard
C. F. Warnitz
Muscatine- Grandview Road
J. J. Fishburn
Muscatine
J. F. Casper
Evergreen Coe
Harry Kracaw
Walter Leet
West Chester
Lemley Realty Co
Washington St
East Main
Poland
China
L. A. Wood
2Nd Ave
Jefferson Street
Hylan
W. A. Harper
Washington, Lowa
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