Iowa News Roundup Highlights Governors Plans And Local Events
Governor Hammill seeks a commission to plan Iowa secondary roads while the John D. Fuller geology expedition remains safe after a route shift. Mayors, university reopenings, farm talks, and public notices fill a busy week across Iowa with civic events, training, and legislative interest.
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Hammill
Iowa
John D. Fuller
University of Iowa
Regina
Canada
Hudson Bay
Rev George Bennett Found Dead at McGreagor Hotel
The Rev George Bennett of Iowa City founder of the American wild life school, holding its tenth annual session at McGreagor, was found dead in his bed Thursday morning in his room at the Scenic hotel.
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George Bennett
Iowa City
The
American Wildlife School
McGreagor
Scenic Hotel
Shenandoah Hosts First Janitors Short Course
Fourteen men from Shenandoah including a superintendent of schools enroll in the town's inaugural janitors short course. Subjects cover cleaning tasks to coal buying and related operations.
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Shenandoah
Southwestern Iowa Legislature Picnic At Corning Saturday
Members and former members from southwestern Iowa gather for the annual legislature picnic in Corning this Saturday. State and former officials are invited to attend this traditional event.
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Iowa State College
Department of Animal Husbandry
Chicago
Iowa
Corning
Coolidge Okays Hoover Speech and Flood Plan
President Coolidge congratulated Hoover on his acceptance address and endorsed the Jadwin flood relief plan. Reports note international tensions and policy debates as lawmakers weigh tariffs, loans, and regional events across North America and Europe.
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Coolidge
Hoover
Jadwin
Washington Chautauqua Notes and Local News
Washington Ten Years Ago reports Ralph Dougherty injured by a Ford while picking a nail. Chautauqua pages show active cooperative effort with workers and flag bearers, plus many locals in performances and community service during August 1918.
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Washington
Ralph Dougherty
Asman
Dave McCreedy
Ted Bailey
Henry Bailey
Probert Godfrey
Carroll Harper
Max McCall
Donald Ross
John Lemmon
Richard Maxwell
William Bragg
Glenn Olger
Otto Ray Hodges
Keith Molesworth
Dallas Hotle
William McConaughey
Bertha Hay
Katherine Fulton
Hazel Smith
Eleanor Bailey
America
Florence
Helen Cunningham
Isabelle Lemmon
Ruth Foster
Marion McLaughlin
Martha Mount
Jessie Rice
Lois Griffith
Washinton
Leon Beatty
France
Jerry Carris
Noted Washington Man Alex Miller Remembered
A tribute to Alex Miller of Washington Iowa born February 6 1865, a farmer carpenter teacher lawyer and journalist who shaped the Washington Democrat for decades He served as postmaster during Wilson's presidency and mentored many in politics while touring as a Redpath chautauqua speaker and columnist who died February 6 1927 leaving a large circle of friends and a storied career.
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John Mauthe
West Madison
Washington County
J. A. Y. Ashby
Chicago
Gerald Ashby
Blue Island
Jay Brown
Maynard
Gerald
Washington
Jay
Chautauqua Grounds
Thomas Jefferson
Alex Miller
Peter P. Miller
Barbara Sommer Miler
Marion Township
Miller
Eeastern
Iowa
Norimal School
Columbus Junction
Washington Academy
Dewey and Eicher
Attorney
William N. Hood
Washington Democrat
George G. Rodman
Washington County Hospital Board
Chautauqua Association
Methodist Church
Wilson
Democrat
Frank Appleby
Redpath-Vayter Chautauqua and
Lyceum Bureau
Democrats of
State Central Committee
Burlington Hawkeye
Cedar Rapids Republican
Des Moines Register
Davenport
Davenport Democrat. “Alex Miller
Ola Babcock
Young Primote Rivero sails to found Hispano U S bureau
Primote Rivero the son of Spain's 58 year old dictator travels to the United States to establish a Hispano U S tourist bureau aimed at fostering travel and cultural ties between Spain and America.
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Primote Rivero
Spain
United States
U. S
Papal Medal Awarded To Nobile Amid Italy’s Coward Label
Mustafa Kemal Pasha denounces former Turkish leaders as private drinkers, while 70 men with dogs prepare the Byrd Antarctic expedition for a year and a half in the coldest, most inaccessible land. Nobile is praised with a papal medal despite harsh Italian backlash calling him coward.
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Umberto Nobile
Nobile
Italy
Mustafa Kemal Pasha
Turkey
Local Events Review Bets on Weddings and Fortunes
Review lists multiple social notices including engagements and weddings of Isabel Lemmon L A Bingham of Boston, William Sutherland Jane Hahn of Sigourney, Robert Wead Viola Schutt of Oxford Junction, and Kathryn Viola newborn. It notes a lecture with Rev Sahill Seattle attendance at a church, a hydraulic lift accident injuring Dale Gallagher, oat yield reports near town, and community happenings from bands to picnics and bake sales. It mentions school preparations, preferred repairs, and local civic updates amid a busy late summer social calendar.
Global Sports Roundup Highlights Records and Comments
The report notes W K Lan man of Columbus competes with three Canadians for the Canadian amateur golf title. Mrs Lee Fourerbler sets a world endurance swim record for women at 56 hours and 461 minutes. Amos Alonzo Stagg marks his 66th birthday while preparing for year 36 of coaching. Ed Hamm wins a 100 meter dash in a track meet with Swedish athletes. Gene Tunney comments on aristocracy as spirit based. Norman Ross breaks a professional one mile swim record in preparation for the Wrigley marathon in Toronto.
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Lee Fourerbler
Ed Hamm
Norman Ross
Lake Shore Athletic Club
Toronto
Canada
Pocketful of money advised by writer in exchange
A Boston Transcript exchange quotes a writer praising the practice of carrying money in many pockets. The speaker urges fellows to keep plenty of cash, claiming multiple pockets act as a sure guarantee against embarrassment.
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Fellows
Boston Transcript
Fifty Fifty Girl and Big Noise Highlight Weekly Bill
The program features The Fifty Fifty Girl with Bebe Daniels as a modern heroine who claims her rights yet needs help in a mine. The Big Noise stars Chester Conklin in a subway politics satire, followed by Dynamite the intelligent crime dog in The Hound of Silver Creek. Monday and Tuesday Fifth Fifty Girl, Wednesday and Thursday Big Noise, Friday TBA, Saturday Dynamite in Hound of Silver Creek.
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Miss Daniels
Chester Conklin
Silver Creek
Rebe Daniels
Dynamite
Wonder Price Dog
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