Washington County People Reported-Personals Aug 18 Rural Reno
Correspondents note social arrivals and departures in rural Reno area. Items include Brinning and family visiting the Edgar Meyer home from Keota, Anna Simmering staying with Daisy Kephart, attendance at Mt. Pleasant fair, Kephart families visiting Emil Kellerhall near Noble, Robert Kephart visiting after services at Fred Telford’s, and Rev Hunt and family from Ottumwa staying at Howard Wittig’s.
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Reno
Edgar Meyer
Mr. Brinning
Keota
Anna Simmering
Daisy Kephart
Mt. Pleasant
Charlie Kephart
Daisy
Frank Kephart
Emil Kellerhall
Noble
Robert Kephart
Fred Telford
Rev. Hunt
Ottumwa
Iowa
Howard Wittiig
Stringtown Fair Attendance and Local Visits Noted
A large crowd attended the Hen county fair in Stringtown on Thursday. Social and business visits were recorded including P R Sehantz and Dave traveling to Washington. Numerous locals visited relatives and attended church and fair events through the week.
Local Social Notes From NOBLF NOBLE Aug 18
Joe Roth and family left for Oregon to visit his wife’s father. Meek family drove to Missouri to visit relatives with Mrs John Leeper of Brighton joining them. Several families visited reserves near Darnellson Iowa and Joe Mast’s home on Sunday. Otto and friends visited Columbus Junction on Monday afternoon. Pete Christner family visited Memo Christner’s near airfield over the weekend. Ben Miller family visited their aunt near Wellman.
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Stringtown
P. R. Sehantz
Dave
Washington
Emil Kellerhals
Thomas
Columbus Junction
F. G. Rich
Barbara Rich
K. Schantz
Wenger
Jacob Conrad
J. K. Leichtyome
J. H. Witting
Fannie Zehr
Wayand
Gottlieb Hildebrand Am Wayne
Will Wenger
Tax Levy Ordinance for Washington Iowa City Budget Funds
The city council of Washington Iowa enacts a levy on all property subject to taxation for the next fiscal year. Funds include General, Grading, Improvement, Sewer, Waterworks, Electric Light, Cemetery, Fire and Water and Light Plant. Amounts are listed by mills and estimated fund totals.
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Washington
Iowa
City OF
J. E. Bover
Local Visitors Stop by Area Residents
Rev. Graham spoke on behalf of Monmouth college. C. L. Hopkins of Kansas City visited his sister Mrs. Ida Simpson on Monday night. Miss Norma Lewis of Columbus Junction visited her cousin Miss Angie Ross. Mrs. Freeman of Independence and Mrs. Ross of Longton are visiting their aunt Mrs. 8 Sands.
Local News Notes From Crawfordsville Aug 19
W E Anwyl visited North Liberty after leaving Mrs Anwyl and Lyle who were staying with Rev and Mrs Dillon. P Gordon returned from Washington after several days there. Mr and Mrs Clarence Young and son Robert visited Cairo Iowa. W K Wooley and Mrs J F Buxbaum visited Washington yesterday. Mrs J R Lease returned from Iowa City hospital after surgery.
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Crawfordsville
W. E. Anwyl
North Liberty
J. R. Lease
Iowa City
University Hospital
Chamberlains Tablets End Digestive Trouble Says Mrs Wright
Mrs Ella Wright of Chillicothe Maine reports rapid relief from indigestion and bilious attacks after using Chamberlains Tablets. She states a single bottle cured her with no return symptoms and recommends the remedy from Lemmons Drug Store.
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Ella .Wright
Chillicothe
Lemmon’s Drug Store
Immense Field for Athletes at Ames
Ames reports a new twelve acre athletic field north of the gym with space for ten football fields ten baseball fields a dozen tennis courts and outdoor handball. Director C W Mayser says mass athletics will start this fall with a thousand or more students taking outdoor sports. Superintendent Sloss leads field construction with at least one live tractor and crews finishing the project.
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Ames; I A
C. W. Mayser
Sloss
Whatowa State College
University of Minnesota
Yale
Mayser
Education the Only Road to Quality and Enjoyment
Horace Mann asserts education leads to lasting happiness and high quality living. The quote emphasizes learning as the key to both personal fulfillment and societal progress.
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Horace Maun
Oldest Iowa Bank to End After Month in Burlington
The National State Bank, organized in 1842 and a Burlington staple, will cease to exist within a month after a directors meeting ordered its dissolution. The bank’s history ties Burlington to Chicago’s Union National Bank, marking a pivotal moment in local finance.
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National State Bank of
Burlington
Iowa
National State Bank
Hawkeye State
America
F. J. Co. Peasley & Co
Coolbaugh & Brooks
James W. Grimes
Charles Mason
Lyman Cook
W. F. Coolbaugh
F. W. Brooks
State Bank of
Coolbaugh
Chicago
W. F. Coolbaugh & Co
Brooks
Union National Bank
Burlington Bank
Burlington Capital
Chicago Bank
London to London Flight Route Outlined for Sydney Service
A survey of the Sydney to London aerial route reports the first section from Sydney to Darwin at 2,000 miles and a total survey run of about 4,000 miles. The plan targets Darwin to Timor and Malaya to Delhi then Port Said and Europe to London with regular service in six and a half days. The Sydney company will operate the route with the aim of passenger and commercial operations within two years.
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Sydney
Australia
London
Darwin
Timor
India
Bugdan
Port Said
Europe
Malaya
Delhi
Sydney-Darwin
Air routes to speed mail between Sydney and London
The plan aims to choose optimal landing places or relay stations for a faster mail service. With flights running, correspondence between Sydney and London should be answered within two weeks of dispatch, greatly enhancing business.
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Sydney
London
Perfum ed cigarets not liked by women in Des Moines
Des Moines shop clerks report perfumed cigarettes as a market oddity. Women smokers prefer Camel Omar and Fatima brands, while the scented varieties sell poorly. A clerk cites wartime spending and independence as factors, noting few women buy the perfumed cigs themselves.
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Des Moines
T.baco
Farmers Build Own Bridge Across River Island
Knoxville August 19 Farmers living on the Island in Lake Prairie Township built a bridge across the old branch of the Des Moines River to connect the nine families to Harvey and to access Pella. The previous bridge fell due to erosion after the board of supervisors ordered its demolition, cutting the island from the world for a year. The new crossing uses an old dyke grade and may lead to a future road improving travel for the community.
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Knoxville
Lake Prairie Township
Des Moines
Harvey
Pella
Board of Supervisors
Mammoth Cheese Made For Armour Exhibition
A cheese a feet high and ten and one half feet in diameter weighing 31 964 pounds was completed for Armour and Co to be shown at the national dairy show in Chicago from October 6 to 12. It used 357 500 pounds of milk 800 pounds of salt and 1 251 ounces of rennet. Three bandage cloths were used and two film companies will show the process worldwide.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
Hog Named Great Wonder Supreme Sells For 83200
Garner Iowa August 19 The top priced Hancock county hog from the Great Wonder I Am sale at Algona Thursday belongs to John G Anderson of Garner. The Duroc Jersey nine month old 450 pound boar named Great Wonder Supreme set a record with a price of 83200 and joins Andersons herd of elite animals.
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Garner
Hancock County
John G. Anderson
Algona
President Urges Quick Action on Treaty Ratification
President urges swift senate ratification of the peace treaty, arguing readiness conditions hinge on the treaty’s terms. He warns delays threaten U.S. prosperity, wartime readjustment, and global stability, citing raw materials shortages and economic disarray until peace is confirmed.
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Patriotism
Foreign Relations
Tates
League of
Senate
the White
League of Us
Tam
Uce
Four red ships sent to bottom in Baltic action
Reports from Helsingfors say bolshevist ships were sunk by the British fleet in the Gulf of Vinland with Kronstadt burning. The British losses included three motor boats and eight officers and three men killed, while the red fleet faced renewed pressure as reinforcements moved toward Petrograd.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Kronstadt
Petrograd
Helsingfors
Finland
Andrea Persovan
Petropavlovsk
Gulf of Vinland
Paris
Kolchak
Cheliabinsk
Siberia
Russia
Omsk
Russians Arrested After Raid In Wholesale Arrests
In a broad operation, Russian authorities detained numerous suspects after a large raid. Officials reported arrests across multiple districts, with investigations continuing to determine charges and links to organized crime.
Supplies to Border Hundreds Tanks and Rifles Shipped
A report notes 118 Russians held in Youngstown county jail after a federal raid on an East Youngstown meeting. Officers dispersed the gathering amid claims of radical speech and seized an automobile load of red flags and bolshevist propaganda.
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Evening Journal
Youngstown
Ohio
East Youngstown
Tanks and Rifles Shipped to Mexican Border Forts
Special report from Columbus details 100 tanks and 3 000 rifles moved from the army reserve depot to forts near the Mexican border within the last week.
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Evening Journal
Columbus
Ohie
Army Rénéevé
Senate Repeals Daylight Saving Law Over Wilson Veto
Washington August 20 Senate votes 57 to 19 to sustain the house in passing the repeal measure over Wilsons veto to repeal daylight saving law.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Wilson
Mexico Shifts To Intervention Debate Amid U S Tension
Reports from Washington reveal Mexico-wide concern over possible American intervention. Mexico City papers discuss the issue openly and state that Mexico would be crushed if the United States intervened.
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Washington
Mexico
Mexico City
A. B.C
United States
Riots At Cudahy Packing Plant Leave One Dead
Milwaukee Aug 20 One man killed eight shot one fatally and many injured as riots by striking workers at the Cudahy Packing plant erupt near the plant Tuesday afternoon and last over an hour. Three state military companies and counting deputies were sent to restore order under Col Phillip Westphal and Gov El L Philipp.
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Milwaukee
Cudahy
Phillip Westphal
EL L Philipp
Hyde and G compete in Charleston mayoral primary fallout
Incumbent Trista T. Hyde and John P. G advance in a Democratic primary for Charleston mayor. Hyde supporters label Grace’s wartime statements as loyalty questions and allege Grace has denied or retracted those positions in speeches and in his paper.
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Charleston
Trista T. Hyde
John P. G
Hyde
Grace
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