American Legion Searches For Missing WWI Soldiers News
The American Legion continues efforts to locate information on more than 2,000 missing or presumed dead WWI soldiers and sailors from the American Expeditionary Forces. Mothers, wives, and kin seek news or confirmation of fate as official reports end with "missing in action" or "presumed killed." The Roll Call feature publishes letters from families seeking details to envision their loved ones.
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American Legion
American Expeditionary Forces
American Legion Weekly
France
Straightway
War Department
Burning Daylight film coming to Fox Theatre for two days
The Fox Theatre will screen Burning Daylight on two days starting Saturday. The Yukon gold prospector Elam Harnish becomes a millionaire and the movie features an all star cast including Mitchell Lewis and Helen Ferguson in a drama built around Arctic stampedes and New York stock exchange clashes.
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Jack London
Fox Theatre
Elam Harnish
Yukon
Arctic
Tivoli
Stock Exchange
New York
Mitchell Lewis
Helen Ferguson
Louis Morrison
William V. Mor
Edward Jobson
Gertrude Astor
Alfred Allen
Arthur K Edwin Carew
Newton Hall
Robert Bolder
Aaron Edwards
C. FE. Shurtleff, Inc
Metro
A. S. le Vino
Janitors Seek 20 Percent Pay Increase in Cedar Rapids
At a board of education meeting in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday night janitors urged a 20 percent wage rise and a minimum monthly salary of 130 dollars. Fred Canfield of the Iowa Federation of Labor led the presentation with local and international janitors’ representatives present. With a quorum lacking no decision was made but members indicated support for the request citing cost of living and parity with similar jobs.
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Cedar Rapids
Board of Education
Fred Canfield
IoWa Federation of Labor
Federation of Labor
J. L. Baker
International Organization of Janitors
Gasoline dangers blamed for Iowa deaths and fires
Iowa fire marshal James A. Tracy announced that thirty two deaths last year were caused by gasoline explosions or fires. He warned that open gasoline in vessels, electric motors in dry cleaning rooms, and even nail contact with cement floors can trigger explosions. He contrasted gasoline risk with dynamite caution and urged electric flashlights and dry cell lanterns for barns.
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Des Moines
Iowa
James A. Tracy
Creston
Tracey
Money Is Stolen From Davenport Volunteer Slum Army
Two women workers of Davenport’s volunteer slum army were robbed of a sack containing thirty dollars. They left the grip at Court hotel for lunch and returned to find the money missing. Authorities were notified but no suspects were apprehended.
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Davenport
Fairfield
Association
Court
University of Iowa Women Yield Marital Record Promise
Dean Nellie Turner reports at the University of Iowa that most graduates from the Staff and Circle are married with children. She notes a high scholarship level among women, with eighteen women and nine men among the June honor students, and only three women sent home for poor work last year. Next year will introduce a point system and a sponsor system for freshmen.
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Iowa City
State University of Iowa
Nellie 8. Rurner
Aurner
Iowa
Where Brains Don't Count Change Ties on Moteg Car
A quirky Dallas News item notes the odd difficulty intellectuals face in changing ties on a motor car, reflecting a humorous take on everyday irony. The piece playfully contrasts brainpower with ordinary tasks.
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Dallas News
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