Legion paper attacks La Follette and Wheeler
Des Moines August 22 Frank Miles editor of the Iowa Legion paper denounces Robert La Follette and Burton Wheeler, labeling the Progressive bid for president and VP as un-American and pro-German. The piece denounces their backers and predicts Congress will decide any contested outcome.
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Des Moines
Frank Miles
Iowa Legionaire
Iowa Department of the American Legion
Robert la Follette
Burton K. Weeler
United States
Miles
Progressive Party
la Follette
Wheeler
Senate
Red
Soviet Russia
America
Germany
Montana
Carbon County
Elgrity J. W. Wes
Montana House of Representatives
Montana State Council
Wilson
W. F. Dunn
Red Butte Bulletin
Congress
Oswald Harrison Villard
William D
Big Bill’ Haywood
George Sylvester Vebeck
American Monthly
George
Berlin
Ruhr
Kaiser Himsel
Tourists Find Second Class Best for Travel in Europe
In Cor Ireland Aug 5 American tourists with limited means study European rail fares and share tips on economizing. Returning travelers report second class largely comfortable in most popular countries, with Italy and Spain excepted where third class is cheapest in daytime.
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COR
Ireland
British Isles
Europe
Italy
Spain
Cuyler Climbs to Second in National League Batting Race
Hazen Cuyler of the Pirates rises from bench to near top of NL batting with .383 average after eleven hits in five games. He trails Rogers Hornsby at .410, Zack Wheat slides to .366. The piece notes Carey's injury gave Cuyler his chance and highlights his base stealing and fielding as wild-card hero for Pittsburgh.
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Chicago
Hazen Cuyler
Pirates
Cuyler
Rogers Hornsby
Cardinals
Hornsby
Zack Wheat
Brooklyn
Max Carey
Pittsburgh
Carey
McKechnie
Giants
Cuyer
Heathcote
Jack Fournier
Dodgers
Frisch
Fournier
Youngs
New York
Bressler
Cincinnati
Roush
Blades
St. Louis
Bottomley
Kelly
Grigsby
Bibl Falk
White Sox
George Sisler
Ruth
Cobb
Eddie Collins
Jamieson
Cleveland
Detroit
Collins
Sheeley
Boone
Boston
Kathleen Norris: Rise of a West Coast Writer to Prominence
The San Francisco author Kathleen Norris gained local success and then moved East to conquer literary circles. Endorsements from William Dean Howells and other editors boosted her quick rise with stories in Atlantic Monthly and major magazines. Her novels Sisters Harriet and the Piper Martie the Unconquered and Josselyn's Wife established her as a leading writer.
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San Francisco
East
Boston
New York
William Dean Howells
Kathleen Norris
Atlantic Monthly
Harriet
Martie
Community Notes From Haskins Area Aug 22
Leo Farmington and family hosted visits on the weekend while Paul Armstrong and wife visited from Ainsworth. J EB Booth traded merchandise to Roy Busby who is selling at bargain prices. Threshing crews and stock shipments, with seven carloads, marked a busy period as residents traveled to Washington and Fairfield.
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Haskins
Leo Farrington
Paul Armstrong
Ainsworth
Cloyd Berson
J. EB. Booth
Roy Busby
Vivian
Hazel Booth
Washington
Hazel
Fairfield
Miss Hazel
M. W. Cole
Kenneth
Boughton
Excelsior Springs
Rubio
Tom O'Conners
Fay Cherwinker
Colorado
Health concerns and family travel noted in local notices
For her health she is in a very serious condition. Mr and Mrs Zene Edwarda left Wednesday for a two week visit with relatives in Kansas. Mrs Cloyce Benson has been real poorly for three or four days. Her mother Mrs Elmer Kephart of Washington is caring for her. Mr and Mrs George Ebner and daughter Dale were shopping to Washington Thursday afternoon.
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Zene Edwarda
Kansas
Cloyce Benson
Elmer Kephart
Washington
George Ebner
Dale
M. McManes
Cedar Rapids
Rose Mannion
Ed Bushek
John Knittel
Elmo Knittel
Burlington
Clementine Scherrer
Iowa City
Robert Heigman
Sisters of Charity
Dubuque
Crawfordsville Tennis Doubles Finals and Local Notes
In Crawfordsville on Aug 23 doubles tennis saw Menafee and Anwyl win the boys final 7-6 11-9 3-6 3-1 over Davidson and Fletcher. Girls’ match had Fletcher land and Orria beating Edwards and White 7-5 0-0. Local outings include visits by Mrs. Borris and daughter to Algona Iowa, Hazel Anwyl to Des Moines, and Word of Chautauqua attendance by the Hustons and family.
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Crawfordsville
Walter Menafee
Lisle Anwyl
Kenneth White
Max Mitchell
Donia Fletcherland
Myrtle Orria
Syle Edwards
Alice White
William Davidson
Vernon Fletcher
A. Borris
Ethel Deharpet
Algona
Iowa
Pan Hultquis
Hazel Anwyl
Dea Moines
Ray Anwyl
Lois
Allen Chrissinger
Olde
Rebecca Chrissinger
Mra
J. C. Huston
Dan Matthews
Washington Chautauqua
Hope
Lee Shaffer
Washington
Harding and Steckley visitors share Iowa visit scene
B H Harding and family from St. Louis Missouri visit his father Josiah Harding and sister Maud Broton in Ainsworth Iowa. H W Steckley of Galveston Texas arrives to visit relatives at the Trotter home. Also noted are local youths returning from Cedar Falls Summer School and the Kellsey children recovering from tonsil surgery at a Burlington Hospital.
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Ainsworth
Iowa
B. H. Harding
St. Louis
Harding
Josiah Harding
Maud Broton
H. VV. Steckley
Galveston
Texas
James Fitzgerald
Merle Simkins
Wanda Spessard
Adda Gregory
Cedar Falls
Jean Lyle Kellsey
Ralph Kelsey
Burlington Hospital
Local notices recount visits and upcoming church meeting
Mrs. Fulton of Washington and Mrs. Irwin of Cincinnati Iowa visited relatives here on Wednesday. The M B church Congregational meeting is set for Tuesday August 26 in the church parlors. Lennice Armstrong broke her arm after a fall at the L A Frey home Friday. Nathan Burris and family attended the fair at West Liberty Thursday. Martha Hazlett returned from Fairfield where she attended summer school.
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George Fulton
Washington
Grace Irwin
Cincinnnatti
Iowa
M. B
Lennice Armstrong
Ivah Armstrong
L. A. Frey
Nathan Burris
C. W. Burr
Former Des Moines Banker Arrested in Rock Island Ill
J. W. Gregory 71 former owner of a Des Moines private bank was arrested in Rock Island Illinois charged with fraudulent banking by accepting deposits after his bank became insolvent. He was previously sentenced to one year in Polk county jail and has not paid a 2600 fine.
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Dempey
la Follette
Wheeler
William Foster
Foster
Debs
Henry L. Mencken
Grover Bergdoll
America
Atlantic Ocean
Associated Press
Rock Island, Ill
J. W. Gregory
Des Moines
Gregory
Polk County
Supreme Court
Iowa
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Eugene V. Debs
Socialist Party
R. L. Spreckles
California
Boyish
the Evening Journal
Riverside
William Shebanek
Lone Tres
Paul Shebanek
Misa Grace Mottet
Nelda Schnoebelen
Cedar Rapida
Frank Mottet
Ottumwa
Martin Kloepfer
M. H. McManes
John Perry
Indianola
Joseph Heitzman
J. M. Walsh
James and
Cornelius Walsh
Rock Island, III
Washington County
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