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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1919

Page

5

Iowa coal operators back wage deal and tribunal plan

Des Moines Dec 15 Iowa coal operators praise the strike end and back a new tribunal to fix a 14 percent wage increase. President Daniel Cushing says small mines may be unprofitable but hopes the system will be fair to miners and operators and that profits are legitimate with openness to any business group probe.

Des Moines Ident Wilson Daniel Cushing Iowa Coal Operators’ Association Cushing Iowa

Minnesota 1920 Homecoming Game Set for Iowa City

Iowa City bids farewell to a flagship season as Minnesota returns to town for the 1920 homecoming on November 13. The Hawkeyes, fresh off two wins over Minnesota with a 9 to 6 score in Minneapolis, anticipate a clash of two strong teams late in the year.

Iowa City Minnesota Iowa Hawkeye Gophers Minneapolis Williams Illinois Chicago Northwestern

Jones Eyes Peak Form Ahead of Drake Meeting

Coach Jones says his team has reached near perfection and aims for a high water mark in the upcoming game against the Gophers. He doubts Drake can fit into Iowa’s schedule next year though the Bulldogs offered to play the Hawkeyes on any convenient date.

Jones Gophers Drake Towa Bulldogs Hawkeyes

Champion Corn Grower

Bernard White of Iowa, champion boy corn raiser, visited Chicago with his parents after winning at the international stock show. He sold five bushels at five dollars and other corn for one dollar per bushel, netting one hundred one dollars after costs of thirty seven dollars and fifty cents. He bought twenty fertilizer loads at fifty cents each, paid eight dollars rent, and included his time as part of the expense.

Pegorah Bernard White Iowa Chicago

Iowa Lifts Most Business Restrictions After Coal Strike

Des Moines officials announced new hours from 9 am to 5 pm for all businesses except Des Moines as miners' officials declared the strike over. Church restrictions were removed and Governor Harding planned a conference with coal operators and fuel heads to devise a plan to allocate coal to cities where it is urgently needed.

Des Moines Iowa Charles Webster Webster Gov. W. IL Harding

Scandal at Graham Tonight With Walter Hast

Walter Hast’s renowned comedy Scandal, praised by Chicago reviewers as the best Cosmo Hamilton adaptation, is scheduled for a Graham appearance tonight. The play’s acclaimed run promises a sharp, successful farce.

Walter Hast Cosmo Hamilton Graham Tonight Chicago

Scandal at Garrick Theater Inspires Record Chicago Run

The play Scandal featuring Mr. Hamilton sets Chicago’s longest running engagement with seven months at the Garrick Theater. It portrays two highly educated, wealthy individuals collapsing into primal behavior under wounded vanity and finding humanity again through love.

Chicago Garrick Theater Hamilton

Want Column Clues Hidden Prices and Notices

A brief want column note hints at items and notices available for order or purchase. It references local ads and classifieds where readers may find releases, services, and listings, suggesting a resource for readers seeking deals and opportunities.

Health Conditions in Iowa Pearl Button Factories

Iowa City December 15 The University of Iowa division of preventive medicine and hygiene conducts investigations into hygienic conditions in state factories focusing on the Muscatine pearl button industry. Factories have eliminated most dust hazards and now study actual sickness-related time lost with statistical records collected from Muscatine workers and a major Iowa City department store.

Iowa City Division of University of Iowa Muscating Feetort Muscatine

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