Journal's Weekly News Review Dated December 15 1928
A compact Saturday feature chronicles life from 1846 to 1860 with notes on a new book by Thomas Huston MacBride and Iowa topics. The page lists campus and civic items including Mayes McLain football plans, endowment campaigns, river body search, local fire losses, dedications, and state highway deliberations.
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Thomas Huston MacBride
University of
Towa
Washington Ten Years Ago Influenza Cases Fall in 1918
In Washington, December 16 1918 reports nine new influenza cases and twenty one releases. Deaths include Mrs Charles L Squires and Katherine Stichter county superintendent of schools. Wilbur Miller dies after two weeks illness with influenza and heart failure. Messages from soldiers in France describe their journeys home and losses. Red Cross drive postponed due to epidemic and local obituaries include Perry Franklin Burham aged 67.
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J. A. Guest
Ray
France
Charles L. Squires
Katherine Stichter
Washington
Wilbur Miller
Edgar Martin
Columbia University
New York
Towels
Dodge
Lloyd
Karl Corbin
Ruby Thompson
M.W. Thompson
Ast Harrison Street
Ant Hospital
Chicago
Leigh Bell
England
Goodwin
MC. Delong
Irene
N. E. Moore
Aurel
de Lang
Review Of Local Events And Obituaries Summary
A Saturday afternoon roof fire at J. W. Brock home on North Eighth Ave N E is noted alongside multiple obituaries and society items. Deaths include Martha McMullen aged 89, and James S. Shearer former county treasurer, with other notices of couples marrying, engagements, local club events, and school activities in Washington and Crawfordsville areas.
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J. W. Brock
North Eighth Avene
James S. Shearer
Shewer
Greencastle
Hoover Arrives in Santiago as Conference Urges Diplomacy
President elect Hoover was greeted by loud remarks on arrival in Santiago Chile. News items cover Coolidge urging peaceful settlements, farm groups pressing Republicans to honor promises, and various political and economic updates from the United States and abroad.
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Cneers
Clect Hoover
United States
Santiago
Chile
Pioneer Michael Wilson Emerges in Washington County History
The piece profiles Michael Wilson, a Washington County pioneer born August 13, 1808 in Maryland, detailing his family origins, farming success, land holdings near Washington and Mahaska County, and his role as a Republican, church member, and long-time director of the Washington National Bank. It cites his marriage to Catherine Hood, eight hundred acres of land, and four living children, with notes on his character and community standing.
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Ashington County
Michael Wilson
Washington County
Mr. Wilson
Michael W. Wilson
Washington Town
Alleghany County
Tents Clay
Perry County
Catherine Ann Hood
Ohio
Charles ¢. Andances (Hammond) Hood
Wilson
City of
Washington
Mahaska County
Six Mile Prairie
Mrs. Wilson
Charles J
Washington, Towa
Thomas
William Willis
Allce A
Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington National Bank
Herbert Hoover
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Chicago
Mana Wee
Farm Bureau Federation
Waterfront and Partners in Crime at the PoX Theatre
The PoX Theatre features Waterfront with Dorothy Mackaill and Jack Mulhall as a tugboat daughter yearns for the open sea while her father prefers the waterfront life. Also shown is Partners in Crime with Beery as a bungling detective and Tatton as a reformed gang leader. The Whip rounds out the week with a horse racing angle and romance.
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POX Theatre
Dorothy Mack Said
Jack Mulhall
Vinoot
Dheadstrai
Pevsner Diaeierett
Hace Merry
Raymond Hattom
Beery
Tatton
Mary Hilan
Dorothy Mackaill
J B
Beauty
Charm
Waterforn
Jack Mittal
Wallace Beer
Raymond Hatton
Marion Davies
Mio
Estelle Taylor
Singapore
Daisy Martin
Romona
Dolores del Rio
Marion Davies Riday
Mutiny
Ralph Ince
Edwidge
Vannevile
Quebec Guide’s Error Sparks Laughter on Narrow Streets
American travelers follow a guide in Quebec Canada as he points to a monument and mispronounces Frontenac. A young daughter repeats “Frontenac” and confuses it with a hotel, eliciting humor from the group during the tour.
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Quebec
Canada
Frontenay
Frontenac
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Clarence Egeland
Roland
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Marion Avenue
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Keith Molesworth
Laura Mack
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J. P
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Washington County Hospital Board
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Robert Emyrsavis
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