Horseshoe Club Builds Treasury funded Iron Building
Washington horseshoe pitchers have a new club building near South Iowa avenue funded by about ninety members with gifts including Rome 25 dollars. The $525 structure of galvanized iron and wood aims to be windproof and to host winter games with plans for a floor and possible dedicatory events by William Sutherland and Col. C J Wilson.
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Washington Horseshoe
Iowa Avenue
Association
Rome
Treasury
William Sutherland
Col. C. J. Wilson
Horseshoe Pitchers’ Quartet
Legion Auxiliary Elects New Officers After Annual Meeting
The Leon Beatty post Auxiliary elected officers for the coming year at a January meeting. Re-elected president Sadie Hollinger and new secretary Helen Wilson led a slate that included vice president C. C. Wilson and treasurer Susie Edgington. Other officers are appointive. The group noted a Washington letter from Elizabeth Fisher about a recent capital meeting and reported sending seven Christmas boxes to Hanford post Cedar Rapids to aid Iowa soldiers in hospitals.
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Women’s Auxiliary
Leon Beatty
American Legion
Legion Rooms
Sadie Hollinger
C. C. Wilson
Helen Wilson
Susie Edgington
Tom Downing
Nettie McLaughlin
Mary Gig
Ed Grayson
Charles Brown
Katheryn Swift
Elizabeth Fisher
Washington D.C
Legion Auxiliary
Hanford Post
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Sheriff Returns From Montana With Ramsey
Sheriff Charles Denison returned home from Great Falls Montana with Ray Ramsey formerly of Washington. Ramsey was indicted by the Washington grand jury on the charge of wife desertion.
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Charles Denison
Great Falls
Montana
Ray Ramsey
Washington
Washington Grand Jury
Colder Today With 13 Degree Drop Reported
Last night’s temperatures dipped sharply by thirteen degrees from yesterday afternoon. The previous day reached a high of 41 degrees while the overnight low settled at 28 degrees.
Fire sightings fade as alarm proves a false blaze
Washington locals mistook basement furnace smoke for a hotel bakery fire near Colenso hotel and Cook bakery restaurant. Alumni versus high school basketball game set for 7 pm. meanwhile county car registrations show only about half of the 1923 total licensed with earlier in week. A burglar in McNamara store left a tan overcoat behind after stealing records and piano rolls. a separate burglary at R S Cook residence followed, with a coat taken and the thief fleeing home.
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Washington
Colenso
Cook
Dempsey
Hotel
Morrison
Joint Installation of G A R and W R C
A joint installation of the G A R and the W R C will be held in the court room on Tuesday afternoon January 2 at two oclock. The public is invited to attend.
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Court Ho
Burglary Hits McNamara Furniture Store Again
Last night a burglar again entered the McNamara furniture store seeking phonograph records, the second time in a year. The prior February theft yielded about twenty test records. the thief fled before taking player-piano rolls and had a pocketful of phonograph needles.
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McNamara Furniture
Rolla
Treasion
Russians in Canada May Go Back Home
A Yorkton report says independent Doukhobors in Saskatchewan and British Columbia plan migration to Russia where they originated over 25 years ago. About 5000 Doukhobors work farms outside the original communal colony led by Peter Verigin though his followers are not involved. Two agents from offshoot districts recently visited Russia and returned with unclear findings on the trek. The group has a history of clashes with authorities over education and wartime draft, including a large migration to Mexico.
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Toronto
Yorkton
Sask
Russia
Peter Verigin
Verigin
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Canada
Europe
Mexico
Explosion in Kansas City Schreiber plant causes deaths
An explosion at the Schreiber milling company in Kansas City's West Bottoms sparked a fire and killed several people with several more injured, authorities said. The incident occurred this afternoon as crews battled the blaze.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Schreiber Miiling Company
Burglars Loot Dublin Store Last Night
Wolfe Bros proprietors of a Dublin shop ten miles west of Washington found the store entered by burglars last night. A large quantity of goods was taken including tobacco sweat overshoes candy cigars a case of canned oysters and other groceries sufficient for several weeks.
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Wolfe Bros
Dublin
Washington
Hampshire Boars Up For Grabs Before January First
A local notice notes that a few Hampshire boars remain available and must be claimed before January 1. Contact 6ure C. A. Roebsam for details.
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Hampshire Boars
C. A. Roebsam
No Tip Campaign Meets Cold Reception in Paris Riot
A Paris taxi owner posted a sign declaring no tips, sparking a volatile scene as rival drivers and street crowds confronted him. With growing pressure and little customer support, he withdrew the sign and the tipping practice was restored.
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Paris
Woman's Relief Corps Distributes Christmas Aid
The Woman's Relief Corps organized a busy Christmas season distributing clothing, shoes and bedding to the local needy. They provided over $50 worth of clothing and shoes and gave six large comforts to recipients.
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Woman's Relief Corps
Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Black Widow of Jonathan Black
Word was received of the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Black at Aledo Illinois. She was sister of James S Shearer and aunt of Mrs. D J Patterson. She was daughter of a former pastor of the Washington Presbyterian church and widow of a pioneer local dry goods merchant. More particulars are expected soon.
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Elizabeth Black
Jonathan Black
Aledo
Ill
James 8. Shearer
D. J. Patterson
Washington Presbyterian Church
Nebraska farm bloc plans shape next legislature
Nebraska will form a farm bloc for the January 2 opening, led by J. N. Norton with aims to defend agricultural interests. Governors elect Charles Bryan and Democrats push repeal of the civil administrative code while economy dominates, and proposals include tax shifts, rural credits, and road funding via motor vehicle tax.
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Lincoln
Nebr
Nebraska
Organized Agriculture
J. N. Norton
Farm Bureau Federation
Lund
Charles Bryan
Assembly
House
Senate
Heavy 1922 Post Office Deficit Revealed
Former Budget Director Dawes releases Suppressed post office balance showing a first quarter 1922 deficit of 16.2 million dollars and a yearly rate over 64 million. He questions self sufficiency and urges full disclosure of fire burglary and other causes.
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Chicago
Post Office Department
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
Post Office
Government
Dawes Ascorted
Dance Halls Deny Responsibility for Vulgar Dances
Ballroom proprietors in New York disclaimed responsibility for dances such as the chicken shakes and the Chicago after adopting a resolution denouncing the modern vogue. The move followed Mrs. George W Loft's crusade against public dances. proprietors blamed the trend on the public and youth, not the music or steps.
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New York
Chicago
George W. Loft
Curiosity Cost Youth Thumb and Finger
Francis Patterson aged 12 of 1429 Lyons Street lost his thumb and forefinger when he struck a lit match to a revolver shell. The accident occurred early Thursday morning in Des Moines. He was treated at the city hospital where his face showed severe burns and powder marks appeared on his arms and shoulders. He is expected to leave hospital in a few days.
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Des Moines
Francis Patterson
Lyons Street
Davenport Man Held After Girl Is Hurt
Davenport police hold John D. Severance twenty five an insurance agent on a thousand dollar bond after his car struck Miss Esther Hall a Davenport clerk last night seriously injuring her the girl is expected to live
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Davenport
John D. Severance
Esther Hall
New Constitution Before Texans
Texas legislators face a January session with plans for a constitutional convention and radical changes to taxes, education, reclamation, flood control, highway laws, and the state prison. An emergency appropriation and higher school funding are urged to cope with revenue shortfalls, with proposed separation of banking and insurance departments and a soldiers bonus debated.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
General Revenue Fund
State Bankers Association
Neff
Sarah Bernhardt’s Condition Worsens in Paris
Paris Dec 27 Madam Sarah Bernhardt’s condition worsened today due to fatigue from yesterday’s activities. She rose from bed and ate solid food and received many callers. The actress’s household is low in spirits, though she remains confident she will recover.
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Paris
Sarah Barnhardt
Social research topics at American Sociological society meeting
Chicago hosts the annual American Sociological society meeting with sessions on social research rural sociology training of social workers and social theory and evolution. Discussions include poverty distribution in rural areas farm life surveys and neighborhood studies of 30 000 black residents and child development environments.
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Chicago
American Sociological Society
Five Sets of Triplets and Two of Twins Break Record
In LaPorte Indiana five sets of triplets and two sets of twins were born to Mr and Mrs Frank Scott over ten years of marriage. The family, now with thirteen children, boarded a westbound train seeking land for sustenance and work. A conductor refused one fare. she answered they are my children and showed the family Bible, noting no race deaths by own action.
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Laporte
Ind
Frank Scott
Middle West
Scotts
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