Pupils Sent Home as Precaution in influenza scare
Superintendent Smith says students sent home after nurse exam yesterday did not prove influenza but cold or sore throat symptoms. Nurse Altha White will monitor them. return requires a doctor’s certificate. No New Year break. classes resume tomorrow. Des Moines illness affects Centennial teacher Geraldine Stocker.
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Smith
Altha White
Washington
Geraldine Stocker
Centennial School
Des Moines
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Praised for Croup Relief
Mrs. Ed ward Hassett of Frankfort New York endorses Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as splendid for croup saying it quickly relieves attacks. The advertisement notes the remedy contains no opium or narcotic and is safe for children and adults.
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Chamberlain
Edward Hassett
Frankfort
N.Y
Lemmon
Adyt
Junction Soldier Harry Annas Wounded in Action
Corporal Harry Annas of Columbus Junction in the Rainbow division was severely wounded on November 11 in France. He reported shrapnel in the left shoulder and later stated he was recovering rapidly and hoped to be home soon. Annas enlisted two years ago in Company K of the 168th Infantry, Washington Iowa, and has served abroad for over a year.
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Columbus Junction
Harry Annas
Rainbow Division
Washington
D. C
Putnam Elected Football Captain for 1919 Team
John Putnam was chosen as captain of the 1919 high school football team by the 1918 lettermen. A freshman starter and steady performer, he is expected to lead a revived squad with strong prospects, as only one senior will graduate. A pep meeting boosted winter basketball optimism despite late practice start.
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John Putnam
Putnam
Althoust
Hove
Mrs L A Dringard Praises Chamberlains Tablets
A Jefferson City reader Mrs L A Dringard credits Chamberlains Tablets with rapid relief from stomach trouble and fatigue. She reports noticeable improvement within a week after starting the treatment and mentions Lemmon's Drug Store as the source of the tablets.
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Chamberlain
Sauce for the Goose at Fox theater with Constance Talmadge
Constance Talmadge leads a light comedy on the Fox theatre Select program as Kitty Constable who outwits her husband John in a marital mix up. The film promises brisk humor and a cheerful resolution to daily troubles with New Year showings and the star’s signature charm.
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Constance Talmadge
Paul
Kitty Constable
John
Harrison Ford
Margaret Alloway
Fox Theatre
Miss Talmadge
Washington Telephone manager dies after influenza
L. F. Evans, 38, manager of the Washington Telephone Co., died in his home at 500 South Third avenue after a two week illness. He had been in Washington since September of last year and was highly regarded for his work and community involvement. Survived by wife Edith and three children Elise Robert and Beatrice, plus parents and siblings in Minnesota. Funeral plans await arrival of relatives. service to be private.
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L. F. Evans
Washington Telephone Company
South Third Avenue
Althe
Mr. Evans
Washington
Lynn Frank Evane
Caledonia
Minn
F. H. Evans
University of Minnesota
Telephone
Albert Lea
Clarinda
Iowa
Edith Wilkins
Elise
Robert
Beatrice
Ray
Lila
Arlie
Ina
Minneapolis
Evans
Masonic
Odd Fellows Lodge
Minnesota
Resolutions of Sympathy for Samuel Anderson
A local church body expresses condolences for Samuel Anderson a ruling elder of First Presbyterian Washington Iowa and votes to send copies of the resolutions to Mrs Anderson and local papers. Elders Winfield Smouse John Shields W A Whiting B Dougherty KE Case G W Wallace Frank Barnoske Kh M Visquain. In London 35000 Canadians Back: Sir Edward Kemp says 55000 overseas troops will return to Canada by end January with 15000 in November 2000 in December and 2000 in January.
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Samuel Anderson
First Presbyterian Church of
Washington
Iowa
Anderson
Winfield Smouse
John Shields
W. A. Whiting
B. Dougherty
K. KE. Case
London
Sir Edward Kemp
Overseas Military Force of
Canada
RENDERS DECISION IN THE HAVEL ESTATE CASE
Judge K E Willcockson rules Frank F Havel unfit as executor and removes him. W M Keeley named administrator with $20000 bond to settle affairs and pursue recovery of estate assets. Earlier reports deemed false. inventory incomplete. funds commingled. assets to be collected. Also Foss vs Roberts: defense wins, foreclosure petition denied.
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K. E. Willcockson
Frank Havel
J. D. Glasgow
Frank F. Havel
W. M. Keeley
Keeley
Ainsworth
Riverside
Foss
Mechanic's Lin
Coats
Norman Hall to Return Home from Paris Mission
James Norman Hall of Colfax, famed Allied aviator with miraculous escapes, will visit Colfax before many months. He writes his mother from Paris that he hopes to be back soon while finishing Lafayette Escadrille history at the French government’s request.
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Des Moines
James Norman Hall
Colfax
Paris
Lafayette Escadrille
Announcements for church groups tonight and Thursday
The second U P ee meeting is at 7 30 tonight at the church with a lesson on Exodus 1 1 to 14 and 2 1 25 titled Pharaoh Oppresses Israel The Good Times Club meets Thursday afternoon with Miss Metta Nelson and asks each person to bring her own work 732
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U.P. Ee
Good Times Club
Metta Nelson
Girl Burglar Susie Hartman Sentenced to San Quentin
Susie Hartman and Camille Gonzales, both young burglars, were moved to San Quentin after sentences for manslaughter. Hartman wore boys’ clothes when taken, under guard of Sheriff’s office staff Nettie Yaw and Emma Henson.
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Susie Mariman
Los Angeles
Susie Hartman
San Quentin
Camille Gonzales
Hartman
Nettie Yaw
Emma Henson
Sheriff's Office
Influenza Quarantine Ends for Darrah and Walker Homes
Matt Darrah and Harry Walker homes were released from quarantine as influenza cases subsided. New cases emerged at the Robert Lowe and O. R. Mayo residences, signaling ongoing transmission in the area.
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Matt Darrah
Harry Walker
Robert Lowe
O. R. Mayo
Iowa Legislature Eyes State Housing Law and Road Debates
Des Moines dispatch outlines likely legislative fights over tax funded military funding and road bonds. Major topics include housing law, vocational education reform, aid to farmers, and extending Perkins program benefits while preserving the state’s war fund. Suffrage set aside.
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Des Moines
Towa
National Guard
Florida
Illinois
Greater Iowa Association
Iowa
Curtis W. Reese
Chambers of Commerce
Rotary Clubs
State Board of Health
Guilford H. Sumner
Smith- Hughes
House
Senate
Weaver
Ministers to Have Half Fare Tickets Restored
Burlington announces that ministers may again travel at half fare on railroads nationwide. The policy, once common, was removed years ago and is being reinstated by orders of governmental railroad directors. Ministers must show proper credentials at the ticket office.
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Burlington
Burlington Railroad
Altho
City plans to restore old half fare for transit riders
Officials say reduced rates will be announced later but have not set the exact amount. The old half fare rate is to be resumed, restoring previous pricing for eligible riders.
Bronze buttons for war veterans poised as official insignia
Washington December 30 The War Department announced that bronze lapel buttons will be furnished to every soldier who served with American forces in the European war. Designs are to be selected by the Secretary of War while a service stripe for active duty veterans is being devised for uniform wear only.
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Washington
D. C
War Department
Feneral
Secretary of War
Grand Army of the Republic
France Repatriates 320000 Prisoners Since Armistice
Paris report says 320000 French prisoners have been repatriated from Germany. Under secretary Louis Deschamps told the chamber of deputies the full return should occur within a month. Foreign Minister Pichon notes a committee will plan relief and procedures for liberated regions and armies along the Rhine.
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Paris
Germany
Louis Deschamps
Chamber of Deputies
Rhine
Pichon
Zionist engineers预测 Palestine bloom plan
Palestine will bloom. Judge Julian W. Mack of Chicago said at the Zionist society of engineers first annual conference in New York that a large Jewish colonization movement will follow peace. He praised engineers for reviving Palestine from a dead land.
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New York
Palestine
Zionist Society of Engineers
Julian W. Mack
Chicago
Boston man invents machine to show one word at a time
A Boston inventor unveils a device that displays only a single printed word at a time to speed reading for children. The device focuses attention on each word, aiming to improve reading pace and comprehension.
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Boston
Aime
Mauretania Brings 3500 Troops From France
The British liner Mauretania arrives in New York with 347th Infantry detachment plus Company H of the 357th division totaling 3,500 American troops returning from France. The voyage began Christmas Eve and rough seas caused a 24 hour delay. Ambassador Sharp and son return from Paris along with Percy Chubb, American yachtsman, aboard as civilians.
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Mauretania
New York
347Th Infantry
Ambassador Sharp
France
Amblessador Sharp
Paris
Percy Chubb
Big Fire in Turkish Capital Amidst Constantinople Disturbances
Dispatches from Athens report continued disturbances in Constantinople with major fires in the Parmnak kupol area along the Golden Horn and in the suburb of Kadi Keul. The Turkish chamber of deputies is said to have dissolved due to opposition from young Turk deputies.
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London
Constantinople
Parmnakkupol
Pers
City
Kadi Keul
Athens
Turkish Chamber of Deputies
Young Turk
Price fixing to end after war controls, DOJ states
Washington reports the department of justice will view any industry price fixing after January 1 when government price controls end as a restraint on free competition. The reply explains the fate of wartime price fixing as the War Industries Board ceases to function.
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Washington
Department of Justice
War Industries Board
Midntehe
Clemenceau backs Britain on sea freedom in peace talks
France will support Great Britain in the peace negotiations over freedom of the seas, Premier Clemenceau tells the chamber. He says the stance is approved by President Wilson and asks for a change in pilots now, receiving a deputies confidence vote by 144.
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Save
England
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Clemenceau
Great Britain
Wilon
Chamber
Ante
Rail telegraphers win wage raise under amended McAdoo order
Washington. Dee 31. Railroad telegraphers who received little or no wage advance under the recent McAdoo order have their pay raised by the amended order sued by the director general.
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Washington, Dee
McAdoo
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