Prohibited Printing of Troop Train Movements in 1918 News
The issue notes that newspapers cannot publish movements of troop trains under government control. It lists local events from January 21 to 25 1918 including school dismissals, aviation milestones, Y M C A fundraisers, Red Cross work, and improvements to facilities. It records community notices from Washington county detailing registrations for German aliens and train information hotlines.
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Washington County
Bessie Rickey
National Aerial Club
Washington
Los Angeles
Rainbow Division
Y. W. CA
France
W. P. Rawn
State Highway Commission
Local Theatres Preview Busy Week of Classic Westerns and Rom-Coms
The Graham Theatre schedules a week of films featuring Fred Thomson in Jesse James, The Gingham Girl with George K Arthur and Lois Wilson, Dynamite in Fangs of Destiny, and Jack Mulhall in The Country Doctor. Also showings include God Save Me Twenty Cents and Aflame in the Sky with Luden.
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Jesse James
Fred Thomson
Quantrille
Partisan Rangers
Grant
Fred
Silver King
George K. Arthur
Toss Wilson
New York
the Grisham Girl
Lois Wilson
Jessa James
Dynamite
Graham Theatre
Jacks
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Jack Mulhall
Jack Luden
Rudolph Schildkraut
Herbert Brenon
New Orleans
Lois Moran
Lyn de Putti
William Collier, Jr
Luden
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Iowa Republicans to name delegates at Des Moines meeting
Iowa Republicans meet in Des Moines on March 7 to name 29 delegates to the national convention in Kansas City. Willis L. Stern predicts the Town delegation will back former Illinois governor Frank C. Lowden for the nomination. Free trips to the 4 H national camp in Washington are offered to Iowa’s champion boy and girl.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Kansas City
Willis L. Stern
Stern
Frank C. Lowden
Illinois
Washington, D. C
Iowa Bill Moves Toward Presidential Signature for Federal Judge
The bill for a new federal judge for Iowa passes both chambers and awaits President Coolidge's signature with Judge C. A. Dewey slated for appointment. Mrs. R. C. Holmes of Crawfordsville dies at home. funeral held Wednesday afternoon. Brighton to get a button factory from Gevok & Singleton of Pleasant Plain, employing twenty or more workers. Iowa Democrats meet in Des Moines for upcoming convention including a post Jackson Day dinner. Charles E. Hearst goes to Washington to participate in McNary Haugen hearings. O M McMillan of Blanchard wins first in the corn yield contest at Farmers Week in Des Moines. Clyde L. Herring, a Democratic national committeeman, declares support for Go y’s candidacy.
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Senate
House
Washington
Brighton
Gevok & Singleton
Pleasant Plain
Charles E. Hearst
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Washington, D. C
O. M. McMillan
Blanchard
Des Moines
Cold Front Ends January Thaw with Snow in 1918
A north wind brings heavy snowfall and record cold on Saturday January 26 1918. Smilage books offering coupon admission to cantonment theatres go on sale in Washington to send to soldiers at home. The Sigourney News weighs candidates Henry Wagner and Charley Dewey for judge. No Sabbath school at the Presbyterian church due to fuel shortages.
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Washington
Sigourney News
Henry Wagner
Charley Dewey
Presbyterian Church
Adair County Bond Issue Faces Recount Challenge
Adair county's 800000 paying bond issue carried at a Saturday special election by a margin of 20 votes and is now contested as opponents move for a recount.
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Adair County
Prohibition Celebrations Mark Eighteenth Amendment
The eighteenth amendment was celebrated by drys with cheers and by wets with jeers on Monday. Plans by Samuel Insull to offer grand opera within 500 miles of Chicago were announced. Hoover and Lowden presidential bids were expected to be formally or informally announced before Illinois nominating petitions close February 10, with Mellon aides signaling for Hoover.
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United States
Chicago
Samuel Insull
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Herbert Hoover
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Senate Boots Frank L. Smith in 61 to 23 Vote
The senate rejected Frank L. Smith senior elect from Illinois by 61 to 23. Democrats backed Senator Robins on leadership amid Heflin’s challenge while other foreign policy items, Cuba, Latin opinions, and Coolidge’s travels dominated the session.
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Senate
Frank L. Smith
Illinois
Democrats
Senator Robinson
Senator Heflin
Lindbergh and Lady Bailey Honored by International League
The International League of Aviators awarded Col. Charles Lindbergh and Lady Bailey for 1927. Ruth Elders was excluded as only solo flights counted. Lindbergh’s name was inscribed on a large trophy honoring the Lafayette escadrille.
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International League of Aviators
Col
Charles Lindbergh
Lady Bailey
Abraham Bailey
Milienalire
Ruth Elders
Col. Lindbergh
Roumania's Economic Woes Linked to Reform Plan
The piece credits Premier Bratiano's economic program and land reform for Romania's misery. It notes the law divided large estates into twenty acre plots for peasants and offered financing for equipment and seed, while democrats in Congress demand early tax relief action.
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Roumania
Bratiano
Congress
Farm relief pushes for McNary-Haugen plan in House hearings
The farm relief campaign opened with House Agriculture Committee hearings where farm groups pressed for legislation based on the McNary-Haugen equalization fee plan. The Senate approved a 54 to 34 vote for immediate downward revision of excessive tariff rates.
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Senate
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Farm Organization
One Week in Washington County News Review
A compilation of county events from Jan. 15 to Jan. 21 notes the marriage of Mabel Leone Rhea to Franklin P. Shuits on December 25, 1927, and Alta Fetters to Harold Beenblossom Wednesday. Pupils face semest er exams. Ralph Edwards wins Parsons College oratorical contest and advances to state finals. County elections loom with several candidates filing for clerk and post. The Washington Baptist association meets Jan. 26 in Washington. Miss Edna Purvis enters Republican clerk nomination race. Mrs. Belle Rice, Marion George, and J. T. Matthews seek reelection. Mrs. Jane Timmins dies at 101 in Lexington area. Y M C A league scores listed for various towns. An indoor carnival is planned for February 2 and 3. A burglary at Nicola and Harmon bookstore yields little cash but damages the safe.
Old Time Almanacs Reveal Life in Iowa Seventy Years Ago
Readings from two almanacs dated 1861 and 1866 show farmer prospect advertising, humorous verses, and household how tos. The 1861 edition from Dubuane Ontario lists a stock fodder bargain and plant sales, while 1866 patent medicine almanac offers jokes, moral advice, and cures.
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C. Wakefield
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Ilinois
S. E. Rankin
Alex Freman
Richard
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The
Times
Obituary of Mrs. R. C. Holmes of Crawfordsville
Mrs. R C Holmes born 1849 in Marysville Tennessee daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Robert McClure died January 16 1928 at Crawfordsville after a ten day illness. She leaves husband eight children seventeen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services were held January 18 at the Presbyterian church with a male quartet and pallbearers listed. interment in Crawfordsville cemetery. She joined the church at 16 and was praised for her quiet Christian fortitude.
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Kansas
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Michigan and Illinois Triumph Highlight Rough Weekend Scores
Michigan beat Ohio State 41 to 21 while Illinois prevailed 34 to 33 and Indiana topped Chicago 35 to 12. Michigan State won 85 to 25 over Coe, Cornell lost 27 to 15 to Lawrence, and Elmer Jacobs, a right handed pitcher with the Chicago White Sox, was released to the San Francisco club in the Pacific Coast League. Ohio State defeated Northwestern 43 to 38 in a Big Ten clash.
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Memorial notice for a devoted mother and wife
The notice expresses gratitude for a life of contentment, praising a devoted mother and wife who passed away quietly. Neighbors, children, and an aged father are bereaved, with sympathy offered and a prayer for mercy and eternal keeping.
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Jesus Christ
Faith in storms and divine guidance in verse
The piece opens with a devotional verse by Rev. E W Griffith praising God amid a storm. It notes that only three cases of yellow fever—once a scourge across the Americas—were reported in 1925, according to the Rockefeller Foundation.
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E. W. Griffith
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South America
Rockefeller
Radio Extinguishes Flame For First Time
A man in w19a Francisco broadcasted a shrill note that put out a sensitive flame in Berkly twelve miles away. The event marks a notable early use of acoustic methods to affect flame behavior.
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Francisco
Berkly
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