Crops From Texas To Canada Are Fine Says Des Moines Man
Des Moines report quotes George N. Ayres, vice president of Central Life, traveling Texas to Canada. He notes generally excellent crops but widespread freight car shortages affecting cotton ginners, wool mills, and soy/wheat markets. Wheat appears less affected though all regions worry over transportation limits.
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Texas
Canada
Des Moines
George N. Ayres
Central Life Assurance Society
Middlewest
Iowa
Car Crash Near Young’s Park Injures Two Men
Nevada Iowa July 8 Will Henrick is in a critical condition at the Iowa sanitarium and George Reagan, seriously bruised, has returned home near Hampton after a road accident north of Young’s park Sunday. The car plunged off a heavy embankment trapping both men until Reagan pushed it off. Henrick remains in serious condition.
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Nevada
Iowa
Will Henrick
George Reagan
Hampton
Young’ S Park
Reagan
Henrick
Two Ohio Candidates for the Presidency in 1920 Campaign
The San Francisco convention elevates Ohio as the campaign center with Governor Cox and Senator Harding as rival party candidates. Both men rise from modest beginnings to national prominence, one via the Senate and the other through Congress and the governorship, reflecting a striking parallel in their careers. Columbus Dispatch notes Ohio’s pivotal political role and the broad support both figures enjoy.
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San Francisco
Ohio
Commonwealth
Cox
Harding
A _t
United States
United States Senate
Congress
Columbus Dispatch
Woman and Son Die in Maquoreta Accident
Mrs Henry Lenkuhl and her 3-year-old son died when their automobile careened over a county embankment near Maquoreta In They had been visiting relatives in Wyoming and were en route to their Preston home. the 19-year-old son was driving. The car turned over several times, two children were thrown clear and five others were bruised but survived.
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Maquoreta
Henry Lenkuhl
State Horseshoe Pitching Association May Be Formed Soon
DES MOINES July 8 A state horseshoe pitching association in Iowa may be formed soon through plans by James McKeon 633 Thirty fourth street a veteran pitcher and referee He has national tournament experience and hopes a meeting of state pitchers will elect officers and boost the sport in Des Moines McKeon and Charles Woodward are entered in The Tribune tournament and expected to push for high honors
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Des Moines
Iowa
James McKeon
Thirtyfourth
McKeon
St. Petersburg
Tribune
Charles Woodward
Nickel origins and global mining leadership
Nickel, a copper nickel alloy, was first coined to spur mining after deposits were found in Pennsylvania. Today 85 percent of world supply comes from Canada’s Sudbury district with vast ore reserves. France accounts for about 11 percent. Some suggest Britain could base currency on nickel instead of gold.
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Pennsylvania
Sudbury
Canada
France
Great Britain
Philadelphia Ledger
Astronomer Noordmann Names Black Sky’s True Color
Charles Noordmann, renowned astronomer, announces a latest discovery identifying black as the genuine hue of the sky. He details observations and measurements supporting the claim, noting implications for atmospheric science and celestial perception.
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Charles Noordmann
Eyes of Youth at Graham Theatre details
In a first for film, a nine room brick studio house built by producer Harry Garson for Eyes of Youth is showcased at the Graham Theatre Friday and Saturday. Pauline Starke stars opposite Clara Kimball Young with Gareth Hughes and Milton Sills in supporting roles. Garson’s crew spent days in the Sierra Mountains for a snow peak scene, with one shot requiring fourteen hours to render forty seconds on screen.
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Harry Garson
Clara Kimball Young Films
Eyes of Youth
Graham Theatre
Pauline Starke
Griffith
Clara Kimball Young
Sierra Mountains
Garson
Gareth Hughes
Clara Young
Minnie Maddern Fiske
Milton Sills
Farnum film The Joyous Troublemakers at Fox Theatre
William Farnum stars in The Joyous Troublemakers presented by William Fox at the Fox Theatre this Saturday. Manager Pratt outlines a plot that promises the Farnum smile and entertaining scenes in a lively amusements column teaser.
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Farnum
FOX
William Farnum
William Fox
Fox Theatre
Pratt
The Joyous Troublemakers on Gold and Love
A youth Farnum finds hidden gold while fishing and gains acres from the government then returns years later for his treasure. Louise Lovely co stars with Pratt noting love, danger, pathos, and rapid movement underpinning the tale.
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Farnum
Louise Lovely
Mr. Farnum
Pratt
Capitol Extension Tract Blossoms Like Rose in Des Moines
Iowa's extensive capitol extension project gains grand form as the old state house gains added dignity. The seven year plan to transform about sixteen blocks into a great civic domain shows striking progress and renewed beauty in Des Moines.
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Capitol Extension
Des Moines
Iowa
Old State House
Capital grounds near completion showcase landscaping
The capitol grounds in Des Moines near completion feature extensive shrubbery and trees planned to reflect most native Iowa varieties. Workers finish a heating plant tunnel while the Temple of Justice construction is postponed due to high costs, but visitors praise the grounds’ beauty.
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Capitol Extension
State House
Iowa
Capitol
Des Moines
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Capitol Grounds
Temple of Justice
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White Way Garage Company
Washington, Iowa
Washington
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