British Note on Reparations Ready for Dispatch Tonight
London July 20 The British cabinet revised the reparations memorandum to Germany and plans to send the note to America and the allied governments tonight. It proposes an international committee to appraise Germany assets and suggests France reduce occupational forces to boost German industry for payment. The note excludes freeing debts, seeks Brussels meeting approval, and ponders US invitation while US entry remains uncertain.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
America
Lord Curzon
Great Bightain
France
Great Britain
Brussels
United States
Washington
Army Aviators Die in Plane Crash at Rantoul
The Associated Press reports Lieutenant Harold R. McNabb of Decatur and Lieutenant H Kinney of Chicago died when their aircraft failed during landing in Rantoul Illinois on July 20. The crash occurred as they prepared to touch down.
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Rantoul
Illinois
The
Associated Press
Harold R. McNabb
Décatur
Ilinois
H. Kinney
Chicago
Robbery at American Express Office in Sioux City
Three men entered the American Express office in Sioux City last night bound and gagged the guard and escaped with $8,100 from an unlocked safe. Several other locked safes were not touched.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
American Express Company
Falls Down Elevator Shaft Fatal at Clinton Hotel
A Clinton hotel waitress, Belle Wright, died after falling through an elevator shaft to a concrete basement floor. She was found unconscious at the shaft bottom and later died in hospital. The incident occurred July 20 as reported by The Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Clinton
Belle Wright
Colonel Tinley Receives Legion of Honor in Des Moines
Colonel Matt A. Tinley of Council Bluffs and commander of the Iowa National Guard was decorated with the Legion of Honor by General Henri Gouraud at a Fort Des Moines review. Tinley led the 168th Infantry of the Rainbow Division under Gouraud in France.
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Associated Presse
Des Moines
Matt A. Tinley
Council Bluffs
Iowa National Guard
Legion of Honor of France
Henri Gourand
Fort Des Moines
Tinley
168Th Infantry
Gour
France
Three Muscatine Men Bound Over In Liquor Case
July 20 preliminary hearing waives and bound over to grand jury Art Profit and Leonard Lovewell both of Muscatine on liquor nuisance charges with bonds set at 5000 each. Charles Sprinkle of Washington and Clarence Lovewell are also implicated in a Cedar bottoms hidden still seizure. Sprinkle faced a separate transporting liquor charge later dismissed. Leonard Lovewell, 18, faced no charges.
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Muscatine
Art Profit
Bhietlegger
Leonred Lovewell
Grand Jury
H. D. Horst
Charles Sprinkle
Washington
Clarence Lovewell
Leonard
Cedar Bottoms
Westmesday
Sprinkle
J. G. Kammerer
Lovewell
Public Health Program Operates in Story County
The Fast Story county chapter of the American Red Cross conducts an extensive health service in Story county with its Nevada headquarters. Chapter nurse Helen Nolan, who served in France during WWI, supervises the effort. Over 6000 homes were visited and 1200 throat cultures taken during a recent diphtheria epidemic.
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Nevada In
Story County
Fast
Central Branch Contractors Hold Mid-Summer Outing
The first annual mid-summer outing of the Central Branch Associated General Contractors will be held in Mason City and Clear Lake from July 20 to 22. Attending are General R. C. Marshall of Washington D C general manager who will address the business session, EB. J. Harding membership manager of the association, also of Washington, and Henry H. Wilson of Muney Pennsylvania a member of the advisory board of the Pennsylvania highway constructors.
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Mason City
Central Branch
Associated General Contractors
Iowa
Clear Lake
General R. C. Marshall
Washington, D. C
EB. J. Harding
Washington
Henry H. Wilson
Muney
The
Pennsylvania Highway Constructors
To Exhibit Bird Eggs At Iowa State Fair
In July 207 bird eggs of all kinds will be part of the fish and game display at this year s state fair in Des Moines. State officials have spent years collecting the eggs for the exhibit.
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Des Moines
The Devil and the King
A short reflective line notes that the devil stands close to rulers who answer only to God for their actions, citing Gustavus Adolphus as the source of the idea.
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Gustavus Adolphus
A Test That Tells
A colloquial remark frames a challenge as Uncle Bara predicts a man’s true metal by a decisive slam, describing a rough test to reveal character through force. The line captures gritty frontier slang and a stubborn belief in physical proof of worth.
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Uncle Bara
The Value of a Gift in Cost and Meaning
A concise look at how price tags fail to capture a gift’s true value. The article argues that cost does not measure generosity or impact, exploring cultural and ethical dimensions. It emphasizes intention, relationship, and the lasting impression over monetary worth.
Anti-Saloon Supt Charged With Larceny
New York July 20 The grand jury indicted William H Anderson superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of New York on grand larceny and forgery charges and urged a legislative investigation into the league since 1913. He pleaded not guilty and was held on 500000 bail.
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Associated Press
New York
William H. Anderson
Anti-Saloon League of
League
Anderson
Ceal
O. B. Phillips
American Athletics Alter China Customs
Grinnell July 19 American athletics now introduced in Chinese boys schools are changing manners and customs. John Decker clarifies Porter high school for boys in Shantung province abandoned long robes and pigtails. Intramural football basketball and track foster a systematic athletic program approved by hundreds of Chinese athletes.
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Associated Press
Grinnell
China
John Decker
Clarence
Jows
Grinnell College
Porter High School
Shantung Province
Porter School
Decker
Cordova Visit Highlights Harding Alaska Trip
President Harding journeyed to Cordova aboard the U S S Henderson as part of the Alaska tour. The party faced a hazardous 20 mile voyage along the Richardson trail from Valdez the previous day while Mrs Harding's health improves at sea. The couple aims to regain strength for the upcoming Pacific coast leg ending in Vancouver B C.
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Associated Press
U. S. S. Henderson
Harding
Cordova
Alaskan
Alaska
United States
Valez
Richardson Trail
Mrs. Harding
Hardings
Pacific Coast
Vancouver
B. C
Rainbow Trail Association to meet in Fort Dodge
Iowa Falls reports that the Rainbow Trail Association will convene at Fort Dodge on July 27 to perfect its Iowa organization. Every town along the trail in Iowa is expected to be represented at the meeting.
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Iowa Falls
Rainbow Trail Association
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Yale Professor Lectures On Byron At Iowa University
Professor Frederick E. Pierce of Yale spoke on Lord Byron before Iowa University summer session students on July 19 observing the centenary of the poet's death nine months early.
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Iowa
Frederick E. Pierce
Yale University
Lord Byron
Iowa University
Baptist Assembly Opens in Iowa Falls with Attendance Expected to Soar
Iowa Falls July 20. The Iowa Baptists assembly opens with strong attendance expected to break records. Speeches were delivered by A. W. Gaul president of the Assembly and V. N. Witter chancellor.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa Baptists Assembly
A. W. Gaul
Assembly
V. N. Witter
Shining Windows with Vinegar Wipe
Briskly rub window panes with a cloth dipped in vinegar to achieve bright shining glass.
Call Off Day Time Flight For This Year
Washington reports that Lieutenant Russell L. Maughan will not be granted a third daylight to dark transcontinental flight this year as air service officials await Major General Patrick’s arrival. The attempt ends after two earlier failures and a leak of oil finally forces a halt two thirds of the way across the 2670 mile route toward San Francisco.
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Washington, D. C
Army Air Service
Russell L. Maughan
Patrick
The
Air Service
Associated Press
Washington,d. C
Russel Maughn
Maughno
San Francisco
Engineer McCarthy Killed As Train Derails Near Caterat NJ
Caterat New Jersey July 24 Engineer McCarthy of a Central New Jersey passenger train was killed when an engine and six cars left the track on a curve near here.
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Caterat
N. J
McCarthy
New Jersey
Here
General Gourand Appointed Military Governor of Paris
General Henri Gourand, commander of the French army in the United States, was named military governor of Paris by the cabinet council. He visited Des Moines, Iowa, where he addressed the 168th Infantry of the Rainbow division and urged unity of the French tricolor and American colors in harmony.
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Villa
Columbus
N. M
General Pershing
United States
Education Board Approves Plans for Athletic Affairs
The Iowa State College athletic administration plan endorsed by President R A Pearson and the faculty won approval from the state board of education. Details of the council members will be released after the deans meet in Ames next week. The board also approved tentative plans for a medical unit and an addition to the children's hospital at the Iowa City meeting.
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Associated Tress
Des Moines
Iowa State College
Ames
R. A. Pearson
State Board of Education
Childrens Hospital
Iowa City
Fifteen Hurt In Bus Smash In New York
Fifteen people were injured when a crowded municipal bus collided with a street car in New York. The crash damaged both vehicles and halted traffic as rescuers assisted victims at the scene.
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Associated Press
New York
Aged Woman Fatally Struck by Auto in Cedar Falls
Mrs. Christiana Reitswitz, 80, was fatally injured in Cedar Falls Iowa this morning when struck by an automobile. The incident occurred during the early hours and authorities are investigating.
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Associated Press
Cedar Falls
Christiana Reitswitz
Funeral of J. T. Chadwick
Funeral services for John T. Chadwick were held at his late residence with Rev. Harry Throckmorton officiating. Relatives from other communities served as pallbearers. A Methodist choir quartet performed. Burial followed at Elm Grove cemetery with a large local and out of county attendance.
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John T. Chadwick
Harry Throckmorton
Danville
Mr. Chadwick
Frank Chandler
William
John
James
Everette
T. L. White
Jesse Miller
Carl Hedges
Remps Hampsher
Elm Grove Cemetery
Car trip covers 600 miles to Minnesota town
Delmar Frazey of Park Rapids Minnesota sent a card this morning describing a Ford journey to Minne sota. He started with Mr and Mrs Walter Conner as passengers early Monday and reached the destination 600 miles away by six o'clock Tuesday evening.
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Delmar Frazey
Park Rapids
Minn
Minnesota
Mr. Frazey
Walter Conner
Beauty in Truth Refrains From Moral Truth
A quoted reflection on beauty and honesty, citing Shaftesbury and asserting natural beauty lies in truth and morality through a philosophical lens.
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Beauty
Shaftesbury
Villa Murder Divides Mexican Front as Trillo Falls
The Mexican rebel Pancho Villa was shot at his Carmullo ranch in Durango by his secretary Miguel Trillo and died minutes later. In the ensuing battle Villa loyalists killed Trillo and more than a hundred militants reportedly perished as gunfire raged. Villa, with about eight hundred fighters, faced delays in crops and pay that fed mounting tensions before the fatal confrontation.
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Associated Press
Chihuahua City
Mexico
Francisco
Pancho") Villa
Carmullo
Durango
Miguel Trillo
Trillo
Villa
Obregon
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Wyo
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