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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1919

Page

5

Nakhichevan District to be Made a U S Protectorate Says Bulletin

The National Geographic Society bulletin cites Genesis and Maynard Owen Williams describing Nakhichevan near Mount Ararat as a future mandated region. It details Armenian Tatars Kurds and Armenians, railway actions, relief work in Erivan, and the need for a strong hand to manage diverse tribes amid postwar tension.

Mt. Ararat United States Nakhichevan National Geographic Society Sestion Hes Mount Oes Henb Rched Maynard Owen Williams Armenia Khukhichevan Mr. Williams Erivan Arax River Russia Persia Shusha Kamardlya Kamariya Mount Ararat Arax Ulukhanlu Tiflis Doolittle Teheran Washington Igdir

Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad

Summer heat makes this remedy essential for every family with its trusted use against colic and diarrhoea. Lemmon's Drug Store urges readers to buy now as the medicine proves worth its cost during the season.

Lemmon’s Drug Store Advt

Memorial for Dead Heroes at Graceland Park

Sioux City hosts memorial services at Graceland Park Cemetery Sunday at 7:30 p m for World War I dead. Robert B. Pike of Monahan post American Legion leads with Chamber of Commerce cooperation. Several thousand attend. 1230 fallen comrades honored from Woodbury and surrounding counties.

Sioux City Graceland Park Cemetery Robert B. Pike Monahan American Legion Chamber of Commerce Woodbury County Dakota County Nebraska Union County South Dakota

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Three-Fourths of Soldiers Fail to Keep War Insurance

Washington July 22 Three-fourths of about four million service members who secured government insurance through the War Risk Insurance bureau during the war have not continued payments or converted term policies. The advisory committee blamed poor contact, noting 30 percent of addresses for discharged men are wrong. It urged local bureau representatives in each state and permanent bureau organization by law.

Russia Caucasus Turkey Nakhichevan Erivan Tabriz American Committee For Pabriz Ebrivan Tiflis Washington, D. C War Risk Insurance Bureau Bureau Thirteen Charles Swans Hughes

1910 to 1920 Car Growth Outpaces Highway Expansion

The Sheagren-Hunt company argues America’s road system lags behind the surge in automobiles. Between 1910 and 1920 road improvements rose from about 7 to 15 percent of total mileage, while car ownership leaped from 400,000 to an estimated over 4,000,000 by 1920, signaling urgent need for wider highways and better access.

America Sheagren-Hunt Company Firestone Tires United States

Indian Soldier Admonishes Poker and Drink After France Service

Mesquakie Indian Robert Young Bear of the Tama reservation writes his father from France that war has given him a different view of life. He urges Indians to quit poker and drinking, embrace God and missionaries, and promises to report an Indian pow wow when he returns.

Traer Robert Young Bear Tama Reservation France Robert Pushotomeqta

Influenza Fear Grows Among Medical Authorities

The PNPLORNZA reports a wide belief among medical men that a deadly influenza season is likely again, while other authorities counter with outright assertions that the terrible outbreak will not recur.

Traffic Growth Through the Years Compared to 1910

The article notes 7,000,000 by a comfortable margin and contrasts show over seven teen times more cars today than in 1910 while improved roads have roughly doubled. The focus remains on changing transportation infrastructure and vehicle counts.

Strike Sets Work in Keokuk Tire Factory

More than 100 workers at the Standard Four Tire plant in Keokuk Iowa walk out in protest after a superintendent discharged a man for being out of his place while aiding union organizing. The management cites job removal for misplacement and denies wage issues, while workers demand reinstatement and continue the strike.

Keokuk Standard Four Tire Brown

Disease Fear Prompts Call for Preparedness

The Burlington Hawkeye reflects on repeated dread disease scares. It notes limited knowledge of the illness, uncertainty about causes and cures, and its impact on ages twenty to thirty, urging preparedness though exact steps remain unsolved.

Burlington Hawkeye

Sioux City Plans Municipal Aviation Field

Aeronautic engineer W. T. Cook outlined plans for a local airplane factory at the old Interstate brewery and urged Sioux City to establish a municipal aviation field within thirty days. He predicted planes would become common as automobiles and that farmers would be early buyers, with a corporation of 100 000 capital to be organized.

Sioux City W. T. Cook Interstate Cook Mr. Cook Chicago

Local Plan for Public Plane Aims to Sell at $1000

A man pledges trouble free capital to build a factory and sell a plane to the public for about $1000. He proposes landing fields on farms, asks the council to secure land and hangars, and offers five to ten year maintenance contracts. A flying school would start when production begins.

Cook

Flying boat proposed for river passenger service near here

Mr. Cook said Kiel Soknds is building a flying boat to operating soon that will take off and land on local rivers. The craft will carry at least four passengers and cost about $12,000.

Cook Kiel

Selfish Men and Loaded Dice in Heaven

An Uncle Eben quip critiques selfish men who want heaven as a licensed space to carry wealth and power, describing such hearts as craving the only set of loaded dice in existence.

Eben Heaven

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U.S Noah Chamberlain Memorial For Dead Heroes THE Pnplornza D.D. D Sherman Brogoneer Drug Store Sionx City Eatonic Ept Wrigleys SROE Weidner Wee Ree
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