Relief Work in Syria in 1919 Aleppo Mission Report
Chris describes a relief mission from Beirut to Aleppo covering 255 miles over poor roads. He details living in a tent, driving Reo trucks, managing supplies, and overseeing a refugee camp with 5000 people. He notes sewing and knitting work, weekly wages, and the need for American financial support while emphasizing humane aims.
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Aleppo
Syria
Beirut
Mr. Burgess
Tripoli
Red Crogs
Hama
Burgess
Cleland
The
Red Cross
Plan for federal highway funding across midwest states
Kansas Governor Henry J. Allen presided as representatives from Oklahoma Colorado Nebraska Missouri Kansas Arkansas Texas gathered to push new federal highway appropriations. They discussed pending bills and a proposed 200 million dollar cross continental highway, aiming to rally state support and inform Congress of regional needs.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma
Colorado
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Texas
Congress
Henry J. Allen
Allen
Townsend
Michigan
National Highway Commission
American Association of State Sisters
Ames to Buy Parcels for Animal Husbandry Farm
Ames plans to expand the state animal husbandry operation using a 20 000 appropriation from two years ago. The chosen site is not definite but options include the W H McClain Property south of the current farm in the Squaw Creek bottom and several other farms totaling over 200 acres. The announcement comes from the attorney general.
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Eral
McClain
Ames
Iowa State Dolge
W. H. McClain
Squaw Creek
Luxemburg reports naturalization wave from Prussian subjects
A Luxemburg Journal report notes 38 of 42 naturalization petitions in the Luxemburg Chamber are from Prussian subjects. Several linked to wartime frightfulness. Esch warns none would change nationality if Germany had won. Swiss authorities monitor German and Austrian cross border attempts to reenter via Swiss citizenship. About 100000 potential migrants wait at Basle Constance line.
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Paris
Luxemburg
Journal of Esch
Luxemburg Chamber For
Esch
Switzerland
France
Associated Press
Basle
Constance
Malnutrition in Poland Blamed for Blind Births
In Warsaw in July, the American Red Cross reported that malnutrition among mothers caused a rise in newborn blindness over the past three years. Initial fears of a new war disease were set aside as experts found maternal hunger damaged infants' eye sight.
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Poland
Warsaw
American Red Cross
Cannot Do It Alone The Great Man And His Wife
The Chicago Daily News notes that true greatness often rests on the support of a devoted wife aiding the public figure. The observation highlights domestic partnership as a key factor in lasting achievement and public life.
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Chicago Daily News
Government to issue short term notes for funding needs
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago announces United States Certificates of Indebtedness of five months maturity at 4 percent to be issued semi monthly starting August 1. Banks in the Seventh District must take at least 1.6 percent of gross resources, with later periods at 0.8 percent, while Victory Loan certificates may be used for payment. The plan aims to fund government needs and finance debt rollover amid projected fiscal year income totaling about 6.535 billion.
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Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Secretary of the Treasury Glass
United States
Federal Reserve District
Treasury Department
Glass
Treasury
Victory Liberty Loan
Proper Digestion Starts in the Mouth Ad
Digestive advice urges thorough mastication and salivation before swallowing. It warns that neglect leads to stomach trouble and advises avoiding beef and veal during indigestion. It recommends Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation and digestion support from Jemmon's Drug Store.
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Jemmon's Drug Store
Advt
Des Moines Drug Store Seized In Whiskey Discovery
The drug store at 920 Walnut Street in Des Moines owned by James McCarley yielded twenty six pints of whiskey during a Monday search by state and federal agents. McCarley had recently acquired the business from James Foley, who was jailed for six months and fined one thousand dollars for contempt of a liquor injunction.
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Des Moines
Walnut Street
James McCarley
McCarley
James Foley
Major Bill Smith Receives Fourth Iowa Commission
Fairfield July 31 William C Smith longtime captain of National Guard Company M has been made a Major in the Fourth Iowa Infantry The commission was offered earlier but he only recently accepted He departs tomorrow for Des Moines for an officers conference with Governor Harding to discuss National Guard status post World War I and unit locations
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Fairfield
William Co. Smith
National Guard
Fourth Iowa Infantry
Smith
Des Moines
Harding
Federal Army
State Fair Plans Fashion Show At Des Moines
The Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs will host a real style show at the state fair. Mrs. W. H. Snider serves as chairman for the event showcasing practical solutions to women's dress problems during the fair.
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Des Moines
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
W. H. Snider
Fashion and sewing events at federation state fair
The federations state fair committee plans living models in updated dress for women and children. Lessons in home sewing run daily from 11 a.m. to noon with talks by Miss Ethelwyn Dodson from Iowa State College. An afternoon style show features fashion lectures as models display new gowns.
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Federation
Ethelwyn Dodson
Iowa State College
Iowa
United States
France
Police Chief and Lawyer in Quarrel
Oskaloosa July 31 Attorney C G Phillips filed information against Chief Blair after an altercation in city hall. The chief pleaded guilty to assault and battery and was fined $1 plus costs. Roy Dwyer sued Blair for $99 damages over a shot bull dog, to be tried by jury.
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Oskaloosa
C. ©. G. Phillips
Blair
Justice of the Peace
Laffollette
Roy Dwyer
Scrape Ends in Police Dog Shooting Dispute
The scrap between Phillips and Blair grew from an argument in which the attorney remonstrated with the chief of police over the shooting of Dwyer's dog.
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Phillips
Blair
Dwyer
Old Wood a Sparkmaker
Old wood tends to spark in a room, while sound timber burns cleanly and with less danger.
Guide’s Welsh Roots Prompt Witty Rebuttal
A tour group debates Darwinism and asks the guide for his view. He replies that the visitors may come from apes, but his own lineage comes from Wales in a light, humorous exchange.
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Wales
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