Taft Visits Cedar Rapids Praises Iowa Roads and League Talk
Former president and League to Enforce Peace head William Howard Taft toured Cedar Rapids meeting Rotarians and citizens. He praised Iowa scenery and roads, spoke at the city auditorium on the League of Nations, and outlined views on armament limits and covenant relations with the treaty.
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Cedar Rapids
William Howard Taft
Philippines
United States
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
League of Nations
Luther Brewer
Waterloo
Brewer
Walter Cherry
County Club
Hotel
Montrose
Rotary Club
Harlan Robbins
Bill Taft
Taft
Rotary
Ward Baker
F. B. Miller
FE. M. Soboda
Chas. A. Laurance
C. A. van Valkenburg
Luther A. Brewer
Lowa
City Auditorium
League
White House
Wilson
Mraft
Germany
Democratic Party
Mr. Root
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Root
Haye
Mr. Taft
Former Riverside Boy Wins Fame in Y Work
Anthony W. Chez, a Riverside native and brother of Frank Chez, is highlighted for his long wartime Y M C A service with Czecho Slovak troops. The article notes his world travel, language skills, and role supporting wounded soldiers aboard a six car special train from San Francisco to Salt Lake City, detailing hardships faced from Russia to Vladivostok and the troops awaiting final return home to Bohemia.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Anthony W. Chez
Riverside
Frank Chez
Washington
Chez
United States
Russia
France
Siberia
Salt Lake
San Francisco
U. S
Sheridan
Vladivostok
Nagasaki
Manila
Guam
Honolulu
Anthony W. Che
West Virginia University
Austria
America
Ambassador Penfield
Party
Switzerland
Danker
YMC. A. Aes
Bohemia
New York
Atlantic
Lotenia
Eggs of Various Kinds Inhabitants Use Oil Rich Birds
The Orinoco turtle lays eggs extraordinarily rich in oil. In British Guiana Indians earn about 25,000,000 yearly from oil made from eggs. Sea bird eggs are prized for eating with the murre egg lauded as the best, common along the Labrador coast.
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Orinoco
British Guiana
Labrador
The Stronger Vow Arrives With Geraldine Farrar in Paris
Amusements notices announce Geraldine Farrar in the Goldwyn drama The Stronger Vow set in the Pyrenees and Apache haunts of Paris. The film features Milton Sills Tom Santschi and Isa Miranda in a role that showcases Farrar’s renowned histrionic powers and dramatic prowess.
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Paris
Fox
Geraldine Parrar
Goldwyn
Pyrenees
L'Eri
Fiero
Goldwyn Econy
Rereen
Geraldine Farrar
Coliwyn
Milton Sills
Tom Santschi
Iassard
Losses of 45 Cunard Allied Ships After War Meet
At the first postwar Cunard Steamship Co meeting Sir Alfred Booth reports 45 ships totaling 389,853 tons lost across Cunard Anchor Commonwealth Brocklebank lines. Troop movements and wartime restrictions delayed passenger service but resumption nears as troop moves end.
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ST. Louis
Cunard and Allied Lines
Cunard Steamship Co., Limited
Cunard
Anchor Lines
Alfred Booth
Bart
Lusitania
Franconia
Laconia
Ivernia
Carapathia
Andania
Alaunia
Ascania
Ausovia
Altonia
Veria
Garia
Thracia
Lycia
Feltria
Folia
Flavia
Auriania
Valeria
Vandalia
Vinovia
Volodia
Perugia
Caledonia
California
Cameronia
Tuscania
Transylvania
Tiebria
Commonwealth and Dominion
Mazere
Port Nicholson
Port Adelaide
Port Tardy
Port Campbell
Port Curis
Port Kembla
Brocklebank and
Wells
Assyria
Camberwell
Iran
Istrar
Malakand
Matheran
Mazer
Springwell
Stronger Vow promise at Fox Theatre
Goldwyn announces The Stronger Vow for one day only at the Fox Theatre on Thursday featuring Miss Farrar in a high dramatic key. The romance intrigue and adventure tale showcases her demanding roles and stage presence.
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Farrar
Goldwyn
FOX Theatre
Animals in Captivity and Lifespan Decline
Captivity shortens wild animal lifespans, especially for foxes and monkeys. Corillas and apes die soon after capture and are rarely seen in zoos. Turtles elephants and snakes appear to suffer little from captivity.
Iowa Motor Cars Number 400000
A. J. Knapp of Des Moines says Iowa has about 400000 automobiles and motor trucks, ranking third in the U S for car ownership behind California. He warns traffic congestion in cities, proposes elevated walkways and multistory structures with elevators, and notes rapid growth of the motor industry with 500 members in Iowa and plans for county bureaus. A new 1920 motor law imposes penalties and requires licenses, with dealer plates allowed for 15 days and a $2 transfer fee.
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Sioux City
Iowa
A. J. Knapp
Des Moines
Iowa Motor Trades Association
California
Secretary Knapp
Mr. Knapp
United States
Telegraph and Telephone Service
Iowa State Association
Knapp
Mickey shines in Graham two day booking
Booth Tarkington declares Kokomo and Pekin alike in human nature as Mickey the Mack Sennett comedy drama proves wildly popular at Graham theatre. Word of mouth drives record attendance with top billing from Mabel Normand and a blend of humor and sensation.
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Kokomo
Pekin
Booth Tarkingtonsim
Mickey
Mack Sennett
Graham Theatre
Mad as a Hatter proverb origins misinterpreted
The note argues that the phrase mad as a hatter derives from Anglo Saxon meanings for mad and adder not hatmaking. It claims the combined sense expresses venomous anger rather than hatter craft and asserts no link to hatmaking activity.
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Atter
Remedy for Catarrh Promoted by Blood Purifier
An advertisement urges using S. S. S. to drive catarrh germs from the blood and relieve nasal and lung symptoms. It claims strong results and offers medical advice through the Chief Medical Adviser at the Atlanta address.
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Swit Specific Co
Atlanta
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Scotland
Canada
War College
Mr. Chez
Brest-Litovsk
Trans-Siberian Line
Siberian
Pacific
Geraldine Parra
Supreme Screens
Triumph
Cunard Company
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SAS
Hawkeye
United States—Business
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Graham
Washington, Iowa
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W. B. Forma
W.B. Reduso
Weingarten Bros., Inc
Chicago
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