American Legion Presses for Broad Relief Measures
The American Legion told the House Ways and Means Committee it seeks broad relief for veterans rather than a simple bonus. D’Olier and Miller outlined plans including land settlements, home purchases, vocational training, and compensation based on service length, stressing aid for all ex service members and vigilance against private charity. The hearing included heated exchanges and procedural confusion as lawmakers considered multiple relief options and an inspector’s denial of aid to a legibly injured veteran.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Franklin S’olier
American Legion
Thomas W. Miller
National Legislative Committee
Congress
Hoth
Miller
Fordney
Legion
D'Olier
League
D’oliver
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Emma Goldman
Money Corral rides to Graham theatre in western epic
William S Hart stars in The Money Corral at the Graham Theater Friday and Saturday. The production blends rodeo action with Chicago underworld intrigue as Hart saves a trust, wins a wife, and gains a Montana ranch. Hart and Lambert Hillyer crafted the story and direction.
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Bill Hart
Chicago
Montana
Trust E
M. Hart
Lambert Hillyer
Anad
The Right of Way at Fox Saturday and Monday
Sir Gilbert Parker story features Beauty Steele a dashing Montreal lawyer whose cynical charm drives a tale of drama wit and swift changing fortunes amid the loves of two women. The Fox screens the work highlighting its vivid incidents and high literary merit.
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FOX
Gilbert Parker
Steele
Montreal
Promoters Dial Up Calls in Marengo Swindle Case
A Marengo farmer received thirteen toll calls from promoters in nearby towns seeking business appointments. The promoter left Marengo with more than $200,000 for stock, after earlier extracting $15,000 from two elderly Iowa County farmers who later deemed themselves swindled.
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Marengo
Enyions
Iowal County
Responsibility and Thought Admission Quote
A brief quotation from Charles TE Newcomb notes that while we cannot control thoughts that enter our minds we bear responsibility for the ones we admit and entertain. The citation reflects on personal accountability in mental life.
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Charles TE. Newcomb
American Relief Keeps Kurd Army at Bay at Kara
Dr. Mageechan reported Near East Relief workers in Kara, Turkey, stayed to protect thousands of refugees after British withdrawal. Americans used cautious bluff and small arms to deter Kurdish bands, saving Armenians from massacre. The relief network runs an orphanage for 2,000 children, a 200 bed hospital, and an industrial home for 200 women. Washington County readies charity drive on March 13 to fund ongoing aid.
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Near East Relief
Kara
EB. MacGeenan
Western Asia
Near East Hellef
Madison Ave
New York City
MacGeehan
Southampton
Maes
Turkey
Iso
United States
Armenian Republic
Armenia
America
Wood alcohol ruling warns of first degree murder
Judge Lester Thompson told the Polk county grand jury that selling wood alcohol as a beverage can justify a first degree murder indictment. He noted a state statute makes homicide by poison murder in the first degree and urged inquiries into deaths where wood alcohol was used as a drink.
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Des Moines
Lester Thompson
Polk County District Court
Kidnapper Foiled in Iowa City Attempts to Seize Four Kids
Police seek an unknown man accused of trying to kidnap Eva Rogers four Minnie Fuhrmeister four and George Williams five. Eva was snatched but escaped, Minnie fled, and George was frightened off by a passerby. Investigators note two separate attempts in different city districts with unclear motive.
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Iowa City
Eva Rogers
Georgie Williams
Minnie Fuhrmeister
Rogers
Glenn Rogers
Minnie
Eva
Latin teachers conference to study high school derivations
Towa City hosts an Iowa Latin teachers conference at the University of Iowa on March 5 and 6. Teachers will present exhibits of high school Latin work, discuss derivation study, and share methods of instruction and grade arrangements. Prof. G. J. Laing of Chicago will deliver the main address on Latin and the Present Trend in Education.
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Towa City
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
G. J. Laing
Department of Latin
University of Chic
Doctors Laugh At Old Cures Promised by AMA
In the last 50 centuries medicine has advanced, yet the average man clings to a supposed infallible cure for many conditions, despite ongoing scientific progress.
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American Medleal Association
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Hart
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Washington County
Fund For
Wood Alcohol Ruling
Three Childers
Solc
Cenglan Lane
Steeame Asmeer
Brooklyn
Far” & AE Geg
Postum Cereal Co
Battle Creek, Mich
Chandler
B. Cleveland
Bevins Motor Company
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West 2Nd St
Washington, Iowa
Chandler Motor Car Company
Cleveland
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