Suppressed Rainbow Division Story Arrives In France
London April 10 A suppressed 1918 account by a war correspondent follows the Rainbow Division arrival in France and its first trench action. It recounts MacArthur in command, the division’s travels from Rolampont to Soissons, and a tour with the Inspector General highlighting discipline and readiness.
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Soissons
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Chaumont
American School Center
Leavenworth
Langres
War Department
Menoher
Col. MacArthur
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Washington
National Guard
America
Europe
Washington, D. C
Pennsylvania
Inter-scholastic Track Meet Draws 185 Iowa Athletes
Iowa City hosts the eleventh annual inter-scholastic field and track meet on Saturday May 3 under U S I. Eight schools have entered 185 athletes from across the state with large delegations from Des Moines Davenport and Cedar Rapids. Events include sprints hurdles jumps pole vaults and throws with finals at 2 p m medals awarded to top four placers.
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Iowa University
Iowa
U. S
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Davenport
North Des Moines
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Boone
Burlington
Dubuque
Fairfield
Goldfield
Grinnell
Iowa City Hi
Iowa University Hi
Kalona
Marion
Mason City
Oskaloosa
Stockport
West Waterloo
Vinton
Wellman
Athletic Board
Oskaloosa Plans a Welcome for Co H
Oskaloosa prepares an elaborate parade and a 35 foot Victory arch on First street to honor Company H Rainbow division arriving from Camp Dodge en route to muster out. Ottumwa Company G and Centerville Company D join the homecoming with plans for permanent arch and celebratory events Friday near noon.
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Oskaloosa
Rainbow Division
Ottumwa
Centerville
Camp Dodge
First Street
Will contest seeks share of 1.6 million in Godair estate
In Fort Dodge Iowa May 1 a second attempt to break the will of William H. Godair of Chicago seeks part of a 1.6 million estate for two nephews and a niece in Moorland and two Chicago nieces. The will left a 500 000 Chicago charity after provision for his widow. The first attempt failed in lower court but was reversed on appeal for a new trial.
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Fort Dodge
William H. Godair
Chicago
Harriet Teeter
Moorland
George
Eugene Teeter
Tlorence Adamson
North Dakota
Helen Jansen
Mary McAbee
J. R. Files
Godair
Lowrie
Webster County
Chi- Chao
Board of Trade
Supreme Court
What New Shoes Cost
Des Moines May 1 A shoe dealer explains that a new shoe tax applies only to amounts over ten dollars. Shoes priced at 11 to 19 dollars incur a ten to twenty cent tax on the overage, while lower priced shoes escape the levy.
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Des Moines
Arent
Motor car service sought between Iowa Falls and Vinton
Towns between Iowa Falls and Vinton petition to reestablish Rock Island motor car service forgotten during wartime. No southbound passenger train between 11 PM and 2 PM and no northbound service from Vinton between early morning and late morning. Motor left Iowa Falls at 5 30 AM to connect with Cedar Rapids line at Vinton and returned about 8 PM.
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Iowa Falls
Vinton
Rock Island
Town Falls
Cedar Rapids
Railroad Commission Corrects Tile Rate Increase
Des Moines May 1 The Iowa Railroad Commission reports Washington negates 25 percent raise on hollow brick and tile rates as erroneous. The approved hike remains two cents per hundred pounds for hollow blocks and tile, matching brick. Manufacturers warned the higher levy could end their business.
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Railroad Commission
Des Moines
State Railroad Commission
Washington
Not Fair Division Feltham Says Contentment Drives Demand
The remark notes a paradox of seeking pain yet selling for greater happiness, with Feltham quoted on desires and social behavior. The fragment discusses venting complaints and censure as part of a broader moral view on contentment and value.
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Feltham
Salmon Swift Swimmer
Salmon are the swiftest short distance swimmers among fish. They can travel at about 25 miles per hour.
Shop Girls Defeat College Girls In Dress Taste Test
In Boston on May 1 a New England debate centers on dress taste. Tufts President H C Bumpus reported Jackson College students chose inferior, bright fabrics from two tables while twenty shop girls picked high quality items. He called the result a poignant example of education failing to teach taste.
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New England
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Tufts College
Jackson College
Bumpus
War Department Praises Iowa Soldiers of 168th Infantry
The War Department honors the 168th Infantry Regiment of the Rainbow Division for its noble service in France after Chateau Thierry St Mihiel and Meuse Argonne campaigns. Acting Secretary Crowell commends Iowa and allied contingents for representing the nation’s spirit and duty.
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Washington, D. C
Crowell
168Th Infantry
War Department
168Th Regiment of Infantry
Iowa
France
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Hawkeye
Surgeon General reports 111 179 dead in army war toll
The War Department released the Surgeon General's report showing total army deaths in the war at 111,179. Diseases caused 56,639 deaths (51 percent), battles or wounds 43 percent, and other injuries 6 percent. Over 12,000 disease deaths have occurred since hostilities ceased. The week’s disease rate reached a low. 9,422 men fell ill, with typhoid cases rising by 54.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
United States
Army Medical Service
Letter From Chamonix Describes YMCA Hut At War Front
Clyde V. Brown a YMCA secretary in Chamonix writes of a marble clad hut costing between one and two million dollars serving soldiers from the 36th Division from Texas and Oklahoma. He notes daily activities from 8 pm religious services to movies and hot drinks, letters home, and local sightseeing with troops. He mentions Indians in the division and the aim to share appreciation poems, while seeking a list of Washington county soldiers for outreach.
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Clyde V. Brown
France
Chamonix
Texas
Oklahoma
Diosaz
Mer de Glace
Glacier Des Bossons
St. Gervais
la Fayet
36Th Division
Growlers
Paul
O. K
Vincent
G. E. Vincent
Washington County
Harry O. Carpenter
Washington
Otto McNeese
Brighton
Poems of Appreciation by the Boys
Private Morris Levy of Company A in the 9th Field Station Signal Battalion 5th Division thanks the YMCA for their support during war. He notes prior mockery of the YMCA and now expresses gratitude after visiting the hills and relying on Uncle Sam.
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Pvt
Morris Levy
Co. A
Fld
Sig. Btn
Div
Farewell from the 133 Machine Gun Battalion Y
A farewell note from Frederick D. Grant of the 133 Machine Gun Battalion expresses sorrow at departure from Chamonix. The letter honors the local Y shelter in shining terms and wishes good luck and God bless you as the unit moves on from the region.
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Frederick D. Grant
National League baseball scores round up
Chicago defeated St Louis 4 to 0 while New York beat Boston 9 to 1 and Philadelphia 9 to 5 with Brooklyn 9 at unspecified innings. American League games saw Chicago 9 over Detroit 7 and New York 5 over Philadelphia with Cleveland 4 and St Louis 2. St Paul 7 beat Louisville 6 and Milwaukee 1 defeated Indianapolis 2. No other games played due to rain.
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Indianapolis
Ren asks mother to repeat aunt’s swear word
A visiting Ren tells his grandfather about an aunt using a strong word. He stops at the word and pleads with his mother to say it just once so grandpa can hear how awful Aunt Sue sounded.
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Ren
Sue
Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Natural Hair Color
An advertisement extols Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound as a convenient upgrade to the classic home remedy for gray hair. It claims the solution darkens gray strands naturally with use, promising glossy, youthful results after several applications.
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Wyeth
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Want Motor Car Service
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