Cunard Line Plans Global Expansion and New Office
The Cunard Line raises capital to 30 million dollars to fund new ships and expand its world network. Sir Ashley Parks oversees a planned Broadway office project as the company links with Anchor Line Donaldson Royal and Uranium Lines to extend routes from India to China and the Pacific. Sir Alfred Booth may steer the global expansion efforts.
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New York
Cunard Line
Broadway
Bowling Green
Ashley Parks
America
Cunard
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
India
China
Japan
Pacific
San Francisco
Vancouver
Sir Alfred Booth
Cunard Company
Monument to Soldiers Dedication in Corydon
The first Iowa monument honoring Civil War Spanish American and World Wars veterans will be dedicated in Corydon on Thursday May 8 at the town square. Officials say the ceremony will mark the state’s inaugural memorial honoring multiple wars and veterans.
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Corydon
Iowa
Corydon to Host War Veterans for Civil War Monument Dedication
The city invites veterans from southern Iowa to attend dedication ceremonies for a Civil War veteran statue in court house park. The imposing monument cost nearly $10,000 funded by Wayne county taxpayers and will feature Nate Kendal of Albia as the principal speaker in military ceremonies.
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Corydon
Iowa
Court House Park
Wayne County
Nate Kendall
Albia
Le Mars to Host Home-Coming Day for Plymouth County Veterans
Le Mars plans a July 10 home-coming celebration to honor Plymouth county soldiers and sailors who served in the great war. The event will be organized by the local commercial club with elaborate plans to welcome back the veterans.
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LE Mars
Plymouth County
Commercial Club
Hard surfaced roads eyed in Wapello County drive
Senator Whitmore urged rapid hard surfacing of county roads to claim 275 million dollars in federal and state road funds. He explained land assessment limits and county control, with farmers backing the plan and a 1920-21 push approved unanimously.
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Ottumwa
C W. Whitmore
Wapello County
Good Roads Bureau
Commercial Club
Whitmore
Senator Whitmore
Wapello
County Board of Supervisors
P. A. Niwrocks
Board of Supervisors
French Marshal Petain Combat Hero Fatally Wounded
Marshal Petain led an assault wave displaying courage. he was fatally wounded in combat, according to the report.
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Marshal Petain
Rockefeller Bomb Claim Sparks Vagabond Meeting
Chicago May 6 The Vagabonds hear rioting and bombs blamed on I W W, with a member claiming Rockefeller sent a bomb to Judge Landis to settle scores. The crowd mocks the League of Nations as labor organizers plan a nationwide July 4 strike to inspire ideas among workers.
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Chicago
Mique Walsh
Vagabonds
Fiume
Brother Walsh
Rockefeller
Landis
Mique
Iowan Returns to Find Family Dead
Robert R. Stevens a U S Marine sergeant returned to Iowa City after a year abroad to find his wife, son, and daughter dead from Spanish influenza during the recent epidemic in San Francisco. He commanded a machine gun battery and was wounded three times in fighting last summer. His unit endured heavy losses in several attacks and Stevens received the Croix de Guerre and a palm for bravery.
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Iowa City
Robert R. Stevens
U. S. Marine Corps
San Francisco
Stevens
Sgt
Croix de Guerre Awarded to Lieut Col Hand Died 1918
Mrs Hand has received the Croix de Guerre awarded posthumously to Lieut Col Russell C Hand of the Eleventh United States Infantry. He died of wounds sustained in action on July 22, 1918, with the citation signed by the proper authority.
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Fiioux City
Russell C. Hand
Eleventh Regiment
United States Infantry
Hand
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure for Deafness
An old advertisement claims catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed mucous surfaces and an obstructed Eustachian tube. It asserts a constitutional remedy, Hall's Catarrh Medicine, can cure the condition and offers $100 for any untamed case, with free circulation by J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
Cheney & CU
Toledo, Q
Market Buoyancy for Tame Elephants in London
Albert de Courville seeks a calm, well behaved elephant for a Hip podrome revue in London. He notes elephants are scarce with no imports in five years and only two Indian elephants at the London Zoo, not available for revue.
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London
Albert de Courville
Hippodrome
London Zoo
Northumberland
80 Percent of Town's Population Aliens
The Monessen, Pennsylvania man is cited as 80 percent foreign born with representation from every country. The Americanization committee of the U S Department of Labor bureau co operates with Steel Products Company to promote naturalization. A man of each nationality in the Steel Products Company serves on the committee to advance Americanization efforts.
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Washington, D. C
Nonessen
Monessen
Bureau of Naturalization
United States Department of Labor
O. W. Sadler
Steel Products Company
Dietary Advice for Constipation and Digestive Health
A brief tip recommends a diet suited to age and occupation to keep bowels regular. It advises taking one of Chamberlain's Tablets when feeling overfull or constipated, as suggested by a Lemmon's Drug Store advertisement.
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Chamberlain’s
Lemmon's Drug Store
Advt
Knights of Columbus to hold 18th Iowa convention in Ottumwa
Muscatine and Creston have requested the 1920 Iowa state council Knights of Columbus convention. Ottumwa will host the May 26 and 27 gathering focused on post war work and war service, with reports highlighting strong Iowa membership growth since Fort Dodge.
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Ottumwa
Ila
Muscatine
Creston
Iowa State Council
Knights of Columbus
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Glass of Hot Water Before Breakfast a Splendid Habit
An health column advocates drinking a glass of hot water with a spoonful of limestone phosphate before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims improved appetite and a rosy complexion, noting smeatone phosphate is inexpensive for relief from biliousness constipation and rheumatism.
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Newell Dwight Hillis
Belgium
Paris
Germany
Government of Occupation
Brussels
Berlin
Wrecking Commission
Rhine
United States
Gerberviller
France
Poland
Serbia
Italy
Cressy
Liberty
Ford Motor Co
J. F. Duffy
Ford
Say Rockefeller
Muscatine and Creston
K. C. Council
Farmers & Merchants
State Bank
Washington, Iowa
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