Wilson shifts stance on beer ban sparks nationwide reaction
Burlington Iowa May 21 wets celebrate Wilson recommendation to lift prohibition on beer and light wines and a New York court ruling favoring brewers. Frisco Chicago and other cities show elation with saloon hopes while Presbyterians condemn the move urging Congress to enforce wartime prohibitions.
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Prohibition
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New York Federal Court
Jacob Hoffman
Washington Dispatches
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Presse
Rainier
Somet
State Brewers Association
Chicago
Congress
Iowa City Flier Weds in New York
Lieut. Edward B. Mayer son of Iowa City Postmaster married May 15 in New York City to Miss Benita Guggenheim daughter of copper king Benjamin Guggenheim drowned on the Titanic. Mayer, a former university athlete and orator, will reside at his mother-in-law’s mansion and works for Julius Kayser Co after returning from Europe. He trained at Princeton and overseas.
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Iowa City
Edward B. Mayer
Mayer
New York City
Benita Guggenheim
Benjamin Guggenheim
Julius Kayser Company
Europe
Princeton
Mary Robertson Dies in Detroit Former Muscatine Girl
Word came from Muscatine Iowa on May 21 of the death of Miss Mary Robertson a former Muscatine resident who died at a Detroit Michigan home after a double operation at a local hospital two weeks earlier She was born in Muscatine and spent most of her life there during the war she worked as a welfare worker for Packard Motor Company in Detroit She was sister of Mrs Joe R Hanley of Muscatine Michigan.
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Muscatine
Mary Robertson
Detroit
Miss Robertson
Packard Motor Company
Robertson
Joe R. Hanley
Burlington High Students Suspended for After Banquet Dance
Six Burlington High School pupils were suspended by Principal Bracewell for attending a dance after the class banquet at a local hotel. Suspensions range from one day to the end of the term. Bracewell, who began duties a month ago, said the students will resist and have hired attorneys to pursue the matter in court.
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Burlington, A
Bracewell
Fairfield board backs superintendent on corporal punishment
Fairfield Iowa May 21 The board of education adopting resolutions supports the authority of Superintendent A W Crane and teachers to administer corporal punishment to refractory pupils while defending his conduct as not angry or malicious The board approves his appeal to the district court to disclose all facts and obtain a jury verdict on his guilt or innocence
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Fairfield
A. W. Crane
Fairfield Public Schools
Board of Education
Crane
Independent
Iowa
District Court
Weather Bureau Aids Over Ocean Flights
Weather Bureau meteorologists provide data to naval aviators for trans Atlantic travel. They urge a comprehensive North Atlantic meteorological and aerological observation program to improve accuracy and reduce reliance on limited data.
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Weather Bureau
Gregg
North Atlantic
Kingdom Come Parody Satirizes Kaiser in War-Time Song
A verse by Mrs. M. M. Vincent of Keota reworks the Civil War tune Kingdom Come into a German dialect spoof about the Kaiser. The playful mock lyrics accuse the Kaiser of retreat and defeat, depicting Allied victory and German absurdities in a wartime parody tone.
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M. M. Vincent
Kheota
Kingdom Come
Keota
Henry M Robinson Appointed to Shipping Board
Henry M Robinson has been appointed a member of the United States shipping board by President Wilson. He directs American marine affairs in Paris and substitutes for Edward N Hurley on the international labor board. He oversees ship provisioning for Europe voyages, troop transport, and cable service expansion while studying international trade and marine banking. Born in Ravenna Ohio fifty years ago, he is a Cornett graduate.
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Henry M. Robinson
United States Shipping Board
Wilson
Paris
Edward N. Hurley
International Labor Board
Europe
Ravenna
Cornett
Waverly Teachers Strike Second Time
WAVERLY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS STRIKE FOR THE SECOND TIME IN FOUR WEEKS OVER WAGE ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC QUARANTINE CONTRACTS ALLOW MAKEUP TIME WITHOUT PAY TEACHERS DEMAND TWO WEEKS EXTRA PAY ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS CONTINUE AS SUBSTITUTES FILL CLASSES AND THE TERM WILL END AS PLANNED
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Waterloo
Waverly Public
Fred P. Rageman
Million Dollar Baby Killed by Car in Washington
Vinson McLean, ten years old and once famed as the Million Dollar Baby, died after being struck by a Ford car with three unidentified women in Washington. The vehicle fled. he later died as his wealthy parents traveled by special train from Cincinnati.
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Washington, D.C
Vinson McLean
West Virginia
Edward B. McLean
Cincinnati
Death of the world’s wealthiest baby Vinson Walsh McClain
Vinson Walsh McClain, heir to fortunes of Vinson Walsh and J B McClain, died after a brief illness. Specialists from Johns Hopkins were unable to save him. He spent much of his life at his grandmother’s home as his wealth and famous lineage drew public attention. The Famous Hope Diamond, once connected to his family, is now owned by Mrs Edward B McClain and valued around 100000.
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Vinson
Vinson Walsh
Colorado Copper King
J. B. McClain
Cincinnati Enquirer
The
Washington Post
King Leopold
Belgium
John Hopkins Hospital
Washington
Hope
Edward B. McClain
Bootlegger shoots officer and railway conductor in Marshalltown
Marshalltown police officer Frank Campbell was shot and wounded while arresting an alleged bootlegger named Garfield. Garfield fired four shots, three hitting Campbell in the side. a fourth wounded Swift, a Minneapolis and St. Louis railway conductor, in the leg.
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Marshalltown
Frank Campbell
Garfield
Campbell
Swift
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Wild Cat Den Could Be Chosen for State Park
Davenport May 21 Wild Cat Den a famed Mississippi Valley beauty spot near Davenport and Muscatine counties may become a state park. The rugged natural area, unspoiled by development, is viewed as ideally suited for park status and accessible by road from Davenport and Muscatine.
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Davenport
Mississippi Valley
Scott
Muscatine
River Fishermen Fatal Fight Ends in Killings
Keokuk May 21 George Hammond was killed at midnight by John Higham in Higham's boathouse. Higham claims self defense. Four women with the men last evening say they left before the shooting. Hammond's body found outside the door. Higham slept in bed when arrested. revolver under his pillow. Both men were fishermen.
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Keokuk
George Hammond
John Higham
Higham
Highams Boathouse
Hammond
Optimistic Thought on Station Safety Compared to High Risk
A concise note argues that a lower status with safety offers more stability than a higher status with danger, highlighting the value of security over potential prestige.
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