Local Glenbard News Roundup and Upcoming Events
Sheriff candidate Geo F Anderson endorsed while N D Anderson adds taxi car for city calls. Mr and Mrs Georges McDonnell move to Mr John McLaughlin property on Fast Main Street. West Washington Circus parade Saturday at ten with two o clock show. Earle Davis summer term music class begins June 16 with arrangements to secure a place. Lancelot Payne visiting relatives in Brooklyn. Battery free inspection at Washington Motor Co. Memorial day trips to Grinnell and Brooklyns noted. Presbyterian bake sale at Cunningham's on May 31. Dr H F Masson leaves for Chicago for hospital study. Battery sale and home made pies available at bake sale. Franklin area notes include Mt Union trip and Crawfordsville Memorial day services.
Police Chief Urges Reforms in American Departments
In Los Angeles on May 24 Chief August Vollmer warned of widespread crime and flawed policing. He called police archaic, urged higher education standards, medico psychologic screening for recruits, officer accountability, criminologist led crime prevention, university training, and a merit system to strengthen department organization.
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Los Angeles
Lfe
August Vollmer
Police Commission of
Vollmer
Summer travel notes from local residents
Mrs. Samuel Evans visits Wy man at her daughter’s home. Grace Berger and Theodore return from Paul Mundt visit. T F Barker Opal Turkington go to Winfield. Iowa City students Henry and Theodore Bailey home for summer. Charles McLaughlin back from Cedar Rapids. Edgar Leighton arrives from Davenport for a day with Louis Baird. Mary Tucker Mildred Ginkincer head to Des Moines for weekend. Dorothy Dowell to OsKaloosa for music lessons. Lois Griffith to OsKaloosa then Grinnell to visit sister Virginia Beatty. John Munn and son John travel to Spickard Mo to see Munn parents. W M Fitzwilliams to Keota for Memorial day. A A Atwood and son Gerald visit Dewey Hess then go to Keota. G W Crozier to Knoxville. Ed Sullivan leaves for Trenton Mo for visit.
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Lois Griffith
Oskaloosa
Virginia Beatty
Grinnell
Courtesy in African Hospitality Manners and Gifts
The text describes native African courtesy in hosting and departing guests. It notes greetings like Humbа gachsle and the guest reply Lala Kachle, and explains that hosts receive gifts with both hands cupped as a bowl. It emphasizes respectful, ceremonial conduct and eye awareness in social exchanges.
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Africa
Iowa Woman Seeks Flight With Major Hensley Next Month
Iowa City resident Mrs. G R Paulus sister of Major Williams N Hensley urges him to pick her up at Mitchell Field New York for a breakfast to dinner flight to Columbus South Dakota planned as soon after June 7 as weather allows She will accompany him on the trip and return by air after visiting Judge and Mrs W N Hensley Also noted are a children's clinic run and Arthur Teeter's summer position at the university library with other local notes.
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Associated Preas
Iowa City
Iowa
Williams N. Hensley
United States Air Service
New York
Columbus
G. R. Paulus
Hensley
Paulus
California
Daniel A. Yates
Preston L. Etter
Etter
Arthur Teeter
H. A. Teeter
Pierre Paul Cambon dies in Paris noted French statesman
Pierre Paul Cambon former French ambassador to London dies at his Paris home. The eminent diplomat helped forge the 1904 Anglo French Entente Cordiale, acting as mediator during critical talks with Lord Lansdowne and Theophile Delcasse. Born January 20 1843 Cambon rose through diplomatic posts in Madrid Constantinople and Tunis before London.
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Paris
Pierre Paul Cambon
London
Paul Cambon
Jules Cambon
Washington
Paul
Constantinople
M. Paul Cambon
Tunis
Madrid
St. James
England
France
Faschoda
Egypt
Edward VII
Europe
Russia
Germany
Austria
Italy
Theophile Delcasse
Lord Lansdowne
Bugypt
Morocco
The Entente Cordiale and Cambon’s Role in 1904
The text notes Russia entering the agreement via alliance with France and that King Edward aimed to unite three nations. M. Cambon signed the final draft after Delcasse and Lansdowne settled essential terms. It highlights the Entente Cordiale's future impact and Cambon’s 1914 leadership before resigning in November 1920.
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Europe
Russia
France
Edward
M. Cambon
Delcasse
Lansdowne
Germany
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The
Night Wind
William Russell
Clyde Cook
FOX News
Richard Talmadge
Miles
Arch Best
Oxfords
Wilson's, Gate
Plumily's
Gate
M. B
Geo. F. Anderson
Farle Davis
Alneworth
Davis
Monmouth College Conservatory of Music
Marion Township
N. D. Anderson
Mrs
Georges McDonell
Mr. John McLaughlin
Fast Main Street
Eury W. Henderson
Arthur W. Romine
West Washington
Luther Bowers
Earle Davis
Ainsworth
Lancelot Payne
Brooklyn
Harry Payne
Washington Motor Co
West
Grand Rapids
South Bend
Ind
Chicago
Mark
Burlington
Marguerite
Acrobata
Wilson's
Glen Barclay
Eon Charles
Broonlyn la
Jake Wenger
Jake Ficher
Barbara Arnold
Lizzie Kaufman
Wayland
Cunningham's Grocery
H. F. Masson
Presbyterian
Frances L. Wilson
Mt. Union
W. W. Bowers
Crawfordsville
Ford
C. W. Allen
A. L. Griffith
Mrs. J. D. Buckley
Washington Loan & Trust Co
Police of America
Samuel Evans
Wyman
Grace Berger
Theodore
Paul Mundt
T. F. Barker
Opal
C. Turkington
Winfield
Henry
Theodore Bailey
Charles McLaughlin
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Edgar Leighton
Davenport
Louis Baird
Mary Tucker
Mildred Genkincer
Des Moines
Dorothy Dowell
John Munn
John
Spickard, Mo
Mr. Munn
W. M. Fitzwilliams
Keota
A. A. Atwood
Gerald
Dewey Hess
G. W. Crozier
Knoxville
Ed Sullivan
Trenton, Mo
Kafir
Washington Cleaners
Owen McGovern
W. D. Loftiss
West 2Nd Street
John Shields & Sons
Washington Oil Co
Grant
Lupton & McCleery
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