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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1920

Page

5

Balloting for American Hall of Fame Is Closed

New York October 9 Balloting for the quinquennial election of twenty additional famous American women to the Hall of Fame closed yesterday. Four hundred ten nominees. results to be announced November 1. The Hall sits on the heights of New York University overlooking the Hudson and Harlem rivers.

New York Hall of Fame New York University Hudson Harlem Rivers A. D United States Supreme Court Robert Underwood Johnson Italy William Vatamee Ralph Waldo Emerson Nathaniel Hawthorne Washington Irving Henry Wadsworth Longfellow James Russell Lowell John Greenleaf Whittier George Bancroft William Cullen Bryant Jas Fenimore Cooper Oliver Wendall Holmes John Lothrop Motley Edgar Allan Joe Francis Parkman Horace Mann Mark Hopkins Jonathan Edwards Henry Ward Beecher Wiliam Ellery Channing Phillips Brooks Peter

Indian Case Postponed and Prohibition Fines Set

Eleven more cases of violating federal prohibition laws were settled in Cedar Rapids federal court. Judge Henry T. Reed imposed fines of 100 dollars or less except Cenek Sysel who received one year and a day in prison and a 750 dollar fine. Neff received two years and a 1000 dollar fine for transporting a 15 year old girl, Ida Bloom, from Rock Island to Cedar Rapids. The Tama Indians cases and a bankruptcy matter against the Iowa Bankers Mortgage Co. were postponed. The court noted the absence of the Indians in the federal building. Monthly birth notices report births in Washington and surrounding townships with dates and parents listed.

Cedar Rapids Henry T. Reed Cenek Sysel Fort Leavenworth Steel John Neff Neff Ida Bloom Minneapolis Rock Island Iowa Bankers Mortgage Company Federal

Miss Guthrie Visits Mary Swick in Davenport

Miss Josephine Guthrie plans a morning visit to Davenport to see Miss Mary Swick. The brief note records a social engagement involving two local residents in the city.

Josephine Guthrie Davenport Mary Swick

World Debt Question at International Finance Congress

New York reports at the Brussels congress aim to produce balance sheets showing each nation’s financial status. Estimated 1914 to 1919 debts highlight Britain, France, and the United States as major players, with Britain’s peak around 40 billion and France about 46 billion.

New York International Financial Congress Russia France Great Britain Bankers’ Trust Company of United States England

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John Adams Henry Clay Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln George Washington Daniel Webster John Quincy Adams James Madison Andrew Jackson Alexander Hamilton Gilbert Charles Stuart Harriet Beecher Stowe Mary Lyon Emma Williard Frances Elizabeth Willard Marie Mitchell Charlotte S. Cushman Williams Lloyd Garrison Horace Greeley Francis Scott Key Wendell Phillips William Prescott Noah Webster George William Curtis William Whitney Asbury William Brewster Dwight Moody Roger Williams Edward Everett Haile Heinrich Muhlenberg Henry Bergh John Brown Spencer Baird Nathaniel Bowditeh Matthew Maury Benjamin Pierce Benjamin Ssilliman Benjamin Thompson Josiah Giggs Samuel Langley Henry Morgan Simon Newcomb James Eads Alexander Holley Henry Richardson John Roebling John Griffiths Charles McKim Robert Mills John Stevens Moiaim McDowell William Morton Benjamin Rush James Sims Crawford W. Long Frank Abbott William Bull John Carnachan Charles T. Jackson Walter Reed William Shippen, Jr Lyman Spalding Charles Goodyear Richard Marsh Hoe Cyrue Hall McCormick George Henry Corliss Robert McCormick John Ericsson Stockton Borton William Austin Burt Walter Hunt Ottmar Mergenthaler Robert L. Stevens Samuel Houston Elish Kent Kane Adoniram Judson Meriwether Lewis Marcus Whitman John Eliot Jacques Marquette William Clark David Crockett Jediah Smith Henry M. Stanley Gallera George Clark Stephen Decatur John Fremont Nathaniel Greene Nathan Hale Thomas Jackson Albert Sydney Johnston George Meade Oliver Hazard Perry David Dixon Porter Philip Schuyler Winfield Scott Philip Sheridan Zachary Taylor George Thomas William Pepperrell John Paul Jones Joseph E. Johnston George B John Calhoun Salmon Chase DeWitt Clinton Jas. R. Garfield John Hancock Patrick Henry John Jay Robert L. Livingston James Monroe William Seward Roger Sherman Edwin Stanton Alexander Stephens Charles Sumner James G. Blaine Edward Everette William Bradford Abraham Gallatin John Milton Hay Robert Morris Grover Cleveland John Cople P . Booth Frederic Church Joseph Jefferson Frederick Law Olmstead Theodore Thomas Edwin Forrest Winslow Homer George In Ness Edward MacDowell Augustus St. Gandens Ward James A. McN Whistler Helen Jackson Lydia Sigourney Constance Woolson Abigail Adams Louisa Alcott Alice Cary Phoebe Cary Sarah Fuller Elizabeth Agassiz Sarah Judean Alice Freeman Palmer M J. F Elizabeth A. Seton Lucy Stone Blackwell Eleanor Dave Dorothea Dix Mary Dyer Anne Hutchinson Dorothy Madison Lucretia Mott Martha Washington Mary Washington Anna Cunningham Susan B. Anthony Elizabeth Cady Stanton Harriet Hosmer Sarah Bache Pochontas Rolfe Dann Melvin Francis Iowa Fiert Fletcher Lois Fern Crawfordville Frank Wm Givens Everett Lee Dutch Creek Edward B Edgar Allen Washington Paul Jarvis Leila Loraine Crawford Guy Fred Jones Mary Margaret John David Kron Lawrence P Riverside Leo Kron Kloppfer Kert Edward Ralph C Landers Margaret Marian Kalona William M Maiden Elvira May Brighton Ernest McCaleb Ainsworth George Rotenburger Wilma K John Howard A Car D Tennity Betty Josephine John Asa Turner Ralph Earl Harry Earl Ruth Alice Harry, Earl van Dyke Rosalie Beatrice Clay Two Wilbert R Wolf Priscilla Ann Harvey P Yoder Carroll Joseph Wellman Joe J Tommy C. M. & F. Clothing Co Iowa Farm Bureau Federation C. W. Hunt E. H. Cunningham Washington County Farm Bureau C. F. Letts Walter Brown ED Jones Fay Rugg Lime Creek O. K. Scott English River Chas. Cummins John Powell QO. C. Patterson Cedar H. L. Walker D. W. McLaughlin Ralph Zeck Jackson Highland Henry Levers Karl Libe Franklin Fred Palmer John Jones Oregon L. C. Stannard Clay Ralph Tracey Marion John Maxwell Farm Bureau
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