Public Opening of High School Soon Brings Ad Club Plans
Washington’s new high school will open to the public in about three weeks with the comedy drama The Fortune Hunter to be staged in the big auditorium by a local cast. The run is expected to be short but lively, directed by Nellie Walker of Atlantic Iowa, with cast details to follow. Ad Club members plan a social meeting next Tuesday at the Rothschilds home on East Washington Street, focusing on fellowship over food and light entertainment, with cost talks set aside.
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Waington
Journal
Ad Glub
Pair Wed Buzz Ends in Ring Lost and Found
In Sioux City Iowa on October 10 Mr and Mrs Philip Eliksevic had just married and rode in a taxicab from a church to a photographer's gallery. The bride realized her wedding ring was missing and a search began led by the groom and a beer man with newsboys helping. The ring was found in the taxicab seat where it had fallen during a glove change.
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Sioux City
Philip Eliksevic
Washington County Evening Journal Summary Card
Evening Journal reports local events with concise notes on politics society and business in Washington County. Residents read for updates on community happenings and notable occurrences across town.
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Evening Journal
Washington County
Texas romance at Fox Theatre opens with Zane Gray tale
William Fox presents a thrilling Texas romance based on Zane Gray. The show opens today October 11 at the Fox Theatre with performances starting at 7 p.m. and running nightly, plus another matinee and evening show on Monday.
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William Fox
Zane Gray
Fox Theatre
Influenza Quarantined Here As Cases Rise
One influenza case is quarantined at 106 South Avenue B with the family under strict isolation. Health officials expect milder illness this season and urge prompt reporting and personal precautions to prevent spread.
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Board of Health
Lillian Shaw
South Avenue B
Washington
Fortnightly Club and related notices from local groups
Announcements list meetings for the Kolah club Shalom Group Methodist Sunday school Fortnightly club and Home Economics sections. Meetings occur Monday Tuesday and Wednesday on various dates with dues and roll call required. Describes locations Mrs Lauder Kennedy Mrs F L Wilson Mrs J M Godfrey and Mrs Frank Wilson.
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Kolah Club
Lauder Kennedy
Notch K of P Holds Regular Meeting Monday
A Notch K of P meeting was held Monday evening with members noting progress and reporting on the find rank. Scribe J Squire provided updates on coat work and related duties.
Headlights Full On In Daylight
Tourists with headlights blazing drew comments from W Mannhardt of Prest-O-Lite Service Station who urges motorists to have storage batteries inspected. He warns generators can overcharge during long trips causing battery overheating and water loss, and notes Prest-O-Lite stations offer free expert advice and water filling.
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W. Mannhardt
Prest-O-Lite
New Committees Named for Chautauqua 1920
Dr. J. M. Wishart named committees for the Chautauqua sessions of 1920 with roles in program publicity finance grounds and other officers listed. A Coil Alber bureau representative will meet in Washington to discuss talent. With about 2000 in treasury and 1000 season tickets pledged, plans aim for a superior program and notable attractions.
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J. M. Wishart
Chautauqua Association
Anna Dawson
H. H. McCleery
J. A. Glendinning
R. BE. Dougherty
Orville Elder
D. H. McLaughlin
CC. A. Dewey
Frank R. Sage
C. M. Keck
R. L. Livingston
W. M. Keeley
Frank Stewart
L. H. Wallace
CC. E. Dowell
A. Jt. Miller
Coil-Alber Bureau
Chautauqua Management
Washington
Iowa Tuberculosis Drive Plans 1920 Big Campaign
Des Moines reports a 1920 push by the Iowa Tuberculosis Association to launch a doubly intensive campaign. The motto aims for cases diagnosed while curable, with the Modern Health Crusade promoting good health habits for children. The drive funds Red Cross Christmas Seals, 90 percent stays in state, 10 percent to the National association.
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Des Moines
Iowa ‘Tuberculosis Association
Cen
Iowa Trudeau Society
State Tuberculosis Association
Iowa
Red Cross
the Nations Tuberculosis Association
Barney Probes Iowa Food Hoarding With U S Attorney
Des Moines Oct 10 W B Barney state food and dairy commissioner in Chicago attending the National Dairy Show will confer with United States District Attorney Clyne before returning about evidence of profiteering and hoarding of food in Iowa. He has been in communication with Mr Clyne regarding the high cost of living.
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Des Moines
W. B. Barney
Chicago
United States
Clyne
Iowa
Barney
Hides Negro From a Mob at Crookston Jail
A mob of over 100 from Grand Forks and East Grand Forks reached the Polk county jail in Crookston Minnesota to lynch Jim Smith a negro charged with the assault and murder of Edna Werner seventeen. They learned Smith had been removed from custody and hidden officials refused to reveal his whereabouts.
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Grand Forks
Grand Fork
East Grand Forks Minn
Polk County
Crookston
Minn
Jim Smith
Edna Werner
Smith
Cigarette Smoking Rising Worldwide
London report shows cigarette smoking increasing in England especially among women with demand estimated at twice prewar levels. A tobacco expert notes women smoke more than before and some cannot hang washing without a cigarette.
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London
England
Haase Injuries Serious After Shooting
In Berlin on February 11 191?, l ogue Haase independent association leader was shot by an Austrian and is confined to bed for at least four weeks. Surgeons report an X-ray shows a bullet near the knee requiring removal by operation.
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Berlin
Get
Luge Haase
Herr Haase
American Tuberculosis Experts Attend London Meeting
Three leading U S tuberculosis specialists represent the United States at the British Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis annual meeting in London. The delegation includes Dr Charles J Hatfield of the National Tuberculosis Association Dr David R Lyman former president of the same group and Dr William Charles White who headed the American Commission on Tuberculosis to Italy.
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New York
America
United States
British Association For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
London
Charles J. Hatfield
National Tuberculosis Association
David R. Lyman
William Charles White
American Commission On Tuberculosis
Italy
Partners Three Stars Enid Bennett at Graham Theatre
Realism shines in the Thomas H. Ince photoplay Partners Three with Enid Bennett. Director Fred Niblo and crew shot desert scenes in tents among cactus and sage, creating vivid location work for Casson Ferguson John P. Lockney and Robert McKim with Lydia Yeamans Titus as a standout in a strong supporting cast.
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Thomas H. Ince
Enid Bennett
Graham Theatre
Great American
Niblo
Casson Ferguson
John P. Lockney
Robert McKim
Lydia Yeamans
Ohio Company of Boston and its national university grant
The Ohio Company of Boston formed in 1790s to buy government land and settle lands northwest of the Ohio River. By 1880s its agents contracted for 1.5 million acres with options on 5 million, founding Marietta, Ohio as an early New England influence center in the Northwest. The contract included the first national land grant for a university.
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Ohio
Boston
Ohio River
Marietta
New England
Northwest
Ohio Company
Guncotton Purity Tied to Spontaneous Combustion Risk
Properly made guncotton free from uncombined acid shows a tendency to spontaneous combustion. Even well purified samples kept for years may undergo slow chemical changes.
Yanks Back from Siberia After Siberian Expedition
Thirteen American soldiers wounded at Romanovska on July 20 arrived aboard the Sherman in San Francisco from Vladivostok. The unit sustained 86 casualties, with Lieut. Lawrence D. Butler commanding the force at Romanetsko and awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, reportedly the first such honor in the Siberian expeditionary forces.
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San Francisco
Romanovska
Vladivostok
Lawrence D. Butler
Romanetsko
Four French Soldiers Shot in Sarrebruck Clash
Report from Petit Parisien says a French major and three soldiers were wounded in a clash at Sarrebruck in occupied Germany during labor demonstrations over high living costs. Riot described as drawing in workers from Spartec.
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Riet
Sarrebruck
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Frank Wilson
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Wishart
Faerber Farm
Ainsworth
Brighton
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Wanteld
J. W. Miller
T. M. Jackson
Sturgeon
Buerkens
Nate Jones
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J. D. Dayton
West Chester
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George Teas
Poland
W. R. Gamon
C. M. Strain
Stout
J. H. Baird
Lone Tree
Johnson & Bidwell
Columbus Junction
Whittaker & Brown
Harry Lauderman
Sound
H. D. Emry
DELCO
H. F. Darbyshire
Ted Eggers
Carmichael’s Make. V. N
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Towa
D. C. Griggs
Mutual Telephone
Boone County
Missouri
Tuberculosis Associa
Tion
North
Haase
Emporium
Bennett
Old “Ohio Company
J. A. Y. Ashby
Office of
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Washington & Ka- Lona Road
Riverside
Chittenden
Wellman
Shapfer
John Elgar
Washington R
Yanks
Siberia
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