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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1920
Page
8
Lawyers and business men of Port Arthur Texas policed the town as the entire police force went on strike. A New York cotton exchange membership sold for 22500 dollars, up 500 from the last sale.
Political advertisement promotes James M. Cox for President with Roosevelt as Vice President and lists candidates for U S Senate Claude R Porter for Centerville Appanoose county. Lieutenant Governor Charles K E Cameron Alta Buena Vista county. Secretary Ruth V Sumner Adel Dallas county. Auditor John R. Rude Marshalltown Marshall county. Treasurer J E Craven Kellogg Jasper county. Attorney General C E Walters Toledo Tama county. Supreme Court judges George B Lynch Adair Adair county John W Anderson Onawa Monona county Hubert Utterback Des Moines Polk county. vacancy judge Seneca Cornall Ottumwa Wapello county.
Reported strike by fans after authorities cut bulls allowed in fights leads to disruption at arenas. In India, widespread female suffering continues due to caste laws and lack of male physician access.
Local items include Miss Mae Townsley's return from a visit, safety boxes offered by Washington National Bank, and visits involving Mrs. Earl Berney and Miss Hazel at Ames. Other notes cite tire services, upcoming sales at Fred Stewart's room, a birth announcement for Carol Margaret Settle, and a hospital update on Mrs. C. K. Gray with appendicitis.
Public sale of household goods to be held Saturday at two o'clock at 626 West Monroe. Items include brown leather davenport black and brown leather rockers solid oak rocker oak buffet dining set two 9x12 rugs kitchen cabinet two kitchen chairs cook stove gas stove cooking utensils. Auctioneers D F Macon. Mrs Don Young. 20113 tu th f.
Philadelphia officials report a surge of 550 missing persons requests from across the country in the past month. Many are young women believed enticed from home or drawn to city opportunities. A dozen sailors claiming discharge papers have not been heard from since leaving port.
Iowa City Oct 19 The Hawkeyes seek a Chicago victory to recover from a 20 to 3 loss to Illinois. Iowa’s only working attack was the forward pass as Aubrey Devine and Locke struggled to advance. If Iowa defeats Chicago, the season could still end with two easy wins over Northwestern and Minnesota.
Sixty Bolshevists are to be tried in Hungary soon. The Soviet minister has advised Hungary that the 1, 000 Hungarian officers, prisoners in Russia, will be held as hostages and will receive the same punishment given the Hungarian Bolshevists.
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