Parade Lineup Announced for Septembers Homecoming Pageant
Marshal J D Glasgow names ten aides to guide delegations from county sections through a mile and a half parade from Central Park to Sunset Park. The route runs Main street Seventh avenue Washington street and Iowa avenue with bands and civic units in a township contest among Brighton Lime Creek English River Cedar Wellman Crawford Marion Washington Riverside and other townships.
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Central Park
Main Street
Seventh Avenue
Washington Street
Second Avenue
McKee
J. D. Glasgow
Ladies of the Red Cross
Brighton
Clay
Dutch Creek
Franklin
R. N. Reedy
Lime Creek
English River
Cedar Townships
Wellman
WW. L. Karr
Oregon
Crawford
Marion
RR. S. Dix
Crawfordsville
Washington
Fred Manohardt
Iowa
Jackson
Highland
J. H. Wilson
Riverside
Washington Township
Frank C. Beatty
Townships Vie for Best Pageant Showing
Mr. Glasgow has written to sectional leaders inviting them to specify joining routes for the pageant and to indicate the town and place where they will join the procession in the keen contest to see which township can make the largest and best showing.
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Marshal J. D. Glasgow
David Livingston
Karl Limerman
Ernest Louck
Martin Whittaker
Walter Conner
Sidney Smith
Joe McFihinney
Glasgow
Counterfeiting Rising Across Iowa Says State Agency
Des Moines reports indicate a surge in counterfeit paper money as new designs from federal reserve banks complicate recognition. A recent Oelwein raid yielded a counterfeit operation and arrests, with hearings set for Thursday. Bootlegging has declined since July 1, while auto theft remains a concern in larger cities during fair week.
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Des Moines
State Department of Justice
Federal Reserve Banks
Oelwein
Oldest man in U S takes first car ride at 131
Lexington Kentucky September 5 John Shell claimed as the oldest living man in the United States celebrated his 131st birthday by his first automobile ride He said this birthday he did not work and hoped to pay off his mortgage with fair earnings He has twenty nine children from two marriages and was 74 during the Civil War He was born near Knoxville ten after the Battle of King's Mountain in 1812 era and has witnessed America's rise to world power
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Lexington
John Shell
United States
Gage
Shell
Knoxville
Tenn
Bunker Hill
C. M. Stuart
Northwestern University
Evanston
Illinois
L. O Jones
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Hancher
Gilbert Finalizes Muscatine District Report at Conference
Dr. H F Gilbert closed a six year term with a report noting a near 2500 raise in pastors salaries and urging a graded apportionment based on salary and membership. The Muscatine district praised for finances as nine charges exceeded targets. Bishop Homer Stuntz led afternoon address on latent lay forces as sessions wrapped with committee reports and elections.
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Muscatine
K. J. Shook
Burlington
H. F. Gilbert
G. A. Mineary
Oskaloosa
Town Methodist Conference
Muscatine District
Gilbert
Stunts
Homer, Stuntz
Omaha
Neb
W. Moore
Wapello
Myrtle M. Saylor
Mediapolis
Iowa Day Set for October 24 in State Schools
Iowa Day will be observed in public, private, and parochial schools statewide on Friday October 24. The program includes five pupils presenting short stories on topics such as history government agriculture manufacturing merchandising and civic progress. Students may recite from memory or read, with a contest to name or identify Iowa made products.
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Iowa
P. E. MacClenahan
McClenahan
Lowan
Five Eldora boys escape from Eldora runaways near Cambridge
Five Iowa training school band members on a truck from the Iowa state fair escaped near Cambridge. Sheriff Ricketts hunted them through timber and corn east of Shipley but darkness ended the chase. one boy was recaptured while others eluded officers after a clash in the field.
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Nevada
Iowa
Iowa Training School
Eldora
Cambridge
Ricketts
Shipley
Senators Seek 15000 Dollar Travel Fund To Oppose League Covenant
Washington dispatch reports Rep Newton of Missouri introduced a resolution seeking 15000 dollars to cover expenses for senators who would accompany President Wilson on a peace treaty tour to the Pacific coast. He notes the presidential trip costs were paid from a 25000 dollar traveling fund, while no fund exists for senators touring in opposition to the League covenant.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Pacific Coast
Rep
Newton
Republican
Missouri
Congress
Tanlac improves Kansas City woman after long health struggle
Mrs. George M. Burns of Kansas City says Tanlac restored her appetite, strengthened her, and eased nerves after months of stomach trouble and back pain. She traveled sixteen miles to Sedan for the medicine and reports nine-pound gain and better sleep. She recommends Tanlac for stomach issues and general building up. Sold in Washington by Sherman Pros, Crawfordsville by Sam Stites, and Brighton by G W Dash.
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George M. Burns
Spruce Ave
Kansas City
Tanlac
Mrs. Burns
Chautauqua
Kan
Sedan
Tanlace
Taniae
Taniac
Tansac
Washington
Sherman Pros
Crawfordsville
Sam Stites
Tn Brighton
G W. Dash
Advt
Curiosity in Muscatine Street Car Dispute
In Muscatine on Sept. 5 a judge issued a mandatory injunction ordering the streetcar company to operate. Officers were not served due to the president being in Florida. Cars stay in the barn as workers seek pay, with sheriff directing access and county potential liability. Public opinion tilts against the company and a plan for a single manager and fare increase is opposed.
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Muscatine
M. F. Donegan
Florida
Wiley
Hampton Girl Stirs Damages Suit In St Paul
Hampton residents discuss a $25,000 damages suit filed by Mrs. J. E. Stonebraker in St. Paul. She accuses Mrs. Basker Hampton and others of alienating her husband and hiding him. The elder Stonebraker is longtime resident and president of the Co-Operative State Bank of St Paul. his son William E. is assistant cashier. The son wed after returning from the war last November against the family’s wishes.
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Hampton
J. E. Stonebraker
St. Paul
Stonebroker
Co- Operative State Bank of
Finds Unexpected Some Times Happens
A testimonial extols Mayr's Wonderful Remedy claiming relief from decade long stomach trouble after one dose. The ad promises a money back guarantee and notes Lemmon's Pharmacy and other druggists carry the product.
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Mayr
Lemmon's
No National Guard Encampment Canceled This Year
Des Moines Sept 5 no encampment of I N G units will take place this year Adjutant General L G Lasher announced Instead a five day officers school will be held in Des Moines during October and a five day rifle range shoot by battalions will be conducted at Camp Dodge planning to proceed as scheduled
Golf caddies strike turns violent in Dubuque incident
In Dubuque Iowa on September 5 the golf caddies strike escalated when a strikebreaker named Trey was attacked on the links. He was beaten thrown into the river and left tied in the water where a passerby discovered him hours later.
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Dubuque
Trey
Workers Strike For Higher Wages and Conditions
The report notes boys walking off the job, demanding 20 cents an hour and improved working conditions, signaling a broader labor dispute and calls for fair treatment.
Pearson joins national nutrition committee
President R A Pearson of Iowa State College is named to the biology and agricultural division’s Food and Nutrition Committee of the National Research Council. The twelve member panel includes O B Mendel Yale Johns Hopkins B F McCollum, A Ki Taylor, and T H Sherman. Pearson is the sole western representative.
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Yale University
EB. F. McCollum
Johns Hopkins University
A. Ki. Taylor
University of Pennsylvania
TH. C. Sherman
Columbia University
Pearson
Mississippi River
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