Navy ends whiskey supply to ships in medical order
The bureau of medicine and surgery announces the Navy will issue no whiskey to naval vessels for medical uses. Medical depots may not issue whiskey except to hospitals, and after current stocks are exhausted no further purchases will be made. Distilled spirits and wines designated as intoxicating will be banned from purchase.
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Washington
Spirituus
United States Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Medical Department of the Navy
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Volunteer Slum Army Seeks Clothing and Aid
Report from Major and Mrs Sneath at 101% N Marion Ave requests clothing furniture and supplies to aid city needy. They list jail hospital street house to house visiting mission work church work and visiting the sick with contact at phone 417 Groen.
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Sneath
Marion Ave
Groen
Philippine forests fuel big timber trade to the United States
The forests of the Philippines provide the world’s greatest variety of wood. Hard woods are valued for beauty and durability and a growing export trade to the United States is developing.
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Philippine
Philippines
United States
Baseball Results from American and National Leagues
Friday's results include Chicago 5 Boston 3 and New York 6 Cleveland 1. Detroit 4 4 ties with Philadelphia 6 2. Washington St Louis rain. Brooklyn and St Louis split. Cincinnati Boston rained out. no other games scheduled.
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Peret
Cleveland
Beerds
Chicabo
Cecises
Taou i
St. Louis
Geese
Bn cc
Washington
Detroit
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Elly” EE Hon Dois Sacbeees
Boston
Philadelphia Leasiadnaarel i
Morgan Profits Defended in Bond Issue Case
George Whitney of J P Morgan & Co told interstate commerce examiners the firm earned less than one half of one percent for floating New York Central railroad’s 25 million dollar bond issue.
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Washington
George Whitney
J. P. Morgan & Co
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Central Railroad
Four Burned to Death in Baltimore Fire
Four men died in a blaze aboard the steamship Aeolus a former Hamburg American liner Gros s Kurfurst being recon sioned in Baltimore Maryland on September 11 local time.
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Baltimore
Aeolus
Harries Named Commander in Chief of World War Order
Maj. Gen. George Al. Harries of Chicago was elected commander in chief of the Military Order of the World War at the closing session of its first meeting in Detroit. New Orleans was chosen as the next convention city.
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Detroit
Mich
George al. Harries
Chicago
New Orleans
Mrs C W McCleery visiting in Fair and Winfield
Local notes show Mrs. C W McCleery of Fair visiting Mrs Walter Johnson and planning visits in Winfield. Other items include stone tomatoes for sale at 1.25 per bushel, woodwork and blacksmithing at City Feed Yard, and Mrs J R Riordan shopping in Moline.
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C. W. MecCleery
Walter Johnson Field
Walter Johnson
McCleery
Winfield
Stone
A. J. Waldschmidt
Teu
Local notices list trades and visits in Keota area
A compilation of brief items notes errands and travel including Theresa Vastine and Marian heading to Davenport for schooling, Mrs. L. A. Shaeffer and Marjorie in Ottumwa, Miss Kate Monaghan returning to Keota, and various ads for services and goods such as taxi, rugs, shoes, and repairs. Also mentions Dempsey Land Company real estate and multiple visits to nearby towns like Burlington Muscatine Chariton and Des Moines.
Tremor Felt in Riverside California No Damage Reported
Riverside California September 11 a quake震震shock woke sleepers and drove people outside as tremors subsided with no damage reported. Marion Ohio September 11 Senator Harding resumed his front porch schedule after a three day trip to the Northwest where negro delegates from several regions heard him discuss issues of interest to them.
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Riverside
Cal
Marion
Northwest
Inois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Harding
Parker Dead in Weeds Near Dixon River Bank
Alva C. Parker, cousin of former Democratic presidential nominee Alton B. Parker, was found with a bullet wound through the head in a weed-choked river bank area west of Dixon. Officials had searched since Sunday after Parker left home threatening self harm.
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Dixon
Alva C. Parker
Alton Th. Parker
Parker
Asters brighten Journal office as visitors drift in
Miss Nannie Leacox of Keota visits Washington and a bouquet of fine asters from Mrs. Edw. Wiley lights up the Journal office. Mr. and Mrs. Will Mayhew return from a two week trip through South Dakota Creston Iowa. Miss Arline Spessard visits Wilma Kurtz. Dyran Kurtz, from Burlington, returns from vacation and heads to Mt. Vernon to visit friends.
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Lauren King
Denver
Will Campbell
Cleveland, O
Keota
J. C. Wright
Mrs. Vincent
Nannie Leacox of
Washington
Edw. Wiley
Will Mayhew
Points
South Dakota
Creston
Iowa
Dyran Kurtz
Burlington
Mt. Vernon
Railway Executives Urge Public Help For Better Service
The Association of Railway Executives calls on the public and shippers to cooperate to meet U.S. rail transport needs. Goals include an average daily freight car movement of at least thirty miles, thirty tons loaded per car, reducing bad order cars to four percent, restoring locomotives to service, and quicker return of cars to owner roads.
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New York
Association of Railway Executives
Association wYrges
Jud Tunkins on Prosperity and Work Ethic
Approaching the Millennium, Jud Tunkins argues prosperity hinges on all men willing to work for basic needs as they do for entertainment. He insists equal effort is required for a square meal and a circus ticket.
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Jud Tunkins
Gilded Politeness Wanes Under Life's Hard Use
The text contrasts three kinds of people the rusted harsh others with rough manners the gilded who appear brilliant but show bare metal when rubbed by life. A third class is polished and grows brighter as crosses rub and refine character.
Chestnut Culture Debuts as Potential California Industry
Southern Californians eye chestnut cultivation as a future large scale crop. A recent visitor noted a fine row of chestnut trees near Santa Ana in Orange County, suggesting California could rival walnut outputs in coming years.
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Bryant Washburn
Johnson
William Gillette
Alaska
Res
Wonder
Snub Pollard
FOX
Marge O’doone
James Oliver Curwood
Ers
Matinee Daily
Washington National Bank
McHamara Undertaking Co
NAVY
John Shields & Sons
Harry Thomas
The
New York School
Music and Arts
New York City
South Side Square
Washington Town
Harry D. Smith
Washington, Iowa
Morgan Profits
WAR Order
Harries
New World Organization
Benteco-Kash
Emma Hagist of
Blue
O. F. Haight
Crail’s
P Fox & Dewey
Skipton
Harry H. Payne
Galna
Ill
McCall Bros
Theresa Vastine
Marian
Davenport
Alex de Bord
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Merle Proudfit
Donald
Trenton
Flist
P. Church
L. A. Shaeffer
Marjorie
Ottumwa
Dempsey Land Company
Chambers Clothes Shop
Ed Vinton
Edna May
Charles Elmer
Lloyd Evans
Brighton
Marion Randall of
Moline
J. B. Randall
Miss Mabel Couch
West Chester
McCall Brothers
F. A. Fritz
R. F. Fritz
Charlie Atkinson
Wichita
City Feed Yard
D. F. Macon
Kate Monaghan
Miss Anna
A. E. Kopelam
Des Moines
C. H. Hitchcock
West Liberty
Lenney, Roog & Littlefield
W. C. Starr
Mildred
Muscatine
Sinclair
Clyde Brown
Edsall
F. P. Randall
City
Russell Benton
Texas
Kansas
Joe Benton
Cecil Rowe
Walter
Maxine
Harry
Fred Ferguson
High School
Lemley
Rom & Littlefield
Blanche Fish
Cotter
Helen Carson
H. L. Linston
Gust Bramer
A. P. McCormick
W. Gray
Marie
Elva Pohrden
Presentin Die Man
Mansfieed le Echi Monroe
Universal Picture
Mildred Harris Chaplin
Polly
Royal
DJ Coe Oy
Miss Arline Spessard
Ainsworth
Wilma Kurtz
DEAN
Iowa Ave
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