Iowa American Legion OKs broad program at Waterloo convention
Iowa American Legion delegates endorse a wide program for 1923 24 urging better veterans’ hospitals support for Fort Des Moines and new state hospitalization director and decentralization of the Veterans Bureau. The group backs Navy pride flag rules school display and post structure reforms while praising leaders and naming Hanford MacNider trophy plans and a Des Moines memorial.
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National
G. A. Re
Des Moines
Nawer
Judge Landis
Hanford MacNider
State Department
Iowa
Legion
New Iowa Legion Officers Named After State Convention
The newly elected state officers of the American Legion are prominent Iowans, including Commander C. B. Robbins a former judge and war veteran. Vice Commander Bert Halligan and Adjutant James Barton are noted local leaders, with other officers from Council Bluffs to Des Moines. An accompanying Waterloo Tribune editorial lauds the Legionnaires’ spirit and their impact on civic life.
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ToWa
American Legion
Waterloo
Department
Iowa Press
Iow
Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
Thirty-Ninth General Assembly
Boy Scouts
Nationa
Hanford MacNider
Frank Miles
Edito
Iowa Legionaire
Stat
Tom
Welles
Iowa
James F. Barton
Financ Sovata
New Orleans
Kansas City
United States
Mount Pleasar
William Bender
Solon
Floydacher
Marengo
Ed PF. Howesinton
Ben Birdsall
Iowa Falls
Aul Scott
Clarion
J. C. Sparks Waverly
Herman C. Miller
Water- 00
Guy Lott
Osage
C. H. Banton
Charles City
Ben Webster
Wanoma
John F. Veenker
Northwood
Jas
J. McGiley
Cedar Rapids
H . Smith
Toledo
Lloyd Lowery
Namosa
John Clay
Marion
R. Ebee
Vinton
Robert J. Shaw
Sigourny
J. C. Isehorn
Oskaloosa
Richard McNamara
Winterset
J.qandsey
Harry H. Polk
C. B. Robbins
Cedar Rapids Life Insurance Company
Davenport
Fort Dodge
Legion
Walter T. Robinson
Hampton
John R DeWitt
Council Bluffs
Creigton University
Rainbow Post
Mat A. Tinley
Donald Macrae
Tom Hollowell
Fort Madison
State Penitentiary
John H. Kelly
Sioux City Tribune
Phineas M. Henry
Henry and Henry
Waterloo Tribune
League Asks Armenia Haven
Geneva September 28 The League of Nations opens with a unanimous restatement that any peace talks with Turkey must provide a national home for Armenians. The measure, though unopposed, is met with tepid enthusiasm as many new delegates doubt it will pressure Turkish acceptance of league intervention.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Turkey
Development of the Horse Through Early Ancestors
The article traces the origin of the horse from small four toed ancestors about cat size. It notes four toes in front and three behind, with a habit of standing on their toes that developed the hoof, essentially a toenail evolved into a hoof.
Health official to speak at Paris sanitation meeting
Washington health board reports Surgeon General Cummine will attend events in October and November in Paris and Rome to promote international sanitation treaties, present amendments, and share experience on public health inspection and quarantine at ports of entry.
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Washington
Hugh S. Cummine
Pate Lie Health Service
Oolutry
Whee
Connog
Venus
Paris
Hvatene
League Oft Natins
Mathedy
Auerbach Arrests Linked to Prohibition Violations
Cleveland authorities arrest Abraham Auerbach former head of Auerbach & Co a lair tonic manufacturer under orders of A U S D A Breit enstein on prohibition act charges. A warrant is issued in New York for his brother Louis on a similar count. The case involves alleged large scale financial manipulations through the harmonic business.
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Cleveland, O
Abraham Auerbach
Auerbach & Co
United States
Breitenstein
New York
Auerbach
Louis
American Gets Gil Right in Baku Oil Territory
A contract between Barnsdell corporation of New York and Soviet authorities grants Americans concessions to operate in the Baku territory. The deal allows installation of machinery and development of oil wells on a percentage basis for at least ten years. Henry Mason Day of Barnsdell is expected to sign once ratified.
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Moscow
Russia
Barnsdell Corporation of
New York
Baku
Mo Serabriakov
Henry Mason Day
Potters to Close Plants Over Wage Increase Demand
Pittsburgh employers of the United States Potters association voted to shut down plants on October 1 rather than grant a 7 percent wage hike demanded by employees. The workers had voted to strike that same day if the increase was not granted.
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Manufacturers’ Association
Pittsburgh
United States Potters’ Association
Harding Signs Cable Bill Affirming Women Citizenship
President Harding signed the Cable bill affirming independent citizenship rights for women in the United States regardless of their husbands status or nationality. The signing pen was presented to Mrs. Maud Wood Park, president of the League of Women Voters.
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Washington
Harding
United States
Maud Wood Park
League of Women Voters
Bank Looters Blow Vault in Blandinsville Heist
A quartet in an automobile dynamited the First National Bank vault in Blandinsville Illinois as residents watched in fear. They escaped with an estimated sum between $9,000 and $10,000. Police hunt for the four men.
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Blandinsville
Deportations Intensify as Smyrna Quay Clears
Smyrna reports the quay finally cleared as thousands of refugees are moved to concentration camps and interior deportations continue. Greek nationals are being relocated with two British-flag ships transporting about 14 000 survivors to Mytilene and two American vessels expected.
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Smyrna
Myteilene
Wright Family Rates Canon City as a Travel Haven
A letter from J C Wright of Canon City Colorado extols the town to Washington Journal readers. He highlights Royal Gorge Skyline Drive Phantom Canyon Highway Red Canon Park local coal district mineral springs and penitentiary roadwork as reasons to visit or relocate. He praises climate scenery and local amenities hoping old friends will visit and enjoy Colorado’s heart of the Rocky Mountains.
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Journal
J. C. Wright
Canon City
Colorado
Canhon City
Ryal Gorge
Rocky Mountains
Belden
Royal Gorge
America
Penitentiary
Great Cripple Creek
Cure
Red Canons Park
State Armory
State Penitentiary
R. R. Canon City
Cob
Iowa Hawks Begin Football Practice with Rebuilding Effort
Iowa City Iowa closes its first week of football practice as they rebuild after Aubrey Devine and Duke Slater left. Leland Parkin Rich Hicks and Yerkes compete for quarterback while Engeldinger Nugent and Hancock shore up the line. Capt Gordon Locke anchors the backfield as Iowa prepares for Knox and Yale tests.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Audrey Devine
Duke” Slater
Glen Devine
Lester Belding
Howard H. Jones
Iowa Field
Aubrey Devine
Leland
Parkin
Waterloo
Rich
Maquoketa
Hicks
Brooklyn
Yerkes
Cedar Rapids
Colby
Des Moines
Seiling
Boone
Iowa
Roscoe Holm
Alton
Devine
Perior
Wis
Hieldt
McIntyre
George Thompson
Webster City
Max Kaesky
Dubuque
Knox
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Gordon Locke
Denison
Glen Miller
Craven Shuttleworth
Sibley
First Brass Buttons
A brass batten was first introduced by a hardware maker in Birmingham Maghond near the close of the seventeenth century.
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Birminghem
Maghond
Pronunciation Trouble for Demosthenes and Aristoe
The text notes that the letter r proved difficult for Demosthenes and Aristoe. It highlights a preclarity in their speech and suggests that both figures shared trouble pronouncing the letter r.
World’s Islands Total Length Exceeds Seventeen Circumferences
A report notes that the world’s islands collectively have a total length surpassing seventeen times the Earth’s equatorial circumference, highlighting the vast extent of island landmasses.
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Islands
World
Global Plant Distribution Misleading Claim Examined
Researchers challenge a universal plant statement noting that no single species grows worldwide. They explain only one species exists with ten subspecies showing regional variety across about half the globe.
Palmistry Note from Atchisoy Globe
A fragment from the Atchisoy Globe questions a claim about a cil hone 6 being soft and white like a baby while asserting that stories of doing housework are untrue.
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Atchisoy Globe
Gyroscope Fabilizer Saves Vessel Livestock on Trip
A gyroscope stabilizer fitted to the vessel saved livestock worth substantial value on a single voyage. The device reduced sway during rough seas and prevented loss of cattle and other animals, ensuring safe transport.
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U.S. Veterans Bureau
Veterans’ Bureau
Iowa General Assembly
Gwas
Iowa Negro Legionaires
South
Dads Auxiliary
Schoo
Sanye
Daniel F. Steck
American Legion Auxiliary No. P
McNamara Post
Tme
la Societe Des Hommes Et Chevaux de Secret Order of the American Legion
Tate
Richard F. Mitchell
de Gate
Vining
Woodbine
68Th Infantry
de Train
J. D. Hedberg
Grand
Hanford Post
E. R. Donahue
Pocahontas
Ommissaire Intendante
Frank Childs
Des Moines Chemist Nationale
Des Moines Rubber Stamp Works
J. Q. Lindsey
Conention
BR. G. Gutch
Chariton
Lews
Bedford
A. W. Webster
Sidney
Poon. Methermott
Atlantic
Hugo Geiger
Minden
John R. DeWitt
Cownell Mruffs
Rercival Vining
FH. Cooney
Carroll
R. J. Laird
Algona
J. Fisher
Fort Doage
PD. Coon
Venson
Ed Greengo
Emmetapure
Max Seth
Wallingford
H. B. Farnsworth
Storm Lake
J. Rh. Murph
Ida Groves
C. Fee
Merrill
C. Jennett
Mapleton
P. Bb. Mouw
Sioux Center
F. Wenig
Spencer
W. Bosedell
Spirit Lake
League
Armenia
Health Board
Hugh &. Cumming
Cleveland
Gil
Blandinsville, Ll
Quay
Hart
Potsdam
N. Y
May Hoyer
Clarkson College
Kenneth Clark
Old Forge
Karl Kelsey
Theresa
George Harnden
Spragueville
Here
Ttis
Hoyer
Wright
Jones
Hawkeye
Engeldinger
West Point
Slater
Nugent
Hancock
Superior
Wise
Belding
Minick
Mead
Calumet
John Heldt
Lyons
Scot McIntyre
Demosthenes
Aristoe
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