Bloodshed in Turin as Nationalist leader dies and unions fracture
Rome reports continued disorder at Turin with gunfire near the city outskirts. Mario Santini, president of the Young Men's Nationalist association, is killed in the clashes. A bomb explodes in San Carlo square but causes no casualties. Police arrest many as workers and unions split over metal workers' accord amid republican tensions and anti royal placards erupt in public spaces.
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Young Men's Nationalist Association
Rome
Turin
Mario Santini
San Carlo
Uie
Nazione of
Met
Russia
Directed verdicts, will contest and land case updates
Judge H F Wagner directed a verdict for the defendants in the Phoebe McCaleb will case after testimony as contestants failed to prove mental incapacity. He issued a ruling in Blankenhorn v Edgar granting specific performance of the Edgar farm with homestead exemptions and equal cost division. More drainage evidence was requested in Kalona district cases and Jones vs Miller land case set for jury trial next Monday.
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H. F. Wagner
Phoebe MecCaleb
8. W. Livingston
8. W. Brookhart
Fred Kiethley
Des Moines
McCaleb
Blankenhbeorn
Wagner
David Blankenhorn
W. J. Edgar
Edgar
Kalona
Jones Vs. Miller Land Commission
Opportunity for Every Boy in Many Games
A provincial reflection praising games for boys as providential inventions that let each youth choose a sport to excel at, forging memories of prowess to sustain him in old age. The column frames athletic variety as a foundation for character and opportunity.
Democrats Protest Ruling Over Election Nominations
An informal hearing was planned in Des Moines to challenge the secretary of state's ruling that several Republican and Democratic presidential elector nominations were invalid. John J. Hughes of Cedar Rapids seeks to prove the statute is obsolete and that involved nominees were legally nominated, with a potential mandamus and court path debated amid election timing concerns.
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Secretary of State
Des Moines
John J. Hughes
Cedar Rapids
Tw Republican
Ramsay
Hughes
Statehouse
Enjoyable Sensation Emily’s Sleepy Sigh
A short fragment shows Emily exhausted and ready for bed. She sighs with affection for the relapse as she lies on a pillow and speaks the line about loving it.
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Emily
County Nurse to Be Here October Seventh
Miss Effie Haines of Burlington with public health experience will join the Washington county Red Cross as county public health nurse. She plans to address the county teachers institute October 7 and 8 and visit every school in the county monthly if possible. The Red Cross aims to safeguard health across ages with her guidance and use any available automobile for school rounds. The November 11 to November 25 Armistice Day to Thanksgiving period will offer Washington county residents a chance to renew Red Cross membership.
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Effie Haines
Burlington
Cairo
Washington County
The
Red Cross
Washington
Mira Haines
Lydig Richer
Waa
Ottumwa
Selco
Southeastern
Washington Court
No Drownings This Season in Muscatine Bathing
Muscatine records the first bathing season in city history with no drownings. Local river men cite absence of public beaches and limited pleasure boat use as likely reasons, noting warmer weather and safe practice as factors.
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Muscatine
Mississippi
Busby Company Expands for Season Submarine Heaters
C W Busby and Co in Washington reports strong demand for their Submarine heaters and hog waterers. The plant runs full force with about 15 workers during shipping, aims to produce ten thousand heaters and ship fifteen cars of steel. They project doubling output from last year and plan continued expansion. The firm occupies enlarged floor space and emphasizes in house production and foreign sales.
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C. W. Busby & Co
United States
Washington
C. W. Busby
Gon. H. E
A Call for Tobacco Reform From W Cc Rt U S S
A letter urges the W C T U sisters to organize against tobacco as they did against whiskey. The writer recalls a schoolyard verse and shares a story of a man who quit after seeing his sons’ tobacco use, then pledging total abstinence with his family. He asks the group to lead a nationwide anti tobacco campaign.
Pronunciation of Z: Americanism zee versus British zed
The piece notes that Z is pronounced zee in American usage while zed remains common in Britain. It traces zed to Old French zede and Latin zeta, the sixth Greek letter, and cites Shakespeare in King Lear with the line Zed thou unnecessary letter.
Restraint Urged as Temper Threatens Health
A mid age woman warns that anger acts as a poison in middle years. She recalls two illnesses caused by temper and urges steady restraint to protect health, citing the adage Be slow to wrath as guidance for all life stages.
Washington Wins 3 2 at Brighton in Series Finale
Washington beat Brighton 3 to 2 securing the series after a late surge in the seventh inning. Keota and Clay won other contests as Washington prepares for an Oct 1 game at Ainsworth with Riverside likely opponent. The night also featured a reception for pastor Dr. W W Bowers and J W Johnston with Mrs Alma Hearne Holland receiving a mission field assignment and a Ford car gift for her India work.
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Washington
Brighton
Little
Denning
Burlington
Keota
Clay
Ainsworth
Riverside
W. W. Bowers
J. W. Johnston
Alma Hearne Holland
India
Ladies’ Aid Society
F. L. Wilson
Holland
Mabel Morton
League
Mrs. Holland
Miss Morton
Ladies Aid
Tama Indians Sue For Pow Wow Funds
Chief Jack Old Bear and six councilmen of the Sac and Fox on the Tama reservation seek an accounting and a division of 17800 from five years of pow wow receipts. Defendants include Robert Young Bear and others, with federal superintendent and assistant,claiming lack of funds to proceed in forma pauperis and invoking protection under treaties. Receipts rose from 1700 in 1916 to 7000 in the recent year. lawyers Lamb of Toledo and Grimm Wheeler Elliot represent the claimants.
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Jack Old Bear
Tama Reservation
Robert Young-Bear
Jacob Preide
United States
Old Beat
Old Bear
J. W. Lamb
Toledo
Grimm, Wheeler and Elliot
Osteopaths Form Co Association in City
A local association of osteopathic physicians organized this week in Dr. A. W. Clow’s office. Dr. D. Arthaud was named president with Ed gar McWilliams as vice president and Dr. A. W. Clow as secretary. Meetings will occur twice monthly and extend membership to adjoining counties.
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Association of
Osteopathic Physicians
A. W. Clow
D. Arthaud
Edgar McWilliams
Columbus Junction
Washington
Thos. Jekeymi
United States
Skeyhill
Lowa
Crow
Spirit Lake man crawls nine hours for bet
J I Scheuneman known as Skunk of Spirit Lake crawled on hands and knees from the flag pole at Spirit Lake to the Arnold's Park hotel in about nine hours. The stunt grew from a bet to cover ten hours with a $50 stake, later raised to about $85. He wore padded knees and bandaged hands with wooden blocks in his palms.
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J. I. Scheuneman
Skunk
Scheuneman
Spirit Lake
Arnold's Park
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McCa
Leb
Enhorn
W. Cc. RT
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MR. Johnson
Wm. Sutherland
Dr. Bowers
Mr. Johnston
Wilson
West
Nebraska
Middle West
Jesus Christ
Fifer
Busby
Hender
Griffith
C.H. Wilson
M. E. Church
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S. Y. Ashby
Johnston
W. Johnston
Miss Johnston
Johnstons
Charles Ponzi
Boston
Osteopaths
Edgar Me. Williams
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