American artist wins flat prize in art exhibition
Arthur B Davies of New York City won first prize in the twenty-second international exhibition at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh for his painting After-Thoughts of Earth. Eugene Speicher of New York earned second prize for The Hunter and Pierre Bonnard of France took third for Parting.
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Associated Press
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Davies
New York City
Aiadie Inseat
Ittsburgh
Tostay
Eugene Speicher
New York
Hunter
Pierre Bonnard
Franc
Pierre Laprade
Par Maint
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Carnegie Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Newpork
West High hosts 12 schools in extemp speaking contest
Judges include John Barnes Town State Teachers College W Miller Reinbeck superintendent Roy A Conk Independence. Drawings at 6 p m in the school library. Speaking begins 8 p m. Admission 25 cents to cover judge expenses. Participants: St Ansgar Anamosa Iowa Falls Osage Charles City Waverly Grundy Center Marshalltown Oelwein Traer Mason City and West High.
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West High Auditorium
John Barnes
Town State Teachers College
City Budget Up For Special Council Meeting
A special city council meeting called by Mayor A W H Gnngr will revise the appropriation ordinance and amend the license ordinance to align with the city attorney's recommendation. Appropriations for all city funds must be made before May 1 to regulate expenditures for the final year. The budget was submitted at the last regular session and changes to expense regulations will impact taxicab fares and product pricing.
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A. W H
Mrs Rebecca Saunders Dies At 67 After Weeklong Illness
Mrs Rebecca Saunders aged 67 died today after a weeklong illness. She was born in Browning on March 23, 1854, and survived by two daughters Mrs Jessie Clayton and Enn Saunders and eight other children. The remains are at Kistner Mortuary awaiting funeral arrangements as relatives from Kentucky arrive. The story also notes unrelated zoological trivia about devilfish lengths.
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Kistner Mortuary
Kentucky
International Y M C A secretary to speak at Waterloo convention
Senior international Y M C A official will address Black Hawk county Y M C A at Waterloo tonight as principal speaker. He is a Roosevelt commission member on country life and an authority on rural matters. Accompanied by John M. H. Rudd, state secretary for county work, he will stop at several county conventions during his visit.
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International Y. M. C. A
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Roosevelt Commission of
Country Life
Roberts
Rockwell City
Calhoun
Madison County
Black Mawk County
John MH. Rudd
Des Moines
Ranks of Civil War Veterans See 14 512 Drop Since 1923
Des Moines reports the Grand Army of the Republic notes a decline from 85 618 veterans in 1923 to 71 106 at the start of 1923 with 4 218 posts down to 3 68. Surviving veterans from Gettysburg Chickamauga and Lookout Mountain pass away as preparations begin for Milwaukee encampment and auxiliary attendance may push total near 50 000.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Grand Army of the Republic
G. A. RR
H.W. Wile
Vete Tang
Shiich
Lookout Mountain
Gettysburg
Chickamauga
G. A.R
Milwaukee
Sons and Daughters of Veterans
Tin
Bargain housing notices urge quick sales across sides
Real estate ads list multiple properties near East Side Country Club and West Side with prices from 2500 to 13000 dollars. Offers include owner financing, equity deals, and terms on 4 to 6 apartment duplexes and single family homes. Also promotes lots near West High School and nearby development. Land office contact given with phone and addresses.
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East Side Country Club
West Side
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East Side
Veterans housing forms to streamline post registrations
Forms will be filled at each post listing name post and organization. The housing information will be filed on a blank to avoid confusion in registration and reduce the red tape said to have confused old soldiers.
James Patterson Dies at 80 in Cedar Heights
James Patterson of Grundy Center died at his sister Mrs Margaret Salisbury's home after two months of illness. Born in 1843 in Trumbull County Ohio he moved to Dane County Wisconsin before 1868 and crossed the Mississippi en 1861 with pioneers. Survived by his daughter Mrs George Taylor and four grandchildren. services Saturday at Salisbury residence with burial in Lincoln Cemetery.
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Cedar Heights
James Patterson
Grundy Center
Margaret Salisbury
Grippeum
Trumbull County
I Q
Dane County
Wis
Grandy County
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Mississippi
Reinbeek
Jerusha A. Ingols
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Grundy Genter
Salisbury
Patterson
J. W
J. FL Klinefelter
Waterloo
Q. 'B.' Klinefelter
California
Mary Johnson
Maggie Slicks
Reinbeck
Saiisbury
Lincoln Cemetery
Restaurant Loses Ground as Labor Members Stay Dry
London reports that Labor party members drink far less than others in parliament. Dr. Salter notes teetotalers in his party will soon face higher costs as the kitchen committee reports the restaurant running at a heavy loss due to the Labour surge to 144 members and a drop in alcohol consumption.
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London
Labor Party
Salter
Labor M. P
Industrial Christian Fellowship
Bar profits dip as patrons fail to win re election
Members long patrons of the bar did not secure re election. Labor appointees are mostly abstainers who contribute little to profits. With bar income down the kitchen committee weighs raising meal prices to offset losses.
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Nouge
Labor
Auto Trip Finishes in Night Wedding
Council Bluffs report describes Charles Lacy deputy clerk of courts and Justice J G Harding issuing marriage licenses to two couples halted by an overnight auto tour from the east. The couples explained arriving in Council Bluffs inspired the idea to wed as Vern 48 and John Flynn 27 were named in the fragment.
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Council Bluffs
Charles Lacy
J. G. Harding
Vern
John Flynn
Wisconsin eugenic law saved by narrow senate vote
The Wisconsin eugenic law survived in the senate by a 15 to 12 margin after the Spoor bill, already approved by the assembly, was killed in the upper house. The brief session noted that the law's fate hinged on this close vote amid ongoing legislative debate.
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Madison
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