Camp Howell Oberves Cavalry and Infantry Parade
Camp Howell Iowa City August 20 Special Company G Waterloo tied for first in the parade of cavalry and infantry. Training under fair weather continues as guardsmen are developed into soldiers with drill tents attack and defense problems. Cedar Falls band members visit and attend regimental concert after parade.
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Camp Howell
Iowa City
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Weaterloaf Elks
Grand Lodge
Amany
Wreck Sighted and Far Reaches of Town Noted
Garrison residents report a late night auto collision near Cedar Rapids left the vehicle overturned with minor injuries to John Criswell and companions. The piece covers local travel, visits, and upcoming events including a reception for C A Banse and wife and park improvements at Washington Park overseen by James Byrnes.
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Garrison
Cedar Rapids
John Criswell
John Fisher
Wm. Burris
Qlin
Ila
Sisharam
Brandon
Lewis
Wis
California
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific
Emma Hardinger
Carl McKinley
Merlen Fry
Boms
Dwight de Long
C. C. de Long
Faribault
Minn
Bart Epnerson
Springfield
Martin Luck
Epperson
J. W. Tompkins
J. A. Wilson
Eaton
U. S. Wind. Engine Co
Batavia
Minnesota
Dakotas
John Prichard
Iowa
Nebraska
W. Stevenson
Wisconsin
Bessia Grimm
Good Samaritan
M. B. Church
Misa Masa Shafer
W. H. Allen
Mar@63
Waterloo
Washington Park
James Byrnes
British Cruiser Sunk by German Torpedo Boats Off Jutland
German torpedo boat destroyers sunk a small British cruiser and a destroyer off the west coast of Jutland. The German admiralty reported the Aug 17 action near Hornsriff lightship with no German losses. Overseas News Agency notes a naval engagement report.
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Berlin
Jutland
Fletllas
Hornesriff
Overseas
Navy Department
Upper Valley Weathered by Recurving Tropical Storm
The tropical storm has re curved and regained strength, now centered over southeastern Missouri with heavy rains and high winds. It will move northeast toward the lake region and Ohio valley, bringing rain through tonight and Saturday. Storm warnings are posted for Lake Huron and south Lake Michigan in the lower lakes region.
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Washington
Texas
Weather Bureau Today
Missouri
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Norwegian warship drives off German submarine
In Christiania on August 20 a German submarine halted the Norwegian mail steamer Irma inside neutral waters but a Norwegian torpedo boat arrived and prevented further interference with the vessel.
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Christiania
Norway
Girl 14 Fires on Father After Choking Mother
In Logansport Indiana Mabel Moorehead age 14 found her father Sylvester Moorehead kneeling over his wife choking her. She fired four bullets into his body. He was rushed to a hospital with bullets in the neck shoulder and forearm. His recovery is uncertain. The girl said she acted after hearing her mother scream.
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Logansport
Ind
Sylvester Moorehead
Mabel Moorehead
Moorehead
Durango Captured by Carranza Army Announcement
Washington August 20 General Carranza’s agents report Dorango was seized on August 13 by forces under General Domingo Arietta. In Fort Dodge a gypsum miner aged 53 was killed by a rock fall at the United States Gypsum mine. Andrew Johnson leaves a widow and two grown children.
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Washington, D. C
Carranza
Domingo Arietta
Dorango
Fort Dodge
Andrew Johnson
United States Gypsum Company
Johnson
Tale fragment shows frightened character fleeing to pig’s house
The excerpt describes a character turning tail and fleeing home without attending the fair. He visits the little pig’s house to relate fear of a large round thing that passed by.
Tomato Growers Canning Demonstration At Castile Hill
Tomato club youths from Castile Hill in the Cedar Falls area attend a 9 AM canning demonstration at Birney Allen’s Cedar Falls road home. Prof H Lt Gells of Iowa State Teachers College leads with Mrs J B Knowles assisting. day focused on approved tomato canning methods.
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Tomato Club
Castile Hill
Birney Allen
Cedar Falls Road
H. Lt. Gells
Agriculture Department of
Iowa State Teachers’ College
J. B. Knowles
British Submarine Grounds in Sound. 15 Crew Saved
Official reports state a British submarine ran aground in the Sound today on August 20. Fifteen crew members were rescued.
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London
Thhe Sound
British Steamers Grounded in Swan Lake Gulf
Two British steamships the Harlesston and the Eaton Hall run aground at Swan Lake on the mainland southwest of Texas City in the Gulf of Mexico. The Eaton Hall is reported in serious condition according to local dispatches.
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Galveston
Tex
Harlesston
Eaton Hall
Swan Lake
Texas City
Oak at Marietta where Frank Hung to be preserved
Marietta Ga August 20 watchmen guard the Oak tree five miles from town where Leo M Frank whose conviction for the Mary Phagan murder was upheld was found hanging The owner W J Frey plans a surrounding concrete wall to preserve the site and deter souvenir hunters Visitors have flocked to the scene in the past two days marking the lynching memorial}
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Marietta
Frank
Niles
Leo M. Prank
Mary Fphagan
W. J. Frey
Army Deserter Arrested After Drinking Too Much
An Army deserter, Thomas Palmer, was arrested Thursday afternoon after becoming intoxicated in Waterloo. He saluted officers and admitted he was wanted by Army authorities. He enlisted in 1913 and deserted in 1914. a $50 reward is offered for his return to Fort Des Moines. He may be taken to Fort Des Moines by officers Mohlis or Leighton.
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Thomas Palmer
Palmer
Charles Mohilis
Leighton
Mohlis
Army
Fort Des Moines
Mohus
Batters D, Fifth Field Artillery
Six Tied in Handicap Shoot at Grant Park
In Chicago at Grant Park ranges, six shooters tied for high honors after yesterday's Great American handicap with 78s. Elmer Shaner announced the 100 target event would be reduced to eighty now and twenty more tomorrow morning. Chicago leaders OG W Irrgang and L B Clarke led the field along with M Dewire J B Jehn G C Hinchman and J S Randish.
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Chicago
Grant Park
Elmer Shaner
Interstate Association
J.S. Randsli
C. C. Spencer
J. K. Taylor
Hooers
Free Advice to Sick Women Promoted by Lydia E Pinkham Co
An advertisement invites women with private illnesses to write confidentially to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts. A woman staff member will read and answer, with strict privacy. The company cites extensive testimonials and offers a free 80 page Text Book by mail, urging women to write today.
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Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ties for Second Place With 98 At Event
Scores of 99 given to T. A. Marshall and E. Goudrich led to a multi-way tie for second with 98 points by A. Young Bart Lewis J. KK Wastuian J. S. German and T. IL Kaller Jr.
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T. A. Marshall
E. Goudrich
A. Young
Bart Lewis
J. KK. Wastuian
J. S. German
T. IL. Kaller, Jr
Woman from Montezuma Credits Mayer's Remedy for Recovery
Mrs. William Litzenberg of Montezuma Iowa credits Mayer's Wonderful Remedy with restoring her health after long stomach troubles. She reports gaining strength appetite and daily work ability after using the product and urges others to try it with an absolute guarantee.
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William Litzenberg
Montezuma
Iowa
Mayer
Mayr
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