Sweet backs Lowden for Republican presidential nomination
Washington dispatch notes Rep. Burton E. Sweet of Town district formally endorses Gov. Frank O. Lowden for president. Sweet cites Lowden’s frontier origins, practical man of affairs, and deep ties to Iowa, urging party voters to support the Western candidate for the GOP nomination.
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Washington News Bureau
Waterloo Evening Courier
Washington, D
Burton E. Sweet
Third ‘Town
Frank O. Lowden
Lowden
Sweet
Gov
Frank C. Lowden
Iowa
Prairies
William McKinley
Frank
Hardin County
Hingis Gentral
State University of Tews
Col
David B. Henderson
Congress
House of Representatives
Reed
Third Congressional District
United States
The Toggery Shop Opens on LaFayette and Fifth Streets
The Toggery, at corner LaFayette and Fifth, opened under C. W. Webb and W. R. Webb. It offers made to measure clothes, shirts, neckwear and hats with 75 feet of display windows and green velvet carpet. The brothers bring Khabardashery experience to a new men’s apparel store offering tailored garments.
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Lafayette
Fifth Streets
C. W. Webb
W. R. Webb
Bryan comeback spurs belief in resurrection in Vinton Eagle
The Vinton Eagle notes the Bryan comeback boosts faith in revival as Mr. Bryan's gate sale ad promotes nine pair of good shoes at Miller's. The newspaper item frames the moment as a renewal of hope.
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Gale
Wang & Miller's
At & Miller's
Bryan
Vinton Eagle
Last Night's News in Brief from Across The World
Killed in aircraft maneuvers near San Antonio Captain Meld E Kindley of Gravette Arkansas. Prisoners Lieuts B I Davis and G S Grimes released after Mexican captivity at Laredo. Hawaii suspends constitutional guarantees after dock workers refuse arbitration. Tacoma 36 alleged W W members found guilty of criminal syndicalism. New York air race plans announced Alaska Nome route 4870 miles. Rome excommunicates Bohemian reformist priests. Dublin arrests of Linn Weiners and Republicans across several cities. Washington asserts Britain will not seek further loans. Paris Russian cooperative headquarters authorized to transact with foreign nations. Fulton County Lump Eye and Watsins Coal Co phone 1501.
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Tex
Meld E. Kindley
Gravette
Ark
Arma
Kellyfield No. 2
B. I. Davis
G. &. Grimes
Mexico
Laredo
Tacomas
Wash
New York
Nome
Alaska
American Flying Club
Rome
The
Holy Sie
Dublin
Linn Weiners
Tipperary
Limerick
Cork
Washington, D. C
United States
London
Glass
Paris
West Schools Open Semester With New Teachers Enrolled
Waterloo West schools begin second semester with 80 expected new high school pupils. Four new high school teachers and four in the grades start work, including Edith Lusk and S C Gribble. Influenza strains staff. board meets to review plans with architect H. Ittner for a new building.
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Central
Hmarson
Edith Lusk
Grove
Selma Knoche
Cedar Falls
Alice Watson
Cedar Rapids
S. Cc
Gribble
Pueblo
Colo
Marian Walker
Stella Bryzon
Marie Edwards
Gertrude Hilmer
Ittner
St. Louis
Whov
January Arrests Hit Low With 24 Total in Waterloo
Waterloo police report January 1920 total arrests at 24, a record low for misdemeanors. Breakdown shows inmates disorderly conduct 6, vagrancy 5, traffic violations 4, intoxication 3, disturbing public quiet 2, weights and measures 2, speeding 2. Mrs Myrtle Barr police matron aided in three shoplifting arrests and handled 40 calls plus 14 external responses and 12 medical assists.
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Waterloo Police Department
Myrtle Barr
Paris Society Leaders Fight Confetti Ban
Paris is rocked by protests from high society figures over police orders forbidding confetti and sequin stations at events. Comtesse de Chabrilion and Princess Jacques de Broglie oppose extravagant displays and masked balls, with the latter supporting a push to refrain from new purchases for years.
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Associated Press
Paris
Comtesse de Chabrilion
Jacques de Broglie
Comtesse
POINCARE HOME SEVERELY DAMAGED BY SHELLS
In SAMPIGNY France President and Mme Pointare visited their summer villa after laying the cornerstone of the Franco American monument. The cottage was ruined by shellfire with un exploded duds in the clay and walls still standing four years of bombardment. The Germans spent about one million francs on attempts to demolish Fulton villa.
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Sampigny
France
Mme. Pointare
Saint Mihiel
Meuse
North and South Me Churches Weigh Merger Plan
Des Moines Feb 2 The Methodist Episcopal Church faces a merger of its north and south divisions debated at a Louisville conference. A seven regional conference system, bishops elected locally, a 15 member judicial council and a 800 member general governing body would replace the current general conference. The split stemmed from a slave ownership dispute in 1846.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Louisville
W. S. McDowell
Washington, D. C
North
Edwin Monson
Dallas
Tex
Methodist Episcopal, Church South
Methodist Church
General Conference
The
Methodist Churches of the South
Court of Appeals
Methodist Episcopal Church North
Southern Church
Methodists of
Andrews
Churches of the
South
Methodist- Episcopal Church South
Fourth Street
California Syrep of Fire Prompts Caution Ad Claim
An ad warns about a California syrup of fire product with a fruity taste and dosing directions for children urging mothers to use it, but the copy raises safety concerns about potential harm to a child’s stomach liver and bowels.
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California
Nia
The Dubinsky stock company at Waterloo Theatre last night
The Dubinsky stock company opened at the Waterloo Theatre with the Squire production and a vaudeville program. Lew Kelly burlesque show is booked for Friday and Anita Stewart stars in Mind the Paint Girl at Palace Theatre.
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Parisighta
Waoerloo Theatre
Gefors
Loc
Tigho
Comebany
Sammons Chase
Lew Kelly
Waterloo Theatre
Lew Kelty
Anita Stewart
Ockney
Antti Stewart
Palace Theatre
Mia
Upjohn
Lily
Anita. Stewart
Altho
Dhares
Papes Diapepsin Advertises Fast Indigestion Relief
An advertisement promises instant relief from indigestion acid buildup and bloating. It touts Pape's Diapepsin tablets as the quickest stomach relievers costing little at drug stores.
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Pape
Dr J Murphy Exodentist Practice Ad
Exodentist Dr J Murphy offers tooth extraction anesthesia and dental radiography. Offices at First National Bank building open 9 to 12 and 1 to 5. Office phone 261 residence 4270.
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Nat'l Bank
WM. H. Ross
Leavitt and Johnson Building
Cest
R. E. Russell
Leavitt & Johnson
Lillie A. Arnett
Fullerton
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