Road Bond Issue Looms at Iowa Republican Convention
A proposed $100 million road bond plan may be put to a vote at the upcoming Republican county convention, despite advice from state chair Willis Stern. Hollis leads the Good Roads Committee and seeks a convention endorsement, while Stern urges focus on delegate selection and national matters. Tomorrow precinct caucuses in Waterloo and other towns will set delegates to the county, district, and national conventions, detailing ward and township allocations totaling 173 delegates.
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Willis L., Stern
OC. A. Hollis
Hollis
Stern
Pressey H. Frank
Des Moines
Iowa
Pertein
Aucuses
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Fourth Ward
Cedar Falls
City Hell
W. W. Goombs
Town Street
G. A. Fullerton
North Hall
Teachers College
Lester Township
Brandt
Dunkerton
Big Creek
la Porte City
Black Hawks
City Hall
A. H. Brandhurst
Mary Bowen
Waterloo Township
Cedar Heights
A. W. Mullan
Bennington
Fox
Spring Creek
Washington
Union Townships
Barclay
Black Hawk
Cedar
Eagle
Mt. Vernon
Orange
Poyner
Lester
Citles
Inquiries about Men of Olden Days Answered in Waterloo History
Riverside records show Olof Rudbeck, who married Mrs. Cornelis A. Miller in 1881, came from New York about 47 years ago. He reportedly left after disparaging Waterloo, while Mrs. Miller later divorced. Carmelia A. Miller was Gen. John A. Logan’s first cousin, with the Logan house built by Edmund Miller.
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Olof Rudbeck
Sweden
Charles Mohlis
Waterloo
Cornelis A. Miller
Edmund Miller
Edmund W. Millen
Commercial National Bank
J. W Thompson
Rudbeck
New York
Carmelia A. Miller
John A. Logan
Black Jack
Logan
Edmund, Miller
James G. Blaine
Elks Ub
Afghanistan King Amanullah Khan Visits Europe Amid Isolation Break
Washington reports Amanullah Khan king of Afghanistan and his unveiled wife and daughter visiting Europe signaling a further erosion of Afghanistan's isolation. The piece notes Afghanistan’s geography from the Hindu Kush to the Khyber Pass and its limited outside contact prior to 20th century, the shift to a constitutional monarchy in 1922, and ongoing wary relations with major powers.
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Europe
Amanullah Khan
Afghanistan
National Geographic Society
Mecca
Constantinople
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Russia
Turkey
Persia
Khyber Pass
Peshawar
India
Kabul
Amanul-lah Khan
Heskett Family Genealogy Sifts Through Pioneer Roots
The Courier reports inquiries from M A Reed of Payettes Idaho seeking Thornton Heskett ancestry in Black Hawk county. Elmer B. Heskett confirms he is son of Benjamin F Heskett, grandson of Thornton, sharing details of the 1851 settlement and the Thornton line which includes six sons and two daughters, with Charles the youngest son who died last August in California.
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Charles
California
Camp Dodge to Host Largest Guard Encampment Since World War
Des Moines reports Iowa National Guard units will assemble at Camp Dodge August 12 to 26 with the signal corps from the Kansas National Guard joining. The One Hundred Thirteenth Cavalry will train at home, others stay local. a new combat target range and upgrades are planned. National Guard day at the state fair and governor's review are scheduled with Col. C. B. Robbins attending. ALBUS-TESSINGER wedding notes follow with plans for a Gilbertville chicken ranch post trip.
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Des Moines
Camp Dodge
W. H. Bailey
Iowa National Guard
Sian Field Artillery
Adjutant General
Signal Corps
Kansas National Guard
Iowa Guard
Camp Riley
Kan
Thirty Fourth Division
Fort Snelling
Minn
National Guard
Florence Nottger Sent Home After Appendicitis Operation
Miss Florence Nottger clerk in the county auditor's office was released from Allen Memorial hospital today after an appendicitis operation a week ago. She is now at 926 Logan avenue and much improved.
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Florence Nottger
Countyuditor’s
Allen Memorial Hospital
Logan Avenue
Des Moines Man Gets 10 Years For Theft In Diary Revelations
Raymond Nicholls, whose diary claimed he stole from a plug hat to an automobile, was sentenced by Judge Frank Shenkland to 10 years in Fort Madison state prison. The case noted 13 cents stolen from a synagogue and 2 cents from a hospital patient.
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United Press
Des Moines
Raymond Nicholls
Fort Madison
Frank Shenkland
Democrats Appeal for Woman Member in State Legislature
Des Moines February 20 The Democratic state central committee met to slate candidates for state offices and telegrammed Linn county leaders urging Linn to send the first woman to the Iowa General Assembly. Mrs Adah Thompson is named for state senator in the Linn county special election to fill the late Senator Haskell’s unexpired term. The message praised Linn for nominating a highly qualified woman and urged the distinction for Mrs Thompson, Linn county Town and the Democratic party.
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Des Moines
Democratic State Central Committee
Linn County
Adah Thompson
W. G. Haskell
General Assembly of
Iowa
Democratic Committee
Haskell
Thompson
Democratic Party
Medal of Honor Men Few in Number Today
Washington February 20 Many Medal of Honor recipients from earlier conflicts remain alive but few in number as aging veterans. About 1,889 names appear on the medal roll beginning 1863, with only a fraction surviving today. The piece traces how awards were issued from Civil War through World War I and notes notable holders like Whittelsey and York.
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Washington
Peb
France
Gallant Living
War Department
Charles W. Whittelsey
Meuse-Argonne
Thomas Neibaur
Co. M
Whittelsey
One Cent a Day for French Army Rations
Paris reports French soldiers still receive one cent per day pay though food costs rise. Government bears twenty cent per day for meals including bread wine coffee vegetables and trimmings. Tobacco remains about a quarter of commercial price. Notes on measles historic reference linked to royal visit to New South Wales in 1815.
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Paris
Red Hat
Independent Oil Men’s Association
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