Leader in world: International Council of Women visit
Mrs. Seraphine Pisko of Denver led a 10 million American women invitation to host the International Council of Women in Washington in 1925 after addressing delegates at The Hague. German delegates praised school reforms while urging a League of Nations probe into WWI causes, and the Dutch Queen hosted a welcoming tea at the Aberdeen castle.
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Seraphine Pisko
Denver
Colo
Jacob Levingston
International Council of Women
Pisko
the Hague
Philip North More
American Council of Women
France
America
International Council
United States
Piske
Washington, D. C
Piska
Jewish Hospital For
Waterloo
Levingston
Julia Gans
New York City
Pisko Sid
Scot
Abergeen
Mme. Championiere-Chaix
Lady Aberdeen
Canada
Aberdeen Castle
Scotland
Piskol
Council
League of Nations
Russia
Europe
Rhine
Queen's pageant plans hint at uncertain crowning
A fragment notes a girl speaking to delegates about her uncertain path to becoming queen. The passage mentions the Queen's highest lady of the court and her closest confidant acting as chair of the entertainment committee.
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Lug
Loyalty Pledged by Campfire Girls at Council Fire
At First Congregational church Miss Dorothy Shimer hosts Camp Fire Girls monthly council fire. Grace Haswell leads the pledge of loyalty, with Thelma Hepner Marion Gaston Ruth Paulson Virginia Pedicord and Dorothy Shimer joining. Dues, knowledge of campfire history, and the Wohelo chant feature. A candle lighting, songs, prayer in Indian tongue, and a group pledge renewal follow, with Virginia Pedicord recounting Cincinnati zoo experiences and a guardian’s story reading before games.
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First Congregational Church
Dorothy Shimer
Grace Haswell
Thelma Hepner
Marion Gaston
Ruth Paulson
Virginia Pedicord
Cincinnati Zoo
Acab Jury
Guardian
Games
Fire at Kinney Shoes store causes smoke but no damage
Firemen were summoned to Kinney Shoes, 613 Sycamore Street, at 8 30 a m. An oiled mop caught fire from spontaneous combustion, filling the rear room with smoke. No damage reported. Ad shows insurance ad for Bronson Inominance Agency with phone number 1374.
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Kinney Shoes
Sycamore Street
Faculty Men Favor One Church House on Campus
Cedar Falls reports the Faculty Men’s club voting unanimously for an interdenominational church building on campus. They argue a single, shared facility reduces overhead and avoids denominational rivalry. Faculty reps note church groups at other Iowa schools show support for a unified project.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
Jack Ryan Named Wisconsin Football Coach
Madison March 7. Appointment of Jack Ryan, former coach at Marquette Dartmouth and Princeton, as football head at the University of Wisconsin was approved today by the state board of university regents. Ryan will devote full time to Wisconsin athletics with the title of professor and a salary of $4,000 yearly.
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Madison
Wis
Jack Ryan
Marquette
Dartmouth
Princeton
University of Wisconsin
State Board of University Regents
Ryan
Wisconsin Athletics
West High Senior Play to Be Given Thursday Evening
West High students present Mrs Bumpstead Leigh a comedy by the senior class tomorrow at 3 pm in the school auditorium. Rehearsals for junior plays begin next week with Home Came Tod by Walter Ben Yare slated for April. Cast includes Motta Serene Aunt Jubilee Miss Veganberry Henrietta, Dorothy Mayer Kathleen Campbell Denn caeene Lucile Alben Min Man Walter Gitta Swisher Wing Fisher Alfred Alegler Stowe Carveltree Summer McCarble Robert Gibson. Independence district declamatory contest features Robert Pollard and Violet H ibfey with Pollard speaking The Independence of Gubu and Swisher delivering a humorous reading Mica at Play.
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Bumpstead Leigh
West High
Pliny
Walter Ben Yare
Motta
Jubilee
Veganberry Henriettay
Suikr
Dorothy Mayer
Kathleen Campbell
Lucile Alben Min Man
Walter Gitta
Swisher
Wing Fisher
Alfred Alegler Stowe
Carvel
Sunmtor McCarkle
Robert Gibson
Independence
Robert Pollard
Velen
Gubu
Mr. Pollard
Miss Swisher
Mica
Mrs Henry Bushell 74 Dies Near Rowley Iowa
Mrs Henry Bushell 74 dies near Rowley Iowa after years of illness. Born in Wickham England Oct 21 1848 she moved to America with her family in 1895 and lived on farms near Rowley and Minot before settling in Rowley City. Survived by her husband and nine children, funeral services held Monday at the Rowley Methodist Church with burial in Rowley Cemetery.
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Wenry “Bushell
Mer Hen
Atewley
Batnediey
Horn
Ness
Durathon
P Wevers
Enarbeth Hashell
Wickham
England
Shoe
Deter Hughell
Womar
Amerie
Mes. Bushells
Jueband
Walter Bushell
Sairbury
Neb
Fred. Sunko
Anna
Dreshmeier
St. Louis
Ernest
Waterloo
Edward
Arthur Luttrel
Wilt Fowlkes
Rowley
Harry
Methodist
Ray
Floyd Maynard
Rowley Cemetery
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Women's Council
Germany
Holland
Campfire Girls
Bronson
Marinette
Wadis Mozart
Frank Derry
Menominee
Mich
American Legion Club
Wisconsin
Lloyd
Marshall B. Lloyd
Lloyd Manufacturing CO
Haywood- Wakefield Co
Menominee, Michigan
Lioy Loom
Reg
Bearest
Lloyd Desler
Sumner Street
Sumner St
W. C
Campbel
Pearl City
Bishop’s
Paul Davis Dry Goods Co
Cambridge Sisters
Henry Bushell
Rowley, IA
Des Moines
Cedar Rauids
Dubuque
East Fourth Street
Mason City
Rochester
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