Organized Labor Responds to East School Board Textbook Claim
Waterloo organized labor officials issued a statement rebutting East School Board claims about free textbooks in the upcoming election. They argue voters deserve full information on candidates’ positions, noting ties to the Iowa Federation of Labor and urging representation on the school board to support free textbooks.
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Organized Labor of
Waterloo
W. S. Brunr
East School Board
Central Labor Union
The
East Board
Sayiits
Arch McFarlane
McFarlane
Strief
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Iowa
East Schools
Congress Independents invite Miss Rankin to join ranks
Washington March 1 The Independents in the house extended a formal invitation to Miss Jeanette Rankin Montana to deter means of their number They Jubilant over the prospect that the only woman member of congress may join their ranks and cast at least one ballot for her for speaker Rankin started in Congress with Democratic and Republican backing living in the same town she did not wish to run against Democrat Jonn Evans and was endorsed by Republicans Independents note she has support from both parties for her progressive ideas.
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Washington
House
Jeanette Rankin
Montana
Congress
Althe
Miss Rankin
Jonn
Evans
Resinol Soap Routine for Skin Moles and Redness
An ad advises washing the face with Resinol Soap and hot water, drying, and applying Resinol Ointment for ten minutes then rinsing. It claims reduction of moles redness and roughness within days with a testimonial and lists a Baltimore department store contact.
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Reanne Sean
Orrime
Soapie Tres
Eninol
Baltimore
Beauties Wonders and Horrors of Peking Pictured by Traveler
Dr Grace LY Jerger recalls a Chinese visit with Dr Ware of Cedar Rapids and Uncle Gattrell. She describes funeral customs for couples, dragons in dreams, a 200 year old Chinese house, Chinese dining, and the grand city walls. The piece paints Peking’s contrasts from opulent to harsh post Boxer era.
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Peking
Grace LY. Jerger
Ware
Cealar Rapids
China
K FL Jerger
Ace FL
Joseph A. Jerger
Uattrell
Pr. Ware
Cedar Rapids
Gattrells
Mrs. Jerger
Legation
Vants
Jerger
Drysons
Cultural Life and Fashion in a Foreign Legation Party
The narrative describes a legation hotel scene with a gay crowd in evening dress. A Chinese orchestra entertained from 8 to 1, while guests enjoyed dinners, dances, and varied foreign fashions. The writer notes aging expatriates and visits to a vast antiquities collection and affordable embroidered textiles.
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Gattrells
Legation
States
Wilson Urges Tennessee Senate to Reconsider Woman Suffrage
President Wilson calls on the Tennessee Senate to rethink its rejection of a woman suffrage bill. He notes the lower house passed the measure and says his party is pledged to its passage, calling the vote a moral obligation. The telegram addresses Hon. W. R. Crabtree.
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Washington, D. C
Tennessee Senate
Wilson
Senate
W. R. Crabtree
Senate of Tennessee
Woodrow Wilson
Proposal to Change Inauguration Day Date
Washington March 9 Congress to be asked at its next session to pass a constitutional amendment shifting the inaugural day from March 4 to the last Thursday in April. Announcement follows a meeting of Washington members of the national committee on inauguration day changes.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Washington
National Committee
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Carpenters’ Union
Tate
Congress Independents Tod Por
Woman Memier
Grauchy
Chearg
Poslam
Worfre
Iimergency Laboratori West
St. New York City
Tennessee
By the Maker
Standard
Scane’s
Sorwty Brand
Tom
West Fourth Street
John
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Frank Bros. Cones S
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