Wood's plea to crush red flags at Rainbow veterans meet
Maj Gen Leonard Wood urges ruthless action against red flaggers and praises soldiers who fought in World War I. He warns against internationalism, emphasizes preparedness, nationalism, and continued war readiness. The article notes Rainbow Division Veterans forming Illinois chapter with Col Henry J. Reilly as president and others giving memorial addresses.
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Chicago
Leonard, Wood
149Th
United States Field Artilery
Reftix
Buck
Studebaker Theatre
America
Trophia
Jesson
Rainbow Men
Illinois
Rainbow Division Veterans
Col
Henry J. Reilly
Col Reilly
Jacob M
Last Night's News in Brief Excerpt
Nicaraguan leader Gen Joseph Zelaya died in New York. Detective James McPartland, famed for work on the Moly Magnaires case, died in Denver. Private Fred Kramer of the Sixth Marines won gold in Le Mans USA rifle event. The 26th Division from Texas won its divisional title. Streetcar service resumed in Washington after a four day strike. Army divisions 82nd and 82nd units arrived aboard steamers Noordam Luckembach and Antonio Lopez. Garden and orchard tips advise pruning, spraying, and fertilizing for berries and fruit trees, plus methods to advance early harvests.
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Associated Press
New York
Joseph Santos Zelaya
Nicaragua
Denver
James McPartland
Moly Magnaires
Pennsylvania
Lemans
France
Fred Kramer
Sixth Marines
Remsch
Texas
Washington, D. C
Vinson Meean
82Nd
Noordam
Walter
Luckembach
Antonio Lope
Congress Opens with New Republican Majority in 66th Session
Congress convened with Republicans holding majorities in the House and Senate for the first time since 1911. The session faces passage of seven appropriation bills, treaty decisions, and broad reforms on prohibition, woman suffrage, and military and naval legislation. The year promises new committees, many bills, and continued war investigations amid Wilson’s pending peace treaty presentation.
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Congress
American Republic
League of Nations
Senate
House
Wilson
Taft
Cleveland
Republican Action
Europe
Peardse
Pennsylvania
War
Wyoming
Great Britain
France
Germany
Prices To Hold Steady As War-Price Adjustments Slow
Washington May 19 The federal reserve board notes in its May bulletin that the business community no longer expects sizable price cuts. While a few basic commodities dipped slightly, retail prices have not followed. The trend suggests a re adjustment to postwar levels will proceed at a pace near wartime norms.
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Associated Preaz
Washington, D. C
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Harrison Newlyweds Have Good Weather Honeymoon Trip
Governor Francis Burton Harrison of the Philippines and his bride Elizabeth Wrentmore left Chicago aboard the Century for a honeymoon trip. They planned to go to New York then Washington with return to the islands in June. The couple praised the favorable weather as they departed.
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Chicago
Francis Burton Harrison
Philippines
Elizabeth Wrentmore
New York
Washington
British Actors Union and Managers Reach Uniform Contract
London May 7 The Actors association announces a new uniform contract with managers to remedy griev ances faced by actors. Washington May 19 The Supreme Court orders argument on test proceedings involving the income tax act and related provisions.
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London
Associated Press
Actors’ Association
Managers’ Association
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
City in brief notes from Minneapolis to Nashua
Local briefs report Mrs. John Gilles and son in Minneapolis and La Elbe, Barton family at Shell Rock, Mrs. Hemrich visiting New York, Mrs. Krueger arriving from California, publishers’ conference in Chicago, Mrs. Whiteford visiting Fort Madison, Miss Rector at a Nashua party, Mrs. Graver improving after surgery, Swanson attending Atlantic City convention, Bird sall and Naven visiting Iowa City, George Geisel remanded for milk bottle theft, Dr Sage at a teachers’ college banquet, Grunewald returning from Camp Dodge, weather showers around Waterloo and Butler County, shoe thefts remain unsettled, civil service list concerns, wolf bounty reduction, Spring Creek farmer brought two live cubs, warant for J. S. Hyde tied to forgery case, Hyde to be tried in St. Louis, and a local ad for dry cleaning services.
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L W. Hemrich
Esther Hemirich
New York City
Sophia Krueger
Mill Valley
Cal
F. C. Krueger
A. W. Peterson
Chicago
Inland Daily Press Association
W.N. Birdsall
Ben
Naven
Iowa City
George Geisel
Independence
F. C. Sage
Teachers’ College
Frank Grunewald
Logan Avenue
Rainbow Division
Camp Dodge
Waterloo
Butler County
General Assembly
Spring Creek
J. B. Henderson
Little Rock
Ark
J. 8
Hyde
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Black Hawk County
Liberty Cleaners
Laffayette
Plea for Sinn Fein Leaders Referred to Wilson by Lansing
Paris May 19 The Associated Press reports Secretary of State Lansing on his return from England referred to President Wilson the request by the American delegation in Europe for safe conduct to Sinn Fein leaders Professor De Valera Arthur Griffiths and Count Plunkett to come to Paris and present their case to the peace conference.
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Associated Press
Paris
Lansing
England
Wilson
Europe
United States
de Valera
Arthur Griffiths
Count Plunkett
Sinn Fein
Mrs Huffman Rites Set After Detroit Death
The remains of Mrs. Huffman, who died at her Detroit home, are due in Waterloo tonight and will be taken to the O Keefe and Towne mortuary for funeral arrangements. She was a sister of Mrs. Lea Lovelett of 663 Shillam avenue and formerly lived in Waterloo.
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Huffman
Detroit
Mich
Waterloo
O'Keefe & Towne
Lea Lovelett
Shillam Avenue
Irate German Crowd Cries Down Wilson Foch and Clemenceau
Paris dispatch reports Berlin demonstrations shouting Down with France England America Clemenceau Foch and Wilson. The Temps note suggests Wilson is especially vilified by the German populace. References to births with names and dates follow in a local notice style.
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Wilson
Foch
Clemenceau
Teuton
Paris
Action Hotel
Berlin
France
England
America
Haymond Brown
Berteht
James
Seelie
Edward C. Goslin
Var
Riverside Drive
John Russell
Elmer Thomas Bacon
Brennert
Ker
Waterloo
Faith Ellen
Births Reported and Y M C A Election in Alaska
Birth notices appear alongside a report on the annual Y M C A election in Nemana Alaska. Directors named include Dr trampers E F Stevenson G B Miller C W Chapman and W R Law with others listed for fur exhibit space. Lieut Charles Fred Taylor 75 Franklin Street has a civilian flying license number 481 with Lieut Farglor undecided on a flight destination.
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A. J. Edwards
James
Graham
Wick Stewart
C. W
Man
George Huntley
Charles Fred Taylor
Franklin Streat
Lieut
Farglor
New Head of Schools Holds Conference in Waterloo
H. TD. Lee, superintendent elect of Waterloo West Schools, returned to Hancock Michigan after a conference with the teachers committee. Several teachers were discussed for next year's positions and will be selected from the applications. The committee said all teachers qualifying under the new minimum wage law would be paid accordingly and receive fair consideration. Lee plans to return to Waterloo in a few weeks for preparatory work on organization and schedules for the coming year.
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H. TD. Lee
Waterloo West
Hancock
Mich
Lee
Waterloo
Panda
NC-4 Under Own Power Near Ponta Delgada
Reports on the NC-4's progress toward Ponta Delgada indicate the aircraft is at full power and the crew remains confident. Weather updates and naval actions around Horta and Trepassey Bay show ongoing efforts to locate the NC-3 and support the trans Atlantic flight.
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Ponta Delgada
Liston
Portugal
Read
Reat
Admiral Plunkett
Horta
Department Today
Trepagtsey Bay
John H. Towers
Navy
NC-3
New York
Mid-Ocean
Trepassey
St. Johns
N. F
Harry G.hawker
MacKenzie Grieve
Irish
Ireland
Plea to Congress Urges Return of Phone Properties
Theodore N Vail head of American Telephone and Telegraph and W Robinson head of United States Independent Telephone Association petition Congress for swift legislation to restore telephone systems to private ownership nationwide. They warn delays risk deterioration of revenues and potential public ownership if action is not taken.
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Avsociated
Washington, D. C
Congress
Theodore N. Vail
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
W. Robinson
United States Independent Telephone Association
Vail
Burleson
Wilson
British Sink Red Ship in Finland Gulf Fight
British warships engaged the Bolshevik fleet in the Gulf of Finland in a 35 minute battle. The Bolsheviks fled to Kronstadt after a vessel was sunk and another stranded.
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Red Ship
Finland Gulf
Associated Press
Helsingfors
Gulf of Finland
Kronstadt
Girl Abductor Due for Hearing This Afternoon
Jim Morrison aged 60 was arrested on a charge of entering a home and holding a young girl overnight. He was scheduled to appear before the court this afternoon at 2 o'clock for the hearing.
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Jim Morrison
Mutton eating 5 less than of old
New York May 19. A U S government sourced study shows per capita mutton intake has fallen from 8.1 to 5.3 pounds since 1900. Five cities dominate market shares with New York City eating over 100000 dressed sheep weekly, while ignorance of cuts and preparation limits consumption.
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New York
Gothem
Cincy
Amercan Meat Packers’ Association
United Kingdom
America
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Chicago
United States
Pacific Coast
California
New England
Ohio
Mississippi
New York City
Cincinnati
Kansas City
St. Louis
Winnipeg mayor proclaims order during food strike
Winnipeg city news records Mayor Charles F. Gray issuing a proclamation to maintain law and order during a general strike by Winnipeg union men. He warns that if food supplies slip, action will be taken to meet the emergency as restaurants close amid a food tie-up.
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Winnipeg
Man
Charles F. Gray
Penmanship Club Officers Elected for West Schools Year
The Penmanship Clubs of West Schools elected officers for the coming year. The club, boasting about 400 students, admits members by grade and daily work standards. Miss Bernice Davis leads the program across participating schools. Whittier Faye Koherm leads as president with Frances Lyons as vice president Hazel Ferguson as secretary. Edison Jean Miller president Kenneth Reside vice president Genevieve Donley secretary. Washington Irving Ruth Searsy president Pauline Horton vice president Darlyne Whittle secretary. Emerson Flavetla Dill president Thelma Amos vice president Delbert Rowling secretary. Lowell Marian Barron president Chester Moore vice president Marjorie Blackman secretary. Central Eeith Kingsbury president Dorothy Schmolt vice president Anna Marie Decker secretary.
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Public Schools
Jean Miller
Kenneth Reside
Genevieve Donley
Washington Irving
Ruth Searsy
Pauline Horton
Darlyne Whittle
Emerson
Flavetla Dill
Thelma Amos
Delbert Rowling
Lowell
Marian Barron
Chester Moore
Marjorie Blackman
Central School
Eeith Kingsbury
Dorothy Schmolt
Anna Marie Decker
Four Divisions of Regulars Finish Return to U S
Archangel May 18. Arrangements begin to move the 389th American infantry to England within ten days. The fourth fifth sixth and seventh regular divisions are released for return to the United States. Pershing notified the War Department today. The four divisions sail from France in June. The 90th and 81st divisions will embark that month.
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Praxs
Archangel
England
389Th
Hin
Washington, D. C
United States
Pershing
War Department
France
Death still undetermined for Turper-Roe brothers
The cause of death for brothers Robert and Ralph Turper-Roe, aged about one and two years, remains undetermined. Local physicians failed to diagnose. stomach contents were sent to Iowa City State University for analysis. The bodies lie at O'Keefe & Towne Mortuary awaiting funeral arrangements.
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Tw Iittie
Robert
Ralph Turper-Roe
The
State University
Iowa City
O'Keefe & Towne
Helfer Leads High-Scoring Trap Shoot Highlights
A F Helfer of Waterloo tops the amateur division at the Waterloo Gun club trap shoot with 148 of 150 and 109 straight disks. H Luke of New Hampton and C Hummel of La Porte City tie for second at 146. Jon Kanitzky of Fort Dodge takes third with 144. In the pro class Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake wins at 146, Nicky Webber of Waterloo second with 141, L D Russell of Des Moines third. Thirty-two shooters from across the state attended.
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A. F. Helfer
Waterloo
L. D. Russell
Jos Moines
Leath's Furniture Store Opening Largely Attended
Several thousand visitors filled A Leath furniture store on Fourth Street East for the annual spring opening. Roses and flowers adorned the display while a four piece orchestra played. No sales or orders were taken that day as the event focused on acquainting the public with the store. Joe Raymond manages locally. George Wilmes, former manager, tours the city on business and serves as general manager of the Dubuque Leath store.
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A. Leath Furniture
Fourth Street East
Grand Rapids
Joe Raymond
George Wilmes
Bureau shakeup as Glass fights Lindsley clash
Washington May 19 The war risk insurance bureau amid uproar over charges of restraints and mismanagement named R A Cholmeley Jones a New York businessman and colonel in the bureau in France as director to replace Col. D Lindsley who resigned after accusing the treasury department of curbing the bureau in a clash with Secretary Glass Glass replied vigorously and a congressional probe was anticipated with further upheaval seen in the agency serving 4,000,000 soldiers and dependents.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
War Risk Insurance Bureau
R.A. Cholmeleyones
New York
Bur Yeau
France
Col. D. Lindsley
Glass
Treatye Department
Col. Lindsley
Bureau
Congressional Investigation
Local Social and Real Estate Notes From Rockford
Rockford society items report Mrs A M Benison ill cared for by Mrs S S Lohr. Thiete sold three farms totaling 609 acres. Mrs Wm Chambers recovering from pneumonia after influenza. Mr and Mrs Jessit Marrs welcomed a daughter. Mrs L Brown arrived from Hot Springs Ark for summer. Red Cross moved into the Nichols building. Mayor Wallace back from Battle Creek Sanitarium. Mrs Robert White of San Francisco arrives for summer. Lieut Wilbur penne ig apend jing furlough with home folks. W A Brigge purchased Fred Kuhn farm of 160 acres at 130 per acre.
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Rockford
A. M. Benison
S. S. Lohr
W.or
Thiete
Wm. Chambers
Jessit Marrs
L. Brown
Hot Springs
Ark
Red Cross
Mrs. Nichols
Wallace
Battle Creek
Robert White
San Francisco
Cal
Wilbur Penne
W. A. Brigge
Fred Kuhn
Geneseo notices report livestock, injuries and visits
In Geneseo on May 17 R J Thompson found a registered Parcher mare dead in a stall with injuries noted. Dale Haverfeld, son of Rev Haverfeld, broke both forearm bones after a teeter board accident at school. Miss Martha Bragonier returned from Waterloo after visiting friends. A Cedar Rapids hunting party with about a dozen hounds hunted wolves in Six Mile Grove last week.
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R J. Thompson
Dale
Haverfeld
Martha Bragonier
Waterloo
Six Mile Grove
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