Flying aviators in Texas impress crowds with formation flying
In Nethis Texas on May 23, aviators display formation flying as they train in Dallas and other cities. Bombers, scouts, and artillery units practice in groups and solo sorties, while families worry about disruptions at home. Training at Camp Ditk fills the air service classroom scene as student aviators join local life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nethis
Tex
Aviateurs
Texas
Norwan
Dallas
Flying Service
Camp Ditk
Garbage collection bid plans discussed by city leaders
Mayor B C Thompson says a new garbage disposal contract will be obtained better than the prior arrangement and that proposals have been submitted by several bidders. The council will meet in executive session to review plans as the city prepares to take over refuse collection on June 1.7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C. Thompson
National Serum Company of
St. Paul
Thompson
Program Preday At Emerson School Promises Music And Dance
Punils af Emerson eelingt have Arranged 3 praridiy oof music talk dances and readings for central Tiblic and Patrons af the school Friday at 2 Pom Opening TuMIbes sei the Diakonoa by Ruth Bassett followed by folk dances Bones and Spirit ofinis. Falls Teacher Resign Cedar Falls May Spe Miss Lena Livingston and two others submitted resignations from State Teachers pall effective at close of lorim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Eelingt
Tiblic
Ruth Bassett
Eincineg Eames Sone Bones
Robert Medicure
Inis
Fighting in Ukraine shakes Kiev as troops resist
Serious fighting in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, is reported. The residence of the newly appointed Ukrainian leader Gen Skoropatisky was shelled while troops loyal to the rada remain. The forces at Kiev are under heavy bombardment and counterattacks unfold as the crisis deepens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukraine
Moscow
Kiev
Skoropatisky
Rada
Cava
Rcar
Memorial Day Parade to Feature Iowa Veterans
Waterloo to host Memorial day observance under the Service League with Stuart and three Iowa veterans from the 158th Infantry leading the parade. The group, including Owen Hawkins Rail Corporal Merle Skinner and Albert Montgomery, will appear after touring the state for the Red Cross and Liberty Loan support. Carleton Sias chairs arrangements. May dates cited as 36 and involvement of Sen. Keron noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Hawkins
Merle Skinner
Otturmmwa
Albert Montgomery
Stuart
Iowa
France
Bel
Service League
Carleton Sas
Jay
158Th
Inr
Lorraine
Towa
Liberty Loan
Red Cross
Sias
Riveral
Keron
Waterlan
Professional Ball May Be Abolished
Washington D C May 23 Prov Marsh Crowder says draft rules may bar professional players from baseball golf and other sports with enforcement aimed after July 1. Detroit May 22 President Frank J Navin says baseball players could be affected by an amendment to the draft. PAPAL HIGHWay ACCIDENT Rowe May 24 a family of five perishes in a head on collision near a highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Crowder
Crowderlain
Tse
Detroit
Mieh
Oe Park
Frank J Naving
Detroit Baseball Clan
Rowe
Gace Johnson
Warl
Marrlagh Licenses Florrick Colerain Springs
Fragments show licensing action involving Florrick at Colerain Springs with names Mates Benni Speers Pavette Allin Phinle Vindi Mosette and a reference to Lodeiia Tardan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marrlagh
Florrick
Colerain Springs
Cnt
Tee Mates
Benni Speers
Pavette Allin Phinle
Vindi
Mosette
City in Brief and Society Notes from Gladbrook
Billings and Pierce spend the day in Gladbrook while Timothy O’Connell visits from Denver. Various locals attend weddings, elections, or church events. a Mortar Board member at Iowa State College is noted. several residents announce travel, work changes, or health updates amid a flurry of community notices and social tidbits.
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BP. l. Billings
C. A. Pierce
Gladbrook
Timothy O'Connell
Denver
Colo
W. A. Covell
Lwo
Wisconsin
J.1. Welch
Delle Plaine
Flow
L. FB. Powers
Jessie Tuthill
Iowa State College
Ames
The
Mortar Board
Chicago Gas Company Faces Collapse If Rates Not Raised
Samuel Insull, chairman of the People’s Gas, Light and Coke Company, testified before the public with whom the company has only 600.90 dollars cash on hand and bad credit. He warned the firm will close without rate relief, noting banks’ reluctant support kept it operating. High costs of mail, cake, and oil largely drove the financial distress. Last winter the government took over the company’s sippy of cake contracted fay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Samuel Insull
People's Gas, Light Ang Coke Company
Clisdee
Herrawen
Hig Comepany
Fay
Welfare Meeting Highlights Child Welfare Effort and Local Support
Miss Anna Lawther presided at a district welfare meeting focusing on child welfare work and the role of women in defense efforts. About 60 women attended, with many from out of town, to discuss preventing deaths of children under five and organizing free medical examinations funded by local physicians. Reports from county delegates and reminders of railway delays for speakers summarized the session, with plans for afternoon reports and further talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Laswther
Woc A. Indes
Lawther
Ang County
Tre
Scientific burglar shocks Draper procery store heist
A thief at 1208 Ninth Street West used scent masking to cover tracks after robbing Draper’s store. Entry was through a window facing street railway. $24 worth of merchandise missing. is third recent robbery in Mayuhs and Me. Police not alerted immediately despite scent clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draper Procery
Ninth Street
Esengus
Racent Mayuhs
Draper
Jonnie
Jia
Fatalities in Boone La Now Total Seven
May 24. Charles St. Kihourcne dies among 50 injured from Tuesday tornado. Lanitory fatalities in Haane reach seven, with two more likely to die. Kilbourne, injured in a tent near home, is recovering from pneumonia. his wife was severely injured trying to save him. Mrs. Albert Daniels is critically injured. Property damage estimated around $500,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles St. Kihourcne
Haane
Kilbourne
Albert Daniels
Tuesday Tornado Toll Reaches Eighteen in Iowa
A central Iowa tornado on Tuesday caused 18 deaths and about 100 injuries. Property damage is estimated near 1.509 million dollars, with earlier reports of two additional fatalities later discredited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moeiirs
Renorys Yestarilay
Steamboat Rock
Mardin County
Ghurdan
S. Kilebourne
Women Should Boss Just as Much as Men
A full house heard Rev H L Goughnour preach at First Brethren church on equal partnership of men and women. He argued God created both as joint owners and rulers of the world, contrasting male leadership in business with women as workers and conservators. Mrs Haffa of Cedar Heights played violin. the evening’s program included a men's chorus and a sermon titled Baldheaded and Rowlegged but a Real Man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Brethren
Church
H. L. Goughnour
Gol
Thraent
Romance That Recalls a Daring Rescue in War
A Davenport Cedar Rapids youth, Daniel Elvingston, now 33, formerly saved a girl from drowning in the Mississippi when 14. He later met the Red Cross nurse in France after corresponding with a Clinton cousin and receiving a wartime fan letter. A sequel remains unconfirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Daniel Elvingstons
Cedar Rauids
Fle
Davenport
Mississipo
Tere
France
Red Cross
German Destroyer Susi Sunk Near Zeebrugge
London May 23 The admiralty announced an enemy destroyer named Susi was sunk near Zeebrugge by a direct hit from an airplane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Zeebrurze
Admiralty
Fairbanks Condition Improves at Indianapolis
Charles W Fairbanks former vice president shown to be in slightly better condition this morning in Indianapolis Md on May 22. The report notes improvement though no full recovery is stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrbanks
Indianapolis
Charles W Fairbanks
Avert Coal Shortage Next Winter Task of R R Fuel Meet
Chicago May 23 The annual convention of the International Railway Fuel Association under the United States railroad administration and the fuel administration opens discussions on averting a coal shortage next winter. Carter president of the Brotherhood of Locomotion Firemen and Enginemen warns that long hours and ship wartime demands strain railroads as they bunker ships and build fleets for the war effort.
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R.R
Chicago
Albeintport- Apt
Nalakales
International Railway
United States Railroad
Adimfudatration
The
Fuel Administration
WS. Carter
Railroad
Adinistration
Mr. Cartar
Wealthy Lawyer Ousted from Bar at Cedar Rapids
J. A. Leonard, a wealthy Socialist and leading member of the county bar, was ousted from the county bar association after a trial. Leonard was accused of aiding Senator Robert La Follette after a Minneapolis speech and for refusing to include Liberals bonds and insulting women who asked him to contribute to the Red Cross. He is the second lawyer ousted by the bar association in the last week for alleged pro Germany sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colne Stapids
J. A. Leonnart
Lonn
Leonard
Robert la Palette
Minneapolis
Alea
Red Cross
Bar Association
Real Live Hobo in Town Today
Sidney Barton aged 49 is guest of the city temporarily and in his person the police encounter a long unseen tramp. He boasts of twenty years without work, his appearance and demeanor match the character, and his hands show no marks of labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Barton
Cannita
Nee
Izhor
Kepford Projects Over Four Million For Red Cross Work
Dr. A B Kepford state Red Cross president visits Kephford city and forecasts Iowa relief pledges near four million dollars as Quowa for Jowt tops two point nine million. He notes Red Cross disaster relief efforts statewide after recent storms and visits Boone and Black Hawk county meetings.
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Iowa
A. EB. Kepford
Lowa
Kepford
Red Cross
ML Boone
Retter
Arta
Farley
Black Hawk County
Manchester
Given Kepford
Quotable bits from wartime figures and public voices
A collage of opinions and quotes from figures like Chamberlain Pershing Lloyd George Rockefeller Scheidemann Bryan and Empey. The fragmentary text blends remarks on religion fear revolution annexation and national vigor with references to education and wartime attitudes, capturing a dated public discourse tone.
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Marshall
Maximilian Warden
Washington
John
Rockefeller
Simeon Strunsky
John D. Rockefeller
Herr Scheidemann
France
Britain
Germany
Bryan
Frederick Harrison
England
Charles Zeublin
Empey
Wirsinixn
McGruffey
Tomme Atkins
Parable of the wicked husbandman and Jewish reception
Commentary on Mark 12 1 12 and related passages by Rev D M Rexplores Israel's rebellion against God, the kingdom given to others, and the role of faith over ritual. It notes the widow's offering and contrasts outward piety with heart faith, linking to prophecy and the church’s foundation in Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sexson
Israel
Wimaete
Altho
Jairus
Bethany
Christ
Jesus
Rtch
Man Painted and Paraded Through Michigan City Street
In Michigan City on May 23 William Roneigh, 28, refused Red Cross and war bond contributions. He was stripped, painted yellow, tied with chains, carried signs reading Er. W it the other Garman Plot, paraded down Sagina Street, exhibited at the Red Cross HQ, then marched to the river and docked twice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Filnt
Mich
Willian Roneigh
Red Cross
Dem
Bovtration
Ronelzh
Garman
Sagina
Manonte Teple
Official War News Quiet on Sector Activity in France
The Associated Press reports a fall in artillery firing on American sectors in France with no new developments announced by American headquarters. London notes heavy artillery in the Ancre valley and Flanders, while French and German actions on the Amiens front yield intermittent shelling and a German raid failure near Bois Mongival.
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S&s
Associated Press
France
Americain
London
Ancra
Lens
Flanders
FOI
RAD
Paris
Avre
Amiens
French War Office
Bois Mongival
Champagne
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Arched Heck
Tmerson
EL Devitt Welsh
Owareroes
Pershing
Waterloo
al Buchanan
Agnes Meaty
Mary Meany
Lefe Festerdany
Rockweil
Alice Meany
Dr. Baraty
Mason City
Lieut. Means
JH. FE. Colby
Kansas City
Xrhel Southwestern Dairy Show
Caiby
Tugh G. van Pelt
George E. Liehty
United States Food Administration
William Gar
Vancier Co
Keith
Palace ii City
C. E. Winsell
C. Ko Winsell
Bert Ferguson
Moe
Isle
Pisano & Ng
New York
A. Gary
Matt Parrot. & Sons
Pany
John Fiske
Ekly
Community Service League
St. Pauls Church
Kermanna Aliler
Kelly Geld
Milo Hr. Miller
FH Tl Fishers
Hyvs
Grace M. E. Church
Kim
W. A. Rewrn
Courtlandt Street
Youre
Chele
West High
Toarbell
M. M. Vaughen
George V Manson
Boone
Byier Ly
Chicago Gas Company
Opiges
Glass Brombront
Winstow
Boone, la
Cedar Rapids
Uxtry
Real Live
Fowa
Rev
D. MM. Rlearns
Spain
Hieronymus Carda
John Han
Francis Drake
Walter Raleigh
Michigan City Stree
Official War News
Buchanan Optical Co
Plymouth
Ladten
New York World
Metropolis
Central Park
Manhattan
Columbus Circle
Harriss
Ritz
Piccadilly
China
Amsterdam
Aliexiff
Novo Tchaikask
Dona Cossacks
Bolshaviki
Vossische Zeitung
Uae
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