Iowa to furnish ten West Point candidates
Washington May 31 Iowa will supply ten additional nominees for entrance to the West Point Military Academy. Senator Cummins may nominate one at large and several congressmen will name candidates from their districts. Applicants must present admission certificates by July 10 as a new MacArthur era begins.
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Washington News
Waterloo Evening Courier
Washington
D. C
Army Military School
Douglas A. MacArthur
Rainbow Division
Salwing Town
Academy
Robert Richard Rogers
Clinton
David Lamben Scoles
Bloomfeld
Thomas
Program of Allied Games Announced for Pershing Stadium
Washington May 31. The inter allied games to be held near Paris at Pershing stadium run June 24 to July 6 resemble an Olympic program. Boxing wrestling cricket cross country 1000 metres fencing soccer rugby football horse riding rowing shooting swimming track events and relays plus a pentathlon and tug of war for nine men teams.
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Washington
Pershing Stadium
Paris
Returned Soldiers to Receive Free Traer Chautauqua Tickets
Traer Iowa May 30 The Traer Red Cross chapter and the Community club have organized a fund for entertainment of returned soldiers. They arranged that 200 or more service members will receive a free chautauqua ticket that normally sells for $2. The expense will be borne entirely by the two organizations.
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Traer, Ja
Traer Red Cross Chapter
Community Club
Disease kills more soldiers than bullets in wars
Des Moines reports Iowa losses across Civil War World War I and Spanish American War. Disease caused more deaths than battle fatalities in each conflict. Civil War service recorded 78,059 Iowa troops with 12,368 dead and 9,987 discharged for wounds or illness. World War I Iowa losses tallied 1,550 killed or wounded and 931 and 949 died of disease in France and camps. Overall Union death toll across the Civil War reached 199,720 from disease and other causes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Josser
State Historical Department
State Adjutant General’s Office
Forty-ninth Infantry
Fiftieth Infantry
Fifty-first Infantry
France
United States
North
Blind Man Frees Liquor Seller in Indian Whiskey Case
In Sioux City on May 31, Joseph Johnson nearly blind pleaded guilty in federal court to selling liquor to an Indian. Judge H E Rex freed him finding Johnson could not see to tell whiskey was given to an Indian and that the liquor was procured by a third party for the influenza claim. Marked money given by the Indian was found on Johnson. The court criticized agents for “tying on a blind man.”
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Sioux City
Joseph Johnson
H. EB. Rex
Johnson
Bear
Billion-dollar sugar plant at Belmond ready for 1920 crop
Belmond Iowa May 31 The contract for the beet sugar factory at Belmond was let to the Dyer company of Cleveland for 1 125 000. Construction will begin soon with 175 workers and take about 14 months to complete for the 1920 season. The plant will be modern from start to finish with seed stock from Europe and plans to handle wool as part of an integrated operation.
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Belmond
Iowa (Valley Sugar Company of
Dyer Company
Cleveland
Great Western Road
Iowa Valley Sugar Company
Sugar Company
W. H. Ad
Unis
Helmond
Clunka
Minn
Elmond
Europe
Woolgrowers of Black Hawk County Organization Formed
The woolgrowers of Black Hawk County have organized an association with officers Bert Strayer president D Lov ersoe vice president R 11 Rehder secretary. It joins the state Woolgrowers of Iowa with over 2000 members and growing. Aim is better marketing conditions improved handling and grading and fair base pricing for each fleece.
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Bert Strayer
Hudson
D. Loversoe
Cedar Falls
Rehder
Waterloo
State Association of Woolgrowers of
Towa
Costa Rica rebels surrender after border clash
San Juan del Sur May 30. Nicaraguan forces disarmed and arrested Costa Rican revolutionaries crossing the border. Rebels blamed lack of ammunition for their failure and retreat.
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Costa Rica
San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
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Canada
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Court of Claims
Allied Games
Traer Chautauqua
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Goodyear
Stecker Pealtry
Union Motor Car Company
West Fifth Street
Ifartera
Thas
Camaneretal
Tune
Hudson Bank
Dunkerton
Hunkerton Bank
Iu Porte City
Bank
T. C. Stone
Jet
Woolgrowers
Black Hawk County
Attention Wool Growers
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Reo
Sutcliffe-Reo Auto Company
Commercial Street
Reo Motor Car Company
Lansing
Michigan
F.O
Lane
Tax Aeust
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