Interest Aroused In Iowa Election 1918
Des Moines reports a sudden surge of voter interest on the eve of the 1918 Iowa election. The president's call for Democratic congressional support has mobilized Republicans and intensified partisan activity as Democrats seek to expand their influence in the state legislature and in the Second and Sixth congressional districts. About 20,000 Iowa soldiers abroad are expected to vote.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Congress
Horace Boies
General Assembly
Senate
Schrup
Dubuque
Caswell
Denison
C. E. Cameron
Alta
State Fair Board
van Austine
Gilmore City
House
Iowa Journalist Encounters British Power Figures in London Luncheon
Des Moines Capital reporter Lape Young Jr describes English Speaking Union events in London on October 14. Maj Evelyn French runs the group while Arthur Balfour serves as president. Balfour’s remarks condemn the war’s cruelty alongside Irish channel outrage. Lord Northcliffe hosts lunches at the Times building, showcasing influence and ceremony. Marriage licenses listed for Arthur Grimm and Elsie Strempke, both of Hudson and Fairbank to Waterloo residents.
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Lape Young, Jr
Des Moines
London
England
Balfour
Lord Northcliffe
Times
Westminster Abbey
London Times
The
Daily Mail
Danderine Promises to Stop Hair Loss and Dandruff
An advertisement claims Danderine wipes out dandruff and stops hair loss after several applications. It asserts the scalp becomes irritation free and hair roots reconditioned, with a small bottle available at drug stores for a few cents.
California Syrup of Figs Ad Targets Parents
An old fashioned laxative pitch urges mothers to switch from castor oil and calomel to California Syrup of Figs for children. It claims the fruit laxative gently cleanses liver and bowels, sweetens the stomach, and can be used by all ages with directions on the bottle. Counterfeits warned against.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Democratic World repudiates Wilson appeal over congress
Washington dispatch reports the New York World, a Democratic administration organ, repudiating President Wilson's push to retain Kitchin at Ways and Means and Dent at Military Affairs. The editorial argues for a Republican Congress to curb sectional favoritism, set tariff policy by voters, and ensure sound reconstruction practices. The piece urges voters to decide without presidential interference.
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Washington, D. C
New York World
Organization of Congress
Congress
Kitchin
North Carolina
Ways and Means Committee
House
Dent
Alabama
Wilson
South
Cambrai Plate Glass Survives All Shocks Citizens See War Looted Helmets
From Cambrai front reports British engineers posted along streets warn that burning building fronts may topple as wreckage lies everywhere. A gleaming plate glass window in a shop front survives intact. British tommies don German helmets found in abandoned stores with a chaplain distributing them to troops.
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George T. Bye
Reciprocal News Services
Cambrai
Canal de ‘Escaut
Nashua Youth Dies of Pneumonia in France
Lawrence Fang son of Mr and Mrs A A Fang Nashua Iowa died October 5 in France from pneumonia after only a few months in service. He is survived by his parents three sisters and three brothers Norbert brother stationed at Camp Dodge is home on brief furlough.
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Nashua
Tall bands replace bagpipes in Scotland
American sailors stationed in Scotch ports introduce ragtime dances in Scotland, changing local musical scenes as tall bands take the stage replacing traditional bagpipe performances.
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Scotland
London
Sailors and Scot Girls Danced to American Airs at Naval Base
Sailors with Y M C A help staged gatherings where they danced with Scotch lassies to American tunes in a naval base hall. An American sponsored revue toured Y M C A huts and tied together social events for service members and local partners.
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Shere
Cacanetor
Naval
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Arthur EB. Grimm
Hudson
Elsie E. Strempke
Fairbank
Frank R. Siberling
Waterloo
Lorene Watkins
Chilpten
Pilla
Galomel
Castor OL
Arants
Louis Heel
Avant Shoe Shop
Marsh-Place Building
Horlick
Porter
Claude R. Porter
Harding
Charles A. Rawson
Republican State Central Committee
France
Belan
Bellans
Shara
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