Republican head at Chicago to discuss 1920 race
Republican national committeemen from border states held an informal conference in Chicago to lay groundwork for the 1920 presidential campaign. National Chairman Will Hays led the session to plan the next full committee meet in Washington and to consider convention city sites with St Louis and Chicago delegates present. Jacob L Babler Missouri and Mayor Henry Kiel St Louis urged support for their cities. John T Adams of Idaho also attended as national committee vice chairman.
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Associated Press
Chicago
O der States
Will H. Hays
Wushington
St. Louis
Jacob L. Babler
Missouri
Henry W. Kiel
John T. Adams
Waterloo Sash & Fixture Works Plans Addition
Waterloo Sash and Fixture Works to erect a $12,000 brick addition to its factory due to rising business. James Register awarded the contract. the two story structure on Seventh Street East will span 34 by 90 feet with a basement. The first floor will house offices and storage, the upper floor the finishing department, with completion hoped for January 1920 if weather permits.
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Waterloo Sash & Fixture Orks
James Register
Seventh Street
Eagle Grove Bars All Sunday Amusements
Eagle Grove Iowa voters and the city council moved to ban Sunday shows and Sunday baseball after petitions and public support pressed for ordinance passage. The measure aims to keep Sundays free of entertainments and reflects local attitudes toward leisure activities.
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Iagle Grove
Eagle Grove
Rockford Obituary and Local Notices Capsule
Mrs. Albert Rock died October 27 at age 22 leaving a husband and three children. Metho dist fair grossed 450 dollars. A D Yorker ill. HH Hubbard moved into the Hits house. Herman Richmeier into Woelfer house. Abs C E Ayers seriously ill. Ro Parmenter left for California. Emil Woelfer and HH J Peterson moved a fare. Bosnanie sold his rest ponce. Hyery barn transferred to John Marker.
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Rogkfort Rockford
Albert Rockied
A.D. Yorker
HH. Hubbard
Herman Richmeier
Ro Parmenter
Caltrnia
Emil Woelfer
HH. J. Perterson
An Bosnanie
Ponce Ang Hyery
John Marker
Moonshiners Raid Seizes Six Stills In East Moline
Federal officers raided six houses in East Moline and Silyis at dawn Saturday, seizing six moonshine stills and arresting seven men, mostly Serbian Rock Island Line workers. Twelve gallons of moonshine were seized, with thirty five barrels of raisin mash and ten barrels of apple jack dumped into sewers. Stills are stored at Moline police station and will be taken to Chicago for hearings with heavy bonds likely. One raid yielded no finds in Moline.
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Davenport
Federal
East Moline
Silyis
Moline
Geo. Dunlap
Chicago
United States
Rock Island
Quartet Competition Grows For State Auditor Nomination
Des Moines reports four Republican hopefuls for state auditor as Bob Henderson joins Leon Ainsworth Frank Alper and B S Gose in announcing candidacies. Observers expect a vigorous county and statewide campaign though activity remains light with formal notices and outreach already underway.
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Des Moines
Bob” Henderson
Leon Ainsworth
Western Union Telegraph Company
Signal Service
Army
Ainsworth
Frank Alper
Polk County
Alber
Folk County
B. S. Gose
Greene County
Jefferson
Warren County
Community notes from Greene on social visits and events
Mrs Dockstader returns to Sioux Falls after a three week stay with the Cave family. Ida Perry to California for the winter. Helene Miller hosts farewell party. Lottie Ingalls to Des Moines. Post Office duties temporarily reassigned. Mrs Wim Starkweather improving. Mrs Irving Salee and daughter visiting from Can. Moss addresses Commercial club talk. Town state teachers convention in Des Moines. Leete furniture store sold to Geo Watterson, bank cashier, to stay until replacement found. Faye Hardman to Water for weeklong visit. Leola Kessler hosts a party with Cedar Falls and Waterloo guests. Indian club armistice day program planned with a big barbecue. Long Beach Cal. visitor Mr Cole visits sons George and Ed. Boller dry goods stock sold to Schermerhorn, to be shipped to other towns. Elizabeth Bilis sells home east of Presbyterian Church to Joe Baller.
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T. Dolan
Leola
Kessler
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Cole
Long Beach
Cal
George
Boller
Schermerhorn
Charles City
Elizabeth Bilis
Joe Baller
Berger's Seat Challenge Opens in Cong Today
In Washington on November 10 the Berger espionage appeal dominated House business as Dyer's bid to delay failed 279 to 1. Members broke from committee hearings to watch the debate and vote on Victor L. Berger, Milwaukee socialist, retaining his seat. Chairman Butler urged the vote as a chance to rid Congress of a "mad dog" threat.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee
Congress
House
Dyer
Missouri
Berger
Naval Committee
Daniels
Butler
Pennsylvania
Maryland Democrat Ritchie Wins Governor Vote
Albert C. Ritchie, Democrat, elected Maryland governor with a 165 vote plurality over Republican Harry W. Nice, according to complete official returns.
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Maryland
Associated Preas
Baltimore
Albert C. Ritchie
Tricks Employed by the Greatest Orators of History
The passage notes how famed speakers used dramatic tactics. It cites Lord Brougham kneeling on the woolsack to urge reform against the Lords. Sheridan, after Warren Hastings’s trial, fainted in friends’ arms. Lord Cairns spoke against Burke, who faced suspicions of wealth.
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Lord Brougham
House of Lords
Sheridan
Warren Hastings
Lord Cairne
Burke
Wealth and weapon give way to violence and real estate notes
A chaotic ledger-like snippet shows Edmund Burke warning of French invasion with a dagger remark and a Duke of Westminster figure, followed by a social gathering lineup and then a chain of real estate transfers including Martin Carrell to Nancy Mommer and others, concluding with a monetary amount of 1,800,010.
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Glack Phowk
Martin Carrell
Nancy Mommer
Pondro
Tray & Boone
Bhatt
Sherburne Rites Held for Waterloo Man in Clarksville
Guy Sherburne of Waterloo died Thursday at 33 and was buried at a local cemetery after funeral services at the Presbyterian Church conducted by Pastor Rew To Shernxin. He leaves a widow and brothers Wrank Nebris and Harvey, two sisters Mrs. Frank Coldren of Clarksville and Mrs. John Stark of Waterloo. Mrs. Hugh Floyd and three children of Waverly spent a week visiting relatives here. Mr and Mrs Paul Paulson departed for Los Angeles after three months touring the country.
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Haiah Riock
W. J. Blebesheimer
Alden Porter
Reineck
France
Army
William Gibson
Catherine Harris
Town City
Ikseyble
Lit
Guy Sherburne
Waterloo
Presbyterkioy Hespilid
Hargeeri
Shernxin
God Father
Wrank
Nebris
Harvey
Chirkevicl
Prank Coldren
Garksville
John Stark
Wieterloo
Hugh Floyd
Waverly
Aul Paulson
Los Angeles
Cal
Frany
C. M. Mather
Greene
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