Wilson backs Democrats in bid for 1924 presidency
Washington reports former president Woodrow Wilson, staying at 2940 G Street NW, endorses Democratic hopes for a 1924 presidential ticket. A letter to Senator Caraway expresses pride in Democratic gains and signals Wilson’s aim to back the candidate who can best serve the nation.
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Woodrow Wilson
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Bickman
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Caraway Democrat
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Elerty
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Street House
Marding
White House
Senate
House
Samuel M. Halston
Tndiana
Joseph T. Robinson
Renate
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
Ralston
Democratic Party
Waleri Ralston
Am and i
Lobinsen
Pat
Harrison
Mississipyi
Simmons
North Carolina
Armistice Token Adorns Shrine of American Ideals
A distorted report notes Armistice Day observances in Britain and Chicago with two minutes of silence and wreaths at monuments. King George VI, the Prince of Wales, and the Duke of York allegedly laid wreaths in London, while Chicago marines fired volleys and crowds faced east in memory of World War I heroes. The text contains garbled spellings and errors but conveys Allied commemorations and public tributes across locations.
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Earl Hais
Rosslyn Wen
Plagne Forest
International
London
Grovee
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Utts's Center
Chicago
Slate
Madison
Taste for Likker Found in Books of New Bottle Design
A San Francisco officer found a novel bottle concealed inside a leatherbound library volume at a Palh street shop run by Matt Mikely. The discovery occurred as prohibition enforcement entered the shop, yielding a curious cache of literature with a hidden liquor container.
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Bar Francisco
Cat
Palh
Matt Mikely
Dozen Deaths Charged Pair of Women Poisoners
Chicago November 11 reports that exhumations are planned for seven more bodies as authorities investigate Mrs Bhipbearcd poisoning and related cases. Mrs Wille Numek and Mrs Netlie Stayer Kuuwik face charges amid allegations of arsenic poisoning across multiple husbands and relatives.
Building to Cost 150000 Is Plan of City's Y W C A
The proposed two story Y W C A building on Lafayette Street outlines a daylighted gymnasium with a regulation pool left wing, cafe, and varied adaptable rooms. It features separate dressing areas, a cafeteria with skylight, businesswomen quarters, and transient lodging on upper floors to serve a growing city population.
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Wis
Hasina
Po Hall
Tay Sety
Duora
Lafayette Street
Grantea
Bervidi
Aime
Fagundus
Genera
Paralysis Fatal to Mrs. J. N. Sweitzer
Mrs Frances Marie Sweitzer wife of J N Sweitzer bailiff of the district court died at 12 35 today at her home 505 Fleithi street Waterloo from a stroke last Tuesday morning She was born in Somerset County Pa March 14 1875 and lived here since brought to Wateriolo as a child She leaves husband three children two sisters and arrangements will be announced later The body is at Hile Tan & Gindt chapel
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J.N. Sweitzer
Lenic Pal Court
Fleriths Street
Frances Marie Smith
Somerset County
Bha
Wateriolo
Smale
John N. Sweltzer
Walter
Oklahoma City
Okla
NM. Perkins
Minneapolis
Minn
Claude
Fargo
F.C. Hoar
Waterloo
Alice Stu
Eagle Bead
Hile- Taan & Gindt
Postal Employees Convention Opens Tuesday in Des Moines
Postmaster General Work and John H H Bartlett will attend the state postal employes convention in Des Moines beginning Tuesday at 2 p m The Amudiarium will host about 1500 postal workers including clerks carriers postmasters and other staff The goal is closer cooperation between large mailers and the post office department Speakers will include business leaders and editors with railroads offering a fare of one and a half to attendees.
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Des Moines
Work
John HH. Bartlett
Bath
Amudi- Larium
Brlogi
Huffman
New York Central Seeks 12 Million for Railroad Cars
The New York Central was authorized by the interstate commerce commission to issue bonds backed by 2 460 004 of equipment and to issue certificates by Guaranty Trust Company New York. Proceeds will fund the purchase of new cars and equipment.
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Washington, DL. C
New
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Interstate Conceres Commission
Guaranty Trust Company
New York
Type Chase
Washington reception planned for new senator Brookhart
Residents of Washington Iowa plan a public reception next Thursday for Amith W Brookhart newly elected United States senator and his family The informal event at the Community club rooms begins at 4 p m About 100 invitations are being sent by the reception committee including Blaise officers Republican state committee members labor and farm leaders are expected to attend Rev C W Kioto chairs the organizing committee
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Amith W. Brookhart
United States
At & P.m
BLAIS
Republican State Committee
C. W. Kioto
Muscatine Merchants Honor Nation's Dead by Closing All Day
Muscatine Iowa observed Armistice Day by closing every business. Merchants suspended activity in tribute to America’s war dead, even though Saturday is a busy shopping day. Only Muscatine and Sioux City in the region halted operations all day.
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America
Muncetine
Sioux City
Tawa
Prohibition and War Lifted Athletics Says Big Ten Official
Des Moines reports Major Jona L Griffith athletic czar of the Big Ten told college alumni that prohibition and the war spurred national athletic interest. He said two and a half million men and boys may be playing football this fall.
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Des Moines
Jona L. Grinfith
Big Ten
Col ‘Age Lumni
Towa Today Opens Red Cross Rollcall
Des Moines reports Iowa begins the sixth annual Red Cross roll call to support ship relief efforts. Chairs appointed for all counties as more memberships and chapters are formed than in any Midwest state. In Spencer a woman, Mrs Henry Geers, mother of seven, ended her life by hanging amid poor health last night.
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Des Moines
Iowa
American Red Cross
Middlewest
Spencer
Henry Geers
Io Health
Unknown Soldier and Fellows Honored for World War Deeds
A speaker lauds American troops in France, citing the Argonne forest and the Lost Battalion, urges lasting public remembrance of battles and the nation’s growing global responsibility. He praises France and Belgium, urges unity, and honors the new Grand Army alongside veterans.
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Thermopylae
Chateau Thierry
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Argonne Forest
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Mane
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Belgium
McGlade
Waterloo
American Legion
Arctic Circle
Letus
Trainmen Launch Nationwide Antituberculosis Fund Drive
Cleveland Nov. 15 The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen began a national campaign against tuberculosis. Members, totaling 189 004, contribute 25 cents a month to a fund supporting antituberculosis efforts, aiming to raise about 400 000 dollars annually.
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Cleveland
Thes Brotherhood of Railroad
Thats
Chicago Man Murdered on River Bank in Grim Case
Chicago reports the discovery of a half nude male body along the Chicago river bank, with gruesome wounds and the murder noted as unusually savage. Authorities describe the victim as a river-area resident aged about fifty, found near a lonely spot, and investigation is underway.
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Chicago
Infant Killed Four Hurt in Auto Crash Near Des Moines
Five week old Otis Cooper, son of Mr and Mrs Cooper of Des Moines, was killed when the automobile overturned two miles from Prairie City. Other occupants, A. J. Murphy and Mrs Winlet Murphy, were injured and trapped beneath the car for about an hour before Cooper freed himself and summoned aid.
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Des Moines
Otis Cooper
Charles Cooper
Mes
A.J. Murphy
Winleth Murphs
Prairie City
Cooper
State Receives $661,450 Inheritance Tax This Year
Ges Aolnes reports the state treasury collected $46,577.19 in inheritance taxes during the first 100 days of November, short of the full month’s total by $4,060, with year to date inheritance taxes reaching $661,450.99, about $229,000 above 1921’s total.
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Ges Aolnes
Farmer Dies After Gored by Mad Bull in Grafton
In Grafton on November 11, farmer Tolin Vor thees was killed by a mad bull while walking through his farm. Corn pickers discovered the body gored severely, the incident marking a tragic rural accident on a quiet farm.
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Grafton
Tolin Vorthees
Mussolini Faces American Reporters in Rome Interview
Italian premier Benito Mussolini endured a rapid fire interview in Rome with American correspondents. He tied reparations to Allied debts, praised U S relations, and argued no dictatorship. He urged thrift to balance Italy's finances and opposed universal woman suffrage while endorsing measured prohibition. He also noted Russia’s stake at Genoa and treated the Red Revolution as a joke.
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Mussolni
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Thaly
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Ex-Soldiers Scatter as Cannon Explodes
An Armistice Day celebration in New Albiny Indiana ended in tragedy when four cannons exploded injuring several veterans. Fragments struck nearby bystanders as the big gun misfired, scattering ex soldiers in fear and chaos along the riverbank. Police and rescuers cordoned the area while investigators inspect the damaged devices and scene for causes.
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Archbold Archbishop to Dedicate St Marys Auditorium
Arch bishop J J Keane will officiate dedication rites for the new St Marys parish auditorium at Fourth and Parker streets tomorrow at 10 am. The Franciscan Fathers of Waterloo began serving in 1917 and are hosting a large attendance of priests from nearby areas. The building, opened to the public after 3 pm, was completed in seven and a half months with Currie Simpson as general contractor and Cole Bros supplying electrical work.
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Parker Streets
St. Mary's Church End
J. J.keane
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St. Louis
Rmer
Ather Strub
Henry Kuester
Joliet
Henry HW. Ronbian
St. Mary
Mattius Eberle
Peter B. Volz
Father Henry
Eberle
Currie-Simpson Company
Marek & Levin
Cole Bros
Hunger strike continues as Cork lord mayor’s sister is charged
Dublin November 11 Mary AlacSwins Stile on hunger strike following arrest a week ago for plotting disorders. She has not eaten since her detention.
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Dublin
Mary Mar Gwiney
Cork
Wilson Gave Way to Idealism When Firmness Needed
A Washington observer recalls President Wilson in retirement, noting the face marked by towering visions and deep disappointment. The piece argues Wilson bore not sole blame for events and suggests many admirers view him as a martyr, with historians assigning fault to others.
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Wilson
Wilson and the Fourteen Points Tragedy
An analysis argues that Wil son's prewar neutrality mindset shaped his postwar diplomacy. It contends he sought a Peace Without Victory, pressed Fourteen Points, and while fighting the war kept a peacemaker mindset. Germany and allies misread him, leading to compromised treaties and the eventual failure to ratify by the United States.
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Wilson
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Mr. Wilson
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Austria
Great Britain
France
Aline Wilson
Franklin J. Lane
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Lane
George Creel
Hermeny
Foch
Creel
New Vitalizer Promises Youthful Vigor at Home
Advertises Re-Bild-Tabs a home remedy said to restore youth vitality. Claims bark extract from an African tree boosts circulation and energy within days. Offers a $2 treatment for $1 with a one week money back guarantee, requesting only name and address to mail sample.
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Re-Bild Laboratories
Gate Way
Kansas City
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