Leading Elevens Ready for Action Across Iowa Contests
Des Moines reports a frenzied week as nearly every strong Iowa team except Davenport hits the gridiron. North Des Moines, undefeated, faces cast high in a pivotal city showdown to gauge Davenport's strength. Boone meets Ames at Ames. Marshalltown travels to Waterloo to face Westrick. Fort Dodge and Sioux City collide on their field. other games include East Waterloo at Cedar Rapids and Fort Madison at Burlington as the race for the state title narrows.
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Des Moines
kEvery
Davenport
North Des Moines
North
Peterson
Lee Township
Moyer
Fsoone
Ames
Boone
West Des Moines
Grinnell
Ames | High
Tace
Marshalltown
Oskaloosa
Westwick
Waterloo
West Drs Moines
Cedar Rapids
Dodgers
Sioux
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Eastleigh
West High
Town City
Fort Madison
Burlington
Denison
Council Bluffs
Tragic Days in Camp Hospital at Camp Sheridan
Rev Newton S Methfessel, pastor and religious secretary at Camp Sheridan base hospital, recalls the influenza epidemic’s toll. He details pastoral duties, funerals, and daily patient contact, noting 2480 sick calls in two weeks and up to 200 calls a day, while lamenting war-time losses and home-front sorrow.
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Newton S. Methfessel
Cedar Heights
Camp Sheridan
Ala
Christ
Maryland
Teachers To Be Paid Under Influenza Quarantine Decree
Attorney General H. A. Varnes rules that teachers who lost time due to influenza epidemic quarantine closures are entitled to pay. The opinion, sent to County Superintendent H. C. Moeller, directs school boards to compensate six teachers whose contracts lack a clause denying pay during contagious disease closures.
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H. AT. Varnes
H. C. Moeller
Havner
The Burglary Night That Turned Into a Laugh
Archibald Stone awoke to a burglar in his house. He calls the kitchen confrontation, offers the invader bread. A police officer refuses arrest until the culprit admits dues to the union, and the burglar is finally handcuffed.
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Archibald Stone
Mr. Stone
Mrs. Stone
Isband
Archibald
Piecret
Ames Iowa football game may move to Des Moines
The annual Ames Iowa football clash may be played in Des Moines due to the influenza epidemic at Iowa State College. A decision was expected today with Des Moines the preferred site after Ames and Town City were considered. The game, a state classic, would draw a large crowd now that the Armistice is signed.
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Des Moines
Ames
Iowa State College
Clyde Williams
Town
Tllinois
Minnesota
Great Lakes
West High Invades Charles City for Grid Clash
West High football fans the sent lineup for a road game at Charles City as they chase a fourth straight win. Coach Max Miller plans to use substitutes after a safe trip, with captains and starters listed for the key battle.
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West High
Charles City
Max Miller
Fiavd County
Xail
Clyde Miller
G. Miller
M. Miller
Hitchins
Antone
Knoon
Veterans Learn Trades Through Federal Vocational Aid
Washington dispatch reports 14 cities host offices of the federal board for vocational education to guide disabled soldiers and sailors into suitable free education. Officers will advise, provide training in chosen industries, and ensure employment after completion with continued war risk insurance. The program includes stipends of 65 dollars per month during training and dependent support, urging veterans to pursue skilled work to avoid long-term unemployment.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Navy
Federal Board For Vocations
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Atlan
New Orleans
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Dallas
Denver
Chicago
Minnesota
San Francisco
Seattle
Federal Board
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Tian
German Pro War Propaganda Copy Sent Home
A U S Captain L O Black of the 352d Infantry United States Army prints a received copy of a German publication titled America in Europe dated September 9, 1918. The issue purports to reflect American views but twists facts to favor the Central Powers, includes anti Allied cartoons and articles, notes morale concerns in Allied nations, and features German ads and baseball league standings.
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L. O. Black
352D Infantry
Black & Hansen
Waterloo
America
Europe
Germany
J. P. Morgan
L.oil
United States
England
France
Italy
George W. Peck
The Midnight Trail at Palace and Other Stage Offerings
The Midnight Trail stars William Russell as Jack Woodford in a detective tale with a jewel robbery plot and a sleep-stalker twist. Also at the Palace on Thursday, Oh Boy arrives from New York with Lavinia Winne and Theo Warfield in a top musical comedy. Majestic hosts All Girl Revue for three nights with nine scenes and two performances nightly plus the War Review. Central Illinois Northern Illinois advertisement.
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William Russell
the Palace
Mr. Russell
Jack Woodford
Alice Moreland
Miss Moreland
Woodford
Hearst Pathe
The
Majestic
Pepple &Greenwald
Future of training camps in doubt with no definite orders
Des Moines and Nav. Cams plan to carry on military instruction as no armistice is signed until Washington issues orders. The War Department is formulating policy on camps, overseas policing, and other postwar matters while President Wilson and Provost Marshal General Crowder weigh November calls and county procedures.
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Des Moines
Nav
Cams
Todee
War Department
Washington
Wilson
General Crowder
Towa
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