Island of Enchantment at Santa Catalina
The Santa Catalina coast line offers easy fishing with boats ready to hire. Captors guide anglers to prime spots, haul in record catches like 2,000 pound sunfish, and ship them to the mainland. Visitors view sea gardens, diver trips, seals on Seal Rocks, and moonlight water tours with goats, sharks, tunas, and swordfish noted amid vivid marine life.
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Warry
Seal Rocks
California
Rand
Jerey
Florida
Santa Catalina
Catalina
Intimate Sketch of Santa Catalina Island’s Fishermen Paradise
An 1919 feature extols Santa Catalina Island off Los Angeles as the fishermen’s paradise and a popular summer resort. It covers accessible travel from San Pedro, island geography, tourism history, archeological finds, hotel ruins, and current amusements including fishing, swimming, sailing, camping, golf, riding, and aerial rides.
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Los Angeles
Fisherman's Paradise
Ust
California
Santa Catalina
of California
Los Angeles County
San Pedro
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic City
Pacific
Nonstop Airliner Flight from New York to Chicago Attempted
In a 20 mile per hour northwest wind the Handley Page bomber left Mineola at 7 AM with Admiral Kerr aboard for a nonstop flight to Chicago. The craft carried 9 passengers and 1500 pounds of women’s clothing for the American Railway Express. The trip was planned to take about 10 hours assisted by Major Brackley and Col. Archie Miller. Fire trucks and trucks were to meet in Chicago to speed delivery of express matter. The flight aimed to show aerial transport viability for express shipments.
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Associated Press
J Mineola
Mark Kerr
Chicago
American Railway Express Company
Admiral Kerr
Major Brackley
Royal Air Force
Archie Miller
Long Island
Kerr
Express Company
New York Central Railroad
Binghamton
Buffalo
Cleveland
Toledo
Lawson
Alfred A. Lawson
Tor
Milwaukee
Wisconsin City
New York
Wis
Towson
Rome
Waterloo area notices and ads round up
Waterloo brief includes travel for business and weekend plans by J H W Kennedy R Lewis and others. Marriage license issued to Christian Venter and Corella Whitson. Local events cover lectures, sports previews, and civic meetings. Also ads for hats shoes and alterations and a shift in tailor location.
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Christian H. Venter
Corella Whitson
Waterloo
J.C. Curran
Waterloo Business College
Jacob Reemer
American Prattipedics School
High School Red Propaganda Busy in Chicago
Chicago authorities investigate alleged Bolshevik infiltration of Crane Tech High School. Principal Dr. Bartholf cites students and a few faculty as recruited by radicals for antiwar activism and the observed armistice day silence incident. Federal authorities have been notified.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Bolshevists
Reds
Wm. J. Bartholf
Crane Technica High School
Reseniors
Alfred Struve
Jacob
Bartholf
Violent Deaths Reported in Ottumwa Area Today
Three deaths are reported in Ottumwa and nearby areas including James Leeny son of former Mayor Leeny killed by an engine at a Milwaukee Terminal yard, Naplon Ba a noted river figure found dead at James Rizer farm, and laborer James Streeter who collapsed at Circle theatre construction. Roy Stull in his 20s reportedly attempted suicide while overseas. Unknown domestic dispute details involve Podve saw Hull and his wife Nad, with fears of potential harm.
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Otlimwa
Ottumwa
James Leeny
Pat Leeny
Milwaukee
Ehman
Naplon Ba
James Rizer
Iddyville
James Streeter
New Circle Theatre
Roy Stull
Podve
Hull
Nad
Wold
Race
October Cotton Used 580,947 Bales, Census Tells
Cotton consumption for October totaled 655,344 lint bales and 25,602 linters, per the U S Census Bureau. October last year showed 440,344 lint and 97,050 linters. on hand Oct 31 lint 4,305,367 and linters 5,392 in consuming establishments, with public storage and compresses reporting 233,121 lint and 248,915 linters. Imports were 6,487 bales, exports 210. Cotton spindles active numbered 1,445,387, compared with 2,786,584 year ago. Wool stocks for year show 729,373,000 pounds on hand.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Washington
D. C
United States
Department of Agriculture
Rock Island Student Strike Threat Fails to Materialize
Rock Island Illinois November 14 threats of a students strike at Rock Island high school did not materialize this morning after a 43 student demonstration in Moline armistice bar aimed at recruiting Moline schools. One Rock Island leader remains suspended while four students apologized and were reinstated. RETURN FROM CHICAGO A Ferguson president and J H Johnson vice president and treasurer of Town Life Insurance company returned yesterday from the national meeting of life insurance agency officers in Chicago.
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Tom Fitzgerald
Mr. Fitzgerald
Waterloo
Town Motor Trades Bureau
Des Moines
John Hansen
QO. A
Hepaas
V. Orr
Resolutions
Associated Press
Rock Island, Ill
Rock Island High School
Rock Island
Chicago
A. Ferguson
J. H. Johnson
The
Town Life Insurance Company
Life Insurance Agency
Obituary Notices From Waterloo Cedar Falls And Lincoln
Obituaries report Martins Holm died at 9:30 am at 120 Lindale avenue Waterloo man born February 11 1862 married September 7 1884 to Mattie Richardson survived by widow and four children including Arthur Sidner Neb Harry Waterloo Hart West Concord Minn and Mrs GE Merril Castalia Ta funeral and burial details noted with Rev C E Luce officiating. Emma Jane Wolverton died recently at Linco n Neb her body shipped to Waterloo for burial in Fairview after services at Keefe Towne chapel born February 1851 Marengo Illinois married George W Wolverton August 4 1873 lived in Waterloo Cedar Falls Lincoln and finally moved to Lincoln surviving son Myron Wolverton sister H Mendell brother George Lashbrook niece Nellie May Dean and other relatives. Mrs Eric Thusen Cedar Falls died at home aged 63 mother of 14 with funeral set for Fredsville Danish church. W H Rickert sons Rickert travel to Aurora Illinois for father W H Rickert who died aged 5? years. note of frequent visits. Italian blockade of Fiume renewed per Copenhagen despatches.
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Martin A. Holm
Lindale Avenue
Mr. Holm
Winneshiek County
Mattie B. Richardson
Waterloo
Holm
Arthur
Sidner
Neb
Harry
Hart
West Concord
Minn
Jane Wolverton
Emma Jane Wolverton
Linevin
Q’keefe & Towne
Fairview
Emma Jane Lashbrook
Marengo
Iowa
George W. Wolverton
Freeport
Til
Cedar Falls
Lincoln
Myron Wolverton
Wneb
H. Mendell
Long Beach
Cal
George Lashbrook
Spokane
Wash
IF. Lashbrook
Nellie May Dean
Cedar Rapids
Lincoln Icle
SERS
Hric Thusen
Eric Thusen
Fredsville
Lucky Dog Club Robbed in Mason City Gunpoint Heist
Last night the Lucky Dog club of Mason City Indiana held a social dice game when a masked man entered and, at gunpoint, took 800 dollars from the table. No clues are available.
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Lucky Dog” Club
Mason City, In
Mason City
Curb to Cut H C L Advocated at Meet of Women's Council
At the National Council of Women convention in St Louis Missouri officials urged curb markets to lower living costs and spur housing campaigns. The convention ends tonight.
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H.C. L
Meet of Women’s Council
Associated Press
St. Louis
National Council of Women
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Santa Catalina Island
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
Madrid
Spain
Histrica
Viltarsa
San Salvador
Sebastian Vizcaino
Avalon
Cabrillo
Vizcaino
Mexico
Pio Pico
Nicholas Covarrubas
James Lick
G. Shatto
Golden California
Sata Catalina
N.Y
Myrtle Barr
4Th St Bridge
M. A. Bldg
Buchanan
R. Lewis
J. H W. Kennedy
M. G. Nichols
J. F. Klingaman
Lefian Hospital
Sunnyside Avenue
A. E. Haswell
New
Idea Spreader Company
BF. MacDonough
Greater* Waterloo Association
Women’s Club
Rnesenl-Lamean
W. J. Atkinson
Law
John &. Mammond
WLC. A
J. Te Park
Waterlan C. T. U
A. Morris
B. B. Hunter
A. T. Klein
Robert Miller
Harry Padden
Ralph Conrow
T. A. Jaanson
Maurice van Matre
State University of Iowa
Daily ‘Iowan
Columbia and
Pathe Records
Arunswick Music Co
Ladies of Plymouth
BD. E. McBroom
Leavitt & Johnson
Res
Black
Kathryn Meek Wat
Mast
Hanan
Wise Emersons
Ailon
Muldoon’s
East
Adve
S. H. Davis
Lassmyelte Street
Bridge Street
Davidson Furniture i Co
U.S
WH. Rickert
Rickert
Edwards
J. Wi. Rickert
Conger
W. H. Rickert
Aurora
Ill
Mr. Rickert
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Copenhagen
Fiume
Varfes
Candyland
Bestyet Chemical
Sgharfenberg’s Market
Lafayette Street
Baby Beef
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Acon
Hamburger, Th
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