Marston Attacks Ames Iowa College Engineering Plan
Washington Nov 18 Dean L A Marston Iowa State university urged against consolidating engineering courses at Ames and Iowa City saying incomplete schools harm educational efficiency. He argued for full programs at both institutions and pressed for engineering experiment stations under federal supervision alongside agricultural stations. Other Iowa educators spoke on expanding engineering facilities and related pensions were listed for widows in Des Moines and surrounding areas.
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Washington, D. C
Jnward
Federal Bureau of Education
Ames
Iowa City
LA. Marston
Iowa State University
Nation of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
Dean Marston
Federal Survey Board
Iowa
Ain
Ame
R. K. Bliss
R. A. Pearson
James
Meeting of Dicker Family in Linden After 50 Years
Linden residents note a reunion as Mr. and Mrs. Jozeph A. Dicker of Toronto visit his sister Mrs. J. J. Chepman for a week. Earl Crandall, recently discharged from three years in the navy, plans to work starting Monday in Cedar Rapids.
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Linden Linden
Jozeph A. Dicker
Toronto
J. J. Chepman
Earl Crandall
Cedar Rapids
Memphis
Soisce
India
Birs. L. C
Supreme Court Reverses Goss v Smith Real Estate Case
The Iowa supreme court yesterday reversed the lower court’s judgment in the Goss versus Smith real estate commission dispute from Black Hawk county. Judge C W Mullan presided. The April 1915 trial verdict awarded Goss 740 dollars after jury deliberations. P H Paulson represented the plaintiff and Mears and Lovejoy defended the defendant.
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Supreme Court
J. T. Goss
Fred Smith
Black Hawk County
Ijudge C
Dr Edward A Steiner to Deliver Dedication Address
Dr Edward A Steiner of Grinnell College will deliver the dedicatory address at Plymouth Congregational Church tomorrow. He is the guest of Emmons Johnson and spoke in Osage last evening after arriving in Waterloo earlier today. Rev L B Hix of Wichita Kansas will take part in the dedication services and is the guest of his son Ralph Mason Hix during his city visit.
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Edward A. Steiner
Grinnell College
Plymouth
Emmons Johnson
Steiner
Osage
Waterloo Inday
L. B. Hix
Wichita
Kan
Ralph Mason Hix
YWCA Vespers Singers and Talk at St Paul’s M E
Mrs H B Kelly will sing at the Young Women’s Christian Association vesper service this Sunday. Miss Dotha Walker, general secretary, will speak. Members of the Junior Queen Esther Circle of St Paul’s M B E shared time with the hostesses. Hotel Rummed serves a fine Sunday dinner nearby opposite Union Depot.
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YW. C. A
H. B. Kelly
County Board Seeks Fixed Salaries for Assessors
The county board plans a conference with assessors before January 1 to fix salaries in advance. F. Wall, head of the county accounting department, urged setting standard rates after examining last spring’s examiner report. Currently assessors billed 40 cents an hour, with bills varying by township. There are 24 assessors across the county.
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F. Wall
State Auditor's Office
Wall
State to Reply to Big Bridge Suit
Des Moines reports the amended answer of the state to a suit brought by the Lut on Bridge company alleging patent infringement in bridge construction. The case affects bridges valued in the millions across Iowa and several states. The state department of justice announced plans to file the answer in federal district court around November 21.
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Des Moines
Statis
Luton Bridge Company
Federal District Court
State Department of Justice
Iowa
Illinois
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Missouri
Massachusetts
Kansas
Ohio
Bridge Company
Elks Memorial Service Set For December 3
The Elks plan their annual memorial service for Sunday December 3 at First Congregational church. The public is invited. J A Portland of Fort Madison Wisconsin will deliver the memorial address. The program includes Cedar Falls band ceremonies odes invocations prayers several eulogies and musical selections.
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Elks
First Congregational Church
Committee On
J. A. Potland
Fort Madison
Wis
Cedar Falls Band
Z. C. McGaharan
M. TH. Kenny
C. A. Rifert
W. A. Rabies
Richant Ler
W. Birdsall
J. A. Polland
T. E. Parr
Two Cedar Falls Men Held In Bicycle Robbery Probe
Ralph Baker and Earl McBain of Cedar Falls are held at police headquarters as investigators probe a bicycle robbery. A $35 bicycle was stolen from a messenger boy, later recovered, who says he bought it from Howard Tucker. Tucker and others deny involvement while police continue the case.
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Ralph Baker
Earl McBain
Cedar Falls
Howard Tucker
Tucker
Cecar Falls Hoya
Dr J Fort Newton Poised for London Move
The Associated Press reported that Dr Joseph Fort Newton pastor of the Literal Christian Church in Cedar Rapids has tentatively accepted a call to City Temple London. Cedar Rapids confirms no final decision yet though it is believed he will proceed after unresolved conditions and managerial approval.
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Associated Press
Joseph Fort Newton
Literal Christian Church of
Cedar Rapids
City Temple
London
Newton
Board of Managers
Br. Newton
Belgium War Relief Plea Seeks Allied Pressure
Lord Robert Cecil urges American and neutral public opinion to pressure Germany, calling Belgian relief a shared Allied duty. He details German exactions, deportations, and the use of labor mobilization, warning of a planned 300,000 male deportations and the need to prevent Belgium from slavery pending liberation.
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Belgium
Lord Roberts
Germany
Bedding fire at Larsen home injures child in bedroom
A child playing with matches started a bedding fire at 338 Halstead Street, at 0:10 a m. Firemen confined the blaze to the bed, destroying mattress and bedding with no major damage. The child escaped with first degree burns as flames were checked early.
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L. P. Larsen
Halstead Street
Cafe Changes Hands At Wagner cafe taken over by BP
The Wagner cafe at 319 Fourth retreat west has been taken over by BP. C. Robert of the Parlor meat market. A first class cafe will be conducted. The Sunday dinner menu appears elsewhere in the paper.
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Wagner
319 Fourth Retreat West
BP. C. Robert
She's Going to Try Wedded Life Again in New York
Friends of Crystal Eastman who kept her mother name even after divorcing Wallace J Benedict learned she has remarried, now to Walter Fuller, though she still uses Crystal Fastman. The society item notes the remarriage occurred recently as Eastman resumes married life.
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New York
Crystal Eastman
Wallace J. Benedict
Walter Fuller
Crystal Fastman
Ad clubs ban Xmas in ads adopt Christmas spelling
The Ad clubs of the State in Cedar Rapids passed a resolution requiring advertisers to spell out Christmas. Paul Davis attended and says nonmembers will be notified to comply. Darla predicts Xmas will largely vanish from ads and may never return. Members aim to promote the use of Christmas to nonmembers.
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Cedar Rapids
Paul Davis
Darla
Nmas
COSSON TO TALK IN NEBRASKA ON PROAIBITION
Des Moines reports Attorney General George Casson will speak in Omaha on November 23 to business leaders about enforcing Nebraska liquor laws, signaling a push to strengthen prohibition. He also plans a November 21 stop in St Louis to address the American Social Hygiene Association.
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Des Moines
George Casson
Omaha
Nebraska
Ft. Louis
American Social Hygiene Association
Woman Deputy Defies Sheriff in Hersen County
Miss Genktance Kopp, deputy in Hersen County, defies Sheriff Courter after he warned she could lose her job. Civil service protections cited by Kopp as she faces removal efforts amid a clash over authority and discipline. Kopp, appointed by former Sheriff Sleath, boasts sensational arrests and notable achievements against male offenders.
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Miss Kopp
Robert Sleath
Waverly Briefs Include Local Moves and Funeral
Waverly reports several area movements with La Chicaga work changes and new arrivals. Joernest Anderson, O. J. Andersen, and families relocate to Waverly, joining residents Mrs J Denenete and Mrs J M Taylor as well as Mrs W F Cramer visiting from Ames. Funeral services for John H Wright were held at home under Masonic oversight, with burial in Marshalltown. Waverly High’s football schedule lists two more games this season, including a Thanksgiving clash at Osage.
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Studolph Sehhutsemeyer
Finn
Pherke, Bentt & Co
Wiis
Joernest
Werity
O. J. Andersen
Thompson
Snetton
WCFL
Read
Waverly
W.cfl & N
Cramers
Iaur
Helnig
John H. Wright
Masonic Order
Marshalltown
Waverly High School
Foottad
Osage
GC. A. Filfert
Toledo
Mniv
Harry Hodeker
Temperatures Report From Buchanan Optic Almanac
Readings show November 18 with midnight 27, 6 am 24, noon minus 23, 2 pm 48. Daily highs and lows vary from 41 to 72 across different years, with notable figures in 1951 1952 1955 and 1914. Local records list monthly temperature extremes and daily fluctuations for historical reference.
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Buchanan Optical
Chimney lore and toys in a faded journalize tone
In varied excerpts the piece recalls medieval chimney practices and the rarity of chimneys in Elizabethan times, notes on London inns, and a 1639 London list of chimney costs. It cites a Woods We Use In Our Toye column praising U S toy woods, then shifts to a marble grave in Westminster Abbey for John Broughton the verger and former champion prizefighter.
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United States
Yyenminster Abbey
John Broughton
Great Britain
England
Quotations on Self and Culture From Papers
A fragile collage of clipped lines from the Birmingham Age-Herald Washington Star and Boston Transcript reveals comic musings on self perception and domestic life. The excerpts juxtapose ego, responsibility, and literary references in a playful, era tone.
Quote misquoted says Woodrow Wilson on humility
A distorted excerpt claims Woodrow Wilson warned against self centered views and asserted only God is the moral center of the universe. The text presents a broken spelling and garbled phrasing but preserves a focus on humility and divine centrality.
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God
Woodrow Wilean
Want Ad in Evening Courisr to Get Results
A terse dialogue fragment notes a woman scared by a proposal and a suggestion that a want ad in the Evening Courier with Reporter will yield results. The text hints at urgency and consequence surrounding an imminent decision.
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Courisr Witd
Resulta
Vacant Lot Farming Helps Waterloo Growth Says Hukill
A. Hukill argues vacant lot farming could spur Waterloo growth by providing extra food and easing living costs. He cites a 502,124 square foot lot yielding potatoes and varied vegetables, noting one laborer perfectly farms multiple lots for substantial harvests.
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Hukill
Laws For Mua Duties Stir Statewide Talk In May
City auditors seek details on outside installation of shutters for doors while Des Moines fire chief notes a failed state bill with a shutter clause. Chiefs push for local ordinances and potential state action as Davenport prepares shutters. Ward event included a potato race and cracker cracking contest with Van Doren's orchestra providing dinner music. Officers elected: A Gates president, Henry Glass VP, R E Bruner secretary, Lewis Leckington treasurer.
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R. L. DeGen
Fire Cotet
A. A. Dunham
E. K. Rath
Burnett
Des Moines
Davenport
Ward
van Doren
A. Gates
Henry Glass
R. E. Bruner
Lewis Leckington
Farm Implements Price Increases Prompt Cash Demand
Chicago November 13 Farm implements across the board are rising in price by up to 25 percent with harvester machinery up more than 15 percent and harvester twine costs climbing 26 to 40 percent next spring. A meeting of manufacturers at the Anatorium Hotel discussed cash payments from farmers instead of long time credits, citing high crop prices and surpluses. No agreement on specific increases was reported, and attendees stressed the discussion covered costs and general conditions only.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
Anatorium Hotel
Spuds Sell High At Church Dinner
Potatoes sold at ten dollars per bushel yielded five dollars from half a bushel during a First Methodist church dinner. The sale followed a brotherhood event between men from the first and second wards. The first ward won 55 points to 0.
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First Methodist
Brotherhood
Finchford News In Brief Local Notes And Moves
Finchford news notes Heary Gelster and wife new home near town Willa Long injured while hunting at Waverly hospital two days later Mrs Iarl Rankin ill Ber Lukens moved into tenant linne on Victor Dove farm to work for Mr Dove
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Finchford Finchford
Fheary Gelster
Holme
Willa
Waverly Hospital
Iarl Rankin
Ber Lukens
Linnee
Victor Dove
Mr. Dove
Cedar Heights Mayor Tagged by Police
Cedar Heights Mayor William Galloway was tagged by police after parking near a hydrant this morning. He paid a fine in police court and the chief said to avoid the Cedar Heights road temporarily to curb speeders.
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Cedar Wrights
Waterloo
Cedar Heights
William Galloway
Iowa
Gallaway
Caldwell
Rock Island Accepts City Crossings Contract
Chicago railroad officials notified Rock Island Friday they would accept the city's contract for paving crossings. The Moore Slee Construction company received the award, and other railroads have arranged to have crossings constructed as well.
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Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Moore- Slee Construction Company
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