John Barrett to Speak at Grace M. E. Church Saturday
John Barrett a Washington diplomat and Pan American Union director general will speak at Grace M E church at 8 20 p m Saturday on the Cummins Esch railway bill in support of Senator Cummins re election. Railroad workers and voters urged by Lore Alford to attend. Barrett has served as American minister to Siam and Argentina and helped arbitrate Siam US claims.
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Washington, D. C
Grace M. BE
Lore Alford
Republican County Central Committee
Barrett
B. Cummins
Alford
Pan-American Union
Siam
Argentina
China
Korea
Mexico
Colegrove Receives Leave of Absence From Upper Town University
Fayette Iowa October 20 Dr C P Colegrove president of Upper Town University has been granted a leave of absence to accompany his wife to the west This is his first long vacation in nearly forty years of educational work in Iowa The board declined a resignation appointing Dr J W Dickman to act as president during the absence Dickman has served the college over twenty years
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Fayette
C. P. Colegrove
Upper Town University
Colegrove
West
Iowa
J. W. Dickman
Dickman
Army Men in Happy Reunion at Waterloo West Point Classmates
Col. George H. McManus and Col. H. R. Perry met in Waterloo for a West Point reunion marking 20 years since graduation in 1893. McManus, recently moved from Norfolk to the Philippines, will sail Nov. 5 from San Francisco with Manila as his duty base. Perry, visiting his sister, is stationed at Des Moines and leads recruiting in Iowa.
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George H. McManus
H.R. Perry
Waterloo
West Point
McManus
T. A. McManus
Norfolk
Philippines
San Francisco
Manila
United States
Col. Perry
H. W. Grout
Des Moines
Towa
J. C. Has Fine Showing in Freight Handling
Illinois Central railroad reports show speedier freight handling with national ranking. Last month net ton miles rose to 1,511,407,000, a 21 percent increase from September 1919, while cars on Illinois Central tracks grew to 52,399 with 26 percent at home. Locomotive repairs reached 1,313 in seven months, up from 1,162 a year earlier.
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Chicago
Ilinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central
United States
Woman Requests Republican Absentee Ballot From Auditor
A newly enfranchised female government employee in Washington urges county auditor J A Francis to mail her a GOP absent voter ballot. She repeats the request in a letter and on her official absent ballot application to avoid forgetting or mixing up her order inside the Capitol Domed building.
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Washington, D. C
J. A. Francis
Civil Service Regulations
Capitol
Births Reported for Vernon Brown and Arthur Downer Families
Mr and Mrs Vernon W Brown announce the birth of a daughter Artiss Jean on October 16 at 325 toner. Mr and Mrs Arthur Parka Downer report a son named Nubert Francis born October 14 at Ninthwest.
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Vernon W. Brown
Toner
Artiss Jean
Arthur Parka Downer
Ninthwest
Nubert
Francis
English Language Replacing German in Serbia Schools
English is now compulsory in Serbian normal schools as the government expands English curricula after successful courses taught by Dr. James Wild. Despite war losses, nearly 2,000 of 2,100 schools have reopened, with teachers overwhelmed and students traveling long hours to reach underfunded classrooms.
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Belgrade
Serbia
Associated Press
James Wild
Chicago
Ser
Union Eater Convicted By His Own Breath
Kansas City report notes Grant Harrell arrested after being found seated in a car with onions and peelings nearby. In court the judge urged him to turn away his head and declared him guilty before a plea, sending him to the municipal farm to work in onion beds. Swiss engineers outline plans to extend river navigation from Basel to Lake Constance using hydro power via locks.
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Kansas City
Grant Harrell l
Basel
Lake Constance
Musical revue Brivolities of 1920 at Waterloo Friday
Printing error labeled the Brivolities of 1920 a burlesque. The Waterloo theatre presentation is a high quality musical revue. The company from the Pacific coast brings about 60 cast and a large chorus, with vaudeville entertainers.
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Waterloo Theatre
Pacific Coast
Fancho & Marco
Frivolities of 1820 offers dazzling city stage spectacle
Priv orities of 1920 by G. Andersons SLA0800 presents Frivolities of 1820 at Waterloo Friday night. The show is billed as a georgeous glittering and spectacular musical extravaganza with fun fashion femininity and beauty. A satirical vein runs through the comic are giving the authors of tha.
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G. M. Anderson
Waterloo Theatre Offers Pair of Entertaining Acts This Week
Peck and Jen perform on Saturday at the Waterlog with their sensational act Jann Baubles earning praise for their reputation. The Captain and the Kids musical cartoon opens Sunday at the Water dog with popular leads Hans and rc star in a family comedy praised in daily papers.
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Peck
Jen- Ininge
Jann Baubles
Waterloq Theatre
Conely Amusement Co
Waterdog
Hans and
Yea Waterloo
Ene Atre
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Herrmann the Great
Lus
Joan of Arc
Neares
Cate
Tyler
St. Clair
Prince and
Bell
Howland
German clock exports soar to 260 584 units in early 1320
German clock shipments reached 260 584 pieces to a country in the first two months of 1320 marking a strong start to the year. The figure underscores demand for German timepieces amid ongoing economic activity.
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Germany
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