Kenyon Republicans Predict Large Iowa Victory
Senator W. S. Kenyon arrived in Waterloo from Fort Dodge and predicted a Republican majority in Iowa near 150,000 with 150,060 conservative figures cited. He and Mrs. C. A. Boucher planned speeches at Grace M. E. Church, while Democrats were viewed as building a rising but uncertain tide.
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House of Cards
Republlican
W. S. Kenyon
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Kenyon
C. A. Boucher
Grace M
Maine
Utah
Iowa
Harding
Teddy Roosevelt
Parker
Mason's
Dixon’s
Mississippi
Repubican
Deedie
Coolidge Church Affiliation Question From Iowa Reader
A reader asks for Gov Cal Coolidge s religious denomination. The Republican campaign text book lists him as attending the Jonathan Edwards Congregational Church in Northampton Massachusetts.
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Calvin Coolidge
Northampton
Mass
Cockran Rejoins to Support Cox in Presidential Race
Washington October 26 The rally by Tammany leader and Irish activist Cockran drawing support for Cox and Wilson administration triggers debate in Washington. His earlier Senate testimony attacking the League of Nations is cited, with critics noting his shift and questioning the treaty's implications for emancipation and nations in chains.
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Aourke Cockran
Tammany
Cox
Wilson
Washington
Capitol
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Cockran
League of Nations
America
OllanFeke
Senate
Corkran
Wilson League
Lawn City Council Considers Gas Co Appraisal Bid
Cedar Falls Oct 26. City council sessions last evening considered Edward Bemis Consulting Engineers proposal from Chicago for appraisal of Citizens Gas and Electric Co. property to base rates for services. No decision reached. Bemis offered to compile figures for $2 540 and perform the appraisal for $1 800 more.
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Cedar Falls
Edward
Bemis Consulting Engineers Company
Chicago
W. F. Bemis
Citizens Gas &Electric Co
Bemis
Operatic director votes absentee for Harding
Miss Florence Keith of Chicago asks about an absent voter ballot and will vote straight GOP from Algona in Kossuth county. Christina Klein and J Arthur Racey marry at St Marys church with Rev John L Wolfe presiding. The Raceys will reside in Waterloo where he works as bakery foreman.
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Florence Keith
Chicago
Cindy
Algona
Kossuth County
Racey
Waterloo
Altstadt & LanSlas
Prayers Heal 82-Year-Old Minister’s Fractured Leg
The 82-year-old Rev William P Thompson of Hudson Iowa says prayers eased his leg fracture setting and knitting with no pain. He credits divine help and a physician’s caution that the bones would knit despite age.
Cedar Falls Election Registration Surpasses Expectations
In Cedar Falls the registrar counted 2879 voters, surprising politicians who had pegged 2500 to 2600. Officials expect a large Saturday rush and plan extended board sessions to handle likely heavy turnout and many absent or special-delivery ballots.
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Cedar Falls
Leach
Gebers
Knights of Pythias Iowa Hails Drive for 5000 New Members
The Iowa Pythians launch a statewide campaign to add 5000 new members by January 1 with district conventions in Waterloo Osceola Ottumwa and Lake Park and key leaders including Grand Keeper Wheaton and Grand Chancellor Law attending. District events run mid November through December in Davenport Cedar Rapids Waterloo Des Moines Council Bluffs Sioux City and other towns.
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Knights of Pythias
Iowa
Iowa Pythians
Waterloo
Supreme Lodge
W. R. Law
Keota
Osceola
Ottum Wa
Extra
Clear Lake
Flel Wheston
Minneapolis
Seal
Wheaton
Hampton
Lake Park
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Victor
Marshalltown
Sioux City
Cherokee
Watermain Burst Destroys Block Pavement at Fifth and Lafayette
A watermain burst near a fire hydrant at Fifth and Lafayette streets upheaved a long stretch of wooden block pavement. The geyser spread about 10 feet before water entered a catch basin, preventing further damage.
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Fifth
Lafayette
Marriage Tacenses in Waterloo and Hawarden District
Ralph O'Neill of Waterloo and Lucille Davis of Waterloo wed. James W. Sumner of Hawarden and Florence Helen Packard of Cedar Falls listed in a legal marriage notice. J Arthur Racey of Waterloo and Anna Christina Klein of Waterloo also appear in the record.
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Ralph O'Neill
Waterloo
Lucille Davis
James W. Sumner
Hawarden
Legal
Florence Helen Packard
Cedar Falls
J. Arthur Racey
Anna Chrisina Klein
A silent but effective salesman For Sale Adt in the Courier
A short item notes an ad titled For Sale Adt appearing in the Courier. The entry highlights a quiet promotional note about a sale or advertisement, with emphasis on the ad’s presence rather than details. It reflects a compact newspaper brief about classified content.
Senator Harding Voted for Farmers Wheat Support
Chicago dispatch argues Senator Harding backed a $2.50 wheat guarantee for farmers, disputing opponents’ claims of opposition. It notes Wilson set a wartime price near $2.26, with real payments often below $2.00, and says Harding supported the Gore amendment to raise prices and protect farmers’ wartime gains.
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Harding
Chicago
Senator Harding
President Wilson
Senate
North Dakota
McCunther
Ohio
Gore
Auto Crushed by Pole After Interurban Collision
A small touring car collided with an interurban street car at Mullian Avenue crossing on Mulberry Street at 12 10 p m today. The auto was deflected into a curb telephone pole and badly smashed but the driver escaped injury. An ambulance was summoned but the driver had left before it arrived and his name was not learned. The wrecked car remained jammed against the pole.
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Mullan Avenue
Mulberry Street
Hello Girls Guests at Crystal Theatre
Manager Alexander Frank of the Crystal and Plaza theatres will treat 160 local telephone operators to a motion picture featuring a Number Please girl as the lead. On Thursday and Friday the telephone girls will attend at the Crystal, while Madge Kennedy plays the New York switchboard heroine. The two evenings avoid interfering with Waterloo switchboard service.
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Alexander Frank
Crystal and Plaza Theatres
The
Crystal
Madge Kennedy
New York
Waterloo
Josef Lhevinne Excites Waterloo Audience With Pianist Recital
Josef Lhevinne, renowned pianist, opened the Ross Conservatory of Music artists course at Waterloo Theatre with a recital that demonstrated his mastery and technique. A large audience expressed clear approval through frequent applause, drawn by his marvelous tone from powerful fortissimo to delicate pianissimo.
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Josef Lhevinne
Waterloo Theatre
Ross Conservatory of Music
Maccabees Cedar Rapids to be guests of Waterloo Lodge
Cedar Rapids Maccabees tent No 28 visits Waterloo Linn lodge No 38 for a membership contest climaxing with dinner at Standish restaurant and a Ben Hur ball. About 40 Cedar Rapids members travel by special car at 7 pm for knighthood ceremonies and lodge work with visitors from Center Point La Porte City Cedar Falls Waverly.
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Maccabees of Cedar Tent
Waterloo
Linn Lodge
Cedar Rapids
Standish
Cedar Rapids Order
Cedar Tent
Center Point
la Porte City
Lear
The
Maccabee Order
Cedar Falls
Waverly
F L. Follette
Two Men Confess Murder of Farmer in Nevada
Nevada officials say James Hamilton and Roy Cline confessed to killing farmer Andrew Jorgensen near town last Tuesday. They allegedly took about $12 after striking him and deny breaking into two safes in the residence.
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Nevada
Andrew Jorgensen
Here
James Hamilton
Des Moines
Roy Cline
Jorgensen
Bennett-Caward wedding ties Cresco and Waterloo
Miss Ruth Alice Caward daughter of Mr and Mrs A J Caward Cresco and Gilbert R Bennett son of Mr and Mrs H A Bennett Waterloo married at seven Saturday evening in the bride’s home The groom is manager of the carpet department at Paul Davis company They plan to reside in Waterloo at 1913 Third avenue Fest.
City in Brief Highlights Local Civil and Social News
Mr and Mrs B C Rox plan to leave for California for the winter. Miss Alice Dunnam is recovering in Presbyterian hospital after an operation. James Anderson was summoned to municipal court for a traffic offense on Right street with a $10 fine. Mrs L G Savage of Little Falls Minnesota visits her son and daughter at 320 Park road. Mr and Mrs C E Trusall and Mr and Mrs M B Banta visit Dubuque for three weeks. Mrs Verna B Haines, once ill with typhoid, can sit up briefly each day. YWCA citizenship lecture by Rev Fred J Clark set for 7:30 pm tomorrow. Watering chapter DAR meets at Memorial hall. Otto Kahler returns from a three week trip for the Fraternal Aid union. Attaching suit filed against A R Stiffwagon for $64.50 and interest over accounts since Oct 21 1917. George E B Lichty leaves for Chicago and New York. will vote absent from Philadelphia on election day. An ad promotes the Leonard H Oven Range at Nichols & Gates.
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B.C. Rox
California
Alice Dunnam
J . A. Uyunham
Presbyterian Hospital
James Anderson
Municipal Court
Rieht Street
L. G. Savage
Little Falls
Mianna
Indow
E. Trusall
Park Road
M. B. Banta
Lydia Henry
Commercial Street
Dubuque
Verna B. Haines
Association Rooms
Fred J. Clark
A. R
Ben R. Lichty
Philadelphia
Leonard H
Nichols & Gates
Grady Jacob Henry Grady dies at 7:30 a m near Waterloo
Jacob Henry Grady born May 2 1847 in Somerset county Pennsylvania died at his home south of Waterloo at 7 30 am He married Susan Fike on March 7 1882 He survived by widow four sons six grandchildren two sisters and a brother plus a Civil War service Funeral at the Church of the Brethren Orange township at 2 pm Thursday Rev A P Blough officiating Interment in township cemetery Body viewable at Petersen Bros chapel Wednesday readied for home transfer He likely moved to Black Hawk county at age 25
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Jacob Henry Grady
Waterloo
Somerset County
Black Hawk County
Susan Fike
Jacob H
A. P. Blough
Ship Cemetery
Petersen Bros
Harding Appreciates Joe Chapple's Book
Joe Mitchell Chapple of La Porte City published a biography titled Warren G. Harding, the Man. A copy was sent to Senator Harding in Marion Ohio, who replied with a courteous note thanking Chapple for his support and urging measured enthusiasm.
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Joe Mitchell Chapple
Black Hawk County
la Porte City
Warren G. Harding
Senator Harding
Marion
Mr. Chapple
United States
Republic
Belgian Officers Win Gordon Bennett Balloon Race
Officials of the Aero Club of America concede that Belgica won the Gordon Bennett international balloon race. Piloted by Lieutenants de Muyter and Labrosse of the Belgian army, the flight began in Birmingham, Alabama, last Saturday, with formal confirmation pending aeronautical data collection.
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New York
Aero Club of America Today
Belgica
de Muyter
Labrosse
Birmingham
Ala
Dempsey Carpentier Agree For World Title Bout Terms
Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier reached a four to five heavyweight title bout agreement with a date window between February 1 and July 1, 1921. The contract sets 11 to 15 rounds with a record purse and shared motion picture profits. Promoters Tex Rickard Charles Cochran and William Brady will conduct the bout with 60 days notice to principals.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier R
Puginlets
Baille
Tex Rickard
Charles Cochran
London
William A. Brady
Cochran
Jack Kearns
Francois Descamps
Carpentier
Varius
Cedar Falls Scraps Clarion Clash for Strong Cedar Rapids Match
Cedar Falls high school scrapped its game with Clarion to allow the team to face Cedar Rapids on Saturday. Five regulars are out due to injuries from the Nashua game, giving Cedar Falls a rest to prepare for remaining games as Clarion nears a state final push.
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Clarion High
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falls High
Clarion
Repp
Tiger
Nashua
Cedar Falla
Pirationas
Mason City
Iowa City
Go between for Reds Captured in London
London police court accuses a mysterious man of undisclosed nationality of acting between British revolutionary circles and Russian revolutionists. Prosecutors cite letters found on the suspect including a note from Sylvia Pankhurst to Lenin stating the situation is not yet ready for revolution.
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London
Bowstrest
Sylvia Pankhurst
Nikolai Lenine
Wviet
Russia
Lovers Lane Bandits Caught and Loot Recovered
Chicago police recovered jewelry worth 10000 and a 1000 seal skin coat from William Red Barry's home. Barry, alleged gang leader tied to more than a hundred robberies, along with eight men and two girls, were arrested yesterday after a spree that targeted couples in the area.
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Chicago
William
Barry
Jovers’ Jones
Sme
Three Boys Die As Sand Fort Collapses in Playhouse
An Associated Press report from Mingreupolix notes three boys died when a sandy fort they built collapsed in a sand pit playhouse. Blair Walton eight, Stanley Barrix fourteen, Lewell Chelsea six are named among the dead. Charles Dupwent seven and Archue Therus five were rescued.
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Associated Press
Mingreupolix
Mian
Blair Walton
Stanley Barrix
Lewell
Dail Eireann to Attend MacSwiney Funeral in London
Irish parliament members plan to travel to London for Lord Mayor MacSwiney’s funeral with a 450-strong Irish volunteer bodyguard. A Cork deputation led by Deputy Mayor O Callahan will attend the London services and accompany the body to Cork while the family keeps vigil over the coffin.
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MacSwiney
London
Associated Pres
Cork
Dominic
Dublin
Dail
Ank
Irish Republican Parliament
Corporation of Cork
O'Callahan
Two Americans Slain in Mexico Oil Field
Two American citizens, Arthur L. Mosley and Gustav E. Salier, were reportedly killed yesterday afternoon at Vege de Otates near Tampico in the Tampico oil fields. A passport was issued to Mosley in Matagordo, Texas, last October, with no record of a passport issued to Salier.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Tampico
State Department
Arthur L. Mosley
Gustav E. Salier
Vege de Otates
Mosley
Matagordo
Tex
Sallor
Italy Holds Ministers Council on Adriatic Talks
Rome reports a council of ministers chaired by Premier Giolitti decided to resume negotiations with the Jugo Slavs on the Adriatic problem and push toward a conclusion before Parliament reopens November 10. Talks will be held at Isola Bella in the Borromean Islands with aims of territorial and economic settlement.
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Associated Press
Rome
Giolitti
Jugo Slavs
Adriatic
Isola ‘Bella
Borromean
Bay of
Tosa
Evangelistic Services Draw Large Crowd at Central Christian Church
Central Christian Church saw intense interest as many attended last night. Charles Stratton Earley of Des Moines leads tonight with the sermon God’s Challenge to the Church. Prayer meetings are set for Wednesday afternoon at 2 50 with Peter Woodfing Arthur Bickal and Dr M Cornish at their listed addresses.
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Central Christian Church
Charles Stratton Earley
Dés. Moines
Peter Woodfing
Randolph Street
Arthur Bickal
Dawson
Record on Democratic administration cost for 12 months
Chicago reports a treasury estimate claiming 6.77 billion dollars spent in the last fiscal year under the Democrats. It compares the figure to agricultural output and outlines vast sums for wheat, corn, oats, and potatoes, noting a push for an additional six billion dollars from Wilson’s cabinet and a Republican cut to four billion.
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Chicago
Treasury Department
Department of Agriculture
United States
Wilson
Congress
Cox closes West Virginia speaking for league
Kenova West Virginia October 26 Associated Press Cox of Ohio closed his West Virginia campaign with a appeal for the league of nations stating churches labor and women support the movement. He praised Judge Taft foreseeing the future and noted labor and church support. Cox declined to revise his Versailles treaty ratification stance and planned further speeches from Huntington to Portsmenek.
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West Virginia
Taft
Republicania
Cox
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Versailles
Mrotored
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