Coal strike preparedness plan outlined by Iowa officials
Des Moines reports Fuel Administrator Charles Webster receiving favorable replies from former county and city fuel commission members who served in the war and may join again if the strike comes. Plans emphasize prioritizing households hospitals and institutions for care, conserving coal, and urging wood use while limiting coal for factories and railroads.
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Des Moines
Charles Webster
Webster
D. C. Faber
Town State College
Ames
Mothers' Heart Broken as Daughter Vanishes in Mystery
Council Bluffs Iowa October 29 Mrs Davis mother of Geneva Davis a pretty 16 year old girl who vanished last week is in serious condition Her hope of finding Geneva rose then fell as a traveling man reported a possible sighting in Falls City The lookalike girl joined a musical comedy company in Omaha not Geneva Evidence of a mystery deepens as Geneva’s sweetheart Richard Crocker aids the search and recalls a sighting in Omaha before the woman and the girl vanished again.
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Council Bluffs
Davis
Geneva Davis
Falls City
Omaha
Geneva
Twan
Mrs. Charles J. Vail Dies at Blairstown
Mrs Vail of Blairstown dies at home after long illness, born August 12, 1840. Survived by three daughters, including Rachael Ann Hauser and Miss Lilian Johnson, and a brother. District court reconvenes with Judge Wilsett. case Yaran vs Hart moved to equity.
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Vinton
Charles IT Vaih
Blaistown
Wesmar
Burlington
Mr. Vail
Cedar Rapids
Blairstown
Rachael Ann Hauser
West Salem
Perry J. Wood
Lilian Johnson
Miss Johnson
James Nson
California
L. A. Scott
Missouri
Missouri, Where They Will Spend the Winter. For Some Months Mr. Scott
Scott
C. R. Yaran
James Hart
Laxative BromOQu Nine Ad Claims Quick Cold Cure
Advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUI NINE tablets as curing a cold in one day by stopping cough and headaches with W. GROVE'S signature on each box. Priced at 30.0.
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W. Grove
No Smart Squirrel Delights in Corn Abundance
Cascady Oct 29 reports abundant wild game with many squirrels and rabbits brought in by hunters. The piece notes squirrels eat corn kernels for nuts, prefer oak leaves and tree bark, and that fat squirrels will not migrate or move much, reflecting a bountiful season.
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Cascady
New Tax Exemption for Veterans in 1920
Des Moines reports the G A R seeks AG opinion on whether Chapter 377 of the Thirty-eighth general assembly raises the veterans and widows exemption to 2800 dollars for taxes due in 1920. The AG says the amendment applies to 1919 taxes due in 1920, covering soldiers and widows per Chapter 141 of the Thirty-seventh assembly.
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Des Moines
KR. L., Chase
Thirty-eighth General Assembly
Thirty-seventh General Assembly
Girl Killed in Auto Accident at Manson
In Manson Iowa on October 29 Miss Nora Gubracht was killed when an automobile crash two miles north of town ended her life instantly from a broken neck. Edna Gubracht and a Fort Dodge salesman were seriously injured. They were en route to a Palmerton dance and the cause of the wreck is not yet known. Passing boys found the wreck and summoned physicians.
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Manson, Ja
Nora Gubracht
Edna
Fort Dodge
Manson
Palmerton Dance
Gubracht
Famous 06th Iowa to be reorganized as Third Iowa
Des Moines October 29. The One Hundred Sixty-eighth Infantry, famed for valor in World War I, will be reorganized soon as the Third Iowa. Officers plan a Des Moines meeting to finalize plans, tracing lineage from earlier Fourth and Fifty-first/ Fifty-fifth Iowa regiments and noting battle actions from Badonvillers to the Argonne. Also reported is the death of Matthias Gohlmann at 89 in Maquoketa after 64 years of marriage.
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Des Moines
Sixty-eighth Infantry
Third Iowa
Othcers
Federal Service
Qne
Iowa
Iowa Infantry
Fifty-fifth Infantry
Mexicen
Camp Dodge
United States Service
One Hundred Sixty-eighth Infantry
Fair Grounds
Camp Mills
L. 1 Ac
France
One Hundred Sixty-eighth I
Badonvillers
McHenry
Donald MacRae
Champagne
Chateau Thierry
Sergey
Oureq
St. Mihiel Salient
Argonne
Sedan
Coblenz
Maquoketa
Matthias Gohlmann
Jackson County
Sunday Pleased With Campaign Results in Quad Cities
In Davenport Iowa Oct 23 Sunday party reports strong local campaign across quad cities over six weeks with large nightly tabernacle crowds and rapid fundraising for tabernacle and campaign expenses. Spokesman lauds broad outreach and thousands of reconsecrations as the party plans Tennessee revival begin Nov 9.
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Davenport
Tri-Cities
Sustley Party
Quad-Cities
Chattanooga
Tennessee
H. St. Pitzer
The
Tabernacle
Rock Island
Burgess Receives Jewel At Davenport Masons Banquet
Davenport IA October 29 At a past masters banquet of Davenport lodge No 37 AF and AM H K Burgess was presented a beautiful past master jewel by Bet tidorf Masonic friends. Burgess has been a Mason for 63 years and served as master of Princeville lodge in 1882.
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Davenport
Davenport Lodge
A. M
Masonic Temple
H. HK. Burgess
Princeville Lodge
Burgess
Princeville
Modern Crusaders March at Social Workers Meet in Muscatine
About 2000 local Modern Crusaders, including students from all grades and schools, marched through Muscatine’s business district as part of the 20th annual Iowa conference of social workers. Posters and floats promoted health as a central message, with the parade over a mile long and organized by children’s efforts.
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Muscatine
Iown Conference of Social Workers
Califor nia Advertisement Claims Safe Laxative For Children
Old advertisement urges mothers to recognize the product California Syrup of Figs by its altered spelling on the package and promises a delicious taste plus full dosing directions for children. It reassures mothers to give it without fear and to say Califor nia.
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California
Charges Doctor With Malpractice In Taking Needle From Hand
Mrs Alma Crone of Moline files suit in Buchanan county district court Independ ence Iowa seeking 5000 damages from Dr A G Shelso over removal of a needle from her hand. She says two tries were needed despite X ray guidance and alleges nervous breakdown heart trouble and permanent hand cripple. Attorneys Meese and In-
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Davenport
Alma Crone
Munson
Moling
Buchanan County District Court
Independence
A.G. Shel
S.o
Crone
Bhollito
Meese & In
Aides Named for Iowa G A R Staff Des Moines October
Department Commander A G Beatty and George A Newman announce Iowa G A R aides to the staff. Appointees include C B Gridley Wyoming W C Marsh Cherokee F P M South Dubuque A W Perkins Winthrop G H Jackway Lamont and P D Swick Boone among others.
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G. A. RR
STAFR
Des Moines
A. G. Beatty
George A. Newman
C. B. Gridley
Wyoming
WC. Marsh
Cherokee
M South
Dubuque
A. W. Perkins
Winthrop
G. H. Jackway
Lamont
P. D. Swick
Boone
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