Nevada Primaries Feature Henderson Seat Race
Nevada voters on September 7 face Republican contenders for the Senate seat held by Charles Henderson. Gov. Tasker Oddie leads the field alongside Brewster Adams and Grant Miller. A split GOP, plus a rising independent woman candidate Miss Martin, shapes a tight contest with League of Nations as a key issue.
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New York Evening Fest
Waterloo Evening Courier
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Wisconsin
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Charles B. Henderson
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Senator Henderson
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Council of National Defense
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United States
Trade balance for United States with South America in 1920
Washington reports the fiscal year 1920 ended with a trade deficit of 370 million for the United States against South American nations. Exports from the U.S. totaled 490.9 million while imports from South America reached 860.9 million. Argentina led imports from the U.S. with 167.1 million. Brazil followed with 115.0 million.
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Unitedtates
Department of Commerce
Argentina
United States
Thatepublic
Razio
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Christenson urges daily column space from Harding Cox
Pearley P. Christenson, ex labor candidate for president, telegraphs Senator Harding and Gov. Cox urging both newspaper owners to grant one column of space daily from now until November 2 for views and statements supplied by each party’s national committee. He argues this would greatly aid American political, social and economic life.
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Chicago
Pearley P. Christenson
Harding
White House
Mr. Christenson
Housing crisis noted with British reform efforts described
The Guaranty Trust foreign trade bureau reports Britain faces a severe housing shortage. England’s Health Ministry aims to rehouse in three years but trails by about a year and costs exceed estimates. Local authorities lead housing. failure shifts work to the office of works. Trades unions limit skilled labor, luxury building is discouraged, and bonds attract strong subscriptions.
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New York
United States
Guaranty Trust Company
Foreign Trade Bureau
Great Britain
Ministry of Health
England
Office of Works
London
Wales
Scotland
Engand
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Pete Papas dies at home
Baby Panas, infant son of Mr. and Mrs Pete Papas of 215 Duryea Street, died at noon today. Born August 17, he was an only child. Father Panas will conduct funeral services at Peterson Funeral Parlors Saturday at 10 a.m.
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Pete Pavas
Duryea, Street
Father Panas
Peterson Funeral
Woman 98 Enjoys Air Trip Over California
In Los Angeles a 98 year old woman, Elizabeth Mathews, flew at 3000 feet over Southern California, recounting that she preferred the airplane to an ox cart ride from six years earlier. Her daughter, M C Roche, also rode, while ancient bitumen use in Dead Sea regions is noted with mentions of Babylon and Ninevah structures.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Elizabeth Mathews
California
Frank Tomick
Torrance Field
San Pedro
Redondo
Mrs. Roche
Dead Sea
Babylon
Ninevah
Syria
Ifor USA
Police Dogs In Wild Chase For Cedar Rapids Auto Thief
A Cedar Rapids stolen Chandler car led Waterloo officers on a four hour pursuit south of town along La Porte City road. Bloodhounds tracked into cornfields and a swamp before ragweed pollen hindered the scent and the fugitive vanished. Officers recovered the car later at 5 p.m. while the search continued.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
la Porte Road
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BE. A. Leighton
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Leighton
J. H. Collins
Lee Wilson
R. A. Burch
Ati P.m
Omcer Leighton
Galveston Exports Ranked Second Among U S Ports
Washington reports Galveston Texas held second place among U S ports by value of exports for the fiscal year ended June 30. Foreign shipments totaled 598,239,227, about double 1919 and triple 1918, with national exports totaling 3,333,638,488. New Orleans was third. Philadelphia fourth. Baltimore sixth. Boston and Norfolk/Portsmouth also noted with large increases.
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Virginia
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Tampa
Fla
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Ala
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Wilmington
North Carolina
Portland
Ore
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Los Angeles
Milk King Lays Out Ultra Gowns At Dinner
Lotion Horton of New York, discussed modern women's ultra gowns at a dinner, calling a war profiteer who boasted 300 percent dividends a "probable cent dress" insult in a retold anecdote from the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. The tale ends with the husband admiring his wife’s dress and urging her to wear it.
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Lotion Horton
New York
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Waterloo Delegates to Attend L A Meet
Waterloo will be represented at the meeting of the 98 advisory boards of the Salvation Army at Des Moines September 10. The advisory board from each county will attend and a state plan of campaign will be arranged. Emil G. Schmidt, chairman, called the meeting. Three Waterloo band members are expected to attend. The state advisory board has 10 representatives from each county.
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Waterloo
Salvation Army
Des Moines
Emil G. Schmidt
Waterloo Band of the Army
Reverend F W Court to Remain at Waterloo Church
Rev F W Court, pastor of First Methodist, will stay in Waterloo after accepting the church official board’s offer. Salary raised to 4000 dollars yearly with parsonage. During five years, church membership topped 1000, with 68 percent joining in that period, and debt of 27500 was liquidated early in his administration.
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F. W. Court
First Methodist Church
Minnesota
Colorado
Waterloo
Service League
Teacher Quits to Become Carpenter
MINNEAPOLIS liberals quote Prof William LI Larimer of Simpson college who quits teaching to carpentry. Adolph Olson of Carpenters Union No. 7 argues teaching offers contract security and vacations, while Morris of Minneapolis Central High notes carpenters earn $1.50 an hour but seasonal work. Both sides debate skill, pay, and work conditions in a contrasting local exchange.
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Minneapolis
William LI. _ Larimer
Simpson College
Judianola
Minneapolis Carpenters
Adolph Olson
Carpenter and Joiners Union No. 7
Sydney Morris
Minneapolis Central High School
Ecarpenter
Iowa
Ohio pastor jokes about prayers that bend truth
A Ohio State Journal excerpt quotes a pastor noting some flock members might alter prayers to fit circumstances. It parodies praying for favorable temptations and hints at a millinery hire and Woods Winery theater ride as stray lines from the clipped note.
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Ohio State Journal
Mysterious river demon the kappa of Japan legends
Tales from Japan describe the kappa, a river goblin with a tortoise body and ape head, said to drink blood and demand victims. In Izumo a shrine holds a document signed by a kappa who vowed never to harm villagers, sealing the pact with ink.
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Japan
Mary Sarah Moffatt Schenk
Japan Advertiser
Tokyo
Kappa
Izumo
Kawako-no-miya
Lightning Myth Claims Goldfish Shield Home in Lenox
In Lenox Massachusetts Spencer F Shotter relates a storm tale in which a bolt traveled via telephone wire to a nearby bowl of goldfish. He says the fish were killed but he plans to replace them, noting a belief that goldfish ward off storms.
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Lenox
Mass
Spencer F. Shotter
Mr. Shotter
Holl
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