Pythians Pick Arthur Savage for Grand Chancellor
West Hartford and Des Moines reports cover Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters elections. Senator Arthur Savage of Adair is nominated for grand chancellor with Garry Kimball and others elected to key posts as factions clash over a state deputy position.
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Des Moines
Arthur ©. Savage
Adair
Knights of Pythias
Grand Lodge
Coliseum
Laula A. Wienecke
Cherokee
J. F. Cole
Oelwein
C. F. Kimpall
Council Bluffs
John H. Merckens
Fairfield
Beaton Humbert
Milton
J. J. Roberta
Knoxville
Chris Rosenberger
Estherville
David Steele
Cincinnati
J. H. Zeller
Belle Plaine
B. B. Steenberg
Spirit Lake
Will Crown, Jr
Boone
Sallinger
Nellia E. Corliss
Independence
The
Pythian Sisters
Ora Rodgers
H. B. Skinner
Winterset
Jockey Joseph Piggott Ends His Life in Russia
American jockey Joseph Piggott, who popularized Russian racing, died by suicide in Moscow after a period of bad luck and personal struggles. He arrived in 1916 at age 18 to ride for Lazareff, earning a 12500 dollar yearly retainers, but declining fortunes led to the end of his contract and a shift to trotters without success.
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St. Petersburg
Joseph Piggott
Ted Sloan
Mostow
Piggott
United States
Lazareff Stud
Russia
Lazareff
Mitchell
Kinkfield
Moore
Louis Comiskey Seeks Weight Loss Battle Creek News
Louis Comiskey son of Chicago White Sox owner Charles Comiskey weighs 355 pounds after a month at a local sanitarium. He faces a drastic diet, baths, massage and Swedish movements, losing about a pound daily as he strives to shed 150 pounds to avoid health risks.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Louis Comiskey
Charles Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey
Louis
Eugene McGreevey Joins American League Umpiring
Eugene McGreevey of Bloomington, long a Pacific Coast League umpire, has been signed by Ban Johnson to serve as an umpire in the American League.
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Plodmington
Eugene McGreevey
Bloomington
Ban Johnson
Kenyon and La Follette Praised At Fort Dodge Lecture
In Fort Dodge the Manson Journal reports Senator Kenyon delivered a candid open session criticizing liquor interests and supporting La Follette for president in 1916. The event drew a large crowd with hearty approval for his stance and calls for honesty in public life. Also listed are upcoming marriages in the Waterloo area including Harry Harmon and Verna Shaffner.
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Prohibition
la Follette
Herrera
Journal
Kenyon
Iowa
Bob
Tax Committee Reports Survey Tax Committee Reports Survey
A national tax conference committee reports that inheritance taxes across states cause double taxation. The group urges uniform rules limiting nonresident estates to real property, noting New York already restricts nonresident taxation to local real estate and chattels. Includes testimony from A A Smith on Foley Kidney Pills and a promo for Brady War Pictures in the Waterloo Evening Courier.
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Des Moines
Sept
National Tax Conference
the Savery
William H. Corbin
Hartford
Massachusetts
New York
Waterloo Evening Courier
Coupen
Cascarets Toothless Health Ad Claim
An old style advertisement urges readers to use Cascarets for bilious, constipated conditions. It links headaches, coated tongue, yellow skin, and irritability to stomach and liver issues and promises quick cleaning up inside with a 10 cent box to feel refreshed and productive.
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Ike
New Westfield instructor added as enrollment soars
Westfield school fills four teaching posts with new hires. Miss Tompkine gains an assistant Audry Strayer a Cedar Falls State Teachers College graduate joins as primary teacher. Thirty six new beginners registered in Westfield the largest in any district. Fred McLain arrives from Princeton Indiana to coach physical culture and team drills. Football practice opens with Prof Mallory and Captain Hersch leading a squad of thirty five or more amid high hopes for a strong season.
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Weatfield
Tompkine
Misa Audry Strayer
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Westfield
West Field
Fred McLain
Princeton
Ind
Mallory
Hersch
Thera
Weedty
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Fine
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Sir R
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Murphy
Knight Onwardo
Mansfield
Danver Jay
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Twelth
J. J. Audubon
Hay
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Corwin
Cernon McKinney
Bes
Self
L. Comiskey
Eugene M'Greevey
Harry B. Harmon
Waterloo
Verna G. Shaffner
Ernest E. Bunce
Frances E. Fleming
TAX Committee
A. A. Smith
Bridgeton
H. W. Taggart
Sie
To Wear Store of
C. H. McBurney
Boynton Furnace
Kramer’s Hardware
U. G. Kramer
Commercial
Audry Strayer Assistant
India Tea
the Growers of India Tea
Heleman & Gindt
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Omest
Lady Assistart Ambulance
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Waterloo Ice Cream Co
Sixth Street
Courier
Atlance
Brady
Henry W. Elson
Ohio, University
W. H. Hartman CO
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