Turkish Subjects Give Up Old Fez for Brimmed Hat
In Constantinople the fez declines as Turkish authorities relax old dress norms. Moslems still require the fez for prayer, while non Moslems face hostility. Osman Agha, Kerrassunde governor, slashes a straw hat from an Armenian, threatening jail for new headgear.
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Fez
Constantinonis
Turkey
Capitel
Osman Agha
Kerrassunde
Russia
New York Stock Exchange
Who the Hell Signed Check in Marion Grand Jury Probe
In Marion a Coggan banker appeared before a grand jury regarding a 45 dollar check passed by a man with a forged signature. The check, indorsed by the supposed signer, was deposited through several banks and returned as no account at the Linn county bank. A Linn county crook is said to be behind the signature, but his name is not released.
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Cedar Rapids
Coggan
Marion
Alan
Ryan
Coggan Pack
Linn
Mason City Serbian Indicted for Murder
Nick Oli Grba, a Mason City Serbian, was indicted by the grand jury on a murder charge. The killing of taxi driver and interpreter Mike Baildizar occurred August 21 near his garage. dynamite and a 40 foot wire were used, with a battery found in a pond. Circumstantial evidence and disguising motive are cited. Grba awaits trial after arraignment.
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Mason City
Nickoli Grba
Grba
Mike Baildizar
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Baliaizar
Anna Balaszar
Anna
Kilins
Baldizar
County Democrats Plan Banquet to Open Fall Campaign
The Black Hawk county Democratic campaign for Cox and others will launch with a banquet at the Russell-Lamson Hotel on Wednesday evening September 22. F. L. McCreary chairs the arrangements with O. B. Davis M. H. Kelly Solon Thomas and G. F. Johnson on the committee. Out of town speakers are to be invited and the event is an annual kickoff in the county.
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Cox
Black Hawk Counts
Hotel Russels-Lamson
Committee On
F. L. McCreary
Black Hawk County
O. B. Davis
M. H. Kelly
Solon Thomas
G. F Johnson
Uncle Harry Reflects on Women's Suffrage Victory
Uncle Harry remarks that the 60 year campaign to ratify the suffrage amendment shows perseverance and the changing mood of public opinion. He notes pioneers like Susan B. Anthony and Wyoming's 1869 act, praising leaders who never quit despite setbacks.
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Uncle Harry
Helen
Jimmy
Tennessee
United States
Wyoming
Susan B. Anthony
Y M C A Leaders Speak on State Work in Waterloo
Wm. Northcott state secretary of Y M C A work and Harry Goodrich boys’ work secretary addressed Waterloo Y M C A members after a dinner at the association building. Northcott urged business leaders to show personal care for working boys and promote Christian physical education to curb unmoral conditions. Goodrich announced plans for a Des Moines Thanksgiving gathering with three branches of Y M C A work and potential attendance by John R. Mott.
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Waterloo
Mr. Northcott
Northcott
Goodrich
Des Moines
Mr. Goodrich
Uhat
Y. M
Association
Jona Lead
Iowa
Theenion
John R. Mott
Man loses sight after coat shakes in Iowa accident
In Oelwein Iowa a man named Odekiri was shaken by a coat when removing it. The blow shattered his glasses and destroyed sight in one eye, prompting a visit to a specialist.
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Odekiri
Oelwein
Oelwein K G Officers Chosen For Year
Local Knights of Columbus lodge in Oelwein selects officers for the coming year including grand knight C More deputy grand knight EB sack recording secretary W H Flynn financial secretary W J Bar yon advocate E R Brien chancellor Joseph R Burns warden N E Hauser inside guard N J Kautent outside guard Maurice Kirby trustee for three years Also notes two acres of onions raised nearby valued at 3000 dollars and other regional updates about crops, schooling, and travel.
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Oelwein
Knights of Columbus Lodge
Grane Knight
C. More
EB Sack
W. HE. Flynn
W. J. Baryon
E.r.brien
Joseph R. Burns
N. E. Hauser
N. J. Kautent
Maurice Kirby
Cecil Fox
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Oelwein High School
Thomas Hardy
California
Artillery Trains Bombard Targets Off Rockport Coast
Moving targets towed by a tug 12 miles offshore were shelled by eight inch railroad guns on the Forty second United States coast artillery unit. The 87 ton guns mounted on railroad cars weighed 200 pounds per shell and the train included 34 cars from Camp Devens. The maneuver demonstrated rail gun feasibility against warships.
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Rockport
Mass
Boston & Maine
Massachusetts North Shore
Forty-second
United States Coast Artillery
Camp Devens
Forty-Second Regiment
Thirtieth Artillery Brigade
Autoist 79 Amazes by Driving 332 Miles Nonstop
David Gibson, 79, of Cortlandt Street Water Joo, drove 332 miles in 14 hours starting Hadley Minnesota at 5 30 am. He kept both hands on the wheel the entire trip, averaging 23 8 mph in a new touring car. He traveled via Hadley Slayton Tracy Mankato Waseca Owatonna to Waterloo.
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Cortlandt Str
Water Joo
Mr. Gibson
Hadley
Minn
United Presbyterian Church
Judge Thomas Arthur Takes Oath of Office in Des Moines
Judge Thomas Arthur of Logan was sworn in as a member of the Town supreme court. The court opens next week with 357 cases on the docket, distributed across districts in four periods from September 21 to November 23.
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Des Moines
Thomas Arthur
Logan
Supreme Court
Kellogg's Tasteless Castor Oil Ad Promotes Purity Label
An advertisement touts Kellogg's Tasteless Castor Oil as a 100 percent pure castor oil with no flavor masking. It claims genuine bottles are laboratory filled by Spencer Kellogg & Sons and sold only in plainly labeled Kellogg's bottles. Sizes 15c 35c and 5c.
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Tac
Kellogg's
Kellogg’s
Federal suit questions Hidalgo county land scheme in Texas
In federal court Judge Reed weighs a case brought by Sievert and Mary Sievert against the Rio Grande Valley Land Company and others alleging false statements and coercive sales tactics during a Texas land promotion. The plaintiffs seek dismissal of the suits after claiming they were deceived during a two day inspection tour with agents guiding conversations and contracts.
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Hidalas_ co
Tex
Lesan
Helary T. Reed
Agea
Sieverts
Meyers
W. C. W. Sanford
Farm Mortgage & Loan
Ve Sieverts
Iowa
Hio County
Land Company
Texas
Sieberts
Towa
Billy Hills Orchestra to Perform in Waterloo This Fall
The Billy Hills Orchestra, renowned across the state after summer concerts at Bayside Park, Clear Lake, will relocate to Waterloo for the fall and winter season. The group will play engagements in local venues and neighboring states while also handling business activities in Waterloo. Many tourists from here enjoyed dancing to the orchestra at the Clear Lake resort.
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Billy Hills
Bayside Park
Clear Lake
Waterloo
Dons
Clear Lake Resort
Iowa politics stir as women study voting issues
Des Moines reports show Republicans predicting New York results and a strong women’s vote nationwide. Iowa clubs educate new voters on voting machines and ballots, touting nonpartisan programs. Republican and Democratic organizers plan district conferences and campaigns around Constitution Day events.
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Des Moines
New York State
James K. O’connor
Utica
N.Y
New York
Harding
Iowa
Flowere
California
National Republican Bureau
Grant Club
Constitution
Republican Party
Flowers
Altho
Peddler Leaves Town After Clearing Fine and License
A Waterloo peddler sold fake linen to a housewife and was fined. He agreed to refund $47.50, obtain a weeklong city license, and pay costs if not prosecuted. He paid the sum and then left town on the next train, avoiding further sales in the city.
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Waterloo
Diamond Dyes Color Card Advertisement
A vintage ad touts Diamond es Dye Color Card promising six simple directions enabling any woman to dye fabrics from wool to cotton. It claims perfect results even for first timers and notes druggists will demonstrate Diamond Dyes Color Card usage.
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Droggiste
Diarrhoea Quickly Cured Says Local Reader
H L Widger of Earlville writes that Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy has cured his frequent diarrhoea attacks for years. He says the remedy always affords immediate relief and recommends giving it a trial due to its great reputation for cures.
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Chamberlain
H. L. Widger
Earlville
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