National guard service medals proposed for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 years
Des Moines reports Adj. Gen Louis G. Lasher endorses sections 48 and 49 of the revised military code to issue service medals marking five year increments. Medals would count Mexican border and World War I service as national guard service if guardsmen reenter active guard or guard reserve within one year of federal discharge. The plan awaits committee review before a possible winter special session.
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Des Moines
Adj
Louis G. Lasher
National Guard
Altho
Adjutant General
National Guard of
Iowa
Active National Guard
National Guard Reserve
Lasher
Davenport to Unseal Plan to Halt Flu Epidemics
Davenport Iowa shifts to combat a potential influenza outbreak this fall. The board of health states unreported cases exist and will require physicians to report promptly. If an epidemic begins, the city will act swiftly to stamp out the disease and seal the lid tight. Government serum will be secured, and inoculations offered free by the city physician.
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Davenport
Davenport Board of Health
Youthful Gambler Fines at Vinton Fairgrounds
A raid at the Vinton fairgrounds resulted in multiple youths being arrested and fined one dollar plus costs after pleading guilty to gambling. The report also notes a highway mishap leading to a separate arrest for operating on the wrong side of the road and mentions a Civil War veteran, George W. Hadley, who died at age 73 following cancer.
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Vinton, Te
Bing
Burnham
Justice of the Peace
E. J. Greenwood
C. Tuttle
George W. Hadley
Vinton
Wisconsin
Th& Vinton
Sines
G. W. Kinsman
Gress
Fred Wyekof
Thermopolis
Wye
Eit
Mr. Wyckoff
Urbana
Sear
Mr Wyckoff
Zina Willams
Pom. Gio
W. Mans
Lover Gets Part of Soldier's Coin, Mother to Appeal
Rock Rapids Iowa September 17 The dispute over a soldier's property left in France ends with his mother Margaretha Kock receiving 8522 and his sweetheart 2900 The mother plans a new trial arguing the letter to her covered all the property The son left 6000 in notes income and a watch the girl held the items and later the mother retrieved the car from the girl
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Rock Rapids
France
Margaretha Kock
Indiated
Sig Nother
S. D. Rintker
Union Carpenters End Quad Cities Strike With Scale Increases
Davenport September 17 The strike of 1410 union carpenters that halted building across Davenport Rock Island Moline and East Moline ends with a sliding scale set to April 1 1921. Workers return at 0 cents an hour with future steps to 2 1/2 cents November 1 and 6 1/2 cents January 1 1940 plus a jump to 87 1/2 cents on April 1 1920.
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Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
East Moline
Three Year Old Boy Killed In Henhouse Collapse
Marshalltown Iowa September 17 A 3 year old boy was killed while playing with other children in the family chicken house as it collapsed. The incident occurred at the family homestead and the child died from injuries suffered in the collapse. Police and local responders investigated the scene.
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Marshalltown
Mrs E Brown Promotes Cuticura For Pimples On Face
Mrs E Brown of Chicago recalls two years of itching and disfiguring pimples before using Cuticura. She reports healing in two months after buying Soap Ointment and Talcum and endorses the trio for skin health. Ad copy urges daily use to prevent pimples and mentions Boston postal address.
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Indiana Ave
Chicago, Il
Pouteara “Ceteare
Dept
Boston
Tragic Roost Collapse Kills 3 Year Old Near Haverhill
At a home southwest of Haverhill, before noon yesterday Cletus Stapley aged 3 was killed when a roost fell, breaking his neck. His brother Raymond age 6 and another child were nearby, with others possibly under the roost as it collapsed.
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Haverhill
Cletus
Joby B. Stapley
Raymond
Lus
Bellef
Child Killed as Roost Collapses on Neck
A roost collapsed under workers weight causing fatal injuries to a baby who was pinned beneath the fallen structure. Rescue crews retrieved the infant but he died at the scene. Officials investigated the accident and assured safety checks would follow.
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Mrs. E. Brown
Cutiura
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Wick
Lydia E. Pinkham
United States
Brooklyn
Lydia E. Pink Ham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Irs
M. Finoue
Marcy Avenue
N.Y
Iowa Telephone CO
Victor Records
Fiddie and I
Caruso and
Elman
Caruso
Gluck
Zimbalist
Schumann-Heink
Boy
Carmi
Teh Civhard
Dune McCormick
Kreigler
Victor
Black Forest
Perdit Waltz McKees
Charles Kellogg
Billy Murray
Dixie
Marion Harris
Arthur Fields
Joseph Smith's Orchestra
Bic
Waterloo
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