State meeting of suffragio opens in city
The forty fifth annual meeting of the Iowa State Equal Suffrage association opened with optimism and reports of strengthening activities. Mrs. Wilbur W. Marsh welcomed delegates, and Miss Flora Dunlap outlined future work including a partial suffrage bill and resubmission of the constitutional amendment.
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Iowa State Equal Suffrage Association
Altha Iowa
Altho
Mra
Wilbur W. Marsh
Waterloo Equal Suffrage Association
H. EL. Parr
United States
Free States
National Suffrage Association
Flora Dunlap
Dunlap
Association
Iowa
Tory
France Will Fight to Victory Briand Speech in Parliament
Paris sept 20 the chamber of deputies rose in enthusiasm as premier Briand vowed France would never accept a humiliating or dishonorable peace replying to M Brizon he warned that ending the war now would be a peace of war and a danger to future generations He urged victory as justice and prestige and the chamber ordered his speech printed and displayed in public buildings throughout France
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Briand
France
M. Brizon
Brizon
Monsieur Brizon
Belgium
Monsieur Lrizon
Waterloo Day at Cedar Valley Fair Highlights
Waterloos day at the Cedar Valley fair promises record attendance with Shriners and Waterloo visitors, while Cedar Falls day reports 4,663 paid admissions and $8,155 in receipts. The Long Branch briefing notes Wilson and McCormick plan to counter Hughes on railroad policy amid looming strikes and price impacts.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Dairy Cattle Congress
Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
Newspaper Delivery Notice by Phone
If the paper is not delivered by 6 o'clock due to carrier Loy or other cause, call 3330 for a second copy. After 6:30, call Tel No 2 for assistance.
Reed Case Evidence Considered by Civil Service Commission
Members of the civil service commission planned to announce a decision in the Joseph Reed case, the patrolman suspended by Chief J D Caldwell for drinking while on duty. After hearing evidence for and against Reed, the commission took the case under advisement. City Attorney Barr A Brown and George Harris led the city case, while W W Woolley represented Reed.
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Civil Service Commission
Joseph Reed
J. D. Caldwell
D. GC. Huntoan
F. A. Sporle
Caldwell
Barr A. Brown
George Harris
W. W. Woolley
Longer skirts forecast for fall fashion
New York reports from the silk association of America predict longer ankle length skirts for fall. They will use pleats and require as much material as last season, while Paris trends avoid extremely short styles and support silk hosiery demand.
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New York
Silk Association of America
Paris
Villa Captures Chihuahua City Rumor Surfaces
El Paso reports rumors of Villa’s capture of Chihuahua City, denied by Gen. Gonzales and Consul Garcia. Funston cites a possible cut of the Carranza line as Trevino’s forces are said to have fallen back. Election decree shifts constitutional assembly dates to Oct 22 and Nov 20 with proportional representation rules.
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el Paso
Pex
Chihuahua City
Villa
Francisco Gonzales
Juarez
Garcia
San Antonio
Tex
Francisco Villa
Cholice
Funston
Bell
Chihuahug
Chihuahua
Mexico & Northwestern
Norte
Mexico City
Carranza
Quéretaro
Denial of Reported Raid on Frankfort Aerodome
Berlin reports that the Overseas News agency denies a published claim that a Frankfort aerodome was burned destroying 15 aeroplanes and four Zeppelins. The agency calls the report untrue.
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Berlin
Overseas
Frankfort
Balkans Battles Aid Allies as Serbians Close on Monastir
Balkans battle reports from Athens and London describe Serbian forces within seven miles of Monastir and victories by the Allies on the Halkans front. German and Bulgarian counterattacks along the Somme and in eastern Romania are repelled or checked, with open cavalry clashes noted and Italian troops reportedly driven back on the Macedonian road.
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London
Lent
Halkans
Somme
Roumania
Bucharest
Beria
Monastir
Athens
Balkan
Clery
Sofia
Romania
Constanza
Black Sea
Struma
Roumanian War Office
Dobrudja
Enigen
Constanza-Tzernavoda
Methodists of Upper Owa In Conference Here
Upper Owa Methodists opened their annual conference at Grace Methodist church with Bishop W J McConnell presiding. Officials were appointed, reports heard, and retirement questions debated as candidates were examined for future charges. Receptions and registrar duties accompanied preparations for the sessions.
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Methodists of
Upper
Owa
Grace Church
Upper Town
Grace Methodist Church
W. J. McConnell
McConnell
E. J. Lockwood
Loss to Waterloo Retailers Over Late Ad Copy
Notice warns Waterloo advertisers to submit display copy a day ahead to ensure Friday editions. Late copy misses 2,6000 to 7,40 papers, reducing sales. Friday ads peak. Thursday is deadline for Friday placement to allow proper composition and proofreading. Last Friday five columns of local ads were omitted due to late delivery.
Towa Pays Taxes On Four Billions
Des Moines reports that Towa’s assessed wealth spread evenly would grant every resident $1,752 in cash or property. The state’s rural counties top the per capita wealth at $2,851, while Monroe County sits at $346. Total adjusted assessed wealth reaches $4,224,542,350.
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Des Moines
Towa
W. H. Williams
Ofice
Monroe
State Executive Council
War News Briefing From Front Lines Across Europe
World war fighting rages on the eastern and southeastern fronts with Central Powers pressing in Galicia Volhynia and against Russian forces. Teutonic offensives claim gains as Turkish troops aid in the Balkans while Sofia reports Serbian advances elsewhere and a 43 hour battle solidifies Turkish positions.
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Berlin
Sofa
Buastans
Dobrudja
Moumania
Constanza
Black Seas
von Mackensen
Mary “Xateer
Galicia
Volhynia
Ger. Bruastiog
Gaicts
Constantinople
Gresoe
Germany
Kavala
Allies Lose Half Million Men in Somme Battle
Berlin reports via wireless that British and French casualties in the Somme exceed 600,000. The Overseas News Agency says gains by British on the Somme followed weeks of desperate effort and that only 1,500 square kilometres were reconquered, with British losses around 350,000 up to Sept 15, totaling about 500,000 dead or wounded.
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London
Arra
Berlin
Flere
Somme
Verdun
Dead Man‘s Hil
Sayville
S. G
Battle of the Somme
King George
Douglas Haig
The
Two Americans aboard steamer sunk by U boat
Washington reports two American seamen were aboard the British steamer Strathgay torpedoed in the English Channel by a German submarine on September six. Officials seek confirmation of whether warning was given and will gather affidavits to forward to the State Department. The vessel sailed from New York on August 22 bound for Havre.
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Washington, PD. C
English Channel
Skinner
State Department
Germany
New York
Havre
Detention of Fourth Army Corps Prisons Greece Stir
The detention of the entire Fourth Army Corps, taken prisoner at Kavala, has caused a profound stir in Greece as officials and citizens react to the breakdown of military order and the potential impact on regional stability.
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Fourth Army
Kavala
New Premier Readies to Fight as Greece Faces War
Athens reports Greece may exit neutrality after Prime Minister Kalogeropoulos and the foreign minister conferred with King Constantine. Berlin claims 700-800 Greek officers and men were moved to Germany while Athens cites other accounts and presses for the return of Kavala garrison. The dispute sparks a Greek political row as tensions rise with Germany and Bulgaria.
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Kavala
Berlin
Athena
Germany
Saloniki
Thase
Athens
Greece
Kalogeropoulos
London
Constantine
Entente
Rioters Attack N Y Cars As Streetcar Strike Fears Grow
New York, Sept. 20. After a night of rioting the police were ordered to quell disturbances, subway and streetcar lines were attacked and 20 arrests made. With a general strike by about 700,000 workers looming, Mayor Mitchell planned a personal appeal to Theodore P. Shouts, though expectations of a policy shift remained low.
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New York
Carmen
Mitchell
Theodore P. Shouts
Altho
Traction Company
Calder Wins in New York Senate Primary Race
New York September 20 reports show William Mac Calder extending his lead over Robert Bacon for the Republican nomination to United States Senate. With 1,006 of 5,719 districts reporting, Calder had 125,945 votes to Bacon's 117,998, a 7,955 edge. Calder carried Greater New York with 54,000 plus to Bacon's 21,418.
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New York
William Mac Calder
Robert Bacon
United States
Calder
Bacon
Greater
Bacom
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Lodge
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Crane
Pierpont Morgan
George W. Perkins
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M. E
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