Political oratory fades in Iowa campaign activity
Des Moines reports Republican support rising after conferences in Charles City Fort Dodge and Oskslooss with Ramseyer poised for re election. In the Sixth district Democrats back Buell McCash while J R Files in the Tenth challenges. L J Dickinson and Gilbert N Haugen are cited as strong. Party leaders favor patriotic speeches over direct political exhortations as liberty loan rallies draw crowds.
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Des Moines
Chetrmann
Charles A. Rawson
Charles City
Fort Dodge
Oskslooss
Prairies
Buell McCash
J. R. Files
Conetess
L. J. Dickinson
Algona
Gilbert N. Haugen
Joseph ©. Campbell
Liberty Loan
Spanish influenza hits Dubuque baby fold facility
In Dubuque the Hill Crest Baby Fold reports 33 babies and 5 attendants infected with a Spanish influenza like illness. Two infant deaths occur and two attendants are seriously ill. The facility is quarantined with access limited to nurses and doctors. An appeal seeks volunteers to assist in caregiving as every infant in the institution is affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Hill Crest
Factory Men Talk of War Contracts in Charles City
In Charles City the metal trades and other industries, with over 69 establishments represented, discuss war contracts and how to cooperate with local institutions. Hart-Parr plant holds large contracts and eyes subcontracting parts to smaller factories in the state. Grocers in Hartes City suspend free delivery to conserve labor and gasoline, shifting to cash and carry with price-fixed sales per Floyd county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
Assottation
Oine
George Wrishin
Ite Manufacturers’ Association
Fiart-Parr
Hart-Parr Company
Delaverie
Hartes City
Stoere
Ferm
Nonpartisan League keeps alive in Iowa despite limelight
Sept. 30 report from Maine outlines how the Nonpartisan League remains active across Iowa. Promoters claim the group could gain power after the war, arguing it offers farmers a way to counter Great Towns and tax hikes. Politicians are said to court the league for votes, while observers debate which party will benefit from its support in upcoming elections.
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Seigue
Imngle
Tm Luwa
Iowa
Ferson
W Non
Jis
Nonpartisan League
Neopartisan League
Atcho
48 Such
Wounded Iowans Return to States
Fifteen Iowa soldiers arrived at Walter Reed hospital in Washington from various regiments. Though severely wounded, most have recovered enough to walk, and several join the liberty loan drive. Terrence Black of Keokuk, with both legs amputated, is among the most gravely wounded.
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Washington
D. C
Iowa
Walter Reed Hospital
Terrence Black
Keokuk
Ames and
Cedar Falls
Robert Coldest
Des Moines
Awards to Many in Contest For Pupils
Mrs. C. BE. Pickett chairs Black Hawk county Liberty Loan committee and announces prizes for school oratorical contest. Winners named for best addresses on Why We Should Buy Liberty Bonds tied to Dairy Cattle Show affiliations. Read as a fragmented list of Waterloo and Emmet county participants, including Magee, Gut-Emmet, and McLennan, with several garbled names and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Marie Magee
Magee
Ruth
Marian Gut
Emmet Moe
Vey Mister
Ferlotte McLennan
Woman Applies for Hardest Job Going
A strong, comely woman last week applied for the hardest physical freight job at a Niingis central freight house. She faced heavy two wheel hand trucks, declaring she could perform the work despite doubts. The foreman did not hire but praised the idea of a crew of women, noting khaki clad workers could share the toughest tasks.
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Niingis
Boycott Fights Dealers Price Cuts In Little Rock
In Cump Pike Arkansas, Col Charles Miller orders a boycott on merchants seen profiteering, forcing barber shops to revert to former prices and merchants to cut margins. The plan enforces a flat 82 percent cost margin on army goods with a 10 percent civilian discount for certain wearing apparel, ending the old officer discount.
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Miner Wen Uegarea
Col. Miller
Camp Community Service
Eniler
Dubuque Boys Die of Influenza
Two Dubuque men in the U S Navy died from the Spanish influenza. Ensign Arnold H. Peaslee, 23, died in Boston Naval Hospital after a two week illness. his parents Mr and Mrs G M Peaslee, prominent Dubuque residents, were at his bedside. Albert H Ferris, 21, who joined the navy on his 21st birthday, died Thursday night after a week of illness. his mother Mrs C A Ferris and two sisters survive. Bodies will be brought home for burial.
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Dubuque, la
Dubuque
Naval Service of
United States
Arnold H. Peaslee
Albert H. Farris
Great Lakes
Lieut. Peaslee
Boston
Boston Naval Hospital
G. M. Peaslee
Burjak
Albert H. Ferris
Navy
C. A.t Ferris
Ody
La Porte Pastor to Accept Charge in Independence
Independent column notes Rev. I. Wammond of La Corte City will assume the First Presbyterian church in La Porte on Nov 1 as the former pastor GW Grown resigns to serve as army chaplain. The article also mentions a Distinguished Service Cross award to Waterous for air raid bravery and reports on local loan rallies with speeches by Frederick Dale Wood and Ruth Welso, plus Red Cross and Salvation Army activities.
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Independence
I. Wammond
la Corte City
First Presbyterian Church
GW. Grown
Aence
W. E. Jayne
R. A
Royal Flying Corps of
Great Britain
Frankfort
Germany
Waterous
Bidverry
Frederick Dale Wood
Chicago
Wom Ss
Miss Ruth
Welso
Pr. Holmes
Muscatine
Corpnoral NK
Bruner
God Rapid
Red Cross
M. C. AL
Salvation Army
Gruner
Co. H. 168Th Infantry
Rainbow Divis
Hii
al Yhun
Nation's Dead and Wounded Casualties Report
casualty totals from the war department list 972 names published Sunday and today. killed in action wounded severely died of wounds died of disease and other categories include hundreds listed with names such as Ralph Waters, Harry Breckmeyer, Leslie Price, Glen Mwing, Donald Ferguson, Leslie Alter, Clyde Arbuckle, George Welly, Robert Johnstone and many others across Iowa towns like Ames Cedar Falls Des Moines Shenandoah and Council Bluffs.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Hilled
Wissing
Seer Eee
Pya Brank
Allen
Amestyt
Ralph DB. Waters
Waukern
Cope
Harksay
Ted Out
Harry EL Breckmeyer
Isseu
Bert . Court
Cedar Falls
Albert
Dressler
Maines
Sengl
Lestie R. Price
Charles City
Serge Glen A. Mwing
Pen
C Hantds
North A
Pella
Edgar O. Dryden
Clarinda
Edward Verda
Sheffield
Lestie W. Darling
Shenandoah
Clarence L. Stratton
Glenwood
Edward K.ar. Anderson
Boone
Frank J. Beck
Burlington
Robert Cabill Bedford
Bii
John A A. Carlson
Wall Lake
Fhedlore R. Carlton
Spirit Lab
Walter Chamberlain
Tipton
Calvin J. Sellars
Coller Springs
Harry Wilson
Corning
Thomas Ashton
Des Moines
Geo
Barnes
Rockwell Cit
John Eckott
Parkersburg
Calvin C. Ferrer
Farragut
Harold HE. Gatchell
William T. Gesstin
Port Dodge Pye
Lestle Fl
Sanders
Pyi Ployd
A. VanSielde
Bert Bodys
Joann KR. Clark
Adair
Arthur W. Dimler
Luverne
Snowden
Muscatine
Woolrich
Dubuque
Anderson
Coin
Andrews
Shenandoatt
Helda Bensley
Delhi
Jalie B. Bonsall
Vishal
Callenderster
Brighton
Howard & Fisher
Mores
Victor Pris
Villisea
Lawrence E. Jobe
Macedonia
Robert J. Schneider
Hinton
Tom Simpson
Greene Residents Travel and Local Health News Update
Greene residents report multiple visits and relocations including Mr and Mrs Curtis and son returning home from Towa ity, Mrs Haines and daughter returning to Roswell NM, and care by Mrs Sproul and nurse Burk through winter. Dorothy Cave travels to TL City for work at state university. Mrs Barth hospitalized at Waverly for treatment, Mrs Mahanke ill and operated at St Francis Waterton, football defeat by Lew Hampton, Father Sheeler visiting Wancoma, Waterloo guest of Mrs John Temple.
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Waverly Hospital
Albert Mahanke
St. Francis Hospital
Waterton
Greeve
Lew Hampton
Father Sheeler
Wancoma
Aline Wilson
Waterloo
John Temple
Rockford News Briefs Include Illnesses and Local Events
In Rockford several residents are listed ill with fever and Spanish flu while others travel to Chicago and Cedar Falls for schooling. An elderly resident Jenkinson died of heart failure at over 80. The Cong Church fair Sept 25 was successful and Ida Whitney will speak at a county meeting. Portland Press jokes about a diner’s response to slumps.
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Rockford
Burns
America
Will Briggs
Genevieve Michell
Chicago
Chitaso University
Jenkinson
Vera Bishop
Cedar Falls
Congregational Church
John Grovre
Oakdale Sanitarium
Ida Whitney
Charles City
Waterloo Meeting Highlights War Resolve and Front Tours
Burton B Sweet, Iowa congressman, recounts his European front visit from July 4 to July 16 with ten colleagues. He praises Pershing, rejects a compromise peace, and stresses American resolve and preparedness as the nation pursues a total war victory, speaking at Walnut Street Baptist Church under the Commercial Club bureau.
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Washington
Burton & Sweet
Iowa
Congress
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Invelingmen’s Bureau
Commercial Club
Cr. H. Bingham
Ureau
America
Globe
Sweet
United States
Burton B. Sweet
Bordeaux
Haian Front
Alps
Western Front
Rainbow Division
Travelers' Bureau
Sewing Circle Discusses Mother's Friend Use Before Birth
In a quiet gathering mothers discuss expectant care and share experiences with a famous external remedy for pregnancy discomfort. The ad promotes Mother's Friend from Bradfield Respiratory Co suggesting it strengthens tissues and eases labor pains, with a booklet available from Atlanta, Georgia.
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Sinthy
Bradfield
Lamar Ride
Atlanta
Bridge Across Bay Would Reach Record Length
A planned bridge between San Francisco and Oakland, California, would span over one and a half miles, becoming the world’s longest. The estimated cost stands at 222,600,000 dollars.
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Bay
San Francisco
Oakland
Cal
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