Wilson to Paris as war ends urges aid for Belgium and rail reform
President Wilson tells Congress he will travel to Paris for the peace conference, seeks rail system reform and government control of vital transport while outlining tax plans, aid to Belgium, and a three year naval program. He urges cooperative support and warns against returning to prewar private rail management.
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Iowa Veterans List and War News From Iowa
Iowa announces 54,000 influenza cases statewide during October and November per state health board. A Knoxville initiative ships vermin proof underwear to Camp Dodge and other camps. Sioux City sees IWW arrests amid stolen-property finds. Camp Dodge has hosted nearly 150,000 soldiers since inception, with many reassigned to other camps before France departure. Sergeant G Fairall wins a Distinguished Service Medal for capturing a machine gun nest. his platoon lost most of its men. Florence Olson of Sioux City, a young Red Cross worker, aids wounded and sews for the cause. Earl Caddock, world heavyweight champion, reportedly did not travel to France with the Eighty-Eighth Division. Letters confirm wartime service details for Mrs. Henry C. and Gov Harding commutations in progress. Further updates cover additional Iowa soldiers and local wartime efforts.
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Charlery Polton
Nevada
Vincent E. Carney
Parnell
George Edward Lewis
Vin.cil Bluffs
Angelo Aggazone
Centerville
Joe Hesser
Somers
XM. Slayden
Charles City
Alvah E. Showers
Cromwell
Ira Schantz
Crawfordsville
Carl L. Malcalison
Colfax
Emil Carroll
Cedar Rapids
Paul C. Paulson
Boone
W. J. Kvonka
Willet L. Hasbrouck
Mapleton
Francis L. Laren
Iowa City
Chariie Sorenson
Akron
Davie D. Pullen
Blockton
Marshall S. Sapp
Drakesville
Fred H. Schutze
Nora Springs
Henry Heiken
Anamosa
J. Howard Foe
Beck
Paul H. Radford
Glenwood
Dick Duneberger
Newton
Joseph E. Dvorak
Mt. Vernon
Walter Durland
Calmar
Andrew V. Grodricki
Libertyville
Mary L. Delaney
Decorah
George Kruger
Ashton
Donald Mickerson
Sioux City
Arthur G. Witt
Haarden
Dee Avery
Shell Rock
John Vanveen
Pella
Louie J. Kennedy
Rockwell City
Floyd F. Williams
Webster City
Ira F. Brown
Lenox
Albert H. Polk
Webster
Albert H. Schnirring
Sac City
Willie Snavely
Waterloo
Albert A. Howe
Viola
Walter L. Byrne
Barnum
Edward G. Fogarty
Elma
Russel W. Rippey
Ira
Albert Smith
Vinton
Charley Polton
Council Bluffs
Fred M. Slayden
Tra Schantz
Carl L. Malcalmson
Charles G. Bixby
Frederick Li. Berg
Dubuque
Fred Pabst
Grand Center
George F. Weber
Graf
William Dent
Leonville
Calvin L. Croson
Marshalltown
George Fadden
Storm
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Intoux City
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