Woman Killed at Crossing Near New Hartford
A pedestrian, Mrs Caley, was struck and killed by a westbound freight train while crossing near New Hartford on Friday afternoon. The 95 year old widow left home and may have misjudged the time to cross. Witnesses saw the incident as the train approached the crossing near Illinois Central station. The body was carried to a nearby store where it was later removed. The Cedar Valley Telephone company, tied to Canada land deals, figures in a separate delayed arrangement affecting local executives and stockholders. Local supervisors discussed plans to alter the South Fork creek course to ease flood risk, featuring a massive steel structure project near Webater City. Delegates were chosen by the Hardin County Republican convention for the senatorial meeting in Clarkeville.
Rev Marsh Receives Call From Racine Iowa Church
Rev O A Marsh recently stationed at Grundy Center for six years accepted a call from the Methodist church at Racine Well Iowa and will leave Grundy Center August 20. August term Hardin county court opens August 24 with Judge Whittaker of Boone presiding. Jennie Rayer sues Catherine Diemer for damages of 10000 for slander and defamation.
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O. A. Marsh
Grundy Center
Hardin County
Methodist
Racr- Well
Iowa
Tudge Whittaker
Boone
Hardin County Court
Jennie Rayer
Hardin Towns
Catherine Diemer
J.B. Albrook
Eldow
Marshalltown
Methodist’ Church
Sarto is the new pope and Rome announces Pius X
Cardinal Sarto of Venice has been elected pope and will take the name Pius X. He appears on the St Peter balcony to bless the crowd amid great acclaim. Born June 2 1835 in Riesi Treviso, he became cardinal in 1893 and bishop of Mantua, known for upright life and liberal ideas. Council session reports heated debate on streets and weeds removal and funding for city services.
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Rome
Cardinal Sarto
Venice
Cardinal Macchi
Apostolic Briefa
Peter
Cor
Emancipation Day Delights and Local Dilemmas Across Iowa
Our Near Neighbors reports Emancipation Day celebrations in Marshalltown marking Lincoln's Proclamation anniversary. It notes A Ivenhart, an Iowa Central firefighter, jailed after marrying another woman. local Ackley residents know him. The OuIwein Register mocks rail routes out of town amid price gripes. A Waverly resident recalls near-drowning thoughts before surfacing. A Fort Dodge youth tests a railroad torpedo with a stone. a poker game is interrupted by police. and the Post questions slot machine legality.
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Marshalltown
Lincoln
United States
A. Ivenhart
Iowa Central
Mateballtown
Webster Gley
Ackley
Oulwein Register
Coone
Ft. Dodge
Post
Submarine Motive Power Opinion Split on Electric Propulsion
A Navy expert argues future submarines should be electric powered with storage batteries for submerged use. He favors abandoning gasoline motors except for surface work, noting cost and range limits of batteries. Some officers disagree, while France uses electric power with limited range for harbor defense.
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John’ R. Edwards
United States Navy
Edwards
Washington
New York Times
Hdwards
Naval Oficerahat
Blanketed man in Streator incident seeks legal aid
A described altercation ends with a man battered by a marshal and seeking 2000 dollars in compensation. The case involves Joseph Oain and district court authorities in Hardin county. The narrative depicts multiple confrontations, a push for payment, and requests to courtroom authorities as the man contends for damages.
Weather summary of harvest season with crops and drought notes
Very warm and dry conditions dominated the week with a wet spell at the end. Harvest weather averaged four good days. hay and grain crops finish in most areas though northern sections report delay. Overall hay crop strong, spring grains below average, corn benefited from moisture. potato rot reported. apples unchanged.
Mystery Text Fragments Highlight Unclear Social Notes
Fragmentary OCR reading shows names and phrases about social events, prizes, candy gifts, and a series of jumbled words. Key entities are unclear. no coherent event or outcome is established from the readable text.
Retirement of Ex-Governor Boles in Grundy County Farm Life
An Observation by Joe Trigg describes ex-governor Boles living in retirement on a 1600 acre Grundy County farm. It notes his withdrawal from public life after his son Louis’s death and mentions the Chicago Horse Review as a source, with a fragmented aside about a trotting horse incident and property damage.
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Joe Trigg
Boles
Grundy County
Iowa
Louis
The Passing Throng and Local Reactions
A collation of street chatter and local observations about business, harvest expectations, and a Wall Street crash affecting Rockefeller fortunes. It recounts an incident with Councilman Fred Wait and a brusque exchange, then notes a reporter J. McMaggin’s remarks on nature and persistence, ending with a cautious quip about nature’ s remedies.
Quotations and notices from a fragmented page
A damaged OCR fragment compiles various proverbs and a lost item note. It mentions quotes from Proverb, Socrates, and Plutarch, plus a missing object described as a white flannel with a terse witness notice referencing WeMi Nixreidente and Behrens. The text is incomplete and lacks cohesive narrative.
Local Felonies And Farm News In Ackley Area
A fragment from a local column reports charges against a man for stealing a revolver a $1.25 and a necktie after lodging him in jail. The piece also notes farm activity threshing yields 30 to 38 bushels per acre and local migration into banking in South Dakota. It mentions railway conductors seeking a 16 percent raise and a planned Chicago Giants vs Waterloo football game at Athletic Park Iowa Falls scheduled for next week.
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Chicago ‘Union
Giants
Waterloo
Athletic Park
Lowe Falls
Missing woman sought by neighbors near New Hartford
The Aurelia Courier reports a 25 year old mother of three missing after leaving home near New Hartford in March. Rumors say she eloped with a suitor from Ackley while her husband and father search for answers. a list of locals interested in the case is being circulated.
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Wite
Oteers
Surrounag
New Hartford
Ackerman
Citienne
Hatiford
Fragmented Local Notes From Ackley and Nearby
A garbled Iowa clipping reports a Freeport telegram announcing a relative’s death, a minor public disturbance in Ackley with a few youths fined, and ex-Senator Allen speaking at a Denver Baptist gathering linked to populist decline. Also noted are Ackley residents John Moyer and wife planning to move back, church events in Washington Township and an August 3 Sabbath picnic planned by the Presbyterian church, plus visitors Genevieve Reagan and Nellie Reagan. Rural reports include a Newark area church dedication and local county fair dates.
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Streator
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Eller
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Clara Nolte
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Texas
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Germany
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Grune
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Nebraska
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Parshapa
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Win
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Joan DeBeer
Presbyterian Church
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Las Vegas
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Cloud
Oudburst
Mason City
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