College Road View Explains Campus Layout and Rail Crossings
An illustrated explanation details the college campus including buildings such as Water Tower Engineering Hall Administration Building Margaret Hall Old Agricultural Hall New Agricultural Hall Dairy Building Campanile and Arch. It notes the rail junction where a 22 passenger wreck occurred on November 9 and discusses proposed subsurface and overpass solutions plus alternate routes via Boone Street and Iowa Street.
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Margaret Hall
Old Agricultural
New Agricultural
College
Ames
Iowa Treet
Beardshear
Iowa Street
Squaw Creek
C. & N. W. Railroad
Boone Street
College Grounds
Iowa's venerable statesman here
Hon. William Larrabee former Iowa governor will address students at the college chapel Sunday at 10 45 AM. He arrives Saturday evening and attends the Oratorio of Lazarus. Larrabee's long record of faithful service and devotion to good government makes his appearance of keen interest to students and college affiliates.
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William Larrabee
Iowa
Ames
Lazarus
Burglaries in Ames and Des Moines Suspect Youths
Marshall Wiley captured four boys from Des Moines believed involved in recent thefts in Ames and Des Moines. The youths escaped jail after the door hinge gave way following a lunch delivered to them. Des Moines police face ongoing trouble from the same group suspected of store predations.
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Ames
Des Moines
Marshall Willey
New Ames Commercial Club Officers to Be Elected
The Ames Commercial club meets Friday in annual session at the B A Lockwood Grain Co office to elect new officers. President J J Grove declines re election due to Chautauqua duties. Secretary N I Fowler also will not run again amid other duties. meeting at 8 pm includes dedication of the new office and outlining next year’s work.
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Ames Commercial Club
J. J. Grove
Chautauqua Association
Commercial Club
Ames
Fowler
B. A. Lockwood Grain
B. A. Lockwood Grain Co
Duff Ave
Ir N N. Fowler
Patron, a Handsome Woman Sings at December 7 Event
A noted singer described as a handsome woman performs on December 7 in Pe oe. The event spotlights his talent and draws local attention to the concert venue.
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Ogy
Made Ames Famous Says Farewell to the Dinky
The old Ames streetcar nicknamed the Dinky is retired after long service to the town and university. M K Smith and conductors kept it running on time and it offered welcome rides from Duff Street to the crossing and to the Central Building. The vehicle, though mocked for its look, was a home like fixture on campus and town life.
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Boone
Ames
Onondaga Street
Noah’s Ark
M. K. Smith
Duff Street
Fraser
Boy Drowns After Cistern Accident in Des Moines
Roy Clark seven years old and companions were removing bricks from a cistern wall when the platform collapsed and he fell into the water. Charles Livingston and George Miller raced to assist with a ladder. Livingston entered first, suffered cramps, and Miller pulled him out unconscious. Miller later recovered the boy’s body from the cistern bottom.
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Roy Clark
Des Moines
Charles Livingston
George Miller
Livingston
Miller
Governors of Owa Horace Boies Iowa’s Civil War Democrat Governor
Horace Boies born near Aurora Minnesota on December 7 1827. Admitted to the Buffalo bar in 1849 and lived there until 1867. He moved to Waterloo Iowa and aligned with Democrats after breaking with Republicans over prohibition. He ran for governor in 1889 and 1891 and was defeated in 1898.
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Horace Boies
Iowa
Aurora
Buffalo
Waterloo
Boles
Cleveland
Republican Party of
Des Moines
Sioux
City
Ate
Republican Party
Boies
Sioux City
John F. Duncombe
Oregon
Associated Press
Portland
Prohibition
Prose
Horace Cedent
Brou
Hill
Boiescou
Stevenson
Democratic National
New York
Wisconsin
Illinois
New York State
Adele West
Erie County
Horace Boies and the Iowa Prohibition Debate
Horace Boies emerged as a national figure amid Iowa political fights over prohibition. The 1890s saw party struggles in Des Moines and Sioux City, with Boies eventually winning the governorship by appealing to voters disenchanted with prohibition.
Ames Mourns Death of Iowa State College Student Irvine Robinson
Irvine Robinson, senior at Iowa State College Ames, was found dead beside a railroad track near Davenport after leaving the campus for Thanksgiving. He planned to marry Katherine Carlin and start a westward life, with a San Francisco job awaiting graduation in June. The tragedy echoes through Ames as classmates and mentors remember him as a promising, curious student and loyal friend. Memorial services were held at the college chapel and Catholic church.
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Davenport
Irvine Robinson
Blue Grass
Ila
Iowa State College
Ames
Katherine Carlin
Robinson
Carlin
Edison
Wm. Muir
Muir
San Francisco
McKay
Irvine
Requarston
Cessna
Storms
Fish
Thompson
Wills
Catholic Church
Father Renier
State Normal School
Cedar Falls
Extra Day Gives Central School Pupils Vacation
Pupils at the Central school building were granted an extra day of vacation on Monday due to unfinished repairs to the plumbing and sewerage systems. Classes resumed Tuesday morning.
Milwaukee Petition Aims to Halt Evening Westbound Passenger
A paper circulated among Milwaukee business men Tuesday seeks signatures urging railroad commissioners to order the Milwaukee road to stop the westbound passenger train in the evening.
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Milwaukee
Slater News
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College Road
St. Paul
Des Moines Southern
Northwestern
Union Pacific
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Lay OF Land
Larrabee
Jesse James Gang
G. A. Snook
Congregational Church
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Dinky
Owa
O F. Duncombe
Fort Dodge
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