New York Adopts High Pressure Firefighting System
The New York Fire Department tests a high pressure water system with electric pumps delivering up to 9 000 gallons per minute. Stations on the Hudson and East rivers supply 60 miles of mains, enabling vast water flows to suppress large blazes without entering burning structures.
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New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Great Lakes
New York Fire Department
Gansevoort
West Streets
Hudson River
South and Oliver Streets
East River
Manhattan
Western Electric Company
West Street
Franklin Street
Crocker
Croker
Amusing sight at post office on Washington's Birthday
On Washington's Birthday the post office was closed for a holiday. A sign reading Open at 6:00 baffled patrons as they lined up and failed to enter, with many reading the notice and trying the door multiple times. An elderly man briefly prepared money, then retrieved letters before leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Des Moines Debates Corn Show Location and Funding
Iowa corn growers weigh Des Moines versus Ames for the annual show linked to the short course at Iowa State College. A committee plan with ISU, the association, and the Commercial Club is favored, with Des Moines offering a new Coliseum and $15,000 in prizes, though a final site decision remains pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Corn Growers’ Association
Iowa State College
B. R. Crossley
Corn Growers’ Association
Des Moines
Crossley
Ames
Commercial Club
Savery Hotel
John Sunberg
Real estate transfers list from Ames and surrounding areas
A long list of real estate transfers showing various buyers and sellers, parcel descriptions, and prices across Ames Nevad a Slater Maxwell and surrounding towns. Names include J A Campbell Lena Rohney J L Stevens S B E Coper Peter Berglund J M Bartlett and many others with price tags ranging from 400 to 12000 dollars and descriptions of lots blocks and surrounding landmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Campbell
Ole Olson
Blacks
Ames
J. L. Stevens
J. W. Bowdish Jr
College Park
North Ames
Lena Rohney
Sarah Rodney
Sheldahl Crossing
Slater
Benton Corrington
B. F. Ambrose
Nevada
Alice Freda
C. B. Finch
Kelley
Carl L. Little
L. C
Baldwin & Maxwell Ad
Maxwell
Lena Rodney
Hans Chally
Louis J. Riland
J. Q. Burgess
B. Crain
McCalls
Imogene Stevens
John L. Stevens
John Dobbe
Larson Nelson & Co
Huxley Land Co
Huxley
Eight Games For Cyclones
The Iowa State College football team announces eight scheduled games for the season. Key matchups include Minnesota, Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa with others against Grinnell Drake Cornell and Morningside. Negotiations for Ames Nebraska may relocate the game to Ames or Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Missouri Tigers
Omaha
Nebraska
Ames
Minnesota
Clyde Williams
Gophers
Missouri
Iowa
Grinnell
Drake
Cornell
Morningside
Missouri Valley
McCaskey Fourth Line Anniversary Celebration in Ames
Mr and Mrs McCaskey of Ames marks twenty five years of marriage with a surprise gathering on Feb 18 at the Clark home. Guests presented silver gifts and a bride’s cake dated 1884 1909 as the couple vows to begin a second twenty five years of married life with loving promises.
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Ames
Mrs. McCuckey
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New Baptist Church
Sycamore Street
Samuel A. Nelson
L. A. Nelson
Commercial Club of
Booster City
Burg
Nathaniel V. Maxwell
Oscar T. Severson
S. Severson
Threfourths
John A. L. Maxwell
Oscar T
Severson
C. P. McCord
William Coxworth
Scotts
Vine Street
2Nd Street
Samuel
Samuel S. Severson
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co
Cyclones
Williams
H. M. Duckworth
Black Eagle
Bosworth Drug Store
Lowa
Parley Sheidon
B. J. Sheiden
S.A Keenan
Story Co
National Bank of Commerce
Knautie, Kachod & Kuhne
First National Bank
Chicago
Marshalltown
Des Moines Savings Bank
Ance
Union National Bank
W. M. Greely
Henry Wilson
E. W. Stanton
C.L. Siverly
Bankers National Bank
National City Bank
N. Y
Valley National Bank
Citizens’ National Bank
Sorenson & Gamrath
Fish and Game
Geo. E. Baker
Ames, Iowa
Fellows & Fellows
DRS. Fellows & Fellows CO
Walnut St
Nelson & Nible
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