Nate Engine Hits Street Car in Des Moines Crash
A Northwestern freight locomotive struck a Des Moines 14th streetcar Tuesday evening, narrowly missing the motorman, conductor, and two front passengers who escaped through doors and windows as the huge engine bore down. The impact derailed the rear of the engine and left the car reduced to scraps. the train was in yard service under Conductor Moran with engineer Nate Tedrow, brother of George E. Baker of the city.
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Lonely Truckee bachelor draws flood of love letters
John Grant of Truckee California placed an ad seeking a wife aged 18 to 30. The note drew thousands of replies from Maine to California as media picked up the story, leaving him with a hopeful yet uncertain future and 999 potential heartbreaks.
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Massachusetts
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Sag Harbor
Devil's Lake
Kankakee
Kalamazoo
Dorothys
Hamas
Citizens Reject Sale of Electric Light Plant
In a quiet Monday vote 286 people rejected selling the electric light plant to Edward G. Pratt of Chicago by a narrow ten vote margin. The result reflects a calm, unbiased decision with little outside influence. Howard McCarthy, formerly at Rich barber shop, started work at Snook shop last Saturday.
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Edward G. Pratt
Chicago
Howard McCarthy
2 Days at the Rifle Range in Des Moines Shoot
Monday and Tuesday this week ten or twelve members of Company C M G of this city attended the state rifle range shoot near Des Moines. Attendees listed include Privates Hsterly Hinz Weston Folk ins Driebelbliss eElso and Foster.
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Foster
Ames 55th staff officers and marksmen noted
Corp Harper Lieut Underwood and Capt Knapp plus Lieut Michael and Capt Ross of the 55th staff are listed. In the shooting seven privates earned marksman status with Hinz a sharpshooter Michael and Underwood experts and Ross and Knapp requalified as experts. The Ames company enjoys a good range reputation. Mr and Mrs J Jacobs moved this week into rooms in Mrs Paxton’s residence.
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Mrs. J. Jacobs
Mrs. Paxton
Scenic Gives Civic Benefit For Bandstand Fund
Proceeds from next Monday at the Scenic theater, courtesy of Messrs Thompson and Armstrong, will be donated to the Civic Improvement Society for a permanent concrete block bandstand. The society needs more funds before building begins. new films and several specialties will be shown starting at 9 p.m. Admission is 15 cents.
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Scenic
Civic Improvement society
Ames Should Be Cleaner in Central Iowa Citizens complain of litter and overgrown trees
A letter from Ames urges city improvements including stray debris in the depot area, untrimmed street shade trees, weed growth along streets, outdoor closets and manure heaps. The writer argues for better sanitation before Chautauqua and calls for cleaner, safer town conditions to improve living and appearance.
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Ames
New Foreman of Bridge Division Named
W F Meiers of Clinton promoted to general foreman of the Iowa and Minnesota division with headquarters at Belle Plaine. He will move to Belle Plaine to assume duties, having previously led bridges and buildings for Northwestern on the Tipton Anamosa branch and Clinton Stan wood main line. Meiers grew up nearby and held bridge gang roles on the Central Iowa division.
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Northwestern
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Anamosa
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Minnesota
Belle Plaine
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Central Iowa
Windy City pickpocketing on Cottage Grove car case
Roy Howard and George Burton were robbed of a purse on a Cottage Grove streetcar near San Souci park in Chicago. A 19 year old suspect Joe Romaberg fled but was captured, pleaded guilty, and sentenced to one year and a $100 fine. The victim carried $15 cash and a $50 deposit check. the purse was not recovered.
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San Souci park
Chicago
Roy Howard
George Burton
Buron
Joe Romaberg
Romaberg
Howard
Burton
Cured at Sight of the Scalpel
L Ogle a telegraph operator awaiting an interurban to Des Moines suffered an acute appendicitis and was rushed to Methodist hospital. He rose from the table claiming the pain had left him and postponed the operation, returning home.
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L. Ogle
Des Moines
Methodist hospital
Ogle
Normal Institute Reopens Strong After Summer Session
About eighty youths attended the summer school in Nevada which closed last Saturday. On Monday the Normal Institute opened with 140 teachers. Most summer students will join Monday’s enrollment, boosting attendance. A high class corps of instructors led by County Superintendent Scott assists this year, including Mrs. Mabel Clark Miss Mazie Shreiner Supt. F K King Miss Maude Wakefield and Mr. John Feroe from Ames.
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Mazie Shreiner
F. K. King
Maude Wakefield
John Feroe
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