Ret Clarkson Former Iowa Editor Dies in Newark
James Clarkson known as Ret, longtime Iowa Register editor and publisher, dies at his son Harold’s home in Newark New Jersey after arterial hardening. Born 1842 in Brookville Indiana, he rose from a Des Moines typesetter to editor, shaping the midwest paper. He was a national Republican leader, Iowa committeeman and party chairman from 1890 to 1892.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Harold
Newark
N. J
New York
Mr. Clarkson
Brookville
Ind
Coker F. Clarkson
Bookville American
Grundy County
Register
Young Clarkson
J.S
Richard P
Leader
Clarksons
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Middle West
Cleveland
Harrison
The
Rooosevelt
Port of
Cass County Town Wiped Out by Flood
Smith Lake in Cass County suffered near total destruction from last week’s high water. The bottom stand and depot were inundated and washed from their foundations, leaving residents living in tents. A contractor and helper, currently there to build a new elevator, are the only inhabitants remaining.
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Cass County
Smith Lake
Sontmactor
Richerbacher Wining: His Spurs Victory on Cass County Track
Nddie Richenbacher, an auto racing driver, started on Cass county tracks and earned victory with Allied aviation on the west front. He reportedly downed two Hun planes alone and achieved a notable aerial feat.
Escape Dreams in Courtrai Prison Camp War Diary
The narrator details two weeks in Courtrai under heavy bombardment with daily air raids. He describes ration hardships, cooties fumigation, prison life monotony, morale, and a hunger driven “banquet” plan. He notes guards, baths, fellow inmates, multi national prisoners, and escape fantasies including disguises and German airfield schemes.
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Ali
Courtrai
Vo Airdrospe
Hun
Coalmnan
Win
Ofivers
Cole Ehud
United Kingdom
Canada
England
Leap for Liberty in Prison Camp Transfer
A memoir excerpt describes a prisoner transfer from Courtrat to a German camp on September 6, with plans to escape using a hidden map. The narrator, a group of six Cilicera and officers, endures a Ghent hold before a convoy to Germany, amid taunting by locals and guards.
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Courtrai
O’brien
O'Brien
Sita
Courtrat
Geremany
Strassburg
France
England
Germany
Thoen
Meutenant
Heidelberg
Rhine
Ghent
Dga
Berlin
Planty
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American Relief Committee
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Wille Wwe
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James Henry Dickson
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London
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