Griswold News Highlights Local Fire and Visits
Crawford notes business in Montgomery county as Griswold suffers a large barn fire near Thad Scribner. Firefighters struggled without hydrants. Dayton visits include Mrs. Bryant returning from Davis county, Seiffords from Oakland and many others visiting relatives, with several locals traveling to Omaha and Waterloo and updates on births, illnesses, and community travels.
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Griswold
Crawford
Montgomery County
Thad Scribner
T. J. @Bryant
Davis County
L. C. Hardman
Red Oak
J.waily
Wight
Shenandoah
Buriington
Ethel Seifford
Oakland
Seiffords
J. W. Winterstein
Wayne
Neb
Alta Fehl
Hancock
Harry Marton
South Omaha
Warkenttta
Chicago
Kenneth McKenzie
Excelstor Springs
Florence West
Califloring
Michigan
Mra. E. B. Gay
Vernon
British Columbia
Little Lady
L. R. Forsyth
Atlantic
Masonic Lodge
Mra. W. ‘P. Campbell
Cornini
Andrew Thompson
Cumberland
M. R. Groshong
Franks Drug Co Opens Golf Club Display in Omaha
Manrica ranks of Franks Drug Co visit Omaha to stock a new supply of golf clubs and balls for the upcoming season. The display features drivers brassies mashies putters and other club types at medium price, advertised as appealing to both casual buyers and devoted golfers.
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Golf
Manrica Ranks
Franks Drug Co
Omaha
Dssay
Franks
31 000 Miles on a Motorcycle Tour Plans Route
John K Mogg of Kansas City and Joe Esler of Quincy Illinois plan a 21000 mile world motorcycle tour. They mapped an itinerary to visit nearly every large city and will carry notes to and from municipal officials in each city they visit.
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United Press
Kansas City
John K. Mogg
Joe Esler
Quincy
Chamberlain's Colle Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
An advertisement proclaims Chamberlain's Colle Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy a sure, positive cure for cramps and summer complaint. Mrs F A Hood of Burrows Indiana endorses its effectiveness and praises its opinion among users. Sold by all druggists.
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F. A. Hood
Burrows
Ind
Chamberlain
Dentist in Fulton Building at Plane Green 45
Tr W Weerk a dentist located in the Fulton Building at Plane Green 45. Clarence T Yule and Alfred I Waldo are connected with YCULE WALDO Architects located at 117 West Adams St Creston Iowa.
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Tr. W. ©. Weerk
New Fulton Building
Plane Green
Clarence T. Yule
Alfred I. Waldo
Ycule & Waldo
West Adams St
Creston
Iowa
All Eyes Are on Iowa by Dr Frank Crane
Dr Frank Crane lauds Iowa as the most American state with strong buying power and favorable factory locations. He notes Iowa’s farming output, coal and power resources, and good living conditions for workers, while much processing occurs elsewhere.
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Towa
Frank Crane
Congress
Union
Iowa
Chicago
County fines for unregistered cars draw protest
The Cumberland Enterprise argues county officials overstep by fining auto drivers for missing numbers while many possess valid state receipts. The paper suggests the practice harms the town, noting fines often exceed the value paid to the state and warns a test case could fail.
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Atlantic
Cumberland Enterprise
Piano contest closes at 4 on Tuesday June 80
The notice urges voting before 4 p m Tuesday for the piano contest. It notes Jane 80 Christie ns Bros. Bert Mowmntain of Anita attended the Republican convention, greeting friends.
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Jane
Christensen Bros
Bert” Mowmntain
Anita
Dune
Springs 220 Degrees Hot In Oregon Revealed
The Clackamas River area near Portland hosts springs claimed to boil beans and eggs in minutes. A French trapper named Michel Arquette reported near boiling waters from solid rock, with salmon and fish cooked on the spot. Indians have long known the springs, called the big pool, and say the waters are saline but palatable.
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Portland
Clackamas Dyer
Wsthenda
Michel Arquette
Clackamas
A Successful Hunter in Six Months
Port Oxford, Ore. reports St. L. White has slain five bears and five panthers along with numerous wildcats. He and his dogs treed and killed predators after several days on Sixes river. A female panther blamed for sheep and deer losses was killed after eluding dogs by leaping between trees. Photographs captured the snarling cat before the kill.
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Port Oxford
Ore
St. L. White
Sixes River
Betore
Texas Woman Banker Miss Leffler Corbitt Heads State Group
Austin banker Miss Leffler Corbitt elected president of the Texas Woman Bankers' association at Fort Worth. She serves as note teller at Austin National Bank and previously taught school before rising to a top banking role. Corbitt plans to expand the group's influence and aims to form a national body of women bankers.
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Austin
Tex
Leffler Corbitt
Texas Woman Bankers' Association
Fort Worth
Corbitt
Austin National Bank
University of Texas
Miss Corbitt
Police to Learn Manners for Pittsburgh Officers
Charles S. Wubbard director of public safety announces politeness schools for Pittsburgh police. Officers will be taught etiquette basics and modern policing methods. He aims to hire the most courteous department in the United States after citizen complaints over police conduct.
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Pittsburgh
Chesterfielda
Charles S. Wubbard
Publc Safety
Ubbard
United States
Black Cat Averts Wreck Near Mayville Wisconsin
A black cat crossing the tracks in Fond du Lac or nearby prompted Engineer Trowry Welder to slow the St. Paul bound passenger train near Mayville Wisconsin. Moments later the locomotive derailed as the train moved slowly, averting a likely serious accident and potential wheel damage.
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Fond du Lie
Wis
St. Paul Yond
Mayville
Trowry Welder
Michigan Pupils Run School Farms Pay While Producing
In Ishpeming Michigan and other upper peninsula towns, school farms hire pupil workers during summer, paying 10 cents an hour while the produce is sold to the public at near cost. Eighty acres of Nabla land are part of the program overseen by the Ishpeming board of education, with M A Russell from Michigan Agricultural College directing. About 125 boys are involved growing potatoes cabbage cauliflower and strawberries, and the Michigan State Agricultural College will help systematize the effort this year.
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Michigan
Ishpeming
Mich
Upper Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Michigan State Agricultural College
Ishpeming Board of Education
M.A. Russell
Michigan Agricultum College
Board of Education
Nabla
Thory
Baby Causes Phone Service Cut Off by Shotgun Blast
In Allande City New Jersey a birth at Matteo Gionetti’s Merlonville home led to a daylong outage when he fired a shotgun at utility wires. The blast severed lines, leaving 200 subscribers without service until repair crews arrived and restored the system.
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Papa
Allande City
Matteo Gionetti
Merlonville
Gionetti
Mitten
Newton
Uncle Sam Keeping Girls on the Farm
In five southern states under the agriculture department a girls canning club movement helps schoolgirls turn tomatoes and beans into earnings. Miss Mary Cromer of Aiken South Carolina started forty six girls canning, earning up to 400 dollars an acre in some cases. The program trains girls to plant small patches, pack produce, weigh and ship jars, and maintain quality standards with oversight from farm demonstration service staff.
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Washington
Sam
Department of Agriculture
Mary Cromer
Aiken
8. C
Farm Demonstration Service
Jerry Moore
Miss Cromer
Salt Wages in West Central Africa Pay in Salt
Major Hans Schlomburgk reports from West Central Africa that local workers or "supers" were paid two cupfuls of salt per day. Salt serves as the chief medium of exchange, even for purchasing wires and other goods, according to the explorer’s films and observations.
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London
Hans Schlomburgk
Central
Africa
Ufe
Aa Il
County delegates named for state convention in Iowa
The county Republican delegates were chosen from each supervisor district with two members and two at large from the county total. District picks include M. J. Welton, W. H. Dingmore, T. Kennedy, W. C. Turvey, N. A. Genispeed, mm. A. Wond, O. Bryant, J. Seat, Ty. J. Tongan, C. W. Tuff, William Cagl, and John W. Scott as congressional committeeman. Resolutions urged state convention nominations for several offices and farm land bank legislation under strict supervision. The plan contest closes Tuesday at 4 o'clock.
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Clovis
Ed Newton
Mirren
G. Smith
J. GL. Richardson
Tiryant
M. J. Welton
Franklin
Dingmore
Gaim
Ty. J Tongan
Massena
Aelon
Morris
Appleman
Scott
John W. Scott
Thine County
Repubicans
Cates County
Towa
Committee On
EN Richardson C
CG. Smith
W. C. Harvey
B. Lewis
Brokers Sue Rock Island Over Lease Mismanagement
New York June 27 brokers Henry S. Clark & Co and Sartorius & Linstein file suit in supreme court against Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and Keokuk and Des Moines Railway to recover over 5 million dollars. They seek an accounting of rentals under an 1878 lease and claim stockholders have lost about 5.009 million due to mismanagement and traffic diversion by the Rock Island line.
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New York
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Keokul and Des Moines Railway Company
Supreme Court
Henry S. Clark & Co
Sartorius & Linstein
Keokuk
Des Moines
Keokuk and
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Company
Une
Marshall and Clark Denied Government Autos by Tie Vote
In Washington on June 27 a complex series of roll calls and a third tally produced a tie that kept Vice President Marshall and Speaker Clair from receiving government automobiles. The issue will be taken to congress for action. In Houston, Rotary officials announced officers for the Pacific district and western Canada with Frank C. Tiges, Frank Higgins, and Frank J. Mulholland named to vice president and president roles. In Atlanta a $5,000 damages award was granted against Nebraskan Frank Rothleutner in a counter suit following a failed poolroom scheme.
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Marshall and
Clark
Washington
House
Marshall
Clair
Houston
Tex
Frank C. Tiges
Portingd
Ore
Pacific
Rotary
Frank Higgins
Victoria
Canada
Frank J. Mulholland
Toledo
Atlanta
Cra
Midsummer Festival Draws Swedish Communities North West
Swedish groups from Minneapolis and St Paul gather at Plaven Park for the Swedish Midsummer celebration. Mayor Powers and Governor Elerhart are slated to deliver addresses amid festive singing by various societies. Local merchants advertise fashion items including Geta Smile hats Adler-Rochester suits and Crossett shoes.
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ST. Pavia
North West
Dunbar Day Observed in Negro Schools Honors Poet
United Press reports Dunbar day celebrated in local and southern Negro schools and colleges in honor of the birthday anniversary of Paul Laurence Dunbar the famed Negro poet. The piece notes a gentlemanly dress code requiring a blue serge suit and vest, available for 20.00 from Nelson & Grulke.
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United Press
Washington
Dunbar
Parii Lawrence Dunbar
Nelson & Grulke
Bishop Cranston 74 Today Birthday Note
Bishop Karl Cranston of the Methodist Episcopal church marked his 74th birthday born in Athens Ohio. He served as pastor in Marietta Portsmouth Columbus Winona Jacksonville Cincinnati and Denver with a long career highlighted across several states.
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United Press
Washington
Karl Cranston
The
Methodist Episcopal Church Today
Athens
Marietta
Portamouth
Columbus
Winona
Auto race planned Denver to Pueblo for July rush
Denver Motor Club has arranged a 210 mile Denver to Pueblo auto race next week with a return trip. The event will start Friday morning July 3 and officials expect about fifty autos to participate. The course runs via Colorado Springs to Pueblo and back, with Independence Day marking the second leg.
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United Press
Denver
Puiblo
Denver Motor Club Today
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
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