Men’s club meeting in Silver Township discusses rural schools
The Mt Olive church gathering elected officers for the year led by President George Bianche and Vice Presidents Roger Whitehouse and J H Sellers. Speaker Lewis McDonald from Cherokee spoke on Special Schools and rural education, urging gradual change and tested methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Olive Church
George Bianche
Roger Whitehouse
J. H. Sellers
Lloyd Ohlson
Amos Hahn
Lewis McDonald
Lucy Graham
Grandpa Dukes
Remeen council queer ordinance on public dances
The council enacted a measure regulating public dances in Remeen at Monday’s regular meeting. Dances must end by 1 a.m. and no one under eighteen may enter without a parent or guardian. The ordinance has broad approval from citizens and opera house managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remeen Bell
Remeen
Opera House
Electricity Output Rises Sharply While Accidents Hold Steady
Data shows a decade of near tripling in electricity generation output, yet the number of accidents has remained largely the same. The trend suggests many early-year incidents were attributed to factors now less prevalent, with improvements in safety possibly offsetting higher production.
Windstorm Damages Farms and Deaths Stir Community
A severe wind hail and rain storm halted farm work, damaging buildings on the Nordstrom and related properties. The community mourns the death of Mr Hall a merchant and neighbor, with services held in Ida Grove and Aurelia. Mrs Hall receives support from her brother Jim Peterson as she faces farming duties this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Isakson
Thos. Hall
Puffett
McDowell Place
Frank Nordstrom
Lee Kenyon
Aid Society
Herman Linquist
Hall
Radke
Diamond Center
Votter
Ida Grove
M. E
Earl Hoon
Aurelia
Jim Peterson
Progressive Republicans Move to Take Charge of Party Organization
The National Capital reports that a reorganization plan ties Senators Cummins Works Borah and Governor Hadley to a broader strategy. Progressive Republicans push primaries to select national convention delegates and aim to reduce southern influence, with Leaders Mann and Murdock at odds over control and strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins
Works
Borah
Hadley
Washington
Insurgenta
Hilles
National Committee
Mann
Murdock
UN ‘Ood
Air gun debate fuels reform push and aging scholars
William G. Sickel lobbies for broader gun regulation after a boy loses an eye from an air gun. He cites shocking child accidents and urges law changes. The article notes senators and figures like Dr. Harvey Wiley weighing in, with House debates and colorful congressional exchanges about tariffs, goats, and breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Sickel
Sherman
Illinois
Sterling
South Dakota
Thompson
Kansas
Norris
Nebraska
Harvey Wiley
Wiley
Emma McChesney Bets on Buck’s Petticoats Sales
In a drama at Sulzberg’s store a fat rival Ed Meyers chats with Jock McChesney while Emma McChesney signals to act. The doorway scene erupts as three men surge toward the old man’s private office, closing on Emma after a tense roomling confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma McChesney
Meyers
Jock McChesney
Jack
A McChesney
T. A. Buck
Ed Meyers
Jock
Diana
Weston
Old Sulzberg
Emma MecChenney
One Chance for Him
A bishop in the Church of England is described as having a domestic life with a strict Roman Catholic family member who often spoke of the improbability of heretics reaching heaven. The fragment hints at religious tension within a household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of England
Number Thirteen Superstition and Political Fortunes
A discussion on fear of the number thirteen notes Wilson embracing the digit as lucky since his 1913 ascent to office. The piece mentions a London movement to drop the numeral in public life and cites various historical years as uneventful, arguing superstition contrasts with actual history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
London
London ‘County ‘Council
Henry V
Poleon
Passenger and freight train notes from timetable listing
Illinois Central timetable lists east bound Passenger No 16 No 632 Local Freight No 692 Passenger No 15 west bound Passenger No 631 Local Freight No 691 Local freight does not carry passengers.
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Iowa Homestead
The
Aurelia Sentinel
W. B. Wayt & Son
Sac City, Iowa
Square
Aurelia Lumber Co
James Hartigan
Mgr
Bissell
Ali
Silver Township
Burl Porter
Ernest Bengeston
Glen Lane
H. M. Lane
M. F. Dukes
Cherokee
Mt. Olive
Willis Lane
Ella Minor
Bert Howard
Mexico
Howard
Easborar
Clark
House of Representatives
Missouri
Humphrey
Mr. Hulings
Pennsylvania
Mr. Mann
Mr. Moore
Garner
Texas
Mr. Lenroot
Wisconsin
Underwood
Barnhart
Indiana
Joseph Cable
Cable
Falconer
Mr. Thomas
Kentucky
Illinoia
Michigan
Fordney
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Sonny
Edna Ferger
Ea Ae
Illinois Central
G. F. Puffett
Johson Brothers’ New Cement
Winfred Moulton
Farmers National Bank
J. K. Rice
Iowa
A. G. Connell
R. W. Morrill
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association of
Cherokee County
Little Sioux River
Buena Vista County
F. H. Crepps
J.C. Lockin
J. C. Lockin
Tred J. Kohlhagen
A. H. Waddell
Chandler's
Billiard
W. R. Chandler
Prop
Waterloo Steam
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