A Glimpse at Fort Snelling in the Twin Cities
A traveler recounts a visit to Fort Snelling between Minneapolis and St Paul. He notes marching khaki uniforms, wartime fundraising, and the array of Army posts, hospitals, and cavalry, artillery, and trench-building drills. He also reconnects with Decorah contacts like Fred Biermann.
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Twin Cities
Metropolis
Minneapolis
Star Theatre
Decorah
Palace Theater
Lyric
Red Cross
Fort Snelling
St. Paul
Fred Biermann
Cavalry Department
Mr. Biermann
Fort Snellling
Biermann
Minnesota National Guard
She Saved the Eggs
Mrs. John Hildebrand set eggs under a hen that abandoned the nest but kept the eggs warm. She then wrapped each egg in warm cloth and maintained even heat, yielding eight chicks despite the hen’s failed brood.
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Nashua Post
John Hildebrand
Hiddie
Duplicate Betsy Ross Flag Sent To Front In France
In Fort Madison Iowa on June 26 the State department waived regulations to send a Betsy Ross descendant made flag to Paris via diplomatic pouch. The flag by Mrs M C Robinson depicted a Betsy Ross flag on a small scale and accompanies a note for Ambassador Sharp to ensure delivery. Philip Roan of the Fort Madison Elks is on the firing line.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
State Department
Washington
France
Betsy Ross
Lodge of Elks
W. 8. Kenyon
M. C. Robinson
Paris
Philip Roan
Booze Raids Seize Large Stock In Dry Floyd Town
In a Charles City Floyd county raid last week the sheriff confiscated liquor including 395 6 oz bottles 579 12 oz bottles 302 half pints 350 pints 43 quarts and 2 gallon bottles of whiskey 48 gallons in barrels 14 pints 15 quarts three quarter gallon bottles of brandy 47 gallons in barrels 30 pint 3 quart bottles 4 gallon jugs of wine 2 gallon bottles of alcohol and 50 gallons in barrels 10 gallons about gin in barrels 3 quart bottles of rum 5 quart bottles of cordial one half gallon bottle of blackberry wine 3 quart bottles of port wine and 10 gallons about in barrel.
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Charles City
Floyd County
Lime Rock Shipment From Local Quarry Expands
Wilson and Hansen near Osage have built a loading platform and are shipping Mitchell county lime rock to Chaska Minnesota for sugar making. Sugar men claim this rock is superior for processing and demand is high. A new quarry on the Wilson land may open this summer.
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Osage News
Wilson & Hansen
Mitchell County
Chaska
Minn
Wilson
Sugar Factory to Reopen Under New Ownership
Carl Heim of United Engineering Co Chicago has purchased 76 percent of the Town Sugar Co capital stock for 430000 dollars. Heim leads a capitalist group planning to meet Waverly residents next month to plan operations to reopen the sugar plant next year.
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Waverly Republican
Carl Heim
United Engineering Co
Chicago
G. ©. van Derveer
Town Sugar Co
Heim
Waverly
Man Made To Kneel And Kiss Flag In Mabel
A local incident in Mabel involved John Bates a music teacher who after a meal wiped his hands on the Stars and Stripes and declared he had no respect for the American flag. Citizens restrained him and brought him to the main street where he was made to kneel and kiss the flag amid public scorn.
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Mabel
U. S
John Bates
U.S
Horses Die in Peculiar Chest-Driven Collision
Reports from the Shell Rock area describe two single-hitched horses killed when the animals collided head on on a highway one night. Each horse was struck in the chest by a bill that penetrated the body, and both died within minutes. Names of owners were not provided.
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Waverly Republican
Shell Rock
Three Hogs Bring $209.65 In Northwood Sale
Will Martin from Mrs White Man s farm between Northwood and Kensett delivered three hogs weighing 1390 pounds an average of 464 pounds each last Friday morning. O J Thompson & Sons bought the trio for 200 65 dollars, claiming the price surpassed a team of good horses from years past.
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Northwood
Will Martin
Boy Injured In Main Street Car Crash
A car driven by Mabel Taum overturned on Main street in front of David Hall's residence at Monona. The driver and owner Eddie Ger haty escaped uninjured while a boy passenger sustained a hip injury.
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Mabel Taum
David Hall
Monona
Eddie Gerhaty
Charles City Caps Baseball Spotlight July 1
Charles City reemerges as a base ball town on July 1 as the Dubuque C. A. team moves to Floyd County capital. Te Deere Aela Deeneen appears in local notes reorganization and baseball activity.
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Charles City
Dubuque
McGregor Liquor Raid Nets Dozens of Auto Loads
Special Agent Risden of Des Moines with county and local officers stopped 65 autos ferrying liquor from Wisconsin to McGregor. Drivers were fined 10 to 100 dollars. Captain Freeman fined 400 dollars for river crossing. The mayor resigned to the governor. Most vehicles hailed from Howard Winneshiek Chickasaw and Bremer counties.
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McGregor
Towa
the Times
Risden
Terrell
Havyner
Des Moines
Davidson
Bergemeyer
Wisconsin
John Orr
George Freeman
Freeman
Prairie du Chien
Mason City
Clayton County
Howard
Winneshiek
Chickasaw
Bremer
Near-Death Escape After Auto Topples Off Road
Floyd Hamilton narrowly escaped death when his car struck a tree limb in Cherokee late at night. A high wind and shock flipped the auto into a ditch upside down, pinning him for six hours. He survived with a severe leg burn from leaking gasoline, no broken bones reported.
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Floyd Hamilton
Cherokee
Ames Unit Likely First Ambulance Team to France
The Ames ambulance unit of 36 students from Town State college, now at Allentown Pennsylvania, is expected to be the first to France. Major Yale praised the group as the best trained and equipped unit in camp. Forty other ambulance units of eastern colleges are also at Allentown.
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Town State College
Ames
Allentown
France
Middle West
Yale
Eastern College
Tragic Death On Train In Ferguson Yard
Four year old Wanda Lewis daughter of Clark Lewis a telegraph operator in Ferguson Marshall county was killed last Tuesday when she fell from the caboose as cars shifted on the yard train Resulting wheels cut off the child’s head in the yard incident involving Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul lines and the Ferguson location authorities investigated the fatal accident
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Wanda Lewis
Clark Lewis
Des Moines Man Narrowly Escapes While Fishing at Dam
Julius Meister brother of Dr. Meister of Des Moines had a close call at Charles City last week when swept over a dam by strong current. He swam to a tree cluster in the river, was rescued, and his boat was wrecked.
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Julius Meister
Meister
Des Moines
Charles City
Iowa's Oldest Organ Keeps Lively Hours After a Century
The Simplot family of Dubuque preserves a ninety year old French organ, the oldest instrument in Iowa, capable of playing the same thirty tunes it brought to the state nearly a century ago.
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Simplot
Dubuque
Iowa
Farm Home Destroyed by Fire Near Postville
Fire originating in the chimney completely destroyed the farm residence of Sam Bailey south of Postville. The occupied by Walter Christopher. Nothing was saved as the fire had gained headway before discovery. Loss estimated in the thousands.
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Sam Bailey
Postville
Walter Christopher
Liquor Fatal for Young Man Harrison Wentworth
Harrison Wentworth died after drinking liquor with Alfred Woodward on Thursday. Wentworth became intoxicated and lay in the road near the old Upton school house until the sheriff carried him to town. attorneys say Woodward’s role could constitute manslaughter, though no case has begun.
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Cresco Plain Dealer
Harrison Wentworth
Young Wentworth
Alfred Woodward
Woodward
Wentworth
Old Upton School House
Has Six Sons Ready
Mr and Mrs J C Holmes of Independence Iowa have six sons ready for service or already in military groups Jay in the signal corps ready for call Ralph enlisted in Troop A First Town cavalry Marengo The others are Arton Cedar Rapids Willis Cherokee and C E H and Ralph Independence listed among Buchanan county families with multiple sons in readiness for conscription.
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Independence Bulletin-Journal
J. C. Holmes
Buchanan County
Arton
Cedar Rapids
Willis
Jay
Dubuque
C. E
H. C
Ralph
Independence
Signal Corps
First Town Cavalry
Marengo
Lightning Strikes New Hampshire Home Causes Fright
Lightning hit the chimney of Dr. P. E. Gardner's New Hampshire home and traveled through the ceiling into Miss Ruth Whitman's room, tearing plaster. It followed a telephone wire into Dr. and Mrs. Gardner's room, shocking them and leaving a strong fire odor as the family feared possible danger.
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Dr. P. E. Gardner
New Hampton
Miss Ruth Whitman
Mrs. Gardner
Power transfer to Chicago firm contemplated in Monona
Monona residents learn of a deal by Leslie Wellman president and L A and W H Wellman officers of the Monona Light and Power company to transfer to a Chicago firm. The change will occur July 1 with Monona joining a circuit supplying Clayton county towns from Wisconsin. The transfer price is said to be 170000 dollars.
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Monona
Leslie Wellman
L. A
W. H. Wellman
Monona Light and Power Company
Chicago
Clayton County
Wisconsin
Driver Dies After Collision With Fast Mail Train
Louis Cequelin of Woolstock was killed when his car struck the tender of an Illinois Central west bound fast mail train at a crossing near Blairsburg. He was taken to Mercy hospital in Webster City where he died shortly after. His companion Leon Paquet escaped with minor injuries. Cequelin was unmarried.
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Blairsburg
Louis Cequelin
Woolstock
Cequelin
Mercy Hospital
Webster City
Leon Paquet
Iowa Cattleman McNutt Killed by Lightning Near Sheldon
M. F. McNutt, 60, died instantly when struck by lightning while working in a field five miles from Sheldon. He leaves a widow, three sons and two daughters. A longstanding O'Brien county farmer, he served eight years as supervisor and owned the McNutt herd of Shorthorn cattle.
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M. F. McNutt
Sheldon
O'Brien County
McNutt
Booze Shippers Convicted in Iowa Liquor Law Case
A ferryman and two men operating ships between Cassell Wisconsin and Turkey River Iowa were fined 50 dollars each for transporting liquor into Iowa. Farmer Kregel received a 100 dollar fine for liquor law violations in a trial before Judge Flanagan at Elkader Saturday night.
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Naugehes
Cassell
Wis
Turkey River
Iowa
Kregel
Flanagan
Elkader
Widow’s mite saves Red Cross fund at Soldiers Home
An elderly patient at the Soldiers Home in Marshalltown gave nearly all she could spare for the Red Cross drive. She had saved 53 cents and donated 50 cents, exceeding all others in generosity.
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Soldiers’ Home
Marshalltown
Red Cross Fund
Court Plaster Vendor Arrested in West Union
A man who tried to peddle court plaster in West Union last week was jailed while investigators evaluate his wares. Samples were sent to Town City for examination.
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West Union
Town City
Mormon faith claims U S victory backed by deeds
Elder D. D. Bushnell of Minnesota asserts World War II victory is certos by Mormons through action not prayer. He cites Utah's May 27 contributions that supplied 25 percent more troops than requested and references Book of Mormon prophecies foretelling Zion protection and divine kingship.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
United States
D. D. Bushnell
North Grotto Street
Minnesota
St. Paul
Utah
Bushnell
Zion
God
Heaven
Lightning Strikes Farley Church Steeple in Storm
During a severe electrical storm Saturday evening between 3 and 4 o'clock the Presbyterian church steeple at Farley was struck by lightning and set afire. Pastor Rev. Green led effort to fight the blaze with help from firemen and volunteers. church suffered water damage but is insured.
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Farley
Presbyterian Church
Green
Strawberry roller pests strike Dunkerton patch
Straw berry patch of S Bond in Dunkerton is attacked by a worm called the strawberry roller. The crop valued between 500 and 600 dollars is damaged as pickers gather fruit. The note ends with an advertisement for Dean's Ointment for skin itching at 60 cents.
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Dunkerton
Dean
Seeing Snakes on a Sunday Picnic
A Nashua woman, noted for temperance, found a foot long black and white snake on her neck after docking from a river outing. She placed her hat on the ground during a picnic, and the snake possibly crawled onto it, leading to a startled reaction as the reptile fled back into the river.
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Nashua
Boy Crippled by Fall From Pony Near Hopkinton
William Johnson, 13, western Hopkinton, riding a pony that tripped over field wire. The pony ran away, the boy was thrown against a woven wire fence, dislocating the knee and tearing ligaments. Doctors fear lifelong disability.
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Wm. Johnson
Hopkinton
Church Destroyed by Lightning Near Eitzen
A large church near Eitzen was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. The loss includes a new pipe organ and most fixtures. insurance covered some of the damage. The parish plans to replace the structure with a modern building promptly.
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Lansing Mirror
Eitzen
Decorah News Items From Fifty Years Ago
Fifty years ago B D Stevens of Decorah patented a sheet iron pan molding machine. David Miller led Decorah mills. Rail line eight miles beyond Cresco. J A Flint reports telegraph line to Decorah ready if citizens assist. Good Templars elected G N Holway W C T Amy E Lawrence W V T H E Mitchell secretary J Samons financial secretary Miss Emma Clark treasurer A S Bailey marshal Estelle McCurdy W I G L L Reeves W O G. A severe hail storm damaged Decorah. Elijah Mason lost his crop. west windows broken. H G Grattan delivered over 250 mowers and reapers to Cresco. A baseball crank notes rain falls on just and umpire.
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B. D. Stevens
Decorah
David Miller
Cresco
J. A. Flint
Good Templars
G. N. Holway
Amy E. Lawrence
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