Luther College Band Trip Receives Wide Praise Across Cities
Luther College concert band and chorus, with alumni and students, received strong praise in St Paul Chicago and Washington. Reports note skilled performance and a banner gift from Chicago friends. The Norwegian American group heads to Norway aboard Kristianiafjord with about 120 aboard.
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Luther College
St. Paul
Chicago
Orchestra Hall
Chicago Orchestra
Elman
Gluck
Zimbalist
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Skandimaven
Torrison
Preus
Norge
America
Ben Bear
Double suicides in Fredericksburg tragic deaths
Report states Nellie Berrier and Jens Parks killed themselves at the Marks home in Fredericksburg after Mrs Berrier, married last June to John Berrier who had begun suit against Parks for courting his wife. Berrier died instantly. Parks, mortally wounded, told authorities both took their own lives. Parks was a married man with a family.
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Fredericksburg
Nellie Berrier
Jens Parks
Tax Collection Blocked in Charles City Western Line
District Judge Edwards issues a permanent injunction stopping collection of a special tax for the extension and electrification of the Charles City Western railroad. The case hinges on Judge Edwards ruling. the decision halts the road’s extension. After a campaign and a special election taxpayers approved the proposition, with a victory celebration held that night.
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Edwards
Charles City
May Festival at Decorah High School Delights Crowd
Decorah students from kindergarten to high school staged a May Day festival last Friday. Miss Ella Treat led music as a thousand spectators enjoyed orderly dances and games from Brownies to the May pole, with the Queen Alice Daniels and her maids of honor praised for a well planned program. The event featured Swedish and Norwegian dances, Danish games, and a colonial minuet, highlighting careful coaching and strong music education in Iowa.
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Decorah High School
Ella Treat
Alice Daniels
Miss Treat
Decorah Public
Towa
Bee Keepers Will Meet at McGregor Heights May Picnic
Frank C. Pellett state inspector of apiaries and president of the Iowa Bee Keepers Association has arranged an outdoor May meeting on McGregor Heights summer resort near McGregor. A picnic dinner will be served followed by speeches on honey culture with Hon. N. E. France of Wisconsin as principal speaker.
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Frank C. Pellett
Lowa
Bee Keepers’ Association
McGregor Heights
McGregor
N. E. France
Wisconsin
Iowa Engineer Charles Francis Dies at 72
Charles Francis, civil engineer and former Iowa state board of health member, died at his Davenport home last Thursday at age 72. He built the water power dam for the United States arsenal at Rock Island and helped construct the Mexican Central Railroad.
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Charles Francis
Iowa State Board of Health
Davenport
United States Arsenal
Nock Island
Damaging Red River Letter From Luman at Pleasant Hill
Alexandra Louisiana May 7 1864 letter from Luman describes Confederates near Dick Taylor and a Union retreat to Pleasant Hill after battles at Pleasant Hill Cane River and Grand Ecore. He details two officers and twenty six men killed or wounded, river falls blocking gunboats and hospital boats, and Major Bailey’s dam plan to create a 20 foot channel to move the fleet. He notes heat, filthy uniforms, picket duty, night watches, and threat from rebels while awaiting passage to the Mississippi.
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Rock Falls
Bailey
4Th Wisconsin Cavalry
Wisconsin River
Dick Taylor
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Luman
Boy Forger Caught By Waterloo Police Chief
Milton Welch aged 16 is named as a smooth forger. police say he confessed to passing forged checks totaling 302.50 to five jewelers last Saturday. rings valued 27.50 to 60 each. he reportedly left for Minneapolis selling four rings, returned Tuesday, and gave one ring to a Waterloo girl. ring recovered. Welch accused of obtaining money by false pretenses in Elkader Town impersonating his wealthy farmer father.
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Milton Welch
Leighton
Waterloo
Minneapolis
Welch
Elkader
Clayton County
Patents Granted to Iowans Week Ending April 28 114
Patents granted to Iowans include an internal combustion engine by Ernest A Cummingham assigned to J P Hamilton of Oskaloosa. Advertising device by Wm T Faucett of Des Moines. Singletree book by Lloyd D Greenland assigning to Vander Wilt and Vander Ploeg. Hot box cooler by Ernest S Hammond of Valley Junction. Corn hanger by Wm L Lowe of Stuart. Wheel by Hans Schlicht of Walnut. Wheelbarrow by Rinholt Schulze of Humboldt. Accidents will happen but the best regulated families keep Dr Thomas Ec lectic CD for such emergencies in two sizes 25 and Side at all stores.
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Stuart
Hans Schlicht
Rinholt Schulze
Humboldt
Dr. Thomas
State Senatorship contest hinges on county rotation
Campaign notice from Cresco outlines the Winneshiek Howard district rule of alternating nominations for state senator. Henry L. Spaulding of Edna promotes Howard county for the June primary, arguing the long standing rotation should place the nomination with Howard this year. Spaulding supporters contend Winneshiek should concede to his candidacy given Howard's notable nominee.
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Henry L. Spaulding
Edna
Winnesshiek-Howard
Cresco
Winneshiek County
Spaulding
Howard County
Winneshiek
Disttrict
Howard
Senate
A. K. Bailey
EP. Johnson
F. W. Daubney
Johnson
Jewell
Winneshick
Paralyzed in Nine Inch Pipe Tragedy
Six year old Willie Comer of Cambridge lies dying after friends forced him into a nine inch tile pipe. He remained trapped for forty eight hours with arms and legs paralyzed and was later rescued unconscious. doctors fear he will not recover.
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Elkader Register-Argus
Willie Comer
Anna Mayhome
Cambridge
Mayhomne
Hunts Gophers with an Auto
Waverly Independent reports three men W W Simpson Hans Teggermann and Pat Anderson hunted gophers in an automobile. They drove about three hours and bagged over 100 striped gophers that feed on seed corn after planting. The gophers showed no fear of the car, making shots possible.
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Waverly Independent
W W. Simpson
Hans Teggermann
Pat Anderson
Free Delivery Stopped Under Liquor Laws Ruling
Judge C W Mullan rules free automobile delivery of intoxicants illegal transporting liquor from Tremer county to Waterloo. He granted an injunction against P T Landy based on evidence from a prior criminal case where Landy was acquitted. Landy used his car to fulfill liquor orders at no charge, violating state liquor laws.
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C. W. Mullan
Tremer County
Waterloo
P. T. Landy
Landy
Wanderer’s Letter From Western Kansas Woods
In western Kansas near Ola and Plainview, April 27, 1914, F. W. P. Baker reports life in the woods. He describes wildlife nearby, a panther spotted, wolves and hogs near his camp, and good views from his future home. He notes crops and income possibilities including apples, peaches, grapes, strawberries, potatoes, hogs, poultry, cattle, and alfalfa. Roads, costs, and hard work mark daily life as land value may rise with a new road. More anon.
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Republican
Little
Fourche
Petit Jean
Ola
Plainview
Anon
F. W. P. Baker
Tragic Farm Accident Claims Six Year Old in Corro Township
In Corro township four miles south, the six year old daughter of Charley Heiserman died when a rope on a hay fork slipped around her neck during play in the barn. Her older brother, also using the rope, slipped down upon her, causing fatal strangulation. A younger sibling alerted the mother.
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Quasqueton
Charley Heiserman
Corro Township
Jim Burke recalls crossing plains to California
The Waukon Democrat notes on Wednesday that 49 years ago Jim Burke left Freeport with a party for a plains journey to California. He drove four oxen and took six months to reach the west coast. Years later he retraced the trip back on horseback, a venture that lasted four months. The piece ends with a homely old proverb about self-help and ownership.
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Waukon Democrat
Jim Burke
Freeport
Plains
California
Strength of the Grizzly in Cal Mountains Tale
A California observer recounts a grizzly bear with a useless forepaw dragging a 1200 pound cow home to her cubs. He tracked the animal across jagged rocks and fallen logs for three miles before finally shooting the bear near its lair. The cow weighed about 1200 pounds and the bear around 450.
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Far News
Rocky
Dies American Citizen Henry Ade Renounces Baronetcy
Henry Ade, who gave up an English baronetcy to become an American citizen and who had retired from a successful business, died in Mason City last Thursday. The notice includes an odd ad blurb about Dean's Ointment for eczema and skin itching.
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Henry Ade
Mason City
Dean
Origin of the Swan Song Phrase From Norse Legend
The so called swan song arises from a Norse tale of Valkyries in winged swan form who sang a death song as they hovered over battlefields. Swans do not sing, and the saying reflects legend rather than animal behavior.
New Modern Dancing Expert praises Allen's Foot-Ease in 10 year use
In a letter from New York City expert E Fletcher Hallamore extols Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for daily eight to ten hour dancing sessions. He says it cools feet, reduces shoe friction, prevents pain, and highly recommends the product with address for samples. Paris underground railways reportedly move over 400 million passengers annually. Barker's Remedy for colds catarrh and rheumatism is touted as the best medicine on earth, available at drug stores.
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New Modern Dancing
New York City
Allen
E. Fletcher Hallamore
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Barker
Adv
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