The Race Across the Continent
A Denver Road special collides with Blossen Bros. circus at Red Brush as a derailment stalls the race toward Mesquite City. The First Vice-President and a famed aeronaut improvise a rescue, then a balloon returns to Somers’s ranch before a dramatic stock surge. Three weeks later Denver Road and Los Angeles Air Line merge with the VP as chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Brush
Mesquite City
Blossen Bros
Denver Road
John Stevens
Esmeralda
Denver Company
Somers
Los Angeles Air Line
Murderous Assault on Vinton Canning Employee
Frank Hayden, a Vinton Canning Co. employee, was attacked by a stranger, Frank Wood, with a knife. The assailant inflicted a deep gash along Hayden’s nose and flesh near the stomach, with coworkers providing timely help to prevent murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hayden
Vinton Canning Company
Frank Wood
Hayden
Little Girl Killed by Automobile Incident
H. P. Nehl a real estate man riding in his automobile in New Hampton struck the little daughter of Mr and Mrs Shaw as he turned back. The child about four or five years old was killed instantly and the accident occurred just beyond the range of his car light.
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Rockies
Mesquite City
Fathom Line
Count Fallenoff
Cairo
Chicago
Fenecerady Yealenog
H. P. Nehl
New Hampton
Ruth Law Sets New Altitude Record at County Fair
Aviator Ruth Law wowed county fair crowds by lifting her plane to 14 700 feet last week in Peoria surpassing her previous mark of 12 800 feet.
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Ruth Law
Our County Fair
Peoria
We and Our Neighbors Chronicle Various Local Happenings
Broad summary of community items: Graff brewery becomes a tile plant. Clay Miller bitten by his dog. Estherville Elks dedicate a $35 000 home. Bremer county real estate values down 2 per acre. New Hampton plans October 9 civic day. Storm Lake endemics resemble typhoid. Ada Nelson jars 600 for Red Grass. Mc Gregor church near occupancy. Milwaukee depot at Waukon. Clara Sutter named Black Hawk county home demonstrator at 1500 salary. Estherville opera house opens with 12000 receipts. Manchester church rebuilt after fire. Bradford sorghum mill thriving. Jewell burglars steal 1000. coon hunter Elmer Schmidt killed. Graettinger burglars steal 1000. Hazelton pedestrian fatally struck. hazel nutting yields rattlesnake killed. Lawler child drowns in kerosene accident. Monticello Scot ch Collie kennels large. Fayette Farm Bureau formed with Clyde Combs. Fayette council blocked moving electroliers. St Boniface Tonia girl burned by stove. Spring Grove wins Caledonia bank silver cup. Kensett tractor accident injures Holroyd. Fayette residents thank Milwaukee for faster Chicago trip. Dyersville 8 year old assaulted. bloodhounds fail to recapture attacker. North McGregor carpenter injured in fall.
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Graff
Town City
Clay Miller
Postville
Elks of
Estherville
Bremer County
New Hampton
Storm Lake
Ada Nelson
Story County
McGregor
Milwaukee Railroad
Waukon
Clara Sutter
Black Hawk County
Congregational
Manchester
Bradford
Floyd County
Miller & Queensland
Jewell
Strawberry Point
Elmer Schmidt
H. M. Osher
Graettinger
Palo Alto
Hazelton
Wm. A. Sadler
Hazel Nutting
Lansing
Less
Miss Meyers
F. Griffin
Lawler
Monticello
Thomas Shover
United States
Fayette County
Clyde Combs
Fayette
St. Boniface School
Tonia
Chickasaw County
A. M. Holroyd
Kensett
Milwaukee
Chicago
Dyersville
L. A. Monty
North McGregor
Neighborhood endorsement for Foley's Honey and Tar remedy
Mrs Anna Pelzer of 2626 Jefferson St South Omaha Nebraska reports Foley's Honey and Tar cured her daughter's bad cold. She adds neighbor Mrs Benson used it for her family and many in the neighborhood praise the remedy for coughs and colds from Engbertson's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Pelzer
Jefferson St
Omaha
Neb
Foley
Benson
Engbertson
Ady
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shortstory Publishing Company
Great Britain
Spring Grove
Caledonia State Bank
M. J. Soukup
Decorah
Iowa
the Red Cross
Will. F. Abbey
General Insurance
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Illinois
Peter Johnson & Sons
Go. B. Hauges Radd Bros
Jack McCaul
Decorah Motor Car
N. B. Montgon
EB. Hoyt
Water St. Main St,Water St
Ington St
Marin St
Water St
Woldom Mach. Geo. Bernats
HM. J. Hutchinso
Logsdon & Hog
Jens Ramsey, K. L. Heuges
L. Peterson, B. Rosenthal
Hanson & Jenne
Khingtom
Standard Oil Company
J. P. Burns
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