Flora Bella musical comedy solidly stands out
Flora Bella opens Tuesday night at the Grand with a strong score by Charles Cuvillier and a witty libretto by Doermann Cosmo Hamilton and Dorothy Donnelly. The story centers on a cabaret singer linked to Petrograd, married to Prince Nicholas Demidoff, whose life becomes tangled as she resumes her former stage persona.
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Flora Bella Company
Flora Bella
Felix Doermann
Cosmo Hamilton
Dorothy Donnelly
Percy Waxman
Charles Cuvillier
Milton Schwarzwald
Flora Hella
Petrograd
Nicholas Demidoff
Wreck on the Milwaukee Injures Several Passengers
A passenger train collided with a freight at Valdora station on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line east of Monona. The westbound McGregor train struck the freight during a mainline switch, sending victims to McGregor Hospital. Conductor Hoxie sustained his first injuries in decades of service. Mrs Holtey of Ossian and Dr Haviland of Ossian were aboard and injured.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Valdora Station
Monona
McGregor
Examina
Hoxie
Wm. J. Holtey
Dyersville
J. A. Haviland
Ossian
Dubuque
Holtey
Close Legal Question Shrouds Allamakee Election
Residents ponder Allamakee County's status if a recount shows a razor thin margin. Former Auditor Shafer printed ballots bearing his name before resigning for military service. Current auditor Theo Leikvold faced questions over legality as official ballots bore Leikvold while voted ballots bore Shafer's facsimile signature.
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Allamakee
Shafer
Theo
Leikvold
Theo. Leikvold
William Shafer
Saving Many Fish from Sloughs Along Mississippi River
Government crews have labored weeks to save small finger-length fish in sloughs beside the Mississippi river before winter. Seined in vast numbers, they bring in many tubs daily with an average of 40,000 fish per day. A single crew from North Probably saved about 25,000,000 fish to date, while three times that number would have perished.
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Mississippi River
North
Frosty fields and county fair totals emerge in clippings
Readable fragments report Allamakee county fair receipts at 4035 dollars and 77 cents while a Lansing Red Cross fair nets 375 dollars. Other items note deaths and injuries from trains and accidents, a deputy sheriff appointment in Black Hawk county, farming mishaps, a big swine show planned for Marshalltown, and rare sugar shortages around Des Moines.
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Allamakee_ county
Red Cross
Lansing
Myrtle Barr
Waterloo
Black Hawk
Rath Packing Company
Haber
Frank Brown
St. Ansgar
Osage
Marshalltown
Chris Nelson
Mona
Mitchell County
J. P. Ryan
Charles City
Eagle Grove
Joseph Osborne
Iowa
Dubuque
Rockwell
Linn
Jones
Johnson
Elsie Masters
Manchester
Lynn McEwen
Griffin
McIntyre
Herrick
Storm Lake
T. J. Springer
Boone
Paris Green
Marshall Gate Farm Improvement Association
R. F. Dewey
Fayette County
Board of Supervisors
Dar Rapids
Killed by a Saw in Bristow Fatal Injury Incident
Harold D. Roberts of Bristow died from injuries after a power saw belt snapped. While attempting to prevent the belt from winding toward the engine his right foot was caught, pulling him into the machine. His right leg was nearly torn free, his skull crushed, and his body bruised.
Big Corn Yield From A Quarter Acre Plot
Kensett farmer W. B. Hildreth tests No 13 Minnesota seed in a quarter acre. In a poor corn year the plot produced 110 bushels per acre with a near perfect stand. He saved over 20 bushels of seed corn from the plot due to careful seed bed prep seed selection and cultivation on northern town soil.
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W. B. Hildreth
Kensett
Minnesota
B H Remke Breaks His Leg in Corn Husking Accident
B H Remke fractured his left leg above the ankle while husking corn yesterday noon. He had the wagon box nearly full when he stepped on a wheel hub to spread the load. The team moved suddenly, throwing him from the wheel and his leg tangled in the spokes as he fell backward.
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B. H. Remke
Mr. Remke
City War Garden Plan Unfolds Across Iowa
A city surveyed 75 acres for gardens inside its limits and stored 300 tons of manure for fertilizer. Treasury cash of 2000 dollars was paid to needy residents. Ninety percent of potatoes were imported last year. City leaders formed precinct committees to organize teams wagons and plows and will require aid recipients to cultivate gardens. The mayor pledges city funds if needed. Other cities plant 200 or 90 acres locally. Iowa families urged to raise war gardens with support from Agricultural Extension.
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City Council
Commercial Club
Iowa
Agricultural Extension Department
Ossian Sued for Auto Wreck and Damages
Theodore Hauck as administrator of Emma Hauck's estate sued Ossian Iowa for $12,000 total. Claims include $10,000 for Emma's death from the August 20 1917 accident, $1,000 for Theodore's personal injuries, and $1,000 for Mrs Theodore Hauck's injuries. Notices served on Ossian's mayor and clerk.
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Ossian Bee
Theodore Hauck
Emma Hauck
Ossian
Iowa
D. D. Murphy & Son
Davidson & Davidson
Big Warehouse Burns In Third Marshalltown Fire
A warehouse owned by implement dealer P. F. Arney was completely destroyed and its contents lost valued at 19150 dollars. The fire, of mysterious origin, is Marshalltown’s third in a month and insurance details are unclear as the owners are away.
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Marshalltown
P. F. Arney
Iowa Woman Wins Farm Exhibit Prize at Peoria
Fannie Klinck, operating a farm northwest of Clarksville, won first prize of 100 dollars and a three foot silver cup for the best exhibit of farm products by an individual at the international exposition held in Peoria Illinois.
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Peoria
Fannie Klinck
Clarksville
Corking Big Sales Hit Local Market Prices
Wim Kerndt of Lycurgus sold 61 hogs on the market for $3,019 as hogs averaged 270 pounds at $17 per cwt. Earlier in the week Herb Waters sold 74 three year old steers to Kneeskern and Son of Castalia for $10,084, the largest stock purchase check he has written. Waters notes the herd cost $4,419 a year ago and has been fattened on hay, grass, and ensilage.
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Waukon Democrat
Wim. Kerndt
Lycurgus
B. C. Kruger
Herb Waters
Kneeskern & Son
Castalia
Waters
Dynamiting Fish Off Winnesheik Sloughs
A Lansing Mirror report describes dozens of dead carp and buffalo along slough shores after dynamite was used. The writer notes 160 dead fish counted the morning after and criticizes wasting the killed fish by letting them decompose in the water.
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Lansing Mirror
Winnesheik
Baker Donates Fruit Cake for Red Cross at Fair
Hans Meir bakery owner Wim Graesale of Waukon baked a $7.00 large fruit cake for a Red Cross fundraiser at the county fair. Guests guessed the number of beans in a globe, 2960 beans total, with the best guess at 2980. The effort raised $52. The cake was later sent to Camp Dodge for Allamakee county servicemen to have a slice.
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Wim. Graesale
Hansmeir
Waukon
Red Cross
Camp Dodge
Allamakee County
Barn Burned by Lightning Near Calmar Farm
A barn on the Jayne sisters farm east of Calmar was struck by lightning during a Tuesday night storm and burned to ashes with all contents. Two horses, a cow, hay, grain and machinery were destroyed. Farmer Joe Gerleman lost stored grain in the blaze.
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Calmar Courier
Jayne Sisters
Calmar
Joe Gerleman
Woman Severely Burned In Fayette Bonfire Accident
Mrs. H. Bailey suffered severe burns last Tuesday in Fayette when starting a bonfire. Her dress caught fire and, before aid could arrive, she sustained serious injuries.
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Fayette
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