Railroad hero saves fast train at Albin yard
A section man leapt into the tracks to stop the No 6 Chicago Burlington train near Albin as it crossed a damaged section. The engineer slowed and the train halted with the section man hailed for bravery and a Carnegie medal widely discussed.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Albin
No. 6
Hohn L. Rogers
Rogers
Creston
King Wilson
Iowa City
A. G. Smith
JF. Reilly
Iowa law test pits county officials and suppliers
Des Moines reports on a new Iowa law empowering county superintendents to order supplies with district auditors issuing warrants upon certification. Dispute arises in Marshall county as auditor A W Dobson balks while the board backs the auditor framing up a test case led by ex representative Clifford B. Paul.
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Ft. Dodge
Flynn
Duncombe
Attle
Darby
Library Board
Mount Ayr
Miller
Riverside
Carl Beckwith
State Penitentiary
Fort Madigan
Beckwith
James Cuthbertson
Glidden
Alexander Gregory
McTntosh
California
Atallasa
McCabe
Lamotte
B. HE
Jonea
Robins
James Henry Jonea
West Branch
Josephine Tweed
Boyce
Peter Tweed
Hous
Iowa City
Little Regina Miller
Fred Miller
Moline
Ill
Des Moines
Keokuk
Vend Vondrasek
Chicago
Lone Tree
Iowa
Ita
Metropolitan Supply Company
Anamosa
Marshall County
A. W. Dobson
Gertrude E. Miller
Board of Supervisors
Dob
Ben
Aame
Anamosa Concern
Cliford B. Paul
State Department
G. H. Sumner
State Board of Health
Health Department
Marks Hat Company
Joe Slntrix
Bee
Supreme Court
Polk County District Court
Asse of
Man Ends Life by Gas In Wilkes-Barre Lodging House
Philadelphia writer Pat H. A. Merithew and retired hardware merchant, once in Long Beach real estate, committed death by inhaling gas in a lodging house room. He left four notes to his wife, son Lyle, and friends, mentioning fatigue with letters and impending separation, and indicating he sought sleep with whisky. The body was sent to the morgue after discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pat H. A. Merithew
Wilkes-Barre
Long Beach
Cal
Fannie
Lyle
California
Pennsylvania Hospital
Fragment of a lyrical farewell note
A speaker pleads for fidelity to Helen, laments leaving loved ones, and ruefully reflects on forgotten business as they face an untimely departure. The voice blends beauty with grave emotion, conveying personal loss and devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Lyle
Chinese Hidden in Sacks Smuggling Ring Exposed
Portland suspect Harry Brock admitted a seven month Chinese smuggling operation earning $200 per person. He says he delivered Chinese to Hop Yick Co in Portland with Vancouver merchant Ching Chong Kea as Canadian agent. Brock describe picking them up near the border and driving toward the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Harry EB. Brock
Beattie
United States
Canada
Brock
Hop Yick Co Company
Ching Chong Kea
Vancouver
B. C
International Boundary
Blaine
Canned Dog Starts Fire in Barn
Clarenes nine and Harold twelve told Judge Hulbert how they set a barn blaze using a burning can tied to a dog's tail. They filled a can with dried grass, lit it, then a bone was added causing the dog to dash into the barn and ignite the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Clarenes
Hulbert
Harold
Clarency
The Charm Of Motherhood And Health Advice
A period ad urges preparedness for motherhood and declares Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound vital for female health. It argues women lack self care before childbirth, promotes the tonic as revigorating, and offers confidential advice from Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia R. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Bright
Dean
Needed Gift The Widow Well Kiss Me Bashful Youth
A fragmented quotation reflects a playful exchange with flirtatious banter and teasing lines about kissing and a hint of embarrassment. The muddled text centers on a young man seeking affection while a companion urges restraint and humor.
Drink Denison's Coffees Health Message Paraphrase
An archaic verse urges drinking Denison's Coffees for health. The text features a man claiming happiness in marriage, suggesting optimism or a lie as the alternate explanation. The fragmentary source reads like a satirical or promotional line from a bygone era.
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Martha Steele
Alax Maxwell
Steele
America
Sha
William Kumbeh
Fort Madison
iWillam Qillaspie
Bonaparte
Mia
John A. Craig
Kilbourne
van Buren County
Jay
Harn Lot
Britt
Charles Rawson
Hugh Mul Mn
Lincoln Highway
Ogden
Beaver
Anders Esholm
Davenport
Mississippi Iver
Elholm
Sabula Faved
Donald, Wilson
Toledo
Abner H. Saunders
Boone
Gilbert Station
Burger Young
Johann Dadehfs
Ricketts
Crawford County
Federal Grand Jury
Smith
Deborah Shea
Catherine
Mercy Hospital
Council Bluffs
Valentine C. Thomas
Methodist Episcopal Church
Kansas
Old Home
Marshalltown
Leverrin
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Iowa Soldiers
G. A.R. Department of Town
Rochester
Minn
New York City
James Cox
Estherville
James Farrier
Mason City
Praston Smither
Washington
Lew Wallace
Towa
General Assembly
Code Commission
W. J. Dixon
State Board of Control
Rockwell
Rockwall
City
Dixon
Dwight Lewis
Interstate Commerce Commission
N. R. Hathway
Louis Benton
Woodbury County
Auloroms Court
Creston Company
Superior Manufacturing Company of
M. ¥. Black
George Backwith
Harry Rex
Harry Trump
Iowa National Guard
Guard
Mexico
Barney
William 8. Barney
Dairy and Food
Laws
National Association of Dairy and Food Officials
Berkeley
Ward
Department
J. C. Sanders
For
Madison
Bailey-Marsh’ Construction Company
Woodward
Board of Control
Frm
Atate
Sanders
Cherokee
Mitchellville
A. J. Urick
Urick
Horace Vt. Deemer
Iowa Supreme Court
Board of Appraisers
State Board of Education
Conson
Iverest
Counc
Bluffs
Alexander Mardin
Corydon
Parley Finch
Humboldt
MD Hicktin
Waypello
Ben Wood
Atlantic
W. F. Ray
Allison
Ta Uvick
Free Employment Bureau
Salt Lake City
Clarke
American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology
W. H. Berry
Indianola
Frank 5. Dunshee
B. Wood
D. J. Palmer
Charlton
The
Daughters of Heraans
Wil
Warren J. C. Sanders
Des Moines Park
Denison
Illinois
P. Mueller
Illinois Ave
East St. Louis
Buys
Doan
Alice
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Carter
Cutter
Gutter Laboratory
Rheley
Chivnea
Daisy Fly Killer
Geeson
Parkers
Balsam
Abel Petermestetres
Rel Ol RouTacatiel Avoracra
Lang
Michigan Ave
Ghicago
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