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Elgin Echo in Elgin, Iowa

27 May 1915

Page 6

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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1915

Page

6

Bank building project and assorted Iowa news items

The First National Bank of Boone awards a $100,000 contract for an eight story, fireproof building to rise on the former bank site with completion by December. Other Iowa items include assaults in Hamilton County, abductions near Guthrie Center, a serious work accident in Ames, Memorial Day talks in Town Falls, a Logan library vote, a slugging in Oskaloosa, a Cedar Falls May day spectacle, Hill-area fires and plant moves, Lusitania survivor notes, county population shifts in Webster County, and several local property and crime notices.

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First National Bank of Boone First National Bank D. C. Chase Supreme Court Charles Cesena Hamilton County Casana Guthrie Center Aileene Downs Des Moines John Archer Jack Cavanaugh A. Tiddleman Hanzel Mansel Gladys McLuin Ralph Downey American Express Company Ames Plana Northwestern Express Downey W. D. Evans Iowa Supreme Court Town Falls Logan J. H. Thompson Oskaloosa Western Union Telegraph Company Thompson Iowa State Teachers’ College Cedar Falls Irene Simpson Shenandoah Charles Madsen Newell Madsen Marengo PF. H. Shadle Shadle Washburn Manufacturing Company Fred B. Sigsworth Anamosa Webster County Dayton Clare Barnum Vincent Lont Horticultural Experiment Station Iowa State College Muscatine Cherokee Jasper Cerro Gordo O. F. Peterson Iowa Falls Peterson Clara Mark Michael Grinahan Charles Hanng Vail Ireland Iowa Albin Ansted Essex Lusitania Old Country Ant New York Odd Fellows Clear Lake Oakwood Park Nellie Gordon Sioux City J. W. McRae Council Bluffs Chicago Town Bankers Association Roy Bates Conway Il Health J. Klein Hagla Center Tama County Klein Logan Department Balter & McCord
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Iowa News On Commerce Probes And State Affairs

Iowa faces a push for a Senate or House Interstate Commerce Committee probe into the Daniels conduct in the western rate case. Shippers’ reps oppose him amid confirmation opposition by Cummins and Kenyon. The article also covers code supplements, rural delivery routes, school bill signing, fires probe, banking growth, and appointments to state boards.

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Senate House Interstate Commerce Committee Dea Moines Interstate Commerce Daniels Congress Interstate Commerce Commission Cummins Kenyon Interstate Commerce Committee Commissions Senator Cumming Judge Towner House Clifford Thorne Theatowa State Manufacturers' Association Iowa American Pearl Button Company Washington Illinois Central Et al Brooksport Ill McKea & Bliven Button Company Muscatine Mmnorg Central Et al Meron Ind Burlington Road Nashville, Tenn
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Uncle Sam to Send Supplies to Eskimo Children on Pribilofs

Washington orders a wide array of goods to feed clothe and shelter 200 to 300 native residents of the Pribilof seal reserve. Bids solicit items from paper festooning to baseball gear 48 Ingersoll watches and 300 pounds of candy. Canned fruits, olives and dessert foods appear among groceries along with clothing and tools for a harsh winter.

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Ashington Sam Seal Reserve Pribilof Islands Washington Hakima Northland Palla
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Washington Man Harvests Old Shells on His Farm

Washington farmer BEN John Martin uncovered three quarters of a ton of unexploded shells from 1965 while harvesting a tributary flood plain near Glesboro point. The shells included spherical and cylindrical ordnance found in river bottom mud, prompting cautious handling and relocation efforts.

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Washington Ben John Martin Glesboro Martin Anacostia
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Museum Teaches Human Side of American History

A National Museum exhibit highlights the origin and growth of the history division, showing relics and domestic life items from colonial times. A new feature is a curated American period costume collection, with nineteen White House hostess dresses displayed to convey gown effects without facial portraits, plus accessories and military uniforms including Washington and Jackson artifacts.

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United States National Museum United States White House Martha Washington George Washington Thomas Pinckney James Monroe Andrew Jackson Battle of New Orleans
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Doric Column Demonstrates Marble Memorial Design

A forty four foot Doric column of white Colorado Yule marble stands at the Lincoln Memorial site in West Potomac Park. Erected to illustrate the memorial’s planned colonnade and nine states per side, the 11-drum column will be removed as walls rise for Memorial Hall.

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President Lincoln West Potomac Park Henry Bacon Memorial Hall Lincoln
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