Flood on Timber Creek swamps Iowa linemen in Marshalltown
Ora Titus and Roy McCullough of the Iowa Railway and Light Company were swept by floodwaters in Marshalltown. They were unroofed, swam to a tree, shed heavy clothing, and continued their retreat to safety as the water rose rapidly.
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Timber Creek
Ora Titus
Roy McCullough
Iowa Railway and Light Company
Marshalltown
Waukon High School
C. J. Hager
Iowa State University
Cedar Rapids
Hubert A. Allen
Iowa National Guard
R. T. Phinney
Fort Dodge
Charles Pratt
Pratt
Iowa
Moon Brothers
Burdette
Omaha
Moon Ranch
Chicago
Henry Lefebvre
John Dissinger
Bouton
Marengo
I. N. Brown
Ira N. Crow
E. B. Henderson
Dennis Sullivan
Henry Code
Amanda R. Beyer
Dubuque
Manchester City
Nancy L. McChesney
Annis
Novel Court Case Ends Divorce Over Infatuation
Ida May Dennis of Montgomery county seeks to overturn her divorce from Ernest J. Harris claiming coercion and a forced settlement of property valued around $90,000. The Iowa Supreme Court May term reversed lower court and will hear rehearing arguments.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Ida May Dennis
Montgomery County
Ernest J. Harris
Dennis
Jowa Supreme Court
Jowa
Knoxville
Mount Pleasant
Tuclle Addis
C. F. Applegate
Clayton County
Mount Pleasant Hospital
Fort De Russy may be partially restored in Rock Creek Park
The plan proposes preserving the Civil War fort outlines at Fort De Russy and adding access and a signal station for a G A R jubilee encampment. Lieut. George Carr Round urges extending the hill roadway, clearing brush, and placing a crows nest signal feature to attract visitors while preserving the fort’s landscape and historic significance.
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Lieutenant Round
Lieuttenant Round
Hoe
Crows Nest
Soldiers’ Home
Fort Stevens
Georgetown Heights
Fort Richardson
Fairfax Seminary
Potomac
Fort de Rusay
Fort de Russy
Washington
Fort Reno
Fort
Uncle Sam Opens Forests for Summer Homes at Flathead Lake
Uncle Sam steps up outdoor movement with new permits for 20 year summer home leases in national forests. The General Land Office has sold villa sites on Flathead Lake Montana as part of a broad push to attract vacationers. Forest Service surveys will map attractions for boating bathing fishing and climbing to help city dwellers find ready access to woodland getaways.
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Banton County
Geo. J. Homan
J. H. Harrigan
Chas. S. Selge
Dubuqua National Bank
United States
Marsh Idetz
FR. O'Connor
National Bank
Bliis
Robb
Haugen
Hollan
Harrigan
Selga
Charles C. Sangster
Sioux City
Anna Slurie
McCook Lake
Dubuque
Smith
Miller
Lyons
David Dempster
Arlington
Will Burnett
Des Moines
Sam Parks
Parks
Burnett
Marshall County Fair Association
W. M. Clark
Ottumwa
Baker House
Wm. Thornton
St. John’s Catholic Church
Burlington
J. H. Cooper
Drakesville
Sheldon
Cherokee Commercial Club
M. A. Chantry
Tabor & Northern Railroad
Waterloo
Wayland
Franklin County
Hawell
Chapin
Alexander
Eagle Grove
Duncan
Mason City
Forest Service
Iuka
Feast on Ink Cooks Ham in Washington Duel of Flavors
In Washington four year row over ham cooked in ink versus champagne ends with a public tasting at Shoemakers. Frank Conger champions ink ham while Tony Richardson backs champagne. Professor Gus Noack oversees the experiment. outcome favors neither, bill for eight quarts of champagne awarded to Conger.
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Washington
Frank Conger
Tony” Richardson
Noack
Mr. Conger
Newton Splendid in Palm Beach at Groundbreaking
Byron R. Newton assistant secretary of the treasury led the excavation ceremony for a new eight story interior department building at Eighteenth and F street. He wore a Palm Beach suit and spotless canvas shoes while steering a steam shovel and dropping dirt into a wagon, a photo moment that drew attention to the project valued at about two million dollars, well under the congressional limit.
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Eighteenth
F Strada
Byron R. Newton
the Treasury
Newton
Palm Beach
Congress
Intérior Department
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W. B. Barney
Joseph R. Frailey
Fort Madison
C. A. Robbins
Hamm Prewing Company
Rock Island Railroad
Consignee
Express
Breweriea
C. W. Neia
J. W. Lang
Lang
Nels
Kelsey G. Lancelot
Atate
Kentucky
Willis Workman
Workman
Charles City
Adj
George A. Newman
G. A, KH
State Game Department
Home Zoological Arena Company
Kanenas City
Kansas City
B. C. Hinshaw
Washington, D. C
Des Matnas
Hinshaw
Gov. Clarke
Indianapolis
Samuel Bailey
Mt. Ayr
Scarborough
Oakdale
John H. Peck
Ada Hershey
Frank Fuller
Keokuk
E. J. Wehman
F. Hy Little
Muscatine
Geo. Mingus
J. W. Kimes
Pi. Dodge
H. R. Sugg
Clinton
J. M. Barstow
Council Gluffe
Clara Crane
Davenport
W. W. Williams
Oskaloosa
H. S. Hollingsworth
State Highway Commission
General Assembly
Frailey
Fort Mundiston
Thirty-seventh
D. J. Palmer
National
Pior
State House
Nathan &. Kendall
Albia
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Arizona
Georgia
Acholara
Department of Public Instruction
Laws
Towa
Geo. M. Chappel
Prassey
Cyrus Turner
C. C. Loner
J. G. Loper
Turner
de Russy
Uncle Sam
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