Iowa Institutes by County Announced for May to August
State Superintendent Riggs lists summer normal institutes across Iowa. The schedule covers Allamakee Waukon June 2 Apanoose Centerville July 18 Boone Boone July 18 Buchanan Independence July 27 Buena Vista Storm Lake Aug 1 Calhoun Rockwell City Aug 15 Cerro Gordo Mason City Aug 8 Chickasaw New Hampton July 6 Clarke Osceola July 18 Clayton Elkader June 27 Clinton Clinton Aug 15 Crawford Denison Aug 22 Dallas Adel Aug 15 Davis Bloomfield Aug 1 Decatur Leon May 31 Delaware Manchester Aug 25 Dickinson Spirit Lake July 18 and many others through June 13 to Aug 29 with numerous towns and dates. Expect fair fruit crop says horticulturists noting some cherries grapes apples and garden produce will not be a total loss while oats and field corn remain in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Riggs
Iowa
Allamakee
Waukon
Appanoose
Centerville
Boone
Buchanan
Independence
Buena Vista
Storm Lake
Calhoun
Rockwell
City
Cerro Gordon
Mason City
Chickasaw
New Hampton
Clarke
Osceola
Clayton
Elkader
Clinton
Crawford
Denison
Dallas
Adel
Davis
Bloomfield
Decatur
Leon
Delaware
Manchester
Dickinson
Spirit Lake
Dubuque
Emmet
Estherville
Fayette
West Union
Floyd
Charles City
Guthrie
Guthrie Center
Hamilton
Webster City
Hardin
Eldora
Harrison
Logan
Howard
Cresco
Jasper
Newton
Jefferson
Fairfield
Johnson
Iowa City
Keokuk
Sigourney
Kossuth
Algona
Lee
Lucas
Chariton
Lyon
Rock Rapids
Mahaska
Oskaloosa
Marion
Knoxville
Mills
Glenwood
Mitchell
Osage
Page
Shenandoah
Plymouth
le Mars
Pocahontas
Pottawattamie
Council Bluffs
Ringgold
Mt. Ayr
Scott
Davenport
Stour
Orange City
Story
Nevada
Taylor
Bedford
Wapello
Ottumwa
Warren
Indianola
Atlantic
Clay
Spencer
Burlington
Franklin
Hampton
Fremont
Sidney
Greene
Grundy
Grundy Center
Hancock
Britt
Henry
Mt. Pleasant
Ida
Ida Grove
Marengo
Jackson
Maquoketa
Linn
Louisa
Marshall
Marshalltown
Monroe
Avia
Montgomery
Red Oak
Muscatine
O’brien
Primghar
Polk
Poweshiek
Montezuma
Sac
Sac City
Shelby
Harlan
Tama
Washington
Honor Friend Killed In Wreck In Waterloo
Funeral tribute for Engineer John H. McCormick killed in a Great Western wreck at Clarksville. His body arrived on a special three coach train filled with flowers. McCormick's old crew and his fireman towed the locomotive, while an elderly priest who baptized him as a child conducted the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
John H. McCormick
Clarksville
McCormick
Girls Struck by Auto Injures Two Iowa City Children
Two 12 year old girls, Helen Hayes and Marjory Drake, were run down by an automobile driven by H. A. Knease in Iowa City as they stepped from behind a wagon after leaving school. Helen Hayes suffered the more serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
H. A. Knease
Helen Hayes
Samuel Hayes
Marjory Drake
Hayes
Iowa City Plans Water Filter Upgrade At Cost
Iowa City and University students will receive filtered drinking water from the Iowa river. A filtering plant costing over 26000 dollars is being installed after two months of waterworks construction work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa River
Man Killed by Stump Puller on Farm Near Ferguson
John Jiricek aged 52 died from abdomen injuries after a lever struck him when a stump puller chain snapped on his farm near Ferguson Iowa. The fatal accident occurred in this county as he operated the machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Ferguson
John Jiricek
Jiricek
Rev James Rayburn Called as Pastor at First Presbyterian
At the First Presbyterian church in Marshalltown a formal call was extended to Rev. James Rayburn who has supplied the pulpit for the past year, signaling his appointment as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Rayburn
Marshalltown
First Presbyterian Church
James Rayburn
Prof Storms Home Burned Near Ames
The residence of Prof A V Storms of Iowa state college burned when flames from an incubator in the rear spread to the home. Firemen struggled due to distance from a hydrant but students saved most household goods. Loss estimated at 10000 with 4000 insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm
Burna
Ames
A. V. Storms
Iowa State College
Muscatine Bankers Host Convention Talk on Banking Bonds
H F Geissler of Muscatine urged forming a banking association to guarantee special deposits, protecting banks. W W Cook of Clinton spoke on Bank Advertising, asserting best results come from consistent newspaper ads. About seventy five attendees at Muscatine session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Iowa Bankers’ Association
H. F. Geissler
W. W. Cook
Clinton
Young Woman Burned to Death Near Newton
Newton area reports Mrs. August Damman aged 87 burned to death at her home thirteen miles north while making soap. Clothing caught fire from a kettle blaze in the yard and despite doctor aid from Newton and Baxter the wound proved fatal. She leaves a husband and four small children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
August Damman
Here
Baxter
Iowa City Doctor Claims Unequal Duel With King Edward
Iowa City resident Dr Elmer E Clapp recalls meeting the future King Edward at Dwight Illinois in 1855. As a 14 year old he reportedly knocked the royal to the ground after the prince dumped water on his feet outside a hotel. The claim centers on a single memorable scuffle featuring a young Clapp and the heir apparent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Elmer E. Clapp
Edward
Dwight
Little Prince of Wales
Clapp
Two Nevada Men Are Shot In Near Fatal Hold-up Incident
Nevada sheriff F. C. Warrick and prominent businessman Lee Alderman were wounded by Richard Daniels of Kansas City while attempting to arrest him after a robbery at D. S. Dickey’s harness shop. Both victims were not seriously hurt and the assailant was detained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
F. C. Warrick
Lee Alderman
Richard Daniels
Kansas City
D. S. Dickey
Convention at Ottumwa and Waterloo Officers elected
The state convention of stationary engineers ended with Ottumwa chosen as next meeting place and officers elected: President H. Hust Ottumwa, Vice President S. B. Dike Dubuque, Secretary J. A. Colson Sioux City, Treasurer J. H. Beebe Marshalltown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Waterloo
State Convention of Stationary Engineers
H. Hust
S. B. Dike
Dubuque
J. A. Colson
Sioux City
J. H. Beebe
Marshalltown
Firebug arrests in Albany hotel blaze case in Iowa City
John R. Donovan and William Donovan were arrested on charges of complicity in the Albany hotel fires. Each brother posted $1,000 bond claiming they are targets of personal enmity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
John R. Donovan
William Donovan
Albany
Child's Fire Tragedy In Baby Cab Allegedly Caused by Toddler
Waterloo report details a 2 year old boy playing with matches while his mother was away. He set fire to a baby cab where his 5 month old sister slept, and the infant perished from burns before the mother’s return. The Wilson family is named in the account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
H. Wilson
Big Land Deal in Nebraska Involves Massena Trader
W C McCurdy of Massena closed the largest land deal in the region. He exchanged a flour mill and about 300 acres, taking over roughly $100,000 in Nebraska real estate. In Clarksville, Engineer McCormick died from burns after a northbound Great Western freight wreck. Brakeman and fireman injured. twenty cars wrecked. Monticello church home of Rev M S Murphy at Castle Grove burned for about $3,500. neighbors saved the adjoining church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgewater
State
W. C. McCurdy
Massena
McCurdy
Nebraska
Clarksville
McCormick
Great Western
Castle Grove
Monticello
M. S. Murphy
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Adverts Patient Testimony
Black Duck Minnesota reader Anna Anderson writes of suffering Retroflexion and a successful recovery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad urges women to try the product before surgical options and offers Mrs Pinkham's free advice from Lynn Massachusetts to all sick women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Duck
Minn
Anna Anderson
Lydia E. Pinkham
United States
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Dr. Pierce
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
M. D
Buffalo
N. Y
Prerce
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Tige
Standard Oil CO. (Incorporated
HONE
Rai
Wea
Belek the Pasteur Vaccine CO
Dearborn &T
Wallace
Spokane
Pash
Br. B
Contrell, Ft
Defiance
Ray Baldwin
Baldwin
Jesup
Carter
Carters Tuttle
PILLS
W. L. Douglas
W. J. Douglas
W.l.douglas
Brockton
Masa
Columb
Necheeco River
Grand Trunk
Nechako Alley
Susk
Greenisen
Petrolia
Oklahoma City
Okla
Western Canada
Dolliver
Lows
Hiss
Wits
Ottawa
Can
Agen
E.t.holmes
Jackson St
Poel Mien
W.v.bennett
Omaka
Colorado
Moffat Road
Rick
Moffat
Denver
Northwestern & Pacific Ry
W. F. Jones
Majestic Bldg
Denver, Colorado
Carlton County
Minnesota
Igan
Canada
Saskatchewan
Weyburn Manor
Porter Land CO
Box II
Relubeck
NAT Ap
Pinco Deport CO
Dept.d
William &2
Iowa Central
Bey
Minneapolis & Bt. Louis
Aknaka
Akasa Real Estate CO
Dkecke
Douglas N-2
Wear
W. F. Ehlers
Douglas, N. D
Ward
Texas Panhandle
Panhandle Land CO
Panhandle City
Texey
Klein Land Co
Happy, Swisher Os
South
Peesnesota
Nebrasken
Watson E. Coleman
Wateington
D.C
Booka Free
Union Roofing & Mfg
Union Road
Paul, Minn
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