Good Roads Day urged with patriotic push for Iowa
Governor Clarke designates June 15 as good Roads Day alongside Flag Day urging Iowans to unite for better highways. The piece stresses shared enthusiasm and public rallies to spur progress, cites Iowa as leading in foundation work and notes forthcoming steps for road development. It then shifts to a poem by Walt Mason and lists maritime disaster dates from 1895 to 1914 with deaths and survivors.
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Clarke
Iowa
No Printers In The Pen Prison Post And Sea Disasters
No printers in Joliet penitentiary. The Prison Post is produced by inmates with outside printing and editing help. The note cites multiple historic sea disasters with fatal collisions and deaths, listing dates and vessels such as Lady Elgin, Princess Alice, State of Florida, Kapunda, Utopia, Victoria, and others.
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Joliet
Prison Post
Lady Elgin
Lake Michigan
Bywell Castle
Thames
Woolwich
State of Florida
Canadian
Kapunda
Brazil
Utopia
Anson
Gibralter
Victoria
Camperdown
Mediterran
Commencement notices spark class, town newspaper feuds
The Lake Park class sent out of town for commencement programs, prompting praise from the source that provided their materials. Lakefield and Standard clash over invitations, with The Standard declining to publish a favorable notice for the Lakefield class, accusing them of poor business sense and relying on different printers.
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Lake Park News
Lake Park
Lakefield
Standard
Boone pupils petition for superintendent's removal
Pupils of Boone public schools and upper grammar grades present a petition asking for the removal of Superintendent E. C. Meredith. The document, signed by a large number of students, will be brought to the June school board meeting for consideration.
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Boone High School
Upper Grammer
Boone
E. C. Meredith
Spencer Herald Editor Purchases Royal Banner Postmaster Hope
G. W. Van Atten who led the Spencer Herald for over a year buys the Royal Banner and has taken the postmaster exam. He plans to fill the postmaster role and continue editing duties. We wish him success in the new venture.
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G. W. van’ Atten
Spencer Herald
Royal Banner
Weild
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