Graettinger Labor Day Boosters Parade Across County
Graettinger boosters in thirty five autos with a band toured Estherville Terril Ruthven and Emmetsburg to promote Labor Day activities. Crowds gather for the annual celebration with orator Hon W B Quarton, baseball games races theater and dances planned. Local papers report larger crowds expected and praise the yearly turnout.
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Graettinger Boosters
Estherville
Bretock
Emmetsburg
Boosters
Ruthven
Cylinder
Graettinger
Palo Alto
W. B. Quarton
Emmet County
Enterprise
Ban On Shooting Raised In Davenport Aug 26
Davenport records note a raised issue concerning a ban on shooting migratory birds during the season. The report cites concerns from local residents about wildlife protection and hunting activity.
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Davenport
Tay
Smells Smoke of Battle Drives T. P. Conway to Leave Al Gona
T. P. Conway, who moved to Al Gona about sixteen months ago, smelled the smoke of battle and quit his tiling job. He left Saturday for Montreal hoping to secure passage to England to join the English army for service on the European continent. Conway served thirteen years in the British army, including active service in the Boer War. The government granted him a quarter section of land in Canada for his service. He departed with about $50 in personal belongings left with his employer.
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T. P. Conway
Algona
Montreal
England
Conway
Canada
Auto Tire Theft Near Ruthven Sparks Reward
Thieves crept into the farm yard of J. Brown north of Ruthven and stole four tires from a Isis Ford parked in a newly built garage between two buildings. The Brown family, away at Ayrshire for a baseball game, missed the crime until morning. A $25 reward is offered for evidence leading to the culprits.
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J. Brown
Ruthven
Isis Ford Auto
Brown
Ayrshire
Heavy Rain and Hail Wreck Farmland and Mills
A heavy rain and hail storm struck Monday afternoon causing extensive damage to wind mills and small buildings. Corn fields lay flattened in many areas as hailstones large as eggs pelted the region. Streets resembled a river briefly, disrupting normal activity.
School Starts 7th for Graettinger Public School
The city public school opens Monday September 7 with a prepared faculty led by Principal Frank K. Moore of Ravenwood Missouri and a new assistant principal Mrs. E. B. Simmons Forest City Iowa. Teachers include Eleanor Weisbrod Fenton Hanna Wenningsen Graettinger Gertrude Montgomery Graettinger Cora Christopher Graettinger Anna Bergum Graettinger. The note mentions Labor Day picnic plans and a hope for a good clean celebration supervised by Mayor Penn.
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Frank KE. Moore
Ravenwood
E. B. Simmons
Forest City
Eleanor Weisbrod
Fenton
Hanna Whenningsen
Gertrude Montgomery
Cora Christopher
Anna Bergum
Graettinger
Kingsted
Wallingford
Penn
Printed stationery boosts farmer standing and credit
The article urges every farmer to print name farm post office address on stationery, noting crops, seed, livestock details, and the weight this gives in communications with merchants, legislators, and officials. It recommends buying bulk quantities of notes and envelopes from the Times office as a top investment.
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Shu ‘Egislature
Times Office
Wallingford Businessman Issues Timely Warning
A Wallingford businessman urges Graettinger residents to guard their reputation, warning against actions that could harm standing in the community. The letter emphasizes prudence and caution in local conduct.
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Wallingford
Graettinger
Hilarious mix up over charged groceries and potatoes
A man habitually charged cigars as potatoes. his wife audited the accounts and found they had consumed more than ten carloads of potatoes. The dispute between the grocer and the smoker escalates as they face conflicting records and an uncertain outcome.
Way of The World in Domestic Drama and Public Boost
In a domestic scene Jim Jimson recalls children trading barbs as Papa roasts Mamma who answers with red-hot jabs. Mamma dispenses warnings as the family quarrels then Mrds leaves the home to work at his store. He lights a cigar and heads to the Commercial Club giving a speech urging Boost, Don’t Knock.
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Jim Jimson
Papa
Mamma
Killed in Fort Dodge road auto accident near Humboldt
Walter Anderson of near Humboldt died after an overturned auto on the Fort Dodge road last week en route to the Ringling circus. The high speed descent down a steep hill caused the car to skid off the grade, turn turtle, and kill Anderson while seriously injuring his companions. He drove to a nearby house before collapsing and dying, with no alcohol involved.
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Walter Anderson
Humboldt
Fort Dodge
Fort
Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Brakeman Killed by Live Wire near Ft Dodge
Louis Zeru a brakeman for the M and St L was electrocuted near Ft Dodge when his arm touched a live 22 000 volt trolley wire while signaling enginemen from the top of a steel freight car at the Y where Interurban and M and St L tracks meet He fell with severe arm burns and no other disfigurement Frost predicted for the state but the morning was chilly and did not arrive.
War Situation September 1 2 1914 Brief Report
War news from September 1 and 2 1914 notes scarce official updates on northern France. Allies fight German advance near Sacre and Oise while Croisilles and Arras areas see actions. Reports from Antwerp Antwerp say Belgian situation satisfactory with German evacuation and rail revival. Londres says Petrograd renamed and Berlin claims victories amid conflicting eastern fronts. Paris reports a German plane over the city with a bomb that failed to explode.
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France
London
Paris
Berlin
Mons
Cambrai
le Cateau
Sacre
Oise
Dieppe
Croisilles
Arras
Pas de Calais
St. Petersburg
Petrograd
Russia
Antwerp
Belgium
Aerchst
Campine
Brussels
Elizabeth
Lord Curzon
Hague
Germany
Prince of Wales Relief Fund
W. W. Astor
World War Fronts Shift Toward Paris Amid Turmoil
September 2 reports from the war front describe German forces pressing toward Paris with the right flank within fifty miles. British and French resistance remains stubborn, buying time to prevent enveloping moves. In the east, both sides claim gains and losses. Petrograd cites defeats of two Russian corps in East Prussia and three Russian generals lost, while Galicia reports Austrian defeats. Turkey and Italy’s positions are awaited. Turkish forces land at Smyrna and Asia Minor fortifications near Chatalsi and Scutari receive German-directed work.
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William
Paris
St. Petersburg
East Prussia
Galicia
Vienna
Lemberg
Petrograd
London
Turkey
Italy
Petrograde
Asia Minor
Smyrna
Germany
Austria
Stafe
Reuter
Greece
Asia’ Minor
Chatalsi End
Scutari
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Federal
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Barmeir
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