Labor strikes hit Lehigh and Northwestern plants in Iowa
The Lehigh cement plant in Mason City closes as workers strike at Northwestern plant over a 10 cent hourly raise. Most strikers are foreign workers. Owners say lowest pay is 4.80 dollars daily, some reach 300 dollars monthly and demand cannot be met. In state news, Dr Peter Malczyn becomes state veterinarian July 1, succeeding Dr Rob D Wall, with W Harding announcing reappointment of W B Barney as state food and dairy commissioner. Flood peak reached in Dubuque at 21 feet seven inches. receding expected Wednesday. false reports of 22 feet and flooded power and gas plants debunked, though high water risks remain.
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Mason City
Lehigh Cement
Dubuque
Weather Bureau
High Waer
Altho
Wet tracks and flooded piles disrupt rail lines and race tensions
In Mason City Iowa two coke piles were damp by water and two tracks of the Minnesota Central Railway were under water while the main line remained intact. A racial note mentions a black woman Ethel Baskin seeking separation from her Chinese husband Ywe Gong, alleging cruelty including burning her clothes, while claiming his $29 000 wealth and requesting a division of property.
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Minois Central Railway
Mason City
Ethel Baskin
Ywe Gong
High School Notes Busy week ends vacation and events
Pupils and teachers return from a week long break hoping to improve classes. Miss Holmes ill with pleuro pneumonia will not return this year. Miss Kling arrives to replace Holmes in commercial department. Declamatory contest set for April 14 with fifteen contestants and music. Senior book reviews in progress and Juniors boost Talk ticket sales for the benefit show. Banquet planned for April 28 with Seniors and Juniors attendees.
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Cedar Rapids
Linderman
Town
Cedar Rapids Business College
Miss Holmes
Edith Holmes
Miss Kling
Kathryn Weber
Property transfers list for Jackson County Iowa 1919 1920
A dense catalog of land transfers in Jackson County Iowa listing multiple transactions between 1919 and 1920. Entries include Hatfield Blatchley McDonnell Shaffer Stoddard Parkinson Sims Bleadorn Holcomb McKinsey Dague Heinrich and others with sections townships and acres specified. Amounts range from hundreds to thousands in dollars.
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Eugene P. Hatfield
Fannie Hatfield
Henry Blatchley
Opal Blatchley
Sec
Township
Maquoketa
Tawa
Dennis McDonnell
Will McDonnell
Amy McDonald
Secheke
Her
Chas. Brentmanh
W. M. Walp
Josephine Walp
Jackson County
Chas. Shaffer
Edward Clausen
Green Island
E. R. Stoddard
Roge Stoddard
C. G. Palmer
Iowa
John Parkinson
Elfen
John Meihihausen
Chas. Bender
William H. Sims
Mae Sims
O Hans Bleadorn
Z. M. Holcomb
A. C. McKinsey
A. C. McKinson
M. McKinsey
Gustav Law
Western Avenue
City of
Jessie Dague
A Dague
Asa B. Edwards
N.E
Frank Heinrich
Mabel A. Heinrich
Adolph Heinrich
S. WL
N. W
N. E
Brush Creek
Nis
N.'Z
Property Transfer in Township 85 86 Areas
William Harold Currier conveys to F L A Hunter land in sections 29 and adjoining tracts in township 85 north range 6 east and township 86 north range 3 east with the NW and SE quarter portions and 30 acres. The deed lists a nominal one dollar consideration.
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North Range
William Harold Currier
FL A. Hunter
N. W
S. W
S. E
St. P.M
RAT SNAP Rat and Mice Killer Ad at Local Stores
An advertisement promotes RAT SNAP poison in cake form for rats and mice. It claims fast kills within minutes, odorless action, and three sizes priced to 25c 59c and 100. It notes safe use away from pets and confirms sale by Snow White Pharmacy and McAllister Stores Co at 79 St.
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Snow White Pharmacy
McAllister Stores Co
Fire at Moline Store Sparks Fire Department Call
At 12 40 this morning East Moline fire department was alerted to a building fire after Clarence Ryan saw flames from the rear of a store. A kerosene barrel explosion forced neighbor calls and the fire crew to respond as the blaze grew.
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Moline
Davenport
East Moline
Clarence Ryan
Remarkable Meteor Sighted Over York Region
A vivid meteor was observed in the early evening of October 21 near York with reports from observers ten miles north and thirty miles southwest noting a bright trail and a brief flash. The event sparked local curiosity as residents compared it with usual skies and discussed its timing and direction.
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York
Anowricin
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Ties Maines
Peter Malcslm
New Hampton
Robi
D. Wall
W. Harding
W. B. Barney
Pastime Theatre
Ith
Rex Beach
Gardenia
Paramount Mack Sennett
Ford Stérlins
Chester Conklin
Mary Thurman
Marguerite Clark
Eugene O'Brien
Mack Sennett
Lila Lee
Monte Blue
Nick
Ethel Clayton
Paramount
Vicky van
Monmouth
Milwaukee
Oxford
Ed Stupka
le Noyes
Age
Menotd
Igh
Aly
Douglas
Orpheum
Said Creek
S. W. Ni
S. WW
Sandy Cain
Sandy
George Miller
Foley
Rose Floleog Hawkins
N. Braddock
Galls
Mr. Brown
Mr. Jones
George Smith
John Smith
Straiion
Iowa Telephone Company
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