Davenport Fair Promises Record Eastern Iowa Event
Davenport prepares for the Mississippi Valley Fair and Exposition opening August 16 with new grounds and buildings costing over 300000 dollars. The event features 15090 in premiums, a 15040 race purse, and a 2 boot ampitheatre hard caps to 6000 seating, 2500 bleachers, swine and cattle barns, a new half mile race track, and daily harness and running races. Lt Locklear will perform, Sig Haughdshl will race, and Wortham Exhibition Shows will display 30 cars with fireworks plus Theatre Duffield.
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Davenport
Iowa
Mlinois
Scott County
Hy. M. Calderwood
Town Bankers Association
Fair Association
M. E. Bacon
Great Western
Sig” Haughdshl
America
Locklear
C. A. Wortham
Duffield
Railroads urge faster car orders as shortages grow
An analysis argues railways need about 250000 more freight cars to handle traffic, yet orders on June 1 totaled 43000, far below annual replacement needs. May production fell to 2700 as private operations delayed rate decisions and the Interstate Commerce Commission awaits a favorable ruling to spur new orders.
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Raiways
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tragic Haying Accident Claims Thos Keane in Cascade
The Keane family learns from Dubuque that Thos Keane of Cascade was fatally injured while haying and died at Mercy hospital in Dubuque after his collapse. He married Eva Cahill ten months earlier, and the community mourns this loss as details reach Cascade.
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James F. Cahill
Dubuque
Thos. Keane
Cascade
Forenson
Mercy Hospital
J. F. Cahill
Joe
Eva Cahill
Lamotte
And Daughter Signs in London Business Partnerships
A London trend shows that the phrase and daughter appears as often as and son in partnership names. The practice mirrors traditional naming customs in commerce and reflects shifting family branding in the capital.
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London
McAllister Stores Company Dissolved at Maquoketa Iowa
Notice states H M Grobe has withdrawn from the McAllister Stores Company in Maquoketa Iowa. The firm is dissolved for him and remaining partners will wind debts and contracts and operate the business in Maquoketa dated June 5 1920.
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McAllister ~ Stores Company
Maquoketa
Iowa
Said
Olfu ec sd Makes Hull Noted in Oilseed Industry
A damaged OCR fragment notes Hull's prominence in the United Kingdom oilseed industry, labeling it second in the world. The text references Olfuecsd and Bull as key terms but is incomplete.
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Hull
United Kingdom
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Banghart
Decker
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