Hawkeye State News Highlights City, County Events
Laura Reeves of Waverly has not missed a day in ten years. A road contract in Black Hawk county for 17 miles was let at 497143. Jno. F. Dalton Jr becomes western representative for American Legion papers. A barn fire north of Waterloo killed six horses and three calves on the Urbanside farm. Mason City man Stanley Little faces embezzlement charges of 8000 from a gas company. Robbery at Bachman store Granville netted 31000 in cash and merchandise. A six year old drowning near Glenmion is reported. Sioux City man seeks 100000 heart balm and divorce from Ira Dodson. Mrs Frances Thoreson dies after heart medicine overdose. A Beelfedtown man lights a cigar while fueling, causing a fire. Gust Sneeden ends his life after terrorizing his wife and farm hand. Cedar Rapids boy drowns attempting to board a rowboat. Southeast Mason City crops, buildings and stock damaged by hail and rain. A Mason City school board secretary hit by a hail stone. Iowa State College farm advisors urge weed control with lind and Canada thistles using cultivation and cover crops. Sudan grass suggested as an emergency crop, with seeding through July 1. Bee industry notes advise preserving colonies. beekeepers should monitor queens and hive ventilation. Visitation Sisters mark 50th anniversary at Dubuque girls’ school. gymnasium funded by alumnae. Keokuk deaths and crash injuries reported north of Donnellson.
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Laura Reeves
Waverly
Black Hawk County
Jno
Bachman
Granville
Glenmion
W.T. Kauffman
John H
Gus Sneeden
Grundy Center
Sneeden
John Kerchill
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
R L. James
Iowa State College
Cocea
F.B. Paddock
Ber
Townstate College
Sisters of Visitation
Dubuque
Thomas‘Kite
Keokuk
Chester Rhodes
Donnellson
Reed
Worldwide Highlights From Harding Era Debates And Events
A digest of key events includes Harding opposing the soldiers bonus tangle in the Senate, a Key monument dedication at Fort McHenry, LaFollette assailing the Supreme Court in Cincinnati, and a War Department surplus disposal tally exceeding 1.07 billion. Potter nominated U.S. Attorney for the eastern District of Illinois, ship subsidy talks advance, MacQuumber bonus delays noted, Aquor sale row sparks White House dispute, and merchant marine counsel weighs legality under prohibition.
Crime and Fire News Sweep Lincoln Ledger Headlines
Domestic items report electrocutions at Columbus South Carolina for the murder of driver Brazell near Lensville. fires destroy large portions of Arverne and Ow City causing extensive damage and homelessness. Also noted are labor disputes, grain mill fires, a prominent funeral and various national updates from across the United States with numerous named places and people.
Stories of GREAT INDIANS BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON
The article recounts Running Antelope a Hunkpapa chief who begged General Custer for food in 1874 at Fort Abraham Lincoln. It notes his harsh dining table manners and records his raids against the Arikara, claiming he killed many foes and boasted of dispatching at least 30.
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Seventh Cavalry
Fort Abraham Lincoln
N. D
General Custer
Indian Department
Missouri River
Tahineasula Inyanke
Guster
Running Antelope
Crazy Horse Defeated Four American Generals in Battle
Crazy Horse (Tashunka Witko) of the Ogallala Sioux rose as a fierce war leader. He led ambushes against Fort Phil Kearny and generals Fetterman Reynolds Crook and Custer, inflicting major setbacks before finally succumbing to a fatal wound during his arrest at Fort Robinson. His death marked the end of a legendary resistance era.
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Razy Horse
Tashunka Witko
Crazy Horse
Red Cloud
Fort Phil Kearney
Fetterman
J. J. Reynolds
Powder River
George Crook
the Horsebud
George A. Custer
Little Big Horn
Seventh Cavalry
Custer
Reynolds
Crook
Ogallala
Nelson A. Miles
Wolf Mountain
Fort Robinson
Lonely Walpole Island Described by Mackay in Sydney
A. C. Mackay described Walpole Island, an isolated Pacific landform 150 miles east by south of Noumea, as a subsided limestone table with six inferred sea-level events. Evidence includes walls, coral columns, tombs, shells, and two caves with fresh water. Today six whites, 30 Japanese, and about 100 Loyalty islanders reside there, with poultry, goats, and abundant fruits.
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Walpole Island
Pacific
Sydney
Austin
A. C. Mackay
Mackay
South America
Lord Howe Island
Isle
Loyalty Islanders
Spital Sermon customs and a Bronx zoo mongoose tale
A New York Sun fragment recalls the Spital Sermon in London with civic figures attending at Christ Church for centuries. It also notes a Bronx zoo mongoose that feeds on live snakes, bites heads off prey, and appears gentle when resting, followed by brief chatter about potential congressional bids and hats in the ring.
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Bronx
New York Sun
Wild parsnip known as water hemlock causes deaths
The water hemlock or wild parsnip, with names such as spotted cowbane and beaver poison, is highly poisonous in Canada. Indians used the root for suicide due to its rapid action. animals have died from ingestion or water contamination, and horses have been killed by plowed roots. A stray line from a sideshow adds unrelated dialogue about a bearded lady and a marmma.
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Canada
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