Narrow escape from icy creek saves Wyoming boy
Harry Young aged five, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Young, slipped into six to eight feet of water off a bridge while riding a wheel on ice. Cecil Phelps and W C George both plunged in to rescue him, bringing him to the bank and reviving him. He recovered fully. Mrs. Munsinger dies after weeks of illness. Santa Claus Mission treats delight Wyoming children at the opera house.
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Wyoming
Harry Young
Albert Young
W. C. George
Mr. George
Florence Spencer
Harry
Morley
Alfred Day
A. N. Reade
St. Cloud
Florida
Garner
Winnifred Wherry
Cedar Falls
W. H. Tourtellot
Enid
Oklahoma
L. J. Tourtellot
Anna Reimers
G. W. Evans
Peoria
Ilinois
Maye
Henrietta Franks
Cedar Rapids
W. S. Chamberlain
Long Beach
California
W. M. Dennison
Helden
Onslow
Frank Tasker
T.H. Wherry
Lake City
R. L. Seneff
Seneff
Ilinoia
W. W. Bronson
Des Moines
Express
Onslow Community News Includes Holidays and School Notes
Onslow headlines report high costs per scholar with three expensive teachers for 39 students. Christmas events include a church bazaar with a net of 65 and a busy mail period. Local residents visitants and town trade are noted, along with school two week vacation and Christmas Eve services.
Mrs Howie Leaves Castle Grove on Monday
Castle Grove December 24 Mrs J A Howie departed Castle Grove on Monday as recorded in local society notes.
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Castle Grove
Mra. J. A. Howie
Rural Route Three Notes Holiday Visits and Local News
Rural Route No 3 reports Miss Clara Ricklets Lizzie Freese and Master Rennie Prult returned home Friday from Wayne where they attended school for two weeks. Several attended a wedding dance in Monticello Wednesday night. Misses Laura and Frieda Moore enjoy a two week vacation at home with their parents. Charles Joseph Rogers and sister Laura visited at J Koster's Sunday. Frank Rogers and sister Lettie visited J Ricklefs residences Sunday. Mr and Mrs J Ricklefs spent Sunday at Decker home. Mrs L Allamand visited J Moore residence Friday. Miss Anna and Augusta Behrends were county line visitors Sunday. Mr and Mrs A Allamand welcomed a baby girl. Miss Mary Glauser visited Monticello Thursday.
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Clara Ricklets
Lizzie Freese
Rennie Prult
Wayne
Monticello
Laura
Frieda Moore
J. F. Moore
Charles and
Joseph Rogers
J. Koster
Frank Rogers
Lettie
J. Ricklefs
Decker
L. Allamand
J. Moore
Anna
Augusta Behrends
A. Allamand
Mary Glauser
Center Junction
Frank Jones
Joyce
Coder
M. G. Alsever
Fuller
H. H. Moyer
Fairfield
George Davis
Alexander
Chicago
Marguerite McNeilly
Martha Hanken
Cedar Falls
Harry Ingleheart
Davenport
Dr. Young
Fred Preas
Minnesota
Andrew Serbousek
Rice
Alice Sizer
Miles
Christmas Holiday Nearby Visits Reported
Center Junction residents share holiday greetings with relatives in Monticello and Davenport. Local families note Christmas dinners with in law families and trips to Fairfield Chicago Cedar Falls Miles and other nearby communities. Principal Moyer travels for vacation with relatives.
District Court Proceedings Highlight Six Day Trial Activity
A Cedar Rapids district court session featured the State of Iowa versus Andrew Dugane resulting in a guilty verdict for a misdemeanor and a fifty dollar fine. OtTo Vocheski’s bond was forfeited as he failed to appear with an indeterminate sentence set for Leon Carroll and plans for appeal to the state supreme court. Arthur Hayes was acquitted of escaping custody after the court ruled the act did not meet the statute. Dismissals and alimony orders appeared in minor cases, with final estate reports approved and the term set to resume next Monday, likely wrapping within a week.
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Iona Va
Andrew Dugane
Cedar Rapide
Otto Vocheski
Leon Carroll
Carroll
Vocheski
Supreme Court
Vocieski
Arthur Hayes
Reformatory
Council Bluffs
Clement Cozert
Joseph Soper
Blanche Bixler
Samuel B. Bixler
Benson L. Hoyt
Blanche Hoyt
C. D. Tucker
Amanda R. Burke
Geo. C. Davis
Real Estate Transfers List From Local Deeds
Transfers include Margaret Guyan to John W Schweitzer in Lovell township land in sections 13 and 24. G J Heiken and wife to Daniel J Hogan undivided half of a southwest quarter in section 11 Castle Grove Township for 400 dollars. P C Ingwersen and wife to Laura M Levnbaugh lots 4 5 12 13 14 and 16 block 17 Oxford Junction for 1 dollar. Albert H Berner et al to Jerome J Berner Carter Flannigan add to Oxford Junction for 1 dollar. Walter L Vandusen and wife to J H Ruhl 18 1/2 acres of lot 5 section 19 Jackson Township for 1100 dollars.
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Margaret Guyan
John W. Schweitzer
Lovell Township
G. J. Heiken
Daniel J. Hogan
Castle Grove
P. C. Ingwersen
Laura M. Levnbaugh
Oxford Junction
Albert H. Berner
Jerome J. Berner
Carter & Flannigan
Walter L. Vandusen
J. H. Ruhl
Jackson Township
Wilson's Dual Jo President Hope in New Jersey Plan
Wilson seeks both national leadership and New Jersey influence, signaling a bid to be president of the United States and to wield power in New Jersey politics. The piece frames his stance as recognizing a two part America and pursuing dual roles.
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New York Tribune
Wilson
America
United States
New Jersey
Japan’s brutal Korea policy exposed in Seoul trial report
The piece denounces Japanese actions in Chosen Korea under the Seoul trial glare. It cites torture and coerced confessions, tainted evidence, and biased judges while naming Baron Yun and other Christian leaders amid wide oppression. It highlights alleged misinterpretations and torture methods, with missionaries described as innocent yet smeared.
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China
Chosen
Korea
Japan
Thors de Combat
Agincourt
Alma
Austerlitz
Marengo
Niee
Jera
Sedan
Sadowa
Seoul
Supreme Bench
Presbyterian Church
Baron Yun
Jone
Bis
Earth
Sky
Uier
Song Do
Kil Chin Hyung
Pyong Yung
Sven Chyun
Eui Ju
Pyong Yang
Baird
Billings
Syen Cyun
Akashi
Associated Press
Big Battleships As Viewed From Economy And Firepower
Rear Admiral A. T. Mahan argues in Leslie's that concentrating firepower in fewer ships boosts effectiveness and efficiency. He notes economies of scale favor larger ships, since multiple vessels require more captains, officers, and crew, increasing running costs. He compares four ships with twelve guns to one with three per vessel, warning concentrated fire can overwhelm a single opponent while diluting a fleet’s own fighting power.
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A. T. Mahan
Leslie’s
Opal Iridescence A Product Of Structure Not Pigment
Harper's Weekly explains that opal color arises from its layered hydrated silica structure rather than pigmentation. The article compares opal to nacre and ribbed metals, noting light refracts differently with viewing angle, producing changing colors without inherent dyes.
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Harper’s Weekly
Curious Bedouin Wedding Rite Ends Ceremony Swiftly
A Bedouin marriage concludes with a swift ritual as the bridegroom slays a sheep and sprinkles its blood on the sand at his father-in-law's threshold, marking the union with a final gesture.
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J. W. Doxsee
Beaver City
Nebraska
M. J. Cass
F. Krominga
Manchester
Matilda Cramer
Pacahontas
Harris
Hart Gulilan
John Hiben
Prairieburg
Elsie Noble
Marshalltown
Roberts
Earl Benbow
Hazel
A. E. Chase
Chamberlain
Ladies’ Aid Society
Methodist Church
Arthur Noyes
Stamford
South Dakota
Isa Carson Serbousek
E. C. Evans
Scales
C. A. Roeur
Jessie Wall
Maquoketa
Monay
Bess Rowe
Rcural
District Court Proceedings
the Oriental Travelers
Messrs. Slocum and Brown
Sharrock
Kil Hyung
Chai Tuk Yoon
P. S. Slocum
F. Q. Brown
Syen Chyun
Grove, Center Junction
Cass
Amber, Wayne, Langworthy Castle Grove
Prairieburn
Sand Spring
Bowen
Doutrick Dry Goods Co
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Chandise
Stuhlers
W. F. Rohn
Queen of Hearts
Kin of Hearts
Bill Smith
Monticello, Fa
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