Runners, officers chase through Cascade town
Two cars sped through Cascade at 65 mph with Jack O'Brien, a reputed Dubuque rum runner, in the lead testily pursued by prohibition officers. O'Brien turned into an alley near Croaton's barn, but was captured. alcohol found in his car. Various community events followed including a 4-H club skit, a cage double-header, and local business updates.
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Jack O'Brien
Dubuque
Diamond
O'Brien
O’brien
Croaton
Cascade
Whitewater
Durkin’s
Cascade Townships
Washington
A. F. Aitchison
Cascade Township
du Duque County Farm Bureau
Zwingle High School
St. Martin’s
Zwingle
St. Martin's
Lane
Hayes
M. Margaret Faber
Mary Orr
Datsman
E. Meisner
F. L. Kirkwood
F. H. Clark
Clark
Kirkwood
Hopkinton
James H. Devaney
Knights of Columbus
New York City
George Washington
Order
James Cardinal Gibbons
U. S
Sacred Heart Church
D.C
Devaney
Allen Devaney
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Court
James H. Devaney, Jr
St. Martin's Church
Bernard Grogan
Thomas Rooney
St. Peter’s Cemetery
Temple Hill
J. J. Hehir
T. J. Conlin
Thomas Moran
John Loham
B. G. Curley
Joseph Keneally
Michael Finn
Mr. Grogan
Clay Township
Jones County
Bernard
Margaret Grogan
Kate Hutton
Andrew
William
Omaha
Neb
Cascade Advertisers
Earlville
Weber
Liebe
Cascade Commercial Club
Durkin Cafe
J. ¥. Faber
Hitchcuff
Manchester
Marriage Bans Announced In St Marys Church
At St Marys Church the bans of marriage were read for Frances Kurt of Dyersville and Lawrence Burlage, and Hilda Manternach and Leo Kurt. The couple plans to wed early in February. The meeting was adjourned to the next session with 32 members present.
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St. Mary’s Church
Frances Kurt
John Kurt
Lawrence Burlage
Dyersville
Hilda Manternach
Victor Manternach
Leo Kurt
Peter Kurt
Artistic Treasures in Cities of Sunny Spain
A celebration of Spain’s monuments and art relics from Alhambra to Toledo cathedral. Highlights include Cordoba Mosque, Zaragoza Pillar, Escorial, Segovia aqueduct, Valencia arabesques, Madrid palace, Salamanca university, and Seville cathedral with Giralda.
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Spain
Granada
Cordoba
Zaragoza
Burgos
Seville
Giralda
the Escorial
Santiago
University of
Salamanca
Segovia
Valencia
Madrid
Toledo
Trace of Absurdity in This Legal Phraseology
A juror swears to truth in a comically tangled clause that defines a dog as a four footed carnivorous domesticated animal and excludes many other creatures by exhaustive list. The text mocks legal diction and excessive qualifiers in a historical exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enanis
Age Old Tradition Links Weather To Candlemass Day
A fragment describes a long held belief that February often signals change and bad weather. It notes ancestors observed hibernating animals for signs and ties this to Candlemass day on February 2 in Christian tradition.
Buried Armada Plate Found In Dartmoor Cave Sale
A magnificent Armada service formerly owned by Sir Christopher Harris, a Devonshire knight of James I, was dug up from a cave on Dartmoor after two centuries and sold at Christie's for £11,500 amid fears of a Spanish invasion.
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Christie's
Christopher Harris
Dartmoor
London
Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem Draws Pilgrims During Holy Week
The Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem runs from the Mount of Olives to Golgotha along a narrow winding street. It features the 14 stations of the cross and hosts numerous Holy Week services as pilgrims pray at each station.
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Holy Land
Via Dolorosa
Jerusalem
Mount of Olives
Golgothna
Jesus
Fisherman Brings Up Unlikely Catch A Slot Machine
Fisherman Mark O Neal of Toronto Wash returned from fishing with a trout and a submerged slot machine. He spent half an hour landing the heavy device and an hour and a half to retrieve a nickel dropped into the water, but nothing else ensued.
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Mark O'Neal
Toronto
Wash
Protect Our Birds and Their Role in Iowa Nature
The piece argues for bird protection after a state Fish and Game Department case fined a hunter for shooting robins. It notes birds curb insects, enrich landscapes, and inspire art, urging Cedar Rapids to pursue a Cedar take game preserve and referencing a Bird Club meeting and Dr. Shimek on water birds and habitat loss in Iowa.
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State Fish and Game Department
Cedar Rapids
Bird Club
Merit Lake
Oakland
California
Shimek
Tuwa City
Club
Iowa
Fish Seining Planned Near Storm Lake To Aid Unemployed
The Iowa state fish and game commission will seive rough fish from Storm Lake to aid unemployment relief and feed the needy. Aldo Leopold leads the northern state survey team calculating species distribution trends and potential restoration lakes while south state surveys begin. a 500 farm game census may become America’s largest upland game bird census.
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Storm Lake
State Fish and Game Commission
Turne
Aldo Leopold
Jacob Crane
Leopold
Iowa
America
River drifting encounters with Wisconsin birds in summer
The excerpt describes a summer river journey observing wildlife. A catbird and brown thrush flee as rowlocks clank, hundreds of blackbirds rise from rice fields, a crane watches from a mud bank, a sandpiper forages on a sand bar, and a scarlet tanager appears, followed by a hawk sailing in the blue sky.
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Wisconsin
Bag Twelve Geese
A brief note describes an unusual event involving twelve geese and a sense of rare excitement. The fragment hints at a thrill that comes once in a lifetime.
The Night Sailors Seek Home Mooring Amid Twilight Beauty
In the fading light the rowers reach their moor at dusk and reflect on the vast outdoors and the wonders of God. They yearn for the warm comfort of home fires as the voyage ends and gratitude grows.
Hunter shoots four Canada geese near New London pond
Fred Kuhlenbeck living south of New London in Henry county shot four Canada honkers during the open season from a flock of sixteen alighted on a pond near his home. He wounded a fifth which flew away and was later caught by Mrs Ralph Wellington and Perry Bonar. The birds weighed about seven pounds each.
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Fred Kuhlenbeck
New London
Henry County
Ralph Wellington
Perry Bonar
Morley bus driver in hand to hand fox encounter
Virgil Tallman, a Morley school bus driver, fought a four foot gray fox after the animal jumped at his face while he tried to catch chickens. He choked the fox to death, as red foxes have become a nuisance to farmers and upland game birds in Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Virgil Tallman
Morley
Tallman
Red Fox Extension Granted Across 53 Towa Counties
An extension of 30 days has been granted for red fox management in the state, covering 53 Towa counties. The decision broadens permits or actions tied to this wildlife item and indicates ongoing oversight by state authorities.
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Iowa
State Fish and Game Commission
Towa
Snow Strangles Birds as Ice Closes Ground
Heavy snow ice and sleet blanket sections from Boone to Fort Dodge while birds face starvation. The fish and game department funds grain drops via wardens mail carriers and scouts. Coons feature with Decorah hunter George A. Baker tallying fifteen. Massena crews bag nine. Sumner’s John Carroll reaches ten. Also notes on the Great Train Robbery film and whale egg size.
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Atate
Boone and
Fort Dodge
Fish and Game Department
Mark Your Silver Urges Poultry Leg Bands for Loans
A notice recommends marking cooking utensils scissors knives and other articles loaned to support entertainments. It suggests buying poultry leg bands in washable colors so each family can identify their items.
Aliens in Chicago Departures Exceed Hearings
Authorities report that among 600 aliens listed for deportation hearings in Chicago, more than 300 have left the area early under unclear authority, complicating proceedings and enforcement.
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Chicago
Oerain
Gangater Bulets
Daylight Saving Sparked in Nova Scotia and Arrived in U.S. in 1918
Nova Scotia adopted daylight saving time and the reform then moved into the United States in 1918, marking a coordinated shift in time keeping across North America. It reflects early 20th century efforts to conserve energy and standardize clocks.
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Nova Scotia
United States
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Will Seine
Faust
Thoreau
ED E As
Aan
Gray Fox
George A. Baker
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Decorah Journal
Mr. Baker
Cass County
Sumner
John Carroll
Columbia Broadcasting System
LEGE
Sherman
Rores
Randolph Clark
LA Salle
Monticello Express
Monticello
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