Democratic Women Split Over Smith Nomination
Mrs. Clem Shaver, Western chair of the Women’s National Democratic Law Enforcement League, denounces Gov Al Smith as a booze-a-crat and predicts mass desertion by Democratic women in November. She accuses Dan Moody, Josephus Daniels, Carter Glass and Tammany of backing a dry and deceptive platform. Mrs Roosevelt responds that Shaver is misled by a Baltimore group prioritizing prohibition over truth.
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Chicago Tribune
Washington
Houston
al Smith
Clem Shaver
Democratic National Committee
Navy
Carter Glass
Dem
Smith
Mrs. Shaver
Josephus Daniels
Jed Adams
Tammany
Tam
Lincoln
Roosevelt
New York American Press
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gov. Smith
Clem L. Shaver
Shaver
Strike By Truck Drivers Halts Paving Crew On Highway 161
About half of Harrison Engineering and Construction Company truck drivers on the Monticello to Cascade highway contract went on strike last Friday. They blockaded the Proctor street area, forcing city officials to intervene. The firm discharged around twenty drivers while 56 were employed before the strike. remaining workers continued, citing delays from truck turnouts and fuel station restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Engineering and Construction Company
Monticello
Cascade
Proctor Store
Big Picnic Planned By Veterinary Association
The Eastern Iowa Veterinary association will hold its annual picnic in Cedar Rapids at the Cedar View country club near Falls Park on Tuesday July 17. Veterinarians are invited to bring families and spend the day and evening. Many Illinois veterinarians are expected to attend. Each year the association also holds a fall technical meeting in the form of a veterinary short course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Cedar Rapids
Cedar View Country Club
Fllls Park
Hhe Association
Fine Band Concert at City Park Tonight
Monticello Municipal band plans a weekly concert in front of the city park amphitheater weather permitting. Bandmaster Frank Royden leads a program of classical numbers and popular airs including Poet and Peasant. If rain, the concert moves to Sunday at 2 30 p.m.
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Monticello
Frank Royden
Eastern Iowa Druggists plan annual meeting July 19 in Maquoketa
In Maquoketa the Eastern Iowa Druggists association schedules its annual meeting for July 19. The town remains one of the few in this area supporting a chautauqua this season.
Thirty Years Ago in Monticello and Nearby Sights
A run away horse at Rohn's harness shop injures harness maker John Miller as a buggy passes over him. No Fourth celebration in Monticello. Anamosa held a large old fashioned event with Hon. S. S. Wright speaking. Correspondent recalls Spanish American War skirmishes near Santiago and Noyes death in service. Sheriff and city agreement sent tramps to city work for eight hours daily. Jacob Schneider survived the La Bourgogne sinking. Mrs Suter rode earlier. A windstorm caused $500 damage to Stahler store and destroyed barns and windmills. Local deaths include Louisa M. Hill at 88. Professor Arthur H. Beals killed in Seattle after falling through a hatch on the Arizona. A toddler plays with a six-foot snake. mother relieved. Farmers Cooperative Creamery reports 475,769 pounds of milk in June at 60 cents per hundred. Average test 3.75 and butter yield 4.22.
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J. E. Bateman
Rohn
John Miller
Monticello
Anamosa
Hon
Jacob Schneider
Atlantic
la Bourgogne
Nova Scotia
Jacob Suter
The
Express
Theodore Rohn
Philippine Islands
Stahler
Allen Fairbanks
Louisa M. Hill
A. G. Rodman
Cprof
Arthur H. Beals
Monticello High School
Seattle
Wash
University of Washington
Arizona
William Hoffman
Richland Township
Farmers’ Cooperative Creamery Company
Boy Killed by Motor Car At Manchester
Six year old Robert Ambrose of Manchester died three hours after being struck by a car driven by Ernest Lewis on North Franklin street near the Alex Stearns residence. Eyewitnesses said the car traveled about 15 miles per hour as the child darted across the street. He was taken to Dr. Bradley and later to his home where he died at 9 o clock. Survived by his parents and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Judson Ambrose
Manchester
Ernest Lewis
Alex Stearns
North Franklin Street
J. E. Nye
Lewis
Harry M. Bradley
Decorah
Two Gravel Trucks Crash On East Road
On Tuesday morning at 10 o clock two gravel trucks collided on East Road as Will Marsh driving a Graham truck swerved to avoid a loaded vehicle in front. The Rivers Chevrolet suffered a broken wheel and damaged front end while Marsh s truck sustained a broken axle bent spring and tire damage.
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Will Marsh
Graham
Charles Rivers
Harrison Construction Company
Cascade Road
Monticello
Marsh
American Athletes Sail For Olympic Games On Missing Details
A shipload of American athletes sailed yesterday aboard the President Roosevelt for the Amsterdam Olympics. About 400 passengers on board will compete, including 968 athletes, as the vessel remains in service for six weeks with full provisions and facilities for boxing wrestling and swimming.
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Amsterdam
President Roosevelt
Holland
Roosevelt
Iowa
Ed M. Campbell
Battle Creek
Plymouth
Sac
Charles E. Swanson
Council Bluffs
Congress
Community Picnic Parade Delights Hopkinton Tuesday
Hopkinton hosted a community picnic last Tuesday with a 3 pm parade featuring a comic section dolls and babies. Prizes went to Spark Plug and Barney Google in comics and Jo Anne Ripple in the baby division.
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Hopkinton
Main Street
Spark Plug
Barney Google
Annie
Harold Teen
Lillums
Krazy
Ignatz
Jo Anne Ripple
Raymond Joseph, Jr
Kathryn Kirkwood
Lucille
Luella Powers
Raymond Wallace
R. A. Wallace
Legion Hall
Mrs. Frances Fidlar Earhart Dies in Columbus
Frances Fidlar Earhart widow of Rev. Robert N. Earhart longtime Davenport and Columbus resident dies in Columbus on June 18 1928. Born January 22 1844 in Hebron Ohio she aided the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society and served as conference secretary. Survived by son Robert Francis Earhart and five grandchildren. interment in Davenport Iowa.
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Frances Fidlar
Hebron
Ohio
Delaware
Davenport
Town
Robert Nixon Earhart
Upper Town
Columbus
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Robert Francis Earhart
Ohio State University
Iowa
Grant Creates Monticello High School Scholarship at Grinnell
Mary I. Jarman donated 2000 to Grinnell College to establish a scholarship fund. Upon her death the fund supports Monticello High School graduates entering Grinnell College. Net income aids a designated Monticello High School student, with accumulation if no designation occurs.
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Mary I. Jarman
Grinnell College
Monticello High School
Monticello
Boulevard Lights Plan Narrowed by City Council
At a Monticello city council meeting last Tuesday representatives of electrical firms bid on boulevard lighting for the residence district. Initially 28 lights were proposed but the count dropped to ten after cost estimates. The council trimmed ten mills from next year’s levy and may fund only ten lights. No contract or placement decisions were finalized yet, but a contract is expected soon.
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Monticello
Trader Horn Controversy Over Africa Tales and Frauds
Dr Fred Puleston former vice consul argues Trader Horn's African adventures are fabrications accusing Horn of slander against Livingston Stanley Cecil Rhodes. Ethelreda Lewis defends Horn with a lengthy introduction claiming authenticity despite date inconsistencies and lifetime claims.
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Fred Puleston
Eizen O
Monticello
Daytona
Florida
Kabinda
West Africa
Torn
Mthelreda Lewis
Thrny
Harold the Webbed
Minnehausen
Livingston
Stanley
Cecil Rhodes
Lavingston
T Hat Rhodes
Tenglish
Puleston
Ethelreda Lewis
Trader Fern
Trader Horn
Africa
Afchon
West First Street Speeding Elicits City Fine
A young man was arrested last Monday night for speeding on West First Street in Monticello and paid a fine after pleading guilty before the mayor. Drivers descend the hill at 40 to 50 mph, with many violating the speed limit and endangering pedestrians at the hill’s foot.
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Monticvllo
Wlreed
West Hill
West First Street
Deaths of Mrs. Bert H. Hickox and John Pierce
Mrs. Bert H. Hickox dies at 8 45 PM July 4 in Portland Oregon from a cerebral hemorrhage at her home on 649 N FB 45th street. She is survived by husband and two children Claude Austin Hickox and Lucile Hickox. Burial in Portland mausoleum. Formerly Lacey Austin before marriage. John Pierce dies at 88 at the home of his niece Mrs. Mike Martin six miles south of Monticello after a long Cobbler trade and aging. He is survived by four nieces. Services held at Sacred Heart church, burial in Sacred Heart cemetery.
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Bert H. Hickox
N. FB
45Th Street
Portland
Oregon
Claude Austin Hickox
Lucile Hickox
Monticello
John Pierce
Mike Martin
Pierce
Mayo
Ireland
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Raynor
Mr. Pierce
Martin
Andrew Carmichael
Meade Sanford
Mary Egan
Sacred Heart Church
George A. Hauck
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Missing bull dog puppy sought by grieving girl
Belly Marie Matthiessen mourns the loss of her pet bull dog puppy last seen July 4 near the city park by the dance pavilion. Fred Matthiessen of Monticello offers a substantial reward through local notices hoping a finder returns the dog to the young girl.
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Marie Matthiessen
Matthiessen
Ford
Dante
Betty
Fred Matthiessens
Matthiessen Auto and Supply Company
Monticello
Boy with Fractured Skull Found After July Fourth
Irving Tra Cole, 16, a farm worker near Monticello, was found in an apple orchard north of Wyoming with a fractured skull from a July 4 incident. He is hospitalized at Mercy in Anamosa with memory loss and will be moved for further tests.
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Tra Cole
Fred Shover
Monticello
Mercy
Anamosa
Shover
Fred Westphal
Wyoming
Mgr. Shover
Irving Tra Cole
Soldiers’ Orphans
Davenport
Mercy Hospital
University Hospital
Town City
Davenpor
Mrs George Guyan Presents Piano Pupils Recital
Mrs George Guyan presents a piano pupils recital this afternoon featuring a long program of solos duets and ensembles by named students and instructors including Mary Fever Dean Tedrow Dolly's Birthday and Nocturne by Martine plus works by Saint Saens Bliss Grainger and Mendssohn among others. The program lists students such as Priscila on Monday Shirley Heary Joyce Royden and Alice Palmer with pieces ranging from miniature melodies to concertos and traditional tunes.
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George Guyan
Nercome
Gaynor
Mary Fever
Dean Tedrow
Dolly
Rolfe
Jean Rovyden
Priscila
Bilbros
Shirley Heary
cCrigins
Joyee
Dem Rayden
Jolly Darkies
Bechter
Sam Schuetz
Ballard
Mary Elizabeth Keith
Chawsond Roberts Clark
Toarrist
Cathleen Carlsen
Bixby
Joyce Royden
Hamers
Frances Steck
Blue Thard
Preston Alice Palmer
Martine Hattie Pril
Alice Palmer
Bliss
Wilma Clark
Saint Saense
Leona Behrens
Mary Stickford
Betty Kay
Elizabeth McLanch
Bird
Monk
Donnybrook Paar
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Andres Mare Jam
Mendelssohn
Laura Sinclair
Rotary club hears trip outline from Hoar and Thomas
Rotarian Hoag outlines a cross country automobile tour from Philadelphia to Niagara Falls via Canada and New England, with visits in Northampton and Merce and Mars. Thomas details itinerary and sightseeing points as the group plans a joint Rotary picnic at Silver Lake Park on July 30 near Delhi.
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Lou 2 Hoar
Colin G Thomas
Chiarpie
War
Monticello
Motticette
Thoias
Niavara
Board of the
Ears Oatodie Totarv Elith
Manchester Rotary Club
Silver Lake Park
Delhi
Monticello P T A Schedules Supervised Play and Swim
The Monticello Parent-Teachers Association led by Mrs. John W. Fraser launches a supervised play and swimming program during July and August. About 126 children joined a May river swim at Maquoketa River near the Wilers farm. fees of five cents per family per month or one dollar for two months are planned. Instructors include A B Coe Donald Denkhoff and Mrs J H W Fraser. Programs run Mondays and Thursdays with age groups meeting at local libraries and schools. Trucks donated by F J Farley and L A Tyerson transport children to the pool under supervision, with baseball and tennis later for older children.
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Monticello
Parent- Teachers Association of
John W. Fraser
Maquoketa
MD Wilers
Fraser
A.B. Coe
Donald Denkhoff
J. H W. Fraser
Methodist
Fo J. Farley
L.A. Tyerson
Onlvaree
iThey
Updat
Lig Alesiiaen
Gracia Orcutt
Alice Cowan
Nellie Wilson
Teeelock
Wesley Siebels Loses Leg In Mower Accident
The article reports Wesley Siebels lost a leg in a mower accident near Amber. The incident occurred early in the day as he was mowing with his father nearby. Local officials and a committee member Celena Mardoff acknowledge Monticello merchants for support during the town’s July 4th program.
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Wesley Siebels
Weoothe Peauhe
de Ossen Township Parc
Montiemo
Asaisti
Celena Mardoff
Loval Byerly
Earl Byerly
Nath Carter
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Veterinary Association
the Park
Constantinople
Robin Hood Part II
Voral Sola
Ramona
Eastern Iowa Druggists Association
David E. Thomas
Leslie Snopek
Oxford Junction
W. C. Snyder
Manchester Radio
H. C. Snyder
Earlville
Belmont
Wisconsin
Albert
A. M. Cloud
E. A. Grimwood
Vidora
Joseph Morgan
Leslie McCarthy
Bernard
Dubuque
Drew
Fillmore
J. E. Pugh
Troy Mills
Masonville
Algona
Chicago
Illinois
Union Park
Butch” Brunken
Ralph Kivmner
George Clemen
Dyersville
Brunken
Dubuque County
Robert Collins
Epworth
Collins
Charles Wolf
Solon
State University Hospital
Wolf
Frank Krejel
Solon Economy
John Willmeier
Detroit
P. H. Ryan
Ryan
Cresco
Dean Ryan
County Tipperary
Thurles College
America
St. Raphael's Cathedral
J. J. Hennessy
Father Ryan
Hennessy
the Express
Babe Ruth
Alfred Loewenstein
Europe
English Channel
New York
Chicago Reserve Bank
Herbert Hoover
Palo Alto
California
Ontario
BE. M. Harwood
Trinity Presbyyterian Church
Chilton
Hoover
West Branch
Cedar County
Towa
Middle West
United States
Prohibition Party
Farmer Labor Party
Prohibition
Farmer Labor
Paris
Supreme Council of Magistrates
Foyn Island
St. Charles Hotel
Milwaukee
Giger
Robert N. Earhart
Frances F. Earhart
Methodist Episcopal Church
Northwestern Christian Advocate
Miss Jarman
Stebet
Mro
Carl Stebels
Evita
Stebels
Antre
Cannes
Mauntsa
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