Ill fated Rock Island wreck described by survivor
Mrs Daisie Burkett Collings recounts her narrow escape on the ill fated Rock Island train from Monticello to Minneapolis. The day coach plunged into a river near Packard, Iowa, many dead, while she rode a Pullman berths end and later reached Clarksville and Greene by train and wagon bridge.
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Rock Island
Daisie Burkett Collings
Monticello
Minneapolis
Packard
Iowa
C. W. Hosford
Clarksville
Greene
Shellrock
Manly
Daily Papers
Weather and farming notes from Frozen Hill area
Rain damaged corn fields with replanting and worm activity noted. Local farmers J D Neelans E A Horton and Ward Hicks purchased silos and will install them on their farms. A small turnout of 49 voters in Clay for Mondays primary election with women suffrage defeated 32 to 12.
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Lawa
Board of Trade
Marion
J. D. Neelans
E. A. Horton
Ward Hicks
Clay
N. P. Willis
Lavina Inglis
Hale
D. Sinkey
Clifford Howard
Howard Clark
Clinton
J. C. French
Lenox College
Floyd Chatterton
Methodist minister faces charges over remarriage in divorce case
An amendment to church discipline declares a minister who officiates at a marriage of a divorced person commits maladministra tion and may be charged before the conference. The church has long allowed remarriage only for the innocent party and had no penalty before. Also note two storm photos by W O C Moore with larger prints available. The Chicago Evening Post critiques England creating a dead letter for American mail.
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Chicago Evening Post
England
Court Orders Affect Diverse Civil Actions and Divorces
The docket lists dismissals judgments and settlements in cases including Consolidated Feature Film Co vs Georgen and Henrickson Cedar Rapids Pump Co vs Monticello Plumbing & Heating Co Anamosa Creamery Co defendants pay sums Benton County Savings Bank vs J A Green & Sons Power Mining Machinery Co vs J A Green & Sons and others. It records divorces quiet titles partitions guardians ad litem injunctions and estate matters with specific sums and appointments noted.
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Consolidated Feature -Film.Co. Ve. Georgen & Henricksin
Cedar Rapids Pump Co
Monticello Plumbing & Heating Co
H. D. Shifletton
Anamosa Creamery Co
Benton County Savings Bank
J. A. Green & Sons
Costa. Power & Mining Machinery Co Ve. J. A. Green & Sons
Costa
John Auracher
D. A. Kohl
Equity
Robert Hoon
Annie Patton
Hattie P. Peck
D. Peck
A Costa
W. H. Prentice
Joseph
Condit
E. A. Johnson
Itogunnah Pool
Robert L. Pool
Fred Matthigasen
W. D. Magee
H. M. Garpenter
Edwin E. Darrow
Solomon Smith
Anna M. Byers
Charles S. Byers
John FE. Neumann
Hank Siebels
Mary Brown
William V. Jackson
Leafa L. Jackson
T. R. Watters
Sarah Wood
P. H. Wood
Citizens, Deaths, and Social Notes From Local Scene
Dr W Gallacher 88 with whooping cough in second attack. Social highlight marked 40th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Wm Alspaugh at Methodist church parlors. Three citizenship applicants finalizing papers Charles Zaragara Gonzales James Robert Shaw and Carl Willins. Miss Blanche Hunter returns home from Grand Junction Colorado for visit. Hugh Gilmore drowned in Wapsipinicon river while bathing near Stone City. cramps suspected as water was shallow.
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Mra
Wm. Alspaugh
District Court
Charles Zaragara Gonzales
Anamosa
Mexico
James Robert Shaw
Olin
Scotland
Carl Willins
Monticello
Germany
Blanche Hunter
Grand Junction
Colorado
W. W. Hanter
Hugh Gilmore
Stone City
Wapsipinicon
Gilmore
Local News and Deaths Across Castile Grove and Surroundings
Mrs. Fred Cramer of Castile Grove and Mrs. Green of Boone visited their ill sister Mrs. McDonald. H Moulton died after weeks with a gangrene illness. Littlefield Bros. dissolves. Isaac Littlefield will run the business. Mrs A Earhart retires after 28 years as Hopkinton primary teacher amid school and parent tributes. Rev Ensign presents $50 gold from the board and a $53.50 collection from friends.
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Fred Cramer
Castile Grove
Green
Boone
McDonald
H. Moulton
Moulton
The
Monticello Express
J.J. Lanigan
Gee
Littlefield Bros
Isaac Littlefield
A. Earhart
Earhart
Hopkinton
Harhart
Ensign
Keokuk Gate City: A Boston drug gist has O. K.s kissing
Report from Keokuk and St. Louis reflects on public mood and political wisdom. The Globe-Democrat highlights gumption as a key trait in leadership, while local chatter notes ongoing slang and social habits influencing civic life.
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Keokuk Gate City
Boston
O. K
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
German Politicians Noted By Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star notes the presence of politicians in Germany, reflecting concern about political activity within the country.
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Kansas City
Germany
Peace Rumors Read As Possible Truce Talks Surface
Sioux Falls readers weigh mentions of peace rumors and possible truce talks. The brief notes question credibility while outlining public interest in any sign of negotiated settlement and easing tensions.
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Sioux Falls
Harding Wins in the Iowa Republican Primary
W T Harding of Sioux City named GOP candidate for Iowa governor to succeed Clarke. Early returns show Harding leading with around 50 percent, Cosson second, Allen third, Kuehnle forth. Other statewide seats and party contests detailed with county results and suffrage votes across the state.
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Des Moines
W. T. Harding
Sioux City
Iowa
George W. Clarke
Harding
George Cosson
Audubon
Joseph H. Allen
Pocahontas
Carl F. Kuehnle
Crawford County
Allen
Cosson
Kuehnle
Denison
Casson
Frank S. Shaw
Toledo
Shaw
W. S. Allen
R. A. Hasselquist
Chariton
Polk County
Hasselquist
James R. Hanna
Polk
Henry Brady
Dallas
Ernest R. Moore
Cedar Rapids
W. C. Brown
C.H. Thomas
Union
E. A. Hoyt
Delaware
Brown
George Wilson
H. M. Havner
Iowa County
John A. Gusher
Madison County
Davenport
Scott County
Dallas Center
Meredith
Storm Lake
Waterloo
Leon
Decatur
Suffrage Doubt After Close Iowa Vote Returns
Des Moines reports a near third of the state showing a vitally close result on the constitutional amendment to permit women to vote in all Iowa elections. Officials note the official count remains uncertain with returns still incomplete from many counties.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Iowa
Republicans renominate ten in Iowa primary
Des Moines special reports Iowa's ten Republican congressmen were renominated in the primary with possible exception of C. C. Nowell in the Seventh district. Clifton Thorne carried his home Washington County but trailed Kennedy elsewhere. S. B. Rinaker claimed victory in the Eleventh over Scott and Lier. Other nominees with no opposition include Hull in the Second, Sweet in the Third, Haugen in the Fourth, Goode in the Fifth, Ramseyer in the Sixth, Towner in the Eighth, Greene in the Ninth, Woods in the Tenth, and Rinaker's district duties noted.
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Des Moines
Iowa
C. C. Nowell
Clifford Thorne
Kennedy
Washington
S. B. Rinaker
Scott
Lier
Sioux City
Rinaker
Rock Rapids
Harry H. Hull
Iowa County
Burton E Sweet
Bremer County
Gilbert N. Haugen
Worth County
J. W. Goode
Linn
C. W. Ramseyer
Davis County
H. M. Towner
Adams County
W. R. Greene
Pottawattamie County
Frank Woods
Emmet County
Monticello School Board Elects Domestic Science Teacher
In a special May 12 1916 session the Monticello board approved Ruth McClintock as domestic science teacher at 65 a month. They also allowed bills from several suppliers including Metropolitan Supply, Houghton Mifflin, Jenkins Music, Hoag Duster, and Lyon and Healy, then adjourned.
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W. F. Roho
E. &. Reed
W. Lovell
T. M. Redmond
M. W. Kehoe
Ruth McClintock
Monticello
Metropolitan
Houghton, Mifflin Co
J W Jenkins’ Sons Music Co
Hoag Duster Co
Lyon & Healy
CO. A. Doxsee
House Dresses in Gingham Styles Priced at $1.25
The listing promotes gingham house dresses neatly trimmed in popular styles offered at one dollar twenty five cents each. The ad emphasizes simple ready to wear outfits likely aimed at homemakers and bargain shoppers.
Millinery School Ad Calls for Entries in Cedar Rapids
Sovereign Millinery announces a July 27 entry opportunity for its millinery course advertised as the best in the middle west, inviting applicants in Cedar Rapids Iowa to enroll for full position.
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Sovereign Millinery School
Middle West
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Forethought Saves Big Expenses In Household Remedy Use
EB W Archer of Caldwell Ohio notes his family avoids extra costs by always using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He says they never go without it when traveling or staying at home. Sold by Kettlitz Kay.
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EB. W. Archer
Caldwell
Ohio
Chamberlain
Kettlitz & Kay
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KE. T. Meredith
J. J. Doty
Shenandoah
J. T. Clarkson
Albia
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W. G. Noth
J. B. Keefe
H. P. Hansen
Manning
M. J. Wragg
W. L. Belt
W. D. Patter- Boy
Winterset
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Corning
J. W. Cooper
H. A. Brown
Forest City
Phil Livingston
J. W. Bennett
D. W. Crawford
W. C. Willes
Centerville
G. S. Nelson
Ames
H. G. Altenburger
T. H. Angell
C. A. Morrow
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Mason City
Lincoln Township
Cerro Gordo County
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Marshalltown
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Plymout Rock
Boone County
Green Bay
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the Meat Department
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I. HE. Schulze
Wm. McAleer
William Lubben
John G. Schoon
Meta Kasper
G. W. Hastwood
Knights of Pythias
Samea
Thomas Lynch
Hnquire
Kate Curtis Mirick
Adele O. McKelvey Young
Center Junction
Harry H., Kubns
Scotch Grove Township
S.M. Hosford
Clark Heights
First Street
Ford M. Clark
M. F. Hogan
A. Hefner
Stickford Arag
E. G. Rawson
Onslow, Iowa
Fred Puleston
Beery Brother
Chiropractic
Monticello State Bank
Oftte
J. W. Doxsee
Chas. A. Doxsee
Doxsee
Doxsee Attorneys AT Law
Lovell Block
A. M. Maurice
Lovell
Harry E. Netcott
Independence
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R. G. Hearn
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