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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1915

Page

8

Anamosa Board Grants Rights for Iowa Electric Lines

The Jones county board of supervisors adopts a resolution granting the Iowa Electric Company authority to erect and maintain electric poles and wires along in county highways from the Iowa City Dubuque Military Road through multiple townships, with 20 year terms and safety provisions. The meeting also awards bridge No. 118 fill work and other road repairs, with several local officials and bids noted.

Anamosa Downing Moffett Iowa Electric Company Board of Supervisors Jones County Iowa Iowa City and Dubuque Eighty Four Fairview Township Greenfield Township Linn Jackson Township Amber Wayne Township Scotch Grove Township Madison Township Canter Junction Centar Junction Said Township Onslow A. D John Thomson T. W. Foley Streeper Bobren B. F. Walters E.J. Hines Arthur Bohren Moffet Meadow Clay Scotch Grove Eldred & Wherry Roy Ballock Earth Rock ER. M. Kerr Hidred & Wherry B. Woods Wyoming John Brickley Sine Die EH. J. Hines

President Meets Visitors Under Guarded White House Doors

The article describes President Wilson’s efforts to reduce ceremony at the White House, the guarded entry to Secretary Tumulty’s office, and the screening of visitors by orderlies. It notes how most seekers end up speaking with cabinet officers after the initial screen and how even high officials must schedule appointments.

Wilson White House Cumulty J. W. Townsend New York Sun Tuwnlty Tumulty Potomac Virginia Hills Congress Newark N. J Washington

Bravery In Battle And The Soldier's Heart

A surgeon general explains bravery in battle as a function of heart rate and mental state. He notes typical resting and battle heart rates, the risks of sluggish or nervous hearts, and the toll on performance. The piece contrasts courageous action with fear and includes historical anecdotes about Kinglake and a Manila travelogue.

Cincinnati Enquirer

Did Hannibal Use Dynamite In Crossing the Alps

A European officer questions whether acetum cited by Latin writers for Hannibal's rock- destroying methods referred to dynamite or a powerful explosive. He notes two ancient authors mention two acetums with differing energy and links the substance to extinguishing Greek fire.

Alps Marcus Graecus Albert Aix Hannibal Washington Star

Walking the Tyrol A wary tale of simple peasants and wooden crosses

A London writer recalls a foot journey from Innsbruck via Landeck and Stelvio to Welschaofen. He praises Tyrolean peasants for honesty and piety, noting unlocked barns and crosses marking storm deaths. In Longarone a hotel lock is the lone protection.

London Innsbruck Landeck Stelvio Pass Tyrol Welschaofen Longarone Marla Herr

Impossible to write a tragedy with a happy ending

A dialogue between characters about the challenge of pleasing a theatrical manager. The manager demands a tragedy with a happy ending, declaring nothing is impossible, while the other asserts some goals may be unachievable. The Detroit Free Press quotes the exchange.

Oxford Gottingen Elmer Ellsworth New York Confederacy Louisiana Tigers Detroit Free Press

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Supervisors’ Proceedings S D Alspaugh Lew Aldrich Wesley Starka Bracha & Co M. Brean Stupka Beene Mary Michalek Olin L Vandermark EJ Yount Stephens Mre Townsend Eva Taylor Marion Teeter Marion Teeter, — 4 25 Wm Strickell Balgren Aubery Kroulik John McCauley Charlotte Baerweather David Miller Moneypenny Prahm Leech & Co Geo Stabler Sons Co Standard Oil Co E Tyler Ward JM Young Ag Hines Anna Hanson E J Hines Russell Livery GA Fisher H McGreevy Niles Fisher Citator Pub Co Alspaugh Eclipse Lumber,Co Towa Electric Co Lighta Iowa Telephone Co Metropolitan Supply Co J Mills J.mills Stampa Henry Sampica N. Schwirtz W K Pearson John Rouen, Jr AS Gibbons Earl Boyer Margaret Boyer Kate Maurice Ginn & Co Macmillan Co Mary Campbell Norman Harrison O T Carson John & Foster K Logan Bapsley Towa Telephones Co Toll Iowa Electric.Co Scott Hardware Co L Davis Madison Dennis Dullea J H Dehner Richland Peter Hichhorn J G Fegan HU Freeman Hale Fairview Glerk T’goid BJ Hanson John Henak Herman Harma Lovell Manford Jeffrey Jackson James Kotilinek G A Larson O E Limebaugh Martelle J A Mulvihill Trustees D C Merritt NJ Mizaur John H Miller Greenfield Leo Morrissey M J McNeilly J D Neelans Joseph Orr Martin Podolak Oxford Jet Ida Gee Ben Chamberlain Sigworth Geo O Lawrence Independence State Hospital Lowell Kobi Thomson F W Allen J Burda Oxford Mills Bridge Peldeen Dearborn Ceaebea Stone Lidred & Wherry Pate Vian John E Gable Colum L Hanssen Home Lumber Co Ambrose Jeffrey King Eve Lumbar Hale Bridge Elu Arduser Miles J Ambuehl, Jr FM Byerly Scotch Grove Road Eclipse Lumber Oo Chas Foley J. Hanssen Ed McBride Frank Nickel Eter Robertson Siebels Downing’s Anamosa Lumber Co Posis Atwood Sam Lawrence B Atwood Ed Beebe Henry C Balster Jack Brady R’p’ra John Deischer Castle Grove Dearborn & Sons Stone Eclipse Lumber Co Wm Flaherty Berlin Mills E Foley Martello Folkerts Frank Flaherty L Larson Ed Levnen Co Jail John W Lange F Moss H.monrage A McDaniel Strawman Clayton Pierce Rg Scott Hardware Co J‘underwood Moffett’s Ana F Moffett Ed McCann John Murphy Jake Shields AP Neilsen Olin Lumber Co Frank Sarby Starry & Monroe Schnepp Rome Wis Starry Uuk Zepha Burch Lulu Miller Jaly Mabel Norton Gophers Venter Junction Justice Court Dearborn Construction Co Iowa Institute County Insane Lizzie Lang Lee Rathbun J M Young SD Alspaugh S Garrison Wyomtae MR. Tumulty Callora Yesteryear Henry VII Tobias Venner London Standard Our Republic Katie Philadelphia Ledger Kinglake Crimea Pest Buckland Juan Francisco de St Antonio Philippine Islands Manila Louisville Courier-Journal
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