Editors to Hold Upper Des Moines Convention in Iowa City
The Commercial club outlines the Oct 22 23 program for the Upper Des Moines Editorial association meeting during the UI homecoming. Events include editor enrollment, tours, dinners at Hotel Jefferson, joint meetings with Associated Advertising clubs, tea for visiting ladies, and a university fellowship mixer.
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Towa City
Commercial Club of
Upper
Des Moines
University of Iowa
Commercial Club
Iowa City
Jefferson
Associated
Advertising Clubs of
Iowa
Hall of Liberal Arts
State University
Anna Klingenhagen
Currier Hall
New
Women's
University Armory
Liberal Arts Hall
First Meeting in Forty Nine Years at English Beach
A remarkable family reunion gathered the five Clarage brothers and one sister Mrs Martin at the Martin home near English Beach. Four generations shared a banquet at Joe Martin's, while William Martin and his wife, nearly ninety, observed the event known for long- awaited kinship.
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Waukon
Martin
English Beach
Clarage Brothers
Mrs. Martin
Joe Martin
William Martin
Cedar Rapids Urban Opened Interurban Line
The Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern line to Cedar Rapids opened this week with no ceremony. Thirteen trains will run daily in both directions between Waterloo and Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
No Blame for Child's Death in Bettendorf Crash
No responsibility for the death of John Brownie four year old son of J E Brownie cashier Bettendorf Savings Bank was charged against Dr W C Vollstedt driver of the auto that killed the child.
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Davenport
John
J. E. Brownie
Bettendorf Savings Bank
W. C. Vollstedt
Boone Accepts New Park Site from Herman Estate
The city accepted an offer from the Herman estate of sixteen acres for a public park. The site lies south of Boone on Greene street and is described as an ideal location for recreation and green space.
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Boone
Herman
Greene Street
Enrollment Surges at State Teachers College
Cedar Falls reports fall term enrollment at the State Teachers College surpassed previous highs with about 1,400 students in the first week and daily increases as new registrations arrive.
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Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
State Teachers’ College
Keokuk School Board Plans Garfield School Construction
Keokuk school board has spent 19000 dollars to acquire an entire half block for the Garfield school site. The new school will cost about 50000 dollars to construct, replacing the existing facilities with a modern building.
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Keokuk
Pa ton Youth Killed in Car Turnover Near Home
Perry Lester Welch, 17, son of a prominent Paton family, died when the automobile he was driving overturned six miles from his home.
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Paton
Perry
Lester Welch
Aged Twins Celebrate Birthday in Lenox
Lenox residents Lenox-Alonzo Sanford and his twin sister Mrs J M Shultz recently marked their seventieth birthday in town. The siblings, long known in the community, shared in the celebration with family and friends.
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Lenox
Alonzo Sanford
J. M. Shultz
Rededication of German Evangelical Church at Marion Center
The Ger man Evangelical church in Marion Center postponed twice before finally holding the rededication ceremony last Sunday.
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Hampton
Marion Center
Will Build New School in Grant Township
A Mason City contractor has secured the contract to erect a building for the Grant township consolidated school district. Completion is planned for next July at a cost of 15000 dollars.
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Swea City
Mason City
Grant Township
Railroad brakeman Norris receives 12750 settlement
Shenandoah A D Norris a brake man on the Keokuk and Western railroad who was injured in a wreck near Centerville a year ago has settled with the company receiving 12750 dollars.
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Shenandoah
A. D. Norris
Keokuk & Western Railroad
Centerville
To Have New Theater Waukon Plans Modern Opera House
Mike Barthel will erect a handsome new modern opera house in Waukon at a cost of 40000 dollars. Foundation work has already begun and construction will be pushed to early completion.
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Waukon
Mike Barthel
Iowa
San Francisco
Department of Agriculture
State House
A. R. Corey
Iowa, Committee
Ames Shows Big Increase in College Enrollment
The first week at Iowa State College ends with 300 more students on campus than last year and two day totals exceed by 260. With late arrivals the in residence count should top 2700, a 10 percent rise, and including summer students the yearly total may reach 3200, up 28 percent. If winter short courses repeat, annual attendance could pass 4000. The college community reports strong accommodations and meal service, with the new College Inn in Alumni Hall serving over a thousand meals daily.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Alumni Hall
Presbytery Ends Its Work in Missouri Valley
The Council Bluffs Presbytery closed its fifty-eighth annual fall session in Missouri Valley after meeting in California Junction. Officers named included moderator Rev. J. B. Cherry Walnut and clerks Revs. O C CardEn Sheldon Samson Cooks Adair, with J E Cummings Council Bluffs as stated clerk. Young People's officers were President W C Joseph Council Bluffs vice president Miss Ann White Woodbine secretary Orin Padel Missouri Valley treasurer Mrs Freda Hansen Council Bluffs. Next session set for Council Bluffs.
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Missouri Valley
Council Bluffs
California Junction
Young People’s Societies
J. B. Cherry
Walnut
O. C. Carden
Sheldon
Samson Cooks
Adair
J. E. Cummings
Young People’s Presbyterial
W. C. Joseph
Ann White
Woodbine
Orin Padel
Freda Hansen
Quaker Oats Mills Extend to Twenty Four Hour Day
Fort Dodge reports export demand prompts a shift to a twenty four hour workday at the Quaker Oats mills the superintendent announces. The plant had been running fifteen hours daily for several weeks and the change increases the work schedule across shifts.
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Fort Dodge
Quaker Oats Mills
Poultry Association Formed in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant in Henry county forms a poultry association with officers including President Rev. W. S. Moore Vice President Jamies O Gills Treasurer Fred Green and Secretary Ralph Owen. The first annual show is set for December 8 to 11 in the city with an expected 750 entries.
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Poultry Association
Mount Pleasant
Henry County Poultry Association
W. S. Moore
Jamies O’ Gills
Fred Green
Ralph Owen
Reap Harvest In Lumber Near Carroll Farmers
Carroll farmers harvest lumber from long planted cottonwood groves. J P Minches expects 25000 feet of good lumber from trees planted 35 years ago. Sebastian Burch has 10000 feet to saw. Young Moore of Judderdale expects 15000 feet from his trees.
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Carroll
J. P. Minches
Sebastian Burch
Young Moore
Juidderdale
Bootleggers Fare Hard Sigourney
Two suspicious men arrived this week with suit cases in Sigourney. Sheriff Grimes investigated and found fifty six pints of whisky. The liquor was handed to the United States marshal.
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Sigourney
Grimes
United States Marshal
Teachers to Hold Meeting in Marshalltown
The first inspirational teachers meeting in the county since the new law took effect is planned for September 30 to October 3 under county superintendent Gertrude H. Miller.
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Marshalltown
Gertrude EH. Miller
Lightning Strikes Kill Livestock on Riverton Farm
A severe electrical storm struck Henry Crossman’s Riverton township farm killing three horses and ten head of cattle that stood near a wire fence. Charles City records confirm the fatalities from the lightning event.
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Charles City
Henry Crossman
Riverton Township
Two Immense Silos Owned by John Pease
In Shenandoah two of the largest silos in this region belong to John Pease. Each silo holds 280 tons and requires the annual output of sixty acres of corn to fill them.
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Shenandoah
John Pease
Ptomaine Kills Girl in Omaha Rooming House
Dr Edwards says death of Grace Pierce of Harlan on North Nineteenth Street resulted from ptomaine poisoning after he was called to treat her in a rooming house in Omaha. The death occurred a few hours after care was summoned.
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Council Bluffs
Edwards
Nineteenth Street
Omaha
Grace Pierce
Harlan
Farmer Edward Smith Ends Life Near Little Sioux
Edward Smith, a prospering bachelor living south of Little Sioux, killed himself by cutting his throat with a knife. The motive remains unknown and no other persons were involved.
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Rock Rapids
Wessel Harms
Little
Rock
Little Sioux
Logan
Edward Smith
Boone to Place Thirty-Five More Electroliers
Boone Commercial association plans add thirty five electroliers to the streets. The move aims to make Boone one of the best lighted cities of its size in the country.
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Boone
Boone Commercial Association
Chief Chiefs Meeting Set for Fort Dodge in September
The annual Meeting of the Town Association of Police Chiefs will be held at Fort Dodge September 28 29 according to an announcement by President C F P Froom.
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Des Moines
Town Association of Police Chiefs
Fort Dodge
C. F. P. Froom
Airship Guards Paris as German Bombers Return
A French military dirigible sweeps above Paris searching for German airships after several raids. A crowd watches as Parisians treat the sky cruiser as an everyday spectacle amid the ongoing aerial threat.
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Paris
New Yorkers Grow Irritable Over War Mood
A Broadway corner newsboy’s cry about a Giants win and Kaiser loss sparks cheers and threats, illustrating war-weary crowds in New York City taking sides. The piece notes growing German sentiment and bolder German Americans as public debate hardens and police guard bulletin boards.
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Giants
Kaiser
Broadway
New York Nationals
Paris
Gamin
France
Bordeaux
Iowa News Digest Reflects Sterilization and Reform Debates
Federal court voids sterilization as to penitentiary inmates while Iowa officials push ahead with sterilizing insane patients. Parole board reports 1000 paroles in seven years with two thirds succeeding. Grinnell firm bankrupt with assets near 23 thousand and liabilities around 22 thousand. State bank deposits rise as mining and public notices shape policy.
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Des Moines
D.C
Fort Madison
Cosson
In- Bano
Mr. Mott
Grinnell
Grinnell Implement Company of
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