Estate of James Callanan to Liquidate Assets in Des Moines
The estate of James Callanan who died in Des Moines in 1904 will liquidate September 26 selling securities including a Mexican claim of about 10,000 pesos and a Don Luno Estrada note for 50,000 dollars secured by 32,000 acres near Durango. Governor Hammill proclaims Forget-Me-Not day observance on September 29 statewide.
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Des Moines
Republic of Mexico
Durango
Don Luno Estrada
Mexico
Morga Ranch
Hammill
Disabled American Veterans Organization
Iowa News Highlights Social and Agricultural Developments
Reports from Iowa outline a protest meeting sponsored by regional associations to engage Congress, while Copp urges Mississippi River towns to send delegates. The Iowa American Legion reports 33,382 members, led by Cedar Rapids with 1,082. Corn prospects show a 110 million bushel jump over last year, with a record crop potential. Henry Field Seed distributes 20,000 visitors in Shenandoah, and Grinnell honors Billy Robinson, aviation pioneer, with a cemetery monument. Iowa hogs and cattle feeders command high prices as stock movements rise. Fort Atkinson restoration funds sought, while Iowa PTAs win state fair education honors. Coal mine counts decline to 193 in 1927 with 2.95 million tons produced.
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Iowa Department of the American Legion
G. Decker French
Davenport
R. J. Laird
Cedar Rapids
United States Department of Agriculture
Towa
Iowa
Copp to preside Minneapolis meeting for nine foot Mississippi channel
Hon W F Copp a member of Congress from the First Iowa district will preside at a Minneapolis meeting on September 14 to launch a campaign aimed at securing a nine foot channel in the upper Mississippi. Three organizations including the Upper Mississippi River Barge Line support the effort.
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W. F. Copp
Congress
Iowa
Minneapolis
Upper
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Missis
Yankees Open Western Schedule With Mixed Results As A’s Hope But Fall Short
The article details the Yankees and Athletics on a western trip with the A's 1 1/2 games behind the leaders. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig power the Yankees as they win crucial games, while fans pack Yankee Stadium for a record opening doubleheader. Public sentiment sides with the A’s to end the Yankees’ dominance, though the Yankees appear to be in position to evade the challenge.
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Mackmen
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A’s
Yanks
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Lefty Grove
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Mackfan
Yankee Stadium
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Mack
Much School Time Saved By Board of Health
Thousands of additional school days will be available to Iowa children due to a state board of health action. The rule excluding exposed, susceptible family members from school for two weeks in cases of chicken pox mumps and whooping cough shall not apply when daily inspection by a school nurse under a physician health officer or medical committee is in place. The exposed child must be excluded if symptoms develop and the old rule limited attendance.
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Iowa
State Board Ofhealth
State Department of Health
Public Health Nurses Seen Vital for School Health
The state rules on communicable diseases prompt expanding public health nurses to serve as school nurses in cities and towns. County boards and school authorities are urged to employ nurses under physician guidance to prevent losses from chicken pox, mumps, and whooping cough.
The Enduring Strain of Meal Prep Shifts to Can Openers
Cincinnati Enquirer notes a shift in domestic meals where the burden of cooking is less on the wife and more on the kitchen gadget, with can openers symbolizing broader changes in home routines.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Grover Cleveland40s Erie County Sheriff Story
At 36 years old, Grover Cleveland served as sheriff of Erie county New York, reflecting an early stage in his political rise.
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Grover Cleveland
Erie County
New York
Football Programs of Iowa Colleges Made Up
Schedule fragment lists games for multiple Iowa colleges including Monmouth at Iowa Toledo? Oct 6 and Oct 13 matchups. Entries show opponents such as Ripon Grinnell Coe and Cornell with dates in October through November and notes like homecoming and Dad's day. The text is garbled but depicts a comprehensive fall football slate across Iowa colleges.
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Ames
Grinnell
Missouri
Columbia
Kansas
Lawrence
Oklahoma
Kansas Aggies
Drake
Des Moines
Marquette
Milwaukee
Iowa
Cornell Schedule Highlights Across November
The schedule lists Cornell games at home and away with opponents Coe Monmouth Lombard Bradley. Key dates include November 3 at Cornell November 10 home versus I nox November 17 at Monmouth November 24 at Lombard and November 28 at Bradley.
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Eyeing Fertilizer Yields Needs Harvested Proofs
Soils expert J G Boatman of Town State college warns that visual appraisal of fertilizer effects on corn is unreliable. He notes differences under 15 bushels per acre are hard to detect and that only weighing harvested plots reveals true gains. Phosphate fertilizers improve grain quality and earlier maturity, yet must be measured to be valued.
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Town State College
State Experiment Station
Cooperative Experimental Fields
Towa
Mr. Boatman
Farmer urges careful harvest to test fertilizer benefit
Mr. Boatman calls for precise weighing of corn test plots to reveal true effects of fertilizer use. James Kennedy, an 83 year old Civil War veteran from Vinton, died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after being struck by a car, with driver Sam Cairo saying he could not stop in time. Pennsylvania claims the most towns over 5,000 population in the nation.
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Vinton
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
Sam Cairo
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