Multiple Railroad and Local News Items Reach City
A series of brief reports recount a brakeman run over on the Q line at Albia and four Ottumwa firemen injured by an overturned hose carriage, with causes described. Warren Sanford Stone wins grand chief of the Locomotive Engineers in Cleveland after 25 years in the field. A 16 year old New London girl, Fanetta Gown, attempts suicide by shooting, with no recovery expected. Goat stomach analyzed in Memphis reveals whiskey theft via stamps eaten by the goat. Harry J. Mayham of Lead, S D, rises as a major mining figure in the Black Hills, forecasting $50,000,000 annual gold output. Bert Sheppard, son of Oskaloosa coal operator W W Sheppard, is freed after insufficient evidence in a Muscatine murder case. Des Moines Daily News helps fund a $300 outing for 100 needy children at the Boone ledges with 15 ladies tending to needs.
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Chas
Hobson
Ottumwa
Albia
Fanetta
New London
Memphis
Tennessee
Harry J. Mayham
Lead
S. D
Cecil Rhodes
Black Hills
Mayham
Henry
Bert Sheppard
W. W. Sheppard
Oskaloosa
Muscatine
Arthur Meade
West Liberty
Young Sheppard
The
Daily News
Des Moines
Boone
Deserted in Oskaloosa prompts child welfare action
Neighbors report a father working in Buxton while a mother and an older sister leave three young children unsupervised at West Fourth Avenue. The two youngest were unclothed and frightened when police found them. Officers waited for the mother and sister to return as neighbors seek district court action to assign the children to homes.
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Geo, Andrews
James Glass
West Fourth Avenue
Chas. Saylor
Oskaloosa Herald
Buxton
Squire Stanley
Longest English and Welsh Words Quiz Recapped
A Knoxville Express note surveys famously long words from English and Welsh sources. It cites incircumscriptibleness honorificabilitudinity antidisestablishmentarianism and a Welsh place name Llanfairpwll. The piece jokes that a Greek term allegedly meaning hash tops the list, ending as the type gave out.
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Knoxville Express
Llanfair
Attica and Harvey Tie After Delay at Local Diamond
Attica and Harvey began a Sunday baseball game at a local diamond but were halted after two innings when the landowner stopped play. Harvey News reports the stoppage halted further action.
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Attica
Harvey
Harvey News
Largest hayrick in Knoxville area towers on Aldrich farm
The Knoxville Township report claims the largest hayrick of the year stands on the Chas Aldrich farm southwest of town. Ground plan measures 25x60 feet and will reach 26 feet in height. Aldrich estimates at least 50 tons stored. he and three men spent five full days building it. Jim Wooldridge recalls another hayrick famed for secrecy, but won't reveal its location.
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Knoxville
Knoxville Township
Aldrich
Town
Jim Wooldridge
The Death Penalty and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Claim
An advertisement extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best remedy for burns sores and ulcers, arguing minor injuries may be fatal without it and urging readers to keep a jar ready. The fragment mentions burns and other conditions in a sensational tone.
World Fair Missouri and national buildings near completion
Missouri state building stands three quarters done and other pavilions including Kentucky's New Home, the U S fisheries and Iowa building are rapidly advancing. The 2000 room hotel plans near completion, two 265 foot towers rise at the north entrance, and asphalt roads surround key palaces as the fair nears August and September milestones.
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Missouri
United States Fisheries
Kentucky
Taylor
Great Palace of Agriculture
Washington University
Traveler's Protective Association
Congress
Clay Township Fair Aims for Revival This Fall
Promoters led by R G Emmet of First National Bank Harvey push public enterprise revival in Clay Township. Fall fair planned between September 15 and 16 with exact date pending. Also mentions E E Fullington, a theater renovator, returning to Oskaloosa to settle old debts with Landlord Crippen and a board bill, paying $15.90 and promising $5 on August 8 plus weekly payments thereafter.
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Clay Township
R. G. Emmet
First National Bank of
Harvey
E. E. Fullington
Teather
Oskaloosa
Crippen & Board Bill
Justice
We Are Not Responsible Band Serenades Town
A local street serenade by Prof. von Schullenberger and a musicians group delighted residents Monday night. The orchestra featured Von Chewmeup, von Voodenshoe, Sinkyerbobber, Vonden Woodensupper, Allreadyet, Don Julep, Wienerworst and others with varied instruments. The performance included a singer on the front seat, a second on the step, and another under the side seat. They performed the latest music amid lighthearted crowd reactions.
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von Schullenberger
von Chewmeup
Horrible
von Voodenshoe
Terrible
Sinkyerbobber
Vonden Woodensupper
Allreadyet
Don Julep
Wienerworst
Train Runs On Time On Newton Branch Of Iowa Central
The Newton branch of the Iowa Central ran on schedule for last Friday, surprising residents as passengers expected delays. Burglars entered Wildman and Robertson's store Sunday night through the front window, scattering goods after failing to enter through the cellar. No clues yet. Other items note visitors and travels among Pella residents including Elmer Hagens of Chicago and John Hagens of Pella, with various local visits and illnesses reported.
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Newton
Iowa Central
Wildman and Robertson
G. J. Hagens
Elmer
Chicago
Ill
John Hagens
Pella
J. A. Hagens
Tra Vandoland
Knoxville Guard to be ordered to Ft. Riley soon
Knoxville correspondence reports the National Guards unit from Knoxville being prepared for orders to march to Ft. Riley Kansas. A sewer project surveyor from Ames checks the route for a large drainage main planned to run from the west school building around the square to hotels. Jolly Della Pringle Co prepares for a grand fall opening August 5th. S G Richards of Prairie City is new city schools superintendent succeeding F S Thompson who will move to Chehalis Washington to lead schools in September.
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Knoxville
National Guards
Bamp
Ft. Riley
Kan
Ames
Main Street
Competine Creek
Jolly Della Pringle Company
Sath
S. G. Richards
Prairie City
F. S. Thompson
Chehalis
Washington
Marriage Under Cottonwood Tree Wedding in Keokuk County
At 3:30 pm last Sunday, John Wesley Smith and Louella Grace Harris wed beneath a cottonwood by the Keokuk Mahaska county line after learning the license was issued in Keokuk county. Rev Ry Wesse of the M E Church officiated. The bride is a Barnes City native. the groom from Delta, Iowa. They plan to reside in the area.
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Montezeuma
Keokuk County
John Wesley, Smith
Louella Grace Harris
Mahaska County
Ry Wesse
M. E. Church
Barnes City
Delta
Towa
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N. van
Louisville ,Nashville Railroad
Great Central Southern Trunk Line
Alabama
Ississippi
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Gulf East District
R. Jwemyss
Géneral ‘Twiagrition and Industrial Agt
Louisville, KY
UCL
Eureka
Standard Oil
Idr
M. Kramer
I. Silverman
City Mills
Geo. J. Thomassen
Vander ZylBros
E. J. Roorda
Pella Drain Tile and Brick Co
Erade
Farmer
Agnes
Nancy Andewey
Jesse Kingsma
Jennie de Heer
Henry Terlow
Emma Dieleman
Miss Forsyth
Dr. Keables
Minnie de Jong
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