Iowa News Items of Interest Summarized
A broad Iowa roundup notes urban and rural population counts, notable legal cases, fires, and local government changes. Davenport man Harry Schwenk faces tax omissions, a Creston railroad fire caused about 50 thousand dollars in damage, and Mason City rejects a city government reform petition.
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Iowa
Harry Schwenk
Davenport
C. B. & Q Railroad Company
Creston
Mason City
Burch
Clarinda
Warren M. Calladay
State
Frank Tracy
Burlington
Poweshiek County
Ella Bickford
Ben Cain
Clarion
Jerry Boches
L. T. Benjamin
Algona
M. C. Gullion
Knoxville
Root
J. H. Dunlap
Iowa City
Iowa Engineering Society
Des Moines
Leonard Christiana
Norwalk
Sioux City
Coal Company
Sam
Woodbine
Omaha
T. W. Mack
Madrid
W. S. Conkling
Ernest Rathbun
Ida Grove
Reformatory
Anamosa
Wisconsin
Ely
Fort
Dodge
Bought House Plan Spurs Hardy Family Dream
John Hardy reveals a bid escalates to nearly thirty five hundred dollars for a house, provoking tension with Marian over affordability. They plan to move in by Christmas and celebrate progress as the little house nears completion, while Marian worries about strain and visits from a kind elderly couple interested in buying.
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John Hardy
Marian
Darby
Hardy
John
George
Jack
Doctor Harding
Jobo
Guardly Madrid Palace Yard Spectacle Amid Royal Rounds
Daily in the Palace Yard the old and new guards face each other at 10 o’clock as red and blue hussars flank artillerymen and infantry in color. Flags unfurled, bands play martial airs while thousands watch from palace walls. Vendors, según spectators, cakes and treats add to a lively scene before the king appears on the balcony. The display runs about an hour each morning.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Spain
Hussars
This Whale Had Hind Legs Reported Off British Columbia
A humpback whale captured off British Columbia stunned researchers by presenting two hind limbs. The bones arrived at the American Museum of Natural History where scientists debated their origin. They suggested a primitive bent back to land-walking ancestors, noting no other whale has bones outside the body. The four-foot limbs could not aid swimming or balance.
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Dale Givens
Boone
William Sloan
Guthrie County
Justus B. Murray
Howard Phillips
Newport
Maquoketa
Iowa
Philips
Murray
Phillips
Monona County
Anawa
New York
British Columbia
American Museum’ of Natural History
Onion diet tale from Rawlings at the Wye incident
An unclear snippet describes an onion diet for four days without water tied to an individual named Rawlings at the Wye. It mentions a hiding place and a bakery ceiling with a demand for a drink, but details are fragmented and faint.
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Pene
The King's Feast and the Great Invitation
A religious lesson on the Story of a Wedding Feast from Matthew 22 1 14 teaching that God invites all to His joyous table and will judge those who reject or neglect the invitation. It contrasts Jewish rejection with Gentile inclusion and warns of consequences for unprepared guests.
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Jerusalem
Christ
Market Prices Fragment Reported From Cramped OCR
Fragmentary OCR item lists assorted grain prices such as corn wheat oats and produce. Figures are garbled with units and punctuation, mentioning per bushel and cents, plus stray phone and dollar-like markers.
Rock Island Train Service Schedule Listed in Howell Iowa
Eastbound and westbound passenger numbers appear in the Wabash Time Table for Howell Iowa. Local freights No. 812 and No. 82 carry passengers with a 5:00 p.m. deadline the evening before for shipment at stations. Morning and late evening trains run 7:50 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. and 9:20 p.m. to 7:39 p.m. respectively.
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Wabash
Howell
Iowa
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State Institution For
Glenwood
State Board of Control
First National Bank
College Springs
Clinton
Robert Dingman
Clinton ‘Lock Company
Ralph Young
Ding Man
Waukon
Allamakee
Chas, Weitz Sons
Postville-Waukon
Waukon-Lanscing
Hancock County
Floyd County
Farmer Labor Legislative Committee
Thirty-ninth General Assembly
Joint Board
Farmers Co-operative and Educational League
Farmers Protective Welfare Association
Farmers Union
Farmers Legislative Committee
United Taxpayers League
Farmers, Co- Operative Exchange
G. Diete
Cts
Rock Island Train Service
W. C.verploeg
Ames
Farmer's Produce Building
DE Reus & van Zante
Chamber of Commerce
DR. C
Fox
Main and Liberty Sts
J. J. Sybenga
Puritan
A. J. Visser
Franklin St
DR. Aschenbrenner
Geelhoed
P. A. Edmund
Wagner's Clothing
A. P
Fankhauser
T. G. Fultz
Vander
ZYL ‘Bros
Towa
Georgia Chalfont
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