City Fourth of July Celebration Draws Fire Over Fireworks
Officials criticize unruly Independence Day excess as fireworks sales loosened by ordinance. Stewart Gilman and City Hall acknowledge enforcement gaps while Colman and Headington separate call for stricter controls. Parks, safety, and weather considerations cited as reasons for limited sales and extended stock disposal.
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Stewart Gilman
Colman
J. C. Headington de Mt
Milton Smith
Parks and Property
Aries Wilcox
Pub Satvty
Poor Judgment At Crossings Cited In 1922 Auto Tragedies
Interstate Commerce Commission Accident Bulletin No 87 notes motorists frequently misjudge braking and stopping distances at crossings. In 1922, 122 killed and 911 injured in collisions with passenger trains. The report highlights speed momentum and human judgment as factors, and notes a Houston woman bought a speedway while buses may supplement Rock Island Southern service.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Rock Island Southern
Ilinois
Fabric car bodies beat metal for ease and lightness
New York June 29 Fabric automobile bodies built from fabric instead of sheet metal prove serviceable after 20 000 miles of testing under varied road and climate. K L Childs, president of a fabric body maker, claims quieter operation lighter weight by 26 to 110 pounds per car easier cleaning due to hard fabric coating and easy panel replacement without interior disturbance. Insurance rates may drop for fabric insured Baltic bodies. Municipal taxes and state license timing noted.
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New York
Society of Automotive Engineers
K. L. Childs
Childs
Abolishing Grade Crossings Proves Costly and Time Consuming
Railroad engineers estimate eliminating all Class 1 grade crossings would cost about 19 billion dollars for 256,862 crossings at roughly 76 thousand each. The scale suggests slow progress and high expenses. Indiana collects 3.7 million dollars from a two cent gas tax in ten months, with summer gains projected around 100 thousand monthly.
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United States
Indiana
Fourth of Jury memorable day noted by Wilcox
Mr Wilcox recalls a day marked by extended personal liberty and a preapproval from police and fire chiefs before extra permission was granted, with four city council members also approving. The remark reflects on civic permissions and personal freedom within the city’s governance.
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Wilcox
Police and Fire Department
State Prison Celebrates Grand Fourth With Menu Card
Deputy Sheriff Ray Marr returned from Fort Madison Ceniten tary after viewing prisoners recently sentenced in district court. The menu noted a Fourth of July feast with breakfast of soft boiled eggs and other items, suggesting a grand and glorious Fourth for inmates.
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State Prison
Ray Marr
Fort Madison
Tary
Marr
State Institution
Japan Far Ahead of America In New Cruiser Construction
LY CHARLES P. STEWART reports from Washington on June 28 that Japan began rapid cruiser construction immediately after the naval limits treaty. Japan seeks cruisers to compensate near its capital-ship cap, while the United States maintains more battleships and fewer modern cruisers, prompting concerns over global naval balance and fleet adequacy in wartime.
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Japan
America
Charles P. Stewart
Washington
Cea
Span
United States
Huron
Pitsburgh
Seattle
Alto
Britain
States
North Sea
Cr Stary
Pitts
Denver
Salem
Ttain
Yer
Dinner Menu Summary From Historic Cell House Lunch
A fragment lists dinner and lunch items including chicken fricassee with dumplings, green peas in cream, whipped potatoes, giblet gravy, cold slaw, cream cheese, fruit, Parker house rolls, nut margarine, coffee, vanilla ice cream, apple pie, and cake. Lunch notes mention a standard cell house meal.
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Parker House
Cell House
Legion in Iowa elects First district officers
The First district of Iowa American Legion Officers Reserve Corps elected Bruce L. Gilfillan as president with Capt Ed ward L. Chase as vice president Lieut Arthur J Maxwell as secretary and Capt Carlyle Summerbell as treasurer in Keokuk. Milford parade prize went to the American Legion float winning first prize the most elaborate in the Milford community and Dickinson County Girls stud picnic parade. Attorney Herick of Estherville spoke at the tag. Davenport drill team will go to the national convention at St Paul with ten competing units from other states contending for top honors. Davenport aims to place second to Northwood Karl King a Legionaire.
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Keokuk
Bruce L. Gilfillan
First District of
Davenport
St. Paul
Towans
Northwood
Karl King
Legionaire
Manley Man Elected County Commander at Meeting
Korn Klub member from Manley was elected county commander at the meeting here. Des Moines Vernon R Seeburger, regionaire and Polk County attorney, was elected president of the Town Association of County Attorneys at the convention. Atlantic organizers signed up thirty new members in the membership drive. More than 5 000 people saw the Battle of Verdun staged by the legion and nearly 500 dollars was cleared.
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Korn Klub
Manley
Des Moines
Vernon R. Seeburger
Polk County
Atlantic
Verdun
Legion
Prison shirt factory at Fort Madison closes operations
Machinery in the penitentiary shirt and garment factory is being dismantled after labor disputes end existing contracts. Thirty five convicts lose work as factory idle until new industry begins after July 21. Warden Hollowell cites nearly 18000 dollars lost wages for men and state.
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Fort Madison
T. P. Hollowell
Rum Raiders Marooned On Missouri River Island
On a Missouri River island three miles from Salix last Thursday two police raiding officers Luke and Rogers were marooned after their boat became stuck in sand. They swam ashore as dawn broke after spending 29 hours on the island with the crew destroying liquor paraphernalia during a night of raids.
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Missouri River
Police Department
N. V. Luke
Will Rogers
Salix
Luke
Rogers
Street Car Wage Plea Put Before Board Arbiters
Sioux City street car employees seek a 10 cent daily wage increase and an eight hour workday. The Special Board of Arbitration, slated for Saturday, was postponed to select a third member. P. J. Dalton will act for employees, Fred Hy Free for the company, and Robert J. Pike may join as third member pending talks.
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Sioux City
Special Board of Arbitration
Arbitration Commission Co
General Service Company
P. J. Dalton
Grain Exchange
H. T. Woodward
Th J Fux City Union
Fred Hy Free
Robert J. Pike
Weather and court notices from Sioux City area
The page reports Nebraska and town weather mostly fair with warmth, a missing person search for Hannah Kettle son near the Big Sioux river, and notes a $13 459 judgment awarded to A Johnson and Jessie Johnson against Oscar Ane Hersons security on a mortgage. It also covers two arrests under the claret license law and a speeding arrest, plus a charity program at Kendon Kelly Park Improvement assoc Glendale chapel.
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A. Johnson
Jessie Johnson
Oscar Ane Herson
District Court
Will E. Johnson
Big Sioux River
Hannah Kettleson
W. R. Kettleson
McDonald Street
Kendon-Kelly Park
Glendale Chapel
Julia Holder
Clarence Johnson
Grace
Eve
Will Cressy Travels Spark Syracuse Rail Tour
Will Cressy describes Syracuse in a vivid travelogue style noting trains from New York Central and Lackawanna and West Shore lines. He traces the city’s growth from Webster's Landing in 1876, its Onondaga County locale, local industries, and literary culture while listing various local publications and institutions.
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Will Cressy
New York Central Railroad
Syracuse
N. Y
Lackawanna
West
Sicily
Italy
Webster's Landing
Bogardus Landing
Milan
South Salina
Cossitt's Corner
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