Copper influence and Arizona growth in a Phoenix visit
A Phoenix letter describes extreme heat and civic critique. The writer cites copper companies’ control over industry and state politics, governor Hunt’s limited independence, and Bisbee deportations tied to I W W tensions. He applauds Arizona’s irrigation potential, Salt River Valley productivity, and copper prospects while noting legal costs ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick
Phoenix
Arizona Legislature
Hunt
Senate
I.W. W
Federal
Bishee
Liberty Bonds
Arizona
George
Salt River Valley
Car Turns Over Kills Miss Haze Groth Near Sherburn
Miss Katherine Groth, 19, daughter of Mr and Mrs August Groth of Sherburn Minnesota, was killed when an Olympian cloverleaf roadster driven by Charley Reed overturned on the state line road to Jackson late Sunday. Reed and two others were in the car. Groth sat in the rear seat and was crushed when the vehicle rolled. The accident occurred on a straight stretch near the fatal corner. Reed escaped with minor bruises while Col Schamplane suffered a leg bruise. The car was damaged mainly the windshield. burial arrangements were being made and the car was to be repaired. Spirit Lake Beacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Haze
Katherine Groth
August George Groth
Sherburn
Minnesota
Reach Brothers
State Line
Jackson
Charley Reed
Ceylon
Col. Schamplane
Groth
Miss Groth
Mr. Schamplane
Mr. Reed
Walter Paul’s
Someors
Spirit Lake Beacon
Beatrice Lytle Dies at One Year Three Months Old
Beatrice Little Lytle, youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Lytle, died at 403 North Third Street on Thursday June 27 after a week of illness. Funeral held 3:00 p.m. Saturday at Union Baptist Church with Rev. J. Frederic Cattin officiating. Duets by Mesdames Letchford and Noe comforted mourners. burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. The family receives community sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noe
Oak Hill
Conductor Adams Injured In Car Wreck Near Arnolds Park
Conductor D H Adams is hospitalized after a Ford car accident while on vacation with friends near Arnolds Park, Ellsworth and Estherville. He sustained a torn arm ligament and facial and body scratches but his injuries are not serious. He is undergoing treatment at the city hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
D. H. Adams
Ellsworth
Minnesota
West Okoboji
Arnolds Park
Estherville
City Hoospital
Fragmentary Note Reflects Personal Viewpoint
Incomplete OCR text shows a character remarking on a country and personal regards. The fragment includes phrases like real he-man's country and a casual aside about hotel. No clear event or identifiable entities.
A Splendid Letter From France During War
A soldier writes home from the front in France describing busy days, meals of wine and fresh produce, and the contrast between French hospitality and U.S. troops. He notes the massive supply trains, rough requisitions, and the steady presence of Red Cross efforts, praising Regular Army troops and expressing hope for relief by National Army recruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States
France
Bowie
Madison
Chicago
Red Cross
Thin Brice
Central
U. S
Dough Boys
National Army
Regular Army
U.S. Army
Draft age change killed by Senate
The Senate overwhelmingly defeated the proposal to extend draft age limits to 20 through 40 as part of the $12 billion army appropriation bill. Amendments creating an aircraft production corporation and basing quotas on class 1 numbers were approved, while neutrals' rights under the draft were addressed. A Sioux Falls troop train carried 504 drafted men, with volunteers from Minnehaha and Deuel counties, bound for Camp Funston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Fall of
New Mexico
Aircraft Production’ S Board
Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
House
Sioux Falls
Estherville
Minnehaha County
Commercial Club
Deuel County
South Dakota
South Ke
Camp Funston
Kakias
Paralyzed Frontline Letters Describe War Life and Boche Losses
A soldier on leave writes of looting Germans without helmets, French villages saved, and Marine pride as American artillery repels raids. He praises Allied morale, notes heavy casualties, and recalls vivid scenes from the front including captured German gear, wine, and camouflaged fields of pink poppies. He mentions Billy Sunday, Paris hopes, and a view of France transformed by war with vivid, non-graphic detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
Marine
Paris
France
Owa
Billy
America
Memorial for J. Brawford Graduates Estherville High School
Memorial notices John W. Brawford born March 12 1896 in Castalia Iowa enlisted in the Navy April 22 1917 and was lost with the Cyclops near the West Indies on March 4 of this year He was a graduate of Estherville High School and Cedar Rapids Business College He joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1914 was active in Knights of King Arthur and enjoyed singing Memorial services were held in the Methodist church conducted by Rev Torbet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Brawford
Castalia
Iowa
West Indies
Estherville
Knights of King Aerthur
Epwo
Rio de Janeiro
Methodist
Torbet
Also Mentioned on This Page
Phoenix, Ariz
A. D. Gant
Sta
Ain
Hazel Groth
Anton Storey
Rock Island
Knight
Arthur Beatty
Dan Howard
Uncle
Sam
Fold Army
Jay Howard
J. Brawford
M. E. Charele
Sailor Boy
Estherville High School
Navy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!