Training Camp Admission for Missouri Youths at Fort Des Moines
Missouri youths aged 17 to 24 from 29 counties including St. Louis are to be trained at Fort Des Moines with government-provided transportation clothing and board. Recruits must bring gear and wear uniforms paid for by the department. Vaccinations against typhoid and smallpox are required and a month of intensive training will follow with sports and recreation. An Iowa State Fair outing is scheduled.
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Cereeted Toim Young
Missouri
St. Louisi
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moines Boy Scout Reserve Bought for Camp Use
Des Moines area scouts purchased 125 acres, 30 miles northwest of the city near the Des Moines river. The land features bluffs, ravines, timber and diverse Iowa flora and fauna, bought at 40 dollars an acre for five thousand dollars total. Plans call for a 15000 dollar fund to develop a lodge and cottages for groups of 50 over two week visits each summer.
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Boy Scout Movement
Des Moines
Iowa
December 9th Field Artillery leaves Iowa for Kansas maneuvers
Three hundred members of the Ninth Field Artillery under Major William Shepherd depart Fort Des Moines for Fort Riley Kansas on an overland march with 300 horses and 125 vehicles. They expect to finish by June 1 and return by July 15 to aid the Citizens Military Training camp opening August 1. Stops along the route will feature drills and movements, with food provided for horses and men at each site.
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Ninth Field Artillery
William Shepherd
Fort Des Moines
Ft. Riley
Kansas
Fort Riley
Iowa
Rock dust may replace sand for paving near Reagsnor
A Des Moines contractor reports rock dust from the sand hills near Reagsnor as the best paving finisher yet found. The material hardens like cement and resists disintegration, unlike sand. Located along the Rock Island line near Newton and Monroe, vast rock dust hills and nearby red stone deposits are noted as potential sources.
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Reagsnor
Jaspag
Skunk River
Des Moines
Rock Island
Newton
Monroe
Polk County Board Sues After Settlement Talks
After frequent attempts to reach a settlement, the Polk County board of supervisors has filed a lawsuit. The action marks a turn from negotiation to court proceedings to resolve the dispute. Affected parties and specific claims are not detailed in the provided snippet.
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Board of Supervisors of
Polk County
Uninsured contractor blamed in Iowa death and injury suit
In Davis county district court A E Rea of Corydon and Louis E McMurray administrator of Alexander Banchow estate each sue Cox Brothers of Dike Iowa and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company Baltimore Md for 10000 claiming negligence at a West Grove culvert construction site caused Banchow's instant death and Rea's serious injuries. The suits allege lack of proper barriers and failure to carry required liability insurance with bondsman liable.
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Davis County
A. E. Rea
Corydon
Louis E. McMurray
Alexander Banchow
Cox Brothers
Dike
Iowa
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Baltimore
West Grove
Banchow
Rea
Osceola Postmaster Wallace Agnew Dies at 76
Wallace G. Agnew of Osceola Clarke county who held record for longest continuous service as postmaster in Osceola passed away. Born Cumberland Ohio in 1839 he joined the Third Iowa infantry in the Civil War and was wounded at Shiloh. Appointed by Andrew Johnson in 1866 he later received commissions from Grant Hayes Arthur Harrison Roosevelt and Taft. He retired April 19 1915 after a long career and also served in the Twenty first and Twenty second General Assemblies.
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Osceola
Clarke County
Wallace G. Agnew
Cumberland
Ohio
Third
Iowa Infantry
Arbitration Settles Idaho County Drug Store Case
Jack Blizard of Ida Grove reports a settlement between Thomas Meig and Edward Skogland after a mistaken drug store mix up. Skogland pays Meis $500, hospital and nurse costs, and doctors’ fees, with a board of arbitration concluding the case.
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Jack Blizard
Ida Grove
Ida County
Thomas Meig
Edward Skogland
Board of Arbitration
Skogland
Conduets
Meis
Pluto Water
Amonia
Board of Arbitration Heart
Three Children Travel From Honolulu to Jewell
Claude V Campbell of Jewell reports three children ages three four and six Ronald Eileen and Franklin Granby children of Luther Granby near Jewell abandoned by their mother in Honolulu cared for at an orphan's asylum. Father notified and travelers aid society arranged for the long journey home. A government lien of about 1116 with penalty filed against Berger Stemsrud of Grinnell delinquent on income tax. Notices of federal income tax liens now filed with county recorder under new law.
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Claude V. Campbell
Jewell
Hamilton County
Honolulu
Ronald
Eileen
Franklin Granby
Luther Granby
Near Jewell
Travelers’ Aid Society
Berger Stemsrud
Grinnell
U. S
Motive unclear from fragmented data in February and March figures
The fragment cites Polk and motor vehicle registrations, noting February and March sums such as 290 910 dollars and over 26 000 for a cot alone, with comparisons to 1922 figures. Details are incomplete, but the text references financial totals and registration counts.
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Polk
P H Lenon Lifelong Guthrie County Leader Dies at 87
Capt P H Lenon a Guthrie county resident for decades died at age 87. His ancestry traces to Scotland with service in the American Revolution. The Lenon family contributed to multiple wars including 1812 Mexican War Civil War Vicksburg death, Spanish American War, and World War I.
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P. H. Lenon
Guthrie County
America
Scotland
Washington
James Lenon
Henry
Lenon
Vicksburg
Sioux City Students Save Thirty Months of Deposits
Twelve thousand two hundred forty seven pupils in Sioux City schools hold eighty two thousand dollars in school savings accounts. Banks collect deposits every Tuesday during the school year, as a representative visits the thirty two schools to gather funds from students.
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Sioux City
Page County educator Miss Samuelson named to national committee
Page county schools gain national notice as Agnes Samuelson, current superintendent, is named a member of the foreign relations committee of the national education association. The convention meets in San Francisco from June 29 to July 5, with Augustus O. Thomas chairing, a former Nebraska state superintendent and Maine school chief.
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Page County
Jessie Fields
Henry Fields
Shenandoah
Agnes Samuelso
National Education Association
San Francisco
Augustus O. Thomas
Norwich
Nebraska
Maine
Prohibition Enforcement Yields Major Seizures in Iowa
Federal agents report 65 arrests in April with $34,940.75 in taxes and penalties realized. Seizures include two automobiles valued at 1800, 83 stills, 2338 gallons of spirits and 33 gallons of malt liquor, with 7300 gallons of mash destroyed.
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Iowa
Five World War I hospitals speed to treat veterans in Knoxville
Washington reports intense effort to hasten five hospitals construction to serve 1,960 veterans with mental diseases. The Knoxville hospital with 400 beds should be ready by August 14, while the existing Knoxville facility continues as the old inebriate ward awaiting replacement.
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Washington
Knoxville
FIVE COFFINS FOUND IN OLD GRAVEL PIT
Visitors to lakes recall the large gravel pit east of Minnewashta near Arnold's Park. A spring bank collapse revealed five rough coffins, apparently of children, including a baby and a twelve year old girl. No one recalls their burial. oldest local memory lacks such graves, suggesting these might be from early settlers lost after the Spirit Lake massacre.
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Minnewashta
Middle Gare Lake
Arnold’s Park
Mr. King
Spirit Lake
Webb Hacnesse
Snakes Seen as Aid to Iowa Agriculture Says Zoologist
Dr. J. E. Guthrich of Iowa State College notes snakes are vital adjuncts to agriculture. He explains these reptiles feed on animal pests such as mice and insects, with the fox, bull, milk, king and blue varieties highlighted as valuable in Iowa.
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Iowa
J. E. Guthrich
Iowa State College
Pidgin phrase sparks concerns over infection report
A fragment hints at a discussion about infection and language use, mentioning pidgin and a broken communication note. The text suggests tension between terms used and a need for clarity in reporting health information. No clear names or dates are present in the readable portion.
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Ankeny
Morrissey & Son South
1St Trust & Savings Bank
Stherville, Iowa
Colfax
Thompson & Sweet
Estherville, Iowa
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