War department sham battle injures spectators in Iowa
At a state fair grounds demonstration by the war department more than 15 000 people attended a sham battle. A shell damaged the amphitheater and pieces of broken steel struck spectators including a Des Moines high school girl whose forehead was lacerated and upper lip severed. Army surgeons and top experts were summoned to treat the injuries as the event drew headlines across the state.
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War Department
Washington
Camp Dede
A. Des Moines
Grimes Family in Indiana Roots and Ames College Ties
The text notes John Grimes of Montezuma, a Sixth district congressional candidate, born on a farm purchased by his grandfather in 1816. It outlines the Grimes and Ketcham family lines, their long Indiana history, and mentions eight siblings in the Grimes family, with both parents aged 81 and 77. It also references Methodist leaders attending a delegation and the Wesley foundation at Ames College.
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Grimes
John Grimes
Montezuma
Indiana
Mr Grimes
Ketchams
Notable Iowa figure rises from coal fields to rail leadership
Born in Pennsylvania in 1859, one of nine orphans raised by a widowed mother, he drove a mule in coal mining at age eleven and worked night school to pay through college. He rose from machinist to general superintendent, led 30,000 workers with no major labor trouble, and farmed 200 acres near Burlington. He served as Iowa Food Administrator in World War I, then became a trustee of Iowa Wesleyan and Grinnell colleges.
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America
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Grinnell Colleges
Grimes family ties and war memories remembered
A fragmentary reminiscence ties John Grimes to local graves from Indian wars to World War I and Spanish American War. It notes a Grimes marker, a candidate’s father who enlisted in 1861, and mentions John Grimes as a speaker on Decoration Day. It also covers local grand jury actions against reckless drivers and cites Corporal Mno H. Brandt of Boone Iowa for extraordinary heroism near Fleaville, France, on Oct 4, 1918.
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Nothing New The Lawyer and The Lady Exchange Alimony Quote
A brief exchange from the Boston Transcript features a lawyer questioning alimony demands and a woman defending the amount. The dialogue reflects tensions over support during a relationship and highlights unequal expectations.
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