Aeroplane crash injures Selby Broms near Canton
Lieutenant Selby Broms of Estherville Iowa was badly hurt when the aeroplane he piloted plunged about three hundred feet in the Canton South Dakota railway yards. Passenger Dr Gallagher of Canton was killed instantly. Broms escaped the wreck but suffered burns and head injuries. The craft, owned by Ernest Rowe, exploded after hitting freight cars. Gallagher, a veterinary surgeon, had Canadian roots and recent real estate interests. Broms had just left army aviation service. Further details note the accident attracted a large crowd and witnesses observed no stunts.
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Selby Brime
Charg
Canton
South Dakota
Dr. Gallagher
Brot Ile
Ed. Broms
Rock Island Road
Estherville
Sioux Falls
Argus
Erey i. Gallagher
Selby Brams
Iowa
Gallagher
Brams
Brome
Aden
On &Cena
Ernest Rowe
Carload planning urged by Rock Island official
An Estherville Iowa note details M M Knapp Rock Island freight division urging shippers to load to capacity and consolidate consignments to ease a wartime car shortage. The letter calls for prompt loading and unloading to speed returns, stressing it as a public duty and urging businesspeople to cooperate.
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M. M. Knapp
Rock Island Railroad
Rock Island Road
Estherville
Iowa
Railroad Administration
Consignees
Comnbry
Penitentiary Sentence for Jim Jackson at Emmetsburg
Jim Jackson a colored cook at Gardston hotel was sentenced by Judge Lee in Emmetsburg to fifteen years in the Fort Madison penitentiary for a reported incident on Miss Emily Stoefel employed at the hotel. He pled guilty and was taken to Fort Madison after mob disturbances in the court yard.
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Jim Jackson
Gardston Hotel
Lee
Emmetsburg
Fort Madison
Nivison
Emily Stoefel
Gatdston Hotel
Jackson
Eatherville
Court House
Nivigon
Rules for Flu Prevention From State Health Official
State Health Officer Dr Sumner urges outdoor ventilation regular exercise and a balanced diet to lessen flu severity. He warns no antitoxins or medicines replace careful daily habits and notes past epidemics. A request to list 100 physicians for potential mobilization was sent to newspapers.
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G. J. Sumner
State Board of Health
Sumner
Rupert Blue
United States Army
Dr. Sumner
County Paves Four Miles Test Road East of Estherville
County board adopted a resolution to pave four miles of Armstrong road east of the city limits. Bids will be advertised soon with work hoped to start this fall and finish before freezing. The move follows the people’s wishes expressed in the recent election.
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County Board of Supervisors
Estherville
Armstrong Road
Two Summer Trips From El Centro to San Diego and Los Angeles
A correspondent recalls harvest delays this year causing wait for a combine and notes good grain prices offsetting poor stand. Auntie and I toured San Diego by auto stage with nine adults and one child, admiring mountains, cliffs, and harbor prospects for trade. We then rode by train from Brawley to Los Angeles, visiting Long Beach and a large Iowa picnic, before returning to town.
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San Diego
el ‘Cen‘tro
San Diego' A
Los Angeles
Archer
Cecho Slovak
Siberia
Nan
Brawley
City of
Long Beach
Castor Mks Ag
Nilich
Iowa
San Pedro Bay
Deming Attends American Legion State Convention
W E Deming returned Monday from Des Moines where he attended the state convention as Maurice Doyle Chapter Post No 91 delegate. The event drew over 1000 with Lt Col Theodore Roosevelt Jr as key speaker inspiring patriotism. Deming was chosen as alternate delegate for the 10th district to the Minneapolis National Convention in 1919, with Pershing and Foch expected as attractions. He also stayed to hear President Wilson discuss the League of Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Deming
Des Moines
American Legion
Maurice Doyle
Deming
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Emmet
National Convention of the
Minneapolis
General Pershing
Admiral Foch
Wilson
League of Nations
President Wilson asks for funds for Paris peace conference expenses
The President sent a message to Congress requesting 000.00 to cover probable expenses for the American Peace Delegation in Paris from December 1, 1918, to December 31, 1919. The detailed itemized costs through June 30, 1919, total 666,850.29 with travel, subsistence, wages, office costs, rents, and hotel charges, plus projected monthly and four-month liabilities for 1919.
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Wilson
Himsel
Paria
Congress
Paris
Deepartment
Crill
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Selby Broms
Broms
Chas. Smith
R. C. Coleman
Rochester
St. Paul
Moe
Bie
Farmers’ Union Farmers
I. C. Co. Hall
Denison, Sec’y-Treas
Ladies Aid Society of the
Rapkins
Bachman
Iowa City
Moline Universal
Kon Brothers
The
Williams
Cement Products Company
W. E. Turner
Mrs. Turner
Oregon
Florida
Tom Larson
West Bend
Nick Peterson
Tom
Ames
Mary Thramer
Father Campbell
St. Cecelia Church
Mankato
Minnesota
Rock Lance
Graettinger Times
West Bend Journal
Whittemore Champion
Larson
Jametsburg
Selby
Len
Totes
Seran Birney
Theodore Dick
Sboat
Cantle- Pia
Mareee Priscillata Biome
Cedar Rapid
Jim" Jackson
Maare Silver
State
Farm Bureau
State Fair Board
Ernest Shannon
Teau
Lyman Stevens
Halfa
He Tha
Weat Bend
Britt
Algona
Emmetaburg
V.R
Rijday
Ry Cape
Pasa
San m Gediciary
Bail Treain
A. A. Falar
Andrew Lande
Marshall
Vents
Roy
Young People’s Luther League
St. Ansgar
Union
Mason City
Mitchell
Floyd, Worth
Cerro ‘Ordo
Winneba
Hancock
Kossuth
Palo Alto
C.A. Jenson
Clear Ke
T. Hangon
Rave
Jennie Thorson
Secretorest City
T. Sophus Saint
Northwood
Hana’ Odden
Osage
Martha
League
Luther College
United States
West Coast
Europe
Carl A. Sperati
Odd Fellowa Hall
Adolphus Peterson
Robert Neilson
Ringsted Gun Club
California
F. H. Hanus
Frank Benesh
Hawkeye State
Frank
Mother
Cary Ter
Board of Supervisors
Ralasing
Hotel Crilton
Caucasus
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