Keota Man Survives Ferry Barge Drift On Ohio River
Keota real estate man N G McNurlen faced a three hour ordeal after his automobile was carried by a tow barge during a violent Ohio River gale. The barge broke free near the Illinois shore, drifted toward trees, then with rescue boats and passengers using life preservers, was anchored to trees until help arrived about 11 pm. He spent the night in Shawneetown and returned home Sunday.
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Keota
N. G. McNurlen
Ohio River
Umatilla
Florida
Kentucky
Shawneetown
Illinois
Keota Education Leader Also Heads Local Ehautauqua
The board of education member serves as president of the Keota ehautauqua association, indicating a blend of school governance and community cultural leadership.
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the Board of Education
The
Keota Ehautauqua Association
Rock Island Offers Weekend Train Rates to Compete With Buses
The Rock Island railroad announces weekend excursion tickets from all points for one fare plus 25 cents when the one way fare is 10 dollars or less. Tickets sold Friday through Sunday with a Monday midnight return, running from April 8 and continuing until further notice.
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Chicago
Til
Rock Island Railroad
L. M. Allen
Rock Island Lines
Rock Island
World Census of Gods Started by Missionaries
Missionaries under the Catholic Anthropological Conference launch a global census of gods from Africa to the Arctic. The effort seeks to document beliefs, morality, and rituals across tribes, including views on superior beings, protection, afterlife rewards or punishments, and practices such as cannibalism and hospitality.
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Washington
INS
Globe
Catholic Anthropological Conference
Catholic University
Arctic
J. M. Cooper
Cooper
Keota Council reviews tax report and assigns committees
Keota City Council held a busy week with a noon Monday session organizing for the year. Dr. F. O Pershing was reappointed health physician after a positive report, and assessor A F Schreckengast read the completed personal assessment rolls with no changes.
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Keota
F. O Pershing
Dr. Pershing
A .F Schreckengast
Brown
W. §. Helscher
H. W. Statler
C. L. Stoutner
W. ©. Richardson
Cc. F. Holmes
Chariton Mayor Dies While Driving in Iowa
Adam Reibel 72 year old mayor of Chariton died of a stroke while driving near Chariton Iowa. He slumped over the steering wheel and was dead when the car left the road and hit a ditch. A Democrat, he served on the board of supervisors before becoming mayor and earlier ran a harness shop for 30 years.
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Chariton
Iowa
INS
Adam Reibel
Here
Reixer
Board of Supervisors
Colonial Clergy and Physician Roles Combined Early
In early Colonial times the professions of clergyman and physician were often joined in a single career. This synthesis reflects the era's small communities where educated leaders served spiritual and medical needs, shaping social and cultural life.
Rich Italian heir held over mail bombs to 48 notables
Silvio Merighi a wealthy Verona youth is under arrest for sending bombs and anonymous letters to at least 48 prominent Italians since 1922. Police say he selected targets from telephone books and took pleasure in watching relationships unravel. He lived in a Verona villa and kept bombs ready for posting when captured.
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Italy
INS
Silvio Merighi
Merighi
Venice
Grand Ufficiale
Uga Cremonesi
Verona
Bologna
Turin
Silvio
Local Officials Named in Marshall City Post
Marshall announces city roles including Harold Teets water superintendent and street commissioner. Ed Conklin assistant street commissioner. James McJunkin night watch. EFC sexton. Cady fire chief Flave Hagist.
Money for Babies
A Long Beach California notice notes funds or aid related to newborns. The text references payments or support tied to babies, indicating a program or benefit mechanism. Details are incomplete in the readable fragment.
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Long Beach
Cal
INS
Fire alarm falsehood lands man in court
John Bonas pleaded guilty in municipal court to turning in a false fire alarm and was fined ten dollars plus costs and sentenced to 15 days in jail. He explained the act was to give the firemen some exercise.
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Cleveland
John Bonas
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Flav
R. L. Lytle
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East Side Square
Kaynee
Washington County
Nancy Rowe
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Kaynee Company
Klein’s
Goodhousekeeping
Fea
Klein Klothing KO
North Long Beach
American Legion
Choking Fins School
State Theatre
Skelgas
Evening Journal
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Underwriters’ Laboratories
Scott Furniture Co
Tempie Bldg
North Side
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