Chicago children return plans clouded by transport mixup
Keota reports a mis understanding left only about half of nine Chicago children arriving Friday evening. Four Catholic and four Protestant youths are placed with local families and care givers, with return set for August ninth. Emma Malcolm visits Keota, a Maplehurst party honors Isabelle Nimes, Chi Omega members join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota Keota
Chicago
Keota
Levy
Katherine Clark
Edith Teets
Ellen Clark
Wayne Rash
Henrietta Stadelmann
Maragret Stadelmann
Irene Helscher
Mary McNamara
Ona Dorrence
James McNamara
Martha Shabow
Ella Shabow
Kate Glover
Walter Wolodka
Ernest Fulton
Hattie Wolodka
John Conklin
Angelina Spatarro
Hugh Jones
Louisa Spatarro
Henry Hagist
Emma Malcolm
Evanston
Hochstadtler
Jackson
West Chester
Fitzwilliams
Washington
Malcolm
Maplehurst
Helen Singmaster
Isabelle Nimes
Martha Maxwell
Wanda Neiswanger
The
Chi Omega
Crawfordsville Messenger Sees Family Visits and Church Day
Local notes recount visits by Maxwell and Wooley families from Burlington and Columbia, and a Children’s Day program at United Presbyterian Church with a large committee. A Maple Grove travelogue praises Washington County dirt roads and Okoboji’s lakeside scene, noting crowd size and seaside activities.
Local visitors and family notices and a ill child
The text records a sequence of social calls at the W H McCall home by John Shields Edythe Shields Milan Shields and a Washington-born son. Visitors included Mr and Mrs W K Marsh Winfield and Mr and Mrs Will Breen Morning Sun at Mrs J S McCleary's home. James Merritt of St Clairsville Ohio arrived for a stay en route to Colorado. Fred McElroy is very ill with meningitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Burris
John Shields
Edythe Shields
Milan Shields
Washington
Mel Shields
W. H. McCall
W. K. Marsh
Winfield
Will Breen
Morning Sun
J. S. McCleary
James Merritt
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Colorado
Fred McElroy
Pilgrims faith and Spirit Lake visit described
The writer reflects on faith during the Pilgrims journey and recalls Spirit Lake near the Minnesota line, noting its beauty and a large Shriners Temple. They describe the temple’s height, cupola cross, piazza, and parking for visitors, plus notable locals who influence state affairs, and promise further letters about nearby sites and institutions.
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Spiritlake
Minnesota Line
Okoboji
Spirit Lake
Towa
Maconic Brethren
Spirit
Storm Lake
Iowa Falls
Baptist Assembly
Reform School
Eldora
Boye
Marshalltown
Tama Indian Reservation
Farm Plots for Ex-Service Men to Be Given Next Fall
Two WWI veterans land openings announced for Wyoming projects. North Platte will offer 222 farms September 5 and Sho shone 57 farms September 16 with about 19 000 acres. Openings last sixty days restrict entries to soldiers. Details via Project Managers in Mitchell Nebraska Powell Wyoming and the U S Reclamation Service Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North Platte
Wyoming
Mitchell
North Platte Project
Powell
U. S. Reclamation Service
Jitney Plan Proposed for Des Moines Transit Emergency
Des Moines plans a full motor transport system within twenty four hours of streetcar suspension if ordered by judge Wade. Councilman John Budd, public safety head, outlines a central bureau to deploy trucks buses and touring cars, license drivers, route vehicles and regulate fares during the emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Martin J. Wade
John Budd
Public Safety
Washington County Dally Highlights Local Tournat
The Washington County paper covers a regional tournament headline with focus on community teams and local players. details are limited but emphasize regional competition and school participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
G A R Members Dwindle in Iowa Before 1930
Iowa G A R membership shrinks as death takes its toll. Adjutant Chase notes about 5 000 Civil War veterans remain in the state and predicts Iowa may have none by 1930 unless encampment efforts bring veterans to Des Moines. An Indianapolis encampment plan seeks state support and a 1922 Des Moines gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Adjutant Chase
Grand Army
Iowa
Iowa G. A. R
Indianapolis
Vetslowa
Union
America urged to change trade methods in Latin America
Buenos Aires dispatch describes La Epoca criticizing U S trade policy with Argentina. It argues U S exporters failed to win Latin markets during the war by insisting on spot payment and denying buyer examination of goods, then offered short term credits amid currency shifts and high interest.
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Maple Grove
Clear Lake
Spencer
Clay County
Iowa
Washington County
Okoboji
California
Cape Cod
Oklahoma
Oregon
Journal
Washington Streets
Arnolds Park
Ian
Arnold's Park
Washington's Square
Iowa Pike
Hatchers
la Epoca
United States
Nance
Beunos
Aires
South America
Argentina
la Bpocq
Socialist Orator At Boone Stopped By Legion Members
Ida Crouch Hazlett, a New York socialist lecturer, was pelted with pies and blocked from speaking in Boone Iowa as American Legion members clashed with her supporters. Police and city officials ordered her off the streets while she planned a second attempt at a corner speech with mayoral approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone, Ia
Ida Crouch Hazlet
New York
Boone
United States
American Legion Post
Harding
Capital Stock Tax figures show Iowa impact and totals
The last day to file capital stock tax returns is set by the collector of internal revenue. The Bureau in Dubuque estimates 32500 corporations in Iowa face $90 million in tax this year with total capital stock increases of about $232 million. Domestic firms face $1 per $1000 of capital with a $25,000 exemption. foreign firms pay $1 per $1000 with no exemption. Domestic filings last year totaled $103,184,664 in capital. foreign filings $172,516,152. new issues reached $56,385,042.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collector of Internal Revenue
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Dubuque
Iowa
Secretary of State
Mabel Bids Kiss Prompted by Carnation
In a humorous moment recounted from the Los Angeles Times, Mabel tells Taabel about a shy suitor who hesitates to speak. She offers a kiss for the carnation in his buttonhole, prompting him to dash to the florist for more carnations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
Taabel
Los Angeles Times
Made No Mistake Palmer Praises Taniac Cure
John Palmer of Waldron Missouri reports severe stomach troubles nerve indigestion poor appetite and headaches eased after using Taniac. He finished four bottles and now eats three meals daily sleeps well and can work hard. Sherman Bros Pioneer Drug Store Washington distributes Taniac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Palmer
Waldron
Taniac
Washington
Sherman Bros
Pioneer Drug Store
Advt
Squaring the Circle
An archival fragment shows a dialogue between a troop barber and an ex sergeant about debts, joking over two-bits owed and paid. The quirky exchange captures a casual wartime era moment with playful miscommunication.
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Sophia Brown
Letts
Homer Coffman
Crawfordsville
Avs
T Cr.maxwell
Meurice
Ted
F. J. Maxwell
Mise
Alice
Axwell
Steamboat South
Robert Thea
Lawrence
Everette Rhea
Burlington
W. K. Wooley
J. F. Buxbaum
H. A. Engle
W. K
Talma Clark
Lucile Jones
Clarence Fletcher
Mary White
Robert Martin
Louise Barnes
Mabel Crooks
Michel Nash
David White
Ted Maxwell
Gerald Rhea
Paul
Agrippa
William Davidson
Children of the Cross
Margaret Gault
Alice Bower
Emeline Hanna
Isabelle Anwyl
Marjorie Hanna
Violet Twinam
Florence Holmes
Lyle Fletcher
Lloyd Burris
Bula Martin
Maurice Maxwell
Marion Davidson
Earle Barnes
Max Anwyl
Karl Nash
Wm. Warren
Eleanor Mitchell
John White
Hanna Benediction
Apter National
MERT
America
Legion
Oreat “Lingcom
Pictuper
FOX
Selznick
Fox Theatre
Lewis Allen Browne
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Ralph Ince
Lincoln
Ayee Journay
Palmer
Standard Oil
Indiana
Ee Standard Oil Comp Empany
Alf
Standard Oil Company
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