New Hospital for Soldiers Opens in Knoxville Iowa
Aug 12 The government prepares to open a new hospital for disabled soldiers at Knoxville next Monday in a former inebriate hospital site. State lands 645 acres, 345 acres near Knoxville, are involved with plans to lease farm land at $15 per acre after year one and possible sale of buildings. Dr Charles A Barlow to head the facility aiding mental illness and nervous disorders, with a corps of physicians. The brick and tile factory on the tract has been profitable. future use of facilities and land under review by legislature.
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Des Moines
Knoxville
Charles A. Barlow
Iowa Apple Crop Estimated At Over A Million Bushels
Iowa expects over one million bushels of fall and winter apples this year, with an average across summer, fall and winter at 61 percent. Fall apples at 64 percent, winter 60 percent, summer 69 percent. Grapes, plums, raspberries and blackberries also show strong yields. U.S. apple crop up about 15 percent due to eastern gains.
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Dis Moines
Iowa
KR. S. Herrick
State Horticultural Society
Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station
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United States
Gage Named Next President of Coe College
Cedar Rapids August 12 Harry Morehowes Gage president of Huron College is to be next president of Coe He accepts by telegram to Rev Dr Burkhalter The transfer details are complex He is 42 born October 15 1878 in Franklin Ohio He holds AB Wooster 1900 MA Chicago 1903 04 LLD Parsons 1915 married Florence Avery 1912 He became Huron philosophy instructor 1900 05 dean 1912 president 1913 and since 1919 secretary of the North Central Association of Colleges.
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Cedar Rapids
Harry Morehowes Gage
Huron College
Coe
E. R. Burkhalter
Cedar Rapida
Gage
South Dakota
America
Frankin
Ohio
University of Wooster
University of Chicago
Columbia University
Parsons College
Florence Louise Avery
Newburgh
New York
Wooster
Huron
Columbia
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Fraternity and Masonry Ties Highlight Dr Gage
Dr Gage, member of Phi Gamma Delta, and a Mason, holds a leadership role in the South Dakota Educational Association presidency. The piece notes his affiliation with the fraternity and masonry as part of his profile.
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South Dakota Educational Association
Dr. Gage
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Des Moines Faces a Strike Over Wages
Des Moines faces a street car strike on or before Aug. 25 after car men voted to empower the executive committee to secure higher wages. J G Gamble, attorney for the Traction Company receiver, says a plan to halt service is being prepared. Car men, fearing a court injunction, may strike similarly to the coal workers last winter.
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Des Moines
J. G. Gamble
Enlarging Photos From Small Clean-Cut Shots Improves Detail
A small clean-cut image enlarged to a larger pote graph yields sharper detail than a directly shot large picture. Placing the camera close to the object is not as effective as upscaling a crisp miniature image.
Just a Wife at the Fox Theatre Saturday
Stewart and Kathlyn Williams star in the feature drama Just a Wife at the Fox Theatre for two days starting Saturday. The story probes jealousy career support and love through Eleanor Mary and the other woman, raising questions about loyalty and self worth.
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Boy Stewart
Kathlyn Williams
Wife
the Fox
Fox Theatre
25 Pairs Heavy Wool Finish Plaid Blankets Deal
In a bold sale, 25 pairs of 70 by 80 extra heavy plaid wool finish blankets priced at eight dollars and forty cents per pair. The offer targets customers seeking durable winter coverings amid tough weather.
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