Coal car readiness at Illinois Central shops in Waterloo
Waterloo Aug 30 Norman Tell master mechanic of the Illinois Central shops says coal can be sent in any quantity to reopen mines and that coal car equipment is in good order. Most engines meet regulations and are handled by trusted engineers with strict inspections before leaving the Waterloo round house.
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Waterloo
Illinois Central
Norman Tell
Ilinois Central
Hell
Waterloo Roundhouse
Bell
Tama
Mespuakie
Tama County
Deg Moines
Joseph Svacina
Svacina
Tama Andians
Oil prospect stirs Sioux Rapids interest in Iowa
In Sioux Rapids Iowa prospects of oil spark interest after a local specialist found traces near town and a test well could be drilled to 3000 feet. A meeting of organizers followed the quiet survey as they prepare to pursue drilling if needed.
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Sioux” Rapids
Sioux Rapids
Oklahoma
Woman Sues for 10000 Damages After Auto Crash at Vinton Races
Bess Richard files suit in Linn County District Court seeking 10000 for injuries July 4 when an automobile driven by Emmett Schrader at the Vinton races crashed through the track fence. Plaintiffs include Cedar Falls Motoring Association Benton County Agricultural Society and Cedar Valley Nash Company. Schrader allegedly intoxicated. car owned by Gus Schrader Jr and traveling about sixty mph before control was lost.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Bess Richard
Cedar Falls Motoring Association
Benton County Agricultural Society
Emmett Schrader
Gus Schrader, Jr
Cedar Valley Nash Company
Vinton
Schrader
Car Crash Injures Two Boys Near Blairsburg Iowa
Ralph Dalbey aged 19 of Des Moines and George W Thompson 17 of Estherville were hospitalized after a high speed crash near Blairsburg. Thompson has a broken pelvis and Dalbey a fractured thigh. car damaged, occupants trapped under wreckage for thirty minutes.
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Webster City
Ralph Dalby
Des Moines
George W. Thompson
Estherville
Dalbey
Spirit Lake
Blairsburg
Thompson
Why Some Women Are Popular and Happy in Life
An advertisement extols freedom from female woes as key to popularity and success. It claims the well woman exudes cheer and serenity while the ailing repels others. Lydia E Prinkham's Vegetable Compound is said to relieve aches and blues and renew life.
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Lydia E. Prinkham
Advt
Keokuk Stage Station Demolished for New Homes
In Keokuk Iowa a historic Brighton house structure tied to stagecoach lines to interior Iowa points including Oskaloosa and Des Moines is being razed. The main stage hotel portion was removed years ago leaving a narrow remnant now cleared for modern houses. Old stables once used as a school room and dwelling were demolished years past.
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Keokuk
Brighton House
Iowa
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Edict Bans Anatole France Books for Catholic Adherents
The congregation of the Holy Office in Rome issued an edict forbidding reading all works by Anatole France among Catholic adherents. The decree targets the French author's writings amid church concerns over doctrine and moral instruction.
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Anatole France
Congregation of the Holy Office of Rome
Catholic Societies Meet in Earling September
Very Rev. F. J. Brune president of the St. Boniface League of Iowa calls all Catholic Societies of Iowa to their annual convention in Earling Iowa from September 26 to 28. Brune has aided arrangements during his recent visit. The article also notes a blue whale fact and 1921 naturalization figures in Britain.
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Alton
F. J. Brune
St. Boniface League of
Iowa
All Catholic Societies of
Earling
Boniface League
Great Central Society
Mr.Brune
Farling
Great Britain
Edgar Speyer
New York
Toledo Corn Factory Opens With Record Pack
Toledo August 30 The Wier company corn pack factory began operations for 1922 with a large workforce and a bumper crop of sweet corn in high quality. Two production lines run at ninety cans per minute each, totaling 180 cans per minute capacity. The season promises a record pack due to large acreage and yield far beyond expectations.
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Toledo
Wiereannihe
Early Plant Life Likely Aquatic Origin
The passage argues that all animal life depends on plants, so Earth’s first life was probably plant life. With minimal land at the time, earliest plant life would have been aquatic.
Cedar Rapids Masons Vote on Building Temple
Cedar Rapids masons vote on a new Masonic temple likely costing about $500000. The outcome will determine whether the project proceeds and the temple is built in the city.
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Cedar Rapids
Masons
Two Year Old Girl Hurt by Horse at Packwood Farm
In Packwood a two year old child of Mr and Mrs Carl Coley wandered into the barn lot and was badly hurt by a horse. The child’s skull was crushed and she remained unconscious until her mother carried her off. Doctors Cadwallader and Stepp attended and the girl was later taken to Jefferson County Hospital for an operation.
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Packwood
Wm. Hunts
Carl Coley
Cadwallader
Stepp
Jefferson County Hospital
Winnebago County Horticultural Society Marks 25th Year
The Winne shiek county horticultural society celebrated its twenty fifth anniversary at John Marter's home in Decorah. The group aims to boost fruit growing and improve produce. Speakers included John Harter Alderman Lang County Agent Dack County School Superintendent Miss Gertrude M Crane and J W Jarnagin of Des Moines.
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Decorah
Rum
Winneshiek County
John Marter
John Harter
Alderman Lang
Dack
Gertrude M. Crane
J. W. Jarnagin
Des Moines
Foreign-born drivers predominate NYC prohibition violators
A London report notes analyses of prohibition violations in New York City found 75 percent of violators were foreign-born. Native-born and Anglo-Saxons were described as law-abiding.
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London
New York City
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