Daylight Run Planned on Great White Way Across Iowa
Davenport Commercial Club plans a one day automobile relay from sunrise to sunset between Christmas and New Year to carry a message across Iowa from Davenport to Council Bluffs. The East division travels west from the Mississippi through Blue Grass Muscatine Grand View Columbus Junction Washington Keota Sigourney Delta Oskaloosa Pella Prairie City Des Moines then the West division proceeds through De Soto Earlham Stuart Casey Adair Atlantic Lewis Oakland to the Missouri River. The event aims to set a sensational midwinter cross Iowa record with a cleared route and high speed schedule.
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Davenport Commercial Club
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Blue Grass
Muscatine
Grandview
Columbus Junction
Washington
Keota
Sigourney
Delta
Oskaloosa
Pella
Prairie City
de Soto
Earlham, Stuart, Casey
Adair
Atlantic
Lewis
Oakland
Missouri River
Council Bluffs Commercial Club
Iowa
The Champion Fights On and Off Two Fisted Duel
In a boxing scene the champion battles a foe in a hard bout. The loser, dazed, complains of sickness after the match in the bathhouse. A narrator laments fighters who dodge responsibility with flimsy excuses, contrasting festive dishes with fair outcomes.
Mothers Friend urged for prenatal health and recovery
An advertorial essay emphasizes preconception preparation for expectant mothers, claiming Mother's Friend strengthens the system, eases ligament strain, prevents numbness, soothes breast inflammation, and promises a safe crisis and quick recovery. It promotes buying from Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta Georgia and offers a free book.
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Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlente, Ge
Great White Way Road Run Aims For Speed Record
The East division of the new Great White Way will see a high speed run from Davenport to Des Moines led by a skilled driver. Officials along the route, aided by city telephones and road crews, will ensure road conditions are prime as the mission seeks to rival fast passenger train times. The project links the Iow a Short Line from Oskaloosa to the Mississippi with the extended East division, promising a showcase of automobile progress and local cooperation.
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Iowa
Davenport
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Mississippi
Viceroy of India Badly Wounded in Delhi Bombing
Bomb explodes during the viceroy and baroness Hardinge entry into Delhi killing a native attendant and wounding the viceroy and Lady Hardinge. The viceroy narrowly escapes fatal injuries as he faints and is moved to hospital. Sir Guy Wilson assumes the viceroy’s role in the procession. A 10,000 rupee reward is offered for the bomber.
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Delhi
India
Baron
Hardinge
Lord Curzon
Calcutta
Lord Hardinge
Punjab
Chandai Chowk
Viceregal
Wilson
Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson
Governor General of India
Imperial
Durbar
Sir Guy
Baron Hardinge
Navy to Circle Globe With Wireless on New Year’s Eve
The Navy Department plans a wireless message around the world on New Year’s Eve. The journey will cover at least 25 000 miles and send a greeting to the world.
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Globe
Washington
Navy Department
Des Moines Gas Rate Stands
Washington December 24 The Supreme Court declined to enjoin Des Moines Iowa from enforcing its 90 cent gas ordinance pending review of its constitutionality.
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Des Moines
Washington
Supreme Court
Suffragists Reach Upper Red Hook After Nine Mile Walk
Four surviving members of the Albany or Bust suffragist band and two new recruits concluded a day’s trek from Rhinebeck, reaching Upper Red Hook after nine miles of walking that produced new foot blisters.
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Upper
Red Hook
N. Y
Albany
Bust
Rhinebeck
Congressman Underwood Improves But Not Ready for Visitors
Washington December 24 Congressman Oscar W Underwood chairman of the house ways and means committee who had been ill at home returned to his committee room but was not strong enough to receive visitors.
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Underwood
Washington
Oscar W. Underwood
House
Ways and Means Committee
Two Killed by Freight Train in York
In York Pa on December 24 Fred Fife aged 22 and William McFadden aged 26 stepped from a passenger train in front of a freight at Parkston and were instantly killed.
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York
Fred Fife
William McFadden
Parkston
Latham Estate Settled in New York
John C. Latham banker died August 18, 1969. Estate valued about $400000. Widow to receive $405028 and daughter $201700. Settlement announced December 2 in New York.
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New York
John C. Latham
Time Tables Note Local Passenger and Freight Schedules
A fragmented timetable lists local passenger and freight trains with numbers and times. It names agents H. W. Russell and F L. Broadgate and indicates daily operation with Sunday exceptions and low priority routes on various lines.
Train Schedule Fragments Amid Erratic Copy
OCR excerpt shows a timetable fragment with Depart No 10 and No 92 times 9:37 am and 10:30 am plus stray text about No 4 Passenger and a birthday note. Names BRUNATH Aceeh appear garbled.
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Eeewress
Alt Tialus Dally Efeept Bapday
Brunath
Aceeh
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Co. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers
Opposite Journal
Charles A. Dewey Wyer
Notary Public
Over Washington Co. Savings Bank
Eicher & Livingston
Edmund D. Morrison
Morrison Bldg
North Side Square
J.J. Kellogg
South Side Square
W.M Keeley
Iowwa
Butterfield & Frame
Special Collection Department
Crafl's
Casew Bros
E.J. Perry
West Washington Street
Ray H. Deaneye
Sherman Brother
Wallace & Wallace
McCall’s Grocery
Macon
Austin Sutherland
R. Rb
P. J. Hanley
Over Kiein Kio Ko
Harry H. Ross
Foley
Bright
Lemmon's
Fite
Latham
Gogates
Alpine Aerie No. 1948
G. Fox
W. P.R. C. Dubois
Seay
Washington Lodge
A. Ff
A. Dewey W. M
J. W. Morton
Cyrus
BR. A. E
H. C. Hall
Bethlehem Commandery
Ae B. Marbourg
J. B. Kunath
W. M
Myrtle Bragg
Fraters
Cc R
Easthound
Washington Branch
H. W. Russel
Lo West Lim
Chicago
Mdise
Milwaukee
Lo’west Lim
F_L
Broadgate
Lim
Ram
G. Lim
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