Celebration plans set for Washington Fourth of July
Legion committees report all preparations complete for downtown events tomorrow with a big parade at 10 am and pageant at 8 pm. The program includes a Sunset Park speaking event at 1 20 pm, concerts, free street acts, and a Washington baseball game at 1 20 pm plus automobile races at 2 30 pm. Ambulance on site and voters warned of explosives ban during the parade.
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Phil Crail
American Legion
Legion
Legion Post
Washington
Chautauqua Park
Central Park
Sunset Park
S. W. Livingston
Wellman Boys’ Band
Bert Halligan
State Legion
Fair Ground
West Chester
Wellman Riverside
Ainsworth
Graham Theater
East Malin Street
Steck Unable to Attend Fourth of July Event
Dan Steck of Ottumwa cannot travel to Washington to speak at Sunset park for the Fourth. He serves in the Iowa delegation at the national Democratic convention and cannot secure release in time. The committee seeks a statewide figure to replace Steck on the program.
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Committee On Speakers
Dan Steck
Ottumwa
Washington
Sunset Park
Iowa
Major Steck
Ottumwan
Man Sentenced to Eight Months for Arson Attempt
Lloyd Goodwin of North Second Avenue received eight months in the county jail and a $300 fine from Judge Charles A. Dewey for an arson attempt at his home. The fire was started Sunday morning and caused minor damage. A deputy state fire marshal investigated with Goodwin admitting guilt during arraignment. Police suspect insurance motives and family say mental strain and financial worries affected his actions.
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Lloyd Goodwin
North Second Avenue
Charles A. Dewey
Goodwin
City Fire Department
Washington
Park Land Closure to Cars Planned by City Park Board
Members of the city park commission state Reet park will close to motor vehicles tomorrow. Cars may be parked on nearby streets. The ground is soft from recent rains and the board aims to prevent unnecessary earth damage.
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Reet Park
County Farmers Union Meeting At Court House Washington Iowa
County Farmers Union Ferguson state field man and Grant Kennedy state organizer will attend a meeting at the courthouse Washington Iowa Tuesday evening July 7 at 7 PM All shipping association managers and directors and farmers union members urged to attend and others interested in better prices for live stock Ladies invited Ernest Carlson pres Chas William Jackson sec
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BK. Ferguson
Grant Kennedy
Court House
Washington
Iawn
All Shipping Association
Farmers Union
Ernest Carlson
Chas Wm Jackson
Rock Island Freight House Closure Notice
The Rock Island freight house will be closed all day tomorrow except for morning deliveries of perishable freight.
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Rock Island
Novel Cork Puiler For A Quick Kitchen Corks
In a hurry in the kitchen the corks of extract bottles and other small bottles become obstinate and must be dug out with a fork. Buy small screweyes and fasten one in each cork for easy removal as the bottle empties.
Dakota corn offered to hail victims for seed use
County Agent H. W. Ells announces a supply of Dakota corn from the Dakotas at $1.10 in rush, available for three farmers whose crops were destroyed by last Friday nights hail. The early variety matures quickly, with 1500 bushels at Baxter elevator, limited to seed use only, and suitable for silage if frost is late. Some farmers in West Chester area are replanting oats and others replace with millet or buckwheat.
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Bilis
Baxter
Billie
West Chester
Proof of Fight and Power Over the Benet
The excerpt argues that true bene fits and strength lie in exerting control, exciting and winning support, and aiding Ruxkin in advancing influence.
Alex Miller Returns From National Democratic Convention
Alex Miller came back from the National Democratic convention in New York City and plans a July fourth speaking date. He disagrees with Dec Wickham about Bryan's viability and weighs Ralston or Glass as the nominee while noting opposition to Davia and doubts about Smith or McAdoo. He also praises Dr. Charles R. Brown after hearing him preach at St. Presbyterian.
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Alex Miller
New York City
Alex
Dec Wickham
Bryan
Mr. Miller
Ralston
Glass
Davia
Smith
McAdoo
Charles R. Brown
St. Presbyterian Church
New York
Weat Point
Dr. Brown
Brookhart to Speak in multiple Iowa towns Tomorrow
Senator Smith W. Brookhart travels by train from Centerville to Oska loosa and What Cheer to deliver speeches, then motor to Knoxville for a brief talk. He headlines a labor celebration at the state fair grounds Saturday evening and continues to Sibley and Melvin for further addresses in July.
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Smith W. Brookhart
Centerville
Telty
Senator Brookhart
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
State Fair
Sibley Ana Méiven
Dubuque Shipyards Vie in Inland Waterway Push
In Dubuque Iowa local shipyards have built thirty craft in the past year for the engineers corps and a cement firm. Eight steel barges ranged 100 to 122 feet long with 50 foot beams and six to seven foot depths. Total value of the bottoms nears 275000 dollars as inland waterway development gains momentum.
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Iowa
Dubuque
War Department
Engineers Corps
Rock Island
Local yard builds ships for U S Navy during war effort
The Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works yard expands to support the national defense, employing up to 225 workers and assembling equipment carriers for the engineers corps. The torpedo boat Erickson, from the Spanish American War era, is praised as a fine craft, while the Goltra fleet from World War I era is noted as part of the broader wartime output.
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United States Engineers
Engineers Corps
Uncle Sam
Erickson
Navy
McAllaster
War Department
Blame Power Lines for Radio Trouble
Des Moines report notes radio receivers act as seismographs of electric trouble. Amateurs misattribute buzzing to nearby lines, prompting many calls to electric utilities. Utilities strive to fix issues, though many faults come from minor sources or distant causes.
Seismic quake hits Georgetown University early hours
A severe earthquake was recorded by the Georgetown University seismograph from 12:05 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Father Tondart notes maximum severity between 12:44 and 12:46 a.m. The disturbance location remains undetermined.
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Washington
Georgetown University
Father Tondart
Alabama Name Origins Rewritten By Philologists
Montgomery July 3 A new philological reading challenges the common belief that Alabama means Here We Rest The 1923 Alabama Official and Statistical Register cites Rev Allen Wright and H S Halbert proposing translations thicket clearers and vegetation gatherers from the tribe name The comparison suggests the river after which the state is named and the people’s soil based livelihood reflect a newer etymology rather than the resting claim
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Official and Statistical Register
A. B. Meek
Register
Allen Wright
H. S. Halbert
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