Drake Bulldogs Plan Long Missouri Valley Football Schedule
Drake University announces a six thousand mile season risking a new MVC mileage record with games against Utah in Salt Lake City and Florida in Gainesville. Home games occur in Des Moines and Manhattan while trips include Ames Grinnell Oklahoma and Kansas State opponents as the Bulldox travel en route to entertain alumni in several cities.
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Des Moines
Drake University
Missouri Valley Conference
Drake
K.ly, Wilson
Burlington Surrenders League Place After Umpire Dispute
On July 15 Burlington temporarily relinquished its Mississippi Valley league berth following a stormy meeting with President Mike Sexton in Rock Island. President Glick and Burlington directors will appeal the decision and seek a formal airing of umpiring grievances at an upcoming meeting.
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Burlington
Mississippi Valley League
Mike Sexton
Rock Island
Glick
Burington
Presient Sexton
Burling
Ton
League
Robbers Escape With Cash From Oil Station
In Independence on July 15 two masked men escaped in a roadster after robbing a Standard Oil filling station of about 200 dollars. Attendant T. W. Moody offered little clue beyond a sparse description of the suspects.
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Independence
Standard Oil
T. W., Moody
Singmaster Recovers Elk After Creek Flood
J O Singmaster recovered his elk yesterday after floodwaters breached a fence allowing buffalo deer and elk to escape. The buffalo were recovered, but deer are scattered across the county. Flave Hagist and Charley Auwnerter helped in the chase ending in the pasture north of Oscar Axthelm's place.
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Kepta Eagle
J. O. Singmaster
Flave Hagist
Charley Auwnerter
Oscar Axthelm
Bright Baby Girl Helps Mother with Vegetable Compound Story
Mrs Robett Price of Scootac Pennsylvania describes suffering from long standing illness and being unable to work. After using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound she reports relief and a healthy birth. A country wide canvass finds 98 of 100 users benefited by the remedy.
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Scootac
Tha E. Pinkham
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Methodism Plan for Big Iowa Conference Said to Grow
Fairfield July 15 The Methodist Laymen's association of the Town conference outlines a two day program linked to the annual conference set for Sept 3-8. Talks by Dr William Bovard of Chiracs and other speakers are planned as part of a proposed merger of Des Moines and Iowa conferences to form a single southern Iowa conference.
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Fairfield
Methodist
William & Beverd
Chiracs
Board of Education
Bovard
Des Moines
Iowa
Burlington
Council Bluffs
Lyamen
Two Die in Davenport Accidents Sunday
In Davenport two men died in separate incidents Sunday. Orland Smith, 28, of Chicago, was crushed when his car, being hoisted in a freight elevator, was caught between the elevator and basement ceiling. Mrs. Carey Kroeger, 30, was fatally injured after being thrown under wheels while attempting to board a moving C B Q passenger train.
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Davenport
Carey Kroeger
Orland Smith
Dorchester Avenue
Chicago
Smith
Democratic nominating ceremony to notify Davis in Clarksburg
New York July 15 The ceremony to officially notify John W. Davis of his Democratic presidential nomination will be held in Clarksburg West Virginia within about two weeks. Formal arrangements for the event are expected to be announced soon.
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New York
John W. Davis
Clarksburg
W. Va
The Petrified Forest: A Monument to Ancient Wonders
In Apache county Arizona the petrified forest forms a natural jewel bed atop a mile high plateau. Congress created Petrified Forest National Monument in 1908 to protect millions of petrified trees agate jasper and opal. A broad canyon spanned by a petrified trunk natural bridge reveals four colorfully named forest districts Kaulubow adds local color and tourists explore six miles two and a half miles farther on and ten and one half miles southwest.
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America
Apache County
Arizona
Congress
Roosevelt
Petrified Forest National Monument
Adamana
Lo Cally
Kaulubow Forest
The Moment’s Judgment in a Boat Rescue Tale
In a tense tale by Western Newspaper Union, Harrison’s past aboard the Matamia haunts a high stakes rivalry with Blease for control of the Western railroad. Marianne Hetlung’s questions reveal secrets as Harrison faces ruin to win love, while a risky rescue choice tests loyalty and character.
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Western Railroad
Hlease
Marianne Hetlung
Marianne
Blesse
Harrison
Fig
Wall Street
Hiesse
Mr. Blease
Blease
Gal Blease
Anamosa Man Enters Secretary of Agriculture Race
Anamosa Iowa July 15 G J Van Buren former Jones county farm bureau association president announced his candidacy for secretary of agriculture to succeed Raymond Cassady by long distance telephone message received here He previously ran for the lower house in the recent primary and was defeated by 25 votes He claims descent from Martin Van Buren former US president
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Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
G. J. van Buren
Ila
Jones County Farm Bureau Association
Raymond Cassady
van Buren
Martin van Buren
United States
Average Iowa farm family spends $1874 a year on living
Survey of 212 Iowa farm owners across four counties shows cash living costs at $1119.20 annually, with 60 percent of living expenses covered by farm products. Food leads at 690 dollars, rent 16.2 percent, clothing 15.1 percent, and advances 8.1 percent.
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Ames
Iowa
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Sericulture
I Iowa State College
Jordan
Boone County
Gilbert
Story County
Boyer Valley
Douglas
Sac County
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