Children West Chester excursion to Amana Colony delights attendees
Eighteen children on a route adventure with Walter pony driver for the consolidated school enjoy a picnic near Iowa City at the Amana Colony. Mrs Corbin Fields hosted the B C W club gathering with eight members and two visitors, while Miss Wilma Paul and Ora Huggine wed in Crawfordsville with plans for a future California trip.
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West Chester
Walter Pony
Consolidated School
Amana Colony
Iowa City
Corbin Fields
B. C. W. Club
Wilma Paul
Ora Huggine
G. W Hanne
Crawfordsville
Hansta
Dale Mathers
Ainsworth
Beer Man
Georgette
Nora” Pauls
C. M. . Clothing
Brotha
California
Lakes to Ocean Waterway Favored by Commission
Des Moines July 21 Railroad Commissioner Dwight Lewis backs a Great Lakes to ocean waterway as a future achievement after touring the proposed route with a delegation of governors and midwestern officials. The plan envisions linking Lake Erie to the Gulf with canals and a Weland canal project, creating sea ports from lake ports and potentially supplying electric power along the route. Some opposition exists in Montreal and New York, with railroads split on the impact.
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Des Moines
Great Lakes
Ocean Way
Dwight Lewis
Lewis
Kendall
Welland Canal
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence
Loews
Montreal
Ocean
New York
United States
British adventurers trek west to meet bet on kisses
Hugh and Malcolm Hardymann, two Britons who left England for Greenwich village, head toward the Pacific with a wager to kiss a thousand damsels en route or pay $5,000. They and their escort passed Yonkers today as they travel by any mode of transport.
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New York
San Francisco
Hugh
Malcolm Hardymann
Greenwich Village
Pacific Ocean
Don Juan
Yonkers
Regular County Teachers' Examinations in Washington Iowa
Quick action by Branch Jindrich saved 2 year old Twila Cakes from a boiling water accident in Oxford as medical teams aided. The girl’s parents William and Mrs Oakes were present. doctors report serious burns but expect recovery. Kathryn Z Montgomery Iowa City July 21 report.
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Washington
Iowa
Iowa City
Twila
Branch Jindrich
William Oakes
Oxford
Altho
Massachusetts inventor creates quick turn fire hose coupling
A Massachusetts man patents an improved fire hose coupling that locks with a quarter turn. The design aims to speed connections and reduce wear during firefighting operations.
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Massachusetts
Burned Boy Recovers After Barn Fire Tragedy
John Davie IV Yeene, a boy from Iowa, was burned while trying to free livestock in his father Dewey Davis’ barn near the city. Five horses died and hay and the structure were destroyed in the blaze. He is reported to be recovering.
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Iowa
City
John Davie iv Yeene
Burns
Dewey Davis
Cyrenus Cole Wins Iowa Fifth District Congress Seat
Cyrenus Cole, a Holland-Dutch editor and longtime Cedar Rapids Republican, elected yesterday to fill the vacancy in Iowa's Fifth District caused by James W. Good's resignation. He carried every county as turnout stayed around ten thousand votes. Cole will go to Washington once ballots are tallied, becoming a usefully outspoken member in a new Congress.
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Dek Moines
Cyrenus Cole
Scholte
Pella
James W. Good
Cole
Illinois
Onty
Cedar Pride Republican
Keokuk Seeks Late Fair With Lions Backing
A Keokuk effort to revive a late fair moves forward with representatives from the Chamber of Commerce Rotary Unity and Merchants clubs meeting under Lions Club auspices. Plans include a grand stand and amplifier on the old state fair tract to launch a permanent annual fair beginning in June with an expo. The grounds remain largely as in former state fairs.
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Keokuk
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary, Unity and Merchants’ Clubs
Lions’ Club
Harlan Teacher Covers 3040 Miles by Pony Quest
Miss Evra Gibbs, a former Harlan girl now teaching in northwest Saskatchewan, claims a remarkable feat by riding 3040 miles to and from her rural school. She traveled by pony each school day, tutoring ten miles from home and returning, breaking records in pace and endurance.
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Harlan
eVra Gibbs
Saskatchwan
La Salle Theatre Site Sells For A Million In Chicago
In Chicago on July 21 a sale paid one million dollars for the La Salle theatre ground. S. W. Straus & Co. bought real estate that in 1862 brought $12,500. Plans call for a 21 story bank office and theatre building valued at six million dollars on the site formerly owned by Charles P. Tatt of Cinejnued.
Bandits Rob Women and Thank Victims
Chicago police seek three young men who rob women and thank their victims after relief of valuables. Five women reported muggings yesterday with the band thanking them post theft. Ten incidents have been recorded.
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Chicago
Sai
Wife of Governor Kendall Delayed Surgery
Mrs. N. E. Kendall wife of Governor Kendall was admitted to the Methodist hospital in Des Moines with acute appendicitis and has not yet undergone the planned operation as health did not improve. doctors had hoped to operate Monday.
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Kendall
Des Moines
N. E. Kendall
Methodist Hospital
Restaurants in Iowa Town Lower Prices
Marion diners welcome meal price cuts as restaurants reduce costs due to lower prices for potatoes meat sugar and other ingredients. One eatery drops from 50 to 40 cents and another from 60 to 35 cents, with questions about future pricing.
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Iowa
Marion
Nebraska Guard to Camp with Iowans at Camp Dodge
Adjt. Gen. Lewis G. Lasher announced the Nebraska National Guard units will join Iowa regiments at Camp Dodge for a combined encampment. The First Regiment will stay Aug. 17 31 and the 138th Aug. 10 24. Brig. Gen. Tinley will command with Lasher overseeing the brigade on Governor's Day.
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Des Moines
Adjt
Lewis G. Lasher
Nebraska National Guard
One Hundred Thirty-fourth
Iown National Guard
Camp Dodge
Nebraska
Iowa
Lasher
Iowa Guard
Matt Tinley
Water Death at Milan Navy? Fatal Swimming Incident
Dennis Paa of Topeka died weeks after a swimming accident at Milan Missouri. The water infection led to meningitis. The body was returned home from a Kansas City hospital.
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Milan
Dennis Paa
Kan
Paa
Farnum in His Greatest Sacrifice at Fox Theater
William Farnum stars in His Greatest Sacrifice at the Fox Theater Friday and Saturday. The photoplay follows a husband writer and wife opera singer whose pursuit of fame costs love and family, with Alice Fleming as the wife and Evelyn Greely as the daughter.
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William Farnum
Fox Theater
Mr. Farnum
Behild
Alice Fleming
Evelyn Greely
William Fox
Boon e resident dies after shotgun incident at home
Elmer Schuttler of Ogden lay dying from shotgun wounds to the groin after a gun he set for burglars discharged in the basement of his father in law O Finstead’s home. Prolonged prowler visits had spurred him to rig the weapon for protection. Sunday morning he forgot the weapon and triggered the blast.
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Boone
Elmer Schuttler
Ogden
O. Finstead
Schuttler
Cummins Goes to Atlantic City for Rest
Senator Cummins has left Washington for Atlantic City for a week or more to rest from hot weather and hard work and hopes to recuperate at the seashore. He may later go to Maine. He discussed railroad matters, especially refunding, with President Harding before departing.
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Washington, D.C
Cummins
Atlantic City
Maine
Kenyon
Senate
President Harding
Crushed by Train Claims Life of Crest on Boy
Ila Creston July 21 Claude Abel 16 died from injuries after falling under a Burlington train at Corning. He and companions were catching free rides to reach the clearing pool at Corning. both feet were cut off in the accident.
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Creston
Ila
Claude Abel
Burlington
Corning
Drys Start Drive To End the Liquor Traffic
Iowa officials businessmen and educators join an Anti-Saloon League appeal to stamp out bootlegging and liquor running. Gov Kendall Bishop Stunts Senator Whitemore warn that prohibition fights persistent threats and universal vigilance is needed to curb illegal traffic.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Anti-Saloon League
N. BF. Kendall
Commonwealth
Homer C. Stunts
Chester W. Whitemore
Ottumwa
Mason City Hotel rises with rapid progress
June 21 Mason City workers count at least 100 with 75 more to join the project. Brick superstructure grows to eight stories as concrete pours finish in five weeks. Bricklayers reach top by Oct 1. First floor stripped, second floor begun. Plastering set for Nov 1.
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Mason City
Guardianship Petition Sparks Spendthrift Action in County Court
In Madison and Dallas counties a guardian petition has been filed in district court by W J Van Meter of Dallas seeking guardianship for his sister Mrs Lloyd Thornbrugh as a spendthrift. The suit notes Miss Vivian Van Meter and Lloyd Thornbrugh were married October 16 1920 and claim within nine months the couple dissipated and squandered over 16000 dollars.
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Winterset
Madeon
Dallas
W. J. van Meter
Dallas County
Lloyd Thornbrugh
Vivian van, Meter
Blondes Suffer Heat More Says Des Moines Doctor
Des Moines July 21 reports a physician noting a pigment in dark skinned people shields them from heat. He cites summer ailments among fair complexions and suggests brunettes fare better in hot weather while fall complexioned individuals hail from northern regions.
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Des Moines
St. Gregory
Frank Williame
Norway
Sweden
Tropics
8 Million Women in Gainful Occupations Told
Dr Amelia Henry Reinhart president Mills College Oakland told 300 delegates at the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs convention in Cleveland that there are 8 million women in gainful work in the United States. She said half are teachers and 87 percent hold secretarial positions.
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Cleveland, CO
United States
Amelia Henry Reinhart
Mills College
Oakland
Cal
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Reinhardt
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