Lewis Wallace a Colored Soldier Seeks Civil War Pension
The G A R post urges action to secure Lewis H. Wallace a Civil War pension he deserves. Born January 4 1840 in Pittsburgh he served 1863 65 with Company D 64th Massachusetts and later in the Ninth Cavalry Indian wars. His case hinges on records split by initials and name variants while lawmakers pledge support.
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G. A. R. Post
Lewis H. Wallace
Post
Wallace
Pittsburgh
Pension Department
Mr. Wallace
Smith W. Brookhart
Congressman Kopp
Lewis Wallace
Alex Miller
G. A
Frank Walker
George Turner
Pennsylvania
Mass
Baltimore
Ft. Wagner
Ft. Thomas
Washington, D. C
Honey Hill
Ninth U.S. Cavalry
Col. Ed. Hatch
Muscatine
Iowa
Chas. D. Byer
Louisiana
Lewis
Ft. Brown
New Mexico
Silver City
The Flying Fool and Lindbergh Arrives
The poem lauds the lone flyer known as The Flying Fool praising Lindbergh like a fearless aviator who conquers air currents and faces danger alone. It contrasts boldness with foolhardiness while celebrating solitary courage in flight.
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H. J. Phillips
Lindbergh
Washington veteran rests after long Indian War service
In Washington, a retired veteran who was wounded in an Indian battle in the Waloopie mountains holds a medal for services and bravery issued by the War Department a few years ago. He has lived in retirement long in the capital and deserves rest after a lengthy military career.
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Washington
Waloopie
War Department
Hotel Boom Prospers Despite Prohibition Claims
A new Chicago Chicago hotel opens with 29 stories, 3000 rooms and baths, 25000 volume library, and vast ballrooms. The piece cites Chicago Tribunal noting 840 hotels last year and $400 million invested, with further $2300 million expected. argues prohibition harmed no legitimate industry.
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Chicaco
Michigan Boulevard
Chicago
United States
The First Cost of Liquor
A careful analysis of alcohol’s economic impact weighs production losses, non use of land and capital, and social harms. It notes health, character, and happiness effects with uncertain measurement, citing broad consequences beyond obvious damage. THE VANGUARY
Statistical Assurance Notice in Kansas City Hotel
A hotel in Kansas City advertises full automatic sprinklers with a claim that no life loss has occurred in a sprinklered building. A guest responds with a humorous verse about waking to being guarded by statistics, noting the risk of getting wet but not burned in a fire.
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Kansas City
Mississippi Valley dominates U S agricultural and mineral outputs
The Mississippi Valley accounts for 80.8 percent of the nation’s wheat, 9 6 or 7 per cent of corn, 97 percent of iron ore, 2 percent of agricultural implements, 95 8 percent of coal, 61 6 percent of cotton, 52 9 percent of lumber, 74 8 percent of livestock, 97 5 percent of sulfur, 60 4 percent of salt, and 70 8 percent of oil.
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Mississippi Valley
Continental
United States
Carnival comes to the square this year
The piece notes a village carnival planned for the square with flags on display and lively crowds. It wonders why the square is the venue and suggests the event will be both literal and figurative in its spectacle.
Father’s Day jitters and a call to Lindbergh in Iowa
A humorous note on next Sunday’s Father’s Day showing Dad’s reluctance to claim attention and spend. The writer muses on Coolidge snubbing a Washington stay, a missed carnival invitation, and hopes to bring Lindbergh to Iowa’s cleanest city, recalling earlier airplane days and Iowa River crossings.
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Coolidge
Washington
South Dakota
Sunset Park
Iowa
Lindy
Iowa River
Beloved Speeding Exchange Trembles with Authority
A brisk police stop sparks a witty exchange as a young speeder chides the officer for familiarity. The moment captures tension between enforcement and humor in a roadside encounter.
Indian Caller Dines With Family At Edge Of Timber
In early Washington County Iowa a family housed an Indian man by the log cabin near Camp Creek. After the parents left for church, three children remained to tend the fire and chores. The visitor asked for food and the sister offered half a pie and molasses. He thanked them, saying God bless you anything is good that is good to eat.
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Washington County
Richmond
Camp Creek
Noted tale of a village boy and farm life
The speaker recalls a boy who appeared to be dead but woke and left. No milking that evening. Children fed the animals, hid with neighbors Strand Casters, and moved to a distant farm. A sister walked to Richmond three miles to sell eggs at three cents a dozen, hoping for five.
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Richmond
Wes’ Ches
Richmond notices include visitors and a close game
Miss Myrtle Mc Combs of Colorado visited the bos home while Fr Schaefers party passed through Richmond en route to Riverside commencement. A Sunday meeting at Z. B. C. J. hall drew a good crowd. Richmond edged Kalona 15 to 14 in a Sunday ball game. The community recalls Miss Wilma Escher, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Tony Escher.
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Richmond
Myrtle McCombs
Colorado
Bos
Fr. Schaefers
Harper
al Sharpe
Leo
Fred Shalla
Will Shalla
Lloyd Sharpe
Anna Glicker
Riverside
Z. B.C
Court and hometown chatter on alimony and fashion
Mrs lisle Mapes jokes about storms keeping her home while discussing the New York Parishiers. Judge Pusey sets Mrs Em Moots's alimony at 1455 a month and is noted for cutting his own hair.
Former Richmond Resident Joins Sisters of St Benedict
The former Richmond resident now living in Minnesota will take the Holy Habit on June 16 at St Joseph Minnesota. She has many relatives in the area. Mildred Marhoefer of Cedar Rapids visits her grandparents here. Viola Frieze also visited. A Coe College graduate from last week and Chas McKensey drove cattle through here this morning to Kalona.
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Richmond
Minnesota
Order of the Sisters of St. Benedict
St. Joseph
Minn
Mildred Marhoefer
Cedar Rapids
Viola Frieze
Coe College
Chas. McKensey
Kalona
Riverside visitors and birth notice in local column
Riverside notes include Janesse Thomas Griffin visiting Fairfax to see her son William and family. Mrs William Knebel and Frances of Ft Madison visit her mother Mrs S S Bauer. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Ray Marner on Saturday afternoon June ith. Mr and Mrs El Coyner and family arrived from Oregon. former residents who lived here 27 years ago, then in Oklahoma, now back in Oregon. John and Ramsey Krattel came
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Ray Marner
el Coyner
Oregon
Oklahoma
Tnere
John
Ramsey Knrettel
Week with Relatives Brings Visitors to Hills and Norfolk
Miss Anna Knebel of Hills stays with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heitzman along with other relatives while Prof. and Mrs. R. C. Knight travel to Fort Madison to visit kin. Joseph Dautremont of Norfolk, Virginia visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Dautremont.
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Woodward
Moreland
Oklahoma
Anna Knebel
Hills
Joseph Heitzman
R. C. Knight
Fort Madison
Joseph Dautremont
Norfolk
Virginia
John Dautremont
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