Adams builds Dubuque church and gifts to Republican group
Des Moines reportsHon John T Adams of Dubuque, newly named national Republican committee chairman, built a Congregational church in Dubuque and gave it to the local party amid a previously weak organization. The piece also recalls J O Crosby’s charitable bequests to Grinnell College and Upper Iowa University, plus Epworth Seminary.
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Des Moines
John T. Adams
Dubuque
National Republican Committee
J. O. Crosby
Garnaville
Grinnell College
Crosby
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Epworth Seminary
Epworth
Dubuque County
Missionary’s Daughter Bets Bether White Graduates at Grinnell
Miss Bether White, daughter of Rev. George E. White longtime Marsovan missionary, graduated from Grinnell College and served as secretary at the missionary school. She was born in Asia and witnessed the Marsovan expulsion and transport to Constantinople aboard a Turkish destroyer before her father and Dr. and Mrs. White remained there.
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Father White
George E. White
Marsovan
Asiatic Turkey
Grinnell College
Miss White
Poweshiek County
Asia
Constantinople
White
Miss Bether
Grinnell
Dorothy B. Smyle
Mis
Rev, Davis
Louise Kilgore
Gearline Wood
Margaret Schwab
Dorothy
Missionary couple forgo July home trip to aid famine relief
Rev. and Mrs. Paul MacEachron, missionaries to China, decline planned July homeland visit to continue relief work amid famine. A. MacEachron of Goldfield, Wright County, relays the news from their son in China. Despite offers from commercial interests for his Chinese expertise, he and his wife choose duty over personal return.
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Paul MacEachron
China
A. MacEachron
Goldfield
Wright County
MacEachron
Donation from Nashua minister to China relief effort
Rev. T. M. Walton of Nashua Iowa sent $12.07 to the Iowa committee for China relief. He notes the gift comes from the Little Brown Church in the Vale and expresses prayer that the offering aids both bodies and souls for the Kingdom.
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Iowa Committee For
China Relef
T. M. Walton
Nashua
Iowa
Walton
Little Brown
Brothers in Law Suit Over Father Estate Recall Firelit Courtroom
Waterloo dispatch recalls a publicized dispute over a $20 000 division of a father's estate in Butler county. Charles Wolf won the lower court verdict, which the Nebraska Supreme Court later reversed on appeal. The brothers maintained cordial relations throughout the bitter proceedings. The report also notes government spending for Des Moines area programs including Des Moines Fort Fourteenth Cavalry and Camp Dodge. Vocational training funds amount to about 110 000 monthly for 840 ex service men in the region.
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Waterloo
Charles C. Wolf
State Exchange Bank
Parkersburg
Wil Ham Wolf
Beatrice
Nebr
Butler
Butler County
Charles Wolf
Supreme Court
Des Moines
Fourteenth Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
Camp Dodge
J. C. Neitzel
Federal Board of Vocational Education
Reunion of 88th Division to Held During State Fair
The 88th division quartered at Camp Dodge will reunite during Des Moines state fair's last week in August. The War Department will loan 6 090 tents for camping on fair grounds. Illinois Minnesota South Dakota and Iowa veterans of the division have dispersed across many states since the war. A bicentennial plan committee from several states met in Des Moines with Major Harry H. Polk of Des Moines as chairman and Col. B E Olmstead Capt. Thomas Watters L B Fairalli and Ralph Stuart on the local committee.
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Camp Dodge
Des Moines
War Department
Illinois
Minnesota
Scott Dakota
Iowa
Union
Harry H. Polk
Les Moines
Col
BE. R. Olmstead
Thomas Watters
L. B. Fairali
Ralph Stuart
Iowa Housing Law Fails to Meet Demand Says Commissioner
Edwin H. Sands, state housing commissioner, reports that since the July 4 1919 law went into effect, Iowa has moved to improve living conditions but faces a need of 40 000 to 50 000 houses. Construction plans show about 15 percent altered to meet law requirements with common issues including small window area insufficient living room space and limited yard area. The state housing department operates under the state board of health with mandatory provisions in first class cities and practicable rules in mining camps.
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Iowa
Edwin H. Sands
State Board of Health
Thirty-eighth General Assembly
Iown
Judge Joshua Dodge Dies in Riverside California
Judge Joshua FE Dodge, a Grinnell College and Boston College of Law graduate, died in Riverside California. He served in the Wisconsin General Assembly in 1891 and 1892, was assistant attorney general from 1893 to 1897, and sat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court for 12 years. An authority on corporation law, he never married.
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Joshua FE. Dodge
Riverside
California
Grinnell College
Boston College of Law
Grinnell
Wisconsin
General Assembly
United States
Cleveland
Supreme Bench of
Gold Discoveries Reported Near Graettinger Iowa
John J. Sullivan of Graettinger notes gold found near Graettinger on the B. Smith farm, with enough quantity to promise profit. Smith dug to set a guy wire and broke into a dark gravel layer about six to eight inches thick. Further details follow in the report.
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Iowa
Palo Alto
John J. Sullivan
Graettinger
B. Smith
Miner Finds Gold and Silver in Gravel Deposit
A man reports a gravel sample graded 1.04 ounces of gold and 5.46 ounces of silver per ton, valued at about 26.92 dollars per ton. Assay by Thomas J. Dee & Co. confirms precious metal content as he digs deeper,deep toward nine or ten feet without hitting bottom. The Iowa relief effort meanwhile notes Gertrude Walsh's account from Davenport on China hunger and Red Cross aid during a world tour.
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Thomas J. Dee & Co
Chicago
Smith
Iowa Committee For the
China
Gertrude Walsh
Davenport
America
Shanghai
Pekin
American Red Cross
Miss Walsh
P. T. Walsh
Apple storage changes season and prices in Des Moines markets
The article notes cold storage lengthens apple seasons, boosting value as varieties like Willow-Twigs and Ben Davis stay available year round. It contrasts prices with fresh oranges from California and mentions a Clinton Boy Scout caravan to Yellowstone with 200 scouts, 55 carloads, and a large supportive entourage, plus the death of Bernhard Layne, the reputed tallest man.
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Ben Davis
Des Moines
California
Clinton
Yellowstone National Park
Black Hills
Clinton Boy Scout Council
Judge Reverses Precedent On Life Insurance Immunity
Judge Martin J. Wade of the Federal court at Des Moines rules life insurance is not exempt from creditors or in bankruptcy. The decision concerns H. J. Jens of Shelby in a case involving a paid up Northwestern Mutual Life policy valued at $20,000.
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Martin J. Wade
Des Moines
H. J. Jens
Shelby County
Northwestern Mutual Life
Lenox College Alumnus Dr John C Merriam Receives DSc
Hopkinton Delaware county alumni celebrate Dr John C Merriam former Lenox College graduate. He led paleontology at the University of California and headed the Carnegie Institution in Washington. Columbia University awards him Doctor of Science alongside Madame Curie for significant scientific contributions.
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Lenox College
Hopkinton
Delaware County
J. C. Marriam
University of Chicago
University of California
Carnegie Institution
Washington, D. C
W. B. Guthrie
College of the City of
Madame Curie
America
Wrecking Camp Dodge under way with 150 workers
The Northwestern Lumber and Wrecking Co. of Minneapolis sends 150 men to Camp Dodge project, deadline July 1929. An office has been set, labor crews organized under foremen, while rumors of large force needs prompted many to abandon work from Detroit, later denied by the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce.
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Camp Dodge
Northwestern Lumber and Wrecking Co
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Detroit
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Pigeons Race From Spencer Miller Dakota To Milwaukee
The Greater Milwaukee Flying Club released about 2 000 homing pigeons from Britt Hancock county and from Spencer and Miller South Dakota. John Archer oversaw the arrivals and the flock from each station returned to Milwaukee after five to six hours. The three trips will be recorded with the fastest flock declared the winner. Carrier pigeons played a notable role in the world war.
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Greater Milwaukee Flying Club
Britt
Hancock County
John Archer
Milwaukee
Spencer
Miller
South Dakota
Des Moines Firm Seeks Leases in Decatur County Oil Field
The Seible Oil Co of Des Moines with 106000 capital eyes a large acreage southwest of Leon Iowa. A geologist was paid 100 per day for exploration with owners to receive one eighth of net proceeds if oil or gas is found. No stock is offered to raise funds as the company pursues multiple experiments across nearby towns.
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Decatur
Seible Oil Co
Des Moines
Oklahoma
Leon
Reunion plans for 8th division veterans at state fair
Slavenport Posterican Legion reports May employment for 43 veterans. The 8th division trained at Camp Dodge will reunite for three days during the state fair at the end of August. A timber lot on fair grounds will house soldiers with 6,000 tents supplied by the government. Veterans come from Illinois Minnesota the Dakotas Nebraska and Iowa. Railways expected to offer reduced fares.
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S&8th
Camp Dodge
France
Ilinois
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Iowa
Langdon man linked to migratory bird law violation
John Hopkins of Langdon Clay county killed a heron last fall and shipped it to Marshalltown for mounting. Federal authorities traced the death to Hopkins, who was summoned to Sioux City federal court before Judge Reed to answer a violation of the migratory birds act. The case concerns the sale of aigrettes from the bird. The crackdown on indiscriminate slaughter of rare birds draws state wide comment. The report mentions H. B. Allen of Franklin in relation to the day’s events.
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John Hopkins
Langdon
Clay County
Marshalltown
Hopkins
Sioux City
Reed
H. B. Allen
Franklin
Pity for Rare Eagle Sparks County Reaction
County residents reacted to a report of shooting an American eagle, noting the noble bird’s rarity. W J Casey of Knoxville voiced a common view that it is regrettable America’s national symbol is being weeded out and destroyed. He cites a general urge to kill unfamiliar creatures as the source of such acts.
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W. J. Casey
Knoxville
America
Local Social Roundup Brightens Ainsworth
T J Whitlock returns from Lancaster visit. Des Moines trips for Baptist convention. Ladies Home Missionary society met. Rain improves crops. Mr and Mrs Marion Crawford visit. Visits from Des Moines residents. About 30 youths celebrate Theodore Kerrs 19th birthday with music dancing and ice cream. Dorothy Smyle hosts 10th birthday party with decorations cake and gifts.
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J. A. Marah
Des Moines
Chas. Laird
H. G. Crawford
Ladies Home Missionary Society
M. EB
Ralph Kelsey
W. T. Trottter
Fairfield
Condemnation Bid Aims to Halt Iowa City Pavilion
Iowa City residents in the south end seek a writ of injunction to stop a proposed sales pavilion after a fire destroyed its predecessor. The petition cites nuisance from bowling cattle and other alleged untoward features, naming the Johnson County Live Stock Breeders' Association as defendant and asking Judge Ralph Otto to block rebuilding.
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Towa City
Iowa City
District Court
Johnson County
Johnson County Live Stock Breeders’ Association
Judece Ralph Otto
Fairfield Factories to Run Through Summer Amid Mixed Outlook
Fairfield on June 23 faces a varied summer for industry. Louden Machinery will operate all summer with no shutdowns, while Iowa Malleable Iron Works plans a thirty day closure starting July 1 due to weak orders and needed repairs. Turney and Co. will stay idle indefinitely, and Fairfield Glove and Mitten will keep the cotton flannel department running with other plans pending. Dexter Manufacturing and Day Hunt foresee continued activity for a while as conditions remain unsettled.
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Fairfield
Altho
Robert B. Louden
Louden Machinery Company
Walter Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Turney and Company
Fred Hunt
Fairfield Glove and Mitten
Hunt
Day Hunt
Dexter Manufacturing Company
Bookkeeper Becomes Heiress After Uncle's Death
After an uncle's passing a bookkeeper inherits 509000 dollars and quits her job. She suffers stomach trouble and colic, loses consciousness in attacks, and finds relief with Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The ad claims the remedy clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation causing stomach and intestinal complaints, with a money back guarantee. Lemmon's Pharmacy markets the product nationwide.
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Mayr
Lemmon's
Advi
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