Crop Bulletin praises corn growth and stands
Des Moines Iowa June 27 The week alternated warm and cool with rainfall variable but overall moisture limited. Warmth promoted corn growth and cultivation advanced. stands exceed recent averages. Spring wheat heads vigorously with little rust. oats vary by soil. barley heads well. clover heavy. timothy poor in some areas. Potatoes promise extra yield. apples fair in the north, poor in the south.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lay Offs Hit Rock Island Arsenal in June
About 150 workers, including 58 harness makers, have been laid off at the Rock Island arsenal as the fiscal year ends June 30. Officials say the downturn stems from finishing up year’s work and lighter orders for next year may mean permanent reductions. Over 2,000 men have been employed in the arsenal shops.
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Rock Island
Rock Island Arsenal
BE. Bront
Arsenal
Wreck of Rocky Mountain Limited blamed on switch delay
Iowa City reports show the Downey wreck stemmed from a switch that stuck as the Rocky Mountain Limited approached at 40 miles an hour. The brakeman failed to pull the safety bar, derailing after front wheels took the siding and back drivers jumped. Fireman Frank Higgins and brakeman Morse were injured but not permanently.
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Rocky Mountain Limited
Downey
Frank Higgins
D. Morse
Rock Island
Rusty Owens Joins Columbus Team As Pitcher
Rusty Owens, former Burlington manager, left last week for Columbus Ohio where he signed as pitcher for the Columbus team in the American Association. He turned down Cedar Rapids and Dubuque offers in the Three-I league to join a faster circuit.
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Burlington
Rusty Owens
Columbus
Ohio
American Association
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
One Hundred Dollars for Deafness Cure Claim
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure for deafness due to catarrh. States deafness from inflamed Eustachian tubes can be cured by constitutional remedies. Offers $100 for any case of deafness caused by catarrh not cured, mentions sending for circulars and selling through druggists. Includes note to take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Paderewski Receives Damages From New York Central
Buffalo note reports New York Central Railroad paid Ignace Paderewski seven thousand dollars in damages for a jolting suffered in a Syracuse area derailment on April 22. Neuritis forced cancellation of his American tour. Lawyers note potential jury awards could have reached into hundreds of thousands if injuries were permanent.
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N. Y
New York Central Railroad
Ignace Paderewski
Syracuse
Waderewski
Proposals Threaten Iowa Land Held Since Rail Era
Sioux City reports government actions in O'Brien county targeting 12000 acres of the old Sioux City and St. Paul railway grant. Farmers owning land for 15 to 20 years face 60 day show cause orders as patents bought from the railroad may be revoked and land opened to homesteaders.
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Sioux City
Iowa
O'Brien County
Sioux City & St. Paul
Mrs Kate Wilburn Taken To Cherokee Insane Asylum
Sioux City reports Mrs Kate Wilburn crying nonstop for four days and nights. Doctors cannot halt the attack and at her request she is admitted to the Cherokee Iowa asylum. She remains rational in conversation but weeps constantly when speaking.
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Sioux City
Kate Wilburn
Cherokee
Iowa
Exchange Notices and Local Travel and Social Updates
A short verse warns against grumbling and folly while listing regionally named towns and societal issues. John Matthews departed for Burlington on business, W A Quinn of Vinton visited for trading, Misses White of Crawfords-ville arrived, Beulah Bennison left for Muscatine, Mrs M Stinson and Miss Bertha Curran headed to Chicago, J W Smith and companions traveled to Iowa City for a few days.
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Burlington
W. A. Quinn
Vinton
Iowa
Misses White
Crawfordsville
Beulah Bennison
Muscatine
Nena Wilson
Funeral for Miss Georgia Willson Held Near Wellman
Death of Mrs. Dr. S. C. Carl of Garrison Iowa announced this morning. The funeral will be Thursday at 2 30 PM from the Willson residence near Wellman. She was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Willson born on their home place near Wellman. She attended Wellman Cedar Falls Burlington and Iowa City schools and married Dr S C Carl last fall.
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Garrison
Iowa
Georgia Willson
Wellman
Carr
Willson
Cedar Falls
Burlington
Iowa City
Carl
College of Medicine
The
State University
Means kinship spans 100 years as Bourneville farmer visits
James Means, 80, traveled from Bourneville to Athens on a back route to visit his 100 year old mother Mrs. Means in rural Ohio. She is in strong health for age and a big 100th birthday celebration is planned with family members attending. She was born in Pennsylvania and married there before moving to Athens county with her husband.
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Scioto Gazette
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Ohio
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J. A. Means
J. A
A. D. Means
Washington
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Bourneville
Bainbridge
Athens
Means
Pennsylvania
James
Athens County
Sixty sixers Arrival Promises 1866 Baseball Reunion
The old 1866 baseball team members are arriving with plans for a lively ball ground battle tomorrow. Dr. Chapman and wife from Ft Madison are here and staying with the Hebner family. Marsh Glenn from Wichita, Zack Lindsey from Omaha, Dr. Clapp from Iowa City, and Mart Whitcomb from Minneapolis are noted arrivals.
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Ft. Madison
Charles Hebner
Marsh Glenn
Wichita
Kansas
J. M. Denny Zack Lindsey
Omaha
G. G. Rodman
Dr. Clapp
Iowa City
Mart Whitcomb
Minneapoli
Likely Showers Tonight Through Wednesday
Forecast indicates scattered showers tonight and Wednesday with a gradual rise in temperatures as a warm trend moves in. Moisture may bring isolated showers and brief plan-inhibiting rain across the region.
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