Local Boys Race Trials Set for Fourth of July
Preliminary bicycle races were held on an eight blocks course from East Main to Chilcote Library. Three races determined Class A and B finalists for July Fourth. Prizes range from gold watches to baseball gloves and bicycle parts. East Main Street hosted the half mile and endurance events planned for the Fourth.
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East Main Street
Chilcote Library
New Departure Manufacturing Co
Bristol, Conn
Kelley Handle Bar Co
Cleveland
Ohio
McElhinney Drug Co
Diamond Chain and Manufacturing Co
Indiananolia
Legion
Pearson Majestic Mfg. Co
Worchester, Mans
Spaulding
Nicola & Harmon
George W. Stewart Hardware
Leon Beatty
The
Cycle Trades of America
Fred L. Stewart Hardware Store
East Main
Conventions in Brief Open at Court House in Morning
Republican county convention opened at eleven with J L Brookhart acting as temporary chairman and committees named for credentials and permanent organization. Democrats met at City Hall chaired by C R Reister. adjourned to 1 59 due to storm with around forty present and more expected this afternoon for delegate selection to state conventions next month.
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J. L. Brookhart
Court House
Col C. J. Wilson
Myrta Jeffrey
Sam Sigafoose
Joe Peiper
W. R. Crawford
M. L. Young
Adj
City Hall
C. Reister
Washington County Livestock and Real Estate Valuations
County tax abstract shows 80,000 hogs and 28,487 cattle in Washington County, with livestock valued at 2,125,576 and total personal property at 4,929,020. Farm land totals 27,211,749 across 349,342 acres, with town lots in the county valued at 5,799,416 and total real estate 35,123,916.
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Washington County
A. L. Griffith
Washington
Brighton
Wellman
Kalona
Riverside
Ainaworth
Crawfordsville
West Chester
Light seal harvest in Sitka division amid storms and low prices
Ketchikan Alaska June 4 Fisheries Warden M J O Connor reports sealing operations in south eastern Alaska this year were the lightest in Sitka division history netting only eight sealkins. He said stormy weather in early months and low prices for sea skins caused the drop as he returned from the division where he oversaw the annual seal patrol.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Sitka
M. J. O'Connor
Bureau of Fisheries
Western Iowa Hit by Violent Windstorm
A brief, powerful windstorm of 51 mph struck Omaha and parts of western Iowa early today. Telegraph and telephone service were crippled briefly, with limited property damage. One man, Robert Kaderak of Fort Dodge, Iowa, was injured when he was thrown from a wagon struck by a downed wire.
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Peeert
Omaha
Neb
Iowa
Robert Kaderak
Fort Dodge
Rock Island plans big spending on facilities
Reports say the Rock Island railroad may invest heavily in upgrades along its line, with Muscatine cited as a potential subdivision point. The literature hints at extensive improvements including switching facilities and a new freight house, as Washington eyes possible national significance.
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Rock Island
Washington
R Dsland
Muscatine
Musc
Boys at Scout Camp Report Safe After Storm
Parents anxious at Camp While-Poor-Will learned their sons are fine and happy after last night’s storm. Scouts moved tents to higher ground, waded through water up to their knees to relocate, and remain dry at a mountain top as rain subsided. Letters from the boys were expected on the evening train.
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Hove
Rev. Kern
Congress Must Deal Liberally With the Farmers
Des Moines June 25 The next session of Congress should treat agriculture generously to secure business stability nationwide says Congressman L J Dickinson of Iowa He argues the farm bloc failed to win relief due to sectionalism and notes cotton citrus and California growers shaped the debate He predicts renewed farm aid and a broader view of agriculture as the nation’s basic industry.
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Des Moines
Congress
L. J. Dickinson
Iowa
Dickinson
Rio
Indiana
Ad Mention Requests From Reader Citing Journal
A reader is advised to tell merchants they saw the ad in the Journal. The prompt suggests leveraging the paper as a source of credibility when inquiring about goods or services. The guidance emphasizes referencing the Journal in discussions with sellers.
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Alwaya
Man Beaten by Tramps in Milwaukee Yards
Harry Lynch of Superior Wisconsin remains improving after a beating by three white men and one black man in Milwaukee yards. He was treated at the county hospital with injuries to head and face. Sheriff's officials plan further questioning of suspects Thompson Miller Hickey and others as they pursue charges and determine liability.
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Harry Lynch
Superior
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
James Thompson
Spencer
N. C
Herbert Millar
Kansas City
Thomas Hickey
Thompson
Frank Jordan
Richmond
Lynch
Sheriff's Office
Arbon Smith
Smith
Haney
Three Reported Dead At Fort Dodge Storm
Boone June 28 Three persons are reported killed at Fort Dodge Iowa when a powerful storm swept the city last night. Communication lines to Fort Dodge were interrupted and the report has not been confirmed.
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Boone
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Iowa Pasture Lands Provide Major Farm Income
A Iowa State College report by Stevenson Forman and Brown notes pasture and grazing cover 10.13 million acres, mainly permanent pasture, worth about 5.58 dollars per acre annually totaling nearly 7 million dollars. Authors urge better pasture management and seeding, fertilizer use, and improved methods to avoid breaking up land and reseeding old acres.
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Ames
Iowa
W. HM. Stevenson
Ll. W. Forman
P. K. Brown
Iowa State College
Public library faces surge of requests for Cheek is Des Mouves
June 28 report from Des Moines notes high demand for books on Cheek is Des Mouves and related topics. librarians anticipate a flood of inquiries as the avalanche of requests grows.
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Des Moines
Stanimaka Co op Tobacco District Runs Nationwide Campaign
Staninaka Bulgaria on June 1, five years after starting with a capital of about 12 dollars a cooperative society of tobacco growers has grown into a model community. Members vote directly, manage plantations and factories, and receive education health and legal aid. The society funds doctors hospitals an orchestra and a court for disputes. It analyzes crop declines and employs cooperators in carpentry masonry and machinery. Drunkenness is rare and the city government is largely controlled by cooperators.
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Staninaka
Bulgaria
Tobbacco
Althmneuch -Tanimaka
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Delbert Badham
Donald Crone
Floyd Tucker
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Fred Downing
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OG. D. Suter
Bremerhaven
New York
NCE
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Lime Creek
Marion
Jackson Townships
Iowa Township
Washington Township
Lemmon
Woodworth
Whittan
Ifme
Scout
Horoes
Tlosrrar
Ooomwa
Charles Denison
Fred Sweet
Ovcar Haney
Ottumwa
Lyndis
Chicago, Jaune
Chicago, and Northwestern Railroad
Paris
United States Olympice Fencing Folis
Jay Wee
Denmark
Ril Beeman
Underworld
Prinefighters
Evening Journal
Henry Dberdo
Rawleigh
W. T. Rawleigh Co
Freeport
J. H. McGraw
Chil Ky
Glen Davis
West Cheater
Joseph Hines
Havre
James K. Heimick
Cherrie Bushel
Stryker’s
H. O. Banks
West Chester Mutual
Boyd Berdo
D. F. Sayre
East End Grocery
Warren Seed Store
United States Ecovernment Farm
Ren Seed Store
Farrow
Anconas
Minorcas
Wyandottes
DW. T. Farrow Chickeries
Peoria
Inquire Journal
Cook & Swoile
Breitenbach
Cunningham and Lytle
Bulgar
Arnold
Obdam, Ruus
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Bulser
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