Capitol extension halted for two years in Des Moines
Des Moines May 11 The Thirty ninth general assembly cut off all further capital extension work repealing the law for the temple of justice and delaying heating plant and paving projects for at least two years. The state will proceed with $16 000 repairs and sidewalk, electric lighting, and room renovations at the state house.
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Des Moines
Thirty-ninth General Assembly
Temple of Justice
East Thirteenth Street
Grand Avenue
Walnut Street
Executive Council
Des Moines Street
Grand Ave
East Ninth
Thirteenth
Fast Ninth
State House
Vinestreeta
State Educational and Board of Control
Board of Education
Iowa City
State Board of Control
Mienwood
Ecliptic Colony
Woodward
Island of Regeneration story of castaway John Charnock
In the South Pacific a twenty year castaway recalls only the prayer Now I lay me down to sleep while all learned language fades. The tale titled The Island of Regeneration is told by Cyrus.
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Townsend Prady
Vitagraph
Graham Theatre
John Charnock, Jr
Charnock
Virginia
John Charnock
Katherine
Antonio Moreno
Edith Storey
South Pacific
Cyrus
Pleasant Hill Sunday Visits and Convention
Pleasant Hill residents report a large turnout at the Eicher Sunday school convention. Roy Kephart and family visited the Fred Kephart home. Roy Foss and family called on Fred Telford. Sam Sigafoose and Walter Gardner hosts. Earl Kephart and children joined Charley Anderson’s. Homer Kephart and Lawrence stayed at A. J. Carr’s. John Pratt of Washington visited Sam Sigafoose’s.
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John Pratt
Washington
Sam Sigafoose
Death of J W Garner longtime Columbus City merchant
Word came from Long Beach California of the death of J W Garner a longtime resident merchant of Columbus City He suffered a broken leg in an accident some time ago and although presumed recovered the exact cause of death is not yet known Garner born January 30 1843 was 78 with no children He was a partner in Colton and Garner retailers and had spent winters in California with his wife for several years.
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Columbus Junction
J. W. Garner
Columbus City
Long Beach
Cal
Garner
Colton and
Mrs. Garner
California
Aviator Dies In 300-Foot Marshalltown Crash
Lieut. H. E. Du Jardin a former army flying instructor from Chicago died from a fractured skull after his plane plunged 300 feet at Marshalltown on Sunday afternoon. Des Moines photographer Guy Woods, making his first instruction flight, escaped with minor scratches. Woods planned to pursue a pilot license while filming panoramic views from high elevations.
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Marshalltown
H. E. du Jardin
Chicago
Guy Woods
Des Moines
da Jardin
Woods
Iowa Holds Lead in Corn Production Across States
Washington dateline reports the Agriculture Department's release listing the top five states by crop output and their share of U S production. Iowa leads corn at 15.1 percent with Illinois Nebraska Missouri and Indiana following in the rankings.
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Iowa
Washington
D. C
North Dakota
Whch
Michigan
New York
Illinois
Nebraska
Missouri
Indiana
Kansas
Oklahoma
Minnesota
South Dakota
Montana
Mllinois
Wisconsin
California
Rye
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Rice
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Missisaippi
North Carolina
Kentucky
Virginia
Tennessee
Hay
Hearts of Youth at Fox Theatre with Harold Goodwin
A William Fox photoplay based on Mrs. D. B. N. Southworth Ishmael opens at the Fox Theatre Friday. Starring Harold Goodwin with Lillian Hall, the drama is praised for its screen transfer of the original melodramatic tale and attractive settings. Millard Webb wrote the scenario and directed.
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Fox Theatre
William Fox
D. B. N. Southworth
Ishmael
Harold Goodwin
Lillian Hall
Goodwin
Millard Webb Bath
Police bulletin warns of wanted man in New York
A terse police bulletin notes a man is wanted on a state charge in New York. The report mentions a man named Licht and urges vigilance in crowds to spot him. The fragmentary text offers few concrete details beyond the call for public awareness.
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New York
Ge Heineg
Unclear Ad Humor Quip From Old Want Ads
A fragment from a Want Ad features a joke about a boy born in a Turkish harem with 45 stemmothers and an office boy undefeated by defunct grandmothers. The line reflects vintage newspaper humor and ads language.
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Landon Punch
Book News Highlights Chesterton and Other Authors
The Chilcote Library offers three Chesterton works including A Miscellany of Men What's Wrong with the World and Orthodoxy as a window into his faith. Soldiers in the Rhine favor Zane Grey and Julius Caesar translations and praise Gallic Wars. Sinclair Lewis laurels Main Street but critics small towns. Joseph C Lincoln returns to New York after a lecture tour and prepares a new novel due next June.
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C. K. Chesterton
Daily Press
Chicago Tribune
Chilcote Library
American Library Association
Zane Grey
Julius Caesar
Rhine
Mr. Grey
Caesar
Coblenz
Sinclair Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Iowa
Middle West
Joseph C. Lincoln
New York
New England
Snobiish Lady Comments On World Of People
An American Legion Weekly fragment quotes a roving lady saying she is not like the rest, recognizing all kinds of people make the world while claiming FT can say she is clad differently.
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American Legion Weekly
Judge Wade Warns Reds in Ottumwa Address
Federal Judge Martin J. Wade warned Ottumwa crowds that Debs Kate O’Hare and Mrs Stokes pose a greater danger in peace times. He urged against amnesty for political prisoners and said they aimed to undermine the U S government. He cited Debs and warned radicals threaten American democracy.
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Ottumwa
Debs
Kate O'Hare
Mrs. Stokes
Martin J. Wade
United States
Eugene Debs
Atlanta
The Poet Dryden Ode On Saint Cevella Feast
A fragmentary note describes an ode by Dryden written for the feast of Saint Cevella in honor of Alexander. The garbled text mentions quotes about bravery and implies a feverish lapse in dates and names.
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Dreden
Alexander
St. Cevella
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