Union memorial service for Allem Wright Hanft
A union memorial service is set for Sunday at 11 o'clock in the Presbyterian church to honor Allem Wright Hanft who was killed in France on July 25 1918. The notice appears in the Columbus Gazette via Henry Rupplinger.
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Presbyterian Church
Allem Wright Hanft
France
Columbus Gazette
Brighton
Germany
America
Brighton Enterprise
Washington
C. O. Stuart
Wayland News
Hendrickson Jr Visits Parents Amid Norfolk Shipwork
Charles Hendrickson Jr visits his parents Mr and Mrs Chas Hendrickson while employed in a ship building gang at Norfolk Virginia. The Columbus Gazette notes the family update and his work location with a concise social item.
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Charles Hendrickson, Jr
Chas. Hendrickson
Norfolk
Virginia
Columbus Gazette
Schools in Lone Tree Closed for Spanish Flu
The Lone Tree schools remain shut due to Spanish influenza with the superintendent ill and several teachers under observation. A one week closure is contemplated to prevent spread.
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Lone Tree
Riverside
Mockin Bird Farm resident hauls cane to molasses mill
Frank Schantz of the Mockin Bird Farm on the road to Washington traveled to Wayland on Monday hauling cane for the molasses mill after delivering 13 loads. The draft board has examined several local men, including Harry Lloyd and others, and declared them fit for military service.
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Frank Schantz
Mockin’ Bird Farm
Washington
Wayland
Wayland News
Harry Lloyd
Frank Briar
Clifford Savage
Earl Madden
Don Gowey
Fred Mills
Charles Dunbar
Glen Davison
Leonard Fleig
Clarence Lowe
Ralph Parks
Ed Weidner
County Draft Board
Brighton Enterprise
Local Farm Sale Prompts Move to Washington Estate
D. J. Boller sold the Joseph Good farm to Jacob T. Wenger of Washington who plans to move there and settle. Wenger, a frequent farm trader, aims to quit moving and establish a permanent home near Washington in a prime location. Productions and future sales are expected to follow as he consolidates holdings.
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D. J. Boller
Joseph Good
Jacob T. Wenger
Washington
Mr. Wenger
Wayland News
Ka lona Hosts Large Cattle Sale With High Prices
Last Saturday Ka lona saw a major cattle sale with 250 head sold at satisfactory prices. Spotted Poland China hog sales drew buyers from Nebraska to Indiana. Shaver & Pry managed the events, with two top animals at $500 each and an average around $135 per head. The evening sale matched the daytime success.
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Kalona
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Shaver & Pry
Kalona sale held at Oldaker barn draws steady crowd
In the well lit C. B. Oldaker barn the sale proceeded as in daylight with a large crowd watching both sales and buyers remaining until all items were sold.
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C. B. Oldaker
Kalona News
Hube Ayers Seized in Slater as Trial Nears
The Wellman Advance reports Sheriff McCarty has Hube Ayers in the county jail for safe keeping pending trial in November. Ayers, formerly charged with hog stealing last year, was at large until recently when found working in a round house in Slater Missouri where his family resides. The case heads toward penitentiary life.
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Hube Ayers
McCarty
Hube
Slater
Wellman
Visit of Longtime Tipton Ladies Noted in Advance
The Wellman Advance records a late item about Mrs. Jane Timmins of Lexington and Mrs. Mattie Mason of Davenport visiting their niece Mrs. C. C. Gardner. Timmins, over 92, recalls Illinois and Iowa railroads and the first Washington railroad. Mason is the younger of the Tipton sisters.
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Jane Timmins
Lexington
Mattie Mason
Davenport
C. C. Gardner
Timmins
Ohio
Illinois
Iowa
Tipton
Washington
Wellman
Mason
Washington County
Keota Board of Health closes town under flu quarantine
The Keota board of health ordered all closures to comply with a regional quarantine for the Spanish flu. The town will be quiet with no picture show or prayer meeting, a situation the readers will feel keenly. A further meeting is scheduled Saturday to decide if the ban will be lifted.
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Henry Rupplinger
Harper
Henry
Washington
Norfolk
Keota
Spanish flu sweeps North English area with quarantines
The Keota Eagle reports five hundred cases in North English and South English with five deaths, as Mrs. Van Auken dies at thirty and a Williamsburg doctor who treated her also dies. The disease is feared to spread, with advice to rest and stay in bed until fever subsides.
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South English
Ed Coffman
van Auken
North English
Williamsburg
Keota
Sons in War End Their Family Triumph and Tragedy
Cedar Rapids report of H C Hanford family losing both sons in World War I. Lieut John F P Hanford died of wounds in France after earlier news of severe injuries. Raymond C Hanford died of pneumonia at Ft Benjamin Harrison after serving with the Northwestern Railroad offices before enlistment.
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Cedar Rapids
H. C. Hanford
Hanfords
France
John FP. Hanford
War Department
Hanford
Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Raymond C. Hanford
Raymond Hanford
Northwestern Railroad
Jailed Newberry Aids Republican Campaign Officials
New York October 12 Allan A Tete peton Frank W Tial and Thomas Phillips three Newberry campaign leaders were jailed by Judge Cushman for defying a federal grand jury inquiry into child club con cutions.
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New York
Allan A. Tetepeton
Frank W. Tial
Thomas Phillips
Newberry Republican Senatorial
Michigan
Cushman
Chimplen
Chautauqua Plans Made at Junction
The Columbus Chautauqua stockholders met at City Hall to elect new directors N. Johnston G. W. Weber Evan Anwyl W. A. Duncan and J. Fred Huff for three year terms. A plan requires at least 1000 season tickets at $2 each to guarantee a program next year amid a $700 deficit. A board meeting was set for October 12 at the Farmers Merchants State Bank to drive ticket guarantees.
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Columbus
Columbus Chautauqua
N. Johnston
G. W. Weber
Evan Anwyl
W. A. Duncan
J. Fred Huff
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Iowan Describes System of Convoy from McGregor Adrift
Carl Gaulke, on leave in McGregor, describes convoy naval practice during World War I. He notes 236 troops per shipment, five torpedo boat destroyers, and zigzag tactics when submarines appear, with destroyers circling at speed to protect troop ships. He praises U S Navy efficiency and emphasizes the valor of the sailors regardless of front.
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Mcgregor
New York
Carl Gaulke
North McGregor
Gaulke
Navy
America
United States
Mr. Gaulke
Poll of Military Camps A Big Job
Des Moines reports a plan to appoint forty five commissioners by Gov. Harding to gather soldier votes from Iowa camps. The committee aims to cover camps with 100 or more Iowans, with two thirds Republicans. Voting methods include absentee ballots and state printed forms, financed from a war fund.
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Des Moines
W. L. Harding
Iowa
Paul Junkin
Creston
G. L. Caswell
Denison
B. J. Price
Fort Dodge
Camp Pike
Ark
Democratic State Organization
Harding
Republican Organization
Iown
Ninth General Assembly
Thirty-seventh General Assembly
Rugh to Ship Captured German Gun to Cedar Rapids
Captain Bert S. Rugh, serving with a Canadian contingent, has authorization to ship a German heavy machine gun captured by his battalion to Cedar Rapids Iowa. Mayor Ball says the gun will join other war trophies on the municipal island with a dedication program planned.
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Cedar Rapids
Bert S. Rugh
Ball
Great crowd hears Governor Harding in Independence address
A large gathering in Independence Iowa heard Governor Harding deliver a patriotic speech urging Liberty bond purchases. He predicted the war would last about two more years as members of the D A R Red Cross boy scouts and loan workers attended the mass meeting hosted by Independence camp No 80 8 O N.
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Independence
Harding
A. W. Boro
Red Cross
Boy Scouts and Loan Workers
Independence Camp
O. N
One Hundred Dollars Reward for Catarrh Cure
Advertisement touts a hundred dollar reward for an incurable case of catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as the reliable thirty five year remedy. It claims to act through the blood and mucous surfaces expelling poison and healing diseased portions with testimonials available.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Michigan Senate Fight Divides Ford and Newberry
Detroit Oct 2 A dramatic Michigan senatorial contest heads to the November polls. Henry Ford, backed by President Wilson and endorsed by the Democratic organization, faces Truman H Newberry, Third Naval District commander and former secretary of the navy. Each camp faced heavy criticism at party conventions with Newberry’s side tallying about 176000 dollars in primary support and Ford accused of opposing the war.
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Detroit
Michigan
Henry Ford
Wilson
Truman H. Newberry
Third Naval District
Navy
Roosevelt
Ford
Newberry
President Wilson Calls Fourth Liberty Loan Urgent Push
In New York on October 12 President Wilson urged full subscription to the fourth Liberty loan. He warned that any relaxation would cause tragic damage to the nation and the world, stating the time is critical and every effort must be pushed to the utmost.
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Washington
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
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Ralph Hamilton
Iowa City
Keota Eagle
Community Benefit Association
Formu
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W.B. Reduso
Weingarten Bros., Inc
Chicago
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