Trial Notices in Nearly Fifty Cases at November Term
Ainsworth and area courthouses prepare for a busy November term with forty seven cases listed for trial Judge Hamilton will oversee proceedings starting next Monday unless settlements occur. Notable actions include T M O Conner vs J A Wehr for 575 damages from a 1920 collision near Haskins and W W Davisson vs Rock Island Railway for personal injuries from a wreck near Maccatine. The docket also features multiple note and bank cases and a Riverside case over a contested sidewalk project.
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Hamilton
T. M. O'Conner
J. A. Wehr
Haskins
W. W. Davisson
Rock Island Railway
Davineson
Dem
Daniel Hayes
Ainsworth Savings Bank
First Savings Bank of
Crawfordaville
I. L. Colthurst
Buckley Family News From San Francisco Trip
Mr and Mrs John Buckley received a telegram from their son Frank saying he has arrived in San Francisco and will return home next week. He completed a year long world tour starting last June with his father. Orville Elder, Journal editor, ran into Buckley in Washington while Buckley toured Ireland and the elder Buckley was away.
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John Buckley
Frank
San Francisco
Mr. Buckley
Ireland
Fran
Orville Elder
Journal
Hoeneluin
Mr Buckley
Mrana
Washington
Sunday Services at Sun Celed A M E Church
The church announces Sunday school at 9 45 a m and worship at 11 a m led by Rev Williamson All church events include A C League at 6 00 p m and a second preaching at 7 00 p m Everyone is invited to attend these services at the Sun Celed A M E Church.
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Williamson
Ottumwa Yeomen Visit Washington Yeomen Meeting
Twenty five Ottumwa Yeomen members traveled by Milwaukee train to Washington for a lodge meeting. The visiting degree team led the work and F P Gilbert Iowa vice president installed officers for the coming year. Karl D Frink Des Moines state manager attended and returned home.
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Yearman Lodge
Ottumwa
Washington
Nearly Two Inches of Rain Fall Clouds Over City
Rain yesterday afternoon and night totaled 1.38 inches per official reports. Intermittent showers today likely push totals beyond 1.5 inches as sun briefly breaks through. Town sewers clogged by leaves washed in from streams turning pavements into lakes until cleared. Heaviest rain in weeks.
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Sveral
Baptist State Convention Trip Begins Toward Waterloo
Several cars carrying Baptists departed yesterday for Waterloo where the state convention is in progress. Among the travelers were Mr and Mrs George Duke Mr and Mrs Fred Bartholomew Miss Matthea Rudd Mrs Will Sickles Mrs Charlies Hays and Mrs M R Regan. Mr Regan had left earlier for a pastor conference preceding the event. The convention opened Wednesday evening and will close Sunday.
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Waterloo
George Duke
Fred Bartholomew
Matthea Rudd
Will Sickles
Charlies Hays
M. R. Regan
Regan
Will
Branch Trains Change Time on Knoxville Branch
The No. 429 and No. 450 morning Knoxville branch trains will shift schedules starting next Monday. The west bound departs Washington at 9 05, earlier than before, and the Firefly east bound arrives from Oskaloosa at 9 05 and departs Rock Island at 10, instead of 9 25 and 8 0 respectively.
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Knoxville
Washington
Oxkaloosa
Rock Island
Anatol at Graham Theatre Promises Dramatic Rescue Tale
The excerpt promotes the film Anatol showing at the Graham Theatre for three days November 1 2 and 3. It features Gordon Fronson and a cast in a melodramatic plot about rescue love moral lessons and emotional stakes as Emilie Anatol and a man navigate desire duty and forgiveness.
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Gordon Fronson
Emilie
Anatol
Graham Theatre
Cedar Rapids School Board Cleared as Ingold Loses Case
J M Ingold's charges of misappropriating 1,000,000 for Cedar Rapids school building were dismissed by Judge EF Ellison in Marion. The district court freed the Cedar Rapids board after a month long hearing on contracts for new junior high schools. Ingold is ordered to pay court costs deemed large.
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Cedar Rapids
J. M. Ingold
Baptists Elect Officers at Iowa Pastors Conference
At Waterloo on October 29 the Iowa Baptist pastors conference elected Rev. C. A. Carmer as president Rev. Arthur Hurley as secretary treasurer and Rev. B. M. Osgood as a board member. The Women’s Missionary Society named officers led by Mrs. J. L. Lovrien and others. The convention continues through Sunday.
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Iowa Pastor and Missionary Society
Waterloo
Iowa Baptist Pastors Conference
Iowa Baptist Convention
C. A. Carmer
Shenandoah
Arthur Hurley
Estherville
B. M. Oscood
Fort Dodge
Woman's Missionary Society
J. L. Lovrien
Humboldt
C. Buck
Des Moines
A. J. Reed
F. R. Asquith
J. H. Johnson
Iowa City
N. R. Robinson
Spencer
B. F. Osgood
Edward O'Dea
G. P. Mitchell
E. C. Emerson
Jesup
John Mercer
Burlington
N. L. Christian
Clinton
Board of Managers
Dark street confusion causes near collision and claims
In dim evening light, witnesses describe nearly bumping into pedestrians. Tom Rickey discusses a possible lawsuit with Alberson while Remps Harpsher struggles to navigate, nearly colliding with a tree and creating public unease.
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Tom Rickey
Alberson
Remps Harpsher
Railroad valuations cut by federal court in Des Moines
Washington county hearing follows a federal court ruling reducing railway property assessments by about 10 percent for 1920 taxes. The decision affects Burlington Minneapolis and Saint Louis Rock Island Milwaukee Chicago and Northwestern and other lines with notable value drops and a partial injunctive order pending final hearings.
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A. L. Griffith
Glenn G. Haynes
Des Moines
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Washington County
C. O. Dayton
Washington County Treasury
Burlington
State Executive Council
Minneapolis and
St. Louis
Rock Island
Milwaukee
Federal District Court
Martin J. Wade
Kimbrough Stone
Thomas Munger
Chicago & Northwestern
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern
Sinois Central Company
Wabash
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Executive Council
Lowa
Ben J. Gibson
Lines to Be Remembered Defeat as Education First Step
A paraphrase of Wendell Phillips quotes defeat as education and a first step, portraying failure as growth. The line is presented as a pithy motto for resilience.
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Wendell Phillips
The Sharing Spirit in an Orderly House
An announcement in the lathe room promotes shared effort to keep the home neat and tidy. It argues that collective care would ease the housewife’s burden and foster community spirit, contrasting this with the frustration of neglect.
The Mosquito Aged Verse From New Orleans Story
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph item cites an old New Orleans pegro mammy describing the mosquito as scheming and treacherous. The tale portrays the insect as loving and gentle before feeding, then quickly abandoning its victims with a shrill song.
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Pegro
New Orleans
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Poe as Master Technican of Form and Art for Arts Sake
Lewis Edwards Gales praises Poe for flawless form and technical mastery while noting a lack of deep conviction, genuineness, or wealth of nature. He argues Poe remains influential as a precursor to decadent art and the modern practice of art for art's sake.
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Poe
Lewis Edwards Gales
A Good Sign Inquiries About Happiness Wave News
An odd reflection cites whether a wave of happiness could be found to counter crime and death waves. The writer notes happiness remains common and not news, a sign of continued contentment amid gloom.
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Uiau
Portland Oregosilan
Wedding superstitions chart dangers to the bride
A Victorian style note warns brides about minor omens. A spider on the wedding dress or meeting a dog or cat on the way to the church may bring lighthearted misfortune. The first to kneel at the altar risks illness and the bride should exit with her right foot forward.
Across France by Boat Voyage Highlights Historic Route
A description recounts a small vessel journey from Havre to Marseilles passing through central France. It notes a canal viaduct with a stream visible below and a rock tunnel requiring an electric tractor to pull the boat through.
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France
Havre
Marseilles
Inventions Ahead of the Age
The piece reflects on men who preceded their era with great discoveries. It cites Archimedes as having designed a functional steam engine long before Watt. The text notes these ideas often failed to catch on, only to be rediscovered centuries later.
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Archimedes
James Watt
Census Coverage States Listed for 1700 Enumerations
The report notes which states were counted in the first census period and lists the covered regions as Vermont New Hampshire Maine Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Virginia Kentucky North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and the Southwet Territory now Tennessee, reflecting historical naming variations.
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United States
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Massachsetts
Rhode Island
Connection
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Kentucky
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Southwet Territory
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OF District Court
W. T. Marr
Janes A. Morrison
D. T. Beatty
Ainsworth
Harry McCall
Steele
Riverside
Mary Fitzwater
John Wood
Iowa City Produce Co
Iowa Savings Bank
Wellman
J. E. Shannon
Morton H. Emde
J. L. Colthurst
Firet Savings Bank
Crawfordsville
Colthurst
J. W. Cox
George Clapper
Fritz Wagrenknecht
Henry F
Henry F. Wacenknecht. W. W. Davisson Vs. C. R. 1 & P. Ry. Co. J
Martin
Charles C. Work
Citizens Savings Bank
Ve. B
Frank Smith
John Anderson
Va. E
Thomas
H. A. Dougall
Katherine Singmaster
John M. Perry
H. L. Whittaker
James Stamp
John F. Eckhardt
C. L. Mavatt
F. M. Snider
J. W. Applegate
Fred Cannon
George Hayes
A. J. Morgan
F. Snavely
F. L. Ruge
J. A. McTee
Frank Redding
Kalona Savings Bank
R. L. Erb
Ralph Fuller
Joseph Chapman
Iowa Clay Products Co
Wellman Savings Bank
R. E. Schully
Eva E. Rowe
Towa Gas and Electric Co
Alex de Bord
J. E. McGuire
Co. Treas
James A. Morrison
D. R. Beatty
J. KE. Booth
E. J. Kolosick
Ida Kolosick
Virgil Miller
Gilbert Fletg
Kate Dusenberry
W. W. Wweller
Minnie Lohrer
T. O. Nicholson
W. Fb. Hender
South
Towa Ave
Napshots
Phillips Drug Store
Kodak Store
Buckley
Frisco
Presbyterian Church
Christ
Arthur R. Oates
Baptist State Convention
Humphrey TD
Brigtiant
Pxonerated
Charase
Baptists
Reister & Sons
R. R
Prceston
Gibson
United States Supreme Court
Wade
Evening Journal
Mra. Howes
John J. Hinck
Iowa Street
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin
Eli Jackson
Poland
T. W
Clifford Hunter
Frank H
Ron Sale
Harold Schmoeller
Acme Trunk and Bag Factory
Spring Valley, I
James K. Helmick & Son
Columbus Junction
Clarence Lynn
West Chester
China
White Wyandotte Cockerels
Robert Raney
van Buren
Harry Shipe
South 10Th St. West
H. B. Berdo
Frank Scranton
A. E. Putnam
R. LR. Cocker Ers
Harry Campbell
Acorn Gas
Ross Crawford
Mert
Call Journal
Kent
South Third Avenue
Doe
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