Washington County mud roads project ruled illegal
United Press dispatch reports Iowa Attorney General John Fletcher ruled Washington County road improvement project illegal for using day labor on a job over 1000 dollars. The project cost about 9500 dollars for five miles, with another five mile section at 1500 dollars awaiting final work. baldrige county attorney said first project completed and paid, second unfinished.
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A. K Ealdridge
Washington Co
Baldrige
Baldinge Aid
Wedding Day Orlo Britton Nearly Missed Heart of Love
Orlo Britton a Kalona restaurant owner delayed his Omaha wedding by an appendectomy on his wedding day. He recovered in Washington Iowa hospital while fiancee Alberta Brown rushed from Wellman to be by his side. Miss Brown arrived just in time to join the birthday celebration as the couple awaits a prunes free recovery.
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Omaha
Luck
Los Angeles
Washington
Iowa
Orlo Britton
Kalona
Alberta Brown
Grace Squires
Wellman
Mr. Britton
Miss Brown
City Water Tests Show Pure, Wholesome Supply
A Washington water sample was tested at the hygienic laboratories in Iowa City. The report to Mayor John Applegate states the water is pure wholesome and entirely free from harmful content.
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Washington
Iowa City
John Applegate
Million and Half Dollar Co Organized in Muscatine Iowa
A $1,500,000 company is formed to mine a calcite field near Oakville between Muscatine and Burlington. Secretary Andrew Chezem of Davenport reports the field yields the purest calcite with phosphate riches. Officers include John P. Magnusson and F. Leichot, with plans to rehabilitate rail service from near the deposit to Burlington.
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Muscatine
Oakville
Musachine
Burlington
Andrew Cherem
Davenport
Tennessee
Chezem
John P. Magnusson
Augustana College
Rock Island
Ill
F. Leichot
Louisville, Ky
Burdington, Muscatine and Northwestern Railroad
Western Trip Through Iowa Nebraska to Norton
The Maas family and relatives recount a westward journey from Kalona to Casey Des Moines and Kearney Nebraska. They describe elk at Joniah Neiber's farm, corn and wheat yields, fair visits, windmills, a Platte River crossing, Beaver City oil work, and prairie country toward Norton Kansas with sparse pastures and buffalo grass for feed.
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Washington
Albert Maas
Milton Maas
Kalona
John Maas
Riverside
Casey
Iowa
Wellman
Montezuma
Prairie City
Des Moines
Kearney
Nebr
Council Bluffs
Missouri
Omaha
Douglas Street
Lindy
Lincoln
Grand Island
Buffalo County
Riverdale
One Mile
Platte River
Holdrege
Holdrige
Republican
Oxford
Beaver City
Beaver Creek
Norton
Kansas
Local Men Meet to Push Primary Road No 2 Extension
More than a score of Muscatine and area business men gathered at city hall to back the extension of primary road No 2 a route said to cut eighty to ninety miles and link with major highways in neighboring states. A caravan to Greenfield and a Greenfield meeting were planned with many urging participation and support from southern Iowa and Washington interests.
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Towa
Washington!s
State Highway Commission
Carl Keck
Ascaravan
Muscatine
Greenfield
City Hall
Council Bluffs
Chamber of Commerce
Oskaloosa
Lewis
Iowa
Washington
Secret Service Guardian Keeps John Coolidge at Amherst
John Coolidge son of President Coolidge returns to Amherst College for his senior year with Secret Service operative Russell Wood as chaperone. He has added studies at the University of Vermont for two summers to address a French condition and is expected to graduate next June.
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Washington
John Coolidge
Coolidge
Amherst
Mass
Amherst College
Russell Wood
Secret Service
Col
Edward Starling
White House
John
University of Vermont
Burlington
Black Hills
Local Men Attend Hotel Exposition in Omaha
F W West proprietor of Colenso Hotel and Mark B West join the Midland Empire Hotel exposition and Northwestern Association Silver Jubilee convention in Omaha at the municipal auditorium September 13 to 17. Fare and one half rates are set, special trains will serve cities within a day’s ride. Exhibits cover hotel dining cars clubs and restaurants with 90 national manufacturers.
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F. W. West
Colenso Hotel
Mark B. West
Northwestern Association
Omaha
Municipal Auditorium
United States
Canada
Heat records fall as mercury climbs in Iowa trip narrative
A travel diary from Iowa City to Keota covers hot September days with temperatures near 90 plus, notes rolling crops, rail bridges, and towns from Shenandoah to Albia. The author records road conditions, storms, and a 1,600 mile journey ending without engine or tire trouble.
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Iowa City
Mercury
Court House
Auburn
Missouri River
Nebraska City
Missouri
Sidney
Shenandoah
Henry Fields
Clearfield
Oxkaloosa
Keota
Wreckage Of Old Glory Found In Open Atlantic Search
Reports from New York and England indicate the Old Glory monoplane wreckage has been located off Newfoundland. A wireless message from the Kyle said debris washed ashore near latitude 61 17 north longitude 80 23 west with no sign of the crew. The flight from Old Orchard Maine to Rome encountered trouble after taking off a week ago, SOS signals reached ships, and search efforts revolved around the Transylvania’s wireless observations.
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New York
Atlantic
New York Daily Mirror
Kyle
Newfoundland
Mewquay
England
Old Glory
Muir
Xpiagen
Doug. Muir
St. Johns
N. F
The
Mirror
Philip A. Payne
Lloyd Bertaud
James de Witt Hall
William
Randolph Hearst
the Mirror
Old Orchard
Rome
Transylvania
Parade awards set for Fall Festival floats and cars
The parade committee of the Fall Festival announces prizes for best float best decorated car most interesting parade feature and best comic feature with cash awards. Outside Washington entrants may compete for a prize pool and several organizations plan to build floats for the two day event sponsored by local business leaders.
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Washington City
Washington
Leslie Eleher
Juling Enssin
Paul L. Gorham
Charles Davis
Charles Denison
Washington County
Leslie Richer
Man Slashes Woman’s Nightgown in Oskaloosa Home
Police seek a mentally unsound man who attacked Mrs Max Fiers as she slept in her home and slashed her nightgown with a razor. She awoke to a figure disappearing through a window. she was unharmed though her nightgown had several slashes. Police ponder whether the act was an attempted murder or perverted destructiveness.
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Oskaloosa
Max Fiers
Fliers
James Bambrick Heads to Iowa State Teachers College
James Bambrick left today for Cedar Falls to attend the Iowa State Teachers College.
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James Bambrick
Edar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Washington Hussar Band Mounted for Fall Festival Parade
The Washington concert band plans a new mounted feature for the fall parade. Capt Crail urged rehearsal at the drill field and twenty top horses will be used. Hussar uniforms and mounted musicians promise a striking community spectacle.
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Washington Hussar
Altho
Washington
Crail
Washington Band
Washington County Hottest Yet With Heatwave Continues
The Washington County area endures a fierce heatwave with 96 degrees reported yesterday and 06 degrees at 2 15 this afternoon. Residents cope with fans and cold drinks as forecasts call for continued warmth tonight and Wednesday.
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United Press
Washington County
Don Sherman
Coolidge declines extra session unless leaders deem necessary
President Coolidge will not call an extra session of the Senate or Congress unless leaders convince him it is absolutely necessary. Republican leaders Curtis and Tileon advised against it, but the decision could change if further talks convince him. He plans to consult other GOP leaders in coming days to gauge opinions.
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Washington
Coolidge
Senate
Congress
White House
Curtis
Rep
Tileon
Halibut Color Change Linked to Eye Sight, Says Magazine
A feature notes halibut can change color to blend with surroundings, a trait linked to eyesight since cutting the optic nerve stops the change. Fishermen keep the color shift from happening by laying the fish with its eyes down.
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Wishermen
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Silk Thread Fiber Count From Fragmentary Text
A fragmentary OCR note mentions about 100 silk fibers in a thread, describing fiber imagery and texture as part of a textile analysis. The text is incomplete but indicates a study or description of silk strands and their apparent fineness.
Beitel Couple Celebrates Sixty Years Together at Grace Hill
Mr and Mrs Beitel celebrated sixty years of marriage at their Grace Hill home with about thirty relatives including Clarence Beitel Muscatine Ralph Brinning Chas Harvey and Lon Beitel. A noon dinner ice cream and tea followed a day of visits as the couple received a silver service gift. The Beitels who have lived in Grace Hill 57 years are in good health and planned further happiness in retirement.
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Mire
B. F. Beitel
Grace Hill
Beitel
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mrs. Beitel
Pershing to Lead American Legion Parade at Cherbourg
General John F. Pershing will come ashore Friday to lead a parade of American Legionnaires in Cherbourg France The arrival follows easing of local police suspicions as the national government takes responsibility for order A reception for Legionnaires aboard the Leviathan is being planned Nearby, Howard Keating Al Crone and Misses Margaret and Jennie Keating visited Batavia Iowa during the day.
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White Bird
Saint Raphael
Sir John Carling
Mirror
Cherbourg
France
John F. Pershing
Legionnnaires
Ss. Leviathan
Howard Keating
al Crone
Batavia
Iowa
John
Margaret
Jennie Keate
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Journal
Kalona Man
Million and Half Dollar Co
Muscatine, Iowa
Dellvale
Selden
Foster
Colby
Ocean
Ocean Highway
Brewster
Albert
Rogers
Daughter
Menlo
Hox
Solomon River
Rogue
Stockton
Oean Highway
Phillipsburg
Phillipsborg
Lesbanon
Will Rogers
Mankato
Republican River
Bellville
Sam Rogers
Pairburg
Beatrice
Blue River
Tecumseh, & Uhe
Perk Eocpion—Business
Gen. Pershing
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