Klingaman and Shanks Duel Eyewear Misreadings
Josiah F. Klingaman and Simon Shankis, both Pennsylvania born Civil War veterans, compare spectacles and stories at Klingaman’s home. Klingaman fears blindness as he misreads the Courier. Shankis finds his vision sharper than in youth, only to discover they wore the wrong glasses.
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Josiah F. Klingaman
Associated Charities
Simon Shankis
Pennsylvania
Shanks
Supt. Klingaman
Shanlis
Simon
Spanish Vets to Hold Iowa State Encampment in Waterloo
A committee representing Fred Willier camp Spanish American War Veterans met in Waterloo to plan the state encampment on June 10 and 11. About 400 veterans from Iowa will attend with sessions at the armory and G A R headquarters, major E C Johnson presiding. A parade by National Guard companies L and B will close the two days.
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Fred Willier
J. H. Hildebrand
Waterloo
Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
E. C. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
National Guard
Pedestrian struck by motorcycle injures arm in city streets
C D Woolf of Windsor hotel was hit by a motorcycle at Fifth and Commercial streets Monday, suffering a badly injured wrist with broken bones and torn ligament. Myron E Whitney, rural mail carrier, fell from his motorcycle at Fourth and Lafayette streets, cutting his head and later finishing his route after treatment.
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C.D. Woolf
Windsor Hotel
Fifth
Commercial Streets
Woolf
Futhelstreet
Myron E. Whitney
Fourth
Lafayette
Mr. Whitney
Niece of Mason City Family Dies From Bursting Blood Vessel
Ruth McCoy, ten year old daughter of James and Mrs. McCoy, died after a sudden headache and collapse while returning home from school. Funeral attended by relatives includes Mrs. Clarence Briden. The death occurred from a bursting of a blood vessel in the head.
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Clarence Briden
Mason City
Ruth McCoy
James McCoy
Change Made in Saloon Choe Before the Judge
A Waterloo firm changes name from Forsheck & Wetzel to Forsbeck & Kilpatrick as Clyde Wetzel moves to Chicago. C. D. Forsbeck, now in Audubon county, is appointed engineer there to supervise bridges. Judge Dunham prepares to render decision on the saloon petition as the case nears closure.
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Choe
Waterloo
Forsheck & Wetzel
Black Hawk Bank
Clyde L. Wetzel
Chicago
Western Electric Company
G. H. Kilpatrick
Forsbeck & Kilpatrick
Forsbeck
C. W. Mullan
George W. Dunham
General Mullan
Dunham
Baat
Supreme Court
Danham
Washington, D. C
Edward P. Leeds
Grundy Center
Aviator in Hydro Aeroplane Drowned at Nice
Louis Gaudart, a renowned French aviator, drowned during a hydro aeroplane flight off Nice in front of spectators at the pigeon shooting grounds. The craft lost balance, the left wing struck the water, and both aircraft and pilot disappeared. Gaudart's body was not recovered.
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Nice
France
Louis Gaudart
Gaudart
Ames Students Embrace Dance Trend Across Campus
The Cardinal guild reports on campus dancing among 2200 Ames students in April. Eight percent of men and most women dance, with 627 of 01 men confirmed dancers. Eighteen dating clubs not seeking committee dates show 71 percent dancers, while sixteen clubs that do so show 86 percent. Also notes Biograph feature "Ol and Water" at Crystal.
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Ames
Ames Dance
Cardinal Guild
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J. F. Klingaman
Will
Burch Bros. CO
INTER
C. D. Forsheck
Audubon County
Wqauor
Business Men's Temperance Association
Setail Liquor Dealers’ Association
Holland
Sea
van Houten
Europe
America
C. J. van Houten
Zoon Weesp
Crystal Today
Sunshine
Loose-Wies Biscuit
Bakers of Sunshine Biscuits
Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company
Groces
Felix
Pretty Polly
Wan
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