Pioneer W W Whitenack Civil War veteran dies at 83
Col William W Whitenack 83 prominent in Iowa Odd Fellows and Grand Army of the Republic circles died at the Soldiers home in Marshalltown after a long age related illness. He served in Company D Twelfth Iowa infantry and was twice captured at Shiloh and later mustered out in 1866. Burial planned in Cedar Rapids after services by Odd Fellows with a daughter Mrs Raudbaugh Cedar Rapids and son Elmer Lincoln Neb surviving.
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William W. Whitenack
Waterloo
Iowa
Odd Fellows
Marshalltown
Whitenack
Black Hawk
Fourth Street
Robert Anderson
Twelfth Town
Cedar Rapids
Shiloh
Twelfth Iowa
Memphis
Tenn
Robert
Anderson
Vinta
Cedar, Rapids
Wateroo
Kistner
Raudbaugh
Elmer
Lincoln
Neb
Charles
Lindberghs National Tour to Promote Air Travel
Lindbergh plans a three month USA tour to boost commercial aviation with the Spirit of St. Louis. The itinerary lists stops from Hartford to New York across multiple states, including major hubs such as Chicago, Denver, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Dallas, with additional points like Schenectady and Erie. The dates span July through October with many city pairs and mid-route layovers.
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United States
America
Rock Island
Milwaukee
Madison
Wis
St Paul
Minneapolis
Littl Falls
Fargo
Sioux City
Des Moines
Omaha
Denver
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
Boise
Butte
Spokane
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Oakland
Sacramento
Reno
Los Angeles
San Diego
Tucson
Paso
Fort Worth
Dallas
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Little Rock
Memphis
Nashville
Birmingham
Jackson
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Atlanta
Spartanburg
Winston-Salem
Richmond
Baltimore
Atlantic City
Washington
Wilmington
Philadelphia
New York
Schenectady
Erie
Springfield
St. Joseph
Wichita
Kans
Sioux Falls
D. C
Lordsburg
N. M
Abilene
Texas
Royal Air Force disaster report from Vienna Danube crash
An official Vienna report records a third Royal Air Force attempt ending with a plane crashing into the Danube near Aschach. One airman was seriously injured and another slightly injured, as the craft failed during the mission.
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Vienna
Royal Air Force
Tondey
Chen
Line
Danube
Ten “Aschach
Unusually cold start to August across Iowa
Des Moines reports unusually low early August temperatures across Iowa. Corah dropped to 40 degrees with Des Moines 50 and other cities ranging from 42 to 47. Weather forecaster Charles D. Reed warns the cool spell harms corn growth and warmer weather is needed to mature the crop.
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Charles D. Reed
Decorah
Boone
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Iowa Falls
Charles City
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Atlantic and
Creston
Reed
Died Brig. Gen. James C. Rhea Dies After Illness
Brig. Gen. James C. Rhea age 51 in charge of citizen military training camps in New England died at his Brookline home after a brief illness. Born March 7, 1876 in Iowa. In Bangor Maine, Kenduskeag bridge saw four corner states cars race past, Maine, California, Washington and Florida in one afternoon.
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James C. Rhea
Citizens Military
New England
Rhea
Iowa
the Union
Kenduskeag Bridge
Bangor
Maine
Reading
California
Washington
Florida
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L Paso
Omar
Kaangas
Ione City
Oseph
Otulsh
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Crystal
ICE & Fuel CO
Side Street
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D. B. Phelps
Julia Schmidt
Willow St
Silverton
Oregon
Lydia E. Pinkham
Julia Sehmidt
Silverton, Oregon
Fruitdale
South Dakota
Francis F. Fajardo
Lydia E.pinkham
Lydia E Pinkham
Lynn, Mass
Gossard
Belle Adams
Gossard School of
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