Fire at Stockwell Jones Hawkeye Station in Walnut Street
Firemen battled a spectacular blaze at the Stockwell Jones Hawkeye oil station at Walnut and Fourth. Two storage tanks and measuring apparatus were ruined, estimated loss $2000. Cause traced to a customer flipping a lit cigarette near the service tanks. The fire department confined the flames with multiple hose lines and prevented spread to the gasoline supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockwell & Jones
Lman
Tiller
Hooch and Autos Aids in Making Girls Wayward
Mason City welfare worker Miss Anna Merrincourt links alcohol and cars to girl delinquency. She says prohibition and sociable drinking push girls toward danger, with cars luring them into risky rides and temptations. She urges wholesome recreation and a small working girls hotel to give a fresh start.
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Ofason City
Anna Merrincourt
Merrincourt
Mason City
City agencies seek equal chances for girls in winter
Policewoman aims to cooperate with city groups to ensure girls from cottages, shacks, fashionable apartments, and mansions all have a fair chance for a decent life this winter. She emphasizes rain shelter deposits and community support to improve opportunities for every girl in the area.
Anton Family Travels Cheaply by Motor
The Anton family completed a 1 275 mile trip to Minnesota and South Dakota costing 21 60 in total. They drove 353 miles first day to Paynesville and caught 41 fish in an hour. They traveled from Worthington to Waterloo 285 miles over rough roads. The cravered roads of Minnesota were praised as smooth.
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Jacob Anton
Anton
Edward
Minnesota
South Dakota
Paynesville
Minneapolis
Worthington
Waterloo
Man Fined $50 for Poisoning of Dogs
John W. Gwynne, municipal court judge, found Clute guilty of cruelty to animals and fined him $50 plus costs for poisoning two collie dogs. Evidence showed poisoned bologna was left where neighborhood dogs could reach it. Only one case proceeded in court as Judge Courtright reviewed the docket.
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John W. Gwynne
Municipal Court
C. Clute
Clute
O.B. Courtright
G. S. Grossman
Arch bishop praises sobriety of lumbermen and Indians
Archbishop J Keane reports a two week Wisconsin visit among Minocqua lumber camps and Chippewa reservations. He notes no intoxication among lumbermen and Indians and recalls a young Indian boy’s joke about no whiskey prisoners near the reservation jail.
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Dubuque
J. Keane
Minocqua
Wisconsin
Archbishop Keane
Father Runs Over Son in Stackville Accident
A fatal accident in Stackville township reports farmer William Bruggeman backing a car over his infant son. The child was rushed to Albert Lea hospital but died shortly after.
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Stackville
William Bruggeman
Albert Lea
Barrymore Stars in The Devil's Garden at Strand
Lionel Barrymore headlines The Devil's Garden at the Strand starting today with May MacAvoy and Doris Rankin also featured. The production showcases Barrymore in a leading vehicle as part of an unusual treat for theatergoers.
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Strand
Lionel Barrymore
May MacAvoy
Sachia
Sandal
Dnris Rankin
Mr. Barrymore
Browns Saxophone Six Play At Crystal In Skirts Tie In
Brown's Saxophone Six, famed as a top American musical act, joins Wm Fox's comedy Skirts starring Clyde Cook Chester Conklin and The Famous Singer Midgets at the Crystal. The group appears three times daily starting Sunday Aug 7 with matinee to ease crowds.
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Brown
Wm. Fox
Clyde Cook
Chester Conklin
Midgets
America
Phonograph Co
Morehhan
New York
the Crystal
William Dale’s Downfall and Reprieve in a Turbulent Tale
The story follows William Dale a postmaster hopeful whose rise sparks jealousy and schemes. He is suspended then reinstated only to discover his wife Mavis sacrificed herself to save his career. Dale murders Harradine and seeks reconciliation while haunted by guilt and temptation from Norah.
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Willian Dale
Dale
Gare
Ostrand
Deely
Mavis
Lord Arradine
Harradine
Barradine
Norah
Gunny
Feud Clashes Noted At Local Palace Theatre
A garbled palace theater scene mentions tension among families over a character named Fatty Arbuckle and a display involving Terie and Rosa. The fragment notes a feud spilling into Anne and the Maseguisular pageant amid unclear references.
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Palace Theater
Terie
Ronance
Rosa
Fatty
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Oquelch Oil Station
Women’s Relief Corps
First Evangelical Church
Daniel Haffa
Boston
Electric Park
New York City
Arlem
Holland
Beri
Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, Ga
East
Reed Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
Percy R. Wood
Leavitt & Johnson Fank
Iowa
First National Pictures
Kurtz-Reinhart Co
Byvank Transfer & Fuel Co
Fuel & Transfer
West Mullan Ave
L. E. Glaza
The
Morris Plan Co
Thrift
Waterloo Morris Plan CO
Bridge St. Waterloo, Ta
Constance
Talmadge
Tvtraction
Nelson
B. F. Nelson Mfg. Co
Alice Brady
Realart
Italy
Miss Grady
Wer Best
Patty" Arbuckle
iNe
Durabie Beauritid Frere
Phelps
Fefferson ST
PATHE
Constance Talmadge
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