Plan Urot Ditch Fight For Aeds As Chair 15 Fired Up
Boston Aug 5 Arthur D Hill a last ditch fighter at the bar and in politics and a decorated lieutenant colonel at the close of the World War took command of the eleventh hour legal efforts to save Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti from the electric chair The former district attorney who battled Boston blackmail gangs had several legal avenues open First an appeal to state courts for a new trial on newly discovered evidence a habeas corpus writ an appeal for a stay of execution from the US Supreme Court to be made to Justice Holmes Justice Stone or Justice Brandeis It was learned the state court appeals will be made first and if denied Hill will carry the battle to the high court a certiorari writ is being drawn"}}
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Boston
INS
Arthur D. Hill
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Hill
William Hendry
Charlestown
Sacco
Vanzetti
Celestino Madeiros
New Bedford
Supreme Court
Gov. Fuller
Madeiros
Clemmenicy
Republican Leaders Face 1928 Nomination Dilemma
The article discusses strategies to sideline Coolidge in the 1928 GOP race, noting business pressure for continuity, possible deadlock, and a free-for-all contest. It predicts Coolidge’s exclusion and a rapid, bitter nomination fight led by various supporters, with Coolidge regarded as out of contention.
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Coolidge
Mr. Coolidge
New York Herald-Tribune
Farmer Gets Life for Attacking Girl
Ames Iowa August 5 Charles Trammel a 41 year old farm laborer near Collins was sentenced to life in Fort Madison penitentiary by Judge S A Clock in district court at Nevada for an alleged offense against an 11 year old girl. His son Logan 11 was recently committed to the state hospital at Woodward. Trammel is married with three children.
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Ames
Charles Trammel
Collins
Fort Madison Penitentiary
S. A. Clock
Nevada
Trammel
Logan
Woodward
Ackley Man Bound to District Court on State Charge
Ackley man H H Heet land of Ackley was fined $100 and costs in Justice Murray's court for possession of intoxicating liquor. He was held to the grand jury under $500 bond on a second charge of driving an automobile while intoxicated. He was attempting to raise money for the fine and bond.
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Ceder Falls
H. H. Heetland
Ackley
Amana Society villages count and Iowa districts
Question prompts ask how many villages comprise the Amana Society and how many Iowa congressional districts exist. Also asks which Iowa lawyer and Mexican War soldier is referenced, where James Harlan’s Iowa home was, and who called Midwest legislatures comstalk glubs. Answers appear on another page.
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The
Amana Society
Iowa
James Harlan
Geneva Believes New Parley Call on Navies Likely
Geneva reports the tripartite naval disarmament conference ended without outcomes as delegates prepared to depart. American, British and Japanese delegates gave moderate final speeches while private talks considered a possible Washington conference before Coolidge's term ends.
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Geneva
INS
Hugh Gibson
Gibson
Hotel Des Berges
Coolidge
Aoe
Miss Curtis and Miss Drake Meet in State Finals
Davenport Aug 5. Miss Elizabeth Curtis Clinton champion woman golfer of Iowa defended her title at Rock Island Arsenal club. She forced the nineteenth hole in the semi finals to defeat Mrs E C Don Rock Island the medalist. Miss Frances Drake Mason City will be the opponent in the finals after a decisive 7 and 6 victory over Mrs Jean Pope Rock Island Arsenal.
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Davenport
Elizabeth Curtis
Clinton
Iowa
Rock Island Arsenal Club
E. C. Don
Rock Island
Frances Drake
Mason City
Jean Pope
Rock Island Arsenal
Mortuary Notice for Polly A Parsons
Polly A Parsons wife of A J Parsons of 1009 Jefferson street died last midnight after stroke complications at 77 Born January 1850 in Pennsylvania she moved to Iowa as a child with parents Survived by husband brothers and sisters Elin Waskow Mertie Smith Alonza G Olds L D Olds Marysville Kan and E B Olds Funeral service at 9 30 am tomorrow Petersen Brothers chapel by the Salvation Army Interment Wilsons Grove cemetery near Sumner
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Polly A. Parsons
Polly A
A. J. Parsons
Jefferson Street
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Fairbank
Parsons
Elin Waskow
Mertie Smith
Alonza G. Olds
Sumner
L. D. Olds
Marysville
Kan
E. B. Olds
Waterloo
Salvation Army
Petersen Brothers
Wilson's Grove Cemetery
Temperatures forecast with a Thursday high and Friday morning low
The notice lists temperatures with a Thursday maximum of 87 and a Thursday night minimum of 56. It includes a Friday 7 am reading and mentions a 0 ps Friday meeting after 11. A muddled line follows with unclear text and names.
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A. Mu
Threats and protests amid Sacco and Vanzetti case
The executive committee of The Society to Aid Revolutions led by Big Bill Haywood calls for worldwide protests as Sacco and Vanzetti face execution. In Nice a U S consulate threat prompts evacuations after two letters threaten to blow up the building. In Wall Street police reinforce security around banks and the U S sub-treasury following threats by alleged Sacco and Vanzetti adherents. A mass meeting by the workers communist party in Union Square urged a 12 hour general strike nationwide Tuesday in response to Massachusetts Governor Puller's decision to allow the death sentence.
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Society To Aid
Big Bill" Haywood
Wall Street
New York
United States Sub-Treasury
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Warren
Boston
Massachusetts
Braintree
Workers Communist Party
Union Square
United States
Alvan T. Puller
Sacco
Vanzetti
Tampa
Fiat
Sacco- Vanzetti Defense Committee
Communist Party
Philadelphia
Sacco-Vanzetti Trade Unions
Worldwide Reactions to Sacco and Vanzetti Case Decision
Aulva n T Fol ler's ruling echoes globally with protests and guardings. Berlin hosts a communist demonstration at Lustgarten. London plans a Trafalgar Square rally and embassy visit. Moscow condemns the decision. Buenos Aires and Montevideo prepare strikes. embassies in Rio and Mexico City are guarded. Rome highlights the verdict. Paris notes heightened embassy protection. Oslo and Copenhagen report critical press and no public demonstrations. The world watches as workers, governments, and citizens react amid tension.
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Moscow
Sacco
Vanzetti
Buenos Aires
Rosario
American Legation
London
Trafalgar Square
Tokio
Hayama
MacVeagh
Rio de Janeiro
Montevideo
Legation
Mexico City
Rome
Tribuna
Paris
Oslo
Labor Party
Copenhagen
Global and Domestic Security Alerts Sweep U S Cities
Washington notifies embassies and consulates to brace for anti American actions as guards tighten around officials. Boston employs Gov Fuller protection plus guards for Rye Beach.
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Washington
State and Justice Department
State Department
Boston
Gov. Fuller
Rye Beach
N. H
Taunton-New Bedford Highway
Missouri Woman Doctor Candidate for Sec'y of State
Dr. Esther E. Coffman, a local physician and surgeon from Missouri, announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for secretary of state in the 1928 primary. She aims to give women an opportunity to vote for one of their own sex and notes her World War I service as a hospital surgeon in France. She was a St. Joseph delegate to the 1920 Democratic state convention.
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Jefferson City
Esther E. Coffman
Barnes
France
St. Joseph
Labor Unions Do Not Back Sacco and Vanzetti Case
Des Moines August 5 Ins Un ion labor in Iowa shows no official interest in Sacco and Vanzetti. John C. Lewis president of the Iowa State Federation of Labor says he has heard no union demand or support for a strike or agitation in their behalf and sees no reason for union action beyond individual views.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Sacco
Venzetti
John C. Lewis
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Prince of Wales Helps Dedicate Peace Bridge Sunday
Prince of Wales and Vice President Dawes join high level officials for the opening ceremonies of the Buffalo Fort Erie Peace Bridge on August 7. Canadian and American leaders will speak as the toll bridge, built privately, becomes a memorial to a century of US-Canada friendship.
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Prince of Wales
George Fuller
Thousand Islands
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Great Britain
Buffalo- Erie
Charles G. Dawes
Stanley Baldwin
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
Frank B. Kellogg
Howard Ferguson
Ontario
Forts Significant
Fort Erie
Old Fort Erie
Fort Porter
New York
Buffalo Terminal
Hold Two Men for Enticing Girl in Iowa
Keokuk Iowa Aug 5 1INS La Bolander 15 who disappeared from her home here three days ago was lodged in the juvenile home today following her apprehension yesterday in the jungles at Burlington. Officials said the girl was found with women alleged to have induced her to accompany them from here. The party traveled on a freight train and two men are held by Burlington police.
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Keokuk
Viola Bolander
Burlington
Burlington Pope
Goben Named Chief Field Agent for McPherson Lighthouses
Rev John Goben, who formed Des Moines Gospel Tabernacle last winter, was announced as chief field agent for Aimee Semple McPhersons four square gospel lighthouse network. His first assignment is to open the Chicago lighthouse. Goben led McPherson converts here and has since formed a large following after departing from the Des Moines Ministerial Association.
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Des Moines
John Goben
Annual Reunion of State Hospital Employes Aug 24
Independence Iowa August 5 The annual reunion and picnic of former and present Iowa State hospital employees will be held on hospital grounds Wednesday August 24 If rain dinner will be served in Memorial hall The day ends with a dance at the Holgate pavilion on the fairgrounds A basket dinner is planned at noon Coffee cream and sugar will be furnished Officers are C H Wilson president Miss Julia Delaney secretary and John McMillin treasurer Also announced is the July 9 marriage in Chicago of Miss Elvira Downs formerly of Independence and William Stoutt She is daughter of Mr and Mrs John Downs and graduated in 1922 from Independence High School She has worked at Spiegel May Stern Co Chicago receiving four promotions in two years The couple will reside in Chicago
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Courier Special Service
Independence
Iowa State Hospital
Memorial Hall
Holgate Pavilion
Fairgrounds
C. H. Wilson
Julia Delaney
John McMillin
Elvira Downs
William Stoutt
Chicago
John Downs
Spiegel, May & Stern Co
Iowa Girl Victim Of Fever Epidemic On Illinois Visit
Dixon Illinois August 5 Residents of Nephusa six miles east of town warned to boil drinking water after investigation by A J Markley of the state health department reveals an epidemic of typhoid fever. Seven adults are ill and a four year old girl died yesterday on her return home from a visit with grandparents in Neohusa Des Moines Illinois.
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Dixon
Nephusa
Here
A. J. Markley
State Health Department
John McGill
Des Moines
Neohusa
John Dillon Dies Noted Irish Leader in London
John Dillon, famed Irish leader, died in a London nursing home after abdominal surgery. He had come to London for medical advice ten days earlier, underwent the operation on Wednesday, then remained unconscious until his death at 7:45 PM. He will be buried beside his wife in Glasnevin cemetery, Dublin.
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London
John Dillon
Glasnevin
Dublin
Four Men Scalded in Thresher Explosion Near Parker
Four men were likely fatally scalded and others injured when a thresher engine exploded near Parker on August 5. The workers named were D McKercher, 65, owner, his sons Rex and Arch, and Fred Wheeling, 35.
Iowa youths held on booze charge after car raid
John Neilson and Norman Welch, Cedar Rapids residents and university students, are in the county jail to post $200 fines after their arrest for transporting liquor. Nearly 50 gallons of alcohol were found in their car following a late Thursday stop.
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Dixon
Tih
John Neilson
Norman Welch
Clanim
Cedar Rapids
Hotor
Thorpe Arrives in St Louis as Tow Boat for Corridor
The 8. 8. Thorpe, the first of four tow boats to be completed for transport service between St Paul and Minneapolis and St Louis, arrived today in St Louis from Dubuque Iowa.
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St. Louis
Thorpe
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Dubuque
Water Feud Blamed for Five Bishop Banks Failures
The Owens Valley water dispute with Los Angeles is linked to the collapse of five Bishop area banks with deposits around 2.5 million dollars. Banks closed voluntarily after owners cited destructive water warfare and failed loan liquidations as causes, while Los Angeles officials deny city responsibility arguing the conflict stems from internal issues.
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Bishop
Cal
Aug
Los Angeles
Owens Valley
Party Not Coolidge on Trial by Farmer Charley Bryan Says
Sioux City Aug 5 Charles W Bryant former Nebraska governor and 1924 Democratic vice presidential candidate says Coolidge will not run in 1928 and the campaign will target the Republican party as a whole for failing to provide relief to the agricultural west rather than any single individual.
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Sioux City
Charles W. Bryant
Nebraska
Coolidge
Bryan
Wins $5,000,000 Suit Then Drinks Poison
Mrs. Mabel Anna Schiffman, who last May won a nearly $5,000,000 maintenance suit against Rudolph Schiffman, is hospitalized in Los Angeles after an alleged suicide attempt by poison. Police say she admitted taking poison. motive remains unknown.
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Los Angeles
Mabel Anna Schiffman
Rudolph Schiffman
St. Paul
Slight Decrease in July P. O. Receipts from July Year Ago
The Postal Service reported that July receipts in 50 selected cities totaled 26.299 million dollars, down 1.81 percent from 26.783 million in July 1926 due to one fewer business day. Jersey City led gains at 14.04 percent, followed by New Haven 11.79 percent and Akron 10.22 percent.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Post Office Department
Jersey City
N. J
New Haven
Parole Violation Leads A M Short Back Behind Bars
A M Short, paroled from a one year sentence for stealing a pig at Rath Packing, was arrested by Deputy W F Dilworth and returned to Grundy county jail after allegedly deserting a child. He had moved to Newhall Iowa for work with a construction crew.
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A. M. Short
Rath Packing Company
Short
W. F. Dilworth
Grundy
Newhall
Kin of John Brown Travels Old Trail Pilgrimage
Francis Orville Clark of Penny Farms Florida nephew of John Brown visits Des Moines and the state house on a pilgrimage to his famous uncle. He calls on Gov. Hammill and travels eastward tracing the historic trail. He says the journey honors his uncle's memory.
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Des Moines
Francis Orville Clark
Penny Farms
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Clark
State House
Hammill
Kimball Applauds Coolidge Choice To Gov Hammill
Des Moines Iowa August 5 Lieutenant Governor Clem F Kimball of Council Bluffs said Gov John Hamill should welcome President Coolidges choice. He admitted he may run for governor and called the presidents renunciation of a third term a fine unselfish act. Hamill offered a dry reply.
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Des Moines
INS
Clem. F. Kimball
Council Bluffs
John Hanwill
Kimball
Coolidge
Hammill
Death threatens to block test of Wilkes Williams fate
Elkader Iowa August 5 Wilkes Williams sixty six wealthy farmer and nephew of former Gov William Larrabee lies near death after an attack that crushed his skull and started a fire in his office Two men unknown attacked him July 30 as he read in a small office Officials say there are no clues to the assailants and no motive established Sheriff Chris Larson notes Williams improved briefly after brain surgery but remains unconscious unable to identify his attackers The case has many perplexing details as the fire was quickly contained and Williams dragged himself to safety before relatives found him
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Elkader
Wilkes Williams
Clermont
William Larrabee
Williams
Chris Larson
Clayton County
Larson
Sheriff Larson
Wreck Victim Dies as Rescue Continues Near Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Iowa August 5 The first death among ten injured in the Milwaukee freight wreck near Covington ten miles west of here occurred today Jerry Coggeswell died Three others remain seriously hurt but physicians expect all to survive Debris clearing proceeds and officials say at least one more body may be found Four men on the train are missing
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Cedar. Rapids
INS
Milwaukee
Covington
Here
Jerry Coggeswell
Advertise and Avert Business Tragedy
Charles V Simmons former Stewart SImmons Press official now with Rog ers Chicago told the Advertising club at Hotel Russell Lamson that successful campaigns must be followed through to the end. He cited rising business failures due to war and poor promotion and urged advertising as a vital, expanding field for business promotion.
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Charles V. Simmons
Stewart-Simmons Press
Chicago
Advertising Club
Russell Lamson
Simmons
Waterlooo
Rogers Company
Club
Chicago Company
Iowa City Youth Ends Life with Gun
David Graham, 21, son of Dr and Mrs W T Graham of Lafayette Ind, employed in a clothing store in Iowa City, committed suicide this afternoon by placing a .32 caliber revolver over his heart. His parents arrived for a visit. Financial troubles are believed to be the cause.
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Town City
David Graham
W. T. Graham
LaFayette
Ind
Boy 15 Suffers Arm Injury At Waterloo Plant
Donald Boesen, 15, of 424 Broadway, suffered a fractured and crushed left arm at 2 p.m. today while working a drill press at Waterloo Construction Company plant, 524 Park Road. A glove caught in the press drew his arm into the revolving shaft. He received first aid from a local physician.
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Donald Boesen
Broadway Street
Waterloo Construction Company
Park Road
Des Moines Man Found Dead With Knife
S T Carter, 68, was found dead in his room in Des Moines today with his throat slashed. A butcher knife lay beside him and the county coroner ruled the death a self inflicted act.
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Des Moines
S. T. Carter
Building Permit Filed for Lester Miller Garage
Lester Miller files a building permit for a garage at 345 Columbia Circle with an estimated cost of 200 dollars.
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Lester Miller
Columbia Circle
Plans to replace and reset 1264 telephone poles
Northwestern Bell announces replacement and reset work on 1264 poles between Waterloo and Cedar Rapids to strengthen storm resilience. 512 new poles to be set and 752 reset, with crossarms anchors and wires updated. Additional pole work on Lamont spur and Water loo to Sioux City slated for completion by September. Two new long distance lines opened this week between Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Independence and Vinton, boosting capacity for roughly 270 daily messages.
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Water- Yoo
Cedar Rapids
A. J. Weigel
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Weigel
Waterloo
Stanley Junction
Lamont
Sioux City
Chicago
Middlewest
Independence
Vinton
Plan Funerals of 15 Miner Victims in Kentucky Blast
In Clay Kentucky funeral plans were arranged for 15 miners killed in Wednesday's blast at mine No 7 of the West Kentucky Coal company. One victim was buried privately, most will be laid to rest in a mass service Saturday. Two more bodies were recovered, leaving all men in the mine accounted for. The blast’s cause remains under investigation though a thorough inquiry is planned.
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Clay
West Kentucky Coal Company
Thoro
Kokomo Jones Receives War Victory Medal
Des Moines reports Frank Kokomo Jones, a veteran of three wars, received his victory medal. The citation lists four offensives including Champagne Marne and St Mihiel, 110 trench days in a defense sector, and service at the Mexican border and in the Spanish American War.
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Des Moines
Frank “Kokomo” Jones
Mexican Candidate Reported in Prison
Unconfirmed reports circulated from Laredo Texas that Gen Arnulfo Gomez one of three Mexican presidential candidates was jailed in Tampico. Supporters of Obregon gave little credence as Gomez was believed to be campaigning in the central republic.
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Laredo
Tex
INS
Arnulfo Gomez
Mexico
Tampico
Obregon
Gomez
Jealous Husband Kills Wife Then Slashes Self
In Indianapolis on August 5 two people died in a brutal murder suicide. Henry Harry, 32, a Chicago man, hacked his wife Edna, 32, to death with a case knife and then wounded himself, dying after admission to a hospital.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harry
Henry
Chicago
Edna
Find Youths Body as Search Continues in Burlington
Searchers recovered the body of Herry Boecker, Burlington youth, from the Mississippi river near here. Boecker and a girl companion Miss Hazel Higgins were drowned yesterday. The hunt for Miss Higgins’s body continues.
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Burlington. In
Herry Boecker
Burlington
Mississippi River
Here
Boecker
Hazel Higgins
New Hartford Farmer Dies After Appendix Operation
Ernest Schwerdtsegar aged 33, a farmer living near New Hartford, died at 6 am in Sartori hospital Cedar Falls following surgery to remove a ruptured appendix. He is survived by his widow, one son, his parents, and one brother.
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Courier Special
Cedar Falls
Ernest Schwerdtsegar
New Hartford
Sartori Hospital
Marriage Licenses Record Includes Six Names
Willard Day of Manchester and Gleene Adams of Sumner appear on a marriage license list along with Fred W Button and Olive C Baldwin of Waterloo and Morris W Swartz of Charles City and Jessie M Crosby of Waterloo. The notice records six couples in a local civil filing.
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Willard Day
Manchester
Gleene Adams
Sumner
Fred W. Button
Waterloo
Olive C. Baldwin
Morris W. Swartz
Charles City
Jessie M. Crosby
Eae
Fire Alarms Reported At Two Vacant Lots
On Thursday at 7:55 pm a fire alarm was triggered at a vacant lot on 60 Commercial Street for grass and rubbish with no damage. At 9:28 pm another alarm at 300 Dearborn reported grass and no damage. Advertisement urges buying from Herman C. Miller. phone 2404.
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Commercial Street
Dearborn
Herman C. Miller
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