Dubuque Opens River Terminal A $500000 Project
Des Moines reports the formal opening of a 500000 dollar rail and river terminal at Dubuque marks progress in Mississippi Missouri waterway improvements. Hoover, as a future president, advocates broader river system upgrades across nine thousand miles and twenty states to cut freight costs and boost Midwest development.
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Collier
Des Moines
Dubuque
Ane
Iowa
Mississippi
Missouri
Herbert Hoover
Causa
Middlewest
Hoover
Commercé
Ohio
Illinois
Panama Canal
Kowa
Reclamation of Land and Power Mentioned in Navigation Dispute
Fragmentary OCR cites phrases about reclaiming land and power, referencing navigation and a broader dispute. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable to establish a definite entity or event.
Loss at Montezuma Set at 12000 for Mid-Continent Oil
Mid-Continent Oil reports preliminary loss of 12000 from an explosion at Montezuma destroying its plant and about 20000 gallons of gasoline and 10000 gallons of kerosene. Standard Oil also damaged. total loss for both companies estimated at 25000. Official from J Dortmeyer cites unknown cause.
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Montezuma
Mid-Continent Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
J. Dortmeyer
Mid-Continent
Pioneer Families Meet Tomorrow at Settlers Picnic
Several hundred representatives of pioneer families will gather tomorrow at Hanna's Grove for the Black Hawk County Early Settlers association annual picnic. After lunch, a program will feature G. C. Van Derveer of Waverly as the chief speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna's Grove
Black Hawk County
Early Settlers’ Association
G. C. van Derveer
Waverly Banker
Connecticut Mutual Moves Six Floors Down
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance relocates its local offices from the sixth floor to the fourth floor of the Pioneer National Bank building within the next week for about ten days. Rooms on the fourth floor are undergoing alterations. Fred Repass serves as general agent for the company here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
Senth
Pioneer National Bank
Fred Repass
Waterloo Youth Killed in Electrocution in Kansas
Myrwyn Fowler a 19 year old Waterloo resident died near Madison Kansas when ground wire touched a high tension line while moving a tele phone pole. Two companions also perished in the accident. Fowler is to be buried in Manchester Iowa after funeral services at the First Baptist church. Survived by his mother Ms Ross Baldwin Topeka an uncle Henry Bagby and an aunt Mrs J J Mosier Oneida Iowa.
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Myrwyn Fowler
Madison
Kan
Manchester
First Baptist Church
A. A. Rideout
Oakland Cemetery
Waterloo
Fowler
Delaware County
McKinley and
East Junior High School
Ross Baldwin
Topeka
Henry Bagby
Eighth Street Coast
J. J. Mosfer
Oneida, Ia
France to Expand Navy with 52 War Vessels This Year
Information from the French naval ministry states the Traval program will add three 10,000 ton cruisers eight destroyers 12 small leaders 29 submarines and other craft this year The plan aims to replace obsolete wartime ships and guard sea routes to colonies across 26 000 miles Employing a show the flag policy the navy has doubled enlistments since 1925 with fast cruisers and submarines prioritized Tourville and Duquesne led 10 000 ton cruiser builds and Tourville reportedly reached 36 knots in tests
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Naval Ministry
France
Seven Seas
Mediterranean
Duquesne
Tourville
Touréville
Dickens Love Affairs Debate In Nottingham
Frank Johnson head of the Dickens Fellowship defends Dickens against fifty years of insinuations about his love life. He says Beadwell rejected Dickens and later corresponded warmly, noting the simple youth and later letters. A meeting was arranged between parties to discuss the affair.
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Nottingham
England
Charles Dickens
Frank 5. Johnson
Dickens Fellowship
Marin
Beadwell
Early Dickens Letters Hint at Missed Meetings and Disillusionment
The text references Mrs Dickens and Flora as figures in Dickensian correspondence. It suggests that Mrs Flora never met someone and that their exchange ceased, implying strain and disappointment within the literary circle described.
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Dickens
Dora
David’ Copperfala
Flora
Little
Dorrit
Region reshapes as he moves away from danger
A fragmentary report notes John A. Sheffer was moving when he was fatally injured. The text mentions colonies of seals along California coasts and hints at dangerous conditions without clear context.
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John A. Sheffer
Fornia Coash
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Duluth
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Gulf of Mexico
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Settlers
Connecticut Mutual
Ethyl
Ethyl Gasoline Corporation
Ot Ee
Cal
Kansas
Waterloo, Iowa
Colorado Springs
Cole
West Side
Iowa Public Service Co
Frigidaire
Roduct
Moto
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