Five aboard car struck tracks in Lake View crash
A southbound train collision near Lake View Iowa injured five, three fatally. Mrs Frank Kies 30 and Miss Gertie Arends 30 died after the wreck. Two younger Kies children survived with minor injuries. Arends was driving. the car was demolished on the tracks. The incident followed a dentist visit for Mrs Kies and the group leaving her parents’ home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake View
Iytt Crgssing
Frank Kies
Yon
Carna
Kes
Gertie Arends
Aplington
Miss Arends
Wiss
Andrew Tebeen
France
Woolstock
Clarion
John Tiend
Wright County
Rieland
Fort Dodge
Rose Gordon
Mer M. Gordon
Minneapolis
Darrell Swanson
Ostar Swanson
Essex
First War Baby of French Bride in Marshalltown
Marshalltown La Aug 22 first war baby to this day is Jacq weight 10 pounds He arrived yesterday at the home of Mr and Mrs Howard A Miller Miller and his wife were married a year or more ago in France where he was serving in the army An error in passports delayed bringing his wife home from France Newborn is 17 year old mother unable to speak English She traveled with Red Cross aid from New York to Chicago then to home arrival of Miller’s father met them at Chicago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Jacq
Howard A. Miller
Biller
France
Mii
Red Cross
New York
Chicago
Miler
Rain Damage Hits Davenport Streets After Heavy Storm
Davenport Iowa reports 1.69 inches of rainfall in 90 minutes from 10:05 to 11:30 PM. Street Commissioner Jon Heensy notes sewer and paving work disrupted by the downpour. Mud covers residential streets crossing unpaved routes and several sewer trenches fill with water. few flooded cellars noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Wennesda
Jon Heensy
Portland Man Missing After Rumored Foul Play
Portland Oregon. George Bean, a Slavic native with four children, disappeared after visiting Mrs. Fiala at 223 Ninth Avenue. Police report he left with possible plans to meet a woman who would care for his children, aided by five men he met in a Riverside soda shop. He is described as wearing a light suit and Panama hat with a large green-stone ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Hapals
George Bean
Portland
Ore
Berg
Fiala
Ninth Avenue
Miate
Hum
Iala
Jieekan
Niglae
Jie
Widala
Fiula
Pavenne West
Bekau
Vie
Easy Picking for Stock Salesmen in Shenandoah
A Shenandoah weekly luncheon discussion decries profiteering by stock salesmen who draped Page and Fremont counties with risky, manipulated investments. The group warns of drained wealth, urges commercial clubs to curb such schemes, and notes potential will contests. Ahern's death in Oxford is also reported.
Opportunity to Try Out Rosen Rye on Black Hawk Farms
Farmers in Davenport and Ames read of a new rye variety named Rosen Rye tested in Michigan and northern states. It reportedly doubles yields vs common rye, with seed sold at 3.75 dollars per bushel for a half lot. Applications go to A A Burger in Cedar Falls, and trials require side by side plantings. Also reported, Davenport experiences a "summer flu" outbreak with many cases but no fatalities, symptoms including loss of appetite fever and weakness, typically lasting about three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk Farms
Michigan
Ames
A. A. Burger
Ce Idar Falls
Davenport
Governor Urges Federal Budget System Adoption
Des Moines August 22 Gov W L Harding says the federal government should adopt a budget system as Iowa has. He argues the Iowa plan saves money brings order and makes expenditures predictable guiding departments. He notes adopting the system nationwide would mimic Iowa’s success and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
W. L. Harding
Iowa
Courier
Budget Reform Urges Tightening of Allocations
A report criticizes the current system of loose appropriations noting large expenditures with no effective follow up. It argues for tighter controls to ensure funds are tracked and applied to intended programs rather than being wasted.
Mason City Man Bleeds to Death in House Move Accident
Mason City Iowa August 22 Har imean Rasiead a housemover bled to death at 3 o'clock this morning a capstan broke letting a beam swing and strike him in the abdomen surgery could not save him the work of moving the house was done at night to avoid day traffic he was unmarried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Harimaan Rasiead
Also Mentioned on This Page
Biskrd
Wemen
Chile
Davidsons
Windsor
Lhe New Edison
Edison
Freight
Davidsons Bridge
Waters Waterlogs Center
Draia Lowa
Milluns
Shenandoah
Page County
Tukken
Page
Fremont
Shenandoah Club
Attorney General
Lydia B. Pinkham
Mitchell
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mia
Prant Alonyuin, Mitchell
Lydia KH. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lignan
Mass
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Oshkosh B’gosh
Oshkosh Overall CO
Oshkosh
Wis
Shkosh B'Gosh
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!