Heir Wins Share From Orphanage in Hastings Estate Case
Ackley Ia Aug 26 The Iowa Supreme Court upheld George Lovell as rightful heir to a share of the Hastings estate known as Yankee George. The case settled after a dispute over whether the Christian Home orphanage should receive 25 percent or Lovell’s lineal heirs receive three fourths. The orphanage will take 25 percent after debts and costs. Lovell pays legacies and receives the remainder. The estate totals about 19,000 dollars with 340 acres in Hardin County and a home in Eldora.
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Ackley
George Lovell
George Hastings
George
Homs
Lovell
Hotel Ackley
Georges Hasting
Hastings
Christian Home
Council Bluffs
Supreme Court
Hardin County
Eldora, S
Leonard and Melichar to box Wednesday eve
Waterloo fighter Jackie Leonard and Cedar Rapids’s George Melichar will headline a six round bout at Elec] park next Wednesday evening. Leonard scales 152 pounds and Melichar 150. The semi main features a four round bout between Glen Russell of Waterloo and Cedar Falls newcomer Phill Calone, both 135 pounds. The opening four round contest stars Jack Akens of Anamosa and John Belo of Waterloo, with Akens at 120 pounds and Belo at 128 by Wednesday.
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Jackie Leonard
Waterloo
George Melichar
Cedar Rapids
Elec
Leonard
Melichar
Glen
Russell
Jack Akens
Anamosa
John Belo
Akens
Belo
Champ Clark's Grandson Born in St Louis
A son was born Friday afternoon to Mr and Mrs Bennett Champ Clark of St Louis at St Luke's Hospital. The child is named Champ in honor of the grandfather Champ Clark a longtime speaker of the national house of representatives. The maternal grandmother Mrs WW Marsh is with the mother and reports both mother and child doing splendidly.
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Gbennett
Champ Clark
St. Louis
St. Luke's Hospital
Champ
National House of Representatives
WW. W. Marsh
Bladine to Address Rotary on Tax and Federal Revenue
Bladine will talk at the Rotary meeting on income tax and other federal revenue matters. Rotarians will sell two tickets each for the coming luncheon baseball series to benefit the YWCA building fund.
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Liars Bladine
Internal Revenue
Rotary Club
Y. W. OC. A. Building Fund
Men Match Strength With Horses At IoWa Picnic
At De war community picnic IoWa participants tested human strength against a 3,200 pound gray horse team owned by I S Heiple. Initial 15 strongest men couldn't hold the team. 21 men pulled but one horse flinched with a tender shoulder while the other strained the rope until its harness broke. A nearby observer who tried to lie back and resist failed, distance about 300 feet. Nearly 300 attended as Hugh G. Ironic dinner and remarks by athletic officials wrapped up the event.
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IoWa
Dewar
I. S. Heiple
Hugh G
Vations Athletic Con-An Pelt
Waterloo
Weather Talk Reappears In Everyday Conversation
A feature on weather as a timeless topic, noting its ubiquity in greetings and chatter. It laments endless surface talk, cites a Waterloo optimist who found no fault with any weather, and comments on superstition and human tendency to complain or ponder forecasts.
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Independence
Wien
Thers
Black Hawk County
Providence
Franki F. Knapp
de Luxe
Waterloo
Mark Twain
Shingle hair fad prompts fashion debate in 1890s puff
A fashion feature weighs shingled bob hair as a revival risk and a stylish option. Writers cite Waterloo girl opinions, store beauty chiefs, and mixed male attitudes while tracing Paris trends and ancient precedents.
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Waterloo
Bedford Stone House Rises From Curiosity in Oakland
William Cass, an automotive expert, and his brothers built a stone residence near the Manguokela river using Bedford stone and a plaster-to-cement method. The lone mausoleum project stalled, but the house, a shell of fine stone with smooth blocks and panels, stands as a prospective showplace amid curious spectators and ongoing work.
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Portance
Bim
Cass
Cass Brothers
Paris
Vanitals
House of Bedford
Oakland Cemetery
William Cass
Willam
High Prick
Bill
Vittera
Manguokela
Tfinnis Central
Two Cass Brothers Save Mud Figure at River Bank
In Manchester Ja Aug 24 the Cass brothers William and Frank Cass respond to the Hobo Artist’s mud statue Cast Up by the Sea by preserving the artwork. Frank Cass, a long time high pressure salesman, once toured the country with Brunswick exhibitions.
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Cass
William
Frank
Manchester
William Cass
Frank Cass
Brunswick
Miller family praises road systems in neighboring states
Mr. and Mrs. Cat J. Miller and daughter Dorothy return from a week long motor trip through Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin reporting fair crops in Illinois and Wisconsin. They commend the well paved roads the stop word markings and boulevard arterial highways in Beloit Madison and Rockford noting safety features and motorist amenities including permanent campsites electric lights running water and nearby stores.
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Cat J. Miller
Dorothy
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Miller
Beloit
Madison
Wis
Rockford
Waterloo
Ilinois
Wisions
Doctor Magee Named Judge for State Fair Baby Clinic
Dr E E Magee, renowned for women and children’s care, is chosen to judge babies at Townshire Fair. The state fair baby clinic attracts record enrollment as 690 entrants join. Dr James E Dryson leads the clinic with top midwest credentials, with Magee serving on the judging board next Tuesday through Thursday.
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E. E. Magee
Townshire Fair
James E. Dryson
Middlewest
K. Magee
Finie
Thesday
Ford ideas lift him, but party blocks rise
Henry Ford’s public statements and interviews spark a broad, rising influence as he argues against party-backed nominations. He frames bold political questions and market-ready reforms, while GOP and Democratic leaders face calculated hurdles to deny him nominations or a third-party bid.
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Ford
Harding
Trord
Dale- Wales
Gatter Ln
Thay- Jing
Roosevelt
Mnanestionsky
Folsewine
Willam SI. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Progressive Party
Nohnady
Haope
Reagan
Wesia
Mord
Iin
United States
Mond
Gollfer
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Bennett Champ Clark
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Bedford
Millers
Henry Ford
Waididales
Moorenaver
Flere Ford
Hue
Yeu
Iim
Fils Ford
Polit
Hart
Por
Tura
Ite
Acienca
Tf Ford
Waterloo Office’ Supply Co
Water Street
Town
GEO. Fergemann & Horst
West Sixth Street
Waterlos
Franklin County
Young Coal CO
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