RRILROND WORKER INJURED IN FALL AT YARD
John Burgess a Great Western switchman at the east yards suffered a broken back after missing footing while alighting from a car. He landed on gravel, fell against the car, and was badly injured. He is at St Francis hospital with lower vertebrae fractures and will likely recover slowly. His wife and daughter were with him recently.
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John Burgess
Dane Street
Chicago
Great Western
Case Yards
St. Francis Hospital
Burgess
East Yards
O A. I. Howard
Howard
Honard
Helen
George Wilcox
Sheldon
Mulberry Street
Waterloo
Rotary Lions hear visitors at Black Hawk luncheon
Cedar Falls guests Ray J W Davis president of Western Union college and LeMars Ta speaker Rev J A Adams of Omaha addressed Rotary and Lions clubs at the Black Hawk hotel. Both men attend the Evangelical assembly at Riverview park.
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Cedar Falls
We. BE
Ray J. W. Davis
Western Union College
lLeMars
Rotary Club
Black Hawk Hotel
J. A. Adams
Omaha
Lions Club
Evangelical Assembly
Riverview Park
Waterloo boy, 14, missing from home in Waterloo
Lyle Allen Reavis, 14, son of Mrs. TR W. Reavis of 722 Logan Avenue, vanished Monday morning after leaving to visit his grandparents on a farm near Walker. He is about 4 ft 4 in, 113 pounds, with a white shirt and purple stripes, dark brown trousers, and a gray cap. photograph shows him years younger.
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Lyle Allen
TR. W. Reavis
Logan Avenue
Bri
Frank Furbush
Walker
Lyle
Y-Indus Club Honors College Members At Dinner
Y Indus club will hold a meeting and dinner at the YMCA at 6 pm Thursday honoring members leaving for college. Ralph Heald presides. The club resumes weekly meetings after a summer break, continuing talks by businessmen and social activities for youths 18 to 25 in town. J W Snyder notes Snyder and family returned from White Bear Minnesota outing.
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Y-Indus Club
Y. M.C
Ralph Heald
J. W. Snyder
W. Snyder
White Bear
Minn
Train Hits Auto Near Shell Rock Youth Is Killed
A coroner's jury in Shell Rock Iowa finds the death of Magnus Madsen 20 accidental after his car was struck by a northbound Rock Island freight train at the depot crossing. He tried to escape but was dragged 300 feet before the train stopped. Burial will be in a family plot. church committee plans a September fundraiser titled Trip Around the World with Mrs C Wilcox presiding. The group will not sponsor a booth at the Cattle Congress grounds this year.
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Shell Rock
Magnus Madsen
Rock Island
Young Madsen
Edward Madsen
New Hartford
Wauverly
Madsens
Woman's Organization of
First Congregational Church
C. D. Willcox
C. Cc. Lindner
Cattle Congress
Prisoners uncover amber bottle among city hall ashes
Two prisoners at the city jail were assigned to haul ashes from the city hall basement when they found a nearly full bottle of homebrew with cork intact. The bottle lay on the ash heap in the street, drawing admiring glances from passersby and suggesting a relic from a raid long past.
Bedards Plan Visit to Sister in California
Mr. and Mrs. Leo E. Bedard and their children will depart tonight for Allensworth California to visit Mrs. Bedard’s sister Mrs. Harry Moon.
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Leo E. Bedard
Allensworth
Cal
Bedard
Harry Moon
Chelsea A Johnson dies near Winthrop burial at Vinton
Chelsea A. Johnson died at his home two miles south of Winthrop on Sunday afternoon August 23 after a several months battle with bladder cancer. Born September 26, 1873 at Newhall he lived in Newhall and Vinton, Iowa. He married Kate Edwards on November 26, 1897 and had five children four of whom survive with the widow Lois, Cecil Hale, Hazel Blair and Horace. Harold preceded him in death. Surviving relatives include his mother Emi J. Randall and multiple siblings. Funeral services were held at the home and later in Vinton with interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Independence
Chelsea A. Johnson
Winthrop
Chelsea Anderson Johnson
Newhall
Vinton
Kate Edwards
Lois Johnson
Arvada
Colors
Cecil Hale
Orchard
Hazel Blair
New Hartford
Horace Johnson
Harold
Emi J. Randall
Orin
Gary
Ind
Charles
Davison
Mich
Frank Swearingen
Cedar Rapids
A. Jack
Washington
Las
Jesse Adkins
Judson Ambrose
Edgewood
Lois
Briel
T Ken
A. T. Edwards
Evergreen Cemetery
City
Hearst Claims Gain of $1.5 Million in Iowa Farm Taxes 1926
Des Moines reports Iowa farm land valuations lowered after a united petition by farm bureaus. President Charles E. B Hearst cites an 11.21 percent farm property tax cut since 1923, with city valuations up and personal property down. Further farmer relief expected as data are gathered.
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Des Moines
INS
Towa
Iowa Executive Council
United Petition of
Towa Farm Bureaus
State
Charles EB. Hearst
Farm Bureau
Hearst
Bureau
Trearst
Iowa corn three weeks ahead as drought harms southeast damaged
Des Moines reports temperatures above normal pushed Iowa corn development to about three weeks ahead of last year with most of the crop denting. Drought extends in northwest to north central areas while hail on Aug 18 caused about 2 million dollars in losses in Keokuk Washington Jefferson and Henry counties. Winter wheat plowing and winter wheat acreage show gains as tomatoes melons and pastures improve under better weather.
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Des Moines
North Central
Iowa
Keokuk
Washington
Jefferson
Henry
Trackless Train to Use Courier Block for Main Depot
The Waterloo Evening Courier hosts a first trackless train in America en route from New York to Los Angeles for roads and motion pictures. Metro-Goldwyn Film Company operates the loco tender and Pullman car arriving Waterloo at 4 p.m. It stays overnight then heads to Des Moines. Mayor Gnagy and officials will ride tonight.
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Waterloo
Pullman Car Showcases Modern Passenger Comforts
An advance man for the train notes the Pullman car features hot and cold running water, electric heat, lighting and ventilation, and radio entertainment. He praises its successful run from New York including the Allegheny passage as proof of practical passenger transportation.
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New York
Allegheny Mountains
Return from vacation ends in tragedy near Washington
Joe Mo hines, a local resident, died of apoplexy yesterday after being found in a stall with two aides. Rev. Willard G Bedell, pastor at the University church, returned from a vacation in Illinois and Wisconsin. The report notes his sudden death and nearby friends in Galveston.
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Willant GQ
Bedell
Univergatist Church
Ilingis
Wiscons
Washington
Joe Mo Inines
Stide
Hady
Hit
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