New Diamond Shoal lightship readies for duty off Cape Hatteras
The New York Times notes the Diamond Shoals lightship fitted in New York will guard 13 miles offshore. At 140 feet long with a 30 foot beam and a 15 man crew it includes wireless, submarine bell, foghorn and new radio compass to time ships 150 miles away. The design emphasizes steadiness, watertight bulkheads and heavy mooring gear to withstand Atlantic storms and isolation off the Gulf Stream.
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New ‘York Times
New
New York
Cape Hatteras
Staten Land
Seaboard
Cape
Atlantic
Gulf Stream
Hatteras
Diamond Shoals
North “Atlantic
Diamond Shoal
Ideal Cottage Designed by Chas. S. Fdwick
An ideal suburbia cottage shows a spacious first floor with living room fireplace dining room sunny bay window kitchen pantry and service porch plus upstairs bedrooms sleeping porch and bath. The frame home sits on a brick first story and stucco above with a nine and a half foot basement height and nine foot story height.
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Sven
Gone Is Good Old Fourth of 40 Years Ago
A rural elder recalls Fourth of July celebrations from decades past. He describes a simple yearly ritual built around a single silver dollar gift, days of planning, and modest entertainments like greased pole races and sack races. He contrasts then with today’s abundance and pace, noting the charm of quieter, nearby communities and the thrill of small-town pageantry.
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Jesup
Gilvertville
Parker
Insap
Lightship crews kept warm and well housed in service
The government outfits lightships with steam heated cabins and baths, electric lights, and sanitary systems. Crews enjoy generous shore leave, a strict rotation, maximum ashore days, and regular overhauls, with relief ships standing in during replacements.
Mason City Sees 348 Rail Workers Strike Across Lines
In Mason City Iowa on July 4 the Minneapolis and St. Louis force joined a regional walkout, bringing total striking shop labor and car crafts to 348 across five railroads including the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul and Chicago North Western lines. Clerical staff are being drafted to replace strikers as foremen shovel coal and perform other duties to keep operations running.
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Mason City
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago & Northwestern
Lia
Chicago Great Western
Candy cache found in clothes basket prompts police probe
Mrs. Miller reported two 13 year old boys entered her Waterloo home and hid multiple pounds of candy under a laundry pile. Detective Davis collected samples to locate the source, with suspicion that the sweets were stolen from a grocery store break-in.
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Waterloo
Miller
Boys recover guns taken from youths in Fourth of July mischief
Capt Tom Morris reports a dozen pistols seized from a bandits roost were later returned by youths who had taken them to celebrate an early Fourth. The boys received their guns back as officers explained the incident. Meanwhile Charles Snyder reported his Buick coupe stolen in Minneapolis during his honeymoon and asked authorities to recover the car by locating engine numbers and other identifications.
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Tom Morris
Morris
Charles Clty
JL Snyder
Commercial National Bank
Minneapolis
Mr. Snyder
Mel Yank
River Commission warning on illegal dumping near Toad River
Notice to residents of Chautauqua area warning against dumping rubbish and ashes along the Toad River north of the area. Any theft of dirt or purses will be prosecuted by the River Commission.
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Chautauqua Pare
River Commission OF
Waterloo Quietly Celebrates July Fourth Despite Low Key Events
Waterloo observed Independence Day with a subdued program including a morning parade and local entertainment. Citizens attended various activities at league and Electric parks, plus boxing, movies, and river displays. Fireworks sparkled as residents enjoyed a calm holiday with cool weather and no major citywide celebration.
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Waterloo
League Park
Electric Park
Peng
Damea
Lima Tse
Minister Praises Remedy In Health Claim
A minister credits a nationwide tonic, Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy, for easing long term stomach and intestinal ailments after a neighbor sent a bottle. The product is advertised as a harmless catarrhal mucus remover that relieves inflammation and related pains. It claims to cure a wide range of stomach liver and intestinal issues.
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Gould
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