Fred E. Coles Killed at Home in Fort Dodge
Fred E. Coles, manager of the Crawford hotel in Fort Dodge, shot himself this morning in his home, dying instantly. The act occurred amid a suspected temporary insanity, with no known motives or notes left. Coles, a prominent figure in state hotel circles, had moved to Fort Dodge from Waterloo two years ago. His wife and daughter Ruth Andrews were at the station nearby when the tragedy happened.
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Fort Dodge
Fred E. Coles
Crawford
Picnic Pictures May Be Had At Presbyterian Picnic
At the June picnic of the Fit Presbyterian church in Cram Inines Grove Dr Edward W Lantham the church pastor and local photographer recorded photos. The event drew one of the largest Sunday school attendances ever and the negatives are at Hamilton's Camera Shop for printing. Prices will be set so cost does not deter reserving multiple prints. Hamilton Camera Shop Bridge Street at Cedar Street.
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Cram
Inines Grove
Edward W. Lanthim
Tr. Lanham
Hamilton
Jevery Cae
Hamilton Camera Shop
Bridge Street
Cedar Street
Dewar 8 A D Clark on Strabel visit with Je Center group
A report recalls A D Clark of Dewar visiting Strabel and Mrs. Adam Je Center while returning from Kim prall SD after months away. F T Heuser of Wa was visiting Tur Cole at L Fridley's July W Johnson hotel. Coles held a role at Wahkonga hotel under Johnson before the sale.
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A. D. Clark
Strabel
Adam Je Center
Whili
Kimprall
F. T. Heuser
Tur
Coles
Froy
M Coles
Pa Row
Lincoln Park
Johnson
Ft. Dorige
Local Notables Move, Sell Outs and New Purchases Reported
Floyd Moyer sells meat business to Jesup parties. A T Hayes spends a week at La Porte City with relatives as early oats harvest begins. Miss Alcott Widdel of Waterloo visits friends here for a few days. O W Follett and Joe Conkey purchase new automobiles recently. Joan Fritz of Parker was in town last week. John Oyler plans to move to Waterloo this week.
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Floyd Moyer
Jesup
Hayes
Funeral services for Mrs. W. Sibert scheduled Wednesday
The funeral for Mrs. W. Sibert will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at 228 Randolph Street with Rev. W. R. Sandford of Westminster Presbyterian Church presiding. Interment will follow at the local cemetery.
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TW. Wo Sibert
Randolph Street
W. OR. Sandford
Westminster Prebyterian Church
Mw Ped
Harvey Greene Struck by Auto on Bridge Street
Harvey Greene of the Trinolg i Central storekeeper’s office was riding a bicycle on Bridge street when J A Aungst’s auto struck him. The rear fender knocked him off. he suffered a deep scalp wound but no serious injury and returned to work after treatment.
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Harvey Greene
Trinolgi Central
Bridge Street
J. A. Aungst
Aungst
Greene
Mr. Greene
Sitting Elk the Ogallalla Chief Visits Denver
The oldest of all Indians in the United States Sitting Elk, ex chief of the Ogallalla Sioux, is in Denver as a guest of the white man. At ninety six he has long urged peace with whites and recalls his many battles while emphasizing his abstinence and dignity as he lives among his people. He is the last of his line and hopes to live many years more.
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United States
Sitting Elk
Denver
Sitting Hik
Tedskins
Harper’s Weekly
House With No Stairs On Mount Lebanon Plan
The Clearview plan at Mount Lebanon Pittsburg for A G Smith of Pittsburgh features a stairless dwelling with a ten percent slope to access the upper floor. Entering from the veranda the big reception hall highlights a unique concrete fireplace and mantel spanning the living room.
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Clearview
Mount Lebanon
Pittsburg
A. G. Smith
Pittsburgh
Varanda
Bay window house with concrete roof and cement interiors
Description details a six to ten room residence with bay ends, cement walls, white trim, cement tubs in two bathrooms, hardwood floors, doorsills and windows of wood, and front and rear second story porches with concrete planters and a fountain on the front porch. A note on steel durability and corrosion from Engineering Record and Harper's Weekly comments on steel life stages.
Clever Fruit Picking Device From a Tin Can
A 19th or early 20th century note explains a woman’s simple device to pluck fruit without bruising. A tin tomato can with its top removed is attached to a broom handle to form a cuplike scoop. The can catches fruit when the branch is shaken, then is lowered to empty. For high fruit, place a can on a clothes prop.
George Sand Named From Sandeau Story
The article notes that the French writer George Sand took her nom de guerre from Leonard Jules Sandeau. As a Paris student, Sandeau befriended Mme Dudevant and they coauthored Rose et Blanche in 1831 before parting ways. She adopted part of his surname to publish under George Sand.
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George Sand
Leonard Jules Sandeau
Aubusson
Paris
Sandeau
Mme. Dudevant
Rose Et Blanche
George
Sand
July crop report shows corn yield at 26 bushels per acre
Washington July 9 report lists corn acreage at 108,110,090 with condition 61.5 and an estimated acre yield of 26, producing about 2,814,000,000 bushels. Other crops include winter wheat 13.9 bushels per acre, oats 30.13, barley 25.6, and potatoes at 95.5.
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Washington
Department of Agricultture
Early Iowa Pioneer Sarah Moss Celebrates 88th Birthday
Waterloo resident Mrs. Sarah A. Moss celebrated her eighty eighth birthday at her daughter’s home on Walnut Street. Born July 6 1824 in New York she married Edward Moss in 1848 and lived in Anamosa before moving to Waterloo. She remains active in church and family with three children and five grandchildren.
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Sarah A. Moss
H. C. Harper
Walnut Street
Anamosa
Waterloo
Edward Moss
New York
Moss
Christ ‘Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church
Eunice Johnson
Charles Denison
Olin
Iowa
H.C. Harper
A. W. McFarlane
W. F. Moss
Chicago
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Rochester
N. Y
Sioux City
Mason City
Ottumwa
Marshalltown
Sale
Cts
Sidney
East Fourth Street
Hingel
ELLIS
Dewar
Wasterloo Evening Courier
Oldcat Radman
Crop Report
Courier
Horeb
Wis
Nina
Robert Hostetler
Harry Harper
Arthur Dunham
Grace M. E
Scinneman’s
Miller's Drug Stores
West Fourth
Lewis Anderson
West Sixth
Janesville Central
Fred Beardsley
Sunnyside
Commercial St
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Oberhofpfer
Chautauqua Auditorium
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