Wedding Guests Struck By Acute Tonsillitis
An outbreak of acute tonsillitis followed the wedding of Miss Gertrude Wangler and Harry B. Rice at 523 Third Street East. About a dozen guests fell ill, some within 48 hours and others within three days, all now recovered. Doctors are puzzled by the unprecedented spread and atmosphere may have played a role. The couple departed for Salt Lake City that evening, with latest word from Mrs. Rice last Thursday.
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Gertrude Wangler
Harry B. Rice
Third Street East
Rice
Salt Lake City
Utah
Oats scattered as wagon hit by train at Fifth and Water
A wagon from W. H. Miller route No 1 was struck by an Illinois Central passenger train yesterday afternoon at the Fifth and Water streets intersection. The frightened team backed into moving cars, dragging the wagon and horses 50 feet but causing no serious injuries or damage. Most of the oats were gathered and taken to a mill elevator.
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W. H. Miller
Illinois Central
Fifth
Water Streets
Miniature cyclone furthers damage near Nashua
A severe wind storm described as a miniature cyclone struck seven miles west of Nashua on Tuesday afternoon. The Miller neighborhood digol louse suffered heavy damage with shingles torn, windows blown in, and uprooted trees. Similar destruction occurred at Tritzel school and Ben Johnson home. Twenty five men labored Wednesday to repair the school and clear roads.
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Nashua
E. C. Miller
Tritzel
Ben Johnson
Miller
Awarded Gold Medal to Corp Paul Bird for pistol marks
Corp Paul Bird of the Seventeenth field artillery, enlisted in Waterloo, received a gold medal from General Pershing as the second best pistol shot in American expeditionary forces contests. His score was 1,002 of 1,200, besting all but one of about 800 competitors. The top honor went to Pvt Orville B. York of the Fifth Marines from Franklin.
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Corp
Paul Bird
Seventeenth Field Artillery
Waterloo
Gen. Pershing
Geo. Weaslein
Marquis James
Bird
Pvt
Orville B. York
Fifth Marines
Franklin
Police Notes Report Theft Of Hens And Silk Hose
Police notes describe the loss of twelve hens and two roosters from John Willson at 214 Cottage Grove Avenue. A local store reported three pairs of silk hose stolen with a large colored man seen near the hosiery counter. Authorities are urged to pursue the clue and arrest a big colored man wearing silken hose size eight. Antonis Haro arrested for loit-
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John Willson
Cottage Grove Avenue
Antonis Haro
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