Illinois Central picnic plans face site selection
The Illinois Central committee led by Henry Crowell and Robert Ingersoll visits northeastern Iowa to choose the picnic location for July 4. Last year the event drew over 18 000 attendees at Muscatine. Independence boosters visited to propose Grounds near Independence as a venue with four supporters present. The program mirrors last year with baseball, trapshooting and various athletic events for all ages.
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Henry I. Crowell
Robert Ingersoll
John Billings
Alvin Allen
Iowa
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Nusa
Independence
Greater Independence
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Joseph Limbert
Don K. Donnan
W. F. Miller
R. ¥. Tidball
Storm kills man in southern Illinois towns
A severe storm hit Hamilton and Saline counties in southern Illinois killing one man and damaging property. Reports say the storm leveled 18 houses in Harrisburg and disrupted wire communications to the area. One death occurred at McLeansboro with extensive damage elsewhere.
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St. Louis
Hamilton
Salia
Ilinois
Harrisburg
McLeansboro
Local Briefs Report Tragedies and School Notices Across Towns
Burlington reports J C Duncan of Mount Treasant leaped from a Skunk river bridge. Creston notes Bert Henry aged 16 drowned in McKinley park lake. Warello mentions Ute school injuries and athletics ban. Maines High School coaching position to join Leonard Paula. Irvington township revokes married teachers ban. Jienkuk notes a seven year old struck by an automobile, driver detained. Des Moines reports John Caldwell dies, Mrs Clarkson injured in collision. Prowlers hit Des Moines including a food stand and filling station. Sioux City records Olive Snider dies after brain abscess. George Fink from Des Moines spoke at Yeomen banquet.
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Burlington
J. C. Duncan
Grestonr
Bert Henry
Creston
McKinley Park Lake
Warello
Maines
Leonard Paula
Will Jecame
Petany
Cs Maines High School
Irvington
Irvington Township
South County
Canterville
John Caldwell
State Board of Mining Examiners
Des Moines
Clarkson
Charles R. Frink
Ames
Commerce
Sioux City
Olive NM. Snider
George Fink
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Tri-State
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Fink
Salesmen Wanted for New Field Opportunity
An old reliable firm seeks high quality salesmen for a new field product offering real business opportunity and permanent employment. Stock raising and farm experience desirable. J. B. Williams will host the company display at the Ellis Hotel on Saturday May 23 from 2 to 6 p m. All interested should arrive early.
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Ellis Hotel
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