Elephants Roamed Western Iowa in Vast Fossil Riches
Excavations for a Milwaukee railroad line in western Iowa uncover immense fossil fields spanning Sioux Falls to Hamburg and the Missouri River to mid Iowa, revealing Pliocene and Miocene remains. Mammoths, mastodons, camels, horses, and varied fauna emerge as workers use bones for ballast amid a once dense prehistoric landscape.
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Council Bluffs
Milwaukee Railroad
Iowa
Sioux Falla, & TL
Hamburg
Missouri River
Towa
America
Waterloo City Briefs Mixed local notices and visits
A jumble of social checks and arrivals: Mrs. Moteliks of Miles City visits Waterloo. Miss Rhine-smith wed J. Whitmore. Rev Paust visits Ackley. L J Paranns and wife head to Houston for winter. Diphtheria cases rise. grand jury pending. Mrs Campbell hosts, and two newborns noted amid community notices.
Carnet Thompson Named United States Treasurer
Carnet Thompson, age forty one, appointed United States Treasurer to succeed Len Meching, after Charira Tilles resigned as secretary to President Taft. Thompson moved from the Interior department to the White House, joining Mr. Wilies who remains as secretary.
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Paton
Lev
Carnal Thompson
Charira
Tilles
Taft
Milles
Becme
Wrestler
United States
Len Meching
Wilies
Ws Old Joh
Thompson
Interior Department
Return of Peter Grimm and new book notices
A Belasco noted author highlights The Return of Peter Grimm in book form from Dodd Mead. Other reviews cover The Spell of England by Julia de W. Addison and The Heroine in Bronze by James Liane Allen, plus Iowa bound works by Emerson Hough Rupert Hughes and Randall Parrish with multiple titles listed and author travels noted.
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David Belasco
Peter Grimm
Dodi, Mead & Company
New York City
al Moss
Hia Aleca
Kathrien
Peter
Kathleen
James Liane Allen
Mr. Allen
Donald Clough
Donald
Fatcher
Allen
Waterloo
Macmillan Company
FOWA
Iowa
Randall Parrish
Emerson Waugh
Hough
N. H. Hough
E.R. Hutchins
Rupert Hughes
Thos. D. Murphy
Buffalo Bill
D. H. Winger
Finn Ferber
Major Bvery
Melly Mclonald
Wind
Quarantine Keeps Train Passengers Open to Vaccination
In Castle Rock Colorado on November 22 health officials met a Pullman car bound from Chicago to Denver. The quarantine chief and a number of passengers faced four weeks of quarantine unless vaccinated. Six passengers volunteered and were released after vaccination as authorities arrived.
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Castle Rock
Colo
Eugmtt
Santa Fe
Chicago
Denver
Pierre
Mra
W. J. Surge
Heuer
Los Angeles
Colorado
Rockford Doctor Warns on Heart Harm from Excessive Youth Athletics
Rockford physician Dr G H Summer notes Iowa vital statistics show circulatory disease deaths far exceed respiratory deaths in August. Dr Lichty cites arteriosclerosis risks from overexertion, urging moderation in youth sports and warning parents and physicians about long term heart harms from rapid growth and strenuous competition.
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Rockford
Register-Gazette
G. H. Summer
Iowa State Board of Health
Lichty
Winnebago County Medical Society
Boone County Medical Society
State Board of Town
Sumner
Marengo
Iowa
Lessonata
Ammons Named Colorado Governor-Elect in Wealthy Stockman Profile
Denver choices Elias M. Ammons Democrat a wealthy stockman and ranch owner. He is about fifty years old and has two decades of political activity. Ammons served in both chambers of the state legislature for ten years prior to becoming senator for two years.
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Denver
Olorado
Elias M. Ammons
Treasury reshuffle continues with Bantz replacement
Secretary MacVeagh seeks Gideon C. Bantz resignation as assistant treasurer of the United States. Christian C. Pearce will take the post, moving in a broader treasury reorganization aimed at an up to date, progressive department for the new administration. Bantz may lead a treasury division.
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Washington
MacVeagh
Gideon C. Bants
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Bantz
Christian 3. Pearce
Lee McClung
Treasury Office
Treasury Department
Man's Eating Philosophies
A concise reflection on individual eating preferences, noting some want haste while others seek solitude, yet all share the need for suitable food fitting each person’s taste or mood.
Reverend W. N. Chaffee Dies Pioneer Minister
Cedar Rapids I a Nov 22 Rev W N Chaffee pioneer minister of the Upper Iowa Methodist conference died yesterday morning at Iowa Methodist hospital Des Moines His body was brought to Cedar Rapids and laid at the home of Mrs C T Brown one of two daughters in the city The other daughter is Mrs Paul wife of Rev A R Paul pastor of the First United Presbyterian church
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Henry M. Coughtry
Henry M. Cougherty
West Third Street
Waterloo
First Presbyterian Church
H. W. Reherd
Lanham
Cedar Falls
Elmwood
Cedar Rapids
W. N. Chaffee
Upper Iowa Methodist Conference
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
C. T. Brown
Paul
A. R. Paul
First United Presbyterian Church
Ingenious Excuse A Teamster Pleads Light Load
A teamster charged with overload on his horse drawn van claimed the load was “about a ton,” but that it was all light stuff. The exchange underscores his evasive humor in a roadside inquiry.
Farmers Auction Bills Featured in Courier Advertising
The Waterloo Evening Courier emphasizes sale bills for farmers auctions as a specialty and uses the notices to advantage in its advertising columns. The Hartman company is listed as the publisher at 209 213 Park avenue west.
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Courier
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W. 5Th and
Jefferson Sts
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James Gardiner
Hudson
C. P. Schafer
James Gardiner Company
First National Bldg
Illinois
J. L. Galloway
Black Hawk Building
Black Hawk County
Corner Park Ave
Jefferson St
Corner 5Th and
Jefferson
Cutler Street
East Side
Fifth and
Chas. R. Gates
Russell-Lamson Bldg
Gates & Cadwell
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Bradley
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Lytle Flour and Feed CO
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