Floods Ravage Muscatine After Cloudburst Rescue
A severe cloudburst hit Muscatine causing Mad Creek to flood the city. Bridges damaged, homes flooded, and at least a dozen people endangered as volunteers aided victims from 1008 East Sixth Street. Four inches of rain fell in hours, triggering a record flood in the river.
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Mad Creek
Hazel Dougherty
Herata James Dougherty
Brovier
East Sixth Street
Dan Magan
Stuarby House
Sires
Hershey Hospital
Batchelor
Albert Morey
Ast Th Street
Harry Goddard
Wilton Line
Richman Crossing
Med Crevk
Fourth Street
Ninth Street
Second Street
Fifth
Jam Molis
Moli
Muscatine
Negroes Flee Omaha After Will Brown Lynching
In Council Bluffs on October 1 hundreds of African Americans moved from Omaha following a lynching incident. Strangers gathered in railroad yards and back streets, many crossing the river to flee toward Kansas City and thence Oklahoma Texas and Louisiana. Guard units were kept in reserve as authorities sought calm.
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Council Bluffs
Afondar
Will Brown
Omaha
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Ional Guard
W. Wysdereg
Sam Green
Sheri
Hood 2
Hemecomina Event at Hammen Friday Festivities
A pre world style gathering at Hempton aims to run from early morning to the following day. Planned events include Frat sports football races games and a balloon ascent. Organizers promise plenty of entertainment and amusements with bands and a parade atmosphere.
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Hempton
Wood for toel phone town tamber co notice
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a wood and timber company with unclear wording. No clear event date or location is readable. The fragment seems to reference a transaction or inquiry about wood, and a possible fine or cost amount is indicated but not specified clearly.
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Toel
Romance Started in France Leads to Wedding at Vinton
A romance begun in France culminates in a wedding at Vinton amid faint references to the couple and families. The report notes deaths and injuries in a broader community incident, with several residents hospitalised and authorities arranging care and settlement.
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France
Vinton
American Legion Post Organized in Hampton Franklin Co
A ceremony at the courthouse in Hampton marked the formation of Franklin County’s first American Legion post. Organizers elected officers and began forming a local veterans group with plans for meetings and future community activities.
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American Legion
Hampton
Franklin
Franklin County
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Helps Woman in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia woman describes chronic weakness, nervous indigestion, and fatigue eased after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for three months. The piece urges mothers overwhelmed by daily demands to seek restoration of health through the remedy, citing another testimonial from Mrs Wortline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Mrs. J Worthlpe
North
Taylor St
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Shipyard worker dies after prank injures colleague
Portland doctors report the death of Dr Ray Stark, an employee at the Columbia River shipbuilding plant, following a prank using an air hose with about 90 pounds pressure. He suffered serious lacerations and died at a local hospital after police investigated with no action taken. The coroner will pursue further inquiry as needed.
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Portland
Ray Stark
Columbia River
Stark
Post seeks drive and homecoming event names
Local meeting led by Mayor J C Powers discusses a drive to enlist county comrades and prepare for a homecoming. Officials Name officers, appoint committees, and plan to select a post name possibly honoring George Ahlingere while awaiting vacant positions and continued recruitment.
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Powers
V'Gaudaation
Tate
Ceber Britten
J. C. Powers
Sue
Louis Co Toxers
Stephen Gisborn
Buweker
Ox Hieketder
Sehochleger
Neil Ad
Aine
Memorial Hell
George Ahlingere
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Muscating
Hammen
Fay Gyresz
Ethel Joos
Prange
Connie
Dohn
James Wallace
Wal Alethik Eta
Virion
Roca Vbrivesaise
Rugler
Orient
Eden
Dir
Wugler
Piarties
Osiven
Lydia E. Pinkham
Restin
Kesinol
Nyou
Shepworkers
Cutiura
Ipyet
C.K. Storlie
Spring Grove
Minn
Beleans
Bellans
Blue Point No
Ops
iGc
Simona
Senova
Lorence Ferrell
Grace Methodist Church
Florence Ferrell
Mme. Ferrell
Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Waterloo
Mr. Edison
Bridge Street
Waterloos Center
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