Five injured as car struck by electric train at grade crossing
Five people were injured yesterday at 6 30 am when a Ford sedan collided with an electric freight train on the Grant highway belt line crossing. Three victims were discharged from St Francis hospital. Mrs Brandson and Ruth Brandson remain in fair condition with leg and arm fractures. The accident, in Brycelyn Minnesota, mirrors a Sunday crash at the same crossing involving a light truck and a locomotive.
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Grant Highway Belt Line
St. Francis Hospital
John Brandson
Ruth
Iowa Road and Weather Report 10 A M
Mason City clear and good Creston clear and good Marshalltown cloudy and good Boone clear and good Des Moines partly cloudy and good Council Bluffs fair and good Cedar Rapids fair and good Keokuk clear and good Ottumwa fair and good Dubuque clear and good Fort Dodge clear and good
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Mason City
Creston
Marshalltown
Boone
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Cedar “Rapids
Keokuk
Ottumwa
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Sleuths Stampede Over Unclaimed Five Dollar Bill
Emil Steffen, chief of the police identification bureau, and Ralph Travis, assistant county attorney, could not identify the owner of a five dollar bill found in a store. They noted all present and recent visitors but failed to locate the rightful possessor by late hours.
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Emil Steffen
Police Identification Bureau
Ralph Travis
Steffen
Travis
Chamberlin Flew With Iowa's Flag Across Atlantic
Clarence D Chamberlin piloted his aircraft solo across the Atlantic carrying the flag of Iowa, a symbol of state pride during the historic flight. The journey highlighted Iowa’s role in early transatlantic aviation.
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Chamberlin
Iowa
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Atlantic
Tren
Flag Hidden Aboard Columbia Presented To Governor
Ray Eggert, postmaster, said the Iowa flag aboard the Columbia was kept secret by its maker and associates until yesterday. The flag was finally shown at the state fair during a celebration in Governor Hammill's honor at the fair grounds.
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Govon Hammill
Ray ©. Eggert
Des Moines
Iowa
Filer
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Lake of the Woods
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W. 4Th St
Chicago
Aesland
Waterloo
R. H. Johnston
Lowa
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Graceline
Graceline Simmons
Corner Fork Avenue
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