Ennen held for trial on rural route theft charges
Henry Ennen appeared before U S Commissioner Rogers in Clarion and was bound over to the Cedar Rapids federal court for trial in September. He is accused of diverting about 850 dollars from rural route patrons by taking money orders and failing to remit them to the postmaster. Names of victims include W A Ross J M Rows and H DeNeuy. Ennen’s replacement, Jacob Jaspers, begins rural carrier duties as T Conway or Kratz succeed him.
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Henry Enuen
U. S
Rogers
Clarion
U.S
Cedar Rapids
Dennoen
Ennen
W. A. Ross
J.M. Rows
H. DeNeuy
The
Bowen
Montgomery, Ward & Co
Jacob Jaspers
Titonka
F. Kratz
Henry Ennen
Peters
Henry
George
Little Rock
Iowa
Waudby Buys Fine Team of Horses in Alington Reports
Ed Waudby purchased a fine team of horses. Miss Hattie Blackmore arrived from Iowa City to visit her father Folkert Bengen. Folkert and his wife are parents of a baby boy. Mrs. F. H. Hill visited Cedar Falls for a week with friends. Delia Fink of Ackley and Mica Beasie Barr of Waterloo were guests at the Patterson home last week. Hodgens Blackmore came Thursday for vacation with his father. Mr. Hoyt of Marshalltown spent last week in town. He was negotiating.
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Crotty
KR. Uben
Dubuque
Cunningham
Aplington
Waudby
Hattie Blackmore
Iowa City
Folkert Bengen
F. H. Hill
Cedar Falls
Delia Fink
Ackley
Mica Beasie Barr
Waterloo
Patterson
Hodgens Blackmore
Mr. Hoyt
Marshalltown
Allizon committee weighs $1,950 water main relaying plan
The water works committee reports that replacing old mains with new castrop pipe and completing attachments will cost 1950 dollars. Mayor Craig is in Chicago. upon his return a meeting will decide if that sum can be raised and whether the presenting firm should receive the contract.
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Allizon
Committee On Water Works
Craig
Chicago
Postponed Cabinet Council Sparks Rumor and Wit
A London Chronicle tale recounts a delayed cabinet gathering fed by rumor. Queen Victoria’s wind and sea worries across the mid Atlantic trigger a weather diviner tale at a Sunday supper. Disraeli’s light response and the council postponement frame a gleeful scene of political theater and stock market chatter.
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England
Lord Beaconsfield
Queen Victoria
mid-Atlantic
Princess Louise
Ulmhe
Gladstone
Disraeli
Gald
Disraell
Discaeli
Cairns
London Chronicle
Broadened by Beer Teaches Americans Open Minds Abroad
Des Moines audience hears Chandler argue that beer in Germany is not a vice, while Americans may overestimate their own ways. He cites German mothers feeding six month old babies beer and a beer hall sermon, urging Americans to travel to learn other cultures and correct American excesses.
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Des Moines
Chandler
America
Germany
Rhine
Mr. Chandler
Patent stock foods face setback from cattle feeding trials
An Iowa State College directed experiment at the Cook farm in Odebolt reports failures with some patent stock foods. Three cattle fed on cotton meal died and the rest were sold. Other patent foods performed poorly compared with straw and corn. Glucose preparations and dried blood showed strong fattening effects, and the forthcoming bulletin may curb patent food sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odebolt
Iowa State College
Mason City Seethes Over Rabies Panic
Mason City faces a mad dog scare as rabies outbreaks in dogs trigger mass fear. Residents rush to muzzle dogs and arm themselves, while authorities urge calm as reports of a roaming infectious animal spread through Macon township and Great Western section workers.
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Mason City
Macon
Great Western Section
Chicago contractor C C Gilman dies in Chicago
C C Gilman, a wealthy and prominent Chicago contractor famed for railroad work and notably for his role on the Chicago drainage canal project, died Thursday night in Chicago.
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Chicago
C.c.gilman
Chicago Drainage Canal
Gilman Prominent Contractor in Ditch Work Dies
Edwin McNeil of Chicago and C Gilman of Marshalltown led tin section construction on a large ditch project. The tough segments showed quality work, elevating Gilman to prominence as a contractor. He died from cirrhosis of the liver, leaving a wife, son, and daughter. born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in 1948.
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Edwin McNeil
Chicago
C ©. Gilman
Marshalltown
Gilman
Big Ditch
Chelsea
Massachusetts
Jealousy and Pride in Writers Insighted by Banc
The San Francisco Bulletin discusses jealousy as a universal, often absurd but human emotion born from deep love and insecurity. It notes jealousy, while sometimes irrational, can prompt intense acts, with pride acting as a major controller behind virtuous actions and social breeding.
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San Francisco Bulletin
ONE MAN'S FINE CONCEIT MARRIAGE QUAKE OF ROOMS
A New York Tribune paraphrase notes Jones and his wife discussing gender dynamics and crowd behavior. He ridicules how individuals in a group differ from the whole, contrasting women in groups with men in crowds and noting unions as strength. The dialogue satirically compares Sorosis and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
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Donneta
Jones
Sorosis
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Mra. Jones
New York Tribune
Curious Library of Waretentein Shows Tree Histories
A German library near Cassel houses books that resemble logs but are complete histories of the trees they represent. Each volume bears a bark-like title with scientific and common names, one side showing the natural trunk and the other polished. Inside are leaves, fruit, fiber, and insects with full tree descriptions and products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waretentein
Cassel
Germany
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Twin Cities Train Service
An old newspaper ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy with a $100 reward for any failed case, claims testimonials, and lists F. J. Crensy & Co. Toledo as sellers. It also promotes Iowa Central railway's new limited service with sleeping cars from Ackley leaving 2:12 daily and arriving in Minneapolis at 3:00 a.m., urging travelers to note the low rates.
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Hall
Bature
F. J. Crenzy & Co
Toledo
Druggiers
Twin Cities
Northwest
Iowa Central Railway
Ackley
Minneapam
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Health Department of
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Health Department
Iowa Lumber Company
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Nolons
Athns
Metomick Biers
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Silas McCormick
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