Correspondence from German Township a busy week
Henry Riebkes begins oat cutting. the crop looks promising. Funeral of Mrs Thieben noted. creamery receipts high and butter quality improving. Jobo Vat Loh baro near completion. Miss Cartie Arendy returned from Mason City. to work near Ackiey. Sam Van Deest left for Nebraska due to mother's illness. Rob Arends back from Parkersburg. work at a livery stable. Jewish iron peddler left Waterloo without settling bills. stable boys held his team. Obas Willeke laid cement for J Bpleker residence. Dreyer sold his automobile to Will Koeppe. bought O Janasen’s machine. Stine Auatio from Allison seeking a drug store location. Henry Retote visiting George family. Missionary Society met with Mrs C G Woasley. Presbyterial midweek events. Bertha Bruns home from Chicago. Ernat Straunberg to Melverney for threshing machine work. Mrs Wagner and brother to Burlington. Eagle City M M 2 group held ice cream social on July 27. Harry Kislin and family visiting from New Mexico. Alta Brown assisting Gummert. Charles Heard’s family at funeral in Berlin. Fred Heard called by death. Estella Windecker at Eldora institute. Mr Hoard attended funeral of his son in Berlin. Sympathies to bereaved family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartie Arendy
Mason City
Ackiey
Sam van Deest
Nebraska
J. & Schurman
Rob Arends
Parkersburg
Waterloo Teft
Obas
Willeke
J. Bpleker
Dreyer
Will Koeppe
O. Janasen
Stine Auatio
Allison
Henry Retote
George
Miasinnery Society
The
Presbyterian Church
C. G. Woaley
L. A
Eagle City
Harry Kislin
Nara Wisa
New Mexico
Misa Alta Brown
Shaying
Gummert
Charles Heard
Berlin
Fred Heard
O’brien
Eldora
Hoard
Local notices and legal cases from Town City and beyond
Pure food inspectors tour Iowa as Town City reports fire trial and conviction under new law. Frank Stable fined for selling orange cider with acid. Seattle hosts a Christian Endeavor convention with youth training theme. Federal appeals court affirms Ware’s conviction for fraudulent Nebraska land entries in St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lbrott
Frank Stable
Seattle
Ware
Bt. Paul
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal Court of Nebraska
George ©. Ware
Geneva Fred Boost Secures Government Patent Office Post
Geneva Fred Boost, after ranking third among 200 candidates in a civil service exam, was notified to report to Washington DC for a position in the government patent office with an initial salary of $1,200 annually. Other brief notes list cattle shipments, visits, property sales, and local church matters among residents and families in Reeve township and nearby areas.
Farm news and local notes from Dumont region
John Kelley and Julius Bremer arranged a deal giving Kelley a six acre farm to Bennedette Two while Geo Eisentrager eyes a better eye prosthesis. South Fork floods hinder rye harvest and crop outlook remains cautious. Nita Pfaltzgraf and FlosseCard visit Geo Pfaltzgraff family. Ackley visitors, Holt family in town, and Mrs. Hanawalt on the Gornford farm. Damont creamery pays farmers over 1400 in two weeks. Mies Fero Ramsey earns teaching certificate. Alta Brown attends Steamboat Rock for a few days. A baby boy welcomed into the Harris household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kelley
Julius Bremer
Kelley
Bennedette
Geo. Eisentrager
Nita Pfaltzgraf
FlosseCard
Geo. Pfaltzgraff
B. Ackerman
Ackley
Dumont
Jno. Holt
Henry Hanawalt
George Gornford
Damont
Mies Fero Ramsey
County
Madison Township Social Roundup and Local Travel
Col R Martin drove to Ackley on Tuesday. Louis Ahiens left Friday for Marble Rock to visit his grandmother. Misses Early of Bristow visited in Dumont last week. Letha Sutton returned home from Hansell late last week. Ruth Martin visited her former teacher Miss Gonzales at Allison last week. Mabel and Flora Wodrow were in Dumont last week. Dr J W Cunningham was in Hampton Friday. Ernie DeBurg auctioned western horses Saturday. Charless Mullen of Dougherty visited Dumont Saturday. Dr Crawford Leo Spengler and Tred Ahrens were at Des Moines Sunday. Fred Meyers, formerly of this place, is visiting. Miss Swope, former principal, resigned for ill health and moved to Des Moines Saturday with her brother and sister. We wish her improvement at home in Des Moines. Nettie Weld and Geneva Krieger were at Allison Monday for institute. Walter Thomas, briefly in Mason City, returned to his jewelry store. Subscribe for Tux Wort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GC. R. Martin
Ackley
Louis Ahiens
Marble Rock
Early
Bristow
Dumont
Letha Sutton
Hansell
Ruth Martin
Mise Gonzales
Allison
Mabel
Flora Wodrow
J. W. Cunnigham
Hampton
Ernie DeBurg
Kealey
Charless Mullen
Dougherty
Crawford
Leo
Spengler
Tred Ahrens
Des Moines
Fred Meyers
Alice Swopy
Cunningham
Riots Erupt in Philadelphia Jewish Quarter Over Meat Prices
Mobs of men and women raid kosher butcher shops in the Jewish Quarter after price hikes provoke boycotts. Oil and acid are poured on meat and stores are damaged. Police deploy reserve squads. 28 adults jailed or held for assault and riot charges, with many hurt. Butchers plan store closures until wholesale meat prices drop to affordable levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Thare
Orstheat
Endeavoor
Ice Cream Poisoning Hits Nashville Festival Near Hamilton Church
A festival at Hamilton Church, nine miles from Nashville, saw between 70 and 109 people poisoned by ice cream. Prompt medical care prevented any fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Hamilton Church
Woman Fatally Burned In Gasoline Fire At Home
In Paul on July 26 Mrs Mamie Welsh twenty two of 601 Bradley Street suffered severe burns when a one month old puppy overturned a gasoline can causing a spill The flames spread as she lit a match and neighbors aided in smothering them Her husband Mr Welsh tried to smother the blaze and protect her The condition is critical at St Josephs hospital with doctors fearing she will not recover Also reports of a rear train side swipe in Richmond Kentucky injuring a local businessman Robert Kennedy and Senator James B McCreary aboard the Louisville and Nashville passenger train later in the piece
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Paul
Mamie Welsh
Bradley Street
St. Joseph's Hospital
Mrs. Welsh
Mr. Welsh
Richmond
Louisville and Nashville
Robert Kennedy
United States
James B. McCreary
Peter Schuttler Wagon Promotes Catalogue Request
Peter Schuttler Wagon, the leading farm wagon, invites readers to send for a catalogue. Peter Schuttler Co. of Chicago Illinois makes the wagons, with Ketchum and Gaston Company of Marshalltown Iowa acting as distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuttler Co
Chicago, Ill
Ketchum & Gaston
Glidden Cup Tour Ends After 1700 Miles Ride
The Glidden cup tour of the American Automobile Association finished after 1700 miles from Cleveland to Jersey City and Philadelphia to Jersey City in twelve days. Ninety six miles were covered in five and a half hours on the final leg. Mrs Andrew Cuneo was the only woman to finish with the party enduring mountain travel and road difficulties. Nineteen cars completed the run with perfect scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Automobile Association
Cleveland
Chicago
Philadelphia
Jersey City
Manhattan
Twenty-third Street
Twenty-fourth Street
Broadway
Fifty-ninth Street
Columbus Circle
Andrew Cuneo
Mrs Baxton Testifies In Bribery Case In San Francisco
Mrs Annie Baxton wife of Supervisor Charles Baxton testified that five thousand dollars bribe money was given to her husband and then brought home counted and handed to her. The defense prepared to call Rudolph Spreckels, a financier and graft prosecution figure, as a witness. The Milwaukee host for the next triennial Ladies Catholic Benevolent association convention was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mer
San Francisco
Cnreomotions
Anish
Louis Glass
Annie Baxton
Charles Baxton
Delmas
Rudolph Spreckels
Wil
Milwaukee
Springfield
Mass
The
Ladies’ Catholic Benevolent Association
Wisconsin Bankers Association Convention Opens in Milwaukee
Telegraphic briefs note the Wisconsin Bankers Association holds its annual convention in Milwaukee. Stephen Kubesch drowned while bathing in the Mississippi near the Omaha bridge in St. Paul. Gustavian H. Thiel, founder of Thiel detective service, died in Chicago of apoplexy. At Ogden Utah Peter Sullivan defeated Cyclone Thompson of Sycamore Illinois in twenty rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Bankers’ Association
Milwaukee
Stephen Kubesch
Mississippi
Omaha
St. Paul
Gustavian H. Thiel
Thiel Detective Service Company
Chicago
Ogden
Utah
Peter Sullivan
Fall River
Lghtweight
Cyclone Thompson
Sycamore
High Temperatures Stimulate Trade and Activity Across Markets
New York reports midsummer steadiness in futures and trade lines as heat spurs crops and retail demand for summer goods. Fall samples are prepared, shipments rise, and collections improve while iron and steel show mixed trends due to miner strife. Lumber softens in the South as production tightens and coal sells well in the East. Jewelry manufacturing shows summer shutdown signs despite general activity in mining and pig iron demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Madatreet
Minnesota
Jewstry Manufacturing
Guatemala Death Penalty Upheld for Coup Attempt Suspects
Guatemala City reports confirm the Supreme Court upheld death sentences for those convicted in the assassination attempt on President Cabrera. About 160 arrested for complicity, many prominent figures among them, with protests from the plenary corps and international notes from Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Mexico. Some pardons reported for minor offenders, but those under death sentences likely to be released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala City
Supreme Court of
Guatemala
Cabrera
United States
Germany
Italy
Spain
Mexico
Railway Rate Imbroglio In North Carolina Headlines
Asheville July 27 reports say Assistant Attorney General Sanford returned from a futile Raleigh conference with Governor Glenn. The case centers on indictments of Southern railway ticket agents at Marion and Old Fort for violating the new rate law. Grand jury had urged indictments. Judge Lyon will preside at superior court next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
Sanford
Glenn
Raleigh
Southern Railway
Marton
Old Fort
Washington
Marion
Lyon
McDowell County
Maryland Lynching After Policeman Slaying
In Crisfield Maryland James Reid a Black man was lynched about twelve hours after he fatally shot Policeman John A Daugherty from behind The officer died instantly as the town reacted with mob violence following the crime and the ensuing pursuit
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Crisfield
James Reid
John A. Daugherty
Daugherty
Filipinos Show Apathy Ahead of First Philippine Election
Manila July 27 The approach of the first Philippine general election on July 30 to choose a Philippine congress is marked by considerable apathy across the Islands despite strenuous efforts by party leaders to mobilize the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Battle Ends Sultan Rule in Melilla Clash
In Melilla Morocco July 27 forces of the sultan and the pretender clashed for a week with the sultan’s side repulsed and twenty two killed, while the pretender lost ten. On July 28 the Jews Central offers a cheap round trip to Minneapolis and St Paul with departures from Ackley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melilla
Morocco
Jews Central
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Ackley
St Paul
Minneapolia
Private Loan Bank Robbed in Chicago Heist
The private loan bank of Leonard Malone at 159 West Taylor Street was robbed of 2000 in gold and 31500 in negotiable checks by a thief who lured Mrs. Malone with a request to post posters. As she followed him he escaped through the back door. The stolen checks were from railroad employees and were already endorsed and negotiable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Leonard Malone
West Taylor Street
Malone
Steamer Orinoco Passenger Marries. Actress’s Friend Dies
The cargo steamer Orinoco, sailing via St John NB, was part of a secret marriage on July 16 between Beal Island resident Maud Fealy and Hugo L. Sherwin, Denver Republican’s dramatic critic. Meanwhile Mamie Welsh of St Paul, burned in a gasoline explosion at her home Thursday night, died at St Joseph's Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbadoes
Port of Spain
Halifax
St. John
N. B
Beal Island
Maud Fealy
Inet
Hugo L. Sherwin
Denver Republican
Mamie Welsh
St. Paul
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Mansfield In Poor Health Arrives With Virginian
Richard Mansfield the actor and Mrs Mansfield were passengers on the Allan Line steamer Virginian from Liverpool arriving Friday evening. Mansfield returns in very poor health and had to be supported down the gangway. In St Louis heat claimed two lives, D W Peabodk 62 and Ernest Knierio 29, with eight prostrations reported Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Que
Richard Mansfield
Mansfield
Liverpool
Bt. Louis
D. W. Peabodk
Ernest Knierio
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hardin, Franklin
Grundy
Butler Counties
Henry Riebkes
Thieben
Henry Schutter
Aplington
Robertson
Geneva
Fred Boost
Washington, D.C
Toke
Government Patent Office
E. Benson
Geo. D. Thompson
A. Murray
Renwick
John Bunyan
Siberts
Fargo
North Dakota
Lydian Logan
Towanda
Kanana
W. S. Nobles
Flora Stout
Reeve Township
Eck Reeve
South New Lynn
Ohio
Mia. Berry
Mmma Randall
Sam Hicke
Peter Ott
German Lutheran Church
Benning and
Mienberg
Madison Township
Peter Schuttler
Peter
Marshalltwn
Distributors
Meat Market
Tilton _ Bros
Lynch É Bannon
Bannon
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