Jailbreakers Captured as Sioux City Burglary Tops News
W. H. Cresman and Charles Dickerson, jailed for Estherville escape, were nabbed at Sanborn along with three others. Sioux City burglars raided Hiks club, stole about 40 in nickels from a nickel slot machine. Police say some Place workers aided the job as terror grips the city. Illinois Central grade work set to start this week with 100000 yards of gravel to be used this year. Webster City may add extra police due to summer labor influx. Sioux City Traction torn up tracks on Jackson Street to forestall an injunction, prompting legal action and possible franchise forfeiture. Tornado west of Iowa Falls demolishes Heidenreich tile factory, injures workers, and destroys surrounding property. Des Moines fatal shooting at the ideal restaurant leaves Louise Bruce wounded and her would-be husband Jack Carns killed. crowd gathers as police respond. Itinerant license lawsuit questions the validity of the law regulating practice outside offices. Du Duque County offers 3000 reward for nitric acid attack on Pauly horses.
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W. H. Cresman
Charles Dickerson
Estherville
Sanborn
Hiks’ Club
Sioux City
Illinois Central
Webster City
Sioux City Traction Company
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Tackson Street
Fifth
Twentyninth Street
Traction Company
Henderson & Fribourg
Iowa
Iowa Falls
Iowa River
Heidenreich
Owen Ivins
Ernest Wachholz
Louise Bruce
Arthur Perry
Des Moines
Louise Brice
Mercy Hospital
Reod
Jack Carns
Osceola
Mulberry
Beck
Gilbertson
B. A. Stockdale
Conuncl Bluits
State Board of Medical Examiners
Stockdale
Board of Supervisors
DuDuque County
Nicholas Pauly
Mosalem Township
Crooks Rob Post Office. Sioux City to Ireton
Rioters in Sioux City report bank and post office thefts. Crooks from Sioux City robbed the Ireton post office, making off with 160 dollars in cash and 50 dollars in stamps. Will Labarge, 14, drowned near Dulique while with another boy on a float. Edna Martz of Greenfield lost a 170 dollar diamond ring in Creston after washing hands in a depot waiting room. Civil suits and theft cases followed, including a grand larceny charge against Edgar Demueles at Darbuque for stealing 50 dollars from a cash drawer.
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Sioux City
Ireton
Willie Labarge
Dulique
Edna Martz
Greenfield
Creston
Sull
Sioux City Traction Company
Mabel D. Culbertson
Morningside
Steuben Street
Stone City
Samaritan Hospital
Edgar Demueles
Law Department
Michigan University
Darbuque
Schieber Conchor & Westpat Company
Demueles
Malvern
I. J. Swain
Ross Summers
Morgan
Glenwood
Council Bluffs
Charles Smith
George Stuart
Abie
Richard P. Clarkson
Philippines
Clarkson
J. A. T. Hutt
A. H. McVey
District Court
Polk County
Des Moines
Iowa
McVey
G. L. McKay
Iowa State College
Iowa Dairymen
Harry Evans
Strawberry Point
Nick Knutson
Emmetsburg
L. Neilson
Salem
Department
Larson
McKay
New York
Healy
Maples
Eveland
Jackson
Buxton
Chance for a Boy State Fair Scholarship at Agricultural College
Secretary J C Simpson announced a new judging contest at the State Fair offering a $200 Iowa State College agricultural scholarship. Open to Iowa youths under 21, the winner will be chosen for superior horse cattle and corn judging and a written justification. Contest August 24 at 9 am in the stock pavilion. entrants must register by 8:30. The State Department of Agriculture will fund the prize through the Town college treasurer, with payments of $25 monthly until the total is covered.
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Agricultural College
Des Moines
J. C. Simpson
State Department of Agriculture
Iowa State College
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Town College
Ames
Simpson
Curtiss and
Holden
Demand Stringent Laws Teachers Want Yearly Attendance
Sioux City April 20 news reports the northwest Iowa teachers adjourning after their tenth annual session. They demand a compulsory law for full year attendance and launch a wage-boost campaign. The Federation of Labor was discussed but not broadly supported. Officers elected include H. Bigelow president LeMars and Maria Z. Pingrey treasurer Estherville. Executive committee members are A. V. Storm Cherokee J. V. Durkee Sioux Rapids and George P. Mullen Fort Dodge.
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Sioux City
Northwest Iowa
Federation of Labor
Fort Dodge
H. Bigelow
LeMars
F. ©. Lark
Onawa
Maria Z. Pingrey
Estherville
Eva D. Kendall
A. V. Storm
Cherokee
J. V. Durkee
Sioux Rapids
George P. Mullen
Physicians Join Trust State Society Affiliation
In Sioux City the Iowa State Medical Society adopted a new constitution aligning with the American Medical Association, drawing lines between young and old doctors and mandating local county society membership for state and national society inclusion. The change, criticized as trades unionism, sets delegate representation by local membership and inclusion rules tied to dues.
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American Medical Association
Sioux City
Iowa State Medical Society
Great Medical Trust
House of Delegates
Good Roads Convention Seeks National State Help
Des Moines April 17 report on the Iowa Good Roads association forming with officers Merritt Green as president D B Lyons as secretary and Isomer A Miller as treasurer. Delegates adopt resolutions urging federal aid for permanent highways and state level cooperation, plus plans to empower county boards to direct road funds and support local road improvements.
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National and Ptate
Des Moines
Towa State Good Roads Association
Merritt Green
Marshall Town
D. B. Lyons
Isomer A. Miller
T. G. Marper
Burlington
James G. Berryhill
Joseph Morgan
Dubuque
Goo Roads Association
Congress
General Assembly
Iowa
Code of
Boards of Supervisors
Twenty-ninth General Assembly
Russia Eyes Turkey In Europe War Plan
Vienna dated report says Russia may intervene in the Balkan dispute by driving Turkey out of Europe and taking Constantinople. It cites massing troops and a war footing of the Black Sea fleet while the auxiliary navy is kept in touch with the admiralty. Authorities suggest the move could be precautionary or indicate imminent aggressive action by the czar.
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Vienna
Russia
Turkey
Europe
Constantinople
Black Sea
Admiralty
Flour Mills Close Indefinitely In Minneapolis Strike
Minneapolis reports every flour mill in the city and most merchant spring wheat mills in Minnesota and the northwest have shut down indefinitely. High cash wheat prices, freight rates, and unfavorable flour markets triggered the stoppage, worsened by a 2 cent per bushel wheat rate versus a 9 cent per 100 pounds flour rate from Duluth to Buffalo, undermining mill operations and delaying any rebound.
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Minneapolis
Mion
Northwestern
Minnesota
Northwest
Duluth
Buffalo
Western Canada beckons settlers with reports of huge yields
A Stirling Alberta letter to a Canadian Government agent extols Western Canada for mild winters, dry air, and farming promise. The writer cites oats of 80 bushels per acre near Edmonton and 110 bushels per acre at St Albert, plus abundant beets, potatoes, and vegetables. He notes rising beet sugar factory plans at Raymond and urges settlers to explore Edmonton Lacombe Wetas kiwin and Lethbridge districts, praising land, water, and governance for home ownership opportunities.
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Terra Firma
Edmonton
St. Albert
Raymond
Lethbridge
Lacombe
Wetuskiwin
Western Canada
Ponoka
R. BR
Wetaskiwin
Manitoba
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