Iowas Oddities and Notable Feats Across Towns
A collection from Iowa scenes includes a Fort Dodge engine backfire injuring Charles Pratt, Charles City boasting a millionaire police force, Moon Brothers routing 2500 lambs to northern pastures, and Belgian horses bound for the Panama exposition. Reports cover county cases, bank embezzlement charges, a Waverly editor near death, a Cedar Rapids death from apoplexy, and notable local diversions from Arlington to Yorktown.
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Fort Dodge
Charles Pratt
Pratt
Charles City
McLeod
Iowa
Moon Brothers
Burdette
Omaha
Moon Ranch
Chicago
Henry
Eldora
B. Gardner
Gardner
Mary Johnson
Sioux City
Leo L. Perrin
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Russel H. McKenzie
Mankeer
Kresge
Cedar Rapids
Jim County
Perrin
McKenzies
J. M. Hays
Marion County
Kansas
Haya la
Charlie Rice
Tama
Harold Records
Lew W. Anderson
Fidelity Deposit Company of Maryland
M. A. Chantry
Tabor & Northern Railroad
Siurhalisowil
Cal Pau
Convict Labor Proposed for State Cement Plant
Des Moines. Col. EH McConlogue urged the state board of control to seek a legislature appropriation of 1 to 1.6 million dollars to establish a state cement plant run by convict labor. The plan aims to provide prison employment, produce cement for road building, and restore competition in the cement market. The board and Dr. G H Sumner support exploring the idea, with public endorsement by voters shaping future action. The project would mirror North Carolina highway practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Board of Control
McConlogue
G. H. Sumner
State Board of Health
State Board of Control
Iowa
Free Fair Gate Debate Reflects Iowa Plans
Iowa officials discuss a possible free gate at the state fair akin to Topeka's, with A R Corey noting larger scale and cost risks. Legislation would need 375000 for gate replacement and 35000 for maintenance, while a state railroad fund supports an interstate valuation bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Corey
Lowa
Carnet
State Railroad Commission
Washington, D. C
National Association of Railway Commissioners
Interstate Commerce Commission
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Novel Court Case on Divorce Undoing After Husband's Death
Ida May Dennis of Montgomery County sought to set aside her divorce from Ernest J. Harris after his death, claiming coercion and loss of rights to about 50 000 dollars in property. The Supreme Court reversed a lower court in May, with rehearing requested by defense attorneys as they argued the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott M. Ladd
Supreme Court
Des Moines
California
San Bernardino
Justice Ladd
Iowa
Dennis
WEDS TO INHERIT FORTUNE IN MISSOURI VALLEY
Charles Schluter will inherit 17000 dollars from his uncle if he marries before October first. He wed Miss Sophia Peltz, sister of his employer's wife, joining a secret bride. The inheritance includes a New York real estate hold said to be worth much more, with a honeymoon before managing a Dunne eating house in Alton Nebraska.
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Missouri Valley
Charles Schluter
Sophia Peltz
Miss Peltz
Schluter
New York
Dunne
Alton
Neb
Auto racer killed at Cedar Valley fair race
Auto racer Roy Canfield died after his car blew a tire and struck a concrete post during a Cedar Valley district fair free for all. He, from Cedar Falls and unmarried, had previous crash history and his parents live in Atlantic Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar
Roy Canfield
Cedar Valley District
Canfield
Cedar Falls
Atlantic
Iowa
Fatal M. and St. L Wreck near Mason City
One man burned to death and two others fatally injured in a freight wreck on the Minneapolis and St. Louis line twelve miles south of Mason City. A carload of gasoline and kerosene ignited after derailment. the known fatal was riding on that car, with at least two more believed dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Here
Robbed Passenger Loses 55 on Des Moines Train Ride
Pocahontas resident John Lucas slept on a Des Moines bound train after sharing a seat with a man. He awoke to find his purse and $55 missing. the stranger had vanished and Lucas was awakened by the porter at Maines station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Given
Welker Given
Gown Industrial Commission
Des Moines
Pocahontas
John Lucas
Lucas
Maines Station
County Treasurer Sued Over Salary Overdrawn
The attorney general and state auditor, acting for Dubuque County, sue County Treasurer Joseph A Palen to recover 4500 allegedly drawn in excess of salary during 1912 1913 and 1914 1500 per year claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Hugh Stuart
Joseph A. Palen
Palen
Autos In Iowa Register Large Value This Year
A figure shows the value of automobiles in Iowa running high as registrations reach beyond 188000 this year. The article notes the immense worth represented by the state's car fleet and reflects on the scale of the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Deg Moines
WY Gee Datetann Epi
Fear of Death and the Call to Courageous Faith
The article argues that belief in Jesus's resurrection sustains moral life and social reform. It contrasts Pauline and non Pauline views, praises Jesus as an exalted exemplar, and asserts fear of death should not govern thought or action. It stresses independent thinking, liberation from fear, and the universal aim to know more about Jesus.
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Paul
Jesus
Nazarene
Jesus of Nazareth
Hell
Father
Transformation by Contemplation of Christ's Image
A dense reflective text urges profound inner change through constant meditation on Jesus Christ. It emphasizes meekness humility and boundless love as the path to resembling Christ, encouraging self-scrutiny and steadfast pursuit of this holy image, citing John Tauler style devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John Reat
Lord Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
John Tauler
Look Up Look Not Down With Weeping Mary
A fragmentary line evokes mourning and memory as a hopeful call to honor the deceased. The passage contrasts gazing upward with lingering sorrow and directs focus toward their enduring presence beyond the grave.
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Mary
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Ihawkeye
Geo. J. Homan
J. H. Harrigan
Chas. 8. Selge
Dubuque Natonal Bank
United States
Lietz
F. R. O'Connor
National Bank
Elia, Robb and
Haugen
Homan
Harrigan
Serge
Charles Miller
Waverly
David Dempster
Arlington
Will Burnett
Sam Parks
Parks
Burnett
Marshall County Fair Association
W. M. Clark
Raymond Harriman
Grinnell
American School of Classical Studies
Rome
Italy
Mount Pleasant
Jane Baugh
Rachel Hackenburg
Andy Maltzberger
Yorktown
Corwith
New Iowa
Cumberland
Theodore A. Berry
Brayton
Kiva M. Nelson
Vivian Bartlett
Oslwein
Fred H. Jamison
Franklin County
Hansell
Chapin
Alexander
F. E. Dickey
Grundy Center
D. FB. Longnecker
Grundy County
Albert Strief
John McGee
Ft. Madison
Eagle Grove
C. D. Duncan
Iowa City
Ollie
Newhall
Wayland
Mize
Gladys Miller
Clarkaville
Vinton
Agricultural Extension Department
Iowa State College
Clearing House
State Railway Commission
Cascade
Milwaukee Toad
Bellevue
Milwaukee Road
State
Dairy and Food Commission
Joseph R. Frailay
Fort Madison
Illinois
Thomas
Charles Thomas
Mabel Schofield
Clarke
Support Valuation Board
General Assembly
Frailey
Thirty-seventh General Assembly
Thirty-sixth General Assembly
CG. A. Robbins
Hamm Brewing Company
Rock Island Railroad
Consignea
Express
Nathan &. Kendall
Albia
Town City
Clemeng
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Arizona
Georgia
Dacres
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