Vast Iowa farm improvements and local incidents reported
E Tyden of Chicago buys Delano farm seven miles west of Greene a 600 acre property and spends thousands on buildings fencing and tile. Numerous local incidents follow including deaths burns accidents and lawsuits involving Rock Island Railway Jacob Barnett vs Joseph Barnett & Co. and others. A new Brandon school house begins at 25 000 while Hazleton’s new high school is praised. Police seek Mason City murder suspect Wincil Preskin and more.
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E. Tyden
Chicago
Delano Farm
Greene
Neil MacMillan
Mason City
Henry Lorenzen
MacMillan
Eva McCune
Iowa City
T. W. McCune
Rock Island Railway Company
John
Barnett
Joseph Barnett & Co
Riverside
Charles Freidman
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Nevada
Earl DuPay
Benton County
Vinton
Bessie L. Worden
Watertoo
P. Worden
Igh
Hazeton
Buchanan County
Hazleton
Pittsburg
Gary
Chicago South
Keokuk
Chris Englebert
Conroy
Ed. Wilson
Sioux City
Edwin Reppe
Lancing
Wincil Preskin
Ed Gibbons
Harley
Jimmy" Carr
Story County
Iowa
Neva
Soldiers’ Memorial
Blackhawk County
Waterloo
G. A Wtamen
Weterloo
Cedar
Flaw in Iowa liquor law found by Polk County attorney
Polk County Attorney Wilson exposes a flaw in a new Iowa liquor statute that shields carriers from prosecution if liquor is claimed for lawful use. He warns the provision could block bootlegging prosecutions and enable destructive shipments statewide. Assistant AGRobbins and Sampson declined comment.
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Polk County
Des Moines
Iowa
Boone
Express Or Railroad Company
Wilson
Robbins
Sampson
United States Supreme Court
J. C. Hawkins
Auditor and Industrial Commissioner of
Henry E. Sampson
Iowa Banker Warns Few Eastern Loans For War Effort
A. O. Wolever of the Iowa banking department says eastern banks will likely refuse a half billion dollar entente loan, keeping western banks from participating. Iowa has $325 million on deposit in state banks, with three new charters granted to Lytton Savings Bank, Farmers' Trust and Savings of Charles City, and Mount Ayr State Bank.
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Des Moines
Iowa
A. 0. Wolever
State Banking Department
Iowa Banking Department
Wolever
Lytton Savings Bank
Lytton
Farmers’ Trust and Savings Bank of
Charles City
Mount Ayr
Woolen Mills Close in Dale Iowa After Dye Shortage
Des Moines reports the Dale Woolen mills on the Raccoon river will shut down after over fifty six years of producing high class blankets and woolens. The Lonsdale family founded the plant and employed eight to twenty workers from nearby towns. The shutdown stems from inability to obtain dyes from Germany used in manufacturing.
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Des Moines
Dale
Germany
Raccoon River
Lonsdale
Iowa
Teacher’s Suicide Shocks Clarion Public Schools
Clarion Miss Dann a longtime public school teacher, died by her own action here. She hanged herself using three neckties tied to the head of a bed, with motive unknown. Miss Dann resided in Eagle Grove, where she taught for many years.
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Clarion
Miss Dann
Clarion Public Schools
Eagle Grove
Missing Man Returns in Nevada Mystery
David Deaver of Zearing vanished from home causing a local manhunt with bloodhounds and public concern. He reappeared days later in a dazed state unable to explain his disappearance or whereabouts during the interim.
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Nevada
David Deaver
Zearing
Deaver
Escaped Prisoners Killed in Portland Coal Train Wreck
Orville Snow, a prisoner-escaped witness, says five inmates fled to Mberly but at least one dies as a freight train derailment under coal piles at Portland. Snow survived the wreck but was badly hurt.
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Charles City
Orville Snow
Mberly
Portland
Snow
Davenport Masons Buy Trinity Cathedral Grounds for Temple
The combined Masonic lodges of Davenport have purchased the former Episcopal cathedral grounds including the church and rectory for a future Masonic temple. The price paid was 22000 dollars.
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Masons Bay
Davenport
Trinity Cathedral
Episcopal Church
Osage Youth Hurt in Speeding Crash
Roland Hamm aged 16 son of a prominent Osage farmer was speeding in an auto when it struck a culvert. He sustained two broken arms two broken ribs and numerous bruises. The car was demolished.
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Osage
Roland Hamm
Ottumwa Chicken Thieves Use Auto For Quick Getaways
Ottumwa reports chicken thieves using automobiles to raid neighborhood hen roosts. A car is left on a country road as a driver waits while a thief fills a bag with chicks and makes a getaway. Poultry owners rough up the suspects. a watchdog once resisted but was beaten back with a sack.
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Ottumwa
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Elanor Seiler
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Ruth Lunde
Catherine Wert
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T. Exe
Sayers
R J. Laird
Opera House
H. R. Gibson
Lewis H. Smith
Theo, Chrischilles
Kossuth County State Bank
Capital
Lewis B. Smith
Theo, Chrissbilles
E. E. Sayers
T. B. Wadaworth
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H. E. Rist
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Sant Gustae
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Geo
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Sohend F.Y. Diawi
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the County Savings Bank
Ngna Apperal
Bells
Riu
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Ea Bittee
Sullivan
Shawkeye
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Jefferson
Perkins
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Maxwell
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Humboldt
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Cedar Rapids
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Hudson
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Ames
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