New Grading System at Anamosa Penitentiary and State University Notes
Special correspondence from Des Moines reports a new grading system at Anamosa penitentiary with detailed privileges for first second and third grade inmates. It also covers curators of the State Historical Society aligning with the State University and the university commencement under President MacLean with grants, new positions, and a $50,000 scholarship gift from A Whitney Carr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa Penitentiary
State Historical Society
State University
Des Moines
Executive Council
Anamosa
Bray
Iowa City
Loos
Shambaugh
Wilcox
The
George E. MacLean
MacLean
L.G. Weld
A. A. Knipe
A. Whitney Carr
Jordan
N.Y
Carr
Sioux City Bridegroom Wins Secret Nebraska Heiress
W. C. McNamara of Sioux City married Miss Mary McAllister of Dakota City Nebraska by Justice Ferris amid a sensational courtship. Parents fought marriage with habeas corpus actions in Nebraska and Iowa, then withdrew. The couple wed secretly as fears of parental interference loomed. McNamara leads the Eastern Nebraska and Gulf railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McAllister
Dakota City, Neb
W.C. McNamara
Sioux City
W. C. McNamara
Dakota City
Neb
Justice of the Peace
McNamara
The
Eastern Nebraska & Gulf Railroad
Declamatory Contest Honors Three Freshman Ladies at State University
The annual declamatory contest for freshman women at the State University of Iowa was held in the opera house. Judges Dr. W. R. Whiteis Mrs. F. H. Potter and George B. Thompson. Prof. C. C. Nutting served as referee. Alva Forncrook of Iowa City won first with the cash prize, Katherine Switzer placed second, and Mildred Yule of Tipton was third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State University of Iowa
Opera House
W. R. Whiteis
F. H. Potter
Iowa City
George B. Thompson
Lead City
C. C. Nutting
State University
Alva Forncrook
Katherine Switzer
Mildred Yule
Tipton
Death at social function claims young New Yorker John Phelan
John Phelan of New York died suddenly at a social party three miles north of Colfax while visiting his brother Edward Phelan. Cause attributed to heart failure. He was twenty years old and considered a promising young man. Remains sent to his parents in New York.
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John Phelan
New York
Edward Phelan
Colfax
Mayor in Ottumwa Chases Wife Through Main Street
Mayor Phillips pursued his wife along a central Ottumwa street as she cried for help. A crowd intervened before he could catch her, spurred by suspicions of infidelity after finding a letter fragment. She later packed and left by train to Chicago, amid previous divorce proceedings for cruel treatment.
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Phillips
Ottumwa
Grinnell
Dentists Sell False Teeth Scheme Fails Magnolia
In Magnolia, a firm calling itself the Omaha Dental Company advertised inexpensive tooth replacements. Farmers traveled to have roots pulled for five dollars. They received receipts for teeth that never arrived, after promises of an April 15 delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
Omaha Dental Company
Boy’s Deadly Gun Draws Congressional Attention
Clarinda boy Herman H Toll has built a compound machine gun with 144 small bore rifles on a wagon carriage. A single operator can load fire and eject shells with one lever move. Toll claims a mile range and 8640 bullets per minute, alarming lawmakers and experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman H. Toll
Clarinda
W. P. Hepburn
Toll
Tearful Reconciliation Ends Court Case In Clinton
The case against Benjamn Rea ended with a tearful reunion as he and his wife reconciled after she arrived in Clinton. She had discovered him living with a young woman named Bessie Tiffany of Emmetsburg, who caused his arrest. Rea was bound over and jailed about a week before the reconciliation. Tiffany returned to Emmetsburg. the doctor and his wife plan to relocate to Chicago.
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Benjamn Rea
Emmetsburg
Chicago
Zinc ore strike in Alpine Zinc mines Dubuque
C T Goldthorpe discovers vast zinc ore body at Alpine Zinc Mining works in Dubuque and is named by Gov Shaw as Iowa delegate to the international miners convention in Milwaukee in June 1923 where 10 000 men are expected. He will represent the Dubuque mineral district.
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Alpine Zinc Mining Company
Dubuque
C. T. Goldthorpe
Gov. Shaw
Iowa
Milwaukee
Elopement Report From Dow City Brouhaha
Mrs. Edward Ahort of Dow City elopes with hired man Lee after tiring of her marriage to Edward Ahort. She told her husband she would visit her mother while the hired man collected wages, raising suspicion and leading to an information sworn against Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Ahort
Dow City
Lee
Des Moines Promoter Holds 25 Round Catchweight Bout
Tommy Crooks matches Eddie Croake of Clifton and Jimmy Graham of Des Moines in Clinton for a 25 round catchweight fight in Des Moines on June 18. Purse and state championship are at stake with Croake set for 145 pounds and Crooks around 165.
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Tommy Crooks
Des Moines
Clinton
Eddie Croake
Clifton
Jimmy Graham
Croake
Bluebirds Seek Win as Richmond Docket Headlines
A spirited note from a baseball enthusiast contrasts a teacher named Sammy with a fan who claims the Richmond dispatch reports the Bluebirds stride to victory. The exchange hints at confidence in the team’s performance and the local press coverage.
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Sammy
Bluebirds
Richmond
Coughing Leads to Consumption Promoted by Kemp's Balsam
An advertisement urges readers to buy Kemp's Balsam to stop coughing immediately. It offers a free sample bottle from a druggist and mentions large bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents, warning that delays are dangerous.
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Kemp
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Advise Request
An appeal urges women to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during pregnancy and menopause. It notes Mrs Pinkham offers free expert advice from Lynn Massachusetts and claims widespread approval from grateful users.
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Knoxville
College For the Blind
Vinton
Vinton School
F. Prouty
District Court
Petit Jury
Prouty
Music Teachers’ National Convention
United States
Cincinnati Orchestra
Frank van der Stucken
Europe
F. W. Bicknell
Hepburn
Benjamin Rea
Wife
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alton
Poul al
America
Gro. J. Charlton
Gerewat Passmoorx
Treexer Agurs
Illinois
Aone
C. Davi Foot
Michigan Kronddsess
Manila
Wabash Ave
Auditorium
Dewey
Ae Kong
Cavite
Rig
International Manuf G Co
Pawnee
Ras
Ranea
Binder
Victoria Protector
Mite. Co
N. Clark St
Price
Aecels
Rootbeer
Charles E. Hires
Malvern, Pa
Omaha
Ati
Ado
Rockford
Waterloo
Fort Dade
Council Bluffs
H. Hanson
Anawan Jewelry
North Attleboro
Mass
Queen City Printing Ink Co
East
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Chautauqua Lake
Niagara Falls
St. Lawrence River
White Mountains
Atlantic Coast
F. M. Byron
van Street
Boston
Cana
Nature
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