Papers Would Oust Kennedy From Iowa State College
In Des Moines the state board of education heard charges filed by the agricultural paper trust led by Homestead and Wallaces Farmer against Prof. W J Kennedy head of Animal Husbandry at Iowa State College. The suit accuses Kennedy of improper stock judging guidance and unfair entry of stock at international shows. Kennedy’s defense and local support are noted as the case proceeds into further testimony.
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State Board of Education
State House
Des Moines
Iowa
Agricultural Paper Trust
Homestead
Wallaces
James M. Parsons
W. J. Kennedy
Col
Prof. Kennedy
International
Kennedy
Trust
Parsons
Iowa State College
Ames
Lord Ida
Slash and Victor
Noted suffragist Sylvia Pankhurst speaks in Boone
English militant suffragist Sylvia Pankhurst spoke at Boone’s Christian church last evening. A handful from the area attended hoping for a dramatic figure but were impressed by her address despite noting her appearance resembled a boarding school girl.
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Sylvia Pankhurst
Boone
Ames Second IK Song Contest Held in Des Moines
The Ames Glee Club took second place in the first intercollegiate Glee Club contest at Fosters Opera House Des Moines. Grinnell won and Iowa State University placed third. The Ames club drew crowd support with a lively performance and the Des Moines audience applauded their Des Moines song as the hit of the evening.
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Ames Glee Club
Secon
Fosters Opera House
Des Moines
Grinnell
Warblers
State University
Ames Club
Iowa
Story County Independent Telephone annual meeting
Story County Independent Telephone company stockholders met at the Nevada office for yearly reports and to elect the board. The directors re elected officers M C Allen president J A King vice president D R Spieker treasurer and F M Boardman secretary and manager. The company includes exchanges in Nevada Roland Maxwell and Cambridge.
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Story County Independent Telephone Company
Nevada
Directory Board
Messrs. Frazier
Allen
King White
McCall
D. R. Spieker
F. M. Boardman
Story County
Roland, Maxwell
Cam
Divorce Cruelty Charge Filed by Belle Ball
Belle Ball wife of farmer Benjamin Ball seeks divorce in district court claiming intoxication cruelty and neglect over the past six months She asks custody of four minor children and $2000 alimony The couple married at Ames on April 3 1898 and lived together until he became addicted to drink He allegedly threatened to sell out and abandon the family.
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Benjamin Ball
District Court
Ames
Grinnell Defeats Ames 33 to 19 in Home Opener
Grinnell led 33 19 over Ames in the Margaret Hall gym with strong guarding and passing throughout the game. JeVeltrup emerged as the standout for Ames, followed by Captain Mosher, as Ames displayed its best form of the season in a steady, heads‑up effort before Drake visits next Saturday.
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Grinnell
Margaret Hall
Ames
JeVeltrup
Mosher
New Depot at Slater Under Construction
Work on the new Slater depot began Monday with a special crew of railroad carpenters aided by all available local carpenters. The L shaped building will serve as both depot and freight house in a joint project of the Northwestern and the Milwaukee with Ames residents awaiting its completion.
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Slater
Northwestern
The
Milwaukee
Ames
Railroad Men Poisoned After Depot Restaurant Meal
Several crew members of No. 30 were severely poisoned after eating chicken at the depot restaurant. Four Boone residents among the railroad men required medical attention for illness stemming from the meal.
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Depot
No. 30
Boone
MOTHER GOOSE SUCCESS AT Civic Improvement Club PLAY
The Civic Improvement club directed by Mrs. H. C. Clemme presented The Mother Goose at the Armory Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. The show drew a full house first night and a smaller crowd second night with gross receipts near $100 after expenses and charity percentages.
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Civic Improvement Club
H. C. Clemme
Armory
Uncle Sam
Ames Faces Legal Action and Spring Sports Outlook
A judge’s order attaches the defendant’s property as the case proceeds. Attorney C H Pasley of Ames filed the petition after the suit began. At Margaret Hall gymnasium the answer has not yet been filed. The University of Nebraska track team will visit Ames on April 29 for a dual count meet, with two home meets planned this spring. ISU plans to trial soccer football demonstrations at the spring exhibition to gauge interest, and a wrestling mat plus two handball courts have been added to the engineering annex upper floor for student use.
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C. KE. Albrook
C. H. Pasley
Ames
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
Waterloo Freshman Student Found In Chicago Mental Health Case
Guy G. Summy aged 21 of Waterloo entered college recently as an Ag freshman. He was found in Chicago yesterday and held for a mental examination after acting strangely since arriving. He sent his trunk to different places and changed his course of study several times. His parents alerted the Lissenden home and his trunk remains there.
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Guy G. Summy
Waterloo
Chicago
Lissenden
Miss Estella Paddock Returns to China as Missionary
Miss Estella Paddock, a well known Ames figure, has returned to China and will reside in Hong Kong as a Presbyterian missionary. Her extended leave of absence has ended and she is eager to resume her missionary work.
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Miss Paddock
China
Estella Paddock
Ames
Hong Kong
Triangular Meet Set For May 13 Between Drake Ames Grinnell
Drake Ames and Grinnell will meet in an annual triangular field meet hosted here on May 13. Contracts are unsigned but Clyde Williams reached a tentative agreement with Griffith of Drake and Fisher of Grinnell in Des Moines on Wednesday, with no expected disputes.
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Drake, Ames
Grinnell
Clyde Williams
Griffith
Drake and
Fisher
Des Moines
Clausing Leaves Lumber Firm After Six Years of Service
F. W. Clausing has severed his connection as manager of the Citizen's Lumber Company's yard after six years. He is succeeded by C. E. Dragoon, who has been the local yard bookkeeper this past year. Clausing will take a vacation while deciding his future plans.
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F. W. Clausing
Citizen's Lumber Company
C. E. Dragoon
Mr. Clausing
Peter Coull Taken to Kansas City
Mrs. B. L. Findley, daughter of Peter Coull the aged man stricken with paralysis last Wednesday, arrived Friday and took him back to Kansas City the same day. He stood the trip well and is getting better.
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B. L. Findley
Peter Coull
Kansas City
Change in Inter Urban Officials In Rail Line Shakeup
Frank Arnold former superintendent of the Inter Urban railway company resigned and left for Rochester to enter the automobile industry. W. H. DeWitt becomes general superintendent of the operating department, with F. M. Johnson purchasing agent H. W. Fisk electrical engineer and W. R. Dyer claim agent. All changes became effective yesterday.
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Frank Arnold
Interurban Railway Company
Rochester
New York
Mr. Arnold
W. H. DeWitt
F. M. Johnson
H. W. Fisk
W. R. Dyer
Ames Men Back Short Course Bill Before Committee
Prof. P. G. Holden G. E. Stayner and Henry Wallace of Wallaces Farmer with E. T. Meredith of Successful Farming and George A. Wells Iowa Grain Dealers Association secretary urged the house agriculture committee to pass the short course bill. They described statewide county courses, extension growth, and fundraising by local communities totaling 69 thousand dollars beyond state funds.
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P. G. Holden
G. E. Stayner
Henry Wallace
Wallaces Farmer
E. T. Meredith
Geoge A. Wells
Iowa Grain Dealers Association
House Committee On Agriculture
Representative Stipe
Page c Inty
Holden
United States
Iowa
Houser to Exchange Pulpits With Boone Pastor
Rev J T Houser will exchange pulpits with Rev H F Ritz of Boone on Sunday evening. The church Houser will attend was his former pastorate before Ames. Ritz is described as a fine speaker and will deliver a message for all listeners.
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Rev. Houser
Boone
J. T. Houser
H. F. Ritz
Ames
Rev. Ritz
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Thompson
Mac Murray
Pew
Lafayete Young
Rheinberger II
Chaffin
Damrosch
Faust Gounod
Zoellner
Coppah
Rowe-Shelley
Geibel
Protheroe
Abba Kremser
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Merry Poverty
Belle Ball
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