Hawkeye State News Highlights In Brief
W Reynolds dies at his Oskaloosa law office while Emma Harvat earns Iowa City praise across newspapers from Shanghai to Des Moines. News notes cover corn prices, Prohibition efforts, river baptisms, and looming political graft probes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Reynolds
Oskaloosa
Emma Harvat
Iowa City
Shanghai
China
E. E. Volkerts
Sac City
G. M. Dean
Brooklyn
Raccoon River
Fred Lord
Muscatine
Mana E. Wherry
Fairy Lot
First National Bank of
Perry
Scott A. Rawson
Taylor Grimes
Des Moines
J. M. Grimes
Montezuma
A. L. Davis
Newston
Wiley
Carnival
Sioux City
Iowa State Grange
Newton
Farmers Bloc
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
Lee Hunt
Audubon
Iowa Supreme Court
City Employment Bureau
Associated Charities
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Iowa State College
Ames
John B. Hammon
Illinois
Mississippi River
H. H. Schock
Supreme Court
Ernest Rathbun
Ida Grove
Harding
Rathbun
District Court
Irish Reviving Old Industries in Killoe Parish
A priest spearheads revival of cottage crafts in Killoe County Longford with spinning wheels and looms. Dozens of locals spin and weave daily as wool from nearby farms finds a market, backed by Royal Dublin Society funds and a Drogheda loom, with broader support from philanthropists and County council dyeing and weaving experts. The effort gains national attention as other towns follow Killoe’s example.
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Dublin
Killoe
County
Longford
Conefrey
Ireland
Father Jonefrey
Father Conefrey
Edward Bohane
Royal Dublin Society
Ballsbridge
Donegal
Ardara
Ballinalee
Louth
Drogheda
Grafton Street
Killee
Ulster
This Hunter Doesn't Need Gun He Catches Birds
Winsted reports Conan O Connell and his brother Jerry hunters on West hill when their dogs flushed a plump ridge bird that flew into Jerry's arms before a shot. Also, Lewis Hotchkiss shot a partridge missing a leg, likely from a trap, with the wound fully healed.
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Winsted
Conan
D. W. O'’Connell
Jerry
West Hill
Lewis Hotchkiss
His Chivalry Costs Him $10
James Murphy of Manhattan reported to Yonkers police he was held up near the Croton aqueduct arch on Nepperhan avenue. He had agreed to escort a young woman home due to lateness when two men robbed him and took $10.
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New York
James Murphy
Montgomery Street
Manhattan
Yonkers
Croton Aqueduct Arch
Nepperhan Avenue
U S Army Returns English Coehorn Mortar to Royal Rifles
A brass Coehorn mortar bearing the GR cipher returns to the King's Royal Rifles in England after being sent from American forces as a token of amity. The 24 pounder, left at Governor's Island in 1774, had never faced American troops. An exchange of courtesies included a King George V photo for the Governor's Island chapel.
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England
Washington
Governor's Island
New York
George III
King’s Royal Rifles
St. Rode
Bournemouth
Weeks
George V of
Royal American Regiment
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Jamaica
Sixtieth Foot
Edmund KB. Smith
Coehorn
George V
Governor’s Island
College professors strike oil in Mirando Field
Three University of Nebraska faculty members Dr E F Schramm Dr G J Frankforter and Dr E H Barbour struck oil near Mirando Texas after drilling a 3000 barrel per day well. The professors plan to keep teaching while using oil wealth to fund university projects.
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Mirando Field
Mirando City
Tex
University of Nebraska
Miranda Field
Mexican
E. F. Schramm
G. J. Frankforter
E. H. Barbour
Sever
Doctor Schramm
Rio Grande
Frankforter
Barbour
Miranda
Doctor Frankforter
Doctor Barbour
Muskrat Causes Citywide Outage In Stevensville Ontario
A three day outage in Stevensville caused by a muskrat chewing an underground hydro cable to reach beeswax inside the insulation. The rodent was electrocuted, and rag along with chewed cable is shown at the town hall for inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevensville
Bull Dies in Collision With Harrisburg Trolley
A bull from the Bom nysmeade stock farm near Rutherford was struck by a Harrisburg trolley car in a recent collision. The impact knocked the car off the track and caused passengers to scramble for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Bomnysmeade Stock Farm
Rutherford
Bursum Indian Bill Sparks National Protest
In Washington Senator Borah urges the House to return S. 8855 the Bursum Indian bill amid broad criticism. About fifty artists and writers condemn the measure as unjust to the Pueblo Indians and call on Americans to protest to protect Pueblo lands and community life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
New Mexico
House
Bursum
Pueblos
Wheat In United States Faces Production Decline
The yearbook of the Department of Agriculture notes rising per capita wheat consumption alongside a gradual drop in per capita production. It warns this trend may continue until the U S consumes almost all domestically produced wheat. The study credits research by leading agronomists and economists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
United States
New Livestock Reporting Service organized by Department of Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture launches a live stock reporting service covering the corn belt and Western range states. In cooperation with railroads stockyards packing plants and producers organizations the program aims to forecast production marketable supplies and movements to align supply with demand and stabilize prices. Proposed monthly and semi annual reports include livestock numbers on farms receipts and shipments pasture and feed conditions range price movements and feed yard estimates with specific dates for cattle and sheep on feed and spring sheep movements from several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Corn Belt
Corn
California
Arizona
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Virginia
Food Industry Tops Nation in Production Value, Says 1919 Report
The Department of Agriculture declares food manufacturing the largest industry, surpassing iron and steel. It cites 1919 factory output of 13.39 billion dollars, 67,453 food establishments, and imports valued at 672.98 million as evidence of extensive government need for controls.
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Department of Agriculture
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Ed Seyfried
E. C. Gordon
Marion
John M. Evward
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Chile
Talcahuano
Priest
Lisburn
Crawford Hartnell
U. S. Army
Nebraska University
New Service
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