Iowa News Roundup of Crime Weather and Civic Foresight
Funeral services for Mrs. J. P. Walker of Grandview marked the first white birth in Louisa County. Boone saved $184000 by delaying contracts, winning $240000 worth of work that would have cost $425000. Sigourney post office robbed of $900 in stamps. safe blown open. Albert Brush found dead near Washington from poisoning liquor. Lamont pioneer H. L. Tilton dies at 79. Curlew cashier W. W. Fisk pleads guilty to embezzlement. Arthur Steen on trial for August bank robbery. Tompkins Jenkins post of the American Legion forms in Pres ton with Dr. Lampe aiding Maquoketa veterans. Davenport sees two streetcar robberies within an hour. watches and cash taken. Cherokee boarding house owner robbed by transient Thomas Bowman, who has fled. Cedar Rapids woman G. Henrikens dies by suicide after hospital release. Bondurant to get a cooperative elevator to store 250000 bushels grain. 87-member livestock shipper assoc. behind project. Road grading contracts awarded between Sioux Center and Rock Valley and Hull and Sheldon at a record low 21 per yard. sixty eight bridge structures at 15 per yard. Lamb feeding advice: grain and hay from birth aids growth. creep feeding recommended. Chick starter mash details for early feeding given with corn, meal, meat scraps, bone meal, and buttermilk. Federal court battles over rate cuts between Cedar Falls and Waterloo. Citizens Gas and Electric fights back. Mason City official Walter Veech resigns to avoid ouster trial.
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J. P. Walker
Grandview
Louisa County
Boone
Sigourney
Albert Brush
Washington
Brush
A. B. Reist
Cherokee
G. Henrikens
Cedar Rapids
Buffalo River
State Hospital For
Independence
Bondurant
Bondurant Co-operative Livestock Shippers’ Association
Sioux Center
Rock Valley
Hull
Sheldon
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Citizens Gas and Electric Company
Walter Veech
Mason City
Kelley
Frisbie
Ster
Marking Autos to Foil Thieves
Henry R. Thayer in Popular Science Monthly discusses professional auto theft and the need for durable, concealed vehicle marks. He notes thieves alter license plates and numbers, tear down parts, repaint, and seek easily stolen targets, urging owners to create multiple, recorded marks on different parts to ensure identification if a car is recovered.
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Henry R. Thayer
Popular Science Monthly
Tire Patch as First Aid for Tire Repairs
The article urges replacing a temporary tire patch with a permanent repair soon after a blowout. Driving over glass and curbs causes tire damage and mileage loss, while regular inspection by a tire professional can prevent future trouble and safer operation.
Safety Automobile Fender Invention By B Kempler
The Scientific American describes a safety fender by B Kempler of 1007 Simpson Street Bronx NY. The unit features a rigid frame with arcuated front members in parallel horizontal planes, rollers between them, a wheel that projects ahead of the rollers, and adjustable securing means for the frame.
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Scientific American
B. Kempler
Simpson Street
Bronx
N. Y
Automobile Travel Costs and Engine Bolt Warning
Tourists entering Quebec in 2021 spent at least 35 million dollars on autos. Officials warn loosened engine bolts can misalign the power plant and cause serious trouble. Worn crankshaft or rod bearings suggest the crankshaft is not true.
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Quebec
Potomac Tames Inferno At Sea Under Bold Steering Maneuver
Captain McLeod and the Potomac battled a fierce shipboard fire from Bremen to New York. Flames raged in the fire rooms as stokers and passengers faced danger. a daring stern-first maneuver with the rudder saved the vessel and all aboard.
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New York
Potomac
Bremen
William McLeod Tn Charge
McLeod
Bosn
German plot to wipe out US potash industry report
The American Potash Producers association accuses the German government of orchestrating a deliberate campaign to destroy the U S potash industry. They claim $30 000 000 in American property was destroyed in the last year as markets closed and plants shut down, leaving thousands unemployed.
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Washington
Congress
American Potash Producers’ Association
United States
Germany
Bulgarian Militarists Rule Dictatorship Reported
A Vienna dispatch to the Herald reports Bulgarias militarists have overthrown Premier Stambouliski's cabinet and established a dictatorship in Bulgaria. The claim cites authoritative Vienna sources and notes Paris date of March 22.
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Paris
The
Herald
Vienna
Stambouliski
Wiedfeldt Acceptable as German Ambassador Hope
Washington March 22 formal assurances that Dr Otto L Wiedfeldt will be acceptable to the administration as ambassador from Germans were sent to Berlin by the State department.
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Wiedfeldt
Washington
Otto L. Wiedfeldt
Berlin
State Department
Coal Strike Ordered for April First Across Fields
The United Mine Workers of America ordered a nationwide coal strike effective April 1 affecting 600000 miners from 8000 local unions. Anthracite and bituminous sectors will quit if an agreement on wages is not reached, with operators blamed for stalled talks. The Justice Department vows action if public interests are harmed.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
New York
John Lewis
Washington
Daugherty
Department of Justice
Harding
Costs to Collect From U S Shipping Board Settlements
Washington March 23 In settling 52 claims against the shipping board aggregating 8 680 732 it was found the government owes 1 494 441 to the parties pressing the claims Deductions and allowances made the claimants debtors The occurrence was novel and unlikely to recur.
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Washington
Shipping Board
25 Beauties Are Chosen For Vassar Class Day
Poughkeepsie March 23 selection for the twenty five coveted positions on the annual class day daisy chain at Vassar college is announced. Among them are Charlotte Dickinson Grand Rapids Louise Earhart Ann Arbor Julia Polk Des Moines Pauline Stearns Ludington Jane Walker Muskegon and others.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Vassar College
Charlotte Dickinson
Grand Rapids
Mich
Louise Earhart
Ann Arbor
Julia Polk
Des Moines
Iowa
Pauline Stearns
Ludington
Jane Walker
Muskegon
Red wireless station raided in central Berlin
Berlin police acting on orders from Doctor Weismann disclose a secret red wireless station hidden in the heart of the city. The raid targets a covert radio operation tied to public security authorities. Investigators describe the discovery as a major counter espionage action with potential implications for Berlin’s information controls.
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Berlin
Doctor Weismann
Bulgarian denial on Stambouliski government overthrow
The Bulgarian legation in Paris officially denies a Paris newspaper report that Bulgarian militarists have overthrown the Stambouliski government.
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Stambouliski
Paris
Frisco boards to vote on Volstead Act tweak
Frisco board of supervisors votes nine to eight to submit to voters at the November election the question of whether to petition Congress for modification of the Volstead Act. The move seeks a public decision on alcohol prohibition policy.
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Frisco
San Francisco
Board of Supervisors
Woman’s cure tale promotes Pinkham remedies in Tennessee
Mrs. Galloway of Carter’s Creek Tennessee says she spent half her time bedridden three years ago due to a female ailment. After using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash she recovered, can work like a younger person, and urges other women to try the remedies. The ad claims many women find relief and this product helps nervousness and irritability.
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Carter’s Creek
Tenn
Dia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Just the Boy for Papa in Pittsburgh Press
A young man tells Miss Millyans Edith that he is willing to work and not rich. She plans to tell her father, who this morning mentioned hiring an office boy with those exact qualifications. The exchange hints at a prospective employment opportunity.
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Papa
Diamond Dyes Advertises Easy Home Dyeing Tips
An old advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes as simple enough for any woman to dye or tint fabrics at home. It claims the dye won’t spot fade streak or run and instructs buyers to tell their druggist the material type such as wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics.
Johnny Pa Quote Turns On Authors And Appetite
A humorous exchange defines an author as a man who empties his head to fill his stomach, framing writing as a filling of the mind versus sustenance.
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Johnny
Mrs Anna Keim Praises Dr Pierce Medicines
Mrs Anna Keim of 418 South St Kansas says her health improved after years of fatigue and a chronic cough once she started Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery. She urges others to try it and obtain tablets or liquid from a druggist and contact Dr Pierce in Buffalo for free medical advice.
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Bla
Kans
Dr. Pierce
Anna Keim
South St
Hearth
President Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
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