Winterset merchant kills wife then dies by own hand
John E Denge a Winterset hardware merchant shot and killed his wife then took his own life. Their sons found the bodies neighbors heard revolver shots around midnight. Mrs Denge was found fully dressed on the bed. Denge lay nearby with the revolver in his hand. He was about 60. she was younger. No motive given.
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John E. Denge
Winterset
Denge
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Okaboji Lake
Foster
Ottumwa
Brenton Brothers
Dallas Center
Joseph H. Allen
Pocahontas
F. A. McCornack
Sioux City
E. T. Meredith
H. A. Wallace
Des Moines
Junifor
Cedar Rapids
Board of Education
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Edna Corman
Neva Johnson
Marjorie Fairbrother
Big Sioux
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What Cheer
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Keokuk
Chicago
Kansas City
Joseph A. Simmerman
Washington
Europe
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John C. Gilson
Knoxville
Gilson
Laverne Chapman
College of Liberal Arts
The
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Iowa City
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Waterloo
Cedar Heights
Willams Galloway
Train Huge Task to Transport Militia to Mexican Border
Iowa officials estimate sixteen trains would be needed to move the Iowa National Guard to the Mexican border if called. Adj. Gen. Guy Logan says the guard could be ready within 24 hours, but railroads may limit prompt movement. The report also details gear needs including 1514 horses and mules, with government purchases of about 55500 for horses, and notes other state actions on insurance, parole for feeble minded inmates, and premiums at the state fair.
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Funston
War Department
Ilinois National Guard
Guy E. Logan
Iowa
Iowa City
Ralph P. Howell
Ruth Paxson
China
University of Iowa
San Francisco
Miss Paxson
Association For Iowa
Rock Island
Des Moines
Des Moines Beer Company
Cornelia Sawyer
Sioux City
State Association of P. E. O
Louise Heneley
Grinnell
Fannie Currier
Newton
Lucy Engelbeck
May Franzen
Burlington
Carrier Buechele
Waterloo
Myrtle Arnold
C. G. Cole
Iowa Biological Laboratory
Ames
J. W. Clarke
Clinton
Toronto
Canada
John Clarke
William Walsh
Detroit
Clarke
J. I. Gloson
Chicago
J. V. Roushar
George M. Chappel
Weather and Crop Bureau
United States
John Burke
State University
John E. Wildman
Euremia
Marshalltown
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Wallaces’ Farmer
Iowa National Guard
State Military Department
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Yowa
State Board of Control
Glenwood
Glenwood Hospital
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Interurban Lines in Iowa Report Strong 1915 Earnings
Twelve lines in Iowa posted total net earnings of 1,146,404 for 1915, up 216,094 from 1914, with Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern leading at 257,630 and Waterloo Cedar Falls Northern at 406,118. Des Moines Inter-Urban earned 103,599. total gross receipts reached 3,245,933 while expenses stood at 2,103,528 and taxes at 103,584.
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Cedar Rapids & Marion Railway Company
Centerville Light and Traction
Charles City Western
Davenport & Muscatine
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern
Inter- Urban
Iowa Railway and Light
Iowa & Illinois
Mason City
Clear Lake
Oskaloosa & Buxton
Southern Iowa Railway and Light
Waterloo
Cedar Falls & Northern
State Executive Council
Mondamin Consolidated School Gains State Fair Exhibit
Mondamin consolidated school chosen among four statewide exhibitors from 170 districts. The school offers domestic science manual training and a four year agricultural course with a five acre experimental farm. An active social center supports community roles and a seed corn test on 2,600 ears showed 30 to 90 percent germination. Wagon transport serves students efficiently.
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Mondamin
Iowa
Agricultural Department
Alma Madsen Drives Kimballton to Red Cross Banner
Alma Madsen, cashier at Kimballton National Bank, energized Iowa to win a national Red Cross banner for the best Christmas seal sales per capita. Kimballton, with 300 residents, achieved an 18.3 percent per capita rate, earning one of the society’s banners.
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Red Cross
Kimballton
Alma Madsen
National Bank
Iowa
National Red Cross
National Red Cross Society
Red Cross Society
Crowds At Billy Sunday Tour In Kansas City
Thousands gathered to hear Billy Sunday with 80 000 attendance reported. About 20 000 were turned away, 10 000 heard in the morning tabernacle, 20 000 in the afternoon, and 20 000 at night with 17 000 refused entry. Mrs Sunday spoke to 9 000 with 8 000 turned away and Miss Gamblin’s workshop drew 700 boys and girls.
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Billy Sunday
Kansas City
the Tabernacle
Sunday
Seeven
Pirle
Gamblin
Boy Scouts Plan River Cabin Near Charles City
Charles City scouts complete plan for a log cabin three miles up the river. Recycled telephone poles will form the cabin frame and two rooms will serve for summer camping and winter bike storage. A large fieldstone fireplace will centerpiece the structure.
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Boy Scouts
Charles City
Field Bouldera
Uitip
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