Iowa State News Roundup Hits Iowa Cities and Incidents
A broad Iowa roundup notes Council Bluffs parks drawing record crowds, Waterloo taxes on dogs to curb strays, and Mason City pastors taking extended Europe trips. A Hedrick elevator fire caused 3500 loss. Tama couple marks 50th anniversary. Muscatine hosts State Federation of Colored Women's clubs. Des Moines hosts next meeting. Deaths include two drowned children linked to a Clinton man’s insanity leading to suicide at a grave. Ellsworth accident leaves a man fatally injured. Belmond church remodeling costs 6000 to 7000. Des Moines jury awards 2000 in a Capitol remodeling injury suit. Iowa Bankers meet June 7-8 in Des Moines.
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Council Bluffs
Waterloo
Mason City
Europe
Hedrick
Beeh
Price
William Nagle
Clinton
Robert Inlay
Ellsworth
Belmond
J. H. Steele
Grahl- Peterson Company
Des Moines
Steele
Capitol
Dinwiddie
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Iowa
Iowa Bankers Association
Elks’ Club
Chamberlain Hotel
St. Joseph, Albany & Des Moines
St. Joseph
Wallace Hubbard
Fifteenth Judicial District
W. R. Green
Audubon
Harlan
O. D. Wheeler
A. B. Thornell
Sidney
Red Oak
Logan
Wright
Iowa City
Valenta
F. B. Snedicor
Cherokee
State University
Pickard
Prudential Committee
American Board of Foreten
Rockefeller
Iucre
Stratford
Erd Hemed
Harry Barkdoll
George Barkdoll
Vinton
Father shoots self at child's grave in cemetery
Clinton man William Nagle aged 55 a Clinton factory employer killed himself at Springdale cemetery grave of his child after buying beer, visiting an undertaker, and showing no prior warning. He had been treated in a state hospital for insanity and was once active in Knights of Labor.
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Clinton
Wm. Nagle
Springdale
Nagle
State Hospital For
Tocal Undertaking Establishment
Sexton Kroeger
Knights of Labor
Bankers Convention Program in Des Moines
The annual convention of the State Bankers Association in Des Moines opens June 7 with State Auditor B F Carroll delivering a major address on Thoughts Suggested by Observation. The first day centers on Carrolls talk aside from the president’s address and two committee reports. June 8 features delegate elections, officer elections, and a Davenport speaker Hon Henry Vellmer on Taxation of Monies and Credits.
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Des Moines
State Bankers’ Association
B. F. Carroll
Could Not Live Without Her Husband
Mrs W T Gower died after drinking carbolic acid, saying life held no joys since her husband’s death five weeks earlier from typhoid fever. She predicted another funeral on the undertaker’s note.
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Marshalltown
W. T. Gower
Abolish Grand Jury Urged By State Bar Group
A majority of the law reform committee of the State Bar association favors abolishing the grand jury system, aligning with moves in some states. The panel, chaired by Judge L. G. Kinne of the Board of Control, plans to push a resolution to the state association next month. The issue has surfaced in the legislature before, but without backing from an organization. A Knights of Columbus council has formed in Missouri Valley. Improvements slated for the Soldiers’ Home in Marshalltown include a $2,000 greenhouse, a $6,000 gate house, and a $1,200 gate. In Marshalltown a coroner ruled E. H. Wilbur’s death a suicide after an inquest into his hanging at his store basement.
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Grand Jury
Marshalltown
E. H. Wilbur
Beware the Conceited Man and the Match Conversation
A young woman dismisses a conceited man saying he is one of those men who match in everything from shirts to socks. Her friend replies that color coordination appeals to some, but she prefers not to have his exact matching. The exchange ends with the remark about the time needed for such daily primping.
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New York Sun
This Prophetic Soul Kindly Stranger
A whimsical exchange unfolds with a man asking a small boy why he weeps. The boy speaks of an impending catastrophe, while the stranger reacts with wonder. The boy then shifts to hopeful thoughts of fishing and hoeing weeds from the garden on Saturday.
Regular Jonah’s gator tale and collar joke mix
Regular Jonah narrates a tall tale about Br’er Thomas tossed by a gator in a mill pond, with the crowd noting the man’s fate. The exchange ends with a grim joke about returning after the gator’s crawl to the bank, while another quip mocks a public figure’s collar size.
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Jonah
Thomas
Mill Pond
Gator
Eick
Atlanta Constitution
No Good for a Touch and Other Quips
A collection of brief humorous exchanges and puns from a Detroit Free Press item. Jokes touch on dinner choices and everyday misunderstandings, including a gag about a sharp friend nicknamed the human razor and a pun about cheese with life in it.
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Jones
A Sad Fate. Ham and a Winter Ham Joke
A brief humor item from the Louisville Courier Journal features a facetious cannibal declaring he brought home ham for winter and a shipwrecked ictor muttering insult to injury, reflecting light domestic wit in a colonial tone.
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Ictor
Sotta
Louisville Courier-Journal
The Beard Quip Bet Named by Old Irish Duel
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt recalls Benjamins and O Flaherty peddlers debating ancient history. They wager whiskers for each name of a historical character, starting with Moses then St Patrick. The contest escalates with a tug of facial hair as they name the twelve apostles and the Ancient Order of Hibernians signals victory.
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Benjaming
O’flaherty
Seelbach
Wach
O'Faherty
Benjamins
O'Flaherty
Moses
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Louisville Courier-Journal
Box Beards and Mustaches Across Europe
European barber trends reveal box beards in France described as square and carpentry like. The Belgians’ king inspires the style, while England embraces a two inch butterfly mustache worn by young officers. Italy features a circular chin patch with a tiny tuft, a coquettish flourish.
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France
Italy
Halian
Forgetful Mr Carnegie in Northampton tale
In Northampton Massachusetts at the dedication of the Home Culture Club building Andrew Carnegie meets a Mount Holyoke College faculty member who seeks to thank him for a $60,000 library gift. He puzzles over the timing, noting the library isn’t dedicated yet and seems to have forgotten the donation.
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Mr. Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Northampton
Mass
Mount Holyoke College
Carnegie
Mount Holyoke
Heavenliness and Hellishness in Man’s Heart
The poem weighs mankind's faults and virtues, noting hidden heavens in the worst and hidden hell in the best. It urges reluctance to condemn or condone and cautions self judgment by reflecting on one's own deeds before assessing others.
Old Bank of England Note Worth Vast Sum
An uncounted treasury bill for £100 dated 1745 was presented to the Bank of England. It is believed to have issued at 3 percent compound interest, valuing it at about £26,000 or $130,000. The treasury has not paid yet, but general opinion says it likely will be honored.
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Bank of England
Treasury
Brookline Telephone Girl Married Quietly for a Month
A Brookline telephone operator revealed she had been married a month without anyone knowing. The surprising announcement drew reactions from neighbors and colleagues as details emerged about the quiet ceremony and newlywed life.
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Brookline
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promises Hope for Childless Couples
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female infertility and related ailments, claiming it strengthens the body during pregnancy and aids recovery after childbirth. It includes testimony from Mrs. James W. Blacker of Syracuse and offers a free medical adviser book for 31 stamps.
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Syracuse
Pierce
Common Sense Medical Adviser
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N.Y
Eye and Ear Specialists Board and Public Letter
Correspondence solicited from Drs. Pitts Blunk and Pitts eye and ear specialists on Francis and Frederick avenues in St Joseph Missouri. A man’s title to glory does not depend on the glory of his title here.
Tale of a Borrower Moral From a Frugal Man
A humorous tale warns against stinginess by recounting a neighbor who borrows papers and causes a cascade of mishaps. Through a beehive incident, a fence accident, and a ruined carpet, the story ends with a call to subscribe to a home paper. The piece notes coon kittens valued $2 to $25 each. It then reports Japan's mills, production, and a planned domestic shipbuilding program and a large loan offering.
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Brown
kEd
Journal
Norway
Maine
Advertiser
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