Iowa City Builds Women Police Officer in Local News
The column notes a woman police officer in Iowa City and reports on other regional items. It covers church work at Mason City, a new county court house need in Allamakee, a fire at Cedar Rapids First Baptist, and various incidents including drownings, falls, and a monster aeroplane planned for Waterloo. It also mentions farm sale near Vinton, damages sought by Nick Papas in Mason City, a potato contract, and Y M C A high school bond plans.
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Iowa City
Mason City
Allamakee County
Charles Treband
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
H. B. Thomas
Stewart Brown
Vinton
Taylor Township
Bostrom Brothers
Nick Papas
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
F. J. Sedlacek
St. Ansgar
Allamakee County Urged to Build New Court House
The grand jury calls for a new Allamakee County court house to meet growing needs. The article traces a long history of county seat shifts between Lansing Waukon and The Point, noting past raiding and relocations.
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Allamakee County
Ellery M. Hancock
Lansing
Columbus
Waukon
Court House
Waukon Court House
District Court
Allamakee
Fog Attack Endangers Two Year Old in Farm Yard
Jostie Damro, two, narrowly escaped severe injuries when about forty hogs broke loose at the Will Boe Kemeyer farm four miles north of Vloyd. Neighbors, including Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Peters, sprang to aid as the boy sustained bites on the face and head with near miss to the jugular vein.
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Jostie
HW. O. Damro
A. E. Peterson
Will Boekemeyer
Vloyd
Rumored Milwaukee Changes Main Line Shift
A Fayette Reporter item says CM and St Paul Railway Co may make this the main line from St Paul to Kansas City. After double track work, plan straightening curves and heavier rails, lifting long-term needs. If true, it could become the Chicago main line, saving about three hours versus the river road and easing passenger train issues.
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St. Paul
Kansas City
Chicago
River Road
Stockholders set to elect seven directors on Rock Island line
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific stockholders meet in Chicago to elect seven new directors. The 8 100 mile railroad will shift control to the independents who have pressed to oust the Reid Moore interests and restore sound finance and operation.
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Mason City
Manly
Rock Island Road
Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Reid- Moore
Built Their Own House by Self Reliance in Mason City
Martin Wise 73 and his wife 70 built their own home in two years after selling 4500 bottles of horseradish to buy lumber and materials. The couple undertook brickwork carpentry and finishing, becoming their own builders and fathers in a feat of self reliance.
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Martin Wise
Mason City
A Much Married Man Charged With Bigamy
Chas McCoy real name Ralph Furman known as Herbert Stanleigh was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for bigamy after arrest by Carroll county authorities. He had a wife and child in Carroll, a wife and two children in Miller Iowa, and a wife in Coon Rapids at the time of another marriage.
Beheaded by Train on Great Western at Mason City
Witnesses on the Great Western train arriving in Mason City last week saw a grisly accident on the Clarion platform. Amos Borway a Belmond tailor who had boarded at Fort Dodge fell from the lurching car and was cut down by the wheels losing his head and a leg.
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Gardner Nursery Company
Osage
Mason City
Samuel Langbein
Independence
Bertram
Minn
Harold Nios
New Hampton
Great Western
Clarion
Fort Dodge
Amos Borway
Belmond
Drunken Men Escape Injury In Car Crash
Two intoxicated Mason City men attempted stunts with a Ford on the North Town Pike near New Hampton. A blowout caused the vehicle to flip over, shattering the windshield and twisting the front axle. Both men were uninjured.
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New Hampton
Mason City
North Town Pike
Miles Owest
Charles City Post Office Plans Near Completion
Charles City progresses with a new post office 75 percent complete under the Treasury Department. The government will issue bids in December and has ordered premises vacated by December 31.
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Charles City
Treasury Department
Carl Compton Returns from Marsovan Teaching Post
Carl Compton, Grinwell 1913 alumnus, left Marsovan Turkey due to war and has returned to the United States after teaching at Marsovan College since graduation.
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Carl Compton
Grinwell
Marsovan
Turkey
Marsovan College
Iowa's northern pecan limit marks rich plant life
Massachusetts naturalist studies in Iowa under Professor Bohumil Shimek and finds near Muscatine the boundary where the pecan ends and the white pine begins. The region represents the richest plant life in the state.
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Massachusetts
Iowa
Bohumil Shimek
University of Iowa
Muscatine
Plans for Iowa Congress of Mothers meeting ahead
Mrs. A. Ruste of Des Moines announced through the Associated Press that the Iowa Congress of Mothers will meet in Des Moines November 4 and 5 during the Iowa Teachers' convention. She says the gathering will be unusually interesting to city clubs statewide.
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Iowa Congress of Mothers
Des Moines
Associated Press
A.4. Ruste
Ruste
Iowa
No Foot and Mouth Disease Found in Iowa Areas
Dr. J Gibson state veterinarian says no foot and mouth disease in Muscatine county and near Storm Lake. Federal and state experts report the prior cases are only malignant catarrh.
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Towa
J. Gibson
Muscatine County
Storm Lake
Harsh physics react weaken the bow els
Adv claims Dou's Regulats operate easily and warn about effects on digestion. The ad notes a price of 25e per box and lists availability at all stores.
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Dou
Balmat Wins $1100 in Damages Against Krumm in Hog Cholera Case
In a Allamakee county jury verdict, C. T. Balmat of Mason City is awarded 1100 damages against Chas. Krumm of Post township after Balmat alleged a brood hog bought in 1912 caused cholera that killed eighty eight of his herd and factored into a $5200 claim. The lengthy Waukon court case drew wide attention in northern Iowa.
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C. T. Balmat
Mason City
Chas. Krumm
Post Township
Allamakee County
Balmat
Waukon Court
Towa
Krumm
Burglar Ties Woman During Cedar Falls Home Invasion
Mrs. McClintock confronted a masked burglar who demanded money at the Cedar Falls residence of Frank McClintock. After gagging and binding her, he ransacked the house and escaped with two rings, a diamond, and a sapphire. she tore his mask away and can describe him.
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Frank McClintock
Cedar Falls
Burglars Blow Open Laurel Mer cantile Safe
Thieves believed to be yeggmen blew the safe in the Laurel Mercantile Company store at Laurel Marshall County and escaped with about 840. Circumstantial evidence suggests the burglary occurred around 2 or 2 30 in the morning.
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Laurel Mercantile Company
Laurel
Marshall County
Humboldt Fire Destroys Home of Mrs. Gotch
A house near Humboldt belonging to Mrs. Sara Gotch mother of wrestler Frank Gotch burned to the ground last week after an outdoor bonfire to burn leaves was swept by a gust of wind out of control.
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Sara Gotch
Frank Gotch
Humboldt
High Priced Bull Seeks New South American Buyer
Dr. Gibson state veterinarian reports C A Saunders of Manilla Iowa has an offer between 35 000 and 10 000 for the champion Short Horn bull that won top prize at the Iowa and Minnesota state fairs this year. If the deal closes the bull will head to South America.
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Gibson
C. A. Saunders
Manilla
Towa
Minnesota
South Amer
Daughter Makes Father a Wiser Farmer Through Pigs
In the November American Magazine, Stanley Johnson profiles thirteen year old Alice McCoy of Blanchard, Caddo Parish. Her Grand Championship pig earned her $50 offer and transformed her father from a poor cotton farmer to a pig raiser, while her pig’s $8 cost yielded over two cents per pound for a single animal.
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Stanley Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Alice McCoy
Blanchard
Caddo Parish
Berkshire
Miss McCoy
Alice
Vital Statistics July Deaths Statewide and by Counties
The July report from the state board of health shows 1 532 deaths in the state. Cancer and organic heart diseases led fatalities with 162 and 155 deaths respectively, tuberculosis 86, alcoholism five. In Allamakee 8, Chickasaw 8, Clayton 17, Howard and Winneshiek 18 deaths. County causes included cancer cerebral hemorrhage circulatory disease diarrhea Brights disease accidental drowning nervous system heart disease senility and fall trauma.
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State Board of Health
Allamakee County
Chickasaw
Clayton
Howard
Winneshiek
Bright
Sapphire Discovery on Lake Okoboji Shore
A blue cornflower blue sapphire weighing 1% carats was found in gravel along Lake Okoboji in Dickinson County Iowa in 1014. The gem is smooth worn like blue bottle glass with velvety luster. It likely arrived with glacial ice and its origin remains uncertain per USGS Gems and Precious Stones.
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Lake Okoboji
Dickinson County
Iowa
United States Geological Survey
Chamberlains Tablets Medicine for Stomach Troubles
Chamberlains Tablets are a medicine intended for stomach troubles biliousness and constipation. It is meeting with much success and rapidly gaining favor and popularity. Obtainable everywhere.
Iowas Road Bill Spurs Call for Better Road Spending
Senator John W. Foster of Guthrie Center reveals Iowa spends more on roads than any state and wastes much of the 11,563,000 yearly road and bridge maintenance. He argues for a business like system and hard surface roads with permanent bridges, noting state appropriations would still keep Iowa among the top spenders.
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John W. Foster
Guthrie Center
Better Roads Commission
Clarke
Iowa
Union
Foster
New York
California
Autoist Tip to Reduce Headlight Glare
Night drivers can cut glare from oncoming headlights by tilting the windshield about 45 degrees. This redirects the glare upward while keeping the driver able to see the road ahead. A simple trial will show the technique works.
Boy shoots seven-foot golden eagle near Chester
Walter Neff, 15, living with a farmer near Chester, watched a large bird overhead. He fired a small rifle and shot it down, confirming the catch as a golden eagle with a wingspan exceeding seven feet.
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Walter Neff
Chester
Don’t Forget Your Feet Footwear Ad
An old advertisement promises quick relief for sore tired feet and odor with Barker’s Antiseptic. It lists sale by John G. Schimming and R A Engbretson. A closing line notes a belief that many think only one man is honest in the world.
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Barker
John G. Schimming
R. A. Engbretson
Adv
Decorah Adverts Promote Adler-i-kw Bowel Cleanser
Local advertisement declares exclusive Decorah agency for Adler-i-kw a buckthorn bark glycerine remedy claimed to treat appendicitis and cleanse the bowels. It touts one spoonful relief for many stomach ailments and promises safe non griping rapid action.
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R.A. Eng.bertaon
Mengyist
Adv
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Small Boy
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New Rock Island
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Mother’s Congress
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Sapphire Discovery
Chamberlain
Decorah
Kuppenheimer
Wilson Bros
Warwick
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Knil
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