Iowa's Oldest Man Dies at 108 in Waucoma
Peter Plunkett, a 108 year old resident of Waucoma Iowa, recounts a life spanning from ox team drives in the West to Panama Canal work. He describes burying deceased workers during the canal project and travels through Mexico along the Rio Grande. Born in Ireland in 1506, his birth date is confirmed by parish records.
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Waucoma
Peter Plunkett
Iowa
Panama Ecanal
Mr. Plunkett
Ireland
Father and Sons Banquet at Congregational Church
The Ladies' Aid society of the Congregational church served a 68 fathers and sons banquet at Mrs. Benjamin B. Clark's home. About 200 fathers and sons sat to a long table under a pergola draped with grape vines and baskets of cut flowers.
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Father and Sons
Red Oak
Ladies’ Aid Society of the
Congregational Church
Fathers and Sons
Benjamin B. Clark
Missing Man Found In New York Hospital Report
Des Moines reports Cresco Iowa says W Sullivan the New Hampton insurer who vanished last winter is alive. Mrs Sullivan of New Hampton received a letter indicating he is a patient in a New York hospital.
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Des Moines
Cresco
New Hampton
Chariton Man Shot Near Rock Island Depot
A Chariton man aged about 55 identified as Hogs was shot by an unknown assailant while returning from the theater near the Rock Island depot. The bullet hit his left chest and exited behind the shoulder, with the victim claiming he does not know the shooter.
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Chariton
Hogs
Rock Island
Bank Cashier Arrested Over Fraud Charge
Colfax cashier Colfax Sherman of the failed Bank of Sully faces arrest on a fraudulent banking charge. John Holdsworth reports Sherman took a $125 deposit the day the bank failed while Holdsworth had $590 in the bank and Sherman knew the bank was insolvent.
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Colfax
Frank Sherman
Bank of
Dubuque Withdraws From Greater Iowa Move
Dubuque officers of the Industrial corporation decide to withdraw its 5000 dollar subscription to the Greater Iowa movement for the San Francisco exhibition unit. Twelve men appointed by the Governor include no Dubuque name. Ottumwa reports the Blue Grass Road association elected Sen. C. H. Thomas of Kent as president with resolutions commending the new Iowa road law and endorsing road groups passed.
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Dubuque
Industrial Corporation
Greater
Iowa
San Francisco
No Dubuquet
Ottumwa
C. H. Thomas
Kent
Blue Grass Road Association
Iowa Road
Iowa Federation of Food Roads
Iowa Auto Association
Cedar Falls Wins Cedar Valley Track Meet
In the Cedar Valley track meet Cedar Falls led with 30 points from nearly 100 athletes across twelve northwestern Iowa high schools. Oelwein earned 26 points for second place and West Union 16 for third. Oskaloosa fixed Mahaska fall festival dates October 6 to 9.
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Cedar Falls
Independence
Cedar Valley Association
Iowa
Oelwein
West Union
Oskaloosa
State authorizes sale of 15.5 acres in East Omaha area
After 24 years forgotten, the state approves sale of 15.5 acres in East Omaha, with squatters given first option at 200 dollars per acre. The tract, once part of a larger bend of land cut off by the Missouri River, sits near the Gunters ice house with Hanson and Clausen/Jacobson residents nearby. The state also plans to sell two Mississippi River islands above Burlington, valued for potential summer resort use, while appraisers Lynas Brockway, L. Ping, W.H. Bailey and A. J. Addicks, Fred Buhr Master, C. E. Andre prepare assessments for the two islands. The move follows historical transfers and squatter possession claims.
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Council Bluffs
East Omaha
Nebraska
Iowa
Perseus
Jacob Hanson
T. Clausen
J. Jacobson
Gunterson
Hanson
Hastamaha Land Company
Mississippi River
Burlington
Mediapolis
Lynas Brockway
L. Ping
W.H. Bailey
Smaler Island
A. J. Addicks
Fred Buhrmaster
C. E. Andre
Miss Ruth Nores In Critical Condition After Carbolic Acid
Mondamin Miss Ruth Nores a popular high school junior, aged 16, is in critical condition after swallowing a dose of carbolic acid in an apparent personal crisis. She had been nervous over studies and this act occurred amid a local church circle gathering in the Methodist Episcopal church.
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Mondamin
Ruth Nores
Farmer Faces Murder Charge Near Shambaugh
Carinda Gunn, a young man from near Shambaugh, is jailed in Maryville awaiting arraignment for the murder of L. W. Huddle. Huddle, 26, owned a farm and leaves a widow and three children.
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Carinda
Gunn
L. W. Huddle
Shambaugh
Maryville
Huddle
Election Fraud Probe Led by State Attorney General
Attorney General Cosson and Assistant AG Fletcher with Special Counsel Rankin arrived to investigate charges of fraud in the city election in Council Bluffs. John Dodds, Ames engineer in charge of state highway education, named chairman of the roads and highways committee of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
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Council Bluffs
Cosson
Fletcher
Rankin
Dodds
Ames
John 3. Dodds
State Highway Commission
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Corn Planting Finished in Monticello Area
Corn planting is finished in the Monticello section with many fields showing corn about three inches high. Prospects for a strong oat crop are excellent and pastures are in fine shape.
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Monticello
Monticello HS Graduation Class Reaches Twenty Three
Monticello high school will graduate a class of twenty three. The class includes twelve boys and eleven girls, marking the second largest graduating class in the school's history.
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Monticello
Alfalfa Nearing Cutting Time in Oakland Region
Practically all local farmers report alfalfa nearing harvest as other crops show good condition. With rainfall favorable, the yield is expected to be heavy and field work well advanced.
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Oakland
Earl Perkins Guilty Of Criminal Assault
In Glenwood district court Judge Thornell presiding the jury found Earl Perkins guilty of a criminal assault after deliberation.
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Earl Perkins
Glenwood
Thornell
Farmer Slashes Throat in Akron Farm Tragedy
A farmer, LeMars-Albert Mann, living on a farm near Akron, stepped outside his home and, leaning on a straw stack, slashed his throat in view of his sons. Death was instantaneous.
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LeMars
Albert Mann
Akron
W C T U Convention in session at Sac City
Iowa W C T U Sixteenth district holds annual meeting in Sac City with state president Mrs Ida B Wise Smith delivering the principal address. Requisition papers for Franz Meyer, held at Winnipeg for the abduction of Elizabeth Huppertz of Delwein, issued and en route to Washington for presidential signature.
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GT. U
Sac City
Sixteenth
Iowa
Ida B. Wise Smith
Des Moines
Franz Meyer
Winnipeg
Elizabeth Huppertz
Washington
Baby Health Contest Winner in Iowa City
Margaret Cogswell, daughter of Dr and Mrs John V Cogswell of Iowa City, won the sweepstakes in the baby health contest. She earned a silver loving cup donated by George O'Brien after posting a score of 96.8 percent.
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Iowa City
Margaret Cogswell
John V. Cogswell
George O’brien
Autos Near 100000 Mark In State Licensing Push
The state automobile department reports plates issued totals near 5 000 this year with about 500 registrations daily. If the pace continues, the 1913 total of 72 000 may be surpassed, prompting a new plate order. Thomas H. McDonald of the highway commission will help plan improvements for roads through state property, with concrete bridges to be added before summer. Patents granted to Iowa inventors cover engine enhancements, automobile brackets, cement block molding, airplay machines, and water tube arches.
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State Automobile Department
State Department
Thomas H. McDonald
State Highway Commission
State Board of Control
Towans
Towa
J. A. Nicholaus
Pleasant
S. Thornley
W. &. Green
Promise City
J.C. Griffith
F. Victor
Davenport
W. C
H. PF. Jacobs
Graettinger Community Notes From Emmetsburg Visitations
Mrs. Fred Spies plans summer stay in Germany. Emmetsburg visitors include Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McCarty and others. local mass hours shift to 9 a.m. through summer. Graettinger and Wallingford play ball 80 to 17 visitors win. Graduates listed, including Henry Larson and Mabel Osher. Principal Downey departs to Audubon. farewell June 3 Catholic Ladies’ Aid. Local events span dances, auto purchases, and notices about society and schools.
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Graettinger
Fred Spies
Germany
J. D. McCarty
John Mearty
C. O. Williams, Jr
Emmetsburg
John Dooley
Meredith
U.S
James Aylward
Beamersberg
P. H. Denton
Lillian Galieger
I. Sullivan
Dave Fitzpatrick
Misa Bernadotte Schaney
J. Sullivan
Margaret
Fred Parsong
Estherville
J. A. Spies
J. M. Downey
Audubon
Downey
Catholic Ladies’ Aid Society
Oscar Craven
Phillip O'Connor
Hossa
Keeping Salt Dry and Pepper Mixture Tips
A fraction of pepper mixed with salt in a one to three ratio keeps salt dry in hot and damp weather. The blend helps salt flow freely and proves useful on the table and as a time saver in cooking.
Not Properly Equipped
A boy named Little Gardner asks to ride a velocipede but is told he is too young. His brother receives a bicycle, and Po offers to buy the velocipede. He objects that rough roads and motorcars make it unusable and asks if he is filled with gasoline.
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Gardner
New York Times
No Sleep From Croaking Bull Frogs On Farm Visit
A Cleveland Plain Dealer reader recalls summer on a farm near a large pond. The narrator notes nights of sleeplessness caused by the croaking of old bull frogs, contrasting with a neighbor whose family vividly hears his son’s changing voice.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
They Might Have Knogre Better in Cologne
A fragile girl in Cologne flees pursuing dots as she shouts to seat warning. She declares she is not fat while noting the hounds mistake her for a bogne in a curious surreal scene. Cincinnati Engulfer.
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Cologne
Alogne
Cincinnati
Untitled terse gossip in Houston Post dialogue
A fragmentary Houston Post item quotes a tangle of casual remarks about a woman who has just given birth and wanted to bring a dog along. The exchange hints at social unfamiliarity and a baby’s arrival, but lacks full clarity or names.
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T ‘Dea
Fido
Houston Post
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