Striking unrest reshapes labor and rail in early 20th century
Across Kansas, Illinois, and the central states, coal and railway strikes challenge new industrial laws. Miners defy enforcement while Howat and union leaders face jail. Detroit and eastern hubs suffer from transport slowdowns as farmers and laborers unite in politics, and Palmer cites a communist plot to fracture rail unions and push deportations.
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Kansas
Alexander Howat
Miners’ Union
State Industrial Commission
Joyriders Nabbed After Park Drive in Parsons Tale
A Parsons college student and companions drove a four passenger car into Central Park causing minor damage. Night officer Copeland halted the car and the judge discharged the tonneau passengers and girl driver with a reprimand while fining the car owner five dollars plus costs totaling nine dollars and sixty cents.
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Parsons College
Central Park
Parsons
Tonneau
Copeland
Fry
Nyway
Fudge
Wilson
Knoxville Men Die From Wood Alcohol Mixture
Floyd Newman is dead and three others nearly die after drinking a self mixed wood alcohol drink at Knoxville. Lawrence Newman Harley Green land and George Perry are critically ill. The men, laborers except Perry in the army, obtained no purchase of the mixture at a local drug store Saturday night. The concoction reportedly contained wood alcohol wintergreen and pop. All residents of Knoxville.
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Floyd Newman
Knoxville
Lawrence Newman
Harley Greenland
George Perry
Perry
Geo White Reports Oil Boom from Pine Grove Mont
Geo W White writes from Pine Grove Montana as snow deepens. He notes increasing oil prospects with three wells producing and an estimated hundred more to be drilled this year. Oil now located within five miles of his location. A 5000 acre land parcel sells at 500 per acre, up from pre oil prices. Investors arrive from New York to California and Canada. Montana touted as a future top oil region.
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Geo. W. White
Fairfield
the Tribune
Pine Grove
Mont
New York
California
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Montana
Tribune Printing Strength Amidstaff Shortage
The Tribune notes its record printing volume and ongoing efficiency despite a staffing shortage, highlighting two key strengths in its production process and overall superiority.
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Tribune
Service And Quality Tribune Features Standout
Service and quality are touted as exclusive Tribune strengths not matched by rivals. The feature highlights the payoffs of aligning with the Tribune, emphasizing superior impact and trust in reporting.
Bandmaster Jewell Tops Oskaloosa Music Scene With Nine Publications
Fred Jewell, longtime band composer and conductor, now heads Oskaloosa’s Iowa Brigade Band and launches a publishing house. He has a three year Commercial Club contract and nine initial selections including Trumpets of Victory and The Westerner March. His work spans Barnhouse John Church Fillmore and Ringling associations. his pieces reach Europe Australia and beyond.
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Fred Jewell
Fairfield
Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa Times
Iowa Brigade
Jewell
Barnhouse Publishing Co
John Church Co
Fillmore Music House
Cincinnati
Barnhouse Co
Europe
Australia
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Hagenback-Wallace
Gentry
Ringling
Syndicate Company Buys Local Coal Yard Businesses
Carl Stanford and Manley Caviness sell their coal yards to Block Service Company of Muscatine. The yards will consolidate near Rock Island freight yards, with Stanford and Caviness to manage the local operation. The Fairfield yard will gain full facilities to ensure reliable service for coal customers.
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Carl Stanford
Manley Caviness
Muscatine Company
Block Service Company
Muscatine
Rock Island
Mr. Stanford
Mr. Caviness
Block Company
Fairfield
Caviness
Stanford
Missionary Society Entertains New Members Event
The Young Women's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church will host a dinner and program for old and new members at 6 PM on Monday April 19 at the home of Mrs Chas Clapp 201 East Hempstead. Attendees should bring their own dishes.
Childless couple adopts 18 children on Wisconsin farm
Omega Wisconsin report details Mr and Mrs J W Hitchcock who form a family corporation to adopt eighteen youths aged 6 to 21. They promise care schooling and yearly dividends from the farm, aiming to teach labor and provide a home with financial rewards. Hitchcocks see the plan as a successful, bold venture.
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Omega
Wis
America
J. W. Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Hitchcocks
Pap
Mama
Hovel Family
Iowa Popcorn Boom Among Corn State Farmers
Iowa leads in corn, with strong gains in both field and pop corn. Farmers profit from popcorn in recent years and plan increased acreage, while market risk grows from limited uses. About 20 percent of canned sweet corn in the United States is packed in Iowa, underscoring its strong position.
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Iowa
Corn Town
United States
Iowa Hog Sells for 40 000 in Private Sale
A thoroughbred Poland China hog bought fifteen months ago for 265 by L. R. McClarnon Bradville Iowa is sold privately to W. H. Ellsworth Goldfield Iowa for 40 000. Reported as the largest price ever paid for a hog.
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Iowa
Poland
William Brothers
L. R. McClarnon
Bradville
W. H. Ellsworth
Goldfield
Uncle Sam Collects One Cent After Yearlong Effort
In Grand Junction Colorado a local merchant faced twelve months of notices over a 1919 excise tax of five mills. The treasury department sent statements until a final check for one cent was sent to Washington.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Sam
Treasury Department
Washington
Clover Sowing Advice For Iowa Farms This Spring
Iowa farmers urged to sow large areas of red and alsike clover with an early oats nurse crop. The aim is to improve fertility and soil condition for subsequent crops on land kept in good shape for growth.
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Iowa
Keosauqua Park 1400 Acres Set for May 5 Dedication
Governor Harding and staff will visit Ottumwa for the dedication of Keosauqua state park on May 5. The 1400 acre tract lies along the river, funded by state money with Keosauqua contributing about $7000. Plans include fencing the area and stocking deer and buffalo under curator Ed Harlan, with notable attendees anticipated.
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Ottumwa
Harding
Keosauqua State Park
Keosauqua
General Assembly
Jerry Morrow
Douds
Law They Invoked Is Turned on Them
Mr and Mrs M E Hadley faced a conspiracy charge after they sought indictment of R E k of Woolson for attempted rape. Eck, a Woolson elevator manager, was discharged as the grand jury found no indictment against him. The Hadleys’ trial is set for a future term. Eck is portrayed as a respected local merchant.
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M. E. Hadley
Egerm
Woolson
Hadley
Eck
Hadleys
Keokuk County
Sigourney
Grand Jury
Goose Lake Drainage Marks End of Hunting Haven
Goose Lake eight miles north of Jefferson, a popular hunting spot in central Iowa, is being drained. The 800 acre lake now loses water through a 30 inch tile after drainage work reached the lake. Two years ago potash was found in the water with an estimated value near one hundred thousand dollars, but extracting commercial product proved prohibitive. Attempts to halt drainage by injunction have failed.
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Goose Lake
Iowa
Jefferson
Welsh Tygret announces marriage near Fairfield and Batavia
Miss Zelma Welsh and James Roy Tygret wed secretly on March 27 in Albia. The ceremony was performed by Rey Longnecker of the Albia Methodist church. The couple planned a later public announcement, but the news leaked out.
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Zelma Welsh
Fairfield
James Roy Tygret
Batavia
Albia
Rey. Longnecker
Methodist
Iowa Leads in Farm Products and Crops Across Years
At the 1910 census Iowa had 216 807 farms averaging 156 acres. In 1918 Iowa’s crop value reached 821 920 000 making it second only to Illinois. Iowa leads in oats and corn with large production of cereals dairy market garden products hay wool linseed sorghum and livestock. The 1978 crops include 375 624 000 bushels of corn 229 572 000 of oats 4 286 000 tons of hay 9 648 000 bushels of potatoes 11 340 000 of barley and 19 650 000 of wheat with grapes and growing fruit culture in southern and other sections.
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Iowa
Illinois
Impersonators Target Captain Howard in Illinois Prohibition
Captain Hubert Howard, 32, Illinois prohibition director, reports widespread impersonations by thirsty citizens seeking liquor. A Chicago dispatch notes fake captains call druggists, sometimes posing with his title and card, while the real Howard works at the federal building handling eighteenth amendment duties and vows to limit impostors to one.
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Hubert Howard
E. A. Howard
Illinois
Chicago
Federal
Capt. Howard
Capt. Howards
Howard
New Real Estate Firm Opens Here in Fairfield
A new real estate and insurance firm opens on the south side of the square in Fairfield by Edwin G. Copeland and Louis R. Kilzer over the Oliver & Anderson paint and paper store. Copeland, a Jefferson county native and former teacher, worked thirty years in professional life and seeks a change due to health. Kilzer, also a teacher, led Libertyville schools before serving Batavia as superintendent, and holds a Kansas college degree. Both men are closely tied to city and rural life.
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Fairfield
Edwin G. Copeland
Louis R. Kilzer
Oliver & Anderson
Copeland
Jefferson County
John W. Copeland
Ibertyville
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
The
State University
Iowa City
Kilzer
Libertyville
Batavia
Kansas
Ladies Plant Trees in Courthouse Park and Franklin Park
Members of the Ladies Improvement Association planted hard maple elm and buckeye trees in Courthouse Park and Franklin Park on Wednesday. County officials helped while the ladies served coffee and sandwiches. Two years prior trees died from child depredations, but organizers hope for better success this time.
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Ladies’ Improvement Association
Court House Park
Franklin Park
Court House
Death of Iowa City’s first white boyhood birth dies aged 79
William Dunkel, recognized as the first white male child born in Iowa City, has died at his home at age 79. He was a long standing local resident known for his ties to the community.
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William Dunkel
Iowa City
Iowa's World War Losses Totals Over Two Thousand Dead
Washington dispatch cites an official War Department summary listing Iowa’s World War casualties and prisoners from the American Expeditionary Forces. Officers 156 killed, 730 wounded, 22 missing. men 7 1555 killed or wounded with varying causes including disease, accident, and captivity. figures exclude Liberia and U.S. disease deaths.
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Washington
Iowa
America
War Department
American Expeditionary Forces
Liberia
United States
Seven and Eleven Fans Face Grand Jury Actions
Fairfield crime round up as grand jury returns indictments against Harry Walker Harry Barker and Emmett Peacock for conspiracy to commit robbery. Investigations focus on local craps and betting tangles with several gambling cases slated for next week.
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Vermilion
Long Lizzie
Jodie
Harry Walker
Harry Barker
Emmett Peacock
Ottumwa
Fairfield
Walking 10 Denver Stays in Fairfield
Esther Bowen a fifteen year old from Galesburg NL walked to Fairfield and found work at Kozy restaurant. Police detained her for parental contact until her parents arrived. The father decided Fairfield is a good town and allowed her to stay if she wished. No charges were filed.
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Esther Bowen
Galesburg
Denver
Fairfield
Harris
Farm Hands in Demand as Wages Rise Across State
The demand for farm hands in lowm is rising steadily as workers command $6 to $15 more per month than last year. The state employment bureau currently lists 110 farm hands available across the state. Since July, a total of 618 farm hands have been placed.
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Lowm
State Employment Bureau
Cedar Falls Population Rises Since 1910
The article notes Cedar Falls shows a population of 316, marking an increase of 1,304 or 26 percent since 1910.
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Cedar Falls
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Memheed
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Wens
Lowden
Wood
Hiram Johnson
Johnson
Palmer
American Federation of Labor
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Geo. White
Fairfield Band
Mahaska County
Syndicate Company
Keosauqua Park
R. E. Eck
Copeland & Kilzer
Courthouse Park
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