Youth shoots boon companion in Fort Madison
Paul Lease a youth under 21 fires on his friend William H. Trimmer in Fort Madison Iowa after a Hillsboro stay. Trimmer, wounded in the head, is hospitalized as Lease is arrested at the depot. Both men from near East Berlin Pennsylvania had saved about 470 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Lease
Boon
St. Madison
Fort Madison
Wm. H. Trimmer
St. Elizabeth Hospital
East Berlin
Hillsboro
van Buren County
Chas. Logan
John Blackford
Burlington
Penitentiary
Lincoln Avenue
West End
Lease
Trimmer
K” Line
Iver Johnson
Reunion Reveals Talent Across Widely Scattered Family
Danville Iowa reports a joyous family reunion at the home of Mr and Mrs Daniel F Risser. Six sons attended, three with wives. Jonathan and Oswald hold teaching and biology positions in Beloit Wisconsin and Charles City Iowa. Arthur Strohm is a physician in Blackwell Oklahoma and Thorvaldsen SS is a high school principal in Guthrie Center Iowa. Four older brothers hold Grinnell College degrees.
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Danville
Daniel F. Risser
Jonathan R
Beloit
Wis
Risser
Beloit College
Oswald Risser
Charles City
Arthur Strohm
Blackwell
Okla
Omaha
Howe Boy Shot While Rabbit Hunting Near Mt Pleasant
Mt Pleasant Iowa January 3. Lee Howe son of Mr and Mrs Chas S Howe was accidentally shot in the foot while rabbits hunted with companions south of town yesterday. Wound dressed and not doing as well as could be wished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Lee Howe
Chas. S. Howe
Iowan Musher and Companion Perish in Alaska Wilderness
E K Rowley of Woodward Iowa and Harry Hughes, veteran Alaskan musher, are believed to have died in the marshy southwest coast region near Cape Yakataga to Cape Suckling around November 18 or 19. The two were part of a four man expedition toward Kayak to catch a steamer, facing frigid storms, swollen rivers, and starvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. K. Rowley
Woodward
Seattle
Wash
Iowa
Harry Hughes
Alaska
Cape Yakataga
Cape Suckling
Clark Davis
Alki
Hughes
Rowley
Ernest
Ira Williams
Yakataga
Mr. Davis
Williams
Two Missing Men Feared Dead Near Newhaw Creek
Communiques trace camps along Newhaw Creek where two men last seen. Rowley suffers inflammatory rheumatism. Authorities fear they wandered into brush and died, possibly after an Indian attack, though that theory lacks support at Kayak.
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Newhaw Creek
Rowley
Mystery in Man Clarence Moorehouse Vanishing
Ames Iowa January 4 The disappearance of Clarence Moorehouse a wealthy young farmer living southwest of Ames perplexes his wife and friends. He left Friday afternoon and has not been seen since no motive or trace evident. Some fear mental trouble others suspect foul play as he carried considerable cash while stocking his farm for next year.
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Clarence Moorehouse
Ames
Moorehouse
Ontario
Ames Short Course Sees Record Attendance at Iowa State
More than 600 students enroll on day one of the annual Ames Short Course at Iowa State College in Ames Iowa. The sessions run 8 am to 5 pm daily through January 13, featuring corn and grain judging animal husbandry butter making and domestic science for wives and daughters of farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
Iowa
Storms
Michael
Curtiss
Holden
Beach
McKay
Erwin
John Gosling
Kansas City
Margaret Jones
Joseph Wing
J. W. Jones
Armour & Co
W. A. Dobson
Marion
Crouch
S. T. Davis
Iowa City
Kennedy and
Rutherford
M. L. Bowman
California
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
South Dakota
Towa State College
Do Not Assume Obligations You Cannot Discharge
The quote warns against taking on duties beyond one’s ability, viewing such overcommitment as a source of physical, moral, and mental harm. It emphasizes prudent responsibility and the consequences of overreaching obligations.
Iowa Reports Widespread Food Adulteration in State
A Des Moines report from a state agriculture committee finds most prepared foods in Iowa adulterated with harmful additives. It urges creation of a state food commissioner to prohibit sale of adulterated products and require labeling. Milk samples show 75 of 125 adulterated. cream often preserved with boric acid and formaldehyde. other items include coffee with clay and seeds in strawberry jam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
Office of State Food Commissioner
Pioneer State Binder Dead
Des Moines IA January 5 James S Carter a pioneer Des Moines publisher died at his Woodland avenue home after strokes leading to paralysis His death ends a long career with Carter Hussey and he bound the first book in Iowa Born Clermont County Ohio May 17 1883 he moved to Des Moines in 1857 and later ran his own binding business since 1863
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Jas. S. Carter
Des Moines
James S Carter
Woodland Avenue
Carter
Carter & Hussey
Iowa
J. J. Smart
Waterloo
Clermont County
Ohio
Mills Bros
Domestic trouble sparks threats and a divorce case
In Mount Pleasant Iowa last summer public anger rose over reported troubles between Mr. and Mrs. Victor Lee near New London. A mob threatened to hang Lee and his in laws as they returned from the city. Lee went to Kansas City then California as the wife stayed with her father and child. A district court petition sought $50 monthly support due to alleged cruelty. A sworn statement by Mrs. Lee denied cruelty and asked to stay the divorce, saying her guardian misinterpreted the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
New London
Here
Victor Lee
Lee
Green Lee
Kansas City
Denny
California
Toto
Snow Blocks Three Railroads
Sixteen inches of snow in Marshalltown Iowa on January 4 drifts rail lines and streetcars. Great Western and Iowa Central divisions are out of service while Northwestern suffers delays of several hours. Telegraph and telephone wires across the area are down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Great Western
Iowa Central
Northwestern
Proper food and hygiene build constitutional vigor in youth
The statement asserts that youth vitality stems primarily from balanced nutrition and good hygiene. It emphasizes early health habits as foundations for long term constitutional strength and well being.
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Hart Schaffner
Mary
Marx
North Side
Williams Boys
Quinnisaw
Smith
Octalee
Williams Brothers
United States
Catalla
Kayak
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