A Suburban Campaign Prank in Ruraldene
Henry stages a playful political stunt in Ruraldene for Mayor Peter Grant. Doolin paints a car like Bill Gray’s, 10000 cards race through town, a mock suburban romance dialogue appears in print, and a grand parade with bands, Zouaves and banners cheers Peter Grant while rival candidates plot clever counter moves.
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Barney Doolin
William Gray
Peter
Josh
Bunch
Ruraldene Palladium
Ruraldene
Bunck
Peter Grant
Summer school at State college Ames for agriculture and home arts
Regular college faculty will be on hand to teach agriculture cooking sewing and related subjects during a two week summer session at the State college in Ames from June 12 to 24. Courses cover horses hogs sheep cattle poultry butter cream soils fruit vegetables grasses weeds insects corn oats and also arithmetic reading physics algebra plus teacher certification. Labs experimental plots fields livestock and college equipment will supplement class work.
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Ames
State College At
Nurses Meet at Waterloo in Iowa Convention
The Iowa association of trained nurses held its annual convention in Waterloo this week with nearly 100 members attending. A program of special interest to visitors was presented.
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Waterloo
Iowa Association of Traiied Nurses
Train Strikes Traveler in Dubuque Incident
A man identified as D. F. Applegate, 45, was struck by a Milwaukee passenger train northbound in Dubuque. He was knocked from the track and sustained injuries that likely will prove fatal.
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Dubuque
D. F. Applegate
Milwaukee
Will Try Liquor Case In Dows
Marshal Weedman of Dows is under arrest charged with illegal liquor selling. Justice of the Peace T P Joslin, longtime city official and former mayor, is the informant in the case.
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Dows
Marshal Weedman
T. P. Joslin
Two Drownings Near Dam In Canoe Incident
Cedar Rapids youth Leo Kelly, 14, drowned after his canoe was swept over a dam. Later rescuer Henry Warner died when his boat overturned during a body search. Scranton man Walter Hensen was paralyzed after falling while boarding a train. Grover Reynolds, 26, admitted passing bad paper in twelve states and was sentenced. Virgil Crow, 20 years, sentenced for assault with intent to murder. Dallas Center voters grant Adel Mill company electricity franchise for ten years.
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Cedar Rapids
Leo Kelly
Henry Warner
Kelly
Scranton
Walter Hensen
Carrol
Waterson
Grover W. Reynolds
Judea Platt
Mason City
Clyde
Virgil Crow
Anamosa Penitentiary
Pat Leonard
Dallas Center
Adel Mill Company
Vote for Fifty Thousand Dollar School Bonds
Bella Plaine citizens have voted to issue bonds for a new high school building here. The project will cost about sixty thousand dollars.
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Bella Plaine
Belle Plaina
Adel Captain Steele Found Dead at Arlington Hotel
Captain James Samuel Steele proprietor of the Arlington hotel in Adel was found dead in his bed. He was a well known figure through the state and his death leaves a gap in local and statewide circles.
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Steele
Adel
James Samuel Steele
Arlington Hotel
Two Pioneers Die in Oskaloosa
Death claims two city pioneers Francis Castlea aged 85 helped build the state capitol at Des Moines and John R Baer aged 75 former county auditor and a veteran of the Seventh Iowa infantry passed away in Oskaloosa.
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Oskaloosa
Francis Castlea
Deg .Moines
John R. Baer
County
Seventh
Iowa Infantry
Municipal leaders meet to plan June convention in Iowa
The Commercial banks president and several editors from Iowa towns met to discuss the Southern Town Editorial association convention set for June. Webster City will build a new 50,000 municipal electric light and power plant, funded by 25,000 on hand and a voter approved 25,000 bond issue. Bond repayment will come from plant profits and taxation.
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Hull
Leon
Joe ‘Longs
Oscedra
Seriting
M. ‘Anderson
Indianola
Southern Town
Municipal Light
Webster
Webster City
Manilla
Manila Electric Light Company
Jury Fails to Agree in Meunier Murder Trial
Davenport Brandenburg faces a second trial after a 56 hour jury deadlock on the murder of stepfather Claude Meunier. Nine jurors favored acquittal, three for manslaughter, before the panel was discharged. Charles City farmer Peter Kollman, 36, escaped serious injury when a bull tossed him, breaking three ribs while driving it into a lot.
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Davenport
Rudolph Brandenburg
Claude Meunier
Charles City
Peter Kollman
Shriners Travel by Special Train to Marshalltown
Des Moines Shriners including an Arab patrol of forty members journeyed to Marshalltown by special Northwestern train for a ceremonial session in the evening. The train carried between 100 and 150 Shriners from Des Moines.
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Shriners
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Northwestern
Rain Damage Across County Replants Likely
Heavy rains swept through Marshalltown area washing away crops on hillsides and flooding low lands. Much young corn must be replanted in many sections as farmers assess wind and water damage.
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Marshalltown
Tragic Freight Yard Death Claims City Switchman
Clinton M. J. McLaughlin a 40 year old C M and St P switchman from St Paul was killed in Fulton yards after falling from a Chicago and North Western freight car His head arm and leg were amputated in the accident and authorities investigated the cause of the fall.
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Clinton
M. J. McLaughlin
C. M
St. P
St. Paul
Fulton Yards
Eight Years for Murder in Centerville Case
Centerville man Vince Mayengo received eight years in Anamosa prison after pleading guilty to murdering Paul Stepkevich during a beer drinking bout. Judge Hunter imposed the sentence following the guilty plea.
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Centerville
Vince Mayengo
Anamosa
Paul Stepkevich
Hunter
Student Shot Down in Waterloo Frontier Incident
Fayette student Paul was shot through the neck at Oelwein by a presumed Italian assailant amid a melee with his companions. Police and witnesses report a tense confrontation and ongoing investigation into the motive and identities involved.
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Waterloo
Paul
Fayette
Oelwein
Lad's Body Recovered in Cedar River Tragedy
The body of Leo Kelly, 14, was recovered from the Cedar River by Harry Cresd of Mount Vernon after drowning. Separately, the Iowa Central Railroad plans extensive track improvements on the Eldora to Steamboat Rock section to upgrade roadbed and facilities.
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Lad
Cedar’ Rapids
Leo Kelly
Cedar ‘River
Harry Cresd
Mount Vernon
Marshalltown
Iowa Central Railroad
Eldora
Steamboat Rock
Boy's Lege Injury in Cable Leg Puller Incident
Charles City, Donald Madleon, aged 15, suffered both legs broken when a stump puller cable slipped and struck him above the knees. The accident occurred during routine work at a local site and authorities investigate the equipment failure and safety measures.
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Charles City
Donald Madleon
Wellman Votes for New School Building
Taxpayers in Wellman Iowa approve a plan for a new school at an estimated cost of 30000 dollars. In Mason City a fatal accident occurs when a young farmer, Jonny P Miller near Britt, is fatally crushed after the engine wheel of a stalled vehicle starts suddenly.
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Wellman
Iowa City
Iowa
Mason City
Jonny P. Miller
Young Farmer
Britt
Drawing Him On
Edith questions what would happen if she tried to run away and Ernest responds he would try to catch and hold her. The dialogue hints at a tense domestic moment set in a parlor as Edith contemplates escape and Ernest contemplates pursuit.
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Edith
Ernest
Old Time Plumbing and A Modern Contract
A dialog contrasts keeping an aging hoisting apparatus with investing a few dollars for dry water in a home. A carpenter fixes the device when it fails. A playful exchange riffs on government adding policemen versus new laws. Also includes an ad pitch for Garfield Tea claiming liver cleansing and blood purification.
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