Bank Robber Steals 22000 From Cedar Rapids Vault
A masked robber held assistant cashier Leo Perrin at Cedar Rapids National Bank, forced opening of the vault, grabbed 22000 in notes, and fled after locking Perrin inside. The bandit, described as 20s to 30s, wore a dark overcoat and mask, with no clue left for police. Perrin, shaken, was hospitalized as authorities suspect the thief hid in the basement before the break.
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Cedar Rapids National Bank
Leo Perrin
Cedar Rapids National
Perrin
Allan Metcalf
I. R. Hollenbeck
Milford Auto Wrecks Highlight Weekend Crashes
Last Friday morning Milford saw a head on collision on the county line grade near Fostoria as Miss Ella Donaldson and companions in the Ewen car collided with Will Locke of Spencer driving a Metz. Locke sustained three broken ribs and a broken breast bone. A second pair of crashes occurred on the same hill within half an hour as Frank Patch of Hartley hit a Ford from Pipestone Minnesota, with no injuries, and Will Clark of Arnolds Park was later overturned after a collision with a westbound car. Authorities urged safer road conditions at the corner.
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Milford
Ladie
Ella Donaldson
Ida Lauster
Virgie Rute
Irma Meccmillan
LL. Ewen
Cleone
Spencer
Ewen
Fostoria
Buick
Miss Elta
Metz
Will Locke
Locke
Mr. Devine
Mr. Locke
Big
Frank Patch
Hartley
Pipestone
Minesota
Will Clark
Arnolds Park
Boone Looses Rural Route in 1930s Post Office Shuffle
An Arkansas rural route will be eliminated after September 1 with three routes added elsewhere and the rest of the territory likely served from Gilbert Station. Veteran carrier Mark Ashmore will lose his route as part of the changes.
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Boone
Gilbert
Ofice
Mark Ashmore
Jailbreak on Saturday Highlights Local Booze Ring Breaker
Officer Portillo tracked a traveling liquor seller in Spirit Lake after purchasing whiskey to verify the operation. Ben Morris, alias from Peer Illinois, was jailed with five bottles found, escaped by removing door bolts and hinges. The escape occurred as the Spirit Lake Herald hall and Strube brothers’ garage were also broken into, with $12.50 and candy stolen.
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Portillo
Spirit Lake
Milwaukee
Partello
Ben Morris
Peer
Wlinois
Spirit Lake Herald
S Hall
Strube Brothers
Vindicator & Republican
Hoodlums break into multiple downtown shops
Between Saturday night and Sunday morning four business premises were forced open. The Vindicator and Republican office suffered a rear door glass break, then unlocked from inside. Harcourt and Smith butcher shop also entry by broken window, trinkets found in the yard. J T Johnston store entered via rear door glass removal. No major losses reported yet.
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Vindicator
Harcourt & Smith
J. T. Johnston
Mr. Johnston
Conway and Sullivan Pool
Estherville Day Proposed to Honor Pioneers Ridley
The Estherville Democrat urges observing next Sunday as Estherville Day to honor Aunt Esther Ridley, after whom the town was named. The Ridleys, who arrived fifty-eight years ago, are celebrated for their long marriage nearing sixty years and their role in the town’s growth.
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Esther Ridley
Estherville
Ridley
Stolen Horse Recovered Near Twelve Mile Lake
Hugo Horswell’s horse and buggy stolen from Hstherville Saturday evening were found Tuesday by mail carrier Mr Riggs near the Bert Hil dreth farm west of Twelve Mile Lake. The animal was unhitched and grazing when Riggs returned from a trip. Horswell and Riggs retrieved it in the afternoon. Likely the thief stopped after ten miles and fled in fear. No clue to the culprit.
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Hugo Horswell
Hstherville
Riggs
Bert Hildreth
Twelve Mile Lake
Democrat
Horswell
Pioneer Stage Driver Dies in Town Falls
George W. Payne, a pioneer stage driver who witnessed the shift from horse drawn coaches to automobiles, died at his Town Falls home last week. He hauled passengers between Dubuque, Waterloo, Town Falls and Kort Dodge for years, came to Iowa in the 1850s, worked for Western Stage and later the Dubuque and Sioux City line, and after railroads ended his coach work, he ran a barber shop in Iowa Falls until his death.
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George W. Payne
Town Falls
Payne
Dubuque
Waterloo
Kort Dodge
Iowa
Western Stage Company
Sioux City
Illinois’ Central
Iowa Falls
Suicide near Rock Rapids ends life of Mrs Julius Prahl
Mrs Julius Prahl, about thirty, killed herself Thursday at home near Rock Rapids. Her husband left her with four children, eldest son eleven. He found her in the barn hanging from a beam, after she had taken a halter rope to the loft. Coroner deemed it a suicide. The family had endured cancer operations, with fear of a recurrence cited as a possible motive. The eldest child was eleven, youngest under one year. Rock Valley Bee reports.
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Julius Prahl
Rock Rapids
Rock Valley
Warning Over Flag Display At Fort Dodge Iowa
Attorney General Cosson ordered Fort Dodge authorities to enforce the flag mutilation law after a society displayed a U S flag with a white border to promote world peace. The action followed a conference with Adjutant General Logan and Col Palmer and prompted complaints from Fort Dodge G A R veterans who called the act desecration.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Cosson
Animal Owner the Loser on Livestock Accidents
The article states that the owner, not the autoist, bears responsibility for accidents caused by livestock on public highways. When an autokills an animal, the owner must cover the damages to the vehicle, and greater farmer restraint could reduce such incidents by confining stock.
British Policy Upheld Against U S Claims in Blockade
Britain rejects American protests over the naval blockade as unsustainable in law and equity. Notes argue new warfare conditions, submarine and airship use, and alleged German atrocities justify extreme measures. England insists blockade rights remain valid and cites duty to counter Germany’s aggression while minimizing neutral disruption.
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Great Brition
United States
Neches
Rotterdam
Belgium
Germany
Austria
Edward Grey
Washington Administration
Sir Edward
German
Africa
Flanders
Sustania
Boy Hurt by Hay Loader Near Superior
The five year old son of R. J. McGowan, who lives two miles south of Superior, was severely injured last Friday when caught in a hay loader. His thumb was amputated at the first joint and flesh torn from his palm and fingers, leaving him permanently crippled.
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R. J. McGowan
Superior
Estherville
Will Build Elevator at Farmers Elevator Company Office
The Farmers Elevator Company will start erecting a new brick office building this week on the current site. It will measure 26 feet by 16 feet by 10 feet, with two rooms including a directors room, replacing the present small structure.
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the Farmers Elevator Company
Ayshire Chronicle
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C. A. Monahan
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Boone Looses
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