Boy Sets Fire to Iowa School to Skip Classes
A thirteen year old, Barney Byrd of Mas sena Iowa, set fire to a new school building in hopes of a long vacation. Fire damage reached about 2000 dollars. State fire marshals investigated and Barney admitted starting the blaze. He was taken to Atlantic and sent to a place of correction after his father pressed the complaint.
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Barney
Byrd
Lee Byrd
Massena
Iowa
Atlantic
Death Message as Joke in Tassa Street Tragedy
A cruel hoax last week sent a telegram to Mrs. Joseph Jenkins in Tassa Street claiming her husband had died. The deception devastated the widow and her young daughter as they waited for confirmation, only to learn it was a heartless joke from a dining room worker. White friends later intervened and clarified the situation.
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Joseph Jenkins
Tassa Street
Downs Kansas Hotel
Nebraska City Father Reunites With Runaway Daughter
Gillespie of Nebraska City searched for weeks for his daughter who ran away from home. He found her in Lincoln at a friend's house after a journey that took her through Payne, Council Bluffs, and into Nebraska's capital. The girl apparently traveled alone with no clear reason for leaving.
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Gillespie
Nebraska City
Hamburg
Lincoln
Nebraska
Payne
Council Bluffs
Public Sales Announced for November Dates
The issue lists multiple upcoming public sales: Hubert L Brown on November 6 offering pure bred Durac Jersey hogs at Hamburg fair grounds. M T Crowell also November 6 with Duroc Jerseys at Riverton. Henry Field November 5 with Spotted Poland Chinas at Shenandoah. A L Leahy November 4 selling 50 head of Poland Chinas at Shenandoah. The piece ends with a parable on advertising tactics and urges cooperative local newspaper marketing.
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Hubert L. Brown
Hamburg Fair Grounds
M. T. Crowell
Riverton
Henry Field
Shenandoah
A. L. Leahy
Poland
Reading of a Bus Schedule Fragments
A fragmented transport notice lists westbound and eastbound routes with partial day descriptors. Items show Sunday only and daily patterns with exceptions, including ex Sunday notes, but the full schedule details remain incomplete.
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Red Oak
Sun
H. G. Dinsmore
the Jeweler
Golden Rule
Hope Maslin
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