Treasury balances and a bribery tale in Congress
The report updates the U S treasury general fund with a net balance of 129 479 705 dollars and a year to date deficit of 12 817 032 dollars. A bribery narrative involves Representative James T McDermott of Chicago and L H McMichael former chief page, with McDermott accused of accepting 7 500 dollars to influence a loan shark bill amendment harmful to pawnbrokers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Treasury
Mibbyista
Chicago
L. H.mcmichael
House
McMichael
McDermott
District of Columbia
Turbulent Balkan Tensions and Global War News
Bulgurian Turkish clashes escalate with Turkish forces occupying Demotica and other strategic points as both sides posture for a push. In other updates a sea race near the British coast stalls and leaders weigh new conflicts across Europe Asia and the Pacific with reports from St Petersburg Seoul Canton and The Hague.
Drowned Women and Fatal Accidents Across States
Personal confidants report multiple tragedies including Mrs James Van Nuys and daughter Lou Van Nuys drowning near Hampton Iowa, and Mrs Everett Beemer killed with her husband injured when their car stalled at a Rock Island crossing. Other incidents feature Joseph Rocke slain in New York, Rev Charles H Holbrook shot in Turkey, and Mary Simms surviving a monoplane overturn in Hempstead aviation field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett R. Beemer
Iowa County
Beemer
Rock Island
Ladora
Mary Simms
New York
Hempstead. II
Aviation Field
Woman fears for life as Thaw roams. theater trip linked
Eve Lyn Nesbit Thaw, with police protection and a private detective hired by Arthur Hammerstein, travels to and from a New York theater on vaudeville business amid fear for her life with husband Harry K. Thaw at large. St Mary's home in Binghamton, N Y, burned. all 200 occupants escaped safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Mary's
Binghamton
N. Y
Mexico's Huerta Demands U S Recognition Amid Tense Crisis
Secretary Tumulty reports unofficial but satisfactory advices confirming Huerta's ultimatum and the U S warning for recognition. The United States deadline to bow to Huerta's terms triggered a high level response as Wilson and Bryan react. A Paris wire notes Mexico City stating there is no foundation for anxiety over U S relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Tumulty
Huerta
Mexico City
Washington
United States
Tumultr
Bryan
Paris
France
Mexico
Keokuk Plans Amusement Week With Hydro Aerial Flights
Keokuk celebrates Governor day preparations for a week of events at Lake Cooper. Hydro aerial flights will operate over the lake all week. Governors from eastern states and West Virginia’s Hatfield will attend, with a parade and dam dedication set for August 26. Ferillo's Italian band and Civil War era musicians join the lineup as Tangermerts ready special train service and evening lake illuminations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Guy
Edward
Dunne
Ilinois
Clarke Gr
Major
Missouri
Hatfield
West Virginia
Keokuk Medical College
Ferillo
Tangemerts
Recent Iowa Appointments in Des Moines News Brief
Washington action affects Iowa office seekers with Eugene Reardon named postmaster at Auburn Sac county and Helmer D Brunstad a rural carrier at Leland. Postmasters commissioned include Ed McConatghey Tertoh Charles W McCarty Ottumwa Peter Junges Hospers Fred Boeke Hubbard Daniel P OConnor Lawler Ickn Herbster Milford John F Gens Sabula.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Washington
Eugene Reardon
Auburn
Sac County
H. Merrill
Helmer D. Brunstad
Leland
Ed McConatghey
Tertoh
Charles W. McCarty
Ottum
Peter Junges
Hospers
Fred 0. Boeke
Hubbard
Thresher Crashes Through Bridge in Farm Incident
A threshing engine broke through a bridge and landed on the embankment. W. O. G. Nelson sustained a broken arm, William Buehler suffered several broken ribs, and the engine was completely demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ourth of
Buehler & Lituer
W. OG. Nelson
William Buehler
Fined for Beating Child by Judge Carswell
Mrs H W Emmons was fined by Judge Carswell for assault and beating a child. Arrest followed a complaint by Blanche Gatés who, though denying the bruises initially, admitted the child had cut up her curtains.
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Boose
H. W. Emmons
Carswell
Heriéce
Blanche Gatés
Iowa Pair Elopes From Clear Lake to Alberta Lenan
U S girl Elopes from Clear Lake to Alberta Lenan and wed. Walter Carrick, a dung clerk, marries Miss Josephine Ramsey daughter of H Ramsey a wealthy Oskaloosa resident. The bride is prominent in sorority circles at the state university.
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Mason City
Walter Carrick
Clear Lake
Josephine Ramsey
H. Ramsey
Oskaloosa
Alberta Lenan
Boy bitten finger by horse at feed box incident
A 12 year old boy, son of Hels Rasmussen, fed horses when a horse snapped at his hand. During the feeding, the animal bit through the finger near the joint, taking a portion of the finger with the corn as the dog helped place it in the feed box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hels Rasmussen
Dex
Man Found Hanged From Bridge Near Milmo Central Railroad
The body of a well dressed man was found hanging by a sash strap from a stringer of a Milmo Central railroad bridge near here. Grips nearby contained 800 dollars in cash. Police suspect suicide. authorities investigating motive and identity of the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill
Milmois Central
Grips
Auto Crash Claims Life of Beemer and Passenger
A Sunday collision near Ladora left Marengo-BS. R. Beemer and another person dead when their car was struck by the Rocky Mountain Limited traveling eastbound. Investigations continue into the fatal accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
BS. R. Beemer
Rocky Mountain Limited
Ladora
Lineman Guy Rowland Electrocuted At Pole Top
Council Bluffs reports a lineman named Guy Rowland, 38, employed by the electric light company, was electrocuted while working at the top of a high pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council _Bluffs
Guy Rowland
Electric Light Company
Floyd Builds Good Road Between Here and Wloyd
Road work progresses on the four mile stretch between here and Floyd with a traction engine in use. Workers report steady progress as the surface is being laid and graded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd
Charles City
Here
Wloyd
Armory Stock Sale Reaches $12,050 In One Day
Mason City reports a total subscription of 12050 secured in one day in the sale of stock for an armory with X men subscribing 1000 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Manitou Steamer Fatal Jump At Davenport
John Whitaker a wealthy property owner and St James hotel proprietor leaped from the deck of the steamer Manitou into Lake Michigan near Davenport. The Manitou was bound for Chicago when Whitaker killed himself.
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Davenport
John Whitaker
St. James Hotel
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Drownings at YMCA Pool Highlight Tragic Youth Death
A 15 year old boy named Clydpennis drowned in the YMCA swimming pool in Waterloo while friends watched, unable to help. The incident occurred during a dating outing at the pool facility, leaving the community to mourn the sudden loss of a local youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Clydpennis
Will Buy and Fit Academy Hall Sac City
In a special school election the district approved issuing bonds up to 10000 to purchase and equip the academy hall and campus formerly Sac City Institute. The measure passed 224 to 6 with 96 women voting for and none against. The campus will provide playgrounds and, when equipped, become a first class high school and also host normal and vocational departments as added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sac City
Academy
Sac City Institute
Thill Penetrates Heart In Fatal Cedar Falls Accident
Cedar Falls J H Cummings aged 79 died when a horse he held spooked by a passing automobile plunged forward and the thill pierced his heart. He was a well known local figure and father of Prof H C Cummings of Iowa State University. Tony Tyler in a motorcycle race from here to Hampton crashed into a bridge injuring an eye and causing internal injuries. Eight starters, four finished, and speeds exceeded a mile a minute.
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Thill
Cedar Falls
J. H. Cummings
H. C. Cummings
The
State University of Iowa
Mason
Tony Tyler
Here
Hampton
Ottumwa Lineman Dies After Contact With Live Wire
Leroy Watkins, a lineman, fell from a pole and died from injuries after striking a live wire while locating a defective telephone line. Electric light wires were on the same pole as the telephone lines. Watkins left a widow and two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwan
Leroy
Watkins
Mother and Daughter Drown at Reed's Lake Fishing
Mrs. Zan Nuis and her daughter Lou Zan Nuis drowned at Reed's Lake while fishing with grandson Wilbur Scanterbury. The boy crawled onto the overturned boat and held on until aid arrived. The incident involved a prominent retired farmer family in Hampton.
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Hampton
Zan Nuis
Lou Zan Nuis
Reed’s Lake
Wil
Scanterbury
Interurban Proposal From Iowa City to Keokuk County
A. F. Tanner of Milwaukee representing the Iowa Construction Company submitted a proposition to the Commercial club for building an interurban line from Iowa City to Keoya in Keokuk County, spanning 236 miles. The plan outlines the 236 mile route and the involvement of local business interests in the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
A. F- Tanner
Milwaukee
Iowa Construction Company
Keoya
Keokuk County
Fire Sweeps Barn on Frank Lawrence Farm
A large barn north of here burned at Frank Lawrence’s farm. Three horses, thirty five tons of hay in the mow, harness and feed were lost. Investigators suspect spontaneous combustion in the hay as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marathon
Frank Lawrence
Here
Conrad Farmer James Lister Killed in Collision
Marshalltown farmer James Lister, 35, of Conrad, was instantly killed when his automobile veered into a ditch north of town. The driver lost control, the machine overturned, and Lister succumbed at the scene.
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Conrad
Marshalltown
James‘ Lister
Here
Lister
Dolliver Women Farmers Harvest Broad Oats Crops
The Zadies Aid Society of the Methodist church leased thirty two acres in Dolliver and planted oats. They harvested the crop and threshed 1500 bushels, which at current prices will net about 400 dollars for the society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolliver
Zadies’Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
Untimely Death After Tooth Extraction In Burlington
Local farmer 28 year old Frank Tibbetts died in a Burlington hospital ten days after a tooth extraction. Official reports indicate he was in perfect health prior to the procedure and succumbed to blood poisoning.
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Burlington
Frank Tibbetts
Freight Strike Hits Burlington and Milwaukee Freight Houses
About 200 truckers and checkers at the Burlington and Milwaukee freight houses walked out demanding 85 a day. Reports say Great Western truckers may join the strike within a few days as labor action spreads.
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Dubueve
Burlington and
Milwaukee
Great Western
Maquoketa Teachers Quiz Shifts Staff Roster
Maquoketa High School faces teacher changes as three instructors depart this year. Bess Glark Mollie Sievers and Fay Weal will leave, affecting the teaching staff and school routines.
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Maquoketa
Populr
Bess Glark
Mollie Sievers
Fay Wealphilve
Bridges Ordered in Jackson County Plan
Jackson county board of supervisors ordered eleven new bridges at a recent session. Total estimated cost is 18,060 dollars.
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Maquoketa
Jackson County Board ‘of Supervisors
Street Lights Plan Brought By Local Fund Drive
Local businessmen have raised 1600 dollars by private subscription to install electric street lamps for two blocks of Main Street. The effort aims to illuminate commercial areas and improve safety.
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Manson
Theteata
Main ‘Street
Strawberry Season Picked Up At Osage Gardner Nursery
The Gardner Nursery company reports strawberry season has started in Osage with harvests around two hundred quarts daily. The firm maintains a thirty eight acre field and expects output to reach about a thousand quarts per day soon.
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Gardner Nursery Company
Creamery to Run Laundry Co Op Planned
A committee of the Lake Mills Improvement association solicits stock subscriptions for a cooperative laundry to be operated at the creamery. The plan calls for community support to fund and manage the new facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creamery
Lake Mills
Iimprovement Association
Road Law Upheld At Iowa Officials Meeting In Des Moines
Des Moines reports a county officers convention in Council Bluffs focused on the road law with Dean A Marston highlighting $100 million for road building over ten years. The session aimed to clarify the law while counties seek practical application, cooperation, and reduced red tape amid renewed support.
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Des Moines
Redkuk
Dean Marston
Highway Commission
Dean Marsden
W. C. Children
Pottawattamie County
Cedar Rapids
O. H. Dunlap
Kalona
Washington County
G. A. Meyer
Scarcity of Cholera Serum in Iowa Beflates Hog Hogs
Dr C H Stange director of the Ames state laboratory says even full time plants in the Midwest could not meet Iowa hog vaccination needs. The new plant, though temporary, is producing several times more serum than the old one and will grow further before snow flies. He notes cholera’s wide prevalence last year and this year’s big start before the legislature acted. Despite crowding the plant to capacity no state could meet the demand for hog producers. Prosecute Gun Carriers: legislators pass a law prohibiting gun carrying and judges will impose stiff sentences, including a 90 day jail term from Judge Bradshaw in Des Moines. The question remains what use a private citizen has for carrying a gun these days.
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John L. Bleakly
Clarke
Iowa
Thirty-ffth General Assembly
Insurance
State Auditor's Department
Bleakly
Sid
Senate
Bleaidy
Joe Byrnes
Bailey Bilis
Banking Department
Rajformatory
Anamosa
Iowa State College
Reformatory
Middle West
C. H. Stange
State Laboratory
Ames
Stange
Bradshaw
Des Moines
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White House
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Milton, Wis
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Seim
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Globe
Pekin
Omaha
Neb
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Federal
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Diggs
Martin H. Glynn
Mahoning
Youngstown
Army of the Philippines
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F. Warner Karling
Kansas City
John B. Riley
Raymond F. ¢. Kieb
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Harry K. Thaw
New England
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Be. Hend
Percy Bilderbeck
Naval Reserve
Alton
Ill
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Dli- Nois
J. ¥. O’connell
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Gunt Penman
Champaign County
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Urbana
Shaw
Bulgaria
Turkey
Demotica
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Scotland
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Sydney Pickels
London Daily Express
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St. Petersburg
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Kieff
Prince Henry of the
Netherlands
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Hague
Germany
Panama
Arer
Canton
China
James van Nuys
Lou van Nuys
Misa Lou van Nuys
B. Clarke Hyde
Thomas H. Swope
Hen Tillman
Joseph Rocke
Sullivan Street
Thirty-first Street
New York City
Hos
Charles H. Holbrook
Massachusetts
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Constantinople
Henry Lane Wilson
Lake Cooper
Sioux City
Cornell
George WW. Clarke
P. G Henderson
Executive Council
State House
Have. Ueen
State’ Executive Council
I. H. Byrnes
Special Inter
A. H. Davison
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G. F. Kay
University of Iowa
Iowa’ Anti
Low State College
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McCarthy Improvement Cotopany
Devenport
State Board of Education
Daven‘port
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