Des Moines youth confesses brutal Boone murder of uncle
Arthur Lumley an 18 year old Des Moines youth admitted to County Attorney F W Gance that he killed his wealthy uncle Thomas J Smalley at the Smalley farm near Boone. He said he acted for money to help his mother and father and poured kerosene on the bed before lighting it. Lumley hid the pocketbook and claimed he did not intend to kill but feared hanging.
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Young Lumley
Altho
Sumnley
Lumley
Will Smalley
Booneboro
Smalley
Lumsley
Bart ‘Lumley
Des Moines
California
Elks Elect Officers at Annual State Meeting
Iowa City Edward C Brand of Grinnell elected president of the State association of Elks at the annual meeting held here Davenport chosen as next meeting place Other officers elected include First vice president Clement J Welch Denison Second vice president J Lindley Coot Newton Third vice president Paul G Schmidt Iowa City Secretary Frank J Kiest Des Moines Treasurer A Henigbaum Davenport
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Iowa City
Edward C. Brand
Grinnell
State Association of Elks
Davenport
Clement J. Welch
Denison
J. Lindley Coot
Newton
Paul G. Schmidt
Frank J. Kiest
Des Moines
A. Henigbaum
Upper Iowa Conference to Meet at St Luke's Dubuque
The Upper Iowa conference of the Methodist Episcopal church will convene at St Luke's church in Dubuque on September 15 with Rev. Bishop Homer C Stuntz presiding. The session runs until September 20 and will attract about four to five hundred visitors, half of whom are clergy.
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Upper Iowa
Dubuque
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
St. Luke’s Church
Homer C. Stuntz
D. D
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Army Worm Ravages North Iowa Crops
Reports from Kymouth and Sioux counties describe army worm damage. A Lawton farmer burned ruined oats to protect nearby fields. State College experts from Ames were sent to investigate and advise action.
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Sioux City
Kymouth
Sioux Counties
Here
Lawton
Iowa
State College
Ames
Large cattle shipment from Iowa to Chicago market
William Sprele, farmer and stock grower, loaded sixteen car loads of fat steers from this part of Iowa for shipment to Chicago. The consignment totaled over 200 head, averaging 950 pounds. Prices ranged with two hundred head bringing 8.90 and the remaining hundred at 8.10 per hundredweight.
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Traer
Lhfe
Iowa
Chicago
William Sprele
Largest drainage project opens in Greene County district No 101
Jefferson launches the largest drainage project in the locality, district No 101 in Greene County. The 35 mile system will use 42 inch tiles weighing 3000 pounds each and cover about 10000 acres at an estimated total cost of 135000 dollars. Jefferson Cement Products secures the tile contract for 58555.40 dollars while R J Phelps of Davenport wins the open ditch contract at 11 74 cents per cubic yard.
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Jefferson
Greene County
Jeferson Cement Products Company
R. J. Phelps
Davenport
Children sue saloon men for support damages
Three children James Virginia and John Heenan sue H Galinsky I Miller and Sidney Weir Harry Houghton for 12000 dollars claiming the saloon operators deprived them of their father's support. The mother Mrs Jennie Heenan says Jack Heenan was divorced in 1914 for drunkenness and the actions seek 2000 actual and 2000 exemplary against both bars. John F Oliver ex judge of the district court represents the plaintiffs.
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Sioux City
James
Virginia
John Heenan
Jennie Heenan
Jack Heenan
H. Galinsky
I. Miller
Sidney Weir
Harry Houghton
John F. Oliver
District Court
Death by Train near Rock Island Station
Council Bluffs L Felt manager of Western Steel and Iron was found dead near the Rock Island Passenger station. His body was cut in two after he went to the station to catch a Des Moines train. Delayed train led him to a cafe across tracks where he likely attempted to cross and was struck by the locomotive.
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Council Bluffs
L. Felt
Western Steel and Iron Company
Rock Island
Des Moines
Fewer Inebriacy Charges Reported in District Court
Des Moines bailiff Ben Bean studying court records finds eighteen inebriacy charges filed in March April and May 1915, versus forty two in the same period last year in the district court, supporting a dry town argument before District Judge Utterback.
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Des Moines
Ben Bean
Utterback
Mr. Bean
Apples flood Marshalltown orchards as crop peak
Apples are abundant in this section with heavy yields on early varieties. Trees bend under fruit weight and some fruit is fed to swine. The market is already crowded with early apples and prices are so low they are not worth picking.
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Marshalltown
Youth Killed By Train Near Manilla
M. D. McMahon 22 son of Mrs M D McMahon of Manilla died in a hospital after being struck by a train while driving from Aspinwall to Manilla. He was described as a well to do farmer. Surviving are his mother and three brothers.
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Council Bluffs
M. D. McMahon
Manilla
Aspinwall
City Council Awards Sewer Contract to Camery
At a recent meeting M. A. Camery of this city was awarded the sewer construction contract for 900 feet at a bid of 1.13 per foot totaling 920 dollars. Sidewalks were ordered along the golf grounds for three and a half blocks and west on Willow Street for a quarter mile.
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Harlan
M. A. Camery
Camery
Golf Grounds
Willow Street
Horsemans Missing Spur Leads to Desertion Warrant
Mason City officers seek H. L. Cole of Charnes City after his wife says he hitched the family horse and left home. She has sworn out a warrant for his arrest on wife desertion charges.
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Mason City
H. L. Cole
Charnes City
Chesser Sues Ottumwa City Over Death in Jitney Crash
William Chesser files a $20,000 damages suit against the city of Ottumwa alleging his brother Charles Chesser died from injuries after a collision between a jitney bus and a street car.
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Ottumwa
William Chesser
Charles Chesser
Chesser
Miner Killed as Rock Crushed Johnson at Gypsum Mine
Fort Dodge report states Andrew Johnson aged 58 a driller in United States Gypsum company's mine was killed when a rock weighing one and a half tons collapsed. The long time miner with 33 years in the mines left a wife and three children.
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Fort Dodge
Andrew Johnson
United States Gypsum Company
Johnson
St Patrick's Catholic Church to Dedicate $75,000 Window Project
The church plans a September dedication of a $75,000 stained glass window project. Munich windows from Germany are en route and expected to arrive soon for the ceremony.
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Ral
Firom
St. Patrick’s Catholic
Munich
Germany
Minion Wins Suit for Humboldt Independent Plant
Humbold Minion wins specific performance against the late Albert M. Adams administrators reported by Judge D F Coyle. The ruling requires turning over the Humboldt Independent plant, valued at about $7,000, based on a contract with Adams who employed Minion for thirty years.
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Humbold Minion
Albert M. Adams
D. F. Coyle
Humboldt Independent
Adams
The
Independent
Minion
Des Moines to be wartime horse shipping hub
Iowa farmers and horsemen stand to gain as Des Moines is selected to host a new war horse purchasing station for European powers. A contract is signed for a 2000 head stall facility with biweekly inspections by British, Italian, French and Russian officials. About 6000 horses monthly may be processed, delivering over a million dollars to local producers and employing at least 100 workers plus inspectors.
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Des Moines
GA. Cunard
Rainsbargers Granted Pardon After Long Prison Term
Nathan and Frank Rainsbarger of Hardin county, jailed for the 1887 murder of Enoch Johnson and held at Anamosa, are pardoned by Governor Clarke. Frank served 27 years 5 months 10 days. Nathan 28 years 10 months 3 days. The pardon ends their terror era in the county. efforts began about ten years ago.
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Nathan
Frank Rainsbarger
Hardin County
Enoch Johnson
Anamosa
Clarke
Rainsbargers
Nathan Rainsbarger
Army Salute Sparks Arrest in Waterloo
Thomas Palmer alleged deserter from Fort Snelling admitted leaving the army last September after saluting Officer Monhlis and Chief of Police Leighton. Palmer enlisted December 15, 1912, in Battery D Fifth Field Artillery, and was returned to Fort Des Moines after the incident.
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Waterloo
Thomas Palmer
Monhlis
Palmer
Leighton
Fort Snelling
Fifth Field Artillery
Fort Des Moines
Old Artesian Well Near Churdan Still Flows Free
About thirty years after M. B. Westervelt dug an artesian well on his Churdan area farm a newer well was drilled to 120 feet beside it. The second well has produced a continuous three inch stream without windmills engines or hand pumping, remaining one of the few good artesian wells in the area.
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Churdan
M. B. Westervelt
Life Term for Boy Murderer in Des Moines Case
Arthur Lumley an 18 year old Des Moines youth confessed to killing his aged uncle Thomas J Smalley near here. He pleaded guilty to first degree murder before Judge H Fry and was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Fort Madison penitentiary.
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Boone
Arthur Lumley
Des Moines
Thomas J. Smalley
Here
Fort Madison
Jericho horn accusation ends with a warning fine
Patrolman Helmuth accused Mrs. E B Frost of Philadelphia of using a Jericho horn while visiting Chelsea. Recorder Gaskill fined her five dollars as a warning for the antispeed disruption, urging muffling the horn to keep city quiet.
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Helmuth
Recorder Gaskill
E. B. Frost
Philadelphia
South
Dorset Avenue
Chelsea
Joshua
Jericho
New Minnesota Iron Mine Opens With 40 Million Tons Ore
A Minnesota iron mine now in operation holds an estimated 40 million tons of ore. It will be developed using the open pit method common in the state.
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Minnesota
Sea sleds for coast defense prompt navy tests
The navy evaluates sea sleds as coast defense craft a half motor heat half hydroaeroplane that skims the water. A 24 foot prototype reached 36 miles per hour in tests and officials hope to reach 55 to 60 mph with a crewed boat.
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United States Navy
Navy
Waterproof Matches Aid Camping and Fishing Trips
Waterproof matches can be made without damage by dipping in hot paraffin then cooling. The coating does not affect ignition and protects from dampness, making them ready for use when far from stores. Novel billiard tables sit on solid rock on a Puget Sound island, with concrete bases extending to bedrock to suppress vibration.
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San Juan
Puget Sound
Sea Fight Spoiled Forever and Other Pieces
A collection of U S magazine snippets and satire includes Tom Shipp interview humor from Indianapolis, Truman Newberry naval commentary, a quip about magistrates and dimmed lights, and a note on European battles and British labor-saving devices. The tone resembles a late era humor and opinion section.
Makes Up for It in a Stanhope Style Quip
A quip compares furnace smoke to a spouse's habit in a joke about adversity. The lines imply learning from hardship to avoid a second lesson and carry a sharp moral echo.
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