Coast to Coast Flight Contest Aims for Big Prizes
The Aero Club of America plans a national aeroplane competition starting July 4 and ending October 12 to develop aviation for national guard and naval militia. Iowa may not enter an official aviator. flights are scheduled for July 4 with routes via Des Moines Grinnell Davenport and other cities to promote mail delivery by air and aviation sport.
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Des Moines
Clarke
Adj
Guy & Logan
Aero Club of
Amerita
Aeronautical Corps
Narl
Army
Navy
Logan
National Guard
Naval Militia
Post Office Department
Iowa
United States
Germany
France
England
Russia
Aero Club
Illinois
Chicago
Omaha
Springfield
St. Louis
Kansas City
Grinsell
Davenport
Iowa City Mourns Death of Judge Emlin McClain
Iowa City honors Emlin McClain longtime Iowa Supreme Court chief justice and later dean of the University of Iowa College of Law. He died at his home from apoplexy in a sudden passing that stunned the university and city.
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Iowa
Iowa City
Emlin McClain
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa University Law College
MecClain
University
Mad ddy Couple Celebrates Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs F A Maddy mark their sixtieth anniversary since their 1855 Marion Court marriage. Guests include five children twenty six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Mr Maddy is four dollars and his wife two.
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Knoxville
F. A. Maddy
Marion Courty
Maddy
Parole Plea Filed for Bark Bank Cashier
Hundreds seek clemency for John H. Standring cashier of the Bark of Corwith, appealing for parole or pardon after the 1907 bank failure that left residents here and elsewhere short of funds.
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Mason City
Corwith
Here
John H. Standring
Cattle Buyer Drowns Watching Flood From River Bridge
Marshaltown reports cattle buyer Ben Stewart fell from the Pier river bridge into the floodwaters while watching the rising river. Rescue attempts failed and his body has not yet been recovered.
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Marshaltown
Ben Stewart
Pier
Altho
Hospitalized after shotgun blast injures hunter
Nora Sarings-Charles Darling lies in the hospital with a mutilated face after a shell burst from his old shotgun as he fired at a hawk. Doctors fear he may lose his sight due to eye injuries.
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Nora Sarings
Charles Darling
Floater Found In River In Shellrock Search
The body of a man was recovered from the Shellrock River near Mason City after likely entering the river during a flood. Police at Mason City were notified and investigations were begun.
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Greene
Mason City
Bettendorf Widow Seeks 2 Million in Damages
Mrs Elizabeth Bettendorf widow of steel car maker W P Bettendorff sues for 2 000 000 in damages Davenport asking 3 090 000 as largest sum ever sought in local suit.
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Davenport
Elizabeth Bettendorf
W. P. Bettendorff
Body of Drowned Farmer Found Near Here
A drowned man about 30 years old was recovered from the river near here. He wore farmer’s clothing and was found in poor condition. The body is unidentified and held for the coroner's inquest.
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Farmer
Greene
Fire destroys barn and nine horses in morning blaze
Lightning caused a fire that destroyed a barn and nine horses owned by Wray Logen and Harry Jackson at an early hour. The loss is about £3000, reportedly covered by insurance.
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Wray Logen
Harry Jackson
MAY REVIVE RIVER TRAFFIC
J B Reynolds secretary of the republican national committee argues the Panama canal could revive river and rail routes. He notes Davenport Keokuk shipments to New York and San Francisco and suggests a March canal crossing might have filled 1800 twenty car trains. He compares river to ocean routes via New Orleans and water to the west coast.
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Davenport
Keokuk
New York
San Francisco
J. B. Reynolds
Republican National Committee
Reynolds
Middle West
Minvertuns
Mississippi River
Minneapolis
St. Louis
New Orleans
West Coast
Unidentified man killed by Northwestern train near Lamoille
A man believed to be about five feet ten inches tall and 125 pounds was killed by a Northwestern train along the right of way near Lamoille. Parts of his body were found by a train crew, suggesting he fell from a freight train he was riding.
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Marshalltown
Lamoille
Rainfall Report From Iowa Towns Shows Varied Totals
Rainfall amounts recorded across Iowa towns vary widely with Davenport at .34 inches and Des Moines at 3.04 inches. Other values include Dubuque .12 inches, Keokuk .01 inches, Albia .2, Alta .61, Boone 2.30, Burlington .16, Carroll .78, Cedar Rapids 9% inches, Charles City 1.26, Clarinda 1.19, Creston 1.04, Estherville .75, Esther ville .75, Fort Dodge 1.67, Iowa City 53 inches, and Iowa Falls around 1 inch.
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Iowa
Davenport
Des Moines
Dodge City
Dubuque
Keokuk
Albia
Alta
Boone
Burlington
Carroll
Cedar Rapids
Charles City
Clarinda
Creston
Estherville
Fort Dodge
Iowa City
Iowa Falls
Alfalfa Week Marks Strong County Farm Outreach
The first alfalfa week for two Iowa counties ended in Hartley with Hartley Day. Over 375 different farmers were reached and 1000 acres of alfalfa will be planted this year. T R Douglas of Ames praised for his efforts by progressive farmers. More than 100 acres of sweet clover found in the county as a farm crop.
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Hartley
Iowa
T. R. Douglas
Jowa
Agricultural Extension Department
L. H. Pammel
Vote for Consolidation in Ferguson Rural Schools
Legal voters in Marshall County take consolidation back to the polls after the supreme court remanded a contested case. The Fer guson rural school consolidation proposition was carried in the earlier vote and now faces renewed public sentiment checks.
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Marshalltown
Supreme Court
Ferguson
Ida Grove Opens First Municipal Natatorium For Second Season
Ida Grove launches its second season at the state’s first municipal swimming pool with Harold Clark, Leland Stanford university student and Ida Grove resident, as custodian. Keosauqua mourns Capt. Leonard Hallet Regur death, one of area’s oldest Civil War veterans. born in New York in 1836, would have turned 95 if he had lived another month.
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Ida Grove
Iowa
Harold Clark
Leland Stanford University
Keosauqua
Leonard Hallet Regur
Captain Regur
New York
Lightning Strikes Kill Man in Stockport
Severe storm sweeps Ottumwa and northern Missouri with wind and lightning. One man, Lee Nixon of Stockport, dies while helping his father hitch a team as the lightning strikes.
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Ottumwa
Town
Missouri
Lee Nixon
Stockport
Tragic Faint Causes Fatal Fall in Davenport Home
Mrs Annie Douty fainted while with her husband and children last night. She struck her head on a coal crate, breaking her neck and dying instantly. The incident occurred in Davenport where family members witnessed the tragedy.
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Davenport
Annie Douty
Deputy Game Warden Fined in Waterloo Case
Information filed in justice court accuses Elmer Goodell acting deputy game warden and others of illegal fishing. Goodell pleaded guilty and was fined.
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Waterloo
Elmer Goodell
Justice Court
Goodell
Knoxville Woman Scalded After Tub Fall
The 32-year-old daughter of Thurman Ward living nine miles west of town was severely scalded when she fell into a tub of hot water. Investigators said the accident occurred at her residence and emergency aid was called.
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Knoxville
Thurman Ward
Here
Shenandoah Light Company Appeals Assessment Increase
Shenandoah Electric Light and Power Company appeals to the district court after the city council acting as board of review on April 29 raised the light plant assessment from 25000 to 75000.
Adventist Camp Meeting Heads to Waterloo
The Seventh Day Adventists will hold their fifteenth annual camp meeting in Waterloo with attendees from all parts of the state expected to travel to the event.
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Convention of Adventists
Waterloo
Seventh Lay Adventists
Iowa Census Returns Under Way In Statewide Count
Des Moines reports the state census is moving ahead with clerks compiling results after enumeration cards are sent to the state census department. Officials expect gains for cities like Des Moines and Sioux City amid uneven rural trends. The census aims to detect duplicates and padding as it projects population changes since 1910.
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Des Moines
State Census Department
State House
Towa
Iowa
A. A. Swan
Executive Council
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Germany replies to American note over Lusitania sinking
Washington May 31 German note to Ambassador Gerard in Berlin defends submarine warfare the Lusitania’s fate and the sinks Falaba case. It argues misidentification errors occurred and promises demnification for justified damages. It claims Lusitania carried war material and Canadian troops and asserts British actions endangered neutral shipping.
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Washington
Gerard
Berlin
Cushing
Gulflight
International Commission of Inquiry
Hague
United States
Navy
Lusitania
Admiralty
Aas
Sustania
London
South America myths debunked by E A Ross on Lima conditions
Prof E A Ross critiques rosy views of South America in his book South of Panama and cites a Lima study showing higher birthrates but higher mortality, tuberculosis, infant loss, and malaria. Overcrowding and poor housing contribute to health issues, with many tenements owned by Societad de Beneficienca in Lima.
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South America
E. A. Ross
Panama
Lima
Peru
University of San Marcos
Liverpool
Hamburg
New York
Limas
Ife
Societad de Beneficienca
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Highway Commission
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Henry Nott
Standring
Ft. Madison
Carwith
Standling
J. H. Hammill
Britt
W. H. Ramsey
Garner
B. H. Thompson
Forest City
Nott
Emory H. Eglish
F. I McGraw
Charles &. Vance
McGraw
J. A. MacKeller
Purlington Insurance Company
Inaranty Life Insurance Company
Des Moines Life Insurance Company
Vance
Capital Fire Insurance Co
State Prison and Reformatory
Welker Given
Iowa Industrial Commission
Anamosa Penitentiary
Roy Harison
Garst
Given
J. I. Gibson
W. W. Marsh
Federal Bureau
Marsh
America
Iowa Military Department
Iowa Land Grant
Guy E. Logan
S. E. Cutler
Wabash Railroad
State Railroad Commission
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John T. Moffett
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