Both Confess Their Guilt in North English Bank Robbery
Two men named William Robert Smith and Will C. Loomis admitted robbing the Farmers' Bank at North Liberty on July 16 and were sentenced within a day of arriving in Iowa. Loomis, twenty six, went to the Anamosa reformatory while Smith received a Fort Madison penitentiary term after pleading guilty in Johnson county court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa’ City
Johnson County
Loomis
Smith
Iowa City
Mental Cruelty Cited in Iowa Divorce Appeal
Des Moines report on Bernice L. Young appealing a district court denial of divorce from John A. Young of Buchanan County. She claims mental cruelty injures health and life, seeks $20,000 permanent alimony, and cites the husband's $60,000 worth as a basis for support. The case awaits Supreme Court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Bernice L. Young
John A. Young
Buchanan County
Supreme Court
Bound Over to Jury in Nevada Immorality Case
Elizabeth Smith a color ed housekeeper for H D Drake was bound over to the grand jury on charges of keeping a house for immoral purposes and Drake was bound over on a charge of soliciting. Bonds fixed at 500 each. Drake can furnish bonds. the woman remains in jail probable until next court session. Two witnesses testified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Elizabeth Smith
H. D. Drake
Drake
DeSoto Mayor Fatally Shoots Woman Then Ends Life
Mayor Joe Blackman of DeSoto, about 65, killed Mrs. C. J. Jordan, 40, wife of a local real estate dealer, and then committed suicide. He had been a meals guest at the Jordan home for three years and reportedly shot the woman as relatives were coming down stairs after breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeSoto
Joe Blackman
C. J. Jordan
Blackman
Jordan
Funk To Move From Spirit Lake To Des Moines
Senator A. B. Funk of Spirit Lake plans permanent relocation to Des Moines. He has spent the past year or two on the western coast and will return to establish his future home in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funk
Des Moines
A. B. Funk
Spirit Lake
Adel Light Plant Proposed to Serve Surrounding Towns
Plans outline arrangements for Adel Light and Power to furnish lighting for public and private use. If the town is connected, the Adel plant will illuminate five nearby towns and a large network of farm lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukee
Watukee
Adel Light & Power Company
Adel
Marathon to Vote on $12,000 Electric Plant Bond
A special election in Marathon, Alaska, will be held in September to decide the issue of bonding the town for twelve thousand dollars to finance a municipal electric lighting plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta
Marathon
Begin Work on School Annex in Waterloo
Construction has started on the west side school annex with McDonald & Co. of Waterloo handling the project. It cannot be finished before the school opens but crews will push the work to complete it as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
West Side
McDonald & Co
Waterloo
Greeks Wed in Council Bluffs Marriage License Issued
A marriage license was issued to George Galanopoulos, 26, and Staviola Manoutas, 22, both Greek natives and residents of Council Bluffs, marking their nuptial plans in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
George Galanopoulos
Staviola Manoutas
Greece
Former Sheriff Thomas Price Dies in Iowa
Thomas J. Price, a pioneer and former sheriff of Mahaska County, who was well known across Iowa, dropped dead in Oskaloosa. The longtime public servant was esteemed for his local leadership and statewide recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Thomas J. Price
Mahaska County
Iowa
Missing Convict Carl Beckwith At State Penitentiary
Carl Beckwith, a Black inmate and former trusty at the state penitentiary Fort Madison, was found missing during a routine count. He served as a chauffeur and held an honor badge at the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort. Madison
Carl Beckwith
State Penitentiary
Beckwith
Flags Presented at Iowa Soldiers Home by G A R Ladies
Flags for the buildings of the Iowa Soldiers' Home were formally presented during proper exercises conducted by the Ladies of the G A R department of Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Iowa Soldiers’ Home
G. A. R. Department of Iowa
Man Found With Throat Cut in Iowa Barn
John L. Rogers aged 24 was found dead with his throat cut in a rarely used barn haymow in Council Bluffs. Authorities say he was murdered, with money from a cashed Creston check in his pockets and bloody fingerprints suggesting the body was dragged. a man named Kirt Wilson was detained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
John L. Rogers
Rogers
Creston
Kirt Wilson
Bank Teller Confesses to Iowa Bank Robbery
Cedar Rapids cashier Leo Perrin, bound in a vault during last Wednesday's robbery, admits he staged the crime and stole about 21,000. He claims another official protected by a foe, and he has turned over 10,000 recovered by police with 2,000 more later given to an attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Leo Perrin
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Perrin
Baltimore
Kent C. Ferman
Michael McGuire
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Ferman
Veterans To Camp at Marshalltown
The 1916 state encampment of the G A R will be held in Marshalltown per Adjt George A Newmann. The decision was made by the department council of administration after Sioux City hosted last June. The Iowa Soldiers Home is located at Marshalltown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Adjt
George A.newmann
Department Council of Administration
Sioux City
Iowa Soldiers’ Home
Woman Swims Clear Lake Record Fastest Time
Mrs Russell Smith of Mason City swam across two miles of Clear Lake from Oaks hotel shore to Oakwood park shore in one hour and seven minutes. Her husband accompanied her in a launch. She is the fastest and only woman to undertake this swim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Russell Smith
Mason City
Oaks Hotel
Oakwood Park Shore
Will Attempt to Identify Man. Cedar Rapids Bank Job
Leo Perrin paying teller of the Cedar Rapids National Bank, robbed of 21,200 by a lone bandit, is in Chicago with detectives to furnish a clue. Perrin and officers left with a photograph of a man once in trouble here to aid identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Leo Perrin
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Chicago
Perrin
City appoints Dr Velura Powell health physician
Red Oak selects Dr Velura Powell head of the Powell Institute as city health physician and appoints a medical inspector for schools. Powell, a nationally recognized figure in medical and child development circles, belongs to the National Medical association and helped develop the measurement chart used in Child Health conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak
Velura Powell
Powell Institute
National Medical Association
Ames-Suit Seeks 20000 Damages Over Street Car Crash
F R Arnold files in district court seeking 20000 for loss of left foot and leg after being struck by a Fort Dodge Des Moines Southern street car. He alleges employee negligence and lack of sand or proper brakes on the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sues Car Company
Ames
District
F. R. Arnold
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern
City Buys Pulmotor for Emergency Drownings
Following heavy agitation over drownings in the Iowa river at this point the city purchased a pul motor for 150 to be used in emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
Noted Architect Dead in Esthervile
James Cox died at his home after a yearlong battle with stomach cancer treated by specialists in Rochester Minneapolis Chicago New York City. The prominent architect, known for local designs, passed away surrounded by family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esthervile
Rochester
Minn
Chicago
New York City
James Cox
Robber Steals $39 From Sommers Tantrum After Breakin
An unknown burglar entered Fred Sommer's basement while he slept upstairs. Mrs. Sommer, counting money by electric light, disturbed the thief who fled after she screamed. The robber took $39 from her purse and left $12 behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa City
Fred Sommer
Mr. Sommer
Prize Essay Highlights Farming as Broad, Manageable Path
Des Moines reports Gordo J. Gill of Strawberry Point wins first prize in the state fair boys camp essay on Why I Ex pect to Be a Farmer. Irwin F. Meyer of McGregor is runner up and will represent Taylor county. delegates from many counties attend. Gill argues farming is a broad life with multiple departments and requires training and political involvement for agricultural progress. He notes farming offers direct living, demand for produce, and high market potential with no need for advertising to sell what is produced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Gordo J. Gill
Strawberry Point
Clayton County
Irwin F.meyer
McGregor
Taylor County
Gill
Money Trail Reveals How Perrin Spent Bank Loot
Cedar Rapids former paying teller Leo Perrin, jailed on $5,000 bail, has given authorities a partial accounting of $9,000 of $20,000 missing from the Cedar Rapids National Bank. He says the funds were used to pay mortgages, notes, land taxes, and various property purchases across Minnesota Iowa Oregon Texas and New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Leo Perrin
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Perrin
O’connell
Minnesota
Mee Echeon
Idaho
Itasca
St. Louis County
Minn
Wife Bound To Jury Over Runaway Case In Nebraska
Jefferson Mrs Corey wife of Grand Junction is held in Edgar Nebraska then jailed here after deputy sheriff Quinlan bound her over to the grand jury. Bond set at 1000 dollars. Sullivan fled Edgar after accompanying her to Minnesota weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Corey
Grand Junction
Edgar
Neb
Quinlan
Minnesota
Clarence Sullivan
Sullivan
Two Collision Victims Die in Iowa Train Crash
Two of those injured in a collision between an automobile and a passenger train near Hampton have died. Carl Garote of Popejoy the car driver and Miss Gladys Preston of Belmond died. Mrs Sharpe of Belmond and Harold Rice of Popejoy remain injured but expected to recover. Eyewitnesses say the train crew acted with ample warning and may be exonerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Carl Garote
Popejoy
Gladys ‘Preston
Belmond
Preston
Garote
Sharpe
Harold Rice
General Hospital Headquarters Opening in Cherokee
Public interest grows as the Commercial Club funds a new hospital with a goal of 50 000 dollars. James Weart chairs the hospital committee planning an eight day public donation drive from September 8 to 16. The club met at the new headquarters for a smoker to outline plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Generals ‘Hospital
Cherokee
General Hospital
The
Commercial Club
James Weart
U S Sends Warships as Mexico Crisis Mounts
The United States faces a tense melt with Mexico as mobs threaten foreigners in Vera Cruz. Battleships Louisiana and New Hampshire head to Vera Cruz, with Marietta, Wheeling, and Machias ordered to Mexican waters. President Wilson cuts vacation to return to Washington. Secretary Lansing reports Pan American talks yield a concrete policy toward Mexican affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mexico
United States
Carranza
McNamee
East Coast
Vera Cruz
Louisiana
New Hampshire
Newport
R. L
Marietta
Progreso
Wheeling
Machias
Wilson
Cornish
N. H
Lansing
Iowa Mayor Kills Woman Then Takes Own Life
De Soto Iowa August 18 Mayor Joseph Blackman shot and killed Mrs C J Jordan forty wife of a real estate dealer in her kitchen. He then shot himself dying at the scene witnesses say a quarrel over a trip to cook for threshers and possible drinking preceded the tragedy. Mrs Jordan's mother witnessed the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Soto
Joseph Blackman
C. J. Jordan
Blackman
Jordan
Cedar Rapids Teller Confesses Bank Theft
Leo L. Perrin the Cedar Rapids National bank paying teller admitted on Wednesday that his tale of an armed intruder staging a vault break in was a fabrication and that he stole twenty thousand dollars himself. He has returned ten thousand dollars to the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
National
Leo L. Perrin
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Perrin
Peace advocates shot in Germany for propaganda
London reports that several Germans were executed by firing squads for promoting peace propaganda, according to a Central News dispatch from Amsterdam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Amsterdam
Spanish Airship Alfonso XIII Explodes in Guadalajara
An officer and 11 soldiers sustained injuries when the military airship Alfonso XIII exploded during inflation at Guadalajara near Madrid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Guadalajara
Marines Stop Disorder In Port au Prince Haiti
Washington reports that on August 14 American Marines were ordered to quell disorder in Port au Prince Haiti. Admiral Caperton advised the Navy Department. no casualties were mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Caperton
Navy Department
Wheat ships sail from Galveston to Europe
Three vessels departed from Galveston carrying 688 500 bushels of wheat to Europe. Of this total 40 000 bushels head for Liverpool 381 500 for Cette France and 267 000 for London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Galveston
Tex
Here
Liverpool
Cette
France
London
German Mine Sweeper Lost In Gulf Reconnaissance
Berlin reports two German mine sweepers were lost Sunday during a reconnaissance in the Gulf of Riga. The announcement also denies Russian claims of a victory over large naval forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Gulf of Riga
Bombardment Hits Russian Red Cross Trains in Poland
The Russian Red Cross hospital trains in Poland were bombarded by a Zeppelins raid, killing several wounded soldiers as reported by the war office in Petrograd on August 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Russian Red Cross
Poland
War Office
Zeppelins Strike England and Bavaria in New Air War
London reports German air raids on the east coast killing fourteen in England while raids on Bavaria kill eight. A Zeppelin airship was damaged and broken apart after being attacked by Allied forces near Ostend. The scare of a renewed invasion lingers across Britain as a flotilla of Zeppelins is believed to have taken part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Scotland
Zuyder Zee
Germany
Bavaria
Sankt Ingbert
Ostend
Dunkirk
Farmers Win Big Victory in Western Rate Case
The interstate commerce commission limited railroads proposed increases in a western rate case. Grain and grain products, livestock, and packing-house products saw denials. Dissents came from Commissioners Harlan and Daniels while certain carload increases for rice hay straw and some foods were allowed or rejected in specific instances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harlan
Daniels
Texas
Wealthy Illinois farmer dies at Fox Station home
Asher B Havenhill a wealthy northern Illinois farmer dies at his Fox station home aged about eighty five. Havenhill built a chain of six lakes on his country place stocked with trout reflecting his interest in land and water features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Aurora
Ill
Asher B. Havenhill
Fox Station
France Ousts Millionaire For Narols Scheme
Paris reports the Marseilles permanent court martial sentenced Henri Racine to deportation for supplying narols essence and olive oil via a Lausanne firm to a renowned Cologne perfumer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Marseilles
Henri Racine
Lausanne
Cologne
Kaiser Fears Plot Delays Entry Into Warsaw
Amsterdam report says the Kaiser’s Warsaw visit was delayed by fear of a Russian assassination plot. Officials warned public places in War saw have been mined and heightened security was imposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Warsaw
Amsterdam
Max Adeler Dies Prominent American Humorist
Charles Herbert Clark known as Max Adeler died at his home in Eaglemere Pennsylvania at seventy five. He was a widely known writer of humorous books and short stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Adeler
Philadelphia
Charles Heber Clark
Eaglemere
Bulgaria Ready for War Clause in Macedonia Move
Rome dispatch reports Bulgaria may join the allies if Serbia cedes the Macedonian territory now held by Serbia. The note, dated August 12, indicates Bulgaria seeks control of the disputed region as a condition for entering the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
London
Rome
Serbia
Macedonia
British Submarine Raids and Warship Losses Reported
British submarines torpedoed the Turkish cruiser Goeben, now Sultan Selim, near the Bosporus. the crew ran the ship aground for repairs. German airships bombarded English east coast targets including Thames ships and Humber works with reported good results. London also notes Baltic actions against Russian forces and the sinking of U 12 by an Italian submarine. In the North Sea the Meier or Meeteor destroyed the Ramsey. eleven commercial vessels were sunk.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Athens
Goeben
Sultan Selim
Germany
Turkey
Bosporus
Berlin
England
Thames
Ondon
Harwich
The
Humber
Admiralty
English
London Dock
Schaeren Islands
Makaroff
Gulf of Riga
Great Britain
Rome
Paris
Adriatic Sea
Ramsey
Meteor
North Sea
Teutonic claims ridiculed by Italian war ministry
Rome reports an official war ministry statement calling claims that Italy lost 200000 men in the Austrian war a ridiculous canard. Other dispatches note a Pennsylvania railroad wreck near Indianapolis killing two trainmen and the drop of election fraud proceedings in Danville Illinois. The U S rejects Austro Hungarian neutrality objections on selling war munitions to allies and the Danish schooner Jason is burned at sea with crew saved.
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Rome
Teutonic
Austria
War Ministry
Indianapolis
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
St. Louis
New York
Washington
Department of Justice
Charles A. Karch
Danville
Ill
United States
Vienna
Copenhagen
Jason
Absalon
Stop Norwegian Mail Ship
The Norwegian ship Iris bound from Newcastle to Bergen was held up in the North Sea by a German submarine and forced to cast overboard all the Russian mail matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Iris
Newcastle
Bergen
North Sea
Bubonic Plague Confirmed in California Death
Sacramento reports Nick Gloria died in Martinez on July 12 from bubonic plague after a bacteriological test. The California board of health was informed of the result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Sacramento
Cal
Nick Gloria
Martinez
California Board of Health
Centenarian dies in Sioux City hospital
Stanbury Wright of Shirley Arkansas, aged 115, died in a Sioux City hospital from senility while en route from Arkansas to Rapid City South Dakota to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Stanbury Wright
Shirley
Ark
Wright
Arkansas
Rapid City
Russian crop swells in Mos cow harvest 30 percent up
Berne Switzerland August 12 reports say the Russian crop this year is extraordinarily large despite the war. In the Moscow district the harvest is 30 percent larger than last year with advices from the country confirming the record output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Switzerland
Moscow
Rumors Window Dardanelles Moves Stir War Trade Conjecture
London reports wide speculation after a London rumor that government news of military successes affecting Russia caused sharp stock and grain market moves. Chicago wheat futures tumbled as over 2 million bushels were canceled, with buyers in Europe and Canada trimming positions amid uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
Stock Exchange
Russian Exchange
Chicago
Allies
Seaboard
United Kingdom
Liverpool
Italy
France
Dardanelles
Straits
Two Suspects Held in Macklin Murder Case Near Bristol
Silas N. Eversole, 60, once a Dunkard preacher, and his son S Newton Eversole, both of a farm north of Bristol, were taken into custody by Sheriff Thomas as suspects in Indiana's long unsolved Hazel Macklin murder. Hazel Macklin, 15, from South Bend, was found strangled in Island Park vault on October 24, 1914 after answering a farm job ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Ind
Silas N. Eversole
Dunkard
S. Newton Eversole
Bristol
Thomas
Hazel Macklin
Indiana
South Bend
Island Park
Six Die In Excursion Crash at Orient
Six people died and more than twenty injured when a Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern freight collided with a Knights of Pythias excursion train near Orient during a heavy rainstorm. The victims named include Margaret Sellars and Thad Mitchell, with several others hospitalized in Columbus, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Mount Sterling
Cedar Point
Orient
Margaret Sellars
Logan , Holler
Thornie Neff
Thad Mitchell
Fred Gearhart
Carl Reichelsderfer
Titusville
Pennsylvania Railway
Pittsburgh and
Buffalo Flyer
Florida man arrest on federal warrant for lighthouse sketches
Tallahassee report says August Ordolph is detained on a federal warrant charging him with making sketches of multiple lighthouses and government reservations along the Florida coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
Ordolph
Florida Coast
American Airmen Die In Plane Crash At Port Sill
Port Sill Oklahoma August 14 United States Army air service quartermaster Captain George H Knox was killed and Lieutenant P B Sutton his aide was probably fatally injured when the aeroplane they were flying in fell about 500 feet in the air authorities stated casualties occurred during a routine flight at the military post in Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Sill
Okla
George H. Knox
U. Ss. A
P. B. Sutton
Bridge Kills Engineer In Calinda Collision
Galesburg Illinois August 13 Otto Be Felkert a Santa Fe engineer from Fort Madison Iowa was killed when his head struck a bridge abutment near Calinda He was thirty years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Ill
Otto BE. Felkert
Fort Madison
Iowa
Santa Fe
Calinda
Feikert
Breach of promise suit filed against Sanitok Chemical president
St. Louis, Aug 18 Herman C G Layties, president of Sanitok Chemical, was sued for 250000 dollars for breach of promise by Kathleen E Gowdy a 29 year old California widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Herman C. G. Layties
Sanitok Chemical Company
Kathleen E. Gowdy
California
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Cedar Rapids National
Sweden
Prussia
U. S
M’namee
Vera Cruz Wires
Commerce Body
Breslau
London Daily News
Black Sea
Macklin
Bristol, Ind
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