Iowa to host first rural editors school at State College
Ames Iowa will host a three day course for weekly newspaper men at Iowa State College March 18 to 20. The program aims to improve coverage of agriculture and address printing trade problems. Instruction will include cost accounting and typographical topics taught by practical editors and printers.
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Ames
Iowa
State College
State Board of Education
Des Moines
R. A. Pearson
State University At
Iowa City
General Assembly
State university—Dental
Town State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Scilence
Iowa State” Teachers’ College
Miner Killed in Explosion at North Carolina Mine
Nevada C. L. Smith, a prominent Iowa miner and former district president of the Iowa division of the United Mine Workers of America, died in a mine near Williston North Carolina. The body was shipped to Madrid Iowa for burial.
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Iowa
Nevada
C.L. Smith
United Mine Workers of America
Williston
N. C
Madrid
Suspected Trio Arrested in Milwaukee Road Theft
Merchandise valued at 1500 dollars vanished from cars on the Milwaukee road. Marshal Heely and special agents arrested three suspects, W. S. Davis, Robert Stover and John Duffy, all noted for a shady reputation.
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Tama
Milwaukee Road
Marshal Heely
W. S. Davis
Robert Stover
John Duffy
Paving Fight at Boone City Faces Property Suits
Boone property owners sue the city over newly assessed paving intersections claiming the work did not meet specifications after the city council decided to assess adjoining properties for last year’s paving project.
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Boone
New School Dedicated in Truesdale near Storm Lake
In Truesdale, five miles from Storm Lake, a handsome new consolidated school serving about 100 people was dedicated last week. The erection cost was $10,000, with ceremonial proceedings marking the event.
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Storm Lake
Truesdale
Plonser Woman Dead in Montour Burial
Mrs Susan Cronk aged 71 a historic figure as the first white child born in Linn county was buried at Montour last week. Her father Isaac Butler founded the Tama county community now known as Butlerville or Indiantown.
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Plonser
Marshalltown
Susan Cronk
Linn County
Isaac Butler
Tama County
Butlerville
Indiantown
Montour
Greene-Ruth Fleck Wins Fourth in State Tomato Growers
Greene-Ruth Fleck places fourth in state tomato growing competition and earns a free trip to Washington D C provided by Iowa State College at Ames for bread baking recognition.
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Greene Girllins
Greene
Ruth Fleck
Washington, D. C
Iowa State College
Ames
Wolves Abound in Iowa Farmers Pay Bounties
In Keokuk, Lee county reports many wolves troubling farmers by attacking young stock. Hunters have shot several. bounties of 20 dollars per head are paid for the pests.
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Iowa
Keokuk
Lee County
Brother Killed In War in Villisca
George Lehmann proprietor of the City bakery received news from Germany that his brother John was killed in the trenches on the Aisne during the war.
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Villisca
George Lehmann
Germany
John
Aisne
New Iowa Postmasters Named by President
Des Moines reports the president has nominated Pearl L. Marier of Dumont Louis A. Wineke of Cherokee and Martin F. Kelly of Dewitt as Iowa postmasters in a presidential slate.
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New Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa
Pearl L. Marier
Dumont
Louis A. Wineke
Martin F. Kelly
Dewitt
Prominent Council Bluffs Attorney Found Dead
A. W. Askwith, 65, longtime attorney for the Iowa Central railroad and other interests, was found dead in his office in Council Bluffs. Cause of death not yet determined.
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Council Bluffs
A. W. Askwith
Askwith
Iowa Central Railroad
Drainage Meet Set for Webster City February Dates
Plans are being made in Webster City for the Iowa State Drainage association annual meeting to be held February 25 and 26. Local committees prepare programs and arrangements for the two day event.
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Webster City
Iowa State Drainage Association
Child Dies From Burns Near Lone Tree
Estella Hahn, nine, died after a kerosene mishap at her Lone Tree area home. She threw kerosene on a hot stove, clothes caught fire, and she ran from the house. She died two hours later at a local hospital.
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Estella Hahn
Lone Tree
Farmer Killed by Train Near Mount Pleasant
Burlington passenger train fatally struck William Edgar, 60, a farmer, at a crossing one mile east of Mount Pleasant while driving a team. The accident occurred as the vehicle entered the tracks. Authorities were notified and an investigation was expected.
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Mount Pleasant
Burlington
William Edgar
Sheep Breeders to Meet in Ottumwa for Dual Exhibit
The Wapello County Farmers Institute and Live Stock Show association set the second week in October in Ottumwa for the exhibit and will double prizes. The Iowa Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers' association left 1915 meeting dates open, aiming to hold it in Ottumwa alongside the stock show.
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Ottumwa
Wapello
Governor appoints delegates to river terminal conference
Governor Clarke names delegates to attend the Mississippi valley river terminal conference in St Louis on February 18 and 19. Delegates include Lee Hammill Keokuk Capt W A Blair Davenport A I Frodden Dubuque W F Muse Mason City Roy G Stewart Cedar Rapids James F Powell Ottumwa A C Miller Des Moines M G Bailey Clearfield Robert B Wallace Council Bluffs R O Green Fort Dodge George C Call Sioux City.
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Des Moines
Clarke
St. Louis
Lee Hammill
Keokuk
Capt
W. A. Blair
Davenport
A. I. Frodden
Dubuque
W. F. Muse
Mason City
Roy G. Stewart
Cedar Rapids
James F. Powell
Ottumwa
A. C. Miller
M. G. Bailey
Clearfield
Robert B. Wallace
Council Bluffs
R. O. Green
Fort Dodge
George C. Call
Sioux City
Greene-Dr Alice Thomas sails for medical mission abroad
Greene native Dr Alice Thomas daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam Thomas has sailed from New York to England and will go to Freetown to enter a hospital as a medical missionary under a two year contract.
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Greene
Alice Thomas
Sam Thomas
New York
England
Freetown
Africa
Liberty In Sight for Mrs Brazzell
Dorcas Brazzell, sentenced to 20 years for murder at Anamosa, may gain freedom after the supreme court reversed her case finding she should have been acquitted. Unless new evidence appears she will likely be released in Dubuque.
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Brazzell
Dubuque
Liberty
Dorcas Brazzell
Anamosa
Supreme Court
Charles City Western railroad survey and electrification plans
F B Ingersoll of Minneapolis has begun surveying as the new civil engineer for the Charles City Western railroad. Arrangements are complete to electrify and extend the line to the northeast as soon as work can start.
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Charles City
F. B. Ingersoll
Minneapolis
Charles City Western Railroad
Woman Injured in Hallway Bottle Assault
Mrs. O S King, a flat dweller in Sioux City, was struck on the head by a flying beer bottle while investigating a choking incident on the upstairs landing. Her right eye was destroyed and her skull fractured in the attack.
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Sioux City
Trapping Prices Plunge in Iowa As War Impacts Skins
The European war reduces trapping demand in Charles City Iowa causing prices for muskrats to fall from 50 cents in 1918 to 9 cents last fall and other skins to follow suit with declines of 50 to 75 percent.
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Charles City
Iowa
Veteran Engineer Pensioned on Northwestern after 40 Years
Joshua McMahon, veteran engineer on the Northwestern road, has retired on a handsome pension after a lifetime of faithful work. He handled the throttle on the Northwestern for 40 years.
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Boone
Joshua McMahon
Northwestern
Fort Dodge Votes on $150,000 High School Bonds
An election set for March 8 in Fort Dodge will determine the issuance of bonds totaling $150,000 to fund construction of a central grade high school building with sixteen to twenty rooms.
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Fort Dodge
Creston Man's Poison Attempt in Wife's Home Foiled
Conway J. W. Howe of Creston attempted suicide by poison in his wife's home. He was found with poison in hand but was stopped before ingesting more than a dangerous amount, leaving him seriously ill but alive.
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Conway
J. W. Howe
Creston
Runaway Victim Dies in Small Town Tragedy
Mrs Lee Kirton dies from injuries after a runaway incident several days ago. She leaves three young children and a husband who was slightly injured.
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Melcher
Lee Kirton
Mistake Near Fatal Mercury Dose in Fort Dodge
Neil Murphy secretary of the Trades and Labor assembly nearly died after mistaking bichloride of mercury tablets for stomach medicine. He suffered a severe poisoning but survived.
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Fort Dodge
Neil Murphy
The
Trades and Labor Assembly
Woman's Body Cut in Two in Saw Incident
Mrs. James Thompson aged 52 wife of a prominent local farmer was instantly killed when her dress caught in a wood saw. She was thrown across the saw and her body was severed in an instant near Clarinda.
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Clarinda
James Thompson
Will Build New School in Manson via Bond Issue
Fort Dodge reports a proposition to the voters of Manson to issue 40000 dollars in bonds for a new high school was carried by an 180 vote majority.
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Fort Dodge
Manson
Muscatine Armory Assured
Muscatine gains a new armory valued at 40000 dollars built to accommodate a battery of artillery if state plans proceed as proposed by Adjutant General Logan.
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Muscatine
Logan
Fort Dodge unit to camp at Clear Lake this July
The Fifty sixth Infantry I N G will camp at Clear Lake for ten days starting July 19. Orders have been received at regimental headquarters.
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Clear Lake
Fort Dodge
Fifty-sixth Infantry
Iowa Considers State Farm Mortgage Banks Alternative Financing
A Des Moines bill by Senator Voorhees and a companion measure in the House would create state farm mortgage banks under state banking law. Banks would loan on farms up to 50 percent of value, without accepting deposits, with loans secured by mortgages and bonds backed by bank capital.
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Des Moines
Voorhees
Cass
Senate
Smith
Towaat
Germany
Iowa
Ames
Senator White
Benton
White
R. A. Pearson
State College
Troubles Between Health Board and State University Brought Out
Des Moines hearing before the legislative committee on retrenchment and reform revealed disagreement between the state board of health and the university over the epidemiologist’s employment. Testimony blamed the board’s structure and Des Moines dominance, with calls to relocate the board to Iowa City and discontinue delays in service.
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State University
G. H W. Sumner
J. W. Kime
Fort Dodge
Frank Pierce
Marshalltown
Iowa League of Municipalities
Des Moines
Iowa City
Capitol
Board of Health
Allen
Iowa Editors Talk Shop in Des Moines Meeting
About 100 publishers from Iowa newspapers gathered for a two day joint session of the state editorial associations in Des Moines. The group toured the Chamber of Commerce dinner, Princess theater program, and state house hearings while hearing talks on association efforts and the newspaper business.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Editorial Associations of
Greater Des Moines
Chamber of Commerce
Princess Theater
Lars Bladine
The
Cedar Irails Record
O BE
Halls
Leon Reporter
A. W. Peterson
Waterloo Courier
Bernard Murphy
Vinton Jagle
Horace Barnes
Osceola Democrat
H. J. Hoogenakker
Audubon Republican
State House
General Assembly
Editor Gets Postoffice Post in Fort Dodge Chronicle
Fort Dodge Iowa editor C I Duncombe, formerly postmaster 1894 to 1898 under Cleveland, is named postmaster to succeed Edward J Robertson who plans to resign February 20 and take a western vacation. The office carries a 3200 dollar yearly salary.
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Postoffice
Fort Dodge
C. I. Duncombe
Daily Chronicle
Edward J. Robertson
Duncombe
Cleveland
W. W. Hare
Edward Colling
Robertson
Public Sale at Farm South of Garrison Brings Strong Prices
Arthur Pritchard conducted a public sale at his farm south of Garrison where total receipts reached 9000. Milch cows averaged 70 dollars and horses sold up to 240 dollars, with all items bringing good prices.
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Shellburg
Arthur Pritchard
Garrison
Taboo Tobacco In School in Shenandoah
Public schools in Shenandoah report rising tobacco use with nearly 20 percent of boys smoking and at least one girl pupil found to be a user. The investigation highlights a growing habit among students.
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Shenandoah
Boy Injured in Davenport Street Coasting Accident
Eight year old Manurice Jones, son of Dr M A TH Jones, was seriously hurt in a coasting accident on the east Davenport street hill with possible fatal injuries.
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Town City
Manurice Jones
M. A. TH. Jones
Davenport Street
New Iowa Postmasters Named in Regional Appointments
A list identifies new Iowa postmasters including George W. McKeehan in Cincinnati, H. H. Richards at Churdan, Thomas P. Watson in Dows, F. Duncome at Fort Dodge, J. E. Spence in Milton, and Karl Patton at Danbury.
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Iowa
Des Moines
George W. McKeehan
Cincinnati
H. H. Richards
Churdan
Thomas P. Watson
Dows
F. Duncome
Fort Dodge
J. E. Spence
Milton
Karl Patton
Danbury
Iowa Riflemen Lose to Apgies Drop to Fourth
Iowa City Iowa university rifle team suffers another defeat as Massachusetts Apgies best them in intercollegiate competition, leaving the Iowa squad ranked fourth overall.
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Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa University
Massachusetts
STARTING THE FLOWERS BY JOSEPHINE DE MARR
Garden tips on sweet peas care and soil maintenance. Advice covers San Jose scale control with whale oil soap and kerosene emulsion, cuttings, geraniums and winter bloomers, and preparing liquid manure. Includes note on hardy perennials, climbing vines, gladioli, and onion farm perfumes.
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Josephine DE Marr
San Jose
Where Easter Lilies Grow by A D Dart
A fragment discusses the Bermudas lying south of the gulf stream about six hundred miles off Charleston. It notes storms revealing the islands, their warless history, and Mark Twain's remark that the place is heaven yet difficult to reach. It mentions England's former convict colony and its abandonment.
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Acre
Japan
Sarris
China
A. D. Dart
Charleston
Bermudas
Mark Twain
England
Garden Tips and Plant Care by Helen Watts M'Vey
Practical advice on labeling plants with zinc strips, spraying chrysanthemum for black beetle, dusting roses with wood ashes after rain, and hardy climbers Bignonia cupreolata and Lignonia radicans. Guidance on midsummer lawn fertilizing, mower height, and composting clippings. Instructions for growing Trade scandia Virginica Spiderwort with sowing, shading, and moisture management.
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Helen Watts M’vey
Perfumed Ink Tip Cited by The Homa Department
A National Magazine note advises placing a teaspoon of any perfume in ink to give letters a fine odor. The tip appears in a section called The Homa Department.
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the Homa Department
National Magazine
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