Vanishing Fleets at War Tension in Washington Drama
A wartime thriller opens with US Japan tension nearing conflict. Secret lovers Guy Hillier and Norma Roberts navigate war threats as Japan invades the Philippines and Hawaii. Absent government action fuels turmoil while a late night royal audience frames a looming global crisis.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Guy Hillier
Norma Roberts
Inventor Roberts
Philippines
Guy Hiller
England
Florida
Hawaii
America
Nippon
Pacific
Tokio
Hillier
Canada
Britain
Great Britain
Germany
Kaiser
King Edward
Admiral Bevins
Admiral Bevins Seeks Peace by Unprecedented Means
At Buckingham Palace a US Navy admiral presents a plan to U N I belonging ministers claiming a future peace, asserting an immense weapon could bend nations to harmony. The king and ministers weigh risk while Bevins urges acceptance of his proposed guestship and test.
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Bevins
King
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Road
United States
Admiralty
The King Grants Audience to a Ghostly Visitor
A royal scene unfolds as a trusted admiral, Bevins, and a mysterious guest persuade the king to depart the palace. They slip through corridors into foggy June night, amid wary ministers and a lingering sense of danger. The narrative ends with the party leaving the palace, under a cloud of intrigue.
Iowa Men Form Club To Seek Wealthy-Wed Partners
Twenty charter members form a mutual protection group in Titonka Iowa to marry into wealth. Members pay one dollar to join and pledge to help the others secure brides with wealthy families regardless of personal suitability or fitness.
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Titonkau
Des Moines Cartoonist Charged With Mailing Dope
S Ivans a Des Moines cartoonist is charged in federal court with sending poisonous drugs through the mails to inmates of the Knoxville Inebriate hospital where he was once a patient. Cocaine and morphine were involved. He was arrested by Deputy Marshal George Bidwell, entered a plea of not guilty, and made a statement expected to cause a state-wide sensation.
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Des Moines
Ivans
United States
Inebriate Hospital
Knoxville
George Bidwell
Nashua man sues over misrepresented land deal in Missouri
John Gombert of Nashua sues W. E. Phelps and others of Waterloo for 24000 dollars claiming he was misinformed about the land he traded for the De Noyells hotel and that the Missouri tract was woodland hard land with no incumbrances, but is practically worthless and carries a 24000 mortgage.
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Nora Springs
John Gombert
Nashua
de Noyells
Ling
W. E. Phelps
Waterloo
Gambert
Hoe
Missouri
Land Near Here Reaches 200 Per Acre Class
Mel Stewart of Grundy county recently sold part of his quarter section farm at 170 per acre and refused 185 per acre for the remainder. Stewart originally bought the land about thirty five years ago for 315 per acre and now owns a full section south of this city, with additional acreage added over time.
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Lowa
Vidora
Towa
Mel Stewart
Grundy County
Stewart
Gas Fight at Marshalltown Sparks Stock Drive
Marshalltown hinges on a gas and electric venture after Mayor Ingledue organized a mass meeting of businessmen. About fifty men pledged to become stockholders in the new gas and electric venture, while a federal suit seeks an injunction against the city over enforcing a Tower rate tax.
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Marshalltown
Ingledue
Ffty
Gas and Electric Vecht
To Bury Mangled Arm
Mason City reports Lewis Hunter who lost an arm in a tile factory will be buried by his brothers at the Prairie du Chien family plot. Hunter is recovering and cannot speak yet. His brothers, railroad men for the Northwestern at Rapid City, accompanied the arm to Wisconsin for burial.
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Mason City
Lewis Hunter
Prairie du Chien
Hunter
Northwestern
Rapid City
Wisconsin
Ottumwa Search Continues for Clara Rogoeu Slayings Clues
Ottumwa police pursue leads in the murder of Clara Rogoeu the choir singer found last Saturday. Circulars announce a $900 reward for the arrest and conviction and describe the diamond ring bracelet and gold band missing from the body.
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Ottumwa
Clara Rogoeu
Error Cripples A School Meservey
A clerical error trimmed the school levy to fourteen mills from twenty one at the Meservey school board meeting causing a future deficit. Taxpayers react with mixed feelings as the misrecorded amount is sent to the county auditor for correction.
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Meservey
Granted Divorce At Mason City
Mrs Joasla R Stivers a wealthy New York widow residing in Mason City was granted a divorce from Howard Stivers for desertion and awarded full custody of their 6 year old daughter. The father will pay 12.50 per week until the child is of age. The couple is described as well to do with the husband’s income estimated in the thousands annually.
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Mason City
Joasla R. Stivers
New York
Howard Stivers
Tabernacle Site Chosen in Marshalltown
The Billy Sunday tabernacle location has been leased by the Central Church of Christ. The site is central with easy church access for overflow meetings. A residence on the lot will be removed to build a tabernacle seating 5 000 people.
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Marshalltown
Evangelistic Committee
Central Church of Christ
Lawsuit Over $10,000 Claim In Chariton Bank Case
Receiver J H Jamison sues Auxter for about $10,000 asserting unpaid notes after failure of First National Bank. Auxter contends payment in full without notes and offers herbal remedies in evidence. Attorneys call re calipts into question, predicting a hard fought legal battle.
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Chariton Bank
Chariton
First National Bank
J. H. Jamison
Auxter
Drug Habit Led to Insanity and Tragedy on Train
Des Moines report says Martin Oberman an Austrian fell into manic frenzy on a Great Western train stabbing two passengers before killing himself in his confinement cell. Coroner found a bottle with a liquid largely comprised of a strong drug among his effects.
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Des Moines
Martin Oberman
Boy Crushed by Dray in Tragical Accident
Nine year old Virgil Fulmer son of Mia Fulmer GC was crushed under a heavy dray as he and companions hung on the wagon. His foot slipped from the brake and the rear wheel passed over his chest. The driver did not know until after the wagon passed. The boy died within minutes.
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Virgil Fulmer
Mia
GC. J. Fulmer
Preacher Seeks Pardon in Fort Madison Case
Rev. George W. Perkins, a black preacher serving time at Fort Madison penitentiary for obtaining money by false pretenses, seeks a pardon. Perkins collected funds claiming they would aid the Second Baptist church, colored, of Marshalltown. the church says it knew nothing of the solicitation.
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Marshalltown
George W. Perkins
Fort Madison
Perkins
Second Baptist Church
Farmer Stricken Near Marshalltown Dies After Freezing
John Hawn, 79, a solo farmer three miles north of town, was found nearly frozen to death after neighbors noticed no smoke from his chimney. He suffered a third stroke, with a prior one in January, and the town fears he will not survive.
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Marshalltown
John Hawn
Use for Wasted Wood
Government experts find less than half of a tree becomes merchantable products. Labs study pulp uses for abundant woods to save spruce and poplar forests for lumber. Steam distillation from refuse southern pine yields turpentine meeting practical gain spirits standards.
Sioux City Man Ends Life In Basement
Charles Mayhew of Morningside killed himself with a shotgun in his basement after returning from the Cherokee Insane hospital. His wife heard the shot and found him dead. earlier reports said he had shown signs of improvement.
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Sioux City
Charles Mayhew
Morningside
Cherokee
Death from poison after holding nail in mouth Clarksville
A man in Clarksville died after biting a shingle nail and swallowing poison like pain began midday while en route to a house. He suffered severe stomach pains and vomiting, dying within hours.
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Clarksville
Wamsley
Coultier Seeks Charter in Franklin County
Coultier, a town in Franklin county just south of Mason City, is taking steps to incorporate. The case rests with the courts and, if the showing is sufficient, an election will be called to vote on the proposal.
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Coultier
Mason City
Franklin County
Here
The Other Half in Waiting
A Success Magazine excerpt describes people who underuse their abilities due to small weaknesses and bad habits, leaving much of their potential idle and their life ineffective from lack of preparation. It urges readers to cultivate readiness and discipline to unlock full capability.
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Success Magazine
Attorney Thorne Charged With Contempt in Prosecution Case
Attorney Clarence E. Thorne is cited to appear before Judge Benson on contempt charges. County Attorney Nelson filed that Thorne attempted by money consideration to prevent the appearance of a prosecuting witness in a criminal case he was defending.
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Duyuque
Clarence E. Thorne
Benson
Nelson
Thorne
Stolen Money Recovered Under Brick in Chariton
A colored man named Moore is bound over to the grand jury for robbing a man of nearly forty dollars by entering through a hotel transom. The sheriff recovered the money hidden under a brick in Moore's yard.
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Chariton
Moore
Grand Jury
Three Railroaders Hurt in Snow Buckling Crash
Flying glass from broken cab windows injured Rock Island Engineer Calkins in a collision that buckled snow. He received stitches for facial and neck wounds and was driven to his Waterloo home.
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Osage
Engineer Calkins
Rock Island Railroad
Waterloo
Boy Dies Feared After Legs Crushed On Train
Leo Laughlin aged 14 was beaten on a train near Roland Arkansas when he fell and both legs were crushed. Division Roadmaster John Laughlin of the Iowa Central railway in Marshalltown Iowa reports the incident and the boy's condition is critical.
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Marshalltown
Roland
Ark
Leo Laughlin
John Laughlin
Iowa Central Railway
Phone Lineman Falls 15 Feet Injures Himself
Charles Beck a line man for the Four Cities Telephone company fell fifteen feet from a pole to the frozen ground sustaining internal injuries. He is in a serious condition.
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Prairie City
Charles Beck
Four Cities Telephone Company
Indictments Quashed in Iowa Jurisdictions
Six indictments in Council Bluffs were quashed by Judge Thornell due to an improperly drawn grand jury. Judge Towner in Osceola dismissed a grand jury for not being properly formed.
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Council Bluffs
Thornell
Towner
Osceola
Freight Through Bridge Near Webster City
Sixteen cars of merchandise derail on the Illinois Central right of way east of Webster City after a small bridge failure. The incident causes a pile up in a ravine and disrupts rail service in the area.
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Webster City
Ilinois Central
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