Iowa Fruit Crop Outlook Drops to Near Last Year Levels
Iowa horticulturists estimate apples will reach about 87 percent of last year’s yield, totaling around one million bushels, while grapes may reach 90 percent. Regions vary with percentages from 23 to 53 percent of last year’s crop, and issues like moths and scab affect unsprayed orchards. In Bedford, George Bosch dies from injuries after an auto accident near Creston involving a car driven by George Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Weather Crop Service of
Des Moines
Northwest
West Central
Southwest
North Central
Central
South Central
Northeast
East Central
Southeast
Bedford
George Bosch
Creston
Bosch
George Reed
Reed
New Basket Factory Planned in Mason City
F. D. Mudge, formerly of Humboldt, announces a new basket factory in Mason City. Over the past six months he has produced about sixty willow basketwork designs, and growing demand prompts larger quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
F. D. Mudge
Humboldt
Civil Service Exam for Tama Indian Hospital Engineer
The civil service commission announces an open competitive examination for an engineer on August 19 and 29 to fill a vacancy in the Indian service at the Tama Indian sanitarium in Iowa. The pay is $900 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Examination
Des Moines
Civil Service Commission
Indian Service
Tama Indian Sanitarium
Iowa
Creamery Expands With Butter Egg Buying Station
Mount Ayr creamery success leads to addition of a butter and egg buying station to the cooperative operation, expanding its dairy production and sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Ayr
Cooperative Creamery of
Keokuk to Have Smelter Plant Worth Seventy Five Thousand
Keokuk will see a new smelter as the Johnson Electric Smelting Company of New York plans a $75,000 building and plant project immediately, announced by the industrial department of the Mississippi River Power Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Johnson Electric Smelting Company of
New York
Industrial Department
Mississippi River Power Company
Damages Sought in Death Suit Against Railway
A suit for 18000 dollars has been started against the Iowa and Illinois Railway company for the death of Almeda Martin of Princeton. It is claimed she was killed by a voltage from a live wire while turning on a light in her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa & Illinois Railway Company
Almeda Martin
Princeton
Gasoline Tank Explodes Killing Alfred Wessels
Alfred Wessels aged 27 was killed instantly when an empty gasoline tank exploded after he lit a match to locate a puncture for replacing a faucet. He was a son of a general merchant at Bryant Ja and an athlete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Alfred Wessels
Bryant, Ja
Deputy Postmaster Drowns at Nobles Lake
Harry Mills deputy post master of Logan drowned while bathing at Nobles Lake near California Junction. His body was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Harry Mills
Nobles Lake
California Junction
Flanagan Suspended by Muscatine Club
Dubuque reports pitcher Flanagan refused to report after being sold to Muscatine of the Central Association by Maneser Plass of Dubuque and has been suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanagan
Dubuque
Muscatine Club
The
Central Association
Maneser Plass
Old Settlers Picnic Set by Johnson County
The Old Settlers of Johnson County announce their annual picnic on September 10 in the city park. Attendees from the Ilona City area are invited to join the gathering for a day of community fellowship and reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson County
Ilona City
Iowa Postmasters Confirmed by Senate
Des Moines reports the senate has confirmed Iowa postmasters William H. McLain Conrad William C Gambell Sigourney John T Lanigan Monticello J H Baughey Nora Springs C A Sample Oakland H H A Nash Perry and J Brady Pyatt Tipton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Senate
William H. McLain
Conrad
William C. Gambell
Sigourney
John T. Lanigan
Monticello
J. H. Baughey
Nora Springs
C. A. Sample
Oakland
HH. A. Nash
Perry
J. Brady Pyatt
Tipton
Iron Ore Found on Frank Kern Farm Near Dyersville
Report says a heavy iron bearing ore deposit was discovered on the Frank Kern farm near Dyersville Iowa. The finding centers on a local farm site and may prompt further surveying by county authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyersville
Frank Kern
Fruit Growers In Trouble Fort Dodge Strawberries
Paul Schultz a strawberry grower north of Fort Dodge was found guilty of selling berries in boxes 25 percent smaller than law requires and fined 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Paul Schultz
United Oil to Open New Station on Fifth Street
An independent United Oil company plans a new oil station here. A building and tanks have been erected near the M and St. L tracks on Fifth street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
United Oil Company
Fifth Street
Missions at Lake Okoboji Summer School Ends July 25
An international summer school of missions will be held at Arnold Park Lake Okoboji from July 25 to Aug 2 under the Iowa Protestant churches women's missionary society. Mrs W M Dudley of Indianola is general secretary with officers and program heads listed for various committees and study areas. Gov George W Clarke will give the opening address on July 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Arnold Park
Lake Okoboji
Women’s Missionary Society of the
Protestant Churches of
Frank McKee
J. P. White
Albia
Horace 8. Hollingsworth
Charlotte Vickers
Oak Park
Inila Reinking Towle
Grinnell
George W. Glarke
Water Works Push Near New London Station
The Chicago Burlington Quincy railway builds a pumping station and pipeline from a reservoir one mile north of New London. It bought eighty acres for a large reservoir fed by drainage, covering forty two acres when full and storing about 300 million gallons. A 100000 gallon steel tank will be erected in the switch yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway
Mammoth
Burlington
West Burlington
Pythians Golden Jubilee in Waterloo Observed
Knights of Pythias celebrate golden jubilee with Fraternity day on September 6 in Waterloo. Churches lodges and clubs plan programs. Speakers include Dr Frank Porterfield Benjamin I Salinger Bernard Murphy and Cassius Dowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythians
Waterloo
Knights of Pythias
Frank Porterfield
Benjamin I. Salinger
Carroll
Bernard Murphy
Vinton
Cassius
Dowell
Des Moines
Patriarch Militant Camp Set At Oakwood and Bayside Parks
Mason City reports the Patriarch Militant army of Iowa will camp August 1 at Oakwood and Bayside parks near Clear Lake. The camp honors John C Underwood with Lieut Col J C Miller as adjutant and expects representatives from I O O F lodges statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Army of Iowa
Ang
Oakwood
Bayside Parks
Clear Lake
John C. Underwood
J. C. Miller
Thirty second Iowa Infantry Reunion Planned in Boone
The Thirty second Iowa infantry reunion is set for August 11 and 12 in the court house square Boone. The fifty second anniversary of Company D enlistment will be observed at the same event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirty-second Iowa Infantry
Boone
Thirty Second Iowa Infantry
Court House
Thirty-second Iowa
Church Benefited By Will In Iowa City
Approximately $9,000 from the estate of Mrs. Jessie M. Sterling goes to the Methodist Episcopal Church of Iowa City and affiliated groups. Sterling died about a month ago, leaving an estate estimated at $15,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa City
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Iowa City
Jessie M. Sterling
Simpson College Endowment Receives Major Gift
William Buxton Jr of Indianola donates ten thousand dollars to Simpson College endowment. This year the college adds thirty thousand dollars more to its endowment through quiet gifts and donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson, Indianola
Simpson College
William Buxton, Jr
Indianola
Farmer Ends Life by Drinking Acid Near Canton
Monticello resident Samuel Alberry drank acid at his home near Canton amid poor health and despondency. Investigations note no foul play as the death is ruled a suicide in the brief report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Samuel Alberry
Canton
Alberry
Great White Way marked by white band in Mahaska County
A white band painted across telephone poles along the Great White Way in Mahaska county aids travelers and tourists, guiding the traveling public through the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Humboldt Fair Grounds Nearing Completion Race Meet Dates
The new fair grounds in Humboldt are nearing completion and will host races August 18 through 21. A track is being laid out and purses for the final three days total 2100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
Boy Accidentally Kills Self Near Fredericksburg
Edward Harvey aged 10 son of Mr and Mrs Harvey of near Fredericksburg met instant death while playing with a shotgun at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Self
Charles City
Edward Harvey
Macedonia Adopts Modern Utilities with New Light and Water Plants
The town of Macedonia completes the electric light plant now in use by residents. A recently installed water works system complements the project, marking a modernization of the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia
Farm Near Collins Sells for 208 Per Acre
John Belcher sold his farm lying two miles northeast of Collins to Thomas Bloomfield for 208 dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
John Belcher
Thomas Bloomfield
Brooks Homecoming Picnic Planned for August 6 and 7
Citizens of Brooks prepare a two day homecoming picnic with events slated for August 6 and 7. F. E. Richey serves as president and E. E. Taylor as secretary of the organizing committee in this local event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks
F. E. Richey
E. E. Taylor
Land Prices Soar In Ida Grove Area
Ida Grove reports two large land sales. H P Stryker sold eighty acres north of Arthur to Joe Pennecamp at 200 dollars per acre. Richard Neimeyer bought eighty acres near Holstein from Tom Johnson at 250 dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Grove
H. P. Stryker
Arthur
Joe Pennecamp
Richard Neimeyer
Tom Johnson
Holstein
Peace Talk Opens as Mexican Leaders Weigh Accord
Washington reports diplomatic channels fast tracked toward a peace deal in Mexico after Huerta’s resignation. Carranza and Carbajal discuss a transfer of power to a constitutionalist government, with Zapata's forces potentially shaping the new regime.
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Carbajal
Victoriano Huerta
Washington, D. C
United States
Mexico
Huerta
Carranza
Franciso Carbajal
Iberta
Yat
Mexico City
Emiliano Zapata
Zapata
State Department
Washington
Bride of Week Slain in Hopkinton Mystery
Mrs John Allen aged 17 a week newlywed was shot while riding with her husband toward their new home. George De Laire a rejected suitor confessed to the murder claiming she spurned him and wed another. De Laire was arrested in Ryan and taken to Manchester after a sheriff and county attorney questioned him.
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Hopkinton
John Allen
Ryan
Manchester
Hennessey
Stiles
ISU Horticulture Aids Park Tree Preservation
Iowa State College horticultural department offers guidance on saving large trees at risk from decay and injury. The program provides special attention to tree surgery, with recent assistance given in Fairfield Des Moines Knoxville Cedar Rapids and other towns to prolong tree life.
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Ames
Horticultural Department
Iowa State College
Fairfield
Des Moines
Knoxville
Cedar Rapids
Farmers 700 Acre Farm Divided Among Four Sons
Ida Grove reports Friederick Gebers a wealthy farmer has divided his 700 acre farm among his four sons. Each son receives just over a quarter section. With land valued around 200 dollars per acre the gift totals about 150 thousand dollars.
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Ida Grove
Friederick Gebers
Odd Fellows Day Planned During Epworth League Assembly
Colfax reports an Odd Fellows Day set for July 27 as part of the Epworth League assembly in progress. Many members have signified their intention to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
Epworth League Assembly
Odd Fellows
Order
Waterloo Man Killed by Auto
Waterloo reports Harry J. Jennings died after being struck by a car driven by G. A. Foote of Parkersburg last Wednesday. He did not regain consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Harry J. Jennings
G. A. Foote
Parkersburg
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society Summer School in Lake Okoboji
The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society will hold a summer school at Lake Okoboji from July 23 to August 3. Mrs William Dudley of Indianola is in charge of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Lake Okoboji
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
William Dudley
Indianola
Will Lay Cornerstone Cresco Library Plan
Trustees of Cresco public library form preliminary plans for laying the cornerstone of the new library building. Special services are to be held by the Masonic lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cresco
Masonic Lodge
Western railroads face arbitration stand by engineers and firemen
Chicago July 16 The 98 western railroads must guarantee obedience to any arbitration award or engineers and firemen will refuse arbitration. Grand Chief Engineer Warren S Stone and W S Carter say the wage dispute, about 33 million dollars yearly, risks a strike if no settlement is reached. They note East railroads ignored a two year old arbitration award and insist on guaranteed compliance before any arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Western Railroads
Arbitration Board
Grand
Warren S. Stone
W. S. Carter
Railroad General Managers’ Association
Railrroad
Grand Chief Stone
Storm losses and floods plague several cities
A cloudburst floods Raleigh with 3.4 inches in an hour causing 100000 damage and outages at state facilities. Philadelphia reports severe electrical storms with multiple buildings struck and fire alarms active. Kanawha valley endures storms with 225000 in losses and Masonic temple damaged by lightning. Coal barges sink at Lobdell and Port Allen records 9.33 inches of rain in three hours.
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Philadelphia
Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha
Masonic Temple
Campbell Anderson
Chesapeake and Ohio
Marmet
Raleigh
N. C
Carolina Power and Light Company
State Printeries
The
News and Observer
Elkins
New Orleans
Lobdell
Port Allen
Plead for T D Jones as Fed Reserve Board Nominee
Washington reports intense White House effort to push the confirmation of Thomas D Jones of Chicago to the Federal Reserve Board. Leading Chicago businessmen telegrammed support while Senate prepares minority report on Jones testimony and the International Harvester ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Thomas D. Jones
Chicago
Federal Reserve Board
Jones
Senate
Committee On Banking and Currency
Administration
International Harvester Company
Carpentier Defeats Smith By Disqualification in London
Georges Carpentier heavyweight champion of France defeated Gunboat Smith in London after a wild rally. Smith was disqualified for striking Carpentier while he was down in the sixth round, giving Carpentier the victory before a huge crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Smith
London
Georges Carpentier
Carpentier
Corri
Seven Miners Die in Balkan Mine Quicksand Tragedy
Seven miners were killed at the Balkan mine near Iron River Michigan when drilling into a roof struck quicksand. Crews race to recover bodies as the remaining workers fled the tunnel mouth pursued by shifting sand.
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Iron River
Mich
Balkan
Alpha
Memorial windows for Pocahontas installed at St George's
Two memorial windows dedicated to Pocahontas were formally installed at St George's church in London. The article notes the Indian princess' memory and mentions her remains in the churchyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. George’s Church
Hero of Chassell Rescues Girls From Drowning
Edward Hollapa saved Miss Hazen Grossman and Miss Mabel Hutching from drowning in Portage Lake at Chassell while they were bathing. News from Houghton dated July 18 reports Hollapa hailed as the hero for the lifesaving act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton, Mich
Edward Hollapa
Chassell
Hazen ] Grossman
Mabel Hutching
Portage Lake
Hail Causes 75000 Dollars in Yakima Area Damage
Hail damage estimated at 75000 dollars struck a two mile square area near North Yakima Washington on July 16 destruction to fruit and casualties among poultry pigs and livestock. Local farms reported extensive losses and fencing and outbuildings were damaged by the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Yakima
Wash
Here
Child Heiress Nancy Carpenter Drowned in Pool
Two year old Nancy Carpenter heiress to millions and niece of Senator Henry A Dupont of Delaware drowned in a shallow pool on her uncle's estate near Philadelphia Pennsylvania on July 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Nancy Carpenter
United States
Henry A. Dupont
Delaware
Here
Firemen Overcome As Yachts Destroyed At Harlem Yard
Fifteen firemen were overcome by smoke as a fire swept the New York Yacht Launch and Engine company yard on the Harlem river. Three yachts were destroyed and $200,000 in damage occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Company
Harlem River
Former Famous Sculptor Baron Alfred Da Wolffer Dies
Baron Alfred Da Wolffer aged 73 once a renowned sculptor in Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie’s circle, died at his home 926 Cottage Place Los Angeles on July 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Alfred da Wolffer
Eugenie
Cottage Place
Cripple in Sailboat Sets Sail for Atlantic Crossing
Edward Holbor row, an elderly cripple, departed Bridport in Dorset to cross the Atlantic in a small self built sailing boat. He carries 40 gallons of water and food for the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward Holborrow
Bridport
Dorsetshire
Negro shoots couple then dies after crisis in Seeley area
In El Centro California on July 16 Willis Weaver a Black man shot and killed Mrs Joseph Marcus and slightly wounded her husband in their Seeley area home. Weaver then ended his own life, leaving a fatal domestic incident under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Centro
Cal
Joseph Marcus
Willis Weaver
Seeley
Plague rats reported in New Orleans amid other July dispatches
July 17 reports include three bubonic plague infected rats found in New Orleans per Dr W C Rucker. Other items note W O Mulk ey sworn in as Alabama representative, Gabriel D Annunzio's relapse in Paris, Theodore Roosevelt set to speak in St Louis, a Iowa murder near Hopkinton, and Empress of Ireland loss of life at 1014.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
W. C. Rucker
United States
Washington
W. O Mulkey
Alabama
Henry D. Clayton
Paris
France
Gabriel D’annunzio
Bride killed by jealous suitor in Hopkinton Iowa
In Hopkinton Iowa on July 18 Mrs. John Allen seventeen, wed a week, was shot to death while riding home with her husband by George DeLain, alleged jealous suitor who fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive City Committee
Dubuque
Iowa
John Allen
Hopkinton
George DeLain
Ottawa
Ont
Storstad
St. Lawrence
Sultor
DeLain
Poincare Plans Voyage to Russia on Battleship France
President Poincare and Premier Viviani depart Paris for Dunkirk to board the battleship France for a state visit to Russia. The trip marks a significant Franco Russian diplomatic engagement as the leaders travel by sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poincaire
Russia
Paris
France
Viviani
Dunkirk
Two Russian Aviators Killed As Plane Collapses Over Airbase
Otchakov July 16. Captain Jessipov of the aviation corps and a mechanic were killed when their aeroplane collapsed during a flight over the military aerodrome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otchakov
Russia
Jessipov
Aviation Corps
Lawyer Wales Non Suit in $200,000 Mine Workers Case
In Binghamton New York on July 16 attorney Wales suing the United Mine Workers of America for 200000 over settlements tied to the 1908 anthracite strike was non suited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghamton
N. Y
Ad Wales
United Mine Workers of America
Nine Barr-Widen officers guilty of post office fraud scheme
Jury convicts nine Barr Widen Mercantile agency members in a federal case charging the firm with using the mails to defraud. The scheme, centered on obtaining credits from bankrupt firms and individuals, allegedly netted over two million dollars across many states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. Rufus Wallingford
Barr-Widen
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
United States
Abram H. Preeman
Hessen Building
Frederick L. Wendler
St. Louis
Charles F. Day
James T. Minehart
Robert B. Pender
Pittsburgh
Joseph C. Stevens
Kansas
City
Barney Stevens
William W. Fellers
Kansas City
J. H. Worman
Joseph B. Finkleman
Wendler
Preeman
Post Office
Robert W. Childs
Barr & Widen
John Doe
James Barr
Joseph B. Widen
Widen
Severe Chicago Lightning Strike Kills Four
A terrific electrical storm hit Chicago and nearby areas for about an hour, dropping 1.64 inches of rain. Two men died and two others plus a woman were severely injured as lightning struck buildings and barns. The deceased include Robert Buford and Nelson Peterson, with Dixon Illinois reporting George Boileau, foreman at John Hoffman Furnace, killed after being blown from a roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert Buford
Nelson Peterson
Dixon
George Boileau
John Hoffman
Prisoner Clancy Is Shifted to San Quentin
Leavenworth report states Eugene A. Clancy labor leader of San Francisco is moved from the federal penitentiary to San Quentin to complete a six year sentence for involvement in a dynamite conspiracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clancy
Leavenworth
Kan
Eugene A. Clancy
San Francisco
San Quentin Prison
Mount Lassen Eruption Enters Eighteenth Stage
Mount Lassen in California continues erupting for the eighteenth time. Dense smoke rises about 5,000 feet as ashes and pumice rain down over the surrounding territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Lassen
Redding
Cal
Governor orders statewide prohibition election
Governor Stuart issued an order for a September 22 statewide prohibition referendum after 69 926 voters signed a petition requesting the election in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Richmond
Stuart
Lynn Elks Seek Permit for Charity Baseball Game
The Lynn Lodge of Elks asks the city council for permission to stage a charity baseball game next Sunday between the Boston and Detroit clubs to aid Salem fire sufferers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Pool
Lynn
Mags
Boston
Detroit
Salem
Lynn Lodge of Elks
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Patriarchs Militant
Ames College
Thomas Lipton
T. D.jones
Wilson
Senate O. K
Wisconsin
Barr & Widen Company
Towna
Ilinois
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