Nephew Deserter Shot by Uncle General in Court Martial
In a wartime tale from Vienna, General Stephen Radymno, a Polish officer in Russian service, condemns his nephew Jan Radymno to death after the younger man defects to the Austrian legions. The court martial, held at dawn, sentences him to immediate execution despite pleas to spare the boy Piotr and raise him as a Pole.
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Wolf von Schierbrand
New York Sun
Vienna
Henry K. Sienkiewicz
Paderewski
Tarnow
Galicia
Stephen Radymno
Bohemia
Radymno
Jan Radymno
Poland
Stchukin
Fyodotoff
Tau
Yevseyenko
Fyodoroff
Jan Radumno
Jan
80 days in workhouse for stealing a hug
Clarence Hagadorn was sent to the workhouse for 80 days for stealing a hug from Miss Madeline Gates in Ossining New York. He claimed he only ventured to put his arm around her as she entered a street car and a carnation betrayed him.
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Ossining, N
Clarence Hagadorn
Madeline Gates
German traveler seeks tribal backing over European affairs
Herr Neufeld travels in Arabia trying to rouse native tribes about the current European situation. He notes that most tribes, including Ottoman Turks, follow Islam and may be swayed by his argument.
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Arabia
Europe
Man Helps Woman Onto Running Board After Chase
A man explains he only wanted to assist the woman as Policeman Irving catches him following a several block chase through the streets. The incident ends with the suspect in custody and authorities reviewing the events.
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Irving
Guaranteed revolver misfires shocker in Jeffersonville
Jeffersonville chief of police Mike Wall dropped his .38 revolver with a boastful guarantee it would not fire when struck. The weapon still discharged, breaking two chair rails and penetrating a cabinet door as the bullet embedded.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Mike Wall
First Bayonet Charge Turns Point of War to Fearful Triumph
A London broker turned British soldier recounts his baptism of fire near Ypres. He hesitated to kill for the first time then, after a comrade fell, he saw red and bayoneted the German attacker, aiding a decisive breakthrough before a shoulder and jaw wound ended his raid.
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Paris
London
Ypres
Four in Office Targeted in Shotgun Incident
Four persons including Sergeant Summers and a reporter were in a ten by six foot office when a shotgun incident occurred but none were hit.
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Self
Sergeant Summers
Cat hides $100 in cellar bed for kittens in Bayonne
Louis Newman of Bayonne New Jersey searched for $100 in one dollar bills missing from his safe. He found his cat had made a bed in the cellar with the money for her litter of five kittens.
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Bayonne
N. J
Louis Newman
Red Men in Iowa Population Counts by County
Iowa totals 471 Indians per a census report. Tama county holds the bulk with 295 on the Musquikie reservation. Potawatomi 6, Sauk and Fox 257, Sioux 7, Winnebago 32, plus 169 not reported. Overall US Indian population 265,683 with 74,000 in Oklahoma.
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Toledo
Iowa
Clarke
United States
Tama County
Pottawattamie County
Madison County
Black Hawk
Wayne
Woodbury
Scott
Lee
Lucas
Story
Wapello
Davis
Des Moines
Wremont
Jefferson
Lyon
Washington
Webster
Polk County
Oklahoma
Made Man Good as Ever After Miracle Skin Graft
Herbert Crowell survived a near fatal scalding from a exploded traction engine and required multiple skin grafts from volunteers in Mason City and nearby towns. Doctors expect full recovery within a year as mobility and strength return.
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Mason City
Herbert Crowell
Clear Lake
Nora Springs
Charles City
Mr. Crowell
Former Editor Pardoned from Missouri Prison
Former Wright county editor H G Bailey of the Dows Register, long a Wright county newspaper figure, was pardoned by Missouri's governor. Bailey had been arrested in Kansas City about eleven years ago for the alleged murder of a hack driver, was convicted, and sentenced to death before his father secured a commutation to life imprisonment.
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Iowa Falls
H. G. Bailey
Dows Register
Wright County
Missouri
Bailey
Kansas City
Defective Grade Accident At Conrad Prompts Suit
Mr and Mrs C E B Pickard sue the town of Conrad for 10575 dollars alleging municipal negligence after their car ran off the grade on July 4 and pinned them under the overturned vehicle causing severe injuries.
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Iowa Falls
Conrad
C. EB. Pickard
Alligator Captured Among West Liberty Street Work
West Liberty worker Bert Carter in the street paving crew caught a live alligator roaming the work site. The gator, over two feet long, snapped jaws and lashed its tail. several imported laborers were startled, nearly causing a mutiny before the animal was contained.
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West Liberty
Bert Carter
Fifty Years Married in Hopkinton Wragg Family Golden Jubilee
Mr and Mrs P F Wragg of Dellis celebrated their golden wedding this month and are early settlers of the county having lived on their farm since 1865 Mr Wragg a Civil War veteran attended by a grand army delegation along with relatives and friends in a gathering of over 130 guests.
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Hopkinton
P. F. Wragg
Dellis
Lifeless Body Found Near West Liberty Farm
Willis Poole, a bachelor farmer, was found lifeless on his knees beside a bed at his home farm a few miles south of West Liberty. Neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Gus Davisson, worried after several days without contact, discovered the body after stopping by the Poole residence during their trip from West Liberty.
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West Liberty
Willis ' Poole
Gus Davisson
Poole
Iowa Boy Harold Moorhead Drowns In Kansas Harvest
Iowa City report: Harold Moorhead, a West Branch high school graduate, drowned after traveling to Kansas to help a relative harvest. Paul Moorhead of West Branch received the message. The event follows a recent family news update.
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Iowa
Iowa City
Paul Moorhead
West Branch
Harold
Kansas
Story City's Fast Building Boom in Two Years
Story City experiences a remarkable construction surge with the Central Iowa sanatorium American Evangelical church Old People's home opera house Grand hotel and Story City National bank building erected in the past two years along with forty new dwellings added to the town.
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Story City
Central Iowa
Marriages in County Clerk Records for July Year End
According to county clerk records 164 marriages occurred in the year ending July February led with thirty licenses issued.
Farmer James Cress Drowns Crossing Slough
James Cress a 37 year old farmer tried to swim a slough to reach his home near Muscatine preferring the crossing to walking a half mile to a bridge when cramps overtook him and he sank before his wife.
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James Cress
Times Man Buys York News-Times Interest
R. V. Lucas formerly Bedford postmaster and Mason City Times manager purchases an interest in the York Nebraska News-Times and will immediately take over management of the paper.
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Times
Mason City
R. V. Lucas
Bedford
Mason City Times
York, Neb
News-Times
Heavy Loss By Fire at California Junction
Fire of unknown origin destroyed a store the post office and a residence plus small buildings belonging to Elmer Smith at California Junction. Damaged other structures with total losses estimated between three and five thousand dollars.
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Logan
Elmer Smith
California Junction
Bank Robbers Still At Large In Iowa City
Bloodhounds fail to track missing bank robbers who disappeared after robbing the North Liberty Farmers Savings Bank of 1003 dollars and 50 cents. The mystery of the auto bandits remains unsolved.
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Iowa City
North Liberty Farmers’ Sayings Bank
Luther Consolidated School Bond Vote Narrowly Passes
After strenuous debate both sides prevailed by a narrow margin of sixty one votes, approving the sale of thirty thousand dollars in bonds to build a consolidated Luther school. Local voters supported the pending project despite close contention.
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Boone
Luther
Pioneer Resident Mrs Taylor Dies in Iowa Falls
Mrs. Chas. B. Taylor a pioneer resident and long-time Iowa Falls resident near fifty years died at her home in the city. She had lived in the area since her early days and passed away at age not specified.
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Iowa Falls
Chas. B. Taylor
Farm hand arrested for Iowa Trading store robbery
Francis Collins employed as a farm hand on the John Clark place southeast of Knoxville was arrested on a charge of robbing the Iowa Trading company store in Knoxville.
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Knoxville
Francis Collins
John Clark
Iowa Trading Company
Homeopath Dr Rohrbacher Elected Leader in Iowa Group
Dr. W. M. Rohrbacher of Iowa City was chosen president of the Central Iowa Homeopathic Medical Association at its thirty seventh annual session in Cedar Rapids.
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Iowa City
W. M. Rohrbacher
Central Iowa Homeopathic Medical Association
Cedar Rapids
Minister Drowns During River Bathing
Rev. G. W. Meyers pastor of the local Methodist church drowned while swimming in the Cedar river. He had gone to bathe for recreation after the strain of revival services he conducted in town.
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Bassett
G. W.meyers
Methodist Church
Cedar River
Meyers
Pioneer Engineer Dies Boone
Fred Maynard a veteran Northwestern railway engineer and one of the oldest and best known men of his profession died after a several months illness ending his long career in rail service.
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Boone
Fred Maynard
Northwestern Railway
Hail Storm Wrecks $100000 In Corn At Storm Lake
A storm at Storm Lake causes about one hundred thousand dollars in crop damage in thirty minutes. Hail and high winds cover sixteen square miles, beating corn and oats into the ground and leaving extensive total losses in many areas.
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Hall
Well Known Towan Dies At Ottumwa
Ottumwa. T. D. Foster died after a year long illness. He headed the Morrell Packing company with offices in Ottumwa Sioux Falls and Liverpool and had branches nationwide.
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Towan
Ottumwa
T. D. Foster
Morrell Packing Company
Sioux Falls
Liverpool
Skull Fracture From Grindstone Accident
Elkader resident John Hagensick suffered a severe skull fracture when a gasoline engine grindstone shattered while in operation. The incident occurred during work and prompted medical evaluation for head injuries.
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Grindstone
Elkader
John Hagensick
Glass Shatters in Hall Storm at Wilcox Greenhouses
A brief hall storm in Council Bluffs breaks 135000 square feet of glass at C. J. Wilcox & Sons Manawa greenhouses. Growing plants are destroyed and losses are estimated at $20000.
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Hall
Council Bluffs
C. J. Wilcox & Sons
Manawa
Gun Duel With Robbers Near the Depot
Two unknown bandits robbed the bank car of track laborers near the depot and exchanged shots with laborers who tried to drive them out. The ensuing gunfire drew a crowd as the robbers fled.
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Dougherty
Train Service Resumed Between Shenandoah and Hamburg
Burlington railway restored service after five days of disruption due to washouts. Six miles of track were washed out, reopening routes between Shenandoah and Hamburg.
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Shenandoah
Burlington Railway
Here
Hamburg
Woman Fatally Burned While Lighting Stove Near Badger
Edna Christenson died after kerosene ignited her clothing as she attempted to start a stove fire at her home near Badger Fort Dodge. The accident underscores dangers of using kerosene for warmth.
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Fort Dodge
Edna Christenson
Badger
Penick’s Wife Ida Penick Dies in Chariton Home
Ida H Penick wife of Hon J A Penick former Iowa State College trustee and Lu cas county representative in the Twenty seventh general assembly died at the family home in Chariton.
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Chariton
Ida ‘H. Penick
J. A. Penick
Iowa State College
Lucas County
Twenty-seventh
General Assembly
Eight Thousand See Storm Lake Motor Races
Eight thousand spectators watched motorcycle and automobile races at the Alta half mile speedway in Storm Lake. The event had few thrills with no accidents reported.
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Storm Lake
Alta Half Mile Speedway
Transplanting and caring for gladiola beds with netting support
A gardener explains timing and methods for transplanting seedlings and protecting delicate roots, with tips on shading, watering, and using a coarse mesh netting to support gladiola beds. He describes insect control using soap and kerosene emulsion and stresses timely pruning and suppression of suckers to keep plants under control.
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Eben E. Rexford
Thousand-Dollar Bid Quietly Boosts Belgian Relief Orchid
The Queen of the Belgians orchid sold for 1000 dollars to aid the Belgian relief committee of the American Red Cross. Cultivated by Clement Moore, it was a highlight of the international flower show and guarded in an airtight glass case to prevent pollen theft.
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American Red Cross
Clement Moore
Stump
As He Saw Them Dinner with a bachelor friend
A guest visits a bachelor host who boasts of his two pictures. After a supper they view a landscape in the gallery the host praises. The guest replies with a slurred, humorous mispronunciation praising the trees as “80 nasitully” in a hiccuping remark.
Clean trees Add Shade and Beauty to Any Home
A concise statement praising well maintained trees free of pests as essential for yards offering shade and visual appeal.
Adam Smith Born in Kirkcaldy Scotland in 1723
The article notes Adam Smith born June 5 1723 in Kirkcaldy Fifeshire Scotland. It credits him as founder of political economy and states historians say no writer on the subject in any language failed to draw on his reasoning.
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Dent’s
Adam Smith
Kirkcaldy
Fifeshire
Scotland
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Herr Neufeld
Britisher
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Francis Scott’ Key Rose
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