Interstate Trail 28 marks towns along Des Moines to Kansas City route
The Interstate Auto trail linking St Paul Des Moines and Kansas City draws strong local support. Des Moines and St Paul contribute 200 dollars each with towns Mason City Nevada Albert Lea rising in enthusiasm. The southern route runs 256 miles from Des Moines to Kansas City serving about 250 000 people per census.
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St. Paul
Kansas City
Rock Island Railroad
Des Moines
Summerset
Indianola
Cool
Medora
Liberty
Osceola
Leon
Davis City
Lamoni
Eagleville
Bethany
New Hampton
Albany
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King City
Union Star
Rochester
Avenue City
St. Joseph
Taos
Dearborn
Edgerton
Trimble
Smithville
Nashua
Gashland
Linden Kangas City
Charge Is Dropped in Mason City Manslaughter Case
Justice Ralph S. Stan Dery ruled Jack Adams not guilty of manslaughter after reviewing state evidence. The court found no proof Adams caused Ralphus’s death with negligence or carelessness when he was struck by Adams’s automobile.
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Mason City
Jack” Adams
Ralph S. Stan Dery
Adams
Ralphus
Davenport Youth Thrown From Horse In Auto Alarm
Edward Ruth a 17 year old boy was thrown from a horse when it spooked by an automobile. He suffered a fractured skull a broken right arm and internal injuries. He lies in Mercy hospital in critical condition. Ruth hung to the bridle and was dragged about 100 feet before losing consciousness and release of his grip. His body was found in the street.
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Davenport
Edward Ruth
Les
Mercy Hospital
Ruth
Fiesta fundraising plan set for July 2 and 3
Clarksville reports the executive committee has named subcommittees for the fiesta. The financing panel works toward a $1600 goal to fund entertainment for the people, with dates fixed for July 2 and 3.
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Clarksville
Birdsall to Speak at Hardin County Veterans Reunion
Ex Congresssman B P Birdsall of Clarion will give the principal address on June 15 at Alden the first reunion day. On June 16 Senator W S Kenyon of Ft Dodge will be the principal speaker for the second day of the Hardin county veterans reunion.
Cedar Rapids Man Elected President of Poultry Association
In Cedar Rapids Iowa the state poultry industry is honored as the American Poultry Association elects H. Richards of Cedar Rapids as president by a near unanimous vote in its annual election.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
American Poultry Association
Richards
New Hospital Planned In Centerville
A four story sixty room fireproof modern hospital is being considered as a summer improvement. A recent meeting of interested parties reviewed plans and decided the project should be undertaken.
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Centerville
Big Plant Reopens as 250 Quaker Oats Return
At Ft. Dodge the Quaker Oats plant resumes operations with 250 workers back on the job after months of idleness as the 7 o'clock whistle signals.
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Dodge
Quaker Oats
Unable to Find Relatives of Lucy Butler
Police search for relatives of Lucy Butler an apparently demented woman found driving an old horse along a rural road between here and Eldora. No friends or family located after initial inquiries.
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Iowa Falls
Lucy Butler
Here
Eldora
Poll Book 58 Years Old Found in Bellevue Office
J C Campbell discovered the Bellevue township official election book for April 6 1857 while reviewing old papers in his office. The 58 year old document holds the records of that historic local election.
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Bellevue
J. C. Campbell
Bellevue Township
Monticello Hall Manufacturing to Add Large New Factory
Monticello based Hall Manufacturing Company, a leading local producer, plans a substantial extension by erecting a 30 by 160 foot building for exclusive manufacture of the Jenney combination cornhusker shredder and silo filler. Invented by R. T. Jenney the machine shreds husks and fills silo in one operation, following successful demonstrations before farmers.
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Monticello
Hall Manufactureing Company
Jenney
R. T. Jenney
Explosion Injures Dunlap Lloyd Chambers on Farm
Lloyd Dunlap Chambers, engaged with a dynamite charge setup to clear stumps on a farm, lingered near planted charges and lit three. He started to safety but returned for a bar left near a stump. All three charges exploded simultaneously, injuring him.
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Dunlap
Lloyd Chambers
Store Looted by Thieves in Webster City
Thieves entered the Cash and Leichard store in Webster City and took clothing traveling bags umbrellas and nearly all jewelry. Police work multiple crews as loss runs to several thousand dollars in what is the largest haul in years.
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Webster City
Cash & Leichard
Woman Alleges Forced Marriage at Gunpoint
In Muscatine a 16 year old, Lillie Dun can, seeks annulment claiming Virgil Dun can abducted her into wedlock. She says he was a platonic friend until the morning of the ceremony when he demanded marriage and drew a gun to compel her.
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Muscatine
Lillie Duncan
Virgil Duncan
Fire finds say contents of big safe survived well
The big safe from the department store fire yielded tarred jewelry but items within were in better shape than expected. The insurance papers and other records inside the safe were also found in excellent condition when opened.
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Logan
Indicted for Murder in Mason City
Nicholas Lewchuk has been indicted for the murder of Alexander Koslosky. Koslosky was shot as he slept beside his wife. The wife and four teen men in the house did not hear the shot. the wife did not know her husband was dead until morning.
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Mason City
Nicholas Lewchuk
Alexander Koslosky
Colo Gets Electricity in 1915 Franchise
The Iowa Railway and Light Company of Cedar Rapids wins a twenty five year Colo franchise. The deal includes ten years of street lighting and five years for pumping. Electricity to Colo by January 1, 1916.
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Colo
Nevada
Iowa Railway and Light Company
Cedar Rapids
Nurse in Men's Clothes Struggles with Drug Theft
Miss Fannon, a professional nurse, was arrested while attempting to break into the Loughlin drug store wearing men's clothing. She admitted she sought morphine and cocaine, saying she could not obtain them after the federal drug law took effect.
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Albia
Miss Fannon
Loughlin
Drop from eighty feet shocks local crowd
John Aistrope narrowly escaped serious injury when a rope failed during a planned descent into a dry eighty foot well. He fell to the bottom but avoided water and walked away unharmed.
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Tabor
John Aistrope
Aistrope
Facing Damage Suit in Hampton Over Icy Sidewalk Incident
Mrs. Manus Gallagher of Rockwell files a $3,000 damage suit against the city Hampton claiming injuries from a January fall on an icy sidewalk. The case cites winter conditions and the alleged failure to maintain safe walking surfaces.
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Hampton
Manus Gallagher
Rockwell
New Lights at Denison
Denison Commercial club members selected a contract to install twenty eight single light electroliers on both streets leading to the two stations.
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Denison
Denison Commercial Club
Music Teachers Meet in Waterloo Sees Des Moines Chosen
Iowa State Music Teachers Association met in Waterloo and chose Des Moines as the site for next year’s annual gathering. Mrs. Fred Heiser of Sioux City was re elected president.
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Music Teachers Meet
Waterloo
Iowa State Music Teachers’ Association
Des Moines
Fred Heiser
Sioux City
Special Agent Appointed in Algona
Glen Brunson longtime Kossuth county sheriff has been named to a special agent post. Governor Clarke appointed him under the direction of Attorney General Cosson to serve in the new assignment.
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Algona
Glen Brunson
Kossuth County
Clarke
Cosson
Iowa Fraternal Societies May Convert to Life Companies
Iowa's new life insurance law opens the door for fraternal beneficiary societies to become legal reserve life companies after July 4. The change allows assessment life associations to add life business and transform into old line insurers, with state officials noting quick, broad impact across existing organizations.
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Des Moines
Thirty-sixth
General Assembly
Iowa
Legal Reserve Life Insurance
Emory H. English
Hagemann
Senate
House
Assessment Life Associations
Legal Reserve Life Companies
Old Line Life Companies
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Assessment Accident Associations
State Insurance Department
Genral Cosson
Thirty-second General Assembly
Nebraskan torpedoed off Ireland sails to Liverpool
The Nebraskan was struck by a German submarine 40 miles west southwest of Fastnet off Ireland. She steamed for Liverpool on ballast with no passengers and crew unhurt, while officials confirm a navy coal contract involves her use for a San Diego yard shipment. The incident prompts cautious official responses and reflects possible broader implications.
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Snastnet
Ireland
Queenstown
Liverpool
Delaware
Lloyds
Kinsale
Harold Sanderson
International Mercantile Marine
Sanderson
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
Washington
Hancock
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Navy Department
Norfolk
San Diego Navy Yard
Department
U.S. Transport
State Department
Consul Frost
Fastnet Rock
Roosevelt Wins Suit Over Barnes Defamation Claim
A Syracuse jury of twelve found in favor of Theodore Roosevelt, ruling Barnes failed to prove a corrupt alliance between business and politics. The verdict came after 42 hours of deliberation over five weeks of trial, with Roosevelt present and expressing commitment to public service. Ivins announced Barnes plans to appeal, while Barnes issued a statement asserting his conduct was rectified by the verdict and his integrity remains intact.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
William Barnes
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Roosevelt
Republican State Committee
Barnes
New York
William M. Ivins
Justice Andrews
Wilam M. Ivins
Mr. Barnes
Interstate commission finds no unjust discrimination in carloads
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that Canton Illinois is not unjustly favored over Peorian in Yates agricultural implements shipments by the Illinois Central to local points in Kentucky Tennessee and Mississippi. In Athens King Constantine’s illness sparks religious fervor with prayers and an icon delivered to the palace as crowds gather. Temperature registers 100.5 degrees in the morning.
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Washington
Interastate Commerce Commission
Canton
Illinois Central
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Athens
London
Constantine
Ryndam Damaged In Fog Collision Off Massachusetts
The Holland American liner Ryndam carrying 77 passengers was rammed and heavily damaged by the tramp steamer Joseph J. Cuneo in fog near the Massachusetts coast. Wireless calls brought aid from U S battleships including the South Carolina Louisiana and Texas. 250 passengers and crew were transferred to the South Carolina and all landed in New York. The Ryndam was towed to port.
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New York
Rotterdam
Joseph J. Cuneo
Massachusetts
United States
Atlantic
South Carolina
Louisiana
Texas
U. S
Ryndam
Wreck on Caledonian Railway Kills Soldiers and Civilians
A three train collision on the Caledonian railway near Gretna Carlisle England on Saturday leaves 165 soldiers and many civilians dead with total casualties around 400. A troop train a local train and the London to Glasgow express were involved and many passengers burned trapped as flames spread.
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Carlisle
England
Caledonian
Gretna
London
Glasgow
British battleship Triumph sunk by submarine in Dardanelles
The British battleship Triumph was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine in the Dardanelles. Officials say a majority of officers and crew are saved. Paris reports rumor of an Adriatic naval action with an Italian cruiser claimed to have torpedoed two Austrian cruisers amid heavy cannonading near Ancona.
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London
Triumph
Dardanelles
Paris
Adriatic
Italiem
Ancona
Shoots Partner to Death in Seattle Advertising Office
W L Siegel confessed to shooting and killing his business partner William R Wolfe in Seattle on May 26 according to police. Wolfe's body was found in the advertising office after an argument over a business proposition. Siegel is held on a murder charge claiming Wolfe moved toward him in a menacing manner.
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Seattle
Wash
W. L. Siegel
William R. Wolfe
Wolfe
Siegel
Duke of Aosta Injured in Automobile Crash Near Mestre
The Duke of Aosta, cousin of King Victor Emmanuel and commander of one Italian army against Austria, was injured after being thrown from his car near Mestre outside Venice on May 28.
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Duke of
Aosta
Venice
Victor Emmanuel
Austria
Mestre
Girl Graduate Is Drowned In Maumee River
Miss Lottie Barlow eighteen of Colton and recent Liberty Center school graduate drowned when a rowboat upset in the Maumee river at Napoleon Ohio last week authorities reported from the scene authorities said the accident occurred near the riverbank and the girl was found later by rescuers
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Napoleon
Lottie Barlow
Colton
Liberty Center School
Maumee River
Texans and Mexicans clash near Valentine Texas
El Paso May 27 report says Texas Ranger Bates and River Guard Joe Sitters were killed by Mexicans at Valentine Texas. Several Mexicans were also killed and a large posse of citizens has gone to the scene.
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el Paso
Tex
Bates
Joe Sitters
Valentine
British Tobacco Firm Placed Under German Supervision
Amsterdam May 27 The British American Tobacco company in Germany has been placed under German supervision. James B Duke is the president. The firm’s capital is 55 million dollars.
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Amsterdam
Germany
James B. Duke
China Signs Jap Treaty
Washington reports two treaties between Japan and China were signed and exchanged covering Shantung peninsula and Manchuria and Mongolia as part of ongoing negotiations.
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China
Washington
Shantung Peninsula
Manchuria
Mongolia
Japan
Austro-Serbian War Resumes With Bombardment Harassment
In Nish Serbia on May 27 the long quiet ended as Austrian forces began bombardment of Ordjenovac and an artillery duel at Sekelj continued, renewing hostilities between Serbia and Austria.
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Nish
Serbia
Ordjenovac
Sekelj
Murder near Pittsburgh claims mother and daughter
In Pittsburgh on May 26 a man shot and killed Mrs An gelo Ponzo and her daughter Angelina nineteen, who died from the wounds. The assailant fled and authorities have no motive.
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Pittsburgh
Angelo Ponzo
Angelina
Explosion Kills Five on Delaware Sand-Dredging Machine
Five people died when a boiler exploded on the sand-dredging machine Delaware at Bordentown New Jersey. The dead are Anthony Mattie John Varley and the wife and two children of Harry Stout.
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Bordentown
N. J
Delaware
Anthony Mattie
John Varley
Harry Stout
State Acts to Hire More Labor for Capitol Extension
Des Moines reports the state executive council considers hiring up to 100 workers to speed the capitol extension. The council also authorizes using the Capitol Hill Church of Christ building as a storage and exhibit area. Swanson tenants sue for 625 dollars and seek damages 6000 dollars alleging breach of contract after state withholds purchase funds and possession.
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Des Moines
State Executive Council
Capitol
R. Harlan
Capitol Hil Church of Christ Trustees
Glaima
Swanson
Capitol Avenue
Aso
Church of Visitation
Immense Ottumwa Beer Raid Nets 3000 Bottles Seized
Chief Gallagher and Officer Noah led a raid on La Clede bottling site in Ottumwa uncovering more than 3000 bottles of beer secreted behind a coal bin. Entry used a coal chute and reinforced concrete revealed with bar and hammer after intensive effort.
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Ottumwa
Gallagher
Noah
Hia
la Clede
Two Die In Iowa Auto Crash Near Muscatine
A motor accident ten miles west of Muscatine left Leo Estle aged 25 and Harlan Letts aged 26 dead. Harry Thompson, a Chicago commission agent, survived after the Ford runabout struck a cuck hole in the road. Estle and Letts were sons of prominent Letts families and died from broken necks.
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Muscatine
Harry Thompson
Chicago
Storage Plant Construction Near Mason City
The excavation for the foundation of the new 50000 dollar storage plant for the Northwestern States Portland Cement Company, to be built north of Mason City at the company plant, has been completed.
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Mason City
Northwestern States Portland Cement Company
Former Senator C Fr Ranch Dies in Michigan
Iowa City reports the death of former state senator C Fr Ranch who passed away at a sanitarium in Battle Creek Michigan. The obituary notes he represented the local district in earlier years.
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Iowa City
Battle Creek
Mich
C. Fr. Ranch
Quarrel Leads to Damages Suit in Nevada Yard
In a backyard quarrel over a rope a pail of boiling water was thrown at Mrs. Albert Yost by Mrs. George Jones. Mrs. Yost files a $750 suit for damages.
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Nevada
Albert Yost
George Jones
Warden Boone-Al Perry of Madrid Dies of Tuberculosis
District game warden Boone-Al Perry for this town section died at Oakdale sanitarium from tuberculosis. His body will be brought to Madrid for burial.
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Boone
al Perry
Madrid
Oakdale
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