Iowa Prods Officials to Drag Roads and Court Powers
Des Moines Iowa highway officials met to plan actions to compel township trustees and city officials to drag roads under a new law. The plan includes notices to trustees, publicizing neglected roads, and possibly district court orders. Also reports concern attorney general rights in grand jury appearances, prohibition campaign plans, and various state notices on incorporation changes and blue sky law questions.
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Des Moines
State Highway Commission
Thirty-fourth General Assembly
District Court
Iowa
Frank R. Gaynor
Supreme Court
C. B. Bradshaw
Marshall County District
John Fletcher
Deemer
Wife Peck's Tutor Divorced Wife Seeks Restored Mind and Union
New York report details Cornelia Dawthorn e Peck, ex wife of Professor Harry Thurston Peck, nursing him back to health at a Connecticut bungalow. She plans to restore him to his present wife Mrs Elizabeth Dubois Peck and regain custody of his life through constant care and alimony. The story describes his emaciation, memory loss, and patient recovery as he relearns basic lessons with his former wife at his side.
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New York
Cornelia Dawthorne Peck
Harry Thurston Peck
Elizabeth Dubois Peck
Greenwich
Cote
South Beach
Conn
Professor Peck
Ithaca
Frederick Crane
Mrs. Peck
Engine Violates Road Rule In Salvage Gone Awry
Cleveland reports engine 6431 diverted from its Big Four route to stop at P. S. Berry's saloon on West Eleventh street. The engine remained in the saloon until it was pulled free, causing the three story building to collapse. John Kilroy injured and hospitalized. wife and daughter lightly hurt.
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Cleveland
St. Louis
P. S. Berry
West Eleventh Street
John Kilroy
Women Ballot Gains Momentum in Norway
Norwegian constitution committee reports unanimous approval of a new electoral law granting women full franchise on par with men. The measure would add about 200,000 women voters and is expected to pass, with a Radical majority backing it. Since 1907 Norwegian women have municipal and limited suffrage, and the bill may lower voting age from twenty-five to twenty-one.
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Christiania
Norway
Constitution Committee
Storthing
Potatoes Saved His Life In Freight Car Rescue
A 40 year old man named James Gallagher was found locked in a Pennsylvania Railroad freight car in Jacksonville Florida by Special Officer West. He survived by eating raw potatoes and drinking moisture from them until rescue. He later told how the car started moving north while he slept. He received meals at a local restaurant but was sent to the work house for ten days on a trespaid charge.
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Grover Babcock
Lena Chance
Des Moines
W. J. Ridgley
James Hickey
Verguson
William Hill
Wilmington
Del
Jacksonville
Fla
Pennsylvania Railroad
West
James Gallagher
Gallagher
Lewis
Kaiser’s supreme command affirmed in military equipment ruling
Berlin reports that the Kammergericht upheld a provincial court ruling confirming the Kaiser’s absolute authority over army equipment. An inventor’s patent suit over saber carriers attached to cavalry saddles was dismissed, with courts declaring imperial orders on military gear outside legal review.
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Berlin
Kammergericht
Dead Man Defense Fails in Somerset Auto Collision
Homer Friedline of Somerset Pennsylvania was arrested after driving an automobile into another car. He claimed he believed himself dead and was unaware of the collision. He received a $15 fine.
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Somerset
Homer Friedline
Lost Hand by Hen Peck in South Norwalk
Five year old Anthony Harrack attempted to take a small chicken from his mother in South Norwalk. The hen pecked his hand causing a blood infection that led to amputation of the hand.
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South Norwalk
Cann
Anthony Harrack
In Boston of Course Hair in Soup Sparks Quip
A Boston dining scene features a customer demanding soup removal for a hair in it. The waiter responds with wit noting the hair is a superficial fracture of the queensware and not a human comb.
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Boston
Big Rock Island Improvements Planned in Des Moines Yard
Des Moines reports major upgrades at Rock Island facilities in East Des Moines. J A Wickham of Council Bluffs has the grading contract with a total project cost of about 1.2 million dollars, including land. Nearly 600 thousand allotted this season with two grading machines and forty teams in operation.
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Des Moines
Rock Island
East
J. A. Wickham
Council Bluffs
Lineloers
Valley Junction
Ctn
Little Boy Stops Jail Delivery in Marshall County
Marshall county sheriff's son, Donald Edgar, foiled a jail escape by spotting mortar chips near a wall and informing his father. The attempter, Drake Ashley, previously jailed for robbing children's banks, had nearly dug through a wall using a table leg before being placed in a solitary cell.
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Marshalltown
Donald Edgar
Marshall County
Mberly
Drake Ashley
Edgar
Ashley
Keokuk Plant Delivers Power To Three Cities
Electric current from a 25 million hydraulic plant on the Mississippi now serves Keokuk Hamilton and Warsaw IL. One 10 000 horsepower turbine supplies ample light power and trolley operation for the trio as river water levels rise and the dam raises head. The changeover coincides with waters reaching the old steam plant holler rooms.
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Keokuk
Mississippi
Hamilton
Warsaw
Automobile Turned Turtle In Newton Wreck
Francis Bergman, youngest son of W C Bergman president of the First National Bank, was badly injured in an auto wreck when his father’s car rolled on a hill after a front axle broke. The collision crushed the body and damaged wheels, windshield, fenders and lights.
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Newton
Francis Bergman
W. C. Bergman
First National ‘Bank
Bergman
Ex-Husband Held After Attempted Killing in Mason City
Louis Prescott, divorced husband of Cora Prescott, shot at Clear Lake and faces trial in September. Prescott remains jailed after bail set at 10000 dollars. Mrs Prescott is hospitalized and remains unwell from the shock.
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Mason City
Louis Prescott
Cora Prescott
Clear Lake
Liquor Dispute Leads to Knife Attack in Clear Lake
In Clear Lake James Anderson a Black man from mason city was stabbed after a dispute over a dollar worth of liquor. Johnson a white man from mason city attacked him with a knife and both men were arrested.
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Clear Lake
James Anderson
John Johnson
Mason City
Cedar Valley Doctors Meet Set for July in Mason City
The Cedar Valley Medical association will gather in Mason City on July 8 and 9. An elaborate program is being arranged for the conference with multiple speakers and sessions planned.
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Cedar Valley
Mason City
Cedar Valley Medical Association
Thirty Third Regiment Reunion Planned in Oskaloosa
The Thirty third U.S. Volunteers biennial reunion will be held in Oskaloosa on September 17 and 18. Major John F. Lacey serves as president of the association and issued the call to members.
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Thirty-third Regiment
Oskaloosa
Thirtythird Regiment
United States Volunteers
John F. Lacey
Stolen Jewelry From Local Homes Sparks Clinton Robbery Report
Jewelry and gold watches were taken from the residences of O. B. Borup Ed Ely George Shickey and H Burgemann in a Clinton area burglary. Authorities warn residents to secure properties as investigators probe the spree.
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Clinton
O. B. Borup
Ed Ely
George Shickey
H. Burgemann
State College Graduates in Iowa 293 Degrees Granted
The largest number of students to receive bachelor degrees at any Iowa institution graduated from Iowa State College on June 5. Degrees and diplomas were granted to 293 students.
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State College
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Iowa City Masonic Temple Plans Bids Open June 20
Plans for a new Masonic temple in Iowa City have been received. Bids will be received from contractors on June 20. Construction must start by July and be finished by February of next year.
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State Railroad Commission
Iowa
Eastern
Iowa City
Masonic Temple
Towa City
Christianity and the Child in the Modern World
A religious essay contrasts early faiths with Christian views on children. It explains Jesus calling children to him, the need for child salvation, and how parents must guard, model worship, and teach gospel truths to their offspring for their souls. The piece emphasizes parental responsibility and prayerful teaching.
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Jesus
Rome
Greece
Roman Empire
Heaven
Jesus Christ
Christ
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