Iowa aviator urged by Villa forces for Mexico mission
Floyd Barlow, an Iowa aviator and machinist from Charles City, received a proposed $2000 monthly salary to join Pancho Villa’s revolution as an aircraft scout. Telegrams from Villa’s camp urged immediate departure. Barlow, familiar with Villa, doubts leaving peaceful Iowa for danger, noting high risks and questionable payoff.
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Charles City
Pancho
Villa
Floyd Barlow
Visla
Barlow
Mexico
Iowa
Interurban Kills Woman on College Trestle
Nettie Catlin a college cafeteria employee was struck on the Ft. Dodge traction trestle by an interurban car and fatally injured. The car crew faces blame for telling passengers to walk the track when the college car stalled during a storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Nettie Catlin
College
Ft. Dodge
College Line
Wife On Trial For Murder in Clear Lake Case
Mrs. Charlotte Van Horn stands trial before Judge Edwards in Mason City for the murder of her husband Chester Van Horn the Clear Lake farmer found dead in bed with a bullet wound on November 21 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Charlotte van Horn
Chester van Horn
Clear Lake
Edwards
District Court
Fatal Burns in Davenport Kitchen Explosion
Mrs. Joseph Sievert died an hour after a stove spark ignited a kerosene can, exploding and setting her clothing on fire while she prepared supper. They had married recently.
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Davenport
Joseph Sievert
Injured in Auto Accident in Iowa City
Mrs Lee Schaefer wife of Dr Schaefer of Walcott is in critical condition and her husband suffers three broken ribs and serious internal injuries after an automobile accident in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Lee Schaefer
Schaefer
Walcott
State Asked to Aid Man for Drug Habit Treatment
Mason City report states R A Conger asked county authorities to send him to Knoxville hospital for treatment for his drug habit after losing an eye and being prescribed morphine by a physician.
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State
Mason City
R. A. Conger
Knoxville
Des Moines Enters 100000 Population Class
Des Moines citizens now reside in a city of 100000 population with projections showing about 105000 by May 1. The shift marks a new classification status for the city based on its growth indicators.
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Des Moines
Body Found in Creek In Davenport Spurs Murder Probe
Unidentified young man found in a creek near Buffalo with a broken neck and multiple head gashes, prompting authorities to investigate possible homicide.
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Davenport
Buffalo
Life Sentence For Des Moines Man In Wife Slaying
Des Moines man Des Moinés Joseph Heathcote was sentenced to life imprisonment for second degree murder before Judge Charles A. Dudley. The confession and trial established Heathcote as the killer of his wife, a case deemed potentially precedent setting in Polk County courts.
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Des Moinés
Joseph Heathcote
Chas. A. Dudley
Polk
Heathcote
Grain Exchange Forming in Colwell for New Elevator
In Colwell a grain exchange is organized at the Charles City Western railroad terminal to construct a $10,000 elevator, signaling hopes for local grain trade growth.
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Grain Exchange
Colwell
Charles City Western Railroad
Adopt Year Around School in Mason City
Mason City adopts a year round school plan with four twelve week terms replacing two eighteen week terms. The board of education voted to trial the plan with about 150 students attending the summer term. Superintendent Hammitt promoted advantages including completing the four year course in three years and reducing costs for the district and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Board of Education
Iowa
Hammitt
Sioux City Seeks Tightest Town After Chief Peirce Conviction
After the Peirce conviction the city public safety chief John Dineen pledges to join a clean-up movement and enforce all state laws, as Sioux City aims to become the tightest town in the middle west.
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Sioux City
Peirce
Middle West
John Dineen
Two Boys Drowned in Mississippi River Tragedy
John Weatherby aged 72 a Civil War veteran attempted to rescue his son Elmer and friend Joe Swan after they fell into the Mississippi River while changing seats in a boat. Weatherby used a wooden leg in the quarter mile swim but both youths and he perished as he reached for them.
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Davenport
John Weatherby
Elmer
Joe Swan
Young Weatherby
Young Farmer Hit by Fast Freight Train In Missouri Valley
Allman Jones, a well known young farmer, drove into a fast freight at the North Western railroad. His horse was killed, the buggy demolished and Jones was seriously injured. Freight crew carried him to Honeycreek and then home for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Valley
Allman Jones
Northwestern Railroad
Young Jones
Jones
Honeycreek
Cow Derails Milwaukee Freight Near Stone City
Engineer H. D. Crawford was killed and Fireman L. E. Howell seriously hurt when a Milwaukee freight train struck a cow near Stone City. The locomotive and four cars left the track and plunged down an eight foot embankment.
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Cedar
Rapids
H. _D. Crawford
L, EH. Howell
Milwaukee
Stone City
Oppose Drainage Plans in Ringgold County
Objections to the proposed Ringgold county drainage district are filed with the county auditor and will be presented to the board at its meeting for acceptance or rejection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Ayr
Ringgold County
Former Mayor Retires in Manchester After 49 Years
S A Steadman, longtime harness business owner in Manchester, retires after 49 years in business. He served 16 years as a city councilman and 8 years as mayor, ending a lengthy public career.
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Manchester
S .A. Steadman
Meserve Sues City for $1000 Over Fall on Icy Walk
Mrs Emma Meserve of Manchester serves notice on Mayor Fred E Richardson claiming $1000 damages for personal injuries after she fell on an icy sidewalk last winter.
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Manchester
Emma Meserve
Fred E. Richardson
Senator Kenyon Speaks at Boone Commercial Banquet
The Lincoln armory hosted the annual Commercial association banquet one of the largest ever. United States Senator Kenyon delivered the keynote address to attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenyon
Boone
The
Commercial Association
Lincoln Armory
United States
Fire Bugs Set $250,000 Blaze in Dubuque Yard
Fire of suspected arson destroyed buildings and property valued at $225,000 in Dubuque. The four separate ignition points were at the Carr Ryder Adams lumber yard causing extensive damage and investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Carr, Ryder & Adams Company
Cedar Falls Man Takes His Life by Hanging
Cedar Falls resident Nels Frederickson aged 50 died by suicide in his barn. He attached a rope to a beam and hanged himself. Ill health is believed to have caused the act.
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Cedar Falls
Nels Frederickson
Shoe Factory Burns at Fort Madison
A Fort Madison shoe factory was destroyed by fire with estimated losses around 20000 dollars. The plant will be rebuilt immediately.
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Fort Madison
Committee Appointed in Cedar Falls for County Corn Contest
Cedar Falls National Bank president F B Miller named chairman of a committee named by the Farm Improvement association of Black Hawk county to finance and arrange a county wide corn growing contest.
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Cedar Falls
F. B. Miller
Cedar Falls National Bank
Farm Improvement Association of
Black Hawk County
Farmer Killed by Auto Near Williams
Webster City Iowa report says farmer Alvestad aged about 40 living five miles south of Williams was killed when struck by a car driven by Dr E W Slater of Jewell The accident occurred as Alvestad was walking along a road and the driver reported no blame attributed at the scene
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Webster City
Helmer Alvestad
Williams
E. W. Slater
Jewell
Two Men Disappear in Shenandoah Mystery
Relatives of A C Allen report another missing person case in Shenandoah after he left his Summitt area home to visit a nearby grain elevator and has not been heard from since.
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Shenandoah
A. C. Allen
Summitt
Eight Indictments Return in Mason City Case
Eight indictments were returned by the county grand jury in Mason City. The most serious charges include Dan Griffin accused of assault on a six year old child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Dan
Griffin
Careful Shuffle of Iowa Senate Faces and Votes
As the Thirty-sixth general assembly ends, several senate members retire from re election while 21 plan one more term. Budgets, blue sky securities law changes, auto plate growth, and state bank activity outline a busy political and regulatory moment.
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Des Moines
Thirty-sixth
General Assembly
Senate
Justin R. Doran
Boone County
Lars W. Roe
Winnebago County
Guy M. Gillette
Cherokee County
Francis A. Heald
Linn County
Thomas J. B. Robinson
Franklin County
Chas. H. Thomas
Union County
Allen
Pocahontas
Caswell
Crawford
Chase
Hamilton
Eversmeyer
Muscatine
Enger
Winneshiek
Fleck
Jasper
Foskett
Page
Frailey
Lee
Greene
Clinton
Grant
Black Hawk
Helmer
Carroll
Hinigbaum
Scott
Jackson
Floyd
Laffer
Keokuk
Lindly
Henry
Parker
Polk
Schrup
Marshalltown
Iowa
Secretary of State
Blue Sky
Blue. Sky Securities
Division of Militia Affairs
War Department
Logan
Iowa National Guard
State Printer and Binder Face Major Rate Cut
The Iowa General Assembly slashed printing and binding rates effective immediately after passage. State printer Robert Henderson and state binder John M. Jamison agreed to the new scale, aiming to save the state about $4,000 annually, with changes including lower per thousand costs and smaller bill sizes, and a July 4 start date but now enacted to take effect at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Thirty-sixth
General Assembly
Robert Henderson
John M. Jamieson
Senate
House
Absent Voting Law Passed In Iowa For Travelers
Des Moines reports that Iowa’s absent voters law will save travelers and other itinerant workers money by allowing ballots to be submitted days before election. The change lets voters vote remotely and have sealed ballots counted with election day results. Advocates like W. J. Reinke FE Wentworth and Representatives McFarlane and Klinker pushed the measure through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
W. J. Reinke
Slander Suit for 10000 Dollars in Nevada
Miss Iva Turner files a slander lawsuit seeking $10,000 against I. C. Welty superintendent of Hardin county schools. She alleges his actions led to her discharge from Union school.
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Nevada
Iva Turner
I. C. Welty
Hardin County
Miss Turner
Welty
Union
Woman Swallows Poison in Local Hospital Incident
Mrs. Michael Cole is believed to have attempted suicide by swallowing strychnine at a local hospital. Neighbors, hearing screams, forced entry and found her in severe agony. Police are investigating the incident.
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Mason ‘City
Michael Cole
Hired help solution praised by Allamakee farmer
Waukon farmer John Logsdon near Waterville is cited among Allamakee growers who have solved the hired help problem. He employs two married men and their families, housed in two dwellings he has erected on his farm.
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Waukon
John Logsdon
Waterville
Allamakee County
Bridegroom Arrested on Seduction Charge
Leland DeBaur recently married in Mason City was arrested by Franklin county sheriff and taken to Hampton to answer a seduction charge.
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Mason City
Leland DeBaur
Franklin County
Hampton
Physician in Aeroplane Aids Runaway Victim in Iowa
Grinnell physician Dr. P. B. Somers traveled fourteen miles to Ewart by aviation pilot Billy Robinson during an emergency call. He treated Shen Copeland who was injured in a runaway accident upon arrival at the scene.
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Grinnell
Iowa
P. B. Somers
Ewart
Billy” Robinson
Shen. Copeland
Bridegroom At 74 Marries in Le Moille Rural District
After seventy four years of single bliss Perrin Shaul a farmer from Le Moille marries Lydia McCarty the widow. The couple's nuptials mark a late life union reported in local notes.
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Marshalltown
Perrin Shaul
Lemoille
Lydia McCarty
Gardening guide for perennials and window garden ideas
The article covers dividing and planting perennials like phlox peony and feverfew in rich soil, recommends propagating by cuttings, and offers window garden tips with ferns palms ivies and dragon trees. It also advises composting, growing strawberries indoors, pruning and overwintering cuttings, and late season chores for bulbs and frost damaged plants.
Care of Cosmos For Summer Blooming Holiday Pots
The Cosmos can be kept blooming through Thanksgiving with summer care. Use late blooming varieties, sow seeds in April, pinch young growth, repot as needed, and provide rich well drained soil. Grow outdoors in summer, lift pots periodically, water generously, and move indoors before frost to extend blooms.
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Lady Lenox
Old Fashioned Flowers For The Home Garden
A nostalgic piece extols corner plantings of old fashioned blooms beloved by grandmothers. It highlights pink sweet william mari gold mignonette and sweet alyssum, and reflects on memories of loved ones and how gardening inspires a higher life beyond.
Phlox Drummondi and Home Tips for Planting
The Phlox Drummondi is described as the queen of bedding plants. Plant in fine rich soil and thin to ten inches apart for tall varieties and six inches for dwarfs. Provide rich soil and plenty of water. A home without books leads to discontented children.
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Walter Jens
Readsville
Wiis
the Park Hospital
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Manly
Jens
Ben Clark
J.B. Youngblood
Christensen Grocery
C. R. Patton
Misses Snyder
Buchanan Millinery
R. E. Boyle
Automobile Department of the State
Department of Justice
State Historical Department
C. A. Robbins
Department
Annie B. Barger
Cedar Rapids
Irene Clay
Council Bluffs
Edwin R. Gibson
Dan Irwin
Carl Cramer
Creston
Sophranie H. Kayson
Isaac Street
Center Point
Lemuel O’bryant
Tatavia
First National Bank of Rembrandt
Capital
E. M. Duroe
H. C. Boger
Rembrandt Savings Bank
Rembrandt
Legislative Post Office
Democratic Party
Wilbur
Marsh
Henry Bronson
Agency
Department of County Accounts
Elma
Gilman
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve System
State Board of Audit
Executive Council
George Cosson
John Fletcher
A. A. Swan
F. 8. Shaw
Wolever
Phlox Drummondi
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