Iowa News Highlights From Eldora to Des Moines in 1925
A 1859 Eldora house remains sturdy while Clinton dentists offer free care to 200 needy students. Jolley forms a Community club led by Rev. B L Weaver. Des Moines ordered to build a $5 million garbage plant. Emma Richardson donates $20,000 to Vassar. An 18 inch buried log found near Shenandoah suggests ancient burial. Funds drive for Des Moines disabled veterans. Spilman named president of Iowa Medical Society. Illinois contract awarded for Illinois Central terminal. Gas tax measures curb cross-border fuel. Centerville farmers seek pheasant eggs for release. Fort Madison inmates mostly DUI offenders. Sioux City North Riverside plant to open June 1. Iowa road surfacing via 1926 targets. Newton Catholic church to build $60,000 edifice. Swedish Baptists meet in Davenport. Iowa medical convention draws 450 doctors. Catholic Daughters’ state convention in Dubuque. Des Moines 50-year population forecast by Harland Hartholomew. Banking climate improves. 15 banks reorganized or liquidated. Iowa butter production climbs to second in state. Dunfield soybean offered for trials. Ames experiment station provides seed lots for trials. No primary road fully surfaced statewide. two east–west roads by 1926. Cedar Rapids pledges $800,000 bond for city hall memorial building on Municipal Island. Alfalfa tours to boost lime use coordinated by state extension. Keokuk National Cemetery may enlarge. graves expanded. Devil’s Backbone park work by Fort Madison convicts. Three Methodist Episcopal conferences planned: Mount Pleasant Sept 2, Atlantic Sept 23, Le Mars Sept.
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William Alberry
Eldora
Clinton
Community Club of
Jolley
B. L. Weaver
State Health Department
Des Moines
Emma Richardson
J. J. Richardson
Davenport Democrat
Vassar College
Shenandoah
Service Star Legion
Des Moines’ Disabled Veterans of the World War. Dr. 5S. A. Spilman
Ottumwa
Iowa State Medical Society
Coomer & Smal
Iowa
Centerville
Sargent
Fort Madison Penitentiary
New North Riverside
Sioux City Gas and Electric Company
North Iowa
The
Swedish Baptists of Iowa
Davenport
United States
Iowa Medical Society
Catholic Daughters
Dubuque
Harland Hartholomew
Chamber of Commerce
R. L. Leach
Towa
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Court House
Iowa State College Extension Service
Keokuk
National Cemetery
W. W. Phelps
Fort Madison
Devil's Backbone
Winterset
Methodist Episcopal Church
S. L. Smith
Helena
Mont
Mount Pleasant
W. F. Anderson
Boston
Atlantic
E. L. Waldorf
Kansas City
le Marg
Husband spurns rescue until wife saved from fire
Edward W Koffenberg, 65, trapped on a fifth floor fire escape with his bed-ridden wife, refused to be rescued until five firefighters carried her to safety. Firemen Hawkins Bayard Higgins and Cook, led by Captain Reigh, maneuvered up an aerial ladder and pulled the couple from the smoke filled room amid cheers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward W Koffenberg
Koffenberg
Reigh
Hawkins
Bayard
Higgins
Cook
Tayard
Bayird
Woman carries dead baby in trunk for five years
In 1919 Mary Urban said she placed her deceased baby in a trunk due to lack of funds for burial. Police found the trunk abandoned at a boarding house in Baltimore. Coroner released Urban after ruling the death was due to natural causes and her husband is in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Mary Urban
Jennessey
Mra Urban
Philadelphia
Hennessey
Park Avenue
Mary Hans
Six Marriages Charged Against Louis Klee in Bigamy Case
Rose Klee alleges in police records that Louis Klee married six women from 1911 to 1921 in Bloomington Delaware Stamford Connecticut Chicago Elkton and Cleveland and promised to wed a seventh in New York. He remains jailed at the Tombs on a $4 000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louis Klee
Rose
Cleveland
Helen
Chicago
Helen Smith
Elkton
Louis Klatz
Rose Ohlbaum
Rose Klee
Klee
Kansas Vigilantes Form to Protect Banks in Kansas City
A vigilante committee of bank employees and local business men in Kansas City plans to arm its members. Two hundred fifty rifles sawed-off shotguns and .4-caliber revolvers will be distributed as training proceeds. Each bank will be equipped with alarms and designated stations to respond when an alarm sounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Woman regains scalp after farm machine accident
Mrs. George Preemuon Kendall of Sparta Wisconsin fully recovers from scalp loss after hair growth returns from St Marys hospital where she was treated since the August accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
George Preemuon Kendall
St Mary's Hospital
Convicts Win Prize at California Spring Blossom Exhibition
In San Francisco the California Spring Blossom and Wilds flower association opened its annual show. A prize winning entry featured flowers grown by convicts in Quentin prison, with the blooms given conspicuous display in the exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Californiay Spring Blossom and Wilds Flower Association
Con Victs
Quentin Prison
Peeper in Warsaw Harasses East Side Residents
A man known as Jick the Peeper has disturbed residents on Warsaw Indiana's east side. Police have been summoned on numerous occasions when he was seen peeping into windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ind
Jick
Fall Is Fatal Tulsa Parachutist Killed in Flight
Tulsa reports the death of 38 year old parachute jumper OWla P. Do Llehite after his chute failed to open near a flying field. The professional jumper was instantly killed in the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Owla P. Do Llehite
These Professors and the Kiss Mystery
A humorous note from American Legion Weekly tells of a professor and his wife in a comic exchange about kissing, reflecting light social wit of academic life and domestic etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Dea
Toodwen
American Legion Weekly
Health Note on Preventive Hints for Staying Well
In keeping well, taking proactive hints helps prevent illness before symptoms settle in. The note emphasizes early self care, rest, hydration, nutrition, and timely medical advice to maintain health.
Children obey your parents in the Lord
A sermon by Rev. Lew W. Gosnell argues for child obedience as right under God. Parents should nurture and admonish children in the Lord, avoid harshness, and model divine discipline, with prayer and heavenly wisdom guiding family life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Depth of Love's Meaning and Universal Sway
A reflective quotation highlights love as the keynote of life and life’s lifespring. It asserts love’s depth and suggests universalizing its influence would bring happiness, noting without it humanity would face despair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor Kirton
Better emulate the lark than the eagle in song
A reflective line contrasts the lark and the eagle, noting the lark sings while it soars. It advises choosing humble striving over proud ascent, highlighting value in beauty and effort over height.
Carelessness Be Not Careless in Deeds and Words
Moral reminder from Marcus Aurelius on avoiding careless actions and rambling thoughts, urging clarity and restraint in speech and conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Aurelius
Should Be First Class This is no day for second class people
Editorial expresses a strong stance urging equal treatment and dignity, arguing against social hierarchies and advocating for principled action in a given context. It emphasizes a call for fairness, perseverance, and moral leadership within the community.
Back With Pitcher Jones Steve O'Neill
Vere recounts a Damon and Pythias style tale in baseball. Sam Jones and Steve O'Neill were once Cleveland teammates and friends who separated when Jones was traded to Boston. Jones later joined the Yankees via a waiver and now O'Neill returns to cover the same ground as Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vere
Damon
Pythias
Sam Jones
Steve O’neill
Cleveland
Speaker
Boston
Jones
O'Neill
New York Yankees
Yankees
Topper Rigney Tests New Glove For Detroit
Detroit Tigers infielder Topper Rigney trains with a newly broken in glove rumored to improve play this season. He cites better feel and grip after three years of finding the right fit. Previous issues included high hops into the infield and hard grounders and occasional misplays on fly balls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topper Rigney
Detroit Tigers
Rigney
Groom
Pitcher Urban Shocker Joins Miller Huggins Yankees
Veteran pitcher Urban Shocker, secured by the Yankees from the St. Louis Browns, is winning most of his games for Miller Huggins team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urban Shocker
Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Miller
Ederle Granted English Channel Attempt This Summer
Gertrude Ederle of the Women's Swimming Association of New York, hailed as the greatest all around woman swimmer, has been granted permission to go abroad this summer to attempt the English Channel swim in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Ederle
Women's Swimming Association of
New York
English
McGraw Sees Hornsby as Top Batter Of Game
John McGraw praised Rogers Hornsby as the greatest right handed batsman, recalling past bids and noting Hornsby’s superiority to Frank Frisch. He contrasted Hornsby with Ed Delahanty and Hans Wagner, while acknowledging Frisch’s value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGraw
Hornsby
Brooklyn
Cardinals
Rogers Hornsby
John McGraw
Frank Frisch
Giants
Branch Rickey
Ed Delehymty
Hans Wagner
Hornysby
Knode Resembles Sister In The Field
Bob Knode pressures veteran George Janvis in a battle for the first-life assignment on the Cleveland Indians. Hinveno worries about Knode’s left handed and southpaw major league caliber pitching. Burns and Knode shield the initial sack as he eyes a big league breakthrough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Knode
George Janvis
Cleveland Inaiians
George
Knode
Indians
Burns
Hinveno
Kneede
Diamond notes on baseball trades and manager changes
The Brooklyn club bought Joe Oeschper from Philadelphia. Merwin Jacobson moves to Jersey City. Ernest J. Mann sells to Indianapolis. George Kells gains the nickname champion minuteman. Joe Bush begins a red undershirt trend with St Louis. Bruner sold to Quincy for four dollars. Shoop elected captain at Yale Franite. Cobb predicts Detroit pennant. Gabby Street remains manager in Western association. Perritt breaks leg. Fred Lucas advances to second base. Beck bought by Lincoln. Second division strength rises. first division powers steady. Metz and Thompson arrive for Kansas City. Yale player Foon Kal Kee, known as Mike, is Denerva’s Chinese athlete. Michigan product Knode noted. Butler to Hartford. Bradley and Mullen released to Hartford. Pitchers Walker, Rengald, Finnerman optioned to Springfield. Wichita Falls buys Jonnard and sells Roche to Tulsa.
History Made in Errors by Bennett in Opening Game
Bennett, subbing for Jacobson at center field for the Browns in the opening game against Cleveland, committed three errors on three chances. Despite the poor showing, it lagged behind Al Selbach’s five-errors day for Baltimore on August 10, 1902, the worst in American league history and tying the National record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett
Young Bennett
Jacobson
Browns
Cleveland
al Selbach
Baltimore
Selbach
Installment plan gets race ticket for 1923 Indy race
Ralph Bradford, a fifteen year old physically handicapped newsboy, has bought a client for the 1923 International race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the ten cents down ten cents a week plan. He first bought a dollar seat and now sits in a seven dollar box, his first true extravagance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Ralph Bradford
Speedway
Denver
Ralph
T. E “Pop” Myers
White Sox Debut Hero Ike Davis Earns Shortstop Spot
White Sox star rookie Ike Davis from the Columbus team is pictured and praised. Manager Collins has assigned him to the regular berth at shortstop, with strong acclaim from baseball experts for his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Davis
Columbus
Mau
White Sox
Davis
Collins
Global Sports Echoes Highlight 1927 Timelines
The report surveys sports world notes from 14 centuries of skiing in Sweden to polo favored by Indian army officers. It cites race crowds in Longchamp France, Kentucky horse training, college football salaries, and stadium builds at Oberlin. It mentions the Tennis Federation of France, boxing roots of a bishop, and women’s cross country bans in Britain.
National Association Aims to Boost Voter Turnout and Civic Education
Washington reports describe the National Association of Federal Clubs forming a network of city clubs to combat voter apathy. It advocates education in government and proposes a United States College of Political Science to train leaders for federal, state, and municipal administration, emphasizing nonpartisan citizen education.
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Ashington
College of Political Science
National
National Association of Federal Clubs
Washington
Association Ia
Baltimore
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Indiana
Coolidge
United States
College of
Don'ts for Parents From Dr Thom on Child Guidance
The United States Children’s Bureau bulletin outlines practical parental guidance from Dr P A Thom of Boston. Advice includes avoid oversolicitude too much babying not giving everything not bribing not lying or making threats not laughing at or belittling children not being cold or discourteous and handling discipline privately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Thom
Boston
Children's Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Chita Management
Johnny
Diplomatic Landmarks Shift in Washington’s Embassy Row
Old British embassy leaves a Victorian landmark for a modern site near the Naval Observatory. Other states relocate to new palaces or real estate offices as legations from Czechoslovakia to Latvia move in. Only Japan retains a downtown residence once used by John Sherman.
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Washington
Jules J. Jesserand
France
Lower Connecticut Avenue
Lionel Sackville-West
Cleveland
Naval Observatory
Upper
Sixteenth Street
George M. Pullman
Chicago
John
Senor
Don Juan Tiano
Senor Torriente
Legation
Czechoslovakia
Egypt
Esthonia
Finland
Latvia
Lithuania
Alte
Count von Bernstorff
Japan
Franklin Street
John Sherman
White House to be at Swampscott for Coolidge Summer
President Coolidge will use a Swampscott home known as White Court as a summer residence in June. Secret service studies routes and communications links, staff offices are being prepared, and a small official party will remain in the area while the President vacations. The Mayflower yacht will anchor at Marblehead and a brief New England coast tour is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Court
Swampscott
Mays
White House
Coolidge
Secret Service
Taft
Beverly
Mass
New England
Iffa
Washington
John Coolidge
Amherst
Frank W. Stearns
Poland Springs
Maine
Continental Army
Cambridge
Plymouth
First Peace Time Distinguished Service Medals Awarded
The first D S M medals for peacetime service went to Major Frederick L. Martin and First Lieutenants Leigh Wade and Leslie P. Arnold of the world flyers expedition. The War Department ceremony honored their teamwork and the broader support from government departments, with Acting Secretary Dwight Davis lauding the act as a historic first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick L. Martin
Leigh Wade
Leslie P. Arnold
War Department
Army
Navy
State, Treasury, Commerce
Post Office
Congress
World Flight
Algo
Martin
Leutenants
Dwight Davis
Weeks
Davis
Patrick
Air Service
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Kansas
Lew W. Gosnell
Moody Biibte Institute
Sinai
Israel
Land of
Palestine
God
Agrel Ag
Paul
L. W. Gosnell
Tiny” Osborn
Brooklyn Dodgers
Tiny
Steve O’neil
Brooklyn Club
Joe Oeschper
Merwin Jacobson
Baltimore Internationals
Jersey City
George Kells
Ernest J. Mann
New York Giants
Indianapolis
American Association
Joe Bush
St. Louuis Browns
Jack Bruner
Springfield Western Association
Quincy
N. WR. Shoop
Reading
Yate Frente
Shoop
Philipay Andover Academy
Cobb
Charles
Gabby) Street
Washington Monument
Olin Perritt
Columbia Tea
Ife
Fred Lucas
Boston Braves
Fred Beck
Wichita
Lincoln
Kansas City American Association
Leonard Metz
Blues
B. F. Thompson
Pittsburgh
Foon Kal Kee
Mike
Denerva
Cal
Yale
University of Michigan
Minneapolis
Jehany Butler
Chicago Americans
Hee
Dolra
John Y. Bradley
Thomas Mullen
Hartford
W. H. Walker
Rengald
Finnerman
Springfield
Wichita Fails
Clarence Jonnard
Chicago Cubs
Jack Roche
Newsboy
Sweden
India
Longchamp
Kentucky
Oberlin College
Tennis Federation of
Charles Nelson
Clty
Eastern Rowing Association of Canada
Brookville
University of Wisconsin
Pougakeepsie Regatta
Hudson
Gar Wood
New York City
Liverpool
England
Honolulu
U. S
Uncle Sam
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