Greeks Headed for Balkans as War Spurs Labor Exodus
Special trains haul Greek Bulgarian and Hungarian workers from Des Moines area to New York ports for free passage home. Balkan war prompts mass resignations on Milwaukee road double track and state lines. Greeks lead exodus as consuls urge able bodied subjects to return and fight Turkey. Deep seated animosity fuels willingness to die for country.
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New York
Des Moines
Iowa
Turkey
George
Sensational Killing in Des Moines Feared in Feud
Robert Callahan aged 45 was shot and killed by M. Clark in a Des Moines shooting gallery at West Ninth and Locust. Clark fired with a .22 rifle while targets were being shot. Callahan died minutes after the shot. An old feud was said to exist between the men.
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Des Moines
Robert Callahan
M. Clark
West Ninth and Locust Streets
Clark
Callahan
Former Iowa Man a Candidate for District Judge
Edward C. Mulroney, formerly of Fort Dodge, left for Missoula Montana where he built a large law practice. He now runs as a Republican candidate for district judge with strong chances of selection.
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Fort Dodge
Edward C. Mulroney
Mulroney
Missoula
Mont
Revival Proves Successful in Oskaloosa Chautauqua
Union revival services led by Revs Hart and Maganu at Chautauqua auditorium closed with a free will offering of 1000 dollars. Fifty two meetings drew 68000 attendees and yielded 370 conversions and over 200 backsliders reclaimed.
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Oskaloosa
Hart and
Maganu
Chautauqua
Locomotive Strikes Street Car in Sioux City
Sioux City street car collision at Fourth and Division streets killed conductor Charles Kemp and injured fifteen passengers when a Burlington engine hit a car in the center, tipping the car on its side and snapping Kemp's neck.
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Sioux City
Charles Kemp
Fourth
Division Streets
Burlington
Kemp
Fire destroys Sioux City plants and property
A fire wiped out the Sioux City Cement Machinery plant the Sioux City Sash and Silo plant a private residence owned by Mrs Laura Schwinn several barns with horses and six small buildings The total loss is placed at about 75000 dollars
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Sioux City
Sioux City Cement Machinery Company
Laura Schwinn
Child Loses Fingers In Woodworking Accident
Four year old Clinton Blessington lost fingers while playing Indian with a companion. He placed his hand on a wood block as another boy attempted to strike a hatchet close to the hand, severing the digits.
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Clinton
Ed Blessington
Hog Cholera Wipes Out Swine Herns In Ackley Vicinity
Hog cholera causes heavy losses among local herds in Ackley area with ten farmers reporting about 600 swine killed and thousands of dollars in value dying daily across the neighborhood.
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Ackley
Farmer Munson killed as runaway horse team crashes on farm
A team of horses driven by William Munson bolted on Elmer Anderson’s farm two miles east of town. Munson was thrown into a manure spreader and fatally cut, authorities said.
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Burnside
William Munson
Elmer Anderson
Here
Munson
Burglars Break Into Union Store at Lake Mills
Robbers broke into the Union general merchandise store at Lake Mills on Sunday night and stole $800 worth of silks. Police search for suspects.
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Lake Mills
Mason City
Union General Merchandise
Creston Man Sues Railroad for 100000 Damages
John Hall of Creston files a lawsuit against the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad for 100000 in damages after sustaining injuries in an accident at Lake Pepin Wisconsin about six or seven years ago.
Steers Sold Near Waukon for Four Thousand Dollars
Thomas O'Brien of West Ridge drove a herd of fifty-two cattle to market and received from the buyer four thousand dollars in payment for the lot.
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Waukon
Thomas O’brien
West Ridge
Iowa Merchant In Trouble
Keokuk news reports Maurice Zeldes a Fort Madison merchant held on a charge of enticing 16 year old Virginia Baldwin away from home for immoral purposes. He was released on 1000 dollar bonds furnished by his brothers.
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Iowa
Keokuk
Maurice Zeldes
Fort Madison
Virginia Baldwin
Body of Missing Man Found Near Swisher Iowa City
The missing father Joseph Trejina, last seen at his Swisher area home, was found hanging in a barn in Iowa City. Authorities say the death appears to be by his own action.
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Iowa City
Joseph Trejina
Swisher
Noted athlete admits theft in Newton case
Roy Tuffy Fiske, Grinnell college baseball figure and deputy city clerk, pleads guilty to larceny by embezzlement and is sentenced to five years in the Anamosa reformatory. He admits peculations of about $3000 from Newton, with his mother paying investigations costs. Parole chances may be pursued before transfer. He has risen from roustabout to foreman at a local factory since his troubles.
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Newton
Roy “Tuffy” Fiske
Grinnell College
Ana‘iosa Reformatory
Fiske
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Tragic Well Accident Claims Two Men Near Town
On the J. T. Tenhagan farm four miles southwest of town, Jesse Farran and Charles Allen were overcome by damp while working in a well. Farran died while being raised, and Allen perished after attempting to save him. Both bodies found at the bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorimer
J. T. Tenhagan
Jesse Farran
Charles Allen
Farran
Young Allen
Ames to Fight Cholera with College Experts
Prof J W Kennedy head of Iowa State College extension says two experts will be sent to northwestern Iowa to investigate a hog cholera epidemic and to administer a preventive serum to hogs not yet affected.
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Ames
J. W. Kennedy
Iowa State College
Northwestern
Iowa
Fox Family Buys Stuart Bank to Lead Institution
J. P. Fox his father and brothers acquire The Exchange State Bank from the Savage family longtime controllers since 1874. Fox becomes president while H. L. Hackthorn remains cashier after many years in the role.
Keokuk Merchant Robbed on Main Street
Clyda M. Richardson, manager for Hamilton Woolen Mills in Keokuk, was beaten and robbed of 700 dollars on Main Street by two men. The assailants fled and left no clues, and the stolen funds were the day’s store receipts.
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Keokuk
Clyda M. Richardson
Main Street
Richardson
Hamilton Woolen Mills Company
Sam B. Matson Nominated for Washington State Legislature
From Stevens county Washington comes news that Sam B Matson a native of Yellow Spring Township Des Moines county Iowa and son of Capt Dan Matson has been nominated for representative in the state legislature. He moved to Washington four years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Stevens County
Washington
Sam B. Matson
Yellow Spring Township
Des Moines County
Dan Matson
Greeks Return Home For War
Dubuque reports about one hundred Greeks and Bulgarians leaving the city to join Balkan war efforts against Turkey in Europe. The exodus triggers mine closures and halt in regional railroad construction work.
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Dubuque
Europe
Turkey
Des Moines Voter, 96, Registers First Ballot Since 1840
Jacob St. Lawrence, 96, the oldest voter to register in Des Moines, cast his first ballot in 1840 during William Henry Harrison's victory over Martin Van Buren. He has lived in Des Moines and nearby for 77 years.
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Des Moines
Jacob St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence
William Henry Harrison
Martin van Buren
Deed Transfers 1000 Acre Iowa Farm in Creston
Deed records show Raub and Mrs Kate McKim transfer all rights to 1000 acres of Iowa land in Creston to J H Downie of Polk County for 100000 dollars. The transfer documents title to the land and consigns full rights to Downie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Iowa
Raub
Kate McKim
J. H. Downie
Polk County
Freight Wreck Cripples Illinois Central Train Near Town
A collision at Carneys siding near here between Illinois Central freight No. 151 and a switch engine wrecked two engines and derailed several freight cars. A merchandise car was wrecked and hogs car ditched with two cars of dead freight derailed.
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Illinois Central Freight No. 151
Carney’s Siding
Here
Ames High School Building Dedication
The new $100,000 Ames high school building, praised as among the finest in Iowa, was formally dedicated by public school authorities. Dean I. W. Stanton of Iowa State College delivered the principal dedicatory address.
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Ames
Ames High School
Iowa
I. W. Stanton
Iowa State College
Woman Doctor Under Arrest After Rebecca Shade Death
Waterloo police arrest Dr. Anna Longshore a Water loo physician on a murder warrant following an investigation into the 23 year old Miss Rebecca Shade death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Rebecca Shade
Anna Longshore
Union County Farm Sold Near Creston
The 215 acre farm outside Creston, formerly owned by Axel Nelson of Los Angeles, California, sold to L. C. Miller for 120 dollars an acre. The deal reflects a substantial value for a highly regarded property in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Creston
Axel Nelson
Los Angeles
Cal
L. C. Miller
Canning Factory Burns at Clinton Loss $10,000
Fire destroyed the E. J. Bodie building in Camanche, a 64 year old brick canning factory. Loss estimated at $10,000 with no insurance.
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Burns
Clinton
E. J. Bodie
Camanche
Will Build New Court House in Bremer County
Plans call for a 150000 bond issue to erect a new court house and jail in Bremer county and officials expect a large voter majority in the coming election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
Bremer County
Well Known Resident Injured in Barn Roof Fall
Levi Buxby, a well known LeMars resident, was probably fatally injured after falling from a barn roof. His back was broken.
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Lemars
Levi Buxby
Iowa League seeks virtual home rule for cities in coming legislature
The Iowa League of Municipalities plans to push a virtual home rule for cities in the next legislative session. A conference led by Ames Mayor Parley Sheldon endorsed predrafted bills on public utilities and fire protection, with bonds allowed for fire equipment and mills increased for fire services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa League of Municipalities
Parley Sheldon
Ames
League
Public Utilities
Thomas Maloney
Council Bluffs
Frank Norton
Hanna
George T. Reddick
Iowa City
Wil
Cholera Epidemic Strikes Hamilton County Hogs
Veterinarians battle hog cholera as hundreds of hogs die in Blairsburg and Williams townships east of Webster City. Dr J J Williams reports the outbreak is the worst in years, with vaccination helping save many animals in Blairsburg while Williams township suffers heavy losses. Nearby Woolstock also reports cases as authorities urge vaccination. The weather appears to have little effect on spread.
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Webster City
Hamilton County
Blairsburg
Williams Townships
Williams Township
Dro J. J. Williams
Blaksboro
Woolstock
Williams
Choose You This Day Whom Ye Serve
A sermon on Joshua 24 15 urges choosing to serve God through Jesus Christ now not later. It contrasts obedience and freedom of will, warns against delay, and calls for personal commitment, baptism, and faith to join the army of the Lord amid nation and faith history.
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Joshua
Israel
Paul
Whittler
Tetusa
Satan
Jesus Christ
Napoleon
Jesus
Milo Boy Killed in Halloween Shooting by Marshal
Charles Tidball, 22, was shot and killed by City Marshal Mowery during Halloween celebrations in Milo. Mowery was arrested and to face a preliminary hearing in Indianola. The marshal said he fired to scare the crowd, not to hurt, as Tidball died five hours later.
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Milo
Charles Tidball
Mowery
Hallowe'en
Marshal Mowery
Indianola
Tidball
Hallowe’en
Marshall Mowery
Local manager held on embezzlement charge
Clyde M. Richardson, local manager of a Chicago tailoring establishment, reported a robbery of seven hundred dollars. He is under arrest for embezzlement, unable to post bond, and remanded to jail to await the grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Clyde M. Richardson
Chicago
Rug Agent Swindles Osceola Families
Osceola residents allege a rug agent took deposits in June for Axminster and Wilton rugs to cover freight charges and failed to ship the orders. Several families await delivery as shipments never arrived.
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Osceola
Axminster
Wilton
Young Boy Wounded by Misfire While Hunting
Estherville reports thirteen year old Johnnie Houts son of J I Houts obtained an old revolver at home and went hunting with another boy toward the river. The weapon discharged injuring his leg in an accidental shooting with unknown cause.
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Estherville
Johnnie Houts
J. I. Houts
Tlver
Hamstroms Celebrate Golden Wedding in Lansing
Mr and Mrs F A Hamstrom mark their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Married in Sweden in 1862 they have lived in Lansing for forty five years.
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Lansing
F. A. Hamarstrom
Sweden
Death by gas route in Des Moines hotel room
Mike McCullick aged 25 a Polish man was found dead in his room at the Three Star hotel in Des Moines. He appears to have been asphyxiated by an open gas jet. He is survived by a widow who is in Austria.
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Des Moines
Mike McCullick
Austria
Hallowe'en Party Shooting Injures Youth near Home
Clinton-Dick Wallace aged 16 was shot in the back near his home by Contractor 4. W. Bupen While accompanying a group of Hallowe'en merrymakers. The incident occurred as the party moved through the area.
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Hallowe’en Merrymaker
Clinton
Dick Wallace
4. W. Bupen
Young Wallace
Hallowe’en Merrymakers
Sioux City Pioneer H A Lyons Dies in Los Angeles
Sioux City pioneer H A Lyons, who arrived in 1868 and opened the first gun store, died in Los Angeles, Cal. He outfitted many gold prospectors to the Black Hills and was widely known in the area.
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Lowan
Los Angeles
Sioux City
H. A. Lyons
Cal
Lyons
Black Hills
Meriden Farmer Shot During Quarrel at Chinn Home
Meriden farmer Thomas Cummins was shot and fatally injured at James Chinn's house near Meriden following a quarrel. Both men are identified as farmers.
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Meriden
Thomas Cummins
James Chinn
Here
Fire Burns Sioux City Barns Killing Forty Eight Horses
Western Transfer company stables in Sioux City burned with forty eight horses perishing. Loss estimated at thirty thousand dollars. Mrs S LaPlount and her day old baby were nearby and nearly suffocated by smoke.
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Sioux City
Western Transfer Company
Tries to Scald Spouse. Towa City
Frank Zinkula a young farmer south of the city was arrested charged with throwing scalding water on his wife seriously injuring her county officials reported today
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Towa City
Frank Zinkula
Amoking Jacket Sparks Domestic Rebellion at Pecks
In a humorous exchange Mr. Henry Peck compliments a gift jacket and cigar box image. He hesitates to question if the cigars are made of the jacket's material, then withdraws in embarrassment as his wife speaks.
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Pecks
Mr. Henry Peck
Mra. Peck
Mr. Peck
Man Seeks Menu Change Not Venue in Court
A prisoner before a preliminary hearing after six weeks in the county jail asks for a change of menu. The judge clarifies he means a change of venue, but the inmate insists he wants no venue change and complains the sheriff is cornering the corned beef supply.
Went to the Limit Sharpers and a Vivid Wardrobe of Woes
A traveling member recalls for a pastor how he was thoroughly fleeced in the city. The quip frames a tale of sharpers, bankruptcy of confidence, and a blemish on the trip’s memory as a cautionary anecdote from a local flock.
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Parson
Hazarding an Opinion in a Boarding House Banter
A hungry boarder complains the hash is thin while the mistress blames the fault on the trust and the boarder jokes about the rubber trust as a privileged bidder.
An Odd Woman and a New Baby Compared
Mrs Frivvle remarks on Mrs de Style as a queer person and notes she loves her new baby as much as she once loved her pet dog. The exchange appears as a sharp social vignette on family affection and reputation.
Good Legal Tender
Radium is described as constantly giving off articles of itself yet never getting a burn. The dialogue hints at its value for a bank roll and financial utility in a period piece tone.
Court of Last Resort Stag Dinner Appeal Noted
A quirky exchange shows a man unsure about attending a stag dinner as he references appealing to his wife’s mother, who is reviewing the matter. The dialogue hints at familial approval dynamics and a pending decision.
Fragmented Quote About Wealth and Equality
A brief exchange questions the idea of a free equal country. The dialogue hints at wealth affecting people and responses with a casual brio as a millionaire comment surfaces.
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Balkans
League OF Municipalities
Lawa Coal
Dean A. Marston
H. W. Wagner
Algona
Story City
Jewell Junction
Pocahontas
Lake City
Spencer
Paullina
Cascade
Rock Valley
Wagner
Kenyon-Shepard
Des Moines Presbyterian Missionary Society
Kepford
A. Kepford
Des Moines Dental Association
International Congress of Hygiene and
Board of Parole
State Board of Parole
Iowa Labor Commisson
Stanwood, Jra
Labor Commission
Capitol Building
W. C. Hay
Ways and Means Committee
State Senate
Congress
House
Representative Haugen
Maurice Connolly
Judge Prouty
J. S. Crail
Frank Kubisch
Maurice Gonnolly
C. E. Pickett
Gilbert Wangen
S. C. Huber
S. Kirkpatrick
S. FP. Prouty
Andy Swanson
H. M. Towner
L. N. Loughlin
S. D. Miner
Orris Mosher
W. R. Green
Frank P. Woods
van Wagener
Gifford S. Robinson
State Board of Control
Glenrod
Robinson
General Assembly
General Library
Board of Control
School For the Deaf
Soldiers
Ed Sweeney
Iowa League of Commercial Clubs
James M. Gray
D.D
Moody Bille Institute
Ata
Wredom
Milo Boy
Marshal
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