Widow Pension Debate At State Charity Conference
At the State Conference of Charities and Correction in Sioux City Miss Bessie McClenahan challenged the widows pension law as inefficient and taxpayer burdensome. Judge Lawrence DeGraff defended the program noting its role in preserving homes and aiding child training with average monthly pensions of 10.22 for widows and 3.14 per child.
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Sioux City
State Conference of Charities and Correction
Bessie McClenahan
Associated Charities of
Iowa
Lawrence DeGraff
Des Moines
DeGraff
Mason City Farmer Ray Barrett Tops Local Corn Harvest
Ray Barrett, working on Bert McKague’s farm in Mason City, averaged 111 bushels of corn per day for eighteen days. His best single day yielded 1385 bushels, making him the champion of this section.
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Mason City
Ray Barrett
Bert McKague
Barrett
Champion Baby Stricken by Infantile Paralysis at Fair
The 38-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. I. K. Tramp, who won first prize at the baby health contest at the state fair last year, is dangerously ill with infantile paralysis. The left side has been paralyzed for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan
I. EK. Tramp
Death claims physician in Hampton
Funeral services for Dr. Carl Hobson of Hampton were held Monday after a brief pneumonia illness. He was 28 and a graduate of the state university, son of Dr. A. J. Hobson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Carl Hobson
A. J. Hobson
the State University
Theft of 200 Chickens Reported Near Marshalltown
The theft of 200 chickens from John H. Chinn's farm southeast of Marshalltown was reported to the sheriff's office. The birds are believed to have been moved to town and shipped out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
John H. Chinn
Ames Names Judges for First National Fruit Contest
Ames selects J. H. Allison and F. H. Beach from Ames along with S. J. Lake of Clinton to form the Ames team for the inaugural national fruit judging contest in Washington D C this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
J. H. Allison
F. H. Beach
S. J. Lake
Clinton
Washington, D. C
Sac City Dedicated First German Evangelical Church
The new house of worship of the First German Evangelical Church at Lake View was dedicated on Sunday. Rev. B Harbt of Clarksville preached the dedicatory sermon during the morning service.
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Sac City
Lake View
B. Harbt
Clarksville
Prominent Knight Dies At Independence Funeral Held
Orrin Miller died at Independence and was buried at Blairstown. He was well known in Belle Plaine and many Knights of Pythias lodge members attended his funeral.
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Belle Plaine
Orrin Miller
Independence
Blairstown
Knights of Pythias Lodge
German Publisher Dead in Marshalltown
Frank F. Widl longtime editor of the Beobachter a German newspaper in Marshalltown died early Tuesday of heart disease at age 69.
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Marshalltown
Frank F. Widl
The
Beobachter
Finish Big Paving Job Eagle Groove
The last of the concrete work on this year's paving contract has been finished and the asphalt crews are working overtime. About one and one half miles of paving have been put in this year.
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Eagle Groove
District fair association promoted in Illinois counties
Waterloo reports a district fair association promoting events across Black Hawk Brem er Butler Grundy Drama Benton Buchanan and Fayette counties led by George H. Holcombe of Galesburg Illinois.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk
Bremer
Butler, Grundy
Drama
Benton
Buchanan
Fayette
George H. Holcombe
Galesburg
Jury Awards $3500 In Eye Injury Suit
Adele J. M. Flick sought 20000 damages from Globe Manufacturing Co of Perry for alleged eye injuries suffered while working in the Globe washing machine factory. The district court jury awarded Flick 3500.
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Adele J. M. Flick
Globe Manufacturing Company
Perry
Globe
Carnegie offer to fund Alden public library
The Carnegie corporation offers $9,000 for a public library in Alden if the town raises $900 through local taxation for library support.
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Alden
Iowa Falls
Carnegie Corporation
Three Held for Strange Assault in Clare Case
Fort Dodge reports say Clare merchant Charles Donahoe lies in critical condition after an assault by John Cunningham Walter Cameron and Charles Burke. Donahoe, while aiding a disabled auto, was tied to a rope and attacked as he ferried back driver William Fox. Warrants accuse the trio of assault with intent to murder.
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Fort Dodge
Charles Donahoe
Clare
Jim
John Cunningham
Walter Cameron
Charles Burke
Donahoe
Fort
William Fox
Fox
Cunningham
Cameron
Currie
Lucas County to Pay the Bill
Chariton court adjourned when a grand juror was unable to read or write. The law requires literacy for jurors, invalidating indictments this year. Any convictions in which this juror sat may be retried, and Judge Vermillion orders all grand jury findings at this term ignored.
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Chariton—District Court
Vermillion
Rare Skin Disease Found In Council Bluffs Schools
In Council Bluffs at Bloomer and Washington avenues two large schools with about 1400 pupils report six students with a rare skin condition. They were sent home, books destroyed, and measures taken to prevent spread as physicians call the disease highly infectious.
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Bluffs
Council Bluffs
Bloomer
Washington Avenue
Tama Jim Wilson Plans Public Life Memoir
Tama Jim Wilson will dedicate part of the next several months to writing his experiences in public life. He will cover sixteen years in the presidential cabinet and has accepted a publishing offer, heading east to Washington to compile data for the volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Falls
Tama
Jim Wilson
Young girl sets Hamilton county corn husking mark at 115 bu
Webster City reports a standout in fall corn husking with Miss Lily Brock recording 115 bushels in a single day. Brock, daughter of M. H. Brock, resides near Jewell and is drawing notable attention for her performance among many records statewide.
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Webster City
Hamilton County
Lily Brock
Miss Brock
M. H. Brock
Jewell
Farmer Saves Live Stock in Barn Fire
Emmetsburg reports a large barn owned by S. W. Clark burn during which 41 horses and cattle were saved. The blaze destroyed the structure along with 1,500 bushels of grain, sixty tons of hay, harness and farm machinery, totaling about $3,000 in loss.
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Johnson County
John Beecher
North Liberty
Mae
Emmetsburg
S. W. Clark
Dooley jailed by father in law in Marshalltown
Street commissioner and former councilman George Herman allege Dooley abused his wife and children and marched him to jail at gunpoint charging intoxication.
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Marshalltown
William T. Dooley
George Herman
Dooley
Herman
Dubuque Man Kiesel Reported Missing After City Exit
J H Kiesel a 22 year old Dubuque man vanished after leaving the city four weeks ago without explanation. He was later observed at a McGregor hotel, raising questions about foul play or an accident.
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Dubuque
J. H. Kiesel
McGregor Hotel
Christian Churches Convene Lucas County Meeting
The annual Lucas county Christian churches convention ended at the Chariton Christian church after a splendid attendance.
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Christian Church
Chariton
Christian Churches of
Lucas County
Tailor Tem ple Almost Dies in Y M C A Fire
Tem ple a tailor in Charles City nearly perished when he fell asleep with a cigarette burning, setting his bed on fire at the YMCA. He escaped with burns and smoke inhalation as the mattress ignited.
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Charles City
Temple
Missionary Alvina Robinson Visits Friends in Indianola
Miss Alvina Robinson a Simpson graduate on furlough from Rangoon Burmah visits Humeston home of her family in Washington state after serving with the Methodist women's board.
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Indianola
Alvina Robinson
Rangoon
Burmah
Humeston
Robinson
Methodist Women’s Board
Washington
Selling of Liquor Charged in Iowa City
Rabbi Lobvichensky was arrested for illegal liquor selling on a charge by Benjamin Cohen of Iowa City and pleaded not guilty.
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Iowa City
Rabbi Lobvichensky
Benjamin Cohen
Auto Crash Injures Abel Couple Near Meservey
Mr and Mrs C L Abel were badly hurt when their carriage collided with neighbor A Koenen and an automobile near a road turn. They were thrown from the conveyance and seriously bruised.
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Meservey
C. L. Abel
A. Koenen
Darrow to Speak in Waterloo If Date Secured
Waterloo officials discuss inviting Clarence S. Darrow for a lecture around December 15. The Central Labor body would arrange the event and each union would share the costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrow
Waterloo
Clarence S. Darrow
Victoria Taken as Constitutionalists Capture Tamaulipas Capital
In Brownsville Texas on November 20 Victoria the Tamaulipas capital fell to Gen Pablo Gonzales and his rebel forces after a 40 hour battle. Federal troops suffered heavy losses and fled to Tula before being pursued. Gonzales reports 3000 federals evacuated city and building damage occurred during fierce street fighting. In Nogales Carranza minister Francisco Escudero urged U S envoy William Bayard Hale to present credentials signaling a demand for recognition before formal talks.
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Brownsville
Tex
Victoria
Tamaulipas
Mexico
Pablo Gonzales
Gonzales
Matamoros
Government Palace
Tula
Rabago
Arzamendi
Hugenio Aguilar
Nogales
Sonora
Francisco Escudero
Carranza
William
Sidney Moulthrop Jailed on Forgery Charge in Washington
Sidney Moulthrop the stenographer accused by Senator James Hamilton Lewis of falsifying and publishing a letter about ambassador to Russia is jailed in Washington. He faces a forgery charge for allegedly forging a $200 check on Lewis as claimed by Edward Sullivan.
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Washington
Sidney Moulthrop
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
H. M. Pindel
Russia
Moulthrop
Senator Lewis
Edward Sullivan
Secret Service
Wilson
Lewis
Jewelry Trust Suit Filed Against Jewelers Associations
New York federal court action accuses the National Wholesale Jewelers' Association and the National Association of Manufacturing Jewelers of monopoly practices restraining trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewelery “Trust
New York
National Wholesale Jewelers’ Association
National Association of Manufacturing Jewelers
Tammany Aid Leader Shot in New York
John Delano head of the John Delano association a Tammany Hall affiliated political club is believed dying from two back wounds after being shot by two men in New York.
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Tammany Aid
New York
John Delano
John Delano Association
Tammany Hall
Appointment of Frank P. Glass U S Senator for Alabama
In Birmingham Alabama on November nineteenth Hon Frank P Glass editor of the Birmingham News and president of the Montgomery Advertiser was appointed United States senator by Governor O Neel to succeed the late Senator Joseph F Johnson.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Frank P. Glass
The
Birmingham News
Montgomery Advertiser
U. S
O’neel
Joseph F. Johnson
Harriman Son to Work at Union Pacific HQ
Omaha Neb Nov 19. W Averil Harriman son of the late BE Harriman will work in Union Pacific headquarters to learn the practical end of operating a railroad.
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W. A. Harriman
Omaha
Neb
W. Averil Harriman
BE. H. Harriman
Union Pacific
Illinois Senator Denvir Linked to Blackmail Letter
Chicago November 21 evidence suggests a threat to force control of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad via receivership unless annual payments were made. Letters attributed to Illinois State Senator John T. Denvir were shown at a federal Interstate Commerce Commission hearing. Denvir denied writing the letters and said someone was playing a joke.
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Chicago
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
John T. Denvir
Illinois Legislative Public Utilities Commission
Federal
A. G. Gutheim
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Illinois
Denvir
Chester M. Dawes
The
Burlington
Examiner Gutheim
Dawes
Brown Quits as Road Head
William C. Brown resigned as president of the New York Central lines effective January 1. Alfred H. Smith, named senior vice president in March, is favored to be the next president. Brown had served 50 years in railroading and sought retirement after a long career.
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New York
William C. Brown
New York Central Lines
Alfred H. Smith
Central Lines
Brown
Doctor Slays Man in Kansas City Hotel
Dr W T Blam of St Joseph an officer in the Missouri Valley Medical association shot and killed William Putnam Cramer of Chicago at the Hotel Baltimore after a secret romance led to a meeting arranged by letters. Cramer a traveling advertising solicitor and Mrs Elam were involved. Det Glynn was present.
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Kansas City
W. T. Blam
St. Joseph
Missouri Valley Medical Association
Central Ensworth Medical College
William Putnam Cramer
Lake Park Avenue
Chicago
Baltimore
Cramer
Elams
Elam
Detroit
J. N. West
Jack Glynn
Chicagoan
Countess Biron and James Hyde to Wed in Private Ceremony
Paris reports Countess Louis de Contant Biron and James Hazen Hyde plan a private marriage in two months. The announcement notes a quiet wedding with no public details forthcoming. Stockholm confirms Princess Marie will not return to Prince William of Sweden, and efforts to change her mind have failed. San Francisco notes painter Nellie Burrell Scott died after a long illness, with exhibitions of her work previously shown nationwide. Denver reports Albert Buck found dead, dangling from electrical wires behind the Elk Hotel in Denver. Scranton records the sudden death of Prof. George Howell, long-time Scranton schools superintendent.
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Paris
Louis de Contant Biron
James Hazen Hyde
Stockholm
Marie
Prince William of Sweden
San Francisco
Nellie Burrell Scott
Scranton
George Howell
America
Post Office Allows Parcel Post for Fish and Game
Postmaster General Burleson said the post office department cannot stop shipping fish or game by parcels post in Illinois. Illinois laws prohibit shipment of game but the federal department allows it under parcels post.
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Washington
Burleson
Post Office Department
Illinois
40000 Plan One Big Union
Pittsburgh November 20 railroad men indicate 40000 Pennsylvania employees will merge into a single labor organization with details to be worked out later.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Thaw Wins New Victory in Habeas Corpus Case
In Concord Massachusetts? No, New Hampshire. Harry K. Thaw defeats bid to dismiss his habeas corpus bid as Judge Edgar Aldrich in federal court refuses to drop the proceedings begun by Thaw to resist return to Matteawan.
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Thaw
Concord
N. H
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Edgar Aldrich
United Kingdom Employers Propose $2.5 Billion Strike Fund
London sources report that UK employers are organizing a new union and plan to create a guaranty fund of 2.5 billion dollars to shield against industrial strikes by trade unions. The move signals a major financial defense in labor relations.
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London
United Kingdom
Auto Racer Roy G. McDermott Killed in Wreck
Roy G. McDermott of Moline was killed driving an auto near the city when his car skidded over a steep cliff ten miles away. McDermott was known for his amateur racing record.
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Roy G. McDermott
Moline
McDermott
Supreme Court Hears Grain Futures Gambling Question
Madison reports a Milwaukee firm vs H. Blodgett case asks if board of trade futures deals are gambling and void, affecting grain futures transactions.
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Madison
Wis
Supreme Court
Milwaukee
H. Blodgett
Board of Trade
West Virginia Mine Region AfCod Becomes Lawless
Reports from the Cabin Creek mine region say lawlessness is rampant with many crimes committed and authorities planning action. Charleston dispatch notes the unsettled condition as of November 20.
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West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Cabin Creek
Stamp Slots Are Legal
Washington reports that when a person inserts a nickel into a slot machine and receives two two-cent stamps as a premium paying one cent for the privilege, the United States cannot be charged with extortion.
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Washington
United States
Willard and Rodel Break Even In Ten Round Draw
Milwaukee fight review shows Jess Willard facing Boer Rodel and failing to gain a decisive edge as Rodel wore excess weight, leading to a ten round draw.
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Willard
Rodel
Milwaukee
Jess Willard
Boer Rodel
Kansas
Huerta Addresses Congress Justifying Dictatorship
President Huerta meets Congress in Mexico City to defend his actions and emphasize restoring law. He cites Napoleon and argues unity amid foreign fleets at Mexican ports as battleships align with the United States against rebel forces. Speculation swells over Wilson administration plans as Ambassador O'Shaughnessy reports new orders.
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United States
Executive
Napoleon
Woman Rail Head Re-elected in Georgia
Bainbridge Georgia November 21 Mrs J P Williams said to be the only woman president of a railroad in the south was re elected president of the Georgia Florida Alabama railway at a stockholders meeting in this city.
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Bainbridge, Ga
J. P. Williams
South
Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway
Debs Enters Mine Strike as Colorado Talks Begin
Eugene V. Debs, veteran Socialist candidate, becomes a factor in the Colorado coal strike. He and 34 others held lengthy conferences with union leaders as the dispute unfolds in Denver.
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Debs
Denver
Colo
Eugene V. Debs
Colorado
Fatal Kentucky Duel On Beaver Creek
In Floyd county near Lexington on Beaver Creek Arthur Martin killed his cousin Oscar Martin. Oscar's brother Sandy then shot Arthur. The confrontation stemmed from trouble on election day.
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Lexington
Beaver Creek
Floyd County
Arthur Martin
Oscar Martin
Oscar
Sandy
Arthur
Grange Re Elects Wilson in National Meeting
Oliver Wilson of Peoria Illinois was re elected worthy master of the National Grange in Manchester New Hampshire on November twenty first. The anticipated insurgent challenge to his renomination did not materialize.
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Grange
Wilson
Manchester
N. H
Oliver Wilson
Peoria
Ill
National Grange
Schmidt Trial Opens as Women Camp Outside Court
In New York on November 21 women besieged the criminal courts building, vainly clamoring for admission as the trial of Hans Schmidt, the priest accused of murdering Anna Aumuller, began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Open Schmidt
New York
Criminal Courts
Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumuller
Editress Wing Suit Manager Faces Charged Campaign Vexation
Creston jury awards Bertha Bowers 100 dollars after she sued Senator Charles H. Thomas for 15000 dollars over editorials and telegrams calling her a liar and a cowardly assassin of character. The verdict settles the libel dispute as a compromise. Both sides express mixed satisfaction at the outcome amid lingering tensions from last year’s campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Bertha Bowers
Creston Daily Plain Dealer
Charles H. Thomas
Miss Bowers
Thomas
Iowa Beekeepers Lead In Honey Output Despite Drought
Iowa beekeepers produced over 250000 pounds of honey in the past season, per state inspector Frank C. Pellett. Iowa ranks near the top nationally by value of bees, with mentions of Aldrich, Hall et Cole, Blackman, and Fitch reporting strong single-colony and multi-colony sales amid drought.
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Atlantic
Iowa
Frank C. Pellett
A. Aldrich
Smithfield
Ginger extracts blamed for drunkenness surge in Waterloo
Police face an unsolved problem as a spike in arrests for drunkenness appears linked to ginger extracts. Investigations show many patrons unable to obtain liquor turn to extracts, with some buying gallon quantities.
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Waterloo
Ames Considers Honor System For Students
The faculty moral welfare committee at Ames appoints a subcommittee to study the possible adoption of an honor system. They report favorable impressions based on positive results from other institutions.
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Ames
Mystery Note Recovered From Old Bakery Theft
A Dubuque bakery owner, Leo Mulgrew, received a note with $50 saying ten years ago the writer stole $20 from him. Mulgrew does not recall any such theft or occurrence. The identity of the woman behind the note remains unknown.
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Dubuaque
Leo Mulgrew
Mulgrew
Perry seeks bond election for water works rebuild
A Perry campaign led by the Bureau of Commerce aims to collect 700 signatures for a special election to authorize bonds totaling 35000 dollars to fund rebuilding the water works plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Perry Bureau of Commerce
Penny Concerts for Children in Waterloo
Penny concerts for children will be held each Saturday afternoon at the Walnut Street Baptist church. Eight hundred tickets have been distributed for the first entertainment featuring illustrated stories stereopticon views object lessons and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Albion Church Corner Stone Laying Marks New Presbyterian
Ceremonies were observed at Albion Marshalltown to mark the corner stone laying of the new Presbyterian church built at a cost of 10000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albion
Marshalltown
New Presbyterian
Big Contract to Creamery, Glenwood
Three contracts vital to the Glenwood creamery have closed. The Iowa Institution for Feeble Minded Children at Glenwood the Council Bluffs institution and the hospital for the insane at Clarinda have ordered varying amounts of butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Iowa Institution
Council Bluffs
Hospital For Insane
Clarinda
Injured in Runaway Involving Sidney-A Team
A Sidney-A team belonging to Jess Hills ran away and threw the driver R. C. Tyson over the dashboard. Tyson was dragged fifty yards, hanging to the double trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Jess Hills Rans
R. C. Tyson
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