Iowa Court Reverses Child Labor Fine of 9 Year Old Prodigy
The Iowa supreme court reversed Alta Erle’s $25 conviction for allowing a 9 year old boy violinist to perform at the Orpheum theater. The ruling cited the act’s mother ownership and an exception for such cases, while confirming cattle tuberculosis tests as constitutional and an active public health measure.
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Leeway
Alta Erle
Ston’s City
Broadus
Erle
Orpheum Theater
Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
M. H. Kepler
District Court
Mitchell County
M. F. Loftis
Kepler
James W. Kindig
Corn yield and farm auctions reported in Iowa county
Davis county farmer Allen Miller notes 200 acres of corn on his northwestern farm may yield over 40000 bushels. A field near Corning Adams county sold at 50 per acre with twenty eight acres and 60 to 80 bushels per acre. Neport mentions improving northeastern Iowa corn prospects and a United States fisheries official near Marquette catching an 82 pound channel.
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United States
Allen Miller Yoporta Thas
Davis County
Corning
Adams County
Towa
Eldon Sscugiing
United States Fisheries
Marquette
North McGregor
Largest fish exhibited then sent to Lincoln Park museum
The station displayed a monster fish for several days before shipping it alive to the Lincoln Park museum in Chicago for exhibition. Bronx City vies for largest honey market status while John Stoughton and Amos Keller of Cherokee sold 7,360 pounds to Sioux City Honey association at nine cents per pound.
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Lincoln Park Museum
Chicago
Bronx City
John Stoughton
Amos Keller
Sioux City Honey Association
Stoughton
Accident leads to promotion for barber-turned-fireman
John W. Moffett relates Fred Stallsmith of Eldora who nearly lost his arm after a glass sliver and a failed operation. He switched careers to become a fireman, then a Burlington-Black Hawk engineer, with a pension plan approaching retirement. The piece also notes the Mississippi River Highway Association forming in Clinton to push paving and promote the scenic river corridor.
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John W. Moffett
Eldora
Fred Stallsmith
Stallsmith
Fred
LaCrosse
Wis
Burlington-Black Hawk
Burlington Road
Minneapolis
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Clinton
Mississippi River Highway Association
English emerging as official international conference language
Des Moines man recounts a Stockholm insurance officials convention where participants spoke 23 languages yet conducted all speeches in English, German or French. He notes Americans and Britons used English, Swedish Crown Prince spoke perfect English, and global linguistic skill impressed attendees.
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California
R. G. Hunter
Des Moines
Stockholm
Sweden
Kinks Out of Highway Paving Tells of Dip Removal
E J Sidney of Greenfield explains the state highway commission method to lift low spots in pavement using mud and cement pumped under pressure. A specialized machine drills pavement and raises dips, with capability to level highs as well, now common across the state. Vocational schools report 1930 enrollment at 12 772 ending June 30, a record and about 30 percent above 1929.
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E. J. Sidney
Greenfield
Adair County
State Highway Commission
Here
Lews
Youth To Face Slaying Charge At Iowa City
Tom Sexton 19 of Iowa City to be charged with first degree murder after he shot Pat Baines 19 in front of the family after following them from church. Paul Baines 19 died from a abdomen wound. a family dispute over Sexton’s interest in the Baines daughter sparked the violence.
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Iowa City
Tom Sexton
Pat Baines
Baines
Sexton
George Baines
Paul
Hawkeye Football Preview Publicized for Three Home Games
Iowa's 1930 schedule features Oklahoma A and M, Centenary, and Purdue visiting Hawkeye Stadium on October 4 11 and 18. Starters include James Willer from Quincy Illinois at sprinter back Gus Mastrongany end and Jerome Kriz at fullback. The team also recalls Oran Pape's former role and notes several offensive and defensive strengths.
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University of Iowa
Hawkeye Stadium
James F. Willer
Quincy
Ill
Willer
Oran Pape
Gus Mastrongany
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Jerome R. Kriz
Oklahoma A. & M
Centenary College of
Hopkinton Creamery Pays 44 Cents For Butterfat
Hopkinton Co operative creamery patrons receive August butterfat payments at 44 cents per pound. Cream tested 29 percent on average, with 42 647 pounds produced. 37 742 pounds sold to New York markets at a premium. Ten top patrons and their payments listed led by F A Bort and W A McGlade.
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Hopkinton
Leo White
M. Gudenhauf
A. Smith
Peter Schuster
R. Guthrie
John Beitz
A. Hargrafen
Tried To Take Shoe Off While Driving Car Fatal
Thurman Larkey, 35, of Maquoketa, died when his car left a ditch while he tried to remove his right shoe. The vehicle rolled several times and stopped over his body. He held the shoe. chest injury deemed fatal. Survived by his mother and three children. his wife died in May 1929.
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Thurman Larkey
Maquoketa
Larkey
Will Henecke
Deeds Filed for Record in Jones County
Week ending Sept 27 records show transfers including Margaret Collier to Peter and Ruth Sieveka of land in Wyoming for $1.00 and James Quigley to G M Brainard of Scott & Skinner's addition plots for $1.00.
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Jones County
Margaret Collier
Peter Sieveka
Ruth Sieveka
Wyoming
James Quigley
G. M. Brainard
Scott & Skinner
Anamosa
Harry A. Freeman
Frank Riches
Joseph Bading
Daniel J. Hogan
W. A. Hogan
Adm
Edward C. McGowan
Rose McGowan
Elsie Meade
Daniel J. Meade
Lathrop
Oxford Mills
Wapsipinicon River
Gesina Balster
Robert H. Balster
Mary K. Balster
Anna M. Balster Moenk
Johanna H. Balster Heiken
Louise G. Balster
Let me live out my years in heat of blood
The speaker pleads for a intense final phase to end life in a blaze of passion and dream, seeking swift exit at life’s peak. He imagines a quick end like a candle in full flame and asks for a single defiant cry at death. The poem frames a dramatic, ritual end as a preference over gradual decline.
Early Diving Suit Patent Granted in 1693
A March 17 1693 patent to John Stapleton describes a diving engine allowing a person to walk under water. It details methods to force air to depth, sustain a lamp underwater, and purify air for respiration.
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John Stapleton
Lawyer Court Dismisses Theft Case After Disruptive Drowsy Interlude
A crowded court session ends with Terease case dismissed as a portly defendant, who appears sleepy, asks the deputy sheriff to aid in calling his lawyer while the assistant district attorney nears the first witness.
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Terease
A Timid One Speaks Note by Nova Lane
Poem fragment presents a timid speaker confessing hidden intensity and longing to be kissed. The voice frames a calm exterior while revealing inner savagery and dependence, ending with a deselective self-reproach directed at a mirror as a confidant.
Great Auk a Flightless Northern Bird
The great auk, a large flightless bird, ranged from the Bay of Biscay to Greenland. It resembled a penguin, with black head and back and white underside, and stood upright on land. It bred on cliff ledges from Greenland to Iceland and Spitzbergen to the St. Lawrence, Maine, and northern Europe. The last known individual was killed in 1844. eggs are prized by collectors, with some selling for 1400 dollars.
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Bay of Biscay
Greenland
Iceland
Newfoundland
Maine
Europe
Snail Seeks Shade For Summer Shelter And Food
The tale describes a snail avoiding sunbeams during hot days. It digs into rocky ground to create a shelter and slowly travels a lone path to reach its desired foe, returning to its refuge after each journey.
Dentist Dr Eixsyon Patterson Opens Monticello Office
Dr Eixsyon Patterson opens a dental office in the Monticello State Bank building with hours from 8 to 5. The contact shows phone 26 in Monticello, Tow a.
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Monticello State Bank
Dr Burris Three Year Graduate and Nine Years Experience
The notice lists Dr Burris as a three year graduate with nine years of experience. It provides office phone 98W and residence phone 270W for contact.
Dr L J Swift General Practice Office Contact
Dr L J Swift operates a general practice with calls answered in city or country. Office located in the Burrichter building. Phone listed as 236.
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Burrichter
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Hopkinton Creamery
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Iowa
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L. W. Lovell
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WM. Stuhler
H. M. Carpenter, Jr
F. G. Matthiessen
E. E. Hoag
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Nova Lane
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