Costs of Iowa Elections Reach Thousands in 1914
Des Moines IA—A J Small state librarian reports 1914 election and primary costs by Iowa counties. Polk spent over 13000 with 6000 on primaries and 7000 on elections. Scott 5343.85 on elections and 3403.43 on primaries. Woodbury and Dubuque also notable. Some counties near 2000. The first such compilation, showing primaries sometimes higher than elections.
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Des Moines
A. J. Small
Secretary of State
Polk County
Scott County
Woodbury County
Dubuque County
Blackhawk
Marshall
Money Maker Promises Returns from Tonic
A patent medicine magnate proclaims strong dividends and steady results from last month reporting a corker of a dividend. The exchange centers on a tonic claimed to guarantee results and boost sales.
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Corker
A Painful Operation
A humorous exchange centers on a friend named Bill, with jokes about anesthesia and an unhappy outcome. The Real Cause contrasts humidity with illness as a misdiagnosis of dyspepsia. The dialogue features light banter and rural dialect.
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Bill
Holiday sports in Mexico a horseman’s Raya and chased chicken
描写墨西哥节日里马术比赛的“ raya ” 飞驰甩鞭与抢鸟比赛。文中提到马术表演者在地上画线，骑手快马冲刺再急刹停下，马匹以脚踏稳住并留痕。另一场景是新恋人们佩带丝带的鸡被 horses 抢走，鸡常被撕裂，易引发暴力。
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Mexico
Health a Beissing. Health is the second blessing that we mortals are capable of
Health is described as a second blessing that money cannot buy in a quotation attributed to Izaak Walton. The compact note presents a reflection on health as a priceless gift beyond wealth. The wording echoes a moralist tone suitable for a brief newspaper quotation item.
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Izaak. Walton
Des Moines Youth Pleads Guilty to Brutal Uncle Murder
Arthur Lumley an 18 year old Des Moines youth confessed to killing his wealthy uncle Thomas J Smalley at the Smalley farm near Boon, saying he acted for his family. He admitted striking with a rock then setting the room on fire to cover evidence.
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Young Lumley
Smalley
Walt
Young Lumsley
Bart Lumley
Des Moines
California
Grinnell Man Heads Iown Elks, Iown City
Edward C. Brand of Grinnell was elected president of the state Elks association at the annual meeting. Davenport will host the next gathering with officers named including Clement Welch Denison, Lindley Coon Newton, Paul Schmidt Iowa City, Frank Kiest Des Moines, and A Tenigbaum Davenport.
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Grinnell
Iown Elks
City
Edward C. Brand
State Association of Elks
Davenport
Clement J. Welch
Denison
J. Lindley Coon
Newton
Paul G. Schmidt
Iowa City
Frank J. Kiest
Des Moines
A. Tenigbaum
Child Loses Fingers In Dynamite Inquiry
An eight year old boy of Charles City learned about dynamite by asking questions and handling a cartridge. He lost three fingers on his left hand and may lose the hand to severe lacerations, as doctors treat the injuries.
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Mason City
W.11 Immel
Charles City
Fireman Falls From Engine in Iowa Train
Howard Myun of Perry a Milwaukee railroad fireman was thrown from the cab while shoveling coal between Neola and Underwood. He slipped on the iron apron and was badly hurt. He was brought to a Council Bluffs hospital for treatment.
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Council Bluffs
Howard Myun
Perry
Milwaukee Railroad
Neola
Underwood
Two Die In Auto Wreck Near Decorah
In Decorah area a car near seven miles west of Decorah killed W. C. Hobart and his wife from Minneapolis. Mrs Hobart was driving the vehicle when it turned turtle. Relatives were notified and prepared to transport the bodies to Minneapolis.
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Decorah
W. C. Hobart
Minneapolis
Horseman Missing from Charles City District
Officers search for H. L. Cole a horseman from Charles City after his wife reports he hitched the driving horse and disappeared. She has issued a warrant for his arrest charging wife desertion.
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Mason City
H. L. Cole
Charles City
Falls From Moving Train Injures Northwestern Brakeman
George Barnette of Boone, a brakeman on the Northwestern fast passenger train, was seriously injured when a package overturned as he climbed a pile of express and he fell hitting the door sill. He rolled from the car and barely missed the rails, with a gash at the base of the skull among several bad wounds.
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Missouri Valley
George Barnette
Boone
Northwestern
Barnette
Army Salute Causes Arrest
Waterloo report says Thomas Palmer, an alleged army deserter, saluted Officer Moblis and later Chief Leighton after being approached for drinking. Palmer admitted leaving Fort Snelling with two companions last September after enlisting December 15, 1918 in Battery D Fifth Field Artillery. He was returned to Fort Des Moines.
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Waterloo
Thomas Palmer
Moblis
Palmer
Leighton
Fort Snelling
Fifth Field Artillery
Fort Des Moines
Tragic double murder suicide near Stiner farm
Perry Harry Crispin, 27, killed his wife and her mother at the Stiner farm six miles southwest, then fatally shot himself. A 14 year old girl, Sadie Davis, heard the shots and found Crispin with the 18 month old baby after the killings. Family trouble is believed to be the motive.
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Pross
Crispin
Record oats crop and corn outlook for Iowa
A Des Moines banker, fresh from a cross country tour across seventeen counties, reports a record oats crop and a hay crop larger than two years ago. He says oat fields yield 60 to 85 bushels per acre, with 60 bushels common, and predicts Iowa will reach about 75 percent of normal corn, equating to 260 to 270 million bushels.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Northwestern Good Roads Congress planned for Cedar Rapids
Plans are set for the Northwestern Good Roads Congress in Cedar Rapids on October 4 5 6 and 7 with an expected 8000 delegates from nearby states. The national scope event last year was held in Milwaukee and exhibits of road making machinery will be shown with J P Koe nan of Milwaukee serving as secretary of the association.
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Good Roads Congress
Cedar Rapids
Alates
Milwaukee
J. P. Koenan
Auto Thief Paroled to Farmer Near Des Moines
Des Moines. Ben Ison a 19 year old who pleaded guilty to stealing J C Byram s car was given a chance by Judge Ayres to earn his freedom. He was paroled to farmer F R Emerson near Des Moines and must serve a five year sentence in Anamosa reformatory if he violates his parole.
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Des Moines
Ben Ison
Wullty
J. C. Byram
Ayres
Lila
F. RR
Emerson
Ison
Anamosa Reformatory
Fewer Inebriacy Charges Reported in Des Moines
In Des Moines, Ben Born presented figures to District Judge Utterback showing eighteen Inebriacy charges. He contrasted March May 2015 with the same period last year noting forty-two district court filings in 2014.
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Des Moines
Ben Born
Ballff
Utterback
Bean
Life Term for Des Moines Youth in Murder Case
Arthur Lumley an 18 year old Des Moines youth confessed to murdering his aged uncle Thomas J Smalley near here. He pleaded guilty to murder in the first degree before Judge H Ery and was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Tort Madigon penitentiary.
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Boone
Arthur Lumley
Des Moines
Thomas J. Smalley
Here
H. Ery
Madigon
Let Sewer Contract Awarded to Harlan Contractor
At a city council meeting M. A. Camery of this city won the sewer construction bid for 800 feet at $1.18 per foot totaling $920. Sidewalls were ordered along the golf grounds for three and one half blocks and west a quarter mile on Willow street.
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Harlan
M. A. Camery
Camery
Golf Grounds
Willow Street
Stabbed Man Robbed in Mason City Assault
Dan Balec, 8, critical in hospital after ten stab wounds in the back and a robbery of 70 dollars. He was left on the street. police seek two men who were with him shortly before the attack.
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Mason City
Dan Balec
Ife
Chesser Sues Ottumwa City Over Brother’s Death
William Chesser files a $20,000 damages suit against the city of Ottumwa claiming his brother Charles Chesser died from injuries in a collision between a jockey bus and a street car.
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Ottumwa
William Chesser
Charles Chesser
Chesser
Jimmey
Oats Yielding Well in Solon Area
Farmers in Solon report exceptionally large oat yields with 50 to 70 bushels per acre and quality better than anticipated after threshing.
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Solon
Light frosts hit Iowa cities with no damage reported
The weather office notes light frosts in Waterloo and Charles City with no damage. Dr George M Chappel says a killing frost is not expected to arrive early. Iowa Falls recorded 37 degrees, Waterloo 39 and Charles City 49.
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Iowa
Des Moisines
Waterloo
Charles City
George M. Chappel
Iowa Falls
Old Artesian Well at Churdan Stills Threesome Water Flow
Nearly thirty years after M. B. Westervelt dug an artesian well on his Churdan farm a new well was drilled to the same depth of 120 feet and now provides a continuous three inch stream. No windmill engine or hand pumping has ever been used. This remains one of the few good artesian wells in the area.
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Churdan
M. B. Westervelt
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