Wilson to Lecture at Iowa State on Agricultural Subjects
Former Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, now emeritus professor at Iowa State College, will lecture to students this winter as part of a plan for the college. Enrollment at the time of the report exceeded 2,211 with potential to reach 2,400, and freshmen numbered 950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wilson
Ames College
State Agricultural College
Ames
Iowa State College
Wilson
Des Moines Christian conference holds annual session
The Des Moines Christian conference met in Truro with Rev. L. E. Follansbee as president and Rev. C. W. McDonald of Lake City named secretary. Guests included Rev. J. I. Burnett of Dayton Ohio secretary of the American Christian convention and Rev. C. G. Nelson, former Kansas Christian college president now pastor at Gresham Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truro
Des Moines Christian Conference
L. E. Follansbee
C. W. McDonald
Lake City
J. I. Burnett
Dayton
American Christian Convention
C. G. Nelson
Kansas Christian College
Gresham
Neb
Iowa Teacher to Japan Names New Leander Clark Chair
Miss M Elizabeth Appleton of Tama has been elected to the chair of professor of modern languages at Leander Clark college Toledo succeeding Professor Cronise who sails this week for Japan Miss Cronise goes to head the girls English department at an American college in Tokio
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tama
M. Elizabeth Appleton
Leander Clark College
Toledo
Professor Cronise
Japan
Cronise
Tokio
Perry livestock man injured in Milwaukee wreck near Coon Rapids
W. W. Cook of a Perry livestock firm, riding in the caboose cupola, was seriously hurt when a freight car jumped the track near Coon Rapids. He was thrown through a window and cut about the face and head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
W. W. Cook
Perry Livestock
Dawson
Milwaukee
Coon Rapids
Corn Pack Very Small At Kelley Canning Plant
Waverly reports Kelley Canning Company shut its factory for the year producing 55 000 cases of corn in twenty four can packs totaling 1 320 000 cans This represents about one third of a typical crop as acreage this year was only half of last year and drought reduced yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
Kelley Canning Company
Farmer narrowly escapes pig attack at feed lot
Fontanelle resident Dan Hockersmith was attacked by hogs while freeing a pig caught in a gate. He was in the work area when the squeals drew the herd and he narrowly escaped serious injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fontanelle
Dan Hockersmith
Here
Mr. Hockersmith
Baptist Merger Proposed by Davenport and Washington Associations
At the Davenport Baptist association annual meeting a committee was formed to visit the Washington association at Kalona. The panel will propose uniting the two groups, each currently comprising eight churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downey
Davenport Baptist Association
Washington Association
Kalona
Waukon Widows Receive District Court Pensions
Two Waukon widows were granted pensions in district court by Judge Hobson. Both have small children depending on them for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Hobson
Waukon Hotel Man Announces Relinquishment
Waukon resident F. F. Ajay will relinquish the Allamakee hotel in the city early next month. He has leased the Easless at i sader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
F. F
Ajay
Allamakee
Eayless
I Sader
Waverly Editor Dets Plum
Waverly editor H. J. Hoeger of the Waverly Democrat has been named postmaster designate for Waverly with the term to begin after the current postmaster W. H. Tyrrel retires next January. Tyrrel has served twenty years in the role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
Dets Plum
H. J. Hoeger
Cedar Valley Baptist Meet Set for Fairbank
The fifty seventh annual Cedar Valley Association of Baptist churches meeting will be held at Fairbank September 24 through 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbank
Mason City
Cedar Valley Association of Baptist Churches
Sent
Col Joyce Honored With Bronze Bust By Connor
Col. John A. Joyce formerly of this county and famed Washington poet informs friends that a bronze bust of himself is being created by Jerome Connor funded by local contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Joyce
Waukon
John A. Joyce
This County
Washington, D. C
Jerome Connor
Long Fall Fatal at Neokuk Crane Accident
John Milotich, a laborer, died this afternoon after a fall from a crane yesterday in Neokuk. Death was caused by hemorrhage of the brain due to concussion and rupture of a blood vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neokuk
John Milotich
Senator John F Wade Stricken in Des Moines
Des Moines. John F Wade chairman of the state board of control and former Butler county senator died at his home at 4 AM after a stroke. He fell ill Monday night after a day at the state house and was 54. Wade born in Burlington Vermont April 7 1850s moved to Iowa as a child and served as Butler county supervisor and state senator from the Thirty-ninth district. He was appointed to the board of control by Governor Carroll October 1 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John F. Wade
State Board of Control
Butler County
Senator Wade
State House
Burlington
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Board of Control
Carroll
Iowan Attempts to Kill Wife in Mount Ayr
Former representative Frank Sheldon tries to prevent an assailant, Dr. T W W Little, from shooting Mrs. Little. The bullet glances off Mrs. Little and hits Mrs. Sheldon in the breast. Little is arrested. Mrs. Little had filed for divorce and was living with her mother, hotel proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Ayr
Frank Sc. Sheldon
T. W. W. Little
Kingsley
Lost Rowan Discovered in Minneapolis Hospital
Charles E. Knight of Sioux City, who vanished July 27 after a railroad wreck, was found unconscious in a Minneapolis hospital by his wife. A nationwide newspaper search identified him after no contact for days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Charles E. Knight
Minneapolis
Flax Raised In Marion County At 16 Bu Per Acre
Ernest Covey near Knoxville threshes five acres of flax the first raised in Marion county. The crop yields about sixteen bushels per acre and is praised for fine quality. The output exceeds North Dakota and Canada averages by one and a half bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Ernest Covey
Marion County
North Dakota
Canada
Pioneer Pastor Retires After Long Service
Mason City reports Rev. L. O. Pederson resigns as pastor of Ik Creek congregation after thirty six years in ministry and twenty one years leading the same church. He spent his life serving Cerro Gordo and Worth counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
L. O. Pederson
Ik Creek
Cerro Gordo
Worth Counties
Charles City Chiropractor Arrested on Illegal Practice Charge
Charles City, I Miller, a chiropractor who runs the Charles City sanitarium, was arrested on a charge of practicing medicine illegally. He was previously quarantined for exposing himself to infantile paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
I. Miller
Miller
Sioux Songs Illuminate Alfred Manger Fantasie
Prof Alfred Manger has secured three original Sioux Indian songs with permission from Washington authorities. He plans to feature these tunes as themes in his violin and piano Indian fantasia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Washington
Alfred Manger
Exhaust Jury Panel to Hear Case Davenport
Isaac Richardson former saloonkeeper faces trial for the killing of Arthur Windrum who died in January 1912 after drinking a whisky filled beer glass in Richardson's saloon. The case moves to the jury panel in Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Isaac Richardson
Arthur Windrum
Richardson
Fatal barber shop shooting over two dollars
In Waterloo a dispute over $2 ended with Albert Tracey, 22, shooting and killing Percy Hopkins, 24, in Hopkins barber shop. Tracey is described as colored and the incident occurred in a public Black neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Sam
Waterloo
Albert Tracey
Percy Hopkins
Hopkins
Elopement Arrests Stop Young Couple in Perry
Perry officers halted an attempted elopement by Gladys Copapis, 17, and Walter Brink, 21, detaining them until Sheriff Hogan of James County arrived to take the couple to Olin for further proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Gladys Copapis
Walter Brink
Hogan
James County
Olin
Train Kills Time Keeper in Rock Island Yard Incident
Seymour Claude Fannin of Gallatin Missouri time keeper for a gang in Rock Island yards was struck by a freight train and killed instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour—Claude Fannin
Gallaétin
Rock Island
Reckless rail derailment wrecks eighteen fruit cars
A broken rail derailed an Illinois Central freight train at Wise Siding, nineteen miles east of Waterloo, tearing up 251 feet of track and destroying eighteen refrigerator cars loaded with fruit. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Wise Siding
Illinois Central
Hog Plague Rages in Chickasaw County
Hog cholera worsens in Chickasaw county with many farmers losing all hogs and several over a hundred head. The outbreak continues to devastate local swine herds and raise concern among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampton
Chickasaw County
Slayer priest sane declares he killed Anna Aumuller
NY Sept 18 Hans Schmidt, a priest and confessed slayer, told coroner and visitors at the Tombs he was infatuated with Anna Aumuller and killed her. Investigators doubt his insanity, noting counterfeiting links and a West 134th Street counterfeit den. Dangerous ties also involve Dr. Muret and Bertha Zech as arrests unfold. Schmidt’s alleged motive: love and inability to abandon his church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumuller
Feinberg
Schmidt
Father Evers
Tombs Prison
West One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Street
Ernest Arthur Muret
Muret
Secret Service
Bertha Zech
Doctor Muret
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
Hudson River
Otis Targeted Again as Infernal Machine Sent by Mail
Los Angeles September 18 1913 Japanese servant alerts General Harrison Gray Otis publisher of the Los Angeles Times to a mailed infernal machine. Police explode the device near the Los Angeles river after a similar attack on his plant in 1910 linked to the McNamara case. Investigators ponder Mexican and Huerta era motives amid Otis ties to ranch and cattle ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOS Angeles Times
Los Angeles
Cal
Harrison Gray Otis
General Otis
McNamara Brothers
McNamara
Lower
California
E. B. Foltz
Sebastian
Otis
Huerta
Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
California and Mexico Ranch and Cattle Company
Mulhall Denounced as Traitor in Lobby Probe
Washington reported the close of the Mulhall lobby investigation with James A. Emery of the National Association of Manufacturers and the National Council of Industrial Defense calling Mulhall a traitor and perjurer. Emery argued Mulhall's own testimony exposes his ingratitude and malicious revenge against those he once praised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mulhall
House of Representatives
James A. Emery
National Association of Manufacturers
National Council of Industrial Defense
Imery
Explosion at Waco cleaning shop wounds many
In Waco Texas on Tuesday an explosion wrecked the Shaffer and Dulse cleaning establishment fatally injuring O. S. Womack and Mrs. E. B. Steger and injuring seven others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Waco
Tex
O. S. Womack
EB. Steger
Shaffer & Dulse
Two Men Die in Duel at Aberdeen Mississippi
State Senator H. F. Broyles and M. F. Hendricks prominent lumbermen of Selma Tennessee are dead after a deadly fight near the Greenwood Springs hotel in Aberdeen Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Miss
H. F. Broyles
M. F. Hendricks
Selma
Tenn
Greenwood Springs
Monument Plan After Gaynor Funeral
New York on September 17 reports that a public fund will be started next Monday to erect a monument in memory of William J. Gaynor late mayor of New York City following his funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaynor
New York
William J. Gaynor
New York City
Stops Sale of Bad Eggs In Kansas City
A state food inspector says about 1 million dozen eggs in storage in Kansas City are unfit for food. If all are bad as the 100,000 dozen recently examined, the findings could halt sales and prompt disposal. Fruitful actions loom over the situation as officials weigh next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
F. H. Fricke
Max Lillie Killed in Chicago Air Show Flight
Max Lillie, famed Chicago aviator advocating safety first, died after his Wright airplane fell 400 feet during an experimental flight at the Galesburg fair. His wife Mrs Lillie witnessed the crash from a grand stand box and fainted as he expired within minutes. The accident followed known repairs needed on the craft. Thousands watched the fatal moment as stands were packed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg, II
Max Lillie
Chicago
Lillie
Auto crash in Fort Wayne leaves two dead
Bessie Geary twenty four of Montpelier Indiana and Willard Fryback of Bluffton Indiana were killed in a Sunday morning automobile accident following a wild joy ride. The incident occurred in Fort Wayne Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Bessie Geary
Montpelier
Willard Fryback
Bluffton
Minneapolis
Minn
Odd Fellowship
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
A. C. Eberhart
Wallace G. Nye
Grand Lodge
Buffalo
Clover Leaf Milling Company
Madison
Wis
Milwaukee
State Industrial Commission
U S Custom House Robbed in El Paso Ammunition Theft
Four thousand four hundred rounds of ammunition were stolen from the U S Custom House in El Paso Texas on September 18. Federal agents who had recently seized ammunition from Mexican smugglers discovered the loss during a review of the seized stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
el Paso
Tex
Fire Devastates Howard Ware Store in New Rochelle
A large fire in New Rochelle destroys the Howard Ware corporation department store. The blaze caused about 300000 dollars in damage and swept an entire city block before being extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Rochelle
Banker Killed In Auto Accident Near Thorpe
M D Garrison a 31 year old banker from Thorpe Wisconsin was killed when his car rolled over on the way home to Eau Claire Four other passengers were injured in the crash authorities said the accident occurred near Eau Claire Wisconsin on September 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Claire
Wis
D. Garrison
Thorpe
Studebaker Riley Weds Jessie Carter in St Louis
E Studebaker Riley of South Bend Ind heir to Studebaker millions marries Miss Jessie Carter a stock company actress in St Louis on September 17 Society circles across three states attended the wedding with Riley and Carter joining two notable families on a sunny afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Studebaker Riley
St. Louis
South Bend
Ind
Studebaker
Jessie Carter
Smugglers Indicted for Murder in Texas
In Carrizo Springs on September 17, Barney Cline the American soldier of fortune and thirteen Mexican smugglers were indicted for murder by a special grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrizo Springs
Barney Cline
Thaw to Supreme Court plans move forward
Harry K Thaw's counsel laid the basis for a Supreme Court appeal as New Hampshire governor considers extradition to New York at a Concord hearing on September 28. If adverse, the ruling will be reviewed by the U S district court and appealed upward to reach the nation's highest court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littleton
N. H
Harry K.thaw
United States Supreme Court
New Hampshire
Thaw
New York
Concord
United States District Court
Third blast victim dies in Craven torpedo boat blast
Savannah Ga Sept 18 James O C Dalton of Indianapolis died at midnight from injuries from the boiler explosion on board the torpedo boat Craven last Wednesday. He is the third victim of the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
James OC. Dalton
Indianapolis
Craven
Government Boat Burns on Tennessee River Near Hamburg
Memphis Tenn Sept 18. Government quartermaster boat No 19 burned on the Big Sand shoal of the Tennessee river near Hamburg Tenn. Stores valued at $80 000 destroyed by fire of unknown origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee River
Hamburg
Stockholders Fund $125,000 to Cover Bank Deficit
Five stockholders of the State National Bank of Fort Worth paid $125,000 to cover a shortage alleged in the accounts of M. L Woods former vice president revealed in the Fort Worth ledger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
State National Bank
M. L Woods
Four Pugilists Guard Officer in Riot Incident
Four well known prizefighters acted as a body guard for Police Lieutenant Morrow when he attempted to stop a riot between striking garment workers and strikebreakers in Philadelphia on September 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Morrow
Diggs and Caminetti Convicted in Mann Act Sentences
Maury J. Diggs former California state architect received two years in San Quentin and a $2000 fine for Mann Act violations. I Drew Caminetti son of immigration official was sentenced to 18 months and a $1500 fine. A ten day stay of execution was granted as they appeal. Witnesses Marsha Warrington and Lola Norris testified for the prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
van Fleet
United States District Court
Maury J. Diggs
California
San Quentin
I. Drew Caminetti
Anthony Caminetti
United States
Commissioner General of Immigration
Diggs
Caminetti
Robert J’. Devlin
Devlin
McNeil's Island
Washington
Marsha Warrington
Lola Norris
Sacramento
Reno
Mexicans Slay 5 U. S. Men Near Mazatlan
Five Americans led by W. O. Robertson were killed by rebels near Mazatlan while guarding property. The attack followed protests against looting as revolutionists overwhelmed the men. Survivors reached San Antonio and reported the atrocity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
W. O. Robertson
Mazatlan
Mex
Woman auto racer Louise Meneghetti killed in Nebraska race
Louise Meneghetti known as The Mad Louise died instantly in Norfolk during the fall festival race meet. Her Fiat overturned on a curve in a pursuit race with Gaston Morris. The Italian driver reportedly sped at 65 miles an hour as the crowd cheered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Neb
Louise Meneghetti
Louise
Fiat
Meneghetti
Gaston Morris
L. H. Hill
Italian Commander Torelli Killed in Bengazi Battle
Italian commander General Torelli and 38 officers and men died in a Tuesday battle with Arab tribesmen near Bengazi Tripoli. The Italian casualties total 75 wounded. Arab losses are not stated. Torelli fell while urging his troops forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bengazi
Tripoli
Torelli
Australia plans Frisco exhibit at Panama Pacific fair
Australia plans an exhibit at the Panama Pacific exposition in San Francisco. The display is estimated to cost 400 000 dollars and its details were conveyed to P E Quinn, American commissioner for New South Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
San Francisco
P. E. Quinn
New South Wales
Dairies Report $29 Million Butter Fat Purchases in 1912
St. Paul Minnesota September 19 J G Winkler state dairy commissioner released 1912 industry figures showing 29 million dollars paid for butter fat up from 22.3 million in 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairies
Minn
J. G. Winkler
Woman Auto Racer Killed At Fall Festival Race Meet
A female auto racer died during the second event of the first day at the fall festival race meet held here. The tragedy occurred as spectators watched from the stands and officials began safety procedures.
Lane's Condition Worsens. Interior Secretary Moved
Secretary Franklin K. Lane's condition grew worse prompting physicians to remove him from his brother's home to a quieter part of Berkeley California city. The move was ordered for rest and ongoing treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Berkeley
Cal
Franklin K. Lane
Prominent Educator Seymour Mynders Dies at 50
Memphis Tennessee reports the death of Seymour A. Mynders fifty president of the West Tennessee State Normal School at Kem mpns who died at Put-in-Bay Ohio. He was noted as a leading educator in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Seymour A. Mynders
West Tennessee
N Rninal School
Kiempns
Put-in-Bay
Ohio
Applegate ruling allows warrants for tax levy for capitol land
The court lets the executive council issue warrants totaling 460000 funded by a half mill tax this year for land needed in the capitol extension, with no interest. Warrants can be issued again August next year, funded when funds reach the state treasury, and a total under 1,000,000 is anticipated to suffice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Moines
Capitol
Executive Council
James H. Applegate
Thirty Years For Killing Wife In Iowa Case
James G. Quick changed his plea from not guilty to guilty of second degree murder for the death of his wife Clara on May 29 after a quarrel over her going to a dance. He received a thirty year term at hard labor in Fort Madison with potential reduction for good behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
James G. Quick
Fort Madison
Quick
Clara
United States Navy
Mail Robbers Baffle Secret Service In Davenport Heist
After a week of investigation United States secret service men admit they have been baffled by a daring mail robbery in Davenport. A pouch with money orders was taken from a truck on a station platform and found a mile west in weeds along the railroad. The pouch had been cut open and all the valuable mail removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
United States Secret Service
Maquoketa Rebuffs Anamosa Electric Franchise
The Maquoketa city council rejected an unconditional franchise request from a new electric company from Anamosa. The proposal sought a twenty five year limit to string wires and poles into Maquoketa and connect with a transmission line from Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
Anamosa
Gas Kills Well Digger Near Sioux Center
Orange City dispatch reports Jake Terpstra died while digging a well near Sioux Center. At about forty feet the bore struck rock. Terpstra descended to inspect, reached thirty feet and found gas, was pulled up unconscious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange City
Jake Terpstra
Sioux Center
Terpstra
Eloped With Hired Man Sparks Divorce Ruling
Marshalltown court grants divorce to Charles Wignall of Rhodes after he proved in court that his wife eloped with the hired man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Charles Wignall
Rhodes
Ames Student Burned by Yellowstone Boiling Spring
Ross P. White of Ames a senior at Iowa State College fell backward into a boiling spring at Yellowstone Park. The burns stripped skin from his body and he is slowly recovering at the government hospital in Fort Yellowstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Yellowstone Park
Ross P. White
Iowa State College
Government Hospital
Fort Yellowstone
Three Hurt In Auto Crash Algona
Rufus Lindhorst suffered a double fracture of the arm James Lindhorst a broken nose and Guy Stewart of Armstrong a fractured thigh in a bad auto accident at Algona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Rufus Lindhorst
James Lindhorst
Guy Stewart
Armstrong
Wolves Provoke Tama County Hunt Plan
In Tama County eight wolves were sighted in one pack as depredations on sheep rise. Marshalltown reports farmers plan a controlled hunt to curb the wolves' bold incursions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tama
Marshalltown
Primary to Name Postmaster in Glenwood
The Glenwood post office candidates are Homer Wier Charles Record William M Donelan and W H Ficke. A petition requests the selection be left to a democratic primary election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Homer Wier
Charles Record
William M. Donelan
W. H. Ficke
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Christian
Fort Dodge
Fred Thompson
Thompson
Anna Slader
Nebraska
Rowan
Flax
Marion
Hot Springs
Ark
Court House
Park Hotel
Priest Sane
N. Y
Omi
Emery
Max
Aviator
Galesburg, Ill
Supreme Court
Felkner
Samvers
Applegate
Franch
Anamosa Company
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