Bankers Arrested After Embezzlement Probe at Dubuque Bank
Three Dubuque National Bank officials faces federal charges over embezzling about 20000 dollars. George J. Homan cashier and Joseph Harrigan vice president and teller are held on nine thousand dollar bonds each, Charles R. Seige second teller four thousand. Authorities say false entries aided the scheme. Bank solvent. local banks hold one million in cash to shield the system. Harrigan and Homan are longtime local figures active in social life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
F. A. O’connor
Ellis D. Robb
H. E. Haugen
Serge
Harrigan
Homan
Clearing House
Harrigan and
Chance To Buy Railroad Sold By Court
Iowa & Omaha Short Line past seven years with initial $300000 cost appraised at $20600 by a court named jury. Creditors seek sale before value vanishes with proceeds to debts. Locomotives and depots excluded. rolling stock and depots valued at remainder $18525.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Iowa & Omaha
Rhodes Scholar Sails From Grinnell to Oxford
Grinnell James St. John, class of 1912, Iowa’s fourth Rhodes scholar from Grinnell, sails from New York on an American liner to resume studies at Oxford. He is among eight Iowans sent as Rhodes scholars, and his voyage avoids some ocean travel perils by using an American vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
James St. John
Iowa
Oxford University
New York City
England
St. John
Charley Miller Dying in Waverly
Charles Miller longtime Bremer county representative in the Iowa House and editor of the Democrat is reported near death in Waverly after an operation. Once a fierce critic of the medical profession he lies unconscious most of the time with little hope of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Miller
Waverly
Charles Miller
Bremer
Iowa
Democrat
Grinnell Pictures Sent to San Francisco Exhibit
Motion pictures of Grinnell College were sent to the Iowa house at the San Francisco exposition for showings in the coming weeks. The three reel film, shot at Grinnell last spring, features students at work and at play and has toured much of the state during summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell Pictures
Frisco
Grinnell
Grinnell College
Iowa House
San Francisco Exposition
Evangelist George McMahon Ends Life in Despondency
George McMahon a Council Bluffs evangelist well known across Iowa shot himself in Nevada after leaving a note to a pastor friend. He died by his own hand in a period of ill health and deep despair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
George McMahon
Council Bluffs
Iowa
McMahon
Ottumwa Students Receive Over 3000 Free Textbooks
Ottumwa public schools celebrate the first year of free text books with Principal Rice and the high school staff distributing more than 3 009 volumes to pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Rice
Secretaries to Meet in Iowa City for Conference
The secretaries of commercial clubs from Iowa cities will gather in Iowa City for their second annual conference on October 13 and 14. The State University Extension division sponsors the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Delicate Surgical Operation In Des Moines
Dr Wilton McCarthy, seriously injured in an automobile smashup, underwent a delicate operation at Mercy hospital. A bone plate was inserted in the doctor s thigh which was broken in the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Wilton McCarthy
Mercy Hospital
Falls 150 Feet to Death at Streepy Mine
Centervile boss W. T. Sanders aged 46 died after falling into a 150 foot shaft at the Streepy mine. He left a wife and six children as survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Sanders
Streepy
Quarrel Over Love Ends in Self Inflicted Death
Jacob Johnson aged about 24 killed himself at midnight at the Cadwallader place eight and a half miles north of Knoxville. He lived with his parents on a neighboring farm and had been calling on a young woman who refused his request to walk to the crossroads. A moment later he fired a bullet through his heart and died instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Jacob Johnson
Jie
Postmistress Jumps Job Leaves Carpenter Postoffice
Miss Bessie G. Peterson, assistant to former postmaster Charles Knudson at Carpenter, took over the post office duties after he left for Minnesota. She audited accounts and secured stamps, then disappeared. Knudson returned after a 200 mile trip to reopen the office and found no missing funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Bessie G. Peterson
Charles Knudson
Carpenter
Miss Peterson
Knudson
Minnesota
Uncle Sam
Iowa City creamery eyed as expansion for dairy firms
Iowa City could see a creamery formed from the local brewery. State Dairy Commissioner Barney says a strong territory exists for a new creamery near Iowa City and expects central plants to shrink shipments beyond sixty miles. The dairy department emphasizes sanitation after convicting the Geo M Griffin Creamery of Sigourney for repeated violations.
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Des Moines
Iowa City
State Dairy Department
University City
Barney
Geo. M. Griffin Creamery Company
Sigourney
Motor Mail Service Trial In Estherville
The rural mail delivery from Estherville shifts to motor service. Three carriers now handle routes that previously needed six, delivering mail promptly and often earlier. Routes depart at 8:30 am and finish by 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Boy dies from shotgun misfire while mosquito hunting
In Muscatine a 16 gauge shotgun discharged by a hunting companion struck Roy Brown as he swatted mosquitoes near bushes. Brown was wounded in the neck, arm, and side and taken to a local hospital where he is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Roy Brown
Brown
Highwayman Hold Up Misses as Bacon Escapes on Horseback
William Bacon fled from three highwaymen near Shenandoah after they stopped him returning home. Two attackers were armed but did not fire. He recovered his pocketbook the next morning after whipping his horse and dashing past the robbers.
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Shenandoah
William Bacon
Bacon
Swimmers on Flooded Public Road Rescue in Marshalltown
Ora Titus and Roy McCullough, linemen for the Iowa Light and Railway Co., were sent to locate trouble on the high tension line to Tama. After floods blocked roads and a bridge gave way, their buggy floated away and both men swam for safety, reaching a farmhouse for dry clothes before returning to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Ora Titus
Roy McCullough
Iowa Light and Railway Company
Tama
Burglary at West Liberty High School
A burglar smashed a window with a jimmy to enter the West Liberty High School building. He ransacked rooms, stealing forty five cents raised by seventh graders for reading materials. The thief climbed the wall and edged along a narrow ledge to reach the window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
West Liberty High School
Jimmy
One Million for Drainage in Greene County
Greene county drainage districts total an estimated $1,000,000 with Nos. 102 at 62,000 and 107 at 65,000. A Dawson township district requests 200,000 and a Willow township district, possibly the largest, seeks 800,000. Engineer S. J. Melson leads the project with tile from Jefferson Cement Products.
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Jefferson
Greene County
Dawson Township
Willow Township
S. J. Melson
Jefferson Cement Products Company
Auto Wreck In Mason City Causes Injuries
A car driven by Bob Reen of Nora Springs at 50 mph turned two complete somersaults in a corner. Warren Henry suffered a broken shoulder broken hip and a dislocated wrist and is hospitalized. Thomas Gast has a broken leg and severe chest bruises. Thirty bottles of beer were recovered from the wreckage.
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Mason City
Bob” Reen
Nora Springs
Warren Henry
Thomas Gast
Will Erect New School House in Nevada
A special election approved bonds totaling 91 000 dollars to erect school houses by 470 votes to 254. A new high school costing 81 000 dollars will be built.
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Nevada
Tiny Waterloo baby dies at twelve days old
Emma Jean Brink daughter of Mr and Mrs A W Brink weighed one pound at birth and died after twelve days in Waterloo. The infant’s birth and death mark a likely record for the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Emma Jean
A. W. Brink
Lightning Strike Damages School In Nevada Storm
A lightning storm struck a flag pole at Story City school causing the pole to shatter and puncture the roof into the assembly room. Ray Strong was struck by plaster and heated hair loss a bald patch on his head. his escape from death remains a mystery.
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Nevada
Story City
Ray
Plows Unearth Six Skeletons Near Sioux City
Peter Muir, plowing north of Sioux City, unearthed six skeletons. Believed to be an old Indian burying ground with a skull found beneath the surface. Six pearl crosses lay on the neck of one skeleton and two more on others. he plans to show them to a jeweler in the city for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Peter Muir
Mr. Muir
Damages Sought In Abduction Of Bride
Ottumwa farmer McChester A. Smith sues three local farmers for 20000 dollars claiming his bride was abducted within two hours of their wedding on August 21. He alleges the trio drove her away, held her prisoner, and that she later told him to leave and end the relationship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
McChester A. Smith
Hedrick Farmer
Smith
Philippine Vets Reunion Draws Des Moines Crowd
Nearly 200 veterans who served in the Philippine islands gathered in Des Moines for the Fifty first Iowa volunteer infantry reunion. Accompanied by wives, the regiment under Col. John Lopez, adjutant at Marshalltown Soldiers' Home, went to the Philippines in 1898 for a year on the firing line. Lt Col Matthew A. Tingley of Council Bluffs commands, Guy S. Brewer of Des Moines is secretary.
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Philippine Vets
Des Moines
Philippine Islands
Fifty-first Iowa Volunteer Infantry
John Lopez
Marshalltown
Philippines
Matthew A. Tingley
Council Bluffs
Guy S. Brewer
Enforcement of Child Labor Law in Muscatine
The Muscatine enforcement effort led to several school-age children leaving the city to seek work elsewhere. Tyrant Officer Charles Kern and City Superintendent McIntire collaborate to enforce the measure, with nearly a dozen children under the law forced to quit jobs and return to school.
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Muscatine
Charles Kern
McIntire
Fog Resists Electric Arc Lights Surprising Insight
An old adage on speed gives way to a test of light where electric arc lights totaling a million candle power fail to cut fog as effectively as a single oil lamp of ten thousand candle power, illustrating counterintuitive visibility.
Comic artists mourn Burbank banana reel
Cartoonists in Burbank mourn the end of the nonskid banana reel, forcing them to craft new jokes as a substitute for the familiar slipping gag on sidewalks. The loss alters local humor routines and cartooning routines for the era.
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Burbank
Rockefeller Jr Visited Colorado Amid Ludlow Tensions
John D. Rockefeller Jr arrived in Trinidad Colorado to inspect family interests sparking talk of arrest by United Mine Workers leaders over Ludlow Massacre links. A. M. Belcher and William Diamond signaled action while Rockefeller planned a two to three week stay and reflected on Mother Jones during the New York hearing. Lawson, jailed for conspiracy in a mine guard death, awaited a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Colo
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Colorado
United Mine Workers
Ludlow
A. M. Belcher
Miners’ Union
Denver
William Diamond
Rockefeller
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
G. C. Heydt
New York
Federal Industrial Commission
Jones
John R. Lawson
West
Lawson
Battle of
French Aviators Bombard Stuttgart in 300 Mile Mission
Paris reports that French planes flew 110 miles into Germany to strike Stuttgart the capital of Württemberg. They dropped 100 bombs on the royal palace and railway station under heavy anti aircraft fire and all returned safely after a 300 mile total flight with no details of damage released.
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London
Germany
Stuttgart
Duchy of
Wurttemberg
Paris
Royal
Swedish Steamer Forsvik Sunk by German Submarine
The Swedish steamer Forsvik of 1107 tons was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine near Christiansand Norway on September 25. The crew was saved. The coal laden vessel was navigating the war zone at the time of attack.
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Christiansand
Norway
Forsvik
War Tax Hits Americans in London
The wealthy Anglo American contingent in London faces a sharp rise in the new war income tax. They have already contributed heavily to various relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Commission Government Retained in Jacksonville Special Election
In Jacksonville Alabama a special election upheld the commission form of government with 2778 votes for retention and 1442 against. The vote decision preserves the current local government structure in the city.
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Jacksonville
Steel Earnings Hit New High for U.S. Steel
New York reports that estimates show United States Steel Corporation will post net earnings exceeding 50 million dollars in the last quarter, marking a new peak for the steel giant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Letters From Archibald Reveal Von Papen Slur on Yankees
London dispatch reports public release of documents from War Correspondent James Archibald. Diplomat Dumba and German observers criticize President Wilson and U S sentiment, with Von Papen calling Americans idiotic and Dumba doubting reliance on neutral sources in a crisis.
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von Papen
Archibald
London
James F. J. Archibald
United States
Doctor Dumba
Washington
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
House of Common
Ambassador Dumba
Baron Burian
Wilson
America
Dumba
Congress
Bulgarian Army Mobilized for Armed Neutrality
Bulgaria orders mobilization of all military forces for armed neutrality. Official transmission to Bulgaria’s minister Panaretoff followed the announcement. About 100000 Bulgarian reservists in the United States are notified by census and will join the colors at once.
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Semendria
Serbia
Balkans
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Cetinje
Bulgaria
Bessarabia
Bucharest
Washington
Panaretoff
United States
Rockefeller Jr Says Colorado Fuel Miners Could Be Union Free
John D. Rockefeller Jr. stated that the Colorado Fuel & Iron company does not care whether its miners join a union. The remark was made in a conference held in Rouse Colorado on Thursday.
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Bankm
Rouse
Colo
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Colorado Fuel & Tron Company
New York Tailors Strike in Fifth Avenue Shops
Three thousand men and several hundred women tailors in Fifth Avenue shops walk out after their wage increase demands were rejected. The strike began on Thursday in New York.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Fire destroys Union Warehouse building in Los Angeles
A blaze in Los Angeles on Wednesday destroyed the Union Warehouse company building, causing losses estimated at over 1 million dollars. The structure spanned an entire city block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Union Warehouse Company
Dutch Steamer Koningin Emma Sunk by Mine
The Dutch steamship Koningin Emma of 9 181 tons was sunk by a mine near Amsterdam. All crew and passengers were saved as the vessel, which sailed from Amsterdam, was lost.
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Amsterdam
Subway Collapse Kills Eight. Explosion Suspected
Police hunt Frank Midnight alias Mezzoncee on homicide charges as Seventh Avenue subway collapse kills eight and injures fifty. A street car plunged fifty to sixty feet into a deep chasm after pillar supports gave way amid dynamite traces and a corrupted construction theory. Gas mains burst and a massive water main flooded the excavation as workers evacuated thousands of frightened occupants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Midnight
Mezzoncee
Seventh Avenue
Feinberg
Notable Helms and Princes Hurt in Auto Crash
Berlin dispatches report Kaiser Wilhelm and Prince Joachim slightly injured in an automobile accident with the imperial car wrecked. No further details available. Washington dispatch says American marines under Col. Waller push inland in Haiti with machine guns, five natives killed, chief wounded, no U S casualties. Haitian port battleships demand rebels disarm within eight days. Indiana notes Mrs. Sanford Shepler, Benjamin Franklin’s grandniece, dies in Terre Haute at seventy. Mayfield reports bedbug plague closes a high school. Budapest Gazette calls up all males born before Oct 15, 187? for military draft.
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Amsterdam
Kaiser Wilhelm
Prince Joachim
Berlin
Washington
L. W. T. Waller
Haiti
Cape Haitien
Rivieres
Gonaives
Emery
Terre Haute
Ind
Sanford Shepler
Benjamin Franklin
Eli Redman
Mayfield
Budapest
Illinois Bank Is Closed in Winslow
The private bank of Fuller & Son in Winslow with about 138000 in deposits failed to open on Monday. Cashier Fuller has been absent since last Tuesday after allegedly visiting business associate A L Noel of Manitowoc. The Fullers invested heavily in Noel led ventures and the family fortunes, once Stephenson county’s wealthiest, are at risk along with two invalid sisters who face penury if depositors’ fears prove true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winslow
Ill
Fuller & Son
Fuller
A. L. Noel
Invincible Metal Furniture Company
Manitowoc
Fullers
Noel
Stephenson County
Fire at St Joseph Institute Burned Workshop
Chicago report says more than 100 boys escaped danger as a fire destroyed the workshop building of St Josephs Institute at Techny Illinois about twenty miles north of Chicago. One boy was injured in the blaze.
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Chicago
St. Joseph's Institute
Techny
U. S. Consul Office Hit by Bomb
The raid by French airmen over Stuttgart damaged the American consul's office. No Americans were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
Rench
Stuttgart
Kingdom of Wuerttemberg
British Plane Shot Down Near St. Quentin
Berlin reports a British aeroplane was shot down west of St. Quentin by a German flyer. The English pilot was killed and the observer taken prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
St. Quentin
Spies Sentenced in London Trials
London officials sentenced two spies a man and a woman after a case heard in the capital. The man received the death penalty while the woman of German origin was condemned to ten years penal servitude.
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London
Germany agrees to Hague arbitration and carrier searches
The German note on the William P Frye sinking confirms acceptance of damages by commission and Hague arbitration The note also states Germany will not destroy American ships carrying conditional contraband and orders naval forces to exercise visit and search rights and permit ships to continue if port access is denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
William P. Frye
State Department
United States
Hague
Doctor Kenny
Bremen
Lloyds
Hague Tribunal of Arbitration
Foreign Office
Berlin
London
No Safe Conduct To Dumba
Washington reports the state department acknowledged Doctor Dumba's request for a safe conduct to Europe and said the matter has been referred to the Austro-Hungarian foreign office. No safe conduct will be granted until a response on the ambassador's recall is received. Dumba plans to sail September 28 on the Rotterdam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of State
Dumpba
Europe
Doctor Dumba
Rotterdam
Ogden Will Withdrawn Ends Estate Battle
The third and final will claiming to dispose of the $12,000,000 Francis A. Ogden estate will be withdrawn. Heirs are to share the fortune without further controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Battle End
Houston
Tex
Francis A. Ogden
Governor Caps Pensioned Mother Not a Pauper
Topeka Kansas September 24 Governor Capper issued an executive order stating that a mother receiving a pension under the mothers pension law is not a pauper and should not be classified as such.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Capper
Odd Fellows Elect Grand Sire in San Francisco
Judge J. B. A. Robertson of Oklahoma City Oklahoma was elected grand sire of the sovereign grand lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows in San Francisco on Tuesday afternoon September 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Grand Sire
San Francisco
Cal
J. B. A. Robertson
Oklahoma City
Okla
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
German silk stops bullets in trench bags
Amsterdam reports silk and velvet are now used by the Germans to fashion sandbags for Belgian trenches. Routeers telegrams quoted by the Telegraph describe this textile solution as part of the German defense in the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Belgium
Telegraaf
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Dubuque National Bank
Creamery
State Dairy Commission
Teutons
JC Emineds
John D. JR
Magnate
Belgrade
New York Street
Illinois Bank
Winslow, NL
State’ Department
Teuton
Austria
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