Fifteen Farmers Face Charges in Northwestern Iowa Farm Riots
Fifteen farmers must stand trial before Judge Earl C. Peters in Orange City on charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice tied to a failed attempt to halt a mortgage foreclosure sale at Primghar on April 27. Fifteen defendants from Primghar Simon T. Tjosem Hartley James Sears Lawrence Gasper Granville Bea Niewendorp Sanborn Jack Kamp Primghar John Herzog Hospers Mike Herzog Hospers A C Larson Primghar Frank Fulton Le Mars Frank Ludwig LeMars George Popken LeMars Mathias Schmidt LeMars Thomas Bunt Hartley R C Appledorn Primghar John Link Primghar opened with a defense meeting while Peters and officials conferred and lawyers prepared pleas.
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Orange City
Earl C. Peters
Iowa
Primghar
State Supreme Court
Simon T. Tjosem
James Sears
Hartley
Lawrence Gasper
Granville
Bea Niewendorp
Sanborn
Jack Kamp
John Herzog
Hospers
Mike Herzog
A. C. Larson
Frank Fulton
LeMars
Frank Ludwig
George Popken
Mathias Schmidt
Thomas Bunt
R. C. Appledorn
John Link
Earl Peters
Clarinda
L. O. Lampman
O’brien County
Harry S. Garrett
Leon A. Powers
Mrs Abbie C Ament Succumbs in Denver
Former Muscatine resident Mrs Abbie C Ament died at her Denver Colorado home. Funeral services and burial held in Denver. Survived by four children William D Ament Vernon J Ament A B Rowe and Bessie A Welch. two daughters Helen May and Grace Amelia preceded her in death. Surviving children except Vernon J attended services last Wednesday.
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Abbie C. Ament
Muscatine
Denver
Colo
Vernon J
Seven Men Sentenced for Intoxication in Coster Court
Seven men pleaded guilty to intoxication charges and received suspended 71 sentences of 30 days each in Judge J. C. Coster's court. The group includes William L. Kruse of Dubuque Fred Pratt Edward Peterson William Wetzel James Pittman Jack Adams and R. R. Wood of Muscatine.
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J. C. Coster
William L. Kruse
Dubuque
Fred Pratt
Edward Peterson
William Wetzel
James Pittman
Jack Adams
R. R. Wood
Muscatine
Weather May Delay Takeoff of Italians
Unfavorable weather may stop the takeoff of 24 Italian seaplanes for Cartwright Labrador next in their cruise to Chicago. The delay could occur within the next day or two, officials said in Reykjavik Iceland.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Cartwright
Labrador
Chicago
Truck Driver Held After Fatal Grinnell Crash
Grinnell area fatal collision near Grinnell injures Francis Eisle Ray Eisle and Eldora Rickard. Truck driver E R Hernden of Chicago held for investigation after the 1 a m crash that killed 20 year old Truman Lamb of Malcom who died in the accident.
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Grinnell
Truman Lamb
Malcom
Francis Eisle
Ray Eisle
Eldora Rickard
E. R. Hernden
Chicago
Ada Prior of Pasadena Dies in California
Mrs. Ada Prior formerly of Muscatine California resident and Pasadena native died at 3 a m last Friday Friends report she was a daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse Oakes former Lowe Run residents She is survived by her sister Mrs L M Neyens of Muscatine and both Meyens were at her bedside at death.
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Ada Prior
Pasadena
Calif
Muscatine
Jesse Oakes
Lowe Run
L. M. Neyens
Meyens
Vordermark Clan Reunites at Weed Park
Vordermark grandchildren and great grandchildren gathered for the annual reunion at Weed Park. A picnic dinner and supper were served. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Geertz and children Robert Freda and Carl of West Liberty, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Crull and son Fay Frank of Columbus Junction, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Altenbernd, and Mr. and Mrs. George W. Baer with sons Kenneth and Donald of Muscatine.
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Vordermark
Weed Park
Ernest Geertz
Robert
Freda
Carl
West Liberty
Guy Crull
Fay Frank
Columbus Junction
Curtis Altenbernd
George W. Baer
Kenneth
Donald
Muscatine
Des Moines Dog Catcher Fired Amid Misconduct Probe
Des Moines public safety commissioner Roscoe Bane dismissed Ben Jeffries after eight teen years in the post amid charges he mishandled funds and sold 601 dogs to the University of Iowa over three years for 870.75 dollars. County Attorney Carl Burkman alleges undisclosed sales and missing city reports. Jeffries denies knowledge and plans to appeal. Burkman cites letters from University dog pound keeper William Herring and Dr. O H Plant of the medical college.
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Des Moines
Public Safety
Roscoe Bane
Ben Jeffries
Carl Burkman
Jeffries
Ben, Jr
University of Iowa
City Civil Service Commission
Burkman
William Herring
University
O. H. Plant
The
College of Medicine
Plant
San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge Under Way
Construction of the San Francisco Oakland bay bridge began with ground breaking led by President Roosevelt and former President Hoover. The project, costing about 75 million dollars with 36 million in contracts, will be eight and a quarter miles long and take roughly three years to complete.
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San Francisco
San Francisco- Oakland Bay
Roosevelt
Hoover
Washington
Yerba Buena Island
Deeds Recorded in Muscatine and West Liberty
Deeds recorded show Anna Roth transferring lot 9 block 40 Park Place Muscatine to Richard E. Roth. Alice Eis conveys lots 29 and 30 Lillibridge subdivision Muscatine to Fred M. Ziegler. Andrew A. Anderson deeds to Mine M. Anderson and Maxine Anderson Dutton quitclaim lot 11 block 2 Morgan's first addition West Liberty and tracts in sections 17 20 and 25 78 4W.
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Anna Roth
Richard E. Roth
Park Place
Muscatine
Alice Eis
Fred M. Ziegler
Lillibridge
Andrew A. Anderson
Mine M. Anderson
Maxine Anderson Dutton
Morgan
West Liberty
Delegation Heads to U B Summer Camp Conference
The Rev. and Mrs. Ira Hawley with son Frank and companions from Muscatine depart for Cedar Falls to attend the Iowa summer camp conference and pastor’s retreat at River View Park. Rev. Hawley to speak at the evening session Tuesday. Rev. John Brunn of Morley will fill the Muscatine pulpit next Sunday.
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Ira Hawley
Frank
Marian Meeker
Verda Covell
Flora Husen
Dorothy Hare
Muscatine
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Riverview Park
Hawley
John Brunn
United Brethren Church
Morley
U. B
Wellsburg Man Dies After Auto Crash Near Town
Wellsburg resident William Neesen, 40, died at St. Francis hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage after being struck by an automobile driven by Cecil Luitjens, one mile west of Wellsburg late Saturday night.
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Waterloo
William Neesen
Wellsburg
St. Francis Hospital
Cecil Luitjens
Auto Fatalities in Iowa Decline From 1931 to 1932
Census data show Iowa's automobile death totals dropped from 564 in 1931 to 419 in 1932 with rates per 100 000 also falling. In Des Moines deaths rose slightly for both all accidents and in city-only calculations, though city factors complicate hazard measures.
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Washington
Iowa
Des Moines
Census Bureau
Jersey City Announces 40 Percent Wages Cut for Senior Employes
Jersey City officials said salaries above $1,000 per year will be reduced by 40 percent, while workers earning $1,000 or less are unaffected. The cut applies to all salaries and installments due July 15 and thereafter, with no stated duration.
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Jersey City
N. J
City
Department Store Sales Fall One Point In June
The Federal Reserve Board reports department store sales for June at 66 on the 1923-25 average of 100, down one point from May and April. Data from 384 stores in 201 cities show a 4 percent drop from June last year and a six month total at 15 percent of last June.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Early telescope at Science Museum marks 1842 giant
Report notes the Ken sington Science Museum in England houses the earliest of the large 69 inch telescopes built in 1842. The anecdote about a driver and Miss reflects light humor from the period.
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Science Museum
Kensington
England
Swift Estate Faces Claim in Probate Court
A $37,308,646 claim was filed against the estate of Edward F. Swift by Sam Howard as trustee in bankruptcy of a defunct securities firm. The claim accuses Swift and other officers of fraud in a Chicago Cook County probate case, the largest ever filed, while Swift’s estate is valued around $5,000,000 after his death from a fall.
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Chicago
Edward F. Swift
Packer
Sam Howard
Corporation
Securit
Swift
Insult Investment House
Pioneer Packing Family
Cook County
Corporation Securities Company
Better measure of urban auto fatalities
The article argues that total deaths are influenced by other factors and that a better gauge of automobile hazard in a city is the fatalities arising from accidents within that city. It emphasizes focusing on local collision deaths as a key metric for risk assessment.
Three Boys Leave for YMCA Camp
Paul Roth George Lewis and Billy Martin departed for Camp Abraham Lincoln on highway 61 between Muscatine and Davenport to attend the annual Y M C A summer camp for one week. Ben Gallaher YMCA secretary accompanied the trio.
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Paul Roth
George Lewis
Billy Martin
Abraham Lincoln
Muscatine
Davenport
Ben Gallaher
Bomke Awarded Coal Contract by Muscatine Board
F H Bomke of Muscatine was awarded a coal contract by the Muscatine county board of supervisors for the county seating plot relief purposes and the county home. His bid was 2.09 for Franklin county lump.
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F. H. Bomke
Muscatine
Muscatine County
Board of Supervisors
Bomke
Tranklin County Lump
Highway Booster Meeting Arranged in Oskaloosa
Muscatine representatives will travel to Oskaloosa on Wednesday for a highway No. 2 boosters gathering observing the No. 2 anniversary known as the Iowa shortline. A 1 o clock luncheon will be served with attendees from Muscatine and other towns along the line and from Illinois. Delegations will discuss making Iowa No. 2 a transcontinental highway with maps and route diagrams. Four vice presidents of the association will be elected. Seventeen states prohibit motorists from coasting in neutral on hills.
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Muscatine
Oskaloosa
No. 2
Towa
G. M. Titus
L. R. Henderson
L. R. McKee
Louis Heitz
J. M. Roth
Homer Mueller
C. H. Young
Association
Coal Bid Details Include Freight and Seasonal Terms
The text lists bids on coal for 6 by 3 egg coal at $1.84 for No. 3 nut with $2.16 freight. County home bids show West Kentucky coal at 90 cents plus $2.51 freight until Sept 1 and $1.39 with $2.51 freight after Sept 1.
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West Kentucky
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