Mrs Eliza Beard 87 Bloomfield Baptist figure dies
Mrs Eliza Beard wife of Rev William Beard 87 died at her Bloomfield home after a weeklong illness. She headed the Baptist church Ladies Aid and was active in church work. The Beards formerly lived in Pella and Rev Beard served several pastorates across southeastern Iowa. He died in 1920.
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Eliza Beard
William Beard
Bloomfield
Beard
Baptist Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Beards
Pella
Iowa
Fingerprints Taken at Chariton High School
Months after a break in at Chariton High School a locker was pried open and a till containing a significant sum from a school entertainment was stolen. Fingerprints found prompted an expert to visit the school and collect prints from all students, concluding no student guilt was suspected.
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Chariton High School
Prairie City Girl Is Winner in Declamatory Contest
Miss Ethel Van Bentem of Prairie City High School won first overall in the declamatory contest at Newberg Iowa. She received a medal as the winner in each class. Ten high schools participated. Van Bentem will represent her school at the first district state declamatory contest in Runnels.
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Ethel van Bentem
Prairie City High School
Newberg
Iowa
van Bentem
Runnels
Dr Starbuck Faces Double Loss In Iowa Death
Mrs Edwin Starbuck wife of Dr Edwin D Starbuck of the University of Iowa was found dead in bed from a stroke. She suffered a second stroke. Dr Starbuck was in Minneapolis with the body of Miss Linnette BE Nelson an assistant in his department who died by suicide.
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Edwin Starbuck
Edwin D. Starbuck
University of Iowa
Last Boone Alcohol Destruction Fallout in Albia
Sheriff dumps a large cache of homemade booze and equipment into the sewer after a booze case finale in Albia. The haul included ten stills eleven jugs of whiskey 110 bottles of home brew mash corn sugar prunes raisins and other related materials seized in the operation.
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Albia
Corey Weil
Richland Man Ed Chacey Dies After Long Illness
Ed Chacey, aged 69, died last week at his home between Ollie and Richland after a 14 year affliction. He suffered a paralytic stroke in February 1914, yet remained capable of earning a living through writing insurance and soliciting subscriptions until a second stroke in 1928 left him bedridden. Previously a schoolteacher for 30 terms, his later years were spent in frail health.
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Ed Chacey
Ollie
Richland
Chacey
Fremont Mayor William Bane Takes Own Life
William Bane, mayor of Fremont and hotel owner, shot himself in the hotel basement on Tuesday of last week. Despondency from ill health after a pneumonia attack and other troubles cited as factors. A note found with his body warned he might lose his mind and included funeral instructions.
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William Bane
Fremont
Lamoni Clerk Sets Remarkable Punctuality Record
Miss Lorna Scott, a Lamoni postal clerk, has a near flawless 29 year punctuality record with only four tardies. Despite bad weather and winter streets she begins work at 7:00 AM daily, with two late arrivals in recent weeks.
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Lorna Scott
Lamoni
Tooth Extraction Death Stuns Local Dentist Office
Dr. Irving B. Paxton, a veterinarian and garage owner, died shortly after having three teeth extracted. He told the dentist he wished to have more teeth pulled, but was advised to wait. He soon felt ill and died of a heart attack, with relatives noting longstanding high blood pressure and offering no blame to the dentist.
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Irving B. Paxton
Paxton
Former Oskalooan in tragedy ends in murder suicide
Former Oskaloosan Jesse Long killed his wife Eta Long and wounded his son Harold before turning the gun on himself. He died hours later from the wound. The family had eight children, six at home, and unemployment friction was cited after Eta Long appealed for peace.
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Jesse Long
Oskaloosa
Jesse V. Long
Eta Long
Harold Long
Long
Farm Home Wiped Out by Flames
A farm house on Sandridge in the Eddyville community owned by Mrs Gertrude Barnett was destroyed by fire on February 7. William Davis and his family were away at school and other tasks. Davis had insurance coverage for household goods while Barnett carried none. The family planned to move to a new house as weather and roads allowed.
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William Davis
Sandridge
Eddyville
Gertrude Barnett
Davis
Prominent Columbus Junction Attorney Dies After Heart Attack
F. M. Mossberry, a prominent Columbus Junction attorney, died at his home Thursday morning after suffering a heart attack earlier in the day while attending court at Wapello. He had been stricken weeks before and weakened after another episode following court deliberations.
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F. M. Mossberry
Columbus Junction
Wapello
Lincoln Memor ies Memory of the Three Babb After s
Three Indianola women Martha Mayers Mary Whitney and Hannah Babb recall Abraham Lincoln from visits to Major Babbs National Hotel between 1845 and 1862. They describe Lincoln's room on the Bloomington court path his slouched posture and famed stories and recount Hannah’s rescue after a stair accident. Lincoln’s rise to the presidency is briefly noted.
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Abraham Lincoln
Indianola
Martha Mayers
Bary Paimnes
Hannah Babb
the Three Babbafters
Lincoln
Major Babb
National Hotel
B Cuatro Ill
Bloomington
Mayers
Martha
Whitney
Mary
Hannah
Springfield
Babb
Uggy
Jones
Leonard
Jesse Well
Colonel Endley
Republican Party
Chicago
Rock Island Lines Announces Expansive Equipment Upgrade
President James H. Gormin of Rock Island Lines reveals a $413 million plan for new equipment and a 110-pound rail, augmenting the year’s $25 million general improvements. The package covers 60,000 tons of rail and adds passenger cars, dining and parlor cars, electric motor cars, and freight cars bought from major manufacturers.
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James’ H.gormin
Rock Island
Chicagos
Nate Bias
Chicago
Standard Steel Car Co
American Car & Foundry Co
Pullman Co
Pressed Steel Car Co
Ryan Car Co
St. Louis Car Co
Illinois Steel
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Inland Steel Companies
What Kind of Girl Do You Like Best
A playful exchange features Early describing a preference for Alabama potatoes, saying he likes them sweet and hot. The lighthearted moment frames a recurring joke about taste and persona in the dialogue.
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Alabama
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MR Seim
Durham
Des Moines
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Tandrea
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Newton
Brom’ Ss. Jafchery
West
Rogers Bros
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Hamm Auto Top CO
George van Gorkum
Southeastern
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