Iowa State Fl News Highlights From Iowa County Events
Clarence student Earl Elijah wins the diamond medal for agricultural journalism from Clarence A. Shamel of the Orange Judd Farmer. C. C. Un of Canton wins third. M. M. Allender of Fairfield takes second. Reports cover rescues from electric shock, drownings in Catfish Creek, tax and railroad cases, college rebuilds, May music festival, a stabbing at Chariton, bomb threats in Estherville, public works projects, and various local incidents across Iowa.
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Earl Elijah
Clarence
Clarence A. Shamel
Orange Judd Farmer
C. C. UN
Canton
China
M. M. Allender
Fairfield
Oscar Horvel
Mason City
Harvel
Frederick Schull
Otto Schull
Rockdale
Dubuque
Catfish Creek
Sioux City
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Theodore Thomas
Chicago
Fernon Barber
Chariton
Charles Pary
Barber
Pary
W. H. Hodge
Estherville
Mount Pleasant City Square
Harvey Peterson
Independence
Clint Christensen
T. M. Brooks
Perry
Gus Dahlberg
Iowa Liquor Dealers’ Association
Women’s Relief Corps of
Vinton
Evergreen Cemetery
Paullina
Cedar Rapids
Qlilman
Marshall County
Delbert Ridgeway
Avery
Titanic Inquiry Finds Lack of Warnings and Drills
A senate report on the Titanic disaster faults officers for not warning passengers, improper lifeboat loading, insufficient crew drills, and weak safety discipline. It lauds Captain Rostron of the Carpathia for swift rescue, criticizes Californian officers, and urges stricter lifeboat regels, wireless oversight, and safety reforms for all ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
English Board of Trade
Proper Precaution on a May Day Train
Dialog captures a hurried scene as a parent prepares for the queen’s May pageant and heads to buy woolen undergarments and a blanket. On the train, a wife writes a postcard to her husband confirming their safe arrival, prompting a playful reaction from Mercy Laura.
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Laura
Aspiration Brings Results in Mindset Shift
A concise aphorism notes that true achievement aligns with what we earnestly aspire to become. By changing the frame of mind, the aspirational aim can momentarily realize itself, reflecting Mrs. Jameson’s thought on self-transformation through intention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Jameson
Beating of Wife Upheld in Pennsylvania Divorce
Allentown report by master Alfred S. Partzell says a husband may justify corporal punishment of a wife when provoked by false infidelity accusations. He claims such discipline may be disciplinary rather than abusive and cruel, and the court accepts this view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
Alfred S. Partzell
Fannie J. Clewell
Robert A. Clewell
Hartzell
Prune Routine Sparks Six-Mix Weight Loss at Waukegan
Desk Sergeant Frank Tyron of Waukegan Illinois reduced his weight from 250 pounds to 190 pounds over six months by eating two prunes daily and drinking three glasses of Lake Michigan water. The modest regimen highlights simple dietary change yielding noticeable results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan
Ill
Frank Tyron
Lake Michigan
Advertising and Good Sense
Advertising pays and the more you advertise the more it pays if you use good sense. That has been demonstrated time and again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Farrington
Safety for Ships By Its Use, When Existing Equipment Is Coupled Up
United States battleship North Carolina in Portsmouth yard gains a compressed air system to expel and keep out water from damaged compartments. Captain Marsh says this simple method could let a ship strike an iceberg or collide yet stay afloat long enough to reach port. The plan leverages the ship’s existing pumps and pipes, costing under a thousand dollars, to seal leaks and allow patching at sea.
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George Clinton
Washington
United States
North Carolina
Portsmouth Navy Yard
C. C. Marsh
Marsh
Utah
General Brush
Regular Army
Daniel H. Brush
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Des Moines
Iowa
A. H. Maurer
Batavia
Maurer
May Johnson
Villisca
Johnson
Creston
Council Bluffs
J. H. Schaefer
Davenport
J. J. Kempner
T. J. Mooney
Clinton
Fred Rath
Waterloo
J. J. Ludescher
William Moehl
Ray Philips
Albia
D. J. Partello
Treasury Department
Palo Alto County
Mr. Partello
D. W. Stumbaugh
Lacona
Fred Jackson
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Fort Dodge
Lewis
Jackson
Lloyd Klippel
Ogden
Fin Automobile
Boone
Klipper
Hugh Marlow
Loner Rock
Belmond
John Tauschmann
Clarinda
Ottumwa
America
Appanoose
Monroe
van Buren
Dayig
Wapello
Myra
Enright
Kansas City
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Nelson N. Nelson
Clear Lake
Laura Jones
Northern Baptist Convention
Richard Wrightman
William Wrightman
Sidney
Nishnabotna River
Oscar Bowers
Carl Brockey
S. C. Brockey
Forest City
Red Oak Presbyterian Church
James K. Driver
Nodaway
Sam Maguire
Iowa City
Leo Blakeman
Jesup
State University
Santa Fe Railroad
Fort Madison
Nieborta
J. Bruce Ismay
Steamship Company
Senator Smith
Ismay
Rostron
Carpathia
Californian
American Congress
Lord
Mr. Gill
Great Britain
Congress
United States Navy
Frederick Dent Grant
Grant
United States Army
Nelson A. Miles
Miles
Potomac
Nez Perces
Chaffee
Santiago
Adna R. Chaffee
B. M. Young
John C. Bates
Lee
Cuba
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A. R. Chaffee
Billa
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