Prisoner admits murder of Canadian homesteader
James Nolan confessed to killing an English homesteader named Cary near Wood Mountain Regina in March. He described luring Cary to drive the Nolan family, striking with a club or sand bag, then transporting the body with a valuable team. Nolan, formerly from Tama county Iowa, led police toward Iowa before admitting the crime.
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Humboldt
James Nolan
Nolan
Cary
Wood Mountain
Regina
Iowa
Toledo
Tama County
Canada
Bradgate School Notes Promotes Tree Planting Day
Next Friday the school plans a 1 30 PM tree planting program with every pupil taking part. The article notes recent sickness as mumps, a nearly non serious case, and reviews early baseball games against Gilmore City and Marathon. A five game home schedule is listed with season tickets at 60 cents to support travel expenses for the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore City
Waterloo
Marathon
Rolfe High
Rolfe-Bradgate
West Bend
Bradgate
Laurens
Clean Up Week Proclaimed by City Mayor in 1914
The mayor declares April 27 as Clean Up Week urging removal of garbage manure and waste from lots streets and alleys and calls for continuous sanitation efforts throughout summer to combat disease and the house fly.
Be. L. Hall Practical Painter Advertises Services
Be. L. Hall offers painting services listed as practical painting in Bradgate and Towa areas. Contact by phone to request estimates and schedule work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. L. Hall
Bradgate
Towa
Iowa Wesleyan Ranks High in Class A by Senate
Iowa Wesleyan has been ranked Class A by the university senate after considering endowment enrollment faculty and course strength. All Methodist schools in Iowa except Charles City are Class A, including Morningside Upper Iowa Cornell and Simpson colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan
University Senate
Iowa
Charles City
Morningside
Upper Iowa University
Cornell
Simpson Colleges
Ilinois
Electric Plant to Extend Transmission Line
The Iowa Railway & Light Company of Cedar Rapids receives a franchise from the state railroad commission to build a Cedar Rapids to Tama transmission line as part of a larger plan to reach Marshalltown and Boone. Permission to secure right of way is granted after several months of process and three hearings.
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Des Moines
State Railroad Commission
Iowa Railway & Light Company
Cedar Rapids
Tama
Marshalltown
Boone
Iowa Jewelers Elect Officers At Des Moines Convention
Des Moines reports J H Leppert of Mason City elected president of the Iowa Retail Jewelers association at the closing session. K K Keith of Eagle Grove reelected secretary treasurer. Mack Hurlburt of Fort Dodge chosen vice president. New board members include C H Haney of Hampton and Bi N Billa of Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
J. H. Leppert
Mason City
Iown Retail Jewelers’ Association
Lepper
Eagle
Grove
Mack
Hurlburt
Fort Dodge
Directory Board
Hampton
Bi N. Billa
Vinton
Installation sermon set at Coe College Cedar Rapids
Rev. J. A. Marquis president of Coe college Cedar Rapids will preach the installation sermon Dr B B Hastings of Fort Dodge will deliver the charge to the church and Rev W B Sanford of Waterloo will assume the pastorate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ril
J. A. Marquis
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
B. B. Hastings
Fort Dodge
W. B. Sanford
Waterloo
County Road Fund Grows Markedly in Marshall County
Marshalltown reports the road fund increased to 38885 dollars with 8780 more than last year. The county’s first steam shovel, now moved under its own power, is on the Lincoln highway west of town preparing work to reduce a steep grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
8. M. Gause
Lincoln Highway
Kirkland Elected President of Classical Association
Chancellor J H Kirkland of Vanderbilt University was chosen president of the Classical Association of the Midwest and South at the convention in Iowa City. Other officers named include vice president Miss Harriett Kirby of Columbus Ohio and secretary treasurer H J Barton of the University of Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkland
Iowa City
J. H. Kirkland
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Wild Ducks Secure Glenwood Park Lake Habitat
Two hundred wild ducks of various kinds have resided in Glenwood park lake for a month with most hunters acting lawfully and bird destruction reduced versus prior periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Glenwood Park Lake
Brant Resigns Iowa City Post to Lead Clinton Herald
Irving Brant, longtime city editor of the Iowa City Republican, resigns to become city editor of the Clinton Herald. He is the son of prominent state political figure David Brant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brant
Iowa City
Irving Brant
Iowa City Republican
Clinton Herald
David Brant
Iowa Teacher Takes Post at Berkeley Mall School
Ida Grove Mrs. Mabel Rankin has been employed as a teacher at the Berkeley Mall school in Los Angeles. The district notes the institution as one of the widest known young ladies seminaries in the United States.
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Iowa
California
Ida Grove
Mabel Rankin
Berkeley Mall
Los Angeles
United States
After Better Horses Central Iowa Racing Association forms
Officers of Marshall Jasper and Hardin counties organize the Central Iowa Racing Association to coordinate county fairs and racing activities across the region. The group aims to standardize events, promote horse racing, and boost local interest in agricultural fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Marshall, Jasper
Hardin County
Central Iowa Racing Association
Fire Wipes Out Block in Colorado Town
A fire started in a moving picture theater crowded with nearly 100 people, mostly women and children, destroying a block of Colo business district. Loss is estimated at 13000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colo
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D. M. Clow
Bradgate, Iowa
Hugh McCreary
Lowa
Kelsey
Ando
Seca
Can
John Anderson
Mount Pleasant Institution
Railroad Commission
Iowa Jewelers
Retailers’. Association
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