Iowa News Briefs Highlight Inmate Case and Local Incidents
A federal injunction blocks Iowa from performing vasectomies on convicts until constitutionality is settled. Rudolph Davis, from Fort Madison, seeks review with Judge McPherson set to hear on March 21 in Council Bluffs. Other items note forgery arrests in Scareballtown, a Shenandoah farmer’s death, Ames faculty resignation, a fatal train accident near Pacific Junction, and plans for a Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs convention in Iowa City in May 1926.
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Fivestern
Union News Service
McPherson
Iowa
Rudolph Davis
Cohnsels
Fort Madison Penitentary
State Board of Paroles
Hyatofan
Davis
George Stuart
Fort Madison
United States
Bat Tie
Civic Women's Convention
Va City
Iowa City
West
Iowa Federation
Jowa News Notes Chronicle Sporadic Local Items
Haubert of Laurens wins first honor in Humboldt contest. James Braider, 24, dies in Scranton yard incident, family member among two weeks. Underwood Latham, Council Bluffs resident, home of daughter Mrs. Jook. Staats of Crawall College seeks semester fee raise by two thirds vote. JoWis Proz dies two weeks after Batavia incident. B Dougherty of Sioux settles suit against Isaac Knud pt LeMare for 100 dollars for appendicitis case. Bullivar of LeMare sues M J Kilik for 2017.35 damages from falling scaffold incident at building. Sullivan injured when scaffold collapsed. Reetee incident noted.
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Id Haubert
Laurens
Humboldt
James Braider
Scranton
Oape Underwood Latham
Tor Ars
Council Blufts
Jook
Staats
Crawall College
Ying
JoWis
Batavia
Frank
B. Dougherty
Isaac Knudpt LeMare
Johan
State Capital Chat and Iowa Shipping Case
Iowa shippers face a U S Supreme Court dispute over carrier liability for cattle losses. The Williamson case seeks to overturn blanket limits and value cattle per head, potentially boosting settlements for stockmen. Ames educators report a near half million participants in State College extension programs, with extensive short courses and growing enrollment.
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Ames
Amesk
Towa State College
Towa
Tha Engineering Extension Department
Sew
Westinghouse Dies at 67 After Secret Illness Revealed
New York March 14 George Westinghouse famed inventor and railway device manufacturer died suddenly after weeks of heart trouble kept secret by family. Born October 6 1840 he created the air brake and aided AC power development earning vast wealth and employing about fifty thousand people worldwide lived in Pittsburgh and White Plains with honors from multiple nations.
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New York
George WestInghouse
Deat
Central Bridge
Mdallers
New York National Guard
Jyne
Navy
Union, College
Westinghouse
America
Niagara Falls
United States
England
France
Germany
Vanderbilt Will Leaves Estate To Widow and Daughter
New York March 14 that will of George W. Vanderbilt, filed here Thursday afternoon, leaves his entire estate estimated at 20,090,000 dollars to his widow and his only daughter Cornelia.
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G& W
Vanderbilt
New York
George W. Vanderbilt
Cornelia
Woman killed in home attack described in fragmented note
Fragmentary OCR report notes a woman aged about thirty was killed at home with violent dismemberment described in terse, unclear phrases. No clear names, dates, or locations beyond general references to Cleveland and a March day.
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Cleveland
Anon Erdigal
Hare
Baing Byt
Ted
Troops Move to Bolster Border Patrol From Texas to Rio Grande
Washington reports a War Department plan to shift the Seventeenth Infantry from Fort McPherson Georgia and Ninth Infantry battalions from Fort Logan Arkansas to join General Biles in Texas. The aim is to reinforce patrols along the Mexican border amid public concern, with secretary of war and officials citing presidential backing and a request from Representative Garner of Texas.
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Washington
War Department
Seventeenth Infantry
Fort McPharson
Ninth Infantry
Fort Logan 'S
Roots
Ark
Ninth
Fort Thomas
Biles
Texas
Adjutant General's Office
Wood
Secretary of War
Garrison
Offerits
Representative Garner
Garner
Rio Grande
Ritchie Defeats Wolgast In Ten Round Title Fight
Wie Ritchie defeated Wolgast in a ten round lightweight bout before 10 000 at the Auditorium. A seventh round flurry decided the fight as Ritchie landed two right swings to Wolgast who fell and claimed a foul. Wolgast finished with no visible marks.
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Michigan
Milwauks
Wie
Wolgant
Wie Ritchie
Auditorium
Wolgast
Slong
Ritchie
Preadnought Gapsizes Tug in Norfolk Docking Accident
During docking in Norfolk Virginia the preadnought Tezas bumped a tug named Dauntless. Captain Martin Bradley fell overboard in the confusion and was swept away. Relatives search for missing officer amid ongoing collision aftermath.
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Norfolk
Navy
Dauntless
Martin
Bradley
United States Express to Dissolve After Directors Action
New York March 16 United States Express company directors vote to dissolve as soon as possible due to rate cuts. About 15 000 employees face job loss with a $6 000 000 payroll. Large stockholders include Harriman estate Crown Bros and Metropolitan Life with 1 56 shareholders, 749 women. A stockholders committee urged dissolution.
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New York
United States Express Company
Wella Farce Company
Adama Express Company
American Express Company
United States Express
D. FT
Roberto
Roberta
Pratt Family
Charles A. Peabody
Mutual Life Insurances Company
Moreau Delano
Brown Bros
Willians A. Reed
W. A. Barriman
Haley Fiske
Metronelitan Life Insurance Company
Two Slain in Hold Up at Langley Near Langley
A four-man Mexican gang ambushed a Chicago and Northwestern freight run, killing engineer Arthur Fisher near Langley Illinois and wounding a man named Collins. A posse in Illinois and Indiana pursued the bandits into Mississippi Valley country. deputy Bert Skoglund was shot three times and Leslie Beyer wounded in the leg while Mrs. G R Wright, wife of Langley station agent, was struck by a stray bullet.
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Buda
Mare
Northwestern
Langley
Bpring Valley
Thaght
Mentius
Chicago
Arthur Fisher
Chicago & Northwestern
Collins
Kia Mreman
Charles Beyer
Princeton
Bert Skoglund
Leslie Beyer
G. R. Wright
Engagement of Eleanor Wilson to William G. McAdoo
A White House statement confirms Eleanor Randolph Wilson to wed William Gibbs McAdoo, secretary of the treasury. No wedding date is fixed, with speculation placing the ceremony during Easter week or when white roses bloom at the White House grounds.
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Washington
White House
Miga Cleanor Wilson
William
G. McAdoo
the Treaury
Tumulty
Mra. Wilson
Duernor Randolph
William Gibbs McAdoo
Jung
Honor First Canal Builder Named in Bill
A March 16 report notes a proposed bill in the Senate to allocate £150,000 in honor of Ferdinand de Lesseps, father of the canal and its great engine, proposed for a canal zone site. The item reflects U.S. recognition of the project’s founder and its strategic importance.
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Canadian oats win world championship at Colorado trophy event
The article notes Canadian farms in Saskatchewan and Manitoba winning the world oat championship at a Dallas and Colorado backed contest. It highlights the Saskatchewan sample beating Montana and Minnesota entries, with 50 pounds per bushel for the top two and a lighter Minnesota sample. It lauds Western Canada for high yields, good climate, water access, and widespread crop success benefiting farmers migrating from the United States.
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Cantadian Fermere
Mosere
J. C
Song
Lloydminster
Saskatchewan
Montana
Dallas
United States
Minnesota
Becaus
Ony
Glate
Colorado
Western Canada
International Boundary
Amatler
Manitoba
Alberta
Canada
Anecdote of George Washington’s Late Homecoming
A muddled tale recalls George Washington returning home after a night of revelry some hours past two. He meets a white robed figure on the landing and explains he opened the door with a latchkey while addressing Martha as his wife.
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George Washington
Loden
Glengaryman Testifies Dodds Kidney Pills Benefit Patient
The Rev. Heslop of Wigton Pa suffered dropsy for a year with swollen limbs and heart trouble. After using Dodds Kidney Pills his swelling disappeared and he felt restored. He remains convinced of the remedy and endorses its use.
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Mamund Heslop
Wigton
H. Hestop
Vince
Bey
Bell
Romedy
Dodde Medicing Co
Buffalo
Bhglay
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