Probe in Master Plumbers Association Case Sparks Federal Action
Sioux City reports federal grand jury scrutiny of the Master Plumbers' association seen as a national trust restraining trade. Government agents raid Sioux City Des Moines and Denver offices gathering records and correspondence for Sherman anti trust evidence. Piper and Larson of Sioux City aided case triggering probes into listed officers and Iowa leaders.
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Master Plumbers’ Association
Federal Grand Jury
Des Moines
Denver
Piper & Larson
South St. Aubin
Morningside
M. J. Fisher
Lyn & Fisher
Sixth Street
M. J. Orr
Orr & Graves
Fifth Street
A. J. Cunningham
W. J. Hogan
Pearl Street
Thomas Beggs
John F. Geaten
BH. F. Hogan
James B. Roney & Sons
A. J. Vauquette
Nebraska
A. H. Brown
Marans & Armstrong
Hobbs & Mundhrath
Thomas Moran
H. F. Chase
R. L. McCarten
Dubuque
Louis Kettleson
Joy-Marks
Shot by Companion in Hunting Accident at Alton
Frank Gounteville accidentally fired while out with Nicholas Hansen and Joseph Kock. Hansen was struck in the calf and Kock hit in the foot as the gun discharged between Hansen’s legs. Bonneyie held the gun when it went off. Hansen’s condition uncertain, Kock expected to recover.
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Alton
Frank Gounteville
Nicholas Hansen
Joseph Kock
Hangen
Kock
Bonneyie
Hansen
Kack
Robbery Suspects Held for Arraignment in Safeblow Case
Joe Murphy and Fred Carson arrested on suspicion of robbery and carrying concealed weapons. Authorities found fuses dynamite and burglar tools upon arrest and believe they are safeblowers, to be arraigned in Justice Trict's court.
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LeMara
Joe Murphy
Fred Carson
WN. B. Trict
Six Men Injured When Auto Rollover Occurs Near City
Mason City six businessmen were badly hurt when their automobile turned turtle while speeding near the city. One man was injured internally. The injured are Charles Potter Carl Fravers J H Griffith Edward Strand Lee Cunningham and Harry Anderson. They were rushed to a hospital for treatment. All are local business men.
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Mason City
Charles Potter
Carl Fravers
J. H. Griffith
Edward Strand
Lee Cuningham
Harry Anderson
Mecca for Hunters at Okoboji Lake as Season Peaks
Okoboji lake becomes a haven for Iowa sportsmen with abundant game and peak fishing. Ducks are plentiful and daily notable catches of fish draw crowds to Arnold Park and surrounding areas.
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Arnold Park
Okoboi Lake
Iowa
Hog losses in Mason City hit 2 million
Doctors Stott and Stott estimate nationwide hog losses at two million dollars due to cholera and related diseases. The announcement frames heavy mortality and economic impact on the local farming community.
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Mason City
Stott
Freight Train Wreck Leaves Several Injured and One Dead
A freight train derailment caused multiple injuries and the death of a person, with seven aboard reported harmed. Emergency crews responded to the wreck, assessing casualties and securing the scene amid ongoing investigations.
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Hoboga
Pty Box
Ames Leaders Tackle Kitchen Problems at Home Economics Lectures
Ames stewards and purveyors of state club plans join home economics dean Catherine McKay for kitchen solutions. A recent lecture drew 18 stewards as weekly talks on stomach health begin, with Thursday sessions by home economics faculty.
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Ames
Soiance
Catherine McKay
Home Economics Department
Iowa News Notes Briefs Highlight Regional Developments
A $30,000 Perry hospital is planned and Muscatine may build a new city hall. The Degree of Honor lodge will meet in Washington. Glenn Bryant faces reformatory return after parole violation in Muscatine. J D Hurlbut Drug Co of Des Moines files bankruptcy. Hog disease hits hogs in Clear Lake Owen and Portland townships. Mason City auto tire thefts implicate local businessmen. names withheld. Freight rate relief eyed for routes Iowa Utah and Midwest states. Storm Lake and Rockwell City hospital site visits by Board of Control. Des Moines smoke ordinance may delay Rock Island $1.3 million improvements. Fort Dodge farmer Gustav Jadeaux inherits 18 000 cash and 280 acres coal land valued at 1000 an acre. He lives in a shack and cannot read.
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Muscatine
Eldora
J. D. Hurlbut Drug Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Clear Lake
Owen
Portland
Mason City
Utah
Wyoming
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Board of Control
Storm Lake
Rockwell City
Rock Island
Gustav Jadeaux
Fort Dodge
Jadeaux
Echlin Elected President of Buena Vista College
At a Buena Vista college trustees meeting Rev. R. D. Echlin pastor of Knox Presbyterian Church in Sioux City was elected to the presidency to succeed Rev. J. P. Kinu D D who resigned. It is understood Echlin will accept and assume duties at once.
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Storm Lake
Buena Vista College
R. D. Echlin
Knox Presbyterian Church
Sioux City
J.P. Kinu
D. D
Echiln
Odd Fellows Buy Oakwood Park Hotel in Fort Dodge
Patriarchs of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in uniform accepted Clear Lake Land Company’s proposal to transfer Oakwood Park hotel property for a summer home. The deal includes hotel outbuildings a preexisting pier and one half acre for drill with 760 feet of lake front plus sale of nearby lots to order members.
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Fort Dodge
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Clear Lake Land Company
Oakwood Park Hotel
Eale
Lota
Lake Front
Iowa Students to Chicago Visit Engineering Firms
Iowa City seniors and engineering students from the University of Iowa traveled to Chicago for a week long tour of steel works electrical plants and manufacturing firms to broaden practical knowledge.
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Iowa
Chicago
Iowa City
rAll
University of Iowa
Dr Woodbury Dies at Home on Coynell Bluff
The obituary notes the death of Dr BE Woodbury aged 84 at his home on Coynell Bluff. Details on his profession and life are limited in the fragment.
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BE Woodbury
Coynell Bluffe
Wood- ER
Probing Plumbers Federal Grand Jury Combinations Under Scrutiny
The Sioux City federal grand jury has begun a probe into the Iowa Master Plumbers Association based in Des Moines. Officers may face Sherman Act indictments for alleged restraint of trade and boycotts against non affiliated firms. Knauer family ordered to bring books and papers for last year or two.
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Federal Grand Jury
Sioux City
Iowa Master Plumbers’ Association
Federal
George Bidwell
United States
George N. Murdock
Department of Justice
Washington, D. C
Robert Knanuer
R. ©. Knauer
Knauers
Murdock
Town Master Plumbers’ Association
Sioux City Plumbers’ Association
Des Moines Plumbers’ Association
Courageous Bandbox Hat Feathers Stir Banter
A humorous exchange riffs on courage and fashion as Bandbox wears a red feather in his bow. The crowd weighs reputations and finds some men lacking while joking about pronunciation and style.
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Bandbox
Tempered talk on patience as golf balls thump ribs
A humorous street dialogue contrasts placid animals with golfers. A passerby jokes about golf balls hitting him and quips on a motor delivery business impacting postmen. The exchange captures light urban banter.
Pardon me and the newspaper mix up at dinner
A humorous exchange unfolds as a waiter and guest mix up yesterday and today news. The guest insists he ordered today’s issue while the waiter, trained for such remarks, stays calm and does not rush.
Fatherly Rebuke in a Curious Religion Tale
An old evangelical clergyman visits his son in orders who becomes a Ritualist. The father refuses to preach then finally agrees, selecting the text Lord have mercy upon my son for he is in lunatia, as a pointed contrast to his son's path.
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Hig
Ugon
Organist’s Note Confusion Delays Morning Service
A village church crowd gathers for a morning sermon by a London preacher. The organist angrily signs a note to the organ blower asking him to stop, but a choir boy misdelivers the request to the preacher, who reads it aloud. The note complains that the people came to hear the organist’s music, not the blower’s notes.
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London
Lorena Lingerlong Sets Date After Contest
Judge notes Miss Lorena Lingerlong will wed after years of public competition. The exchange signals a final marriage arrangement following the ongoing social event.
Right Woman Katea Marries Bold Drummer at Last
In a plain spoken moment, Katea, once domineering and outspoken, marries a drummer. A friend notes it as fortunate for a man used to taking orders, while others acknowledge the unusual match and public curiosity follows.
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Katea
Not What He Means
Fragmentary note from Los Angeles Tribune quoted dialogue about visiting a home, with unclear context and meaning.
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Los Angeles Tribune
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