The Murder Mystery Deepens in Amity Dam
Shad Morrison and Bony Squares chase clues after Bumpy Brown is accused in a deadly crime. Evidence points to a masked gunman. detectives reconstruct a river bottom pistol and cartridges. Rival suspects spread rumors as a reward offers Cyrus Doolittle’s killer punishment.
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Hubbard
South
Bolton
Canton
Brown’s
Shad
Smithers
Ellery Anderson
Richard Berry
Ashfield
Amity Dam
Colonel Blake
Shad Morrison
Brown’s Cave
Anderson
Berry
Kerry
Tip Beach
Mystery Faster Than The Eye Blindfolded Killer Revealed
Chapter V recounts Oscar Perry’s fading life after a shooting. A masked intruder with a limp is suspected to be Bumpy Brown, aided by testimonies from Cyrus Doolittle’s family and a boy and teacher. Doolittle’s movements that day are detailed before he learns of the murder, tying him to the case and to witness Evarts’ account near the bridge.
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Bumpy Brown
Brown
Robert Royce
Cyrus Doolittle
Mr. Doolittle
Doolittle
Cyrus
Shad
Bony
Blake
Cain
Abel
Bumpy
Colonel Blake
Jeedix
Ashfield
Oscar Perry
Griggsby
Westminster Hotel
Kensington Hotel
James Evarts
Races and Classifications Across Anthropologists
The text surveys differing race schemes: six groups Mongolian Caucasian Negro Semitic Malayan Red Indian. Brinton’s five groups Caucasian Mongolian Malay Ethiopian American Indian. Hrdlicka’s three main races White Yellow-browns and Blacks with listed subgroups.
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Brinton
Hrdlicka
United States Museum
Toscanelli A Geo Scholar Behind Western Voyage Dreams
Paolo Toscanelli, Florentine geographer born 1307, died 1462, urged westward voyage as route to India. He advised Columbus in 1474 and urged the Portuguese king as well, shaping plans for a western expedition.
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Paolo Toscanelli Dal Pozo
Florence
Italy
India
Columbus
Portugal
Iowa sees strong pheasant conservation effort and survey
Butler county farmer C L Huisinga commends conservation work and advocates cooperative hunting. He reports hens nesting in clover and alfalfa, urges protecting nests, and notes hunters on four farms. Statewide game survey by U S Biological Survey aids 25 year plan with experts loaned at minimal cost, highlighting licensing patterns by county.
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C. L. Huisinga
Butler County
Mr. Huisinga
Wallace Grange
U. S. Biological Survey
Iowa
Grange
Aldo Leopold
Mr. Volkert
Volkert
Fish and Game
United States
American Arms and Amunition Mfgs. Association
Wallace B. Grange
John N. Ball
American Game Association
Carl Hubbs
Fisheries Institution
University of Michigan
Audubon
Dickinson
Izaak Walton Chapter Burlington Plans Fish Hatchery
Izaak Walton chapter at Burlington reports members are enthusiastic about a fish hatchery plan. They say necessary papers are signed and a Waltonian group of 20 cleaned the grounds and laid tile so water now runs through the lake, sparking expected interest in the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izaak Walton
Burlington
Pheasants Expected to Disperse After Quick Open Weather
Bill Schuenke reports from northwestern Iowa that pheasants appear O K despite trying conditions in parts of the state. He notes ground has opened enough for scratching and feeding, and predicts dispersal across the countryside within two to three weeks once the weather breaks, breaking up any concentrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Schuenke
Iowa
O. K
Bill
United Game Breeders Alliance Formed in New York
American Game magazine reports the Eighteenth American Game conference in New York City led to the creation of the United Game Breeders and Gamekeepers of America. The group pledges cooperation with the U S Bureau of Biological Survey and the American Game Protective Association to boost America’s game supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Game Magazine
New York City
United Game Breeders and Gamekeepers of America
United States Bureau of Biological Survey
American Game Protective Association
America
Ed Volkert’s Fish Story Promotes Mississippi Land Aid
Ed Volkert recounts his idea from three years ago to improve lands along the Mississippi near Dubuque to boost fish life and serve the people. He outlines plans and hoped gains from his project and its community benefit.
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Ed Volkert
Mr. Volkert
Mississippi
Dubuque
Smallest New York County On Manhattan Island
The smallest county in the United States lies on Manhattan Island in New York. It covers an area of 22 square miles, marking a unique geographic footnote in American governance.
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New York County
Manhattan Island
United States
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Pierson
Ephraim
Ol’ Surface
Mr. Smithers
Ol’ Bumpy Brown
Doty
Jack Labarge
Sam Hill
Jack
Henry Lockwood
Henry
Bump’s
WIN Service Toy Ft Devisng
Chapter
Mankind
State of
Tone
Garland & Son
Tripoli, Iowa
Miles
Dor Miles
A. M. Stegeman
Sorg Drug Store
E. C. Claus
A. E. Everett
Telphone
Paul Schober
Bankers Life Insurance
Des Moines
Fire and Liability Insurance
Tripoli
Fred Rewoldt
Frederika, Iowa
Office Bank Bldg
H. C. Moeller
Insurance and Collections
H. W. Krueger
Ambrose Bldg
Tripoli Produce Co
M. M. Kingsley
First National Bank
Waverly
Herman Kleiss
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