Bank insolvency and missing funds shock Keokuk
Keokuk Iowa April 7 Judge Edmund Jaeger president of the Commercial bank which closed January 20 has been indicted for receiving deposits after knowledge of insolvency. Bond set at 5000 but Jaeger was captured after an all day search and remanded to jail. The bank reported deposits of 75000 and assets near one million. Des Moines reports Iowa national banks show reserve 16.02 percent, loans and discounts increase to 862,576,376 and deposits rise to 60,808,001 with gold and lawful money adjustments.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Edmund Jaeger
Commercial Bank
Jaeger
Des Moines
National Banks of
Boy From Deadwood Vanishes With 85000 In Gold
Fifteen year old Richard Hooligan arrived at Muscatine Iowa to visit his grandmother Mrs Mary Leonard with 85000 in gold. He disappeared two hours after arrival sending the grandmother and police into frantic search. The missing boy is the son of a prospector who died leaving the savings of a lifetime for the trip.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Deadwood
Mary Leonard
Richard Hooligan
Carl Ross Favored for Cecil Rhodes Scholarship Representation
Muscatine reports Carl Ross formerly of the city is a leading candidate as the University of Iowa liberal arts senior class selects a student to represent the university in a Des Moines contest with Drake University. Ross, a well known local figure and brother of Mrs. H. D. Lemkau, is expected to win the class vote.
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Muscatine
Carl Ross
Iowa City
Cecil Rhodes
University of Iowa
College of Liberal Arts
Drake University
Des Moines
Ross
H. D. Lemkau
Woodlawn Avenue
Iowa Seniors Vote on Rhodes Candidate at Old Capitol
The University of Iowa seniors debated the Rhodes scholarship bid with two questions for the contestants Ross and Van der Zee. The committee tallies athletic and moral qualifications, but final action remains with the faculty. President MacLean hopes to convene the Lewa Scholarship commission soon.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Old Capitol
Iowa
Messrs. Ross and
van der Zee
Centerville Boy Rose to Roosevelt-Era Business Leader
Centerville notes T. P. Shontz, once a Centerville student and local businessman, as President Roosevelt's $100,000 man. He serves as vice president of Citizens' Electric Light and Gas Co., which holds the electric street railway, heating, gas and electric lighting franchises. The town honors a former resident now distinguished nationwide.
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Centerville
T. P. Shontz
Roosevelt
Citizens’ Electric Light and Gas Company
Rabies Reports Rise in Iowa Animals
Iowa City April 7. The state bacteriological laboratory reports a surge of rabies examinations this spring. Dr. Henry Albert, director of the laboratory, notes increased activity in testing animals suspected of rabies.
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Iowa City
State Bacteriological Laboratory
Henry Albert
Louise Rivers Becomes Neighborhood Skipping Rope Champion
New Rochelle girl Louise Rivers aged 11 dies after a brave effort to win the neighborhood skipping rope championship.
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New York
Louise Rivers
New Rochelle
Vinci the tonic for children urged by Cook and Sherman
In a sales pitch from Cook & Sherman druggists Vinci is promoted as a safe delicious tonic that cures weakness in children. A letter from Mrs. C Allen of New Bedford Mass praises rapid gains in flesh and strength and the store offers a money back guarantee if Vinci fails to make children well.
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Mr. Cook
Cook & Sherman
Vinci
C. Allen
New Bedford
Mass
Vinc
America
Louisville
Patents Issued to Iowa Residents on 4th Instant
Patent attorney R W Bishop of Washington reports Iowa residents receiving patent numbers 786277 through 786748 for items including railway rail holder windmill well apparatus lubricator incubator flexible matting corn planter nutlock illuminating device vending machine artificial denture and related assignee details from G M Ewins O W Kenworthy J Han son E B Layne A L Linebaugh Chas Lyman A S Burnell R V Barry W B McCullough FP Alline T B Erwin H Meyer and B W Fordyce.
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R.W. Bishop
Washington, D. C
Iowa
G. M. Ewins
Cedar Rapids
O. W. Kenworthy
Oskaloosa
E. B&b. Layne
Rock Rapids
Joseph Hanson
Inwood
A. A. Linebaugh
Chas. Lyman
Clarinda
Burnell
Marshalltown
R. V. Barry
Clinton
W. B. McCullough
Monmouth
FP. Alline
Fort Dodge
Alline Photocycle Co
T. B. Erwin
H. ©. Meyer
Britt
B. W. Fordyce
Bedford
Man Claims Cure From Kidney Trouble With Electric Bitters
E H Wolfe of Bear Grove Iowa credits Electric Bitters with curing his two year battle with kidney trouble and says the remedy helped his general debility and nerves. He keeps the medicine on hand and a local druggist J H Stew guarantees them at dec.
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E. H. Wolfe
Bear Grove
Iowa
J. H. Stew Druggist
Dec
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Work & Meek
Paul’s Lumber CO
Jack Frost
W.N. Bragg
Schneider Building
Burlington
Kunath
Iowa National Banks
Patent Report
STECK
Washington National Bank
H. F. Steck
East Side Jeweler
Bauer
Roy Y. Stichter
Cureka Stock Food
Flesh
Mason Transfer & Storage Co
City Feed Yard
Subterranean Wonders
Mammoth Cave
Louisvilles& Nashville
R. A
C.L. Stone
Gen. Pass. Agt
Louisville, Ky
Florida
Frisco
Southern Railway
Kansas City
Jacksonville
Fla
Southeastern Limited
Saint Louis
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