General Lasher reorganizes Iowa National Guard units
General Lasher issues order re arranging the Iowa National Guard deta ils for the 168th 134th infantry and first cavalry groups. The plan assigns companies from Council Bluffs Harlan Red Oak Glenwood Centerville Shenandoah Villisca and other towns to new company letters and reorganizes provisional battalions and squadrons under the 168th 134th infantry and first cavalry designations. Enlisted and officer transfers are noted and adherence to War Department tables of organization is required.
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168Th Regiment
Iowa
Lasher
168Th Infantry
Iowa National Guard
Inf
Council Bluffs
Harlan
Red Oak
Sth
Glenwood
Centerville
Shenandoah
Villisca
16Th Infantry
Vpirst
1St Cavalry
Low
National Guard
Burlington
Montezuma
Washington
Sigourner
Oskaloosa
H. Oskaloosa
Town
City
Ottumwa
Lowa National
Carl R. Kramer
Iowa N. G
Henrys. Merrick
4Th Infantry
Long National Guard
168Th Inf
Towa National Guard
91St Cavalry
Toa National Guard
War Department
134Th Infantry
Fourth Infantry
Mason City
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Charles City
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
134 Infantry
Storm Lake
Sheldon
Dubuque
DeWitt
Howitser
le Mars
Blind Wives at Graham Theatre Promises Dazzling Drama
The William Fox masterpiece Blind Wives will play at the Graham Theatre starting Monday. It features dramatic value and brisk action set against a backdrop of gorgeous splendor with lavish fashion show scenes and a vivid portrait of idle wealth.
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William Fox
Graham Theatre
Lucile
Lady Duff Gordon
Restaurant Man Couldn't Eat His Own Food
A promotional testimonial for Mayr's Wonderful Remedy claims the product cured a restaurant owner with chronic stomach trouble. The ad asserts the remedy removes catarrhal mucus and inflammation causing stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. Money back guarantee offered by Lemmons Pharmacy and druggists everywhere.
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Mayr
Lemmons
Advt
Hoover to visit West Branch and Fairport meeting agenda
West Branch plans a June visit by Herbert Hoover a native son and US secretary of commerce. A Fairport conference will focus on conserving interior waters and scientific methods to protect and boost them with scientists students manufacturers and fishery experts expected. The town will host a separate celebration with a dinner and friendly recollections of Hoover's engineering relief work and food administration career.
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West Branch
Herbert Hoover
United States Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Fairport
Old Town
Herb
Belgium
Stove League
Iowa Reaches 226 Public Libraries as State Reports Growth
Des Moines April 6 Iowa reports 226 libraries open to the public with 2,000,000 books in total. Public libraries number 139, with associations and university libraries making up the rest. District meetings begin April 26 to discuss recruiting and staffing for librarians.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Julia Robinson
State Library Commission
Clarindy
Iowa Library Association
Onang
Sibley
Mt. Pleasant
West Liberty
Ocelwein
Perry
Clarion
Robinson
Big wheat forecast for coming harvest in spring
The Crop Estimates Bureau forecast the winter wheat crop to be harvested this spring at 641,000,000 bushels, up from 577,763,000 last year. The rye crop is expected at about 66,386,000 bushels versus 69,318,000 last year.
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Washington
Crop Estimates Bureau
Should Never Have Left Sarah Telegraphed News
An elderly speaker recalls a regretful holiday decision after receiving a telegram about a parrot laying an egg, hinting at urgent news back home. The fragment suggests a domestic scene and a tone of immediacy.
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Sarah
Dust Explosion Wrecks World’s Largest Grain Elevator
The $4,000,000 Armour Grain Co reinforced concrete elevator in South Chicago was destroyed by a grain dust explosion, instantly killing six American workers. Investigators say accumulated dust ignited by a spark caused a two-step blast, with walls torn apart and the structure wrecked into Calumet River debris. The ignition source remains undetermined, with theories ranging from a lamp break to a short circuit.
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Washington
Armour Grain Co
Chicago
David J Price
United States Department of Agriculture
Calumet River
Department of ‘Aeroculture
Taken to the Penitentiary as Bandits Begin Term
Des Moines April 7 Eugene C Weeks and Orrie L Cross left for Fort Madison penitentiary to serve the year long term preceding their death penalty for killing George Fosdick. Weeks appeared sobered last night and faced the crowd with a straight gaze.
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Cross
Weeks
Des Moines
Four White Men Five Negroes Hung in Iowa
Knox county April 5 report lists Iowa executions under the current capital punishment statute. It notes Henry Schmidt not included, hanged Jan. 13, 1888 at West Union, and corrects dates for Chester Bellows and other 19th century hangings. Schmidt, 18, confessed hiring by Ellison Smith to kill Leonard and the Peeks. The corrected list names Bellows, Schmidt, Dooley, Cumberland and others with places and dates.
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Knoxville
Iowa
Henry Schmidt
West Union
Chester Bellows
Charles City
Schmidt
Peek
Peeks
A. Leonard
Ellison Smith
Leonard
Mr. Leonard
Smith
Larrabee
Tanlac testimonial from Seattle salesman Parker
T. J. Parker of Seattle recounts severe sickness with bloating gas and dizziness, then recovery after using Tanlac. He says appetite returned, digestion improved, weight gained, and strength restored, with colleagues at Oately's Clothing Store noting the change.
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T. J. Parker
Oately
Juneau St
Seattle
Wash
Black men involved in early 20th century crimes and trials
Readable records show multiple 1906 1910 1918 cases involving Black individuals: Joseph Smith at Fort Madison in April 1906 injured a woman amid rejected love. John Junkin at Fort Madison in July 1910 accused in an incident harming Clara Rosen of Ottumwa. Robert Johnson Fred Allen and Stanley Grammell at Camp Dodge in July 1918 charged in a Cantonment case with a girl rape and a military court martial sentence handed down.
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Joseph Smith
Fort Madison
John Junkin
Clara Rosen
Ottumwa
Robert Johnson
Fred Allen
Stanley Grammell
Camp Dodge
Cantonment
Giants Outfielder Placed Ineligible By Judge Landis
New York Giants outfielder Kauft was ruled ineligible by Baseball Commissioner Judge Landis while under indictment for allegedly receiving a stolen automobile. The decision bars him from playing until resolution of the case.
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New York Giants
Judge Landis
Driving a Pair Horses Position in Teamwork
A Dearborn Independent note explains horse team driving. It states the driver stood on the left, with the near horse on the left side during historic carriage work. The near horse is always the left-hand animal in a two horse team.
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Morse
Ai Wave
Hie
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Fosdick
Mattie Weeks
Davenport Roofing CO
Pershing Ave
Dov
West Second Street
Tanlac
Juneau Street
Seattle, Wash
Mhe
Taniac
Kauff
Benny Kauff
Lowe Brothers
Mellotone
Washington, Iowa
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