Boyd Acquitted After Sixteen Hours of Jury Deliberation
A. J. Boyd of Fairfield is acquitted on charges of knowingly receiving stolen goods after five hours of jury deliberation. The case, moved from Jefferson county, involved shoes from a Milwaukee railway car and cigars from a Rock Island merchandise car. The trial spanned multiple venues with appeals and separate trials, and involves defense claims of single transaction liability.
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Wis
Yowa
A. J. Boyd
Fairfield
Alice Rolland
District Court
Washington
Jefferson County
Iowa
Boyd
Milwaukee Railway
Roy & Rock Island
Verdi
Keosauqua
Mt. Pleasant
Supreme Court
Rock Island
Lloyd Duke
Ottumwa
High School Girls Plan Carnival Event
The Girls' Reserve of the high school is drafting plans for a forthcoming carnival to support their work. A detailed announcement will be made next week. The group, formerly the YWCA of the high school, aims to continue past traditions with this fundraiser.
Queen Alexandria Celebrates 79th Birthday Today
Queen Mother Alexandria marks her seventy ninth birthday in London as King George plans a visit to Sandringham Palace. The Associated Press reports the royal occasion with noted royal weekend plans.
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Associated Press
London
Queen Mother
Alexandria
George
Sandringham Palace
Fez Club invites Wednesday evening entertainment
The committee requests your presence at the commercial club Wednesday evening at eight o’clock. Ladies are included in the invitation. Wear a fez and a smile for a night of entertainment. 24813.
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Commercial Club
Court Notes On Theft Case And Local Proceedings
Jurors weighed the conflict over delivery times as Hoskinson testified about goods handed to the Boyd store. The state’s case against Jap Bidwell over illegal sale of intoxicants heads to trial Monday. Widows’ pension hearings were set for this afternoon before Judge Dewey. A brief court session was held. Henry E. Matthess’s divorce from Johanna Matthess was granted on desertion grounds.
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Jap Bidwell
Charles A. Dewey
Henry E. Matthess
Johanna Matthess
Red Cross drive continues as 236 enlisted in local chapter
The American Red Cross roll call resumes with hopes to reach at least 400 members. High school girls will staff downtown booths at 2:30 and canvass areas not covered yesterday. Dorothy Ellis and Margaret Reister coordinate enlistees while others cover unvisited sections. Mrs J F Salladay of Ainsworth, serving on the jury, returned home this morning.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Dorothy Ellis
Margaret Reister
Lillian Brown
Dorothea Thompson
Leone Simpson
Mary Kerr
Gertrude Hammer
Katherine Hull
Grace Finney
Martha McCreedy
Eunice Hammer
Helen Beal
Helen Mauthe
Josephine Bailey
Vaneita Tucker
Mary Roberts
Florence Rohrer
Dorothy Clark
Saville Boice
Evelyn Gibson
Ferne Duncan
Bernice Ross
Margaret Sexton
Alice Brock
Esther Rittenhouse
Miranda Blick
Irene De-Long
Lena Stewart
J. F. Salladay
Ainsworth
Will Tell What They Think of Advertising
An Advertising club program next Tuesday evening features Mrs. Ben Briley on What I Think of Advertising. Earle Libe discusses local advertising and merchandising from a farmer’s view, with Dr. Fred Reid addressing the special sales day idea. Dinner at 6 30, program to start 7 30. invitation extended to interested readers.
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Advertising Club
Ben Briley
Earle Libe
Fred Reid
Kansas Man Shot by His Alleged Pal
Robert Burdette of Crenola Kansas was shot and killed on a Verdon area farm. Paul W Wanser, also of Crenola, was arrested after a fight with officials following an alleged attempt to extort money from farmer Oscar Hartman while posing as prohibition agents, the Omaha World-Herald reports.
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Omaha
Nebr
Robert Burdette
Crenola
Kansas
Paul W. Wanser
Verdon
Oscar Hartman
Harold Today
Crawfordsville Woman Visits Sister in Town
Freda White of Crawfordsville came this morning to visit her sister Mrs. Raymond Duncan.
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Freda White
Crawfordsville
Raymond Duncan
Obituary of Lex Daub longtime Vernon horseman
Lex Daub was born March 7 1854 in St Louis Missouri and died November 20 1923 at age 69 in Vernon Kansas. He married Catherine Sehneider November 3 1875 and had eight children. his family included Emil Marion Alex Hubert Andrew Jesse Keller and several daughters. A farmer who moved from Illinois to Iowa then Kansas he was known as a leading horse man and is survived by his wife, children, 18 grandchildren, and two brothers. Funeral services were held at Rev Father Staub’s Vernon home with a sermon at the Vernon Methodist Church, burial in LeRoy.
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Daub
Woodford County
Illinois
Fairfield
Iowa
Vernon
Kansas
Emil Marion Daub
Washington
Alex Hubert Daub
Eldon
Andrew Frederick Daub
Jesse Keller
John Keller
Elmer Thompson
Dewey Gray
LeRoy
August Adams
Fairfield Iowa
Victor Adams
Washburn
Mr. Daub
N. J. Staub
Yates Center
Overseas Revue Opens With Hit Musical Comedy
The Overseas Revue Somewhere In France scores a hit as Billy Maine stars as Private Goldbrick with a superb chorus and strong principals. Graham Theatre presents the show with seat sales at McElhinney's Drug Store beginning Monday, ahead of next Wednesday’s performance.
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France
Billy Maine
America
Private Goldbrick
Graham Theatre
McElhinney
Johnson First 1924 Auto License Issued in County
L. S. Johnson of Washington won the first 1924 license plate No. 1 for his Ford, beating others to the punch as sixty cars were registered by noon. The county treasurer's office expects a steady rush and plans to issue plates through January with a dollar surcharge after that date. About five thousand cars exist in the county but plates on hand cover only part of demand.
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L. S. Johnson
Washington
Mr. Johnson
American Pearl Button Company
Ralph Dougherty
Leigh Wallace
Peterson Brothers Buy New Flower Wagon for Washington Green House
The Peterson Brothers of the Washington Green House recently purchased a new delivery wagon for their flower and plant business. The vehicle is a fine looking unit with a special body mounted on a Ford ton truck chassis.
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Peterson Brothers
Washington Green House
Woman Tried to Die After Handing Husband to Rival
In Davenport Mrs. Edward Price met the rival and, after arranging her husband’s marriage, helped obtain a license for the rival. She later had the husband arrested for bigamy, fled to Clinton, then called for his release and swallowed poison. She survived. police note the rival’s husband is still married. The Bible Society notes its translation work in 360 languages.
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Associated Press
Davenport
Edward Price
Clinton
Devonport
The
Bible Society
Mrs Hattie Gordon Hosts Dinner For Duffy Couple
Mrs Hattie Gordon and her daughter Blanche hosted a 6:30 dinner last evening in compliment to Mr and Mrs J F Duffy who depart Monday for California to spend several months A Nelous three course turkey dinner was served with yellow chrysanthemums decorating the table The evening was spent socially.
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Hattie Gordon
Blanche
J. F. Duffy
California
Japanese diva's husband granted divorce in Tokyo
Madam Takani Miura, noted Japanese prima donna, announced in Des Moines that her husband Dr Miura was granted a divorce in Tokyo courts. She remains in the United States with the San Carlo Opera company to perform Madame Butterfly at the Coliseum tonight.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Takani Miura
Miura
Tokio
Japan
Madam Miura
San Carlo Opera
Madame Butterfy
Coliseum
Auto race driver cleared of charges
Los Angeles. Harry Hartz, automobile driver, whose car struck and killed two persons at Beverly Hills Speedway on Thanksgiving Day, was exonerated today of all blame at a coroner's inquest into the deaths.
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Los Pangeles
Bseattie
Harry Hartz
Beverly Hills Speedway
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Mutual Life Ins Co
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