Mystery in Indiana Farm Looms as Veiled Elopement Unravels
Kenneth Gwynne, a young lawyer, stays at Phineas Striker’s farm near Lafayette while rumors swirl about Viola Gwynne and Barry Lapelle planning an elopement. Striker reveals the girl fled with Lapelle, and the mother forcibly retrieved her, leaving Ken with questions about loyalties, money, and a looming inheritance.
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Kenneth
Phineas Striker
Lafayette
Ind
Striker
Ken
Barry Lapelle
Irl
Viola Gwyn
Zachariah
Yan
Kentucky
Indiana
Mr. Striker
Gwynne
Eliza
Phineas
Phin
Lapelle
Attica
Terry Hut
Lapelle Feller
Cap'n
Scott
Barry
Bose
Lapelie
Deestriet
Draining Iowa Lakes Won't Cut Rainfall
A 1930s AP report debunks the idea that drainage projects reduce Iowa rainfall. Iowa weather officials cite long term rainfall cycles, noting moisture mainly comes from the Gulf of Mexico and that local drainage does not lower totals. With charts from Muscatine Sac City and St Paul, the piece argues cycles drive rainfall, not drainage.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
General Assembly
Hawkeye
Great American Desert
Upstate
F. C. Gilchrist
Pocahontas County
Senate Drainage Committee
C. D. Reed
Town Weather Bureau
Reed
Iowa Weather Bureau Office
John R. Sage
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Gulf of Mexico
Lowa W
Minnesota
Paul
Muscatine
Sac City
St. Paul
Central West
Drouth
Iowa Athletes Set Several New Track Records Last Year
Iowa collegiate athletes set multiple 1923 marks approved by the American AAU. Charles Brookins of the University of Iowa notches two records and a notable performance, with relay squads credited for a mile record in 3 18.1 and a Drake Relays 3 16.9. Milton Angier of Illinois earns javelin American and collegiate records.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
American Amateur Athletic Union
Detroit
New York
Charles Brookins
University of Iowa
Brookins
Ann Arbor
Mich
Chicago
Mason City
American Legion
University of Iown
Coupo d
Col. Morrow
Ison
Milton Angier
University of Ilinois
Illinois teams set relays records at Drake meet
The Drake Relays saw Illinois relay teams set marks on April 28. The quarter mile relay ran 428 10 to establish an American and collegiate record, while the half mile relay clocked 2 27 12 to set a collegiate standard. No new indoor or swimming records were recorded in Iowa or by Iowans. The outdoor state record remains the strongest achieved by the state.
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University of Illinois
Drake
Iowa
Shrewdness and Silence Highlighted by Globe Democrat
In a St Louis Globe Democrat note the author argues that cleverness may remain quiet and that the intellect in everyday talk is not always obvious. The piece emphasizes restraint and subtle insight in social discourse.
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St. Loula
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