Tired of Life Man Faces Crisis in Nebraska Boarding House
Axtell Nebraska man Johnson attempted suicide by taking strychnine after being discharged from a Keota film crew job. He left letters for supervisor Hall and his Nebraska contacts, and was found in convulsions Sunday morning at a boarding house after planning his death. Local authorities investigated the sequence of events and the reception by his fellow workers.
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Kenta
Jonnsen
Axtell
Nebraska
Ore Waters
Watere
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Keota
Omaha
Troy
JF Robertson
Star Drug Store
Taxue
Messrs
Hall
Shepherd
Waters Home
Man Dies in Nebraska Divorce Suit Case
A man aged years was found and summoned in a suit for divorce in Nebraska. City authorities notified his brother at Axtell, who said the man would arrive soon. The body is cared for at Richardson undertaking parlors.
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Nebraska
al Vorce
Axtell
Richardson Undertaking
Long distance assault by electricity shocks worker charged
Newark reports Jamen M Finnegan, an employee at Harrison electric company, arrested for long distance assault by electricity on Alfred Van Riper. Van Riper collapsed after touching a brass faucet. authorities claim the faucet lacked a wire connection and Finnegan, after a prior quarrel, allegedly turned on current when washing hands. Also note an unrelated advertisement for Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy offered by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Newark
Jamen M Finnegan
Harrison
Alfred van Riper
van Riper
Finnegan
Piano Recital by Reiner and Helpers at Bethel Church
Miss Margaret Reiner with her piano pupils assisted by Miss Tressa Quidn and the Bethel quartet will present a piano recital at Bethel Church Tuesday evening June 20 at 8 o clock. Admission 15 and 25 cents.
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Margaret Reiner
Tressa Quidn
Bethel Mate
Bethel Church Tueday
Meritol Chocolate Granules Sell Relief for Digestive Woes
An upbeat ad claims Meritol Chocolate Granules cure stomach and liver disorders and improve outlook. Lemmon's Pharmacy markets the product as exclusive agents.
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Meritol
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Iowa Secretary of State enforces capital stock fee for foreign firms
Secretary Hayward announced a new requirement for foreign corporations operating in Iowa to pay fees only on the portion of capital stock invested in the state. The rule clarifies that increased capital stock must be disclosed and assessed to determine the Iowa portion. Authorities aim to compel compliance from large firms with vast capital, previously exempt under the old law.
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Dea Moines
Dune
Hayward
Iowa
Library of State
Jas
Tiwa
Coperation
Project to mark historic Forty Fourth camp site on island
Captain Rathbun editor of the Marion Register and other Twenty Fourth regiment veterans visited the island and found the site of the old military camp. A movement is expected to begin to erect a shaft on the site with an inscription indicating the exact position and extent of the historic spot.
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Rathbun
Marion Register
Iowa
Twenty-Fourth Regiment
W. 8. Hill
Greek interpreter killed near Lehigh plant in Mason City
Chris Pappas a Greek interpreter at the Lehigh Cement plant was found dead in an alley near his home with three bullet wounds. Barefoot prints suggest the killer approached from the rear. police search for a recently discharged Greek plant employee.
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Mason City
Iowa
Chris Pappas
Lehigh Cement
Pappas
Steamboat Season Opens at Lakes in Iowa
Spirit Lake Iowa June 19 The Steamboat season opens with the summer schedule at the Iowa Great Lakes Four boats Queen Iowa Des Moines and Okoboji operate from West Okoboji to Spirit Lake an extra boat to be added by mid July Milwaukee Road adds a second daily train between here and Des Moines bringing two trains each way.
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Spirit Lake
Iowa
Iowa Great Lakes
West Okoboji
East Okoboji
Milwaukee Road
Des Moines
Chicken Picking Record Shatters In Humeston Event
June 19 in Humeston Clinton Moek a worker at James L. Humphey Jr produce house set a new chicken picking record by handling 158 birds in 160 minutes. Earlier mark of 0 chickens in 115 minutes earned Moek $10.55 for the day.
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Humeston
Clinton Moek
James L. Humphey, Jr
Parole Board Denies Release for Nashua Man in Wife Murder
Iowa state board of parole refused to parole Ray Van Tassel of Nashua who is serving a life sentence for his wife's murder. Governor Carroll approved the board's findings. Van Tassel has served fifteen years.
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Les Moines
State Board of Parole
Ray van Tassel
Nashua
Carroll
van Tassell
Fire Rout Confounds Iowa School Crash
Mason City Iowa witnesses a 1907 high school building struck by lightning during a heavy storm. The fire raged for three hours before discovery, with total insurance at 48000 dollars. Officials plan a special election to issue 40000 dollars in bonds for repairs and an eight room addition.
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Mason City
University of higher learning planned at Richland
A meeting of local citizens discussed establishing a University of higher learning in Richland with Dr Snyder as president and W J Fearis as secretary. They will run a correspondence course in advanced studies with top teachers aiding. A trustees board is formed and incorporation articles are in progress.
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Richland
University of Higher Learning
Dr. Snyder
W J. Fearis
Snyder
Iowa Begins Vehicle Registration Under New Law
Secretary of State Hayward started registering all automobiles and motor vehicles in Iowa. The registration law takes effect July 4, but numbers will be assigned as soon as possible. About 60,000 vehicles are in use in the state.
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Des Moines
Hayward
Iowa
Sioux City High School Fire Fire Destroys New Building
The new high school in Sioux City was gutted by a fire early Friday morning. Officials say a lightning strike hit a power line near the building, causing the blaze. The loss totals about 75,000 dollars with 58,000 dollars insured, plus an additional 18,000 dollars recently added to coverage.
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Sioux City
Camp marking movement in Muscatine island history
Looking toward marking Camp Strong on Muscatine island where three regiments the Twenty Fourth Thirty Fifth Muscatine's Own and the Thirty Seventh the Gray Beards were mustered into service of the United States to preserve the exact location for future generations.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Camp Strong
Muscatine Island
Beautiful Pen of Chicks Captivates Local Grower
W D Shearer, a noted chicken expert, praises Miss Maude Hott for owning and tending a premier pen of chickens. Her setup impresses with cleanliness and top notch equipment, reflecting a profitable and engaging trend in poultry culture.
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W. D. Shearer
Parisian Sage Promises Dandruff Cure and Hair Growth
The ad touts Parisian Sage as a fragrant, non greasy scalp treatment that stops dandruff reduces itching and hair loss and even promotes growth. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy for 50 cents a large bottle, featuring the auburn haired model on every bottle.
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Lemmon
Mission contributions and stations of United Norwegian Lutheran Church
The treasurer reports $112,723.17 given in the last year for home and foreign missions. The church runs ten chief stations with five in Madagascar and five in China, plus seventy three substations, totaling eighty three foreign mission stations.
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St. Paul, Minn
United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
Madagascar
China
Prison Warden’s Daughter Weds Detroit Man in Quiet Family Ceremony
Frances A Simpson, daughter of Warden Nathan F Simpson, tied in marriage with Ralph Zuchlin Hopkins of Detroit at the Simpson residence in Jackson Michigan on June 19. Nan Foster of LaMoille served as bridesmaid and Nathan F Simpson Jr was best man. A chest of presents revealed congratulations from 200 prison inmates.
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Jackson, Mich
Frances A
Nathan F Simpson
Ralph Zuchlin Hopkins
Detroit
Nan Foster
la Moile
Nathan F. Simpson
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