Local News Roundup Highlights Community Visits and Illness
John Bryson was taken to Washington county hospital for medical care last night. Ogle L Teets funeral attendance notes Lois Tinker and Leon Alter family. Gaillard Swords from Eldon visiting Roy Teets home. Ralph Scott Orville Hardin and R J Puckley went to Cedar Rapids on business. Bill Steele at Colenso ill. Ode Ferguson visiting daughter in Havre. Helen Hamilton from Grinnell came for court reporter work. Hulda Putman returning to Davenport. Cora Davis of Riverside visiting Watkins family. Charles Long visited Sunday. attends University of Iowa.
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John Bryson
Washington County Hospital
Lois Tinker
Leon Alter
Council Bluffs
Ogle L. Teets
Gaillard Swords
Eldon
Roy J. Teets
Ralph Scott
Orville Hardin
R. J. Puckley
Cedar Rapids
William
Bill) Steele
Colenso
Ode Ferguson
Sam Witting
Havre
Helen Hamilton
Grinnell
Hulda Putman
Davenport
Cora Davis
Riverside
Harry Watkins
Charles Long
University of Iowa
Iowa City
H. N. Genkinger
Waukegan
Ill
John Genkinger
Ainsworth
T. W. Hunter
E. O. Newell
Evelyn
Marjorie
Columbus Junction
R. F. Davis
Pike’s Peak
High School Clarinet Quartet Receives Praise At Service
The high school clarinet quartet including Karl Bergins John Jackson Donald Davis and Tommy Stewart drew favorable comments after a fine performance at the Presbyterian church last night. Also noted were social and local business updates including Dodder winning a 50 piece dinnerware set and various travel plans. A thunderstorm accompanied the snow today prompting remark from residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Bergins
John Jackson
Donald Davis
Tommy Stewart
Presbyterian Church
H. Kuhns
Wellman
Fred L. Moore
Atlantic
H. M. Dodder
Aiklen's
Warren Allen
Centerville
Allen
Clifford Baker
Dubuque
McLellan
Dodder Biklen
Wreckage of Plane Found in Ohio River
Airplane wreckage including wheels wing and flying gear was located in the Ohio River near Steubenville. Authorities identified the material as part of a missing Northrop plane that vanished in a severe eastern Ohio storm, carrying pilot Hal George of Columbus and passenger Mrs. Carl F. Cole of St. Louis.
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Steubenville, O
INS
Ohio River
Northrup
St. Louis
Ohio
Steubenville, CO
Northrop
Osio
Hal George
Columbus
Carl F. Cole
Hammer Slaying Reported in Ottumwa
Ottumwa Iowa March 21 a hammer slaying is reported with initials and fragmented details. The brief states an incident at Ottumwa involving a hammer attack and a suspected victim named Muareh with limited readable information.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
March Blizzard Continues Impeding State Travel
A major March blizzard blankets Iowa with up to five inches in Charles City and three inches in Dubuque Sioux City and Council Bluffs while Des Moines reports three inches. Temperatures hover in the 20s and 30s as traffic halts statewide and a Des Moines Republican convention arrival slows. In Chicago a simultaneous storm drops two to three feet of snow with 26 degree temps and widespread travel disruption.
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Charles City
Dubuque
Sioux City
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Charles D. Reed
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Man Charged in Rent Dispute Linked to Victim's Slaying
Fred Martz 75 was found with head injuries in his room after a dispute over five dollars rent. Investigators probe movement of Lewis Lewman who is held on murder charges after a dispute with Martz earlier Saturday night.
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Fred Martz
Lewis Lewman
Martz
Lewman
Ten Years Ago Today William Shannon Breaks Leg in Fall
Ten years ago today William Shannon son of Mr and Mrs R E Shannon fell from a tree two miles west of town fracturing his right leg between the knee and the hip in a bad break reported as a serious injury.
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William Shannon
R. E. Shannon
Harriet Hubbard Ayer Offers Free Face Powder Sample
A persuasive ad invites readers to try Harriet Hubbard Ayer's new face powder with a free sample offer. The pitch targets shoppers dissatisfied with their current powder and promises a trial without cost.
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Harriet Hubbard Ayer
Velvet Rose Cream Heals Sore Hands Ad
An advertisement for Velvet Rose Cream claims to heal sore hands and promotes purchase at Gho L McDaniel Druggist. A separate note mentions hogs topping $4.80 and a weather forecast of cloudy skies with snow in the southern part tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Part
Congress debates sales tax bills and party splits
Lawmakers clash over a broad sales tax plan as Democrats split from republican-led amendments. Laguardia proposes multiple new levies including stock transfer tax, stamp taxes, auto and cosmetic levies, and oil excise amid budget balance push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Crisp
Georgia
Ways and Means Committee
Henry T. Rainey
Illinois
Representative McCormack
Massachusetts
Laguardia
New York
Swing
Ways and Means
Doughton
North Carolina
Laguardis
la Guardia
Iowa Republicans Gather for State Meeting on Senate Race
Iowa Republicans meet to discuss the senate race with Field’s possible candidacy amid snow delays. Delegates plan Hoover instruction while observers note Field could win nomination if Brookhart falters and if he gains strong state support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Field
Smith W. Brookhart
Pieid
Iowa
Hoover
George Cosson
Des Moines
Louis H. Cook
William Galloway
Waterloo
L. E. Eickelberg
Brookhart
Guardsmen Attacked by Coal Workers on Strike
National Guardsmen en route to relieve guardsmen at No 6 mine in Sunday Creek coal district were attacked by up to two thousand rioters. The convoy was forced to retreat after the mob pelted the automobile with stones and blocked the road with logs and derelict autos. No injuries to officers reported amid earlier mine violence and a dynamited railroad trestle.
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Athens
INS
National
Nelsonville
Millfield
Norman Whiting
Marietta
Harley Johnson
Columbus
Whiting
Johnson
Wolford
Removal demand shadows Iowa GOP convention events
A demand to remove chairman B F Carroll from the Long investigation panel was sent to Gov Dan Turner by J W Long. Iowa Republicans plan a convention call at 11 AM for temporary setup and keynote, with permanent organization at 2 PM to choose seven delegates at large and adopt resolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
INS
B. F. Carroll
J. W. Long
Long
Dan W. Turner
H. E. Spangler
Cedar Rapids
National Republican Committee
Chicago
Local Residents Attend Visits And Family News
Miss Florence Peterson visited sister Mrs. BE Lynch in Sigourney over the weekend. Supt. and Mrs. K B Lynch welcomed Harriet Jean born Friday night at Sigourney hospital. Laura Longwell returned from Chicago with news of Joanne Louise born Feb 8 to the SiegLes. Charles Longwell to visit from Chicago for spring break at his mother Laura Longwell. Also notes of moves at 408 South Iowa and 21 West Madison, family travels, and relatives visiting in Keene Keystone Nebraska and St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Peterson
BE. B. Lynch
Sigourney
K. BL. Lynch
Sigourney Hospital
Harriet Jean
Laura Longwell
J. L. Siegle
Chicago
Siegle
Joanne Louise
Donnie
Charles Longwell
McAvoy Beauty Shop
Frank Longwell
Patricia
West
Madison
South
Iowa
Clarence Dodds
Clyde
South Iowa
Edna Witting
Orlin
West Madison
J. W. Olinger
Ainsworth
Victor Oetjen
Oskaloosa
Kathryn McConaughyer
Phillips and Hebnesis
Helen Breese
Iowa City
C. W. Davis
Tama
R. F. Davis
R. F Davis
Keystone
Nebr
H. M. Hoover
John
Des Moines
W. M. Beal
Dale Holland
St. Louis
Local visitors and postponed sale marquee weekend gathering
Mr and Mrs Charles Faulkner and daughter Marjorie of Olds were guests at the A A Faulkner home Sunday. Helen Myers of north of Washington visited with her grandparents A A Faulkner for the county spelling contest. Mrs Nettie Emry of Pleasant Plain spent the week end with her daughter Mrs William Sitler and Miss Pertha Benda. Lou Kerrs sale to be Tuesday March 22 postponed to Thursday March 24 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Faulkner
Marjorie
Olds
A. A. Faulkner
Helen Myers
North of Washington
DD. I
Macon Washington
Nettie Emry
Pleasant Plain
William Sitler
Sitler
Pertha Benda
Lou Kerr
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Tate
Phillips
Washingon
Odie Ferguson
Miss Washington
Popularepy
Wardrobe Cleaners
W. Davis
Weather Bureau
Congress
O. P. Bennett
Mapleton
C. F. Clark
George A. Wilson
Mitchell County
Henry A. Wallace
Woodbury County
Wallace Lumber Co
Washington
Wallace’s
Wallace Lumber Company
Carroll
W. H. Stephen
North Side Square
Sherman
Hington
Owa
National Caskets
Clark
Washington Cleaners
South Side
Wisie Long
C. H. Leu Co
Muscatine
Westphal
Morrison Ice Cream Coo
Biles Furniture Live
Ico
Tomma
John Shields & Sons
Iowa Motor Service Armory
C.L. Pine Loan CO
East Broadway
Fairfield
Wunstop Duzzit
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