Iowa News Briefs from Des Moines Boone and Juvenile Cases
William Beamer of Chicago held for violation of the Harrison drug act and denied bond reduction. $50,000 in narcotics found. A Des Moines meeting seeks a $5,000,000 Town Farm land corporation, with Burt Thompson as chair. In Boone, Art Crave faces grand jury on larceny charges for hog thefts. Carl and Ed Sims questioned. A juvenile case involves a youth paroled from Eldora Training School for bad checks, linked to twelve passed checks and a store check.
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Des Moines
William Beamer
Chicago
Polk County
Burt Thompson
Forest City
Boone, Ia
Boone County
Art Crave
F.O. Lochard
Carl
Ed Sims
D. A. Boone
Caplan
Eldora Training School
Davidson department-store founder dies in Mayo hospital
Ben Davidson 68 president of the Davidson brothers department store died at Mayo hospital Rochester Minn after ten days convalescence from an operation for acute indigestion Born in Russia he began as a Sioux City peddler in 1882 Survived by widow and four children
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Sioux City
Ben Davidson
Davidson Brothers
Hero
Pioneer Merchant
Mayo
Des Moines Youth May Return to Eldora Training School
Des Moines on November 1 reported 17 year old Sam Caplan may be returned to the Eldora training school after status review. Local court actions indicate ongoing juvenile handling with possible placement changes.
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Des Moines
Sam Caplan
Eldora Training School
Body in Missouri River may be Myron Healy
Police tentatively identify a body recovered near Sioux City as Myron Healy despite competing identifications from friends who claimed it was Edward Duffy. The coat bearing the name T W Green linked to Thomas W Green helped link the deceased to Healy who had reportedly threatened suicide and planned burial arrangements.
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Sioux City
Myron Healy
Edward Duffy
T. W. Green
Thomas W. Green
Healy
Vinton Man Held on DUI Charge After Bridge Crash
Earl H. Dowell of Vinton lies in a Cedar Rapids hospital with head injuries from a car crash. Driver L. R. Heisler, also of Vinton, is jailed on a driving while intoxicated charge with a $120 bond. Dowell's injuries are not life threatening. Heisler unharmed.
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Cedar Rapids
Earl H. Dowell
Vinton
L. R. Heisler
Heisler
Dowell
Farm hand dies after chloroform death by own action
OSKALOOSA IA NOV 1 Leo J Lowry 27 a farm hand died here from chloroform said to have been taken in a death by own action attempt Lowrys estranged wife was involved in the report with details not fully disclosed.
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Oskaloosa
Leo J. Lowry
Lowry
Valley Junction
Hoyt Schoonover
Rock Island
Rehearing Sought in Engstrand Dismissal Case
Sioux City officials indicate a petition for a supreme court rehearing in the Engstrand case will be filed. Engstrand, ousted sanitary officer, lost an appeal to regain his post. the high court said no cause shown for his dismissal.
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Sioux City
Supreme Court
David Eng
Engstrand
Woodbury District Court
Seventy Lives Lost in Weekend British Isles Storms
Seventy lives and seventeen small ships were lost during weekend storms across the British Isles with potential additional casualties from isolated points. Fifty fishermen perished off the Irish coast in the disaster.
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London
British Isles
Irish
Accuse Huerta of Aiding Mexican Rebels
Adolfo de la Huerta former provisional president of Mexico and four alleged associates face trial in Los Angeles on January 9 for conspiracy to ship munitions to rebel forces in Mexico, in alleged violations of American neutrality laws.
Assignee to auction bakery equipment in Washington Iowa
Assignee E C Eicher will sell at public auction on Friday November 4 1927 at 10 oclock a m the bakery equipment used by Mrs J P Ryan at the former Ideal Bakery in Washington Iowa The sale includes a Day Dough Mixer 19 inch copper kettle marble candy slab gas plates gas heater Round Oak Heater Middleby Portable Oven trough bread rack food chopper scales ice box racks cash register counters line shaft pans show cases sink and other items cash terms Col D F Macon is the auctioneer
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Rave Mere
Ideal Bakery
Washington
Iowa
J. P. Ryan
E. C. Eicher
D. F
Macon
The Cat and the Canary at New Graham theatre
The Universal photo drama stars Laura La Plante in a suspenseful spook tale set in a rainbound country home. Futuristic stagecraft and a dramatic plot unfold as townsfolk visit, with notes of recent local quaran tines and family arrivals mentioned in the gossip.
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Laura la Plante
Universal
Graham Theatre
Ainsworth Ladies Aid Elects Officers at M E Church Meeting
The Ainsworth ladies aid society met in the church parlors for an all day gathering with a pot luck lunch. Mrs. Wm Simkins was elected president and Mrs EK W Spessard named 1st vice president with Edkins as 2nd vice president and C M Spessard as treasurer.
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Washington
Miami
Florida
Nancy Eower
Concord township farm bureau elects officers in Columbus Junction
Concord township farm bureau named Lawrence Estle as president Earl Wilson as vice president Viola Foster secretary treasurer and Mrs J H McCormac chairman of women's work at Columbus Junction. A state fire prevention tour inspected 91 buildings found 81 hazards and funded a banquet with proceeds for the local fire company.
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Columbus Junction
Concord Township Farm Bureau
Lawrence Estle
Earl Wilson
Viola Foster
J. H. MecCormac
Woman's Work
Muscatine High School
State Fire Prevention Association
Cr. W. Barrett
the Association
Junction
Columbus City
E. J. Brenneman
Julia Williams
E. B. Tucker
London Faces Destruction From Vibration, MP Warns
Major R Ingo Tasker addresses the Hammersmith Rotary Club warning that London could be destroyed by ground vibrations. He cites over 100000 yearly building alterations and frequent wall collapses, noting many structures rest on weak piers and rubble.
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London
R. Ingo Tasker
Hammersmith
St. Paul
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