Iowa Youths Held in Jail for Theft During Book Drive
Henry Anderson and Ted DeVore remain jailed in Clarinda awaiting grand jury action over entering a house at Yorktown to steal $4 and two watches while canvassing for The Price of Our Heritage by Chaplain Robb. The case links to a broader area crime spree including a watermelon patch shooting in Page County and civil suits for damages.
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Henry Anderson
Ted DeVore
Clarinda
Chaplain Robb
Mr. Young
Yorktown
Youngs
Red Oak
Mr Young
Mrs. Young
Young
Clarinde
C. L. Harland
School fires instructor over improvised gambling room
Michael Cornwall, manual training and physics teacher at Manson, hosted craps games in his workshop drawing in students. Angered parents prompted a school board meeting leading to his dismissal, and he now seeks another job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Cornwall
Manson Healos
County offers 200 reward for automobile thieves
Emmet County supervisors posted a 200 reward for the arrest of anyone stealing a car from residents and for those who hold up citizens. They ordered the sheriff to arm deputies and chase suspicious figures, amid a rise in auto thefts and a fatal highway robbery incident.
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Board of Supervisors
Emmet
Monument for Col Miller Erected by Hereford Breeders
After Col W E Miller of Adams County became a famed Hereford auctioneer, breeders erected a $550 monument at his Calvary Cemetery grave near Corning. In a separate act, George Biler of Ashton handed Chaplain Robb a purse of 156 for safekeeping and instruction to use if he died in battle. the chaplain later recovered the money for a boy who survived Belleau Wood.
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W. E. Miller
Adams County
United States
Calvary Cemetery
Corning
France
Geo. Bilers
Ashton
O'Brein County
Robb
Belleau Woods
Pharmacist Miles Charged in Sioux City Overdose Death
Michael McAndrews of Sioux City died after taking a medicine sold by J. C. Miles a pharmacist. Miles was arrested charged with manslaughter and remained in custody on a five thousand dollar bond. He drank six bottles in court to prove harmlessness of his preparation before the judge. The case was remanded to the grand jury for further investigation.
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Witham
Greenfield
Creston
Michael McAndrews
Sioux City
J. C. Miles
Miles
Corning Postoffice Aide Cleared After Grand Jury Probe
Miss Abbie Allen longtime Corning postoffice assistant faced charges of misappropriation. The Federal grand jury at Cheston found no evidence to support the accusations and she was exonerated after months of investigation.
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Abbie Allen
Corning
Cheston
Bellevue Bride-To-Be Heads To Port au Prince
Miss Esther Mace of Bellevue Mississippi joins Rev. Harry E. Petersen in Haiti arriving for their wedding. Petersen serves as chaplain of the First Provisional Brigade USMC. Their engagement began before World War I and was delayed for service. Petersen is a McCormick Theological Seminary graduate and Mace trained as a Red Cross nurse in Chicago and France.
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Bellevue
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Esther Mace
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Harry E. Petersen
Rev. Petersen
First Provisional Brigade
United States Marine Corps
America
McCormack Theological Seminary
Chicago
Children’s Memorial Hospital
France
Red Cross
Mrs Abbie Gardner Sharpe of Arnolds Park Hospitalized
Abbie Gardner Sharpe, survivor of the Spirit Lake massacre of 1857, is seriously ill in Spencer. She helped erect a monument at the old fort site and runs a small museum with Indian relics at her grounds.
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Abbie Gardner Sharpe
Arnolds Park
Lake Okoboji
Spencer
Spirit Lake
Gardner
Sharpe
Abbie Gardner
Farmer Coppock Seeks Expungement of Conviction Records
A. E. Coppock, once of Crawford county, served a state prison term for obtaining with a check drawn on nonfunds. Now in Carroll county he sues to expunge the evidence of guilt and his sentence, arguing for a retrial and vindication. The case draws unusual interest from lawyers and courts.
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A. E. Coppock
Crawford County
Carroll County
Coppock
Tramp Bequeaths $65,000 to Miss Sarah Lindley
A man posing as a tramp once asked Miss Sarah Lindley for $2 at the Lindley home near Nora Springs Iowa. He later died in Minneapolis and left a will to Sarah Lindley Iowa amounting to $65 000. Court authorities finally locate the heiress now a store clerk in Osage Iowa.
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Lindley
Nora Springs
Floyd County
Sarah Lindley
Minneapolis
Iowa
Osage
Red Cross Seeks Funds for Peace Time and Relief Work
The American Red Cross plans its third Roll Call from November 2 to 11 seeking 20 million annual members and 15 million dollars. It cites continuing war relief, distribution of 35 million dollars in government supplies, and a broad peace time program to prevent disease, disaster response, and extended home services.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
America
Act of Congress
Europe
Syrian Mother Located After Four Days in Desert Sands
Four days by camel from Damascus a Syrian mother waited for word of George Hiamway, an American soldier killed in the Argonne. Red Cross workers found her in a desert village, confirmed her identity, and arranged government remittances to support her.
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Damascus
America
George Hiamway
Argonne
Desert
George
Red Cross
Palestine
Great Desert
Clubs to Aid Red Cross in November Drive
A Red Cross drive scheduled from November 2 to 11 will solicit club support. Business, commercial, rotary, Kiwanis, advertising, fraternal, women’s and other clubs are invited to dedicate one meeting day to the Red Cross efforts.
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RED Cross
The
Rotary
Kiwanig
Advertising
Fraternet
Woma's
Civic club meeting and a spring wedding reported
The Fortnightly club civics department met at Mrs. F L Wilsons home with most members present. Plans were made to raise funds for a national women’s gathering in Des Moines in June 1920. A rural women’s club social at Mr and Mrs Charles Jackson’s later welcomed about sixty guests. A wedding solemnized at Mildred Morton and Ray Woodford’s home featured yellow chrysanthemums and roses, Dutchess satin, a double ring ceremony, and a four course breakfast attended by family and out of town guests. The couple left for a honeymoon to Kansas City and Omaha and will reside in a bungalow on the Woodford property.
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Civics Department
F. L. Wilson
Des Moines
Charles Jackson
Rural Women’s Club
R. G. Vincent
J. N. Phillips
B. C. Briley
Ora Rhodebeck
Ruth Vincent
Tressa
Harriet Phillips
Mary Hunter
Mildred Emane Morton
Ray Elva Woodford
Morton
Mildred Woodford
Wade Gardner
Cadman
J. A. Glendinning
Mildred Rice
Gladys Knapp
Lora Busby
Virgie Griffith
Letha Taylor
Woodford
Kansas City
Omaha
Old West Brighton Bride and Groom Wed In Rural Ceremony
The wedding unites a Washington girl, graduate of the class of 1912, and a Brighton farmer, Iowa State College graduate of 1918 and former US Army lieutenant. The couple’s peers recall a charming home life and a shared community future. The piece also notes Iowa’s 212 American Legion posts and recalls Elmer Mee Vey’s funeral in Davis County.
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Brighton
John Wesley Morton
Washington
White Way
A. W. Woodford
Iowa State College
Ames
United States Service
Camp Pike
Arkansas
Wade Gardner
American Legion
Grand Army of the Republic
Iowa
Bloomfield
Davis County
Elmer Mee Vey
Legion
To Prevent Fire Paint Shades With Alum Solution
A short note advises painting paper lamp shades with a solution of alum to reduce fire risk. The reader is told the shades will not catch fire as easily after treatment.
Palm Sugar From Sixteen Palm Varieties In Ceylon
Palm sugar is derived from sixteen varieties of palms that grow in Ceylon highlighting the diverse sources used to produce the sweet.
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Ceylon
Kids and Cars Spark Des Moines School Scandal
A Des Moines high school scandal links immoral behavior to youths given or allowed to drive cars by parents. The Burlington Hawkeye notes the root cause is parental permissiveness and urges guardians to monitor their sons driving and companions.
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Des Moines
Burlington
Iowa
Crocodile Breaks Free and Immediately Seeks Water
A newly hatched crocodile bursts from its shell and immediately darts toward the water. It shows strong agility and pursues prey with eagerness during its first week of life.
Ontario Prohibition Votes Return Dry Majority City Wide
Toronto and surrounding districts report growing dry support as province totals show a dry majority ranging from 20 000 to 57 000 votes. Toronto, Canada’s second largest city, given a majority for the drys on all questions.
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Toronto
Canada
Ontario
Ringling Brothers Leader Alfred Ringling Dies at 56
Alfred T. Ringling head of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus died at his Oak Ridge estate Dover New Jersey aged 56. He was born in McGregor Indiana and survived by his widow a son and two brothers who were partners in the show business.
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Big Circus
Oak Ridge Estate
New Jersey
Dover
N. J
Alfred T. Ringling
Ringling Brothers
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Oak Ridge
Mr. Ringling
McGregor
Navy to Release Sugar From Reserve to Aid Public
Washington date navy department holds 9 million pounds of sugar in reserve Secretary Daniels indicated he would release one third of the stock or 3 million pounds for public use to relieve a nationwide sugar shortage.
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Washington
Navy Department
Daniels
Sir Henry Drayton Wins Kingston By-election Acclaimed
Sir Henry Drayton, Canadian minister of finance, was elected by acclamation in a Kingston by-election after no Liberal opponent submitted a nomination. The result confirms his seat with no opposing candidate.
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Henry Drayton
Kingston
Canada
Sir Henry Drayton
Liberal
Carrots Endorsed For Gout Tendency Diet
A column suggests carrots as a beneficial food for people with a tendency toward gout arguing they aid in managing symptoms and may support overall joint health.
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Port Des Moines
Knights of Columbus
Camp Dodge
Middle West
Russia
Firestone
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