Iowa Bankers Organize Against Bank Robbers in State
Des Moines dispatch reports the State Bankers association mobilizing against bank robbers with deputy sheriffs named and counties supplied with sawed off shotguns. A June 10 mail robbery at Arion spurred this crackdown, leading to a deadly pursuit near Anita and Cass county court damage suits. Red Cross seeks nurses for disabled ex service men with six months to a year service and $60 monthly pay plus $20 bonus. The piece also covers rare albino bluebirds found near Nevada Story county and boundary questions with Nebraska over Missouri River land near Hamburg. It mentions wage issues for corn huskers and local treasure-seeking near Sioux Rapids, plus marriages of an elderly Atlantic resident and a Medal of Reconnaissance recipient in Paris. Iowa top in schoolchild health with six first prize banners and numerous second prizes nationwide.
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Red Cross
Blown
Nebraska
Pfarm Bureau
Iowa
J. W. Jarnagin
Des Moines
State Bankers Association
Arion
Crawford County
Adair
Adair County
A. E. Gould
Earl Alexander
Gould
Alexander
Cass County
A. D. Dern
T. T. Saunders
Jake Bear
Join Ruggles
H.C. Highley
Anita
Yes Moines American Red Cross
United States
Colfax
Colfax Hospital
Kendall
J. M. McDonald
Sioux City
Kogue
Blencoe
Merona
O. W. Prchey
McKelvie
Hamburg
Fremort
Missouri
Fremont County
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
National Association
National Tuberculosis Association
Rural
Sumner
Diamond Lake
Montgomery
Greenwood
Farmers Meeting Over Land Renter Problem In Iowa
Farmers across many counties hold gatherings to tackle farm owner and renter issues. Tama county landowner George Gary defends cash rent noting a farm rented for cash for eighteen years, yet three of five tenants later purchased farms. A 1919 census bulletin indicates value figures for chickens and eggs.
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Cass County
Fred Harris
Peter Yost
Milwaukee
Wis
Great Lakes
Harris
Yost
Gustave Eldlemann
Inez
Minnesota
Chicago
Tama County
George Gary
Rev Billy Sunday Defends Arbuckle in Sioux City
Sioux City report with Rev. Billy Sunday defending Roscoe Arbuckle over the Fatty Arbuckle murder case. Sunday argues no murder conviction and critiques prohibition enforcement while blaming immorality and alcohol at the party, noting Miss Virginia Rappe’s death could be an accident and that Arbuckle deserves sympathy.
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Sioux City
Billy
Fatty” Arbuckle
Ma' Sunday
Fatty
Arbuckle
Bambina Maude Delmont
St. Francis
Brady
Mr. Sunday
Tribune
Tabernacle Talker
Virginia Rappe
Miss Rappe
Virginia
Roscoe Arbuckle
Fatty’ Arbuckle
Roscoe
Fatty Arbuckle
Man Who Barefooted Bosses Social Spheres At Fox
Lloyd Osbourne story adapted for film by Arthur Zellner starring Bert Lytell as Beddy Mills the bank clerk who aims to become the Man Who Broke the Shoe Trust. Helen Jessop and shoe magnate’s daughter Mary Turner figure in comic barefoot social intrigue at the Fox theater for two days.
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Man Who
Lloyd Osborne
Saturday Evening Post
Arthur Zellner
Fox Theater
Maxwell Karger
Metro
Bert Lytell
Beddy Mills
New York
Beddy
Helen Jessop
Lucy Cotton
Virginia Valli
Mary Turner
Reddy
Frank Currier
St. John Jessop
Clarence J. Elmer
William Roselle
Mary Louise Beaton
Frank Strayer
One Man's Success Attributed to Knowing Enough Law
An Atchison man's success is credited to knowing just enough about law to keep out of the court. The brief item notes a local resident's cautious legal knowledge guiding daily dealings and avoiding litigation.
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Atchison Mans
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Atchison Globe
Iowa Shorthorn Cattle Breeders Plan State Picnic Tour
Des Moines reports a statewide series of Iowa Shorthorn breeders picnics with lectures on animal conformation and breeder issues. Events run Sept 26 to Oct 7 in Storm Lake Rockford Waterloo Maquoketa Marion Wapello Oskaloosa Prairie City Willisea and more, featuring basket dinners and expert addresses.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Prairie City
W. E
Effect of High Altitudes on Boiling Water and Cooking Eggs
At high altitude atmospheric pressure drops, lowering the boiling point. Water boils at a lower temperature, allowing faster cooking at sea level only if temperature remains high enough. At 18 000 feet water cannot exceed 150 degrees Fahrenheit in open vessels, insufficient to firm egg whites.
Treasure Island inspiration ties to real pirate lore
The article notes many islands reputed to hold buried treasure and links Stevenson's Treasure Island to Defoe Irving Poe and Johnsons works plus his seafaring life. It claims the germ of the story came from a wall map drawn for his stepson’s playroom.
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Stevenson
Defoe
Washington Irving
Poe
Johnson
French Embrace Fresh Air Bath Plan For Montsouris University City
Paris moves toward a hygienic university district near Montsouris park. The plan, joint by Parliament and the city, features dorms with showers pools a gymnasium and library aimed at open window living and fresh air. Estimated lodgings run about 40 dollars yearly.
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France
School of Fresh Air Hygiene
Paris
Montsouria Park
University City
Seine
High Montsouris
Hith
Welter of Waste President Herding Leads Republican Charge
The Cincinnati Enquirer argues President Herding speaks plainly to the people and leads the Republican party toward retrenchment and efficiency. It credits him with pushing debt collection, railway funding, and reduced government spending as steps to prosperity foretold by Mr. Hays.
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Herding
Thad
MacKinley
Republican Party
United States
Europe
Hays
Cincinnati Enquirer
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