Victim Chases Two Tire Thieves After Heist
J H Bailey of 1302 Leavitt Street chased Ava men in a car after they removed two new tires and tried to steal bulbs from his car at the Forum. The thieves fled toward the IHingis Central freight depot, then disappeared. Bailey reported the car, old and without a license plate, and later spotted it on Mullan Avenue before losing the trail. A separate report from J R Churchfield described a tool theft from his car at Falls Avenue while he and his wife were away.
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J. H. Bailey
Leavitt Street
Ava
Forum
Ihingis Central
States
Mr. Bailey
Lhad P. mi
Batley
Mullan Avenue
J. R. Churchfield
Second Street
Falls Avenue
Morris Chosen President Of Local Rotary Club
C A Morris was elected president of the Rotary Club at Black's Tearoom, defeating Rev Frank W Court 63 to 26. Other officers named for the year include Carleton Sias as vice president, W J Rechtfertig as treasurer, Gwenne Weston as secretary, and E F Rath as sergeant at arms. Directors are E R Shoemaker, George W Huntley, John Ruths, Verne Orr, R J Hoxie, Frank Northern, Charles V Simmons, and Harry E Wiester.
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Ca. Morris
Aterian Rotary Clu
Black's Tearoom
Frank W. Court
Carleton Sias
W. J. Rechtfertig
Gwenne Weston
E. F. Rath
E. R. Shoemaker
George W. Huntley
John Ruths
Verne Orr
R. J. Hoxie
Freak Norther
Charlies V. Simmons
Harry E. Wiester
George E. Lichty
Securities suit seeks 315000 for stock sale fraud
R A Howe sues W B Rood and Stanley Dell of National Check Writer Co seeking 315000 damages alleging misrepresentation in stock sale. Howe bought 150 shares at 100 each claiming war value 125 and a contract with F O Clizbee to buy 25 checks daily rising to 100 daily with $10 profit per machine. He asserts Clizbee posted 200 to prove the bargain.
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R. A. Howe
W. B. Rood
Stanley
Dell
National Check Writer Company
Howe
F. O. Clizbee
Flawe
Clizbee
Railway bonds seek higher interest rate in court filing
A district court filing requests permission to raise the interest rate on gold mortgage bonds issued by C F and N Railway Co and related entities. The filing notes 690 000 in bonds at seven percent, with 1 296 00 worth already sold, and seeks court approval to exchange for money raised, to support security sales used for sos and flour.
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C.F. & N. Railway Co
J Hi Company
Savings Bank
Chicago
Perm
Tridistrict Methodist Meet Set in Fayette
Fayette Iowa April 11 The tridistrict conference and institute of the Upper Town conference will open April 12 and run through April 13 14 including the Charles City Waterloo and Dubuque districts. Prominent speakers include Bishop Homer C Stuntz Earl A Roadmin and Prof Fuller. Ministers will be hosted in town homes and dine in the university domestic science department.
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Fayette
Methodists
Upper Town
Charles City
Waterloo
Dubuque
Homer C. Stuntz
Omaha
Earl A. Roadmin
Upper Iowa University
Prof. Fuller
Garrett Giblcal Institute
A. 4
Trial testimony in LaRean murder case opens
Four witnesses testified in Dubuque on April 11 in the George D. LaRean murder trial. The state seeks the death penalty while the defense plans to push manslaughter or acquittal by insanity as the possible verdicts.
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Associated Press
Dubuque
George D. LaRean
Chicaso
Matt Daly
Acoth Alumnae Elect Eva Weisbard President
Eva Weisbard was elected president of the Acoth Alumnae at a meeting with Miss Florence Carl at Mrs. J Rainbow’s home Saturday afternoon. Other officers include Carl as vice president Miss O Wanda Daum as secretary treasurer and Mrs. Elsie Hoskins as reporter. Refreshments were served after the business session.
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ACOTH
Eva Weisbard
Florence Carl
J- 7
Rainbow
Carl
O'Wanda Daum
Elsie Hoskins
City Lighting Rate Rulings Reversed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reversed lower rulings in three cases involving city ordinances and electric rates. It held that contracts enforcing confiscatory rates are invalid. The decision affects Fairfield Chariton Muscatine and Muscatine Lighting cases and curbs rate increases by utilities.
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Supreme Court
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Fairfield
Lower
Courss
Iowa Electric Company
Iowa
Chariton
Southern
Iowa i Company
Muscatine
Muscatine Lighting Company
Robbery at Chicago Store Nets $20000 From Clerk
Chicago reports three bandits beat a woman cashier, Miss Gertrude McGuddy, escaping with about $20000. Police seek suspects and details of the armed robbery at the Hy United Press item.
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United Press
Chicago
Gertrude McGuddy
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns on Package
An advertisement warns that genuine Aspirin bears the Bayer name on the package or tablets. It claims the medicine is prescribed by physicians for twenty one years and proven safe by millions. It describes uses for colds headache neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache and pain. Small tin boxes of Bayer Tablets cost a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Cashier Escapes With 20900 in Currency From Store
A cashier for Consumers' Coffee and Butter fled with twenty thousand nine hundred dollars in cash she was taking to a bank. Police launched an investigation into the robbery and are reviewing store records and surveillance footage for leads.
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Consumers’ Coffee & Butter
Praise for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Millston Wisconsin mother credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring strength after weak condition enabling a healthy baby girl. She says she had little discomfort compared to prior periods and urges others to use the medicine to improve constitution and future motherhood.
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Millston
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
H. H. Janssen
Wisconsin
Get Acquainted Sale Cuts Deep on Housewares
Retail circular details discounts across liquid veneer polish rope lines glassware aluminum ware Pyrex and dinnerware. Items include 60e polish 49c rope lines 2.49 painting jars 20 percent off glassware and china sets 20 percent off Pyrex 20 percent off one fifth off select dinner sets and cups and saucers while quantities last.
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East Weeviley
Community Silver
Sheraton
Community
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