Phelps trades off hotel in Nashua for land
The De Noyelles hotel in Nashua Iowa changed hands with W H Phelps trading to A J Blasier for Minnesota land amid a pending $20000 damage suit by John Gompert who alleges misrepresentation in a prior trade. Blasier may run the hotel or hire help while seeking rental terms. Harry Marsh reports five well bred colts died after a corn crib board was broken and led to overfeeding in Butler County.
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Nashua
de Noyelles
W. H. Phelps
A. J. Blasier
Minnesota
Black Hawk County
John Gompert
Phelps
Missouri
Blasier
Harry Marsh
Butler County
Marsh
Weekly trap shoot at Golf and Country Club aims
The shooting contingent plans to dedicate an afternoon each week in the coming summer to blue rock target shooting. The grounds are praised as the finest in the state and a new club house was built last season. A shooting membership costs ten dollars per year, making participation affordable for all.
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Golfang Country Club
Blue Rocks
Canada
Minneapolis Journal
United States
British Isles
City Considers Day Desk Sergeant at Police Station
At the council meeting Monday night action will likely authorize a day desk sergeant. The measure to maintain the city detective remains supported by most councilmen. Herman T. Wagner would move from night to day work, creating a night vacancy to be filled by the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman T. Wagner
Macomb Man to Address YMCA Men on Sunday Afternoon
F Smith Damron of Macomb Illinois will speak at the YMCA Sunday afternoon meeting at four o clock. The Fellowship committee will serve a ten cent luncheon after the address, inviting all including strangers to stay and meet new people.
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F. Smith Damron
Macomb
Steamship Iowa Runs Aground Between Racine and Kenosha
Chicago April 23. The steamship Iowa of the Goodrich line lies aground between Racine and Kenosha. The vessel is not in danger and is expected to be floated shortly. No injuries reported. It is believed to carry some passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iowa
Goodrich Line
Racine
Kenosha
Negro general in Cuba arrested in Havana meeting case
Havana April 23. General Evaristo Estenez, a black leader, and four other black men were arrested last night for holding a meeting in the suburbs without a police license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Evaristo Estenez
China painter Charles M. Stanton arrested for rape
Cedar Rapids April 23. Charles M. Stanton a china painter was arrested today on a charge of rape the alleged victim a 15 year old girl. In Washington the nineteenth continental congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution closed today.
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Cedar Rapids
Evening Press
Charles M. Stanton
A. R. Congress
Washington
Nineteenth Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Orchestra in Concert at First Congregational Church
The Waterino Conservatory orchestra conducted by Scott B. Prowell performs Monday at the First Congregational church. Mrs Knittie's vocal numbers and Miss Basher's violin solos are highlighted as earlier concerts drew large crowds. The Congre gational church youth group sponsors the event and expects strong attendance.
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First Congregational Church
Waterino Conservatory
Scott B. Prowell
Knittie
Pursuit of Austin Teen Burglars Leads to Cedar Falls
Sheriff Nicholson of Austin Minnesota pursued Bennie Schultz and Oscar Staffne two boys aged fifteen and sixteen after a grand larceny in Austin Sunday night. The pair fled to Osage Floyd and Cedar Falls but disembarked shortly after arriving in Cedar Falls, leaving little trace. They are foreigners and believed homeless and may soon be arrested.
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Sherif Nicholson
Austin
Minn
Bennie Schultz
Oscar Staffne
Osage
Floyd
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Movement 10 Boost The Band Booster Button
Facsimile of booster button for the band to aid LaRue's Waterloo Concert band. Ten cents per open air concert. ten concerts equal one dollar. Public support funds summer concerts and maintenance of a permanent Waterloo band. Be a booster and buy a button.
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LaRue
Waterloo
Wolter Dies by Electric Chair in Murder Trial
Albert W. Wolter was found guilty of first degree murder in the Ruth Amos Wheeler case. He killed and burned Wheeler after she sought employment as a stenographer at his rooms. The verdict came after lengthy deliberation with one holdout finally swayed, and a sentence date set for next Wednesday.
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New York
Albert W. Wolter
Ruth Amos Wheeler
Scott
Foster
Bryan's Hand in Indiana Fight Urges Endorsement
Indianapolis reports that Governor Marshall and Indiana Democratic leaders push the party convention to endorse a United States senate candidate. William J. Bryan sent a congratulatory letter urging popular election of senators, arguing the issue must be warned clearly by the party. Thomas Taggart opposes endorsing a minority candidate.
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Indianapolis
Marshall
Democratic Party of
United States Senate
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Senate
Thomas Taggart
Courier Boy Beaten in Street Robbery by Local Teens
A Courier Evening carrier Miller was attacked and robbed of papers by youths on Mobile street near the viaduct. Patrolman Morris tracked the assailants to the railroad area and they face police headquarters for possible punishment. Officers warn parents to curb their children as such acts rise among street urchins mimicking bold train robbers.
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Miller
Evening Courier
Mobile
Tom Morris
Pat Crowe Victim of Hold Up Game
Mansfield Ohio April 23 Pat Crowe the kidnapper of Eddie Cudahy was held up and robbed here Thursday night. Yesterday Crowe filed complaint against John Burns a paroled Ohio reformatory prisoner who is held on 5000 dollar bond.
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Mansfield, C
Pat Crowe
Eddie Cudahy
Crowe
John Burns
Ohio
Johnson Threatens Vengeance in Ring
Omaha reports Jack Johnson pledging to confront Jeffries in the ring after a banquet. Johnson cites harsh remarks and vows consequences for Jeffries. In Albany, Delaware & Hudson wage grievance is amicably settled with workers.
Malta Cup Triumph Defies Admiral Ramillies Crew
Sir John Fisher and Lord Charles Beresford are linked to the Malta cup annual prize. At Malta the Hamillies aboard Ramillies, commanded by Beresford, won the cup breaking the usual Admiral's flagship dominance. Fisher demanded an explanation for late maneuvers. crew replied they were towing the Malta cup. A Cruel Joke recalls Oswald, a witty Parisian, enacting bitter revenge on a polite host by summoning 500 hunchbacks to a reception under a ruse of a legacy.
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Port
Sir John Fisher
Lord Charles Beresford
Mediterranean
Beno
Malta
Sir John
Oswald
Paris
Stolen Joke and Witty Exchanges Across Classics
The excerpt gathers two quips from old periodicals, the Buffalo Times and Ladies' Home Journal. It ties a mythical joke by Mephisto to a humorous river crossing exchange with Charon, then shifts to a homey pun about organization as a boy explains his closet stash has a dedicated place.
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Charon
Styx
Mephisto
Buffalo Times
Bobby
Ladies’ Home Journal
Diplomacy and the cost of leisure quoted in wit
The wife of a man who returned late insists on a person. He replies that when he goes out without her he does not enjoy himself, but it lasts twice as long. Success Magazine notes the world owes every man a living but not a collector.
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Success Magazine
Making Friends for Father Making Friends for Father
Margery Haight, a seventeen year old girl, is pressed into hosting a dinner due to Miss Whiting’s absence. An awkward evening unfolds as she handles thirteen guests with the help of an imposing, unseen business associate. A blunt, protective young man guides her, revealing a hidden plan tied to her father’s deal.
Connections by Marriage At A Distant Table
At a meal Margery learns a young man suspects she is related to Mrs. Haight. He presses for details about reasons her mother, Mrs. Haight, has kept her distant. Margery deflects with playful evasions as tension and humor mix amid the family context and questions about Mr. Drexel.
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Margery
Lenny Haight
Margerr
Mr. Drexel
The Veteran Boarder Talks on Hot Food and Warm Plates
The veteran boarder laments cold plates and cold dinners in boarding houses. He argues grace and thoughtfulness are needed in the kitchen to serve hot food on hot plates, improving appetite, mood, and prosperity and preventing boarders from quitting.
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Grace
Nigeria’s south and north areas and labor barrier
The article estimates southern Nigeria at 77 000 square miles and northern hinterland at 225 000, with a combined native population between 15 000 900 and 20 000 000. It notes limited scientific agriculture or mining due to the labor question, primitive wealth tied to cattle and family, small savings for illness or old age, and trading practices where natives refuse money for products, accepting tobacco and spirits instead. In some hinterland regions tobacco becomes essential in trade.
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Nigeria
City in Brief from Waterloo News Highlights Local Moves
A Waterloo in brief column reports moves and visits including Dr G Finiston moving offices to the Commercial Bank Building, J K Gabby of Dexter buying a Mason auto, H P Clark buying a Maxwell in Waterloo, Mrs Pear Lomer Frahm visiting, and Mrs B J Johnson in Cuba hearing about CeBallos. Also noted are Mrs Henry Gould traveling to Cedar Falls for Oren Rice funeral, D A R delegate Mrs A J Fairburn from Waterloo, and the Groat Humphreys party returning from Daytona. Minnie Freeman files for divorce, custody of a six year old, and $500 alimony from Walter Freeman, alleging habitual intoxication since 1909.
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J. K. Gabby
Dexter, Minn
Waterloo
Mason Auto
H. P. Glark
Hawkeye
Iowa
Maxwell
Waterloo Auto & Supply
Pany
Pear Lomer Frahm
Grundy Center
M. Ai. Loomer
East Fourth Street
Henry JD. Gould
Cedar Falla
Oren Rice
Rige
Finchford
Gould
A. J. Fairburn
Washington D. C
J. M. Groat
George Humphreys
Mary
A. J. Humphreys
Daytona
Fla
St. Augustine
Land of Flowers
Minnie Freeman
Walter Freeman
Tom Taggart Enters Senate Race in Democratic Field
Indianapolis April 23 Tom Taggart formally announced his candidacy for the United States Senate noting he will run for the Democratic nomination under any circumstances. Friends say he seeks vindication and aims to prove his continued popularity within the party.
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Indianapolis
Tom” Taggart
United States Senate
United States
Taggart
Democratic Party
Contract Made For New Christie Air-Steam Engine
John F. Simpson of Christie Engine and E. J. Christie traveled to Milwaukee to arrange a contract with Vilter Manufacturing for the Christie air-steam Corliss engine. Vilter, a leading Corliss builder, showed great interest and expects the invention to boost the engine’s economy to compete with turbines and producer gas engines.
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John F. Simpson
Christie Engine Company
E. J. Christie
Milwaukee
Wis
Vilter Manufacturing Company
United States
Mr. Simpson
Vilter
Beauty Lecturer From Marinallo College at Gorham Millinery
During the week beginning April 26 Mrs. Isabel S. Paul of Marinallo College Chicago lectures at Gorham Millinery, 217 Fourth Street, on beauty culture from a hygienic view. She covers taboo foods, proper sleep, fresh air and exercise, and demonstrates aids to nature for results. Mrs Pan will speak daily to visiting ladies in the store.
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Isabel S. Paul
Marinallo College
Chicago
Gorham Millinery
Fourth Street
Paul
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Leola Mumby
Waterloo Co
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Walter
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Delaware & Hudson Company
Reed
Ble
Miss Whiting
Lavioff
Lord Merton
Louise
Mrs. Haight
Ale
Mra
Buchanan Optical Co
Lynd Bld
L. Y
E. Johnson
EB. Corwin
Alex Sternat
Unlon
B.C. Simpson
Minneapolis
City
J. M. Longfellow
Mink Florence Grant
Elgin
Visting
Mra. Purdon
Clay Street
Dr. G. &. Finiston
Lafayette
Butte
Commercial Bank
C W. Bruner
Andrew Thompson
Marion
England
B. J. Johnson
David H. McKee
Alice Johnson
Ceballos
Mekee
Emmons Johnson
J. D. Haston
Little Son
Steelton, Pa
Lewis B. Johnson
Tom Taggart
J Hoagic
Burson Hore
Detsoes
Wees Colgate
Burnham's
Oo ‘Eele
Solagie Coppercaltt
Veteriool
Alberta
Baltimore Street
W. M. Robe
Western Avenue
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