Bank Teller 5 Held for Theft in Cedar Rapids
Leo Perrin confessed to robbing Cedar Rapids National Bank of 20070 with a year long scheme. Police say he staged a counterfeit hold up, hid cash in a sofa, and used drafts to fool examiners while diverting funds to land and stock purchases across multiple states. Bond set at 5090. preliminary hearing held.
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Cedar Rapids
Leo Perrin
Aga
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Justice Nugent
Perrin
Kent C. Ferman
Glenn Averill
James Cagney
Chicago
T. M. Sinclair & Co
Minnesota
Medford
Ore
St. Louis
Ming
Jani
Itasca Counry
Minn
Idaho
New Mexico
Texas
Special session move eyed on improved road laws
Des Moines reports Governor Clarke is advised against the Greater Town association plan to convene a special legislature session in A515 to advance road law reforms. Officials fear a clash between road commissions could cause harm while Bernard Murphy backs a plan to appoint a special road commission to study road surfacing for presentation in 1917.
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Des Moines
Clarke
Close Frields
Greater Town Association
Greater Iowa Association
Bernard Murphy
General Assembly
Greene County Wheat Yields Hit High Bushels Per Acre
A Greene County farmer reports wheat yields of fifty one bushels per acre on several tracts near Jefferson. He expects 80 to 100 bushels per acre if weather cooperates, with potential for over 560 acres next year. A new mill planned in Jefferson boosts local seed wheat prospects.
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Deffereon
Laws
Jefferson
Greene County
Cavanaugh Gets 20-Year Commutation On Life Term
Keokuk August 13 Charles Cavanaugh sentenced in Lee County to life in Port Madison penitentiary after confessing to attacking an elderly woman near Lake Shore Drive and earlier attempting to assault two girls He pleaded guilty and received an immediate life term later commuted by the governor to twenty years The swift justice note marks a speedy proceeding in the case
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Keokuk
Charles Cavanaugh
Lee County
Port Madison
Cavanaugh
Hamilton
Paroled Civil War veteran Henry Nott to leave prison soon
Moinos Aug 12 Henry Nott an inmate of the state penitentiary for manslaughter is to be paroled once a job is found. Strong sentiment in Taylor county backed by state parole board supports release. Nott, an old man and Civil War veteran, was a peace officer when he killed a resisting arrest suspect. Convicted October 1913 he has served about a year of an eight year sentence.
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Es Moinos
Henry Nott
Atute
Taylor County
State Board of Parole
Wott
Nott
Army Worm Invades Northwestern Iowa. Farmers Struck Hard
Sioux City reports the army worm outbreak causing major anxiety among farmers. Guy Tevis burned his oats to destroy the pests as half of the small grain crop in the area vanished. The wet season is blamed for the rapid spread in northwestern Iowa.
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Sioux City
Viefu City
Guy Tevis
Lawton
Tow
Mount Ayr Residents Cling to Hitchbacks Vote Ends
Mount Ayr August 13 The men and women over 19 in the community voted 10 to 7 to keep hitchbacks around the square. The county board pledged to honor the vote and paved eight feet of the square while removing the front fence to build a cinder drive. The fence is for sale at 1400 dollars. In Fort Madison a fatal Santa Fe wreck near Galesburg killed engineer Otto Weikert of Mount Ayr. He was torn by the impact as a second engine approached. He was born near Donnellson, Iowa.
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Mount Ayr
TLE
Fort Madison
Otto Weikert
Galesburg
Ile
Nrar Donnellson
Middlewestern dairy group elects Barney president at Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa scene as W. Barney Burney is elected president of the Association of American Dairy, Food and Drug Officials at its annual convention. He outlines goals to boost dairy product value and broaden state memberships while stressing dairy nutrition and better industry practices. John L B Newman of Chicago becomes secretary as the association plans an aggressive twelve month program.
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Des Moines
Awe
Ladle Vo EL Barney
Berkeley
Cal
Association of Anarigin Dairy, Food and Drug Offices
Dows
Association
Big
Destrait
Au. Barney
Burney
Barney
Iowa
John LB
Newman
Chicago
Illinois
Barney Expect
Harmed Man Beloved Withil Girl Not Held
Trucr Aug 13 Leon Spooner a married man of Balle Plaine eloped with Miss Pernice Dusbauld Tama 14 Tuesday but auto crash led to capture at lona Chy. Sheriff found them in a rooming house brought them back. The car collided with another and Spooner gave whereabouts by phone to town. The girl’s mother charged Spooner with a statutory crime. Hearing before Justice Mills in Tama Spooner used three lawyers and was freed as case dismissed for lack of evidence.
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Trucr
Leon Spooner
Balle Plaine
Pernice Dusbauld
Tama
Lona Chy
Sherf
Spooner
Chicago
Mills
Parsonage Construction and Local Fair Proposals
Linden M. Blelwareh plans a new parsonage costing near 5000. The Volunteer class schedules a mini county fair at Lafayette and Block streets tonight and tomorrow with street fair attractions led by church members. Government plans spend over 30000 on a Muscatine site next year including three dams and dredging to create a new channel and regulate water flow.
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Linden M. Blelwareh
Lafayette and
Block Streets
Mascntine, Ag
Muscatine
Upper
Mississippi
Allstate Transfers to Wild Lumber and Cedar Falls Ads
Transfers list multiple tracts and individuals in Cedar Falls Waterloo and surrounding areas, including Allstate, Wild Lumber Co., and Home Park developments. Amounts cited range from 250 to 1900 dollars. Names include Ryleek Hawk, Abraham Wild, Niels Madsen, Rebecca Bucher, Mary Daugherty, William Kellerham, C Barnhart, John Clark, and Olive Decker. Parcels referenced include Cedar Falls River View and Home Park 2nd add.
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Abraham Wild
Wild Lumber Co
Taylor's Aid Cedar
Niels Madsen
Cameron
Cedar Falls
Rebecca HW. Bucher
Herbert W. Brant
Bey
Dunkerton
Cedar Falls National Bank
Mary C. Daugherty
Speer & Hartman's
Wiliam Kellerham
C. Barnhart
Elk Run Place
BR. C. Mason
John, Clark
Riverview
Toms Park Land & Inv. Co
Olive M. Decker
Waterloo
Home Park Land & Inv. Co
Anna O M. Decker
Benton Co. Boys in Bad Runaway
Aug 13 at Vinton reports two Krummi boys about 10 and 14 driving a team into the city when a neck yoke strap broke. The tongue struck a horse, the front wheel crushed, and the buggy wrecked. Both boys suffered only minor bruises as they rode the horses home. A separate incident found Brad Thompson’s horse breaking loose at the Chautauqua grounds. the horse ran downtown before being recaptured, causing only a few breaks to the buggy. Lawrence McMillan married Edith Wallace in Independence, two week wedding trip planned before returning to Vinton. Gasoline tank explosion in Eden Township injures reporter Bassett with minor burns. house largely unharmed. Personal notes include Mrs. Wm. Van Dyke traveling for goiter surgery in Rochester, Mrs. S. A. Doom entertaining friends for Mrs. L. A. Swisher, and Hugh Mossman, county attorney, visiting Waterloo.
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Vinton
August Krummi
Lawn
Uesday
Tony
Brad Thompson
The
Clautauqua
Lawrence
McMillan
Independence
Edrth Wallace
Mira
J. H. McMillan
Gasolina Tank
Floyd Baasett
Eden -Ownship
Bassett
Basset
Wm. van Dyke
Stowiard
Stochester
Doom
L. A. Swisher
Chattanooga
Tenn
Hugh Mossman
Waterloo
Paige Motors Expands Capacity After Stock Dividend
Detroit August 13 Paige-Detroit Motor Car directors announce a 100 percent stock dividend on new stock after raising capital from 250000 to 1000000. They transfer 259600 from surplus to capital stock, retain 500000 for now, declare a 5 percent cash dividend for August payable September 10, and project regular 5 percent monthly dividends with total 44 percent for the year. New 600 foot four story addition nears completion to support a 125 car daily capacity with improved warehousing and a mechanical conveyor system. President H M Jewett informs 1200 Paige dealers of steps to meet deliveries amid rapid expansion.
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Detroit
Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company
Paige
H.M. Dewett
Seare
Largest cattle shipment sails from Tama to Chicago
Will Sprole ships sixteen carloads of cattle over a Northwestern special train, the largest Tama county shipment to date, with over 300 head and steers selling up to 8.90. The item notes other local events including a new plate glass front for Boettcher Furniture, a local marriage, a girl injured by a fall, and a traveling lecturer with a wheelbarrow and lecture on the Philippines.
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Franr
Will Sprole
Chicago
Northwestern
Tams County
Boettcher Furniture
John Nauriki
Hadsell
Wyoming
Herman Boldt
Traer
Federation
Iran Perry
J. H. Naurth
Minnesota
Mary Prebarsky
Joseph Lupous
Marshalltown
Lupous
Marshalstown
Dysart
M. B.A. Lodge
Waterloo Day Set At Cedar Valley Fair
Cedar Valley District Fair association designates Wednesday September 22 as Waterloo day with cooperation from the local Commercial club. Secretary H Stanbery of Cedar Falls reports the Cedar Falls fair runs September 18 to 24 and Waterloo day will be coordinated by the club and fair officials.
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Coas. van Wee
Cedar Valley District Fair Association
H. §. Stanbery
Cedar Falls
Fair Association
Bays Cotton Controversy Nears Amicable Settlement
London dispatch notes Parliament Telegraph commentary urging restraint and noting progress toward an amicable settlement with the United States and other neutrals over cotton as contraband of war while safeguarding allied interests. Paul Townsley is seriously ill at home after a motorcycle injury leading to infection and extended rest following shoulder fracture.
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London
Parly Telegraph
United States
Paul Townsley
Avenue West
Muscatine
How to Fight Tuberculosis red
San Antonio resident Carmary argues lime salts are vital and must be supplied or tuberculosis persists. He touts Eckman's Alterative, claiming decalcified conditions cause disease and that the formula’s lime content aids absorption without habit forming drugs. Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia.
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Carmary
San Antonio
Texas
Eckman
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Encyclopedia of Etiquette distribution promotes new book
The paper's display announcement on the New Encyclopedia of Etiquette highlights a sensational distribution plan. The 2.40 volume is offered at bare expenses to readers, with the publisher's first edition passed through the paper for savings. Call for your copy soon.
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Waterioo
Taggart Must Stand Trial in Marion County Case
Indianapolis Aug 13 Special Judge Eichhorn sustained most counts in indictments against Thomas Taggart Democratic national committeeman Mayor Joseph Ben and Police Chief Perrott and over 100 others for conspiring to corrupt Marion county elections Forty three counts were sustained The state chose to put Mayor Bell on trial first while defense asked Taggart be tried first
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Indianapolis
Eichhorn
Bluffton
Thomas Taggart
Joseph el. Ben
Perrott
Marion County
Bell
Altho
Taggart
Pest control pitch courtly druggists advertise war on pests
An advertisement touts TM DO. (Pesky Devils' Quietity) as a chemical to mix per directions and kill bedbugs roaches fleas chicken lice and ants. It suggests testing on a flea infested dog and promises complete extermination including eggs, with sales by Cal. J. Mitler and Hansen & Hansen.
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Cal. J. Mitler and
Hansen & Hansen
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