Thornton Bank Robbery Recovery Efforts In Thornton
Mason City Iowa August 18 The First National Bank of Thornton reopened after Monday morning robbery nets 4600 cash and liberty bonds valued 20 000 to 30 000. Six yeggmen used two cars a green Paige and a Ford fleeing north and south with four taking loot. Police pursue clues as board discusses rewards and fingerprint photos to determine loss and capture suspects.
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Mason City
First National Bank of Thornton
Liberty
Pres. W. Yvcrapser
J. L. James
F. BE. Marsh
Cerro Gorda
Thornton
Tavo
Green Paige
Minnesota
Ford
First National Bank
Paige
Diver Dies After Flipflop Attempt at Clear Lake
James Cole Des Moines electrician on vacation with his mother broke his neck while attempting a two flipflop dive from a Gayside diving board at Clear Lake Ia He did not complete the second turn and fell back into the water He was pulled out and died at 7 50 this morning in hospital.
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Clear Lake
James Cole
Des Moines
Gayside
Labor Day Plans to Be Considered at Meeting Tonight
Central Labor union meets at Building Trades hall to decide Labor day plans. If approved, no parade will be held and celebrations move to Electric park with an athletic program and a band concert.
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Central Labor Union
Building Trades Hall
Electric Park
Small meteors never reach Earth due to atmospheric burn up
Observations show meteors appear about 80 miles high and vanish after about 50 miles of travel as atmospheric friction heats them to around 3,000,000 degrees. Astronomers explain the bright streamers and serpentine trails as ionized air along the meteor path.
A Silent But Effective Salesman In Coulay For Sale Adt
A concise notice describes a silent but effective salesman in Coulay placing a for sale adt. The fragment hints at a local sales pitch or classified sale event with minimal readable details.
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Coulay
Presbyterians Plan Accommodations For J S T C Students
Cedar Falls Iowa August 13 state commission considers building a church home for Presbyterian students at Teachers College with plans for similar houses at Ames and Town City. Estimated cost in Cedar Falls is about 120000 with a decision due early fall.
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Cedar Falls
Teachers’ College
Ames
Town City
Jesse Nolte
Magnolia
Nolte
George
Des Moines
Consolidated Schools
State Educational Department of
Wisconsin
W. L. Taylor
Story City
B. O. Ford
Fords
Albia
Robert Willard
Peoria
Doak
Decorah
Gaylord
A. H. Bangert
North Collins
N. Y
Erie County
Buffalo
Hay Fire Destroys 3000 Bushels Oats At Lichty Farm
A hay loft fire on W H Lichty’s farm four miles south of town destroyed about 3000 bushels of oats 50 tons of hay and 34 tons of straw. Horses and 12 cows were saved. Fire discovered around 6 30 p m by R W Lichty and Hidred Lamb. Neighbors aided and kept flames from nearby buildings. Threshing nearly finished. Insurance will cover part of the loss.
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W. H. Lichty
R. W. Lichty
Waterloo
Mrs Hitchcock Recovering From Fall After Hip Fracture
Mrs Nelson Hitchcock aged 84 is recovering from a fractured hip after a fall in the basement while climbing stairs. She is reported doing satisfactorily at home 411 Wallington street with daughter Mrs M M Bellows from Waco Neb arriving to assist.
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Nelson Hitchcock
Wallington Street
Hitchcock
M. M. Bellows
Waco
Neb
War Fosters Freedom for Arab Women in Algiers
The war loosens strict norms as Arabi women in Algiers venture beyond baths and cemeteries to shop downtown and visit French pastry shops. They remove veils for tea, then veil again, returning to their hidden doors, a shift noted by Charles Divine in Century Magazine.
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Algiers
Charles Divine
Century Magazine
Algerian Art Is Art of the Moors
The essay argues that Algerian art is Moorish, rooted in Berber origins, not Arab. It asserts Arabs built nothing and were absorbed into a racial mix with Berbers and others. It cites Moorish influence from Granada and notes Berber heritage predates history, shaping Sahara culture and language.
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Algeria
Africa
Granada
Spain
Figuig
Sahara
Poetic Line on Love Across Lands and Faiths
A reflective cultural note cites Arab saying that Allah granted seven eighths of love to Arabs and shared the remaining eighth with other peoples. The line evokes cross cultural affection and shared humanity through a classical proverb.
Savage beliefs about ancient ghosts and spirits among primitive peoples
The article surveys ghosts in living cultures, describing beliefs about shadow travel at sleep, animate and inanimate objects housing spirits, and deadly phantoms. It cites Iroquois carnivorous ghosts, echoes that mock speakers, a giant snake under Niagara Falls, a leechlike river demon in the Hiwasse river, the Talulu falls thunder spirit, and ghosts near Dead Mountain notably dismissed as white rocks.
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Niagara Falls
Hiwasse
Savannah River
Talulu Falls
Death Valley
California
Dead Mountain
Ice pick bandit robs man in Springfield alley
In Springfield a man known as the ice pick bandit attacked Fred Darr in an alley and demanded his pants plus money. Darr refused but relented when assaulted. the assailant escaped with Darr’s penis while fleeing the scene. Separate note mentions Adam de la Haie composing a comic opera in 1846.
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Springfield
Fred Darr
Darr
Adam de la Haie
Dandruff Cure Claim Promises Immediate Results
An advertisement touts liquid argon as a quick remedy for dandruff. It claims nightly scalp application dissolves dandruff, stops itching, and leaves hair fluffy and shiny after a few uses, with squidarvon available at drug stores.
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Squidarvon
Corn on the cob boosts city garbage collection strain
Corn on the cob and watermelons increase kitchen refuse, swamping two weekly collections in the city. Sanitary Inspector C. L. McDermott investigated as wagons and men work overtime amid complaints of garbage left untouched for a week or more.
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C. L. McDermott
Garbage collection woes plague city routes
The report details rising refuse levels with corn cobs, husks, rinds, and boxes cluttering routes. Inspectors note drivers must haul loads to a distant piggery, delaying service, as crews struggle to keep up with daily accumulation.
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McDermot
Saultary
Settlement Approved in Damage Claim Against Headford Bros
Judge Boies approves a daily settlement of 3949.29 to Great Drain from Headford Bros and Weehins Co and the Iowa Mutual Liability company for a foundry incident. The text notes a request to burn waste corn husks and refuse.
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Siettlad
H. B. Boies
Gt. Drain
Headford Bros. & Weehins Co
Iown Mutual Liabiiity Company
Deain Wis
Jung
Last Night's News in Brief
Great Jajis Montorty-two proprietors of soft drink places were arrested here charged with Holling Squer Chanteur Thierry Krance Geo Mangli guided the visitor Knights of Columbia delegates De thebate defielda Washington D. C. Contingents of the United States army are being maintained in 10 widely separated sections of the world. Parix Twelve million children in Europe lent one or both psrente during the war according to American Red Cross figures. Forest fires have assumed serious proportions in north California the Pacific northwest and parts of Montana. Springfeld Rent profieers in Minoly are beyond the scope of existing laws and legislative power. Gov Lowden said. Brazil has announced its ability to take care of 40 000 000 immigrants. The decline of the rubber and cost trade will bring a revival of the jute industry. The country deed wealth of fibrous wants.
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Jajis
Montorty-two
Lere
Holling Squer
Chanteur Thierry
Krance
Geo. Mangli
Knights of Columbia
de Thebate Defielda
Washington, D. C
United States Army
Europe
American Red Cross
Francisco
Cal
North
California
Pacific Northwest
Montana
Springfeld
Minoly
Lowden
Brazil
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Scaife
Nile
Evangelical Ehurch
Iowa
Joseph Sartori
William C. Nuhn
Schooh
MAES
Meyer Brothers Dineg Co
St. Loum
Distrutors
Stuart
U. S
Canada
Nan
C. A. Waterbury
Black
Fea
Lie
Arants
Oxfords
Bies
Urs
Arant Shoe Shop
Marsh-Place
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