Sioux City Wife Shoots Husband After Finding Him With Other Woman
Mrs. C Fox, 52, shot her salesman husband four times in a restaurant at 614 Fourth street. After driving home, she dressed his wounds and took him to a hospital before police arrested her. She claimed she shot out of love, saying the husband whispered to her to kiss him before she drove him to care. She described the incident and her motive in a tearful jail cell interview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
C . Fox
Oman
Fourth Street
al Mortar
Eckersall Predicts Great Revival in Sporting Circles
Des Moines reports Walter Eckersall famed sport critic and former Chicago athlete predicts a busy athletics season next year. He notes baseball spring training plans by Cubs and White Sox, hints at major league revival, and says college sports won’t rebound fully until fall 1921 with conferences drafting schedules in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Walter Eckersall
Chicago University Sleven
Cubs
White Sox
United States
Chicago
Fraternities at Iowa City resume activity after war ban
University of Iowa Greek letter societies revive after interfraternity council lifts wartime restrictions. SATC demobilization allows chapters to pledge initiate and return to social life though some houses remain occupied by women. Dean Rienow urges democratic ideals to justify fraternity existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa. City
University of Jews
Inter-Fraternity Council
Ereeminens
Armys
Robert JH. Rienow
University
Mrs Wilson May Visit Grave of Merle Hay War Hero
Des Moines reports Mrs. Wilson plans to visit the grave of Merle D Hay in France with the president. She letters Mrs. Law of Gliidden about the visit and encloses a clipping describing a monument overseas. The article mentions a plaster monument and a memorial bearing phrases about the dead and a teardrop motif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Wilson
Pot
Merle
Hay
Des Moines
Dee
Woodrow Wilson
Merle D. Hay
Towa
France
Law of
Gliidden
W Des
Moines
Mayer K. AL Hamilton
Ne ix
Merke
Righes
Leo Mirman
WL . Gresham
Byansynay
Theandarignd
Pittebhurgh
Merte
Hart
Oiddeary
Vanor
Davenport Clamps Down as Flu Epidemic Closes Schools
Davenport New Nee reports that two public schools shut yesterday by the health board due to flu. Sunday schools, moving picture houses, theatres, and churches ordered closed. a sweeping order covers all lines of Nee as well as school gatherings. The emergency hospital in the Turner hall building will reopen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Nee
Turner Ball
Chiyeare
Camp Dodge to Provide Jobs for Discharged Soldiers
Camp Dodge in Des Moines will offer jobs and aid to soldiers being mustered out, via a federal employment bureau branch opened on site. J C Nietzel will oversee, posting labor needs on bulletin boards and coordinating with state and national agencies to place men quickly back to work. The unit includes soldiers from Clinton Muscatine Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, with engineers, ambulance trains, and hospitals represented in the 109th regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dea Moines
Camp Dodge
Federal’ Employment Bureau For
Iowa
Department of Labor
J. C. Nietzel
United States Employment Service For
Camp Dodse
Plate
Community Labor Board
Meno
Tiavald
A. L. Urick
Cantonment
Corop
Railway Administration
Net Administrat
Shipping Board
Post Ofice Department
Balleu
226Th Field Artillery
Clinton
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Desi Moines
Ottumwa
Juwa City
Iowa Units Returning From Overseas Confirms 92nd Division
General March announces that several Iowa based units will come home from overseas. Troops from Camp Dodge and Camp Cody join the 88th and the entire 92nd divisions in return, with the Lord artillery brigade and headquarters set to be among the first to return.
Nation's Dead and Wounded list lists 1501 names
Washington Dec 3 The war department casualty list for today items 1501 names including 38 Iowans. It shows killed in action died of wounds disease and other causes with a breakdown for Iowa officials and soldiers such as Gerring Meduin Jarvis Heslex Crosby Holmes Jowell Kolko Clark Trembley Tett and many more. Also lists wounded severely undetermined and slightly with Marine Corps totals and officer enlisted mortality and captivity figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
War Department
Pugger
Mseare
Zeverely
Iowa
Louis WL Gerring
Rutland
Alfred Meduin
Ben H. Westerbeck
Middletown
Carl BH. Jarvis
Burlington
Sergi
Richard L. Heslex
Minden
Cole J. Crosby
Siedeld
Ralph ©. Holmes
Independence
Jay A. Jowell
Strawberry Point
Vernard Kolko
Templeton
Vy VW
Clark
Anes
Gross
Titonka
Per Frank
Irtmeier
Ralph Ph Prtton
Bedford
Win
H. Tett
Sioux City
Treginald Thanwell
Tonia
Howard W. Tilker
Paula
Brite
Minnehan
Lake Deam
Riverton
Tyt
Oliver B. Blanchard
Olumwa
Ryt
F. Fall
Perry
Arren Fogel
Lacona
John Stevens
Cole City
Fragmentary War Battlefield Report
Fragmented lines describe casualties including died, wounded severely and slightly, missing in action, and wounded in base of enemy fire. Details are unreadable due to OCR errors but indicate ongoing conflict casualties and missing personnel.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Doux City
Trailx
Armost
Eckersall
Iowa City
W. Grove
Federal Employment Bureau
OWA
Sherman Brecon
Sigourney
Carl Haugland
Callendar
Harry Hindahl
Washington
Lea M. Sadler
Dubduaie
Paw
Rogie
Atlantic
Alfred W. Barron
Colfax
Bert BE. Friend
Charles City
Harold F. Warrington
North McGregor
Marine Corps
Sidnatere
Castoria
Northern Light Milling Company
Joseph Kavesky
Lansing
Canton Olds
Oakville
Phelps
Jefferson
Wang
Miller's
Victor Record
Victor Records
Phonograph
Pathe
Pathe Bu
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!