Wave of crime sweeps Northwest Iowa in 1919 1920
Sioux City reports a surge of crime across Northwest Iowa from 1919 into 1920. Since the Buzzette gang gun battle in 1919, multiple bandits have died or been wounded, and several leaders are serving life terms or long sentences in Fort Madison. Dozens more are jailed or awaiting trial for bank robberies, arson, and violations of liquor and narcotics laws. Police also arrested four men tied to recent city safe robberies, found with arsenals of revolvers and crack tools. The suspects, all claiming ironworker trades, include William Murphy Dennis Maloney Pred Kelly and Bernard McLaughlin.
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Sioux City
Iowa
James Britton
Red” Burzelte
Fort Madison
Red” Burrette
Farrey
Jack Davis
Bob Davis
Boyden
Burrette
William McClain
James Davis
William Conroy
Sheriff Maswell
William
LeMars
McClain
Tex” Maynard
William Siglin
Lee Barrington
J. J. O'Keefe
W. Cullen
William Gustoft
Omaha
James Manning
James Casey
Fred LeRoy
Smithland
George N. Marsh
C. J. Wooldridge
William Murphy
Dennis Maloney
Pred Kelly
Ann
Bernard McLaughlin
Luncheon and Talk for Hi-Y Club Held at YMCA
The Ladies of First M. E. church served luncheon to the Hi-Y club in the YMCA parlors. John T. Houser, general secretary, spoke on the aims and ideals of Hi-Y. Committee members were Mrs A H Holt Mrs J W Mayer and Mrs Lewis Leckington. Verle Reed boys secretary leaves for Sioux Falls March 1.
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First M. E. Church
John T. Houser
A. H. Holt
J. W. Mayer
Lewis Leckington
Verle Reed
Hoys
Sioux Falls
Theodore Roosevelt May Lead Assembly Revolt
Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, an Oyster Bay New York assemblyman, is seen as the potential leader of a revolt in the New York Assembly against Speaker Sweet to oppose the suspension of Socialist members.
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Theo
Roosevelt
Assembly
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N. Y
N.Y
Hour Service Grocery Co to Deliver Doorstep Groceries
Birmingham plan details mobile grocery trucks that curbside shop. Glass fronts show products, fixed schedules, half hour stays, no stores or clerks, wholesale warehouse backing stock, refrigeration on every truck, and prices cut to pass savings to customers. Trucks replenish from warehouse as items sell out.
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Birmingham
Ala
Hour Service Grocery Co
Age- Herald
Wife speeds exit of dancing rival causes family trouble
Chicago February 25 Mrs Walter H Allen wife of a former Illinois legislative candidate caused a stir by reporting rival Grace Marshall a widow who could dance to social services and offering to pay her fare to Springfield if she would quit Dancing Feet Walter admits love for Mrs Marshall and vows to remember her The Allens two decades of marriage at 23 East Wighty-ninth place have no children and Mrs Allen will not divorce him
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Chicago
Peb
Walter H. Allen
Tia
Illinois
Springfield
Grace Marshall
Allen
County Social Service Bureau
East Wighty-nirth Place
Ferdinand the parrot returns home under guard after vocabulary growth
In St Louis, Ferdinand the Yiddish speaking parrot owned by Mrs Blanche Pabst reappears after two weeks away. He greets his mistress with a shout and pecks kisses, then showcases two new phrases. His previous confession of being kept in a dark closet is noted as less impressive than his latest vocabulary.
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ST. Louis
Ferdinand
Blanche Pabst
Memorandum to Leave at 6 Found by Office Boy
In Topeka Journal report the office boy in a city counting house, often forgetful, was advised to use a memorandum form and keep it visible. A paper pinned before his desk read Memorandum Leave at 6, illustrating the reminder. This anecdote shows managers enforcing timely departure notes and organization in clerical work.
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Topeka
Sunday Schools End Conference Secures Large Attendance
About 15 Sunday schools including Orange township attended the Sunday school conference at First Congregational church yesterday. Iowa State Sunday School association workers led sessions. Miss Elizabeth Dean led the principal address, G Herbrecht chaired youth and adult forums, and a round table followed. Twenty pastors were present as they attend the inter church world movement. A late note mentions Albert Chew buying from Elmer Blair in Fontanette, Iowa, in February.
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Orange Township
Flist Congregational Church
Iowa State Sunday School Association
Elizabeth Dean
G. Herbrecht
Young People's
Lin Des Moines
Interchurch World Movement
January poultry market report from old county record
In January the market listed forty four white Laghor hens laid during the month. The eggs brought sixty cents a dozen.
Lazy Boys Face Trial At West High School
West high school will convene a student court to try the slacker student. The body has power to suspend him from the school and will review the case with recommendations. The students council officers and representatives will preside or participate.
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West High School
Powera
West High court to judge students under citizenship plan
Students and a class advisor will form a five member court to handle persistent neglect of work. The court operates on teacher input or five student demand, and aims to give practical experience in court procedure as part of citizenship training. Augusto Cochrane de Alencar, Brazil's new ambassador to the U.S., arrived from Liverpool.
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Mach
Auch Wetton
West High
Brazil
Savoy
N.Y
New York
Augusto Cochrane de Alencar
United States
Liverpool
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Black Hawk
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Albert Chew
Elmer Blair
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Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
N. J
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