Des Moines Horse Swindle Report Sparks Investigation
Des Moines Iowa chief of detectives Jackson probes an organized gang selling broken wind horses at barns near Ninth and Center streets. One man, George Schumaker, is jailed in Davenport for obtaining money under false pretenses. Other victims report partial refunds and vanished sellers amid a network of sale barns and "fizers" who pose as buyers before the sale. Count Ito denied entry at Nogales border for Asian entry restrictions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Jackson
George Schumaker
Davenport
William Eckey
Urbandale
Schumaker
Fifteenth and
Center Streets
A. J. Anderson
Luther
Ninth Street
Anderson
Ninth and
Stuart
Nogales
Mex
Count Ito
Mexico
Ito
Imperial Japanese Foreign Office
Tokio
Charge O'Shaughnessy
Mexico City
Kellogg's Sanitone Wafers Promise Quick Nerve Relief
An advertisement claims Kellogg's Sanitone Wafers restore vitality to nerve racked and run down individuals. It promises ambition and health return without doctors, offering a free 60 cent trial box in exchange for name, address, and six cents to cover packing. Distribution mentions Battle Creek based Kellogg Co and Waterloo retailers H W Taggart and B W Behuneman & Co.
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F. J. Kellogg Co
Hoffmaster
Battle Creek
Michigan
Kellogg
Waterloo
H. W. Taggart
B. W. Behuneman & Co
Ponderous Lady at West High Promises Moral Farce
The West High junior class presents A Strenuous Life a farce set at the University of California. Tom Harrington a student faces debt and lies until a series of disguises leads to comic situations. Amid humor Mrs Wiggington and a budding romance underscore a final lesson to tell the truth.
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West High
University of California
Tom Harrington
Tom
Wiggington Wiggins
Illinois Supreme Court backs workmen’s compensation act
Des Moines reports the Illinois supreme court ruled the workingmen's compensation act constitutional. The Town law, akin to Illinois's measure, faces federal testing. Henry E. Sampson notes this is the tenth state law of its kind upheld by its state supreme court, with New York the only one struck down for its compulsory arbitration clause.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court of Illinois
Illinois
Henry E. Sampson
United States
Supreme Court of
New York
Oskaloosa Strike Rioter Convicted by Jury
Mark Benworth was found guilty of malicious injury to electric railway apparatus for his alleged participation in the Oskaloosa street car riot last November. A jury deliberated two hours and seven other defendants remain indicted.
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Oskaloosa
Mark Benworth
Bosworth
Sleep-death in coffin of Paris woman at eighty
Paris mourns Mme Henriette Teyssedre aged 80 who died in the coffin she had slept in for thirty years after her husband’s death. The polished oak coffin with silver corner pieces velvet lining and saint images on its sides was her nightly slumber chamber. A servant found her dead yesterday in the coffin at her Rue de la Grange-aux-Belles residence.
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Paris
Mme
Henriette Teyssedre
Rue de la Grange-aux-Belles
Mme. Teyssedre
At the Majestic vaudeville bill opens this afternoon
The Majestic presents Menlo Moore in Fair Co Eds with Beth Smalley Jean Wentz and a strong company in songs and dances Cooper and Robinson offer a classy singing act Tracey and Rose debut as the Cheer Up Girls Chas Bennington and Willard Hutchinson round out the program with A Leap Year Leap.
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the Majestic
Menlo Moore
Beth Smalley
Jean Wentz
Cooper and Robinson
Tracey
Rose
Chas
Bennington
Willard Hutchinson and Company
Rector Refuses Joint Debate With Thompson
Rector declines to debate Mayor Thompson before the Just Government league citing the need to complete his ticket. Thompson will still discuss city finances at the league meeting next Wednesday. The league adopts a policy to avoid wet and dry phrasing and personalities in speeches.
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Just Government League
John R. Rector
Thompson
Rector
League
Smoke Emission Sparks Workplace Money Loss Observation
An American engineer recalls approaching the Guba factory and seeing a black oily smoke cloud billowing from chimneys. He entered the boiler room and berated firemen for excessive smoke, stating it wasted money.
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Guba
Mi o na First Aid For Sick Stomachs In Dyspepsia Ad
Advertisement for Mi o na tablets sold by Wangler Bros Co promises fast relief from indigestion distress but cautions it is a scientific remedy not a cure all. The ad emphasizes safe immediate action and encourages a fifty cent box with money back if not benefited.
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Wangler Bros. Co
Dr Cunningham's Wonderful Plasters Offer Quick Pain Relief
An old fashioned plaster is replaced by Dr Cunningham's Wonderful Plasters claiming rapid soothing relief from back pain kidney trouble rheumatism constipation sore throat and chest ailments. Available in shapes including No 1 for back pains and No 7 for pleurisy, sold in Waterloo by Wangler Bros at 1c 7c or 50c per package.
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Dr. Cunningham
Waterloo
Wangler Bros
Smoke in the Chimney Threatens Crew and Discharge
A ship crew fears dismissal as smoke remains trapped in the chimney until the chief fireman explains the gag. meanwhile a reader notes the need for relief from colds constipation and headache and suggests Foley Cathartic Tablets as a prompt cleansing remedy sold nationwide.
Irons Case In Iowa Health Fight Ends With Bath Plan
Mason City Iowa February 24 A legal battle over fumigation and a prescribed bath in the Irons home ends with a partial victory for Irons The judge says the health department acted unwarrantedly but has no jurisdiction to stop their actions Irons agrees to take the bath under his physician Dr Swale rather than under Health Officer Dr Echternacht and the board of health adopts a resolution to honor his request
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City Health Department
James W. Irons
Clark
Irons
Health Department
Swale
Echternacht
Board of Health
Iron
Board of Health to fumigate homes of contagious disease
Judge Clark Ward noted the board would act decisively by fumigating the room used by the affected child. A meeting led to a resolution directing attending physicians to fumigate homes where disease appears, with local authorities ready to enforce if not done.
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Trans
Slam
Doc
Clark Aleo Ward
Alek
Good Tim For Teed Health Good Tim For Teed Health
If you suffer from rheumatism sneezing fever nose irritation cough or skin eruptions blood impurities can be cleared by a pure vegetable remedy. S S S 8 8 8 claims to stimulate cellular tissue nourishment and repair through the blood with no substitutes advised. Contact The Swift Specific Co at 21 Swift Building Atlanta Ga for specialist consultation.
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Andrers Medical Dept
Swift Specific Co
Swift
Atlanta
Urissels City Cleans Streets After Health Board Action
The board plans to appoint a suitable person to inspect fumigation and complete the Jamies Trons case. City crews will clear snow and rain from around streets and lamp posts. Public notices advise Foley Kidney Pills as a kidney and bladder remedy available at druggists.
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Urissels
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Isis Theatre
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