Relative of Iowa judge slain wife in Oakland murder suicide
In Oakland a mysterious double tragedy ends when Mrs. Frances Ethel Vaughn Oliver is shot and killed by her husband Edward F. Watson Oliver, a son of a late Iowa judge. Police suspect financial worry and remittance stoppage tied to the Oliver estate.
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San Francisco
Cal
Oakland
David C Oliver
Oliver
Judge Oliver
Onawa
Juiver
Sioux City
FM. Pelletier
Sionx City
Topeka
Kan
Mark Oliver
Chicago
Mown
Ted Vaughn
Los Angeles
Frances Ethel Vaughn
Edward F. Watson
Catharine Murasky
Oliver Ted Vaughn
Avior
Seattle
O. J. Howard
Vaughn
Little Snapshots at Everyday Life
A reflective piece observes everyday childhood scenes and universal themes. It contrasts war minded play with postwar realities and notes poignant moments like a child asking about a dead soldier. It also sketches park vignettes of climbing children and a sleeping hobo, then mentions a French gunpowder plant blast and chimney damage.
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EU Tope
Atlantic
Washington Park
Ob- Berre
Liz
Walt Whitman
Mother of Soldier Reports Hope After Word of Death
Sac City Iowa July 11 Mrs Charles Gosswiller of Rice Minnesota mother of Mrs Vergil Orcutt of Pleasant Prairie in Sac County seeks traces of her son Robert Gosswiller who lived near Sac City at the Jake Means farm. Government reported him killed in the Argonne forest but lack of verification leads her to doubt. She plans to visit Argonne cemeteries hospitals and records centers to locate any military notes. In other items John Metcalf stays in jail until next Saturday after petty theft arrests involving Palace meat market Jones piano store Brunswick phonograph shop Stacy Fruit company Arey and Liocgin schools and various homes. Milk stolen from doorsteps and bottles sold. a gun stolen from a car found in one boy’s possession.
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Charles Gosswiller
Rice
Minn
Vergil Orcutt
Pleasant Prairie
Sac County
Bes Salleg
France
Robert Gosswiller
Jake Means
Gosswiller
Argonne Forest
John Metcalf
Palace Meat Market
Jones Piano Store
Brunswick Phonograph Shop
Stacy Fruit Company
Arey and
Liocgin
Seven Boys Sent to Reform School in Fort Dodge
In Fort Dodge Iowa on Saturday Judge R M Wright sent seven boys aged between 12 and 16 to the reformatory until they reach age, or earlier release on parole. Named are Archie Madden 14 Henry Connor 16 Willis Arnett 14 Henry Tuttle 14 Donald Dushek 15 Jefferson Pettibone 14 Edward Porta 12. The case arose under a "For Sale Act" hearing noted in the Courier.
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Fort Dodge
R. M. Wright
Archie Madden
Henry Connor
Willis Arnett
Henry Tuttle
Donald Dushek
Jefferson Pettibone
Edward Porta
Robert
The
Courier
Grinnell Review to Suspend Publication
Grinnell Iowa July 11 The Grinnell Review will publish its July August issue as the last. JonanJ Smertenko managing editor and publicity director at Grinnell College leaves for New York after vacation. He resigned after two years citing a plan to spend 25 000 on publicity and leading articles, rejected by the trustees amid a college funds retrenchment.
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Grinnell
Grinnell Review
Jonanj Imertenko
Grinnell College
New York City
East
Smertenko
Farm measures now shelved by TAA and Tal
Washington dispatch notes lawmakers face tax and tariff agendas instead of farm relief. President Harding prioritizes tax revision and tariff reform, aiming to repeal excess profits taxes and adjust surtaxes while preserving some nuisance levies. Transportation and alcohol taxes may be trimmed with revenue gaps filled by corporate taxes and inheritance levies.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Congress
Hardings
Tarif
Oye
Earl Ily
House
Senate
Ikik
Fee Allowed for Estate Savings in Webster City Case
Judge G D. The war decision g ive to Attorney We Williams of Eldora the sum of $15,985.68 for services rendered. Mr. WilManik is retained by C G Wiemer, guardian of the incompetent, to secure cancellation of notes totaling 11,527.80 for blue sky stock. The order authorizing pr id to a nt uaty has been issued.
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Webster City
G. D
We Williams
Eldora
WilManik
C.G. Wiemer
Guardian
Guardian Authorized to Pay Near 16000 Dollars
The guardian of the incompetent is authorized to pay the sum of nearly $16,000 for notes canceled. He will execute the payment without demur.
Babe Drinking Lye Dies Near Here
A two year old child of Terry Phippins and his wife, farmers, died after drinking lye water. The incident occurred near the area, with the infant suffering severe mouth throat and stomach burns and surviving two days after ingestion.
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Tiarry Phippins
Jit
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