Tinley for governor gains support at Des Moines Democratic confab
Des Moines July 26 Tinley backed by a mixed gender audience at the Hotel Fort Des Moines as cheers greet his address by 400 attendees. Speakers assail Republicans Hull and Ramsey for war records while national and state Democrats map a 1920 strategy attacking Republican leadership as politically inept.
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Republican Party
Harry Hull
C. W. Ramsey
Iowa
Congress
Homer Cummings
Wilbur Marsh
Senate
Cedar Falls News Highlights Grain Prices and Local Events
Local Cedar Falls notes report winter wheat at the market with Hansen brothers delivering 14 bushels per acre at 69 pounds per bushel and Wilbur Love land delivering loads at Union mill weighing 36 pounds 19 per bushel and 10 bushels per acre. News covers new sales pavilion construction at Cedar Valley fair grounds, with foundation started and contracts for superstructure and heating due next week. Ministers plan vacations. Rev Eugene Allen of First Methodist to Minnesota and Michigan, Rev Andrew Scott to Lake Michigan then Cincinnati. First Baptist will have Rev Roy F. Crouch supplying in August. Various real estate transfers and residents moving or traveling noted, plus updates on local business and public works.
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Cedar Falls
Hansen Brothers
Wilbur Loveland
Janesville
Union Mill
Ie Borin
Cedar Valley Fair Grounds
Eugene Alien
First Mathodist Church
Minnesota
Michigan
Andrew Scott
the Christian Church
Lake Michigan
National Association
Cincinnati
First Baptist Church
Roy F. Crouch
Meg
Mr. Morgan
Girl 19 Confesses 30 Men Sent Her $300 for Marriage
Sioux City July 28 Miss Pauline Nelson 19 confessed she used U S mails to defraud admitting she received 300 from 30 men who answered her matrimonial ad. She said she did not intend to marry any of the men and that her aim was to support herself after illness and poverty, recounting how she learned the scam from another woman with a similar ad.
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Sioux City
Pauline Nelson
United States
Dan Brooks
Dryfons
Douglas Street
Nelson
Kansas City
Itar
Ike
Monros
Wis
Monroe
Oskaloosa Chief of Police Fined for Assault
In Oskaloosa I a July 26 report states Attorney O G G Phillips filed charges after a city hall altercation with Chief Blair. Phillips pleaded guilty to assault and battery but claimed self defense and was fined one dollar plus costs. Roy Dwyer seeks 99 damages over a dog shooting.
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Oskaloosa
O. G. G. Phillips
Blair
Justice
Peace
Laffollette
Roy Dwyer
Philips
Dwyer
War Torture Conviction At Leavenworth News
Burlington July 26 Charged with maltreatment of prisoners while guarding Farm No 2 near Paris Sgt Fred W Wolfmaier a Burlington native and ex football star was convicted by court martial and sentenced to one year at Fort Leavenworth. He says orders from Lieut Frank H Smith forced him to use force. Also reports two Iowa men drowned in Fish Lake South Dakota near Mount Vernon and a Waverly farmer uses a binder 23 years continuous operation.
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Burlington
Farm
Paris
Fred W. Wolfmaier
Fort Leavenworth
Wolfmaier
Frank H. Smith
Smith
Wolffmaier
Lieut. Smith
Wolfmailer
J. C. Sauter
South Main Street
Sioux City
Irvin Arthur van Kirk
Shenandoah
Edward Smith
Anita
Fish Lake
Mount Vernon
Eighty-ninth Division
France
Waverly
Louis F. Pries
J. C. Garner
Coddington & Laird
Unclear fragment on advertisement and money details
A fragment describes handling money from five to forty dollars totaling about three hundred. The speaker mentions a stepmother discovering the activity and a threat to stop. Fear prevented further writing or advertising. Only one advertisement was ever used.
Detain Soldier Found Praying Behind Stations News
Newton Iowa July 26 George ONeill a returned soldier whose home is Atlantic Iowa was detained by commissioners of insanity after being found praying behind a pile of sign boards near the flea station. He carried discharge papers and 53 in cash and had seen action in Toul sector Marbache Moeuse Argonne and was cited for bravery. He is being held and Camp Dodge officials will be notified.
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Newton
George O'Neil
Atlantic
Flee
Toul
Marbache
St. Mihiel
Moeuse-Argonne
Camp Dodge
Boy crushed to death in Iowa truck accident
In Atlantic Iowa on July 26 three year old Droyd Westerland son of N F Westerland owner of a general store at Ortons Mills was riding the rear of a heavily loaded oil truck. He jumped off as the vehicle backed up to the store steps and was crushed under a rear wheel resulting in instant death.
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Atlantic
Droyd
N. F. Westerland
Orton’s Mills
Here
Farm veteran Edward Hillman leaves farm life for town living
Edward Hillman, 80, longtime Buchanan county resident for 54 years, sold his farm and moved to Hazleton Iowa. Despite moving, he continues farming by tending four town lots and has begun selling new potatoes. In the past two weeks he sold potatoes in Oelwein at 32.50 a bushel, selling 80 bushels last week.
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Hazleton
Edward Hillman
Buchanan County
Oelwein
Funeral rites for desperado in Clear Lake cemetery
The body of Donald Burzette alias Red De Franz was laid to rest in Clear Lake cemetery after funeral services at his parents home on North Clausen street. Rev. A W Sinden led the service as immediate relatives attended. The burial followed a dramatic career ending with a sensational death after encounters with law. Bealey Burzetty father of the man who killed Detective Jack Britton brought him from Sioux City to Clear Lake.
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Mason City
Donald Burzette
Red” de Franz
Clear Lake
Bealey W. Burzette
Clausen Street
A. W. Sinden
Clear Lake Congregational Church
W. H. Ward
Desperado
Sioux City
Bealey Burretty
Jack Britton
Booze Not a Good Cure for Colic in Ames Intelligencer
The Ames Intelligencer advises against using whiskey for colic and stomach ache. It urges sending inebriated individuals to a doctor or giving Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy instead, correcting the mistaken belief that alcohol is a universal cure.
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Ames Iowa Intelligencer
Chamberlain
Wakefield
Good for Indigestion Chamberlain Tablets Offer Relief
If you suffer indigestion, take a few doses of Chamberlain's Tablets. They strengthen the stomach and help it function naturally. The medicine also promotes gentle bowel movement. You will be surprised at how much better you feel after a few doses.
Dead man’s wife seeks money from alleged killer’s estate
The widow, said to be a brunette residing in Bloux City, plans a legal fight to obtain $2,000 allegedly taken from “Red” after his death. Everett Burzette, jailed in Cerro Gordo, is suspected of knowing where accomplices hid stolen goods. The story notes two thousand dollars found with the body and describes “Red” as a Bolshevik who repeatedly broke the law and escaped jail.
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Rea
Bloux City
Burzette
Red
Everett Burzette
Cerro Gordo County
Alltes
Hie Gang
1 & Gabbler
Mason City
Beauty In Old Age and Health Boosting Tablets
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Tablets to improve digestion and bowel movement in old age. It claims better health enhances beauty and happiness, noting indigestion and constipation as common causes of dullness. The ad promises stronger digestion, energized bowels, and a better appearance for a quarter.
Notable escape attempt described in a chaotic confession
A fragmented narrative recounts a man plotting violent end to avoid capture. He claims to have targeted a rival, asserting secrecy from officers pursuing him. The tale includes a coercive element involving his brother Everett and hints at a criminal career.
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Everett
Phelps' Glasses for head wire advertisement
An old classified ad notes Phelps' Glasses for head wire at 538 Jefferson. brief, utilitarian listing likely offering eyewear or related services with a single location reference.
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Phelps
Jefferson
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