University Girl Drowns in Iowa River Accident
Miss Ruth Davis of Jefferson, 19, a liberal arts freshman at the state university, drowned at 1 20 AM when a canoe capsized below Proxy's Point near the city park bridge. Her companion Dean Harmon, a senior in the Iowa Medical College, survived. Rescue efforts were hindered by a brief squall and a crowd watched as the body was recovered within 45 minutes and taken to the university hospital.
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Idlewild
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University
Accidental shooting kills young farmer in Diamond township
Cherokee May 10. George Anderson, a young farmer from Diamond township, was accidentally shot while gophers were being hunted. The hired man found him near a fence. the wound proved fatal almost immediately. His mother and father live in this city.
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Diamond Township
Anderson
Pearl in Mussel Sells for Large Sum in Mississippi Find
Waukon reports John Miller found a pearl weighing 57.5 grains in the Mississippi river last week and sold it to Henry Strong for 1500 dollars. Atlantic notes a $30000 Elks clubhouse purchase ready for committee handover with dedication in late June. Reinbeck voters approve up to 32000 dollars in school bonds for a new modern school building. totals show 112 yes to 20 no.
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John Miller
Lansing
Mississippi River
Atlantic
Elks’ Club
Reinbeck
Three burial plots planned for Mrs Stewart-Davis-Kinkler Budd
Marshalltown May 10. Word from Central City reports the marriage of 75 year old Hulda Stewart Davis Minkler to 74 year old W H Budd of Sioux City, both members of the Town soldiers' home. Her successive husbands Charles Stewart Davis W A David and George W Kinkler are buried there, leaving three plots for her grave as the home’s records note.
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W. H. Budd
Sioux City
Stewart
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Soldiers’ Home
Davis
Minkler
Iowa Seventh-Day Adventists Plan Ten Day Camp Meeting
The Iowa conference of Seventh-day Adventists announces a ten day camp meeting at Chautauqua Park from May 27 to June 6 with about 1000 attendees. Plans include 150 to 160 tents, housing in tents and cottages, and a full slate of evening Bible lectures led by notable figures such as Bishop Charles Thompson and Prof. Longacre. Dozens of ministers from Iowa will attend, committees formed to manage housing, decoration, receptions, and child and youth programs.
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Iowa
Hitler A. R. Ogden
Waterloo
Charles Thompson
Minneapolis
Northern Union Conference
C. 8. Longacre
Washington, D. C
Religious Liberty Association of America
Nerland
East Thirteenth Street
Des Moines
Wm. Ostrander
West Ninth Street
W. Wolfe
West Union
B. A. Wolcott
Nevada
F. M. Corbaler
J. W. Beams
W. B. Watts
Ottumwa
McKibben
Sherman Avenue
Sioux City
C. J. Metz
Run-Down Woman Built Strength with Vinci Tonic
Mrs Elmer Glidden recalls being run down and unable to work due to weakness. After trying cod liver oil products without benefit, a friend recommended Vinci tonic and she soon regained strength, becoming able to manage all housework again. Wangler Bros Co and local druggists endorse Vinci as a dependable tonic for debility.
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Vinci
Elmer Glidden
Wangler Bros. Co
Druggista
C. J. Miller
Waterloo
Twilight Sleep Treatment Display At Iowa Medical Meet
Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen will showcase twilight sleep equipment for obstetric patients at the State Society Iowa Medical Women annual convention in May. A postconvention clinic at St Francis hospital and a related suburban picnic are planned, with further activities by the women doctors department and the national health board. A pre-meeting session addresses women in medicine amid war-torn times, featuring James M Bennett, a journalist and storyteller who inspired Belgian relief efforts by Roanoke’s Sunday school boys.
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Iowa
Bertha van Hoosen
Chicago
van Hoosen
St. Francis Hospital
State Medical Society
Grace Jerger
Margaret V. Clark
Jerger
Highland
Department of Women Doctors
National Board of Health
Clearing Totals For The Week Of May 6
Bank clearings in the United States for the week ending May 6 totaled 4.19725 billion dollars, up from 3.241455 billion last week and 3.448238 billion for the same week last year. Canadian clearings reached 150.122 million, versus 133.357 million last week and 185.1 million a year ago. The report lists weekly returns and percentage changes from the prior year.
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United States
Bradstreet’s Journal
New York
Boys in Roanoke Form Aid Club for Belgians
In Roanoke Virginia a Green Memorial Sunday school class of boys ages ten to twelve calls itself The Belgians. They plan monthly contributions to send money to Belgian children, joining a humanitarian effort for the stricken region.
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Green Memorial
Belgium
Elbert Hubbard Letter Before Sailing Home
A May 10 Cincinnati dispatch reports Elbert Hubbard wrote to EB Edwards from Cincinnati about premonitions and plans to collect inside war news to store in his head to avoid censor, hoping to return by June 29 after boarding the Lusitania.
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Lusitania
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Firet Band
Cincinnati
Ohio
Iowa Products at Frisco Fair
Former Iowa official J A Smith visited the Iowa building in San Francisco and joined lunch with Iowa officials after inspecting displays. The vignette highlights Iowa made foods and dairy products as he samples corn bread butter and cream joked as Iowa made. Real estate transfers listed: Vernelia A Hopkins to Lena Onstott Cedar Falls. Hope C Martin to Frank M Haislett Logan Dale Heights. Maggie Moses and John Miner to J R Woody and Lewis Miller. Archie R Egeigst on to Hie L Ross Waterloo.
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Osage
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Davenports
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Mr. Marsh
Senator Smith
Black Hawk Co
Abstract
Vernelia
Hie L. Ross
Waterloo
Tron Trade Shows Prosperity Trend in Cleveland
In Cleveland Ohio on May 10 the Tron Trade Review reports rising business confidence among merchants and investors amid a favorable market outlook. The piece highlights optimism, trend signals, and expectations for continued growth.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Tron Trade Review
Sue Save
Prosperity shown by large pig iron purchases by New York capital
New York capitalists, not tied to the iron and steel trade, buy 75 000 to 100 000 tons of pig iron to hold for a likely price rise. Both northern and southern foundry grades are involved. Virginia and Alabama furnaces push prices, boosting southern sentiment. Chicago activity in April outpaced March. Central west shows pig iron demand and export demand for machine tools rises. some orders for war materials are contested by denials and exaggerations.
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New York
Virginia
Alabama
Unclear fragment hints at war material production rise
Fragmentary report notes growing volumes of war materials and expanding plants. Mentions past additions to facilities and ongoing business activity with emphasis on visible evidence of increase. The text is incomplete and lacks specific names or dates.
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Ders
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