Motion Picture Tag 15 Injured in Chuck Wagon Race
A major chuckwagon race accident at a Los Angeles event injured Tom Mix and Eagle’s driver rough riders. Mix suffered a broken jaw, chest injuries, a fractured leg and internal injuries while Eagle’s was seriously hurt. Nettie Hawn of Fresno also was carried unconscious.
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Los Angeles
Attlefield
United States
Mar Hal
Tom Mix
Westry
Selig Comany
Urly Eagles
Ely
Nev
Netty Hawn
Fresno
Mix
Eagles
Rough Rider
Selig Western Company
Charles B. van Loan
Buck Parvin
Teddy Roosevelt
Rough Riders
San Juan Hill
United States Cavalry
Philippines
Islands
States
Indian Territory
Arizona
Selig Company
Prescott
Ariz
Longer Summer Sessions at State University Iowa
Towa City May 11 The University of Iowa extends operations nearly year round with a summer term lasting until August 37 four weeks longer than prior. A ten week summer school begins June 21 in two sections six and four weeks, allowing attendance of either or both. The year extension enables a one-year residence student to graduate after three summers rather than four.
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Towa City
University of Iowa
Memorial Day Planning Meeting By Patriotic Groups
Notice from C. G. Crabtree post commander of Waterloo calls a meeting of committees from various patriotic organizations in the G. A. R. hall on Wednesday May 12 at 7 30 p m to make final Memorial day service arrangements. Representation from each organization is requested.
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Ft Ming
G. A. R. Hall
C. G. Crabtree
Waterloo
Tribute to Tim Jackson Honored Shenandoah Citizen
The community remembers Tim Jackson son-in-law of F M Traphagen who died of typhoid fever in Shenandoah Indiana His funeral was led by the Elks Skanthers with the Shenandoah Commercial Club and Woodmen of Shenandoah attending His death at Shenandoah marked the end of a long admired local businessman and family man Born February 4 1875 in Knox County Ohio Jackson moved to Red Oak as a child and later ran his own drug store with Maud Traphagen Their children Dorothy and Robert survive His memory is praised as honest jovial and respected by all who knew him.
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Tim Jackson
F. M. Traphagen
Shenandoah
Jackson
Red Oak
Western Normal College
Mr. Jackson
Maud Traphagen
Dorothy
Robert
Woman Divulges Lover's Secret in Davenport Murder Case
Davenport notes a 20 year old Verne Madden charged with murder after Ruth Lambert, 23, confesses she failed to report details for eighteen months. Madden, part of a burglary gang, allegedly involved in the Staessel killing on November 7, 1918. Lambert aided police by finally revealing the motive and accomplices.
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Madden
John B. Staessel
United States Arsenal
Rock Island
Staessel
Desolate Hamburg Harbor Amid War Time Silence
A vivid description from Tagliche Rundschau shows Hamburg's once bustling harbor now silent. Ships and warehouses stand idle, gulls search in vain, grass grows in flags, while shipyards roar at night with war industry. The piece contrasts dead docks with ongoing factory labor and ponderings about England's fate.
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Seven Beas
Amatterdam
Hamburg
Tagliche Rundschan
Elbe
Aires
Caretaxer
Girl Attacked in Her Bed by Man Near Town
Mystery surrounds a nighttime attack on Miss Clara Mark at her parents home northwest of Town Falls. The assailant entered the room at about 2 a.m., struck her, and attempted to choke her as her brother cried out. The intruder escaped. a large red handkerchief was found at the scene.
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Town Falls
Clara Mark
C. A. Mark
Mark
Burdette
Lai
Robbery Attempt Ends as Intruder Slips After Graze on Girl
A man used a ladder to enter an upper window and enter a house where he struck the girl with a 2x6 tank stave. The blow grazed her head and did not knock her unconscious. He moved through a hat rack to the girl's room, leaving footprints in soft ground as he fled. The visitor appeared not to be after the purse or watch left on a table.
Middle Age Ailments and Kidney Pills Ad
A fragmented ad notes midlife aches with rheumatic twinges and sleep distress. Kidney Pills are promoted as a safe remedy, claiming quick relief and immediate action. The copy mentions intruder identity lines and urges readers to consult the Want Page for more. The piece reads like a late stage newspaper classified or medical ad from an earlier era.
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Nettie Hawn
Frese
Alec
Hagles
T. B. Carpenter
Harrisburg
Foley
State University
Heinz Sooke
Heinz
Kuhwarder
England
Thoge
Sthreat
W. K. Kellogg
I. Nalloge
Tsureh
Milan
Panama
Fischer's Royal Blue Shoes
East 4Th Street
Klinefelter & Son
Part Avenue
Corn Belt Telephone Company
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