Man sues for divorce after forty five minute marriage
In Des Moines a judge deferred ruling in the Haynes divorce case as attorney Don B. Evans attacked Ida Haynes and her associates. He claimed John Haynes, 18, sought a wife to gain an estate valued at 75000 while Ida, 19, faced police and private detective surveillance amid accusations of a frame up and public sensationalism.
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Sea Moines
Atpey
Don B. Evans
Jerback
Evans
Ida Thorntonnés
Ich
Oskaloosa Armey
John Haynes
Monroe
Aynes
Des Moines
Ober
Ida Thornton
Oves
Earth
Ts. Haynes
Uny Haynes
Iowa Falls Population Hits 3710 After Census
Iowa Falls, May 26, announces a population of 3710 per a recent census by H L Mendell. The gain of about 700 since the last federal count signals strong growth and fuels hopes the town will surpass five thousand in twenty years if the trend continues.
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Town Falls
H. Lendell
Mengell
Ark
Mendell
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Lightning Kills Farmer Near Bonaparte
Keokuk May 26 A miniature cyclone struck near Bonaparte Tuesday morning tearing up shade trees and snapping telegraph poles. Lee Nixon a farmer about three miles from Bonaparte was killed by lightning and his son Lon was badly injured.
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Keokuk
Bonaparte
Rock Island
Eokuk
Lee Nixon
Lon
Week Not Wholly Bad for Farming
The week ending May 24 was cool and wet with rainfall well above normal and temperatures about 10 degrees below average. While field work suffered and corn growth lagged, oats grass and potatoes looked favorable, winter wheat began to head, alfalfa was cut, cutworms rose in sed ground, and late frosts caused minor fruit damage except for cherries that fell badly.
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Lowa Weather and Crop Service
Geo. M. Chappel
A Moines
Ward Belmon t Commencement Week Ends in Nashville
Ward-Belmont Nashville closes its second unified term with a week of events. A 50 instrument orchestra performed Meyerbeer and Mozart works, art exhibits showcased oil, water color, etchings, and a Jeanne D Arc play. Field day, campus pride, alumnae reception, and a morning address by Bishop Gailor marked the graduation celebration.
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Nashville
Tenn
Ward-Belmont
Unified Ward Seminary
Belmont College
Meyerbeer
Mozart
Percy Mackaye
Jeanne D'Arc
School of Expression
Old Ward Seminary
J. F. Gailor
Diocese of
Tennessee
Moist May 1916 leaves record rainfall and turmoil
May 1916 proves exceptionally wet with 12 days of rain totaling 4.70 inches and 1.10 inches fell Sunday night while .55 inches came last night. Thunder and cloud bands appeared after 10 pm with east winds as a cooler forecast followed. Real estate transfers listed include multiple small property exchanges in Waterloo, Cedar River, and adjacent areas, each for nominal sums.
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Osy Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
Charles A. Roby
A. W. Chamberlin
East Park
Place
Saura M. Whitcomb
William Garland
East Waterloo
Galloway Investment Co
Albert Nielsen
Meadowdale
C. H. Price
Waterloo
Martha A. Miller
Nicholas A. Talty
Maude L. Ryen
Cedar River Park
Michael Fell
Jennie Fell Heidt
Normal
Cedar Buils
Railroad compensation clash likely to go to court
Des Moines May 26 Commissioner Garst weighs a major dispute over applying Iowa workmen's compensation law to a Rock Island railroading death. The railroad argues federal employers liability law governs all settlements, while the state insists compensation and liability are separate fields. Special jury considers the overlap, with likely Supreme Court guidance on the Iowa law's integrity.
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Des Moines
Garst
Rock Island Railroad
Liowa
Iowa
Woman Dies After Ball Toss Ends in Fall
Davenport report: Mrs Annie Douty, 27, toppled while playing with her husband and children on a porch, striking her head on a coal chute and breaking her neck. The fall followed a run of family misfortune including the father’s injury and three children sick with scarlet fever and whooping cough.
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Davenport
Annie Douty
Hoodoo Hounds a Family at Ames Hoodoo Hoodoo
In Ames on May 26 a local report describes the Harry Tar Man neighborhood plagued by misfortune. Mrs. Tarman underwent surgery in Des Moines and her husband soon fell ill with appendicitis requiring hospital care.
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Hoodoo
Ames
Harry Tar
Try This If You Have Dandruff
An old advertisement promises a dandruff cure using four ounces of plain liquid arven applied at night to the scalp. It claims immediate relief from itching and complete dissolution of flakes after several applications, with hair described as lustrous and soft.
Linn County Sees Population Top Seventy Thousand
Cedar Rapids May 26 Fred A Canfield county auditor today announced Linn county has surpassed 70 000 population with 51 people to spare Cedar Rapids totals reach 40599 and the five year gain is 9381 a 15 36 percent rise The census figures reflect growth across the county and city areas based on 1915 counts.
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Cedar Rapids
Fred A. Canfield
Linn
Child Thrown Through Windshield In Manson Crash
Treasa Kent, four year old daughter of Albert Kent, was thrown through the windshield when their auto struck an obstruction near Manson on May 26. The shield was folded down into double glass. the child sustained only a few scratches.
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Manson
Treasa
Albert Kent
Darken Hair and Look Young with Q Ban Restorer
A newspaper ad promotes Q Ban Color Restorer claiming it darkens gray hair quickly without dyeing, making hair lustrous and soft while reducing itching and dandruff. It asserts even gray roots darken evenly, is non sticky and harmless, sold as a 7 oz bottle for 60 cents at Hansen and Pletcher’s Drug Store in Waterloo Iowa with mail order available.
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Hansen and Pletcher’s
Waterloo
Iowa
Mall
Woman Sues Over Boiling Water Attack in Hangar
In Franklin county Nevada Mrs Albert Yost sues Mrs George Jones for 750 damages after a backyard dispute over rope led to a pail of boiling water being thrown on Mrs Yost. She states the incident occurred April 20 and she has endured wounds requiring medical care since.
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Nevada
Albert Yost
George Jones
Han
Ger
Franklin County
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