Girl Dragged Seventy-Five Feet By Car In Des Moines Crash
Des Moines reports a 15 year old girl, Helen Carlisle, was struck while crossing Park Avenue and dragged 75 feet by a car driven by Mrs. Isle Bohmer. She suffered a skull fracture and was taken to Mercy Hospital in critical condition. A streetcar jumped its track, toppled near the Grand Theatre, and a Campbell Bread delivery truck was damaged. bystanders and theatre patrons reacted as authorities and responders arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Helen Carlisle
Lettie Carlisle
South West Wirth Street
Pleasant Viewne
Edith Orr
Carlisle
Park Avenue
South West Ninth Street
South West
Ninth Street
Guy Clift
L. Sayler
Officer Strait
Mercy Hospital
Fair Grounds
W. G. Milligan
Lotarman
P. J. Lurber
Eleventh Street
East Wirand Avenue
Sixth Street
Grand Theatre
Campbell Bread Company
Harold Rinehart
Rine
Delaware Farmers Realize Big Profit
Delaware farmers report selling produce at about 10.85 dollars per hundred, a high price in the region. Local land deals include Ayanare A. Meistever buying and Keegan selling parcels. 119 acres average 148 dollars per acre, and 169 acres at 167.40 per acre. A local marriage tied residents Misselem McCarthy of Dubuque to L. D. Zirteman, with plans to reside in Dubuque after housekeeping in Manchester. An event lunch for soldiers and widows at Park Villa highlights community ties, while city school enrollment edges up as new buildings await completion and external demand remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Sepk
Chicago
Ayanare A. Meistever
Shilawker
Keegan
M. Merriam
Jack Gavin Tarin
Misselem McCarthy
Dubuque
LD. Z. Zirteman
VW. Zirismanm
C. Ek. Yindson
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wudbuque
Altsman
Sematur
RK. W. Tirritl
Woman's Relief Corps
Ad Sens
Park Villa
Thrill
Wimbher
Proves Truth of Double Jeopardy in Local Case
Sioux City Sept 11 The law says a man cannot be punished twice for the same offense. M L Martin of Neb was tried before Justice Browning in police court on intoxication. Arrested early, he posted bond, then soon after was arrested on a similar charge. He was fined 7 on one charge and the other. The judge noted a prior case where a man fined for drunkenness later claimed he had been punished enough for the same offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
M. Ll. Martin
Neb
Justice of the Peace
Browning
Martin
Alimony Award Tops State Records in Mason City
Mason City grants what is believed to be the largest alimony award in town history, awarding Bridget Callahan $606,000 in a divorce from Patrick Callahan, a wealthy landowner. $24,000 to be paid as farm rents in three years and the remainder in a quarter section of Cerro Gordo county land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Bridget Callahan
Patrick Callahan
Nates Magzarine
Cerro Gordo
Iowa Apple Crop Short in Iowa and Midwest This Year
Iowa apple crop is projected at about 13,500,000 bushels, only 40 percent of last year's 7,000,000 bushels. Commercial growers report satisfactory yields with high quality fruit, aided by cold storage and careful sorting. Iowa producers expect strong prices due to good packing and market readiness nationwide despite a smaller crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Sept
Iowa
Weeley Greene
The
State Historical Soviety
Middlewest
Lawia
Methodist Pastor at Hansell Takes Bride
Ingham township witnessed a marriage at the bride’s home as Miss Vernie Wells daughter of Mr and Mrs Gary Wells became the bride of Rev T W Reed pastor of the Hansell Methodist church. The ceremony was conducted by District Superintendent W F Spry and Hampton talent provided music. The couple planned a western honeymoon beginning with Seattle and visits to other points before returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansell
Ingham Township
Vernie Wells
Gary Wells
T. W. Reed
Methodist Church of
W. F. Spry
Waterloo
Hampton Talent
Tat
Seattle
Wash
Hanly Announces His Tour of Iowa
Des Moines, Sept. 11. Ex Gov Frank Hanly of Indiana, the Prohibition candidate for president, will head a party of dry spellbinders on a special train through Iowa on October 5 and 7, with a Des Moines stop on October 6. State office candidates will accompany the party through Iowa, visiting cities including Carroll, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, Des Moines, Marshalltown, Tama, Belle Plaine, Cedar Rapids, Dewitt, Clinton, Alton, and LeMars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Frank Hanly
Indiana
Prohibition
Towa
Iowa
Carroll
Jefferson
Boone
Ames
Marshalltown
Tama
Belle Plaine
Cedar Rapids
Dewitt
Clinton
Alton
LeMars
Twelve Iowa county fairs set for coming week
Iowa will host twelve county fairs next week in Greenfield Audubon Aurora Elkader Clinton Uewitt Dloomfield Charles City Missouri Valley Osage Orange City Indianola Indianola and others with dates from Sept 11 to 15. After this week only eleven fairs remain before Oct 1 with Wapello livestock show Oct 10-13 and Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo Oct 9-14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Attair County
Greenfield
Audubon County
Audubon
Aurora
Elkader
Clinton County
Uewitt
Davis County
Dloomfield
Floyd County
Harles City
Warrison County
Missouri Valley
Mitchell County
Osage
Sioux County
Oranage City
Warren County
Indianola
Wapello County
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Enrollment at Wan Consolidated School Opens With 220
Hansell Sept 11 The consolidated school here opened with an enrollment of 220 the first day. Last year’s total was slightly higher, but the initial term list shows strong interest. Teachers listed include E B Hodges principal, M B Hodges assistant principal, Mabel Thompson Des Moines primary, Grace Ellis Greene second, Mildred Older Fayette third and fourth, Alma Jennin Tanesville fifth and sixth, Nellie Fetters Burt seventh, Jessie Chambers Clarksville eighth, Miss Ohio domestic science Mead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Fetters
Burt
Jessie Chambers
Clarksville
Jef Ohio
Mead
Manchester Jubilee Week Big Success
A commemorative Manchester event week drew sizable crowds and energetic performances. Vendors reported strong turnout, with commercial displays and public celebrations highlighting local culture and community spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Iowa farmer, 70, sued by wife in New York
A New York case involves Catherine Fay of Brooklyn suing her 70 year old Iowa farmer husband for alimony and counsel fees after a habeas corpus action. Fay alleges cruelty and deprivation of property while she hosted priests at their expense during marriage. District court papers show claims of funds, deeds of trust, and weekly alimony sought to sustain a customary living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Catherine PF
Bileventh Street
Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Black
Fay
Seventh Street
Iowa
Aml
Forres
Chilton
Ireland
Health officials push child health certificates for trains
Dr G H Sumner asks the governor to issue a proclamation requiring health certificates for children under six before boarding trains. The measure follows an infantile paralysis case in Belmond and aligns with a national conference recommendation to inspect trains at borders. Iowa reports 122 total cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maines
G. HW. Sumner
State Board of Health
Washington
Texas
State Board
Belmond
Iowa
Canaries Targeted in Iowa Woman Society Crusade
Des Moines residents who own canaries face a blacklist after Iowa Woman Society announced a crusade against animal cruelty and vanity. The group cites child butterfly and birds eye collecting, feather and fur wearing by women, and caging of birds or animals as evils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tes Moines
Des Moines
Iowa Wimane Society
Charles Young
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pareed Ciechimps
Delaware
Ansom
Creston
Carter Coal Company
Matthew Conway
Roy Ferguson
Here
Ferguson
Shenandoah
Correctionville
E. C. Copeland
Bailey Bank
TOTAL
WILI
Suite
Howe
Hansen
Willows” Pension
G. C. Hemmedy
Marsh-Place
Hanly
WAN
Mariechester
Young Wipe
N.Y
Peru
Canaries
N.C. Graham Craers
Soidby
Kreisler’s
Victor
Kreisler
Beethoven
Fritz Kreisler
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden
N. J
New Victor Records
Wl Dealers
Victrola
Eve
Geriuine
Victor Re
Oakland
Cal
Wantad Grps Tesulta
Garnes
Soci Ln Fa
Vissing
Ais
Poesbble
Belt Telepirin EE Company
Palace Theatre
Blee
F. H. Latier Carer
Lafayette Street
Fourth Street
Evening Courier
Lafayette Building
Ith ST. EB
Rae
Oyerks
Western Union
Western Union Telegraph CO
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!