Trolley Bandit Robbery Leads to Youths Held Then Released
Police release two youths after questioning about a Byrnes Park terminal holdup on Saturday midnight. Motorman Gruhn lost about $30 in silver and his watch, passenger Rex Reed lost 33 cents, a cap was recovered, and three witnesses described two masked assailants who fled into the park. Police remain without identity of the other two bandits.
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Byrnes Park
O. H. Grahu
Byrnes
Rex. W. Reed
Gruhn
Brrnes Park
Alfred
William Pett
Sunnyside Avenue
Grubn
Rex Reed
Marcus
Passenger Pigeons In Iowa Recall Them as Vast Flocks
A Floyd County settler recalls passenger pigeons in 1856 era. flocks darkened skies, roosted on the Cedar River, broke tree limbs, weighed up to four and a half pounds, and were sold as delicacy before extinction. Other reports cite Hartford and Michigan markets shipping millions yearly. Alexander Wilson's estimate suggests up to 240 miles long migrating columns. The last wild specimen reportedly lived near Detroit in 1908.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Floyd County
Cedar River
Cincinnnati Zoological Gardens
Hartford
Mich
Michigan
Alexander Wilson
Indiana
Two Taken in Dragnet by Police at Park
A police squad with Special Agent Tom Murray and Maurice Welsh of the WCFN rounded up all in a park until daylight. One youth found with overalls and shirt was arrested, a companion later located. They claimed they were hunting joy parties and had just separated to go home. They had been to Independence beating their way and the overalls explained. After further investigation the suspects were released.
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Tom Murray
Maurice Welsh
Independence
Bors
Clothiers Seek Lower Costs to Stabilize Prices
Iowa Retail Clothiers secretary C. R. Rohde reports from Chicago as the national convention, with over a thousand delegates and more than 6,900 members, aims to stabilize prices and reduce costs. Prof. Horace E. Secrist cites a 7.3 percent net profit margin after costs and taxes, while manufacturers pledge help in price reduction and lower costs for merchandise. The meeting stresses selling with the smallest profit margin possible and broader industry cooperation.
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C. R. Rohde
Iowa Retail Clothiers Association
Chicago
National Retail Clothiers Convention
United States
Rohde
Horace E. Secrist
Department of Business Research
Northwestern University
Secrist
Merhant
Jersey heifer Fairy Feather dies after Waterloo trip
Two year old Jersey cow Fairy Feather owned by Longview Farms of Lee's Summit Missouri died shortly after arriving at the Dairy Cattle Congo grounds in Waterloo. Manager John Swanigan reported the animal valued around $5,000 died from internal injuries after a car accident during transport. This loss marks the first fatality in the Longview herd, which has exhibited across Missouri and at fairs in the region. The owner noted records are kept in Missouri.
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Bairy Feather
Longview Farms
Lee
Susamit
Congo Grounds
John Swanigan
Longview
Waterloo
Fairy Feather
Louth
West
Missouri
Montana Youth Brings Dairy Cattle to Congress and Plans Horse Rivalry
Ww. Q. Bohart of Bozeman exhibites Guernsey and Brown Swiss cattle at the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo. His nephew Johnny Bohart, 18, also from Montana, intends to disrupt the International Horse Show, joking he wants to bust some horses while his uncle praises him.
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Bozeman
Montan
Guernsey
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Johhny Bohart
Land of Cowboys
Johnny
Billy Anderson
World Warrior 95 Seeks Oldest Newsie Title in Chicago
Charles Henry Goodson, 95, a former soldier of fortune, asks Chicago police for a street newspaper permit at the State and Madison corner. He aims to become the oldest active newsboy in the world, though he is currently penniless and facing an uncertain future.
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Light Brigade
Balaklava
Charles Henry Goodson
Newsie
Garrity
State and
Madison Streets
Goodson
Fragmentary ocean item with unclear subject
The readable text mentions a generic scene with a hunter or hunter imagery and scattered phrases about boats, the ocean, and a person in overalls. No clear event, date, or identifiable names are present to ground a fuller summary.
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