Assessing Telephone Lines and Poisoning Incident in Remsen
The Iowa State Labor Commissioner finished assessing about 140 telephone companies statewide with remaining hearings from a dozen firms including the Iowa Telephone Company. In Remsen, fifteen people fell ill after consuming bread tainted with arsenic, suspected to be a poisoning incident though no fatalities are expected.
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Remeen
Iowa News
State Executive Council
Iowa Telephone Company
Stoom Lake
Missouri Valley
Fort Dodge
Estherville
Spirit Lake
Cherokee
Remsen
Dubts
Wennerstrums Work Labor Commissioner in Iowa Push
Labor Commissioner Wennerstrum travels to Milwaukee for a national chiefs of labor bureaus convention. He describes limited funds, selective factory inspections, and sanitary regulation challenges in Iowa. Some strikes yielded gains with little property damage. Iowa returns coming in from eleven census districts.
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Wennerstrum
Milwaukee
National Convention of Chiefs of Labor Bureaus
United States
Iowa
Wennerstrom
Towa
Director to announce population figures as cards are punched
Only a portion of the enumerators have submitted returns from several districts. Merriam expects a rush of data soon and plans to punch results on specially provided cards. He will announce city county and state population totals as each district is processed.
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Washington
Merriam
Tragic suicide by dynamite in cemetery near town
Sensational report states Q Johnson a Pomeroy carpenter blew his head off with dynamite in the Catholic cemetery after heavy drinking and rough handling by his brother. He bought a stick of dynamite at a hardware store and exploded it in his mouth, leaving his head blown apart and a severed hand. Also noted is a Boston receiver's claim about the Massachusetts Real Estate Company owning Sioux City property valued at 8600, 009, including the Massachusetts Boston and Hedges buildings.
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Q. Johnson
Itia
Massachusetts, Real Estate Company
Boston
Sioux City
Massachusetts
Boston and Hedges
Governor offers reward for Scofield murder case
Governor Shaw proposes a reward of about 8500 for information leading to the killers of Mabel Scofield, following urgent citizen appeals from Des Moines leaders. The plan, announced after new evidence and statements not yet printed, aims to locate those who harmed the Des Moines girl whose body was found in the river last October.
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Shaw
Mabel Scofield
Macksburg
Des Moines
Epron
Political Possibilities Stir Iowa If Senator Gear Dies
A prominent Des Moines Republican warns of explosive Iowa politics in coming months if Senator Gear dies from Bright's disease. The rumor notes Gear's illness, votes he attended, and questions who Governor Shaw would appoint, suggesting Cummins foes and rival candidates Dalliver and Miller would influence the succession and eventual legislative election.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Gear
Bright
Washington
Shaw
Abe Cummuns
Republican National Committee
Cummins
Dalliver
U. S. Senate
Saya Shaw
Milliman
Sixth annual Towa State Bar meeting in session in Lowa City
The sixth annual meeting of the Towa State Bar association is in progress at Lowa City. It is the largest and most enthusiastic gathering yet, with the entertainment for hundreds of lawyers described as royal. Frulta at the City Grocery.
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Towa State Bar Association
Lowa City
Explosion injures two boys in Des Moines coal mine
In Beck coal mine Des Moines a keg of blasting powder exploded injuring James Rawson aged 15 and Stephen Dennis 17 while they gathered squibs. the blast blew the shaft door off its hinges and filled the mine with smoke. Both boys were severely burned but their condition was not immediately alarming.
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Des Moines
James Rawson
Stephen Dennis
Rawson
Dennis
Woman Arrested in Iowa City for Barn Fire Suspect
Mary Roge, 27, arrested in Iowa City on suspicion of setting fire to Dr Schrader’s barn. Fire spread to Schrader and Brockaway residences, destroying property valued at 15,000 dollars. Witness Mary Brockaway says Roge was employed as a domestic and told to build a fire. Officer Clearman led the investigation amid questions of her sanity. In other news, Muscatine voters approve municipal water ownership, authorizing a 100,000 dollar purchase and public inspection of water mains.
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Mary Roge
Iowa City
Dr. Schrader
Schrader
F. Brockaway
James
Brockway
Mary Toge
Fie
Clearman
Cedar. Rapids
Muscatine
Hastman to be Arraigned in Cambridge Murder Case
Charles R Hastman faces district court arraignment in Cambridge Massachusetts on murder charges for killing his brother in law R Grogan during a target shooting in Grogan’s yard. Police intend to call fourteen witnesses and claim clear evidence of fatal blows. Hastman claims the shooting was accidental as the revolver jammed. Eastman, bitter toward Grogan, maintains readiness for trial.
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Charles R. Hastman
Cambridge
Massachusetts
R. Grogan
Hastman
Grogan
Case
Eastman
Fastman
Mystery and murder rumors surface near Ottumwa and Marehalltown
A newly made grave near Ottumwa spurs murder theories about Davis, an elderly missing man. In Marehalltown a unknown woman’s body is found, prompting questions. Nebraska suspends Illinois fraternal insurers, threatening Modern Woodmen of America. A Chicago rescues a child from a car, while local misdeeds and reform-school ties echo in Clinton and Mitchellville. A boy jumper’s injuries, Britt tramp convention, and Dubuque fights for $25 round out a day’s notes.
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Ottumwa
Davis
Nan
Kansas
Nebraska
Illinois
Insurance Department of Illinois
Woodmen of America
Marehalltown
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