SHINBECKER MYSTERY AND AMIEL BOUCKS DEATH IN ILL-FATED MISSISSIPPI RUN
Amiel Bouck, found dead in the Mississippi near Albany, Iowa, Friday evening, apparently a Reinbeck origin, death still mysterious. He left home last Wednesday, with no word on destination or duration. Bouck, once known for wealth, is survived by a widow linked to Ackley society. The widow’s family connections reach J. C. Lusek, and Bouck’s affairs include mortgages and land transfers totalling over ten thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amiel Beuck
Mississippi River
Ibany
Reinbeck
Rasin
Old Country
New York City
Ian
Chigo
Faerland
Bouck
California
Briefs of the Morning: scattered readings from era headlines
Maine voters elect a congressman in the Third District while New York magistrates and other officials report on varied topics. Mentions include a Chicago police discovery of an underground meeting with Chinese criminals, a Dubuque revenue official, and a Hot Springs fire that left 2,500 homeless. Caminetti linked to Diggs case noted. immigration official and other names appear amid broad, fragmented briefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Blaine
New York
Magistrat
Dubuque
Connolly
Treasury
Chicago
Gay
Kansas City
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Caminetti
Diggs
Frinco Cas
Aow
U.S
Commissioner General of Immigration
Derworld
Mission feast draws strong giving at St Johns Church
The annual mission feast at St John’s Evangelical Church saw solid attendance though fewer than last year, with total contributions exceeding prior receipts at 235 dollars. Rev Meinzer led, aided by five visiting pastors including Rev Scheib of Burlington and Rev Heugler of Alden, plus Messrs Bruhus Mualler and Storch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s
Meinzer
Scheib
Burlington
Heugler
Alden
Rays
Bruhus
Mualler
Storch
Golmar Brothers circus to visit Hampton tomorrow
Community notes report the Golmar Brothers circus arriving in Hampton tomorrow. Other items include a Webster City barber shop burglary with no theft, Rev Father McNamara returning from Ireland, a $25 fine for Frank Hudderaton over a low butter fat grade, and ten Hartiton county country schools lacking teachers. Also notes two convicts escaped from the state penitentiary, a rise in Webster City property value, and Waterloo post office turnover plans around October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golmar Brothers Circus
Hampton
Webster City
Father McNamara
Church of Elders
Ireland
Frank Hudderaton
Hartiton
Ht. Madson
Season's Lecture Course Promises Variety for Community
The 2013 14 lecture series offers a range of talks and entertainments with early bird ticket savings before September 27. Adult tickets 1.76, children 1.25, ages 7 to 14 1. After the cutoff prices rise to 2 for adults and 1 60 for high schoolers. Schedule includes Kellogg Haines Singing Party October 2 and Maurer Sisters Orchestra March 26, with lectures by Alva Morton Reitzel and Grace Lewis among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Trainer
Gay Rooa- Svelt
Kellogg-Haines
Roosevelt
Theyre Two Of A Kind In A City Jail
In Waterloo last Thursday George Gatton of Waverly fled with another man's wife named Nauman. Police pursued and the pair were jailed. Nauman's husband retrieved his wife and returned her to their home. Gatton served the rest of a thirty day sentence. While jailed he attracted 19 year old Elsie Palzine, also serving time, and they were later married by a justice. Gatton works in I C shops. A curious tale ends.
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Sity
Waterloo
George Gatton
Waverly
Nauman
Elsie Palzine
Gatton
I. c
Speedy motorcycle run links Des Moines to Acklay
Paul Reinke son of William Reinke of Des Moines and nephew of C. W. Reinke, rode a motorcycle from Des Moines at 7:00 to Acklay arriving 10:15 for a 100 mile plus journey in 3 hours 15 minutes then departed for Nora Springs Farms Up at Auction. Lands valued at a quarter of a million dollars set for public sale in Grundy Center next Saturday with auctioneer William Holland listing 1,250 acres in seven tracts.
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Paul
William Reinke
Des Moines
C. W. Reinke
Acklay
Nora Springs
Grundy Canter
William Holland
Sibley Fire Destroys Mill and Elevator
In Sibley a 426000 fre Thoraday fire wiped out the mill and elevator. Insurance covered losses. Built 26 years ago by Eric Arends, it stood on J. C. Dahma property. Ackley sauerkraut festival drew a large crowd with about twelve hundred autos and minimal disturbance. Butler county fair at Allison slated this week with Governor Clark as potential draw.
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Sibley
Eric Arends
Lusch
Cleves
J. C.dahma
Ackley
Butler County
Allison
Clark
Des Moines
Wreck At Abbott Crossing Involving Rock Island Train
A Rock Island southbound fast freight crashed into a northbound freight on the Minneapolis & St. Louis line at Abbott Crossing Wednesday afternoon. The engineer and fireman jumped clear about 300 feet from the crossing. one brakeman was injured. The air brakes reportedly failed. The freight crew on the St. Louis side escaped injury as the wreck damaged the depot, damaged the eight-wheel locomotive, and scattered grain across the tracks. Estimated damage and stock loss ran to 10,000, with traffic halted for hours.
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Rock Island
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Abbott Crossing
St. L. Rord
Death Comes Sudden to Mrs Joseph Hunt in Ackley
Shock filled the community as Mrs. Joseph Hunt died at home in Ackley on a Saturday evening after a brief illness from pneumonia and nephritis. Born July 24, 1850, in Freeport, she lived on a farm near Ackley before moving to town. She was a Presbyterian and mother of three, with funeral services held at the Presbyterian church, funeral in charge of W. A. Young, pallbearers named. Also noted were the deaths of an infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Asche and a two year seven month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Brubna, with services conducted locally.
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Joseph Hunt
Ackley
Bagan
Joasph Hunt
T. §. Hunt
Broadview
Montana
John M
Edith ‘Hunt
Slaters
Qolara
Mary Swanzey
W. C
L. M. Swanzey
Stephenson County
Ill
Mary Cage
Garner
Hembd
Chas
Raiach
Fred Ukro
John Milliken
T. J. Roosevelt
William Asche
Meinzer
J Uhna
Henry Brubna
St. John’s Evangelical Church
Lightning Strikes Janssen House Fragments Fly From Chimney
Early Monday storm hits the Albert Jangaen residence on Second Avenue as lightning strikes knock a chimney off and scatter bricks. The bolt travels into a room, burning papers and leaving signs of the strike. Nearby, Mail Carrier John Shugar finds and offers to return a dropped automobile tire worth 60. A new baby boy arrives at the Frantz Hagenstein and Evers households after moving into the George Hackrott residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Jangaen
Second Avenue
John Shugar
Ackley
Grundy Court Held. Dismissal Extends Week to Friday
Judge Dunham in Manchester holds Grundy Court at Grundy Center and dismisses sessions from Monday through Friday. Wellsburg damage case postponed to September term. Possible hearings include Frerichs land case and Bisenius and Sauser versus Philip Liebsohn.
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Grundy Court
Dunham
Manchester
Grundy Center
Wellsburg
Frerichs Land
Bisenius & Sauser
Philip Liebsohn
Pleasant Valley Farmer Hurt While Sleeping in Wagon
John Meinders of Pleasant Valley Township was found unconscious by the roadside after falling from a wagon box on Monday night. He suffered a broken jaw and other bruises as his team returned home without him. The school board thanks local businesses for donations toward playground swings and notes the children’s appreciation.
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John Meinders
Pleasant Valley
Aplington
Frodden Lumber Co
Townsend & Merrill Co
Caratens Bros
Henry Heetland
Water use surges in Waterloo and nearby towns
Waterloo consumes about two million gallons daily from the waterworks while Waverly and Denver saloons report higher demand for liquor. Henry Humke notes a wagon moved oddly on his property Sunday night, likely driven by wind. Mr McGough is grateful his grain was insured as neighbors prevented greater loss when his barn and grain storage were threatened by fire.
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Waterloo
Waverly
Denver
Henry Humke
McGough
Hardin
Franklin County Mutual
Fragmented humor and quotes drift in mixed snippets
The passage blends humorous lines about charity work, college misgivings, and a quirky musical comedy anecdote. It weaves short exchanges on idle labor, parental pride, and theater props, capturing a collage of witty remarks and muddled conversations from various sources.
Shorthand School Ad Offers Reporter Courses in Town
An Ellsworth School of Commerce note promotes the shorthand program at the local town school, urging enrollment in short and special courses to become a reporter. It invites starting Monday September 16 to gain independence through earning power. The piece also mentions a nationwide National Guard reorganization appropriation and a small Iowa allocation.
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Iowa
Ellaworth School of Commerce
A Falls
Worth College
Ofranklin Mayer
Falls
Tows
Advt
Dees
Ellsworth School of Commerce
Lows Falls
Adv
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Shinbecker
Queer
Pbeuck
Mississippi
Ameiluth
Methtfessel
Heraughter
Johnson
Steamat'Rock
Lnlate
J. C. Lusek
Ry C. Laughlin
Ethel Parriott
Iowa Falla
Aroard Blom
Lena A. Bremmenfest
Lota
Block
SS. Bales Et al
EB. P. Hudson
A. Swalm
First Trust &Wings Bank
Eldora
G. Thomas
R. N. Lane
Seworth & Jones
N.Y
Falla
Clampitt
School
B. Miller & F
Foote
T. A. Holson
Bias Riverside
K Add
Wall Lake
Tery All
Ted Austin
Clarion
Tanta
Woof
Sam Paokk
Grunge Center
Dempster
Inbucks
Cedar Rapids
Furvey
Charles Plummer
Cedar
Speregation
Wabater City
Law
M. J. Kelley
Kelley
Clerk of Courts
Burlingame
Meader
Jane Birge
Merry
Farmer Corntoaved
Washington Star
Geome
Bho
Yonkers
Clartce
Gaby
Platz
Alta Vistala
Insane Asylum
George C. Wolf
Wikader
bin T
Rocksland
C. F
Misson
Gladys Young
Ida Barthold
Tresa Murphy
This City
Misa Marjorie Whitney
Iowa Falls
Cedar Falls
Thair
Ahos
Perry Commercial Club
Northwestern Pelt Shoe Company
Perry
Charles Lindsay
Knights of Pythias Hall
A. Peterson
Hamilton County
Gali
Mas
Josep Hunt
Asche
Janssen
Frantz and Mrs. Hagenstein
Evers
George Hackrott
New York Tribune
Wlsdom
Chicago Record-Herald
UA Kenario
Ity Gree
Congress
Tay
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