Mysterious shooting wounds prominent farmer near Akron Iowa
William Pike, a well known farmer living three miles west of Ironda, was shot in the head while asleep Sunday night. His wife Mrs Pike and another person were charged with attempted murder. Pike survived. authorities found blood on the bed and a pistol shot through his cheek. Policemen reported no outside intruder and noted past quarrels but no clear motive.
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Mia
William Pike
Bon
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I Son
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Lira
Plea for Mercy in Minneapolis Police Bribery Case
Dramatic scene at trial as defense pleads for mercy and introduces the wife and child to sway the jury. Police Superintendent Ames testifies denying responsibility, saying his brother the mayor ran the force, while he absolves himself of any complicity in the bribery and corruption pool.
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Minneaplis
Minneapolis
Minn
Ames van
Mercy Wong
Boat Rocker Drowned as Four Boys Die in River Near Peoria
Four youths Frank Cannon Frank Case William Aner and Joseph Blondell went boating on the river near Peoria Ul Monday afternoon Case rocked the boat Cannon who could not swim pleaded as Case capsized the boat Cannon clung to Case and both sank Auer and Blondell reached shore while others were lost.
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Frank Cannon
Frank Case
William Aner
Joseph Blondell
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Cannon
Auer
Brondell
Triple New York Tragedy and Related World News
A chaotic set of short items reports Carl Von Boeckmann killing his wife and injuring a friend before taking his own life in New York. It notes prior burglary imprisonment, family separations, and adoptions. Other briefs cover Prince Cheng’s visit to Brussels and plans for New York, a perjury sentence in St. Tonia, and the death of Newark threadmaker Willie Chark in England.
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Carl Boeckmann
O. F. Farewell
New York
Carl von Bouckman
O. J. Farewell
Ale
Hiss
von Boeckmann
Massachusetts
Nother
Prince Cheng
America
Brussels
Great Britain
Antwerp
Andence
Tunnel collapse saves miner near Minerva Ohio
A tunnel on the Lake Erie Alliance and Wheeling Railway near Minerva Ohio caved in early Thursday. Two workers were nearby when the hill settled. one life was lost, Joseph Higghus, a Hungarian. Others escaped unharmed as the collapse alarm spread.
Train Wreck in Michigan Kills Two Injures Three
Rochester Michigan reports a double header freight train ran into a washout near Thomas. Two men instantly died and three were injured as the wreck derailed, with extensive damage from Wednesday night rain. All Michigan Central track between here and Oxford washed out, stalling freight traffic and causing heavy financial losses in Oakland County.
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Ani
Michigan
Rochester
Mich
Thomas
Oakland County
Michigan Central
Oxford
Cosen
Tries to Kill Five as Wife Is Shot in Bed
Theodore Oelfeurer, a laborer, shot and killed his wife Adelaine Sunday after a quarrel. He then aimed at his baby son Walter and his stepdaughter Lizzie Stramtuy, wounding the girl and likely fatally injuring the boy. He also fired at two stepsons but hit none before hiding until police captured him.
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Chicago
Labdorec Succedda
Theodore Oelfeurer
Adelaine
Deeep
Oelfeuray
Walter
Lizsie Stramtuy
Oclfeurer
Hia
Pugilist Melton Shot After Breaking Into Ex-Wife Home
Albert Melton, a pugilist, broke down his divorced wife’s door Friday and tried to kill the woman and her daughter with a club. A stepdaughter, Myrtle Smith, fired two rounds into Melton, seriously wounding him. The girl is jailed. Melton had appeared in prize contests for several years.
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Fries
Albert Melten
Friday
Myctle Smith
Melton
Ifv
Gil
Mystery in Old Man's Beath at Kent Street Livery
William A. Reynolds aged 60 a nurse at the county home was found Saturday noon badly battered in a wagon box behind a Kent Street livery barn in Grand Rapids. One arm showed extensive flesh wounds and investigators believe he resisted a murder attempt. Reynolds carried a sum of money when he arrived in the city.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
William A. Reynolds
Cougnry House
Kent Street
Reynolds
Jail Break Mirrors Escape Eight Prisoners in Parkersburg
A mysterious door breakdawn occurred Thursday night as eight inmates fled the county jail in Parkersburg West Virginia. A mirror at the end of a broomstick was used to punch through a rock long wire and pry apart bars enabling the escape. John Kyle awaiting murder trial was among those who escaped along with two alleged post office robbers and several other inmates.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
John Kyle
Failure to Become Actress Ends Life in Lawrence
Pauline Davison aged 26 of Lawrence Canada committed suicide by chloroform. She left a photo and a note asking newspapers to publish a line about making a good opportunity to gain notoriety, signaling suicide as her chosen path.
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Detuyer
Coto
Ann
Pauline Davison
Lawrence,Can
Cam
Eleven Injured in Wagon Accident Near Coal Creek
A Florence Colo special reports sixteen men riding to Coal Creek when a wagon overturned Saturday. Eleven were injured and three fatally. The group included a Pueblo baseball team member.
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Denver
Republica
Florence
Colo
Coal Creek
Pueblo
France Threatens Ultimatum Over Smyrna Incident
Vienna reports Paris would issue an ultimatum to Turkey after the Porte failed to apologize for Turkish policemen boarding a French ship to arrest a Turkish spy aboard the vessel. In Richmond Indiana a freight and passenger train collision near town killed August Sawp and injured several others.
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Turkey
Vienna
France
Porte
Smyrna
Freich
Richmond
Ind
Cinemati
Richmond and Muncie
Here
W Hassenger
Four Trains Wreck In Pittsburg With Injuries
Four Bart in Wreck Pittsburg In The Akron express on the Pittsburg and Western Railroad collided with the Butler accommodation at Glenston Thursday morning. Both trains wrecked four persons seriously injured one probably fatally. Blows Man to Pieces Mammoth Springs Ark Union twenty six miles from here Harvey Sexton threw a stick of dynamite under Pink Gibson blowing him to pieces Now in Cd'Alene Region Wallace Idaho Snow had fallen in the Coeur d'Alene region Gurke and Mullan report two inches on the ground Big Rains in Michigan Kalamazoo Mich Kyatulaxoo and virginity war visited Wednesday night by the heaviest rainfall of the season Lwa inches of rain fell in one hour Many at the celery fields were completely flooded and in some instances crops were washed away If the wet weather continues another week the growers claim it will mean a loss of 150000 Treaty with Spain signed Madrid A truce of trade commerce will undoubtedly be between the United States and [unreadable]
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg and Western Railroad
Butler
Glenston
Mammoth Springs
Ark
Union
Harvey Sexton
Pink Gibson
Bnow
Ce d'Alene
Wallace
Idaho
Cauer d'Alene
Gurke and
Mullan
Michigan
Kalamazoo
Mich
Lwa
Rum Istances
Strike Looms As Chicago Freight Handlers Back Walkout
Chicago freight handlers, numbering about 0,000, at a Sunday meeting voted to strike within forty eight hours to press for higher wages. The union had demanded a precise wage scale and union recognition, while railroads offered committee talks. Twenty six railroads serving Chicago are involved, with teamsters possibly joining if freight is moved by non union workers.
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oMtninis
Conte
Otd
Aitcart
Tiblon
Tailroads
I. W. Tob
State Board of Arbitration
Teamsters
Youds
Chiicago
Curran
Ots
United
Packing Plant Scorched By Fire Suffering Chicago Loss
A blaze at Switt & Co. stock yards packing plant at Packers Avenue and Broadway damaged a four story brick building of 300 feet square. The wholesale meat market, shipping department, and offices were affected with about 800 workers in one room. Estimated loss $500,000. cause unknown.
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Switt & Co
Chicago
Saterby Wight, Swite & Co
Packers Avenus and
Broadway
Couputy
United States
Rioting in Pawtucket disrupts streetcar service and drivers flee
A mass assault by about 600 people in Saylesville and Central Falls forced the United Traction Company to suspend service as crews fled. Cars were damaged, curtains slashed, and even a wrecker attacked. in another incident a streetcar line was attacked and service halted. Police attempted protection with limited success.
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Pawtucket
R. I
United Traction Company
Saylesville
Slaters
Central Falls
Lovedale
Fhe
Arownaut's Fatal Fall Ends Balloon Flight
Mount Vernon Illinois reports the death of 23 year old Robert Halbrogi after a balloon ascent Friday. Found mile and a half from launch, believed parachute cords failed and the parachute turned inside out during descent.
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Awronaut
Mt. Vernon
Hil
Robert Halbrogi
St. Louis
Town Destroyed in Kiowa County Gotebo Oklahoma
A Friday fire swept the town of Gotebo along the Rock Island Railway in Kiowa County destroying the settlement. Recoveries estimate losses around 25000 dollars with insurance coverage noted. No injuries reported.
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Anadurko
Okla
Gotebo
Rock Islind
Kiowa County
Irrigation Expansion Plans Progress in Texas County
In San Antonio Texas work continues on a ditch project aimed at irrigating about 20 900 acres in the county. The funding and details reference sewer Drains and a backer group, with the project described as supported by a syndicate. The readable text shows a focus on expanding irrigated land and associated infrastructure.
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Texas
San Antonio
Vex
Fourth of July Fireworks Spark Injuries Across County
Celebrations in Webster City and Rock Rapids drew thousands with parades and fireworks. Injuries reported include Eugene Peterson badly cut by a gunpowder can, Giew Deyo burned and not expected to live, and Charley Murphy narrowly escaping a rifle bullet through a window. Local merchants worry about financial impact of the holiday.
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Eugene Peterson
K. W. Peterson
Council Bluffs
Giew Deyo
Charley Murphy
John KR. Murphy
Onaown
Fair Grounds
Webster City
Rock Rapida
Vast Rain Floods Hit Webster City and Surrounding Areas
Four and seventy five hundredths inches of rain fell in Webster City Saturday night. Several creeks rose above previous records and parts of Ho boken suburb flooded with water up to window level. Residents fled by boat as goods were removed from upper floors. No casualties reported though crops face near total loss and many wagon and railroad bridges failed. Des Moines River rose nearly three feet affecting Boone Hamilton Webster and adjacent counties.
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Webster City
Boone
Fox
Lyon
Brower
Hoboken
Tresquery
Hamilton County
Des Moines
Hamilton
Webster
Flood at Waterloo Damages Run Into Thousands
A cloudburst struck Waterloo Thursday night flooding the west side of the city and submerging cellars in the business district. No lives were lost but there were near drownings and railway traffic halted. A Rock Island line section at Coggaville washed away, with culverts bridges and crops damaged across central Iowa.
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Waterloo
Trafic
Cedar Rapids
Coggaville
Rock Island
Towa
Massive Damage to Hamilton County Corn Crops
Thousands of acres in Hamilton County will yield only fodder this year as floods drowned and rotted corn. Despite losses, total bushels may reach the average due to high spring prices and increased planting. The small grain outlook is good. cool weather helped the later crop. Fort Dodge reports Mrs. C. Carpenter appointed postmistress for a fourth year. The Des Moines note covers the marriage of Miss Mary Pierce to Lt. Harold Hammond of the Ninth Infantry, with ties to Pekin siege and Rushville, Illinois connections.
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Hamilton County
Webster City
Des Moines
Mary Pierce
Restaurant Proprietor Poison Saga Details
A Cherokee restaurant owner, Green, reportedly ingested Jaudagum during a personal crisis. Medical help was summoned and the proprietor is listed as on the mend following the incident.
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Heataurant
Painter Bodine Falls From Scaffold at Cherokee Asylum
A painter named Bodine, from St. Paul, while working on the asylum at Cherokee, fell from a swinging scaffold about forty feet to the ground. He broke his neck and toes, sustaining injuries.
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Bodine
Cherokee
St. Paul
Five Prisoners Escape From Woodbury County Jail
Five inmates escaped through a small 14 inch hole in the jail door at Woodbury County on Wednesday around 2 am. The escapees named were Pred Thompson Edward J Sto YoTamed Henry and Andrew Cole. Jailer Krege found that four men had left by dawn with Reilly remaining in solitary confinement.
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Senor County
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Olty
Woodbury County
Dortlyvest Cdrners
Sas
Oxia
Phyaldal
Pred Thompson
Edward J
Henry
Andrew Cole
Krege
Reilly
Washington dispatch on war claim funding delays and Indian agent reimbursements
The State reports a deficiency bill will fund town war claims against the government with warrants for 46 217.89 to be issued soon, likely signed by Secretary Baa. The bill also adds 725.24 for former agent Rebok and Agent Molin for Toidiad trouble costs after a trial where Rebok and Molin were partly upheld, but Congress later upheld the agents’ actions.
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Baa
Rebok
Agenit Molin
Aia
Hicatteidines
Bhiras
Congress
Dynamite Ambush Wrecks Fort Dodge Street Car
An unknown assailant placed a stick of dynamite on a Fort Dodge street car track. A rapid car struck the device, destroying the car, shattering windows, and ripping the floor. Two women and one man were on board but escaped with only shock. No culprit identified.
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Port Dodge
Washouts and Bridge Losses Hit Midwest Rail Lines
Marshalltown dispatch reports severe washouts from heavy rain strike across Illinois and Iowa. Chicago Great Western loses seven span bridge and 600 feet of track near Hicks Point where Northwestern crosses. Great Western and Northwestern trains delayed to the Twin Cities and Chicago. Iowa Central and other lines incur damages.
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Marshalltown
Chicago Great Western
Hicks Point
Northwestern
Great Wester
Twin Cities
Chicoro
Iowa Central
Abbott
Wiineis Central
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Northern
Cleves
Turners at Davenport National Convention Opens
The twentieth national convention of the North American Wurnerbuyd opened in Davenport with Hd Lischer of Davenport as temporary chairman and aunt Nogh Guter of Newark, N. Z., as temporary secretary. The credential report listed 216 delegates from all twenty-night district turner organizations. A Saturday storm near Ondwa caused minor damage, with about an inch of rain and a few downed shade trees. In Aulanthc Will McGonville, a Hamm's saloon bartender, was injured by a ten-inch cannon cracker accident, needing seven stitches to treat a severe thumb wound.
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Davenport
Hd Lischer
Nogh Guter
Newark
N. Z
Ondwa
Will McGonville
Hamm's
Aulanthc
Pell County
Clarinda
Mount Plepenut
Cheroken
Towa
Independence
School Board Battles Coal Trust In Des Moines Era
Marshalltown dispatch reports the school board clashing with a coal trust and dealers of the elite who formed a combine. Bids opened were high and varied little, leading to all bids being rejected. A Des Moines note covers Judge C A Bishop’s oath and Davenport waterman stories as well as clerk Howard Jones.
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Coal Trust
Marshalltown
Mae
Co Trust
Gishop
Des Moines
C. A
Avatermuan
Davenport
Bishop
Howard Jones
Supreme Court
Sanborns Water System Faces Summer Finite Stretch
Fragmentary text hints at a water system project by Sundwim, mentioning a half mile stretch and a self sustaining setup with glues and pavterion terms. The readability is low and many terms are garbled, but the gist concerns water infrastructure nearing completion and summer use.
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Sanborn
Sundwim
State Boards Granting Certificates Without Exam
Over 120 graduates face a legal question on whether state medical boards can issue certificates without examination. About eighty completed coursework at Neill College and seek certificates. Iowa osteopathic law enacts permission for graduates of recognized schools to obtain certificates upon a fee, without testing.
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Gradiikia
Neill College
Board of
Idtt General
Sultogla
Agsarlit
Aldo Makestthiy
Oateopaths
Jegally
Lowa .Oateopathic Association
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