Balfour's Recorder Joke On London Road Trip
The Advance reports Arthur Balfour, accompanied by a former House of Commons ally now a researcher, was signaled by a constable to stop during a motor journey. The prime minister joked about having a recorder, prompting laughter and a relaxed drive as the officer withdrew, leaving the pair undeterred.
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Arthur Balfour
Hira
House of Commons
Balfour
Hmit
Sire
Mr. Balfour
Griswold Mystery Deepens Over Corpse Theory
Reported Sept 23 a chemist claimed the man found in the Des Moines River may be a corpse dressed in Griswold clothing. Probes note Griswold had life and accident insurance and questionable finances. Coroner delays full identification as investigators link forged collateral and kiting schemes to bank fraud and possible partner role.
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Griswold
Des Moines River
Des Moines
Lexnert
Charles N. Kinney
Des Marines
Kineney
Kriswaokl
Criswold
Revk
Juuton
Tzwold
Luton
Griswell
Bark In Laws
Cassie Chadwick
Sandyville
Billiard hall kiting scheme ends with bounced checks
A gym billiard hall operator and Griswold used false credits to exchange checks totaling $1,100. Griswold presented a $1,100 credit claim at Luton bank, leading to checks being deposited and honored despite insufficient funds at People's Savings. The exact source of the credit remains unexplained.
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Dea Moines Billiard Hall
Billiard Hal
Grawald
People’s Savings Bank
Andvinswald
Luton Bank
Griswold
People's Bank
Supreme Court affirms six Iowa appeals in Des Moines
In Des Moines Iowa on September 24 the supreme court disposed of seven cases. It affirmed the State of Iowa against Crill in Mahaska county the State of Town against Bodgay Monroe county the State of Iowa against Whitsell Washington county the State of Iowa against Davis Mahaska county the State of Iowa against Schneider Jones county and the State of Iowa against Price appellant against Glucose Sugar Refining company Marshall county.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
State of Iowa
Crill
Mahaska County
State of Town
Bodgay
Monroe County
Whitsell
Washington County
Davis
Schneider
Jones County
Price
Lynn
Glucose Sugar Refining Company
Marshall County
State Auditor reports big banking gains in Iowa
From the Iowa banks report by Auditor of State Carroll the total business shows 122,849,173.64 in 44 savings and 212 state banks with deposits rising by 22,690,059.66 since May. Assets increased across divisions though national bank notes fell 264,071.48 as dividends reduced surplus and profits by 741.10 and 298,272.96 respectively.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Lowa
State
Fatal Farm Threshing Accident In Illinois
Waverly Illinois September 25 Word Iron reports Joseph Kutish dies on C H Stapher farm near Waverly while operating a threshing machine. While guiding a separator through a gate the traction engine detached and later slipped on wet ground catching Kutish between the engine and separator. He died after an hour of severe pain.
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Joseph Kutish
Waverly
Ill
New Hampton
C. H. Stapher
Joseph
Futish
Oskaloosa Woman Kills Self Over Ill Health
Ottumwa Iowa September 25 Miss Myrtle Collins 27 daughter of John M Collins of Oskaloosa shot and killed herself last evening. She was despondent over ill health and was visiting relatives in Ottumwa.
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Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Myrtle Collins
John M. Collins
War on Saloons in Keokuk Faces Injunctions
Major W B Collins filed temporary injunction petitions against seventeen of Keokuk's forty nine saloons seeking permanent injunctions at final hearing. Property owners were named in each case as saloons are shut under city ordinance. only one saloon fully complied. Hearings set for September 46, prompting debate that the campaign may jeopardize the upcoming street fair.
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Keokuk, Ja
W. B. Collins
Keokuk
Milllet Shaw
Keepkok
Auto company liable in Grinnell garage case
Gabriel Strand, a Gilman farmer, sued Grinnell Auto Garage Co. for 3000 dollars over injuries from a runaway incident near Gilman. A Doweshiek county jury awarded 1510 dollars after finding the company’s vehicle traveled at unlawful speed, causing Strand’s team to bolt and his wagon to be wrecked.
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Marshalltown
Doweshiek
Grinnell Auto Garage
Gilman
Gabriel Strand
Hac
Truant Officer to Arrest Parents Defying School Orders
Dubuque Iowa September report says the board of education will vigorously enforce compulsory education laws. A truant officer will arrest disobedient parents, the first case involving Katharine Molson who refused to send her son to school and was fined with no refund offered.
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Dubuque
Board of Education
Katharine Molson
New Oil Corp Formed to Develop Sand Ridge Field
Clinton and Davenport businessmen organize a new oil corporation capitalized at 100 dollars. Crude petroleum is reported found in sand ridge beach land along the Mississippi, near Galena. Clinton will be the principal business location with Davenport investors and capitalists involved.
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Clinton
Davenport
New Oil Corporation
Sand Ridge
Mississippi
Galena
4 Corporation
Lnton
Focal
Tapitailite
Rich landowner marries St Louis bride in Nora Springs
In Cerro Gordo Floyd and Mitchell counties a wealthy Nora Springs resident I A Lewis, about 60, marries Miss Carry Tecoutter, 28, of St. Louis. The match began after Lewis advertised for a wife and Miss Tecoutter replied during the world fair trip. They plan to travel yet this year. The groom is noted for wealth, hair dye, and a keen sense of appearance though he is deaf and uses a trumpet for conversation.
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Mason City
I. A. Lewis
Nora Springs
Carry Tecoutter
St. Louis
Lewis
Miss Tecutter
Cerro Gordo
Floyd
Mitchell
Kentucky Girl Sues For Damages In Promises Case
Miss Scynthid Ferguson of Kentucky sues W H Kennedy of Montgomery county for 25000 in a breach of promise suit filed after a courtship sparked by a matrimonial ad. Kennedy admits a preliminary proposal but contends later events justified his change of mind. The case follows their meetings in Kentucky and Iowa with Ferguson arriving in Council Bluffs with her brother R F Ferguson.
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Kentucky
Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, In
Scynthid Ferguson
W. H. Kennedy
Montgomery County
R. F. Ferguson
Ferguson
Louisville
Miss Ferguson
Scynthin Ferguson
Accidental Shot Kills William Glaty in Goodrich Township
Denison Ohio September 23 William Glaty a 21 year old farm laborer on Jurgen Jepsen’s land died after an accidental shotgun discharge. He dropped the firearm while in an orchard to scare birds and was mortally wounded in the right arm. Doctors amputated the arm but severe blood loss caused his death within hours.
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William Glau
Denison
William Glaty
Goodrich
Glau
Jurgen Jepsen
Long Grove Boy Fatal Pitchfork Injury
Davenport Iowa September 23 Charles Hoffman son of George Hoffman a well known Long Grove area farmer jumped from a haymow into a grain bin and landed on a pitchfork handle eight inches entering his body piercing his intestines authorities reported the accident occurred on the farm near Long Grove while Hoffman was working in the grain bin with his family present attempting to retrieve hay.
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Charles Hoffman
George Hoffman
Long Grove
Prominent Iowan John B. Lee Dies at 85
John B. Lee of Iowa City aged 85 died suddenly while preparing for an operation. He was Johnson county’s pioneer recorder and father of A. W. Lee of the Ottumwa Courier. He was long associated with the Muscatine Journal during his son in law John Mahin’s ownership.
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Towa City
John B. Lee
Johnson County
A. W. Lee
Ottumwa Courier
Muscatine Journal
John Mahin
Jerked Two Miles High Boy Sails Above New York Sky
Lloyd Wallace a 16 year old from Oneonta rode a balloon that broke free at the Oneonta fairgrounds. It climbed over two miles high before vanishing into clouds as it drifted northeast. He later ferried the valve rope and landed near Summit in Schenectady county about thirty six miles from Oneonta.
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New York
Binghamton
N. Y
Lloyd Wallace
Oneonta
Oneonta Fair Grounds
Summit
Schsharle County
Change in Dutch language newspaper leadership in Orange City
The Orange vig newspaper previously run jointly by H Toering and J H Thomas will be published under Mr Toering alone. Toering has bought Thomas’s share and will operate the paper solo. Thomas has become a cashier at a Manhattan bank.
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Orange Vig
Quije Hallander
Orange City
H. Toering
J. H. Thomas
Toering
Mr. Thomas
Thomas
Manhattan
Mon
Komura’s Condition Improves In New York
Baron Komura’s health shows continued satisfactory improvement in New York as of September 20 according to dispatches reporting his steadily recovering condition despite recent illness.
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Komura
New York
Baron Komura
After the Pharmacists State moves to revoke liquor permits
Des Moines pharmacist officials announce intent to revoke pharmacy permits for two Des Moines druggists convicted of violating the Hav er law. The board will certify records to begin action in all ninety nine counties. Druggists who sell Hav er illegally will be made examples from this time forth.
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State Pharmacy Commission
Des Moines
Fred Russell
Rockwell City
Fort Madison Building and Loan Book Shortage Reported
Burlington Sept 22 reports allege defalcation at Fort Madison Building and Loan association. State auditor George E. Pennell investigated a suspected 12000 shortage. President A W Smith initiated internal review and summoned expert Auster Carroll. J W Albright serves as secretary.
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Iowa Loan Association
Burlington
Fort Madison Building and Loan Association
George E. Pennell
State Auditor's Office
Pennell
A. W. Smith
Hay Fever Association elects Roe president at St Ignace
Des Moines' A Roe re elected president of the National Hay Fever Preparation for the seventh time at the annual meeting in St Ignace Michigan The 1 300 member society pays 1 yearly dues and claims the only association of its kind The town of St Ignace gave a hall on Lake Huron and supports the group with an acre of land Tama bank suspends payments as demands rise likely to reorganize and replace with a new bank
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Manchester
W. A. Roe
Des Moines
St. Ignace
Mich
Ree
Sociery
Lake Huron
Mackinac Island
Nebraska State Officers Refuse Railroad Passes
Omaha Nebraska Sept Governor Mickey and state officials returned all railroad passes in protest of the anti pass plank in the Republican platform. Mickey, seen as an anti pass advocate, chose to refuse favors from railroads to align with the party stance.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Nev
Sept
Mickey
G Or
Snowstorm and accidents sweep Cripple Creek and beyond
Cripple Creek reports several inches of snow driven by high winds that damaged a large shed and several buildings. In Richmond court declined a new trial for EK I Smith, convicted of murdering her 1 year old. In Shelbyville a widow died. her heir uncovered $10,505 in gold hidden in the family home. A Chicago teen testified in court about a father attempting to sell her as a wife. An arson case in Bowling Green led to a one year penitentiary sentence for Elmer Lechtel, with testimony from a former salesman. In Litehfeld a girl ill after candy accused a woman of poisoning, while a private car fell near Santa Fe but did not drop into a gorge with dignitaries aboard.
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Richmond
Smith
Slanchester
Chicago
Justice Babath
Mary Srakovich
John Srakovich
West Eighteenth Street
Giomé
Antone Kilmenisch
Bowling Green
Elmer F. Lechtel
Lodle
Ohio
Heenta
Bechiol
Worth Hatmore
Bremen Damaged Propeller After Sea Route Near Halifax
The North German Lloyd liner Bremen, which departed New York last Thursday, was sighted entering Halifax harbor with a damaged propeller. The vessel carried 100 cabin passengers in addition to steerage passengers, while the Bremen’s exact next steps remain unclear.
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Halifax
Bremen
New York
Lucizen
Fever Situation Improves Despite Weather In New Orleans
New Orleans on September 18 reports clearer fever conditions with several centers where fever previously prevailed now showing disappearance. Incidence of infection is scarce as damp weather continues to affect transmission dynamics.
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New Orleans
Death by Own Action Theorized In Griswold Case
Detective claim grows that George R R Griswold died by his own hand or via substitution to escape heavy debts. State chemist reports no poison found in Griswold stomach and investigators weigh financial pressures and undisclosed records. Body id questioned as barber and teeth results align with Griswold’s records, fueling doubt among friends.
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Joel Moines, Jr
George RR. Griswold
Kinney
Griswold
Hru Mans
Grinwold
Griswolds
George Griswold
Denison Youth Dies After Accidental Self Shot
Denison Iowa region report of 19 year old William Glau who accidentally shot his arm. He bled severely as medical aid arrived, an amputation failed to save him. Glau’s father drowned years earlier in a rescue attempt, and his mother died of grief.
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Denison
William Glau
Glau
Glu
Glaus
Boyer River
Glinn
Pratt Poison Case Before Calhoun County Grand Jury
Rockwell City reports the Pratt murder case will be presented to the grand jury after a Sept 28 convening. Josiah Pratt died suddenly from arsenic and the widow Mrs. Pratt and hired man Wil Persing were jailed on suspicion of poisoning. Persing remains jailed. bail was granted for Mrs. Pratt. State chemist confirms arsenic. motive tied to a July planned marriage.
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Calhoun County
Rockwell City
Pratt
Wall
Josiah Pratt
Wil Persing
Wonan
Persing
Shi
Judge declares anti cigarette law unconstitutional in part
Council Bluffs judge Day rules the act unconstitutional to the extent it covers giving away cigarette papers or makings, finding the title omits that subject. John Alperson, arrested for distributing papers, is released on habeas corpus. The judge notes other provisions might sustain the rest, but the challenged portion stands void.
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Council Bluffs
Judge Day
Bar
John Alperson
Alperson
Judge McHugh
Burglary Case Sentences Man to Six Years in Penitentiary
Cherokee Iowa Sept 21 R Johnson jailed after late summer break in at Meriden hardware store where several guns were stolen. Judge Oliver sentences him to six years in the penitentiary Anginosa. Johnson, 41, a native of New England, has prior county jail time and prior penitentiary experience.
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Meriden
Cherokee
R. Johnson
Oliver
Tine
al Anginosa
Johnson
New Jingland
Jimi
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