Iowa story reel of accidents crime and projects
A long Iowa roundup reports drownings and near deaths in Des Moines and Muscatine, lawsuits, arrests, and ambitious public works. Drownings near Tracey and Muscatine, a woman ill after carbolic acid, and a girl killed by a traction engine wheel are noted, plus a Des Moines holdup thwarted by two clerks. Projects include Buena Vista county drainage bids, Great Northern railroad expansion in Sioux City, and county bridge building in Butler. Other items cover a Kansas arrest linked to theft, rail accidents, and anti pass political discussions in several counties.
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Atlantic
House Moyers
Weash
Harlan Hussey
Bell
Sioux City
Great Northern Railroad
Ashland
Burlington
Great Northern
Allison
Louis Busse
Busse
Burling
Clarkesville
Craig
J. F. Matt
Butler County
Iowa
Mott
C. B. Goodhue
Ninth Street
Des Moines
Goodhue
Charles Lier
J. B. Ritchey
Bloomfeld
John Woods
Dodge
Great Western Pear Bentley
Woods
Fort Dodge
Neighboring Doctors Aid in Lost Latch Key
In Thirty-first Street New York two physicians live nearby. One night after midnight the first doctor heard a bell and found his neighbor had lost his latch key and asked to telephone the landlady so she could let him in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckees
Thirty-first Street
New York City
Alls
Des Moines Expert Predicts Iowa Corn Surpasses 400 Million Bushels
Professor P G Holden, seed corn testing advocate, reports favorable weather could push Iowa’s corn to over 400 million bushels, the state’s best yield yet. He surveyed fields statewide, noting stands excellent and prospects improving, with further extension work planned to spread the seed corn gospel.
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Des Moines
P. G. Holden
Towa
Iowa
Holden
Des Moines Men Arrested in Westbrook Murder Case
Des Moines, Aug. 21. Albert Latham and William Den Burger were jailed on murder charges in the Westbrook death after confessions linked to Fritz Westbrook’s shooting at Sweaft h and University. Rose Latham and Arthur McVey testified, and statements implicate Tom Walker and McVey as accomplices. arraignment pending.
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Des Moines
Tom Walkzer
Arthur McVey
Rose Davia Latham
Fritz Westbrook
Albert Latham
William den Burger
Westbrook
Trump
Latham
Rose Latham
Frit
Sweafth
University Avenue
Police
McVey
Walker
Spectators Injured as Ball Park Seats Collapse at Walnut
In Council Bluffs on August 20 a section of seats at Walnut collapsed during a ball game, injuring several hundred spectators mostly women. Mrs Ed Burke suffered internal injuries and a broken ankle, possibly fatal. Mrs M Moore and Miss Bertha mos and Harriett Spangler also sustained broken limbs.
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Council Bluffs
Walnut
Ed. Burke
M. Moore
Berthamos
Harriett Spangler
Finds Brother Dead In Bed In Sioux City
Mrs Jessie Kennard found her brother Albert Kelling dead in his bed in Sioux City on the morning of August 17. The 23 year old died in his sleep from heart disease during the night. His father is a hardware merchant on the west side.
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Sioux City
Jessie Kennard
Albert Kelling
Thoughts From The Governor Speech On Reciprocity At Chicago
The governor argues for reciprocity as tariff adjustment to boost exports. He defines protection as the gap between domestic and foreign delivery costs, calls for abandoning producer self interest, and asserts protection should not curb American labor or raise prices for home consumers. He condemns universal high duties and a system that makes the home buyer pay more.
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Chicago
Daughter Provokes Son to Shoot Father in Iowa Town
In Town City on August 17, Tom Higgins of Chicago shot and seriously wounded his father John Higgins after returning home angered by news that his sister Loretta, a local high school student, had been choked by their father and driven from home. Five shots were fired during the melee. one hit the elder Higgins in the face. Tom Higgins was arrested south of the city, waived preliminaries, and is held to the grand jury with bail expected.
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Town City
Vento
Loretta
Tom Higgins
Chicago
John Higgins
Higgins
Loretta Higgins
Tom
Iona City
Young Higgins
Father Cuts Off Child's Foot in Weed Cutting Accident
At Tingley on August 18 a scythe swung by father Mr Collins struck his 3 year old child hidden in weeds. One foot was severed and the other nearly cut off. The father is grief stricken. Medical aid arrived promptly and the child's condition is favorable with good chances of recovery.
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Tingley
Collins
Missing Banker Heard From Denison Aug 19
H S Green the missing banker wanted in Dow City on fraud charges has written from Vancouver B C to Crawford county attorney saying he will try to repay depositors if not jailed He also urges changing the law to allow shooting a failed man by law officers.
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Denison
H. S. Green
Dow City
Crawford County
Vancouver
B. C
Green
Wae Shot From A Distance Reported In Ottumwa
Ottumwa Aug 198. Testimony at a preliminary hearing described the revolver as fired from some distance from the head of Ur M Haris. Undertaker Shaffer testified there were no powder burns and the hair was not singed. Dr Abegg of Kirkville spoke of a fading wound and a possible impact from another instrument.
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Wae
Ottumwa
Ur. M. Haris
Shaffer
Abegg
Kirkville
Train Wrecker von Kutzleben Held for Trial in Davenport
Erich von Kutzleben, accused of wrecking the Rock Island passenger train near Homestead, was brought to Davenport by Sheriff Dieterrich and Special Agent Peterson. He is jailed in Scott county awaiting trial. The report closes with a proverb about the spring lamb and the black sheep.
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Davenport
Erich von Kutzleben
Rock Island
Homestead
Dieterrich
Iowa County
Peterson
Rock Island Road
Scott County
Coal output surge and accidents drop in Iowa mines
Des Moines reports a 600000 ton rise in Iowa coal production with Monroe Polk and Appanoose counties leading. 1905-06 sees 56 fatal and 184 serious accidents in the biennial period, while Polk county mine output nears 1.3 million tons as new large mines with rail access rise. Public health concerns push for stricter carbolic acid controls and Senator Titus urges four year county officer terms to reduce ballot length.
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Des Moines
Secon
Monroe
Polk
Appanoose
Iowa
G. M. Titus
Muscatine
Board of Supervisors
Titus
Polk County
Sweeney
Japanese youth to wed white girl in Council Bluffs marriage
Harry Seki, a young Japanese man of Council Bluffs, procured a license to marry Miss Mamie Watts, a white girl. He cannot speak English and they went to a justice of the peace to be married. The couple plan to travel to the United States to live.
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Harold@ Barnes
Ed Parnes
Des Moines
Tracey
Morris Hartnett
Colfax
Stafford
Kan
John Lundgren
Lehigh
Lundgren
Prairie Creel
Board of Supervisors
Buena Vista County
W. F. Cook
Supreme Court
Muscatine
D. Parmlee
Muscatine Island
H. Dreamp
Harry Seki
Council Bluffs
Milas Mamie Watts
Japan
United States
Samuel Gamble
Eldora
M. Garten
Marshalltown
Union
Gamble
Eldera
Swift Packing Company
Fifth Street
R F. Murray
H. L. Abramson
Sheriff Roadhouse
Fort Scott
Vinton
Ruby Bishop
Cedar Rapids
Benton County
Kansas
Wilson
Charles Theil
Monroe Township
Cfftern
Roadhouse
Youell
John J. Sprague
Boone
Joe Bucknell
Squire Haven
Cherles City
Flossie Pepper
Mamie Watts
Seki
Fortunes, mills and a Norse tale from Bildeford
A murky ledgerlike snippet contrasts wealth with virtue. It notes Lancashire mills spinning vast thread and a Bildeford French Canadian worker asking for leave to wed. The overseer jokes about marriage as priority, revealing a local millyard vignette and informal speech.
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Poweshick County
Gabriel Strand
Chester Township
Grinnell Automobile Garbage Company
Newburg
William Holland
Holland
C. C. Rock
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A. B. Hasbrook
J. C. Johnson
A. Lamb
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