Jury convicts Brown for unlawful liquor sale in Iowa
In Harrison county district court a jury finds Brown, a Missouri Valley pharmacist, guilty of unlawfully selling liquor. The report also notes a run of local incidents including a football fatality, a dodge at a risked business dispute, a near-fatal cow attack, a sensational divorce case in Woodbury County, and several local accidents and legal steps across the region.
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Tarrison County
Low
Brown
Missouri Valley
Harry Rowe
Sidmey
Tie
Howell
John Barthel
Michael Barthell
Wanken
Warfield-Pratt-Howell Company
W. J. Davis
Hamilton
Davis
John Calvert
Mason City
Mantle
Woodbury County
Champlin
T. M. Sinclar
Sinclair
Forged name used to flaunt loot before vanishing
Charles Smothers, wanted in Deep River for forgery, visited Oskaloosa. He used the name Kirby or Hirby, forged two checks and spent proceeds on clothes, a gold watch, revolver, automobile cap, groceries, and a $90 cash display before fleeing. Deep River officers traced him to Atwood then to this city en route to California.
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Oskaloosa
Charles Smothers
Deep River
Kirby
Hirby
Avery
Lo Atwood
California
Robbers Blow Safe at Midway Postoffice
Safe blowers wrecked the Midway Illinois postoffice safe securing 70 in cash and 75 in stamps. A blacksmith was robbed of his tools used for blowing the safe. No clue is available, and the crime occurred early yesterday morning.
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Midway
Iowa City
Sioux City
Juror Drank and Napped During Trial in Crescent
William Burchard of Crescent appeared in Judge W R Green s court under the influence of liquor. He slept through witnesses testimony and was removed from the jury for the remainder of the term, with pay for the last day denied. Judge Green declined further contempt penalties.
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Council Buffs
Dee
District Court
Frunkenness
Uable
Green
Buchard
Football Ban at Ottumwa Schools Approved
Ottumwa school board last evening banned football citing dangerous features in current play. Students may not participate until the game is reformed to school authorities' satisfaction.
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Ottumwa
Dec
Nebraska Divorce Law Not Applicable to Iowa Marriages
Justice E B Gardiner ruled that Nebraska divorce law prohibiting remarriage within six months cannot apply to marriages in Iowa. The decision followed a criminal case against Mark A Sweney for knowingly marrying another's wife. Sweney wed Zenetta Ball in Council Bluffs. Ball had divorced R A Ball in Omaha less than three months earlier.
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Council Bluffs
E. B. Gardiner
Nebraska
Towa
Mark A. Sweney
Sweney
Soundt Bluffs
Zenetta Ball
R. A. Ball
Omaha
Knicker Bazaar Cartoon Quip on Baby Named After Uncle
A humorous caption from Harver's Bazar jokes that a baby was not named after a rich uncle because the uncle offered $10,000 to stop the naming. The exchange features Boecker and a remark about financial influence on naming.
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Knicker
Boecker
Harver's Bazar
Soldier Demands Clerk Job Duties Under Soldier Preference Law
J. J. Payne, a veteran, asks Des Moines officials to dismiss City Clerk N. B. Vertrees and appoint Payne under the soldier's preference law. He seeks full back pay for salaries drawn by Vertrees, arguing the clerk was not properly granted preference during appointment.
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Bes Moines
Dec
J. J. Payne
N. B. Vertrees
Vertrees
Motive Found Behind Griswold Death in Des Moines
Des Moines reports reveal Grace Stockman admitted Griswold led a double life with a wife and an illicit partner at 214 Ridge Street. On September 12 Griswold visited Stockman at Mercy Hospital while ill, with financial strain and hidden affairs driving a motive for suicide.
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Es Moines
Dec
Giewge KR
Griswold
Des Moines
Grace Stockman
Tlicir
Ridge Street
Arthur Stockman
Duing Griswoll
Lmeell
Miss Stockman
Ingersoll
George R. Griswold
Omaha
Mercy Hospital
President summons state auditor for Washington meeting
Des Moines reports Auditor of State B. F. Carroll has been summoned to Washington by President Roosevelt. The president may discuss federal regulation of interstate insurance and plans for possible legislation with state insurance commissioners. Carroll believes a National Association conference could be involved and will depart at once.
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Des Moines
Dec
B. FP
Carroll
Washington
Roosevelt
Carroll Beleves
National Association of State Insurance Commissioners and Auditors
Congress
William McWilliams Sentenced to Be Hanged
William McWilliams of Independence was sentenced to hang by Judge Platt after pleading guilty to killing his wife and five children with a hammer and a butcher knife on November 22. The court room in Independence was packed as the judge, aged seventy six, imposed the death sentence though the execution cannot occur for a year. McWilliams showed no emotion as the sentence was read.
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Waterloo
William McWilliams
Independence
Platt
Judge Platt
McWilliams
Say Boy's Teacher Caused His Death
Des Moines report states Dave Carruthers aged 14 son of Bob Carruthers, former champion pitcher and umpire, died at home from heart failure allegedly induced by corporal punishment at the public school. The boy reportedly suffered a severe shaking by his teacher, afterward falling ill and dying. he reportedly had a weak heart of which the teacher was unaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dave Carruthers
Bob Carruthers
Iowa Woman Inherits From Pittsburg Millionaire
Onawa Iowa Mrs May Oliver Holbrook receives 5000 from the estate of late James B Oliver Pittsburg manufacturer who died at his home last week The will names Mrs Holbrook as one of the heirs amid a vast fortune and estate details remain to be settled locally.
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Iowa
Onawa
James B. Oliver
Pittsburg
May Oliver Holbrook
Oliver
Public Official Deflects Questions At Mt Washington
A clipped, partial quote suggests a public official spoke for about 45 minutes at a Mt Washington event, with the editor noting the official's reluctance to confess or clarify details amid a press inquiry.
Rail commission flags Iowa rail service gaps and finance shifts
The Iowa state railroad commission censures railroads for neglecting branch lines and failing to provide enough cars for messengers, urging adherence to recommendations. The audit checks reveal $17,760,481.49 on deposit for eighteen security holdings. Plans for college budgeting and university asks are noted, while development of rail ventures faces leadership changes and possible takeovers by eastern interests. The Des Moines Woman's Club study questions club life’s impact on children, and moves toward Galveston style municipal government gain traction in Des Moines, Ottumwa, Cedar Rapids, and other cities.
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Nes Mo
Nta
Dee. Otte
State Railroad Commission
Naminal
Ha State
Con
Iowa
Des Moines
Woman’s Club
Galveston
Tex
General Assembly
James G. Berrynil
Ottumwa
Burlington
Berryhill
Cedar Rapids
Falling out of Miss Jones and Mr Brown hinted at
A fragmentary note reports a question about an engagement, then a quip about a falling out between Miss Jones and Mr Brown. The exchange mentions they met when one was looking at the other in Bradstreet's. The Detroit Free Press fragment also contains unrelated rural aunt chatter and garbled lines.
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Miss Jones
Mr. Brown
Bradstreet’s
Detroit Free: Press
New Through Train From Chicago to Los Angeles
A new electric illuminated through train from Chicago to Los Angeles will begin December 17 running daily from Wells Street Station at 10 PM and arriving in Los Angeles at 4 45 PM on the third day. The route uses the Chicago Union Pacific North Western line via Salt Lake Route with double track to Ogden and Salt Lake City and passes through Council Bluffs Omaha Cheyenne and San Bernardino Riverside and Pomona. The equipment includes several Pullman sleeping and dining cars, a composite observation car and a library deck room, with dining served by skilled staff and top menus, and round trip tickets allow stopovers at Salt Lake City and California points. Additional items note literary reprintings and new editions from publishers, recommending works by Van Dsle and others, with praise for The House of Mirth and related criticism.
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North-Western Line
Union Pacific
Salt Lake
Chicago
Los Angeles
North-Western
Wells Street
Pulhman
Pullman
Jacarte Servier
Missouri River
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Cheyenne
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Utah
Nevada
Citrus Fruit Region
California
San Gernadino
Riverside
Pomona
Salt Lake Road
Notable claim ties Woodhy to English aristocracy
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt relays a tale in which Woodhy’s grandfather is described as having risen from one of England’s great houses. A companion recalls hearing the elder man fell from a roof he was fixing for a lord, while a child character questions future marriage as a visitor chats with the thoughtful Mima about parental care.
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Woodhy
England
Philadelphia Ledger
Mima
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