Deadly list of Iowa deaths in Chicago and Iowa incidents
The partly legible report lists several Iowa lives cut short or altered by misfortune. It notes a MeLAFF figure and a stockman near Catlist found dead in a Chicago hotel room from suspected gas. a miner blinded by a mine blast near Fort Dodge. a farmer hanging near Urbana. a runaway accident near Blakesburg that killed Miss Olye Ross and injured others. a jail escape survivor after a dynamite blast at Hamilton. and various local incidents, legal actions, and civic news across Iowa months and places.
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F. E. Scoville
Catlist
Tentonia
Chicago
Marty Mevicle
Holiday Creek Coal Company
Fort Dodge
John Tsien
Urbana
Ensign
Althoueh
Olye Ross
Tracy Ross
Agnes Millard
Bert Brooks
Nea Blakesburg
Miss Ross
Pleasant Bowcrhursts
George Miller
Sant Ross
W. J. Davis
Hamilton
Davis
Union Elevator Company
Eompany
C. FP. Coverdale
Towa Agricutural College
J. A. Main
Olio
Towa
Kansas
Texas
Michigan
F. A. Nave
Attica
William 0. MccCavish
Coggan
Chester Whites
Iowa Agricultural College
Towa Agricultural College
Nebraska Agricultural Ecllege
Kansas Agricultural College
New York
Iowa
Cresmeries
Cedar Falls
Tom Cunningham
Hose Company No. 3
Davenport
Des Moines Men Bet Franchise For Interurban Line
Indianola council grants Des Moines based Indianola Interurban Railway a franchise to build an interurban line with a six mile track by six months and ten miles by one year, special election set for Jan 30. bonds placed, incorporation to follow, backed by local financiers and rumored Polk interests.
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Des Moines
Indianola Interurban Railway Company
William Wilcexen
Indianola
Des Moines Company
Noteen
Wilcoxen
Ines Moines
Pol'y
Polk
Legislature to Move Soldier Monument in Iowa
Des Moines reports an upcoming bill to move the Iowa State Soldiers monument from its current site to Nash Park on West Ninth Street. G A S posts circulate petitions seeking district support for the relocation with General James B. Weaver backing the effort. Des Moines posts favor Nash Park as the best new site and will request legislative permission.
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Des Moines
IMI
Iowa State Soldiers’ Monument
Nash Park
West Ninth Street
James B. Weaver
Estherville Suffer Severe Fire Hits Major Blocks
A Saturday night blaze in Estherville destroyed two leading mercantile blocks. The William Bartlett building housing EL C. Brees Furniture and the three story Lawrence Peterson building housing Newberry department store were wiped out. Estimated totals show losses around 46 000 plus insured amounts, with varying insurance coverage. Local origin of the fire remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
William Bartlett
EL C. Brees
Lawrence Peterson
Newberry
Brees
Boy Loses Both His Legs In Freight Train Accident
Harry W Ted, 16, was crushed by a freight train in Atlantic while carrying ice to a brakeman for a hot box. The train backed onto him, severing both legs above the knees. amputation was performed and his survival remains uncertain after severe blood loss.
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Atlantic
Harry Whitted
Gilbert in Grave and Reverent Company Joke
W S Gilbert enjoyed lunch at a country club when six clergymen on a motor tour surrounded him. After exposing his identity, a cleric asked how it felt to be in grave and reverend company. He replied, Like a monk in a den of lawyers, a man without humor is short of sense.
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W. S. Gilbert
Gilbert
Building name dispute at Ames college and new hall plan
Ames December 17 trustees at Town State College rejected alumni demand to name the new building Beardshear Wall, designating Central Hall instead. The board approved plans for a new agricultural hall costing about 934000 with bids to estimate total cost for possible legislative appropriation, plus a 371000 budget and requests for direct and special appropriations to support library and equipment needs.
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Ames
Doata
Town State College
Beardshear
Legisatire
Luau Wai
Amina
Catt
Coliere
Engineering Hall
Stubbs Sentenced to Eighteen Months for Embezzlement
David T. Stubbs, cashier for Citizens Gas and Electric, was sentenced to eighteen months at Fort Madison penitentiary after admitting to a $1,875 shortfall in his accounts. The judge, W. Green, refused a nominal sentence despite friends’ pleas citing Stubbs’ prominence. An application for parole is expected, but Green will not support it.
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Camel Titus
David T. Stubbs
Fort Madison
Stubbs
Citizens Gas and Electric Company
W. #. Green
Cumtmins
Fudge Green
Udell Bank Robbed by Safe Crackers
Udell Dec 20 Robbers dynamited the Tank of Udell Bank on Monday night and escaped with about 9600 in cash after blasting a frame addition that hid the large safe. The explosion was so neatly wrapped that the crime wasn’t noticed until J J Taylor bank owner opened the bank at daybreak yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Udell
J. J. Taylor
Quiet Again At Shanghai
Washington reports from Shanghai that the situation is normal. About 4,500 sailors and marines plus volunteers are guiding the streets as order returns. The mixed court is expected to reopen on Saturday.
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Shanghai
Washington, D. C
State Department
Miner Dies Under Four Tons Of Slate At Colon Mine
In Oskaloosa Nebraska on December 22 Edwin Wiis aged 35 was crushed to death beneath four tons of slate at the Colon mines. He was the son of Linza Ellis state deputy of the Odd Fellows.
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Oskaloosa
Nec
Tdwin Wiis
Colon
Linza Ellis
The
Odd Fellows
Child Killed in Runaway Near Pleasant Home
Ottumwa reports a 16 year old girl Ollye Rosa residing near Pleasant Home jumped from a runaway and was instantly killed. Her neck was broken in the incident dated December 21.
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Ottumwa
Ollye
Rosa
Pleasant Home
Iler Neck
No one is Useless Who Lightens Burdens for Others
A public quote attributed to Charles Dickens emphasizes that kindness matters, noting that no person is worthless if they ease another’s load and provide help to those in need. The saying frames compassion as a universal value.
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Dickens
Wealthy Mapleton farmer killed by cattle herd
A Mapleton farmer named Aneny was trampled to death by a hungry herd of cattle while returning home with a salt load. His body was found in a gully after neighbors searched for two days. He had left two days earlier to feed his cattle, carrying a large sack.
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Sioux City
Aneny
Mapleton
Mneny
Senate Weighs Punishment for a Convicted Senator
The Senate debated two hours over whether to remove a senator convicted in court while keeping him on the rolls, then dropped the matter. House discussions covered insurance, immigration, and canal funding with Frederick Landis delivering a maiden speech on insurance reform. The Panama canal emergency act moved to conference as lawmakers scrutinized insurance control and federal-state roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bee
Senate
Frederick Landis
Indiana
Conference Committee
Faa
House
Fatay Contineia
Shonts
Panama Canal Commission
Clover Leaf Railroad
Tonles
Agricultural Department
Bowie
Alabama
Panama Canal
Gearla
Mitchell
Oregon
Cassville duo captured in Davenport for theft and burglary
Hugh Stockin and Walter Walker of Cassville Wisconsin are jailed in Davenport after being captured while seeking medical aid for Stockin who had a leg wound. They admit robbery near LeClaire Illinois and a burglary at Holdridge. Walker led officers to the hideout and Stockin is hospital bound.
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Hugh Stockin
Walter Walker
Cassville
Wis
Davenport
Stockin
Usar le Claire
Stochkin
Mercy Hospital
Walker
Tt Wis
Hldridge
Waler
Slaughter of Tartars Reported by Turkish Consul
A dispatch from Condan Linonle quotes the Turkish consul at Bitoum saying Armoey janes massacre Tartars at a rate of 500 daily.
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Donden
Condan Linonle
Bitoum
Armoey Janes
Father Opposes Pardon for William Toole
The father of William Toole, serving a sentence for wife murder, writes Gov Cumming protesting against Toole's pardon to be asked of the legislature this winter. He says Toole deserves the punishment he is receiving.
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Fies Maines
William Toole
Murrer
Cumming
Toole
Mts
Fragmented 19th century dialogue on adulterated groceries
A garbled exchange concerns a grocer selling adulterated milk and the presence of formaldehyde tracers. The dialogue references an old man and a priestly figure, with scattered phrases about water and pouches, suggesting a satirical or editorial clipping on food purity.
Notes From The Capital Des Moines Tribune Summary
Des Moines notes detail legislative leanings on the primary law with Republicans dominating the inquiries and only a few Democrats signaling support. Contested elections in O’Brien county involve Witmer and Youde as incumbents while the house will judge eligibility, and a Christmas pardon case follows. Police budget, Iowa State Fair timing, smallpox cases, and several local items including a luminous Pike’s Peak searchlight are also mentioned.
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Des Moines
Teo
Sioux City Tribune
Tribune
O'Brien
House of Representatives
Heam
George RR. Witmer
Witmer
Youde
Maritime
O'Brien County
Whitmer
O’brien County
Whieh
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