Iowa News Roundup of Accidents and Damage
A Boone resident injures his back after striking a newell post in a stairway. Cudahy Packing Company awards a $300,900 Sioux City improvment contract to Omaha builder Frank Burness for a large ice house and main house. Lake City clubs push a public library in a school building, opening at least three days weekly. Marion sees two substance incidents. Mrs. Squires drank tincture of aconite, while nearby, a man named Kuhl attempted suicide with the poison but survived. Ottumwa reports a fatal shooting in Smoky Row and a white woman jailed. Roots died from head wounds, Merritt charged. A Cedar Rapids interurban crash near Swisher injures eighteen, two fatally, with Crews blamed on contravening orders. motorman Beale dies, Conductor Hagerty dismissed. Illinois-born locals face river floods, with Missouri and Big Sioux currents threatening farms and Riverside boat houses. Farther, MacLean of Iowa University ill from blood poisoning. Clinton painter George Woods shoots at himself but survives. Mason City murder verdicts hinge on an unknown assailant. Reinbeck man dies after being struck by a runaway team. Mason City alcohol deaths and a possible town dispute lead to inquest. Iowa Manufacturers form a new insurance company at Waterloo with $100,000 capitalization. Council Bluffs doctors injured in a buggy crash. Houghton family hospitalized. Lane heirs share $120,000 estate. lawyers paid unless Simpson objects. Mason City thefts include pickpocketing and robberies tied to Independence Day events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Moore
Boone
Cudahy Packing Company
Sioux City
Frank Burness
Omaha
Cudahy Company
Armour & Co
Lake City
Deila Squires
Marion
Ganger Uy
W. QO. Kennedy
Madison
Wis
Matt Kuhl
Council Bluffa
Kuhl
Mineola
Council Bluffs
Frank Roots
Ottumwa
James Merritt
Roots
Merritt
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Charles McCracken
St. Luke’s Hospital
John O. Beale
Joseph Krenek
Hagerty
Keough
Cou Falls
Swisher
Wagerty
Japsa
Johnny Fergow
James Duncan
Dubuque
Mississippi
Duncan
Missouri
Big Sioux
Riverside Park
Wilson
Palmyra
Ia Tal
Hiiself
Edward Anderson
Mason City
Anderson
John Robinson
Reinbeck
Robinson
Main Street
Ward
Ed Anderson
St. Ansgar
Willow Creek
Ile
Iowa
Waterloo
W. W. Marsh
R. O. Green
Fort Dodge
Thomas B. Carson
Davenport
S. W. Mercer
Iowa Manufacturers’ Association
F. W. Houghton
Houghton
Patrick
James Lane
Patrick Lane
Avoca
Marvin Simpson
Pow Deat
Messrs
Lane
Simpson
A. Benhara
Hamline
Minn
Lev Meridan
Wheeler Hotel
Will Hoffman
Couple Held For Pratt Grime In Rockwell City
William Persing and Mrs Pratt were arraigned on poisoning Cyrus Pratt and sent for grand jury after a change of venue. Bonds set at 2500 each. Persing to jail. Witnesses testified as defense and prosecution outlined the motive alleged by Mrs Pratt. She confessed loving the hired man and asked him to stay if Pratt died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gsso
Rockwell City
William Persing
Druggists Win Case Injunction Against Abatement Writ
Judge Caswell granted an injunction at Belle Plaine restraining Benton county sheriff from enforcing a writ of abatement against two druggists H. D. Swallum and J. G. Van Meter who refused a $1,000 license bond. The ruling affects all county druggists and may nullify bonds posted by others if tested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caswell
Belle Plaine
Benton County
H. D. Swallum
J. G. van Meter
Thomas H. Milner
Davenport Bank Official Shot by Reckless Celebrator
Henry G Thompson head bookkeeper of the German Sayings bank and a Davenport figure of prominence was shot in the back by a celebrator firing ball cartridges. The bullet pierced his back bone near the spinal cord, causing severe fractures and likely fatal injury after suffering intense pain until anesthesia. Henry Thomsen, leading Davenport banker and cashier of the Farmers and Mechanics bank, died from a July Fourth shooting amid local celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Thompson
Davenport
Henry G. Thompson
Hans G. Thomsen
Thomsen
Farmers and Merchanics’ Bank
Fall that killed Carroll printer prompts coroner inquest
Carroll region reports the death of C. Koenig a transient printer whose residence is unknown after a twelve foot fall from a ladder onto cement his skull fractured and life ended soon after a notebook in his pocket lists his name and notes to notify a doctor if injured. Coroner inquest set for Monday may lead to body being shipped to Des Moines for dissections if unclaimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Koenig
Carroll
Towa
New York
Albert Lea
Minn
Des Moines
William Mueller Located in Indian Territory
William Mueller, missing Graettinger Savings Bank cashier, located in Indian Territory. No criminal charges against him. unlikely to be brought back. Personal creditors face losses while depositors will be paid in full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mueller
Spencer
Wiliam Mueller
Graettinger Savings Bank
Indian Territory
Ground to Pieces Under Train in Davenport
Two men were killed when struck by a Rock Island freight train last evening in Davenport. One man appeared to be George Dean of Burlington, Illinois, the other a man from Peoria. They were walking on the tracks in the western part of the city when the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
George Dean
Burlington
Peoria
Rock Island Prssenter
Smallest South African coin value shifts before war
Before the late Boer war the smallest circulating coin was worth about six certs. Now coins worth about two cents are in use, reflecting a change in currency value and monetary practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Murder at Guthrie Center Ends in Fatal Shooting
Gharles Seeley of Guthrie Center died after being shot by Joseph Mackinson late Friday night following a dispute over a berry patch. Mackinson, an ex Nebraska soldier, is in custody charged with murder. Seeley, about 35, was a drayman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gharles Seeley
Guthrie Center
Joseph Mackinson
Seeley
Mackinson
Nebraska
Boys Burn to Death in Seymour House Fire
Four and five year old boys died in a Seymour house fire traced to children playing with firecrackers. The blaze occurred around 3 pm yesterday at the home of Samuel Squillman while both parents were away. The charred remains of the two youngsters were recovered from the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Samuel Squillman
George Billard
Constitutional Insurance Tax Case to Supreme Court
Des Moines July 6 Judge James A Howe sustained the demurrer in the suit by the Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Co to recover taxes. Fourteen companies join the action, which argues state taxation discriminates against state mutuals versus county mutuals. The judge says the tax is a license tax, not property tax, and that the state may tax companies doing business statewide but not limited to counties. The ruling notes classifications based on area and fraternal status, with fraternal associations exempt from tax. The case proceeds to the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
James A. Howe
Gilbert
Gilbertson
Towa Mulusi Tornado Insurance Company
Supreme Court
State Mutuals
County Mutuals
Howe
Casualties of the Fourth of July in Iowa
Des Moines reports show a growing list of Fourth of July firework injuries. The tally includes fatalities and numerous injuries across Des Moines and other parts of the state, with details incomplete but indicating multiple serious cases and statewide incidents.
Respite Granted for Edgar Bailey in Kansas City
Edgar G. Bailey once of La Porte City Iowa received a sixty day reprieve from Governor Folk in Missouri, delaying his hanging set for next Thursday. The extension is granted to his father J M Bailey to prepare new evidence in the case tied to the killing of Albert Ferguson, a non union hack driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Bailey
Kansas City
Edgar G. Bailey
la Porte City
Folk
J. M. Bailey
Bailey
Albert Ferguson
M. Bailey
Springfield
Glidden Man Hurt by Falling Harpoon Fort
James Cuthbert son was severely wounded when a harpoon fort fell from a hay rack on the Ingersoll farm one mile west of Glidden. The weapon pierced his arm above the elbow and reached the lungs. He was treated in Glidden and later sent to Mercy hospital at Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glidden
Ingersoll Farm
Here
James Cuthbertson
New Mercy Hospital
Carroll
Baby Boy Drowns After Fall Into 14 Inch Well
Des Moines on July 6 a two year old son of Mr and Mrs Allen Cunningham of Rolling street wandered to an open well and fell in head first. The mother found him moments later with his small body floating in water. The accident occurred near the house and the well measured about fourteen inches in diameter. Reove 2 &, Sullivan managed a rescue attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Allen Cunningham
Rolling Street
Tipe
Sullivan
Notes From The Capital Des Moines July 10 1895
The Des Moines dispatch reports assorted Iowa items. Railroad assessments closely match gross earnings for major lines including Burlington and Rock Island at near parity, with several lines showing higher percentages. A bank hold up in Adel leads to parole for Crawford and work as a blacksmith. State investigators reject Scott county food-supply complaints for Mount Pleasant sane hospital. Preston donates prehistoric tools and mollusk collection, while land dealer Mr. Preston plans more deeds. Labor leaders issue a new circular on child labor, contrasting with 17th century England while noting Iowa lacks age limits, hours, or fitness tests for child labor. Westbrook shot by masked robbers on University Ave. bloodhounds search failing to catch suspects. Farm interests plan to attend a railroad tax hearing, seeking to influence assessment. Hilda Hill, Somers delegate to Epworth League in Denver, dies of heart disease on Georgetown loop. body sent home with $100 raised by Iowa delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlinois Central
Town Central
Rock Island
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
State Federation of Labor
England
Macaulay
Norwich
Iowa
Germany
France
Hilda Hill
Denver
Georgetown
Telegraph Compared To Stretching Collie Between Oban And Tobermory
A West Highlander likens the new electric telegraph to stretching his collie from Oban to Tobermory and back, explaining that some things are beyond understanding. The remark ends with a quip: millionaires never become poets, and vice versa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Glasgow
Tobermory
Turn Your Mind Toward Action and Self-Betterment
A Success Magazine exhortation warns against doom thinking and envy. It urges self discipline and steady effort, canceling complaints and self-pity. Focus on real work, renewal, and turning chances into results.
By Our Own Owl and Matrimony Wisdom in a Smattering
A Somerville Journal style collection lampoons gender norms with witty observations. It notes distrust of luck, the value of silence, and the curb of selfishness through matrimony while quipping about a bank cashier and a wife who jokes about exaggeration.
Australian Leal herb cure advertised for women
Mother Gray of New York promotes AUSTRALIAN LEAL a herbal remedy for female weaknesses back pain kidney bladder and urinary troubles offered through druggists or by mail sample mailed free The Mother Gray Co LeRoy N Y also a related note describes John H Nelson of Oil City Pa rescuing a carrier pigeon found in his chimney after a bath the bird was released unharmed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
New York
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy, N
John H. Nelson
Oil City
Mgr. Nelson
Family in Chase Lake Maine Has Long Lived Lineage
In Chase Lake Maine a family with only one death in fifty years is led by Mrs. Chase aged eighty four. She has ten living children the youngest being forty six. There are twenty five grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. Mrs. Chase's husband died in 1875.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase Lake
Handle with Care a Railroad Prank Tale
A Kansas editor recalls a railroad workerwho, despite illness, rose to hurl a package marked Handle with Care along the depot platform and collapsed, dying after the risky prank.
Dodd's Kidney Pills Promoted as Cure in Kushequa
In Kushequa Pennsylvania a local belief forms that Dodd's Kidney Pills are the one sure cure for rheumatism and kidney troubles. Mrs M L Davison of Kushequa says thirty years of rheumatism and lame back vanished after two boxes, with others reporting similar relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kushequa
Pennsylvania
Dodd
M. L. Davison
Tallowe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lal
the News
Pratt Grime
Mrs. Pratt
Will Persing
Vetter
Decise Crawford
Orlando & Wilkins
Dallas County Savings Bank
Adel
S. M. Leach
St. Les
State Board of Control
Scott County
Mount Pleasant Insane Hospital
The
State Historical Department
J. W. Preston
Baxter
Preston
Asid T. van Hyning
Washington
Tritz Westbrook
Harris-Emery Company
University Avenue
Thirteenth
Fourteenth Streets
Westbrook
Dave Felsom
Searsboro
Success Magazine
Somerville Journal
Kansas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!