Drowned boy in Nishna river tragedy near Shenandoah
Alva Rhodes, 12, drowned while fishing with a younger companion five miles north of Shenandoah Iowa. The boy swam, tangled, and died despite efforts to resuscitate. The incident followed earlier notes on court cases, bank deposits, and local crimes from the region.
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Alva Rhodes
Nishnaboina
Tse
Shenandoah
Henry County
National State Bank of Mount Pleas
Supreme Court
Suidge Smythe
McCoy
Os- Kaloosa
Eldora
Rinvon
Barber
What Cheer
William Humes, Jr
Wabash Railroad
Grant Hodien
Joseph Badgett
George Lattimer
Sylvester Stucker
Harry, Alias “Dinch" Hall
Lattimer
Bertha Carry Gilbert
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Fort Dodge
Ankeny
Algona
Kossuth County
Mary Bogner
Fairfield
Burlington
Alice Booker
West
Washington Street
Oskaloosa-Buxton Interurban Railway Company
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Dallas
Nichols
Board of Control
Horton
Marshalltown
Mary Gray
Ida Grove
Cherokees
The British Museum and a World’s Largest Plow Mentioned
The fragment notes the British Museum holds over 1 750 000 books with shelves spanning about 69 miles. It adds a claim about money buying little content and a giant plow near Bakersport California standing 18 feet high and capable of cutting eight feet wide.
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British Museum
Bakersport
Cal
Tin Gan Bank Proves Ungate Buried Bills Rot
Henry Gruber of Oto Monona County trusted the tin can deed and buried 1400 dollars in an old tomato can eight miles east of town. After the Oto bank failure many avoided banks and Mr Gruber’s sunken coin spoiled by rains. He buried money to invest in a farm but found a moldy mass when dug up and sent the lot to the treasury for redemption in gold.
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Oto
Henry Gruber
Mononi County
Oto Bank
Henry
Gruber P
Woodbury County
Gruber
Treasury Department
Dallas
Dennison Plans Robbery Charge Trial In Red Oak
Omaha attorney Thomas announces Tom Dennison, acquitted of receiving stolen Pollack diamonds, will be tried for robbery. Civic federation and Jewelers Protective association push for conviction. Trial set for October in Red Oak with same evidence, unless new facts appear.
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Attorney Thomas
Omaha
Tom Dennison
Elmer BE. Thomas
Civic Federation
Jewelers’ Protective Association
Vnca
Dennison
Pollack
Harrison County
Grand Jury
Red Oak
Thomas
Primary Law Supporter Promises Fresh Push
Des Moines June 19 Senator James J Crossley of Madison county visited Des Moines on his way to Cedar Rapids for legal business He remains committed to statewide primary legislation and plans to offer a remodeled measure in the next legislature He notes Allison carried a Crossley variant to Europe for review and expects a new bill to be presented to the public soon.
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Madison County
Des Moines
James J. Crossley
Cedar Rapids
Crossley
Senate Committee On Elections
Allison
Europe
Senate
Iowa
Washington
Midland Chautauqua Costs Far Above Normal
Des Moines patrons face a 1800 plus overshoot for Midland Chautauqua with a rich lineup including Bryan Booker T Washington Sam Jones McClary Iyenaga Holden and Gearhart. Tickets cost only 1.00 for an eleven day event on convenient grounds with camping parties invited. Midland Chautauqua Circuit, 454 Good Block, Des Moines Iowa.
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Des Moines
Sual
Midland Chautauqua
Bryan
Booker T. Washington
Sam Jones
McClary
Iyenaga
Holden
Gearhart
Midland Chautauqua Circuit
Iowa
Supreme Court bars basement saloon in Des Moines case
Des Moines reports that A J McColl sued Bally and Fisher over a basement or second story saloon near the post office. The supreme court ruled the setup violated the plain view requirement, finding the bar not visible from the street and inaccessible from a public sidewalk, thus illegal.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
A. J. McColl
Bally & Fisher
Iowa Loan and Trust Company
Murder May Result in Crippen Arrest After Threats
Des Moines reports James Crippen, alleged ringleader in the Shea murder plot, arrested after he paraded East Court avenue threatening Walter Scott’s vengeance. Detective George Hedrix booked Crippen with the Shea Crippen crowd amid claims he is a long troublemaker and a self styled "bad" man likely to trigger more violence.
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Crippen
Des Moines
East Court Avenue
Morris Shea
Walter Scott
James Crippen
Shea
Keng
George Hedrix
Shea-Crippen
Tives
Will Build Distillery In Oskaloosa
Charles Hoover plans to invest 100000 dollars to establish an institution in Oskaloosa as part of a broader development including the Oskaloosa Buxton interurban line with a 500000 dollar capital. Petitions circulated for two weeks gathered over 1600 signatures, surpassing the 1200 needed to proceed.
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Charles Hoover
Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa-Buxton Interurban
Des Moines Might Be Feeding Point for Railroads
Des Moines may be chosen by railroads as a cattle feeding point, reports to Secretary Wilson say. Farmers urge enforcement of a law requiring railroads to unload cattle every twenty four hours. Sioux City and likely other points such as St Joseph Kansas City and Omaha are mentioned as possibilities.
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Matthew Kienzie
Wisbricklager
Clinton
Calamus
Rock Island
Umits
Muscatine
H. G. Fleming
Osceola
Aineman
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Fort Madison
Santa Fe Hospital
Chares CG. McChord
Cottonwood
Tie
L. Hawkins
Creston
Iowa
Omaha
Fannie Frish
Globe
Town City
A. Norstrum
Burnside
Northwestern
Formijuries
Chicago
Norstrum
Harvey Tubbs
Charles Guy
Tubbs
Abe Cramer
Robert Bennett
Cherokee
Aurelia
Gillette
Cramer
Bennett
William Sullivan
Des Moines
Clayton Hurley
Newton
Marshal Agnew
Sullivan
Western Union Telegraph Company
Hurley
Congress
David B. Henderson
Dubuque
Mississippi
California
Colonel Henderson
Mr. Henderson
Harry
Frank Schumacher
Wilson
Agricultural Department
Washington
Sioux City
T. Joseph
Kansas City
Passengers Narrow Escape in Lyle Train Collision
A Chicago Milwau kee and St Paul freight train crashed into an Illinois Central passenger at Lyle at 4 o clock yesterday on the crossing. The collision occurred as the passenger cars were stranded. No serious injuries reported.
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Lyle
Chicago, Milwaukee
Iowa Supreme Court rules guardianship favors kin in adoptions
Des Moines dispatch reports the Iowa Supreme Court held that when a parent dies or abandons a child, guardianship passes to grandparents or other kin, not to adoptive strangers. The decision in Holmes v Merrie reversed a lower court ruling, clarifying limits on adoption papers and protecting kinship custody.
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Des Moines
Town Supreme Court
James M. Holmes
John
Margaret Merrie
Webster
Galvanized Iron Coating Details in Questioned Process
A report discusses galvanizing as dipping iron into molten zinc rather than electroplating. It notes the term implying electricity is misleading and includes a critique of local school and political advertising practices. References to fay bags and Yer Grint appear in fragmented text.
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Brussels
Tor Sy
Yer Grint
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Grandma Shafter
Martin
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Frank McKirn
Scoffy
William Jeffries
Northwestern Railroad Company
Edward Larson
William Boler
Pierce Miles
Eleventh Avenue
Iowa State Fair
Liberati Millitary Band
New York
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Liberati
Signor A. Liberati
Philadelphia
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Charles City
TIN Gan Bank
Monona County
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Benjamin JD. Rea
Hutchinson
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State Board of Medical Examiners
J. R. Shike
Still College of Osteopathy
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