Banker's continuance delays case to September court
Clanca Nye formerly of Tabor, brought from Walla Walla Washington to answer forgery charges, secured a continuance until September 10. Bond set at 1 dollar. Town conference of United Brethren at Cedar Rapids erected the Rev. VL Patterson of Lisbon as presiding elder and chose Toledo Iowa as annual meeting place.
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Clanca Nye
Tabor
Ayho
Walla Walla
Wash
Itis
United Brethren Church
Cedar Rapids
Essex
Key Weaier
Towa
Inngrovell
Tere
Davenport
Des Moines
Lenihan
Great Falls
Mont
Sioux City
Iowa
Bcome
Julia Rogers
Iowa University
Misa Rogers
Iowa State Firemen
Clinton
Department of Lincoln
Wic
Milwaukee
Peoria
Springfield
Jack
Des i Moines
Fleet Illinois
House Of’representatives
James White
Clinton County
George Knocke, Sr
George Knocke, Jr
White
Knocke
Scott County
Sneckes
Clinton District Court
IBE
Scase Dry Goods Company
Ottumwa
Scase Concern
Sense
Burlington
Lockridge
John Peterson
West Burlington
Lawrence Allen
Hairfield
Frick
Prominent Enanetsbure Merchant among Local Incidents
Ke Robert Shea a leading Enanetsbure merchant, aged 40, collapsed in his store a few days ago. The report covers a high school spelling contest, a fatal rail collision at Davis Junction due to signal error, civil suit verdicts, burglaries in Mason City and Des Moines suburbs, a Burlington train accident near Lockridge with multiple injuries, a grand jury decision in Fort Dodge, a Newton death deemed alcoholism, and a Burlington No. 6 wreck with several injuries. Also noted are a bulk sale bill senate committee vote and closing Indianola revival services with 240 conversions and a $660 honorarium to Rev. C. K. Barrett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Shea
Enanetsbure
Sibley
EH. Neill
CG. E. Davis
Sioux City
St. Paul Road
Davis Junction
N. P Hansen
J. S. Cray
W. FE. Gray
IW. Cline
Rockwell City
Plaintif
Haing
Co-Operative
Mason City
Farr Grocery Company
Ead
Nellstreet and
Hartford Avenue
Sevastopol
Des Moines
QO. G. Olsen
Lockidge
Burlington
Bugsy
Olsen
Ottumwa
Grand Jury
Fort Dodge
John Keller
George Zahn
Newton
Bale
Zahn
Lockridge
Fairfield
John Bloom
West Burlington
John Peterson
Ernest Patit
Seattle
Wash
Charles Ellerhoff
Hudolph Frick
No. 6
Barnhart
Mount Pleasant
Senate Judiciary Commie
Indianola
C. K. Barrett
Ames Doctor Robbed and Injured in City Attack
Ames March 25 Dr. A. C. Bare a physician of this city was robbed and stabbed at his office in a building near the main street and railroad yards. He was knocked senseless with a sand bag, pocketbook and watch taken, and the assailants fled through a back stairs to the railroad yards. The wound in the abdomen is about three inches, not considered life threatening, and recovery is expected. Local suspects are being sought by authorities.
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Ames
A. Tare
Bare
Ambrose Cambridge Fire Causes Thousands in Losses
Fire in Cambridge destroyed a butcher shop, a drug store, an opera house, and the Cambridge Leader office, with plant value $1,800 insured for $800. A second blaze the next day burned a quarter of the business section, total losses about $15,000 with little insurance. origin unknown.
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Cambridge
Fred Hass
R. K. Thompson
Opera House
Cambridge Leader
M. S. Beck
Miss Duell
Minneapolis
Graftons
Hass
Editor Newton Beaten During Bank Robbery Attempt
Castana March 23. Grappling with a robber trying to break into the Castana bank editor N G Newton of the Times was bruised and left insensible. The assailant fired at Newton but fled as the struggle ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Castana
N. G. Newton
the Times
Saw Kills Operator in Iowa Town
In Pella on March 24 Jacob Van Gorp, a 30 year old farmer, was instantly killed while operating a rotary saw when a fragment struck his face. His brother John Van Gorp was lightly injured in the leg. Jacob leaves a wife and three young children.
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Pella
Jacob van Gorp
John van Gorp
van Gorp
Merchant Is Death by Own Action in Muscatine
Jacob Braugh a retired merchant of Durant killed himself by hanging in Muscatine March 23. Health is believed to be the cause of the death by own action. Twenty head of cattle burned near Lisbon. Fire started from a chimney destroyed two barns, cattle, and a horse. Loss about 3000 dollars with 1500 dollars insured. Some remark on shop windows and economic fortunes ends.
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Muscatine
Jacob Braugh
Durant
Cedar Rapids
George Fink
Lisbon
Fort Dodge Hero Engineer Averts Worse Collision
Fort Dodge detail reports Engine Brown stayed at the throttle to slow No 1 from a mile a minute to under half, saving many lives in the Duncombe head on. Fireman Walter Cutting died leaping clear, while Engineer MecNamarrah and his fireman suffered injuries. The westbound Limited, delayed, and a Fort Dodge freight collided as both trains battled wind on a single track.
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Fort Dodge
Brown
Duncombe
Amelack
Walter Cutting
Waterloo
Cutting
MecNamarrah
Webster City
Limited
May Investigate Iowa Insurance Companies
Des Moines March 24 The senate committee on insurance voted to report for passage a bill creating a legislative commission to examine all life and fire insurance practices in Iowa and to revise laws. The commission will consist of two senators and three representatives, paid $10 a day plus expenses, and may hire legal and clerical assistance with total expenses not to exceed $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Senate Committee On Insurance
Legislative
Iowa
General Assembly
Must Paint Gasoline Packages Red, Law Passes
Des Moines reports the Senate approves a bill requiring all gasoline containers to be painted red and labeled gasoline. The measure, introduced by Senator Harger and pushed by Representative Epperson, excludes small consumer car tanks and large bulk vessels, taking effect January 1, 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pes Moines
House
Senate
Harger
Epperson
Possible Florence wreck victim tied to Gill family death
March 22 report says Mitchell Gill, youngest son of James Gill, may have died in the Florence Colorado railroad wreck. He was in California when he learned his father was dying and wired to hasten home, but no word has come since.
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Packwood
Mitchell Gill
James Gill
Gill
Florence
Colo
California
Educational Bill Passes The House In Des Moines
Des Moines March 23 The senate approved a single fifteen member regents board for Iowa three state education institutions with a 32 to 16 vote after the longest debate of the session. The governor would appoint the board with senate approval. the board would name three paid finance committee members and set policy with nonpartisan balance and per diem expenses for its work.
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Des Moines
Senate
Yoas—Brooks
Grace
Crawford
Lanham
Eckles
Blerick
Garst
Harper
Hartshorn
Hasselquist
Jenkins
Lughes
Kimmel
Kinne
Lambert
Lewis
Lyons
Maylay
Newherry
Saunders
Smith
Burlington
Mitchell
Stirton
Taylor
Turner
Wade
Warren
Whipple
Wilson
Clinton
Young
Lee
Calhoun
Washington
Bleakly
Courtright
Dowell
Ericson
Gale
Gillilland
Hayward
Hogue
Jackson
Jamison
Jones
Molsberry
Spaulding
Stookey
Stucklager
Winne
Crissley
Faynette
Massive Ottumwa blaze engulfs three buildings on Main Street
Fire of unknown origin broke out at 9 46 last night in the J and Scasa Dry Goods on Main. It spread rapidly, threatening the W J Donelan Dry Goods and the First National Bank. All city fire departments fought the blaze for hours, with windows blown out nearby. No injuries reported. Loss estimated between 100000 and 125000, Sease store put at 50000 with 320000 insured. Donelan and Taylor buildings sustaining water and smoke damage. Fire under control by midnight thanks to rapid response.
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Ottumwa
Alocl
J. & Scasa Dry Goods Company
Main Street
W. J. Donelan Dry Goods Company
First National Bank
Sease
Taylor
Donelan
First National Barn
Wes
Two-Cent Fare Bill Not Dead in Legislature
Des Moines dates show the two-cent fare bill remains alive after a 40 to 40 House vote to indefinitely postpone. A railroad committee report favored postponement, but a minority report was read and the bill was made a special order after the primary election. Absentees may still push the bill to passage amid party loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
House
Kendall
Monroe
Lundt
Tama
van Eaton
Lyon-Osceola
de Mar
Davis
Lowrey
Calhoun
Wise
Railroad Committee
Major Conger Leaves Iowa for California Home
Nes Des Moines March 22 J D Whisenand reports Major WH Conger former minister to China has decided to quit Iowa as his residence and adopt California as the future home for himself and family He will return to Des Moines in May to attend to business matters The wag about the man who is always going to do great things usually ends by doing a few small ones
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E. H. Conger
Iowa
Nes Moines
J. D. Whisenand
WH. H. Conger
China
California
Des Moines
Cannot Reach Agreement On Wage Scale For 225000 Miners
Indianapolis March 25 A four day joint conference of coal operators and miners in the central competitive district and the southwestern district has failed to reach any wage scale agreement. If no agreement is reached by next Saturday, 225,000 union miners in Illinois Indiana Ohio western Pennsylvania Missouri Kansas Texas Arkansas and Indian Territory may strike. The joint scale committee adjourned to meet tomorrow and a report of disagreement is expected. Neither side has accepted any proposition offered.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Central
Nine Million Tons of Anthracite Reserve Near New York
Anthracite mine operators announce a reserve supply exceeding nine million tons within one hundred miles of New York City. The stock, built over months with an army of workers, includes leased farm storage along railways to ensure easy transport. Operators say a strike here would avoid the inconveniences seen in 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Century Coal Mine Disaster Traps Hundreds in WV Shaft
In Fairmont March 22 a gas explosion at Century Coal Co mine near Century traps at least 150 miners as 250 were employed. Baltimore owned Shaw brothers mine is among the state’s largest. Philippi reports 23 dead with 22 bodies recovered and one missing, believed buried under debris after a district canvass.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Century Coal Company
Century
Philippi & Buskhannon Leach
Baltimers & Gbi
Shaw Brothers of
Haltimore
West Virginia
Hendred
Philippi
Ths
Geming
Auep bach awarded $10000 in ball injury suit
Was Hit by a Batted Ball. August Auep bach, who sued the American Base ball league for $25000 damages for injuries received by being hit by a batted ball, was yesterday awarded $10000 damages by a jury in Judge Frost's court.
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Chicago
August Auepbach
American Baseball League
Frost
Heir to 13 Million Estate Given to Mason in Iowa
Marshalltown Iowa March 23 A Brekke a Graettinger stone mason learned he is an heir to a large Norwegian estate valued at 13 million dollars due to the death of a relative in Norway. He migrated to America about three years ago.
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Marshalltown
Marsh
A. Brekke
Graettinger
Norway
America
Outlaws Cross Winds River Bound for Lees Creek
Wickliffe Indian outlaws pursued by many passes crossed Winds River after the clash and head toward Lees Creek a Cherokee stronghold west of Stillwell. Marshal Darrough shifted his camp from Spavinaw hills to the Illinois River on Thursday.
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Oaks
Wickliffe
Winds River
Lees Creek
Stillwell
Marshal Darrough
Spavinaw Hills
Ilinois River
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Pata
Sandbag
Thare
Ambridge
Robber
Trans Grashow
Illinois Central
Gans
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