Not Guilty in Mason Murder Trial at Clarinda
Eugene Mason was found not guilty in Clarinda for the murder of Oscar Miller of Shenandoah last December. Mason's partner Edward Dennis was found guilty of second degree murder for participation, with similar evidence in both cases. Wesley Irwin remains to be tried for complicity.
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Eugene Mason
Clarinda
Oscar Miller
Shenandoah
Mason
Edward Dennis
Wesley Trwin
J. B. McFarland
Blanhope
McFarlands
McFarland
Webster City
Omaha
C. W. Budd
Des Moines
Ss. W. Phellis
Cincinnati
Budd
Monroé
Eloc c
Morrison
Muscatine
Kid Noble
Tom Morgan
Noble
Srial
Morgan
Kansas
John Swipper
Red Oak
St Joseph
Shenandosh
Emma Moore
Shambanagh
Burlington
Pat Moore
Shambaugh
William Lucas
Clearmont
Lucas
8. C. Lumber Company
Mahlon Head
Charles Tray
Henry Rober
Post
S. C. Lumber Company
Thomas Williams
Jack Terrill
Geo. Ulrich
Gardner Dilivoo
Join Williams
B. F. Clayton
Indianola
Grand Island
Neb
Cripple Creel
Wgado Springs
Doomed Towns and Daring Bank Robbers Run Full West Iowa News
Crow and J B Wells child injured in a runaway near Lacelle while a 6 year old Onawa girl burns badly after a companion pushes her into a fire. A two man pistol duel in Osceola ends with Beakler jailed and Fleming at large. A Savannah school scare ends with a 15 year old in county jail for 20 days. City cases include tax disputes on bank stock and a $100000 smallpox bill. Des Moines and Kensett see civic tensions over county seats and a $50 reward for a Northwood threats letter. Civil service exams for revenue cutter cadets set for June across Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota. Robbers try Moville banks. three men flee after hitting windows. a bicycle is found, bloodhounds summoned.
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J. B. Wells
Lacelle
Nora Hogencamp
Newton Hogencamp
Onawa
Fred Fleming
H. J. Beakler
Osceola
Beakler
Fleming
Paul Hockersmith
Buffalo Bill
Savanna
Davis County
Valley National Bank
Counci
Brenton
Des Moines
Bremner
John Thomas
Ala-bama
James Dean
Oklahoma
J. 5. Thompson
Caddo County
Okla
Cummins
Thomas
John W. Teetar
Brighton
PF. H. Fisher
Great Western Railroad
Dyersville
Fisher
Lucas
Wes Moines
T.ak
Kensett
Northwood
Fertile
Worth County
Court House
Civil Service Commission
Revenue Cutter Service
Sioux City
Fort Madison
Mason City
Iowa
Omaha
Grand Island
Beatrice
Nebraska
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Annapolis
Marine Service
Revenue Cutter
Civil Service Board
Wo Banks
Moville
Moville Bank
Farmers' Bank
Supreme court narrows mulct law on interstate liquor sales
Iowa Supreme Court rules that sales of liquor by agents of nonresident firms fall under interstate commerce and are not indictable under the state mulct law. The decision reverses a Jefferseon county case and affects seizures by express companies, citing US Supreme Court commerce rulings. Eleven supporting cases are cited.
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Iowa
New Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
Pat Hanaphy
Jeffergel County
Asanaply
Tllinois
Robert Carr
Fairfield
Dallas Transportation Co
Dallas City
Ilinois
Hanaphy
W. Hichelberger
Supreme Court
Weaver
United States Supreme Court
August Derensheim
Guardian
William Arnd
Pottawattamie County
Twenty-Eighth General Assembly
District Court
Trial Court
Watterman
UNVEILING OF MONUMENT FOR Colonel Kinsman at Council Bluffs
The monument to Colonel William H. Kinsman was unveiled on May 19, with a procession of veterans from the Fourth and Twenty-third Iowa and other units. Speeches by Emmet Tinley, J. A. Straight, and J. W. Dewese highlighted his leadership at multiple southern battles. The ceremony occurred on the thirty-ninth anniversary of his death at Black River Bayou, Mississippi.
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Iowa
Council Bluffs
William H. Kinsman
Black River Bayou
Miss
Dodge Hight Guards
Kinsman
Iowa Volunteers Infantry
Howard
Des Moines
Abbott
Abe Lincoln
Dodge
Emmet Tinley
J. A. Straight
Washington, D. C
J. W. Dewese
Lincoln
Neb
State
Week's Doings in Congress Across Two Sessions
Senate and House proceedings cover appropriations for Martinique relief and Philippines, naval buildout debates, and criticism of policy. Senators Stewart and McLaurin urge hard lines on army and humanitarian aims while others defend war needs and fortifications. Reports of outrages in the Philippines trigger sharp debate and a Haitian revolt adds regional tension.
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Washington
Senate
French West Indies
Stewart
Nevada
Forcy
Philippines
Foss
Illnois
Naval Committee
Manila
Santiago
Spain
Rixey
Virginia
Gilffererg
Proctor
Vermont
Tractor
Perkins
California
War Department
House
Dayton
West Virginia
W. W
Kitchin
North Carolina
Fitzgerald
New York
Metcalf
Maynard
Rhea
Pennsylvania
Elliott
South Carolina
McLaurin
Mississippi
Republican Party
Congress
van Uiver
Missouri
van Dyer
Eruption eyewitness details Mont Pelee destruction
Ferdinand Clerc mayor of Trinite survived the Mont Pelee eruption and recounted the May 8 rumblings and flight from St Pierre. He warned friends and the American consul Prentis who mocked the danger. Clerc witnessed the lava wall and flame as St Pierre burned in about two minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinite
Mont Pelee
New York
Ferdinand Glere
St. Marie
Martinique
Clere
Clerc
St. Pierre
Mr. Prentis
Mrs. Prentis
Mr. Clerc
Morne Rouge
Singer
Lazzerne
Lagzarne
Frien
Hero's Last Resting Place Rosecrans Buried in Arlington
Major General William Starke Rosecrans was laid to rest in Arlington Cemetery with grand ceremonies. General David B. Henderson presided, President Roosevelt attended with cabinet members, senators and representatives, and many former army comrades joined the tribute to the fallen soldier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosecrans
Washington
William Starke Rosecrans
Anington
Society of the Anny of the Cumberland
Man Fatally Wounds Self After Pitchfork Fit
Mulcatine May 15 William Ferguson aged fifty years a bachelor committed suicide by stabbing himself with a pitchfork to his abdomen during a fit of temporary insanity triggered by earlier injuries. The incident concludes a troubling personal spiral described in local notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulcatine
William Ferguson
Ferguson
Assessments raised on Omaha utilities by council action
The Omaha city council acting as board of equalization under a supreme court mandamus increased valuations for the Omaha Water Company by 275000 and Bass Company by 375000, totaling 600000. Added to 125000 for electric light and telephone firms, the reconvened board levies 775000 in new assessments, with street railway valuation still pending.
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Des Moines
Centerville
Town
Omaha
Mandamus
Supreme Court
Iow
Omaha Water Company
Bass Company
Electric Light and Telephone Companies
Street Railway Company
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I. I. Nichol
Nicho
Iowan County
George Keenhold
Keenhold
Good Citizenship League
Evangelist Williams
Fourth Street
John J. Hull
Oskaloosa
State Board of Medical Examiners
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C. P. Holmes
Luther Trudson
Boston
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Japan
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W. A. Smith
Michigan
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Leeate
Longe
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Oters
Idaho
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