Court Cases and Local News From Davenport and Beyond
A Davenport court considers a new trial motion in a jury misconduct case tied to jurors using a telephone line against instructions. Miss Bessie Johnson sues over alleged slander linked to Trae Metzger in Princeton. Reports cover mining deaths, public notices, a world trip wager by Clinton boys, river breaks near Sioux City, and weather-related damages across towns.
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St. Prants &Res
Oouee
Argent
Wistrict
Cowneil Press
James McRobert
Bessie M. Dolinson
Daven Dort
Scait
Princeton
KE. du. Shinghter
T. Porter
HA. McGinis
Harry Martin
Miss Johnson
Alex
Dawn
Trae Metzger
TH. H. Sawyer
Sioux City
Elk'’s Club
Hawkeye Club
Lin Huber
Elk’s Club
Elu
Congress votes on budget items and public works
A broad congressional roundup shows party line votes on a post office subsidy defeat, a campaign contribution disclosure bill with a house representation cut, and a currency conference impasse. The Senate passed deficiency, military academy appropriation, and a public buildings bill funding about 35 million dollars. Local and national incidents include Lilley inquiry results, autopsies on Laporte bodies, and a fatal Cleveland violence wave with dynamite assaults.
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Committee On Finance
Interior Department
Bureau of Mines
White
Appalachian Mountains
National Forest Commission
Lilley
Connecticut
United States
Multiple Local and National Figures In Legal Turmoil
Dowagiac man James Brimmiingstall faces arrest for attempted homicide and suspected six murders. J. H. Wade resigns Michigan University post amid account irregularities and reimbursements. Rev. Elswood resigns after a woman accuses him of writing letters to her daughter. Mae Wood loses divorce suit against Senator Platt and is jailed on perjury charges with $5,000 bail. Joseph Rosenbaum elected G.A.R. commander in Illinois. Mrs. Morasch found guilty of first degree murder in Kansas City for poisoning Ruth Miller. David Sheehan sentenced to 18 years for desertion in a San Francisco court martial after repeated enlistments. Senator Platt denies marriage claims in Mae Wood case. T. A. McIntyre indicted for grand larceny in New York.
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Hortonville
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Ironton
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Supreme Court of New York
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Miss Wood
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Notable early 20th century crimes and disasters tied to cities
A Chicago jeweler B Krasnicka was murdered at his North Judson area home and a discharged workman jailed for the crime. Other items report a Paris sugar refinery explosion killing two and injuring 42, lightning damaging Christchurch Philadelphia, two Detroit bridge workers killed and three injured, a New York tenement blast injuring four, 46 New York cotton exchange members subpoenaed in a Klime case, Kentucky night riders burning a tobacco barn near Lancaster, death by self harm of John J McGaughey tied to official scandals, Bishop Horstmann's burial in Cleveland, and related unrest in Cleveland with a car burned and pistol shots fired.
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Lancaster
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Indianapolis
E T* Horstmann
Cleveland
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Two Cent Fare Operation Impacts Iowa Railroads and State Notices
Iowa railroads owning most mileage report a 2 cent fare era raise in passenger earnings and gross income in 1907 while net profits fall sharply by 3,250,237 compared with 1906. Burlington was last to file. remaining roads to report may not change totals. Secretary Hayward plans a full official register vote tally from precinct returns for US senator candidates. primary for partisan state and local offices set for June 2, 1908.
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Nevada
Flood damage prompts $500 aid for deaf and mute lun Cowell Bluffs
Floods damaged crops at the Cowell Bluffs institution for the deaf and dumb. The state board of control applied $500 from the providential contingent fund for relief, but the board expects limited impact from this small sum to counteract the losses.
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Cowell Blufls
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