Score of Iowa robberies tie two boys to spree
Nearly twenty petty robberies are charged against Benjamin Gilinsky and Charles Irwin, two Waterloo area youths, with Gilinsky jailed on a $50 bond. Other items note a Davenport fight may yield a homicide, a Waterloo coroner’s inquest finding accident in John Rush’s death, and various indictments and local crimes across the state.
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Benjamin Gilinsky
Chas. Irwin
Corncil Bluffs
Gilinsky
Davenport
Robert Fleming
PD. Flynn
John Rush
Waterloo
W. R. Trotter
Polk County Grand Jury
Cora Lacey
Des Moines
Eiace
Ray Gregg
Mitchellville Bill
Miss Lacay
Grand Jury
W. W. McQuesten
Muscatine
Webster County
Fort Dodge
Clare
Thorguzh
Bose
Evans
Eldora
William Grohe
Grohe
Chicago
Ackley
Grobe
Adlinger
William Grobe
Claus Thiessen
Marquette Street
Thiessen
Ady named receiver as bank faces bond delays and cattle note
Wy. R. W. Ady has qualified as receiver of Sheldon State bank after delays securing a surety bond and will release a statement on estate condition soon. A $25,000 cattle paper due is cited as a contributing failure factor. Bank officials promise depositors will be paid in full.
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R. W. Ady
Sheldon State Bank
C. T. Lawrence
Rosa
Joseph Dixon
Russell
Missouri Line
Centerville
Lawrence
Thomas B. Ward
LeMars National Bank
Court House
United States
Woodbury
Ward
Federal Court
Jesse Q O. Wells
EB. H. Hunter
W. L. White
Michael Drady
FP. A. Marvin
Supreme Court
Charles A
District Court
Polk County
Henry Miller
Reinbeck
Httle
Preston
Cedar Rapids
P. T. Strickland
Des Moines
Clifton
Strickland
Iowa
Senate
House
Clifton House
Bever Land Company
Loung & Lansing
Iowa State Agricultural College
Cummins
State House
J. B. Hungerford
Carroll
W. J. Dixon
Sac City
Wilson
Denison
Sioux City
J. H. Higelow
Edwin Anderson
Anderson
Bigelow
Thanksgiving Proclamation and Iowa Prospect News
The Iowa executive proclamation designates November 26, 1903 as a day of praise and thanksgiving with a call for statewide reflection. Governor Albert B. Cummins urges solemnity and thanks to Divine Providence, citing peace prosperity and civic growth. Also reports unusual profits for Iowa investors in Cape Breton coal and iron, highlighting mineral wealth and cross-Atlantic investment.
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State of
Iowa
United States
Albert B. Cummins
Des Moines
W.B. Martin
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
American
Cape Breton Island
Boston
New York
Colfax Springs Sanitarium cures appeal in Iowa
Good doctors and nurses at Colfax Springs Sanitarium in Colfax Iowa promote cures aided by waters. They treat chronic diseases and offer home visits with free consultation. Also reported are a fatal accident in Rutland, a murder attempt indictments in Ottumwa, a public hall planned in Burt, a Waterloo freight warehouse site, and waterworks franchise in Ottumwa.
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Colfax Springs
Colfax
Colfax Springs Sanitarium
Ft. Dodge
Rutland
Verne Phieger
Wapello County
Omar Mullenix
Mullenix
Henry Hiler
Red Oak
Burt
Waterloo
Great Western Railway
Underwood & Slingluff
Ottumwa
Rockswell City
Sac Oil and Gas Company
Hag
Alnk
Threatened hold up foiled in Rock Island trap plan
Des Moines scenes recount a Rock Island effort to trap hold up men after a threatening anonymous letter demanded $1,000. A white flag on No 6’s rear coach sparked rumors as officers and bloodhounds failed to lure the criminals. Later reports of torpedoes near Barham and engineer Irons’ run intensified river city vigilance, but no suspects appeared.
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Rock Island
Des Moines
Rock Island Railroad
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Tes Moines
Barlham
Chicago
Irons
Dexter
GUMAMINS HAG A BIG PLURALITY
Des Moines reports unofficial Iowa returns show Governor Cummins with a substantial plurality though below his 1908 margin. Senate seats tally Democrats seven, Republicans 21. House Democrats about 21. Prohibition and socialist gains noted, with county contests and local fights shaping the result. Continuous counting signals possible changes in a few counties.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cummins
Cumming
Sullivan
Scott County
Hardin
Mark Furry
Black Hawk County
Senate
Chickasaw
Republical
Socialist Party
Bennett Mitchell
Coates
Baxter
People's Party
Weller
House
Woodbury County
John H. Jackson
A. S. Garretson
Hardin County
Welden
Iowa Falls
Citizens
Igwa-Johnson
Hughes
Democrats Sweep Iowa Legislature Reported in Nov 6 Returns
Complete unofficial returns show the Iowa legislature results with 899,088 total votes. Democrats gain control in the Senate and House, listing named Democrats held over and elected across counties and cities, including Stirton Wade Whitmore and Langan. Total Democrats in the House reach 23.
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Cummins
Sullivan
Senate
Robert Stirton
Cedar Jones
Thomas Lambert
Jackson
Lewis Tayor
Appanoose-Dayia
John F. Wade
Butler-Bremer
David A Young
Lee
Fred N. Smith
Des Moines
John L. Wilson
Clinton
D. A. Lyons
Howard Winneshiek
House
L. F. Springer
Independence
Buchanan
T. C
Anti Trust Suit Tests Iowa Law Over $70,000 Claim
Port land Gold Mining company contests a $70,000 demand from American Bridge company alleging a trust link to United States Steel. The case cites Iowa statutes criminalizing conspiracies to fix production and to restrain trade, arguing the bridge firm may not recover if the claim rests on such conspiracy. Also notes Judge Trimble faces a separate, quirky legal matter over two quails found in his buggy during the anti quail season.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Portland Gold Mining Company
Iowa Corporation
American Bridge Company
United States Steel Corporation
Billion Dollar Steel Trust
Iron and Steel
United States
Trimble
Keokuk
H. H. 'Trimble
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Donald Campbell
Henry Robinson
Britt
Mamie Carrier
Parent City
Robinson
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Dougherty
Rock Island Coal Company
Thomas Neilson
Carstens
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Iron Works Company
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Klauer Manufacturing Company
John Howells
Oskaloosa
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Arthur Collison
Joseph Collison
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Wm. M. McCreary
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Mahaska County
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