Miners strike settled as officials clamp down on details
A long miners strike near Hacking shows a settlement reached but public terms withheld. Officials John P. Withe and Reese plus Solicitor G. W. Seevers led the sides, with the dispute centered on charges for transporting workers. The report also notes several local incidents including deaths, a manslaughter verdict, a civil suit, and a fatal accident in Atlantic and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hacking Hs Boan
John P. Withe
Niners
Reese
G. W. Seevers
Iona Central
Herman G. Noraard
Council Bluffs
Tarlan
John Jirigiek
Johnen
Town City
Jitriiek
Peter Wes
Matt Maher
George F. Steever
Jefferson County
Cnit
Lydia Allbright
San Francisco
Miss Allbright
P. Allbright
Des Moines
Steeger
Multiple Iowa tragedies and trials unfold across 1900s towns
A compendium reports RK Earl Rockey killed by a Rock Island freight train as he and companions failed to jump aboard. Thomas Donnelly injured with a fractured skull near Davenport. Mrs Glara Deerwester collapses amid starvation in Burlington. Guttenberg steam mill explosion kills Ben Walker and Joe Baumgartner. Urbana fire devastates twelve blocks including post office and bank with $30,000-$40,000 loss. Trials proceed in Rockwell City and Cerro Gordo, Miss Maude Vanderpool sues for $5,000 in a breach of promise case. Fire, accidents, epidemics, and violent incidents populate several counties with worker deaths, injuries, and legal actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Rockey
D. T. Rockey
Waterloo
Rock Island
Thomas Donnelly
Oskaloosa
Davenport
St. Luke's Hospital
Glara Deerwester
Thomas Deerwester
Burlington
Guttenberg
Ben Walker
Joe Baumgartner
Jennie Pratt
Cyrus Pratt
Rockwell City
Powers
Hutchinson
Freq E. O'Harrow
Allcges
Urbana
Vinton
Kelly Implement
Shellsburg
Kohn
Lloyd Kelly Implement
Urbana Savings Bank
Vandergender
Lane
United States Court of Appeals
St. Paul
Western Union Telegraph Company
Ony
Schriver Bros
Britt
Bank of Havelock
Havelock
Schriver
Telegraph Company
Court of Appeals
Horace McCammon
Perry
Julius Seay
Muscatine
Katherine Perdue
Carter
Grinnell
Perdue
Leon Westcott
Fifth Street
Belleyelo
Emery Hackett
Iowa Falls
Hackett
Wilaworth Hospital
Barney Hitchcock
Len True
Centerville
Seymour
van Zant
Des Moines
Morgridge
Perry Sutton
Osceola
Murray
Sutton
Quotable snips from papers mix wit and irony
A collage of brief quotes from Miss Oldone and Miss Sweetgirl in a New York Mail exchange about rejections and editing haste. The Chicago News quips on a poet’s fate while the Ex adds a joke about a town child born every five minutes, hinting at fatigue and growth.
Guard Kills A Deserter At Fort Des Moines
Des Moines reports that Private Charles Light of H troop Eleventh Cavalry fatally wounded Frank Wilmer a deserter at Fort Des Moines during a逃 attempt. Wilmer had been sent from Fort Riley Kan and would finish his term next June. Light faced no arrest and officials expect a formal court of inquiry to exonerate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Frank Wilmer
Fort Des Moines
Charles Light
H Troop
Eleventh
United States Cavalry
Willmer
Fort Riley
Kan
Wilmer
Tight
Thomas
Light
H. Troop
Eleventh Cavalry
Frank Wilhmer
Fire destroys most of Stanhope Iowa business district
Des Moines reports Stanhope population around 300 in Hamilton county suffered heavy losses as a fire at midnight swept through the town. Incendiary or accidental origin probable. west side burned including Caffrey hotel, various shops, a millinery, two drug stores, billiard halls, hotel and homes. Total loss around 75000 dollars with several uninsured.
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Des Moines
Stanhope
Hamilton County
Caffrey
A. H. Bergeron
Trissler
Mrs. A. Wilson
Guy Anderson
Whaley
Anderson
Edward Dawson
Reukmitz Drug Company
John Jacobson
Kutzleben Must Serve Time After Trial Ruling
Judge Byington overruled a new trial motion for Erich von Kutzleben who was convicted of wrecking a Rock Island passenger train near Homestead last spring. Jury recommended imprisonment. Attorneys plan appeal to the supreme court claiming feeble mindedness and lack of responsibility based on expert testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kutzleben
Darengo
Byington
Erich von Kutzleben
Rock Island
Homestead
Tfe
Supreme Court
Fruitland Postoffice Robbed Reported
Fruitland postoffice was robbed on Friday night when the postmaster was at supper. Thieves entered the store and stole over 100 dollars of government money and a substantial amount of postmaster Hopson's cash. No clues have been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fruitland
Muscatine
Pallmaster Hopson
Girl Shot by Sister in Muscatine Tragedy
Eight year old May Meuntz died after being accidentally shot by her sister in Muscatine. The gun, loaded, discharged when the sister moved to place it on a table. the hammer struck a chair, striking the girl in the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Meuntz
Photographer blamed by many women for their looks
A large portion of women attribute their appearance to the photographer rather than themselves, reflecting prevailing attitudes toward image and presentation in society. The remark highlights perceptions of control over personal appearance and media influence.
Editor Ayers Ends Life Facing Paralyzing Burden
Marshalltown, Nov. 17. Ayers, editor of the Marshalltown Herald and a leading citizen, died by self inflicted gunshot in his home outhouse. A note says illness and fear of paralysis left him without hope, believing he could not be a burden. Earlier he survived a back head wound from a burglary attempt.
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Marshalltown
PB. Ayers
Ayres
Woodburn Fire Destroyed Town’s Business District
Osceola reports a major blaze at Woodburn, ten miles away, around 10 PM last night. Incendiary-appearing, it razed Curtis general store, Hardin post office, Swisher restaurant, Ode Fellows building, G F Hurlbut grain elevator, and the City barber shop, leaving Scott’s restaurant and Allen’s general store among few survivors. The loss is estimated at 35000 dollars, with only 160 dollars in merchandise saved from the Hurlbut elevator. post office fixtures were removed and saved. The blaze reduced a full block and a half of brick structures to ashes, virtually wiping out the town’s commerce.
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Scott's
Allen’s
Curtis’ General Stors
Court Declares Home A Castle Extends To Surrounding Land
Des Moines Nov 15 The supreme court ruled a person may defend by force on his own premises when threatened, reversing Myron Bennett of Boone for new trial after a jury misinstruction. The decision upholds the castle doctrine and premises rights in the face of an assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Myron Bennett
Boone
Coldwell
Bennett
Tama Man Is Murdered by Footpads in Tama Mills
Dan Leary, a Tama paper mill worker, was robbed and killed by four attackers at dawn. He died after being slugged and robbed of 147 dollars. Children witnessed the assault. In Iowa City, Thomas Higgins received a year in the penitentiary for shooting his father who he believed was abusing a sister.
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William Baker
Fred H. Koebn
Elkader
Forkhand
Als
Demopolis
G. M. Urr
Atlantic
Ury
Fayette
Ernest McGee
Plucid Ily
P. A. Sawyer
Sioux City
Logan
Harrison- Monone County
Harrison County
Clear Lake
Blake
Mathis
Ruth Harrington
Clinton
Sturgis
Mich
John W. Harrington
East
Fred Harrington
South Bend
Ind
Clarke County
Clark Williamson
Willamson
Williamson
L. L. Delong
Nelong
Tama
Cegar Rapids
Dan Leary
Leary
Iowa City
Thomas Higgins
May Lawrence Loses Slander Case in Osceola
In Osceola on Nov 15 Myrs May Lawrence Rene, who sued Frank Jones a wealthy resident here for 10000 damages for slander, has lost her case. The suit has been dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Lawrence
Myrs
May Lawrene
Frank Jones
Spurious Dollars Appear In Des Moines
Hundreds of counterfeit half dollars circulate in Des Moines with the street car company holding most of the fake money. Spurious coins show up on the West side while metal quarters pass for drinks in East Des Moines saloons. Some divorces arise from misunderstandings and too much shared understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dea
Moines
Des Moines
West Aide
Iowa Historical Plans and Bank Prosperity Reported
Des Moines reports urge a hall of actives with hall of history and a state roster of Civil and Mexican War veterans plus a $150000 additonal appropriation. Banking shows strong deposits and loans statewide while Keokuk fails to file required vital statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Charles Aldrich
State Department of History
Iowa
Historical Department
Aldrich
Joana
Chicago
Diurnal Mythology and Imitation Mummies in Schools
The article notes the word Divine from diurnal, teaching of eseng in Saxony schools, and describes boys and girls carrying boards to school. It mentions artificial mummies produced in Italy, Germany and France then shipped to Egypt for sale to dalery antiquities dealers, and explains a real skin is used while imitation suffices. Sealing wax composition and contents are briefly described as tun peutine shellac and cinnabar.
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Strohbeck
Saxony
Italy
Germany
France
Egypt
Dalery
Antiquities
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Rosehill
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Frank Willmer
Woodburn
Eliott
Bernard Murphy
Vinton Hagle
Emory English
Mason City Times-Herald
James BE. Downing
Fort Dodge Messenger
State Tuberculosis Association
Board of Control
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Ames
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Conkling
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