Iowa News Briefs From Laneshoro To Fort Dodge
The Marsden hotel in Laneshoro burned with losses estimated between 1200 and 1400 dollars, partly insured, and some furniture saved. An 11 year old boy, Carl Grohe, vanished from Sac City, with a large search underway. Davenport’s Roy Stowell survived a gas explosion at his popcorn stand, though injured. Anamosa penitentiary engineer Robert Barrett died of heart failure after returning home. Italian laborer Antonio Barra killed by a Burlington train at Oitumne. he had been deported from Colorado last July. German farmer Carl Hatstack died from blood poisoning after a minor wound from a paternal correction. Lawyer Geo W Post & Son seek 450 dollars from Western Union over delayed telegram delivery affecting grain offers at Lehigh. Former clerk C G Potter jailed for embezzling up to 10 thousand dollars. Hampton farmer William Glidden died after a paralytic stroke following a wagon accident. Construction begins on what is claimed Iowa’s largest barn near Salem, Henry county, planned 80 by 120 feet with substantial posts.
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Marsden
Laneshoro
Carl Grohe
Herman Grohe
Sac City
Grohe
Roy Stowell
Slowell
Robert Benarrett
Anamosa
Barrett
Antonio Barra
Colorado
Burlington
Oitumne
Barra
Morrell Packing Company
Barre
Silvio Guadola
Otuimwa
Dean
Italy
Carl Batstack
Gray
Geo. W. Post & Son
Lehigh
Fort
C. CG. Potter
Glenwood
Potter
St. Louis Exposition
Wiliam Glidden
Hampton
Iowa
Salem
Henry County
Hartley
Iowa News Reel of Accidents and Trials at County Fairs
Rol Harding a 12 year old boy was thrown from a pony at the What Cheer fair grounds and remained unconscious for eight hours then recovered though worse from the accident. Michael Callahan and John Markham were struck by a Northwestern freight at Blairstown crossing killing Callahan and wounding Markham fatally. Frank Jones of Chillicothe Mo was sentenced to one year in the Denison penitentiary for larceny. Junea attempted two jailbreaks from Denison jail after a long officer chase. Iowa and Minnesota dairy prizes noted with Wright reporting top Iowa winners and Davis of Iowa City winning thirty one premiums worth 2220 dollars. Sheriff Rawlings questioned Rogers about a murder case with details contrasting with another suspect Corns. Coe college students face suspension over a class scrap ending in a robbery attempt on photographer Raney. Sheriff McArthur captures cattle thieves who stole eighteen steers from Knacke and shipped them to Chicago via Sunbury. Destruction at Pelletier Dry Goods in Sioux City. John Ehrlehs of Davenport found dead by hanging at home after family had missed him.
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Rob Harding
What Cheer Fair
Blairstown
Michael Callahan
John Markham
Northwestern
Callahan
Markham
Frank Jones
Chillicothe
Denison
Junea
St. Louis
Wright
Towa
S. W. Laird
Walker
W. B. Johnson
Arlington
Iowa
Minnesota
BE. T. Davis
Iowa City
St. Louis Fair
Davis
Doris
St. Paul
Des Moines
Towa City
Springfield
Kansas City
Rawlings
Monona County
Anamosa
William Rogers
Delaware County
Carns
W. E. Strain
Rogers
Corns
Te Ia
Coa College
J. D. Raney
Raney
McArthur
Henry Knacke
Clinton County
Knacke
Scott County
Wansie
Dixon
Sunbury
Cedar County
Chicago
Jesse Fallets
Minother
Wapsie
Liberty Township
Harry Woods
Sheriff Black
Luverne
Minn
Jesse Follets
Black
Pipestone
Pice
Sioux City
Pelletier Dry Goods Company
Charles Sooy Smith
New York
George Edgate
Omaha
John Ehrlehs
Davenport
Teny
Burglary at Afton Jewelry Store Sparks Reward
Looters dynamited the W W tents store safe in Afton Iowa taking watches rings pins and trinkets valued at over 500 with 26 in cash lost from the till. A Frettch meat market drawer also emptied leaving only five dollars. Detectives from Croston investigate as $100 rewards are posted for arrests and property return. Fire in Menlo destroys four buildings including harness shop hotel hardware store and livery barn causing about 20000 in damages.
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Afton
W. W. Tent
Jewerry
A. ©. Frettch& Co
Croston
Kentner
Aften
Menlo
John Fitzgibbons
George C. Buckley
O. K
Johnson County Democrats Nominate County Ticket in Iowa
Johnson County Iowa September 26 Democrats met in convention to nominate a county ticket with a dispute over the auditor seat. G W Dvorsky won the recorder on the first ballot while Ed Koser was named clerk L J Baschnagel auditor and Tim Fairchild county attorney. Avoca man John Whitaker, 85, killed himself with a pocket knife over financial distress. He had inherited money recently and despondency led to the act. he died after severing his left jugular vein in a rear closet of Schmidt and Sons hardware store.
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Johnson County
Democrats
Towa City
G. W. Dvorsky
Ed Koser
L. J. Baschnagel
Tim Fairchild
Avoca
John Whitaker
Whitaker
Schmidt & Sons Hardware
Iowa Gorn Tak es Prize at World’s Fair in St Louis
Des Moines reports Iowa corn won first prize at the St Louis world's fair in agricultural exhibits. Iowa also took top honors in threshed grain and grass seeds with a high score of 99 out of 100. Commissioner Whiting praised Iowa growers for submitting top samples despite limited funding and a variegated corn crop.
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Iowa
Des Moines
St. Louis
Feir
Whiting
Iowa Commission
St&e
Farmer Killed by Wife in Decatur County Tragedy
Mt. Ayr Sept 23 Pater Lewis a 33 year old farmer was shot by his wife at the Blockley farm near Decatur county while returning from a sick neighbor. He died a few hours later. The couple had lived near Kellerton most of their life. Lewis had been married ten years with no children. His widow lies prostrated as authorities investigate the fatal incident.
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Decatur County
Mt. Ayr
Pater Lewis
Blockley
Lewis
Kellerton
Clue to Hold Up At Letts Hints Brighton Letters
Davenport reports a letter from Brighton writers seeking Davenport papers with hold up accounts. Police say no letters match the writers and a stranger asked for such a paper at a shop, then wrote a letter. Detectives note train robbers seek papers to study detective plans. Atlantic tragedy warning ends with a domestic altercation and stalled violence.
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Brighton
Goplea
Davenport
Letts
Prison release of Tom Dennison foe Shercliffe
Frank Shercliffe walked from the state penitentiary at Fort Madison a free man yesterday. He served the term and was released around 2 PM. Attorney Thomas of Omaha and L. W. Fay of Clinton discussed protection with Shercliffe’s brother Morris of Marshall County. The case involving the Lockridge station agent robbery fourteen years ago remains unresolved, with plans to keep him safe to testify in the Dennison case when called.
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Jones
Jefferson County
Shereliffe
Fairfield
Lockridge
Thomas
Omaha
Fey
Mr. Morris
Dennison
Marshal Shoots to Kill at Lineville Boundary
Marshal Dan Hillis of Lineville shot and killed Bill Wallace, hotel proprietor, at a Missouri Lineville boundary inn after a disputed encounter. Wallace allegedly struck Hillis with a billy, Hillis retreated, Wallace pursued, and a revolver fired from Iowa left Wallace dead. The incident follows years of tension around cross-border taverns and ongoing violence in the area.
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Wallace
Lineville
Corydon
Dan Hillis
Bill” Wallace
Missouri
Ellis
Bilis
Tows
Billy
Bills
Iowa
Young Farmer Shot In Farmyard Quarrel
Eldora reports a North Carolina farmer Ray Reece shot yesterday at a sale on Enos A. Reece’s farm near New Providence. The bullet hit the right side and he is in critical condition. Hayes Adams, the brother in law, turned himself in after deputies intercepted him on the way to Eldora claiming self defense.
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Eldora
Ray Reece
North Carolina
Hayes Adams
Reece
Enos A. Reece
New Providence
Adams
Selidefenga
Samuel Ayers Shot in Marshalltown Herald Owner Wounded
Samuel Ayers, proprietor of the Marshalltown Herald, was fatally wounded in a morning shooting by footpads. The assailants fled. Ayers, aged over 60, died soon after. The crime occurred in Marshalltown on September 25.
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Samuel Ayers
Marshalltown, Herald
Marshalltown
Marshalltown Herald
Ayers
Bad Milk Dealers Reprimanded in Ottumwa Case
H R Wright Iowa dairy commissioner received Ottumwa milk inspector reports showing formaldehyde in six samples from local dealers. All suspects were arrested, pled guilty, and paid fines. Names include R M Baker Q O Burtnett J W Cupdiff and A Baur. One case pending in Sioux City and another in Council Bluffs.
Iowa Battles over Shiloh Inscription and Tuberculosis Data
Notes from the Capital reports Governor Cumming will appeal the national Shiloh commission ruling restricting an inscription on the Shiloh monuments. The piece also covers Judge Kinne compiling tuberculosis data from 1,246 Iowa physicians, detailing 2,412 cases and nationalities, plus proposals to make the state fair a two week exposition and abolish admission fees. It notes election law edits, a resignation in the town insurance office, and Iowa's success at the St Louis fair for butter and hatter contests.
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Dee Moines
Cumming
Shiloh “Battlefeld
Shiloh
Coronels
Iowa
National Commission
War Department
Washington
Department
Congress
Judge Kinne
State Board of Control
Kinne
Kime
Fort Dodge
Board of Control
John M. Ymory
Town Insurance Department
B. F. Carroll
Emory
Philadelphia
Aucitor Carroll
St Louis
Minnesota
Compe Ag. Statea
Long engagements and odd notices across worlds
Over five years, odd financials from Standard Ot company show dividends of 242 million on 100 million capital. Bohemia cited for long courtships. many engagements stretch 15 to 20 years. An elderly Prague resident died at 99 after courting 62 years. An Ohio husband warns of a missing wife who fled with house money if she does not return in a day. A British Army surgeon notes less hemorrhage when wounded are near music, suggesting air vibration calms the heart.
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Standard
Paldi
Bohemia
Hays
Pragens
Ohio
Honeg
Lesson for Women Promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills in Jersey Shore
In Jersey Shore Pennsylvania on September 26 a local woman testifies that Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her kidney ailment after five weeks bedridden. She says the remedy let her work and return to town, praising its effect and urging others with kidney issues to try it. The piece notes women's health hinges on kidneys and claims the pills consistently produce healthy kidneys.
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Jersey Shore
Dodd
B. Rarnest
Lear
Defiance Starch Boosted by Superior Quality Claim
A Punch cartoon caption contrasts Sensible Housekeepers choosing Defiance Starch for one third more value and superior quality with a book agent asking to sell an encyclopaedia and Old John replying he is too old to rifle now.
Fragmented 19th century ad text with mixed claims
An OCR fragment of various late 19th or early 20th century advertisements and notices. It includes drugstore claims for Hall's Catarrh Cure, Defiance Starch promotions, testimonials, and assorted filler lines about physicians, remedies, and moral maxims. The legible bits mention J Cheney Co Toledo and Defiance Starch, with general advertising language throughout.
St Louis World’s Fair Visitors Advised to Stay Close
Anpbawalne fee cane an. Visitors should secure a room near the fair in a safe brick building. Hotel Epworth offers first class conveniences within four minutes of Convention entrances. Rooms $1 daily and up meals reasonable near Union Station. Take Detmar Garden car from Olive Street to West dt. Our boys meet all cars. Women divine that they are loved long before it is told them. Marie du Marquis?
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Nucunaug
St. Louis
Epworth
Union Station
Olive Street
Detmar
Marlvaux
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