Avoca Fire Causes $15 000 Loss Across Town
A blaze in Avoca Iowa last night started in a livery barn from a switch engine spark and spread to an opera house and implement shop. Firefighters from Atlantic Harlan Council Bluffs Omaha aided by others fought the blaze, damaging multiple businesses and residences. Insurance partially covered losses, the worst since 1896.
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Council Bluffs
Omaha
Atlantic
Harlan
W. ©. Riust
H. Hooge Woning
M. Barnes
G. H. Griffith
C. H. Norton
Sibley Promotes Free Public Library Move
In Sibley Iowa a book social at the opera house launched a free public library effort with hundreds attending and more than 500 volumes donated. Dr. H Neill announced a campaign among G A R members and a plan to turn the G A R hall over to the town for the library, seeking council approval and repair steps.
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Opera House
Sibley
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G. A. R. Hall
Shaw Charged With Embezzlement Of Funds
Onawa Iowa March 28 detectives have charged Ben Shaw a cashier at the Northwestern road station with embezzling about 400 from the Onawa passenger station. Shaw aged not yet 21 was arrested after a preliminary trial before Justice Marshall and bound over to the grand jury. He is from Odebolt Iowa and represented by Miles Newby.
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Northwestern Road
Ben Shaw
Odepolit
Shaw
Marshall
Odebolt
Miles Newby
Saloon remonstrance fails in Monona county Iowa
The Law and Order league canvassed the Monona county petition to remove the bar against prohibition. The remonstrance fell short by 107 names of the 1738 needed from 1906 voters, due to population shifts since the last election. The league’s 400 members vow to press on and keep saloons under strict law.
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Monona County
Law and Order League
League
Temperance
Boy Loses Limb After Accidental Shot Near Burroak Lake
Estherville Iowa March 2 Lloyd Refsell 12 son of Mr and Mrs O O Refsell High Lake township was shot when his brother Conrad Refsell aimed at ducks Lloyd stepped in front of the gun and received the full charge losing his right leg below the knee Doctors Burdick of Graettinger and A Anderson of Estherville amputated the limb.
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Lloyd Refsell
O. O. Refsell
High Lake Township
Conrad Refsell
Burroak Lake
Conrad
Lloyd
Burdick
Graettinger
A. Anderson
Holdup Man Shot by Cop in Chicago
Chicago March 8 James Kane was found dead in a cab with a bullet through his head after a pursuit during which he and two companions beat a cabman robbed two pedestrians and stole a cab. A policeman who tried to arrest him fired the fatal shot.
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James Kane
Society Men to Don the Gloves with Pugs
Philadelphia figures headlined by Anthony J. Drexel Riddle will fight a six man boxing card at the Merion Cricket Club next Saturday night. The rival six from the city will square off in five two minute rounds of boxing in a society style event.
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Philadelphia
Anthony J. Drexel Riddle
Rob Fitzsimmons
Merion Cricket Club
Missing Des Moines Woman Affinity Linked Iowa Mayor Cottrell
Kingsley Iowa March reports say John C Cottrell Plymouth County representative and mayor is missing. His wife and the Des Moines woman Mrs Alonzo Hough are central to a sensational divorce case that fascinated the nation. Cottrell reportedly left his home with a trunk after a brief return, with locals unsure of his current location. The affair had led to rumors of reconciliation, then departure, now confirmed as missing by Kingsley residents.
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John c. Cottrell
Plymouth County
Cottrell
Des Moines
Dearie Brown Eyes
Northwestern United Evangelical Conference appoints district preachers
At LeMars on March 27 the closing of the 10th annual Northwestern United Evangelical conference announced appointments for the LeMars and St. Paul districts. Presiding elders F A Fraze and Wm Jonas named numerous pastors to churches in Iowa Minnesota North and South Dakota with assignments including Le Mars Emanuel LeMars Washington Street J Stengel Floyd and many others.
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LeMars
Northwestern Conference of United Evangelical Churches
H. B. Hartzer
F. A. Fraze
LeMars Emanuel
A Maerz
LeMars Washington Street
K. Kaupp
Hinton
J. Stengel
Stanton
L. H. Dunkelberger
Floyd
F. A. Willman
George
J. H. Mayne
Auditor reports Iowa insurance increases and liquidations
The Iowa state auditor reports a rise in risks written and in losses paid for joint stock and mutual insurers, and larger risks in force for state and county mutuals. Taxes rise. One company, Iowa German Mutual, is in receivership. Decatur County Mutual entered voluntary liquidation. Overall, insurers are in satisfactory condition.
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Des Moines
Isa
Iowa
Life
Iowa German Mutual
Decatur County Mutual
Berlin Reichstag journalists strike ends after apology
The Berlin Reichstag journalists’ strike, begun last Thursday, ended last evening as center leader Herr Groeber apologized for calling journalists swine over remarks about immortal souls. Journalists voted to resume work on Thursday, after a lack of publicity hindered parliamentary speeches.
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Reichstag
Herr Groeber
Center
Orchard to Be Pro securing Witness in Telluride Trial
Harry Orchard, under death sentence in Idaho for the murder of Governor Steunenberg, will testify as chief prosecuting witness against Steve Adams at Telluride in May. Adams faces trial over the 1901 1902 riots disappearance case. sentence commutation to life imprisonment is expected to be sought by the Idaho board of pardons.
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Colo
Ouray
Harry Orchard
Idaho
Steunenberg
Steve Adams
Telluride
Adams
Barney
Orchard
Idaho Board of Pardons
Black Hand Threat to Bank Officials at Seymour
Ottumwa March 27. Seymour residents are agitated by Black Hand threats against Dr. A. Cover and Frank Llewelyn directors of the Farmers' and Drovers' State bank which recently failed. Italian miners in the area had saved funds in the bank.
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Ottumwa
Seymour
Love Letter Unmasks Iowa Ex-Convict Burglary Cast
A Des Moines man named Charles Raymond, an ex convic t who used aliases, was found to be wanted in Vinton and Des Moines for burglaries and forgeries after sending a love letter to widow Maude Bowlby. He confessed to forgery, admitting prior term for burglary and a 15 year sentence.
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Des Moines
Charles Raymond
Maude Bowlby
Vinton
Desa Moines
Raymond
Strayer
Fort Dodge
Socialist Delegates Nominate Iowa State Ticket in Des Moines
About 120 delegates representing roughly 9,000 socialist voters in Iowa met in Des Moines to nominate a state ticket and to canvass the referendum for delegates to the national convention. The platform reaffirmed socialist principles and denounced recent U S Supreme Court decisions. The slate includes Work, Street, Holtz, Strauss, Price, Taylor, Willis, Billerman, Rott, Hawker. Delegates to the national convention to be chosen by a referendum vote ending today.
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Des Moines
Towa
Illegal liquor sellers face grand jury indictments in Sac County
Sac City March 26 The grand jury returned numerous indictments against illegal liquor sellers in Sac county. El Kennedy a bootlegger in Sac City was jailed 90 days. Three Ode bott liquor sellers were confined in the county jail. A temporary injunction was issued against Frank Mctrea for running a blind pig at Lake View.
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Ilegal
Sac County
el Kennedy
Odebott
Frank Mctrea
Lake View
Missing Iowa Falls attorney Walter L Weaver
Iowa Falls, March 26 Walter L Weaver a prominent young attorney and son of Judge M Weaver of the Iowa Supreme Court is missing. He left home about a month ago saying he would be away two weeks on business with stops in Iowa City and Des Moines. Relatives have been unable to locate him and fear for his safety a letter to his wife from Omaha arrived about four weeks ago.
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Walter L. Weaver
8. M. Weaver
Supreme Court
Iowa City
Des Moines
Omaha
Horses and Cattle Die in Wonda Barn Fire
Fire destroyed a large barn belonging to A. B. Wood in Wonda on March 26. Ten horses and nine cattle plus twenty hogs burned to death. J. W. Martin first spotted the blaze and saved four horses. Loss estimated at 5000 dollars with 2300 dollars insured.
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J. W. Martin
Hog attack claims life on Indiana farm near Lake City
Alvin Ripley, a farm worker who had moved from Tennessee, was gored to death by hogs while feeding them on his brother's farm near Lake City Indiana. The accident occurred March 26.
Hotel barn burns at Dubuque. contents saved
LeMars Iowa March 26. The Dubuque hotel barn was totally destroyed by fire last evening. Loss estimated at 1500 with 500 insured. Five horses and two cows were saved by Nicholas Willong, a hotel bartender.
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LeMars
Dubuque Hotel
Nicholas Willong
Walter Wycoff Dies From Fear At Hospital
Des Moines March 26 Walter Wycoff a Massena pioneer awaiting an operation in the Christian hospital died of fright when he saw patients wheeled away as lifeless. The mental panic induced heart failure.
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Des Moines
Walter Wycoff
Christian Hospital
Cabinet Accepts China Invitation for Battleship Visit
Washington reports that a cabinet meeting approved accepting China's invitation for the battleship fleet to visit the port on its voyage from the Pacific. The decision also stated no further invitations will be accepted.
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China
Pacific
Jumps From Train Leads to Serious Injuries Near Iowa Junction
Jesse Robbins of Oskaloosa a member of the Iowa Bridge company was run over on Rock Island tracks near Iowa Junction after leaping from a moving train. His right foot was crushed his right knee fractured and his toes were amputated at Iowa City this morning. He is expected to recover.
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Jesse Robbins
Oskaloosa
Iowa Bridge Company
Rock Island Tracks
Iowa Junction
Roosevelt Urges Action On Tariff Trusts And Postal Banks
President Roosevelt sends another special message to Congress urging swift action on tariff revision the Sherman anti trust law labor reform and injunctions. He advocates a permanent waterways commission postal savings banks and a revised anti trust framework to allow lawful labor and farming combinations while curbing abuses.
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