Local Firms Seek Hundreds of Workers for Projects
Good Wages available as several hundred houses are under construction and a new railroad is planned. The Hart-Parr Co. needs hundreds of machinists and laborers year round. Charles City Western Ry. Co. seeks two first class blacksmiths and machinists plus men with teams and experienced grading and track work. Write or phone Charles City Western Railway Company.
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Hart-Parr Co
Charles City Western Ry. Co
Charles City Western Railway Company
Accidental Shooting In Iowa City Records Case Reported
Iowa City Edwin Records son of a manufacturer was shot in the thigh by playmate James Harrison while fishing. Harrison threatened self harm if Records told parents leading to concealment for a day. Marshall County automotives worth about 800000 reported. over fifty cars sold locally last month, many to farmers.
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Iowa City
Edwin Records
James Harrison
Harrison
Records
Marshall County
Marshalltown
Perry Woman Wins Suit in Nevada
A Perry case ended with a verdict of 10000 dollars for a young society woman against her father in law Hiram Miller ex Greene County capitalist for alienation of affection of her husband Frank Miller.
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Perry
Nevada
Hiram Miller
Greene County
Frank Miller
Muscatine Girl Disappears After Family Scolding
In Muscatine Stella Weber fourteen daughter of Albert Weber ran away after a chastisement from her father. She cut off her hair stole her brother's clothes and has not been located. No trace of her has been found.
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Muscatine
Stella
Albert Weber
Epworth League Meeting Closes in Iowa Falls
The annual Epworth league convention has closed. Officers elected include President R. Billings of Grundy Center, Secretary Mary Demares of Grundy Center, and Treasurer Howard Jensen of Eldora.
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Iowa Falls
Epworth League
R. Billings
Grundy Center
Mary Demares
Howard Jensen
Eldora
Guthrie Center Fire Injures Two Firemen in Lightning Blaze
Claire McLuen and A. L. Story, Guthrie Center firefighters, were severely injured battling a fire started by lightning. The blaze damaged the property of H. K. Ashton, nearly destroyed by the flames.
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Guthrie Center
Claire McLuen
A. L. Story
H. K. Ashton
Found Dead in Bed Madison Visit Ends in Tragedy
Charles Wendt of Chicago aged 28 was found dead in bed at his sister Mrs. R. E. Vanlow's home in Madison. Heart trouble was the listed cause. He was visiting relatives in the city.
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Madison
Charles Wendt
Chcago
R. E. Vanlow
Newton Defeats Telephone Franchise Vote
Newton reports the Jasper county telephone company failed to secure a second ten years franchise as the measure went 564 to 65 against. The current franchise expires next April.
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Newton
Jasper County Telephone Company
Employee of Rock Island Drowns in Cedar River
Anthony Loupour, 21, a Rock Island freight house employee, drowned in the Cedar River while swimming. He suffered cramps and went under before aid could reach him.
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Employe
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Anthony Loupour
Cedar River
Drowns in Cedar River at Charles City
John Larson about 50 years old drowned in the Cedar River near Charles City. The exact cause of the accident is not known.
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Charles City
John Larson
Lightning Strikes Colfax Methodist Church Spire
A severe electrical storm struck Colfax causing a lightning hit on the Methodist church spire. Firefighters fought the blaze to save the structure. The apex burned and damages were estimated at 200 dollars.
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Colfax
Fuller Dies at Bar Harbor Chief Justice of Supreme Court
Melville Weston Fuller chief justice of the United States Supreme Court died suddenly of heart failure at his Bar Harbor home in Maine at 6 30 am Monday. He was nearly 78 and had just returned from a healthy weekend. Funeral services will be at Sorento his country home with interment in Chicago. Born February 11 1833 in Augusta Maine he rose from Bowdoin College to Harvard Law School and Maine politics before moving to Chicago.
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Melville Weston Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Sorento
Chicago
Fuller
Supreme Court of the United States
Marshall
Taney
Grover Cleveland
Senate
Augusta
Maine
Bowdoin College
Harvard Law School
the Age
Johnson Wins In Fifteenth Round In Reno Bout
James J. Jeffries was knocked out by Jack Johnson in the fifteenth round in Reno Nevada. Tex Rickard announced the purse rose to 121000 with each man receiving a 10000 bonus. The share would be 60 percent to the winner and 40 percent to the loser. The house took 250000. The white champion failed to threaten as his opponent jabbed at will.
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Reno
Nev
James J. Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Tex Rickard
Progressives in Control with 794 Delegates Ahead
From county conventions a progressive majority is outlined for the state convention on August 3 in Des Moines. Progressives tally about 794 delegates while standpatters reach roughly 587 of the 1,383 total.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Marks Quiet 134th Independence Anniversary
Des Moines observes the nation's birth anniversary with a calm and orderly display. Officials report the celebration as the most sane and safe in the city's history, noting subdued crowds and orderly events throughout the day.
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Des Moines
Illinois Woman Dies by Own Action in Hamilton
Mrs Florence Herald wife of the Hamilton Illinois postmaster and a prominent local woman shot herself in Keokuk Iowa the death was instantaneous authorities reported. The incident occurred July 5 and drew attention in the community.
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Keokuk, Ia
Florence Herald
Hamilton
Iowa State News Roundup of Iowa Fatalities and Local Events
A wide sweep of Iowa items includes Arnold Garst killed in an automobile crash at Hamburg, and George Vogel aged 55 who hanged himself in Dubuque. Derailment at Tara ignited an oil car and two merchandise cars, while Iowa City boosters promoted the Iowa City Davenport inter urban line in Davenport. Roy Johnson bound over on a shooting charge in Centerville. Mae Wooding married in Milwaukee, and George Robbins died by suicide in Chariton. Panora merchants enact 7 pm closing, reducing annual work hours. Disturbing deaths include Charles Engeman found dead on a Burlington track with a crushed head, and a large Temple of Economy interior destroyed by exploding fireworks in Boone. Fire from hay in a Clear Lake barn destroys farm buildings. A Malvern boy injures eye on fencing. Sioux Rapids store built in 1869 to become a residence. A rural Catholic church near Lawrence burns, valued at 12000 dollars. Incorporation papers filed for Forest City and Mason City railroad. Coroner probes Kenneth Anderson streetcar death in Muscatine as Callahan's condition remains serious. Ed Wiley of Struble found in Missouri River near Omaha buried beside wife. Roy Milton of Keokuk dies after wagon accident with chest injuries. Fred Nave named Scott county game warden by Davenport Sportsmen. Mary Collins Talbott not prosecuted after shooting husband in Sioux City as victim refuses to prosecute. Fred Welden sails on ship Indiana then to London and onward to Gibraltar and Atlantic islands.
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George Vogel
Milwaukee
Dubuque
Tara
St. L
Iowa City
Davenport
Iowa City-Davenport
Roy Johnson
Grand Jury
Centerville
James Grimes
Mae Wooding
Burlington
John Buchanan
Wis
George Robbins
C. R. Gartin
Chariton
Panora
Charles H. Engeman
Viele
Lee County
Temple of Economy
Boone
F. Cook
Clear Lake
Markel
Malvern
Sioux Rapids
Lawler
Iowa
Pierre
Callahan
Ed Wiley
Struble
Missouri River
Omaha
Wiley
Roy Milton
Keokuk
Fred C. Nave
Scott County
Davenport Sportsmen’s Association
Mary Collins Talbott
Roy Talbott
Sioux City
Epworth Leaguers Gather For State Convention
Epworth Leagues across the state prepare for the biennial state convention and summer institute at Epworth park from August 8 to 14. With 30 000 members in 600 chapters, the event aims to attract 1 000 delegates as institutes and lectures unfold under Rev. Horace L. Houghton and H. E. Jaques.
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Colfax
Epworth
Epworth Park
Epworth League
Horace L. Houghton
Sioux City
H. E. Jaques
Mount Pleasant
County Bounty On Groundhogs Is Repealed
Washington county supervisors revoke the twenty five cent head bounty on groundhogs after crowds of boys file into the auditor's office at the courthouse. The move ends a year long program with monthly treasury outlays of 150 to 200 dollars. The repeal takes effect July 2.
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Washington
Court House
Myers
Old injury leads to death of Rhodes carpenter
James Daugherty aged 74 a pioneer Rhodes carpenter died from gangrene developing after a frozen right foot years earlier Surgeons declined amputation due to his age and frail state.
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Marshalltown
James Daugherty
Rhodes
Davenport Fire Loss Revised to 220000
A revision fixes the total Davenport fire loss at 220000 with Brammer Manufacturing 150000 Davenport Slaughtering and Rendering 20000 Tri City Plate Ice 20000 Mrs J J Lerch 12000 Henry Schleth 8000 freight cars 8000 and miscellaneous 2000.
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Davenport
Brammer Manufacturing Company
Davenport Slaughtering & Rendering Company
Tri-City Plate Ice Company
J. J. Lerch
Henry Schleth
Burglars Foiled As Robbers Try Post Office Entry
In Oskaloosa two men armed with a tool kit tried to break into the post office. They fled when officers appeared and shots were exchanged. The pair escaped with their rig and headed north into the countryside.
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Oskaloosa
Boy Bitten by Mad Dog in Iowa City
Iowa City where seven year old Andrew Theissen son of farmer Henry Thiessen of Scott county was bitten twice in the leg by a hydrophobia afflicted dog. A three weeks Pasteur treatment will be given at the Iowa State Bacteriological Laboratory in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Andrew Theissen
Henry Thiessen
Scott County
Iowa State
Fort Dodge Pair Surprised Friends
Fort Dodge County Attorney Fred A. Grosenbaugh and Miss Julia E. Downey a noted state court reporter were quietly married at Mercy hospital chapel by Father Shanahan. They left for an extended tour of the Great Lakes after the ceremony.
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Ft. Dodge
Fort Dodge
Fred A. Grosenbaugh
Julia E. Downey
Chapel of Mercy Hospital
Shanahan
Great Lakes
Music Teachers Elect Officers in Iowa Convention
The Iowa Society of Music Teachers at the state convention in Dubuque elected officers for the term. President is A. C. Klein of Dubuque, vice president Mrs. A. C. Heizer of Sioux City, and secretary treasurer Mrs Bertha Lincoln-Heustis of Dubuque.
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Dubuque
Iowa Society of Music Teachers
A. C. Klein
A. C. Heizer
Sioux City
Bertha Lincoln-Heustis
Woman Burned in Gasoline Pantatorium Explosion
An explosion of gasoline at Joseph Smith's pantatorium badly burned Mrs. Ramsey, an employer, about the head and chest in Marion.
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Marion
Joseph Smith
Ames Chautauqua speaker wowed by New York pastor
Dr. Chas. F. Aked of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, New York, praised the Ames Chautauqua speaker saying he heard nothing like him since coming to this country and not before. The event was noted among Ames activities with a football game and veterans gathering in Story County.
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Ames Chautauqua
Chas. F. Aked
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
New York
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