Tragedies Shock Oskaloosa With Two Fatal Shootings
In Oskaloosa in March two deadly shootings occurred within 24 hours. Alice Mack 10 was fatally shot by Parena Chiri after running into the line of fire while Chris fired at a mark. Nearby Lee Grubb killed his wife 17 and then attempted to kill their infant before shooting himself, dying at the scene. The couple had separated, reconciled, then quarrelled over a new home and family interference.
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Alice Mack
Parena Chiri
Chris
Lee Grubb
Grubb
Kansas City
Sail entanglement claims life of Theodore Hirck in Mississippi
Theodore Hirck aged 23, son of prominent attorney J. T. Silick, drowned yesterday when a boat on the Mississippi capsized and his sail became entangled. The incident occurred near Burlington, Iowa.
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Burlington
Mississippi River
Theodore Hirck
J. T. Silick
Grappler and Former Owa Woman in Toils
San Francisco dispatch reports H Mortimer Wilson and his wife arrested in hotel quarters on forged check schemes. They used aliases W Harcourt Bentley and others to pass checks including one for 1000 signed Curtis H Guild. Couple linked to Boston court clerk, denied in Cedar Rapids scandal after eloping.
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San Francisco
Denver
Crocker National Bank
Wilson
Massachusetts
Boston
Governor Guild
Lick
W. Harcourt Bentley
New York
Chicago
Salt Lake City
W. H. Mortimer
W. A. Armstrong
Henry D. Smith
George H. Longworth
Plain nurses wanted at Panama not fashionable mates
Miss Helen Varick Boswell told Portia Club members at the Hotel Astor that Panama needs plain nurses as engagement and matrimony sweep away many women. She cited a hospital report of 17 nurses lost to marriage from April to June and said Panama will not take young, engaged, or fashionable nurses returning on steamers.
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New York
Panama
Labor Leaders to Convene in United Defense Conference
New York March 16. The American Federation of Labor executive council announced a historic conference for national labor leaders to be held in Washington on Wednesday. More than 100 national and international unions will be represented to plan new tactics in response to recent court decisions against unions.
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New York
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Sam Small's Daughter Loses Estate Suit
The Wyoming supreme court reverses Fremont county ruling, finding Lola Smal Schuelke Primm, daughter of evangelist Sam Small, not entitled to a share of the late Dr. Schuelke's estate despite claims of common law marriage. The decision rejects her claim against Schuelke's mother and sister.
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Cheyenne, W .O
Supreme Court
Fremont County District Court
Lola Smal-Schuelke-Primm
Dr. Schuelke
Schuelke
Small-Schuelke- Primm
Evangelist Sam Small
Dragged from Wife’s Corpse to Murderer’s Cell
Des Moines IA March 14 Mrs M F E Davis died after being shot in the knee by her husband a popular young druggist who was intoxicated and then shot City Physician Miller The husband recently released on bail watched over his wife and upon leaving the corpse was arrested with murder charges He may attempt self harm Dr Miller is expected to recover The wife was a Dallas County farmer daughter married only months ago
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Des Moines
M. FE. Davis
Miller
Mercy Hospital
Dallas County
Independent Telephone wires linked to Omaha via river bridge
In Council Bluffs Iowa on March 14 a new method encloses its cable to Omaha by suspending a wooden box boxlike conduit from the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway bridge. The cable rests in a deep grove and is sealed in waterproof cement. Fort Dodge Iowa on March 14 invites a Humboldt sugaring off on March 20 with Vermont born traditions and real sap and kettles, picnic baskets and festive activities.
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Couneil
Fort Dodge
Humboldt
Here
Vermont
Fort Dodge druggists face trials in liquor sale case
Ten Fort Dodge druggists will stand trial at the next term of court for alleged illegal selling of intoxicating liquors, a result of the Anti-Saloon league crusade. Only three druggists in the city have escaped.
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Fort Dodge
Beulah Bandfield Drowns After Oar Loss at Soldier Home
Marshalltown Iowa March 14 Miss Beulah Bandfield age 15 employed as a waitress in the Soldier's home main building jumped into the river after losing an oar and drowned.
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Marshalltown
Beulah Bandfield
High Honor for Charles Aldrich
Des Moines mourns Charles Aldrich founder of the state historical department with funeral services in the hall of history. Rev A L Frisbie Governor Cummins and other officials attended as the body lay in state in the rotunda. The service concluded with the cortege to the station for burial at Webster City where a full military funeral was held.
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Des Moines
Charles Aldrich
State Historical Department
Hall of History
A. L. Frisbie
Albert B. Cummins
George W. Crosley
Lafe Young
Lafe Young, Judge 8. M. Ladd, Judge H. &. Deemer
John A. McCall
Warren
Dungan
H. M. Byers
Webster City
Aldrich
Ware Is Guilty Five Years Five Years
Leroy Ware, cashier of the defunct Farmers and Drivers State bank of Seymour, pleaded guilty in Corydon district court to fraudulent entries in bank books and was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. Twenty one other indictments remain pending.
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Corydon
Leroy Ware
Farmers’ and Drovers’ State Bank of
Seymour
Ware
English Premier Campbell-Bannerman Deteriorates Further
London reports the health of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the prime minister, has worsened with no improvement over the past week. He remains isolated, has limited contact with visitors, and has shown reduced vitality though he meets acting premier Herbert H. Asquith occasionally.
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London
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Herbert H. Asquith
Mystery in Death of OWA Horseman
Council Bluffs March 14 Stephen G Neil a prominent horseman was found unconscious in the road three weeks ago and died today. He never regained his senses and the cause remains unsolved as mud covered his clothing but no marks on his person offer clues.
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Council Bluffs
Stephen G. Neil
O' Neil
Owa Town Nearly Wiped Out By Fire
Mason City March 13 At 2 o clock this morning a fire was discovered in Thornton Cero Gordo county which wiped out seven business blocks the greater part of the town The origin is unknown The losers are Parish barber shop and billiard hall Geo Dart bowling alley J A Andrews meat market J W Braga restaurant Perry Batley general merchandise Inglebretson Son general merchandise Dr Hunter Son The fire was so intense that little of the stock was saved The loss will amount to 70000 The insurance will reach 60900
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Mason City
Velock
Thornton
Cero Gordo County
Parish
Geo. Dart
J. A. Andrews
J. W. Braga
Perry Batley
Inglebretson & Son
Dr. Hunter & Son
Supreme Court Decisions Declared in Des Moines
Decisions handed down today by the state supreme court affirmed in several cases including Niton v City of Burlington and Hedrick v Smith. Reversals were noted in Monech v Hower and Siemensma v Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway with Fenton v Boone referenced.
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Des Moines
State Supreme Court
Niton
Appellant
City of
Burtington
Desa Moines
Hedrick
Des Moines Bride Marry Bank Cashier After Desperate Illness
Ralph Flanagan, cashier at Pleasantville Bank, secretly wed Dessa Galvin, daughter of a hardware merchant, while recovering from a self inflicted gunshot wound. The 3 month-old tragedy stemmed from his mother and aunt’s suicides, leaving him blind yet gradually regaining faint sight. The affair sparked widespread sensation.
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Des Moines
Ira
Ralph Flanagan
Pleasantville Bank
Pretty Dessa Galvin
Flanagan
Roosevelt orders stock trading regulation review
President Roosevelt directs Herbert Knox Smith of the bureau of corporations to study stock trading methods to inform possible future legislation. The goal is to curb gambling contracts while not hindering legitimate transfers, with the president aiming to eliminate stock gambling.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Herbert Knox Smith
Bureau of Corporations
Time extension urged to reinstate discharged Negro soldiers
President transmits a message based on Senate military affairs findings on the Brownsville riot. He says the order dismissing Negro soldiers is substantiated by committee testimony and seeks a one year extension to reinstate any discharged men not covered by the original dismissal. Senator Warren for the majority and Senator Foraker for the minority present the committee views.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Brownsville
Senate
Warren
Foraker
Government views improving economic outlook for spring
Washington dispatch reports that money supply should ease and demand for credit may grow less in coming months. Officials nationwide expect lower interest rates, resumed factory work, and brisk spring buying signaling continued improvement in transportation and manufacturing.
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Washington
Owa couple to remarry after 15 years apart
Chicago reports Paul Akin and Amanda, both long separated, plan to remarry after a 15 year divorce. The pair, ages 57 and 60 respectively, left their Grundy Center homes to obtain a new license, citing fear of remarriage complications.
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Owa
Chicago
Paul Akin
Amanda
Grundy Center
Ried
Toriery
Akin
Curator Aldrich Dies at Boone Home
Iowa historian and founder of the state historical department, Aldrich died of grip and kidney trouble at his Boone home. Born 1828 in New York, he founded the Freeman newspaper in Webster City in 1857 and served in the House of Representatives and U S geological survey. He traveled Europe, formed Iowa history groups, and supported many scholarly societies.
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Boone
Haries Aldrich
State Historical Department of
Iowa
New York State
Capitol
Des Moines
Hiram Aldric
Cedar Rapids
Jane Lee
Olean
N. Y
Mary Kettell
Cambria
Wyo
E. A. Warre
Aldrich
Ellington
Iown
Freeman
Webster City
House of Resentatives
United States Geological Survey
Europe
England
State Department
American Ornithologists’ Union
The
Loyal Legion
Iowa State Historical Society
Odd Fellows Buy Back Old Home in Onawa
Onawa Iowa March 11 the opera house was sold at public sale by Referee M W Newby to the Odd Fellows for 4500. Built in 1899 at a cost of 17000 the lodge faced a 6500 mortgage and foreclosure due to subscriptions and adversity. The sale clears debts and the society resumes ownership at a price expected to yield reasonable interest.
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Onawa
M. W. Newby
Odd Fellows
Newby
Swallows Her Gems for Safe Keeping In Oakland
Mrs. Lizzie Good swallowed two diamond earrings to recover them from Dr. Adam Lyon who held them as security for $75 in medical fees. A jeweler and Lyon testified the stones were genuine. Lyon had Good arrested but she was later released on his attorney's advice, deemed no crime.
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San Francisco
Lizzie Good
Oakland
Adam Lyon
Lyon
Affinity Quest Ends With Found Wife And Family
Julius Katz a Yiddish teacher in South Chicago once seeking an affinity to marry instead reunites with his wife and two children he thought he had lost when he left Russia for America. The couple and their children return to a prepared home amid rejoicing.
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Chicago
Julius Katz
Russia
Herman Pearl
Katz
America
South
David
Jacob
New York
Julius
Herman
Brooklyn Bankers Will Be Tried
Charles Sunshine and Michael Cohan, who collected signatures for a venue change in the Jenkins family bank case, were arrested in New York and held on $2,008 bail for perjury. The Jenkins clan faces multiple indictments tied to the Jenkins Trust and First National banks in Brooklyn. No trial date set.
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Brooklyn
New York
Charles Sunshine
Michael Cohan
John G. Jenkins
Brooklyn Bankers
Jenkins
Kings County
First National Bank
John G
Jenkins Trust Company
Frank
Williamsburg Trust Company
Fred Jenkins
Doctor Wollestey Seeks Poorhouse Aid At 83
Worcester Massachusetts March 11 Dr John Wollestey a noted cancer expert and philanthropist applies for admission to the poor house at age eighty three. Years ago he gave away all his property retaining enough money for six months and now has no relatives or income asking county authorities to provide care.
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Worcester
Mass
John Wollestey
Wollesley
Trip of Warships a Great Success
Washington reports a naval division’s arrival at Magdalena bay marking the fleet’s last major stop before San Francisco. Officials say the voyage has been completed in good order and under favorable weather target practice at Magdalena bay may finish by month’s end.
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Washington
Navy
Magdalena Bay
San Francisco
Evans fleet arrives at Magdalena Bay ahead of schedule
San Diego March 14 Admiral Evans' battleship division reached Magdalena Bay last night, four days early. Reports say all ships are in excellent condition and ready to sail at a moment's notice. Target practice will begin soon with world records in sight as ships prepare for next week's trials.
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San Diego
Cal
Admiral Evans
Magdalena Bay
United States
Wages Cut for 25 000 Lowell Cotton Operatives
A 10 percent wage reduction was posted today in seven large Lowell cotton factories affecting nearly 25 000 workers. The cut takes effect March 30 as manufacturers cite a discouraging business outlook and broader industry impairment across the north and south. No evidence of a local leadership in the move. other textile cities未 learned.
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Lowell
Mass
Queen Alexandra Visits Mr. Morgan in London
Queen Alexandra, her sister the dowager czarina, and Princess Victoria visited J. P. Morgan at Prince's Gate in London. They spent an hour and a half admiring Morgan's art treasures from his salons and galleries while he outlined the history of notable objects. Leaders expressed great admiration and thanks for the viewing.
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London
Queen Alexandra
Czarine
Princess Victora
J. P. Morgan
Prince’s Gate
Ovartna
Airships to Make London in 40 Hours
New Yorker Alonzo Perry Bliven, inventor of a non-cargo boat device, claims an airship capable of NY to London in four hours once perfected. He cites patents in multiple countries, a Wall Street bid of 750000, a craft 186 feet long weighing 10410 pounds, four propellers and a 100 horsepower engine, surface water capability included.
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New York
Alonzo Perry Bliven
London
Wall Street
Champion "Bach" Was a Married Man
Philadelphia today disclosed via the will and widow’s appearance at city hall that Wm Fisher Lew, a noted society leader and famed bachelor, secretly married Emily C Bentzon of Hotel Malverne Bel Harbor Me. Lew left an estate valued between 100000 and 500000 dollars to his widow. His marriage was unknown to his family and public, though he was widely celebrated as America's bachelor symbol.
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Philadelphia
Wm. Fisher Lew
Emily C. Bentzon
Lewis
America
Marseilles
New York
Letter Carriers Win Higher Salary in House Action
In Washington on March 14 the House amplified the post office appropriation measure after protests. An amendment by Mr. Goebel of Ohio granting $1.20 salaries for letter carriers was adopted. Additional funding of $25,000 for clerks third class offices and $15,000 for contract stations were approved.
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Washington
House
Overstreet
Committee
Goebel
Ohio
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Sam Small
Jowan
Missouri
MR. Morgan
Champion “Bach
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