Kisses Earned A Bachelor $8,000 In Court Decision
Des Moines reports Winifred McKenzie the Hampton schoolmarm will receive 8000 dollars, equal to 12 dollars a week for 13 years of affection from aged J B Gray. The Iowa supreme court upheld the lower court ruling citing the 1906 elopement and letters as basis for the award.
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Des Moines
Winifred McKenzie
Hampton
Lochinvar
J. B. Gray
Supreme Court
Sherwin
Gray
Misa Marie Leveke
Hampton School
W. H. McHenry
Mr. Gray
Miss McKenzie
Minneapolis
Promisor’s Promise Breaks. Woman Receives $2850
In Storm Lake Iowa Miss Emily Hampton won a district court suit against George Slade a wealthy bachelor. The jury awarded her 2850 for broken marriage promise after a two day trial. Hampton 24 Slade 32 testified and crowds filled the court room with a 12 hour jury deliberation. Hampton originally sought 7500 in damages.
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Storm Lake
George Slade
Emily Hampton
Hiampton
Slade
Workman on Bridge Fatally Injured Near Turin
Onawa Iowa March 20 Charles Magee a crewman on the Fred Crane dredge boat near Turin was fatally injured when a piece of machinery fell and struck him on the head A Castana physician treated him but he likely could not recover The boat operates south of Turin seven miles east of Onawa on lateral No 1 Maple River drainage district
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Onawa
Fred Crane
Turin
Charles Magee
Maple River
Monuments and relocation to honor Iowa's first governor
Des Moines reports the Jackson county effort secures state recognition for Ansel Briggs the first Iowa governor. His remains will be moved from Omaha to Andrew county where he lived when elected. A $1000 appropriation to erect a monument was approved by the senate after house passage.
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Des Moines
Jackson County
Iowa
Ansel Briggs
Briggs
Omaha
Andrew
Senate
House
Ellis
Parshall
Jackson
Wilson
Iowa House approves bulk sales bill amid close vote
The Des Moines house passed the bulk sales measure requiring five day filing before merchant disposal of stock. A visiting committee to state colleges filed a supplemental report. Recommendations include 5000 for Ames engineering lab fixtures, 26000 yearly for Iowa City support for two years, and 15000 yearly for library funding. A mortgage filing fee bill was defeated 43 to 58 at noon.
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State House
Des Moines
House
Ames
Iowa City
Supreme Court Decisions From Des Moines Listed
The Iowa Supreme Court handed down decisions on March 20 reversing several cases including State of Iowa ex rel Mullan versus Syndicate Land Co in Polk County and Scurlock versus City of Boone in Boone County. Other reversals included Sharp v Davis in Polk County and Callendar Savings Bank v Loos in Polk County.
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Des Moines
Suprenmie Court
State of Iowa
Mullan
Appellant
Syndicate Land Co
Polk County
Scurlock Va
City of Boone
Boone County
Sharp
Davis
Callendar Savings Bank
Loos
Oregon plan not favored in Iowa
Des Moines March 19. The Senate nixed the direct election plan known as the Oregon plan by a 31 to 13 party line vote after one hour of debate. Moon and De Wolf supported the bill. House action included air brake safety rules for streetcars, a contract in writing for homestead sales, and criminalizing living together after divorce for one year.
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Des Moines
Senate
Oregon
Moon
de Wolf
House
Sammis
Carroll
White
Omaha man Otto Frankfort held on forged draft charges
Sheriff Mc Leod brought Otto N. Frankfort from Detroit to Iowa to face a forged draft case. Frankfort, a Richardson Drug Co. rider, is accused of passing a $20 draft on Barney Johnson and $50 drafts on A. Perkins in Storm Lake Cushing and Odebolt. He was bound over to the April grand jury after a justice hearing.
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Ida Grove
Sheriff McLeod
Detroit
Mich
Otto N. Frankfort
Omaha
Richardson Drug Co
Barney Johnson
Johnson
Baxter-Reed Co
Reed
State Bankers’ Association
Frankfort
Storm Lake
Cushing
Odebolt
A. ©. Perkins
Clear Lake business man commits suicide
Martin Elfson a prominent business man of Clear Lake Iowa killed himself Monday night there. There is no known cause for his act.
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Clear Lake
Martin Elfson
Train wreck injures twelve in Minnesota switch
Twelve passengers were injured in a Northwestern wreck at Blue Earth Minnesota when a freight car knocked a smoker from a train yesterday. The car was pushed from the train and toppled on its side while the freight crew escaped unhurt.
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Mason City
Northwestern
Blue Earth
Minn
Larchwood Votes Bonds for School Building
Larchwood Iowa residents approved a $12,000 bond issue for a new school house at yesterday’s election. The outcome was announced from Larchwood city authorities.
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Larchwood
Five Years for Reopening Red Light District
Des Moines report: George W. Smith received a five year sentence in the penitentiary after attempting to reopen the now closed red light district previously shut by Superintendent Hamery. Judge Onry handed down the penalty today.
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Red Light
Des Moines
George W. Smith
Hamery
Onry
Engine Crash at Windsor Station Kills Girl in Montreal Area
A Boston and Maine locomotive crashed through Windsor station walls near Montreal, killing a young girl and injuring 18 to 20 waiting passengers and staff. The engine derailment followed a plug blowout near Highland station. brakes failed and the train surged into the ladies waiting room causing extensive damage.
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Montreal
Quebec
Boston & Maine
Windsor Station
Highland Station
Duke Jilted by Girl Becomes Monk in Russia
Grand Duke Demetrius Constantinovich, cousin of the czar, retires to the monks of St Basil near Moscow at age 48. Reported reasons include an unrequited love, but intimates say the move reflects despair over Russia's drift toward revolution and upheaval. He intends lifelong cloistered life.
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St. Petersburg
Demetrius Constantinovitch
St. Basil
Moscow
Elizabeth
Russia
Steel Trust Income Drops Significantly in Year
New York March 19 The United States Steel Corporation reports for the year ending December 31 gross receipts of 482 308 000 a decline of 274 707 000 from the prior year Net earnings total 91 848 000 down 69 117 000 The year end surplus after charges fell to 10 343 000 down 4 867 000 indicating a sharp drop in profitability for the steel trust.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Judge refuses arraignment for Junken at present term
Ottumwa Iowa March 18 Judge M A Roberts says John Junken the confessed murderer of Clara Rosen will not be brought to Ottumwa this term. He will remain at Fort Madison prison until arraignment next term.
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Ottumwa
John Junken
Clara Rosen
M. A. Roberts
Junken
Reneca Cornell
Fort Madison
Roberts
Sanders
Sigourney
Burlington
W. W. Jackson
E. J. Grimes
Grimes
Jackson
Sheriff Jackson
Des Moines Man Shot by Intruder Dies in City
A. L. Ryan died in Des Moines after being shot by Aaron Denelski who faced a murder charge. Denelski pursued a rooming house entry claim, while Ryan insisted he entered by mistake, thinking the building was a hotel.
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Des Moines
A. L. Ryan
Aaron Denelski
Denelski
Ryan
Delenski
Man Survives Major Surgeries and Remains Strong
Mason City Iowa reports Neal Fullerton an elderly county resident who endured kidney removal a rib removal a five pound tumor excision and a nonfunctioning lung removal yet continues to live well gaining weight and strength in this remarkable medical note.
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Mason City
Neal Fullerton
German Evangelical Conference to Meet in Council Bluffs
The Iowa German conference of the German Evangelical church will convene in Council Bluffs on April 1. Rev. Wm. Horn of Cleveland Ohio, bishop of the church, will officiate.
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Council Bluffs
German Evangelical Church
Wm. Horn
Cleveland, O
Cascade saloon keeper John Lees dies suddenly in Iowa
John Lees a prominent Cascade saloon keeper aged 50 collapsed and died while conversing with his wife in Dubuque Iowa. He weighed 396 pounds and was regarded as one of the heaviest men in the state.
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Dubuque, Ia
John Lees
Cascade
Brother shoots sister by mistaken belief gun unloaded
In Council Bluffs Iowa Ralph Brooks thought his revolver was unloaded and shot his 19 year old sister Everil Brooks at their home. He and friend John Sullivan were handling old revolvers when a cartridge fired during a mock play, hitting Everil in the heart. Coroner Treynor has not decided on an inquest.
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Council Bluffs
Ralph Brooks
Everil Brooks
John Sullivan
Brooks
E. A. Roop
Treynor
Legislature Passes Anti Saloon Bills in Des Moines Session
In Des Moines the Senate advanced three anti saloon measures the Van Law Moon and Bennett bills. The Van Law bill adds public libraries to protected saloon-free zones and bans free or paid lunch in saloons. The Moon bill caps saloons at one per 1000 residents and bars permits for former liquor offenders. The Bennett bill forbids non electors from retail liquor sales and bans brewery or distillery ownership of saloons. The House funded 8000 dollars for a hog cholera serum laboratory. A telegraph company complaints bill and a murder trial bill for inmates were also approved.
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State House
Des Moines
Senate
Resubmission Leader Meredith Says Prohibitory Amendment Dead
Des Moines Iowa March 17 Representative Meredith author of the prohibitory amendment resolution declares it dead and notes senate opposition. He says he voted to refer the measure to the committee on constitutional amendments as a test and that the committee and senate rules block a minority report.
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Des Moines
Meredith
Senate
Girl Fatally Burned In Clothes Fire At Home
Missouri Valley Iowa March 17. Etta Williams 20 years old set fire to her skirts yesterday afternoon and was fatally burned before her sisters could extinguish the flames. She had been despondent for a week and had threatened suicide.
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Missouri Valley
Etta Williams
Opera House Cornice Fall Kills Man in Nora Springs
March 17 Nora Springs Iowa reports a brick cornice collapse on the opera house block. Anton Jenson aged 70 was crushed and died instantly as onlookers watched along Main street. No other pedestrians were harmed. The falling mass extended about eight feet along the building.
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Nora Springs
Anton Jenson
Main Street
Opera House
Falls 30 Feet From Fire Escape Kills Youth
In Dubuque Iowa Roy Gregory 23 died at Mercy hospital after a fall from the Bijou theater fire escape last night. He suffered a fractured skull and other injuries. Gregory was a former Army recruit whose term had just ended.
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Dubuque
Roy Gregory
Mercy
George Martin Suicide at Metropolitan Hotel
George Martin a cook at the Metropolitan hotel in Council Bluffs drew a revolver and killed himself in the dining room after discovering waitress Helen Johnson in company with another man. He had recently pursued Miss Johnson and reportedly threatened self harm after repeated rejections.
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Council Bluffs
George Martin
Metropolitan Hotel
Martin
Moore
Helen Johnson
New York
Miss Johnson
Fox Population Surges as Traps Bring High Fox Prices
In McGregor Iowa, hunters note Fox numbers rise with settlement. Red foxes outpace gray ones, driven by seals of dearth in winter. Fear of foxes increases as skins bring as much as seven dollars. Farmers cheer as hens roost robbers fall to traps.
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McGregor, Ta
McGregor
Suicide at Clear Lake restaurant owner identified
Mason City March 18 Martin Elafson 24 shot himself in his home at Clear Lake with his wife in an adjoining room. No cause known. He and his brother Samuel ran a small restaurant together.
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Mason City
Martin Elafson
Clear Lake
Samuel
Good Templars' Treasurer Dead in Des Moines
Des Moines March 18 Miss Caroline Compton longtime state treasurer of the Good Templars died today at her home.
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Des Moines
Caroline Compton
The
Good Templars
Teamster Stabbed in quarrel at Northwestern depot
James Watton a teamster was stabbed possibly fatally by an unknown Greek during a quarrel at the Northwestern depot last night. The assailant fled the scene.
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Cornell Bluffs
James Watton
Northwestern
Women Should Strike Against Wage Cuts
Mrs. Robert A Woods of Boston told the Women's Trade Union League in Chicago that housewives must strike if husbands’ incomes fall from women working for less. She called domestic work an ancient honorable trade and said such wage practices lower overall pay, urging legislative protection for women workers in Massachusetts.
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Chicago
Robert A Woods
Boston
Women’s Trade Union League
Massachusetts
Ice accident ends life of Spencer boy shooter
In Spencer a 17 year old Clifford LaRue with his elder brother hunted on a boat when he poked ice with a gun. The gun fired striking his head and killing him instantly in Mason City Iowa on March 17.
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Mason City
Spencer
Clifford LaRue
Clifford
Young Declines To Be Custodian In Iowa Senate
Des Moines March 18 The senate passed a hotel safety bill requiring fireproof hotels with fire escapes and a state hotel inspector. It also approved several measures including land conveyance, road districts, and street car platform shields while debating optometry licensing. The senate met privately on W A Young and he withdrew after consultation with the governor.
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Des Moines
Senate
Dubuque
Smith
Bowman
House
W. A. Young
Carroll
Young
Weston starts second lap walk to Pacific coast from Tarrytown
Edward Payson Weston began the second lap of his cross country walk from Tarrytown New York on March 18 in good condition as he aims to reach the Pacific coast.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Edward Payson Weston
Pacific Coast
Veteran Walker Edward Weston Begins 4300 Mile Crossing
Edward Payson Weston, 71, started a cross country walk from New York City to San Francisco at 4 30 pm yesterday. He is escorted by 20 men from Company B Seventh Regiment with mounted police aiding along the route to the Pacific coast. Weston plans to pass through Troy Buffalo Pittsburgh and Chicago and reach the coast by July 8.
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New York
Edward Payson Weston
San Francisco
Weston
City Hall Park
Seventh Regiment
Seventy-second Street
Yonkers
Troy
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Onawa Council Accused Of Dividing Public Roads
Onawa Iowa March 8 citizens allege city council members planned to apportion abandoned roads for personal gain. A section of a public road into Onawa was deeded to one member and an abandoned road to another amid claims papers were secretly prepared and rushed through. An investigation and further exposures are expected.
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Onawa
Blindness Linked to Black Plague in Iowa Institution
In Des Moines on March 18 J B Vance superintendent of the school for the blind at Vinton charged that 20 percent of the blind cases there are due to hereditary black plague and urged support for a quarantine bill for black cases backed by the W C.
Newlywed Couple Suffer Fatal Burn Injury In Explosion
In Russell Iowa on March 18 Clyde Bald ridge newly married died from severe burns after a kerosene can exploded on a stove while kindling a fire. His bride tried to rescue him and suffered serious burns to her hands arms and face.
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Russell, Ia
Clyde Baldridge
Ten year old acquitted of murder charge
Des Moines Iowa March 18 Kenneth Reeves aged 10 indicted for the murder of Cecil Jenkins last summer by hitting him with a broomstick was acquitted in criminal court today upon motion of the county attorney.
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Des Moines
Kenneth Reeves
Cecil Jenkins
Brothers Die for Same Girl in Madison Love Tragedy
In Madison Illinois Robert Nichols died at his home by his own hand and will be buried beside his brother John Nichols who killed himself on March 3 two days after Miss Beryl Somers the woman John intended to marry fatally shot herself Parental objections interrupted the romance and Robert had also fallen for Miss Somers
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Madison
Robert Nichols
John
Beryl Somers
John Nichols
Miss Somers
Robert
Supreme Court Decisions From Des Moines March 18
Des Moines Iowa March 18 Supreme Court handed down decisions including Pabbeldt appellant versus Hamilton county dismissed McKenzie versus Gray Polk section David Hensley versus Davidson Bros appellant affirmed against Young Story affirmed in a terse notation of cases and outcomes.
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Supreme Court
Pabbeldt
Hamilton County
Hamilton
McKenzie
Gray
David Hensley
Vidson Bros
Ankling
Young
Story
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