Des Moines Woman Seized and Assaulted by Negro Suspect
Mary Mann, 53, was seized on South Sixth street bridge by a burly man who choked and assaulted her then dragged her into bushes. Dr. Morse found her in serious condition. One suspect held. a $100 reward offered. case follows earlier attack on Mrs. Risser prompting heightened guard.
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Des Moines
Mary Mann
South Sixth Street
A. B. Morse
W. H. Risser
Lamont Frederick
Frederick
City Organizes Against Negro Uproar in Des Moines
Indignant citizens form a vigilance committee to protect women after recent outrages. Seven member executive panel will govern. city divided into patrol districts of five men each. Detectives to be hired. mail joiners to post box 1195. Lamont Frederick indicted for robbery and assault on Mrs Mann and Mrs Risser. arraignment held secretly to prevent mob action.
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Des Moinea
Des Moines
W. H. Risser
Arlington Avenue
Hamery
Department of Public Safety
Sharpshooter Dies After Bay Rum Cider Drink Attempt
Thomas Burns a Fort Des Moines sharpshooter drank bay rum and hard cider hoping for a jag and died fifteen minutes later in hospital.
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Des Moines
Thomas Burns
Fort Des Moines
Two Children Die After Fire Destroys Iowa Farm Home
Waterloo Iowa May 16. Walter Potter and wife return from Greene to their farm to find their residence fire damaged and two children Charles nine and Merte seven fatally burned. The children reportedly used kerosene to start the kitchen fire. the oil can exploded as the boy ran to a neighbor with his clothing afire. He collapsed in the yard. the girl was rescued but died shortly after.
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Waterloo
Walter Potter
Greene
Charles
Merte
Grape Crop Ruined by Tuesday Storm Hail
Reports from Council Bluffs indicate hail and wind damaged the grape crop, stripping vines and blossoms. Dormant buds may yield a partial, late, and inferior harvest.
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Council Bluffs
Cyclone Hits Iowa Towns Killing One and Damaging Homes
A cyclone swept southeastern Fremont county into western Page county near Northboro on Tuesday evening killing one person and injuring several others. It destroyed homes and farm buildings causing heavy damage to the area around Clarinda and Northboro.
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Clarinda
Fremont County
Page County
Will Finley
Northboro
Woman Physician Defends Her Sex in Oak Park Talk
Dr C Aroline Hedger of the Chicago Woman's club tells the Illinois sixth district federation that President Roosevelt erred to blame women for social ills. She cites disability and hereditary disease as major factors in childlessness and argues women bear the penalty of social conditions.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Caroline Hedger
Chicago Woman's Club
Illinois Sixth District Federation of Women’s Clubs
Oak Park
America
Coroner Jury Clears Inoon in Family Shooting Case
Waterloo Iowa May 16 The coroner's jury reports Fremont Fleming died from a bullet wound inflicted by a 22 caliber rifle in the hands of his daughter Maude Fleming during a family quarrel The young woman admits the shooting but says it was in defense of her mother whose life was in danger
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Waterloo
Fremont Fleming
Winthrop
Maude Fleming
List of Dead Names From Fatal Incident
Seen list shows Frank Hester Louis Ville Charles Leader Richfield Mrs Marko Bellevue Martin Teith James Teith plus seven others unnamed Fatally Injured Edward Martin Meadow Neb Mrs Trueeile Bellevue Neb.
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Frank Hester
Louis- Ville
Richfield
Marko
Bellevue
Martin Teith
James Teith
Bepitic
Edward Martin
Meadow
Mrs. Trueeile
Nebraska Cyclone Toll Rises Across Five Towns
Reports from the tornado struck district south of Omaha add three dead and up to 50 injured. The $500000 damage spans Sarpy Cass Otoe and Nemaha counties with Bellevue Papillion Richfield Meadows and Louisville heavily wrecked plus Fort Crook. At least 12 died statewide with fear of higher totals as carnage and property loss mount.
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Omaha
Neb
Bellevue
Papillion
Richfield
Meadows
Louisville
Fort Crook
Nebraska
Sarpy
Cass
Otoe
Nenaha
Harry Peters
L. N. Purcell
G. R. Glenn
Wesley Huff
G. B. Dillon
A. Wright
Purcell
Gunyon
Burlington
Springfield
Four Prisoners Escape County Jail During Storm
In Council Bluffs Iowa on May 15 four of seventeen prisoners fled during a storm as jailer Frank Gallup and his family stood outside. Escapees were Walter Gumm awaiting grand jury action on murderous assault F A Howard recently sentenced to nine months for breaking and entering Richard Dempsey and George Davis awaiting trial on similar charges. Authorities searched the city and surrounding area for the fugitives.
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Council Bluffs
Frank Gallup
Walter Gumm
F. A. Howard
Richard Dempsey
George Davis
Carrier Delivers Mail With an Automobile in City
May 16 report from Ta city lists A C Crozier a rural mail carrier at Lake View who bought an automobile to carry mail on his 26 mile route. The long trip by team now takes a couple of hours using the auto, the first auto used as a dispatcher of mail in the area. Nearby filler quotes and stray notices follow from the Catholic Standard and Times and a country editor’s assistant jokes about a subscription letters reply with a cryptic Italian sign off.
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Ac City
A. C. Crozier
Lake View
Crozier
Catholic Standard and Times
Silas Kidder
Royal Academy to Break 140 Year Speech Ban at Banquet
The British Royal Academy plans to drop its long standing rule of no speeches at the upcoming banquet. Officials say the change aims to honor tradition with a modernised program while preserving ceremony and decorum.
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British Royal Academy
Thirsty Oysters Targeted by Iowa Official
Des Moines Iowa May 14 State Dairy and Pure Food Commissioner H R Wright says the department will stop watering oysters starting the fall oyster season He notes the practice adds water and ice to oysters under the guise of preservation and calls it adulteration Wholesale oysters sell for 140 per gallon and retail for 25 cents a quart indicating dealers profit from watered product He cites new packaging options to handle oysters without direct water addition and pledges enforcement action once the new season begins leading to cleaner oyster sales
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
H. R. Wright
Humane Society
Wright
Weather bulletin reports frost damage to fruit crop in Iowa May 1908
Des Moines Iowa May 14 weather crop bulletin for week ending May 11 1908 notes low temperatures and frost on several mornings in northern half of state followed by warmer days but below normal average. Late reports show damage to plums peaches early cherries and early apples mainly in southern and central regions. Oats also damaged though moisture and higher temperatures may recover. corn planting underway statewide as weather allows.
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Des Moines
Bankrupt's Assets Will Pay 30 Cents
A LeMars creditors meeting for John Greff, held at the court house with Referee C L Joy presiding, expects about 30 cents on the dollar for creditors. Greff, Meadow township farmer, failed years ago for 85000, was charged with fibbing money from German American Savings bank. jury disagreed 10 to 2 for conviction. Venue moved to Osceola county amid alleged prejudice. case postponed.
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Osceola County
Escaped Criminal Donovan Recaptured in Atlantic
Charles Donovan, once a Wisconsin crime figure, was arrested in Atlantic Iowa by Marshal Larue and Sheriff Bullwinkel. He escaped jail on New Year’s Eve 1906, freed two inmates, and eluded capture until tracked by letters to a sweetheart in Wisconsin.
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Atlantic
Charles Donovan
Wisconsin
Larue
Bullwinkel
Jefferson County
Donovan
Forest Fund Increase Reported in Senate Action
Washington May 14 The Senate approved an agricultural appropriation bill totaling 12 142 146 dollars with 1 000 000 allocated for forestry road building and permanent improvements The House had proposed 500 000 The Fulton amendment then passed directing 25 percent of yearly forest reserve receipts to states for public schools or roads replacing the prior 10 percent rule The measure passes with this change and expands funding to the forestry program.
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Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
Fulton
Oregon
Clerks And Carriers Hold Convention In Fort Dodge
At the Fort Dodge joint convention of state postal clerks and carriers 60 delegates attended the meeting with a grand ball as the closing event. They plan to meet next year in Council Bluffs. Officers elected include President Fred G. Rode and vice presidents B C Barrett and G C Veilland with H E Blomgren as secretary and L C Sampian as treasurer.
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Fort Dodge
Council Bluffs
Stewart
Critzen
H. E. Blomgrenat
L. C. ‘Sampian
Bau Shalltown
Fayette Man's Suicide Letter Cites Duty to Die
A. M. Brewer, a 68 year old retired farmer from Fayette Iowa, was found dead in the river near Main Street after leaving a note revealing he planned the act due to a long standing nervous malady. He told newspapers his death was his duty and he refused to burden his family further.
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Fayette
A. M. Brewer
Main Street
Brewer
Iowa Life Insurance In Force Tops Six Hundred Seventy Five Million
Des Moines May 13 A report by State Auditor Carroll to Governor Cummins shows Iowa life insurance in force at year end reaching 675 million dollars. Policyholders received 4.805 million in benefits during the year, with overall increases in force and beneficiaries. Old line Iowa firms added 2.378 million in force while Iowa fraternals grew by 5.614 million. outside old line companies fell by 3.5 million. Three outside old line firms left Iowa and one new company organized.
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Des Moines
Carroll
Cummins
Iowa
Old Line Life
Old Line
Death of workman at Locust street bridge collapse
Theodore Spry, a bridge worker on Locust street in Des Moines, slipped on falsework above the caisson and struck his head on a cement cofferdam. He died at 8 this morning from the fatal injuries.
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Des Moines
Theodore Spry
Locust Street
Recruits Secured for Carrier Service in Estherville
A United States civil service examination was held in the Estherville post office on Saturday under F A Robinson. Candidates Ira Overholt of Wallingford and Charles D. Bixby and Henry E. Fister of Estherville competed for the substitute city carrier position.
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Estherville
United States Civil Service
F. A. Robinson
Civil Service Examining Board
Ira Overholt
Wallingford
Chas. D. Bixby
Henry E. Fister
Surgeon Resuscitates Patient During Lung Operation
In Hartford Dr D W Sullivan and team operated on Nuncia Chial for diseased lung tissue. The heart stopped briefly during the procedure, and the surgeon pressed it back to a rhythmic beat. a second arrest near the end was also revived. He rests at St Francis hospital.
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Hartford
Conn
D. W. Sullivan
St. Francis’ Hospital
Boy Defending Mother Kills Father in Niagara Falls
Norman White a 16 year old boy says he shot his father in the chest after watching the abuse of his mother since childhood. He bought a revolver with his savings and fired when the elder White threatened his wife. Four shots missed before the fatal fifth struck. The boy is in custody.
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Niagara Falls
N. J
Nerthan White
White
Norman
Smokers' Church at Atlantic City Draws 500
Five hundred men packed the new Men's church in Atlantic City for a sermon by Rev. Sydney Goodman. The program mixed moving pictures stereopticon parables and singing from beachfront professionals. Contributions fund cigars and tobacco. the venture, two weeks old, draws crowds and may gain larger quarters.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Sydney Goodman
New Ideas
Dr. Goodman
Disorderly Houses Prohibited From Selling Liquor
Des Moines Indiana May 13 Councilman Hamery issued an order under the new commission system prohibiting the sale of beer or other intoxicating liquors in disorderly houses. The ban takes effect May 15 provoking alarm among underworld figures who profited from beer sales at a dollar hotlie.
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Des Moines
Hamery
Underworld
Poultry Man Loses Tariff Fight Over Eggs
Sioux City importer G. F. Statter challenged 25 duty on eggs exported to Washington for hatching. He argued frogs are poultry for tariff purposes and sought free entry as breeding stock. Treasury dept ruled against him. he hopes for a case reopening and tariff revision.
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Washington, D. C
G. F. Statter
Sioux City
Department of the Treasury
Ae Statter
Oshington
Statter
Shaw
Popular preacher dies suddenly in Des Moines
Rev. Dr. J. A. Wirt pastor of St. John's Lutheran church and Des Moines' oldest minister collapsed from heart trouble this morning. He died before a physician could arrive after telling his wife he was ill. He had recently accepted to address the school graduation class and was noted as an ardent baseball fan and well known in the city.
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Des Moines
J. A. Wirt
St. John's Lutheran Church
Sammie
Wirth
Ra E
Matrimony Match Ends In Threats And Abduction
Henry F. Smith of St. Johna North Dakota married Misa Addie Kobbert in Muscatine after facing difficulties. The bride’s mother claimed the girl was 17 and tried to take her away, with police called when she threatened Smith with an ax. The couple remains together while the bride is kept secluded.
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Muscatine
Henry F. Smith
St. Johna
N. D
Misa Addie Kobbert
Smith
Smallpox Epidemic Reported Near Emerson Iowa
Dr. A P Hanchette, Iowa state health board member, returned from Emerson Montgomery county where he investigated a smallpox outbreak. He says the illness, initially misdiagnosed as chickenpox, has spread widely in the Emerson area after a visitor from outside brought the disease.
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Council Bluffs
A. P. Hanchette
Elty
State Board of Health
Emerson
Montgomery County
Janette
Bold thieves steal 22 cattle near Sutherland Iowa
Kenry Jalas a farmer near Sutherland Iowa reports 22 head of cattle missing in a mysterious grab. Two men were seen in the area late last evening and the fence wires cut with gates left open. No cattle found as officials scour surroundings. the black cattle in good condition may have been moved to market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutherland
Kenry Jalas
Justice handed to cranky grandfather in Des Moines
Judge Howe ordered J M Frazier aged 8 to pay 4000 to the estate of his deceased granddaughter Georgia Frazier after he ousted her from his house following an exposure that led to her death. The mother had remarried without the grandfather’s approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Howe
J .M. Fragier
Georgia Frazier
Bounty Paid on Gophers in Ida Grove Area
From April 7 to May 4, 1134 gophers were turned in to Auditor Warner for bounty totaling 1133.40. Bounty also paid for two cubs and one old gopher. Twin boys were born to Mr and Mrs Wesley Reimer north of town. Harry Fineran and Miss Rose Cooley were married at Holstein yesterday and will reside at Wall Lake.
Local farmer found dead after heavy drinking spell
In Oskaloosa Iowa Joan Dedde 60 was found dead on his farm he lived alone and had recently come into possession of 5000 dollars. He had been drinking heavily since. In Buxton William Masse was found guilty of manslaughter for killing John Tolliver on March 19 by a Buxton jury.
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Oskaloosa
Joan Dedde
William Masse
John Tolliver
Buxton
Appointment of Joseph Pyrnes as Doorkeeper at National Republican Convention
In Des Moines on May 12 Joseph Pyrnes, a longtime fee clerk in the state insurance department, was notified of his appointment as doorkeeper for the national Republican convention.
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Des Moines. In
Joseph Pyrnes
Insurance Department
State Star
Ae National Republican Convention
Boy Finds Turtle Bearing 1526 Mark Made by Grandfather
A Massachusetts boy named Nathan Samp son discovers a venerable turtle with a mark made by his grandfather in 1526, suggesting a remarkable family record tied to the creature’s long history.
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Massachusetts
Nathan Sampson
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