Milwaukee Gross Earnings Rise With Lower Rate
Des Moines reports show 1908 gross passenger earnings for Iowa by Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul increased by 21 741 79 over 1907 while freight earnings fell 1 105 689 50. Net earnings dropped 306 611 43, main Sabula to Council Bluffs line most profitable.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
A. H. Davidson
State Executive Council
Savas
William Ellis
Milwaukee Road
Railroad Commission
Executive Council
Milwaukee
Sabula
Council Bluffs
Dubuque
Cascade
Volga
Waukon
Clinton
Aquoketa
Decorah
Elkader
Spirit Lake
Storm Lake
Woman Dies at 106 in Clarinda Iowa
Delphia Rogers, aged 106, said to be Iowa’s oldest resident, died in Clarinda on May 22. As a child her father served as a servant in General Washington’s army. She was born in West Virginia and later lived in northwestern Missouri before moving to Iowa.
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Clarinda
Delphia Rogeers
Iowa
Washington
West Virginia
Missouri
Sheriff Beaten by Escaped Lunatic In Carroll Indiana
Sheriff Frank Fritz was assaulted in a City hotel room by Will Manemann who had been committed for transport to Clarinda asylum. Manemann, son of John Manemann, was brought before the commissioners after a recent violent incident.
Indian liquor trading fined in federal court
A federal court in Des Moines fined individuals for selling liquor to Indians. Fines ranged from 2% to 150 dollars with the heaviest penalty of 150 dollars. The case involved gouging or threatening enforcement actions related to liquor sales to Native Americans.
Search continues for attacker near Okmulgee
Oklahoma City May 22 a posse hunted the negro who yesterday near Okmulgee attacked a young white woman. The woman it is believed was not seriously hurt.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Okmulgee
Two Boys Wreck an Express Train
Des Moines reports two boys Willie Biggs 12 and Alvin Nichols 14 were arrested in Knoxville for placing a tie on the Rock Island line to wreck the southbound passenger train. The engine and two coaches derailed but no injuries occurred. Authorities linked the incident to a suspected express car robbery of 80000 dollars in currency. The youths claimed they sought gopher catching but wanted to see the splinters fly.
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Des Moines
Rock Island Railroad
Knoxville
Willie Biggs
Alvin Nichols
Jury to try Ottumwa killer of Clara Rosen next week
John Junken, the defendant in the Clara Rosen murder case, will stand trial for his life in Centerville Iowa. The proceeding before Judge Roberts starts Tuesday May 26 with County Attorney Cornell prosecuting and Judge Mitchell defending. Witnesses from across Iowa, including officials and Des Moines reporters, await jury selection delays.
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Ottumwa
John Junken
Clara Rosen
Centerville
Appanoose County
Roberts
Cornell
Mitchell
Des Moines
No Smoking On Des Moines Street Cars Ordered
Des Moines officials ban smoking on city railway cars including rear platforms to keep cars clear and comfortable for passengers. The general manager cites hygiene and comfort for women entering trains as a key reason for the edict.
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Des Moines
Des Moines City Railway
Sensational suicide disclosed in Toledo woman’s death
In Cedar Rapids on May 21 Miss Mary Sadler of Toledo chose death by setting herself ablaze. She carried kerosene to a ravine, saturated leaves and herself with three quarts of fuel, and struck a match. Her body was found burned beyond recognition.
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Cedar Rapids
Mary Sadler
Toledo
Prisoners Escape From Fort Madison Penitentiary
Fort Madison Iowa May 21 two convicts Thomas Hatch and L J Dwyer escaped yesterday afternoon by forcing bars off the windows in the new hospital building with a jackscrew. An alarm sent guards to the chase and Dwyer was captured last night while Hatch remains at large. Hatch was sent up from Des Moines for larceny.
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Fort Madison
Thomas Hatch
L. J. Dwyer
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Iwyer
Hatch
Tce
Governor to name seven member conservation commission
Des Moines Iowa May 21 Governor B F Carroll to name seven members of the conservation of natural resources commission created by the last legislature. Members will serve without pay and will study waterways and resources reporting findings. Many applications are on file for the positions as the governor prepares to announce appointments.
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Conservation Commission
Des Moines
B. F. Carroll
Commission For
Ilora
Judson Welliver
Town
Bryan Says Farewell for George F. Reinhart
Des Moines May 21 William J. Bryan spoke at a farewell banquet for George F. Reinhart, former editor of the Des Moines Tribune. Bryan urged unity and said most people are Democrats at heart. General James B. Weaver was among the principal speakers.
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Bryan
George F. Reinhart
Des Moines
William J. Bryan
George F. Rinehart
The
Des Moines Tribune
James B. Weaver
Rock Island to Build New 50000 Depot at Estherville
Unofficial word says the Rock Island railway will erect a $50,000 depot at Estherville to replace the old structure that burned last Thursday. The new building will measure 650 by 172 feet and rise two stories, built of pressed brick and colored stone.
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Estherville
Rock Island Railway
Capture of convict may clear famous Iowa murder case
Des Moines May 21 Tom Hatch who escaped Fort Madison yesterday may solve the Lena Peterson murder case. Hatch offered to name two young men who confessed to killing Lena, 16, with a rock near Highland park and to slay her brother for defending her. Hatch, alias Jerry Harrison, was a prize fighter with prior robberies in Montana and Minnesota.
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Des Moines
Tom Hatch
Fort Madison
Tommy
Lena Peterson
Iowa
Hatch
Highland Park
Jerry Harrison
Montana
Minnesota
Lodge Officer Indicted in Piano Lottery Case
Des Moines on May 21 indicates Frank O. Evans potentate of Za-Ga-Zig temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine was indicted by a federal grand jury for conducting a lottery in the sale of pianos.
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Des Moines
Frank O. Evans
Mystic Shrine
Federal Grand Jury
Anna Held to Retire From Stage After Season
New York May 21 Anna Held the star of Miss Innocence will retire from the stage at the end of the next season. She says she is tired of working hard and aims for a quiet life. Held is married to F Ziegfeld Jr and is said to be worth at least 1 million dollars.
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New York
Anna Held
Beautiful Anna
Comedienne
Miss Held
F. Ziegfeld, Jr
Man Driven Crazy by Billiken Smile
A young Irish employe of the Optimist club in New York sinks into madness from the club’s Billiken smile. David McKee fears deportation to Ireland as friends hope his condition is temporary. He came to the United States two years ago after meeting his sponsor at home.
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New York
Billiken
Optimist Club
David McKee
Ward's Island
Ireland
McKee
United States
Wm. J. Robinson
Mr. Robinson
Salt Lake City
Boy bootlegger fined for cursing mother in court
Des Moines May 20 Judge Mc Pherson fined Lloyd Colton a 500 dollar penalty after the 20 year old accused bootlegger cursed his mother and grandmother for not letting him go out. The court described the misconduct as deserving of the maximum penalty.
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Des Moines
McPherson
Lloyd Colton
Biggest Boy in Iowa Aged 12 Stands Six Foot Three
Onawa Iowa May 29 Bernard Cain a Woodbury county resident not yet 12 years old is described as the largest boy in Iowa at six feet three inches tall and about 200 pounds His father brought him to Onawa to buy a suit of clothes Clothier Moon recorded a 40 inch chest and 38 inch waist measurement
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Onawa
Bernard Cain
Woodbury County
Iowa
Moon
Moving pictures fire destroys Fairfield opera house
Fire during a moving picture show at Fairfield destroyed the Thoma opera house last night. Two adjoining buildings were burned. Principal loser is Lewis Thoma with a $35,000 loss, covered by insurance. Total loss estimated at $45,000.
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Ottumwa
Thoma
Fairfield
Lewis Thoma
Plymouth Man from Worth County Fires Self in Grove
May 20 Plymouth reports former Representative C. F. Jewett of Worth County shot himself, ending his life after a period of illness. He was found in a grove and died shortly after despite being alive when discovered.
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Plymouth
C. F. Jewett
Worth County
Paroled banker arrested on new charge in Fort Madison
Leroy Ware of Seymour was paroled Saturday and then arrested today on a Corydon warrant charging making false entries. Habeas corpus proceedings started before Judge Henry Bank at Keokuk and will be argued there next Saturday.
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Fort Madison
Leroy Ware
Seymour
Corydon
J. J. Datin
Henry Bank
Keokuk
Threat to Life of Whitla Case Judge Prompts Policing
May 2 dispatches report an anonymous letter from A Friend of the Boyles threatening dynamite at the home of Judge A W Williams in Mercer Pennsylvania. The missive, postmarked Cleveland and signed anonymously, demands a new trial for James Boyle and wife convicted of kidnapping Billy Whitla or else kill the judge and his family.
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Cleveland
A. W. Williams
Mercer
James Boyle
Billy” Whitla
Williams
Whitla
Lost Archduke Returns to Machine Work in Chicago
Johann Salvator alleged Lost Archduke of Austria, who vanished from Painesville Ohio after claiming noble birth, reappeared in Chicago. He was questioned by Austrian consul Otto Graf who dismissed the claim and said Salvator would return to his machine shop job in Painesville.
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Johann Salvator
Duke of
Austria
Painesville
Ohio
Chicago
Otto Graf
Japan to Send Warship to Behring Sea
Tokio dispatch reports Japan will send a warship to the Behring Sea after repeated seizures of Japanese vessels by American and Russian ships, a move noted by a St. Petersburg paper.
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Japan
St. Petersburg
Today
Tokio
Behring Sea
Rudolph Spreckels Testifies in Calhoun Bribery Trial
San Francisco banker Rudolph Spreckels testified in the Patrick Calhoun bribery case. He described his reasons for opposing Calhoun’s railroad development plans and explained how he became a supporter of the prosecution.
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San Francisco
Rudolph Spreckels
Patrick Calhoun
Calhoun
Common law husband claims in Iowa court
Primgar Iowa May the case of Electa J Pond versus John B Boyington opens with Boyington asserting common law husband status to the late Pond. About 40 witnesses subpoenaed the trial is expected to be lengthy with disputes over half ownership of a farm partnership and claims to Pond's estate as widower.
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Primgar
Electa J. Pond
John B. Boyington
Miss Pond
Boyington
Waterloo man shoots wife then flees with child near Brandon
George Penske shot his wife five times at a rural Brandon area residence and fled with their 18 month old child. He was arrested a farm north of Brandon by four constables and handed to Deputy Sheriff Seeley of Vinton. The wife was wounded but expected to survive after a dispute over the infant.
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Waterloo
George Penske
Brandon
Seeley
Vinton
Fells Husband Tries Assault After Midnight Attack
In Cherokee Kansas on May 19 T H Hunter and his wife were attacked by a negro on Main Street. Hunter suffered a broken collar bone and both were wounded. The assailant dragged Mrs Hunter two blocks and fled when frightened. The town fears lynching if caught. Hunter works for the St Louis and San Francisco railroad.
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Kan
T. H. Hunter
Hunter
The
St. Louis
San Francisco Railroad
Des Moines Wins Street Car Case
The United States Supreme Court reversed Judge McPherson and held Des Moines could remove street car tracks, overturning a federal injunction and discarding the perpetual franchise claim. The ruling leaves Des Moines poised for a long dispute and possible partnership prospects similar to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Des Moines
Street Railway Company
McPherson
Chicago
Get & Partnership
Would-be Pharmacists Fail in Examination
Des Moines Iowa May 19 Conster nation spread as the state pharmacy commission found that only five of a 57 member class qualified for certificates and 45 registered pharmacists. This first board examination was the hardest ever given.
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Des Moines
State Pharmacy Commission
Four Senators to Attend Decorah Homecoming Run
Four United States senators will attend the Decorah homecoming celebration this summer. Senator Johnson of North Dakota, a Winneshiek county product, Knute Nelson of Minnesota, and Senators Cummins and Dolliver are listed. Rev. 8 G Smith of St Paul, formerly a pastor here, has promised to be present.
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Decorah
United States
Johnson
North Dakota
Winneshiek County
Knute Nelson
Minnesota
Cummins and
Dolliver
G. Smith
St. Paul
Miscreant Dopes Sibley Man's Trees With Muriatic Acid
In Sibley Iowa May 19 citizens protest after a vandal bored into 24 shade and fruit trees in Dr Lawrence yard and filled holes with muriatic acid. The trees believed destroyed and a $1000 reward funded by subscription offered for the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator.
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Sibley
Incheles
Dr. Lawrence
Iowa Professor Dies of Pneumonia at 76
Amos Noyes Currier, 40 years old, professor of Latin at Iowa University, died today in City Iowa of pneumonia. Currier was 76 years old.
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Iowa
City
Amos Noyes Currier
Iowa University
Low
Iowa horticulturist dies in San Juan malaria typhoid fever
M J Jorns of Iowa dies in San Juan Puerto Rico this morning from typhoid fever. The body will be sent to New York on the steamer Coamo.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
M. J. Jorns
Iowa
American Department of Agriculture
New York
Coamo
Supreme court trims Canfield personal damage verdict
In Des Moines Iowa on May 18 the supreme court reduced John Canfield of Iowa City’s personal damage judgment from forty nine thousand to twenty five thousand dollars. He was a section boss whose hand car was struck by an engine causing injuries for life the largest diet ever presented to a court for consideration.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
John Canfield
Iowa City
Rock Island Road
Canfield
Mastodon Bone and Tooth Found Near Onawa Iowa
In Onawa Iowa May diggers uncovered an eight inch tooth and a large backbone bone of a mastodon. The finds were sent to Ames for examination where scientists identified them as from an extinct mastodon possibly carried to the site in prehistoric times.
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Onawa
Turin
Ames
Dray Driver Seriously Injured By Horse Kick
Otto Ober, driver for W. J. Warner, was kicked in the head after slipping while mounting a dray near Boe Illinois Central depot. The team ran away and dragged him before bystanders halted the danger. He was unconscious for eight hours and is slowly recovering.
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Primgar
Otto Ober
W. J. Warner
Boe
Illinois Central
Thorse
Lyons man found dead in Chicago hotel room
Chicago on May 18 reported the death of B. H. A. Hinning pen a 82 year old retired real estate dealer from Lyons Iowa who was found dead by accidental asphyxia in a room at the home of Louis K. Boy it a Chicago friend who had arrived the day before to visit the decedent
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Chicago
B. H. A. Hinningpen
Lyons
Louis K. Boyit
Cloudburst Washes Out 100 Feet of Track
A cloud burst at 4 30 yesterday afternoon washed out 100 feet of Northwestern track at Sheldahl twenty miles north of Des Moines and cut traffic for the night. Heavy rain and thunder damaged lines and delayed trains, with nationwide outages and minor school lightning damage reported.
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Des Moines
Northwestern
Sheldahl
Baxter Gladbrook
Co School
Rock Island
Motor Boat Regatta on Mississippi at Burlington
Burlington Iowa May 18 The Launch club plans July 5 and 6 to stage the largest motor boat regatta on the Mississippi river featuring ten races from one mile to 30 miles for craft from 20 feet to full cabin cruiser Entries have come from towns along the Mississippi from Memphis to Paul and from Cumberland Illinois and other rivers Burlington will spend about 10000 dollars for guest entertainment including a river carnival and water pyrotechnics
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Burlington
Mississippi River
Missippi
Memp
Paul
Cumberland
Illinois
Osler speech urges long fight against tuberculosis in nation
In Washington on May 18 Dr William Osler urged public responsibility in tuberculosis control noting it will take generations to reduce its impact. Other speakers included British Ambassador Bryce and Speaker Cannon who joked about Osler’s age.
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Washington, D. C
William Osler
Baltimore
Oxford
Engla
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Bryce
Speaker Cannon
Dr. Osler
Wreck Near Odessa Injures Thirty on Chicago and Alton Train
Thirty people are injured in a Chicago and Alton passenger train wreck near Odessa Missouri. The seriously hurt include Mrs Mary Cox and two daughters of Stillwell Oklahoma. Miss Ames Donaldson of Odessa Miss Alvin Stewart of Odessa and others from Odessa Columbia and nearby areas. Some victims are described as possibly fatally hurt.
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Kansas City
Chicago & Alton
Odessa
Mary Cox
Stillwell
Okla
Ames Donaldson
Alvin Stewart
M. C. Moore
Columbia
le McNeill
Essa
Arm
Richard Powell
Vera Hammond
Town Lot Frauds Probed by U S Grand Jury in Tulsa
The federal grand jury in Tulsa reconvened to probe lot fraud cases in Haskell on the Muskogee town involving the governor and four others. Only a few witnesses were examined as the session ended.
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Tulsa
Okla
Federal Grand Jury
Haskell
Muskogee
Tennessee Mayor Killed in Local Car Collision
R J Rawlins, former mayor of Lenox, a suburb, was killed and about six others injured when a street car collided with a paving machine near Memphis on May 18. The incident also injured several bystanders as emergency crews responded to the scene.
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G. J. Snyder
Gamble’s
Yowa
Mutual
DR. T. S. Rice
Keating
B. F. Nickerson
General Cement Contractor
Iowa Association of
A. B. Maxwell, M. D
Kooser’s Grocery
Ames, Iowa
C. L. Waltmire
Bell
M. J. Adams
Daniel McCarthy
Luke
McCarthy & Luke
Attorneys-At-Law
Story County Bank
A. W. Crary
M. D
Rt Bros. Hardware
Seventh and
Story Street
Boone, Iowa
Union National Bank
W. M. Greeley
E. W. Stanton
Henry Wilson
C. L. Siverly
Ass’t. Cashier
Frank E. Morris
Liege
Co Mutual
Onondaga ST
Ames, Lowa
Gale
E. F. Posegate
H. M. Duckworth
James O'Donnell
Cadd Marble and Granite Works
Boonk
Nevada
Hyland Ave
Barry Hine
Fullerton Market
Bel
Belp Poy Seetien
Gasher
Great Northern Seed CO
Rose St. Rockford
Mason City
Wm. Winter
Titonka
Ackley
Will
Ben
Union
Young Will Winter
Linn Trimble
Pherson
Ma “Lick
POSSE
Junken
Estherville Station
Anna
Primghar Court
Fells
Iowan
Mississippi
Uncle Joe
Osler
Tennessee
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