Robbers imprison merchant in Gilllar
LeMars Iowa Sept 30 Word came of a daring holdup at Carnes a Sioux county village 11 miles north of LeMars Two masked burglars entered the general store held three men at gunpoint forced them into a cellar while one robber looted about 185 and the pair then trapped the others under the cellar trap door One burglar described as six feet tall with grizzled hair and mustache wore a light overcoat and tan shoes The other was of medium height and weight about 25 years old with a light beard
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LeMars
Carnes
Sioux County
Here
Aldema
Kep
Head Injury in Iowa City Student Fight
Reed Lane of Davenport was kicked in the head during a loud student scrap in Iowa City on Sept 30 and lay unconscious for two hours. A concussion feared while George Kelne of Sioux City also sustained severe injuries as over 20 students clashed and many received minor injuries.
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Iowa City
Fraternal Congress Leader Reports Iowa Membership
President William Koch of the Iowa fraternal congress notes 175000 allied orders members in Iowa and a total membership near 1500000, based on the annual address delivered in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
William Koch
Iowa Fraternal Congress
Despondent Farmer Ends Own Life in Iowa City
Iowa City, Sept 30 Thomas Gregory 53 a retired farmer killed himself with poison yesterday. Despondent over his wife s death and trouble with his children over property authorities said.
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Iowa City
Thomas Gregory
Bank Robbery Suspect Steele Dies in Jail
C W Steele alias Abner Hicks, jailed in Calhoun county Rockwell City after Denver arrest for Badger Savings Bank robbery, dies Sunday. He had been kept apart from George Lytle alias Iowa Swarthy since preliminary hearing to prevent collusion.
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Fort Dodge
C. W. Steele
Abner Hicks
Denver
Colo
Badger Savings Bank
Badger
Calhoun County
Rockwell City
George Lytle
Iowa
Farmer McNeeley Missing After Des Moines Trip
J. D. McNeeley a wealthy Hampton farmer with $1,000 on his person disappeared after leaving for the state fair in Des Moines two weeks ago. The absence raises suspicions of premeditation and troubles his family greatly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
J. D. McNeeley
Hensel
Des Moines
Dr. M. H. Calkins Died At 81 Noted Iowa Legislator
Wyoming Iowa September death announced for Dr. M H Calkins pioneer physician and republican who served in the Iowa legislature 1882 to 1884 leading a successful fight for state oil inspection despite strong lobby opposition. He was 81.
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Wyoming
M. H. Calkins
Iowa
Harlan Named State Curator in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa September 30 E R Harlan acting curator of the state historical building was today named curator succeeding B F Shambaugh who resigned and who had been named to succeed Curator Charles Aldrich.
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Des Moines
E. R. Harlan
State Historical Building
B. F. Shambaugh
Charles Aldrich
Aldrich Honored in Paris Visit by Finance Leaders
Senator Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island and Professor A. P. Andrew, in Paris for the American monetary commission, are hosted by M. Parlain governor of the Bank of France and M. Cochery finance minister. Signor Canovas of Italy joins to discuss finance. Watterson urges Aldrich to speak publicly in Louisville.
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Paris
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
A. P. Andrew
American Monetary Commission
M. Parlain
Bank of France
M. Cochery
Signor Canovas
Bank of Italy
Rome
Senator Aldrich
United States
Great Britain
France
Henry Watterson
Louisville
Aldrich
Kansas Treasurer Charged With Theft
Coffeyville Kan Sept 36 Commissioner W D Atkinson posted findings in the case against Elm er E Stubblefield Montgomery County treasurer recommending he be found guilty of acquiring over 4000 dollars corruptly unlawfully and converting county funds to his own use He should be ousted from office the state allegations were sustained by a writ or formal report
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Kansas
Coffeyville
Kan
W. D. Atkinson
Elmer E. Stubblefield
Montgomery County
Stubblefield
Atkinson
Iit Ier
Cannon Comes to Hawkeye State for an Address
Knoxville hosts a homecoming with national figures: Speaker Joseph G. Cannon will speak October 5 during the week of October 4–9, with Senator Cummins on October 6 and Congressman W D Jamieson among others. Over $1,000 spent on visitor entertainment, thousands expected to attend from Knoxville and Marion county.
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Knoxville
Ila
Joseph G. Cannon
National House
Senator Cummins
W. D. Jamieson
Shenandoah
Marion County
Dynamite bank robbery ends without theft in Des Moines area
In Des Moines, the Farmers Savings Bank at Runnella was dynamited early yesterday but three bandits fled empty handed after citizens frightened them away. The suspects then dynamited the Adelphia post office taking stamps and cash, and damaged the building. Police pursued the trio via handcar to Cordova and a Wabash train toward Perry with a posse blocking exits.
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Yeggmen
Des Moines
Farmers Savings Bank
Runnella
Adelphia
Cordova
Percy
Iowa officials join to fight white slave traffic
Mason City Iowa September 99 the may ors and health physicians of Iowa will join with the Woman's World Committee on Legislation to suppress the white slave traffic Measures will be up before their convention here Tuesday evening October 26 The discussion will follow an address by Clifford G Roe of Chicago member of the committee on legislation and former assistant state's attorney The subject will be presented on the stand that white slavery besides being the worst form of prostitution extant is the most virulent menace at large to the public health
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Mason City
Iowa
Woman's World Committee
Clifford G. Roe
Chicago
Humane Association Meeting Set in St Paul Minneapolis
The American Humane Association will hold its annual meeting in St Paul Minneapolis on October 5 6 and 7. Delegates from about 950 anti cruelty societies will report on child and animal protection efforts including groups in the Philippines Hawaii Porto Rico and Nome with photographs to be shown.
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St. Paul. Minn
American Humane Association
St. Paul-Minneapolis
United States
Philippines
Hawaii
Nome
North Pole
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Porto Rico
Earthquake Shocks Reported Across Central States
An earthquake struck Evansville Indiana at 3 45 AM with houses creaking and pictures swaying. Shocks were felt in Decatur Illinois Vandalia area Mateo Sil Illinois and St Louis Missouri with little or no damage reported.
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Indiana
Illinois
Evansville
Ind
Decatur
Lil
Vandalia
Mateo Sil
St. Louis
Missouri
Ilinois
Strikers Return to Work in Omaha Transit Row
About 100 former street car workers reported for duty this morning in Omaha, roughly 20 percent of the strike total, as the company’s proposed terms were announced last night and readiness to discuss them grows at a union meeting today.
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Omaha
Neb
Street Car Company
Maybray trial set for December in court at Council Bluffs
J C Maybray faces trial December 7 in Council Bluffs on an indictment charging conspiracy and misuse of the mails in a swindle linked to an army of Mikes tied to wrestling and racing. Bail for Maybray is $3,000 with 38 related cases at $5,000 each. Numerous admitted victims listed from cities including St Louis Denver Chicago and Minneapolis. Trial may move to Red Oak or Des Moines. Sylvester R Rush is assisting the U S attorney general in prosecution.
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Council Bluffs
J. C. Maybray
Mikes
McPherson
Maybray
A. A. van Cleave
St. Louis
C. Cc. Vanderbeck
George A. Quinby
Denver
M. Jackman
Minneapolis
Louis Pendell
Marquette
Mich
Chicago
F. Ellison
Kamloops
Can
Z. Pierpont
Marysville
R. L. King
Fowler
Colo
Edwin James
Blue Springs
Neb
J. C. Bowman
R. W. C. Shull
George S. Brown
Norton
Kan
F. G. Allspaugh
Terre Haute
Ind
J. E
Minn
W. H. Bedford
Blackow
Ralph P. Marttingly
Nashville
George 8. Bedford
Greely
John Kozalk
O. L Cramer
San Francisco
Cal
J. B. Titterton
Dallas
Tex
C. W. Field
A. F. Cook
Memphis
James Tierney
Streator
Ss. I. McMahn
Toronto
Canada
Jos. A. Young
A. Cavanaugh
McAlester
Okla
Bessey
Oklahoma City
J. P. Shhuermann
Seoni
Henry Stoggsdil
Cabool
William Burke
H. A. Berthold
Aurora
Ill
Co. E. Collins
S. A. Johnson
John H. Sizer
Seattle
C. T. Woods
Charles D. Alberts
Sioux City
Lee J. Schiff
Kansas City
W. 8. Wagner
T. EB. George
San Antonio
J. W. Springborn
Cleveland
William Dwyer
la Crosse
Wis
Eugene Schmidt
Los Angeles
F. B. Ray
Woodward
C. Nelson Pratt
Toledo
Ohio
C. A. Nelson
Alma
Henry Rushert
Douglas
Wye
Thomas Ahern
Fergus Falls
John Gozlek
Smith McPherson
Red Oak
Des Moines
Meek Meets Sister After 40 Years in Storm Lake News
Jacob Hoch of Altavista Kansas and his sister Mrs Adam Witter of Storm Lake Iowa, met this week for the first time in over forty years since his youth Civil War service. The family had believed him dead until recent news.
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Storm Lake
Jacob Hoch
Altavista
Kan
Adam Witter
Man Injured Jumping From Sioux City Train At Storm Lake
Storm Lake Iowa September 28 The evening flyer from Sioux City did not stop at the water tank as it reached Storm Lake last night. R Burnham a passenger and Storm Lake resident jumped from the moving train and sustained serious injuries to the head and shoulders and a broken left arm above the elbow.
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Storm Lake
Sioux City
R. Burnham
Dr Cook Considers Slander Suit Against Peary
New York reporting Dr Frederick A Cook weighs filing a defamation suit against Commander Peary to seek damages over slander. Cook and backer John R Bradley discussed the move, though Cook has not spoken publicly.
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New York
Frederick A. Cook
Peary
Friends of the
Brooklyn Explorer
Cook
Walter Lonsdale
Robber Clubbed Into Submission in Omaha Incident
In Omaha on a September evening, while police were transporting G. W. Marvin from a barber shop to jail, a street car struck the patrol wagon on Farnum street. Marvin attempted to escape and was clubbed into submission by officers.
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Omaha
Neb
G. W. Marvin
Union Pacific
Farnum Street
Son of county superintendent killed in lumber camp
Ida Grove Iowa September 28. County Superintendent Jones learned his son Chalker Jones was killed at Littell Washington when a log struck him in a lumber mill. The remains will be brought here for burial.
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Ida Grove
County
Jones
Chalker Jones
Littell
Wash
Father Lenehan Laid to Rest in Dubuque Cathedral
Funeral for Mer. Lenehan of Fort Dodge held in Dubuque cathedral with fifty priests from Sioux City and Dubuque dioceses. Mass by Father Daniel Lenehan. homilies by Father Barron and Deacon Gorman. Cathedral school closed in respect. burial at Mt. Olivet cemetery.
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Dubuque
Mer. Lenehan
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Daniel Lenehan
Barron
Sheldon
Father Gorman
Dean McLaughlin
Clinton
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Woman Confesses to Horrific Infant Murder in Des Moines
Des Moines detectives arrest 22 year old Mrs Nekie Jayior at her Ottumwa home after she tells how she killed her two weeks old infant in Union Park vault by stripping, tying a string around its neck, and dumping it. the baby died in hospital. A first degree murder charge is filed against Mrs Taylor.
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Des Moines
Nekie Jayior
Ottumwa
Uniori Park
Ihs
Ottumw
Taylor
Boy Splits Ear in Home Field Meet
Ida Grove Iowa September 27. George Hoffman son of Mr and Mrs Ed Hoffman had a field meet at home when he jumped from the barn his ear caught on a nail and split nearly in two Allister Cameron was struck by shelled corn and his ear drum was broken.
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Ida Grove
George
Ed Hoffman
Allister Cameron
Governor names Emmert successor on Parole Board
Des Moines Iowa Governor Carroll named Dr John E Howe of Greenfield to the state board of parole succeeding Dr Em mert of Atlantic who died weeks ago.
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Emmert
Des Moines
Carroll
John E. Howe
Greenfield
State Board of Parole
Atlantic
Murderous mother charged with insanity in Des Moines case
Des Moines report states Mollie Taylor confessed to strangling her baby with an undershirt. Attorney J. M. Parsons filed information alleging she is insane.
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Des Moines
J. M. Parsons
Mollie Taylor
End of World Fails to Arrive at Duxbury Gathering
West Duxbury Sept 27 With over 300 members of the Triune Immersionists assembling to witness the predicted end of the world, rain and somber skies marked the morning as they waited in Ashdad chapel. Despite an 10 o clock moment passing, a revelation delayed the event until within 24 hours from 6 pm, leaving believers praying and singing as the hour passed without catastrophe.
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West Duxbury
Mass
Apostolic Church
New England
Virginia
Salvation Army Barracks Declared Not a Church
Davenport Iowa September 27 Judge Parker in district court ruled that a Salvation Army barracks is not a church under the mulci law.
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Salvation Army
Davenport
Parker
Four Killed as Handcar and Freight Collide Near Edgar
Nine persons returning from church on a rural Wisconsin line were struck when a freight train hit their handcar one mile west of Edgar. Four died including Joseph Kaul and his two young children and Victor Literski. Mrs Kaul was badly hurt and three others injured.
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Wausau
Wis
Edgar
Poniatowaski
Joseph Kaul
Victor Literski
Wife will contest millionaire's will Hopkinsville KY
Formal notice from Hopkinsville Kentucky states Mrs. Elsie Gaylord Latham will contest the will of her husband John C. Latham the New York millionaire on grounds of unsound mind and undue influence. He left more than a half million to friends and relatives and nearly 100000 in money or property to Hopkinsville his birthplace. Mrs Latham named residuary legatee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinsville
Elsie Gaylord Latham
John C. Latham
New York
Latham Flies Over Berlin For Aero Meet
French aviator Hubert Latham flew an aeroplane over Berlin to Johannisthal for an aero meet. He departed Tempelhof field with 100000 cheering spectators and reached Johannisthal 24 minutes later after a 110 mile flight. He circled the course twice before landing.
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Berlin
Hubert Latham
Johannisthal
Latham
Tempelhof
Baer Denies Deal to Control Coal Output
George F. Baer, head of the Reading companies and allied railroads, testifies in Philadelphia that there has never been an agreement or conspiracy with other coal or railroad firms to control anthracite output or sales. He denies all charges in the government's 1907 suit to dissolve the coal trust as hearing resumes.
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Philadelphia
George F. Baer
Reading Company
Baer
Reading
Jersey Central Railroad
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Company
Fifteen Children Injured in School Panic
In Jersey City 15 children were seriously injured when fireworks exploded near St. Anthony's Polish Parochial School causing a stampede of about 1,000 pupils. One child is believed fatally hurt as doors were forced open and pupils were knocked down amid the chaos.
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Jersey City
N. J
St. Anthony's
Monmouth
Sixth Streets
Federal court stops action of Oklahoma gas piping case
Judge Ralph E. Campbell issued a sweeping temporary order restraining state officials from interfering with gas piping out of Oklahoma. The order enjoins any interference under state law or unwritten rules and bars state court actions until further orders or termination of ongoing suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAlester
Okla
Ralph KE. Campbell
Oklahoma
Kansas National Gas Company
Campbell
Russia Purchases Bulk of Gold in Market Day
London reports Russia bought most of the 4,750,000 ounces offered, paying 77s 11 4d per ounce, a 4d advance. The operation highlights Russia’s strong demand in the world gold market on September 29.
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London
Russia
Sioux City Man in Hock on Forged Checks
A man identifying himself as William Stewart of Sioux City is jailed in Huron awaiting trial for passing forged checks drawn on William Whitney of Wolsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Hock
Huron
William Stewart
William Whitney
Wolsey
Wreck at Wolsey Damages Trains. No Major Injuries
The south bound passenger train on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line struck a freight engine at Wolsey. Both engines were badly damaged and several empty cars wrecked. Several passengers were shaken but none seriously hurt.
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Woolsey
Huron
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Hine
Wolsey
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