Aviator Ely Killed At Georgia State Fair
A dramatic fall at the Georgia State Fair fatally Injured aviator Eugene Ely. The 27-year-old Davenport native and former California auto mechanic learned aviation on the Pacific coast under Glenn Curtiss. Ely had recently shown daring flights in Macon before his aircraft failed to rise and plunged from fifty feet.
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Eugene Ely
N. D. Kiy
Williamsburg
California
Pacific Coast
Ely
Glenn Curtiss
Walsh
Wife Assaulting Miner’s Wife Lincoln Des Moines Item
Mrs. George Manley, wife of a Carney miner, lies in critical condition seven miles northeast of Des Moines after an alleged assault by section hand Thengai. He was captured by a citizen posse.
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Des Moines
George Manley
Thengai
Shot By Twin Brother In Hunting Accident
Monticello story reports 14 year old Harry McKeester shot in the head after his twin Edward climbed a brush heap and fell causing the shotgun to discharge while they hunted squirrels. In Boone, editor John A. Menton of the Boone County Democrat suffers facial muscle weakness likely from a cold. In Valley Junction thieves robbed four stores including John Adams grocery Henry Schultz grocery Warden dry goods and Robertson grocery with about $50 taken.
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Harry McKeester
Edward
Harry
Menton
Boone
John A. Menton
Boone County Democrat
Valley Junction
John Adams
Henry Schultz
Warden Dry Goods
Robertson
Carroll Attorney Killed After Stairs Fall
Carroll lawyer George W. Brown, widely known in the community, died instantly after falling at his home, striking his head and breaking his neck. State convention of the WCTU adjourned after four days with about 200 delegates and many visiting attendees. A Boone election will decide a heating plant franchise for the electric company on Oct 30. Barhydt Memorial chapel at Parson's College was dedicated at Fairfield, funded at $3,000, with Rev. George N. Luccock delivering the address.
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George W. Brown
Shenandoah
The
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Boone
Boone Electric Company
Fairfield
Young Man Instantly Killed in Missouri Valley
Barney Ellis aged 23 was instantly killed when his team bolted while he was returning from a dance. He was thrown from the buggy and his neck broken in the collision.
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Missouri Valley
Barney Ellis
Divorce Petition Filed in Story County Iowa
In Story County Iowa a divorce action is filed by plaintiff against Haworth alleging desertion since February 1908. The petition requests the court to compel defense and resolve the matter at the November term in Nevada Story County Iowa. Attorney for the plaintiff is E. Laxsonam.
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Story County
Iowa
Haworth
Miorence le Haworth
Lelulf
Lowa
Wales
Nevada
Story‘county
Towa
Wil
Chamberlains Cough Remedy and Liniment Adverts and Honors
An advertising snippet touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as safe for adults and children and reliable for colds, with claims of no harmful drugs. It also promotes Chamberlains Liniment for backache relief. The note mentions Frank N. Fowler attending Cedar Rapids Royal Arch Masons convocation and being named grand captain of the host for the coming year.
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Frank Fowler
Frank N. Fowler
Royal Arch Masons
Cedar Rapids
Stillwells to Fort Dodge Move In Inspector Rise
Mrs Nelle Cole Stillwell and her children visited Fort Dodge from Omaha to see her parents. Dr Stillwell will relocate from Omaha to Fort Dodge where he is promoted to inspector in charge at the Cudahy Packing plant. He is a 1905 Iowa State veterinary graduate and will oversee the Fort Dodge operation.
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Fort Dodge
Nelle Cole-Stillwell
Omaha
Thirteenth Street
Ames
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