Man Enforces Debt Claim with Pad Locks in Mason City
Peter Hansen, asserting Soren Petersen owes him $8,000 and implicating two unnamed men, padlocked both barn doors at Petersen's farm and guarded the entrances. Sheriff Holdren intervened with a deputy to restrain Hansen before any harm occurred.
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Mason City
Roosevelt
Rockefeller
Peter Hansen
Hansen
Soren Petersen
Peter
Soren
Petrsen
Holdren
Blasting Kills Hatching Dreams at Local Poultry Yard
Mason City Iowa reports heavy blasts from nearby quarrying at a cement plant disrupt three weeks of careful incubation by John R. Reeler a poultry enthusiast. The tremors jar his yard and sometimes destroy egg germs preventing hatchings for his fancy thoroughbred hens.
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Mason City
John R. Reeler
Bank Robbery Suspects Sighted Near Mineola Straw Stack
A report from Henderson says two men, believed to be the robbers of the Mills County German Bank in Mineola yesterday, were seen in a straw stack 15 miles east. They vanished into a nearby corn field as a posse formed to surround the area and capture them.
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Mineola
Henderson
Here
Mills County
Armory Fire Destroys Iowa National Guard Building
Sac City Iowa September 4 The armory building used by Company M Iowa National Guard burned early this morning around 2 o clock. Built in 1900 it cost about 3500 and was owned by W J Gordon with 2500 in insurance Tobacco stored in the basement belonging to Stum Leach and lasting crops were valued at 35000 and insured for 15000.
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Sac City
Armory
Company M
Iowa National Guard
W. J. Gordon
Stum & Leach
Man Subdues Robbers on Busy Des Moines Street
In Des Moines Iowa today two assailants attempted a daylight hold up of William Reeves of Boone. Reeves small in stature but quick restrained one thug and sat on him until police arrived to take the pair into custody.
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Des Moines
William Reeves
Boone
Reeves
Two-robber bank raid shocks tiny Mineola Iowas town
In Mineola Iowa two young strangers robbed the German National Bank of 1600 dollars this afternoon after firing on the street. They entered the front and back of the bank, escaped with cash, and fled into nearby corn fields as townspeople organized a pursuit. Local residents scoured the area but the robbers remained at large by nightfall.
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Mineola
German National Bank
Council Bluffs
Nipps
Ben
Wife of famed reformer seeks divorce from 86 year old Father Coffin
Nettie A. Ingalls Coffin files suit for separate maintenance in Fort Dodge Iowa citing years of harsh treatment and indecent acts. The couple married April last year after Coffin’s long public career as philanthropist temperance promoter and 1906 prohibition candidate for governor. She cites large estate roughly 160000 to 170000 dollars and seeks adequate income.
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Fort Dodge
Nettie A. Ingalls
Coffin
Father Coffin
Nettie Ingalls
Highland Park
Ill
Detroit
Mich
Negro shoots at man on street in Des Moines panic
In Des Moines Iowa Sam Christopher a negro fired through a window at George Hatter another negro on a crowded street this afternoon. Edward Murray a state fair visitor was shot in the right arm and a bullet passed through Hatters sleeve. The incident caused a panic.
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Des Moines
Sam Christopher
George Hatter
Edward Murray
Hatter
Boiler Explodes at Des Moines Fair Dining Hall
A boiler in the Tiandy dining hall at the fair grounds exploded this afternoon sending 200 diners into a panic. The tank rose about 100 feet and skidded 500 feet to the east but landed without injuring anyone.
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Des Moines
Fair Grounds
Cardell Withdraws From Representative Race
Perry Iowa September 4 W W Cardell announces his withdrawal from the nomination race for representative. He cites the longstanding friendship with rivals A M McColl and Henry Brady and notes the contest would become a long drawn out affair that would entangle many mutual friends, relief from embarrassment follows.
Barber Shop Fire Scorches Mirrors In Galva
A heater lamp melted a gasoline connection at the Palace barber shop sparking a blaze that quickly spread across the floor. Fire units arrived promptly, extinguishing the flames in minutes but cracking five mirrors and singeing two barber chairs beyond repair. Loss estimated at $200, borne by owner William Malloy.
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Galva
Palace
William Malloy
Dolliver Provides Ice Water for Birds on Porch
Fort Dodge Iowa September 4 Senator Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver spends a summer studying birds at his home A friend notes a pan of ice water under the trees and asks about its use Dolliver says it is for the birds a sanitary measure to keep the water clean for others to drink
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Fort Dodge
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver
Iowa Attorney General Joins Maybray Steerer Case
In Council Bluffs Iowa H W Byers attorney general appeared as state attorney in the Dobbins case alleged Maybray steerer linked to a 30000 dollar swin die against T W Ballew a Princeton Missouri banker. His appearance was at his own request and is described as unprecedented in the state.
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Council Bluffs
H. W. Byers
Iowa
John R. Dobbins
Maybray Steerer
T. W. Ballew
Princeton
Dobbins
Gas escape saves three in Des Moines state fair incident
George Einfeldt of Creston pulled his father and brother from a room filled with escaping gas and fainted himself. The three were hospitalized after the incident during the state fair. Authorities believe the gas was released and vented before they retired.
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Des Moines
George Einfeldt
Creston
Hotel owner reports theft from dresser at Stake house
Oxford Sept 4 Harry Stake proprietor of the Stake hotel discovered a pocketbook containing 82 dollars missing from his private bedroom dresser. He had placed it there the previous evening for deposit in the bank. No clue to the thief.
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Oxford
Harry Stake
Stake Hotel
Rattlesnake bounty in Grove Hill draws big haul
In Hampton Iowa on Monday Frank Kane his brother and father killed sixty large rattlesnakes at Grove Hill. The bounty is set at twenty five dollars.
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Hampton
Grove Hill
Frank Kane
Bethel Baptist centennial marked by Lemen founder tribute
Waterloo Illinois marks the Bethel Baptist church centennial, Illinois first Protestant church founded by Rev James Lemen Sr. William J Bryan will unveil a monument to Lemen tomorrow. In Dubuque Iowa Joseph Brandenberg bound over to grand jury for murder of Henry Schranz after a quarrel.
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Waterloo
Bethel Baptist Church
Illinois
James Lemen
William J. Bryan
Mr. Lemen
Dubuque
Joseph Brandenberg
Henry Schranz
Brandenberg
Schranz
Doliver Named Superintendent Of Black Hills Mission
Rev. R. H. Doliver is appointed superintendent of the Black Hills mission and the Deadwood district with C. D. Rouse named superintendent of the Rapid City district.
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Belle Fourche
R. H. Doliver
Black Hills Mission
Deadwood
C. D. Rouse
Rapid City
Love Letter Expressing Deep Devotion and Risked Quest
A handwritten note proclaims eternal love and the desire to protect and care for the beloved. The writer vows to go to the world’s end for affection and asks for a kiss, asserting that a man can love only once.
Suicide and attempted murder shock Council Bluffs household
In Council Bluffs Iowa on September 2 Madsen shot Mrs Axel Rasmussen as she prepared a home with her husband for a renewed life. Rasmussen wounded Rasmussen then killed himself after two more shots. Neighbors report Mrs Rasmussen 24 was conscious at St Josephs hospital with family by her side.
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Council Bluffs
Axel Rasmussen
St. Joseph's Hospital
Mrs. Rasmussen
Doon
Rasmussen
Omaha
Larchwood
Christiansen
Madsen
Lawrence Thorson
Divorce Suit Filed by Mrs Coffin in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge Iowa September 2 A divorce suit will be filed tomorrow in this city by Mrs L B Coffin wife of Father L B Coffin a noted philanthropist and temperance worker It is alleged sensational testimony will be produced Mrs Coffin seeks separate maintenance
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Fort Dodge
L. 8S. Coffin
Father L. 8. Coffin
Hamilton Leaves Iowa for Seattle Daily Paper
John J. Hamilton longtime Des Moines Daily News leader and former Iowa governor hopeful plans to close his Des Moines business interests and move to the Pacific coast likely Seattle to start a daily newspaper. His sister Ella Hamilton Durley will join him as editor of a Homestead publication processed with him.
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Des Moines
John J. Hamilton
Des Moines Daily News
Iowa
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Ella Hamilton Durley
Engineer knocked from engine by waterpipe incident
Mason City Iowa September 2. Engineer Alex Mottershed of the Milwaukee road was struck by a standpipe at Cylinder Iowa Sunday and knocked from his engine onto a flat car suffering a brain concussion a broken shoulder and back injuries. K C Moore was wounded in a pistol duel with Lewis Davis over a loan of money Davis fired four times and was arrested.
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Mason City
Cylinder
Alex Mottershed
Milwaukee Road
K. C. Moore
Lewis Davis
Davis
Lawyer and Financier Hangs in His Barn
Iowa City report says Judge A E Swisher a Rock Island railway attorney and financier hanged himself at his home after financial losses. He was 54 and a leading eastern Iowa Democrat. Red Wing Minnesota tale recounts William Tibbetts killing Cecil Norton and then his daughter Dorothy Tibbetts hanged self. Tibbetts, 70, a widower.
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Iowa City
A. E. Swisher
Rock Island Railway
Redwood Falls
Minn
William Tibbetts
Delhi
Cecil Norton
Dorothy Tibbetts
Tibbetts
Kansas Woman Beaten to Death in Pittsburg
The body of Mrs Edward Lukes wife of a Hull Packing time keeper was found in weeds in Pittsburg Kansas her head battered and an iron bolt with blood nearby Hull told police his wife left Saturday night after a quarrel saying she would go to her father’s home in Joplin Missouri
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Pittsburg
Kan
Edward Lukes
Hull Packing Company
Hull
Joplin
Publishers with 60 years in Iowa journalism honor line
Mason City Iowa Sept 1 191? The article salutes long serving newspaper men led by A K Bailey of Decorah Republican who will complete 50 years if living to April 18. It notes Efboeck Jarnavillo Staats Anzeiger 37 years and Junkin Fairfield Ledger 60 years, plus Wm Booth Eureka Anamosa 62 years.
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Mason City
Iowa
A. K. Bailey
Decorah
Efboeck
Press Club of
Des Moines
Jarnavillo
Clayton
Cerro Gordo
Ox Power
Daytus BE
Coon
Pioneer
Colonel Eiboeck
Leader
Staats Anzeiger
Junkin
Fairfield Ledger
Senator Bailey
Man and Wife Die in Des Moines Auto Crash
Des Moines reports Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Coppersmith of Newton were killed this morning when their car skidded on an embankment while attempting to pass a team en route to the state fair. The vehicle plunged 30 feet. Coppersmith died of a broken neck and Mrs. Coppersmith suffered fatal head injuries. Mrs. Howard Snyder, a passenger, escaped unharmed. The crash occurred on the west edge of Newton city limits.
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Des Moines
Charles A. Coppersmith
Newton
Coppersmith
Howard Snyder
Young man badly wounded by exploding blank cartridge
Ida Grove Iowa reports Will White, youngest son of W W White, cleaning the armory when a pile of papers was burned. A blank cartridge exploded tearing a hole in his breast and a metal fragment struck a rib, saving his life.
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Ida Grove
Will White
W. W. White
White
Farmer Burgene Severes Artery in Ida Grove Window
Billie Burgene, Ida county farmer, forced his arm through a Bennett grocery door plate glass, severing an artery. A doctor’s prompt aid saved his life. Relatives report the death of Roy Willcutt of Edgemont D. D. from an appendicitis operation. He had lived here most of his life and left a widow and three young children.
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Severs
Ida Grove
Billie Burgene
Ida County
Bennett Grocery
Roy Willcutt
Edgemont
D. D
First Frost of the Season Observed in Galva
The first frost of the season was noted Sunday morning by early risers in Galva Iowa Weather observer Fred Gumow reported a light frost that will do no damage to vegetation in the area.
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Galva
Fred Gummow
Keokuk crusade drives women tarred and feathered
Mrs Brown and her daughter Maggie Brown were tarred and feathered at Alexandria Missouri by a mob from Keokuk in a red light district crackdown. They returned to Alexandria, where a second mob of about 40 men horsewhipped them, then placed them in a skiff and floated them toward the Mississippi River with a death warning.
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Des Moines
Bank Clerk Struck by Pitch Fatally Injured in Underwood Game
Council Bluffs Iowa reports F M Scarr a clerk at First National bank was hit on the temple by a pitched ball during a baseball game at Underwood Iowa and is seriously injured. He is under medical care as doctors assess his condition and his father George F Scarr of Cumberland Iowa has been notified.
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Council Bluffs
F. M. Searr
First National Bank
Underwood
George F. Scarr
Cumberland
Domesticated Fire Destroys Gamble Farm Buildings
A large barn and cattle sheds on the Joseph Gamble farm near Ireton Iowa burned Friday afternoon. Tenants Dick Drost reported the fire likely started by children playing with matches. Loss to buildings and stock is about 1000 dollars with only a small insurance. Separately in Winnipeg Manitoba the McClary stove warehouse suffered a fire loss estimated at 250000 dollars.
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Ireton
Joseph Gamble
Dick Drost
Fought for Bride Now She Seeks Divorce
Ida Grove Iowa reports a sequel to a March marriage as Miss Hazel Cole seeks a divorce from Jonah Long. Long previously fought to win the bride, undergoing seven justice court cases and court orders to gain custody, now opposing the divorce in the district court with attorney aid.
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Ida Grove
Hazel Cole
Jonah Long
M. M. White
District Court
Long
Judge Church
Runaway Wagon Injures Ida Grove Youth Alfred Schaffer
Alfred Schaffer son of Mrs. D C Schaffer was injured when a grocery wagon runaway in Ida Grove Iowa. He was thrown under the seat and his leg caught in the spring requiring 40 stitches from Dr Conn. No bones broken but severe bruising.
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Ida Grove
Alfred
D. C. Schaffer
Odebolt
Schaffer
Bryan Nation Speech Fails to Meet Chau Tauqua Budget
In Clear Lake Iowa on August 31 crowds heard W. J. Bryan and Carrie Nation but the Chau tauqua association still ran a deficit of 160 dollars this year. Previous years showed small shortfalls despite extra efforts.
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Clear Lake
W. J. Bryan
Carrie Nation
Chautauqua Association
Infirmity Not Bar to Advancement in Education
Walter Poshusta, deaf and dumb, leaves Mason City for Morgantown North Carolina to head the state school for the deaf. He spent 12 years at Council Bluffs and a four year course at the National Institution in Washington and graduated last spring. He is among the youngest men to hold such a post.
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Mason City
Walter Poshusta
Morgantown
N. C
State School For the Deaf
School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
National Institution
Washington, D. C
North Carolina
Lovers in Youth Married at 66
Des Moines Iowa August 31 John Dunn 66 of Wood River Nebraska wed Julia A Smith 66 of Bagley Iowa The old lovers had known each other in Pennsylvania years ago but drifted apart and were reunited today in a small ceremony.
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Des Moines
John Dunn
Wood River
Neb
Julia A. Smith
Bagley
Pennsylvania
Five Men Injured In Freight Wreck Near Ireton Iowa
At Ireton Iowa Aug 31 a freight wreck three miles west of town injured five people including Conductor C Brace Brakeman Lester Leckey and Brakeman Holding plus two unnamed passengers. A broken flange on a box car caused derailment sending two box cars and the caboose into a ditch. Track damage will delay service. injuries not believed serious for the conductor and one brakeman.
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Ireton
Injred
8. C. Brace
Lester Leckey
Brakeman Holding
President Honors Des Moines Grocer Boyhood Playmate
Des Moines Iowa August 31 by special request of President William H Taft William Hoffman a grocer at Sixth and Forest avenues Des Moines Ta was named one of the special vice presidents to greet Taft when he visits Des Moines en route to the west September 20 Hoffman a boyhood playmate of the president in Cincinnati said Does Lubber want me to do that he recalled the nickname used for Taft in boyhood days
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Des Moines
William H. Taft
William Hoffman
Sixth and
Forest Avenues
Taft
West
Hoffman
Cincinnati
Lubber
Inez Purdy Dies After McClelland Auto Crash
Miss Inez Purdy Oakland music teacher dies from injuries after a collision near McClelland Iowa last Saturday night. The wreck occurred when a bridge recently damaged by a traction engine collapsed while the vehicle crossed. Authorities say no warning signs had been placed to alert travelers.
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Council Bluffs
Inez Purdy
Oakland
McClelland
Jennie Edmonson
Street Car Company Sued for $100,000
Des Moines officials consider a suit against the citys street car company for 100000, claiming 5 percent of gross earnings has not been paid for years as provided by the franchises.
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Street Car Company
Des Moines
W. H. Daily Today
Paris rave showcases 69 new varieties of roses
In Paris a rave competition displayed 69 completely new rose varieties. Exhibitors highlighted the blooms with vibrant colors and distinct forms, drawing attention from attendees and judges alike.
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Paris
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