Hutchison Boy Indicted for First Degree Murder
Indianola Iowa September 11 Grand jury returned an indictment against Harry Hutchison charging murder in the first degree in the slaying of his stepfather Thomas Carraher near New Virginia in March. The jury exonerated his mother and her husband as accomplices and heard the boy reaffirm his sole responsibility.
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Indianola
Harry Hutchison
Thomas Carraher
New Virginia
George Brand
Brand
Young Hutchison
Kimner
Carraher
North Dakota
Grand Jury
Clam Bake To Aid Indians Welfare In Burlington
The Burlington society for ameliorating the condition of the Indians holds its annual clam bake Sunday October 4 on the Mississippi river banks in Burlington. Colonel Thomas Stivers will preside with his usual urbanity.
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Burlington
The
Burlington Society
Mississippi River
Thomas Stivers
Boy's Foot Amputated After Freight Train Accident
Leonard Fisher nine year old son of a former Oskaloosa police officer fell beneath a slowly moving Iowa Central freight train while climbing near a car. His foot was cut off above the ankle but he was rushed to the hospital where bleeding was checked and his life saved.
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Oskatoosa
Leonard Fisher
Oskaloosa
Iowa Central
Pleads Guilty on Liquor Transport Case in Iowa
The Illinois Central Railroad pleaded guilty to 20 of 208 counts charging illegal transport of intoxicating liquor within Iowa. It paid a $2,000 fine plus about $300 in costs after the dismissal of the rest of the counts. The offense involved shipping liquor without proper Delaware County Iowa permits to a consignee authorized to sell in the county and state.
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Manchester
Illneis Central Railroad
Iowa
Delaware County
Delaware
Man Declared Legally Dead Reappears in Alaska
Herman Ralfs of Traer, once pronounced legally dead by a district court, is believed found in Alaska after years of absence. Papers have been sent to him. heirs in Traer await his reply as the estate faces the upcoming court term.
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Tracer
Herman Ralfs
Traer
Alaska
Ralfs
Ex Governor Packard Leaves Iowa for Seattle
Ex Governor Packard of Marshalltown has left for Seattle to be with his family and will spend most of his time there. He will not seek re election as director of the department of agriculture when the state agricultural convention meets in December.
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Des Moines
Packard
Marshalltown
Seattle
State House
Department of Agriculture
Davenport Saloon Rule Upheld Five-Year Lease
Davenport Iowa face saloon regulation ruling as Judge Bollinger upholds a five year lease for 160 saloons. The case involved Davenport saloonkeepers who re entered under a new consent statement circulated in summer. Federation argued one saloon per 1000 people within two years. judge ruled the new consent valid and supporters celebrate a major victory for liquor regulation.
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Davenport
J. W. Boiliinger
Ivfe Federation
Bollinger
Youthful Lovers Elope Then Get Retrieved By Parents
Charles City Iowa report of Rob er Kern and Ruby Smith two underage lovers who eloped on a Milwaukee eastbound train but were found by their parents and brought home. At noon they tried again boarding the Illinois Central northbound train with Ruby buying a ticket and Kern riding away on a blind car. Kern is the son of S L Kern, a known Illinois Central railroad contractor.
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Charles City
Rober Kern
Ruby Smith
Milwaukee
Illinois Central
Smith
Kern
S. L. Kern
Illinois Central Railroad
Thomas Way's Father Dies in Dubuque
Mason City Iowa September 10 C C Way father of Thomas Way longtime Tenth district political figure dies Monday night in a Dubuque sanatorium. Funeral planned at Brit today.
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Thomas Way
Dubuque
Mason City
C. C. Way
Brit
Drought Reduces Corn Yield Across Iowa State
Des Moines reports show a week of hot dry weather followed by scattered showers. Temperature stayed 5 to 7 degrees below normal, and frost touched low ground in the north on September 1 and 5 but caused no serious damage. Rain revived pastures and some ground but arrived too late to aid early corn, and fall wheat and rye acreage will be smaller due to limited plowing. The second hay crop will be lighter, late potatoes may fail, and apple crops vary by locality. More rain is needed to prepare land for plowing and pasturing.
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Des Moines
Seven Cars Derailed In Washout Near St Joseph
The Burlington St Paul express southbound hit a washout four miles south of St Joseph this morning derailing seven coaches with five tumbling into a ravine. A wrecking train sent from St Joseph found only one injured person, an unknown man with a sprained ankle.
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St. Joseph
Burlington
St. Paul
Son's Wife's Slayer Will Serve Sentence
Rockwell City Iowa reports J M Brown the man who murdered his daughter in law Mrs George Brown at Manson August 29 last year will be surrendered by his bondsmen this week and begin a ten year determinate sentence at the penitentiary. Brown has been on bond on appeal since last winter and the appeal period has expired. The murder was described as brutal and the victim mutilated with an Indian club.
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Rockwell City
J. M. Brown
George Brown
Manson
Brown
Iowa
Des Moines Postmaster Nomination by Senator Cummins
Senator Cummins announced he will recommend Louis C. Kurtz for Des Moines postmaster to succeed Joseph L. Myerly. Kurtz, born in Des Moines in 1867, is a prominent local businessman. Myerly’s term expires in about a year.
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Des Moines
Cummins
Taft
Louis C. Kurtz
Joseph L. Myerly
Myerly
Kurtz
Dreams Ducks Stolen and It Comes True
Nashua Iowa September farmer Jake Jordan woke from a troubled sleep after dreaming thieves entered his yard and stole all his ducks. Morning found his flock missing and later the birds were recovered after being sold in a local meat market.
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Nashua
Jake Jordan
Sioux County Fair Opens This Week In Orange City
Sioux County fair and race program to run three days starting Wednesday in Orange City Iowa. Crop conditions boost expectations for strong exhibits. Race events scheduled for Thursday and Friday.
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Sioux County
Orange City
Anthrax Outbreak In Iowa Brought Under Control
Anthrax, which had become prevalent in the territory southeast of Remsen and across Cherokee county, has been brought under control and is about stamped out. Authorities report the threat subsiding as measures take effect.
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eMars. Ia
Remsen
Cherokee County
Girl Parades In Male Clothing Stirs Iowa Town
In Couneil Bluffs a 19 year old woman named Preddie Adams wearing men's attire is under surveillance after fleeing from home to claim male garb and property. She claims coercion by her father and says she ran away a year ago to Des Moines before police sent her back. The Creche staff question her gender as she adapts to male clothes. Nearby at Oskaloosa Ida Glover, daughter of Charlie Glover, is badly injured when drunken drivers crash into her buggy, causing serious internal injuries.
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Couneil Bluffs
Preddie Adams
Sioux City
Creche
Des Moines
Vpen
Mrrs. Johnston
Oskaloosa, SA
Ida Glover
Charlies Glover
Miss Glover
Condemned man saves jail from flames
Deadwood M C Sept 9 The Supreme Court affirms the lower court in the murder case of Bill Dunn alias Charles Hayes who killed Frederick Samuelson near Spearfish after jealousy over the same girl Dunn eluded a long posse, was captured near Cheyenne river and saved the jail from a fire set by a drunken prisoner. Authorities consider possible insanity to commute the sentence.
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Deadwood
M. C
Supreme Court
Bill Dunn
Charles Hayes
Frederick Samuelson
Dunn
Spearfish
Samuelson
Cheyenne River
Auto Accident Claims Clinton Mill Worker
John Burke, an employee at the Clinton paper mill, died at his north Clinton home after being struck by a large automobile driven by Ferdinand Carlson while crossing a street. A street car blocked the oncoming vehicle. Burke lingered about two hours before dying, leaving a wife and family.
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Clinton
John Burke
Dobson Named Secretary of Iowa Drainage Commission
Des Moines Iowa September 10 Geo D Dobson city engineer under the old government was named secretary of the Iowa state drainage waterways and conservation commission succeeding Robert Bailey who resigned.
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Des Moines
Geo. D. Dobson
Iowa State Drainage, Waterways and Conservation Commission
Robert Bailey
Bacon Returning From Liverpool to New York
Former Secretary of State Robert Bacon left Liverpool aboard the steamer Mauretania for New York, signaling his return home.
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London
Robert Bacon
Liverpool
New York
Farmer dies after horse pawing in Des Moines fairground crowd
Des Moines reports James Ogear a wealthy Eldon farmer was struck dead when an Eldon bound horse pawed him on the head as he bought a ticket at the fair grounds gates. In Story county J A Fitzpatrick, a state senator, is named as a possible pension agent successor to W W Wilcox.
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Des Moines
James Ogear
Eldon
Pes Moines
J. A. Fitchpatrick
Story County
W. W. Wilcox
State Senate
Stevens Elected President of Oregon Trunk Line
Seattle report states John F. Stevens former Panama Canal engineer has been chosen as president of the Oregon Trunk line, a Hill railroad, signaling new leadership for the transport firm.
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Seattle
Wash
John F. Stevens
Oregon Trunk Line
A Hill Railroad
German consul urges nonpayment of taxes in Harbin
A dispatch from Harbin, Manchuria, reports the new German consul instructing German subjects in the city not to pay taxes.
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St. Petersburg
Harbin
Manchuria
Tramp Fatal Wreck Near Blockton Iowa
Five freight cars left the track on the Great Western at Blockton Iowa causing a wreck that killed three tramps. One identified victim was J B Hamilton of Salt Lake City others unnamed. Des Moines report dated September 10 details the fatal incident and the spread rails.
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Des Moines
Great Western
Blockton
J. B. Hamilton
Salt Lake City
Watermelon Carriage Ration Aboard Prohibition Trains
A historical note reports whisky ban on trains and water deemed unsanitary prompting travelers to carry watermelons to quench thirst. The item reflects era concerns over beverage rules and public health aboard rail routes.
Lord Strathcona Hurt in Winnipeg Car Crash
Lord Strathcona, age 82, and Verona Mayor Megaw were in a collision near Winnipeg on a Saturday night. Strathcona sustained an injured arm and used a sling while Megaw suffered a broken leg as they steered horses into a wire fence to avoid greater danger.
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Winnipeg
Man
Lord Strathcona
Mayor Megaw
Verona
Moon law battle looms over Davenport exemption claim
Des Moines dispatch notes growing interest in Scott county litigation to block the Moon law for Davenport on the theory that special charter cities are exempt. If Davenport wins, similar cities like Dubuque may challenge the act, with attorneys debating whether general provisions still apply to charters.
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Des Moines
Scott County
Davenport
Dubuque
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Marshalltown
New Professor in Education for Iowa University
Dr. Irving King, formerly assistant professor at the University of Michigan, is called to Iowa State University’s department of education. An Earlham and Chicago PhD holder, he wrote The Psychology of Child Development and will teach new graduate courses while aiding undergraduate work.
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Iowa
Iowa City
Irving King
University of Michigan
Department of Education
State University of Iowa
King
Earlham College
Indiana
University of Chicago
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
N. Y
Oshkosh, Wis
University of Chicago Press
School of Education
Iowa University
First settler dies at McGregor Iowa
North McGregor Iowa September 8 Mrs Anna Dickens the first white settler in Iowa died yesterday at age 88 from a fractured hip after a fall She came to Iowa with her parents June 10 1833 and were among the territory’s earliest pioneers She married Edwin Dickens May 27 1848 at age 15
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North McGregor
Anna Dickens
Iowa
Dickens
Anna Regman
Ater
Edwin Dickens
Pastor Lands Missing Before First Sermon in Clinton
The Rev. A. J. Landers newly called pastor of the First Baptist church vanished during the night after leaving a note for his wife saying he could not stand his trouble. He had traveled from Eagle Grove last week and was to deliver his first sermon Sunday, with his family believing he is mentally deranged. Worshipers gathered at the Clinton church Sunday morning to hear his initial sermon.
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Clinton
A. J. Landers
First Baptist Church
Mr. Landers
Eagle Grove
Gallagher Leaves Methodist Church for Congregational Post
Marshalltown Iowa Rev Leroy E K Gallagher a Methodist pastor at Steamboat Rock has left the church and will take the pastorate of a Congregational church at Green Mountain.
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Marshalltown
Leroy EK. Gallagher
Steamboat Rock
Green Mountain
Mine Operators Refuse Labor Offer
Des Moines miners strike action threatens statewide extension as 300 operators refuse to arbitrate. Des Moines local President F Moran warns that without a change in position all 16 000 miners in Iowa could be called out. State district President White is away and due back in two weeks to decide further steps.
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Des Moines
Enterprise
F. Moran
White
Iowa
National Federation of Postoffice Clerks Opens in St Louis
The fourth annual convention begins in St Louis with plans to discuss securing a 48 hour work week for postal clerks. Proceedings will cover standard work hours and related labor goals.
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St. Louis
National Federation of Postoffice Clerks
Federal official quits in Oklahoma resignation
Guthrie Oklahoma September 8 John Embry United States attorney for the western district of Oklahoma has tendered his resignation to the attorney general. He will enter private legal practice in Oklahoma City.
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Guthrie
Okla
John Embry
United States
Western District of Oklahoma
Embry
Oklahoma City
Fire destroys home of Fred Baker on Missouri bottom
Vermillion dispatch reports a house owned by Fred Baker burned in a Missouri bottom district. Loss pegged at 2500 with only 800 insured. Mrs Hinker or daughter escaped in time as investigators suspect a kerosene act sparked the blaze.
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Vermillion
Fred Baker
Missouri
Construction of Hawarden Cutoff Begins At Once
Hawarden Iowa Sept 7 preliminary work starts on the Sioux City Hawarden Northwestern Short line. J A 8 Redfield chief engineer rents Hawarden offices and locates material yards. First tasks include spurs south of yards and a new Y branching southeast of Hawarden. Craig Wright and P D Van Oosterhout secure right of way with little trouble.
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Hawarden
Sioux City
Craig Wright
Northwestern Railroad Company
P. D. van Oosterhout
Orange City
Sioux County
Father Nugent Recovered After Illness
Des Moines reports deny sensational illness claims about Father J F Nugent. He was taken ill during an address in Missouri Valley but the condition is not serious and he has practically recovered.
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Des Moines
J. F. Nugent
Missouri Valley
Des Moines Boy Dies After Sidewalk Fall
Hugh L. Smith aged 4, son of the late Judge Hiram Y. Smith, of a longtime Des Moines family, died after being found unconscious on a sidewalk. Fire Chief Burnett alerted police when the fall awakened him. a companion disappeared before officers arrived.
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Des Moines
Hugh L. Smith
Hiram Y. Smith
Burnett
Smith
Governor issues requisition for embezzler Julius Redman
Des Moines Iowa September 7 Governor Carroll ordered a requisition to bring Julius A Redman manager of the Standard Oil Company back from Fort Lindsay Alaska where he fled after embezzling 1500 dollars He joined the army and officers will travel 7000 miles to return him to Davenport Iowa for trial.
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Des Moines
Carroll
Davenport
Julius A. Redman
Standard Oil Compathere
Fort Liscomb
Alaska
Married man with 11 marriages and 500 divorces in Waterloo
Waterloo, Ia September 7 news reaches here of the death of Attorney Peter West of Pendleton Oregon a Waterloo pioneer who taught what he preached His first marriage occurred in the 1860s in Waterloo where he burned the original Logan hotel Ten wives after that only one died leaving nine living wives and nearly five hundred decrees secured for couples.
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Waterloo
Peter West
Pendleton
Ore
Logan Hotel
Northwest Iowa Lay Men's Association to Meet at Presbyterian Church
The annual meeting of the Northwest Iowa Lay men's association will be held in the Presbyterian church here on Friday afternoon September 24 and Saturday September 26.
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Estherville
Northwest
Murderess Seeks Pardon From Missouri Penitentiary
Agnes Meyers now serving life for the 1904 murder of her husband Clarence Myers asks for a pardon. A letter to Liberty City Marshal Cave says she suffers from loneliness and homesickness after her hanging sentence was commuted to life due to her sex.
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Kansas City
Agnes Meyers
Missouri Penitentiary
Clarence Myers
Cave
Liberty
Myers
Watermelons Injected With Whisky Stir Local Debate
Muscatine Iowa residents read warnings after reports that some growers inject whisky into watermelons to create a flavored fruit. Authorities warn against selling doctored melons as liquor laws could lead to arrest. Some growers resist while others fear injunctions from liquor regulations.
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Muscatine
Prohibition
Bailey resigns as Des Moines city counsel over pay
Des Moines corporation counsel W. H. Bailey has resigned, saying a $4,900 annual salary is inadequate for the duties required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines, SR
W. H. Bailey
Auto collision harms two in Oklahoma City
In Oklahoma City on Sept 7 Dr J H Proffitt and his brother in law Robert Kidd were likely fatally injured in a collision between an interurban car and a car. Another man had a broken leg and others suffered broken bones or possible internal injuries.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Okla
J. H. Proffitt
Robert Kidd
Cooperative creamery movement forms in Highmore South Dakota
A drive to organize a cooperative creamery association is under way in Highmore South Dakota. A creamery plant is proposed with a total cost of 5000 dollars and stock subscriptions have begun, with half the amount subscribed in a single day.
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Highmore
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Boone, Iowa
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Ames
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