Norton refuses to employ an attorney in lynching case
G. R. Norton of Onawa told jailer F. M. Gaflup he would not hire a lawyer or defend himself, saying his diabetes left him with little time to live. He was jailed in Council Bluffs to head off a lynching threat sparked by the shooting of 16 year old Eugene Fyock near Norton’s melon patch. Norton offered no statement to reporters, noting he could die before hearing from home.
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Council Bluffs
G. R. Norton
Onawa
F. M. Gaflup
Norton
Rawlins
Monona County
Eugene Fyock
Judge Evans Resigns to Join Supreme Bench
Des Moines Iowa September 18 Judge W D Evans resigns as district judge to be appointed by Governor Cummins to the supreme bench to finish Judge Bishops term He may join the court when it reconvenes in Des Moines next Tuesday A judicial convention will nominate a successor at Hampton likely October 1 candidates named Senator Charles F Peterson and A M Boeye must file within 30 days before the election deadline
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Des Moines
W. D. Evans
Cummins
Evans
Supreme Bench
Bishop
Hampton
Charles F. Peterson
Wright County
A. M. Boeye
Hamilton County
Minister Flogged by Irate Widow in Iowa Town
In Alexander Iowa Mrs Bonita Swartzenberg a young widow flogged Rev H Worten pastor of a local church with a horse whip in the town main street. Worten and his wife had just returned from a two month vacation and bystanders were unable to intervene as the minister endured the blows until the woman was exhausted. Swartzenberg says Worten had made remarks about her character and had threatened to thrash him upon return.
Negro jockey saved from lynching by white wife in Iowa crowd
At the Corning fair Fritz Clarke a negro jockey was pursued by an angry mob after fighting a white rider. Mrs Tom Bagby a white wife protected him with a 44 caliber revolver until officers arrived. Clarke was forced to leave the state.
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Corning
Fritz Clarke
Corning Fair
Tom Bagby
Clarke
Bagby
Offisa
Crook Sawed Way Out Of Jail Then Was Forced Back
William Bell, an alleged crook, sawed an inch bar in two with a common case knife and escaped the county jail. Sheriff Buchanan learned of the attempt but let Bell go, then captured him after he crawled back through the hole with a bulldog revolver pointed at him. Mason.
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City
William Bell
Buchanan
Bell
Mason
Jamison Arrested for Testifying at a City Prayer Meeting
Des Moines Iowa September 18 James Jamison was arrested by police for insisting on testifying at a Central Church of Christ prayer meeting. He was fined $100 and barred from attending the church. Rev Finis Idleman filed information of insanity.
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Des Moines
James
Jamison
Central Church of Christ
Finis Idleman
Vital Organs Transposed In Indiana Operation
In Evansville on September 18 physicians performing an operation upon Mrs. Philip discovered her heart on the right side while her liver lay on the left and her spleen on the right, indicating a reversed internal arrangement.
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Ind
Philip
Evansville
Falls from bluff and loses his scalp
Mason City Iowa September 18 A fall from a bluff near the city limits by Samuel Shimer of Nora Springs left him badly injured and nearly scalped tearing a large hole in his cheek after contact with a pile of stone He was napping after a drinking bout and believes he rolled off though he claims he was knocked off He fell about 30 feet striking his head Shimer a prominent Nora Springs resident with considerable property
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Mason City
Samuel Shimer
Nora Springs
Shimer
Walter Whitbeck On Trial For Father's Murder
West Union Iowa September 17 Walter Whitbeck 32 faces trial before Judge Hobson for the March 26 1908 murder of Arlow Whitbeck his father near Fayette county. Prosecutors cite a brutal beating and a coroner verdict of guilt while defense cites an alibi and contested movements from Calmar to Minneapolis with sightings in Duluth before arrest April 1 with 417 in cash and a 44 caliber revolver.
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West Union
Walter Whitbeck
Hobson
Arlow Whitbeck
Fayette County
Walter
Minneapolis
Conover
Calmar
Atkinson
Duluth
Whitbeck
300 Pounds of Honey Found Under Floor in Iowa Falls
Eneil Van Vorhis discovered a storehouse of honey in the stone wall between Iowa Falls and Alden. A large swarm of bees work as neighbors lifted the second floor and found 300 pounds of honey stored between joists. One 25 pound example was removed and 50 pounds of honey and bee bread remained. the rest was distributed locally.
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Iowa Falls
Eneil van Vorhis
Alden
Iowa corn crop forecasts clash over millions in bushels
September reports from government crop observers and Iowa officials differ on statewide field corn yields. Uncle Sam Wells and Dr. Geo Maines project a total near 293 120 000 bushels while government acreage and other figures estimate about 279 882 520 to 283 120 000 bushels. The observers and agents in Washington and Iowa compile guidance for the season.
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Sam Wells
Lowa
Geo. Bes Maines
Assoc
Chappel
Wells
Jones
Bureau of Statistics
Washington
Pinney
Smith Gan Solve A Murder Mystery
T J Bagby arrives in Des Moines searching for Vespaian Smith in a murder case from June 27. He urges detectives to locate Smith and implicates Irvin Carter, held for the crime, as family ties to Beulah Carter loom large.
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Smith Gan
T. J. Bagby
T. B. Bagby
Des Moines
Vespaian Smith
Bagby
Smith
Irvin Carter
Beulah Carter
Des Moine
Huntsville
Iowan Presides Over Postmasters Session
The meeting of first class postal workers was chaired by J. S. Waite of Burlington Ia. in Chattanooga Tenn The session opened with welcome addresses and responses. The report notes India sends America many tugs and cites pay for weavers. Head weavers earn 15 dollars a month while the pay for workers is 16 cents a day.
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India
America
Two Boys Drown In Sioux River Near Hawarden Iowa
Hawarden Iowa Sept 16 two young brothers Willie and Jess Demoulin aged 16 and 22 drowned while bathing in the Sioux river two miles southwest of Hawarden The younger began to struggle and the elder attempted rescue but also drowned Their father Wm Demoulin was in a boat nearby unable to assist Jess Demoulin recently arrived from St Louis was the other victim. Bodies not recovered at press time
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Hawarden
Sioux River
Willie Demoulin
Jess Demoulin
Wm. Demoulin
St. Louis
Leslie M Shaw named president of Philadelphia bank
The Public Ledger reports Leslie M Shaw former treasury secretary and Iowa governor has become president of the First Mortgage Guarantee and Trust Company in Philadelphia. He required full capitalization of 1 009 000 dollars and a 500 000 dollar surplus underwritten. a large stock block and reorganized directorate are anticipated with New York bankers joining management. Shaw may not relocate until November earliest.
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Philadelphia
the Public Ledger
Leslie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Iowa
First Mortgage Guarantee and Trust Company
Shaw
Chapman
New York
Estate Contest Over 400000 in McHugh Will
Ida Grove Iowa Sept 16 A district court session will hear a fight over the McHugh estate valued at about 400000 The widow appeals against nephews and nieces claiming the will left the entire estate to her The challengers include C W Tuttle Laura Tut Williams and Mable Tuttle Williams and others from Ohio and California The case has been delayed but is expected to proceed this session in court
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Ida Grove
McHugh
Alexander
District Court
Ohio
California
de Rouse
C. W. Tuttle
Laura Tut- Mable Tuttle
Insurance man G G Goppivant’s death ruled self inflicted
Des Moines Iowa Sept 16 late developments in the case of G G Goppivant the missing insurance man whose body was found yesterday by Joniewood Park indicate it was suicide not murder It develops he was arrested for an unmentionable offense the night before he disappeared
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Des Moines
G. G. Goppipant
Jonewood
Woman Killed as Train Crash Injures Dozens at Chesterton
A Chicago suburban train collided with a rear of a stationary excursion train near Chesterton Indiana killing one woman and injuring twenty nine passengers. Most injured were from Indianapolis with Mercy hospital treating them in Chicago. Esther Macox of Chicago died and her daughter Anna was among the injured.
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Chicago
Chesterton
Ind
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Road
Indianapolis
Lake Erie & Western
Indiana
Hen lays egg in passenger’s lap from speeding car
A New York woman riding in a large red automobile along the Hudson county boulevard near the Morris canal had a fresh laid egg drop into her lap as a hen and a dozen chickens scattered across the road. The hen mocked the car by flying overhead during the incident.
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New York
Hudson County Boulevard
Morris Canal
Editor 8 F Wright Answers Last Summons After Illness
Charles City Iowa Sept 16 B F Wright is dead after more than a year of illness that silenced his presses He edited Floyd County Advocate for 25 years and Charles City Daily Press for 11 years He was famed as the Father of Prohibition in the state.
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Charles City
B. F. Wright
Floyd County
Members refund part of per diem in special session
During the special session, several lawmakers refunded per diem for two nonconsecutive days. Three named members Bleakly Gilliland and Allred returned $12 each and a fourth member is expected to follow. Total costs were about $11,800 on the books, with potential reductions if more refunds occur.
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John L. Bleakly
Shirley Gillilland
7. P. Allred
Auditor of State
Assembly
Senate
House
State
Des Moines
Patriarch Horse Thief Sentenced to Prison at 71
The man who gave the name George Collins pleaded guilty in Vinton to stealing a team from Vinton Canning Company. He was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. The 71 year old, tall and bearded, goes by the alias Tripp and has a 26 year prison history across Wisconsin. He owns Minnesota property and held funds in St Paul banks. He rented barns nationwide to store stolen horses before export.
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Waterloo
Tfa
George Collins
Vinton Canning Company
Vinton
Penitentiag
Collins
Tripp
Red Wing
Stillwater
Waupun
Wis
Minnesota
St. Paul Banks
J M Brown Secures Continuance Of Murder Case
J M Brown indicted for the murder of his son's wife Mrs George Brown at Manson on August 28 pleaded not guilty in Rockwell City district court. A motion to continue the case until the November term was granted and the hearing set for November 16, the first day of the term.
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Rockwell City
J. M. Brown
George Brown
Manson
Jobbers Protest Against Freight Rate Changes
Burlington Iowa September 16 shippers and jobbers held a large meeting to protest changes in current freight rates. A committee will present views to the Interstate Commerce Commission and seek proportional rate reductions for Burlington if Des Moines lowers rates.
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Burlington
Burlington Yester
Interstate Commerce Commission
Des Moines
Monte Cross Suspended for Delaying Game
Milwaukee Sept 15 Monte Cross manager of the Kansas City team was suspended for the balance of the season by American Association President O Brien for dilatory tactics that delayed the game at Minneapolis yesterday. The gates of Jerusalem are still closed at night.
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Milwaukee
Maete Cross
Kansas City
O'Brien
American Association
Minneapolis
Jerusalem
Melon Patch Shooting Death Near Onawa Iowa
Eugene Fyock sixteen was shot and killed during a melon cooning expedition near Onawa. Robert Norton is in custody awaiting coroner jury verdict on whether he fired the fatal shotgun blast. Seven boys, including Leane Kiner and Ross Terry, fled the scene after a gun report.
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Onawa
Eugene Fyock
Fyock
Robert Norton
Young Fyock
Leane Kiner
Hossand A
Norseback
M. B. Jullie
E. C. Carhart
Hery
Fred
E. B. Talmage
A. F. Fairchild
Tribune
Norton
Wright Defends $40 000 Suit in Des Moines
George Wright wealthy real estate man and brother of Carrol Wright state attorney for Rock Island was named defendant in a $46 000 alienation suit by A B Brown a moulder. Brown and a deputy sheriff caused Wright and Mrs Brown to be arrested Friday morning in an apartment house owned by Wright. Both are out on bonds.
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Des Moines
George Wright
Carrol Wright
Rock Island
A. B. Brown
Wright
Brown
Grand Avenue
Colonel Stewart Ordered Back Into Exile
Fort Huachuca Cal September 17 A war department order halts a 90 mile test ride for Colonel William F Stewart and orders him to report to Fort Grant immediately He plans to travel to Wilcox Ariz to meet companions in exile and drive back with them to his post He vows to resist retirement and prove himself fit for duty.
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Fort Huachuaca
Cal
Fort Grant
William F. Stewart
War Department
Thomas
Denver
Stewart
Wilcox
Ariz
Cook
William’ Nall
Teddy Jr. to Cast First Vote This Fall
Theodore Roosevelt Jr the president’s eldest son has reached his majority and will vote in the coming election. He recently returned from New England where he visited industrial centers and may pursue business opportunities. He has been seen at Sagamore Hill in spirited political debates with his father and is expected to cast a straight Republican ballot for Taft, seen as his father’s choice.
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Water Bay
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Hovard University
New England
Sagamore Hill
Presid
Taft
Boy Fan Killed During Baseball Game Near Springfield
A 4 year old boy, son of J C Burdett, was struck near the heart by a baseball during a game 25 miles west of Springfield Missouri and died. Authorities report the tragedy occurred in September while fans watched the match.
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Springfeld
Forth
Here
J. C. Burdett
Cholera Deaths Double in St Petersburg Today
St Petersburg reports by noon today 240 cholera cases and 60 deaths, nearly doubling yesterday's toll. The outbreak worsened as health officials scramble for containment.
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ST. Petersbi
St. Petersburg
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Violin
Bendolin
Mutual
Ames
Renemius
Rye Noxctesus
Buckbee ST
Rockford, Ill
H.W. Buckbes
Sorenson & Gamrath
Ran
Story County
Mevada
ED. Miller
Havers
Ames, Iowa
Crook
OWA
Sioux
Cornfield
E. W. Williams
Chopin
Sheffield
Spaight
Williams
Clarion
F. Wright
Patriarch
Monte Cross
Melon Patch
Col. Stewart
Teddy JR
Belgium
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