Drunken Scuffle Ends in Murder Charge in Marshaltown
Frank A. Benson, an Iowa Central engineer, is jailed on a murder charge for fatally stabbing Byron E. Boody, 20, a fellow Iowa Central brakeman, during a street altercation after a group outing. Boody died within minutes from a left chest wound penetrating the pericardium. Coroner’s jury finds Benson caused Boody’s death and urges further examination.
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Marshaltown
Marshalitown
Frank A. Benson
Iowa Central
Byron E. Boody
Boody
Benson
William Benskin
Des Moines
Chicago Great Western
Joe Jenson
Harry Harrington
R. P. Ward
Goody
Frank
Nicholson
Haas
Hutson
Nichols
Harrington
Windsor Hotel
Benskin
Chariton Fire Brings $30,000 Loss in Business District
A blaze at 2 a.m. in Chariton rear of George Scott & Son meat market injured two buildings. Holingson & Larimer suffered about 6000 in damage. Scott's market 1500 to 2000 with 1300 insured. Household goods of Mrs. Mary Gorman destroyed upstairs. Fire department contained the flames though substantial losses occurred.
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Ite
Chariton
George Scott & Son
Holingson & Larimer
Scott’s
Mary Gorman
Colorado
Land cases decided in northwest Iowa
Judge Reed in federal court settled fifteen suits under a May 12 1864 act granting railroad land. About 400000 acres offered to Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Co with conditions. 300000 acres earned by mileage. 100000 acres sold to settlers. Courts found settlers with residency priority hold the disputed 100000 acres in northwestern Iowa.
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Iowa
Dubuque
Reed
Congress
Chicago, Milwaukee & S J. Paul Railway Company
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Minnesota
Chapman suit awards 2106.80 for wife and children fire
A jury awarded 2106.80 to Leo Chapman after a Pisgah Department Store oil burn killed his wife and three children. An oil lamp explosion occurred from a gallon of oil found with 21 percent gasoline. A prior 2000 verdict was deemed exorbitant and set aside. In Afton a longtime city treasurer Shunk, 33 years in office, is noted as Iowa's record holder.
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Logaji
Leo Chapman
Pisgah
Chapman
Afton
Theafore Shunk
Iowa
Saved His Life In Queer Way Lake City
Stewart Dunbar a Chicago insurance broker saved himself from death by lighting a twenty dollar bill on fire and signaling danger as he fell through a cattle guard on C N W tracks. His quick action prevented a hand car from running over him while he awaited friends.
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Lake City
Stewart Dunbar
Chicago
Dunbar
Council Bluffs Saloon Fined 1000 Each by Judge Wheeler
H A Larsen and Martin Jensen proprietors of the Manhattan saloon were fined 1000 apiece for contempt of court in violating an injunction. Judge Wheeler ordered custody until fines and costs, totaling 2120, were paid. Applause from the Woman's Christian Temperance Union interrupted court, judged grave by the judge. Evidence gathered by the Ministerial association on election day.
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Council Stuffs
Council Bluffs
H. A. Larsen
Martin Jensen
Manhattan
O. D. Wheeler
Larsen
Jensen
Wheeler
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Ministerial
Victim of feud dies in Mason City shooting
George Stevens died two days after being shot by I H McDonnell timekeeper at Northwestern States cement plant. The long standing quarrel began last fall with Stevens’s dismissal, led to a prior assault and fine, and culminated Sunday when Stevens pursued McDonnell upstairs and shot him. McDonnell remains jailed on $2000 bond.
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Mason City
George Stevens
I. H. McDonnell
Northwestern States Cement
Stevens
McDonnell
J. H. Martin
Plant
Des Moines County Hospital Faces Cruelty Charges
Sensational charges of cruel and inhumane treatment are filed against the Des Moines county hospital superintendent and four attendants by four former employees who resigned citing unbearable conditions. Allegations include unwarranted cruelty neglect improper care sanitation and lack of decent food. The state board of control will be asked to investigate.
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Des Moines
Burnington
Des Moines County Hospital
Baumberger
State Board of Control
Black Hand Mystery Cleared in Chatsworth Case
Chatsworth officials solved the black hand case naming George Heinrich aged 18 as the culprit. Frank Wakeman a grain merchant received a note threatening $10 000 silence or destruction of his family and property. Wakeman identified writing matching checks by young Weinrichs leading to a confession and a held-for-trial suspect.
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Chatsworth
George Heinrich
Frank Wakeman
Wakeman
Weinrichs
Woman Burns to Death Near Farm After Bonfire Mishap
Mrs Joseph Keller of a farm four miles north of town died four hours after her clothing caught fire while raking leaves on a bonfire. She endured great suffering before death. Mrs Keller leaves a husband and four young children.
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Joseph Keller
Fire razes Crossley barn. eight horses among losses
Fire destroyed the large barn on the A. A. Crossley farm killing eight horses and eleven cows and burning machinery hay and grain. The cause is unknown. Loss estimated at 10000 dollars. Stock owned by M. H. Van Wey, tenant.
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Mason City
A. A. Crossley
M. H. van Wey
Iowa Boy Wins Prize in Arch Contest
Os Kal osa teen Harry L. Bently of Os kaloosa, studying at Boston Institute of Technology, earned honorable mention in the Boston Society of Architects competition. The contest drew hundreds of students nationwide. finalists faced high‑grade architecture problems. The prize includes a year’s study at Bronx Arts, all expenses paid, plus 1000 dollars in cash.
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Iowa
Oskaloosa
Harry L. Bently
Boston Institute of Technology
Boston Society of Architects
Bronx Arts
Premier Resigns as Campbell-Bannerman Steps Down
London April 6 The king accepted the resignation of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman the British prime minister The cabinet was summoned to approve the move and Asquith has been summoned to Biarritz to meet the king The long serving leader represented Stirling since 1868 and was a radical advocate The British government confronts an unprecedented vacancy with no automatic successor and Asquith’s accession expected to meet mixed reactions from radicals and labor.
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London
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Henry
Herbert
H. Asquith
Biarritz
England
Lord Roseberry
Bannerman
Bristol
Sir Henry
House of Commons
Stirling
Great Britain
Herbert H. Asquith
Mr. Asquith
Telegraphers to Strike in June Chicago Action
Chicago telegraphers vote to resume the 1907 strike against Western Union and Postal Telegraph, effective June 1 and July 1 respectively. Local No 1, led by Commercial Telegraphers Union of America, cites intolerable working conditions, overwork, and wage cuts amid financial panic as reasons. The Chicago unit notes Gould interests losses could loosen Western Union’s stance after last year’s San Francisco local strike.
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Chicago
Keys
Western Union Telegraph Company
Postal Telegraph Company
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Washington Hall
Gould
Western Union
San Francisco
Haitian Tangle Deepens as Haitian Congress Delays
Port Au Prince April 6 Haiti faces no quorum as senators and representatives fail to attend, delaying congress beyond April 6 per the convention. Arrests of alleged conspirators continue amid rumors the government may use decapitation. A headless body was found beneath Fort National on the city outskirts.
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Port Au Prince
Fort National
Elkins Family Acknowledges Rumored Engagement
Washington society buzzes over the rumored engagement of Miss Katherine Elkins to the royal Duke of Abruzzi. The Elkins family denies the match despite the Duke’s royal lineage and potential need for consent from the Italian crown.
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Italy
Duke of
Aosta
Spain
Washington
United States
North Pole
Taft in Moving Pictures Across Fort Myer Review
Secretary Taft and Gen Bell moved through a cavalry artiller y review at Fort Myer while cameras captured every moment. Mrs Taft and the Taft sons accompanied the party as films promise to tour the country amid illustrated songs, proving Taft’s skill as a horseman despite his size.
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Taft
Fort Myer
Gen. Bell
Aft
Potomac
Charles Taft
Stephenson Becomes Second Oldest US Senator
Following the death of Maryland's William Pinckney Whyte, Wisconsin Senator Stephenson becomes the second oldest in the Senate. Whyte favored spelling his name with a y, explaining a family dispute over the White name. Whyte remained diligent and punctual, often the first to arrive when the Senate convened.
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William Pinckney Whyte
Maryland
Stephenson
Wisconsin
Senate
Pettus and Morgan
Alabama
Whyte
Allison
Cullom
Baltimore
William White
William P. White
Pinckney White
Washington
Careless secretary ruins dinner guest list tale
A high official planned a Roosevelt dinner with 41 guests, but only 28 arrived. The hostess debated resetting the table as political tensions rose between Mr. Blank and Senator So and So. A misdated invitation led to last minute absences and a rift, followed by a public split and a political jab over the presidential race.
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Agley
Roosevelt
Blank
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Pook Lavy Dee Oo Trust and
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G. R. Miller
Cg, Clark
Interne Hospital
State University of Laws
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Atinn
Atlantic
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Swan
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Chas, D. Finley
Fearphine Cook
D.O. Woadan
DRS. Finley & Finley
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Atlantc, Lou
Mevses
Nels Brown
Chestnut St
Butler
Musson
A. H. Goodspeed
Organes
L. Ll. Nutt
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Museon
Jake Lang
Son Rass
Cass
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