The Hampton Stranger in a Siege of the Bear Water Gorge
In a remote canyon near Fort Bethune, sixteen travelers including Sgt. Syd Wyman and a frontier girl endure a brutal siege by unseen Sioux forces. Hampton, a quiet stranger from Placer, proves resourceful, supplying water and morale as ammunition wanes and the group fights to survive amid rock shelter and night watches.
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Hampton
Placer
Old Fort Bethune
Syd. Wyman
Bear Water
Old Gillis
Ghlis
Gillis
Wyman
Tie
Ali
Heaven
Hell
Blaine
Endicott
Casey
Calouy
Desperate bold plan spurs mercy in Glencaid conflict
In a tense frontier scene a bold speaker reveals plans to abandon Placer for Glencaid citing its salubrious climate and mob threats. A sergeant listens as the speaker recalls a dangerous standoff, a hymn steadies nerves, and news arrives that Gillis lies dead with his injured partner awaiting aid.
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Placer
Glencaid
Uw University
United States
Pate
Sure Cure Dinner Talk Attacks Spiritualism in New York
F Marion Crawford denounces spiritualism at a New York dinner saying its modern practice is to be wary of. He recalls a man whose wife grew deeply interested and attended seances with a handsome medium. The husband found passionate messages from his deceased first wife delivered at each session.
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F. Marion Crawford
New York
Crawford
Concrete Lighthouse at Point de la Conbre France
A 225 foot high concrete lighthouse was built in nine months at Point de la Conbre near the Gironde river in France. It stands about 35 feet in diameter at the base and cost 90000 dollars due to urgency as the sea threatened the old structure.
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Point de la Conbre
Gironde River
France
Audacious plan to test new yacht amid apartment blaze
A Philadelphia Ledger cartoon-style quip portrays a man whose business burned down planning to try his new yacht that afternoon. A friend dryly mocks the idea, but the humor relies on seeing the line in print for effect.
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Philadelphia Ledger
John N Baldwin Dies Noted Iowa Lawyer and Official
John Nehemiah Baldwin 56 former Union Pacific general solicitor died in Omaha on the morning of the 19th after returning from California for health. Born in Council Bluffs July 9, 1857, he practiced law 29 years, chaired Iowa's 1894 Republican state convention, and with George F. Wright formed Wright & Baldwin. He was married to Tilla G. Holcomb and had two children. Baldwin suffered from Bright's disease.
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Jowan
Omaha
John N. Baldwin
John
Baldwin
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Council Ltaffs
Council Bhilis
Caleb Taldwin
Iowa
Supreme Court of
John Nehemiah Baldwin
Council Bluffs
Pairfield
Pennsylvania
Tie
Tilla G. Holcomb
Cedar Rapids
William R. Allison
St. Louis
Bright
California
Des Moines Prosecutor Targets Saloons for Liquor to Minors
City Prosecutor Fred Williams filed information against Samuel Day, East Side saloonkeeper, and William R. Spence, druggist at 307 Walnut, under the mulct law. The action follows a public warning by Judge Stewart and aims to enforce the law in Des Moines. Joe James, a police known figure, reportedly received liquor while intoxicated at the Day saloon, 427 East Walnut, Saturday at 5 PM.
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Des Moines
Fred Williams
Samuel Day
William R. Spence
Walnut Street
Stewart
Hem
East Side
Williams
Joe James
East Walnut Street
Des Moines Man Sues Davis for Twenty Thousand
Former city physician Dr. J. E. Miller files a $20,000 damage suit against M. E. Davis. Miller alleges injuries from a gunfire incident when Davis fired at his wife and then shot toward the physician, hitting Miller in the lung during a February drunken spree.
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Miller
Des Moines
M. Eb.davis
J. E. Miller
Davis
Mother Finds Child Dead on Lega Farm
Mrs L P Jacobs found her son dead beneath a cultivator wheel on a farm southeast of Lega. No witness to the accident, but it is believed the child climbed the implement and fell as it ran down a sharp incline.
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Logan
Burglars Blow Open Safe At People's Laundry
Police report burglars blew open the safe at the People's laundry and stole 150 dollars before setting the building on fire. The explosion alerted authorities who saved the building from complete loss. Seven suspects were arrested and two revolvers found.
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Towa City
Bureglars
People's Laundry
Hundreds Fired In Gypsum Mills Strike Clashes
In Fort Dodge hundreds of United States Gypsum workers were dismissed on the 17th as shifts changed. The stoppage followed disputes over ore pricing, with miners demanding a 5 cent per ton raise by the 21st. Managers closed the mill and kept a foreman and assistant as other mills stayed idle.
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Fort Dodge
States Gypsum Company
United States
Visners
United States Company
The
Trust
American Independent Gypsum Company
Harvard student charged after fatal Des Moines crash
Frederick Oliver Thompson of Des Moines, a Harvard law student, was arrested in Cambridge on manslaughter charges after a car crash in which a woman died. Thompson, 24, released on $5,000 bond, is son of H DeVere Thompson of Des Moines Union.
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Cambridge
Mass
Frederick Oliver Thompson
Des Moines
Harvard University
Thompson
Harvard
Nes Moines
H. DeVere Thompson
Des Moines Union
Preacher's Domestic Forger Agnes Lenoch Arrested
Agnes Lenoch alias Anna O Vorak a 19 year old Cedar Rapids domestic employed by Rev A R Paul is under arrest for passing forged checks. Checks of 6 to 10 dollars were drawn on Peoples Savings bank with forged John H Taft signatures. An attempt to pass another check at the same dry goods store led to arrest. The police describe her as exceptionally clever.
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Agnes Lenoch
Cedar Rapids
Agnes Lanoch
Anna O’vorak
Rev
A. R. Paul
Peoples Savings Bank
John H. Taft
A. N. & S. Plans Extensions to Villisca and Manning
The A. N. & S. railroad announces simultaneous expansion plans with surveys completed for lines from here to Villisca and from Kimbalston to Manning. Work will begin once right of way is secured. The depot is near completion with new rails for sidings, and overall progress remains positive.
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Atlantic
Villisca
Kimbalston
Manning
Sgon
Greek Feud Ends In Murder In Greece Feud Fatal Shootings
A Greek laborer George Thotis was killed and Gregasa Baromis wounded in a feud that began in Greece. Nickolas Baromis, a third Greek, killed the victim and escaped as police searched the area and crowded rail lines.
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Davenport
Greece
George Thotis
Gregasa Baromis
Nickolas Baromis
Child Fatally Scalded Near Boone
The 65 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam Kelly living east of Boone sat down backward into a pail of scalding water. The flesh dropped from the bones after treatment. The child’s death is hourly expected.
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Boone
Sam Kelly
Quarrel Ends With Throat Cutting Attempt
Iowa City laborer Martin Vegera attempted self harm after trouble with his wife. He failed, is injured but expected to recover.
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Iowa City
Martin Vegera
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Randall Parrish
Alis
Yonger
New England
Iowa State News
Commonwealth
Sues Davis
Massachusetts
Fred C. Thomason
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