Crocker Bank Scandal Ties Iowa Debtor to Speculation Losses
Iowa state news report outlines F R Crocker state and Guilford Crocker administration figures facing a $700000 claim by Charlton-Reveiver Jamison for money allegedly diverted from the bank to brokerage firms. Receipts show Lt Crocker spent 1120000 with brokers including LeGolyer O Slaughter Farwell unselman Day Carson Hammill Gates Trim an Brothers Brewster Russell etc. Authorities view prospects of partial recovery as slim due to depleted estate and multiple creditor claims. Separate items note a city woman winning damages for breach of promise against farmer Kost, a no redemption ruling on Des Moines swamp lands, a judge found guilty for district court book alterations, and a boy injured chasing pigs with barbed wire. Indictments involve Callins and Huntbach following alleged assault on a female child.
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Aapman, LeGolyer & Co
O. Slaughter & Co
Basen Farwell& Co
Unselman & Day
Carson, Hammill & Co
As. W. Gates & Co
Triman & Go
Bit Bros. & Co
Ssell, Brewster & Co
Crocker
Ife Insurance
Brandon
Branby
Bank of Chariton
Mr. Ier
Russell Bank
Heart Baim
Iowa City
Katie Donohue
J. J. Kost
Wade, Dutcher & Davis
QO. A. Byington
Civic Federation Asks Attorney General To Act In Burlington
The Civic Federation pressed Attorney General Byers to enforce the mulch law and Sunday closing rules in Burlington. President Patterson phoned Byers and learned no steps were taken to close saloons or enforce the local laws. The group planned action to close Madison Avenue Park and urged removing County Attorney Kuglemeier if enforcement did not begin.
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Burlington
Civic Federation
Byers
Patterson
Federation
General Byers
Madison Avenue Park
Knglemeier
Mulor
Kuglemeier
Des Moines Indicts Frank Brown in Town Assault Case
Grand jury returns True Bill against Frank Brown in an attempted criminal assault case involving Mrs. Mary Mann near the east Sixth Street bridge. Mann identified Brown. she was attacked and dragged a short distance before fleeing. Assistant City Physician Morse aided her. Brown was arrested the next day and has offered no comment.
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Bill
Frank Brown
Des Moines
Mary Mann
Baby Burns to Death in Gasoline Fire
In Council Bluffs James Allen Burke aged 28 months died after burning when a cup of gasoline left on a stove exploded. The child played with siblings in the kitchen while parents were in the yard. The flames spread from abdomen to throat and arm, and despite aid the burns proved fatal after twenty four hours.
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Council Bluffs
James Allen Burke
E. C. Burke
Gold Strike in Well Leads to Assayed Gold Per Ton
Burlington reports a drilled artesian well yielded four feet of rock with visible gold flakes. Denver assays valued the rock at 65.50 dollars per ton, a remarkable figure for a mining find. Development steps uncertain. ordinary gold bearing quartz runs 4 to 16 per ton.
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Burlington
Denver
Colo
Rossman Calls for Dignity Off Field by Tigers Star
Detroit Tigers first baseman Claud Rossman demands major league players maintain dignity in daily life off the diamond. He and Ty Cobb have moved into Detroit's finest hotel suite and urge peers to dress well, live modestly, and avoid saloons or coarse language, arguing players owe respect to the league, club, fans, and their earnings.
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Claud Rossman
Detroit Tigers
Rossman
Ty Cobb
Detroit
Detroit Baseball Club
Major League Notes on St. Louis Nationals Pitching
Raymond stars for the St. Louis Nationals as Cantillon teams Jack Warner with young arms and Street backs the battery while Mique Kahoe warms up relievers. Flick and Ritter struggle with weight from stomach trouble but Flick aims to return in six weeks. Durham returns to Louisville and Wille, Sudhoff move to the Colonels. Sudhoff shines in one spring start. Jim McGuire says Cy Morgan will stay. McAleer regrets Loggi’s departure.
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Connie Mack
Louisville
Wille
Sudhoff
Washington
Colonels
Cantillon
Jim McGuire
Cy Morgan
Cy J
Jim
St. Paul
Jim McAleer
When is a baseball player at his best
Clarke Griffith contends players peak around 25 but can improve with age. A seasoned man at 30, if he preserves health, combines speed, defense and baseball sense, and learns the ropes. The interview cites Tyrus Cobb at 21 and personal remarks on peak form shifting with training and experience.
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Tyrus Cobb
Detroit
Clarke Griffith
Griffith
Half Minute Talks On Baseball Greats And Luck
Clark Griffith says luck helps winning pitchers. Billy Sullivan praises George Davis as a master baserunner. Addie Joss deems baserunning vital for pennants. Jiggs Donahue explains Dusty Rhoades stays just out of reach of a hit. Fred Clarke notes Wagner's hot hitting boosts Pittsburgh. Charley Comiskey discusses the trouble caused by substitutes and extras.
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Clark Griffith
Billy Sullivan
George Davis
Davis
Addie Joss
Jiggs Donahue
Dusty Rhoades
Dusty
Fred Clarke
Wagner
Pittsburg
Hansa
Charley Comiskey
Feeding the Players On the Road Costs and Plans
The article argues club owners must set a $5 daily per player budget and use American plan hotels with proper meals to prevent players from starving or profiteering on road trips. It notes European plan taverns and deficient western hotels worsen food quality, with Harry Niles highlighted for Yankee praise.
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Johnson
Chicago
St. Louis
Kid Niles Aims To Be Sensational Infield Year
Harry Niles nicknamed the Kid vows to regain form and top hitting, arguing the .300 standard has faded as stronger pitching and the spitball era alter stats. He notes 13 players hit over .300 last season across both leagues and urges a shift toward open, higher scoring play.
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Kid
Harry Niles
Niles
Fay
Professional Cards: Chas A Grubb on Title and Probate Law
Chas A Grubb specializes in title rest estates and probate law. Office operated by Iowa Trust and Savings Bank.
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Iowa ‘Trust and Savinga Bank
Miller G R Dentist Office in Gillespie Building
G R Miller, dentist, operates in Suite 2 of the Gillespie Building with an office phone at Musson Atlantic 396.
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Gillespie Building
Musson
Atlantic
Dr C G Clark Homeopathic Physician Surgeon Ad Listed
Dr C G Clark a homeopathic physician and surgeon formerly interne at the Hospital State University of Iowa lists contact numbers and office location in Atlantia.
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Interne Hospital
State University of Iowa
Black
Atlantia
No. 4 Opera House Block
Calls answered from the Office. Phone 90.
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Opera House
Villa drawn and probated reports for administrators
T B Swan Villa drawn and probated. Reports made for administrators and guard. Lands and their appointments secured. Probate practice a specialty. General law business transacted. Atlantic.
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Atlantte
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Ka. Rt
Callins
Sarah Huntbach
Ottumle
Af Lenrey
Mwever
Waterloo
A. N. Peterson
Ashua
Hal Chase
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G. R, Miller
C, G. Clark
R. A. Gamble
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D. O
Finley & Finley
Atlantic Infirmary of Osteopathy
Bell
Chestnut St
A. H. Wolf
6Th and Poplar Sts
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Butler
M. H. Butler
A. H. Goodspeed
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