Post Office Robbery Sparks Citywide Hunt in Bloomfield
Two highwaymen robbed the Bloomfield post office grabbing a $250 currency bundle after a clerk cashed a small money order. A suspect named James Broas, claiming Wisconsin origin, was arrested with $181 found on him. He did not speak about the incident as a posse scoured the area and pursuit continued toward Belkaay and Selmap.
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Bloomfield
Frank Brown
Brown
Belkaay
Olknup
Selmap
James Broas
Wisconsin
METHODISTS AT CLARINDA OPENS DISTRICT CONFERENCE
Bishop Spellmeyer opens the Des Moines district Methodist Episcopal conference in the Chautauqua auditorium Cla rinda at 9 a m with the largest attendance in conference history. Col Hepburn welcomes visitors. The session features retirement of two district superintendents and potential pastorate changes. A proposal to reduce presiding elders to four will be discussed.
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Spellmeyer
Charinda
Methodist Eyiscopal Conference
Des Moines
Chautauqua
Nice
Col. Hepburn
Clatinda
Griffiths
Council Bluffs
Hohanshelt
Creston
Ex-Postmaster From Iowa City Shoots Self in Hotel Room
H D Overholt, a Pioneer Resident and ex postmaster, died by suicide in a Kirkwood hotel room Tuesday morning Sept 8. Police and a coroner attended. the door was unlocked, the body found beside a chair with a 32 calibre revolver nearby. no inquest was deemed necessary.
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Iowa City
Des Moines
H. D. Overholt
Howell
Towa City
Kirkwood Hotel
Overholt
Third Street
Kirkwood
Cterx A. A. Hrose
Smith and Wesson
Iver Newen
Linderlakes
Muscatine Population Surges to 19290 in Latest Directory
Muscatine Iowa shows rapid growth as a new directory lists 19290 residents, up from 15400 per census, an increase of about 3800 in a year. Industrial progress noted with over 2000 percent spent on building, and an Albion area Ford Thompson farm reports barley yield at sixty-six bushels per acre after threshing.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Ford Thompson
Albion
Grinnell Seeks Funds to Reach Endowment Goal
Grinnell College aims to raise 400000 endowment by Jan 1, 199 with 126845 still needed. President Main appeals to alumni and business leaders as officials vow full effort over the next four months. Carnegie has already promised 50000 toward the target.
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Grinnell
Grinnell College
Main
Carnegie
New Ideas At The Fairs Educational Work Planned
Two fair associations in Iowa outline plans for educational exhibits. Cerro Gordo county will display needs of the region and host experts to show pest extermination methods. Marshall county will exhibit tuberculosis in stock, emphasizing tuberculin testing, with no live stock shown due to contagion concerns.
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Iowa Falls
Cerro Gordo County
Marshall County
Des Moines murder mysteries loom after four bodies found
Des Moines stories reveal multiple deaths and disappearances. Insurance man Grant Oliphant and Lucy Tanley remain missing amid suspected foul play and potential self-inflicted deaths. Coroner Newton urges a vigorous probe into the Oliphant case while Thompson and Hansen deaths are deemed self-inflicted.
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Des Moines
Charles Carson
Alec Yan
Grant G. Oliphant
Lucy Tanley
BE. @. Thompson
New Saylor
Carl Hansen
Newton
Fight for 400000 Estate In Ida Grove
A legal contest over the 400000 Alexander McHugh estate heads to district court. The widow, who inherited the entire estate, faces challenge from Ohio and California nieces and nephews led by C W Tuttle Laura Tuttle Rouse and Mabel Tuttle Williams who argue the will was improperly executed and not the last testament.
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Alexander McHugh
Ida Grove
District Court
Ohio
California
C. W. Tuttle
Laura Tuttle Rouse
Mabel Tuttle Williams
Death by gunshot near Hampton remains unexplained
William Buschbaum of Aredale died from a 22 caliber gunshot wound after an outing with John Miller along a creek. Miller's friends call it accidental, a theory widely accepted. No official investigation has begun. Buschbaum leaves a wife and two children.
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Hampton
William Buschbaum
Aredale
Here
John Miller
Buschbaum
Buechbau
Miller
First annual meeting of horseshoers forms state association
At Muscatine the first annual meeting of the horseshoers of town decided to form a state association. About fifty delegates attended as prominent locals addressed the assembly. Cedar Rapids will host the next meeting given current indications.
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Muscatine
Horseshoers
Cedar Rapids
Peaches Shown At Hardin County Fair Display
Hardin County exhibit at the county fair highlights peaches as a possible crop for the Peach Belt. The display demonstrates several varieties and strong evidence that the climate supports peach growing, though commercial viability remains to be proven by future cultivation.
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Hardin County
Taft praised as model citizen in Roosevelt letter
Theodore Roosevelt urges Montana cattleman Conrad Kohrs to back William Howard Taft, praising his moral steadiness and reform record. He cites Taft's injunctions as a judge, labor rights, railroad policy, and the need for stable, fair governance to protect both workers and capital, urging bipartisanship in support of Taft’s presidency.
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Conrad Kohrs
Helena
Montana
Conrad Johre
Montana Stock Growers’ Association
Little Missouri
Kohrs
Rocky Mountain
Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay
Taft
Republic
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Taft
Congress
New York
United States
Philippines
Panama
Cuba
War Department
Taft Waa
Demcracy
Theodore Rooskyilt
Mont
Unique Southern Railroad in New Orleans Belt System
The Public Belt railroad of New Orleans is nearly ready for operation. The city owns the river banks and has built a waterfront railway connecting with all trunk lines. This municipal railway allows cars to be received from and delivered to major lines, ships along the river, and local warehouses and factories, enabling cargo transfer and exchange with ease.
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Unique Southern Railroad
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Counsela
N. C. Picayune
Truth by Walton. What is everybody's business is no body's business
Walton quotes emphasize personal responsibility in public life and the limits of collective action. The aphorism suggests that shared concerns only matter when individuals actively engage, otherwise issues stagnate and go unresolved.
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Walton
Our Share in Winning for Christ at the Ship Wharf
The piece recounts a 12 year old editor’s attempt to set church notices for the Littleton Republican. The father, Fred J. Perry, corrects a proof that swapped winning for Christ in a sermon title. The verses then reflect on derelict ships at a wharf, once famous and bold, now rotting and adrift.
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Fred J. Perry
Littleton (Conn
Republican
Perry
Winnipeg
Christ
Wrecks and echoes amid Hoppertown chatter and rusted signs
Fragmented items from Hoppertown Happenings describe aging residents like Grandma Whipple taking organ duties with mustard plaster repairs, Bud Hicks in Jackson with new work, and a near miss among local citizens. Humorous riffs mix with oddball notices about a painted wooden leg and a barber shop sign.
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Hoppertown
Grandma Whipple
U. B
Bud Hicks
Jackson
Golden Nugget
Cap Whipple
Amariah Trison
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C. G. Clark
Interne Hospital
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Nels Brown
Morse
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