Tragic shooting and death shock Iowa county details emerge
Ed McNamara shoots and kills his son John McNamara and himself after a dispute in Wari county. The murder scene near Clear Lake leads to the father’s death while his adult son dies at the hospital. Authorities say the incident followed a heated quarrel and a plan to harm others.
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Sutil Gedd
Wari
Salk
Jd MaNauiri
Marth Mesa
Dercrober
Waal
Walltad
Ehtocetoens
Hanie
Upaecr
Ghase
Hazy Local Court Folly Turmoil In Council Blotter
Unscrambled notes describe a Council Mill scene where Ioan faces a term in Fort Mundigan after a judge indicates an unjust sentence under thirty years. A judge inquired Hogan’s age and details while the court weighed whether a transfer to Andina was needed if evidence proved a false claim.
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Annies
Stadler
Terisuher
Torlen
Sou
Mse
Ananova
Albert Hiegai
Council Mill
Heir
Ioan
Fort Mundigan
Hogan
Judael Thorne
Ecourt
Hoesan
Geo
Mattison
Andina
Murder accuse jailed after chaotic port incident
Aunk en ae port Madison inmate Joby Janten, accused of Minx Rewen's murder, was lodged at Print Cell for safe keeping. He was moved to Port Mathison then to the penitentiary per orders. a depot mob gathered and stones struck a window as authorities shielded him. The crowd threatened violence and sought to lynch the suspect amid alarm and fear.
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Keeling
Joby Janten
Minx Rewen
Buylingter
Port Mathison
Yrhiteril
Bur- Wneton
Junkers
Pine Academy to Erect $30,000 School in Masin City
A committee led by Dean Carelan announces plans to build a new Pine Academy with about $40,000 projected cost replacing a burned structure. The project aims for a handsomer stone-trimmed building in Meson City this season, with roughly half the funds collected so far.
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Masin City
St. Francia Academy
Meson City
Dean Carelan
Huila
Longtime Des Mains Matriarch Ruth McPherson Marrly Dies
Ruth McPherson Marrly, said to be the oldest resident in the state, died in Des Mains Thursday at 112. Born August 22, 1803, in Gaeysen county Vie, she later moved to Des Malice in her 90s to live with grandchildren Anna Edworthy and others. She remained alert and capable of light housework.
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Rolly Matrix
Ruth McPherson Marrly
Des Maines
Gaeysen
Vie
Perit
Vadey
Ete Vee
Des Malice
Fanpivs
Anna Edworthy
Mor
Amputated leg after scuffle on Mason City street
A report from Mason City details Kannte Crutswell suffering a severe leg injury during a friendly fight with a brother. The break shattered bone and required amputation below the knee, with life complications noted but not specified. Local authorities discuss seed farm plans and county maintenance funding.
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Kannte Crutswell
Mason City
Lifeathan
Sigourney Protests Delay Arrival of Prisoner Jubin Jin Ali
Angered Sigourney citizens flocked outside the jail after word Jubin Jin Ali, charged as a murderer, would be brought to Ottumwa for arraignment. Sheriff W. W. Jackson faced pressure to keep the prisoner in Sigourney, fearing mob action.
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Jubin Jin- Ali
Ottumwa
W. W. Jackson
Sigourney
Dunkin
Ottuurwa
Fort Madison
Railroads to Lodge suit over 2 Cent Rate in Iowa
A Des Moines circulating report says railroads will sue in U S circuit court over Iowa 2 cent rate laws. The action follows Judge McPherson’s nullification of Missouri’s 2 cent fare and maximum freight rates in Kansas City, with Des Moines to host the case before Judge McPherson.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Nols
McPherson
Kansans City
Missouri
United States Circuit Court
Pure Food Law Ruling by Supreme Court Justice Deemer
The town supreme court ruled Tuesday that retail packages of adulterated goods need not be labeled as required by the pure food law. Andrew Nesland, a Des Moines grocer, was convicted for selling unlabeled lard after a tub labeled St pound was found. Justice Deemer held the condition of the tub’s labeling sufficient under the law.
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Tudge Deemer
Supreme Court
Andrew Nesland
Dex Moines
Arthirs
Pure Food
H. J. Wright
Duck Hunter Injured In Self Inflicted Gunshot Incident
A young hunter, John Burns aged 18, accidentally shot himself while duck hunting near State Center. The bullet tore away part of his right foot and doctors fear amputation may be necessary. Burns and companion Eddie Hinneman were present. the event occurred as they rested behind a nearby dwelling.
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Self
Wille
State Center
John Burns
Burns
Eddie Hinneman
Painter Disputes and Tips From Public Notices
A fragmented OCR piece discusses painters contracts and property ownership disputes. It mentions a painter's duties, wartime price concerns, and a public notice about a painter’s hurrying work. It references a pamphlet titled Mouse Owner's Palutiuc Opitit No 49 and warns about counterfeit pigments and lead concerns.
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Triculty Bilg
New York
Chis
Alberta Promises Immense Opportunity for New Settlers
An Ottawa Department of Agriculture report extols Western Canada 1908 crop yields in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta totaling about 107,000,000 bushels with farms worth millions. Letters from Edmonton area settlers describe climate roads schools and growing markets, urging immigration for homesteads, grain stock and dairy farming despite early hardships.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Cullida
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
United States
Oscar J. King
Loven
Edmonton
King
Michigan
Norch
Cured of Eczema With Odd Remedies Prompts Claim
The report traces a Canadian man’s long battle with eczema and edema, claiming Curevia and other tonics cleared his skin and ankle swelling after years of weed exposure. Advertisements tout Liniments, tonics, and patent medicines, with notices from Propa. Co. Sole and various doctors.
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Mira
Tina
George PL Bisa
Murra
Manitoba
Detter Dreg & Ahem. Corp. Sole Propa
Cutivura Remedies
Boston
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