Robbers Dynamite Express Car On Great Northern Train
The Great Northern overland train near Ballard Washington was held up by seven men who dynamited the baggage and express car. They secured less than $1,000 as passengers were uninjured and no damaged baggage reported. Charles Ander, an express messenger, was slightly hurt. several robbers fled with revolvers drawn. The incident ends with a secured safe and captors claimed five more accomplices elsewhere. Separately, the Western Life Insurance Indemnity Company faced a federal receiver with E J Rosenfeld removed as general manager for alleged misconduct.
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Western Life Insurance Indemnity Company
E. J. Rosenfeld
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Bethea
Edwin O'Day
Rosenfeld
Admits Guilt in $859000 Securities Forgery Case
Henry Leonard also called Henry Ambrose confessed to forging and cashing a counterfeit check to obtain securities valued at $859,000 from the National City Bank and a New York broker. He described planning the scam for months and keeping most of the stolen securities undisposed of.
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Hide
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Pearl
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Mias
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Pleads for Patrick in New York Supreme Court rehearing
Albert T. Patrick sentenced to death for William Marsh Rice murder asks New York Court of Appeals for a reargument. He stresses Judge Gray's son Henry G. Gray, assistant district attorney, participated in the prosecution and argues his vote would have altered the court's division.
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William Marsh Rice
David Db, Lill
Albany
N. Y
Gray
Patrick
Henry G. Gray
New York
Graf
Piood
Clarkson Dies in Des Moines Noted Iowa Editor
Hon Richard P Clarkson longtime Iowa editor and citizen soldier died at his Des Moines home after a brief illness. Survived by wife and son John, with sister Katherine Leonard naming a Wall Street suspect tied to securities theft. Fire at Davenport plant and a murder report from Sonora Mexico also appear in this regional news roundup.
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Des Moines
Richard P. Clarkson
John
Joseph Zwart
Mr. Clarkson
Collision in St Paul as Pullman cars topple off wrecked train
A Great Western stock train and a Soo Line passenger train collided near Saint Paul causing two Pullman sleepers to derail into a gully. One woman died at St. Joseph’s hospital and nine others were injured. The Soo train had left Montreal bound for Minneapolis about thirty minutes earlier. The engineer of the Great Western warned of failed brakes but warnings went unheeded. Several passengers received care at the Union depot and many continued to Minneapolis.
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Minneapolia
Fourth Street
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Great Western
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Alacken
Sve
Switel
Wofon
St. Josenh's Hospital
Minneapolis
Buffalo Pole Killed in Suspected Mafia Impasse
Louis Kubinski a Polish worker was shot and mortally wounded at BelTale N.Y. Police seek a fellow worker known as Peter Kelly amid secrecy and warnings that Kubinski would be killed. A Sunday visitor reported the would be assassin appeared at the Kubynski home before the shooting. Freight handlers on the Big Four strike in Indianapolis on Sunday, 175 workers staged a walkout after pay talks failed. A 15 to 1744 cent raise request led to the move toward wage by the hour system, leaving the rest of the crew on Sunday duty.
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BelTale
Peter Kelly
Nome Secret
Kubynski
Anl
Suchianspalls
Big Four
Lndianspolls
Dni
Sandaye
Three Burned to Death in Went Street Fire
Three men died and a fourth person was gravely injured in a two story saloon dining and singing house on Went Street New York. The fire started by a drunken man’s carelessness and trapped occupants many were workers and the housekeeper survived.
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New York
Went Street
Wowan
Des Moines Baseball Star Stabbed After Drink Spat
Charles Dexter stabbed Milwaukee’s Bateman outside a Des Moines saloon near Sixth Avenue and Walnut Street after a heated argument over fare. Bateman, in Mercy Hospital, is in critical condition with a deep chest wound. Dexter is described as a famed young pitcher in the United States, formerly with the Baltimore National League, and a noted favorite in baseball.
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Charles Dexter
Batya
Dexter
Rateuran
Nelle
Pheu Bateman
Bateman
Hatentay
Charles Dester
United States
Tie
Sheldon District Leaders Clash Over Autocratic Rev Hay
The Northwest Methodist conference elected 15 officers with Johnson as secretary and Hargett as assistant. Laymen accused Rev Hay of autocracy and inefficiency, but preachers defend him and the bishop may keep him in office. W T Briggs leads lay delegates opposing May’s reappointment. 30 ministers back May for four more years.
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Sheldon
Northwest Methodist Conference
Tohnson
George C. Kurt
G. B
Johnson
Hargett
J. J
Ghilox
A. McBurney
AL TH. Bryan
J. At. Magee
Treaiding
Hay
W. T. Brigga
Spencer
Royce
Spener
Naking
Way
Jay
May
Evfert
Oldest Woman in Iowa Dies at 102 in Davenport
Mrs Margaret O'Brien of Keokuk died at Davenport Thursday at age 102 years 6 months She was a Civil War veteran pension recipient and long time inmate of Mercy hospitalInsane ward She loved dancing and would jig with anyone who approached her
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Avenpare
Margaret O'Brien
Keokuk
Lowa
Davenport
Indicted Walter Campbell Faces Murder Theories
Walter Campbell is indicted on charges stemming from a bizarre event in which a man allegedly revived during surgery after being pronounced dead. The case centers on alleged attempts to murder a person named Wilbur Conkling and questions whether Campbell acted with intent to kill or merely caused harm. Trial expected next week.
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Marquiavilla
be&Priot
Walter Campbell
Phaire Ung
Des Muines
Alteas
Stary Canesty
Conkling
Wade
Wieder
Naaoult
Fireng
Campbell
Fatal Auto Accident Claims Fred Harriman Near Hampton
Fred Harriman of Hampton is killed instantly in a Saturday night car crash while traveling with A W Deed GB Boel N A Jhiglis and Mal Waerlson from Geneva. Speeding vehicle struck a wooden bridge, wheel contact caused fatal injury to Harriman. others were injured but survive.
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Hampton
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Lampton
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N.A. Jhiglis
Mal Waerlson
Geneva
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Ashey
Chete
Rowan
Charles City Man Sells Wealth to Satisfy Whim
Early 20th century notes describe Hastitan of Charles City selling property worth over 500000 to please a Minneapolis acquaintance linked to a want ad. Other brief items include crimes, settlements, and notices across Iowa towns with multiple named individuals and local events.
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Minneapolis
Kantian
Hawn
Washington welcomes President Roosevelt back from Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt return to Washington from Oyster Bay on Saturday evening to a warm reception estimated at around fifty to sixty thousand in the streets. The White House crowd was orderly as officials and citizens greeted the couple, with plans already under way for a busy Washington schedule. The president will set to work on Canal and railway rate issues, with Congress and key committees ready to present views on policy and reform.
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Len Gould
Portsmouth
Perce
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Panama Canal
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Tague Tribunal
Eitizena
United States
Hourly nurses rise as important city service
The article notes the growing role of hourly trained nurses in all social classes. It describes nurses who serve one to twenty four hours, assist doctors with minor operations, change dressings, and coordinate home care. In apartments and crowded homes these nurses offer needed, affordable care for the elderly and ill, improving comfort and access to medical attention.
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Tiuraa
Wagner Calla
Hera
Pernou
Bhie
Phinning
Cure of the Hildo Daughter in Gren county
A local notice reports the cure of the Hildo Daughter of J N Whipkey by Dodd's Kidney Pills. It claims five to six years of rheumatism vanished after using the remedy, with praise from Ms Whipkey for saving her daughter from a crippled fate.
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Valieyy
Gren County
Hildo
J.N. Whipkey
Dodd
Ms. Whipkey
Doud
Olives and their voyage from Spain to the United States
A New York Commercial Advertiser summary explains how olives arrive at American docks with sea voyage sickness affecting the fruit. Two expert couriers inspect olives, washed and brined to preserve quality. some improve with handling. The piece notes imports reached 1,300,000 gallons last year, Spain supplying most, with English and French oils mentioned. Prices spiked 270 percent three years ago but have since stayed high due to duties and scarcity.
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Oliver
Denlem
Oure
United States
Beville
Noticed It A Woman Credits Postum for Relief from Coffee Irritation
A New Jersey woman writes she suffered intestinal distress and stomach cramps after coffee. After switching to Postum she reports full relief with improved energy and interest in life, crediting the beverage for her recovery and renewed well being.
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