Nordica De Reszke concert heads Des Moines May 16
Des Moines notes trumpet a historic Nordica and De Reszke concert May 16 at the Auditorium with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra under J S Duss. Rail excursion fare is available, while local civic reports cover streetcar expansions, a Des Moines river dam dispute, and hospital reforms under Dr Crumbacher.
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Des Moines
America
Nordica
de Reszke
Europe
N. Y. Metropolitan Opera House
J. S. Duss
M. L. Bartlett
Change of venue granted for W A Richards case
Colonel L Kinkead reported from Knoxville where a motion to change venue from Marion county for W A Richards was argued before Judge Nichols. A change of venue was granted to Indianola for the September term before Judge Gamble. Richards welcomed the decision as a fairer hearing.
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Nichols
Knoxville
Des Moines
L. Kinkead
Marion County
W. A. Richards
Hamilton
Richards
Baird
Warren County
Gamble
Indianola
Blood in Gypsum War Between Crawford and Root
Fort Dodge and Chicago figures clash in a stockholders meeting at the Fort Dodge Plaster company office. An umbrella attack left C. G. Root wounded, Crawford arrested on assault charges as both sides retain heavy legal counsel. Separately, incorporation papers reveal a new Fort Dodge Gypsum company formed by St. Paul financiers with a $120000 capital.
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C. J. Crawford
Fort Dodge
C. G. Root
Chicago
United States Gypsum Company
Fort Dodge Plaster Company
Crawford
Mr. Root
Root
Justice Magowan
Frank Fowler
Rufus S. Clark
St. Paul
Fort Dodge Gypsum Company
Trust
Tragic Death in Garwin Was Found with Shotgun Nearby
S Christen sen former mayor of Garwin was found dead in his home stairway on May 6. The coroner’s verdict ruled accidental death with indications pointing to possible self-inflicted gunshot. The scene included a shotgun beside the body.
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Garwin
Marshalltown
S. Christensen
Child Burned While Asleep Near Montezuma Farm
A 3 year old daughter of Ed Elliott on a farm east of Montezuma died from fatal burns after bed clothing on the stove sparks caught fire while parents milking. The child’s flesh was burned from the bones and dropped off from head to feet.
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Montezuma
Ed Elliott
Stolen Money Recovered in Britt Express Robbery Case
Detectives report recovery of $4,000 from the Express Messenger robbery in Britt. $3,000 was found under the express office floor and $1,000 elsewhere. officials say arrests may follow. Agent Peterson is defended by locals who trust his integrity amid ongoing inquiries. Authorities declined to name suspects.
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Britt
Express
Peterson
United States Express Company
E. S. Averell
Col
John Bryant
Buffalo
Agent Peterson
Inspector Barnes
Methodist Church
Express Company
Cross
Barnes
Commercial Bank
Westlake
Little Girl Identifies Robbery Suspects in Britt Express Heist
A 12 year old girl Floy Mudgett reports seeing two men with faces covered exiting the Britt express office around 10 AM during the 10000 dollar heist. Investigators note the two patent medicine men were questioned but lack direct link. The stolen funds were shipped from Spencer to Fort Dodge via the CMStP line and later routed to Britt for transfer.
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Britt
Floy Mudgett
Averill
Chicago
Express Company
Spencer
Fort Dodge
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Road
Colmar
Agent Peterson
Great Western May Buy If Stickney Is Satisfied
In Des Moines on May 4 President Stickney of the Chicago Great Western and President Cherry of the Des Moines and Southwestern inspected the Des Moines and Southern line from Greenfield to Winterset. Observers expect the Great Western to take over the Des Moines and Southern if the right of way review is satisfactory. In Keokuk on May 4 Willie Connell, aged son of Samuel Connell, was killed instantly after touching a live wire near an electric plant.
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Stickney
Des Moines
Chicago Great Western
Cherry
Des Moines and
Southwestern
Winterset
Southern
Greenfield
Des Moines and Southern
Lida
Mr. Cherry
Satter
Des Moines Railroad
Keokuk
Willie Connell
Samuel Connell
Death mystery shifts to shortage at Thornburg firm
Sioux City May 2. The motive for Charles F. Rademacher's death by his own hand is linked to a $3,240 shortage in Thornburg wholesale tobacco firm books. Rademacher had spent $1,500 in one week, and his personality and social standing were noted as part of the case.
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Sioux City
Charles F. Rademacher
Thornburg Wholesale Tobacco
Trust
Rademacher
Iowa fruit crop outlook after frost 1913 estimates
Des Moines reports by Wesley Greene, secretary of the State Horticultural Society, estimate fruit losses from a recent frost across Iowa. Apples and berries show 10 to 50 percent damage depending on fruit, with peaches about 25 to 60 percent and overall prospects for a strong fall crop if weather stays favorable. gains in hardiness and delayed blossoming reduced damage in many areas, though southwestern counties and lowlands suffered more.
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Des Moines
Wesley Greene
State Horticultural Society
Iowa
Greene
Green
Sage optimistic on fruit damage reports in Iowa
Des Moines May 4. J R Sage of the weather bureau says May frost reports are overblown and expects the fruit crop to recover. He notes northern Iowa hit hardest by cold but ground temperatures differ from air, and April frosts helped lessen potential harm. The outlook remains cautiously favorable despite early injury and delayed blossoms.
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Des Moines
J. R. Sage
Weather Bureau
Sage
Mr. Sage
Acquitted Women Leave Avoca Murder Case
Mrs. Ella McDaniel and A Livix, acquitted at Avoca of murdering the husband of Mrs. McDaniel at Macedonia, visited Council Bluffs on May 4. They planned to return to Macedonia but citizens refused their presence, then boarded a Union Pacific train westward without disclosing their destination.
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Council Bluffs
Ella McDaniel
A.m.livix
Avoca
Macedonia
Union Pacific
West
Keokuk Farmer Killed by Accidental Gun Discharge
Ottumwa May 6 Anthony Laux a prominent farmer living near Sigourney was killed when a gun discharged prematurely. The accident occurred on his farm and authorities are investigating the case.
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Ottumwa
Anthony Laux
Sigourney
Chinese Leper Dong Gong Escapes Quarantine Near St. Louis
Dong Gong, confined at a quarantine hospital about two miles below Jefferson Barracks, has escaped after a year and a half in close confinement. Dr. Woodruff ordered an immediate search for the dangerous patient as efforts mount to apprehend him. His condition remains unchanged since ostracism and he is considered too dangerous to roam at large.
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St. Louis
Dong Gong
Jefferson Barracks
Woodruff
Bomb making plant unearthed in Salonica amid riots
Dispatches from Salonica report a hidden bomb making plant linked by an underground passage to an Ottoman bank. Bulgerian deaths cited at about 100, with up to 300 dead overall and 1,000 arrests after outbreaks in Macedonia. Turkish fears rise as foreign warships arrive and tensions erupt across European Turkey.
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Salonica
Turkey
Paris
Vienna
Bulgaria
Macedonia
London
Sofia
Logodash
Constantinople
Porte
Austria
Uskub
Adrianople
Russian demands on Manchuria outline
The Times prints a Peking dispatch summarizing the Russian text on Manchuria. It covers Russia’s pledge to return Mukden and Kirin and the New Chwang treaty port with conditions and insistence on employing Russians in North China. It notes continuing rights of Russian subjects from the occupation. Princess Louise of Saxony bore a daughter in Lindau after eloping with her tutor. Berlin plans to place telephones near main cab stands for quicker summons.
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London
The
Times This
Peking
Manchuria
Rusia
China
Russia
Great Wall
New Chwang
Mukden
Kirin
Lindau
Bavaria
Louise
Saxony
Salzburg
M. Giron
Berlin
Dresden
Local Officials List Names and Roles in City Governance
The document lists city leadership including Mayor I. N. Bowen, Solicitor T. M. Stuart, Clerk A. D. Gray, Treasurer Joseph Braden, Marshal H. Braden, and Physician H. H. Jones. It also names Councilmen F. E. Manning, B. R. B. Van Dyke, C. P. Connell, F. J. Yeagel, C. H. Palmer, and D. A. Enslow, plus Dr Theo Barnes.
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I. N. Bowen
T. M. Stuart
A.D. Gray
Joseph Braden
H. H. Jones
Theo. Barnes
F. E. Manning
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Pab
Hippee
Des Moines Street Railway Company
Des Moines River
Highland Park
State of
Bonaparte
District Court
L. G. Kinne
Board of Control
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Crumbacher
Kinna
John Cownie
Cherokee Hospital
Cherokee
Seymour Nelson
Herbert Henn
Shell Rock
Pearl Harris
May Street
Levy District
Tom Ross
Esther Allen
James Allen
Anson Street
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Harris
Ross
Mike Clark
Third Avenue
Getz
Singleton’s Hospital
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England
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Logodashh
Board of Supervisa
W. Kent
G. W
H. G. Dillman Cease
Welle
K. M. Waynick
T. H. Maxwell
Laura Fitch
Laurel Bossa EW. Drake
H. Stantonia
T. S. Crozier
J.arimer
J. A. Campbell
Yeeover Smyth's Clothing
Chariton, Ia
G. W. Alexander
Exchange Block
West Side Square
Chariton
S. C. Hickman
Ttorney
Oolice
Hickman Building
East Side Square
Chariton, Iowa
T.M. Stuart
F.Q. Stuart
C. W. Stuart
Stuart & Stuart
Union Block
First National Bank
Theo. Barnes M. D
Roe
Crocker-Exsley
J. A. McElveen
M. D
FFICE
Southwest Corner Square
F. A. Saum M. D
Eikenberry Block
E. L. Field M. D
Stanley's
N. E. Corner Square
A. L. Yocom M. D
Pees
W. J. Ford
Crocker & Ensley Block
West Side
S. W. Thomas M. D
Eneral Insurance
North Main Street
Lodge Directory
Chariton Lodge No. 63
A. F
A. M
Masonic Hall
Immanuel Commandery No. 50
E. T
Mason @ hall
Engle
Chariton Lodge No. 25
K. of P
Chariton Lodge No.64
Odd Fellows Hall
Gayolo
Daughters of Rebekah No
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Chariton Camp No
JONE
Chariton Lodge No. 258
Penick Hall
Friendship Lodge No. 16
D. of H
A. O. U. W Hall
Uncas Tribe No
R. M
Penlon
Iseminger Post No
Iseminger Relief Corps No. 17
A. O. U. W. Hall
Chariton Lodge No
W. of the W
J. Stanton
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