Thirty third Iowa General Assembly record and measures
A historical summary notes the thirty third Iowa General Assembly paused into history with a high volume of business despite not all laws being extraordinary. It tallies 547 House bills and 429 Senate measures, lists numerous enacted provisions across education, state finance, public safety, taxation, health, and infrastructure, and notes major appropriations including for the state institutions, courts, and various public works projects.
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Tragedy Strikes Iowa Family as Train Kills Three Girls
In Rockdale a suburb near Dubuque, a Sunday walk to church ended in tragedy when three girls, Ruth Waldorf and sisters, were struck and killed by an Omaha Flyer while walking along the Illinois Central Railroad tracks. Their mother, Mrs. George Waldorf, mourns as the church is turned into a temporary mortuary.
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Jhidren
Omithn
Kithed
Citiel
Rockdale
Dabuque
George Waldorf
Ber
Ruth
Wy Anni
Mahet
Mrs. Waldorf
Convict Hedgepeth Walks Free After Supreme Court Ruling
The Missouri inmate Marion Hedgepeth, once convict in Council Bluffs for breaking and entering a warehouse, is freed after the Supreme Court reversed a prior verdict. The court found evidence insufficient and noted Hedgepeth’s twenty years in penal institutions may have biased the jury. He had been in state custody at the Missouri penitentiary during the recall. A prior train robbery conviction and a injurious bridge incident near Council Bluffs tied to the warehouse blast are mentioned.
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Supreme Court
Heverana Senicave
Marion Hedgepeth
Im Council
Turia Loane
Isidile West
Hedgepeth
Heilgepeth
Missouri State
Jedfernon
Council Bluffy
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Tornado Strikes Jasper County Near Newton
A tornado swept the northwestern Jasper County area near Newton causing extensive property damage. Homes and barns were destroyed or damaged, trees and timber uprooted, and livestock harmed. Residents including John Kennington John Tiedil Wenest Griehel Marrey Hickman and William Pink reported injuries or losses. A colt valued at $200 was killed after a dislodged implement rolled free.
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Newton
Jasper County
John Kennington
John Tiedil
Wenest Griehel
William Pink
Tts
Marrey Hickman
W. Hickman
James Smith
Pillea
Woman Jumped From Windmill Tower to Die
Grandma Pierce a 75 year old woman leaped from the fifty foot tower of a windmill ten miles south of Ogage. Her daughter Mrs George Gulliver witnessed the moment of her fall. Both arms broken and body crushed. death instantaneous. She had been suffering a severe case of tuberculosis. No further cause is known.
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Admem Pierce Huris
Grandma Pierce
Ogage
Har
George Gulliver
Pierce
Bank Robber Identified as Amiel I Walla in Lincoln Case
Edward Gordon Ariel J Walla and Amiel I Walla are linked to the First National Bank in Lomogene robbery. Lincoln police Chief identified Walla and noted his brother and wife visited to inquire. Walla reportedly held a good reputation until recent months when suspicions arose about banded robberies.
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Edward Gordon
Ariel J. Walla
Lincoln
Nel
Nealdemi
Int
First National Bank
Lmogene
Amiel I. Walla
Neb
Marone
Walla
Anamona
Farmer Hit by Passenger Train Near Fort Madison
A 60 year old farmer near Fort Madison was struck by B and Q passenger train No. 1 while crossing a railroad bridge. He was knocked down an embankment and severely drawn? but is expected to survive.
Torpedo Injury Leaves Boy Eye Lost and Burned
A railroad torpedo injured Ed Tyler, about ten, near Waukon. He picked it up and it exploded, costing him one eye and badly lacerating his hands and face. The full severity remains undetermined.
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Ed Tyler
Waukon
Six in ten have tuberculosis in Des Moines children
An investigation by the Cubercular Association reports six out of ten children examined in Des Moines show tubercular infection. Most cases are immature, but progress is often advanced. A children's tubercular camp may be established this summer to prevent further spread. Miss Hla Wolverton noted alarming disease stages and found twenty cases among children.
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Dkaminkston
DewaLoten
Lea der Matties
Hla Wolverton
Des Moines
Train Kills Three Girls Near Dubuque in High Wind
A locomotive struck and killed Anna 14 Mabel 8 and Ruby 8, daughters of Fred Waldorf, four miles west of Dubuque. Weathered by high wind, the girls walked on the track toward an approaching train with heads down and did not see it. The engineer could not stop in time.
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Meade
Uline
Central
Myer
Elephant Kills Keeper in Destructive Rampage
In the winter quarters of three divisions at Des Moines, an elephant named Pam seized keeper Charles Bellew, hurled him, and trampled him to death. The beast then rampaged through Walwal Park uprooting trees and destroying property including a bridge. Forty bullets were fired before it was subdued.
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Huris
Wikia
Pam
Tes Moines
Charles Bellew
Walwal Park
Woman Fires At Banker In Sensational Street Shootout
Mrs Q O M Swearingen fired a shot at Roscoe Williams an instant cashier of Sitney Banking Co bank. Williams returned fire and missed as did the woman. A bystander Haddler was hurt. Swearingen arrested held on 5000 bond. Shooting stems from a disputed sand deal alleged by Swearingen.
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Amhder
QO. M. Swearingen
Roscoe Williams
Sitney Banking Company
Williams
Haddler
Bribp News Highlights From Davenport To Muscatine
Scattered Iowa items report Trobbera's suspension at a Davenport restaurant, Paul Klink’s death from stomach cancer in Dixon, and hog sales near Laurena. Other notes include a Des Moines woman’s attempted poisoning, a Marshalltown auto plan, a Carbon suicide attempt halted, and syrup explosion injuries in Clinton. Reports cover a U S steamer clearing obstructions near Burlington Davenport, long Muscatine County residence, a butcher’s hand injury, a wild west play shooting, a contested will in Hardin County, a boy’s catfish rescue, a riverbank killings near Keokuk, and a new Onawa farmers elevator profit.
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Bribp
Trobbera
Vpop
Davenport
Paul Klink
Dixon
WI Taraon
fLaurena
Mabel Conant
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Jack Burris
Carbon
Alles Scott
Clinton
Tarfford
David Tipton
United States Fleet
Martin
Burlington-Davenport
Hiram Jarrard
Conorville
Muscatine
Iowa
Hglton Muscatine County
Lestat Burgie
Edgewood
Clifford
Wolford
Loren Hamilton
Hamilton
Hardin County
Johim Walker
Jaws Falls
Walker
Frank Healey
Jamon Healey
Burlington Road
Silver Crescent
Mississippi River
Wabasha, Minn
Black Hawk
Herman Bartlett
Beulah Pugh
Keokuk
Onawy
Soldiers of Sultan Start a Revolution in Constantinople
Disturbances of revolutionary character break out in Constantinople as mutinous troops march to the parliament building. The cabinet resigns amid reports Kumit Pasha to form a new ministry while Ali Riza Pasha serves as minister of war and marine. Soldiers demand the dismissal of top officials and surround the Parliament, signaling a crisis for parliamentary government.
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Constantinople
Panielas
Kumit Pasha
Klamil Pasha
Tihat
Macedona
Ali Riza Pasha
Young Turk Party
Committee of Women and Progress
Ministry of War
Chamber
Marion Grey Convicted in Elgin Search-Light Club Case
Marion Grey, a cue pid agent, was convicted for her role in the so called Search-Light Club at Elgin Illinois. The sentence imposes a jail term for the young woman, reflecting the court's decision on the misconduct.
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Marion Grey
Elgin
Guilty Verdict Upheld In Bridewell Case On Soulwriting Charge
Dina Gray was found guilty in District Court and one year in the Bridewell was upheld by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. The opinion cites Judge Tandster’s ruling in the soulwriting business matter, with appeal taken by counsel for the matrimonial agency proprietor.
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Bridewell
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Dina Gray
District Court
Tandster
Prov Prietor
Feigns Death as Wife Fights for Life in Harlem Attack
John Olberding lies in critical condition at Harlem hospital after a torn throat and slash injuries from a struggle with his wife at 1201 Lose Street. Neighbors battered in the door and saved the woman as Olberding pursued her with a razor for more than ten minutes. The wife feigned death to survive while the man faced faint chances of recovery.
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Womrs
Tusch
John Olberding
Nheratad
Harlem Hospital
New York
Lose 1201 Street
Pollen
Qoberding
Fant
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