Iowa Past Occurrences Report Highlights Local Affairs
A Iowa summary notes a Grinnell arrest for a fatal crow bar strike in North Carolina, self defense claims, and a Masonic inquiry. It also reports Asa A Hall named County Supervisor, Logan hosting agricultural exhibit, anthrax outbreaks in Woodbury horses, and a Des Moines elevator rebuild cost to taxpayers. Additional items cover new St Marys pastor, Buick garage fire losses, Lake City library heating completion, and a civil suit against Marshall County over an accident near Collins.
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Crotyhar
North Dakota
Grinnell
Joe
Slycord
Frank Bateman
Marshalltown
Garrington
N. C
Bateman
Carrington
Shahan
Des Moines
Opera House
Logan
Woodbury County
Farmers’ Grain Company of
Akron
Es Moines
St. Mary's Catholic Church
F. J. Reniar
Dubuque
Wight Autos
Buick Auto Company
Lake City
Carnegies Library
Marshall County
C. F. Dewey
Collins
Girl Weds Stepfather in Shocking Story City Union
Mystery of Misa Evelyn Smith reported in Story City as friends received wedding cake portions and a note claiming she wed her 64 year old stepfather in Cincinnati. The 18 year old bride was described as pretty and the Henderson home case prompted police inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Story City
Misa Evelyn Smith
Henderson
Cincinnati
Ohio
Young cashier held as thief in express burglary
Carl Anderson a 25 year old assistant cashier for the United express company at Rock Island and Davenport station, displayed two rolls of bills while waiting for a St. Paul train. He was arrested on a charge of robbing the express company safe and police report a confession, saying about 160 dollars was missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Jalad
Robben Express Company
Carl Anderson
United States Express Company
Rock Island
Davenport
St. Paul
Famous Iowa horse Jim Blaine dies at 28
The noted Marshall County horse Jim Blaine, hailed as one of the county and nation’s finest, died at the home of owner C. C. Church near Liscomb at age 28. The horse had become a local legend after a storied career and bred in Marshall County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Blaine
Morse
Marshall County
Iowa
Marshall
C. C. Church
Liscomb
Pipeline Fire Destroys Fort Dodge Plant Near Completion
A lighted pipe left in the cold storage area of the Corn Belt Packing Company's Fort Dodge plant is blamed for a $100,000 fire that wiped out the main building and left $20,000 in insurance. The near-complete plant was to open in January and will be rebuilt. Other Iowa items include a northern sheep disease scare, a Burlington girl dying from a pole accident, and a farmer in Illinois who killed himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corn Belt Packing Company
Fort Dodge
Dudley of Indiana Dies in Washington After Ailments
Dudley, a former Indiana commissioner of pensions and 1888 Republican national committee treasurer, died in Washington after a period of illness from Brights disease. A Civil War veteran who lost a leg at Gettysburg, he later practiced law in Washington and helped expand pension services. He left a widow and four children.
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Dudley
Indiana
Washington
Pee
Tidiana
Bright
United States
Benjamin’ Harrison
Republican ‘National Committee
Newngland
Phillips Academies
Gettysburg
Thali
Congress
Savannah Brutal Triple Murder Sparks Police Dragnet
In Savannah a brutal triple murder investigation follows the killing of Mrs Eliza Gribble and her daughter Mrs Carris Ohlander in their home and Mrs Magele Hunter who died later at Savannah Hospital. A Black suspect is sought after an ax attack. a large dragnet targets hundreds of Black residents in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Eliza Gribble
Carris Ohlander
Magele Hunter
Ohiander
Gribble
Three Die In Mine Smoke At Shoemaker Mine
A fire in the fanhouse at the Shoemaker Mining Company shaft mouth northeast of Johnstown Pennsylvania caused smoke to be drawn back into the mine by the ventilation system. Three men suffocated and twenty-one were rescued after being overcome during the incident.
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Denthn
Shoemaker Mining Company
Johnstown
Five Drown Sledding On Cuyahoga River at Kent
A hole in the ice and a sunken sled marked a drowning on the Cuyahoga river in Kent Ohio. Father Frank Cormanis aged 93 and his four children Florence Helen Mabel and Russell perished while mother and baby survived. A neighbor later found the ice hole and recovered the sled and bodies as search continued.
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Icc
Cuyahoga River
Kent
Frank Cormanis
Florence
Helen
Mabel
Russell
Cormaiie
Preventable infant and child deaths alarm a census official
Dr. Cressy Wilbur of the Vital Statistics Department in Washington warns that 100000 to 309000 children under five die yearly in the United States from preventable causes. He urges prompt birth registration and clearer death cause reporting, citing figures from 1908 and noting substantial infant mortality and preventable childhood diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cressy L. Wilbur
Consul Bureau
Wilbur
Criles
Census Bureau
Dr. Wilbur
Irving Fisher
Margin Triumphs In 6000 Dollar Trot At Phoenix
A 6000 dollar trot in Phoenix, Arizona boosts season earnings beyond 25000 dollars for the owner. Alf Shruby defeated Tom Longboat in Winnipeg, Manitoba, over sixteen miles. Louis W. Winans flags horses like Allen Winter and Silko set for American races next season. A six club basketball league forms in Twin Cities. University of California and Stanford drop rowing. Holy Cross and Carleton drop basketball. Directum dies in Savage, Minnesota. Maj. Higgindoh dies at Upland Farm. Spencer rumored to join New York Giants after leaving Indianapolis.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Stallinga
New York
Athens
Winnipeg
Man
Alf Shruby
Tom Longboat
Louis W. Winans
Brighton
England
Allen Winter
Silko
America
Twin Cities
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Twin City
University of California
Tke Stanford University
Carliale Indians
Holy Cross
Directum
Savage
Minn
Jeanette
G. M. Cotton
Auburn
Neb
Frank Dally
Upland Farm
Greenburg
Maj. Higgindoh
Postal banks growth worldwide cited in comptroller report
The comptroller of the currency summary shows 34 countries with postal savings banks. Depositors rose from 20,182,887 to 40,220,308 and deposits from $1.198 billion to $1.989 billion over the decade. United Kingdom leads in depositors and deposits. Japan, Italy, France, Belgium, Austria, Russia, Netherlands, and British India follow with multi‑million counts. Canada reports 155,895 depositors with $45.1 million in deposits.
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Poreige
Laygrence O.murray
United States
Theda
Postal Savings
Depandenccies
United ‘Kingdom
Japan
Italy
France
Belgium
Austria
Russia
Netherlands
British India
Canadian Postal Savings Banka
Postal Savings Banka
Negro Soldiers In Brownsville Shooting Case
The Twenty-fifth Infantry colored soldiers are alleged to have fired in Brownsville Texas while their comrades ran through the town. A military court of inquiry holds evidence proving the incident beyond doubt. Detected bullet holes in three houses across from the fort and bullets matching army design suggest the barracks as the source.
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Brownsville
Texas
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Military Court of Inquiry
Congress
Roosevelt
Brownaville
Deadly Tenement Fire Claims Seven Lives in Cincinnati
A four story tenement at Third Street Cincinnati housing about fifty people burned after a kerosene lamp toppled setting dry wood aflame. Firefighters saved several from the rear. corpses and badly burned bodies found on the fourth floor. Identification of victims proved impossible at the morgue.
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Haat
Third Street
Cincinnati
Weys
Murder Suspects Identified in Kansan City Holdups
Police arrest three youths aged 17 19 and 21 in a spree of holdups amid a murder in a saloon. Ralph Clyne and Louis Dye named by a witness as participants in the shooting of M. A. Spangler on November 24. Samuel Spangler wounded. Harry Shay linked to Dye and Clyne on several expeditions.
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Tria
Kansan
Ralph Clyne
Louis Dye
M. A
Spangler
Hia Aaloon
Samuel Spangler
Harry Shay
Dye
Clyne
Murderer Shot Dead After Sheriff Slain Near Shrave
O. J. Boley, an escaped patient from Mansaitton Hospital for the Insane, killed Sheriff Jacot Pell and terrorized the countryside before being shot down near Shrave, Onlo and dying of his wound.
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Jacot Pell
O. J. Boley
Mansaitton Hospital
Shrave
Onlo
Timeline of historical events from various years
A compiled sequence of dated items recounting global milestones from 1568 to 1908 and beyond. It covers political shifts, battles, explorations, legal milestones, and notable visits, including Trent closure, Portugal’s independence, Fort Duquesne, Washington era movements, Napoleon, slavery matters, and Roosevelt’s Exposition visit.
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Council of Trent
Portugal
Penn
America
Snottlah
Holinbursh
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Colonial Assembly of
Jeanl
Francs du Louis
Arnold
Montgomery
Quebec
Washington
Trenton
New York
Delaware
Savannah
Hohenlinden
Napoleon I
Notre Dame
Paris
West -Indies
Maurid
England
Chicago
Monroe
Nicholas EL
Russia
Gregory XVI
Cherbourg
John Brown
Jefferson Dayin
Confederate States of America
John C.breckinridge
United States Senate
Gen. Grant
Mississippi
Longstreet
Knoxville
Tenn
Committee of the House
Johnson
Diaz
Mexico
Henry M. Stanley
Bagomoyo
Nicaragua
Honduras
Salvador
Modder River
Roosevelt
St. Louis
Lord Alexis
Haytt
Port Au Princs
United States
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Surgical breakthrough in anesthesia at Greenwich hospital
Anesthesia using a stovane and strychnine mix allowed a Greenwich operation to remove neck tuberculosis glands with the patient fully conscious. Prof Janneaco of Bucharest performed the procedure at Seat man’s Hospital. The patient spoke during the operation and walked unassisted afterward, avoiding chloroform.
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Seatman's Hospital
Greenwich
England
Janneaco
University of Bucharest
Textile race heats New England mills for world markets
In New Bedford a $10,000,000 push funds new cotton mills to outrun Lowell and Fall River. Meanwhile over $12,090,000 is spent on building woolen mills in Lawrence to expand worsted cloth production, with the woolen trust behind the drive.
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New England
New Bedford
Lowell
Fall River
Lawrence
Woolen Trust
Railroad Safety Report At Union Pacific Meeting
General Superintendent Park reported at the New York and New England Association of Railway Surgeons annual meeting that one human being dies hourly and ten are injured every ten hours on American railways. He noted modern equipment improved but 60 percent of accidents caused by employee negligence.
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Park
Union Pacific Railroad
New-York
New England
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Oun
Asa A. Hall
Canstia
Gorn
P.clayp
Paull. Koto
Burlington
Effie Anderson
Frank Moyers
Iowa City
Dewey
University of Iowa
Carl’ Wauge
Algona
Britt
Carl
Harrigan County
Court House
T He Board 8
Eva Flaherty
Panama
Taft
Fama
Benjamin Smith
Clarksville
Des Moines Tank Company
Camden
N. J
Carroll
el Hardin
San Diego
Ben Gowlin
Smith
Raymond
Chien
G. L. Wilbur
Vital Statistics Department
Postal Banks
Cage
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