Decorah Widow In Murder Suicide Plot Unfolds
In Decorah a widow, Mrs. Ottoway, narrowly survives a murder attempt by John Crawford who then killed himself. Investigations point to marriage conflicts over wealth and property as the motive. The widow, aged about 45, remains alive with severe wounds, while her two children face upheaval after the tragedy.
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Decorah
Medwards Ottoway
UN Crawford
Ottoway
Burr Ock
Iishand
Crawford
Arington Hvery
Otloway
Jehry
Tragic Family Tragedy at Milo Wilcox Home
Mrs. Milo Wilcox near Wallin suddenly attacked her 6 year old son and severely wounded a 1 year old daughter with a butcher knife before turning the weapon on herself. Grievous injuries to the mother followed. The 6 year old slept through the attack. The older girl survived. Mrs. Wilcox is confined in Hed Oak Hospital and reported jealous of an imaginary stepmother.
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Milo Wilcox
Wallin
Beegan
Mr. Wilcox
Bashful suitor seeks courage to woo Miss Crafts in Ottumwa
Cumberland Town tobacco farmer Tarik Wardin was jailed on vagrancy charges after wandering Ottumwa streets for days while gathering nerve to visit Miss Bitte Crafts, an Ottumwa helper. Judge Kirby released him. Wardin searched for his beloved, then learned she had left for home in Keosauqua, Iowa.
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Thomas Jefferson
Jonathan Wilbur Tarik
Cumberland
Ottis
Mater
Tfardin
Miss Bitte Crafts
Keosingta
Keosingta, Who Is Been Working As Eodetwstlé
Cttumwa
Tie
Wardin
Kirby
Tordin
Tod
Javer
Tseosnninuit
Prouty Contest To Court Over Congressional Ballot
Prouty seeks court action to stop the Republican nomination in the Spread District. Judge Totty orders Supreme Court involvement to prevent Tul from appearing on the official ballot, risking vacant representation. Prouty alleges fraud in the recent removal and implicates Centocrats in withholding nominations.
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Lowe
Congress
Totty
Supreme Court
Tul
Chis
Ue Centocrats
Sfall
Prouty
Revoval
Lighting Shock Hits Cab Driver in Turbulent Storm
A cab driver Bert Byers was struck by lightning during a severe electrical storm as he passed the court house. He was knocked unconscious while his horses bolted toward a barn. The incident occurred near a courthouse where the charge impacted the driver and horses.
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Bert Byers
Lene Woot
Dyera
Lyers
Ile
Alesander
Matron at State Orphans Home Attempts Suicide
A matron at the State Orphans Home in Daisengett confined a boy for months. She swallowed chloral after the boy’s injury and was found in her room. Authorities say she burned the boy’s foot in March and kept him confined, with officials uncertain about motive.
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Towa Grybans
Misa Lora Whalen
Tome
Daisengett
Miss Whalen
Mainte Pratt
Tin Boy
Mrs Grundy Murder Attempt Shocks Des Moines Store
Marie Grundy dressed as a man with false mustache and coat stabbed Mrs Seavo at a Des Moines groceries. Seavo’s husband rushed to aid but only caused minor wounds. Grundy fled home, changed to feminine attire, was arrested after neighbors identified her.
Officials Under Fire in Des Moines Misconduct Case
County Attorney Lawrence De Graft, the Board of County Supervisors, and East Side justice of the peace I. 4 Liew face District Court allegations. HK V Budinett accuses a plot to shield a county official from embezzlement charges in a suit seeking 2500 from T Thornburg, former county superintendent of instruction, now city schools supervisor Kornburg.
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Marges
District Court
Des Moines
County Attorne
Lawrence de Graft
Board of County Supervisors
van Liew
Justice of the Peace
HK. V. Budinett
Requests Receiver for Harvey Bank in Court
Stockholder in Harvey institution Buca in Podernt Court, Taco Bayless, owner of stock in First National Bank of Harvey with capital of $25,000, petitions federal court in Tes Moines to appoint a receiver as the bank nears insolvency while the comptroller of the currency plans to levy stocks to cover delinquency. Drowned Man’s Body Found Near Des Moines River Dam. Edward Ebersole drowned Saturday when his party went over the dam. Wan Jennings body recovered previously after two drowned. Conducta Pantral, Bropy Nenad, While delivering a Masonic trial service Palmyra citizen dropped dear. Ma Myrick and James Carpenter, friends for sixty years, mourn the death at his grave.
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Podernt Court
Taco Bayless
First National Bank of
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Tes Moines
Ile
Enarrency
Edward Ebersole
Des Moines
Dex Moines
Wan. Jennings
BM Msric
Palmyra
Myrick
James Carpenter
Whar at Duhnayne Tragedy Claims Child
Roy Loxt of Whar and Charles DPitzgibbons aged 1 fell into the wharf water at Duhnayne and drowned. The body was recovered soon after.
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Roy Loxt
Whar
Charles Dpitzgibbons
Duhnayne
Brief State Happenings From the Ledger
Otto W. Trapp appointed postmaster at Shevillin while McVarland resigns. Glenn O S Powell and Alta M Guthrie wed in Ottawa. Ostiloosa pair Maker and Guthele married in Charlest. Discourt action in Does Maktes vs FL. street car attack on Cottage Grove Ave injures occupants. Waterloo hosts 10,000 at Modern Woodmen picnic with music and contests. OG Saunders of Cowell Thats seeks receiver for First National Bank of Harvey. capital $25,000. William T. Strake injured in fall from a fence in Muscatine. County Attorney Maltabery files murder information at Newton. West Office Department to add clerks at Cedar Rapids Manchester Mason City Waterloo and two at Sioux City. M T Keadley, 70, killed at Milwaukee shops in Durinque by a tram.
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Shevillin
View Bhner TE
McVarland
Glenn O S. Powell
Alta M
William T. Strake
Roo
Muscatine
Maltabery
Newtor
Elinrking
Young
Grant Parker
West Office
Gore sight hope and Belmont death headline notes
The article discusses Senator Gore's potential eyesight restoration via operation if feasible, praising his memory and public service after losing sight. It also reports the death of society figure and enphalist Oliver J Belmont, noting his lineage, wealth, and homes. Additional notes cover John E Osborne guiding Democratic conventions and General James Willcocks' military leadership and frontier campaigns.
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Gore
Oklahoma
Utlee Cancey
Cuidioed
Wand Academy
Washington
Asdions
Senate
Tia
Congress
Wedicat Min
Mesore
Soo railroad enters Superior at grade after opposition
Wisconsin railroad commission rules Soo Line may enter Superior at grade amid opposition from rival lines who favored subway entry. Brig. Gen. J. Aleshire plans expand tax works exhibition in Washington. Six sailors and twenty five others escaped death when the Byllich steamer Caciquea exploded off the Peruvian coast last month, arriving in New York aboard the Finance.
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Wisconsin Rnilied Commission
Soo
Superior
Thy
Othir
New York
Finance
Cristobal
Simple Cleveland Funeral Quietly Marks Resting Place
Grover Cleveland was buried at Princeton Cemetery in a private service attended by President Roosevelt and many dignitaries. Guards kept streets and the cemetery secure for over an hour before the grave was filled, after which the public was admitted to view the grave and floral display.
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Grover Cleveland
Princeton, N
Roosevelt
Althout
Princton University
Cleveland
Fail to Sink the Florida in Naval Experiment
The old monitor Florida endured a Whitehead torpedo test near Norfolk Virginia with 220 pounds of gun cotton. The blast tore hull plates, sent debris flying, and spouted water high. The ship was towed to drydock for repairs with the double bottom preventing sinkage. Admiral Capps denied pumps were used to keep it afloat. Secretary Taft Metcalf and Meyer witnessed the event along with three cabinet officers and many naval officers.
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Capps
Navy
Taft
Metcalé
Gener Meyer
Monitor
Navy Yard
Admiral Capps
Sur
New Zeppelin Airship Test Under Germain Government Patronage
A new aluminum airship by Cont Zeppelin, built on similar power lines to his earlier craft, aims for a final test. If successful, the government will pay 400000 marks. the 70 year old inventor, a heavy believer, funds much of the project himself. The cigar shaped craft measures 70 feet long and 44 feet in diameter, with 144 horsepower motors, wireless telegraphy, searchlights, and payload of explosives. Aiming to reach seven miles per hour, it may become a German war balloon if adopted by the army.
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Cont Zeppelin
Count Zeppelin
Anl
Gambling War Baffles New Anti-Racing Law
After antiracing bills pass in New York and governor signs them, police try to stop tin race truck betting. Gravesend track arrests occur for violating the new law though racing largely continues with limited betting signs. Pools and rumored forms of betting reopen, fueling circumvention talk.
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New York Resistature
Ibwie
Wisconsin Papermakers Propose Black Paper for Newspapers
The Wisconsin makers of print paper propose supplying black paper for newspapers with white ink to cut pulp usage and reduce paper costs by about half. They claim black paper can be produced from almost any fibrous stock and could allow newspapers to convert to this format widely.
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Wisconsin
Prin Paper
Anthroelite Railroads Challenge Commodity Clause Suit
Seven anthroelite railroad companies defend against government suits in Philadelphia arguing the Commodity Clause of the rate law is unconstitutional. They contend it regulates nothing, prohibits interstate commerce, imposes excessive penalties, and unjustly exempts lumber and other items.
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United States
Philadelphia
Averted Tragedy Over Black Cats in Family Tale
A chaotic narrative recalls a family plotting to kill black cats with chloroform, sparking fear and moral reflection. The mother considers drastic action, but the plan fails as the cats survive, prompting memories of cruelty and warnings about thoughtless behavior. The piece closes with a moral on compassion and restraint, framed by a reflection on cruelty's roots.
Chronology of notable events from 1644 to 1907
A dense list of historical milestones and figures spanning battles, political appointments, laws, searches, and political events. Includes Cromwell at Marston Moor, Wolfe and Quebec bombardment, independence resolution, United States treas ury and attorney general appointments, Canadian confederation, rail and labor tensions, and notable figures like Goodyear and Garfield.
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Gerry Shatter
International Council of
Womer
London
Silas S. Swallow
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Lorda
Tonry Michean
Morowo
Baudie
Raisuli
College notices and honors across Minnesota colleges
The Minnesota colleges report varied academic and administrative updates. Carleton College graduated fifty. six new instructors joined. Macalester College received a $10,000 gift for a Bible study department. The College of the City of New York dedicated new buildings in Washington Heights costing seven million dollars with speeches by Libor Straus. Yale honored J Pierpont Morgan with LL D and ex Senator Spooner with a Yale degree amid broader honorary awards.
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Jianiine University
Mies
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Macalester College of
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Yale
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
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