Dubuque Man Identified in Family Death Case
Robert Pegel of Dubuque disappeared last July leaving wife and two children. Five weeks ago a body found in a slough was exhumed and identified by Mrs. Pegel and Woodmen of the World members as Pegel. A $1,000 policy claim was allowed. a check would have been issued in July. Mrs. Pegel later received a letter from her husband dated in Canada saying he is alive and working.
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Robert Pegel
Dubuque
Pegel
Woodmen of the World
Robert Pagal
Canada
Accident Fatality From Childs Toy Gun Incident
Marte Langland, aged 2% years, was killed at a friend’s home near Rotland when a 7-year-old boy, son of Henry Mil ter, aimed a loaded rifle at him during a stop after a target shooting outing. The bullet struck Langland in the head. he died forty minutes later.
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Marte Langland
Martin Langland
Henry Milter
Rotland
Langland
Nelson Farm
Atrack Langland
TRACTION ENGINE EXPLOSION KILLS ONE HURTS ANOTHER
A traction engine on the Frederick Voss farm eight miles northwest of State Center exploded. Frederick Voss Jr., 22, was killed instantly. Frederick Voss Sr. was badly hurt with a broken leg and possible internal injuries.
Tragedy at Fourth of July Ball Game
A fatal stabbing occurred during a Fourth of July ball game at Montanelle. Henry Paradhen, a prosperous local farmer, was fatally stabbed by Luke Winn, who is in jail at Greenfield. The conflict began after Winn allegedly taunted Paradhen as spectators say Paradhen came with a young woman. Both principals are described as young and prominent. Paradhen is expected to die.
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Montanelle
Henry Paradhen
Luke Winn
Winn
Greenfield
Parschen
Vacant Vandalia Farmer Dies After Heat Driven Act
Vandalia rancher Jack Fleming, 60, reportedly took carbolic acid in his barn amid extreme heat. He was found alive but died before medical help arrived. Survived by a wife and five children. Officials note no evident domestic or financial troubles. heat is believed to have driven the act.
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Vandalia
Jack Fleming
Taal
Fleming
Iowan Fights Wounded Wolf Near Ralston
John Nicholson narrowly escaped death during a wolf hunt south of Ralston as a wounded timber wolf lunged and tackled him. A companion, who had dropped his gun, threw a raincoat over the beast to block its muzzle, saving Nicholson from a fatal bite before the wolf was killed.
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Rilston Man
Mainchat
Win
John Nicholson
Ralston
Nicholson
Washington team bows out of Southern Corn Belt League
A roundup of local misfortunes and incidents reports the Washington baseball team withdrawing from the Southern Corn Belt League. Also noted are a Burlington lightning strike on Jerry Hckerman’s Havre home, drownings in Iowa rivers and quarries, a fatal farmhouse shooting, a strychnine tragedy in Montana, a barroom shooting in Des Moines, and legal actions in Des Moines and Clinton.
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Washington
Burlington
Jerry Hckerman
Havre
R. Moore
Towa City
Towa
Meredith Lowrey
Charles F. Lowrey
Ft. Dodge
Lizard Creek
Peter Paskoff
Marshalltown
Gust Lind
Batavia
Elmer Peggenpohl
Iowa City
New Iowa Laws Take Effect July Fourth Across Statutes
Iowa enacts wide ranging measures shifting state governance from education to public safety. Provisions create Hog Cholera serum labs, adjust judge assignments, raise shorthand reporter pay, expand pensions for police and firefighters families, curb alcohol sales, regulate streetcars and vehicles, outlaw secret societies in schools, and authorize local road, tax, and public health actions. The comprehensive statute package covers departments, elections, anti corruption, and civic duties with broad county and city reach.
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Iowa
Ind
Mves
State Board,of Education
Senator Whipple
New Lowa
Secretary of State
Superior Court
Township Park Distrida
Average crop of fruit in town forecast by state horticulturist
Wesley Greene state horticulturist says this year will bring a very tall average crop of fruit in town with the exception of peaches. He notes small fruit could be extra large if favorable weather continues and apples and similar fruit may reach average or above depending on conditions. Horticulturists monitor the crop as two prior state crops were light. Fruit condition is ten points ahead of June last year and two below June 1906.
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Wesley Greene
Greena
United States Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Far West
Beeraugar
Colorado
United States
Michigan
California
Lightning Killed Perry Man Ex Fire Chief Mell
During a violent thunder storm at Perry Fred K. Mell former chief of the fire department and wealthy resident was struck and killed by lightning. Terrific wind storms struck Des Moines and the central section of Town about 6 o clock the other night damaging telephone wires and trees.
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Col
A. C. McDonald
Cincinnati
Perry
Fred K. Mell
Des Moinen
Des Moines
Law Lays July 4 Prohibition Provisions and State Board Actions
Law outlines July 4 prohibitions including removal of county attorneys and banning minors from cigars in schools. It creates penalties for secret aid societies, grants penurious support for disabled or retired police and fire officials, and establishes a three‑institution state board of education with a hog cholera lab. It also covers hotel inspections, makes resorts nuisances, imposes a tax assessment on owners, strengthens an anti trust stance, and bans drinking on trains.
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Board of Education
Farmers to Build Elevator in Kutare After Fraud Alarm
Following two heated addresses by E. G. Dunn of Mason City detailing alleged grain elevator frauds, farmers near Grinnell form a temporary group. Officers named include President T. S. Mason, Vice President Peter Madlil, Secretary L. B. Woods, Treasurer L. Spooner, with directors S. A. Robinson, M. S. Smith, H. H. Flea ner, Daan Wichorn, and KR. Wadley. Prospect strong for a large elevator at Kutare to restore Grinnell as a key grain shipping point.
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Kutare
E. G. Dunn
Mason City
Grinnell
T. 8. Mason
Peter Madlil
L. 8. Woods
L. ©. Spooner
Whith Que Cook-Your Wife Insults in Kitchen
A clipped quip from Lippincott's wryly notes a wife entering the kitchen and insulting the speaker, leaving the speaker to decide if she loves the house or if he loves her. The line is a playful, domestic moment reflecting period humor.
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Lippincott's
First Dream Of A Hat Gift In Conversation
A brief exchange notes a dream about receiving a hat as a present. One speaker comments that it was the first dream of a hat they severed that did not cost money. The dialogue implies a playful or ironic undertone about gifts and cost.
A Poultryman’s Troubles and Farm Notes
A farm column recounts a poultry yard struggle with red mites and louse-like pests in Plymouth Rock stock, detailing kerosene carbolic acid remedies, frequent cleaning, and the need for strong liquids. It also covers beet sugar industry notes, farm hygiene, grinding corn for hogs, arsenic in sprays, and market poultry profitability along with fly prevention and field husbandry tips.
Woodpecker Plucks Tunes From Telephone Cans
A Titusville woodpecker amuses itself by drumming on distant terminal cans atop telephone poles on East Walnut near Daniel Colestock and then on West Spruce Street. The bird uses can positions to produce varying notes, creating a parade like sound for neighbors while clearly not aiming to drill or locate anything beneath the cans.
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Woodpecker
Titusville
East Walnut Street
Daniel Colestock
West Spruce Street
Philadelphia
Sincerity and Prudence Compare in The Christian Register
The Christian Register defines sincerity as transparency and prudence as opacity. The distinction is often known without a formal definition. A remark notes Argentina contains more charges than other nations, roughly 112 charges per 100 people.
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Argentine Republic
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Aiater
Albin
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Albia
Clarence W. Diltz
Ottumwa
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Diltz
Laurie Rogers
C.T. Rogers
Grundy Center
Rogers
Ohl
Rev. Streyfeller
Afton
Enda
Frederick Weigel
Marcia Spencer
Warl Taylor
du Duque
Digobeyu
Myrl Gowdy
Lfar
Cher‘ries
Humboldt County
Uuthern
Knut Gord
Lving
Humboldt
Osmeen Larson
August Bendickson
Fillmore County
Herbert Fletcher
Monticello
Lopollan Liquitti
Midway
Ed Duncan
R. A. Ellis
Ells
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Co. F. Hamilton
Minneapolis
St. Louis
F. H. Wellemeyer
Rudd
Green Bay Lumber Company
Carroll
J. W. Kennebeck
Omaha
Western Grocery Company
Clinton
Claude H. Newton
Valley Junction
Daisy B. Newton
Katherine Lewis
Davenport
H. F. Pocock
Otto
Cosson
Commission Plan of Government
Iowa State Normal School
State Teachers’ College
Glenwood
School For the Deaf
College For the Blind
Ansel Briggs
Neb
Andrew
Jackson County
Freemen’s Institute
Pocahontas County
Mississippi River
Han’sax
A. J. Loge
Headden
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