Fire devastates Story City block and stores
A major fire destroyed a central Story City block causing about 18,000 in damage. Twenty six firefighters battled the blaze for over two hours aided by wind pushing embers toward the street. several businesses reported heavy losses with partial insurance coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volde
Byoghors
Bon
Vind
Dhe
Sconttel
Qrenson
Ktreat
W. FL Boggs
Wolde Brothers
Linder Brug Company
Oruge
Jacobson
Boggs
W. DL. Linder
Lindsay Given Life For Crime In Iowa District Court
Earl W. Lindsay of Prairie City received a life sentence in Newton district court after conviction for criminal assault on Grace Hopkins, eight, of Colfax. Lindsay, once Bell Telephone district manager, testified his innocence while his wife wept. prosecutors said the crime occurred November 8 as he drove through Colfax and invited the girl for a ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Earl W. Lindsay
Prairie Cuy
Grace
Hopkins
Samuel Hopkins
Colfax
Preston
Britlecly
Tiindsay
Bell Telephone Company
Mayor Aids Canadian Bride Tale from Port Huron
In Stuart the mayor intervened to help Miss MeTtyish MacTasish of Toronto wed Fred Newby of Stuart. Officers blocked her travel through Port Huron as she planned an Iowa marriage via a matrimonial agency. The mayor notified Port Huron police that Newby was financially secure, seeking passage to unite the couple.
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Rowoyew
Toronto
Stuart Mias Tenn Mc'Tavish
Ont
Fred Newby
Stuart
Canada
Sarnia
Port Euron
Newby
Miss MacTasish
Twelve year old shot in Tamoni accident
Carlos Smith aged 12 was shot in the right arm when a gun fired while he and companions rested in the country. The birdshot shattered bones and doctors amputated the arm near the shoulder. His mother, Mrs. Nettie Smith, is described as a widow of limited means.
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Cavion Smith
Lovee
Carlos Smith
Tamoni
Horner
Nettie Smith
Tragic death at Hadley’s mill Rockford
Dan Welchan aged 60 died at Hadley’s mill in Rockford while sawing. He moved a slab from a portable saw when the plank was caught by the revolving blade, throwing him across the saw and severing his body. He leaves five children, the youngest 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyad
Logn
Dan Welchan
Hadley
Rockford
Welchan
Missing Naples notice links Viteh to distress cable
Wealthy Council Bluffs resident Edward P. Viteh, long noted in insurance circles, vanished last October near London. Friends received a cable claiming he was destitute and needed funds at Naples, with no further details.
Allison Monument Fund Gathers Substantial Student Support
Thousands of school children across town contribute pennies to a memorial fund for Senator William B. Allison. Des Moines drives Alison day with ten cent limits, aiming for several thousand dollars. State Legislature earmarks ten thousand dollars for pedestals, as fundraising expands through county committees for a monument on the State Capital grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suton
Lown
Des Moines
William B. Alison
Alison
Ruperta
Shooting Tragedy in Greene Leaves 10-Year-Old Wounded
Frances Miller aged 10 was shot by step-brother Winston Bucknell during a family quarrel over an estate. Bucknell fired at his mother-in-law then aimed at himself. a bullet deflected by his watch chain saved his life. Bucknell was captured and jailed after a chase. Miss Miller’s condition is grave. Mrs. Butzless was not seriously hurt. Bucknell, about 30, rumored mentally unstable amid community tensions.
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Frances Miller
Quarrel
Winston Bucknell
Greene
Bucknell
Frederick Butzless
Miss Miller
Woman fatally burned in hospital accident
Mrs Arthur Mayer of Keota died after lighting an alcohol lamp to heat milk for her sick 1 year old in a hospital room. The lamp exploded and flames enveloped her wrapper while nurses and staff, with Dr Roy Hecker present, fought the blaze with rugs until the room was controlled and the infant spared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Arthur Mayer
Keota
Towa City
Roy Hecker
Another Ottumwa Murder in Des Moines River Case
The mutilated body of Fred Toerelin was found in the Des Moines River at Ottumwa with throat cut, multiple stab wounds, and a heart wound likely from an axe. Five men robbed and attacked him months ago. two, Frank Ash and Fred Young, received fifteen years. One gang member, Jwoerche, disappeared during trial. prosecutors believe others murdered him to stop testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desa Moines
Fred Toerelin
Dex Moines
Ottumwa
Loerehe
Frank Ash
Fred Young
Jwoerche
Everche
G A R Encampment Officers Fix June State Meeting Date
Commander Milliman and Adjutant Newman set the annual State encampment for the second week of June at an undetermined date. The W. T. K. C. convention, Spanish War Veterans, and Sons of Veterans will meet at the same time. Ginseng from Mason City brought six dollars per pound after four years of growth. H. H. Willey sold the crop after digging, storing, and cleaning. Death by exposure ends life of 35 year old Taines Willetts, coal mine worker near Oska loosa, leaving a wife and five children, funds scarce.
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Milliman
Newman
Miliman
Togan
Cedar Rapids
Jt. Dodge
Fu. Dodge
Grand Army
Sons of Veterans
H. H. Willey
Mason City
Ireeses
Slough
Taines Willetts
Belton
Oskaloosa
Haying
Willetts
Burke Like a Dog Incident Shocks Iowa City Hall
Thomas Adams, a vagrant, caused a scene at city hall barking and biting at police. Surgeons examining him doubt hydrophobia and suspect a possible bagze mania rather than a medical attack, as authorities investigate the bizarre disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke
Iowa City Police
Thomas Adams
Big Cake
Bagze
Minor state items report losses and tragedies
Alonzo Wilson near Marble Rock reports nine head of cattle drowned. Wendell Mather home at Fontanelle burned at noon. upper story ablaze. only partial furniture saved. loss about 5000 dollars with no insurance. Martin Oberman, Russian miner, hanged himself in Des Moines county jail after disrupting a Great Western train. Mrs Van Winkle, 60, collapsed and died in Muscatine upon hearing she must testify against Jonas Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Wilson
Marble Rock
Steers
Wendell Mather
Fontanelle
Mathavening
Martin Oberman
Kansas City
Chicago
Des Moines
Agallet
Unarv Jones
van Winkle
Muscatine
Jong
Iowa House Debates School Law Revisions and Gambling Bill
The Iowa Legislature debates collapse of school law revision plans as the house committee blocks major changes, approves eliminating school district treasurers, and signals no revision bill this session. Senate advances a slot machine crackdown with penalties up to prison, while junket oversight, rural schooling cuts, and Des Moines plan city government move through the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Stillman
House Committee On Schools
Committee On
Junket Committee
Junketing
Maclean
Town City
Anamosa
Jns
Wong
Lis State
Dens Moines
Tuckler
Des Moines
Double Mulet Tax Proposal Sparks City County Debate
Representative Smith introduced a bill to double the mulet tax to 1200 dollars, with funds to be split between the city and county. A House committee investigates cruelty charges toward the Biute Insane, while highways measures seek road dragging and a 20000 fee for the state highway commissioner Brumginia Pieht BI. Opposition arises from druggists and various interests over permit renewals and a broader crackdown affecting county officials and the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Umm Bains Aiea
Miners Reject Eight Demands for New Coal Pact in Philadelphia
Anthracite operators rejected all eight union demands aimed at overhauling the wage and dispute settlement terms. They proposed a three year renewal of the current agreement, with plans to consult leaders and hold a convention to decide next steps. Most miners oppose a strike, fearing inability to sustain a large campaign like 1900 or 1902. The 1908 Roosevelt commission award underpins the present accord, and miners seek broader recognition and wage reforms including an eight hour day, tonnage pay, uniform statements, and one year contracts.
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Phiiladelphia
Lewis Ha
New York
John Mitchell
Roosevelt
Scranton
Indianapolis
Gompers Defeated Again by Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals for the District of Colum̄bia modifies and affirms Justice Gould’s Supreme Court opinion, enjoining the American Federation of Labor and Simmmer Gompers and other defendants from publishing. The decree is altered to remove the prohibition on the labor organization and others re: Mack’s Stove and Ringve Company of St. Louis, while upholding the boycott and associated publications in support of the labor actions.
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Court of Appeals of
District of Columuble
Justice Gould
Supreme Court of the District
American Federation of Tador
Simmmer Gompers
Arts
Rugk's Stove and
Ringve Company
St. Louis
Ustlee Treble
Gould
Mack
Steve Old Tomge Company
We Dow Patronize
Boyott
M c Kinley Burial Cost Exceeds 40 Thousand
Treasury officials release a report detailing all expenditures from the 1908 burial appropriation of 45000 for President Melsin. Major items include 10000 to Der AT 1D, 6000 to Dy TL Mynter, 4600 to Dr OC i Stockton, 5000 to Thaseell Park, 500 to several others, with total costs reaching 42517.88 including funeral costs and nurses. A separate item notes Lefinliteh Homan, ex-Bank of Fort Worth official, pleaded guilty to abstracting 30000 and faces five years in prison.
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Uliesk
Melsin
Treasury
Congress
McBurkey
Thaseell Park
Stockton
Dhineway
C. Matainger
Dex
W. W. Johnson
W. Tee
Gaylord
N. W
Nanker
Lefinlteh Homan
Dpirst National Bank of
Fort Worth
Texas
Broker Guilty in Bly Theft Case
Proker Haroll G. Meadows was found guilty in Huftala Newih of first degree larceny for $72,000 paid for stovka by W. B. Siverthran. In Elyria Ohio Haery Connora was convicted of first degree murder for killing Yung Ma. robbery motive cited. Jury recommended clemency and sentence not to be electrocuted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proker Haroll G. Meadows
Stovka
W. B. Siverthran
Huftala, S. Y
Jarceny
Hager
Lxeopen Newih
Elyria
Ohio
Haery Connora
Yung 'Ma
Ennora
Inauguration Weather Through the Ages Sparks Change
The piece traces historic inauguration weather from 1873 to 1905, noting Grant, Taft and Hayes days, and argues March storms have caused deaths and spurred calls to move the date. It highlights muddy, cold, or rainy events, including Grant 1872 and Cleveland 1885, with repeated appeals to shift the ceremony from March.
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Taft
Washington
Grant
Hayes
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
National
Garfield
Benjamin Harrison
McKinlay
Thie
Ogain
Congress
Geronimo Death Sparked Mixed Editorial Reactions
Various newspapers debate Geronimo’s death with sharp opinions and local humor. Editors in Milwaukee, Washington, Kansas City, Toledo, and Springfield weigh the Apache chief’s legacy and the tone of memorials, framing his death amid contrasting views.
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Geronimo
Milwaukee Sentinel
Geronimo Waas
Washington Star
Kansas City Times
Toledo Blade
Peaceful Victory Echoes Across Leading Papers
A compilation of editorial quotes praises naval triumphs as a victory of peace and strength. Writings from Pittaburg Dispatch, Columbus Dispatch, Omaha Bee, Atlanta Constitution, and Des Moines Register extol the battleships as a historic mark in the dawning arm of peace and global respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittaburg
Coluumbus
United States
Omaha
Atlanta Constitution
Jivs Moines Regerer
Commerce and banking show rising activity this week
A high weekly bank payment volume signals growing commerce and improved outlook. Rent adjustments widen interest in key industries as district contracts for store and electric machinery surge far above last year, with rails cars and air tools in heavy demand. weather favors distributive trade and wholesale buyers push up dry goods, footwear, millinery, clothing, furniture, and food product demand. Bank clearings reach 311,527,277, up 17.8 percent from 2008 and above 2007 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fathires
Chicago
Dun
Review of Trade
Weather and trade slumps mark week across regions
New York reports irregular weather, weak demand, and cautious trade across the Central West and Southwest. Rain is urgently needed in Texas while the Southeast remains dull. Masters markets show mixed activity as first hands slip and retail demand falls due to a coastal storm. U S weekly business failures total 210, with Canadian failures at 33, reflecting year‑over‑year changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Texas
United States
Bradstreet
Prairie and City Grain Prices Across U S Regions
A wholesale price list covers markets from Chicago to New York noting bids for cattle hogs and sheep, with grain prices for wheat corn oats and rye. The report also mentions trade and industry items on retail grocers conventions and cooperative buying efforts amid sugar tariff debates.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Mies
Ste
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
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Siory City
Lindsay
Stuart Aids Cofid
Lamony Boy
Naples
Vraunk I. Williams
Sinois Central
Leeds
Allison
Pt Dixe
Iowa
Atn
Wammill
Senate
Seeley
Thompson
Renton
Dilla
Committee On Biglawings Bute Partes
Gompers
Court of Appeals
M'Kinley
U. S
World Cruie
James OT. Ebl
Ute State
St. Paul
Anon
North Daekota Furniture Dentera
Good Forks
Retaclerk and Systems
Tari Dulier
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