Capper boy killed in corn field accident near Lucas
Capper Voellmecke aged 17 hauled corn stalks from near Bt Lucas to Frisk Young farm. While descending a rail the load tipped and Casper was thrown about 20 feet, struck his head on rocks and died instantly. His father, behind with a load, found him dead. Jerome W. Hoot, tried in Waterloo for attempting to murder his wife via a dynamite device sent as a present, was found guilty after seven hours. He faces up to ten years in the penitentiary.
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Voellmecke
Lucas
Frisk
Casper
Bis
Jerome W.hoot
Waterloo
Jeveins W. Hoot
Nettie
Hoot
Virginia College Fire Destroys Building. 70k Loss
A blaze at a Virginia College building gutted the structure and contents, causing about 70 000 in losses with insurance at 30 000. Five professors rescued a student via a window as chaos ensued, while misgivings about community reaction and local notices figure in the accompanying column. The episode intersects with students from Misvea Lidh Stain and Mabel Dinuse of the city, who were attending.
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West Union
Roynokey
Virginia Callens
Loiler
Virginian College
Misvea Lidh
Mabel Dinuse
Lichéa
Misa Bradlg
Oelweid Plans Legal Initiatives In Four Wards
Local officials announce petitions circulating in four city wards to obtain signatures for a proposed legal action. Campaigns report growing support as residents consider the measure amid ongoing civic discussions and preliminary counts show hundreds engaged.
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Oelwein Fa
Lastaweeka Reucnret
Fis
One Day Early Box Office Print Saves Thanksgiving Day
A fragment from a local notice discusses printing a day early to give workers time for Thanksgiving on November 20. It notes public debate over a population threshold and a 6,000 plus rule granting special privileges and open saloons under a new license law. Citizens anticipate improvements with saloons operating under affordable fees.
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Uthy
Det Ly
WWE
Fayette County Tid Bits From a Rural Iowa Paper
Fayette County Tid Bits recounts local events and notable figures including Waticoma’s winter lecture series, a tragic suicide by Ernest Nuss of Arlington, and population figures showing Fayette and Clayton counties’ growth. It notes Dr. Batts moving to Hawkeye, Mrs. Brewer’s long residence in West Union, and various civic notices. The piece includes aging notices, travel uprisings, and regional advertisements.
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Fayette County
Arkansass
Ywabor & Nity
Arkansas
Newralgia
Prippe
Waukon Rail Route Inspectors Study Proposed Line
Two civil engineers from Milwaukee are in Waukon reviewing a proposed rail route along the riverbank. They will prepare figures for railway officials after inspecting mapped sections. The Waukon iron mines are proving very valuable. Ringling Bros monster elephant Rani was shot and killed at Wichita Falls Texas after an escape incident while being watered. the animal had previously killed three keepers in fifteen years.
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Mikwaukau Ci
Waukon
Tron
Énat
Ity
Ringling Bros
Rane
Wichita Falls
Texas
Keapere
Chinese laundryman sails from Webster City to San Francisco
A Chinese laundryman from Webster City departs for San Francisco en route to Hong Kong after his mother arranged the marriage. The groom, bride, and parents defer to traditional parental authority, with the couple not challenging the elder’s decision.
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Feu
Webster City
San Francisco
Hong Kong
China
Hae
Change of Vehue Granted in Waukon Case
The petition for a change of venue in the ia cases of the assailants who attacked Sydney Peck at Waukon was granted by Judge Hobson. The defendants will be transported to Clayton county for trial in January. Public sentiment in Allamakee county opposed trying the case elsewhere due to cost and lack of occasion.
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Sydney Peck
Waukon
Hobson
Peck
Prankyville
Dugt Sinaner
Clayton County
Allatinked
Baby elephant born in Bamboo Wisconsin draws crowd
A baby elephant weighing 400 pounds was born on November 20 in Bamboo Wisconsin, second calf on record for an American Indian elephant lineage. The mother, captured in Africa, is a trusted Ringling Bros. animal, attracting hundreds to the quarters while access is restricted. The calf is healthy and expected to thrive.
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Bamboo
Wis
Casa
Wother
Africa
Ringling
Bros. Antihdl
Stalute
Headlines from Early Washington to Local Iowa Losses
Notes from Washington hint at an extra Iowa representative after redistricting from the census. The Cherry Sisters face bankruptcy and loss of Linn County home, with legal questions about their managers. A Waukon woman defends her canned goods after a theft ends fatally. Frank Weleme’s sudden death near Attamekee results from natural causes. B. E. Clement’s Winnesheik farm burns, with eight thousand dollars loss and two thousand insurance. petty thefts strike Waubonia, including a dentist, hotel member, and shopper. A工作 engine accident injures Blance Nichols. O. Balkan loses five cows to mysterious causes.
Correction to Gray Burial Insanity Claim
A Hazleton letter corrects a prior article about Georg W. Gray saying he was not insane at death. The writer states Gray never was confined in an asylum and instead suffered from brain degeneration, disputing the earlier assertion of insanity.
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Hazleton
Linsing
Lown
Energetic Moatar Montuly subscription appeal boosts offers
An energetic plea promotes a larger monthly subscription list. It promises stronger energy from new subscribers, adds premiums toward growth, and urges readers to pay one dollar for magazine access. The notice directs inquiries to Jerma Frank Leslie, Fifth Ave New York.
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Trate Baal Moatar Montuly
Twobundeed
Alxtysfour
Khawen
Wanien
Wind Yma
Paopla
Jerma
Leslie
Fifth Ave
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