Iowa News Ledger Recaps Farm Deaths and Local Crimes
A farmer near Robins dies of heart trouble after a long day in the fields. Webster City expose of bogus magazine solicitors ends with multiple victims. Nevada to Whit tier Cal tragedy. a family killed when their auto collided with a train near Whittier. A nude body found in Skunk river ditch flagged as about 50 years old. John Kobe sells farm at $225 an acre amid rising Iowa land prices. Hart-Parr lands shell contract for England worth 1.5 million pounds. A run away injures two. seven-blind children escape serious harm. Russian immigrant Henry Freund accused of mailbox robberies. Governor Clarke pardons Thomas J. Post. Elia Mary Malone dies after long Des Moines service. Coal field plans in Hardin County shift to shaft mining. Auto thieves captured in Floyd. car thefts at Goldfield. Two fatalities and multiple injuries in local accidents. Cedar Rapids cleric Lockwood sent on holiday with church gift. Webster City child killed in buggy run away. mother unharmed. Maquoketa builds new shop school for manual arts. Two men jailed for Ford car theft. Denver area incidents. Fire damages Fort Madison Hesse block. Knoxville moves toward commission government. Atlantic postmaster’s son charged. Marengo cannery closes season. Albia merchant dies. Wax painter killed in Fort Dodge fall. Big county bridge contracts awarded in Shelby.
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George W. Singer
Robins
Ufeless
Siloger
Webster City
J. M. Whitney
John Kobe
Lishen
Beason
Iowa
Kobe
Hart-Parr Company
Charles City
State Institution
Vinton
Henry Freund
Mason City
Thornton
Post Office
J. B. Lamiest
Ft. Dodge
Clarke
Thomas J. Post
Cedar Rapids
Fort Madison
Post
Ohio
Elia Mary Malone
Des Moines
Methodist Hospital
Misa — Malone
Wmnais
Hardin County
Side Hill
Floyd
C. V. Murphy
Dike
Waterlow
P. F. Cassidy
North McCregor
Harry Harrison
Mount Pleasant
James Skele
Randall
Fred Kelley
Scranton
Levi Bowles
West Branch
Arthur Houghtailing
Maquoketa
Harry Peck
Melvin
Ill
William Bowman
Clinton
Goldfield
Correctionville
Mra
J. A. Davis
Oscar Miller
Rockwell City
Storm Lake
Milwaukee Railway
Lytton
Richard Probert
Davenport
Hesse
Ft. Madison
Hesse Clothing Company
Knoxville
George Williams
Atlantic
P. C. Town
Clear Lake
Agnes Berkely
Iowa Valley Canning Company
Marengo
C.J. Rydstrom
Albia
Rydstram
Joseph Smith
Fort Dodge
Wahkonsa
Ezra Willard
Willard and
Better Roads Plan Gains Governor Support In Iowa
Des Moines reports Governor Clarke endorses the Better Roads commission local option plan. He favors letting counties decide road types, aims to limit waste, and expects dollar-for-dollar state benefits. The piece also notes Iowa city counts, new drivers, and ongoing public notices across state agencies.
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Dea Moines
Better Roads Commission
Des Moines
Clarke
Iowa
Dog Waits by Master's Grave in Buckner Cemetery
A collie named Pete, once loyal to William Hudspeth of a Buckner farm, haunts his master's grave daily. After Hudspeth's death, Pete travels the town, then to the cemetery where he lies by the headstone, awaiting a master who is gone. The dog returns each day, roaming the churchyard and farm, showing quiet distress at the loss.
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Buckner
Pete
William Hudspeth
Mr. Tudapeth
Dog
Lis
Sexton
Thorn
Hudspeth
Garth
Five Babies Born to Brooklyn Mother in 18 Months
Mrs Anna Bellamo of Brooklyn has given birth to five children in a year and a half. Twins a boy and a girl arrived sixteen months ago and a recent set of triplets six days ago includes two boys and a girl. All are living but the mother is dying after seven children in three births.
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Brooklyn
Anna Bellamo
Necessity Forces a Fall on the Pike
Congressman James C Cantrill of Kentucky tells a tale about necessity as a center hired in Korea bucking and throwing its rider to the wayside. A bystander jokes about the rider dropping quickly, and the farmer Smith explains the fall as a gasp of necessity.
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James C. Cantrill
Kentucky
Smith
Korea
Old Negro Courtroom Anecdote About Wives
An arrest for "having more than one wife" leads a judge to question the defendant. The man admits to six marriages and provides a humorous, muddled explanation about compatibility and clothing when wives washed. The old saying highlights social attitudes and courtroom humor of the era.
Premature Baldness and Cure Promotion Excerpt
An ad fragment promotes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for scalp health and hair growth. It offers a free trial via mail and mentions a Boston address. The text includes dialogue from the Washington Star about rowing and a flirtatious incident, with terse quoted exchanges between characters.
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Cuthurn
Dept
Boston
Careful Housewife And Burglary Warning In Court Rhyme
A humorous courtroom exchange features a housewife and her husband named Amson-Who discussing leaving home. The wife warns a burglar might break in while they are away. The judge is present in the dialogue.
Of Good Repute and A Father Judge Exchange
A dialogue on reputation reveals a father questioning a son about wealth and status. The son asserts a man spends fifty thousand yearly, implying high social standing as the measure of character and respect. The exchange underscores antebellum values of money signaling virtue.
The Spirit of His Ancestors War Echoes
A fragmentary dialogue portrays a terrible war scene with a wounded figure named Mike who mistakes a phrase and gravely contemplates the conflict. The excerpt conveys wartime sacrifice and grim resolve through terse speech and a bleak tone.
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Mike
Denison's Coffee Promoted Amid Minnesota Farmers Clubs
Repeated endorsement claims appeal to consumers while noting about 80 farmers' clubs currently operate across Minnesota. The item frames Denison's Coffee as a preferred choice in a market with numerous farming groups active in the state.
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Farmers’ Clubs
Minnesota
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Mr. Paine
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