Dentist Sues Electric Company for 25000 Damages
Dr. George J. Cress of Sac City sues the local Electric Lighting Co for 25000 alleging severe injuries after an incident Sept 17 caused by wiring. He claims the shock destroyed his wand and damaged his nervous system, rendering him unfit to practice dentistry. Also Ralph Uoggiesbee sues Brookmont ranch proprietor Alpert Cook for 5520 for injuries from a boar attack while working December 24, 1900, due to alleged negligence in keeping the animal at large and failing to warn.
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Sac City
Electric Company
George J. Cress
Sacity
Sac City Mlectine Company
Ralph Uoggiesbee
Alpert Bk
Fear of Poverty Drives Despairing Girl to Suicide
Alma Fischer an 18 year old button factory worker from Muscatine Iowa died by suicide this afternoon in the woods across the river after leaving town in the morning. She feared she could not support herself following a minor hand cut and had left home two days earlier amid family trouble. This marks the third suicide by the bridge area in six weeks.
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Muscatine
Alma Fischer
Gasoline Fire Burns Bedford Sisters
Lizzie Guilemont aged 18 and Myrtle Guilemont 22 were badly burned in a gasoline stove accident in Bedford Iowa. Myrtle tried to fill the stove when gasoline ignited. Lizzie rushed to help and both suffered severe burns to the face and arms. Doctors say neither is fatally injured and eyesight should be preserved.
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Bedford
Lizzie
Myrtle Guilemont
Myrtle
Five Generations Born in Muscatine County
Muscatine Iowa August 8 1915 I R Chase of Moscow Iowa head of Chase family will soon turn 98 with a public celebration planned He is a Mexican War veteran who rose to colonel and later served as a private in the Civil War era He was part of the Greybeard regiment and now a five generation line forms with the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Howard Warefield of Muscatine
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Muscatine
Howard Warefield
Chase
Muscatine County
I. R. Chase
Moscow
Iowa
Greybeard
Griggs Predicts Bryan Nominated by Democrats
Washington August 9 Representative James M Griggs of Georgia says Bryan will be nominated for the presidency by the Democrats next year if he wants the nomination His hold on the party across regions makes any other candidate unlikely to secure the nomination He would back Bryan only if it benefits the party and Bryan is electable unless Bryan accepts the nomination he favors a southern candidate.
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Democratic Congressional Committee
Washington, D. C
Bryan
James M. Griggs
Georgia
Washington
Democratic Party
Johnson
Minnesota
Parker
Southern leaders urged as potential Democratic presidential candidate
Mr Griggs predicts the next House will align with the presidency and argues the South should back a Democratic ticket. He cites Culbertson Williams and Daniel as capable presidents and notes they could win northern confidence, with Culbertson the most satisfactory after Bryan.
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South
Democratic Party
Senate
House of Representatives
Culbertson
John Sharp Williams
Daniel
Bryan
Griggs
Denatured alcohol’s future tied to waste product use
Washington August 10 officials of the internal revenue bureau note rising interest in denatured alcohol as Congress loosened the law to aid small producers. They caution practical value of waste materials remains unproven though many inquiries suggest possible small cooperative plants and nationwide growth.
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Washington, D. C
Internal Revenue Bureau
Congress
Internal Revenue
Germany
Peoria Internal Revenue District
Cummins Accepts Keokuk Roosevelt Visit Invitation
Keokuk officials report Governor Cummins accepted an invitation to meet President Roosevelt in Keokuk on October 1. He authorized several state militia companies to help manage crowds and agreed to host governors from Missouri Wisconsin Illinois and Minnesota as guests during Roosevelt's visit. Burlington and Centerville units likely to be sent for Roosevelt day.
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Keokuk
W. E. Strimback
McCormick and Talbott
Cummins
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Missouri
Wisconsin
Illinois
Minnesota
Burlington
Centerville
Mt Pleasant Man Loses Foot In Train Boarding Attempt
Ralph Brown a Mt Pleasant youth lost his right foot when trying to board No 11 at the Main street crossing Burlington Ia at 7 last evening He ran north along Main to reach the next to last car but slipped and his foot was severed above the ankle An ambulance took him to St Francis hospital for emergency surgical care.
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Mt. Pleasant
Burlington
Ralph Brown
Main Street
St. Francis Hospital
Carmelite Nuns May Move to Iowa Marshalltown Proposed
Rumors in Catholic circles say the Carmelite Sisters, a leading French order, plan to relocate to the United States and establish a mother house in Marshalltown Iowa. Mother Marie de Zion heads the venture with other convents planned across the West.
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Des Moines
France
United States
Marshalltown
Iowa
Paris
Mother Marie de Zion
West
America
Marie de Zion
Johnston County Farmer Shoots Self in Early Morning
Frank Ratzlaff aged 50 prominent Johnston county farmer and church worker of Sharon township near Iowa City died of a self inflicted gunshot wound before dawn. Domestic troubles are alleged. He leaves a wife four daughters and a son. The wife summoned aid at 4 30 this morning. The man was dead on arrival of the surgeon.
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Johnston County
Self
Iowa City
Frank Ratzlaff
Sharon Township
Child Labor Law Hits Canning Companies
In Vinton Iowa the new child labor law bans hiring anyone under 14 in any factory area with machinery. Previously youths aged 12 to 16 worked in husking sheds away from machinery but now such employment is unlawful throughout the factory. The ruling by Attorney General Byers affects canning operations, causing hardship for poorer families relying on seasonal earnings.
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Vinton
Byers
Bureau of Labor and Employment
Iowa Fagin Ring Arrest Reveals School for Thieves
Cedar Falls Iowa August 9 authorities arrest 72 year old John Lockery also known as Jason after information from Illinois Central railway officers. He allegedly led a group of 8 to 16 year old boys in stealing iron brass and coal from company's cars on nearby sidings. Nearly a hundred cars blocked until replacements are found.
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Cedar Falls
John Lockery
Lockery
Jason
Illinois Central Railway
Dodger
Oliver Twist
Waterloo
Birds and beekeers in Aiken attract regional notice
Miss Louise Cheatem raises and trains native song birds for the winter resort of Aiken South Carolina. Beagle raising is described as a profitable occupation for another young woman named Miss Asch near Aiken.
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Louise Cheatem
Aiken
S. C
Asch
Iken
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Surrey
R.H. Spence the Buggy Man
Fairfield
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