Boone marriage stopped by arrest in kidnapping case
In Boone Iowa Constable Shadle arrested Guy Stone and halted a planned elopement with Jessie Griffith. Stone faces charges of kidnapping a female under 18 against her will amid unclear ties to a deceased brother and life insurance. Stone posted bail and awaits morning hearing. Griffith sent home.
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Boone
Shadle
Guy Stone
Jessie Griffith
Nevada
Northwestern
Stone
Miss Griffith
William Barton Arrested in Rape Case
William Barton, 47, is jailed in Bedford Iowa charged with raping the five year old daughter of Tom Moneyhan. The alleged crime occurred yesterday evening in the harvest field where Barton worked. Barton is held for a Grav ity lay judge after waiving examination. neighbors and relatives fear the outcome but seek a fair trial.
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Bedford
William Barton
Tom Moneyhan
Barton
Moneyhan
Humphrey
Lorimer
Mrs Dye accuses husband in dye poison case
Mrs Sherman Dye, once seen as loyal to her husband amid the Miss Rena Nelson poisoning, files district court charges asserting he spent money on other women and pursued younger partners. The Nelson case involved candy said to be doped, sent by Nelson to frighten Dye, and had earlier spurred jealousy accusations against Mrs Dye.
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Dye
Rena Nelson
Pierre
S. D
Boone
Sherman Dye
Mrs. Dye
Hold Nagel and Collette in Brady Murder Case
William Nagel and Josephine Collette are held for the May 9 1905 murder of Carl Brady on Island B Muscatine. Brady’s skull fracture and buried body in a cave near the Nagel shack tied to a large houseboat dispute. They accuse each other as authorities take them to Rock Island for trial.
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Muscatine
William Nagel
Josephine Collette
Carl Brady
Brady
Nagel
Collette
Island B
Mississippi River
Illinois
Rock Island
Ditching of Golden State Limited Injures Chicago Passenger
The Golden State Limited derailed in Des Moines after rails spread while westbound from Rock Island Colorado. One passenger Chris Ackerman of Chicago was seriously injured. eighteen aboard escaped major harm as the train, traveling about sixty mph, left a 25 foot embankment but brakes reduced speed to avert fatalities.
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Des Moines
Golden State Limited
Rock Island
Colorado
Chris Ackerman
Chicago
Farmer Archie Richardson Dies After Horse Kick Near Brooklyn
Archie Richardson of Brooklyn Iowa, a prominent farmer, died after hours of suffering from injuries when kicked by a horse days earlier. He had returned home for dinner with three companions, jumped from the rig and began unhitching, placing a hand on the horse without speaking.
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Archie Richardson
Brooklyn
Here
Nebraska Game Warden Fined for Illegal Fishing
H D Pierson of Onawa Iowa was arrested on a complaint by Monona county deputy fish warden George R Norton for illegal fishing in Blue lake. He pleaded guilty and paid a $5 fine plus costs to Justice C M Ross. Pierson claimed to be a Nebraska fish and game warden and had a permit from Iowa but was fined.
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H. D. Pierson
Onawa
George R. Norton
Monona County
C. M. Ross
Blue Lake
Pierson
Justice Ross
Iowa
Douglas County
Nebraska
George A. Lincoln
Farmer Struck by Freight Train Near Sioux Rapids
Syvert Anderson, a wealthy farmer, was struck by a south bound freight train while crossing the Minneapolis and St. Louis tracks near Sioux Rapids. He suffered a fractured skull and a broken collar bone and is expected to die.
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Sioux Rapids
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Syvert Anderson
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Tylshly
Gobble & Heer
North Side
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Husband
Nagel and
Rock Island Limited
Columbus Junction
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