Tragic Death Ends Yukon Romance of Ohio Girl
Ruth Wilke 20 died in Elyria Ohio hotel from alleged drug poisoning. Dr F J Osborne Cleveland Heights held on manslaughter charge after prescribing medicine and failing to discuss case. Searles Alaska lumberman pursued a romance that began when Wilke identified herself as the hobo girl in a national tale.
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Ruth Wilke
Elyria
F. J. Osborne
Cleveland Heights
Miss Wilke
Jack Searles
Alaska
Searles
Cheyenne
Wyo
Cleveland
Wilke
Alasa
Osborne
Beginning of Burlington in early Burlington papers
In the November issue of The Palimpsest published by the State Historical Society an article compiles three Burlington accounts from the town’s first decade found in pioneer newspapers. The two newspapers of those days were the Iowa Patriot.
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Burlington
the Palimpsest
The
State Historical Society
Pioneer
Iowa Patriot
Early Iowa settlement roots and press history recap
The Burlington Hawk dye era paper evolved into the Iowa Territorial Gazette and Burlington Advertiser in 1888, edited by James Clarke. William R. Ross wrote for the Iowa Patriot in 1839 after arriving at Flint Hills in 1883, when only two settlers stood ahead. Earlier attempts in 1832 failed as U.S. army detachments burned cabins and fences during Indian title extinguishment.
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United States Army
Divorce Petition filed by Julia A June Cox in Iowa
State of Iowa Jefferson County notifies Andrew Cox of a divorce petition filed by his wife Julia A June Cox in district court. If he does not appear by January term 1922 starting January 23 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, default will be entered. E R Smith is the attorney for the plaintiff.
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State of Iowa
Jefferson County
Andrew Cox
District Court of
Jefferson
Iowa
Julia
June Cox
Fairfield
E. R. Smith
Public Hangman Motives in New Orleans Interview
In New Orleans Captain Archie Rennyson discusses why men seek the city hangman job and the 50 dollar per hanging pay. He cites blood lust and money as motives, noting six applicants for Birbiglia and Zelenka cases while the regular hangman stays on.
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New Orleans
Orleans
Archie Rennyson
Rennyson
Birbiglia
Zelenka
Werner
Bennyson
The Hangman Talks of His Grim Trade and a Deputy’s Blood Lust
A warden recalls a hangman who accepts executions as a necessary duty despite personal conflict. The tale includes a Shreveport deputy sheriff who sought to kill Bailey the murderer, prompting the warden to assign the case to the regular hangman after a confrontation over who could perform the sentence.
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Shreveport
New Orleans
Bailey
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