Armenian student from Iowa City faces expulsion after domestic violence case
Cosma Tokat an Armenian youth and freshman in the State University of Iowa, was arrested for beating his wife and fined $100. He pled poverty and was released on promise to leave the country after fundraising secured passage to Boston for Europe, with local women and university officials intervening.
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Iowa City
Iowa Citys la
United States
Cosma Tokat
State University
Iowa
Towa City
York
Tok
College of Dentistry
Jathen
Armeja
Ity
Tokaten
F. D. Carney
Od Lam
Boston
Urope
Sigourney Man Wood Adams Found Guilty of Attempted Murder
In Sigourney Iowa early today Wood Adams was found guilty of attempting to commit murder in the state of Iowa v Wood Adams. The former Morants hotel clerk discharged after conflicts with Mrs White allegedly led him to kill her with an empty beer bottle. He injured himself attempting suicide with a razor. Sentencing time to be set by Judge Preson.
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Sigourney
Ate
Lowa
Wood Adams
Dams
Keokuk’s Grand Old Man Hon John N Irwin Dies
Keokuk mourns as Hon. John N. Irwin longtime merchant politician and public figure dies at Hot Springs Ark after long illness. Born 1847 in Ohio he studied at Miami University and Dartmouth College and became a leading western supporter of Dartmouth.
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John N. Irwin
Hot Springs
Keokuk
Gate City
United States
Ark
Irwin
Ohio
Miami
Dartmouth
Pastor and family suffer injuries in night highway accident
Sperry Iowa December 20 Rev C Cochran and his wife and child were riding to Sand Ridge church when their buggy collided with a large boulder in Rocky Hol at night. The carriage overturned injuring Cochran his wife and child with broken bones torn clothing and various sprains and bruises.
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Sperry
Rev. C. Cochran
Sand Ridge Church
Ning
Rocky Hol
Cochran
Farm hand dies after accidental gunshot in basement
William Oberg, a Brandt farm worker in Muscatine Ta, shot himself while repairing the furnace in the basement. The loaded gun was left unattended and he died a few minutes later.
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Muscatine, Ta
William Oberg
Brandt
Iowa Holds Out for Fort Madison Prison Reform Plan
Des Moines reports Iowa cannot have a reformatory until a new Fort Madison prison is built. A legislative commission favors indeterminate sentences and aims to move a new 760 prisoner cell house to Fort Madison, with Anamosa as possible reformatories. Col. M L Temple and others praise findings and push reform both at Anamosa and Fort Madison.
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Fort Madison
Des Moines
Iowa
Legislative Commission
Jones
Anamosa
Legislative Committee
Hunter
Illinois
Pardon Board
Col
M. L. Temple
Fort Dodge Water Supply Threatened by Ice Gorge
Immense ice gorge in the Des Moines River endangers Fort Dodge water supply as warmth lifts water to over five feet above normal. The six mile gorge hampers intake protection efforts. anchor ice forms and dynamite cannot be used. Superintendent Pray monitors intake day and night.
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Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Pray
Southeastern Town Teachers' convention to meet in Ottumwa
The Southeastern Town Teachers association will hold its annual convention in Ottumwa on April 5 to 7, 1906. The executive committee includes A. W. Stuart S. K. Stevenson and P. A. McMillam. Principal features will be talks by F. X. Schoonmaker Senator Shelby M. Cullom and Rev. W. A. Quayle with other notable educators.
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Southeastern Iowa
Ottumwa
Southeastern Town Teachers’ Association
A. W. Stuart
S. K. Stevenson
Iowa City
P. A. McMillam
Grinnell
F. X. Schoonmaker
Associated Press
China
Shelby M. Cullom
W. A. Quayle
Chicago
Bound Over For Grand Larceny In Peculiar Case
Ft Madison Ia Dec 21 1890 Con stable George Kloffman was bound over to the grand jury on grand larceny. Three Cevatians from Austria employed by Prairie Gas and Oil Co pipeline near Dallas City Ill were jailed on intoxication charges and fined. One man Lozo Banjanin claimed a belt and pouch with 225 in gold were taken during a jail search and not returned.
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Ft. Madison
I.a
George Kloffman
Austria
Prairie Gas and Oil Co
Dallas City
Ill
Lozo Banjanin
Hoffman
Sioux City Agog Over Hidden Gold
Sioux City reports excitement over papers found with R. R. Mann who died at Kingsley Iowa claiming he hid 2500 dollars in Dawes county Nebraska. The money is said to be under an elm in his former South Sioux City garden. Notary sworn statements reveal secrecy by Mann and by Mrs Anna Dunbar and Phoebe Addington to locate the gold. Searches have found the described spot but yielded no gold and a nearby excavation raises theft fears.
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Sioux City
R. R. Mann
Kingsley
Iowa
Dawes County
Neb
Anna Dunbar
Grenda
Col
Mann
Phoebe Addington
Fatal hunting accident near Batavia claims Floyd Boon
Floyd A Boon a 19 year old local resident was killed when a No 12 shotgun discharged as his foot slipped while standing on a log during a hunting trip with Ralph Edwards and Richard Heller near Batavia. The weapon fired into his right abdomen instantly. Boon was an orphan recently employed by J R Dale and is survived by a brother and a sister in Indiana. Interment will be at Round Point Cemetery.
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Lad
Batavia
Floyd A. Boon
Boon
Ralph Edwards
Richard Heller
J. R. Dale
Floyd Boon
Mr. Dale
Decatur
Ill
Indiana
Round Point
Eldridge Robbers Shot By Pal During Looting Incident
Davenport Iowa December 20 Stockin and Walker Cassville Wisconsin horse thieves are in custody seeking medical care after Stockin was shot in the leg by Walker during a burglary at Eldridge store. The pair confess and point to loot hidden near the scene. Sheriff Oakley arrives to extradite them for Eldridge burglary while Cassville authorities pursue previously stolen team charges.
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Davenport
Hugh Stockin
Walter Walker
Cassville
Wis
Stockin
le Claire
Mercy Hospital
Walker
Eldridge
Oakley
Civil War Leader John Killeen Dies in Davenport
Davenport Iowa December 20 John Killeen noted contractor and breeder dies here once a prominent levee builder in Louisiana Mississippi and other southern states He backed the southern cause during the war and later became a leading thoroughbred horse breeder in the state He remained active in business until retirement and had a Louisiana claim for about 100000 for ante bellum levee work.
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John Killeen
Davenport
South
Louisiana
Mississippi
Frozen Body Found Hanging From Tree In Vinton Iowa
The frozen body of John Ensign a prominent young farmer was found hanging from a tree near Urbana after he dressed scantily and left his home Tuesday night. A two day community search followed before authorities ruled it a probable self inflicted death with no known motive.
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Vinton
John Ensign
Urbana
Ensign
William H Beck Remains Cremated in Iowa
In Tipton Iowa the body of William H Beck district manager of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen was shipped to Davenport for cremation following his sudden death at a hotel. Beck died of stomach trouble previously not deemed critical. his home was Toledo Ohio and his wife arrived after his death.
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Tipton
Wm. H. Beck
The
Brotherhood of American Yeoman
Davenport
Beck
Toledo
Ohio
Inebriate Takes Lye in Suicide Attempt at Sheldon
Emory Maise a Sheldon resident attempted self harm by ingesting concentrated lye in a personal crisis last evening. He had recently been paroled from Cherokee asylum where he had been confined for intoxication. Physicians expect recovery.
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Sheldon, Ta
Emory Maise
Sheldon
Cherokee Asylum
Tribune Prints Local News Brief
The Tribune runs a concise local item noting ongoing community developments and brief civic updates. This compact snippet highlights civic actions and upcoming deadlines within the city.
Girl Weds 16-Year-Old in Iowa Flight to Eldora
Miss Bessie Gabbert aged 16 and Chester Gall aged 21 married this week against her grandparents wishes Dr and Mrs B F Gabbert who raised her. They fled to Eldora to her mother’s home after deceiving the Gabberts with hidden movements. Gall came from Stockport and worked at Morrison Mfg Co shops.
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Ft. Madison
Bessie Gabbert
Chester Gall
B. F. Gabbert
Eldora
Stockport
Morrison Mfg. Co
Elevator Company Quits After Fire Destroys Plant
Union Elevator company dissolved in Council Bluffs Iowa after a fire destroyed its plant. Stockholders were limited to $50,000 insurance, all capital $200,000 was invested. H A Snyder of Chicago acted for stockholders via proxies.
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Council Bluffs
Union Elevator Company
Union Pacific
Rock Island and
Wabash
H. A. Snyder
Chicago
Union Elevator
Henry and Wife Quarrel Over Five Dollar Hint
The Chicago Journal humorously records a domestic scene where a wife begs her husband Henry to leave five dollars for her when he goes downtown. He responds that he is hard pressed for money, highlighting a playful money worry in a lighthearted domestic moment.
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Henry
Chicago Journal
Northwestern National Life sues three Des Moines men over alleged letters
Northwestern National Life Insurance of Minneapolis seeks a federal injunction against Walt H. Butler Joseph A. Dyer and C H Johnson all of Des Moines claiming a conspiracy to damage the company by mailing false and defamatory letters to policy holders. The suit notes Butler once had access to policyholder data and accuses Dyer of sending the letters while the company asserts its finances remain sound.
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Northwestern National
Des Moines
Walt H. Butler
Joseph A. Dyer
C. H. Johnson
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Minneapolis
United States Circuit Court
Northwestern National Life
Smith McPherson
Red Oak
E R. Mason
District Court
Dyer
Town in Darkness Angers Carroll Business Leaders
Mayor Parsons refused to recall the street light shutdown despite a petition from business leaders. Efforts to summon a special council session failed as five of eight members refused and one was absent. The issue may wait until January’s regular meeting leaving the city in darkness. The council sought arc-light cuts from the electric company receiver, who said he cannot adjust rates while the case is in court.
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Carroll
Dee
Parsons
Electric Company
Arc
Cty
Romance Behind Footlights In Mason City
Arthur Sennett and Mary Dexter members of The Royal Chef troupe married at Wilson Opera House just hours before opening night. Both sing in the chorus and perform snappy stunts together as Miss Dexter's singing reportedly won Sennett's heart.
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Mason City
Arthur Sennett
Mary
Dexter
Wilson Opera House
Miss Dexter
Bennett
Farmer Ek Kaney Gorman Gored to Death by Bull
Ek Kaney Gorman a farmer seven miles north of Mapleton Iowa was killed yesterday by a bull in a field. His wife began a search at dark and found the body at eleven o'clock. He was an old resident and well to do.
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Mapleton
Ek. Kaney Gorman
Miner Crushed to Death at Colon Mines in Oskaloosa
Edwin Ellis aged 35 was crushed to death by four tons of slate at the Colon mines in Oskaloosa Iowa today. He was the son of Linza Ellis state deputy of the Odd Fellows.
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Oskaloosa
Edwin Ellis
Colon Mines
Linza Ellis
The
Odd Fellows
Sioux City youth claims partnership with the Lord and Rockefeller
Birney Butler 20 of Kingsley, in the care of insanity commissioners at Cherokee, declares a firm "Jesus, Butler & Co" will take Rockefeller's money, build railways and alter oceans. He taunts President Roosevelt yet vows reform if freed. In a separate note, James Renne of Eagle Grove dies after leg amputation following accidental wound.
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Sioux City
Lord
Rockefeller
Birney Butler
Cherokee
Jesus, Butler & Co
John D. Rockefeller
Butler
Kingsley
Roosevelt
White House
Eagle Grove
James Renne
Mr. Renne
Big Estate in Litigation In Monona County Iowa
Mary A. Fiener of Clinton files an equity suit in Monona County District Court seeking to void a June 2 1900 deed to Thomas A Cody and James H Cody recorded October 23 1905 by arguing Catherine Cody was of unsound mind at the time and incapable of understanding the transaction.
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Onawa
Monona County
Mary A. Fiener
Clinton
Catherine Cody
Thomas A
James H. Cody
Cody
Iowa Case Takes First In Aberdeen Angus Stock Show
In Chicago on December 20 in the Aberdeen Angus class Augustus Pet owned by E. T. Davis of Iowa won first honors. In the Hereford class Wisconsin dominated, with the Cargill and McMillan herd of LaCrosse taking both senior and junior herd prizes and every first prize for females.
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E. T. Davis
Chicago
Augustus Pet
Iowa
Wisconsin
Cargill
McMillan
LaCrosse
Uncharitable Sympathy Across a Baltimore Helpline
A brief Baltimore Herald snippet shows a remark about Jack's wife leaving him. The exchange highlights feigned concern and hints at underlying personal tensions between speakers.
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Jack
Baltimore Herald
Laziest Man Wins Dollar in a Strange Test
A financier offered a silver dollar to the laziest loiterer lying under a tree. All scrambled for the coin, but one man stayed down. The financier awarded the dollar to the lazy man and remarked you earned it, then took it back.
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Magazine of Fun
Fire wipes out portion of Armstrong business block
Fire in Armstrong Louisiana around 1 AM destroyed a livery barn two frame buildings and damaged George Stewart's office and warehouse. Losses total about 4700 with no insurance on several structures. Firemen saved most of the town’s business section by flooding streams and sacrificing the south end of the block.
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Armstrong
Pat Jackson
J. W. Pugsley
George Stewart
Jackman
Shirely
Weddings and Funerals A Shared Social Ceremony
The Atchison Globe notes the parallels between weddings and funerals with kin walking in, attendants and coffin moving in similar order, organs and flowers alike, and relatives retreating after services. Both end with conversations, tears, and lingering criticisms as the events close.
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Atchison
Kan
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