Amateur hypnotist accused of maiming child in Neola
Lad's Hands To and Disfigures Subject reports that George Curran, 22, of Portsmouth, is under arrest in Bluffs Iowa on $300 bond for maiming the son of W B Whitlaueher during a Neola opera house demonstration. The boy suffered needle wounds to both hands and wrist as spectators gasped. Curran, an amateur hypnotist, had recently arrived in Neola from Portsmouth where his father runs a mercantile business. He had worked as a telegrapher in Milwaukee, and his stage act led to the incident at the Wednesday evening show.
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Lad
Neola
George Curran
Gether
Curran
W. B. Whittahauer
Portsmouth
Merantile
Milwkee
Porthmouth
Perrmances
Rockett Case Reopened in Des Moines Appeal for Child Custody
An appeal filed by Des Moines attorney F. W. Rockett reopens the Hardin County custody fight over Carroll Crockett. The district court awarded the child to Mrs. Fannie Wisner, ex-wife of J. Crockett, after a long trial. Crockett seeks reversal, prompting wide local attention in Iowa Falls, Hardin County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Falls
Hardin County
F. W. Rockett
District Court
J. Crockett
Carroll Crockett
Crockett
Fannie Wisner
Rockett
Eldora
Evans
Snow Bank Saves Life in Iowa Snow Drift Incident
Fort Dodge Iowa February 13 Allison uller an employee of the Great West cereal mill was struck by a southbound Minneapolis and St Paul passenger train and hurled about twenty feet into a snow bank outside the right of way. The snow bank probably saved him from serious injuries or death, as he escaped with severe bruises and no broken bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Allison Uller
Great West
Minneapolis & St. Paul
Fire at Harcourt Stove Sparks Big Loss
In Ft Dodge Iowa on February 11 with the thermometer at 20 below a stove fire delayed the entire stock of J E Love of Harcourt. Loss is 5000 dollars and insurance 2000. The proprietor was in bed and could not save contents. fire started from an overheated stove.
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Dodge
Love
Harcourt
Suranice
Ick
Slifer Photo Gallery Destroyed By Early Morning Fire
Fire at W. E. Slifer’s photo gallery in Grundy Center Iowa caused about 2000 dollars in damage with 1000 dollars insured. Origin unknown. The cold snap reached 15 below zero and firefighters battled not to spread the blaze. Slifer, recently acquitted in a sensational wife murder trial here.
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W. E. Slifer
Grundy Center
W. Slifer
Enginemen Burned on Milwaukee Passenger Engine
On February 11 in McGregor Iowa Charles Nderson engineer and Charles Po isla fireman suffered severe burns from a lubricator on a Milwaukee passenger engine. They were taken to Clark hospital for treatment.
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City
Charles Nderson
Charles Poisla
McGregor
Orion
Clark Hospital
Roosevelt's Double Held in Penitentiary Sentence
Robert S. Ollard was sentenced today to a term in the Anamosa Penitentiary for a crime similar to that attributed to a resident Roosevelt. He had been taken to Sheldon for the act he is charged with matching Roosevelt's likeness.
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Roosevelt
Pencer
Robert
Ollard
Anamosa
USC
Sheldon
Madison Breaks Record At State Penitentiary
Madison La February 13 dispatch reports the state penitentiary setting a record for the number of convicts within its walls. Unclear fragments mention attempts to transfer prisoners from southern districts to the prison at Namosa and assure no trouble is anticipated.
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Madison
Art Madison
State Penitentiary
Touthern R
Namosa
Wild deer band at large in Pottawattamie County Iowa
In Pottawattamie County near Avoca a large group of about forty wild deer, including fifteen fawns, is reported on the William Cuppy estate. Landowners complain of damage while Cuppy plans to corral the herd and sell them to zoos, using a decoy duck and Park Commissioner Graham’s deer to lure the animals into an enclosure. The move would trap the entire band once inside.
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Pottawattamie County
Council Bluffs
Iowa
William Cuppy
Avoca
Minnesota
Dakotas
Cuppy
George A. Lincoln
Lincolln
Zoological Gardens and Parks
Fairmount Park
Graham
Cupp
Cora Dyer Faces Insanity Hearing After Reading Courier
Ottumwa Iowa February 10 Cora Dyer read the Courier last night and began showing signs of madness. She was jailed overnight and a board of insanity will reexamine her case in the morning. Her sweetheart Edward Grendahl also faced an insanity hearing at the same session. The board plans to complete both cases tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Ottumwa
Cora Dyer
Commissioners of Insanity
Edward Grendahl
Cora
Keokuk Poultry Sends Ten Cars to England
Keokuk Iowa February 10 A local produce company shipped ten car loads of dressed poultry direct to England. The consignment will sail from New York February 21 on the steamer Georgia. Today the company received a carload of butter from California. This is the first time California butter has ever been shipped into the state.
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Keokuk Poultry
England
Keokuk
New York
Georgia
California
May Try Harvard's Plan for Grinnell Commons
Grinnell Iowa February 10 action looked toward better and cheaper board for men students at Iowa college. Board of trustees approved appointing a faculty and trustees committee to investigate starting a commons like Harvard. Trustees also voted to grant half year’s tuition in the academy to rural school teachers holding county certificates.
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Harvard
Grinnell
Iowa College
Haarvard
Big Real Estate Trade in Richland
George Greiner traded 112 acres two and a half miles south of town for Dayton Greeson’s 320 acres four miles north, with a $9,000 cash difference. Greiner valued his farm at 130 dollars per acre. Smith & Emry arranged the deal.
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Richland
George Greiner
Dayton Greeson
George
Mr. Greeson
Tinner May Die From Awful Burns
Samuel Emsinger a tinner was found in flames at his shop 616 East Grand Avenue Des Moines Iowa after pouring kerosene over his clothing and setting it alight He was taken to Mercy hospital where doctors feared he may die Police face a mystery with uncertainty over whether the act was intentional or accidental and possibly a personal crisis
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Samuel Emsinger
Des Moines
East Grand Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Emsinger
Frozen firemen trapped by ice after Musgrave warehouse blaze
Des Moines Iowa February 13 three firemen Assistant Chief Drady Captain Curran and Fireman Maxwell of station No 12 became frozen together while fighting the Musgrave warehouse fire. They stood by the nozzle and walked away with their coats locked by ice denying separation. Firefighters struggled to thaw and pull them apart as extreme cold produced frost bite and frozen hoses required extra help to lift.
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Des Moines
Musgrave Warehouse
Drady
Curran
Maxwell
Fires Shot Into His Brain
David Layton a farmer from Shenandoah Iowa killed himself with a revolver at home after borrowing it to kill a skunk. He was over 65 and had been in an insane hospital during a past dry spell. His son’s planned move to Nebraska worsened his mental state.
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Shenandoah
David Layton
Nebraska
Japanese Gambler Wins Suit Shuts Eldorado Casino
Kamaturi Namba a Japanese acrobat sued in Davenport Iowa district court after losing 330 at the Eldorado gambling rooms and a 150 diamond ring. Sheriff McArthur served injunction papers closing the Eldorado, the city’s largest gambling establishment.
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Davenport
Kamaturi Namba
Eldorado
McArthur
Waterloo Citizens League Forms to Oppose Sunday Baseball
A Waterloo citizen's league was organized last night to enter city politics and promote a moral government. Leading church figures head the movement, aiming to ban Sunday baseball and gambling and influence local political outcomes.
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Waterloo
Workingman Buys Liquor in Iowa Y M C A Convention
Muscatine Iowa February 11 The second day of the biennial state convention of the Y M C A in Muscatine is described as the largest student gathering ever held in Iowa C C Michner of New York industrial secretary of the international committee says the laboring man spends an average of five dollars weekly on liquor and remains poor as a result.
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Muscatine
Iowa
C. C. Michner
New York
International Committee
Missing Bookkeeper Short
Grand Forks North Carolina February 9 J E Lewis head bookkeeper of the Grand Forks Mercantile company has been missing for a week and experts working on his books have found shortages aggregating 35000 dollars.
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Grand Forks
N. C
J. E. Lewis
Grand Forks Mercantile Company
Keokuk Man Dies Suddenly At 65
Edwin F. Brownell longtime cashier of the Keokuk National Bank died suddenly yesterday morning in Keokuk Iowa aged 65. He had served the bank in various capacities for many years and was a respected local figure. Funeral arrangements were to be announced by his family.
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Keokuk
Edwin F. Brownell
Keokuk National Bank
Keokuk Dam Bill Signed Into Law
Washington February 9 The president signed the bill authorizing construction of a dam across the Mississippi River at Keokuk Iowa indicating federal approval for the project with official action recorded in the capital.
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Keokuk Dam
Washington, D. C
Keokuk
Iowa
Buggy Run Down by Milwaukee Narrowly Misses Fatality
Adel Ia Feb 11 A buggy ride with Mr and Mrs Ward Rusher four miles south of the city was struck while crossing the Milwaukee tracks at Chaucer's crossing at 8 40 this morning. The accident occurred as the couple was attempting the crossing. Injuries not yet reported. investigation ongoing.
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Milwaukee
Adel
Ward Rusher
Milwaukee Tracks
Chaucer
Fatal eastbound crash leaves Mrs Rusher dead
An east bound flyer struck Mrs Rusher, throwing her from the vehicle. She died at 4 pm today. Mr Rusher escaped with minor bruises. They were en route to the home of Mrs Rusher's father, W M Coffin, who lies critically ill and may not recover.
Fire Devastates Oskaloosa Business District
A major blaze in Oskaloosa Iowa destroyed over 150000 dollars in property and crippled many business blocks. The Fitch Fitch harness shop and Stull McGregor furniture house burned, with total losses listed for multiple local firms and insurers covering about 103750 dollars of the 147250 dollar damage.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa Telephone Company
Fitch & Fitch Harness Establishment
Stull & McGregor Furniture House
Stull & McGregor
R. F
W. B. Fitch Co
Jones & Beigle Building
Pfeifer-Belmons Co
Baldauf-Rosenblatt Co
Charles Beadle
Golden Eagle Clothing House
Frankel
Iowa Telephone Co
Home Telephone Co
Traction and Light Co
Bashaw
Buried the Wrong Corpse at Hull Funeral
In Hull Iowa amid severe cold and late trains a funeral misidentified a woman’s body as J W Bogess the veteran. The wrong coffin was buried in Hull then disinterred and reburied after the mix up was uncovered.
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Hull
Iowa
J. W. Bogess
Bogess
Sheldon
Missouri
White Lake
S. C
Gifford Insanity Still a Puzzle in Murder Trial
Decorah Iowa February reports show defense weaving evidence on Gifford's insanity both at the time of crime and presently. Physicians testifying describe epileptic dementia and increasing insanity, with the defendant displaying apathy and religious mania. The case likely reaches the jury next week.
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Decorah
Gifford
F. W. Daubney
Decora
Gershom H. Hill
Des Moines
Indpendence Insane Hospital
A. J. Sweezy
M. N. Voldeng
Cherokee Hospital
W. P. Crumbacke
Independence Hospital
Prof
Jesus Christ
Knives Cause Trouble in Sioux City Robbery
A Ser geant Bluffs hardware merchant reported a $300 cutlery theft. Police arrested William Kearns and Frank Powers in Sioux City after they allegedly traded knives at the Milwaukee round house. Officers recovered much of the loot and suspect the rest was planted.
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Sioux City
A. D. George
Sergeant Bluffs
Milwaukee Round House
Round House
William Kearns
Frank Powers
Husband Swallows Poison in Desperate Act at Barnum Banner Editor
Fort Dodge Iowa Feb 10 Edward E Sherman 45 editor of the Barnum Banner attempted suicide with laudanum. Prompt physician aid saved him. Married recently to a 17 year old girl domestic trouble blamed. He had planned a second issue of his paper. Former home was Pella Iowa.
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Fort Dodge
Edward E. Sherman
Barnum Banner
Pella
Iowa
Trains Held for Ten Hours in Snow Drift
Four Illinois Central passenger trains were stalled in a massive snow drift at Jesup, Iowa, for ten hours after hitting the drift about 1 a.m. The drift measured 400 feet long and six to ten feet deep, with forty workers digging a path to free the trains by 11:30 a.m.
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Waterloo
Illinois Central
Jesup
Public Building Funds Expected for Burlington and Iowa Cities
Washington officials indicate the house committee on public buildings will report the measure Tuesday. Burlington is slated to receive 12000 dollars, Cedar Rapids 35000 for extra grounds, and Des Moines 500000 dollars.
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Burlington
Washington, D. C
House Committee On Public Buildings
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Gasoline Fire Kills Two in Coin Iowa
Bertha Morley wife of Luther Morley dry goods merchant dies from burns after gasolene lighting plant exploded Wednesday night. Their infant child perished yesterday and Luther Morley suffered serious burns as he watched helplessly. The tragedy occurred while Morley was pumping the air chamber of the device and Bertha held a babe in her arms.
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Luther Morley
Coin
Bertha Morley
Mr. Morley
Des Moines Grocers Contemplate Wednesday Half Holiday
Des Moines retail grocers may close stores each Wednesday noon for the rest of June through September a plan already favored by many downtown firms. Last year the idea drew opposition from some leading stores but that scruple seems to fade. Suburban shops may not join immediately though many large stores back the change.
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Des Moines
Rome Residents Protest Depot Closure in Winter
In Rome Iowa on February 11 residents protested the railroad depot shutdown affecting two night trains. They report passengers waited in stores during extreme cold and trains ran late, with a telephone rescue from the north side store. Citizens plan to ask officials to halt No 3 for a westward morning train.
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Rome
Divorcee Cannot Hold Office Bill Introduced
Washington February 11 Representative Morrell of Pennsylvania introduced in the house a bill prohibiting appointment to government service for anyone who is divorced at nomination or has been divorced prior, except when the divorced person is the innocent party in adultery cases.
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Washington
Morrell
Pennsylvania
Lafayette Young on Panama visit report from Isthmus
Iowa editor Lafayette Young describes Panama as he returns from a three week stay. He advocates sea level canal, critiques the lock plan, notes drainage improvements, and praises Chief Engineer Wallace for relentless work. He observes workers, housing, and roof breezes, and forecasts long canal costs beyond estimates.
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Iowa
Chicago
Lafayette Young
Des Moines
Panama
Mr. Young
Wallace
Republic
Potatoes Cause Grief For Show Train Delay
Des Moines February 13 The Foster Amusement Company sues Burling ton railway and C B & Q for 500 damages claiming four cars of potatoes on the rear of the train delayed a troupe from arriving in Des Moines in time for a Grand Opera house performance. 700 seats had been sold for the evening show and patrons left disappointed.
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Des Moines
Burlington Railway
Foster Amusement Company
C., B. & Q. Railway
Grand Opera House
Clarinda
Foster Company
Maud Taylor Arrested After 1904 Shoplifting Indictment
In Des Moines on February 13 Maud Taylor a previously indicted shoplifter from Walnut street stores was recaptured after an escape from Polk County. She faces trial in district court for shoplifting and for allegedly stealing diamonds from a former mistress. Once cited as a young lady of good character her alleged kleptomania is noted by officials.
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Maud Taylor
Des Moines
Walnut Street
Polk County
Triea
District Court
Col Hepburn Honored by House Committee Members
Washington Feb 11 members of the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce presented Chairman W H Hepburn of Iowa with a three handled silver gold lined loving cup standing fourteen inches high The cup commemorates the commission trip and honors Hepburns presiding during the rate legislation campaign.
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Washington, D. C
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
W. H. Hepburn
Iowa
Col. Hepburn
City Marshal Waylaid in Dike Assault
Grundy Center Iowa Feb 11 Frank Freeland city marshal of Dike was waylaid Tuesday evening by unknown parties and badly beaten over the head. He was found unconscious and taken to his home. His injuries are serious with no stated motive beyond his role as an officer and a deterrent to evildoers.
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Grundy Center
Frank Freeland
Dike
Mr. Freeland
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