Smith seeks separation after nine years of marriage
A. Smith files for divorce in district court alleging extreme cruelty and abandonment by her husband married in Tama county in 1895. She details violence with a shovel, heavy drinking, and repeated abuse at their Ames area home, plus a blizzard day kidnapping of their daughter. She seeks alimony and custody of three children and asks for an injunction restraining disposal of property.
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Smith
District Court
Tamay
Marshalltown
Nts
Ames
Man Arrested In Ticket Theft Case In Falls Iowa
Fred Goodman faces a jail term after stealing Illinois transit tickets and using one to ride from Falls to Fort Dodge. Secret Service traced the missing passes to Goodman who was arrested and jailed in Eldora on $200 bail. He will appear at the March district court term.
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Falls
Fred
Illinois
Ft. Dodge
Secret Service
Walsh
Good
Goodman
Eldora
Burlington man sentenced for pilfering mail letters
Ingfeld Illinois man D M tt of Burlington pleaded guilty in U S district court to stealing valuable letters from the mail while acting as a railway clerk. He was sentenced to one year in the Penitentiary at Chester. He was arrested at Quincy after the Burlington to Quincy run. His mother wife and daughter attended the courtroom as the sentence was handed down.
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Ingfeld
Ill
Burlington
United States District
Chester
Let
Quincy
Burlington Road
Burm
Wreck on Milwaukee freight near Dedham halts line
A Milwaukee freight train derailed near Dedham on January 21, leaving thirty merchandise cars piled in a heap. No one injured, but the accident caused a narrow escape and a forecasted delay. damage estimated around thirty thousand dollars due to a broken axle on an advancing car.
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Milwaukee
Shalltown
Chicago
Dedham
Tain
Prisoners protest tobacco ban in Woodbury County jail
The Woodbury county board passed resolutions supporting tobacco prohibition for prisoners in the county jail. The sheriff issued an order enforcing the ban, which has sparked significant unrest among inmates.
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Pax City
Norningrisoners
Woodbury County
Wild West Girl Blanche Hawstrowser in Legal Trouble
Waterloo Iowa January 21 Blanche HawstROWSER a known wild west performer faces arrest after a failed show led to a civil suit with John Shelton for unpaid wages. Shelton won sixty dollars then was detained by federal officers on alleged mail theft before being released.
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Blanche Hawstrowser
Waterloo
Iowa
Buffalo Bill’s
Blanche
Fox Township
John Shelton
Bowwows
John Youngblut
Shelton
United States
Cedar Rapids
Blanche Hanstrawser
Nebraska
Northwestern Road Sued For 25000 Damages
S A Nordstrom of Burnside sues the Northwestern road in federal court at Fort Dodge for 25000 damages claiming injuries from a January freight wreck that left him a paralytic for life after his stock train collided with another en route to Chicago. The case goes to the June term.
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Northwestern Road
Fort Dodge
S. A. Nordstrom
Burnside
Chicago
Safe Cracked at Blockton General Store
Burglars blew the safe at T. N. Freeland's general store in Blockton Iowa at 2 am taking $75 in cash. No night watch and no sound heard. Clerks found the wrecked safe and ruined combination lock this morning. theft appears professional with no clues.
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Blockton
Bedford
T. N. Freeland
Freeland
Sigourney Old Maid Dreams of Man Sparks Cheese Demand
The Hedrick Journal reports a local old maid in Sigourney dreamed of a man after eating half a pound of cheese one evening. The next day grocers in the town struggle to meet the heightened cheese demand as word spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedrick Joural
Jury convicts W C Harvey and wife in Glidden hotel arson
The trial at Carroll ended with a guilty verdict for W C Harvey and his wife on arson charges tied to the August 5 1904 Glidden hotel fire that killed the Hobbs brothers. Prosecutors argued premeditation while defense noted youth and sympathy for the couple.
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W. C. Harvey
Carroll
Harvey
Glidden
Hobbs Brothers
Reynolds
C. C. Helmer
Dexter
Harveys
City
Carrol
Thomas Harvey
Carroll Fire Department
J. W. Hobbs
Jasper Township
W. E. Hobbs
A. W. Hobbs
Armstrong Place
Pleasant Valley Township
Armstrong
Will
Fish Stop Riverside Mill Wheel In Iowa River Incident
Riverside Iowa reports a school of fish entered the water wheel at the Riverside mill halting operations. Owner Mr Mugles opened flood gates and recovered about five bushels of fish mainly catfish weighing from a half pound to fifteen pounds from the wheel.
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Riverside
Riverside Mill
Mugles
New Masonic Temple Planned for Marshalltown
Marshalltown Iowa January 21 a new Masonic temple is planned for the city at a cost near 100000 dollars. Officials hope to have it completed before next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Marshalltown
Former Iowa Editor Named Private Secretary to Minnesota Governor
Hon Frank A Day formerly editor in chief of the Sentinel at Fairmont Minnesota will serve as private secretary to Governor Johnson. Day previously resided in Webster City and worked with L B Raymond, the Hampton Recorder founder. He has held state senate and lieutenant governor roles and is well connected in Minnesota public life.
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Frank A. Day
Iowa
Iowa Falls
Minnesota
The
Sentinel
Fairmont
Minn
Johnson
Day
L. B. Raymond
Hampton Recorder
Webster City
Woman Returns Stolen Gloves After Religion Sways
Fort Dodge Iowa January 17 a Knterim woman who feared theft would bar her entry to heaven mailed back a pair of gentleman's kid gloves she had taken before Christmas. The note blamed her conscience and revival meetings in Knterim for her decision to return the gloves and urged prayer for others.
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Kneirim
Fort Dodge
Knterim
G A R Encampment Set for Oskaloosa in May Dates
The department of Iowa Grand Army of the Republic will hold its encampment in Oskaloosa from May 16 to 18. Conference leaders fixed the dates. Headquarters will be at Hotel Downing for the Grand Army and Women's Relief Corps, with Sons of Veterans and Ladies of the G A R at the Lacey Hotel.
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Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Department of Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
St. John
Newman
Grand Army and Women’s Relief Corps
Downing
Sons of Veterans
The
G A. R
Lacey Hotel
Iowa Game Violators Nabbed on the Coon River
William Rainbow deputy game warden arrested six Star City men in Lake View Iowa for seining on the Coon River They cut a hole in the ice and stretched a gill net across the river Officers seized the net and fined each man eight dollars One arrestee is described as a leading Sac City merchant.
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Iowa
Lake View
William Rainbow
Star City
Officer Rainbow
Assessors Granted Extra Pay in Census Effort
Cedar Rapids board of supervisors approves higher pay for assessors in the census. Township assessors receive a 60 percent raise while city assessors gain 50 percent. Assessors had demanded a 100 percent increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Board of Supervisors
Junkin Buys Adver tis er Gaz ette Plant in Creston
Paul S. Junkin of Corning has purchased the Adver tiser Gaz ette plant in Creston Iowa and assumed control from the Skirvins who ran it since its founding. Junkin, a prominent newspaper man and politician, takes over effective immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junkin
Creston
Paul S. Junkin
Corning
Advertiser-Gazette
Skirvins
Wolves Spotted East of Salem Trigger Morning Hunt
Two large wolves were seen on the Snook farm east of Salem Iowa today. Neighbors quickly organized a hunting party to pursue the animals after the sighting near town.
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Salem
Snook
Iowa Lawyer Named Attorney General of Porto Rico
At a Roosevelt Taft conference on January 21 A G Stewart of Iowa was chosen to be attorney general of Porto Rico replacing Willis Sweet of Idaho who resigned. Stewart previously served as a volunteer in the Spanish American War.
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Porto Rico
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Taft
A. G. Stewart
Iowa
Willis Sweet
Idaho
Stewart
Spain
Fatally Mangled in Steam Wood Saw Accident
Leroy F. Reid, a young farmer from four miles southeast of Bedford, Iowa, was crushed between a steam wood saw belt and drive wheel and died within an hour. He was single, lived with his father George Reid, and had served with Company I, Fifty-first Iowa, including time in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Leroy F. Reid
Geo. Reid
Leroy
Iowa
United States
Philippines
Life Insurance Unclaimed After Death in Fort Dodge
James Grimshaw, an Illinois Central employee, lies dead in Fort Dodge with no claimant to his body or a $20,000 life policy. Local railroad and Woodmen of the World officials search for a relative to claim the insurance and belongings found in his trunk. His mother has not been heard from in ten years and was in Canada. a brother in England might be contacted to resolve the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
James Grimshaw
Illinois Central Road
Woodmen of
Canada
England
Planning big wolf hunt in Nevada area
Farmers living northwest of Nevada on Skunk river plan a large competitive wolf hunt late this month. Few wolves have been seen lately, but notable wolf activity this season has caused livestock losses, and about twenty hunters per side are forming a party with several local hounds ready for the chase.
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Nevada
Skunk River
Adele Anson Engaged to Carroll Cherry of Des Moines
Chicago announces the engagement of Miss Adele A. Anson to Carroll E. Cherry of Des Moines Iowa. Miss Anson a University of Chicago student and Drake graduate Mr Cherry works for the American Lithographing company in Des Moines. The marriage is planned for March and will be in Des Moines. Miss Anson is the daughter of a famous Chicago baseball player.
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Chicago
Adele A. Anson
Carroll E. Cherry
Des Moines
Adrian C. Anson
East Thirtieth Street
Anson
University of Chicago
University High
Drake University
American Lithographing Company of
Will E. Cherry
Miss Anson
Work at Ames Resumes as Enrollment Rises
At State Agricultural College in Ames Iowa January 19 classification began and 500 to 600 students registered at the treasurer’s office for the winter term. A long line formed as the process continued with more arrivals expected on Friday and Saturday and class work set to start January 23.
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Ames
State Agricultural College
Triplets Born in Boone County First Ever
Three sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Alex Starner of Jackson township during the night in Boone. It marks the first such birth in the county’s history. One son died shortly after birth. the other two are healthy and promise lively times ahead.
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Boone
Alex Starner
Jackson Township
Sigourney Man Declared Insane by Commissioners
Sigourney Iowa January 21 J W Bland a well known medicine salesman who resides here was pronounced insane yesterday by the insane commissioners He had been failing in health for some time but last week became unmanageable.
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Sigourney
Sigourney, Ia
J. W. Bland
Handcuffed Visitor Sleeps After Playful Prank
In Carthage Hancock County Illinois a young woman slips handcuffs on Tip Boswell during a visit to Miss Morris and Miss Gault. The key is missing as Deputy Sheriff Swope is absent. Boswell sleeps in his coat and vest and requires food next morning.
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Keokuk
Carthage
Ill
Hancock County
Tip Boswell
Miss Morris
Miss Gault
Boswell
Early seed corn trains to start in Iowa excursions
Des Moines Iowa January 22 Secretary George E Wells of the Iowa Grain Dealers association says corn excursion schedules have been drafted with railways and grain interests. Dates to be announced by railways likely in March with longer stops and extended farmer lectures to allow seed selection before spring field work. Elevator companies will advertise in advance to attract farmers without wasting field time.
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Iowa
Des Moines
George E. Wells
Iowa Grain Dealers’ Association
P. G. Holden
Dubuque Police Struggle to Trace Infant Murder
Dubuque Iowa January 21 police say they have given up hope of locating the murderer of an infant found in a Cascade house cellar. The body was treated with chloride of lime and wrapped in a skirt before being hidden in a dungeon. The lapse of time hinders the case and the inquest has not yet occurred due to county attorney workload.
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Dubuque
Cascade House
Clever Escape From Hamilton County Jail
Frank Morris in Webster City escaped from the Hamilton county jail after a supper tray ruse. A dummy slept in his bed while he hid behind the door and slipped into the corridor. An outside accomplice then aided by tearing bars from the second story window to complete the escape.
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Webster City
Hamilton County
Frank Morris
Brown
Morris
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Leroy E. Reid
Undertaker
Carroll Cherry
Pop” Anson
Babe
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