Mysterious Body Found Near Ottumwa Bridge
A mutilated male body was found near the Burlington four mile bridge west of Ottumwa. The unknown man, last seen at 10:30 a.m. by Paul Moore, appeared deaf and asked for a match. Clothing fragments and a left hand were recovered as authorities suspect he died while trying to board freight No. 74. A note bore the name J B Jennings Whit ing Ind. Coroner Mills and others investigated, body at Scott MelIntire undertakers.
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Ottumwa
Burlington Four Mile Bridge
Paul Moore
Four Mile Bridge
J. B. Jennings
Whiting
Ind
F. W. Mills
Scott & MelIntire
West Second Street
Runaway Horse Rescuer Stopped Pursuit in Des Moines
Edward Deweir, hatless and sweating, stopped a bus and a team on East Fifth Street then halted a delivery wagon and a coal wagon before chasing a phaeton. He collapsed from exertion and was taken into custody by Officer Hunt at noon. He believed all East Des Moines horses were running away.
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Des Moines
Edward Deweir
East Fifth Street
Officer Hunt
Dewek
Alleged murderers held bound over to grand jury
William Persing and Mrs. Pratt were bound over to the September grand jury after a preliminary examination in Rockwell City Iowa. Each bond set at 2500 dollars. Persing remanded to jail while Pratt expected to furnish her bond. Prosecutors allege Pratt confessed to plotting with Persing over Cyrus Pratt’s death.
May Prove Old Murder
In Fort Madison Iowa farmer John Davis unearthed a human skeleton while harrowing near Croton. The find hints at a former disappearance of a traveling man about forty years ago, creating local excitement and mystery.
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Croton
Fort Madison
John Davis
New Hampton Attorney Struck by Prolonged Hiccup
New Hampton Iowa July 6 W J Springer a prominent attorney suffers a very violent hiccough. He has had it for two or three days with three doctors treating him but the attack cannot be checked. There is talk of taking him to Chicago tonight but hope remains to stop the trouble locally.
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New Hampton
W. J. Springer, Esq
Hiccough
Chicago
Child Dies After Fall Into Boiling Water Kettle
In Searsboro Ifa on July 7 2 year old Johnny Fersom son of Dave and his wife fell into a kettle of boiling water and died a few hours later from burns.
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Searsboro
Ifa
Johnny Fersom
Dave Fersom
Postoffice Fight Grows Over Nevada Bid for New Site
Nevada Indiana July 8 A postoffice relocation fight heats up as the Samuel L Van Dyke division of the post office calls for bids on a dedicated 1600 to 1800 square foot building with 300 lock boxes 460 call boxes and full equipment. The new site must be central within eighty rods of Northwestern depot and away from shared space with a news shop. Local merchants oppose moving from Lynn street as bids arise with potential rent up to 400. Congressman Hull commenting on the dispute.
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Nevada
George L. van Dyke
Division of Salaries and Allowances
Postoffice Department
Postoffice
Lynn Street
Congressman Hull
Starvation in plenty ends life of Edna Riter in Clinton
Edna Riter of Clinton Missouri died at 67 after seven years of stomach illness. Doctors found digestive organs less than one third normal size in autopsy, noting catarrhal trouble as the cause. A resident since 1897, she was born in New York state.
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Clinton
Edna Riter
Lumber Street
Widow Pratt Held on Murder Charge in Yetter Death
In Rockwell City Iowa a coroner jury found probable murder by poison in Cyrus Pratt's death at Yetter ten days prior Mrs Cyrus Pratt and William Persing are charged with the homicide Sheriff Riser jailed Mrs Pratt for a preliminary hearing to be held today Kinney Des Moines reported sufficient poison in Pratt’s stomach Persing has remained in jail since the funeral
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Rockwell City
Professor Kinney
Des Moines
Cyrus Pratt
William Persing
Yetter
Riser
Pratt
Persing
White Stays On Farm Despite Plea From Father
In Grand Island Nebraska on July 6, Virgil White deaf to his father's pleas declines to return to Des Moines or Webster his home. He is believed to remain on the Scotia area farm where Sheriff Taylor located him. Fred White met his son at the Taylor home and they talked two hours. Virgil says unnamed troubles forced his action and he cannot confide them to anyone.
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Grand Island
Neb
Virgil White
Des Moines
Webster
Scotia
Taylor
Fred White
Young White
Squirrel Ordinance Opens Park Stock Proposal
Iowa Falls July 8 the city adopted a squirrel protection ordinance for parks and now considers L E Jones proposal to stock the park with squirrels. Earlier the city rejected the plan due to lack of animal protection measures.
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Iowa Falls
L. E. Jones
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