Death of Clinton Man Leaves Twenty-Six Relatives
Louis Stoeck of Clinton dies at his Low home. Born December 26, 1830 in Holstein he married vesman in 1857. He first had eight children then a second marriage produced eighteen more. Survived by sixteen living children, twenty grandchildren. He was a shoemaker by trade and his wife and two children predeceased him.
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Ecker
Clinton
Germany
N. Sa
Louis Stoeck
Low
Holstein
Vesman
America
Bee
Yecker
Twen
Nan
Soemaker
Danish Poet Dies Sudden After Long Ills
Peter, an 80 year old Danish poet formerly favored for laureate, died suddenly in Cedar Falls Iowa. He wrote many volumes of poems about Denmark and his countrymen, some sent abroad, others to friends in America. He drank and his work earned him a considerable fortune.
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Ansen
Cedar Falls
Falls
Peter
Dennd
Mark
America
Denmark
OLD SHOWMAN ANDERSON SCOTT TALE RINGS BUFFALO WILD WEST
Samuel Hal shawman and Walter Scott known as the extravagant showman duo were linked to the Buffalo Wild West amid claims of immense train charters. Scott, once a show assistant and later famed for mountain gold mine stories, drew New York curiosity during marketing for a colonial era exhibit.
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Iner
Clinton
Samuel Halshawman
Associ
Walter Scott
Atlantic Coast
Haller
Scott
Cowboy
Cariino
Nev
Shadron
Neb
Westing Cowboys
Miss Heir to a Big Sum Inheritance Case
Sixteen year old Pearl Martin, daughter of Mrs. Jane Nevada, is named heir to a fortune of 165000 as part of an estate valued at 250000. The will assigns most of the wealth to her husband, with the balance to other heirs. The ruling comes amid the estate settlement in Des Moines Iowa.
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Moines
Jane Mar
Sewer gas claims life of 5 year old in Ster City
In Ster City Iowa a 5 year old boy Johnnie Sul sun died after exposure to sewer gas. His body was removed to Bellevue for burial with two other children found in the same area.
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Ewer
Boyster City
Johnnie Sulon
J. G. Sulst
Nell Bluffs
Ill Sullivan Family Faces Hospital Care And Burial In Council Bluffs
A sewer gas issue from an untrapped cellar connection caused widespread illness in the Sullivan family. All three Sullivan children are in danger, the mother is ill, and the family will be buried in Council Bluffs where the other sick members will be treated in a hospital.
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Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan
Council Bluffs
Thugs Strike Des Moines in Wave of Nighttime Crimes
Six teen holdups robberies and burglaries hit Des Moines in 24 hours. Police struggle to curb the epidemic as homes are ransacked citywide and fear grows among late night pedestrians. Bloodhounds used without success as officers vow to redouble efforts.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Voss Held for Grand Jury in $1500 Fort Madison Theft
Louis Voss charged with stealing $1500 from the home of W. C. Andrews four miles north of town. He was bound over to the grand jury in 1660 bond after a preliminary hearing. A confession was testified by Marshal Kumleh linking Voss with Miss Nellie Kline in the scheme. Kline is currently seriously ill and unavailable for interview.
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Louis Voss
Ft. Madison
Voss
W. C. Andrews
W. T. Kumleh
Nellie Kline
Andrews
Fort Madison
Miss Kline
Montrose
H. D. McCann
Wm. Cook
Two Forgers in Jail in Washington Grand Jury Case
Dave McKay and James Kingen were moved from Wellman to Washington by Con Stable Waite. They are charged with forging and passing forged checks and are bound over for the grand jury. Unable to bond, they will remain in jail until the September term of court.
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Washington
Dave McKay
James Kingen
Wellman
Waite
Crop Bulletin Week Ending July 24 1905 Des Moines
Des Moines reports the week of July 14 24 as favorable for corn growth and hay and small grain harvesting. A heat humid spell and storms on the 19th brought heavy showers in the east central area, with 2 3 inches in spots but below normal overall. Corn progress is strong, oats and barley harvest underway, spring wheat ripening, and fruits and vegetables showing good yields though rain is needed for corn potatoes and garden crops. Pastures are good with abundant berries and promising grapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Kansas Expands Schools to Match Big State Growth
The speaker warns that if Kansas continues to grow at this scale, school geographies may need enlargement to accommodate the state’s population and educational needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Rock Island to Straighten Line Near Brighton Iowa
The Rock Island system begins a Missouri division project to shorten the Brighton to Perlee route by clearing stone and sand bluffs. Engineers and real estate officials authorized costly grading to pierce mounds, reducing travel distance despite several thousand dollars in expense. Brighton lies twelve miles west of Washington and Perlee eight miles beyond, near a curved end.
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Cmpany
Davenport
Rock Island
Missouri Division
Brighton
Perlee
Iowa
Rock Island Company
Washington
Balloonist Dives Into Mississippi River in River Crossing
Shreveport aeronaut Harry W. Wright after a 5000 foot ascent in Chicago Carnival display drifted his balloon toward the Mississippi River near Clinton Sa. He parachuted into the river and was rescued by the Nina Doussen ferry crew. Wright, 10 year veteran with 3000 ascents, is married to a fellow aeronaut who watched from the river bank.
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Clinton Sa
Harry W. Wright
Shreveport
Mississippi
Nina Doussen
Fulton
Wright
Chicago Carnival Company
Illinois
Iowa
Rural Carrier Hurt in Runaway at Mt. Pleasant Iowa
Rural mail carrier W F Chrissinger on route 6 was badly shaken and bruised when his horse team ran away near the depot and struck a telephone pole. He suffered a strained back and a leg cut, and Dr. Pitcher treated him on site with expectations of a quick recovery.
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Mt. Pleasant
W. F. Chrissinger
Main Street
Dr. Pitcher
Farm Hand Bound Over On Child Complaint Near Rolfe Iowa
Jacob Olson a Norwegian farm hand employed by Peter Holden near Rolfe is in the county jail in default of 3000 dollars bond. He was bound over to the grand jury on a charge arising from an incident involving Mr Holden’s eight year old daughter who acted as the complaining witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Jacob Olson
Peter Holden
Rolfe
Holden
Former Henry County Supervisor Sells Coal Land in Pa
A. J. Buffington, ex Salem resident and six year Henry county supervisor member, sold a sixty acre coal land tract near Bentleyville Pennsylvania for 645 dollars per acre. The property was bought by a coal syndicate recently formed there.
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Mt. Pleasant
Ofr
A. J. Buffington
Salem
Henry County Board of Supervisors
Bentleyville
Cut Throat With Glass In Iowa Sheriff Attack
Ft. Dodge July 20 Jack Lowery, who assaulted Sheriff Olson Tuesday morning, is confined in a straight jacket and guarded by fellow prisoners. He used a mirror piece to cut his throat and jabbed his wrist with a broom handle to sever arteries, his condition blamed on excess liquor.
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Ft. Dodge
Jack Lowery
Sheriff Olson
Lowery
Names Cause Confusion Leads to Court Divorce in Iowa Nebr
Sioux City reports after long litigation over same initials as a cousin Mrs L A Renne of Nebraska City and Mr Renne of Monona county a property division was settled out of court. Mrs Renne will obtain a divorce for desertion after their separation. He had transferred property to L A Renne claiming it was a different person while Mrs Renne believed it was hers and hired counsel.
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Sioux City
L. A Renne
Nebraska City
Neb
Renne
Monona County
Iowa
Narrow Escape From Death at Iowa School for Deaf
John G. Aten a carpenter on the new main building at the Iowa school for the deaf in Council Bluffs fell from the fourth floor onto a pine scantling that bridged to a scaffold. The plank bent and threw him clear but he landed head first on the ground breaking two ribs near the spine. He was unconscious seven hours but will recover.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa School For the Deaf
John G. Aten
Aten
Electric Lights Extend From Iowa Falls to Alden
The new electric line between Iowa Falls and Alden is completed. Transformers will be installed and Alden will be lit by electricity with arc lights and twenty five 32 candlepower incandescents for street lighting. Businesses and residences along the line are wiring for the service and several farmers will use the lights once activated.
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Iowa Falls
Alden
Girl runs away from home found in Benton Iowa
Grace Ruttenberg 14 from Mount Ayr Iowa was found in Benton dressed poorly after walking away from home amid alleged abuse. She had only a dollar in pennies in a savings bank. Sheriff Miller of Mount Ayr was notified and she was taken to the Commercial hotel.
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Benton
Grace Ruttenberg
Mount Ayr
Sheriff Miller
Raise Wages of Teachers in Kanawha Township
At a recent township school board meeting in Kanawha Iowa the first grade teachers will be paid 45 dollars per month, second grade 35 dollars, and third grade 28 dollars. The board also set the school year to begin September 1 with the fall term and end the following September or at the close of the spring term.
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Kanawha
Drowned Washing Clothes on Mississippi River Bar
William O Connell a 22 year old Chicago man drowned while washing clothes from a barge moored in deep water below the bridges in Clinton Iowa on July 20. His home was on West Adams Street Chicago.
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Clinton
William O’connell
West Adams Street
Chicago
Keokuk Man Ends Life After Killing Wife
Lon Jackson of Downing Missouri killed his 15 year old wife then vanished. He later returned home and shot himself in the head before hanging himself from a tree, death by his own hand.
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Keokuk
Lon Jackson
Downing
Brakeman John Murphy Dies in Rock Island Wreck
Brakeman John Murphy of Trenton Missouri was killed when a Rock Island wreck near Unionville Iowa caused a fire that destroyed fourteen freight cars. A gasoline car exploded and burned. Conductor Weber and Engineer Davidson survived with minor injuries. fireman George Flesher was badly hurt. Traffic delayed to Monday. the line between Centerville and Eldon has suffered frequent wrecks.
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Moulton
John Murphy
Trenton
Rock Island
Unionville
Murphy
Weber
Davidson
George Flesher
Centerville
Eldon
Will Build Shop For Blind In Des Moines Project
Will J. Ludley a blind boy from Manchester leads a push to fund a Des Moines workshop for the blind. The Knoxville home for the blind once funded by the legislature was closed for mismanagement and now serves as a home for inebriates, prompting the drive to re establish state support through subscriptions.
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Manchester
Will J. Ludley
Des Moines
Knoxville
Ludley
Dime novels to be banned on Northwestern trains
Belle Plaine Iowa reports that the Northwestern Railway plans to bar paper backed dime literature on its trains. Officials cite crime and sensational railway life in detective tales as justification, following Eastern lines like the Pennsylvania system in halting such sales.
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Belle Plaine
Northwestern Railway Company
Pennsylvania
Northwestern
Newsies
Iowa Herdsman Buckler Leaves Iowa State College
Ames July 23. John Buckler, herdsman at Iowa State College for five years, resigns to become manager of a large farm in Pittsfield Massachusetts belonging to J A Spoor. He departs August 10. Buckler's work helped win major prizes at international and other stock shows.
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Iowa
Ames
John Buckler
Iowa State College
Sam Johnson
Buckler
Pittsfield
Mass
J. A. Spoor
Spoor
Mosquitos Rampant Near Mapleton in Wet Season
Mapleton July 23 Mosquitos swarm in vast numbers across Monona county causing grief to residents. Livestock suffer bite injuries and cattle show swollen marks. stockmen report fences breached as pests pursue animals. Farmers cover faces with nets. rain-filled ponds fuel the outbreak.
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Mapleton
Monona County
South Dakota
Bum the tramp dog tours the Great Western rail line
In Oelwein Iowa July 23 a white with black marked dog named Bum travels with railroad workers and visits Chicago Kansas City Omaha and St Paul after being found in Muskegon Michigan. He stays on the road feeding with restaurant friends and refuses to settle in a home. Bum is a widely traveled canine in the west.
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Oelwein
Tum
Welwein
Great Western
Muskegon
Mich
Jack Nobes
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Paul
Bum
Hobo
West
Discharged Insane Professor Gifford Placed in Des Moines
Prof. T I Gifford, once declared insane by a jury, was discharged from Independence state hospital after about five months. Despite protests, he is now in a private Des Moines institution at Mrs Gifford's expense for treatment and public protection.
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Decorah
T. I. Gifford
State Insane Hospital
Independence
Independence Hospital
Crumbacker
Gifford
Hobson
Professor Gifford
Sailor Jean Travels 16 000 Miles Across Capitals
Sailor Jean known as Sailor Jean and his trolleyette passed through St Ansgar Iowa en route to Madison Wisconsin. He has visited over thirty capitals covering more than 16000 miles wearing out 23 pairs of shoes 12 bicycle tires and seven rims. He is three months ahead of schedule with 6000 miles left. He started April 1 1903 and aims to finish October 1 1906 earning 5000 dollars and writing a book titled Sailor Jean and His Trolleyette.
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St. Ansgar
Jean
Madison
Wis
Automobile misadventure yields rural humor
A farmer narrator jokes about a two hour absence. Tommy claims he spent time with an automobile, insisting he was not riding it but stood off shouting to a failed machine to start. The banter showcases rustic dialect and light mischief.
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Tommy
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Ing
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Hether
Scotty
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Fort Dodge
Northwestern Railway
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Great Western Road
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