Widow of twenty-six children dies in Iowa home
Louis Stoeck of Low is dead at his home, father of twenty six children, sixteen living. Born December 26 1830 in Holstein, married in 1857, eight children born, five alive by August 24 1873. Immigrated to America in 1881 with family, survived by wife, sixteen children, and twenty grandchildren. A shoemaker by trade, his death follows that of his infant child. the man and child will rest in the same casket.
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Ecker
Clinton
Germany
N. Ia
Louis Stoeck
Low
Ker
Holstein
Tossman
America
Vecker
Twen
Han
Ocof
Soemaker
Ildren
Danish Poet Dies Suddenly in Cedar Falls
Danish poet Peter Hansen, aged 80, died suddenly in Cedar Falls Iowa after a long life of translation and poem writing about Denmark. He lived in America for years, earned attention for his volumes, and was once considered for poet laureate.
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Hansen
Cedar Falls
Falls
Peter
Denmark
America
Old Showman and Pal of Clinton Visitor in Trio of Tales
Samuel Halshawman and Walter Scott, famed as the extravagant train charterer of a Buffalo Wild West show, are described as connected figures. The piece recounts Scott’s ventures from Nevada to New York, including claims of mountain riches and a sensational tale used to draw attention for publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Samuel Halshawman
Associ
Walter Scott
Atlantic Coast
Haller
Scott
Cariino
Nev
Shadron
Neb
Westing Cowboys
Miss Heir to a Big Sum Inherits Fortune
Sixteen year old Pearl Martin, adopted daughter of the late Mrs. Jane Martin, is named heir to a fortune valued at about $165,000 from an estate totaling $250,000. The inheritance rights follow the Nevada Iowa case, with the rest allocated to other heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oman
Moines
Jane Mar
Sewer gas kills boy in Ster City with other children
A five year old boy, Johnnie Sul, died after sewer gas exposure. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Sul, report the tragedy as officials recover the body and transport it to Bluffs for burial, with two other children also affected from the incident.
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Ewer
Boyster City
Johnnie Sulon
J. G. Sulst
Neal Bluffs
Sullivan family ill after sewer gas exposure
A sewer connection without a trap allowed sewer gas to escape into the cellar. All three Sullivan children were ill and in a dangerous condition. Mr Sullivan's mother, who had arrived from Council Bluffs, also fell ill as the family planned to bury the boy in Council Bluffs. Other sick relatives were taken there for hospital care.
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Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan
Council Bluffs
Thugs Are Bold Sixteen Holdups in One Day
Des Moines according to a July 22 report recounts sixteen holdups robberies and burglaries in twenty four hours. Homes are entered and ransacked in all areas as fear grows and police struggle to respond despite efforts including bloodhounds. The outbreak spans widespread city sections endangering late night pedestrians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Voss Held for Grand Jury in $1500 Fort Madison Theft
Louis Voss faced a preliminary hearing on a $1500 heist from W C Andrews’s home four miles north of town. Bound over to the grand jury in $1660 bond, he allegedly confessed to Marshal Kumleh about aiding Nellie Kline in taking the money and hiding it in barns before moving it to Montrose. Miss Kline lies ill with inflammatory rheumatism. Cameron family disowns the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 Iowa
Dave McKay and James Kingen were brought from Wellman by Constable Waite. They face forging and passing forged checks charges and have been bound over to the grand jury. Unable to post bond, they will remain jailed until the September court term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dave McKay
James Kingen
Wellman
Waite
Crop Bulletin for Week Ending July 24 1905 Des Moines
Des Moines reports a favorable week for rapid corn growth and hay harvest with storms on July 19 bringing heavy showers in parts of the central east. Rain was below normal in most of the state. corn near normal July progress, oats and barley harvested, spring wheat ripening, pastures good, potatoes and garden truck thriving, berries abundant and grapes promising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Kansas Learns to Grow with Big Scale School Plans
If Kansas keeps doing everything on a big scale, officials warn the state may need larger school geographies to accommodate growth. The remark highlights plans to expand facilities and reorganize district boundaries to hold future students.
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Kansas
Rock Island Line Shortened Between Brighton and Perlee
Davenport July 20 A Rock Island system project on the Missouri division aims to shorten the line between Brighton and Perlee Iowa by piercing a series of stone and sand bluffs west of Brighton. The costly grading work will save long term expenses and improve service on the Rock Island. Brighton lies twelve miles west of Washington with Perlee eight miles farther, near a horseshoe curve.
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Cmpany
Davenport
Rock Island
Missouri Division
Brighton
Perlee
Towa
Rock Island Company
Iowa
Washington
Balconist dives into Mississippi River during balloon ascent
Harry W. Wright of Shreveport LA, a veteran aeronaut and high diver, rose 5 000 feet above Clinton Sa and drifted toward the Mississippi River before dropping into the water near the Nina Doussen ferry. Spectators watched as Wright, with wife aboard, was rescued by ferry crew after the chute deployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Sa
Harry W. Wright
Shreveport
Mississippi
Nina Doussen
Fulton
Wright
Chicago Carnival Company
Illinois
Iowa
Rural Carrier Hurt in Runaway at Mt Pleasant
W F Chrissinger rural mail carrier on route No 6 was badly shaken and bruised when his team bolted near the depot on Main street. After signaling to stop the buggy collided with a telephone pole near Clark's grocery, the rig broke apart and Mr Chrissinger was thrown out suffering a strained back and leg cut. Dr Pitcher treated him and said he would be around again soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
W. F. Chrissinger
Main Street
Dr. Pitcher
Rape Charge Filed Against Farm Hand in Pocahontas
Jacob Olson a Norwegian farm hand employed near Rolfe by Peter Holden is bound over to the grand jury on rape charges. The complainant is Holden’s 8 year old daughter. Olson remains in the county jail in default of $3,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Jacob Olson
Peter Holden
Rolfe
Holden
Coal Land Sold At 645 Per Acre In Bentleyville
Mt. Pleasant Iowa July 21 Dr A J Buffington former Henry County supervisor sold a sixty acre coal underlaid farm near Bentleyville Pennsylvania for 645 dollars per acre. The land was bought by a coal syndicate recently formed there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
A J. Buffington
Salem
Henry County Board of Supervisors
Bentleyville
Cut Throat With Glass In Fort Dodge
Jack Lowery an inebriate and recent attacker of Sheriff Olson is described as a raving maniac in Fort Dodge. Confined in a straight jacket he guards against self harm with a glass shard and broom stick fragments. Police restrained him after threatening violence and injuring himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Lowery
Fort Dodge
Ft. Dodge
Sheriff Olson
Lowery
Names Cause Confusion in Iowa divorce case
Sioux City exposes a tangled dispute between Mrs. L. A Renne of Nebraska City and Mr. Renne of Monona county over property rights. After legal wrangles and a prior separation, the couple agreed to a property division, and Mrs. Renne seeks a divorce on desertion grounds.
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Sioux City
L. A Renne
Nebraska City
Neb
Renne
Monona County
Iowa
Narrow Escape From Death at Iowa School for the Deaf
John G. Aten a carpenter on the new main building project 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 but did not break and his rebound threw him aside. He landed on his head fracturing two ribs near the spine and was unconscious for seven hours but is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Iowa School For the Deaf
John G. Aten
Aten
Electric Lights Reach Alden Farm Towns on Line
The new electric line between Electric Lights on Farms and Alden has been completed and transformers will be installed. Alden will be lit by electricity with arc lights and twenty five 32 candle power incandescents for street lighting. Most business houses are wired and residences will follow. Several farmers along the line will use the lights.
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Town Falls
Alden
Young Girl Runs Away from Home From Mount Ayr
Grace Ruttenberg a 14 year old girl from Mount Ayr was found in Benton Iowa walking away from home she claims she was abused. She had only a dollar in pennies saved. She was taken to the Commercial hotel and Mount Ayr Sheriff Miller was notified.
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Benton
Grace Ruttenberg
Mount Ayr
Sheriff Miller
Raise Wages of Teachers in Kanawha Iowa
At a recent township school board meeting wages for first grade teachers were raised to 45 dollars per month, second grade to 35, and third grade to 28. 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 While Washing Clothes in Mississippi River
William OConnell aged 22 from Chicago West Adams street drowned accidentally in the Mississippi River at Clinton Iowa while washing clothes from a barge moored below the bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
William O'Connell
West Adams Street
Chicago
Man Kills Wife Then Hangs Self Near Downing Mo
Lon Jackson shot and killed his 15 year old wife at their home near Downing Missouri then disappeared. He later returned home and shot himself in the head before hanging himself from a tree, dying by his own hand.
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Keokuk
Lon Jackson
Downing
Brakeman Killed in Rock Island Wreck Near Unionville
Moulton Iowa July 23 Brakeman John Murphy of Trenton Missouri was killed and fourteen freight cars burned after a Rock Island wreck near Unionville. The westbound train at 25 mph collided with a defective joint or spread rails causing a gasoline car to explode. Fire destroyed merchandise including salt lamp flues steam threshers and air shafts. Conductor Weber and Engineer Davidson escaped with minor injuries fireman George Flesher was badly hurt. Traffic delayed to Monday morning amid ongoing repair efforts along this troubled Rock Island stretch between Centerville and Eldon.
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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 Plan
Will J. Ludley a blind boy from Manchester advocates a popular subscription project to fund a workshop for the blind in Des Moines after the Knoxville home for the blind was closed for poor management. He notes the state funded the Knoxville project years ago but the building now houses inebriates and the plan aims to restore a proper home for the blind with the state to support it once established.
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Manchester
Will J. Ludley
Des Moines
Knoxville
Ludley
Dime novels to be banned on Northwestern trains
Belle Plaine Iowa July 23 It is reported the Northwestern Railway company will soon prohibit the sale of paper backed novels commonly known as dime literature on its trains. Eastern lines have already abolished such books and officials say they breed crime and railroading hazards. Newsboys are often barred from trains.
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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 manage a large farm in Pittsfield Massachusetts owned by J A Spoor. He departs August 16. Buckler followed Sam Johnson who left two years ago, and his prize wins at international and other stock shows credited to his care.
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Iowa
Ames
John Buckler
Iowa State College
Sam Johnson
Buckler
Pittsfield
Mass
J. A. Spoor
Spoor
Mosquitos Ravage Mapleton Area In Wet Season
In Mapleton on July 23 residents report an unprecedented swarm of mosquitoes. Livestock are damaged as cattle bear swollen bite marks and fences are broken as animals struggle to escape swarms. Farmers wear face nets amid persistent rains that filled sloughs and ponds, fueling the pest outbreak.
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Mapleton
Monona County
South Dakota
Bum the tramp dog roams rail routes from Oelwein
In Oelwein Iowa July 23 a sleek white and black tramp dog named Bum roams the rail lines of the Great Western. He first appeared in Muskegon Michigan with Jack Nobes who brought him to Oelwein and since has ridden trains to Chicago Kansas City Omaha and St Paul with railroad workers. Bum eats with locals at restaurants and refuses domestication, preferring life on the road and earning a reputation as a widely traveled canine of the west.
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Oelwein
Bum
Great Western
Muskegon
Mich
Jack No
Hobo
West
Professor Gifford Released From Independence Insane Hospital
Decorah Iowa July 23 Prof T I Gifford discharged from the state insane hospital at Independence last week. Superintendent Crumbacker aided by expert alienists testified to his insanity leading to commitment by Judge Hobson. Five months confinement ended by Crumbacker’s discharge amid family protests. He is now at 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’s Trolleyette Trek Near Madison
In St Ansgar Iowa on July 23 Sailor Jean known as Sailor Jean and his trolleyette passed through 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 7 rims. He is three months ahead of schedule with 6000 miles remaining. He began April 1 1903 and plans to finish October 1 1906 earning 5000 dollars and writing a book titled Sailor Jean and His Trolleyette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ansgar
Jean
Madison
Wis
Sailor Jean
Ministered to His Enjoyment in a Country Car Scene
A humorous exchange frames a man’s long foray with a car. The reply recalls waiting while his friend humorously insists he’s just been cheering a broken machine, not actually riding. The dialogue captures rustic wit and impatience over a stalled automobile trouble.
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J. Haller
New York City
Stern
Ing
Death Valley
Hether
Scotty
Crop Bulletin
Mississippi River
Northwestern Railway
Dog
Canine
Oeelwein
Great Western Road
Tommy
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