Rewards for Bravery: Ottumwa Students Save Drowning Boys
Ottumwa Iowa June 15 three local school children Willie Wilkinson John Cowan and Miss Bessie Elerick are celebrated for rescuing William Woodrow and Walter Snodgrass from a deep pond. Wilkinson swam to aid the boys while Cowan and Elerick assisted and brought them to shore where Mrs Woodrow cared for them.
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Ottumwa
Willie Wilkinson
John Cowan
Bessie Elerick
William Woodrow
Walter Snodgrass
Little Woodrow
Woodrow Home
Wilkinson
Cowan
Miss Elerick
Benton Street
Woodrow
Snodgrass
Botany
Dolliver Attacks Socialists and Anarchists in Speech
Senator J P Dolliver told Morningside College that anarchists are insane and socialists the greater danger. He argued the poor have better chances than the rich and denounced social reformers who would cede production to the government.
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Sioux City
J. P. Dolliver
Morningside College
Board of Health
Archbishop Keane Stricken During Speech in Iowa
Archbishop Keane suffered a severe heart attack while addressing the Catholic Total Abstinence league in Charles City. He collapsed then recovered, later had another seizure at dinner, and was cared for at his residence. Medical warnings from Marienbad about public speaking are noted, with concern over liquor crusade stress.
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Dubuque Sn
Keane
Catholic Total Abstinence League
Charles City
Marienbad
Germany
Iowa
Mbrien
Missing Payment Sparks Summer Plans at German Spa
A fragment notes someone plans to spend the summer at a famed German watering place, indicating the amount to be spent and the destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bad
Murder Trial Highlights Pratt Case in Iowa City
The State v. Elmer Pratt case continues with Pratt’s wife testifying about threats and attacks allegedly by W. F. Connell who was shot. Witnesses describe Connell as quarrelsome and frequently arrested, while Pratt is said to have been declared pacific by police.
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W. F. Connell
Elmer Pratt
Connell
Pratt
Pacific
Hit on Head Triggers Insanity and Death
Earl Brown thirteen of Rutledge was struck in the head with a baseball bat during an amateur game and after a recent decline he was declared insane and admitted to Mt. Pleasant hospital. He died Friday and his body was brought to Ottumwa Saturday, leaving the family grief stricken over the fatal outcome of a playful sport.
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Ottumwa
Earl Brown
Oliverr Brown
Rutledge
Mt. Pleasant
Tragic death of Emil Lunde at Cudahy plant
Emil Lunde aged nineteen and the sole support of a widowed mother and eight siblings was killed at the Cudahy packing plant in Sioux City Iowa last Thursday night. He slipped while inspecting a fly wheel and was crushed instantly. His father died in an accident near Hinton a year ago and a baby brother was buried a week earlier.
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Lad
Sioux City
Emil Lunde
Cudahy
John Lunde
Hinton
Boy Rolls Hoop to Fort Madison in Eleven Hours
Seven year old Jack Taylor son of Mr and Mrs John Taylor rolled a hoop along the wagon road from Burlington Iowa to Fort Madison in eleven hours to visit his sister. He was found seated on a park bench by an officer at nine o clock in the evening with the hoop still in his grimy hands.
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Burlington
Jack Taylor
John Taylor
South Tenth Street
Middle West
Fort Madison
Jealousy soars to tragedy at Des Moines post stabbing
In Des Moines Iowa on June 16 Private W H Johnson of the Eleventh Cavalry fatally stabbed Private James A Keeley after a quarrel over a young woman Miss Bertha J Kail of Carlisle Iowa. Keeley died shortly after.
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Des Moines
W. H. Johnson
Eleventh Cavalry
James A. Keeley
Bertha J. Kail
Carlisle
Iowa
Keeley
Johnson
Wife Deserter Returns From Domestic Trouble
Erlan Larson the Swedish tailor formerly of Burlington returned home in Ottumwa Iowa last night. He says domestic troubles beyond his control caused his absence. Since he left his wife and two children have depended on public appeals and aid from friends and neighbors.
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Ottumwa
Erlan Larson
Burlington
Larson
Horse Kick Injures Conesville Man
Conesville Iowa June 16 Mr Joe Guthrie of near Lone Tree was seriously kicked by a horse this week breaking several ribs and tearing loose a kidney in the incident.
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Conesville
Joe Guthrie
Near
Lone Tree
Green bug scare reported in Oakville crops
In Oakville Iowa on June 17 residents report a possible green bug affecting wheat and oats. Field examinations found the insect in several fields but little damage to wheat. a few oats fields suffer notable damage.
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Oakville
Billy Sunday at Knoxville Praised for Notable Revival Results
The Express of Knoxville lauds Billy Sunday for his revival meetings ending recently. Converts totaled 1,007 with near 3200 dollars in freewill offerings, while the piece notes a broad religious awakening and potential ecumenical union among local churches.
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the Express
W. A. Sunday
Knoxville
Iowa
The
Express
J. W. Casey
Sunday
Billy Sunday
Iowa Girl Winning Success in New England Theatre Tour
Creston Iowa June 15 Word reaches the city of Eleanor B Hicks a prominent Creston woman advancing in her chosen profession She has been connected with the Daniel Frohman Lyceum company for a year and will tour England next year with Miss Ellen Terry’s English company This marks the first Creston native to join a world renowned star Creston residents boast of her future prospects Mrs E B Hicks her mother lives in the city She recently married Frank Powell the leading man in the prior company who will serve as stage director for Miss Terry’s troupe next year.
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Iowa
Creston
Eleanor B. Hicks
Hicks
Daniel Frohman Lyceum
Ellen Terry
England
Miss Terry
Miss Hick
E. B. Hicks
Miss Hicks
Frank Powell
Wealthy Newton man ends life after will leaves wife bulk
George Lyle, noted Newton resident and property holder, shot himself after drafting a will that leaves his wife $100,000 and disinherits his son in the U. S. Army with $25. Earlier he sold a 545 acre farm for 100 dollars an acre, though the proceeds are unaccounted for.
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Newton
George Lyle
United States Army
Lyle
Local man found dead in haymow with gunshot wound
Lyle had gathered most of his funds and refused to bank it. He talked with his wife late at night and left ostensibly for a drink. He did not return, a search followed, and his body was found in a haymow with a bullet through his head.
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Lyle
Cummins Attacked by Iowa Leaders at G A R Session
Governor Cummins faced sharp criticism from Senator W B Allison and Congressman John F Lacey at the Iowa G A R encampment in Dubuque as they assailed his senate bid. Lacey called the campaign premature while Allison urged caution against faddist leaders.
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Dubuque
Cummins
Iowa
W. B. Allison
Senate
John F. Lacey
Oskaloosa
Lacey
Allison
Mr. Cummins
Exhumed body of Mrs. Reed for autopsy in Ottumwa
The body of Mrs. Emily Reed of Ottumwa was exhumed and autopsied by Coroner S. E. ONeill to verify death causes from ptomaine poisoning noted on a death certificate issued by her son-in-law Dr. F. E. Vance. Portions of the stomach were sent to the state board for further examination. Dr. Vance departed for Chicago for postgraduate studies.
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Emily Reed
Ottumwa
Eddyville
F. E. Vance
S. E. O'Neill
State Board
O'Neill
Vance
Chicago
Reunited Siblings After Forty Two Years
In Dubuque Iowa Mrs Henry S Kieley reunites with Michael McNally a Wisconsin farmer after a separation of more than 42 years They earlier lived in Pennsylvania as children before wartime separations and adoptions Roxanna McNally joins them after reuniting years earlier in Cobb Wisconsin The reunion occurs in Dubuque.
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Dubuque
Henry S. Kieley
Michael McNally
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Kieley
McNally
Cobb, Wis
Roxanna
Boone Woman Victim in Local Robbery, June incident
In Boone Iowa, Mrs. Stolte was choked during a break in at her home, a revolver wrested from her hand, and she lay unconscious as her husband William Stolte, Northwestern night employee, slept nearby. A night by night attempt preceded this break in and police suspect local suspects who escaped.
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Boone
Boone, Ia
William Stolte
Dubuque Declares First Dry Sunday Under Injunction
In Dubuque Iowa a historic dry Sunday is ordered by Judge Benson after a six month crusade led by Archbishop Keane and Dr Cady of the First Congregational church. Saloons must close Sundays and election days, and at 11 pm on weekdays they may not operate, while gambling dancing and entertainments are banned and winerooms removed. Patrons are limited to one door and no free lunches are served.
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Dubuque
Benson
Archbishop Keane
Dr. Cady
First Congregational Church
Broncho Buster Loses Feet in Train Accident
Dutch Myers a broncho buster with Pawnee Bill's show lost both feet when struck by a sheep train as it entered Dubuque Iowa on June 15 He was regarded as the best rider in the act and the tragedy shocked the traveling troupe.
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Dubuque
Dutch Myers
Town Supreme Court Limits Arrests On Suspicion
A Hubbard town case clarifies officer rights and duties in arrests. The supreme court rules arrests require a public offense and reasonable belief of guilt, condemning arrests made on suspicion without warrants. The ruling challenges frequent arrests by peace officers and emphasizes lawful process.
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Hubbard
Snyder
Supreme Court
Stamp Out Hog Cholera Says Iowa Doctor
Dr J H McNeill of the Iowa State Agricultural College urged state takeover of hog cholera control in a talk to the Iowa Swine Breeders Association. He pressed quarantine sanitation and compensation to owners as the path to eradicating the disease, noting Canada’s success and Iowa’s potential gains. He condemned so called cholera cures as bogus and meritless.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Swine Breeders’ Association
J. H. McNeill
State Agricultural College
Dr. McNeill
Canada
Tragic double murder suicide linked to former Iowans
In Los Angeles Frank T. Edson shot and killed his wife Julia Baumgart Edson then killed himself. Edson, once a traveling auditor for the Iowa Central Railroad and former Oskaloosa resident, faced a fatal quarrel. His father Alfred Edson was a Liscol pioneer. Julia’s father, an ex councilman and hotel owner, died by suicide in 1891.
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Self
Marshalltown
Los Angeles
Cal
Frank T. Edson
Edson
Oskaloosa
Iowa Central Railroad
Alfred Edson
Liscol
Julia Baumgart
George Sullivan
Nothing in the Paper says Blakesburg paper urges gratitude for quiet days
The Blakesburg Excelsior laments that when headlines are few, readers complain there is nothing in the paper. It urges reflection on unseen misfortunes and the calm of a day without tragedy, urging readers to think before grumbling about lack of news.
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The
Blakesburg Excelsior
the Excelsior
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Dolliver
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Major Lacey
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