Indicted Olin Bank Founder Snyder Faces Four Counts
Anamosa March 9 A Jones County grand jury indicted FE Snyder former cashier and owner of the Olin bank at its 1904 failure He faced four counts with prior indictments dismissed after a partial plea The court imposed a 100 fine prompting controversy A special grand jury was later empanelled to continue the case Snyder who came to OliA twenty years ago ran a bank with 1000 capital and at failure owed about 165000 with similar listed assets Some securities proved worthless Dividend of 20 percent has been paid with 5 percent likely to follow He now works as a timer for a railroad construction company near Sioux City
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Jones County
Anamosa
FE. E. Snyer
Olin Bank
Snyder Haseen
Rand
Snyder
Oli
Yder
Sioux City
Saloons closed as Waterloo riots prompt action
Riots in Waterloo Iowa lead to mayor closing all saloons in the riot zone at 7 pm. Police reinforce to shield property after cars were stoned and windows broken. A mob of about 2000 disrupted streetcars near the waiting room as assailants targeted company offices. police dispersed the crowd and arrests were made for disturbances.
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Aterloo
J. R. Rector
Xtra
Pany
A. R. Reend
Notice of Will for Henry er Sr Deceased in Jefferson County
State of Iowa Jefferson County ss indicates an instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Henry er Sr, deceased, filed in the Clerk of the District Court's office. A hearing for proof and care of the will is set for Monday May 6 1907 at 1 o'clock p m during the May term. W C Smith, Clerk of the District Court.
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State of
Iowa
Jefferson County
Henryer
Disport
Uclock P. m
W. C. Smith
Dowie Dies at Zion City in Chicago
News reports John Alexander Dowie died at Shiloh house Zion City at 7 40 am after a period of decline marked by a delirious last hours. Attendants Judge D N Barnes and two others were present newswire details note followers gathered and funeral plans pending. Other notices mention Dr Kings New Life Pills and the Ames School funding update from Iowa City with Congress approving expanded Ames College support under the Morrell act.
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Dowie
Judge Barnes
Shiloh House
Judge Dowie
Ben McChu
Mich
Zion City
Voliva
Wilber G. Voliva
Muskegon
J. A. Harmon
Sizemore
West Va
Dr. King
F. S. Shriner
Ames
Iowa City
Dawson
Department of Agriculture
State College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts
Morrell
Agricultural Coleges
Death by neglect prompts coroner ruling in Solon case
Iowa City March 9 Coroner Hobby rules Mrs Annie Hurley seventy seven died at Solon from neglect by her three sons after two weeks of illness without medical help. Liquor, not criminal intent, is deemed responsible for the sons' actions. One son is epileptic. No inquest. Case sent to Judge Howell and Sheriff Rowland.
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Iowa City
Hobby
Annie Hurley
Solon
Howell
Rowland
Fails to Attend His Funeral in Iowa City
The funeral for Joseph Horak of Mount Vernon, scheduled for last Monday, did not occur as he recovered in Iowa City after a cataleptic stroke. Horak, 20, was believed dead last Friday but revived two days later, with restoratives bringing him to consciousness. He has many relatives near Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Joseph Horak
Mount Vernon
Horak
Commission lowers livestock freight rates across Illinois
Des Moines March 11 Freight rates on fat and feeding cattle horses mules and sheep reduced about 18 percent by the state railroad commission. The new rate narrows Illinois advantage to not more than 5 percent from former 23 percent. The commission also seeks a feeding in transit rate for Iowa and notes hogs rate favor Iowa. Unanimous action followed hearings led by Acting Chairman W N Eaton and Commissioner Ketchum.
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Illinois
Des Moines
State Railroad Commission
Corn Belt Meat Producers
Lawa
Iowa
Nebraska
Board of Railroad Commissioners
W. N. Eaton
Ketchum
Iowan May Be a Croesus
Webster City Iowa March 10 If a Peter Wyckoff who died in New York 1808 is the grandfather of R B and George Wyckoff of this city they will be heirs to a vast estate valued around 800000000 A New York attorney has come to Iowa to verify family links and rights The Iowa Wyckoff cousins have been notified by a Perry Iowa railroad engineer cousin James Wyckoff of this potential inheritance
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Webster City
Peter Wyckoff
New York
R. B
George Wyckoff
Wyckoff
Iowa
R. B. Wyckoff
James Wyckoff
Perry
Mysterious Poison Deaths and Albia Saloon Case Continue
In Albia Monroe County Iowa the saloon petition case remains continued by consent until next term amid a crowded docket. Since legal approval seven Albia saloons opened paying 900 dollars yearly plus 600 mulct tax. In Shenandoah two deaths by strychnine poison shock residents, a five year old girl Arline Ratekin and widow Mrs L Woodworth, both found convulsing after ingesting lemonade. Parents and investigators seek source of poison with no clear link to actions at home.
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Albia
Monroe County
Board of Supervisors
Anti-Saloon League
District Court
Baker Baker
Shenandoah
Iowa
Arline
J. W. Ratekin
Papa
L. Woodworth
Cain
Clarinda
One Man Dies as Dynamite Forgotten in Oven
Fort Dodge scene of fatal blast when three sticks of dynamite thawed in a cook stove were forgotten during breakfast. A sub-contractor, Merton Hook, is mortally wounded. Albert Hook and Floyd Wicher injured. incident occurs on Newton & Northwestern railway right of way.
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Fort Dodge
Town
Newton & Northwestern Railway
Merton Hook
Albert Hook
Floyd Wicher
Hook
Murray Bros
Cedar Rapids
Robbers Loot Iowa Bank in Masonville Heist
The Farmers' State bank in Masonville Iowa was robbed at about 2:30 this morning. Nitroglycerine blew open the vault demolishing the safe and front of the building. About $4 200 is missing. No solid clue to the robbers exists though two suspicious men were seen earlier. Masonville, a town of 300 on the Illinois Central line near Manchester, has two banks with combined deposits of 25 000 to 30 000.
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Masonville Brown
Masonville
Iowa
Farmers’ State Bank
Illinois Central Railway
Delaware County
Buchanan County
Manchester
Masonville Savings Bank
Saved Her Son's Life in Ava Missouri
A Ava Missouri mother credits Dr. King's New Discovery with saving her son from a severe lung illness. She notes dramatic improvement after starting the medicine on a physician advised druggist's recommendation. The product is offered by I S Shriner druggist with 50 cent and one dollar sizes and a free trial bottle.
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Ava
S. Ruppee
Dr. King
Carpenter
Pathetic End of Lovers in Clinton Iowa
Albert Fuller and Miss Dora Jones of Clinton died within a month of each other. Fuller, a longtime manager for the Postal Telegraph Co, died in February from pneumonia. Dora Jones, who had suffered tuberculosis for six months, died last night at her home. They were to be married soon.
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Albert Fuller
Dora Jones
Clinton
Iowa
Young Fuller
Postal Telegraph Company
One Dollar Yearly Tribune Offer
A local newspaper promotion offers a Tribune subscription for one dollar per year for fifty two weeks, inviting readers to sign up for a full year of the paper.
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IE. E. Snyder
Olin Banker
Waterloo
Digitor
J. Alexander Dowie
Chicago
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Kingsbury
Wilson Bros
Chirts
Vogue
Denis
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Gobble & Ben
North Side
Commission
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