War Between Davenport Civic Federation and Saloon Men
John McPartland sues for 50000 damages claiming members of Davenport civic federation are complicit with saloon operators. He names G. W. Cable FE S Crossett George Bechtel Herman Zeuch George Johnson Rev W H Blanche Rev C H Moore H B Betty Nels Peterson S B Lafferty Frank Betty and seeks sworn disclosure of federation membership as the case escalates.
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Davenport
Civic Federation
John McPartland
McPartland
G. W. Cable
R. R. Cable
Rock Island System
FE. S. Crossett
George M. Bechtel
Herman J. Zeuch
George S. Johnson
Frank Betty
The
Vandalism in Keokuk Strips Storefront Letters
A man pried off enamel letters from Main Street windows using a knife, removing many letters from several storefronts overnight. Some windows were damaged by gouging out as many as a dozen letters, spoiling display displays.
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Keokuk
Main Street
Son Aiding Mother Stabbed By Father in Rural Illinois Incident
Ernest Fidler was seriously stabbed five times by his father John Fidler after intervening to defend his mother from assault near Littleton Two miles north of town. The 70 year old attacker used a pocket knife and the victim barely survived with wounds to back and face. a second similar tragedy had occurred in Buchannan county a week earlier and Fremont Fleming was buried today after dying defending his mother from an assault.
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Waterloo
Ernest Fidler
John Fidler
Ernest
Littleton
Buchanan County
Fremont Fleming
Winthrop
Epworth League Meet Held in Mt. Pleasant
The Burlington district Epworth league convened in Mt. Pleasant Ia with over 150 delegates from the district and about 30 from Burlington. Rev J S McGaw of Linton opened Friday on Christ's Offer to Young Men and Women.
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Burlington
Mt. Pleasant
Epworth League
J. S. McGaw
Linton
College Chapel
Thomas Osborne
Fairfield
F. W. Robinson
M. K. Ruesch
Mediapolis
H. W W. Hargett
First Methodist
Ottumwa
Mr. Allen
Oskaloosa
Huntsman W P Hunt Located After Vanishing From Algona
The agent named W P Hunt, formerly living near Algona not Sioux City, reportedly traveled west from Algona to an unknown destination until Sheriff Rock located him in Sioux Falls South Dakota. He had disappeared earlier prompting investigation.
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W P . Hunt
Sioux City
Algona
Sheriff Rock
Sioux Falls
S. D
Railroads Should Keep Out of Politics Debate at Keokuk Convention
Keokuk Iowa May 17 Travelers Protective association town division state convention voted down a resolution urging Iowa railroads to stay out of politics. J A Utter of Burlington introduced the measure but conservative members said mixing into politics was unwise, producing an overwhelming vote against the resolution.
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Keokuk
Travelers’ Protective Association
J. A. Utter
Burlington
Iowa
New President at Wesleyan Linked to Gunness Murders
Mt Pleasant Ind May 14 Dr Edwin A Schell soon to be president of Wesleyan University is a La Porte Ind resident linked to the Mrs Gunness murder case. Reports say Lamphere once worked for Gunness and may have shared details with Schell. Schell is at a Baltimore Methodist conference.
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Wesleyan University
Gunness
Mt. Pleasant
Edwin A. Schell
la Porte
Ind
Lamphere
Dr. Schell
Baltimore
State rifle range near completion at militia camp
Des Moines reports the state rifle range on the militia camp ground north of the city costs 40000 dollars and nears completion. Workers grade 1000 yards from the target pit while Captain Frisbie oversees concrete shielding and forty steel targets. Telephones and electrical systems are installed at each station with conduits to the rear. A river bluff and high bluffs block stray bullets and the range should be ready by July.
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Des Moines
Frisbie
Military Department of the State
Bay Rum Kills Him Soldier Burns Died From Wood Alcohol
Des Moines Iowa May 15 Private Thomas Burns of Troop F at Fort Des Moines ingested bay rum laced with wood alcohol. He disappeared during reveille, was hospitalized, and died about 3 PM. Officers deny self destruction, calling him a model soldier aged 27 from Yonkers New York, recently put in charge of the recreation room and barber shop. He received full military honors at his post funeral.
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Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
Thomas Burns
Burns
Reveille
Yonkers
N. Y
Arrest Stock Food Man in Harrison County Fraud Case
Harrison County officers seek J. F. Schrader, of Sioux City, on charges of defrauding farmers in a stock remedy sale. Sheriff Rock heads to Sioux Falls to bring Schrader back, after a contract sale on August 8 ran about 160 dollars, far above the expected amount.
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Harrison County
Logan
Rock
J. F. Schrader
Sioux Falls
Pierce Street
Sioux City
Sheriff Rock
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Jonesian
Othes
Abel
Yours
M. H. Cuddy
Surreys
Rock Island
Studebaker
Mer
Spratt & Johnson
Civic Federation Men—Saloon Fight
Epworth Leaguers
Bay Rum
Tribune
Calumet
Heppicr Refrigérators
F. D. Kerrick & CO
Fairfield Steam Laundry
Coco Cola
Ron Bre
Iron Brew
Fairfield Bottling Works
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