Chariton banker commits suicide amid bank fears
Frank Crocker cashier of the First National Bank of Chariton died by morphine overdose. His note blamed strain from losses tied to Modern Woodmen funds and requested immediate supervision by National Bank Examiner Bostwick. The bank, capital 50 000, surplus 50 000 and deposits 90 000, closed. Russell private bank also shut briefly.
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Chariton
Frank Crocker
First National Bank of Chariton
Woodmen
Crocker
National Bank
Bostwick
First National Bank
Bank of Russell
Russell
Burlington and Fairfield Battle to a Scoreless Tie
Burlington and Fairfield played a seesaw football game at Athletic Park, ending 0-0. Burlington showed speed and teamwork under coach I E Melhus, while Fairfield repeatedly disputed calls and had one dubious touchdown. Sowden Gould Schaaf and McLaurey starred for Burlington. the lineups included Gooden Cove Tillatt and Johnson for Fairfield.
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Burlington Hawkeye
Fairfield Boys
Athletic Park
Burlington
Fairfield Bunch
Fairfield
Washington
Bloomfield
Mt. Pleasant
I. E. Melhus
Sowden
Gould
Schaaf
McLaurey
Gooden
Cove Romaior Tillatt
L. T
Des Moines Beating Exposes Drake Hazing Ordeal
Bryce Carpenter, son of Jacob Carpenter of Cuba Nt, was badly beaten by Drake hazers near Des Moines. Frank Day escaped after fighting back. Carpenter was tied to a tree overnight and left near a bridge, where farmers found him at dawn.
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Des Moines
Bryce, Carpenter
Jacob Carpenter
Cuba
George Todd
Canton Til
Drake Haters
Frank Day
Daisy Day
McCall
Canton
Hazers
Day
Carpenter
Rushans
Village Has Old Fashioned Husking Bee
Forty women from the Methdist Aid society husked corn at George Rockhold's farm near Lineville Iowa gathering in two hours they loaded five wagons totaling about 125 bushels Rockhold donated five loads of corn for the society's benefit showcasing skilled rural labor and community charity.
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Iowa
Geo. Id
Lineville
George Rockhold
Here
Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
Adventuress McKenna Sentenced in Cedar Rapids Court
In Cedar Rapids on November 1, Mrs. James A. McKenna the famed adventuress was sentenced to three years in Anamosa reformatory for forgery. James Butler received two years for pickpocketing and William H. Harris a theft of $1000 in diamonds from Mrs Wiggins. Diamonds to be returned to Mrs Wiggins.
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Cedar Rapids
James A. McKenna
Anamosa Reformatory
James Butler
William H. Harris
Wiggins
Wife Caught In Rock Rapids Elopement Plot
Rock Rapids October 31. Mrs Er nest Jastorff wife of a respected resident was captured at Rock Island station as she tried to board a train with Carl Whitrock to elope. She had her two year old child and a large sum of money. Whitrock fled the city on a gallop and has not been seen since.
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Rock Rapids
Ernest Jastorff
Rock Island Station
Carl Whitrock
Whitrock
Two pastors resign in Mason City leaving four vacant pulpits
In Mason City on Sunday two pastors resigned, increasing vacant pulpits to four. Rev W S Crozier of First Presbyterian and Rev J F Lorch of German Lutheran stepped down. Lorch accepts a call to Jesup Lutheran church. Rev Dc P Smith bids farewell at Main Street Christian and moves to Kansas City as library critic. Congregational church seeks successor to Rev H A Jordan now in St Louis.
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Mason City
W. S. Crozier
First Presbyterian Church
J. F. Lorch
German Lutheran Church
Mc. Lorch
Jesup
Dc. P. Smith
Main Street Christian Church
Kansas City
Congregational Church
H. A. Jordan
St. Louis
Assault at Mt. Pleasant Targeted Beating Reported
Mt. Pleasant Iowa on October 31 police seek unknown assailants who attacked Theodore Bruggemeier on his way home in the northern part of town. He was severely beaten with noticeable blood loss and authorities are investigating.
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Mt. Pleasant
Theodore Bruggemeier
Good Feeling In Iowa From Auditor Carroll
State Auditor BF Carroll reports a broad sense of calm across Iowa banks with clearing houses and certificates easing transactions. Depositors remain confident, and bank cooperation across cities and counties suggests the current money stringency will not last long.
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Des Moines
B. F. Carroll
Iowa
BF. Carroll
Dog Saves Man Life In Gas Leak Incident
In Sioux City Iowa on November 1 Gus Hanson was saved from gas asphyxiation when his dog woke him after coughing and sneezing in the room. Hanson had nearly slept through the danger after turning off a light and partially opening a gas jet. The dog’s actions led him to seek fresh air where he recovered.
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Sioux City
Pet
Gus Hanson
Tol Eleventh Street
Ten Cattle Stolen From Iowa Pasture
Oct. 31 report from Sheriff Washington Ia. states ten fat cattle valued at 700 dollars were stolen from Wilbur Gardner near Haskins. The cattle were in a pasture with forty five head in the herd before the theft. No signs of straying. Average weight about 1800 pounds.
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Washington
Black
Wilbur Gardner
Haskins
Intercollegiate Debate Teams Picked After Tryouts
Six winners were assigned places for the intercollegiate debates in Iowa City. Vincent Starzinger from Des Moines G A Luxford of Harlan and C W Briggs of Wapello will face the University of Illinois on December 13 Irving Brant of Iowa City H C Field of Ainsworth and Carl Bycir of Des Moines will debate the University of Nebraska at Lincoln on the same date.
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Iowa City
Vincent Starzinger
Des Moines
G. A. Luxford
Harlan
C. W. Briggs
Wapello
University of Illinois
Irving Brant
H. C. Field
Ainsworth
Carl Bycir
University of Nebraska At
Runaway Boys Found After Escape from Orphan’s Home
Fay Farley and Glenn Farley, two youths sentenced to the orphan’s home by Judge Ransier, were found in Cedar Falls at David Schroeder’s home after fleeing Davenport. They had traveled to Cedar Rapids and endured exposure during a chilly night.
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Cedar Falls
Fay Farley
Glenn Farley
Ransier
David Schroeder
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
One dollar year offer for The Tribune extended
The Tribune announces a yearly subscription offer priced at one dollar for a full year. Details specify a fifty-two issue or weekly cadence at the promotional rate. The notice emphasizes value and accessibility for readers seeking steady newspaper access.
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the Tribune
Muscatine Boy’s Sacred Song Offered by Publisher
Geo Noyes Rockwell of Muscatine Iowa received an offer from Theodore Presser Philadelphia for his sacred song The Lord Is My Shepherd. The contralto piece, based on the Twenty third Psalm, was purchased with copyright in America and Great Britain. Singer May Dilson Morgridge admired the work and sought permission to take it to Philadelphia.
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Muscatine
Geo
Noyes Rockwell
Theodore Presser
Philadelphia
Theodore Presser Company
America
Great Britain
May Dilson Morgridge
Rockwell Little
Presser Company
Burlington Crew Takes Wrong Train
Fort Madison Iowa November first reports an unusual error as a Fort Madison branch train attached to Conductor Will Moore’s Ottumwa line train and went to Burlington instead. The mix up occurred after the crew followed an order for The Girl Over There company’s special, leaving the Ottumwa train in Fort Madison with its passengers and show guests unaware until morning. The Ottumwa train was returned and the incident settled without delay.
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Fort Madison
Ottumwa
Will Moore
Burlington
Moore
Wellington
Early Junior Skaters At Iowa Wesleyan Campus Prank
Early morning outbreak at Iowa Wesleyan University in Mt Pleasant Iowa involves over forty members of the Junior class sneaking from dorms to the roller skating rink. They sing yell and watch beginners, while rumors claim visiting dormitory ladies observed past curfew via rope ladders.
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Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan University
Big Crop on Small Plot Twelve-Acre Potato Patch Yields 2000 Bushels
Iowa Falls farmer A G Wood reports twelve acres of Rural New Yorker potatoes harvested and sold totaling over 2000 bushels with about 100 bushels unsold at 55 cents per bushel. The year’s income exceeds 1100 dollars, about 90 dollars per acre, marking consistent high returns for his farm.
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Iowa Falls
A. G. Wood
Alden
Iowa City Chautauqua Names 1908 Talent Roster
The Iowa City Chautauqua association closed its contract for the next assembly August 7 to 16. The lineup features Gypsy Smith evangelist John Temple Graves Rev Frank Bristol Lou Beauchamp and other notable figures from the era.
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Iowa City
Student May Lose Eye After Cob Hit at College
I L Yarnell a civil engineering student at Iowa State College May lose an eye after a cob shattered his glasses and fragments entered his eye during a college workout. The injury occurred when a cob was thrown hitting the glasses causing severe damage to the eye.
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Ames
I. L. Yarnell
Iowa State College
Yarnell
Mary Hamlin Dies at 100 After Hip Injury
Mrs Mary Hamlin a Muscatine County resident dies at age 100 following a fall that fractured her hip. Born June 7 1807 in Pennsylvania she was a pioneer settler well known across the state. She passed away after a week of critical illness in Muscatine Iowa.
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Muscatine
Mary Hamlin
Muscatine County
Damage at Muscatine After Pearl Button Window Vandalism
Youths substituting for Halloween night in Muscatine Iowa caused glass panes to break at local factories by throwing imperfect pearl buttons. Hundreds of children bought buttons and used them to bombard windows until police stopped the activity.
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Hallowe'en
Muscatine
Dubuque Man Clifford Parker Dies Skating
Clifford Parker aged 26 and senior member of Parker Bros. Shirt Manufacturing and men’s furnishing store died of heart failure while skating with a woman at a rink in Dubuque Iowa on the night of November 1. He was unmarried and one of the city’s most popular young men.
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Clifford Parker
Dubuque
Parker Bros.’ Shirt Manufacturing Company
Parker
Hard Debt to Pay: Gratitude for Dr King’s New Discovery
G S Clark of Westfield Iowa credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving his life after severe lung illness. He says the dry hacking cough stopped after the first bottle and two more bottles completed his recovery. The product is sold by F S Shrine with a guarantee and trial bottles available.
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G. S. Clark
Westfield
Iowa
F. S. Shrine
Brakeman Crushed to Death at Dyersville Depot
Dubuque Iowa October 31 The head of T E Armstrong a famed Western brakeman was crushed to a pulp today while uncoupling an engine from a freight train at Dyersville Local railway officials reported the fatal accident occurred as the engine was being moved by workers at the yard The victim was identified as a veteran brakeman for the Western road.
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Dubuque
T. E. Armstrong
Great Western
Dyersville
Coupon Books To Replace Individual Mileage Tickets
The Burlington Gazette reports that Western Passenger Association lines will issue mileage books from December 1. Two options exist a 1 000 mile book for $20 and a 2 000 mile book for $40. Books are bearer and valid on all lines, eliminating per traveler identification and rebates.
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Burlington Gazette
Chicago
Western Passenger Association
Old Settler James Welch Dies in Creston Iowa
Oct 31 report from Creston Iowa notes the death of James C. Welch age 79, an early county settler, at his daughter Mrs Charlotte Marcus home. He leaves four sons and three daughters. Also news of death for George Cook at his Lincoln township home.
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Creston
Jas. C. Welch
Charlotte Marcus
George Cook
Lincoln Township
Foot Soldier’s Testimony for Electric Bitters
Fayette New York resident David Parker who lost a foot at Gettysburg praises Electric Bitters claiming they cured years of stomach trouble and boosted his strength. The advertisement touts the tonic as grand for the aged and for female weaknesses, a body builder and remedy for back and kidney issues, guaranteed by F S Shriner at 50 cents.
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David Parker
Fayette, N. Y
Gettysburg
F. S. Shriner
Iowa Sunday School Numbers Reach Nearly 188 Thousand Children
Iowa reports 45 684 children in Sunday schools and 16 669 on cradle rolls totaling about 187 059 youngsters city Des Moines headquarters notes University Place Church of Christ has largest membership while Monona county shows highest attendance rate per population.
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Iowa
Des Moines
State Sunday School Association
University Place
Enire
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