Two Men Die in City Jail Fire at Lake City
George W. Buttrick and William Jackson burned to death in the Lake City jail after a fire started by Buttrick. Arrests for disorderly conduct preceded the blaze. Hipple and Allen escaped. Coroner and sheriff held an inquest. relatives threaten action for negligence.
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Lake City
George W. Buttrick
William Jackson
Buttrick
J. I. Hipple
Isaac Allen
Marshall George W. Davis
Jackson
Hipple
Allen
Peter Miles
Albright
Norton
Risly
Rockwell City
J. M. Stewart
L. F. Dinforth
M. A. Chapman
Matrimonial War in Council Bluffs
Two Knights of the Peace clash over wedding business in Council Bluffs Iowa with rival advertising campaigns. Justice H H Field near the courthouse previously held about three quarters of the nuptial work until rival Justice E B Gardner opened a private matrimonial parlor in his courtroom and began advertising the service.
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Justices of the Peace
Council Bluffs
H. H. Field
Court House
E. B. Gardner
Dye brothers agree to pay 53000 to save family name
Sylvester Dye and Willoughby Dye signed an agreement to pay every dollar involved in Claude H. Dye's speculation as vice president of the state bank of Tabor, totaling 53000. Certified checks for a 19000 shortage were given to directors as efforts to prevent a bank run and to fund a cash reserve. The bank delayed reopening due to auditor delays and a funding hitch with a Ta bor bank, while President Barnes survived a run in a runaway accident with multiple injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Sylvester Dye
Willoughby Dye
Claude H. Dye
State Bank of Tabor
Carroll
First National Bank At
Tabor
Barnes
Tabor State Bank
Niece of Longfellow Celebrates 93rd Birthday at Home
Mrs. Sarah Inskeep, a niece of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, marked her 93rd birthday at her Bloomfield Iowa home. She has lived on a nearby farm for 53 years, helping her sons. her father reached 110 and reportedly danced with a glass of water on his head at 100 to show balance. she remains mentally sharp and near a century old.
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Bloomfield
Sarah Inskeep
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Here
A. F. Haradon Nominated For G. A. R. Iowa Commander
A. F. Haradon, Civil War veteran and naval officer under Admiral Farragut, is a candidate for G. A. R. Iowa commander. Frank M. Thomas Post supports his bid as Boone hosts the May grand encampment. Local supporters argue naval veterans deserve recognition in the state.
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Marshalltown
A. F. Haradon
Boone
Frank M. Thomas
Haradon
M Haradon
Farragut
Iowa
Order
Nashua Carnegie Library Nears December Dedication
Nashua Iowa reports the Carnegie library nearly ready for occupancy with dedication planned in early December. The city claims a top tier library for its size with about 1,400 population and over 1,800 volumes plus magazines visible on reading tables.
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Nashua
Carnegie Library
Prisoner Miller Escapes in Iowa Train Car
Deputy Marshal Jacobs ferried five prisoners to a jail when Chris Miller fled during a stop at Jacobs station. Miller and Squire Sloan rushed for the door. Sloan was captured after a pistol shot, but Miller vanished into a nearby corn field. A citizen posse hunted unsuccessfully for the fugitive.
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Montezuma
Marshall Jacobs
Chris Miller
Miller
Squire Sloan
Jacobs Station
Places Money in Stove Fire Destroys It
Fort Dodge, Nov 8. Mrs L Bell hid surplus money in a stove to guard against burglars. A family fire burned the bills and coins to cinders. The ashes were taken to the First National Bank. Mrs Bell later received a government payment for the destroyed money.
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Fort Dodge
Damages Sought in Runaway Case Against Auto Owner
Merriam sues W A McWaid in Atlantic Iowa district court for 5000 dollars claiming injuries from a runaway caused by McWaid and friends as they passed Merriam on the road east of town. He alleges no proper precaution was taken and seeks damages for his injuries from the wire fence.
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Atlantic
Merriam
W. A. McWaid
District Court
McWaid
Clinton Girl Lying In Critical Condition
Miss Ruth Harrington an 18 year old from Clinton is in a critical state at home. She suffered a coma or stupor for eight days then woke briefly before a paralytic stroke affected her throat and left side. She has not tasted food for two weeks and doctors call the case hopeless.
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Clinton
Ruth Harrington
Woman Fells Down Elevator Shaft in Mason City
Mrs. W. A. Burnap wife of Col. Burnap of Clear Lake suffered a severe injury after falling into an elevator shaft on the second floor of the Commercial bank block in Mason City Iowa. The shaft door had been left slightly open and she misjudged the cage’s presence. Colonel Burnap is a well known Iowa horticulturist.
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Mason City
W. A. Burnap
Clear Lake
Commercial Bank
Turist Active in G A R Affairs
A noted participant in the Grand Army of the Republic circles, the individual remained engaged in veterans' events and commemorations, reflecting ongoing community involvement and dedication to veterans' causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turist
G. A. R. Affairs
Iowa and the Pie Counter
The piece notes Iowa attracting more federal officials while needing to cede some positions. It contrasts Iowa’s large front-line presence with available reserves ready to deploy at a moment’s notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Washington Post
Oyster Bay
Railroad Agent Held for Larceny in Hampton Iowa
M G Ogle Iowa Central agent arrested on charge of larceny of fifteen tons of coal from the railroad company. He pleaded guilty to petit larceny, fined 100 dollars plus costs and removed from his post. Baggageman R O McCoy also pled guilty to stealing six bottles of beer, fined 25 dollars and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
M. G. Ogle
Iowa Central
Iowa Central Railroad Company
Ogle
B. H. Mallory
Coldren
R. O. McCoy
McCoy
Iowa Central Company
Central
Corporation
Small Mt. Pleasant Wreck Disrupts Traffic at Depot
An east bound freight car jumped the Main street crossing near the Burlington depot in Mt. Pleasant Ia about midnight. The grain car derailed to the south of the track tearing up the depot platform but no injuries reported. Extra freight No 1904 under Conductor Kirlin was cut in two to haul up the grade and traffic was heavily delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Burlington
Kirlin
Union Begins Suit to Recover Its Certificate
Keokuk Iowa November 9 The Bartenders Union of America sues James Fickle in Justice Landes court to recover his union certificate alleging he violated union rules by hiring a non union worker and forfeiting his membership card property rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Justice Landes
Bartenders’ Union of America
James Fickle
Fickle
Orchestra Company's Grief Hits Nashua After Absence
Nashua Iowa Nov 8: last night during a Jack Garner Concert company performance constable Sack seized door receipts and Sheriff Schnuw took possession of instruments. Instruments were later released as they belonged to individuals. Jack Garner proprietor has absconded, leaving musicians unpaid and a large hotel bill at Hotel Lund. He reportedly owes several orchestra members over $200.
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Nashua
Jack Garner
Constable Sack
Sheriff Schnuw
Lund
Muscatine Butcher Ends Life in Slaughter House
William Ladewig a 26 year old employee at a Muscatine butcher shop shot himself in a slaughter house after a family quarrel at home. He died this morning. survivors include his wife and parents.
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Slaughter House
Muscatine
William Ladewig
Fall from Grace: Fort Dodge Doctor Sentenced for Morphine Addict
Dr. F. E. Palmer of Fort Dodge received a two year term in the Cherokee State Hospital for inebriety and morphine addiction. Once a leading physician with a grand home and thriving practice, his decline began in 1896 amid scandal and public scandal, ending in declared mental unbalance and imprisonment.
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Ft. Dodge
F. E. Palmer
Fort Dodge
Richards
District Court
Cherokee
Palmer
Iowa
W. F. Tobey
Kutzleben Convicted of First Degree Murder in Train Wreck
Erich von Kutzleben was found guilty of first degree murder in Marengo Iowa and sentenced to life imprisonment. The jury deliberated twelve hours after a ten day trial over the Rock Island train wreck near Homestead on March 21, 1905, injuring several passengers and killing an engineer. The defense plans a new trial then appeals to the supreme court as needed.
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Marengo
Erich von Kutzleben
Supreme Court
von Kutzleben
Rock Island
Homestead
W. E. Wallace
Hedges
Vance
Popham
Havener
Was coal mine stolen Lehigh Iowa case on trial
Frank Corey sues Webster County Coal and Land company in Fort Dodge district court for 70000 alleging mining on his Lehigh land for years without payment. He claims the defendant opened mines across the land line, ignored warnings, and took thousands of tons of coal valued at 70000.
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Lehigh
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Frank Corey
Webster County Coal and Land Company
Troubles of Show Troupes Hit Fort Dodge Stage
Fort Dodge Iowa reports a sharp downturn in vaudeville and theatre business with many cancellations. September had seventeen shows and October fourteen. from November 1 only two shows in two weeks. One company chose salary cuts over disbanding, while another dismissed top actors and kept a small chorus to ride out poor conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Blue
Chicago
Brighton Woman Dead At 82 Mrs Lucy Friend
Mrs Lucy Friend age eighty two died at her Brighton home Sunday morning after years of poor health. Maiden name McCullough she lived in Brighton many years with husband long dead. Survived by two sons Gilbert Brighton and Alvin Marshalltown and sister Mrs Sherridan. Funeral held at 2 this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Friend
Brighton
Gilbert
Alvin
Marshalltown
Sherridan
Friend
John
Presbyterian Church
Swiss-born Iowa patient to be repatriated for crimes
Iowa plans to demand Switzerland take back Emil Jeannette, a Swiss citizen twice jailed for crimes then confined to Clarinda State Hospital after becoming insane. He came to America in 1895 and forged papers seeking to stay. his wife also went insane and died in Polk County. The state seeks removal to avoid long-term care costs.
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Switzerland
Iowa
Des Moines
State Penitentiary
Clarinda
Emil Jeannette
America
Tammany
State Board of Control
Jeanette
Wreck at Verdi Involves Thirteen Cars On Rock Island
A westbound Rock Island freight train No 95 derailed at Verdi Iowa injuring no one visibly though an emigrant in his car and a tramp on the head end escaped harm. Eleven cars were derailed with seven on and seven off the rails and the accident halted the fast moving train. The cause is stated as a broken flange on a freight car and section workers narrowly escaped while eating on a handcar nearby.
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Washington
Verdi
Rock Island
Here
Man Chokes After Betting He Can Eat One Pound Steak
John Ringer a Harris Iowa farmer died after choking on the third bite of a one pound steak wager he could finish the meal in four bites He swallowed two bites each about a quarter of a pound before the accident Sioux City Iowa reports the fatality occurred Wednesday evening during a supper dispute over meat portions
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Iowa
Sioux City
John Ringer
Harris
Ringer
Six Hundred Miners Strike at Hocking Mines
Six hundred miners in Oskaloosa Iowa refuse to work over transportation charges charged by the Iowa Central. The strike began November 16 and both sides remain unmoved as the dispute halts mining operations.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
Iowa Central
Hocking
Iowa editor mocked by suffragists at Panora convention
Des Moines Democrat editor Chas. Wolf E. Alden faced sharp rebuke from Iowa equal suffragists at Panora as he advised women to stay home and marry. The meeting, led by Mrs. Adelaide Ballard and Mrs. R. M. Robertson, debated dress reform and raised over $500 for the movement while electing Mrs. W. M. Wilcox president. Mrs. Mary Coggess-Hall declined a fifth term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Wolf E. Alden
Des Moines
Charles Wolf E. Alden
Grover Cleveland
Iowa
Panora
Wolf
Alice Priesto
Shenandoah
Adelaide Ballard
Hull
R. M. Robertson
W. M. Wilcox
Ida Grove
Mary Coggess-Hall
Woman's Ashes Claimed After Months on Santa Fe Train
Fort Madison is notified that the ashes of Mrs. Mary Rector Wilson have a rightful claimant Miss Let tie A. Wilson of Los Angeles California who says a sister left them on a Santa Fe train and changed cars in Fort Madison. The agent W C Tlette held the remains until the daughter responded after LA papers reported the story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Mary Rector Wilson
Santa Fe
W. C. Tlette
Lettie A. Wilson
Los Angeles
Cal
Iowa
California
Bank Reopens as Tabor Bank Plans Cash Readiness
Council Bluffs reports the state bank of Tabor will reopen Wednesday morning with $25 000 cash on hand to handle a potential run. President C A Barnes says the bank is sound and capable of meeting all obligations, with deposits totaling $140 000.
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Council Bluffs
State Bank of
May Betty Johnson Martin Case in Sigourney Iowa
Judge Scott held a special court session to hear a new trial bid in the Johnson Martin case. Juror affidavits claimed the verdict ballot was cast before court instructions were read. the court sustained the motion to strike those affidavits.
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Betty Johnson-Martin
Sigourney
Scott
Johnson-Martin
Martin
Death of Local Gridiron Player Cancels Tomorrow’s Game
Council Bluffs Iowa reports the death of G Norgaard a member of the local high school football team from an abscess of the brain linked to injuries in a game at Harlan two weeks earlier He had chronic ear trouble and the illness worsened affecting the brain The scheduled game tomorrow between Council Bluffs and Missouri Valley teams has been called off due to his death.
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Council Bluffs
Herman G. Norgaard
Harlan
Iowa
Missouri Valley
Norgaard
Charities Association Elects Leaders in Iowa Meeting
At the Iowa state conference of charities and corrections in Marshalltown on November 10 Frank I. Herriett of Des Moines was elected president W R Patterson of Iowa City became first vice president Col J K Drake of Eldora was chosen second vice president and C W Wassam of Iowa City was elected secretary treasurer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Iowa State Conference of Charities and Corrections
Frank I. Herriett
Des Moines
W. R. Patterson
Iowa City
Col. J. K. Drake
Eldora
C. W. Wassam
Lowa City
Verdict Favoring Defendant In Auto Damage Suit
The jury in Atlantic Iowa on November 9 returned a verdict for defendant W A McWaid in E G Merriam versus McWaid. Merriam sought $5 000 claiming McWaid caused his team to run away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Autoist
Atlantic
E. G. Merriam
W. A. McWaid
Merriam
McWaid
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North Side
Burns
G. W. Buttrick
Justice Field
Justice Court
Longfellow
Hampton Stote Company
Union
Kutzleben
Washington, Ia
Iowa Grover
Lettie Wilson
Tabor Institution
Charities’ Association
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