Murder in Krueger Farm House Sparks Late 19th Century Mystery
The Krueger couple were found dead in a burned farmhouse after two boys uncovered a buried body beneath a tamped brick floor. Both victims had been stabbed, and clues point to robbery as the motive. Investigators suspect the killer concealed the crime by fires after burying the dead. M. Soboleaki, who had purchased the farm, last saw the couple alive.
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Kruger
Ruiaed
Mr. Krueger
Kruegers
Honduran jail release tied to Galveston vessel case
Griffith, a Bel fast merchant, freed from a Honduran jail after a puzzling transfer of a schooner named Caroline Vought to Galveston. Letters from Capt James Decker claimed funds for crew, quarantine, and main tenance, with valuables aboard a cargo of Peruvian specie and five trunks. The drama followed a suspected arson fire on Belfatti buildings and arrests of Griffith and Miss Beauchamp.
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Texas
Griffith
Vought
Lee
Galveston
Riftith
Missouri
Presenta
Ion
Honduras
New Orleans
James Decker
Truxilo
Deckler
Belfast
Baltimore Clerk Downs Charged With City Funds Theft
Young Baltimore clerk William Downs is jailed on $50,000 bail facing embezzlement and larceny charges for reportedly stealing city funds. Prosecutors say the total misappropriated amount could reach $100,000, with charges detailing numerous alleged acts dating to July 1907.
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Downs
Downie
Unclear: Philadelphia wreck foiled crew gmen wounded
A mangled fragment reports a Philadelphia related wreck thwarted by twelve federal agents. It notes crew members and many others injured with minimal readable context and no clear date or event.
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Jules Henrdn
Philadelphia
Cette
Gmen
American Bereania resigns amid exp fH for San Brans
An unclear OCR fragment references an American figure named Bereania resigning amid an exp fH issue affecting San Brans. No verifiable details or dates are readable to confirm names or context.
Fort Leavenworth Prison Fire Delays Escape Attempt
At Fort Leavenworth a fire in the tailor shop partially destroyed the prison, forcing the removal of about 800 prisoners under heavy guard. Water pressure was low, but soldiers contained the blaze and recaptured the inmates. Two guards were injured. no prisoners hurt. The main building sustained about $200,000 in losses.
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Priaci
Leaven- Worth
A. Y Heavy
United States Troopa
Prigonera
United States
Trio Indicted Earlier for Somerton Murder Captured
Barney Devine Leonard Stevens and Matthew Taylor, named eight years ago in the Somerton homicide of 15 year old Clarence Warrick, were arrested in Zanesville Ohio. The brutal crime involved burglars torturing the boy to uncover family cash, then shooting him and disposing his body beside his grandmother in bed.
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Barney Devine
Leonard Stevens
Matthew Taylor
Clarence Warrick
Somerton
Zanesville
Mra. Warrick
Kills War Veterans In Mason City Shooting
Everett White shot and killed his father-in-law John Fisher and neighbor James Rayburn in the dooryard of his Mason City West Virginia home Thursday. The two victims were Civil War veterans. White and his wife had separated over furniture removal. as the men were leaving he fired. A bystander rushed in and disarmed him.
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Virginia
Everett White
John Fisher
James Rayburn
Mason City
W.va
White
Exchange of Negotiations Signals Treaty Revisions
Information from Washington indicates potential exchange of negotiators between the Russian and United States governments. The talks focus on revising the 1882 treaty of commerce. In Virginia an inheritance tax record notes $42,500 paid by former United States Senator Johnson of Camden. Prussia's diet considers limiting foreign mineral property purchases without royal permission. Ding opens Congreve, Diaz of México.
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Washington
Nour Parters
United States
Virginia
Ware
Senator Johnson
Camden
Iowa Benefactor Bequeaths Wealth to Whitman College
Maj. 5 H Matthews age 71 a Council Bluffs resident for 25 years leaving his entire fortune to Whitman College at Walla Walla Washington. He provides just enough income to support himself and his 70-year-old wife. The estate includes land in western Town houses in Council Bluffs and farm mortgages earning about 4000 dollars yearly. After their deaths the estate passes to the college to fund loans for needy students and graduates repay after earning.
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H. Matthews
Council Bluffs
Whitman College
Walla
Wash
Matthews
Feaalmple
Saloon Reopening Rule Upheld in Iowa Case
Judge Bollinger rules in Davenport district court that an enjoined saloonkeeper may not reopen in Iowa without majority voter consent. The ruling, likely to rise to the supreme court on appeal, would affect about 73 Davenport saloons and similar cases in Clinton Muscatine Dubuque Council Bluffs Sioux City. Charles Rink was found in contempt for reopening and fined $200 plus costs.
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Bollinger
District Court
Davenport
Iowa
Dusiness
Supreme Court
Clinton
Muscatine
Dubuque
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Civic Federation
Betty and
Betty
Charles Rink
Rink
Acquittal in First Iowa Pure Food Egg Case
A Humboldt jury acquitted farmer W J Jones of selling bad eggs in a case hailed as Iowa’s first under the pure food law. Pure Food Commissioner Ottosen charged Jones after finding bad eggs in a Livermore grocery shipment. Identification of the eggs could not be proven, but Ottosen vowed further actions against similar practices.
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Iowa
Humboldt
Pure Food
Ottosen
W. J. Jones
Livermore
Jones
Ottoson
Ottogen
Jack
Senate Defeats Meredith Prohibition Plan In Iowa
The Iowa state senate on Wednesday afternoon defeated a bid to take up constitutional prohibition for two years by a 26 to 21 vote. Prohibition advocates admitted defeat and said there is no hope of reviving the matter during the remaining ten days of the session. The action followed a committee move to table the resolution. Senator Proudfoot urged reopening the issue with a two hour speech arguing that opposition was a subterfuge to delay prohibition.
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Senate
Meredith
Iowa
State Senate
Committee On
Proudfoot
Warren County
Clear Lake Man Dies At Home Of Heart Disease
An elderly resident of Brown County, near his home at Clear Lake, dropped dead on Wednesday afternoon from heart disease after complaining of pain. The incident occurred near his residence and he expired soon after.
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AL Brown County
Clear ‘Lake
Inmate George Perry of Dubuque Linked to Tragic Fire Attempt
Fragmentary report describes an inmate from Dubuque aged unknown as attempting suicide by self harm near a barnyard outside town. The unclear text mentions belts and lines of confinement with a life at risk and possible medical intervention.
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George Perry
Dubuque
Lata
Outekirta
Assault Attempt Alarms Des Moines Priest at St Anthony
Following a church disturbance at St Ambrose, Father Victor Rromanelli of St Anthony Catholic church thwarted an assassination attempt. An unidentified man from the Italian army allegedly threatened money, faced the priest in his study, drew a revolver, and backed away as police noted a wider conspiracy to target local priests.
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Des Moines
St.Ambrose Catholic Church
Tey
Victor Rromanelli
St. Anthony Catholic Church
Unknown Person Seeks Divorce Decree Set Aside in Des Moines
A divorce petition appears in Des Moines court filed by Fred M. C. Choate demanding nullification of a decree granted to Mrs. Choate last fall. The action follows a prior suit for 6000 damages against W A Q Graham and Mrs. Pearl Tone Choate, dismissed Tuesday, alleging conspiracy to alienate Rebecca Lambert’s affections.
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Des Moines
W. A. Q Graham
Pearl Tone Choate
F. @. Lambert
Rebecca Lambert
Tuesaday
Fred M. C. Choate
Mother's Plea Dented in Emma Roland Case
Dubuque Judge overruled writ of habeas corpus in the Emma Roland matter. The 16 year old, sentenced by Judge Smith of Cedar Rapids to the Good Shepherd's home, remains in custody as her mother protests alleged persecution and lack of trial. Cedar Rapids officials retrieved her from Davenport. attorney O'Neil said the case would go to the supreme court.
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Dubuque
Miss Nolan
Matthewshaw
Emma Roland
Smith
Cedar Rapids
Good Shepherd's Hom
Davenport
O'Neil
Supreme Court
Reform Wave Checked as Railroad Commissioners Become Appointive
The Holmes bill passed the house making railroad commissioners appointive under the governor, ending popular election for those posts. It also abolishes passes for commissioners and shifts pay talks for Iowa legislators from 650 to 1060 dollars per session. The house killed the Boyston bill on druggists selling whisky only with physician signatures, while the senate continued discussion on the Sammis utility bill.
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Holmes
Bonwall
Iowa
House
Boyston
Senate
BULAC SATS DAW LOSES IN BULK SALES LAW FIGHT
The measure failed by a 40 to 67 vote, defeating the bulk sales law for two more years. Jobbers and manufacturers lost as merchants avoid filing a stock bill of sale. Harding of Sioux City led pro side while Darraty Weldon and Jacobs spoke against.
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Harding
Sioux City
Arong
Darraty, Weldon
Jacobs
Iowa Man Pontid Dind In Chicago Rooming House
A man thought to be Orvilla Benson, traveling to Dubuque, was found dead in a Chicago rooming house from asphyxiation by illuminating gas. Police suspect self-inflicted death. A card bearing Dubuque Bridge Co. was found on his person.
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Iowa
Pontid Dind
Orvilla Benson
Dubuque
Chicago
Dubuque Bridge Company
Ballantyne Bid to Be Insane Formal Charges Likely
Andrew Ballantyne faces possible insanity charges after a botched attack on Mar Flavin and two others at Dos Moinop. Police report a failed attempt preceded by erratic behavior. Local authorities prepare legal action in the court as details emerge.
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Ballantyne
Andrew
Mar
Flavin
Pricata
Dos Moinop
Mrs Webb Improving After Guthrie Con Incident
An unclear OCR fragment notes Mrs Webb improving after an incident at Guthrie involving Charles Webb, aged 18, and a man named BUG. Details are partially garbled.
Peace rumor ends wars as Servia accepts Berlin accord
King Peter alters royal line naming George as head of the house to stabilize succession. A note from the great powers outlines Serbia’s acceptance of the Berlin treaty provisions and Austria Hungary’s annexation while promising peaceful relations and troop demobilization.
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Peter
George
Corman
Europe
Foreign Office
Hungarty
Bosnia
Herzegovi
Berlin
Servin
Boanta Wid Herzegovina
Bervin
Austria-Iungary
Austria
Hungary
Servia
Rat
Tole
Fle Noetional Assembly
House of Rirageorgoyiteh
Alexander
Hane
Crazy Snake captured after gunfight in Oklahoma hills
Ad dispatch from Henryetta Oklahoma reports outlaw Creek chieftain Crazy Snake badly wounded and captured by a militia under Col Hoffin in the Convharta mountains southwest of Tenryetta. A Muskogee bulletin says he is in custody near Thompson, near Checotah, and may be taken to the federal prison at Muskogee. Widespread Seminole freedmen fear uprisings as reports say tensions rise and three negroes and Indians were killed or wounded since Thursday.
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Henryetta
Oklo
Crazy Snake
Convharta Mountains
Tenryetta
Col
Hoffiin
Muskogee
Thompson
Checotah
Iilp
Snake
Toldenville
Frank Coker
Marshal Baum
Odom
Crazy Sunkee
Oklahoma City
Negre Aglulora
Sapulpa
Priest Bankruptcy Filing Sounds from Old Notice
A fragmentary bankruptcy notice lists Rev W McMughon and Rev William Medion connected to a Catholic parish and a voluntary petition filed in a United States court. It mentions debts around 71 800 with details obscured by garbled OCR, including names and locations such as Bridgat’s Roman Catholic Church and Mt 207.
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W. McMughon
William’ Medion
Poate Bridgat
Thie’ Catholic Cmlves
Aled
United States
Court ‘Thera W Realay
Torat
Ho” Sith
LE Ud
Amgolh Nauroguting Adis
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