County Attorney McCall Attacked In Nevada
Nevada reports County Attorney FE M McCall was assaulted near his home on the evening of the 2nd. He was struck three times with a heavy club and is in critical condition. Police pursue local suspects. two men are jailed on murder intent charges with bond set at 500.
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Story County
Nevada
FE. M. McCall
McCall
John A. McCall
Des Moines
Lester Burrel
al- Baull
Will Herald
Helena Copper Mine Boom Attracts Des Moines Investors
Des Moines investors back the Helena copper mine near Helena Montana with many rich ore discoveries. The project, run by the Pugh Investment Company, trades at ten cents a share but is expected to rise to one dollar soon.
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Des Moines
Helena
Montana
Adams
Scranton
Iowa
Pugh Investment Company
Crocker
Nab Long-Wanted Forger in Humboldt Prison
Fugitive Fred Frederickson, once a Humboldt land office operator, forged a $160 note and vanished. He traveled through Oklahoma to the Pacific coast, then to Tacoma collecting up to $75 from contacts. After a year on the run he resurfaced in Grant Pass, Oregon, where the sheriff arrested him and he remains jailed.
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Humboldt
Fred Frederickson
Oklahom
Pacific Coast
Tacoma
Grant Pass
Ore
Tragedy on Freight Car Tracks Near Murray
A 22 year old man attempted to board a westbound C B and Q freight. The train did not stop, he misstepped and was thrown under the cars. Both legs were cut off and a severed arm left him badly injured. He was placed in care and never regained consciousness, likely to die. He wore nice clothing, but his identity remains unknown.
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Murray
Confession Reported in Seven-Store Robberies
Marty Johnson in custody for October 18 robberies confesses but claim of first offense is not taken seriously by officers. He says two men, one known to him and a stranger, forced him into the crimes.
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Atlantic
Marty Johnson
Lost Wifes Love Sparks $10000 Damages Suit
James Irvin of Montezuma sues Fred Ingram a renowned stock man of Ewart for 10000 damages claiming the loss of his wifes affection to Ingram Following a sensational divorce Mrs Irvin testified to Ingrams advances Irvin is son of local stockman David Irvin who married Florence Hollingsworth in 1899 The affair has stirred the central Iowa farming community and the case is now in district court.
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James Irvin
Fred Ingram
Ewart
Irvin
Ingram
WANTS BIG DAMAGES Traveling Man Injured at Rock Valley
H H Hastings a Chicago traveling salesman sues Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Rail road in federal court for 20000 alleging a Rock Valley Iowa train extended mail rod scraped trunks into his path knocking them down and causing a broken leg and lasting injuries The suit argues neglect in operating a train with the extended mail rod at the station.
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Rock Valley
Fort Dodge
H. H. Hastings
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company
Hastings
Iowa
Express Agent Robbed in Burlington Office
The Burlington United States express office was robbed Sunday at 9 am. Cashier Berry was struck on the head by an unknown man who entered the rear door and fled with $500. Berry was not seriously hurt and no clew to the perpetrator was found.
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Burlington
United States Express
Berry
Davenport High Student Dies After Streetcar Fight
Davenport High School student Ed Littig died from injuries after a post game streetcar incident. He was pulled from the car when a buggy whip struck him and his foot became entangled in the wheel, dragging him and causing fatal damage several hours later.
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Davenport
Ed Littig
Rock Island
Littig
Painter Convicted in Northwood Theft Case
L. R. Tabor, a painter, was convicted of stealing two Prince Albert suits a full dress suit a fifty dollar Overcoat and a watch from the Spedden Paige Stock company during a four days engagement at the Northwood opera house after dropping his paint brush in a dressing room.
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Northwood
Northwood Opera House
L. R. Tabor
Spedden-Paige Stock Company
Colfax Football Player Fractures Ankle in Practice
Frank Sharp a seventh grade pupil and Colts center suffers a fractured ankle during football practice. The heavyweight will miss the remainder of the game season.
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Colfax
Frank Sharp
Sharp
Holiness School Receives 160 Acre Minnesota Gift
The Holiness university in Oskaloosa has been deeded 160 acres in Minnesota by an anonymous donor valued at 3000 dollars. The gift markedly improves the school’s financial position and confirms a substantial enhancement to its resources.
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Holiness School
Oskaloosa
Holiness University
Minnesota
Colfax Youth Wins Harvard Medical School Scholarship
Cambridge Massachusetts reports Colfax Ia student West of Colfax among seventeen awarded scholarships by Harvard Medical School faculty. West receives the $250 Claudius M. Jones scholarship, the most important award of the group.
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Colfax
Cambridge
Mass
West
Harvard Medical School
Claudius M. Jones
Catarrh and Ear Inflammation Remedies Featured
An advertisement discusses inflammation of the eustachian tube causing rumbling sounds and hearing loss. It promotes a remedy named Halls Catarrh Cure claiming to restore normal conditions and cure nine cases of catarrh, urging readers to seek constitutional treatment.
Pawnshop Memory Tests as Watches Pass by
A humorous note questions a pawnbroker’s memory for faces given the many watches he handles daily. The item reflects on travel ads for Niagara Falls and winter routes via Grand Trunk Railway, plus a quirky English paper line about Sir Keri Singh losing a tooth and replacing it with a diamond one.
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Keri Singh
Maharao
Srohi
QUAKER OATS FAMILY PACKAGES OFFER PURITY PROMISE
In this paper an advertisement promotes QUAKER OATS as pure as sterling and announces large FAMILY PACKAGES at the same price as inferior oats. Each package includes a free imported china piece, inviting readers to ask their grocer for the FAMILY package.
Walter's Modest Request
Melba praises Australian independence but recalls a dining room moment of blunt wit. At a hotel in a mining town she waited long for dinner and challenged the waiter who replied nimbly that she could sing a song to pass the time. A vocalist records five thousand dollars for four songs in London.
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Walter
Melba
William
Legend of the Bell Tower sacrifice from Shanghai Times
A Shanghai Times excerpt recounts a legend of the imperial Bell tower where a daughter sacrifices herself into molten metal to secure a perfect cast. After the bell is struck a wail is heard, calling out for her shoe, heard by all who hear it.
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Imperial
Koat
Shanghai Times
Coffee and tea linked to heart and digestion issues
A reader shares a testimonial praising Postum as a healthier coffee substitute. The note argues caffeine harms the heart and nervous system and urges readers to try Postum, prepared 15 minutes per directions, citing a Battle Creek company pamphlet.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Advised For Young Girls
Mothers urged to share vital health information with daughters during puberty using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters from Myrtle Mills and Matilda Borman praise its relief of headaches irregular periods and fatigue, with free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Pinkham
Myrtle Mills
Oquawka
Lydia E. Pinkhan
Myrtie Mills
Matilda Borman
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia K. Pinkham
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