Killing His Wife He Says That She Suicide
Eldora Dec 24 William E Shifter a Missouri farmer was arrested in Grundy county on a murder charge tied to the death of his wife Lettie. Neighbors doubt the suicide theory and Shifter faces 15,000 bond with continued examination set for January 7. Also Des Moines suits a promoter and financier Cherry to account for funds from the Des Moines & Southern Railway project alleging misappropriation and improper sale of the road property.
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Eldora
William E Shifter
Joure Farmer
Metrosohip
Gréa
Milos
R Sey
Siifer
Iis
Slifer
Shabli
Mar- Bits
Saturda
Mszheo
Skhfer
E. Learching
Shifer
Much
Iowa
United States
D. M
Des Moines
Dec
A. B. Shriver
Des Moines & Southern Railway Company
FLW
Cherry
Frag
Voting Machine Commission Backs National Device in Iowa
Sioux City report says the Voting Machine Commission approved the National voting machine with enthusiasm. Members Sylvester Osborne and others endorsed adoption, with Bevingter and Foler planning to present to the State Legislature and city councils statewide.
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Voting Machine Commission
Sioux City
Towa
Sylvester B. Osborne
Taber? Hex
FY Xi
Balvel
Des Moines
Bevingter & Foler
Sony City
Law
Counly
Arrests and crimes at Rock Island rail yard and Davenport
Private detectives report sweeping arrests of corrupt workers at the Rock Island lines and Davenport plants. Charles Arnold, an employee, was seized for swindling the company by forged time cards. A second case involves a disgraced official accused of large-scale embezzlement. Police describe multiple suspects, severities unclear, as investigators pursue leads across local firms. Also noted is a fatal accidental shooting in Lamone where a mother was shot by her 11-year-old son while he attempted to load cartridges from a rifle.
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Charles Arnold
Davenport
Rock Isani
Lamone
Jozeph Echer
Lamoie
Mina
Pavna Weissritz
Seneca St
Buffalo
Lydia
Pinkham
Daiton
Mass
Wall
Oran Sipona
Lynn
Orig
Pinkham Medicine Co
Egan, Mass
Repeal Move On Tax Ferret Law By Iowa Bar
The Iowa State Bar Association plans to ask the legislature to repeal the tax ferret law. A Sioux City conference between Sam S. Wright and Judge Geo W. Wakefield led to a push for lawmakers to review the law amid alleged unfairness and impracticability. Wright notes opposition across the state and argues taxation should not burden residents while foreign lenders escape similar taxation.
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Iowa State Bar Association
Sioux City
Sam S. Wright
Tipton
Geo
W. Wakefield
Attenon
Reubers
Towa
Slaters
Wis At
al Rose
Iowa
Bis Cantal
Protests greet Hardin county pardon bid for Rainsbarger duo
In Des Moines on December 24 Hardin county residents vigorously oppose the proposed pardon for the two Rainsbargers, serving life words at Anamosa for Hardin county murders tied to the Rainsbarger gang. Three petitions circulate in Steamboat Rock Eldora and other areas, drawing strong signatures amid regional outrage.
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Des Moines
Wardin County
Anamosa
Hardin County
Rainsbarger
Lang
James-Younger
James Pars
Raimsbarger
Borth
Northfield
Minn
Rainsbargers
Steamboat Rock
Eldora
Silent fugitive tied to Rock Island terror letters
Des Moines reports the so called silent man escaping Mercy Hospital after Rock Island officials labor to locate him. He is believed connected to threatening letters demanding 315,900 in two packages to be dropped at a designated spot. Authorities fear he may know the author of the ransom letters and remain at large outside Iowa.
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Des Moines
Rock Island
Earlham
Saunders
Mercy Hospital
Towa
T. L. Cummins
Defiance Starch and Comforts of Daily Goods
An assortment of old advertisement snippets promotes Defiance Starch and other products. It touts starch quality and quantity, advises on domestic remedies, and mentions Keeley Cure advertising, Dr. Winslow’s Syrup, Bromo tablets, and various patent medicines. It references the Illinois State Fair worm treatment and Des Moines mail order offers.
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Snoddy
H. Snoddy
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Geerner
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Cedar Ramis
Defiance
Kitxe. Ltd
Fielladelphia
Tency & CO
Teleco
Drageietg
Piso
Ceonsnession
WY. Dawes
Queen Greve
N. Je
BCS
Drs. Winslow
Bea Bowie
Keeley Cure
Idest
Heeley Institute
Atelat
Tere
Skirvin
Skervin CO
LA Crosse
Wis
Weisslitz
Lydia FE
S. Pinkeons
Jacobs Oie
W. D. Kinney
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Colfax Springs
Tialist
Eending Ag Nsmc
Catarrn
C. Rickey & CO
Mary Lana
H. Badenhoop
State Board of Immigration
Baltimore
Defiance Starch CO
Omaha, Neb
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