Missing Iowa farmer found with murder tied to barn burial
Sheriff Stevens reports the body of Peter Johnson, a 28 year old farmer, was found buried in a barn stall at the Meewund farm after a posthole auger was used to unearth the remains. Fred Hokut, Johnson's hired man, is jailed on murder charges amid conflicting alibi stories and disputed lease claims.
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Meewund
Roar Wiles
Alelyin
Sherif Stevents
Peter Johnson
Fred Hokuf
Johnson
Jobson
Jaiivat
Sibley
Eit ‘Stevens
Ager
Jake Don
Johnson Place
Piace
Fred Haksod
Jubyseas Place
A.B. Hanson
Chicago
Heokut
Harides
Eset
Connie
Hokut
Heighpars
Firefighters Save Burlington Shop From Destructive Blaze
A Burlington fire response saved the PShop City shop from a large blaze in the morning. Initial estimates put the value of the shop at 590000 with losses around 55000. Fire crews discovered the boiler room fire and within minutes had the fire under control.
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Burlington
Neb
Bereebettie
Pshop
Wight Wareh
Boy shoots father in self defense claim noted
An Omaha report details a boy who shot and fatally wounded his father, with claims the act was in self defense. The account includes uncertain wording and references to John Frock and Ioba Wag, noting alterations in the text.
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Omaha
John Frock. &F
Ioba
Jeffries Manvroe Fight Booking Reported
Representatives of Jeffries and Corbett posted two dollars and fifty cents each as guarantee of appearance in the ring near the last week of August. The note mentions a financial guarantee and lists boxing as the event type with unclear details due to OCR errors.
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Jeffries-Manvroe
Jefries
1 Me Lave
Corbett
Fact Post Ax
Abe
Explosion at Henry Far Township injures residents
A gas explosion at a rural area near SGYUPICSKY destroys a home in fanvilla, causing injuries and triggering emergency response. Local authorities investigate cause and assess damage to the community.
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Gee New
Henry Far
Fanvilla
Sgyupicsky
Tro Wen
Incevsary Arrested Charges Stir Local Scene
A local arrest highlights ongoing enforcement action as authorities report charges against a man identified as Incevsary. The incident was noted at Fert charced, with further details pending official statements from AGgeigh Tene and the SP office.
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Aggeigh Tene
Fe Ander
Fert
Charced
SGSP
Siouxity Stock Marker Declines Amid Mixed Quotations
A chaotic market note shows index quotes slipping as Wyx steers and Raney and Sway Se reported mixed results while slumps and uncertain values cloud the session.
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Siouxity
Wyx
Stonced Qoaelers
Sway
Raney Te
Robbed Pawnbroker Case Mentions Escape and Arrests
Fragmentary report describes a pawnbroker robbery and subsequent arrests. It notes an engineer involved, an escape on a bridge, and a figure named Krantzinder facing arrest while denying any intent to steal further.
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Juarpe
Ee Bridge
Rhiip Reais
Broekius Bruee
Krantzinder
Sc Hai
Building Collapses in Kansas City Killing Two
A four story brick structure at Third and Delaware in Kansas City collapsed due to overloading. Two dead Bert Brown and Lil Allan, aged 10, and seven injured including Claude Chambers and Martha Miss Viola Ber, were rescued as workers fled via fire escapes. The 25 year old Black Preservation Company building had earlier suffered damage in 1586 and was unrepaired.
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Kansas City
Third
Delaware Streets
Black Preserving Company
Firesien
Bert Brown
Joplin
Lils
Allan
Claude
Chambers
Mar
Martha
Viola
Ba‘Ber
Mary Balen
Miss Viezie
W. H. Miller
Lila Alan
Mystery Corpses and Missing Valuables After Slocum Disaster
Relatives claim about 200 000 in valuables from the Slocum disaster have been reported, including eight bank books and deeds. A woman’s body found at the scene was initially identified as Eva Kruger but the coroner has not confirmed the identity.
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Eva Wruger
Roosevelt invites Paul Morton for Navy post
Reports from Washington say President Roosevelt formally invited Paul Morton to join his official family as Secretary of the Navy. Morton has not decided and may decline. Friends expect him to refuse while the offer was extended last Wednesday by the President. Morton previously lived in Nebraska and Chicago.
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Paul Morton
Washington
Roosevelt
Paul Aferren
Navy
Morton
Naval
Nebraska
Chicago
Morton Beleve
Isthmian Ecenal Commission
Collision on Ninth Avenue elevated injures twenty
Twenty people were hurt Sunday morning on the Ninth Avenue elevated line at West One Hundred Twenty Street when a street car collided with cars at a standstill. Of the injured, a third were seriously hurt. many suffered cuts from debris and broken glass.
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Evrenty
Ninth Avenue
West One
Houndred
Twentieth Street
New York City
Worth a Fortune Race At St. Louis Worlds Fair Handicap
Tan West of the AYsSippi is entered to race Saturday at the World's Fair Handicap in St. Louis. The event offers a prize of around 12 De Worth &50. 0OO, touted as among the richest in the world and drawing many top contenders.
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Ayssippi
Fair Crounds
St. Louis
DSS
Badger Queen TeA Hewanl Alias Goldie Mora Killed
Ambiguous OCR text details a person known as the Badger Queen of the Tenderloin TeA Hewanl alias Goldie Mora killed in New York City. Mentions a 25 year old named Charles and a quarrel but lacks clear facts or coherent names.
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Téa Hewanl
Goldie Mora
New
New York
Charles R.ated
Extradition Granted for Parnek Langen in Murder Case
Extradition was granted for Parnek Langen who is wanted in Kankakee Ireland for an aggravated charge of murdering Mrs Oliver. Tom Mondary a popular actor died. John T Sullivan of New York a popular actor and former husband of Rogerhlan died Monday of rheumatism of the heart.
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Parnek Langen
Kankakee
Oliver
Cam
Tom Mondary
John T. Sullivan
New York
Rogerhlan
Indian News Brief From Cleveland Tragedy Report
Correspondent Hector Freed reports a fatal incident on the Pacific liner Fuller. In Cleveland on Columbia Street a fire destroyed a saloon and a house, killing four to six people with the Poa burned to death and authorities investigating the blaze on a Wednesday.
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Hector
Indians News
Rongived
Fuller
Icst Ars
Toardin House
Columiis Street
Cleveland
Fight at Exposition in St Louis injures three men
Zach Mulhall shot three men at the entrance to a wild west show near the world’s fair grounds in St Louis. Ernest Margen, an 18 year old bystander, was fatally wounded in the abdomen. Frank Reed, Rostler, and Johnnie Murrah were wounded and taken to the emergency hospital as authorities detained Mulhall amid ongoing clashes over authority. Witnesses and other cowboys were held as police investigated the incident.
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Zach Minhall
St. Louis
San Francisco
Ernest Margen
Frank Reed
Rostler
Johnnie Murrah
Mulhall
Reed
Sixteen Injured in Vincennes B and O Collision
Collision on the Baltimore and Ohio at Vincennes Indiana injured sixteen people as passenger No 1 westbound failed to stop at an open switch, plowing into a thirty car freight. Engineer Walters estimated fifty miles per hour before the switch was seen. The dining car was heavily damaged with debris and blood. Wreckers moved to transfer the injured to St. Louis for care.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Vincennes
Ind
Fullmece
Ohio
Walters
Oaler
St. Louis
Sunday Baseball Legal Victory for Brooklyn Minsters
Justice Gaynor of the New York Supreme Court sitting as a Brooklyn magistrate rules Sunday games at Washington Park legal after a motion to discharge Brooklyn Baseball Club members Edward Poole and John Dillon is denied. The decision upholds that public admission games may occur on Sundays despite local Sunday laws.
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Gaynor
Ilegal
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
N. Y
Waehington Park
Edward Poole
John Dillon
Brooklyn Baseball Club
Pittsburg
Washington Park
Met
No Flood Fear Stressed by Weather Forecaster
St Louis rumors of an imminent great flood were denied by Edward H. Bowie a local Weather Bureau forecaster. He stated that any ADF prediction of a major flood this summer is baseless and not worthy of belief.
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St. Louis
Edward H. B. Bowie
United States Weather Bureau
Si Lon
Harvest of Dead from Steamer Slocum Reaches 682
Sunday's harvest of dead from the steamer General Slocum in New York brings the total recovered to 682. Of those, 559 have been identified, and four victims lie unclaimed at the morgue.
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General Slocum
New York
Trorgte
Missing Doctor Reported Near World’s Fair St Louis
Dr WLP Bishop of Minneapolis is reported missing in St Teowls while visiting the World’s Fair. His wife, separated from him days ago, returned home to Minneapolis hoping to find him there but was disappointed and alarmed by the disappearance.
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St. Louis
Wlp
Minneapolis
St. Teowls
Saengerbund Lesson Ends in St Louis Meeting Move
The Workinemen's Saengerbund of the Northwest concluded in St Louis on Monday. Davenport was chosen as the REE meeting place for the group.
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Saengerbund
Workinemen’s Baenger Bund
Northwest
St. Louie
Davenport
Banker Benjamin D Woodhead Dies After Heart Failure
Benjamin D Woodhead vice president and cashier of Merchants National Bank at Qioabs died Sunday from heart failure. He was one of the best known bankers of the era and a true pioneer in arable farming, leaving a noted legacy in finance and agriculture.
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Benjamin D. Woodhead
Benjamin DB. Wood
Merchants’ National Bank
Qioabs
My. Wood
Boys Killed by Lightning Near Felton
Four boys seeking shelter under a cherry tree near Felton outside Chester Pa were struck and killed by lightning on Sunday while the storm raged. Police said the victims stood under the tree for protection as the weather intensified.
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Felton
Chester
Regents uphold MacLean at Iowa University amid resignations
An Iowa City report says the board of regents adopted resolutions praising President MacLean and calling for the resignations of Professors Sims and Andrews. The document accuses the professors of conspiracy against the president while denying any formal charges against Sims and noting a lack of defense time.
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Iowa City
Board of Regents
Maclean
Profs. Sims
Andrews
Rem Imi
Nowarrs
Race Against Greedy River in Woodbury County
A race to save a house and other property from the Missouri River sweeps Lakeport Township Woodbury County. Sioux City resident Robert Buchanan returns after a day spent safeguarding the last remains of his farm, recently eroded by the river amid five years of loss. A man identified as Barner Hughes died near Northwestern tracks at Arton with fatal injuries. his body found after an apparent train incident. A Wisconsin reunion picnic drew nearly 700 Sioux City natives and former residents at Riverside Park.
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Woodbury County
Lakeport Township
Robert Buchanan
Sioux City
Lakeport
Puchanan Bus
Arton
Denison
Lions City
Arion
Barner Hughes
Lowe Avenue
Chicago
Riverside Park
Wisconsin
Sioux Chy Wisconsin Association
Accidents and incidents darken Iowa news brief
A Denison wholesale manager Charles Wiegart was injured when kicked by a horse. arm bone broken in two. The Waterloo Elks plan a 350000 three story building on Fourth Street to replace their clubrooms lost in a fire. Mrs William Sheister died after drinking carbaric acid at her Brazil home amid suspected insanity. Lyman Reynolds died after being dragged by a runaway team near Magnoketa. Davenport theaters shut down amid competition as exams loom. A Dakota judge presiding over a bigamy case at Webster City. Joseph B Walleser of Iowa College Grinnell wins Rhodes Scholarship.
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Charles Wiegart
Btandard Oi Company
Denison
Ife
Elks
The
Elks of Waterloo
Elks’ Club
Fourth Street
Atrs
William Sheister
Brazil
SUE DIRECTORS TO PAY CLAIMS IN BANK FAILURE
Creditors prepare to sue the Corning State Savings Bank directors for a deficit estimated at about 100000 dollars. Receivership figures suggest depositors may recover only 25 cents on the dollar, with potential larger claims from other banks tied to securities alleged as forgeries.
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Corning Savings Bank
Corning State Savings Bank
Iowa
C. FL Andrews
Public destruction of liquor in Woodbine crowd sings hymn
In Woodbine a court ordered the destruction of thirty five cases of confiscated liquor. Officers poured the bottles into the gutter as several hundred gathering spectators watched and a group of women sang praising God. Woodbine remains a prohibition town amid a large liquor consignments discovery.
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Woodbine
Dickinson County Man Dies of Cattle Lumpy Jaw
Frank W. Reblin of Spirit Lake died last week at Presbyterian hospital in Chicago from cattle lumpy jaw. He underwent nine operations for abscesses over the past six months. Physicians say the disease is rare in humans and likely animal sourced. Reblin had lived in the county over twenty years and was highly respected.
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Dickinson County
Frank W. Reblin
Spirit Lake
Presbyterian Hospital
Chicago
Opera Singer Robbed of Jewels En Route to California
Grand opera star Ellen Beach Yaw reported a theft after a concert in Ouaeon City. She discovered $6000 worth of diamonds necklaces rings and other gifts missing from her trunk, possibly after a wreck at Cathay North Dakota caused a long bags under her trunk. She arrived from California and believes the trunks were opened within thirteen hours.
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Ellen Beach Yaw
Ouaeon City
California
Cathay
N. D
Vicious dog bites children in Sioux City suburb
Frightened parents report a frenzied dog roaming Morningside biting about a dozen children and several other animals. Bites on dogs and a horse are noted as authorities round up and destroy bitten dogs.
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Sioux City
Morningside
Western Iowa Fair Dates Set Across County Circuit
The western Iowa county fair circuit dates are fixed: Aug 30–Sept 2 in suduhon. Sept 7–9 in Harlan. Sept 11–Af in Avoca. Oct 4–9 in Missouri Wailer. Harrison County Fair Association aims to make Tall's fair the biggest yet. Rock Rapids abandons an electric plant due to funds, delaying modernization. A 13-year-old murder victim in Kingston is noted with mystery surrounding the case. Bridge project and waterworks plans progress in Rapids City and Belle Plaine with bond approvals and system upgrades.
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Western Iowa
Iowa
Suduhon
Harlan
Avoca
Missouri Wailer
Harrison County
Rock Rapides Light Flant
Rock Rapids
Rock
Alan
Autumn County Fairs Listed Across Iowa
Arrangements set for forty eight county and district fairs this autumn in Iowa. The schedule names Poweshiek Grinnell Aug 30 31 Sept 1 and many others with dates from Aug 9 to Sept 29 across towns like Clinton DeWitt Dubuque Burlington Des Moines West Union Arlington Guthrie Britt Harrison Mt Pleasant and more. Flags the regional fair circuit shows a broad spread of dates and venues statewide.
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Iowa
Poweshiek
Melcom
Clayton
National
Etkader
Strawberry Point
Clinton
DeWitt
Davis
Bloomfeld
Delaware
Manchester
Des Moines
Burlington
Ws Dubuque
Tri-State
Fayette
West Union
Arlington
Boyd
Charles City
So Franklin
Hampton
Grundy
Grundy Center
Guthrie
Guthrie Center
Hancock
Britt
Harna
Elders
Aus
Harrison
Missouri
Vatler
Henry
Mt. Fleasant
Prosperity of Iowa Farms Across the State
An Iowa farmer on a Northwest train praises prosperity as Iowa leads in data production and ranks high in corn and hay. Secretary Wilson cites 221,000,000 bushels of oats, 130,000 tons of hay on 3,000,000 acres, and livestock value around 270 million dollars, with Gov. Cummins endorsing statewide agricultural prosperity.
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Iowa
North Western Line
Genacs
Wilson
Agricultural Department
United States
Cumming
Contested Oddities and Fires in Iowa News Snippets
The report mixes scattered Iowa items: Dubuque fat men storm a club planned to reduce their weight, a fire-damaged Val Bistz Brewing Co store in Council Bluffs, a Fort Des Moines post office setup at the army post, and various brief notes on people, titles, and local events from Des Moines to Rockford with fleeting references to missions, societies, and harvest labor.
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Dubuque
A. W. Mellor
Des Moines
Bombay
M. EL
Musentine
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Sisaster
Secretary OF Navy
Aussoule
Mont
Northern Pacific
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Harver Creek
Owelve
Muenisters
News OF the
MaclLean
Killelin
Lyman Reynolds
Aingor Ph . Ul Davenport
Gen. Brow
Towa
Maewin
Webster City
Higany
Preis Hoover
Plymouth
Bod
A. Dabnove
Maprshadwea
Baars
Jomeph &. Walleser
Iawn College
Grinnell
Sioux Center
Justice Vreeland
Sioux Center Court
Tittle
Kuhl
Joseph Spinden
Sioux Center Star
Court of Justice
van Werk
Jobin 4Oeteman
Perkins
Samuel Langhout
Zoeteman
Maquoketa Bank
Exchange Bank of
Maquoketa
Dunham's Bank
Charles M. Thomas
Dunham
Towa State Bankers’ Association
Ackley Hubbard
Spencer
D. Aickbee
Mediapolis
J. M. Dinwiddie
Cedar Rapids
John J. Laree
Rock Valley
Secreta—Y
Harry Allen
Kingston
Mott
Wits Aiystery Sur
Dar Rapids Luterurtaibway Company
Qoalthoush
Aleetriog
Osee Sureen Gseet
Bele Plaine
Belle Plaine
Poweshick
Be ES Arena
Tama
Toledo
Taylor
Bedford
van Buren
Milton
Ses
Wapello
Eldon
Warren
Indianois
Winnebago
Buffalo Center
Wright
Glarion
Adair
Greenfield
Adame
Corning
Audubon
Benton
Vinton
Boone
Ogden
Buchanan
Independence
Buena Vieta
Alta
Butler
Allison
Blackhawk
LaPorte City
Calioun
Manson
Céder
Tipton
Chickasaw
Nashua
Humboldt
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