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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1904
Page
2
Police allege a single man killed four people and attempted to poison another in a complex case traced through Connecticut. Victims include Joe Pavel and Joe Paim with trials linked to a year-old disappearance and a Hebrew vendor in New York.
Fragmentary report from Brook Inn notes a person named Franck Elather connected to a death investigation. The text references an inquest, cemetery details, and an identified person described as a suspect.
In a brief report a league game is noted with incomplete wording. The excerpt mentions WG Learyatuke and Garvie Patst Tax League context as the likely subjects of the notice.
A mob of white men seized Martin after assaulting Miss Krause with a razor near her home in the county seat. He was dragged to a lamp post outside the jail and hanged. sheriffs and guards were overwhelmed by masked assailants who controlled the jail during the incident.
Large entries across all departments attract exhibitors seeking space at the fair. Electric lights will illuminate the grounds and buildings with open rows at night to extend viewing time. Horsemen from multiple states and Canada plan to attend for stakes while automobile races between Des Moines Omaha Minneapolis and Sioux City cars add excitement. Railroads offer half-rate fares, boosting expected attendance.
In Cincinnati on Race Street a 39 year old woman Mrs Amsonda Harter and two males aged 20 and 39 were found dead in their flat under murder and suicide circumstances. Foster daughter Fannie Blarter 14 witnessed the events and said Amsonda died after being carried to a room by a man who then killed the woman and threatened to kill the girl before he shot himself.
Packers decline to engage with Sha Elle amid concerns raised by officials. The dispute centers on unresolved terms and potential implications for the team's schedule and operations.
Fragmented local notices mix with oblique obituary notes and family visits. Names such as Mrs Williams, Roy Boundy, Clarence Jones, and Minnie Blunt appear among scattered community updates from Hawarden and nearby areas.
Vague OCR reports indicate women in Cuba Kansas and at Albuquerque Central Labor Center assaulted a strike breaker. Names such as E. O. Fites and Lena Shaws appear amid fragmented references to a machinist sentence of sixty days for strike related injures.
Fragmentary report describes a Santa Fe train ditching involving an engine and passengers near Petersburg with naval officers present. Reading is uncertain but mentions factions and a Chemulpe fight with women cited as wearing naval attire.
M S Boody of Eldora killed himself after an apparent domestic dispute with wife Kate Caraway ending a ten year stockman’s marriage. The tragedy occurred near the Long Centime depot as neighbors witnessed a brief confrontation before Boody shot himself. a related cousin Joseph Boody died by suicide nearby.
Jobo Wilson, a young man near Cliv er, Tama County, sustained severe burns after being crushed between an engine and a separator. He was reported badly scalded with injuries described as serious but not specified. Local authorities and the employer were investigating the workplace accident.
John F. Riges, Iowa superintendent, orders hundreds of copies of a letter to Woodbury County districts urging stricter enforcement of the compulsory education law. Children seven to under sixteen must attend school for sixteen consecutive weeks, with entry possible after September 1 and final entry date by the first Monday in December.
Fragmentary report notes a fatal auto accident in St Louis involving A C Webb and Berner Oldie with unclear details about the vehicle and timing. Police and local officials are cited, while other specifics remain unreadable.
Two gasoline explosions kept the Missouri Valley fire department busy. Mrs Clarence Stevens suffered burns while preparing breakfast on a gasoline stove. The James grain elevator engine tank blew, wrecking part of the structure. No injuries were reported.
Salisbury, a Red Oak resident, was found dead under a bridge in twelve feet of water with no water in his lungs or wounds. A $2,000 life policy was held by the Macentees. Officials halted the funeral to order an exam of the stomach, with vital organs sent to Des Moines for analysis.
Notices show Sept 1 2 as closing dates for limited return. excursion tickets offer one fare round trip Sept 10 16 with return by Sept 17 via Chicago and North Western Railway. Agents available for ticket applications and travel details. Three Alton saloons linked to liquor laws face court actions. Theodore Wiltgent Nic Reiter and Barry Reiteler charged with selling liquor to minors and Sunday openings. Court imposes temporary restrictions until Sept 19. Reiter previously associated with Alton liquor trade.
Reports indicate Wilson took about 12,000 dollars in cash when departing from Shersndorh. Local authorities investigate possible linkage to a larger diversion or theft scheme.
Mrs Kuote Kurdzen wife of a prominent Danish farmer near Osage died in a water tank at her home on Wednesday. The husband found her lifeless body in the tank while she was likely rinsing milk. The tank held only water. She was a middle aged woman well known locally.
A turtle weighing about forty pecads was caught near Hinton by a fairing party. The back bears the inscription 1S67 carved long ago, suggesting historic marking. Other notes mention threshing wheat yields and local residents from Baskruptay to Monona.
Rear Admiral Manney signs last month’s contract for wireless stations linking Key West with Fanema Porto Rico and Cuba. The report notes progress toward Alaska, Kamchatka, and Japan, plus discussions on immigration and prison demographics. It also covers land sales, government guides, pension rolls, and a Navy Department confusion over a cabinet change.
The state fair drew more than 45,003 attendees on Thursday, a record for the event, with total receipts exceeding $21,000. G D Martins Aberdeen Angus herd of Churdan won the sweepstakes prize for beef herds among several breeds.
T W Ulster of Spring Hill fell eighteen feet into an open elevator shaft at Wi J Pratt wholesale house in Des Moines. He was taken to Mercy hospital with serious injuries including multiple bone fractures in one arm and a compound fracture. Ulster was visiting the state fair and at Pratt's store to make purchases.
Soule admitted embezzling over half the funds of Home Savings Bank in Iowa Falls. Judge Evans sentenced him to eighteen months at Avamosa penitentiary. Saxie faces three indictments and was at large until August. Civil costs were settled. Appointment of the east of the drone of Davenport is expected soon. Catholic circles weigh who will receive the post, with Fr. Flavin of Des Moines or Rev. Father Davis of Davenport as possibilities.
A brief report notes a poisoning scare in the city with medical staff involved. Doctors and authorities investigate the cause while advising caution and monitor community health signals.
George A. Mitchell, accused of assaulting John Starker about five miles from Grinnell, waived his preliminary examination and was sent to jail to await action by the grand jury.
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