Whitbeck on trial for father’s murder in West Union Iowa
Walter Whitbeck, accused of fatally striking his father Arlow Whitbeck in West Union, goes on trial after being found at the scene. Prosecution argues family discord and alibi gaps. defense questions witness statements and evidence linking Whitbeck to the crime.
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West Union
Iowa
Walter Whitbeck
Arlow Whitback
Duluth
Minnesota
Arlon Whitbeck
Walter
St. Paul
Rush City
Mr. Clements
Walter Wibitbeck
William Strickland
Strickland
Clements
Minn
Darnall
Ainsworth
Culver
Bouska
Fort Atkinson Bank
Oliver Perry
St. Lucas
Winston
Welter Whitbeck
Bigamy Charge Arrest Reported In North Dakota
George Busher is under arrest in Grafton on a bigamy charge. He reportedly abandoned his wife in Grafton and wed a Grand Forks woman last Saturday. His first wife had him arrested for abandonment, revealing the bigamy. The second wife, widowed recently, learned her new husband was alive in a prior marriage.
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Grand Forks
N. D
George Busher
Grafton
Ed Heffron
Busher
Taft Favored for President in Michigan
Houghton Michigan September 19 Robert H Shields chairman of the State tax commission reports statewide support for William H Taft and predicts the Republican nominee will win Michigan by 100000 votes or more after returning from a lower peninsula trip
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Houghton, Mich
Robert H. Shields
State Tax Commission
Lower Peninsula
William H. Taft
Minnesota man and Ontario hangings report
In Fairmont Minnesota Otto Jablinski 45 killed himself at his father in law’s home amid domestic troubles after wife filed for divorce. In Kenora Ontario William Paul hanged for murdering Henry Schelling, a Minnesota homesteader, confessing by skating blades in a passion before death.
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Fairmont
Minn
Otto Jablinski
Paul Seller
Lewisville
Jablinski
Winnipeg
Man
William Paul
Pinewood
Ont
Henry Schelling
Minnesota
Kenora
Schelling
Hatton Suffered $50,000 Mill Fire Loss
Word came from New London Wisconsin that the Phillips Mississippi saw mill owned by W H Hatton and W H Dick was destroyed by fire. The mill with a 50 000 feet a day capacity burned at a loss of $50 000 partly insured.
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New London
Wis
Phillips, Miss
W. H. Hatton
W. H. Dick
Inmeurance
Town saved from destruction near Ladysmith fire
Forest fires west of Ladysmith Wisconsin burned for ten days as the fire department and 200 volunteers fought the flames. Back fires were set and houses and fuel were wetted down along the town's western edge. A west wind pushed flames toward the city but moderated, and danger was believed nearly passed.
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Ladysmith
Wis
Winona Abandons Street Fair Amid Merchant Objections
Winona will not hold a fall street fair as merchants oppose carnival shows on streets, deeming them demoralizing. Arcadia across the river plans a street fair from Tuesday through Friday next week.
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Winona
Linn
Arcadia
J B Tippett Named Successor to Lean in Milwaukee District
Neenah Wis Sept 19 members of the Milwaukee district attending the East Wisconsin M E conference balloted for a new district superintendent to succeed J S Lean whose six years of service expires. Rev W W Stevens of Kenosha second and Rex Enoch Perry of Milwaukee third. The selection will be announced Monday.
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Neenah
Wis
Milwaukee
East Wisconsin
M. E
J. S. Lean
W. W. Stevens
Kenosha
Rex. Enoch Perry
Will Kill All Dogs in Fraser Mad Dog Scare
Fraser, Iowa, Sept. 19. The mad dog scare grows as a large bloodhound, chained in a cage, breaks free and bites several other dogs before responders can subdue it. Local authorities warn residents as incidents rise.
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Boone
Fraser
Proof that Asia and America Were Once Joined Together
Seattle readers learn that Siberia and Alaska were once connected, with fossil evidence from E M Kindle and J M Bu States geological survey showing invertebrates found in Siberia but not elsewhere in America. Researchers locate specimens in a river bed, supporting a former land connection.
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Seattle
Siberia
Alaska
E. M. Kindle
J. M. Bu
America
Dogs in Fraser to be killed after pack destroys woods
A stray dog pack tears through Fraser leaving a dozen dogs remaining, authorities announce the need to kill the remaining dogs to prevent further danger or damage.
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Fraser
Girl Battles Highwayman in Milwaukee Standoff
Marie Draves aged 17 fought a powerful highwayman for five minutes behind Nathan A Weinbaum’s residence at 129 Thirteenth Street Milwaukee. Her screams brought William Austin Jr of 135 Thirteenth Street to her rescue and forced the assailant to flee without taking any money or valuables.
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Nathan A. Weinbaum
Thirteenth Street
William Austin, Jr
Austin
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