Guthrie Trial Reveals Engagement and Alibi Details
In Newton on June 20 Dr. Alexander Hall testified about his engagement to Dr. Ida May Guthrie and stated he now despises her. He recounted living with Guthrie in Nevada Missouri and Carthage Illinois, paying her visits, and sharing meals as their relationship developed. The trial ended with Guthrie acquitted of dynamiting the Quick home.
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Newton
Alexander Hall
Ida May Guthrie
Guthrie
Dr. Guthrie
Hall
Nevada
Weltner Institute
St. John
Kan
Ida Guthrie
Prairie City
Carthage
Farm Gains $1,000 a Year From Hayes Township Sale
Ida Grove reports J H Pilcher sold a quarter section in Hayes township to Charles Bergine at 140 dollars per acre. Pilcher had purchased the land twenty three years ago at 24.25 dollars per acre. the net increase in value stands at 20,120 dollars, about one thousand dollars yearly.
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Ida Grove
J.H. Pilcher
Hayes Township
Charles Bergine
Mr. Pilcher
Imogene Bank Robbery Suspect Tied to 1903 Heist
Sidney sheriff Harris returns from Sioux City with Harry Miller identified as a suspect in the February 1903 Imogene bank robbery. Miller, dubbed the Iowa Blackie, is described as one of three men involved.
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Sidney
Harris
Sioux City
Harry Miller
Imogene Bank
Iowa Blackie
Aged' Slave Peter Boyd Dies at 95 in Keokuk
Peter Boyd born a slave on Henry Clay’s plantation died in Keokuk at age 95. He said he knew General Andrew Jackson and Presidents Buchanan Van Buren and Grant. Clinton chosen for next year’s meeting site of the Towa Gas Manufacturers association, announced at the convention eloquence.
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Dion Keokuk
Peter Boyd
Henry Clay
Boyd
Andrew Jackson
Buchanan
van Buren
General Grant
Clinton
Sioux City
Towa Gas Manufacturers” ’Association
Des Moines Hosts 1911 State Eagles Convention
Des Moines to host the 1911 State Aerie of Eagles convention after a decisive Des Moines victory over Ottumwa. L. L. Evans of Council Bluffs named new Iowa Eagles president without opposition, with O. K. Kirkpatrick of Des Moines elected trustee. Keosauqua woman dies suddenly at 60. blind since childhood a noted musician and educator. George Robbins, 45, dies by suicide at a Chariton home, a fire started by a fallen lamp but quickly put out.
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Des Moines
Eagles
Sioux City
State Aerie of Eagles
Ottumwa
L. L. Evans
Council Bluffs
Order of Eagles
Iowa
Paul van Dyck
O. K. Kirkpatrick
Keosauqua
John R. Davidson
Vinton School For the Blind
George Robbins
Self
Chariton
R. Gartin
Man Disappears After Poultry Trade Debacle
Cedar Rapids trader A. M. Crittenden vanishes after monthslong run of produce buying and selling. He allegedly bought butter, eggs and other goods totaling over 700 dollars, issued checks that failed, then removed the produce and withdrew the funds. Police seek him. Webster City couple celebrate fifty ninth anniversary. Mr D C France is 78 and Mrs France 74 next December. They wed in 1851 in Pennsylvania and have long resided in Hamilton county. They remain in good health. Creston man sparked house fire after drinking episode by kicking a lamp. fire department alerted. Rippey couple marks sixty years of marriage. Daniel and Mrs Gonder have lived in Rippey area for over 25 years and still healthy.
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Cedar Rapids
M. A. Crittenden
Crittenden
Webster City
D.C. France
France
Pennsylvania
Hamilton County
Rippey
Deaf Woman Fatally Struck by Train Near Ttown
Mrs. Lawrence James 45 deaf and mute was hit by an Iowa Central passenger train near her home in Ttown, suffering a fractured skull and broken ankles. She leaves six children, oldest 16. Also noted is the Iowa State Drainage Association annual report issued by Prof. W H Stevenson of Ames detailing papers and addresses on farm land drainage.
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Marshal Ttown
Iowa Central
Lawrence James
Ames
Iowa State Drainage Association
W.H. Stevenson
Aged Man Dies After Concrete Mixer Accident
Council Bluffs George A. Gregory dies from injuries after being run over by a concrete mixer on his way to church. He leaves a family of eleven children. Murderer Junkin Must Hang July 29. Des Moines supreme court orders hanging for John Junkin, Ottumwa murder of Clara Rosen. Glidden Barber Shoots Himself on Northwestern train. Scranton Roy M. Larhart, Glidden barber, shoots self. Cedar Rapids Miss Anna Koach, 17, attempts suicide by carbolic acid. saved by doctors.
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Council Bluffs
George A. Gregory
Halley
Gregory
Junkin
Des Moines
Supreme Court
John Junkin
Clara Rosen
Choi
Ottumwa
Justice Weaver
Glidden
Scranton
Roy. M. Larhart
Cedar Rapids
Anna Koach
Fort Dodge Levies 1 Mill for Central Avenue Paving
Fort Dodge approves a 1 mill levy to fund the completion of street intersections on Central Avenue. The levy starts this year and runs for three more years. A Civil War veteran, John Dohrar, dies near Iowa City after 54 years there. he served in the Twenty-second Iowa Infantry.
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Fort Dodge
Fort Dads
Central Avenue
Jowsa City
John Dohrar
Iowa City
Twenty-second Jows Infantry
Coca Cola marketing and assorted tips from old ads
A collage of vintage ad copy and quotes promotes Coca Cola as a refreshing beverage available at fountains and bottles with a 1910 baseball record booklet offer. It also includes stray snippets about fashion, catarrh cures, a Plano real estate pitch, a joke about triplets, and various short maxims.
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Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Baseball Record
Casey
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Bloomdale Woman
Mrs. E. M. Frederick of Bloomdale Ohio testifies that Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured her headaches backache and monthly pains restoring health and energy. She urges other women to seek this remedy for female weakness and writes for confidential free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Bloomdale
Ohio
Lyd Pinkham
E. M. Frederick
Lydia E. Pinkham
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