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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
5
In Cedar Rapids a burglar robbed Father J. J. Toomey before entering Mayor John J. Carmody’s home. The intruder fired three shots at Carmody during a struggle, wounding him in the abdomen as he fought to defend himself. The attacker escaped.
Northwestern No. 11 passenger train at fifty miles per hour carries three hoboes riding the tender. A fight ends with one man crushed by the wheels near Crescent. Ben Sloan and Jack Pyatt arrested, Sloan accused of throwing the victim off the tender.
Ottumwa Iowa May 24 George Edwards a negro killed his white wife with a small pocketknife after she refused to return to their Rutledge home with their two children. He then cut his own throat and died five minutes later. Edwards a miner with ongoing marital troubles had come to Ottumwa to plead with her. the crime occurred at the Allen King home in Smoky Row. The woman was a daughter of David Havenor.
Dubuque May 22 Des Moines was chosen as the next meeting place of the Iowa State Medical Society which concluded its session here Officers elected include President G E Crawford Cedar Rapids first vice president M L Wolding Cherokee second vice president H H Clark McGregor secretary W L Treynor Council Bluffs treasurer W B Small Waterloo The Society unanimously adopted a resolution to support a legislative bill for public quarantine of persons afflicted with venereal diseases and to place such diseases in the contagious class
Des Moines reports nearly the entire corn acreage in Iowa is planted. Week's weather bulletin notes vigorous planting aided by dry, sunny conditions and absence of rain.
Burlington Iowa May 25 Carl Gabriel was shot in the head on Main street while headed out hunting. A companion named Hemming carried the rifle when it discharged, piercing Gabriel's skull. Gabriel is expected to die. Both boys present. Depositors Will Be Paid in Full Fort Madison Iowa May 25. West Point bank official announces full creditor payment May 28 after bank failure in February 1908. Rich farmer Riley Smith relinquishes personal property except eighty acres to satisfy debts. Oxford Massachusetts May 24. Howard Kaveny of Chicago found dead in Clearcreek near Oxford. circumstances unclear.
Des Moines May 26 The Agar Packing company sues Rok Island road for 350000 dollars claiming freight rate discrimination. Plaintiff argues two separate shipments from Valley Junction to eastern packers while railroad contends the stock was a continuous shipment.
The Town Federation of Women's clubs held a four day biennial session in Davenport with 384 delegates. Mrs. Julian Richards of Waterloo won the presidency by 73 votes over Des Moines rival Mrs. A B Shipley, and other officers were named including J W Watzeck, H M Towner, Freeman Conaway, B B Clark, Mary Johnson and Pearl Holbrook. The group plans to focus on civic betterment of Iowa cities and Sioux City may host the next convention.
Waterloo Iowa crowds prepare for a pivotal vote on bonds totaling 525000 to buy the waterworks plant and fund extensions. Campaigns draw workers to factory meetings as Feely of the last general assembly presides at mass gatherings for men and women. It is anticipated that record female turnout will accompany this issue.
Three fires in Oskaloosa Iowa on May 24 destroyed about 20000 dollars in property. The Kara Mendenhall furniture factory suffered about 15000 dollars in losses with only partial insurance coverage and is blamed on spontaneous combustion. James Loughridge’s residence lost its roof and was wet by firefighting, about 5000 dollars in damage. A Siebel Milling tenement house fire caused by a gasoline stove did little damage.
W C Brown president of the New York Central railroad and several officials visited Council Bluffs on May 25 as guests of General Grenville M Dodge. They attended a luncheon with local men. Brown had once faced a dispatcher's night trick at Burlington 30 years ago and had not visited for about ten years.
A report states John Junken was secretly moved from Fort Madison to Centerville for his May 25 trial, amid public and official unrest. Also noted: Herman Owens, convicted of assaulting a mentally challenged girl, has been jailed. Iowa Millers club to meet in Waterloo June 2 and 8 with talks by H G Bell and H R Wright. Ray Augustine of Cedar Rapids died after a fall from a train at Sioux City yards May 25.
A federal grand jury returned thirteen indictments charging conspiracy to defraud the government of coal lands in Big Horn county now controlled by Gebo Coal company. Defendants include Samuel W. Gebo George W Dally Wilberforce Scully John Nelson and others. Witnesses came from New York. Ten Laramie county ranchmen indicted for illegal fencing of public lands.
Sheridan, New York May 24. Martin J. Sheridan, Irish American Athletic Club's world champion discus thrower, sent the newly adopted discus from a seven foot circle at Pastime Athletic Club's oval for a world record of 188 feet 11 and a half inches. The former record of 182 feet 11 inches was held by M. P. Harr.
In Denver on May 24 nine devotional services marked the Presbyterian general assembly at Central Presbyterian church. Moderator Dr James M Barkley delivered his annual sermon to the assembly and reviewed the church work worldwide in a lengthy address.
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