Boy Confesses Poisoning Family in Iowa County Farm Row
In Oskaloosa Iowa 12 year old Rey Eisminger confessed twice poisoning the Anderson family food using strychnine kept for crows. The motive remains unclear and he will be sent to the reform school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Rey Eisminger
Anderson
Harrison Township
Charity Eisminger
South D Street
Andersons
Peison
Mr. Anderson
Hhat
Reform School
Beetle Collection From Prof Wickham At Iowa City
Iowa City reports Prof H W Wickham of the zoology department returns with the finest beetle collection ever shown at the state museum. He endured privation in Death Valley areas of California and Nevada, traveling long distances without water. He traversed twenty thousand square miles of terrain on foot, crossing Hearsarge Dass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
H. W. Wickham
Department of Zoology
Iowa
Wickham
Death Valley
California
Nevada
Sierra Nevada
Woman May Be a Death by Her Own Action
SIOUX CITY Iowa Aug 27 Mrs Clara Otis the young wife of William Otis has disappeared from her home police believe she drowned in the Flood river Sunday morning she bade her children goodbye and left with no clothes or money she had filed for divorce and a motion to dismiss while her husband filed a cross bill her brother D K Bennett a wealthy Hawarden farmer is there investigating the matter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioun City
Clara Otis
William Otis
Floyd River
D. K. Bennett
Hawarden
Dragged to His Death Near Colfax in Iowa
Newton Iowa August 27 Joseph Palmer a Colfax area farmer was dragged to death by his team while trying to capture horses. The straps reportedly became tangled around his body and he was found in the pasture possibly with horse kicks evident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Joseph Palmer
Colfax
Palmer
Launch of Pelican hull at Iowa town largest inland boat
DUBUQUE IA Aug 27 The steel hull of the Pelican built here by the Iowa tron works slid down the ways before about 300 spectators. It is the largest boat ever built on inland waters outside the Great Lakes with a length of 963 feet and beam of 5245 feet. Upper works will be erected including the oilers and machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Pelican
Iowa Tron Works
Great Lakes
Pension Examiner to Remove from Waterloo Column
In Waterloo a pension examiner plans removal after a brief change in duties. The report notes the examiner will shift roles, with the transition affecting local administrative operations and pension oversight. The article identifies the official’s prior position and anticipated timeline for the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
AusteHd
Glugton
Alaral
Faik of Consolid- CEL AR RAD Plage ye eos tiny Colleats
Fragmentary OCR reads as a local item noting Faik related to Consolid and regional railroad collection. Details unclear but mentions a person and a place with scattered names suggesting a public notice or brief item from a historical page.
Heavy damages sought in Burlington rail crash suits
Three personal injury suits are filed in Council Bluffs against the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad seeking a total of 116000. The cases name John W. Lowder of Omaha in two suits and Howell R. Procter as guardian for Addie F. Lowder in the third. The May 6 1901 Thayer Iowa collision caused injuries to Lowder and his wife and permanent injuries to Lowder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Company
District Court
John W. Lowder
Omaha
Howell R. Procter
Addie F. Lowder
Fox
Burlington Roads
Thayer
Lower
Laconia
Mr. Lowder
Howell R. Proctor
Suartian
Death in a Well near Creston Claims Lenox Child
A 3-year-old girl from Lenox, south of Creston, fell into a covered well with a trap door. Her mother found the lid raised and the child submerged twenty-two feet below. No water in the lungs and a bruised head suggest the fall caused death.
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Creston, Ja
John Reynolds
Lenox
Here
Labor Shortage Looms in Shenandoah District
SHENANBOSH I a Aug 25 There will likely be a shortage of laborers this fall Red Oak and Villisca advertise for help with wages of 175 and 2 per day. Ten or more brick masons from nearby towns are to help build D S Lake s packing shed and the McMahill Mars storage barn in Shenandoah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Shenanbosh
Villisca
Ma‘sons
Shenandoah
D. S. Lake
McMahill & Mars
Iawa Crop Conditions Report From Southwestern Iowa
Southwestern Iowa crop conditions are described as splendid with corn maintaining a lush green color and strong growth. Wheat suffered some damage from wet harvest conditions, while oats yield is very large and high quality. Hay crops are vast, with many farmers saving nearly full crops despite rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Iowa
Iowa Farmers Seek Land Bargains in Midwest Tour
A group of twenty six Cedar Falls farmers chartered a special train car and traveled to the Dakotas and Minnesota for a week to scout land bargains. They report having funds this year and plan to invest in eligible parcels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Rock Island
Milwaukee Roads
Dakotas
Minnesota
Bishop Carrigan names two clergy to key posts
SIOUX CITY Ia August 23 Bishop Carrigan of the Sioux City Catholic see today appointed Rev. B. C. Len eh an of Boone Ia vicar general and Rev J Barron of Lemars Ia chancellor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Carrigan
B. C. Lenehan
Boone
J. Barron
Lemars
State College Building Committee Reviews Plans for New Collegiate Building
The Iowa State college trustees building committee met at Ames to study detail plans for a new $300,000 collegiate building to replace the one that was burned. They also presented a report after visiting several eastern colleges and will report to the full board at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College Building Committee
Bes Moiies
Iowa State College Trustees
Ames
Davenport & Master Close Major Iowa Land Deal
A Davenport and Master led transaction closes what is described as the largest cash real estate deal in the state. Details show a prominent party involved and a substantial sum exchanged, signaling a landmark completion in the regional property market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Qreston
Davenport &Master
Murphy Tita Bok
Sullivan
Lenin
Reward urged in Tuman murder case in Iowa
Des Moines reports Gov Cummins may offer a reward of 40,000 for the arrest of person or persons connected with the Tuman murder in Muscatine county. Al and Mrs Jesse Tuman were killed at their rural home. Pearls valued at not less than 1,000 disappeared from the cabin. Dan Williams, missing neighbor, is a strong suspect amid ongoing investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Cummins Hag
Lakes
Iowa
Tuman
Muscatine County
Jesse Tuman
Muscating
Muder
Nebraska
Dan Williams
Motorman Enters Big Claim for 40000 Damages
W E Hoyt sues Illinois Central Railway Omaha Bridge and Terming company A B Nichols and John Doe for 40000 in damages alleging a train collision at the junction of Twenty fourth street and Fifth Avenue Council Bluffs on September 24 1900. Hoyt says the crash left him permanently injured with great pain and mental anguish and seeks 10000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Hoyt
Onawata
Quawa
W .E. Hoyt
Illinois Central Railway Company
Omaha Bridge and Terming
A. B. Nichols
John Doe
District Court
Omaha & Council
Iowa School Statistics From Statewide Institute
State Superintendent Barrett told Page county institute that in Iowa 6000 public schools averaged fewer than ten pupils, 6800 averaged under fifteen, and over half the schools had attendance below twenty. With 25000 teachers for 19000 schools, many are ill suited for their work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Shenandoah
Ita
Barrett
Page County Institute
Noarmal College
Iown
Bees Clash With Bees In Cedar Falls Home
Farmer John Liger of Buchanan county near Shady Grove seeks county bee expert help to drive a swarm that has taken over the second story and invaded living rooms. The bees, preparing honey, have sparked a pitched battle over control of the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Tohn Liger
Buchanan County
Shady Grove
Hoag Ex-Representative Edwin B. Hoag Dies in Kansas
Edwin B. Hoag former member of the general assembly in the early eighties died in Kansas last week. He was a resident of College Springs and had represented Page County in Iowa. His body was brought to Shenandoah for burial and he was taken to the place of interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin B. Hoag
Shenandoah
General Assembly
Kansas
Hoag
College Springs
Page County
Horses Return Minus Saddles In Avoca Theft Case
Avoca Iowa August 25 two horses belonging to Ole Burmell and Green two young farmers living two miles south were stolen from the streets of Avoca between Saturday night and Sunday morning. Both saddles missing. Burmell’s saddle valued at twenty dollars and Green’s at twenty dollars. No clue to the thieves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avoca
Ole Burmell
Green
Burmel
Nethiig
Live Wire Fatality Kills Lineman Peter Jacobs
Peter Jacobs of Motor Company died instantly when a 2000 volt live electric light wire caused a tragic accident at Main street and Tenth avenue. He and three workers were adjusting wires to move three houses across the street under Foreman Carr. Jacobs touched a unwinding connection, creating a circuit that delivered a fatal current. His life belt aided by keeping him from falling to the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Jacobs
Motor Company
Council Blupas
Main Street
Tenth Avenue
Dacabs
Foreman Carr
Hollenbeck Bros
Electric Company
Jacobs
Hfe
Iowa Horses for Washington Serve in Agriculture Dept
Iowa Agricultural College offered two superior pairs of horses to Secretary Wilson for use in Washington. The horses came from an Ames experiment station program that developed carloads of well bred Montana and Wyoming colts into valuable, high quality animals. One pair is steel gray Percherons for hauling mail and express, the other pair is seal brown coach horses for Secretary Wilson’s carriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Ames
Iowa Agricultural College
Wilson
Roosevelt
Washington
Iowa
Middle West
Montana
Wyoyaing
College For Development and Investigation
Route for the Veterans Encampment Train Planned
Department Commander Steele and Assistant Adjutant General Howe arrange a special Rock Island route train from Omaha to Chicago for Nebraska veterans traveling to the Grand Army encampment in Washington in October. The October 4 departure will carry Omaha veterans in two cars with additional cars at Lincoln Fairbury and Hastings. A single headquarters car will support Omaha officials and a Lincoln car will be left at each location as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nev
Department
Steele
Howe
Rock Island
Omaha
Chicago
Nebraska
National Grand Army
Washington
Fairbury
Hastings
Arrested for Old Crime in Fort Dodge
A. G. Hall, sought by Grangerville authorities for murder, was arrested near Industry by Sheriff Gleason. Hall confessed to being the suspect. A $300 reward remains for his capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
A. G. Hall
Grangerville
Gleason
Hall
Farmer Fatally Stabbed in Nebraska Quarrel
Oxford Neb August 23 A farm fight after a quarrel left William Bailey five miles west of town fatally stabbed by Will Commons a young farm hand Commons says it was self defense and has not been arrested Gailey is expected to die/
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Farmer
Oxford
Neb
William Bailey
Will Commons
Gailey
Commons
Wymore Saloon Keepers Fined In County Court
Beatrice Neb Aug 23 John Pizar and Frank Docekal saloon keepers in Wymore charged with selling liquor on Sunday fined 200 dollars each in county court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wymore
Beatrich
Neb
John Pizar
Frank Docekal
Thousands of Acres Uninjured in Iowa Frost Wave
SIBLEY IOWA Aug 23 About 60000 acres of Cara around Sibley have not been injured by frost and with a month more of favorable weather will be a fair crop.
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Sibley, Ja
Sibley
Mystery Drowning Reported on Floyd River
In Liqum City Iowa on August 23 a drowning is reported with mystery surrounding the Floyd river incident. Mrs Anton Sailer driving over Greenville bridge saw a man struggling in the water and vanish. Mrs Greiner recalls a white man near a slowly moving freight train pursued by two figures with clubs, who then fled.
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Liqum City
Floyd River
Anton Sailer
Greenville Bridge
Gli
Greiner
Taft arrives in Manila with mixed signals on Moros
Civil Governor Taft returns from the Straits Settlements to Manila to a celebratory reception and outlines Rome negotiations. He says church questions head toward settlement and urges Filipino thrift while praising peaceful aims. General Chaffee refrains from decisive action on Mindanao Moros, preferring moral suasion and seeking talks with the Sultan of Bacolod through Captain Pershing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Taft
Alvain
Straits Settlement
Civl
Pasig
Rome
Congress
Philippine Islands
Paft
Chaffee
Mindanao
Chaffe
John J. Pershing
Fifteenth Infantry
Lake Lanao
Bacolod
Ali Ten
Pershing
Army and Navy to Clash in Joint War Maneuvers
Washington dispatch states the plan for the joint army and navy maneuvers set to begin August 29. Major Mac Arthur and Rear Admiral Higgingen have approved the framework and will issue instructions to combatants. The war game rules will follow those used by the white and blue squadrons off New England, with full public release later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Washington
D. C
MacArthur
Higgingen
Newport
New England
War Board
Publife
Couple Charged in Murders Near Wildman Mineral Claim
William Smiley once a St. Joseph deputy sheriff and his wife, along with Charles Dixon, were arrested in the Wichita mountains and are being taken to Lawton. They face murder charges in the August 14 killing of Edward Winn and shooting of Alexander Winn during a dispute over a mineral claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrin
C. T
William Smiley
St. Joseph
Wichita Mountains
Lawton
Charles Dixon
Edward Winn
Alexander Winn
Wildman
Lipton in Car Accident Near London
Sir Thomas Lipton was involved in a car collision while driving from his country house to London. His twelve horsepower vehicle skidded on street car rails at Woodgreen, crashing into an iron railing and wrecking the car. He escaped with a shock and minor bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lipton
London
Sir Thomas Lipton
Woodgren
Sir Thomas
Live Stock Market Reports From Omaha and Kansas City
cattle prices held steady to firm with demand for feeder calves and western range steers. hogs opened active with prices up to 10 cents higher. sheep and lambs quoted by class with steady to mixed values. Kansas City shows softer corn fed cattle and mixed feeder prices while hogs rise slightly and sheep and lambs post varied quotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Omatita
Kansas City
Texas
DIES WHILE HIS BAND PLAYS
Samuel Pryor founder of Pryor's band and father of Arthur Pryor died in St. Joseph at 68 from a gastric disease. He never worked at anything but music, and his band had played engagements in leading cities. Musicians played lively airs, several of Pryor's own compositions, as he died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Pryor
ST. Joseph
Pryor
Arthur Pryor
Sousa
Land Withdrawn For Great Falls Irrigation Push
A Washington order withdraws 1,000,000 more acres in the Great Falls district from entry, aligning with a government plan to speed the St. Marys canal irrigation project. Total withdrawals reach 3,000,000 acres, with more likely within thirty days.
Flour Rates Cut 2 Cents to Chicago
Minneapolis traffic officials from North Coast lines and Minneapolis-Chicago lines met to resolve flour rate disparity with grain rates to Chicago. They decided on a 2 cent reduction in flour rates to match the recent grain cut. Tates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
North Coast Lines
Minneapolis-Chicago
Chicago
Tates
Outbreak and murder report from Caribbean cruise
Kingston dispatch reports a sharp rise in smallpox in Barbadoes during the second outbreak with bodies being cast into the sea. The Trent also recounts the killing of Myron a Scottish man by 110 riotous East Indian immigrants in British Guinea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Barbadoes
Trent
Myron
British Guinea
Train Kills Many Sheep in Iowa Farmland
New Sharon Iowa August 25 Farmer Thomas loses a large sheep flock as animals stray onto a railroad track and are struck by a fast moving train sixty seven sheep killed and the rest scattered across the rails during the incident through the rural area
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Sharon
Thomas
General Sigel Dead in New York Home at 77
General Frank Sigel died at his New York City home aged 77. The Civil War veteran, renowned strategist, passed away at his residence after a long career and a life marked by military service and public leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigel
New York
Frank Sigel
Deaf quarrymen killed by westbound train in Kansas City
Ru fus K. Cravens and a man named C. B. Nolan, both deaf quarrymen, were struck and killed by a westbound Topeka and Rock Island passenger train west of Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Rufus K. Cravens
C. B. Nolan
Tock Island
Here
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Ray Eisminger
Fioyd River
UL Neis Gentral
Big Claim
Ghatfoe
Moros—Taft
South Omaha
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