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Newspaper

Mills County Tribune

Location

Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1911

Page

2

Fainting Bertha Painting Bertha Liebeke Sparks Prison Hospital Fight

A heated dispute pits Nebraska penitentiary warden Delahunty against state insane hospital superintendent Tay over Bertha Lieteke known as Painting Bertha. Recently jailed for three thefts, she disrupts prison life, prompting transfer fights as officials debate her true confinement needs. Gouvernor Aldrich awaits ruling amid ongoing turmoil.

Bertha’' Liebeke Glenwood Institution Glenwood School Glenwood Nebraska Penitentiary and Insane Hospital Lincoln Delahunty State Penitentiary Tr. Tay State Insane Hospital Bertha’ Lieteke Bertha Hay Aldrich

Avalanche of Coal Delays Denver Train in Omaha

The Denver special on the Northwestern arrived six hours late to Omaha after a coal chute mishap near Oxford Junction. A Greek chute operator let the rope end into the tank causing 150 tons of coal to spill into the tender. engineers fled as coal continued to spill until dawn. Laborers cleared the wrecked engine, then a relief engine resumed the journey after sunrise.

Denver Northwestern Omaha Clinton Oxford Junction Burlington Hastings

Cat in Rural Kitchen Boiled Up? Grandmother Urgently Needed

A rural kitchen scene shows a cat near a kettle as Jennie, six, exclaims in alarm that the cat is boiling. Grandma is summoned to the domestic mishap, reflecting a curious mishap in a quiet home.

Tao Jennie

Fragmented Dialogue About a Hired Man in a Hushed Setting

A dialogue excerpt shows a weary owner and a caller asking about ownership. The hired man is requested for discussion. The scene hints at fatigue and limited spare change, suggesting a tense, underfunded rural setting.

Henderson Fletcher Cattle Market and Local Notes

Henderson notes report cattle movements at Chicago market and South Omaha stock deliveries. Local farmers report wheat yields, promising flax crop value, and improved crops in Mills County. Fire near J C Goss restaurant, gas stove mishap, and a fire scare cited. residents plan trips to Malvern and Glenwood. July 4 celebration history noted. Johnny Fugate, Topeka pitcher born near Henderson, draws local interest.

Hayden Carter J C Goss Lenny Walker

Indians and Their Dead Beliefs of Hopi and Navajo

The Hopi bury the dead seated facing Grand Canon with a pole tied to guide the soul, four days to depart. The Navajo avoid handling corpses and leave a hogan with a north opening after a death, revealing a death has occurred. Outing.

Swallowed Toothbrush Fatal Inquest in London

Howard Bolton died after swallowing a toothbrush while trying to dislodge a meat obstruction. An inquest at London Angland Hospital ruled death from the effects of the swallowed object.

Howard Bolton London, Angland, Hospital

Emerson Dr Yates Buys McFadon Store and Lot

On Monday Emerson Dr Tl G Yates bought the lot and store building occupied by the McFadon grocery and hardware stock which Saturday sold to the Mulholland company of Malvern. He plans to lease it to the new concern. Eight cattle cars reached Chicago Saturday with buyers B I Combs J Shook A W Watson and WW Sehick each taking two cars. George Shetterly drove a group of baseball fans to Omata Tuesday in his auto, including Iva Cheney EC Collins and BR Patrick.

Tl G Yates McFadon Grocery and Hardware Mulholland Company of Malvern Ile Chicago I Combs J Shook W Watson WW Sehick George Shetterly Omata Iva Cheney EC Collins BR Patrick

Classified advertising pitch for Fargo Courier News

Advertisers in North Dakota are offered unlimited opportunities in the Fargo Daily and Sunday Courier News, the state’s seven day paper with the largest classified section. The Courier News covers the state like a blanket with rates of one cent per word for first insertion and half a cent per word for subsequent insertions. Address the Courier-News, Fargo, North Dakota. Let the Tribune tell your story.

North Dakota Fargo Daily Sunday Courier News Gourier-News Courier- News Fargo N. Dak

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