Mineola Bank Robbery Sparks Regional Search and Reward
Bank in Mineola was robbed Tuesday afternoon at 3 45 taking 1537 dollars. Inside robber wore a handkerchief, another wore no mask. Cashier Nipp absent at Des Moines, brothers in charge. Sheriff Linville and local posse chased leads toward Henderson Macedonia and Carson with no arrests. 200 dollar reward offered.
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Charles I. Nipp
State Fairy
Des Moines
Ferdinand Nipp
Mred Schoening
Dr. Haber
Nipp
Wabash
Mineola
Mr. Nipp
New Court Case Over Injuries Attributed To Locomotive
George E. Mann of Oreston sues Burlington in Mills County district court at Glenwood for 166.50 plus costs claiming May injury from a nine foot fall from a locomotive running board left him unable to work after a week of Burlington relief funds. The suit names Genung & Genung as attorneys. In a separate filing Bell Archer Mrs Melissa E Wearyek age Mrs Colne A Mor ha are heirs to W R Barnes and seek to set aside a warranty deed to a one third interest in 300 acres in Deer Creek township alleging the widow Amanda Barnes held a life interest and improperly conveyed to grandson James N Barnes. The petition asks the court to correct the title.
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George E. Mann
Oreston
Mills County
Glenwood
Burlington
Genung & Genung
Mann
Ife
Deer Creek
W. R. Barnes
Amanda Barnes
Darlington Announces September 12 Reduction to Denver Time
The Darlington company stated plans to cut travel time to Denver with a September 12 schedule change. Details on affected routes or exact time savings were not disclosed in the release.
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Darlington
Train schedule changes cut Chicago to Denver time
The article notes a reduced running time between Chicago and Denver from two hours to 2746 hours and mentions adjustments in Mills County train timetables. It says the Burlington system seeks the overland mail contract and Jim Hill promises to shave ten hours from the Chicago to Pacific coast schedule, aiming for a 62 hour through train.
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Chicago
Denver
Mills County
Burlington
Overland Mail
Jim Hill
Pacific Coast
Heimbaugh Released on Bond After Arrest in Glenwood
Attorney Dan Whitfield from Malvern filed a bond with Justice C W Edwards for the release of Fred Heimbaugh who was arrested by Sheriff Linville on a breaking and entering charge at a Glenwood house. He waived a preliminary hearing and was bound to the September grand jury with bond fixed at 500. Five signers on the bond include I I Mulholland Edward Van Horn P M Cadwell W R Thomas and Mrs Rebecca Arvine.
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Dan Whitfield
Malvern
C. W. Edwards
Fred Heimbaugh
Himbaugh
Linville
Glenwood
First Frost in Iowa Noted Across Regions
Weather in Iowa showed a dramatic swing from a hot spell to frost conditions. No frost locally, but frost reported to the north at Dunlap and Galva with minor frost in low Mills County areas.
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Iowa
Mercury
Dunlap
Galva
Mills County
Apple Outlook Looms With Record Year Predicted
Waterman of Glenwood forecasts a shipment of apples will reach about 400 cars, far surpassing prior records. Nearly fifty cars of summer apples have already moved, with 1890 and 1891 cited as recent comparables. The season features large, high quality fruit sent to Lockport New York for cold storage and steady prices around 1.25 to 1.40 per barrel.
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Waterman
Glenwood
Burlington
Lockport
New York
Tabor Dominates Glenwood In Rainy Basin Tourney
The Glenwood baseball tournament ended in drizzle with Tabor taking first money 100, Glenwood second 80, Thurman third 60, and South Omaha fourth 40 after three days of games. Tabor batters starred with Castle two big hits, Brodbeck pitched for Omaha, and a controversial ninth inning call by umpire Sage altered the final outcome as Glenwood edged toward victory.
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Glenwood
Tabor
Thurman
South Omaha
Allbee
Brodbeck
Omaha
Castle
Shenandoah
Jones
Tod
Joe
Wilkins
Sage
Pickre
Pickrell
Pickrel
North Pole Discovery Claim Reverberates In American Lore
An American, Dr Frederick Cook of Brooklyn, reportedly reached the North Pole and planted the Stars and Stripes on April 21, 1908, claiming United States ownership by discovery. The letter to the Tribune also includes a Mills County reminiscence from an old resident detailing pioneer life, local mills, early voting, and notable neighbors.
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North Pole
Frederick Cook
Brooklyn
United States
the Tribune
Mills County
Missouri
Nishnabotna
Geeley White
Ves
Sidney
Akin
Donelan
Street
Harmilton
Bosbyshell
Shriver
John C. Freemont
Glen- Wood
Circus Glory in Glenwood by Gallmar Bros Sept 15
The Gallmar Bros circus comes to Glenwood on Wednesday September 15 offering what is billed as the greatest American show. The program promises new European aerial acts by the Willing Nelsons, 100 new ring acts, grand entrees, wild animal exhibitions, elephant herd, 30 clowns, and a free street parade with three bands and 32 pipe calls. The Tribune notes the event as a premier entertainment and highlights its novelty and spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallmar Bros
Glenwood
The
Tribune
America
Nelsons
Short Praiser's Wish Echoed By Kansas Poet CG Stringfield
A fragmentary note quotes CG Stringfield praising a Kansas figure with the remark never grow less. The line preserves a periodical's tone and hints at a biographical or literary snippet without further context.
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Kansas
C. Stringfield
Reunion At Hastings Thwarted By Rain Delays Openings
Rain disrupted Hastings soldiers reunion this week delaying opening day events. A Thursday morning shower threatened more, but organizers moved plans to Saturday with improved weather. Attendance has been strong despite the weather as Glenwood and Emerson players anticipate two games this afternoon and Saturday.
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Hastings
Glenwood
Emerson
Isaac McFarland
Stanton
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Mites
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Ile
Tid Dalton
CG. W. Edwards
Ocean Accident and Guarantee Company of London
CG. FB. Roenfeld
Mineola Bank
Nipp Boys
L. M. Lord
Henry Jr. Kruse
Ora
Tot Warrior
Harbor Boys
Harbor Farm
George Sutton
Macedonia
Nishna
Old Macedonia
Estes
Woolman
Council Blaffs
Carson
Bell Archer
Melissa E. Wearyek
Colne
A. Mor Ha
Heimbaugh
Apple Outlook
OG. T. Dyar
Base Ball News
Grenwood
Eme
Circus Coming
Milla County
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