Bailroad Scheme Behind Rock Island Hand in Divorce Rise
Waterloo Iowa news reports the September term opens in the new courthouse with 488 cases on the docket. Divorces lead the docket, outnumbering marriage licenses for months. Damages run to hundreds of thousands with suits like Rena Green vs D C Hook for $5,000 and St Pauls Episcopal church Hyde Park Illinois seeking $95 per rent from I F Dickson. Samuel Kushner sues Western Union for $1,975 over delayed messages tied to his dying wife and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Rena Green
la Porte
D. C. Hook
St Paul's Episcopal Church
Hyde Park
I. F. Dickson
Samuel Kushner
Western Union Telegraph Company
Cedar Rapids
May Be Rock Island Scheme In Iowa Rail Plan
Des Moines reports a new Iowa & St. Louis railroad may serve as a route into St. Louis for the Rock Island system. The line would run from Monroe County through Centerville to St. Louis, use Rock Island terminals, join Osceola branch near Knoxville, and connect Indianola to Des Moines via Rock Island tracks, paralleling the Wabash route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
New
Iowa
Knoxville
Oskaloosa
Rock Island
Indianola
Wabash
St. Louis
Beardshear Remembered at Ames College Service
In Ames Iowa on September 10 faculty alumni and students gathered in the Town State College chapel to honor the late president Dr We M Beardshear. Dr Knapp opened with prayer and speakers including Superintendent Barrett Secretary Stanton A P B Priem and Prof O A Newnes shared memories of his life work student view and poetry recitations by Newnes accompanied the tribute.
Carnes' Trail Evades Bloodhounds in Iowa Chase
Onawa Iowa September 10 beat rice bloodhounds returned home after failing to follow Camas the murderer of Sheriff Strain. Locals suspect Carnes used some device to throw the scent. The dogs had previously tracked two thieves in Kansas. Dense brush and ravines hindered the pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnes
Onawa
Camas
Sheriff Strain
Kansas
Young Boy Killed by Lightning in Iowa Township
In Iowa City area on September 16 a two year old boy, Menno Gingerich, was struck and killed by lightning while at home in Vi township near peer lows City. The accident occurred during a storm, with authorities reporting the fatality as instantaneous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Menno
Gingerich
Yeastruck
Peer Lows City
Prefers Death to Learning in a Scottish Orphan Tale
An obscure notice from a distant region reports a youth named AWSCATINE in a 34 5 GY Applegate context. The text implies an orphan choosing death over education and hints at a bid in 27 Uta with a plan to purchase a home in Munte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munte
En on a Strike.
Terri da of the eda fate out on bos fbb Satie pray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terri, da
The
Eda
Fate
Drills of the Gantons Urge District Marshals to Report
Des Moines, Sept 8. Entries for the cantons of the Odd Fellow lodge to be used at the Grand lodge meeting in Des Moines are published by Grand Secretary Tilton. Class A prizes total 1,000. Class B 400. Class C 200. District marshals listed and urged to report to Gen. Lambert before parade day to coordinate with county marshals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Odd Fellow Lodge
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Tilton and
Dre
Elwood
Ind
Tatas
Toledo
Anerson, Ind
James R. Miter
Chicago
Gen. Lambert
BH. Alexander
J. S. Caster
Burtington
S. M. Littlefleet
Andrew
F. 2. Fisher
Waterloo
Warren C. Clark
Mason City
H. W. Mundhenk
Marshalltown
H. T. Kennedy
Newton
M. M. Perry
Chariton
Adam Hafner
John A. Cook
Shelby
McCully
Jefferson
Charles Aiken
Storm Lake
Sanctified and Unsanctified Divorce Case From 1866
SHENANDOAH IOWA Sept 8 The October term of Page county district court will include a divorce case from Harlan township where the couple lived together since 1866 until August 11 The wife Susan P Drace asks for a divorce temporary alimony and 8000 alleging the husband joined a religious sect became sanctified claimed she was not sanctified and unfit to live with him he left August 11 and is believed to be in Denver he owns real estate worth about double the sum plus personal property
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah, II
Page County
Harlan Township
Susan P. Drace
Eny
Denver
One Man Holds Four Offices in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls I A Sept 87 Q uages has been appointed poormaster for city and township. Mr Jackson holds four public offices simultaneously. Mayor Robinson named him city clerk, Assessor Knapp made him deputy assessor, supervisors added the post, and he was recently made deputy oil inspector for the district by his opponent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Quages
Board of Supervisors
Jackson
Robinson
Knapp
Train Accident Severes Man's Arm Near Bingham Station
Falls under the cars at the little station of Bingham on the Wabash line. Wax, coming from Blanchard, was struck by wheels that cut off his right arm midway between elbow and wrist. He received aid in a Shenandoah home where a doctor amputated the arm between the wound and elbow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Wax
Wabash
Ttle
Bingham
Blanchard
Iowa Professor elected secretary of veterinary association
Dr John J Repp of Iowa State College Ames Iowa, professor of pathology and veterinarian at the experiment station, was elected secretary of the American Veterinary Medical Association at the annual meeting held here in Minneapolis on September 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Amneapolis
Minn
John J. Repp
Iowa State College
Ames
American Veterinary Medical Association
Bank Cashier Crisis Reported In Sioux City
Sioux City Ja September reports Herman Hagdie, cashier of the Doan Savings Union of Taon, died by suicide. The incident centers on a personal crisis faced by the cashier leading to the fatal act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Herman Hagdie
The
Doan Savings Uni
Taon
eLown
Unclear historical notice from Cedar Rapids event invite
Fragmentary OCR text describes an upcoming gathering in Cedar Rapids related to a department encampment of a republic army group. Details are garbled but suggest invitations and a long-standing organizational event possibly tied to eight years of activity.
Suicide by Strychnine Over Promised Marriage
Robert A. Johnson of Avoca Iowa killed himself by taking strychnine in the Mrs. Cora Le High apartments on West Broadway Council Bluffs after failing to win a quick divorce and marriage. He traveled from Carson where he worked in a livery barn and left a letter to his mother before the act. He had spent Saturday with the woman and appeared intoxicated at breakfast. His death follows a premeditated plan disclosed by the suicide note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Robert A. Johnson
Avoca
Cora le High
West Broadway
Lehigh
Johnson
A. Johnson
Sherif
Carson
Revere House
Broadway
Supreme Court Term In Iowa Sets Wide Docket
The October term of the Iowa supreme court opens with a large docket. October 7 and 8 list 29 cases from districts 3 5 6. October 13 15 has 54 cases from districts 7 10 11 and 18. October 16 18 covers 46 cases from districts 18 4 and 12. October 20 22 includes 48 cases from districts 14 and 15. October 23 25 lists 45 cases from districts 16 17 and 18. October 27 29 covers 39 cases from the Ninth district. W W Ames, manager of the Iowa Mutual Building and Loan association, seeks a new trial after embezzling 152.90 and appealing for reversal of a Dubuque district court conviction and sentence. he formerly resided in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Ames
Iowa Mutual Building and Loan Association
Supreme Court
Dubuque
Ames
Des Moines
New Iowa Code Ready and School Laws Complete
Des Moines reports the Iowa code supplement nearly finished with binding to follow. A 900 page volume will serve as a second code, totaling 15 000 copies, then a new edition of the 9000 volume code will be issued for sale. The revised school laws edition is ready for distribution by the superintendent of public instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Amish Settle in Iowa Near Keokuk Colony Purchases 4000 Acres
Two large Amish delegations arrive from Pennsylvania to join the new Keokuk county colony. The community recently purchased 4000 acres at a cost of 200000 dollars, indicating rapid expansion and land acquisition by the group relocated to Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Keokuk
Pennsylvania
Disappearance of Miss Sophia Yarebo Shocks Waterloo
Friends report the mysterious absence of Miss Sophia Yarebo of Cedar Ta nids after she attended the Young People's alliance meeting of the Evangelical church in Waterloo. She bought a ticket on a certificate plan but the return certificate was never entered with the railroad company as of September. Her whereabouts remain unknown and the case is the subject of local concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warman
Waterloo
Sophia Yarebo
Cedar Tanids
Young People’s Alliance of the
Evangelical Church
Ard
Shealfsir
IBY
Federal Court Opens Fall Term In Bluffs Iowa
W C G McArthur, clerk of the United States district court, drew the grand jury for the fall term opening September 16. The term is expected to be brief with only three suits filed: Brown versus Union Pacific, United States versus FP Bradley, and a case tied to the Omaha & St. Louis receivership. The grand jury includes C H Bacon, Creston, and others from Creston to Knoxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Blupfs
W. CG. McArthur
United States District Court
Lawrence Brown
Union Pacific Railway Company
United States
FP. B. Bradley
Omaha
Omaha & St. Louis
Grand Jury
C. H. Bacon
Crestan
G. L. Goodale
Lenox
A. D. Whitmore
Fort Madison
Reuben Hill
Oskaloosa
Clinton Dewing
Manning
BE. J. Heaton
Shannon City
David Stanton
Des Moines
John H. Easter
Athia
G. W. Cowden
Grinnell
Geo. G. Dufield
Keosauqua
President Roosevelt Iowa trip dates and routes
President Roosevelt's Iowa itinerary announced by Governor Cummins lists arrivals and departures in Sioux City Denison Clarinda Van Wert Osceola Des Moines and Keokuk. Scheduled stops include September 26 in Sioux City at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. departure to Denison via Arion, then 7 p.m. to Nebraska. On September 29 Clarinda at 8 a.m. brief stop, then Van Wert Osceola and Des Moines, arriving 2:30 p.m., depart 4 p.m. for Oskaloosa Ottumwa and Keokuk to end the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins
Des Moines
Roosevelt
Iowa
Sioux City
Denison
Arion
Nebraska
Clarinda
van Wert
Run Over and Killed by Train in Iowa
COUNCIL BLUFFS Ia Sept 6 Fred Elrick of Chicago was run over while stealing a ride on the Chicago Northwestern near Missouri Valley. He slipped and fell beneath the wheels after being put off the train, left arm crushed, and died at St Bernard s hospital. Weather worsens corn prospects. hot spell needed to save crop.
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Council Bluffs
Fred Elrick
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
Missouri Valley
St. Bernard's Hospital
Elrick
Lost Bay is Found in Iowa Tramp Incident
Charles Brinegar, year old son of Mr. and Mrs. G B Brinegar of Thayer, was enticed away by a tramp last month. He has been heard from in western Iowa where he is among friends and has found employment after escaping when the tramp tried to force him to beg for victuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lost Bay
Creston
Charles Brinegar
Brinegar
Thayer
Horse Thieves Streak in Washburn Illinois
Lavi Turner of Washburn reported the theft of a valuable colt overnight. Thieves vanished in the night and the owner followed the tracks toward Gilbertaville, but the sheriff could not locate the trail after learning of the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn
Cedar Falls
Lavi Turner
Gilbertaville
Not So Many Prisoners in Iowa Report
DES MOINES Sept 6 The September report from Anamosa prison shows continued declines in prisoner numbers with 30 fewer inmates in August. Eldora reform school records a gain of five hundred sixteen inmates during August, bringing the total to five thousand sixteen.
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Des Moines
Anamosa
Thirten
Eldora
Reception for the President at Denison Street Fair
A Citizens meeting in Denison discussed President Roosevelt's planned visit on September 26 during the closing day of the Denison Street fair. Local residents gathered to hear details and express sentiments ahead of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Roosevelt
Davis Charged With Refusing Service to Colored Patron
Centerville on September 6 justice J M Zimmer heard an unusual civil rights case. Moulton chop house keeper J A Davis is accused of violating state law by refusing to serve Loameal or teatlaw i ON, Slyde of des Moines, a colored man, to eat in his restaurant. Hyde swore out a warrant and Davis waived examination and posted bonds to appear before the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
J. M. Zimmer
Moulton
J. A. Davis
Davis
Slyde
Des Moines
Hyde
Davis Hay
Éraud
Island Volcano Threat Looms Over Martinique Scene
September reports from Guadeloupe describe Mont Pelee’s violent August eruption and a widening crater. Morne Lacroix vanished into the crater as ash blankets the region and fires scorch the landscape. Survivors recount searing heat, falling peaks, and a devastating toll on residents fleeing toward the coast.
Harrisburg Governor to Meet Hazleton Committee Over Strike
Governor Stone agreed to meet a Hazleton formed committee to discuss ending the anthracite coal strike. He said he would meet any and all persons who wish to see him on strike matters. In New York Senator Quay denied discussing the strike with Senator Platt, calling their talk a long friendly chat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Stone
People's Alliance
Hazleton
New York
M. A. Quay
Pennsylvania
Senator Platt
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Quay
Senator Quay
Lord Detained in Kansas Embezzlement Case
Willan D. Lord of Minneapolis was arrested in Independence Kansas charged with embezzling 15000 dollars from H. Hall & Co of Minneapolis after officials hunted him for eighteen months. The case centers on the firm and the suspect's alleged financial misconduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Kan
Willan D. Lord
Minneapolis
8. H. Hall & Co
Lore
Quits Army for Civil Life in Philippines Post
The president approved the resignation of First Lieutenant Grant T. Trent of the Eighth Infantry to accept a key civil government post in the Philippines. Trent, who aided the Tate commission and formerly served as Manila assistant attorney general, returns home as his regiment sails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quits
Army
Washington
Sept
Grant T. Trent
Eighth Infantry
Philippines
Trent
Tate Commission
Manila
St Jacobs Oil Promoted by Satisfied User Testimony
A Wisconsin resident, Margaret Lee of Lee Green, says St Jacobs Oil relieved years of muscular rheumatism with immediate pain relief and no recurrence. The ad touts the remedy as widely sold in 26 and 60 cent sizes, urging readers to trust word of mouth over parsimony.
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St. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Oil
Margaret Lee
Brightfield Road
Lee Green
Wis
Greatly Reduced Rates Vis Wabash Railroad Specials
Low round trip fares to Sandusky Columbus Toledo Cincinnati Indianapolis Louisville and many Indiana Ohio Kentucky points. Tickets sold September 29 16 23 and October 2 3 4 6 with half rates to Buffalo Toronto Niagara Falls Pittsburg Detroit Cleveland Columbus and more. Boston and other cities with half rates. long limits and stopovers at Niagara Falls and Detroit. For rates call Wabash New City Ticket Office 1601 Farnam St Omaha or write Harry E Agarede Gen's Act Pass Dept Omaha.
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Wabash Railroad
Sandusky
Columbus
Toledo
Cieinnad
Indianapolis
Louisville
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Washington, D. C
Buffalo
Toronto
Niagara Falls
Pittsburg
Detroit
Cleveland
Michigan
Pennsylvania
West, Virginia
Boston
Mass
Wabash
New City
Farnam St
Omahas
Harry E. Agarede
Omaha
Defiance Starch Promises Superior Quality and Quantity
A bold claim positions Defiance Starch as the top choice for superior quality and extra quantity. The slogan hints at trust in longstanding usefulness, noting that some friendships fade when mutual benefit ends.
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Des Mones
Taya Grand Armiy
Republic
Martinique
Point-A-Pitre
Guadaloupe
Mont Pelee
Morne Lacroix
Pelee
Morne Capote
Fort de France
Constantine Carra
Morne Rouge
Esk
Peles
Eus
Lord
Dr. Thomas
Bend
God
Wright
Indian Vegetable Pill
Vort
Omana Institute
Ourna
Tower
Tower CO
Defiance Starch CO
Omaha, Nebs
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