Wedleys Arrested In Davenport For Thirty Plus Burglaries
Davenport police captured Frank Wedley and his wife Leona as two of Iowa’s most notorious burglars. The couple, dressed in men’s clothing, reportedly entered at least thirty houses in Davenport and Ottumwa, stealing jewelry, silverware, and clothing. Officers found a revolver, weaponry, and over $400 in jewelry on Wedley, with much plunder mutilated or shipped to distant points.
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Frank Wedley
Davenport
Leona Wedley
Iowa
Wedley
Ottumwa
Express
Charles Walsh
Webleys
Famous Sponge Trial Opens in Davenport
Mrs Johannes Arp widow of a wealthy Iowa farmer testifies about a sponge left in her husband during surgery and claims it caused his death. She sues Dr A L Hagebock J T Haller and J B Wayhaus for 50000 while defendants accuse that Drs Henry and Carl Matthey may have left the sponge in during prior operations.
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Davenport
Johannes Arp
Iowa
Henry Matthey
A. L. Hagebock
J. T. Haller
J. B. Wayhaus
District Court
Drs. Henry
Carl Matthey
Arp
Strike Begins in Dubuque Sash and Coffin Trades
About 1,500 workers in sash and door coffin plants in Dubuque walked out on the 12th. They demand a nine hour day a minimum wage of 2.25 and union recognition. Employers refuse to meet terms. plants idle with little riot risk. Firms include Carr Ryder Adams Farley Loetscher Iowa Coffin Dubuque Casket Metz Altar Phillips Altar.
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Dubuque
Carr, Ryder & Adams
Farley‘Loetscher
Iowa Coffin and Dubuque Casket Companies
Metz Manufacturing Company
Dubuque Altar Company
Phillips Altar Company
Drunken Driver Causes Fatal Injury Near Key West
Louise Erpelling aged 18 was thrown from a wagon near Key West after a drunken driver lost control. She sustained a concussion and remained unconscious at Mercy Hospital with poor recovery prospects. three companions were present after a country dance.
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Dubuque
Louise Erpelling
Key West
Mercy Hospital
Sibley Veteran Ends Life at Soldiers Home Hospital
Andrew M. Gulver, an inmate from Sibley at the Soldiers' home, jumped from the second story of the home hospital, dying from lung congestion caused by rib fractures that penetrated his lungs. He had been despondent after long suffering from cancer of the face and neck.
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Sibley
Marswalltown
Andrew M. Gulver
Soldiers
Soldiers’ Home Hospital
Mason Leaves Clock to Busse Upon Release
Anamosa report states Jasper Mason recently freed after thirty one years in prison bequeathed to murderer Busse an old clock from his cell. The clock will tick the hours for Busse just as it did for Mason who now enjoys sunshine and liberty.
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Anamosa
Jasper Mason
Busse
Mason
Parents Smother Child in Suspected Night Tragedy
The seven month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Wolst was found dead in bed with authorities noting the infant was in perfect health the previous night and suggesting an accidental smothering by the parents during sleep.
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Yda Grove
Elmer “Wolst
Supreme Court shifts burden in liquor sale case
Des Moines reports the Iowa Supreme Court orders a retrial in a Clay county suit against Ney Brothers druggists over a death by suicide after intoxication. The ruling rejects the trial court's burden on the plaintiff and allows a presumption linking the act to intoxication, while calling for enforcing knowledge requirements on sellers.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Clay County
William Bistline
Ney Brothers
Webb
Quarton
Bistline
Murderer of Boland Receives Life Sentence at Alkader Elkader
John L Boland was killed by Edward New West who was found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. West admitted quarreling but denied killing Boland until the end. The crime occurred just before an election, shocking the county and fading from memory outside the scene.
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John Boland
Alkader
Elkader
John L. Boland
New West
Boland
Bolands
West
Iowa
Girl's Burns Prove Fatal Near Elma
Nellie Brown a 17 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Helen Brown living near Lowther died from burns suffered while trying to stamp out a fire beside a railroad track. Her dress caught fire and she ran scream while her father hurried to help but she could not be saved.
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Nellie Brown
Elma
Helen Brown
Lowther
Willoughby Escapes Des Moines Manhunt in New York
Des Moines and Mitchellville residents sought D Willoughby on an embezzlement warrant filed January 3 in Justice Cope's court. He allegedly sold valueless Colorado lands to patrons. Chief Jones and his nephews recovered $50 each after learning of the schemes, and Willoughby fled to Chicago with the company later making good the invested funds.
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New York
Des Moines
Willoughby
Mitchellville
W. Carmen Layton
Justice Cope
Colorado
Jones
Chicago
Lads Guilty of Robbing West Waterloo School
Orville Jones Willard Smith and Arthur Elliott pleaded guilty in juvenile court to breaking and entering the West Waterloo school house. Sentences are withheld for now as Jones and Smith remain under $1,000 bond to appear before the grand jury on burglary charges involving the West Side Library. Hundreds of school children attended the hearing before Judge Platt.
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Waterloo
Orville Jones
Willard Smith
Arthur Hilliott
Eliott
West Waterloo
Smith
West Side
Seveal Hundred
Platt
Fatal Benzine Fire Injures 22 Year Old Woman
Adelia Meisner of Kauffman avenue Dubuque is fatally burned cleaning gloves with benzine when the fluid ignited. She suffered burns to her hands arms and hair with her clothing catching fire. The shock to her nervous system endangers her recovery.
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Dubuque
Adelia Meisner
Kauffman Avenue
Woman Wins $5000 Suit In Boone Hotel Case
Fort Dodge reports Fannie Fenton won a $5000 verdict with interest from the Iowa Traveling Men's Association after seven hours of jury deliberation. The suit aimed to recover her brother’s policy, who died in 1904 from a fall at the Butler hotel in Boone.
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Fort Dodge
Fannie Fenton
Iowa Traveling Men’s Association
Miss Fenton
Butler
Boone
Wreck near Chapleau Claims Fifteen Lives in Canada
A Canadian Pacific passenger train derailment near Chapleau Ontario killed fifteen and injured twenty after cars plunged down an embankment into a lake. Several bodies were burned or lost as passengers remained trapped in wreckage. Officials disclosed missing include nine adults and six children with a long list of identified and missing passengers.
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Fort William
Ont
Canadian Pacific
Chapleau
Here
Montreal
Can
Mr. McNicoll
Canadian Pacific Railway
Essex
England
August Djorklaid
Worcester
Mass
R. B. Hampton
R. Davidson
Oil man Tucker arraigned on mail fraud charge in Topeka
H H Tucker Jr of Cherryvale Kansas secretary and promoter of Uncle Sam Oil Co was indicted by a federal grand jury for using the mails to defraud. He was arraigned in Topeka district court and bond was set at 15000 dollars. He planned to return to Kansas City to seek bail with a court officer.
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Topeka
Kan
Federal Grand Jury
H. H. Tucker, Jr
Cherryvale
Uncle Sam Oil Company
Kansas City
United States District Court
Pollock
Tucker
Michigan Low Fare Bill Passes House With One Vote
The two cent railroad fare bill, already approved by the senate, passed the house with one dissenting vote. It allows upper peninsula and some low earning roads to charge three cents per mile, while other roads must charge two cents. Gov. Warner backed the measure.
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Michigan
Lansing
Mich
Senate
House
Upper Peninsula
Lower Peninsula
Warner
Dynamite Mail in St. Louis Post Office Explosion
A mail package believed to contain dynamite exploded while being stamped at the St. Louis post office. Clerk John G. Bayer was injured when the blast blew away part of a finger and his thumb.
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St. Louis
John G. Bayer
Memphis mother poisons baby and tries suicide
Mrs. Clarissa Gold, 22, of Memphis Tennessee, poisoned her two year old child and then attempted suicide by swallowing part of the same drug.
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Memphis
Tenn
Clarissa Gold
Directors Squandered $200000 Says Receivers
Boston report claims more than $200000 paid into the defunct Provident Securities & Banking company was squandered by its directors and less than $5000 remains, per the receivers.
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Boston
Provident Securities & Banking Company
Norfolk General Baker Dies at 77 in Suffolk Home
Lawrence S. Baker 77, a former general who commanded a North Carolina Confederate brigade, died Wednesday at his residence in Suffolk Virginia.
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Norfolk
Lawrence S. Baker
North Carolina
Suffolk
Stead Appeal Sparks Carnegie Institute Address
William T. Stead urged a $100000 pilgrimage fund at Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh dedication ceremonies. He proposed college students donate 50 cents each to finance the Hague conference pilgrimage, aiming to foster international peace amid an ovation and a silver money shower from the audience.
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Pittsburg
William T. Stead
Review of Reviews
London
England
Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg
Hague
New York
Stead
United States
Europe
Music Hall
Favrot Set Free After Grand Jury Declines Indictment
Baton Rouge Democrat George K Favrot was released after five months in jail as a grand jury refused to indict him on murder charges. Favrot had shot and killed Dr R H Aldrich, a life long friend, last November, claiming the physician insulted his wife.
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Baton Rouge
George K. Favrot
Favrot
R. H. Aldrich
Lisbon Fire Kills Fifteen in Apartment House Arson Suspected
A Wednesday blaze in a Lisbon apartment near the Central market killed fifteen residents from eighteen families. Police suspect arson and have arrested three suspects. Several tenants reportedly held large insurance policies. King Carlos and the queen visited the disaster site.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Carlos
Missouri governor signs eight hour railway telegraph bill
Gov Folk in Jefferson City signs legislation limiting railway telegraph operators who issue train orders to an eight hour workday. The new law passed the state legislature and aims to regulate long shifts for rail communications staff.
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Jefferson City
Folk Friday
Balloonists Descend After 812 Mile Berlin Flight
Two German aeronauts Dr Wegener and Adolf Koch landed a balloon near Enderby close to Leicester after a 812 mile journey from Berlin in 19 hours.
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London
Dr. Wegener
Adolf Koch
Enderby
Leicester
Berlin
San Francisco Bookmaker Claimed Insane and Moved East
Joseph Ullman the well known bookmaker was sent east Thursday as an insane patient by Deputy Sheriff Whalen. He recently arrived as the financial backer of the San Carlos Opera company.
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San Francisco
Joseph Ullman
Whalen
San Carlos Opera Company
Bank of Conception closes in Clyde Missouri
The Bank of Conception in Clyde Nodaway County Missouri was closed by order of the secretary of state. Reported liabilities reach 120000 with assets nearly that amount.
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Missouri Bank
St. Joseph
Bank of Conception
Clyde
Nodaway County
Jephthah’s Daughter Sermon by Highway and Byway Preacher
A sermon notes Jephthah’s daughter from Judges chapters 11 and 12. The preacher cites the scriptural authority and explores the ancient vow and its moral implications. The message centers on faith, obedience, and tragedy within biblical narrative.
Jephthah's Daughter Faces Fate with Faith and Loyalty
A sermon extols Jephthah's daughter as a model of devotion to God and filial obedience. It highlights her courage, selflessness, and impact as she accepts her sacrifice, noting her final two months as a period of spiritual ministry to companions.
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Jephthah
God
Vow and Valor clash as father considers sacrifice
A powerful man wrestles with a stark vow made for his people. He battles inner turmoil over keeping or breaking the oath as his daughter prepares to depart to the mountains in a moment of mixed sorrow and resolve. Her words frame a ring of duty and faith around the decision.
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Ught
Daughter bids farewell in sunlit vow of faith
Jephthah and his daughter share a poignant moment before the daughter goes to the mountain retreat to fulfill the vow. She urges focus on God’s deliverance and the future of Israel, leaving him with a lasting vision of brightness and eternity.
Sneezing Teacher Offers Social Utility Lessons
A Philadelphia Record item notes a woman on Chestnut Street discussing a teacher who claims to teach the proper way to sneeze. He argues sneezing cannot be prevented but can be cultivated into a gentle, melodic noise, promising social usefulness for frequent sneezers.
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Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Moody's First Bible School Milestone
The article recalls D L Moody starting Bible training with 25 youths in his home 25 years ago. Moody schools at Northfield Massachusetts grew from that seed and are now the world’s largest and most successful of their kind.
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Moody's
D. L. Moody
Moody Schools
Northfield
Mass
Reverend Carrier Returns From Holy Land Tour
Rev A S Carrier D D professor of Hebrew and cognate languages at McCormick seminary has been absent eight months while touring the Holy Land and has resumed his class duties.
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A. S. Carrier
D. D
McCormick Seminary
Holy Land
Social Leader of Kansas City Praises Peruna Health
A Kansas City social leader testimonial credits Peruna for restoring health after a year of social overwork and repeated col lapses. She states nerves steadied and vitality returned, attributing her renewed social standing to the tonic.
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IA Social Leader
Kansas
Amazons Accept Powder Break Before Battle
War correspondent notes a halt before combat as the Amazons apply powder to their noses rather than their guns. The commander quips that being warriors does not change their vanity, and a comical moving picture of puffs and mirrors follows.
Strong Reprimand Cited By Baltimore Americar
A reader quotes a dramatic exchange about a cook who claimed a past living arrangement with a person, asserting the kitchen and household harmony were harmed. The item captures a vivid, possibly opinionated remark within a newspaper column.
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Baltimore
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Jacob
Lght
Heaven
W. H. Simmons
National Annuity Association
Ahr
Pehle Hey Yeeros
Prcrat
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Grandville Ave
Grand Rapids
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New York City
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