Murdered trapper Martel linked to Harper's Ferry island home
In Waukon a jury found Ernest Wiedner not guilty of killing Cyprian Martel aged 56 a trapper and fisherman living on an island in the Mississippi near Harper's Ferry Martel was shot in his boat and found in a slough on April 10 1914 Wiedner a Harper's Ferry fisherman had been accused of threats against Martel amid disputes over land use and had been in the vicinity at the time.
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Waukon
Ernest Wiedner
Wiedner
Cyprian Martel
Martel
Mississippi River
Harper’s Ferry
Dubuquet
Harper's Erry
Sheriiff Larson
New Railroad Planned Opposite Muscatine
Congress considers extending authority to the Interstate Bridge company to build a Mississippi River bridge at Muscatine. A charter has been issued for a line from Arpee Illinois to Muscatine, with projected expenditure exceeding two million dollars.
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Muscatine
Congress
Interstate Bridge Company
Mississippi
Arpee
Illinois
Bacteriologist Recommends Regional Lab Network
Dr Henry Albert state bacteriologist urges creation of branch laboratories in Oskaloosa Clinton and Cedar Rapids in his twenty first semi annual report. Over the last six months 8695 examinations were performed with 219 at Sioux City Burlington and Waterloo branches and the rest at the University of Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Henry Albert
Oskaloosa
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Albert
Sioux City
Burlington
Waterloo
University of Town
Admits Horse Thefts Near Knoxville and Monroe
Silas Wilson of seven miles northwest of town is jailed in Marion county charged with horse stealing. He admits stealing two valuable horses since November 22 and is suspected in further offenses. One horse was taken from Mr. Herlin near Monroe and sold to Mr. Sutton near Pleasantville for 150 dollars.
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Knoxville
Silas Wilson
Marion County
Herlin
Monroe
Sutton
Pleasantville
Chariton Bank Names New President and Cashier
Chariton reports changes at the State Savings Bank as Fred Risser is chosen president to fill the vacancy caused by J. D. Whisen's death in Des Moines. Lester Smith is promoted to cashier, assuming Risser's former role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariton Bank
Chariton
Fred
Risser
State Savings Bank of Chariton
J. D. Whisen
Des Moines
Lester Smith
Plan for Annual Meeting of Iowa Launderers
At a Fort Dodge meeting of Iowa Launderers Association captains the annual Des Moines gathering was set for February 24 to 26. The plan outlines dates and venue for the statewide meeting and related events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Group of Captains of Iowa Launderers’ Association
Des Moines
Pioneer Physician Dies in Hot Springs
Boone reports the death of Dr. G. D. Rowe Iowa pioneer physician in Hot Springs Arkansas He was buried from his late home in Boone Iowa residents and family mourn the notable medical figure who spent his career serving the community.
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Boone
G. D. Rowe
Iowa
Hot Springs
Ark
Women Form Civic Club in Melcher
About forty women in Melcher organized a civic club to beautify the city park and enhance community spaces. The group plans meetings and local projects to improve public grounds and foster civic involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melcher
Evans Boy Wounded in Scuffle Accident
Earl Evans sustained leg wounds after a gun discharged twice during a struggle over possession of a firearm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albia
Earl Evans
Evans
Drummer Faces Bigamy Trial in Bedford Case
R. B. Cromwell was taken by Sheriff Jackson to Bedford on a charge of bigamy after marrying a Bedford woman in Maryville Missouri.
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Red Oak
R. B. Cromwell
Jackson
Bedford
Maryville
Missouri
Girl Sets New State Record In Iowa City Rifle Meet
Iowa City witnessed a record rifle score as 17-year-old Clara Weller, daughter of Prof. C. H. Weller, fired 98 at the Iowa City school range. The mark may stand as a state and potential national record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Towa
United States
Clara Weller
C. H. Weller
Farm sale nets 59000 for Clark property near Imogene
John Berigan sold the John Clark farm near Imogene for 59000 to W F Meloy of Ford City Mo. The farm was purchased a few weeks earlier by Berigan.
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Shenandoah
John Clark
Imogene
John Berigan
W. F. Melaoy
Ford City
National Rifle Matches Set for October 15 in Washington
Adjutant General Guy E. Logan relayed a Washington report from Maj. Smith Brookhart on the national adjutants general meeting. The national rifle matches date was fixed for October 15. Brookhart plans to convene Iowa small arms officers to prepare. The national guard pay bill topped discussion as Senators Cummins and Kenyon press for passage.
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Des Moines
Guy EE. Logan
Smith Brookhart
Washington
D. C
National Association of Adjutants General
Brookhart
Iowa
National Guard
Cummins and
Kenyon
Des Moines Woman Freed in Murder Trial
Dorcas Brazzell of Dubuque Iowa has been freed by the Iowa Supreme Court after ruling that the murder conviction of her husband Charles Brazzell was not supported by sufficient circumstantial evidence. Brazzell, a street car motorman, was previously found guilty of second degree murder. The court noted the skull fracture and injuries to Brazzell were part of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dorcas Brazzell
Duebuque
Charles Brazzell
Supreme Court of Iowa
Brazzell
Former Coe Student Held as Prisoner in Austria
Cedar Rapids native Edward Perkins a former Coe college student and brother of a Coe professor is a prisoner at an Austrian detention camp 59 miles from Vienna. Perkins, a British subject, was detained after visiting Austria last summer to stop him from joining British forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe
Cedar Rapids
Edward Perkins
Coe College
Prof. Perkins
Vienna
Perkins
Austria
Bealer Seeks Funds for Vicksburg Anniversary
Des Moines Captain E J Bealer of Cedar Rapids a former eight year legislator plans to ask the present assembly to appropriate funds for Iowa's share in the national celebration marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Vicksburg campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
E. J. Bealer
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Vicksburg
Board to Inspect Oakdale New Hospital in Des Moines
The state board of control will visit Oakdale this week to inspect and accept the newly completed hospital building. The facility will be ready for use once furnishing is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Board of Control
Oakdale
Settle Suit With County Over Traction Engine Death
Estate of Thomas Murtha reaches a $25,000 settlement with Kossuth county in a suit arising from the fall of a traction engine through a bridge northwest of Algona last fall. The claim accuses the county of negligence in maintaining the bridge and road. The agreement ends the litigation between the county and the Murtha estate.
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Algona
Thomas Murtha
Kossuth
Three Sent to Prison for Railroad Car Burglary
Judge Anderson sentences Rafael Davila F Garisca and Y Mayagshta to five years each in Fort Madison penitentiary for breaking into railroad cars at Eldon. Davila was acquitted of murdering Eulalio Rangel last fall in district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Anderson
Rafael Davila
F. Garisca
Y. Mayagshta
Fort Madison
Eldon
Davila
Eulalio Rangel
Tragedy In Whitebreast Township Seventeen-Year-Old Ends Life
Chariton Maud Ashby, 17, daughter of R. M. Ashby, Whitebreast township, died by swallowing strychnine. She was betrothed to neighbor Jesse Wyman, against whom her parents had objections, and her persistent brooding over the dispute led to the fatal act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariton—Maud Ashby
R. M. Ashby
Whitebreast Township
Jesse Wyman
Gymnasium Planned in Church Basement in Mason City
The Methodist church in Mason City announces an innovation starting January 27 with a gymnasium to be installed in the basement as part of transforming the church into an institutional center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Wealthy Farmer Ends Life in Health Strain Near Here
Newell-H.S. Hunter, owner of 1,200 acres, shot himself at his home due to ill health. He is survived by his widow and five sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell
H.S. Hunter
Hunter
Ames to Play Chinese University Team in April Game
The Chinese university of Hawaii basketball team, a regular U S tour unit, has been booked to play the Ames Cyclones at home on April 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Chinese University of Hawaii
United States
Cyclone Nine
Greek Killed Under Car in Manly Accident
Chris Peters a Greek worker was killed at Manly when the bottom of a coal car collapsed on him while he was underneath it breaking his neck. The incident occurred at the rail yard and prompt investigation followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Chris Peters
Manly
Peters
Wealthy Farmer Ends Life at His Home
Newell H. S. Hunter, owner of about 1 200 acres near here, fatally shot himself at his residence amid ill health concerns.
Kingsley Pioneer Dead
LeMars report Mrs William Maxwell 74 mother of Sheriff Maxwell died at home in Kingsley. She was a native of Ireland.
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Kingsley
LeMars
William Maxwell
Sheriff Maxwell
Ireland
Pioneer Dies in Loveland After Fall Injuries
Missouri Valley Henry P. Lewis aged 8 died at his home near Loveland from injuries suffered in a fall about a week earlier. He was a state pioneer, having lived in this county since 1860.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Missouri Valley
Henry P. Lewis
Loveland
Corn and oats harvest reported in Decorah region
Government crop expert George M. Chappel notes Winneshiek county produced 3,318,000 bushels of corn 1,738,000 bushels of oats 437,000 bushels of barley and 10,100 bushels of flaxseed in the previous year, reflecting a strong corn crop and diverse grain yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
George M. Chappel
Winneshiek County
Defeated Candidate Appeals in Coroner Contest
Dubuque. W. R. Fullerton who contested J. J. Mc Cafferys coroner election, losing by 151 votes, has filed an appeal to the district court from the contest boards finding. One hundred eighty ballots thrown out are in controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
W. R. Fullerton
J. J. McCaffery
District Court
Group 10 Bankers to Meet Ottumwa
Group 19 of the Iowa Bankers association will meet in Albia on Lincoln's birthday February 12. The place was decided upon by the executive committee in session here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Iowa Bankers' Association
Albia
Lincoln
Barry May Offer New Bill Aimed At Tax System Overhaul
Rep Barry of Linn, as chair of Ways and Means, proposes fixing appropriations first and letting the executive council adjust levies to hit totals. He seeks to repeal flat millage and shift tax design to meet set funds for state services. The measure, along with other reforms, faces opposition fears and partisan debates in the Iowa General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Barry
Linn
Iowa
Executive Council
Iowa Senate and House reshuffle amid temperance push
Speaker Atkinson reshapes committees and Lieut. Governor Harding splits the judiciary. Savage heads appropriations, Enger duels in to temperance, and Eversmeyer leads suppression of intemperance. Temperance bills flood the Senate with twelve measures. House likewise pushes liquor related reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
W. L. Harding
A. U. Coates
Iowa
Constitutional Prohibitory Amendment Association
Eversmeyer
Muscatine
Senator Enger
Decorah
Atkinson
Barry
Linn
Ways and Means
Brady
Dallas
Anderson of
Greene
Ring
General’ Assembly
House
Crozier
Marion
Clarkson
Wilson
Appanoose
Thomas
Union
Allen
Pocahontas
Francis
Dickinson
Chase
Hamilton
Savage
Adair
Bee
Winnebago
Larrabee
Webster
Doran
Boone
Kimball
Pottawattamie
Banks—Jones
Montgomery
Balkema
Sioux
Hissinger of
Jackson
Perkins
Delaware
Parker of
Polk
Foster
Guthrie
Enger of
Howard
Grout
Black Hawk
Whitmore, of
Wapello
Helmer of
Carroll, Tenage
Dixon woman wins butter prize two years running
Mrs. Carl Brockman of Dixon Iowa wins first prize for two consecutive years for making the best butter in Scott county and receives the silver water pitcher at the annual Scott County Farmers Institute in Eldridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Scott County
Carl Brockman
Dixon,Ja
Scott County Farmers’ Institute
Eldridge
Ames Vaccine Co Spends Much on Hogs for Serum
The Ames Vaccine company of Fort Dodge spent 48000 dollars on hogs whose blood produced cholera serum. The business was strong in 1814 despite a quarantine for foot and mouth disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort, Dodge
Ames’ Vaccine Company
Fort Dodge
Reorganization At Hazelton State Bank Attended By Regional Figures
Bank officials from Hazelton and Des Moines with Cedar Rapids and Independence representatives met for the Hazelton State bank reorganization. Attendees included T. EK McCurdy and King, with John Damge among others present.
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Bank
Hazelton
Lan
T. Ek, McCurdy
Des Moines
P, King of
Cedar Rapids
John Damge
Independence
Hazelton State Bank
Iowa Farmers Seek Tax Relief Bills From Rep Eggleston
Representative Eggleston of Clarke county says two drafted bills would repeal the capital extension and create a commission to sell acquired acreage, and tax farm property only on cash value. He notes bipartisan support and pushback from opponents, with Governor Clarke likely to veto if presented.
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Des Moines
Eggleston
Clarke County
Iowa
House
Senate
Egeleston
Peter Swanson
O’brien
Clarke
Father Coffin Bequests Planned In Iowa Will
Fort Dodge will provides $66 700 in gifts to relatives friends colleges and prohibition groups. Buena Vista College leads with 20000 followed by Lenox College 15000. Senator Kenyon receives 2000 and the prohibition state group 5000 plus Chicago Intercollegiate Prohibition 2000. Half the remaining estate goes to Carrie Rutledge and half to Fort Dodge YWCA. if she challenges the will she and other kin receive only 10 each. Elizabeth Murray Coffin is not named.
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Fort Dodge
L. S. Coffin
Prohibition
Buena Vista College
Lst
Lenox College
Hopkinton
W. S. Kenyon
Intercollegiate Prohibition Association of Chicago
Farmer Severely Injured In Blizzard Amputations Planned
R. H. Morrissey a Twelve Mile Lake township farmer in Emmet county was severely frozen during a blizzard while returning home from town. Both legs will be amputated above the knee and all fingers on his right hand will be removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
R. H. Morrissey
Twelve Mile Lake Township
Emmet County
Iis
Unknown Man Killed Stealing Ta Tide at Le Mars
A man about 60 was killed in Le Mars after falling from a freight train while attempting theft. His head and face were smashed beyond recognition. Papers found in his pockets bore the name Curtis King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Mars
Curtis King
Farmer Bourman Killed in Dumont Runaway
Charles Bourman 66 dies from a broken neck in a Dumont runaway. His two sons are injured when their vehicle overturned, hurling the men to the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer
Hampton
Charles Bourman
Dumont
Farmers Elevator in Blencoe Shuts After Car Shortage
Blencoe Farmers Elevator Co received 64 000 bushels of corn in two weeks and a large quantity of wheat before a car shortage forced a shutdown. The facility faced stoppage due to limited railcars impacting shipment and operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blencoe
Farmers’Elevator Company. of
Iowa Pioneer Henry Poewis Dies at 88 in Loveland
Henry Poewis aged 88 died at his Loveland home after a fall about a week earlier. A pioneer of Iowa, he had lived near Loveland since 1860.
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Iowa
Loveland
Henry Poewis
Oldest Iowans Dead Clinton Funeral for Dennis Crowley Sr
Funeral services were held for Dennis Crowley Sr the oldest man in Clinton county and perhaps in the state He was 106 and retained full faculties until his death in Clinton Iowa sought as a notable age record in local history
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Mattel
Harper's Ferry
Adjutant General
Mrs. Brazzell Freed
H. S. Hunter
P. J. Klinker
Crawford County
Klinker
Rayburn
Powesheik
St. Monita’s Hone
Grand Jury
County Board of Supervisors
Littl Iowa
Pharmacy Commission
Thirty-sixth General Assembly
Thirty-fifth General Assembly
General Assembly
Frederick Larrabee
R. T. Rhys
Edward Sweeney
General Assembly of
F. &. Horack
State Historical Society
Ketchum
Railroad Commission
Johnson
Jones
Cedar
J. I. Gibson
Federal Bureau
Senator Savage
Jamison
Miller
Slaught
Witthauer
Eyersmeyer
Heald
Wiections
Darrah
Lucas
Labor
Ring of Linn
Munro
Criffin
Woodbury
Kimberly
Scott
booksMurray
Buena Vista
Brammer
Food and dairy—Helming
Allamakee
Poweshiek
Holbert
Grundy
Rone
Worth
Lee
Gilmore
Clay
Nicholson
Winneshiek
Mitchell
Richards
Neff
Wenstrand
Page
Hall of
Taylor
MicFerren
Bauman of
van Buren
State university—Steelsmith
Osceola
Agricultural college—Jessen
Story
Hospital For insane—Taylor
Buchanan
Institute For
Jamison of
School For Deaf
Grason
College For Blind
Mackie
Benton
Lueders of
Bruce
Pocshontas
Sullivay
Bronson
Bingham
Emmet
Rowlesco
Monona
Rules
Elwood of
Committee On Municipal Corporations
Solons
Clarkg County
Father Coffin
Temperance Societies
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