Son seeks death declaration to claim share of Missouri estate
In Keokuk the Otis Wilton Jr case echoes Enoch Arden as the son sues to have his father legally declared dead in Hannibal Missouri after a fourteen year separation. The elder Wilton and his wife later separated while he lived in Hannibal and his mother Della Wilton moved to Indiana where she died leaving a Missouri estate to be divided among heirs.
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Keokuk
Enoch Arden
Otis Wilton, Jr
Hannibal
Wilton
Della Wilton
la Grange County
Indiana
Missouri
New Shaft Survey Completed Near Knoxville Coal Town
Anderson Coal company of Des Moines completes survey for a new shaft four miles east of Knoxville, one mile south of Flagler. Spur track extending from Flagler to the shaft by Rock Island awaits sinking.
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Knoxvillé
Anderson Coal Company ofDes Moines
Knoxville
Flagler
Rock Island
St. Paul
Kansas City
Mason City
Des Moines
Tto
Tiling Boom Refuels Sheffield Brick Plant
The Sheffield brick and plant reports 180 car loads of orders as thousands of acres are reclaimed by tiling amid a wet spring that renews interest in drainage and soil improvement.
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Sheffield
Sheffield Brick
Hold Benefit Meetings For Morningside College Loss
A series of church meetings in Sioux City will aid Morningside College after a heavy loss from the main building fire. President A. E. Craig will address the gatherings.
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Sioux City
Morningside College
A. E. Craig
Bishop Hughes to Preach Dedicatory Sermon at Mount Pleasant Church
San Francisco bishop Edwin H. Hughes will deliver the dedicatory sermon at the new First Methodist church in Mount Pleasant on Sunday June 2. Dr. W. D. Parr of Kokomo Indiana will assist in the services.
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Mount Pleasant
Edwin H. Hughes
San Francisco
First Methodist Church
W. D. Parr
Kokomo
Ind
Death After Cider Debauch In Webster City
Louis Vallentine a bachelor was found dead in his Webster City home after a night of hard cider. A Greek restaurant man alleged to have sold the cider is held for investigation.
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Webster City
Louis Vallentine
Muscatine Boy Reported Missing After Disappearance
Muscatine police and volunteers search for 9 year old George Bishop who vanished from his home near the river yesterday. The effort has continued for about twenty four hours with no sign of the missing boy.
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Muscatine
George Bishop
Body of M. P. Mulroney Unclaimed in Mason City
The body of the late M. P. Mulroney, found dead in a local hotel room, remains unclaimed. Authorities seek information on any potential relatives or residence locations.
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Mason City
M. P. Mulroney
Arrest for Forgery Captures Keokuk Man
Keokuk man C E Munson of Houghton Iowa was arrested by Sheriff Crimmons on a forgery charge for passing a worthless check to secure a team of ponies from J H Walljasper of West Point Iowa.
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Keokuk
C. E. Munson
Houghton
Crimmons
J. H. Walljasper
West Point
Road Boosters Promote Rock Road Between Ft. Dodge and Gilmore City
Local boosters push a road project from Fort Dodge to Gilmore City anchored by the Portland Cement rock crushing plant. The slogan “Rock road for $1,000 a mile” frames the campaign as proponents advocate concrete progress and funding.
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Ft. Dodge
Gilmore City
Portland Cement Company
Lightning strikes woman dead at farm near Sioux City
Mrs. George Saunders was killed by a bolt of lightning while looking out a window at her farm home near Sioux City. Four children in the room were unharmed.
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Sioux City
Here
George Saunders
Ottumwa Board Accepts Plan for South Ottumwa High School
Ottumwa board approves plans for a new forty thousand dollar South Ottumwa high school and bids for construction will close on June 12.
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Ottumwa
South Ottumwa
Bard of Red Oak dies at age 89 in Iowa
Creston James Ballard known as the Bard of Red Oak passes away. Born in Berkshire England in 1837 he moved to Red Oak about thirty-five years ago and worked as a gardener while composing rhymes and ballads.
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Ballard
Creston
James Ballard
Red Oak
Iowa
England
Berkshire
Mount Ayr Plans to Build New School House
Mount Ayr school board considers erecting a $40,000 schoolhouse this season. The plan aims to expand facilities and serve growing enrollments with a new building project.
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Mount Ayr
Assailant Captured in Newton Stabbing Case
Jim Howard who stabbed Toni Malone in her room was captured at Kellogg charged with assault with attempt to commit murder arraigned and bound over for a hearing Tuesday with a $1000 bond.
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Newton
Jim Howard
Toni Malone
Kellogg
Ufder
Apple Trees Not Blooming Across Audubon Area
Apple trees in this section of the state are not blooming and no orchards will bear this year. Orchardists are unable to account for the crop failure.
Veterans urge move of Civil War monument to Des Moines riverfront
Des Moines veterans and G A R posts seek support from the city council to urge the next legislature to relocate the Soldiers and Sailors monument to a central riverfront site as a visible lesson in patriotism for future generations.
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Des Moines
River Front
Soldiers’ and Sailors
Negro Minister Arrested in Fairfield Case
Rev. J W Bess, pastor of the African Methodist Episcopal church in Fairfield, was arrested on a charge stemming from an alleged assault on 65 year old Maggie Messick. Bond set at 3000 but not posted. Hearing scheduled for next Wednesday.
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Fairfield
J.W. Bess
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Bess
Maggie Messick
Train Kills Montour Man Near Montour
A 45 year old farmer T S Rose land of Montour was killed instantly when he stepped in front of an east bound train while trying to watch a west bound Chicago and Northwestern freight pass two miles west of Montour.
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Marshalltown
Chicago & Northwestern
T. S. Roseland
Montour
Fort Dodge Heating Plant Plan Submitted to City Council
The Ft. Dodge Light and Power company proposes a central heating plant ordinance to supply 100 buildings within six months.
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Fort Dodge
Ft. Dodge
Ft. Dodge, Light and Power Company
United Brethren Meet in Moville May 21 22
The ministerial institute and lay workers convention of the United Brethren churches in the northwestern Iowa group will convene in Moville on May 21 and 22. Five sessions are planned, two in the evening and three during the day.
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Moville
Ministerial Institute and Lay Workers’ Convention of the
United Brethren Churches of the
Northwestern Group of Churches of Iowa
Woman Burned in Coal Oil Stove Explosion at Pella
Mrs. F. D. Van Den Burg suffered severe burns when coal oil ignited while lighting the stove in Pella. The flames spread to her clothing as she fled outside and two young men quickly dragged her into wet grass and extinguished the fire, though her condition remains dangerous.
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Pella
F. D. van den Burg
Nowa Power Appeals Supreme Court Halting Dam Top Removal
Mount Pleasant reports the Nowa Power company filed two bonds totaling 9000 and appealed to the state supreme court to stop the Henry county sheriff from removing the Oakland Mills dam top as ordered by the court.
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Supreme Court
Mount Pleasant
State Supreme Court
Nowa Power Company
Henry County
Oakland Mills
Here
Strike breakers arrive as freight handlers strike widens
In Dubuque a new phase of the freight handlers strike on the Illinois Central Chicago Great Western and Milwaukee roads emerged as a carload of strike breakers arrived and were put to work in sympathy with the Chicago action.
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Dubuque
Illinois Central
Chicago Great Western
Milwaukee Roads
Chicago
Seymour banker’s father bound over to federal grand jury
Ottumwa reports John Ware of Seymour, father of Le Roy Ware, bound over to the federal grand jury on $1000 bond for writing a threatening letter to Dr. Cover of Seymour seeking $1000.
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Ottumwa
John Ware
Seymour
le Roy Ware
Seymour Bank
Federal Grand Jury
Dr. Cover
Farmer Claud Pugsley Sentenced to Reformatory
Algona report states Claud Pugsley a Cylinder young farmer was found guilty of breaking into a Milwaukee freight car and stealing goods and was sentenced to an indefinite term not exceeding five years in the Anamosa reformatory.
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Algona
Claud Pugsley
Cylinder
Anamosa
Pugsley
Milwaukee
Contract Issued for Local Roman Catholic Church
The contract for erecting the Roman Catholic church in Cartersville has been let. The building will measure 32 by 40 feet with a 10 by 30 foot wing and will resemble the church recently finished at Clear Lake.
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Cartersville
Clear Lake
Young Farmer Dies by Own Action at Montezuma
William McWilliams a young farmer of the old Farwell ranch Montezuma committed death by own action yesterday by jumping into a well. His body was found by neighbors several hours later.
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William McWilliams
Farwell Ranch
Normal Course Planned at Buffalo Center High School
The state board of education designates Buffalo Center High School to host a normal training course. Two additional teachers will join the existing staff to support the new program.
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Buffalo Center
State Board of Education
Tragic Suicide By Hanging In Fort Dodge Home
Mrs. Julia Miller aged 35 was found dead in her cellar by her two children on returning from school. She had hanged herself using a clothesline. Authorities investigated the case as a home suicide in Fort Dodge.
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Fort Dodge
Julia Miller
Grain Dealers Meet in Marshalltown Iowa Discuss Outlook
Nine central Iowa counties grain dealers gathered in Marshalltown for the first quarterly meeting of the district organization, an inner body of the Farmers' Grain Dealers' Association of Iowa, to discuss grain conditions and crop outlook.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Farmers’ Grain Dealers’ Association of
Sioux City Woman Louisa Guffey Dies in Gas Asphyxiation
Sioux City report states Mrs. Louisa H. Guffey aged 74, a pioneer resident, died by illuminating gas asphyxiation at her home in Sioux City.
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Sioux City
Louisa H. Guffey
Matavanu Eruption Ends After Long Tremendous Activity
Scientists say Mata Vanu on the island of Savai i has ceased, ending a six year wave of eruptions. Observers note a steady energy decline since 1911 with crusting lava, fading smoke, and final cooling, suggesting no further eruptions for a century or more.
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San Francisco
Savaii
Matavanu
K. Sapper
W. Grevel
Europe
Heat Seawater Devours Reef Life Triggering Native Gatherings
Superheated salt waters kill millions of corals and fish in coastal zones. Many scorched remains of marine life were gathered by locals and consumed, signaling a drastic environmental impact and altered subsistence patterns for nearby communities.
Dog Fights With Firemen At Washington Avenue Tenement
A feeble but stubborn dog at 628 Washington avenue set a carpet fire by toppling a lamp then rang alarms and blocked entry as firemen battled the blaze. Owner Santo Accarito occupied the top floor while neighbors escaped. Firemen eventually entered after forcing past the dog.
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Philadelphia
Washington Avenue
Santo Accarito
Father Strikes Stranger Husband Finds His Father
Oscar Johnson, entering his San Bernardino home, struck a man with a brick after spotting his wife with a stranger. The unconscious man is identified as his father O. W. Johnson from Peoria whom he had not seen in fifteen years. The wife threatens divorce amid alleged jealousy and hysteria. A physician will likely treat both the wife and father.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Oscar Johnson
Johnson
O. W. Johnson
Peoria
German Women Chase Rats Aboard Breslau Steamer
On arrival in Baltimore a box of dry goods for a woman passenger on the Breslau released a dozen giant rats. The German women aboard joined the chase and no rodent escaped, destroying every article in the box including hats and shawls.
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Baltimore
Ind
Breslau
Schwab Plans Big Dock at Hunters Point
Edward C Holmes outlines tentative plans for a 1050 foot dry dock in Esquimalt and hints Schwab may build the world’s largest dry dock at Hunters Point San Francisco to attract Panama canal era Pacific coast traffic and navy work with Dominion subsidy terms.
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San Francisco
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
Union Works
Hunters Point
Edward C. Holmes
Schwab
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Dominion
Esquimalt
B. C
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Holmes
Glasgow
Southampton
Bremerhaven
Pacific
Louisville Pigeon Hospital Opens in Business District
Louisville builds what may be the nation s first homeless pigeon asylum. Col John T MacAuley veteran theater manager funds and oversees a cottage plan hospital behind his theater to house thousands of birds. The project follows destruction of landmarks as retail and office district expansion forces pigeons to seek new homes.
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Louisville
John T. MacAuley
Col. Macauley
Chicago man dies in sleep from chloroform overdose
Delbert H Woodward Jr a 23 year old salesman for James R Rhodes Co was found dead at 1241 La Salle Ave from an accidental chloroform overdose used to aid sleep. A coroner jury ruled death accidental noting nervous strain from work and prior warnings by his wife.
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Chicago
Delbert H. Woodward, Jr
la Salle Avenue
James R. Rhodes & Co
West Kinzie Street
Farmer Thought Dead Wakes During Grave Filling Near Toulouse
In Mede near Toulouse a farmer named Gaston was buried after a death certificate. Workmen heard groans from the open grave, halted digging, and uncovered the coffin. The body, still warm, moved under the shroud as a doctor attempted artificial respiration but could not save him.
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Paris
Mede
Toulouse
M. Gaston
Dig Up 3000 Dollars From Two Farms in Allentown Area
Heirs of Misa Sallie Benninghoff, a 97 year old who died two weeks ago in Allentown, discover over 3000 dollars in gold and bank notes buried on two Lynn area farms after following sealed instructions. The find answers a long standing mystery of a night time light in the meadows and leaves the estate valued around 60000 dollars to nieces and nephews.
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Allentown
Misa Sallie Bennihoff
Lynn
Miss Benninghoff
New York Policeman Arraigned for Burglary
Officer John Maroney faced court on burglary charges after allegedly breaking into a men s furnishing store and stealing cuff buttons and a hat. He was held on $600 bail.
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New York
John Maroney
Iowa Beef Cattle Fame Pushes Silage for Big Iowa Returns
Des Moines report from Iowa State College urges beef producers to build silos and feed silage, showing silage fattened steers sold in Chicago outpaced Clover hay feeders. Prof Kennedy cites profits per head and statewide waste reduction, plus a projected $60 million annual gain if adopted.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago
Hans
Nebraska
Kennedy
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