Wreck Without Death Was Murder Most Foul Near Lettsville
Rock Island train No. 12 wrecked two miles west of Lettsville after a washout from heavy rain. Five coaches and the tender derailed. no deaths though passengers were injured. Engine held rails. two rear Pullmans stayed upright. Crew escaped without serious harm. trains cleared gradually with wrecking trains and local reroutes. Muscatine residents aboard escaped injuries. Miraculous rescue described by witnesses.
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Rock Island
Muscatine
Lettsville
Jones
Nichols
Columbus Junction
Indian Creek
Martin Staid
Ralph Bass
Billy Newhall
Junction
Chicago
West Liberty
Davenport
Beheaded by Thresher Belt Near Auburn Illinois
Springfield Aug 18. Her man Neher son of David Neher was killed while fixing a break on his father's threshing machine four miles south of Auburn. He stepped to remove an obstruction and his head was caught in the belt, dragged to a pulley, and severed in the presence of several threshermen. The Nehers are described as a rich family.
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Auburn
Spingfield
Ill
Herman Neher
David Neher
Nehers
May Prove To Be Murder Stranger Flags Train
In St Paul Minnesota on August 18 a man with a bloody handkerchief flagged a Milwaukee train near the fish hatchery and told train crews a man had been killed. The stranger vanished, leaving police with a murder investigation and no trace of him.
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St. Paul
Minn
Held for Murder in Chicago Case
Edward Counselman, associate of William Bartholin, was held in bond of 10000 dollars on a charge of accessory after the fact in the murders of Minnie Mitchell and Bartholin's mother. Witnesses testified he admitted possessing valuable information and was seen with Bartholin days after Minnie Mitchell’s death. Police suspect Bartholin is hiding in the city and Counselman knows his location.
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Chicago
Edward Counselman
Wm. Bartholin
Minnie Mitchell
Bartholin
Counselman
Bartholine
Anthracite Coal Price Up With Strike Prospects
New York reports anthracite coal may rise to 14 dollars a ton amid a prolonged strike. Dealers note current stock is almost exhausted, with retail prices already up to 10 dollars and wholesale expectations of 11 to 11.50. A firm member says hoarded coal moves only to favored customers and that price is driven by buyers' need and money.
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New York
Excursionists in wreck near Hammond cause rail losses
A Monon passenger train carrying 390 excursionists collided with an Erie freight near Hammond Indiana early yesterday. One man was killed probably fatally injuring his brother and three others were wounded. All excursionists escaped as wreckage caught fire and the engine exploded during rescue efforts.
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Chicago
Monon
Erie
Hammond
Ind
Ear Drum Broken by Kiss From Granddaughter
In Binghamton New York on August 18 Mrs Martha Allen of New York states her ear drum was fractured by an oscillatory kiss from her grandchild while held in her arms. Doctors report a pinhead size puncture and she will be treated in a New York hospital. Rumbling sounds followed the kiss and caused annoyance though full hearing was not lost.
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Martha Allen
Binghamton
N. Y
New York
Mind broken by 36 funerals in Kentucky
Dowling Green August 18 John M Gerard a wealthy young undertaker was committed to the Western Kentucky asylum for the insane after 36 funerals in 31 days drove him to mental collapse His family urged a sanitarium but he refused and was declared lunatic due to excessive work keeping him awake night and day for a month.
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Dowling Green
John M. Gerard
Western Kentucky Asylum
Gerard
A Leader in Science Vienna Embryologist Schenck Dies
Vienna reports the death of Professor Schenck a renowned embryologist and author on sex determination who died at Schannberg Styria. His controversial theory claimed a mother's prebirth treatment could fix the child’s sex, amid medical stir and reports that the czarina of Russia pursued the treatment though results varied.
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Vienna
Schenck
Schannberg
Styria
Czarina
Russia
Fires by lightning sweep farms and threaten town
A severe electrical storm last night caused several lightning strikes across farms near the city. Barns on the Fulham and Schwartz properties burned, with horses, cows, hay, grain, and farm implements lost. insurance amounts were not determined. Additional lightning damage struck Christ Sander’s barn, Gibbs’ farm, and other outbuildings, with reported losses ranging from a few hundred to near a thousand dollars.
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Oliver Ayres
Louis Schwartz
Farmer’s County Mutual Insurance Company
Christ Sander
Joseph Gibbs
Lake Township
Altekruse
Geo. Warfield
Bluff Road
Tragedy in Muscatine County House and Woods Mystery
One of Muscatine county’s worst tragedies unfolds as Jesse Tuman is found dying in a Sherfey woods cabin and his wife lies dead on a hill. A missing man named Dan Williams sparks a robbery motive theory later unsettled by the woman’s discovery. Police secure the scene, gather bloodstained surroundings, and locate $13.68 in belongings before nightfall.
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Muscatine County
Jesse Tuman
Sherfey’s Woods
Muscatine
Dan Williams
Tuman
Earnest Judson
Earl Wright
Judson
East Hill
Don Fisher Place
Park Avenue
Sherfey
H. A. Holtz
Tumans
Heidel
Showers and Cooler For Iowa Weather
Chicago August 18. Special. Indications for Iowa show unsettled weather with likely local showers tonight and Thursday. Cooler conditions expected in the western portion tonight.
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Chicago
Iowa
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Sander
Gus Schmidt
Jesse L. Tuman
Newt
Hillard
C. W. Sabbath
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Henry Holtz
Sweetland Road
G. A. Heidel
Sabbeth
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F. B. Burnside
A. N. Day
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