Des Moines River Flood Wrecks Van Buren County Losses
A Des Moines river flood devastates Van Buren County Iowa with the river widening to a mile and a half. Farms valued at 110 to 150 dollars per acre inundated eight to twenty feet, bridges damaged or destroyed, and the county’s estimated loss nears 209000 dollars. Keosauqua and surrounding towns report extensive damage and utility outages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Keokuk
van Buren County
van Buren
Selma
Douds
Kilbourne
Keosauqua
Bentonsport
Bonaparte
Farmington
Keosanqua
Strangest Lincoln Assassin Rumor Surfaces as Booth Rise Reported
A sensational claim links John Wilkes Booth to a dead man in Enid Oklahoma and Junius Brutus Booth to identifying remains of the Lincoln assassin. K L Bates Memphis Tenn a former Booth agent says the body is Booths and that Booth escaped Garret plantation disguises.
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Baltimore
John W. Booth
Oklahoma
Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Green Mount Cemetery
Washington
Booth
Green Mount
Edwin Booth
John S. Clark
John T. Ford
Mr. Weaver
Abraham Lincoln
George
Enid
Junius Brutus Booth
Ford's
Semper
K. L. Bates
Memphis
Bates
Joseph Jefferson
Clara Morris
Garret Plantation
Kentucky
Texas
E. L. George
Pomeroy notes and social visits in June events
In Pomeroy Illinois on June 6, residents report visits among families. Joseph Crawford of Iowa stopped to see Frances Crawford and kin. Lizzie Epperly returned from Aledo after millinery study. V L Lutz hosted grandchildren from Ohio. Luther Kellums and Zela Tieman joined in marriage May 3 at the Tieman home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Fisher
Eureka Springs
Arkansas
Ida Diehl
M. O. Boruff
Etta
Luther Kellums
Joy
Zela Tieman
Henry Tieman
Burlington
Riverside Briefs Describe Flood Impacts and Local News
Riverside reports heavy rain with the Iowa river bridges watched for high water. Villagers note tile yard damage, slow trains, and near rail height. grain crops and hay prospects look good. families visit relatives in Solon and West Liberty. creamery shipped 27 tubs of butter. Charles Overfelt ill with rheumatism.
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Riverside
Guy Sheldon
Lone Tree
H. W. Swift
Iowa River
Kron
Iowa
Charles Overfelt
H. L. Swift
Samuel Ford
Nebraska
Mrs. Kent
Solon
Isaac Ford
John
West Liberty
After Sin Is Proposed To Use Hypnotism In the Pulpit
A proposal suggests hypnotism as a tool in sermons with several mag ic hand passes to guide congregations. The plan is under consideration and faces mixed reactions from church leaders and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Stanley Grimes
Evanston
N. B. Norton
Maywood Methodist Church
Mr. Norton
Grimes
Prof. Grimes
Thirteenth Annual Wapello High School Commencement
The thirteenth annual Wapello high school exercises were held June 3 in the M E church. The class of eleven, nine girls and two boys, received diplomas as Superintendent Beckley and President Ruthenberge presided. Raymond Davison spoke for the class and the benediction was given by Rev W C Schultze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
M. E. Church
Charles L. Wonnell
Beckley
M. E. Reusch
E. B. Isett
Frank Tustison
Dan Bradley
Grinnell
Springer
Bechley
Ruthenberge
Raymond Davison
Alexandria Endures Severe Damage From Recent Flooding
A severe flood has inundated Alexandria causing widespread damage across neighborhoods. Residents report extensive water intrusion, downed power lines, and disrupted services as emergency crews mobilize to assess affected areas. Local officials urge caution and response coordination.
Record of Unprecedented Mississippi Flood at Alexandria and Keokuk
The article details extreme flood conditions along the Mississippi below Muscatine with Alexandria submerged under water, sidewalks floating, and homes two to six feet deep. Residents use skiffs for mobility while stock is moved via ferries and flatboats. Drinking water is unavailable, wells flooded, and upper rooms occupied as water rises over hip boots.
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Alexandria
Warsaw Bluffs
Missouri Bluffs
Peart Street
Keokuk
Web Thomas
Mary Hill
Two postal officials held on bribe charges in fraud case
Washington reports two more arrests in the postal scandal case. Thomas W. McGregor and C. Ellsworth Upton were detained on bribery counts tied to a Baltimore trunkmaker Charles E. Smith. Smith allegedly supplied leather pouches to rural free delivery carriers for 40 cents profit per pouch, on government buys at 90 cents. The department first purchased 200000 pouches, with Smith earning $18,000. Upton allegedly received $8,000.
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Washington
Thomas W. McGregor
Rural Free Delivery Supply Division
C. Ellsworth Upton
Charles E. Smith
Baltimore
Department
Smith
Upton
Wade for Senator in Iowa
Allison Iowa June 5 John F Wade of Daugherty brother of Congressman Martin Wade is being groomed for state office The fragment discusses Wade's political rise as the Butler Breng reference remains unclear in this damaged item
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Allison
John F. Wade
Daugherty
Martin J. Wade
Iowa
Daniel Nominee Named by Democrats in Richmond
Richmond voters learn Senator Daniel was declared the Democrat nominee for his own successor. He is noted to have a son and is beginning his 20th year in the Senate.
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Richmond
United States
Daniel
Senate
Flood Remnants Mark 1851 Water Burst in Muscatine County
The piece recalls Andrew Maxwell’s Pear Street residence later occupied by the Sage family, built above the 1851 high water mark. A modern flood this week exceeds that mark, with Des Moines and Mississippi rivers flooding Muscatine, and the yard and lower rooms entering water.
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Andrew Maxwell
Pear Street
Sage
Des Moines
Mississippi
Lodge Elections and Memorial Date Set by Wyoming No 76
Wyoming lodge No 76 K of P elected H. H. Howe Jule McCoskry Paul Steinmetz and E H Dolsen as delegates to the grand lodge in Council Bluffs next August. Memorial exercises are set for June 12. Seventeen deaths have occurred since the lodge was founded in May 1883. Prairie Encampment No 4 Odd Fellows elected officers including George Scholten M W Stirlen C J Hackett Henry Heinz S E Hoover Fred Betz old Charles H Gobble. Court of Columbian Circle initiated three candidates and plans an entertainment next Wednesday.
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Wyoming Lodge No. 76
K. of P
H. 8. Howe
Jule McCoskry
Paul Steinmetz
E. H. Dolsen
Council Bluffs
Odd Fellows
George Scholten
M. W. Stirlen
C. J. Hackett
Henry Heinz
E. Hoover
Fred Betzold
Charles H. Gobble
Court of Columbian Circle
Mrs J C Hayes Dies in Drury Township
Sarah Alice Hayes wife of J C Hayes died at her home in Drury township seven miles east of the city. She was born August 28 1875 and married February 14 1901. She leaves a husband an infant and parents Mr and Mrs Isaac Foster. Funeral at 11 tomorrow at the Baptist church with cortege leaving at 10 conducted by Rev Eugene Shepherd from Illinois City.
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Sarah Alice Hayes
J. C. Hayes
Drury Township
Isaac Foster
Mrs. Hayes
M. E. Church
Baptist Church
Eugene Shepherd
Ilinois City
Rebekah Mite Society Meets at Miller Home
The Rebekah Mite Society held a regular meeting at Mrs. Mary Miller’s East Eighth Street home. Members sewed carnet rags and enjoyed refreshments. The next gathering is planned with Mrs. S Hoover at 112 Clinton Street South Muscatine on Thursday June 18.
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Rebekah Mite Society
Mary Miller
East Eighth Street
Miller
S. Hoover
Clinton Street
South Muscatine
Pine Mills Gossip and Local Transactions
Pine Mills scene reports Barney Stecher and Nora visiting Muscatine as business callers. Herman Wunche sold three head of steers to J. Grimm of Pleasant Prairie. Local youths plan a Saturday dance at O Carpenter's. L Sickman delivered a horse to Muscatine for 5.50. James Fillips moved his Island property across to the Iowa shore. A work party improved Crisis cemetery by erecting a new fence and trimming grass.
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Pine Mills
Barney Stecher
Nora
Muscatine
Herman Wunche
J. Grimm
Pleasant Prairie
O. Carpenter
L. Sickman
James Fillips
Lowa
Crisis Cemetery
Missing Candy Promise Sparks Curious Plea
A three year old girl asks her father for more candy and, after a brief look outside, exclaims that it looks like a new row, prompting a quiet moment of wonder in the home.
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Othe
Floods Ravage Muscatine County Farms Across Cedar Iowa Rivers
Severe flooding in Muscatine County devastates corn crops along the Cedar and Iowa rivers and the Mississippi in eastern parts. Thousands of acres may yield little or none, with cattle drowned and families relocating to higher ground. Damages span Goshen Moscow Lake Cedar Orono Pike and Fruitland Sweetland Montpelier townships as waterlogged, blocked drainage compounds losses.
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Iowa
Columbus Junction
Pleasant Valley
Fremont
Goshen
Moscow
Lake Cedar
Orono
Pike
Pike Township
Nichols
Mississippi
Fruitland
Sweetland
Montpelier Township
Sweetland Republicans to elect delegates at Mount Grove
The Republicans of Sweetland are called to meet at the Mount Grove school house on Saturday June 13 at 5 p.m. to elect seven delegates to the county convention and conduct other important business. J. H. Van Camp, Com.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetland
Mount Grove
J. H. van Camp
Com
Prisoner Caught Freeing Wire Sparks Telegraph Confusion
The Charge reports a confused scene as The Judge Oficer accuses an prisoner of freeing a wire while Officer-Electricity and Phil poctotia Telegraph weigh in on the incident.
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Oficer
Philpoctotia Telegraph
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