Sensational Evidence in Holada Gallaugher Murder Trial
Court preparations in Iowa City for the Holada murder case against Charles Holada for James Gallaugher’s death. Prosecution signals plans to charge Mrs. Gallaugher and to introduce Holada’s alleged confessions about improper relations and motive. Witness testimony reportedly includes barn incident details, poisoning talks, and alleged communications with Holada and Gallaugher relatives.
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Charles Holada
James Gallaugher
Iowa City
Holada
Gallaugher
Henry R. Maxim
George W. Colwell
James
Anthony Gallaugher
William Chamberlain
O. A. Shepard Holada
Anthony
Burlington Favored For Next Firemen Tournament Says Letter
L J Horan informs Burlington officials that the annual tournament time and place are decided at the November business meeting. This year Iowa City hosts, with prizes for paid departments raised to 3000 dollars and 2000 for volunteers, requiring city guarantees and subscriptions.
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Burlington
L. J. Horan
Muscatine
L. F. Blank
Iowa
Iowa City
Servant Girls Scarce Prompt Farm Labor Debate
Muscatine Iowa farmers face a servant girl shortage as local workers prefer pearl button factory jobs. A wealthy farmer proposes hiring girls to cut corn and do outside work with eight hour days and high pay plus perks to lure them to outdoor labor and save the fall crops.
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Riverside
the Journal
St Paul
Muscatine
Invitation to Host I V F Association Tournament
L J Horan secretary invites towns to host a tournament and requests response by November 1. The note notes gate receipts and privilege contributions help determine the amount needed.
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L. J. Horan
Sec’y I. V. F. Ass’n
Golf notes show steady improvement at club
The sixth handicap event yesterday produced scores with five of eight under their given handicap. Geo Reeder led gross with 96. two players each logged two 48s in rounds of 61. Visitors included Col Keeler Mrs Sargent and others from Chicago Toledo Sigourney and Hermann Schmidt. The last preliminary handicap is set for Friday Oct 3.
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Will Jayne
Geo. Reeder
Walter Molis
L. G. Burnett
Robt. L. Thompson
F. A. Neidig
E. W. Smith
Jas. E. Murphy
Reeder
Col. Keeler
Sargent
Chicago
O. S. Terry
Toledo
Ohio
W. H. Needham
Sigourney
Herman Schmidt
Mosquitoes and Malaria in Tropics and Cuba Quarantine
Interest grows in the link between mosquitoes and diseases like malaria and yellow fever. Reprinted Youth's Companion articles discuss simple mosquito control methods such as kerosene in wet pongs. The piece notes Cuba’s quarantine reductions save costs and aid economy as Gen Wood links yellow fever spread to mosquitos.
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Cuba
Norfolk
New Orleans
Wood
Lost His Boots Forty Years Ago
An Indian malaria test story from Nagpur recounts Joongey Lal who doubted mosquito transmission until he was bitten and developed symptoms. He observed parasites in his blood and fever peaking after 15 days, then abandoned his wish for malignant tertion and accepted the benign form evidence.
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Nagpur
British India
Joongey
Lal
Buchanan
Joongey Lal
Boots lore sparks Riverside duel of memories
Riverside Iowa September thirty seven era old soldier John Busby recalls losing an eleven dollar alligator boot pair in the Civil War and believes Tom Sims may have taken them. Sims, also from Riverside, retells obtaining boots during service and both men debate ownership, with Busby claiming memory of loss and Sims denying the theft.
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Riverside
Iowa
John Busby
Tom Sims
Sims
Busby
Burlington Favored for Southeast Iowa Teachers Meeting
The Burlington Hawk Eye reports strong local sentiment to host the Southeast Iowa Teachers Association next year with about 1,500 delegates. Muscatine also seeks the event, and the executive committee will decide by October 15 after county estimates are gathered.
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Burlington Hawk- Eye
Burlington
South Eastern Iowa Teachers Association
Muscatine
Chevalier
Matthews
Fairfield
Howard A. Matthews
Southeastern Iowa
J. E. Williamson
Reduced Rates for Laborers by Iowa Central Railway
The Iowa Central railway offers harvest hands and laborers greatly reduced one way tickets to Minnesota and North and South Dakota through August 19. Visit your local ticket agent for details.
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Iowa Central Railway
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
East Hill Social Roundup of Visits and Moves
Mr and Mrs Boruff visited western Iowa then stayed with Mr and Mrs Doty before returning to Ferdinand Illinois Mae Walker ended her visit and headed to Rochester Cedar County Mrs J C Horrell spent time with her uncle John Duncan then traveled to Chicago Henry Blessing 79 from Lisbon visited niece Mrs Joe Butcher and joined the reunion Leach and Butcher visitors from Montpelier missed due to the Butchers trip to Melpine Mrs Smith left for Burlington after a week with daughter Mrs Cooper Townsley moved to a new Brook Street home George Metz and two daughters visited from Cedar County with his parents Chet Cotler from near Letts visited sister Mrs O Rittenhouse Arthur W Frazier arrived to spend a week then left for Burlington A Butsler Tipton stopped for reunions with Philip Metz a daughter born to Mr and Mrs A Schielze on Washington Street Lillie Chatfield and Martha Blanchard visited Mrs Stull in Illinois early in the week
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Burlington
A. Butsler
Tipton
Philip Metz
A. Schielze
Washington Street
Lillie Chatfield
Martha Blanchard
Home Visitors Excursion Round Trip Ticket Sale
Round trip tickets at one fare for journeys to Indiana Ohio New York and other states go on sale Oct 24. Tickets cover many Northern and Midwestern points with return valid through Nov 3 1902. Inquiries to M N S deputy or A L Lindner General Agent.
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Indiana
Ohio
New York
Michigan
Toronto
Ont
Suspension Bridge
N. Y
Niagara Falls
Toxawanda
Buffalo
Dunkirk
Salamanca
Erie
Pittsburg
Bellaire
Wheeling
W. Va
Parkersburg
Charleston
Kentucky
West Virginia
A. L. Lindner
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Hofer
Holbert
Gallaugher Barn
Holada Hut
Lone Tree
Firemen’s
Santos-Dumont
America
New York Harbor
Muscatine County
Oeelelelee
Golf Notes
India
Maj
Ronald Ross
Tom
Southeast
Ern
Iowa Teacher's Association
East Hill
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