Des Moines Robbery Claims Vanderwilt Took $6000
A. Vanderwilt of Knoxville Iowa reports being robbed of $6000 in Des Moines last Monday night while in Des Moines to buy a marble works business. He notified park police and detectives investigate. Mrs Vanderwilt offers a $1000 reward for return of the money. Local officials doubt the severity of the claim.
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Pella
Des Moines
A. Vanderwilt
Vandermeulen
Vanderwilt
Knoxville
Iowa
Rumor of being buried alive at Graceland Cemetery
Knoxville correspondent reports a grave rumor from Graceland Cemetery where a coffin allegedly rapped four times as dirt was added and two women heard two more raps before fleeing. The tale, unverified, circulates locally while an advertisement touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for digestion and a local sale by Allen.
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Graceland
Knoxville
Tri-County Press
Chamberlain
Salesbye Allen
Knoxville Inebriate Escapes Then Returns to Knox County
Knoxville correspondent reports Geo. French, a Knoxville dipsy confined in Mt. Pleasant hospital inebriate ward, escaped last week. Sheriff Bybee learned by phone from Des Moines that French was on a roaring drunk there. He returned him to Knoxville on Tuesday afternoon.
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Geo. French
Knoxville
Mt. Pleasant
Bybee
Des Moines
French
Tri-County Press
Matrimonial Licenses Granted To Several Couples
The clerk has issued marriage licenses since the last report. Recipients include Francis M. Taylor and Hattie V. Strong, Frantz F. Jones and Minnie A. Colton.
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Francis M. Taylor
Hattie V. Strong
Frantz F. Jones
Minnie A. Colton
Real estate transfers in Marion County township deeds
Marion County transfers list numerous deeds across Knoxville Swan and Lake Prairie townships detailing transfers from banks and estates to Frank Murphy James Woods Kitty May and others. Includes 16 acres Knoxville corrected tract 100 acres 220 acres and various tracts in Pella and Summit townships totaling several thousand dollars.
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Marion County National Bank
Frank Murphy
Knoxville Township
John M. Jones
Michael Murphy
Eden Bates
Joseph D. Bowers
Swan Township
D. D. Hughs
J. J. Kinney
Peter Burggraaf
John de Moss
Summiil
James C. Woods
James J. Woods
Lake Prairie Township
Kitty May
James Isaac Woods
P. D. Wagaman
H. Rietveld
Pella
Pope Leo XII dead and a wild week in Oskaloosa
Pope Leo XII has died after a long illness, with cardinals to meet August first to elect a successor. In Oskaloosa, Mrs Ftta Duflin’s dressmaker suit ends in a $60 verdict. Eddyville battles a gang of horse traders. City Marshal McHugh wounded and two traders shot, one dead, and all jailed awaiting trial.
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Oskaloosa
Ftta Duflin
Annie McQuisten
Eddyville
Keokuk
Rock Island
McHugh
St. John
Harvey Pea
Street fair blamed for Knoxville misnomer
Marion county Reporter decries Knoxville street fair as a misnomer and mere collection of shows with a Ferris wheel and a merry-go-round. The event drew small crowds until Saturday afternoon, then swelled with country and town visitors, ending in late night carnival activity after midnight.
Discovery of a Mastodon Skeleton at Newton
A mastodon skeleton was found six feet underground at Newton. It took three days to extract one tooth. New York and Boston scientists are en route with fifty workers to excavate the rest, a task expected to take about three months.
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Coltay
Crop Bulletin reports mixed Midwest hay, grain yields July 1903
The Des Moines Crop Bulletin notes four to five days of good haymaking weather and generally average to good corn, spring wheat, oats, and barley conditions. It highlights timely showers on the 17th and 18th, with some northern areas damaged by heavy downpours, and reports blight and rot affecting early potatoes and rust impacting late seeded grain. Apple yield remains strong despite mixed crops. An advertisement promotes Rocky Mountain Tea for 35 cents from Allen & Stubenranch.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Man Arrested After Fishing Trip Drunk Disturbs Family
John Verace, an employee of Buwalda Bros., was jailed for 30 days with a $25 fine and costs after pleading guilty to disturbing the peace. He returned from fishing on Skunk River in a drunken state and threatened his mother with a knife, prompting his younger brother Gert to intervene with a club. The case was heard by Mayor Huber, with Verace paying part of the amount and Buwalda Bros. covering the rest.
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John Verace
Verace
O Buwalda Bros
Skunk
Chronicle
Marshal Maasdam
Jane
Gert
Huber
Buwalda Bros
Islands of which we so often share mail route unique plan
Flood years spare low lands yield. A second crop grows well and corn is plowed. Warm sun promises more from earth. In Islands, mail delivery is via shared box system with local carriers. Neighbors collect mail daily, avoiding free delivery. Tracy Corr. TrisCounty Press.
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Sam
Tracy “Corr
TrisCounty, Press
Nelson A Miles Retired After Long Army Career
Lieutenant General Nelson A Miles, the U S Army head for many years, is ordered placed on the retired list effective August 8th. General Young is prepared to succeed him as lieutenant general. The 64 year old Miles recently rode 90 miles in Oklahoma, a sign of his vigor at retirement.
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Nelson A. Miles
United States Army
General Young
Gen. Miles
Oklahoma
Handling a Balky Horse A Quirky Remedy Explained
A Horseshoer's Journal essay promotes a humane balky horse method using quiet handling and a light hammer tap on the hoof to trigger movement. The piece credits Charles Ruppert and Wilfred Thompson for a separate incident, noting Ruppert is in danger after a saloon brawl left him brain-injured and Thompson under arrest.
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Horseshoer's Journal
Horsa
Charles Ruppert
Wilfred Thompson
Iowa City
Ruppert
Thompson
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Richard R. Lautenbach
Jacob van der Syde
W. K. Wagaman
Illinois and
Iowa Fuel Co
J. W. H. Browne
Swan and
Flagler
Whitlaich Fuel Co
A. Browne
Pope Leo
Leo
Justice Court
Marion County
Skelton
Newton
Crop Bulletin
Allen” & Stubenranch
Young
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