Woman Murdered at Buxton in Cold Blooded Shooting Rampage
ABuxton, Iowa, crime shocks Southeastern Iowa as Jim Smith, a Black man from Hocking with West Virginia ties, shoots Mrs. Mary Cannady at dawn after following her from another state. He fatally wounds her in the Cannady home, then surrenders after a manhunt of about 300 local residents. An armed guard protects the jail in Albia as the case proceeds.
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West Virginia
Buxton
Iowa
Anegro
Hocking
Jim Smith
Mary Cannady
Smith
Cannady
Jefe
Albia
Roberts Aims to Buy Des Moines Register and Leader
Despatch from Chicago records George Roberts director of the mint at Washington visiting Des Moines to negotiate purchase of the Des Moines Register and Leader. He would resign his mint post if the deal closes and holds two thirds of the company stock.
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George Roberts
Register and Leader
Jheave Record-Herald
Chicago Record- Herald
Mint
Washington
Auditorium Hotel
Des Moines
Iown
Roberts
The
Des Moines Register and Leader
Knoxville Reformatory Revival Endorsed by Iowa WCTU
The Eighth district WCTU convention in Des Moines endorsed creating a state reformatory for women at Knoxville, urging reuse of the old state school for the blind building. Anna Edworthy argued a reformatory is needed to handle noncriminal female offenders and prevent corruption and ruin. She cited Indiana as a model where former inmates lead honorable lives.
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Des Moines
Knoxville
Anna Edworthy
Mitchellville
Indiana
Iowa
Assailant of Ollie Hess to Hang
Frank Clark, assailant of Miss Ollie Hess near Kahoka, was found guilty by a Keokuk jury after about two hours deliberation and sentenced to hang. The execution date will be set within thirty days by the court next Wednesday October 21. The Kahoka trial was bitterly fought with clear proof of Clark's guilt despite controversy over punishment.
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Egro Clark
Kahoka
Keokuk
Frank Clark
Ollie Hess
Clark
Dallas Girl Has the Hiccoughs
A seventeen year old girl named Burger from Dallas a town near Knoxville suffered persistent hiccoughs after a Monday morning attack. A doctor failed to relieve her and another physician offered no better relief as the Friday night report noted she was still hiccoughing. The page also includes an ad for Yankee Clark property northwest of the college offered at $3,500 with six Pella lots ten room house fruit pasture and terms to sell, claimed by Mrs Mick.
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Burger
Dallas
Knoxville
Yankee Clark
Mick
Hermay
District Court Proceedings Indictments and Pleas Listed
The Knoxville district court grand jury returned indictments including assault with intent to rape and liquor nuisance charges. Defendants pleaded guilty in several cases. certain defenses and waivers noted. Civil actions include divorce filings, damages, and a liquor permit application. Court events span Oct 12 to Oct 15 with multiple cases to trial or judgment.
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Knoxville Express
Daniel Cox
H.S. Peterson
Flora Carr
Daniel Clifford
Ed. Roberts
Chas, Westman
Jesse Sims
Wim, Smith
Thos
Marsh
Gysbert Steenhoek
FE. L. Gardner
James Pace
Frank Martinach
Lee Pack
State
Reuben McVey
Pearl Myrick
Fred
Myrick
C.C. Richards
C. H. Clancy
R. L.leech
J. R. Bell
Warren County
Cora Lenhart
Fred Lenhart
Plantiff
Jacob Mesier
Ray Millen
Lucinda Pruitt
James Pruitt
Anne Brown
T. J. Williams
Glenn Hartley
Ray Burnett
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Digestive Relief
Dieting invites disease and cures for indigestion via Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It claims to enable stomach and digestive organs to digest and assimilate wholesome food, curing stomach troubles and dyspepsia. Sold by all druggists.
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Kodol
All Drug Wists
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kersey
Montenac
Knoxville Reformatory
Ladies of
W. C. T. U. Moines
Marion
Green & Son
Hiccoughs
the District Court
Jacob Messeri
Sam Coe
J. H. Lint
Marion County National
Bank
J. H. Stilwell
Amanda Waite
George W. Crowley
Amana
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