Home wrecker captured in Rockford saloon case
Martin Smith of Oelwein Iowa was arrested in Rockford at 6 am by Patrolman Fred Glenny and brought back to Freeport. He faced Judge Geib after waiving examination in connection with alleged adultery and fornication involving George Frettig's wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Martin Smith
Oelwein
Iowa
Rockford
Fred Glenny
Justlee Geib
Smith
George Frettig
Oclweth
Frettig
Rockforch
Sweeney
Chick
Glenny
Man in Iowa Bares Seven Foot Whiskers Tale
Grenwood Iowa April 19 J W Main of Page county holds the claim to the longest facial whiskers in the state. For over thirty five years he stopped shaving and now the white whiskers measure seven feet, a remarkable feature of this aging resident born in Ohio and living on a farm purchased in 1871.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grenwood
Iowa
J. W. Main
Page County
Malinka
Ohio
Stark County
Wild bull attack barely injures farmer near Mt Vernon
Cedar Falls April 19 Special F M Tuthill a Mt Vernon township farmer says he was knocked to the ground and repeatedly attacked by a wild bull Wednesday evening but escaped with only minor injuries, calling the incident miraculous and luck to be alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
F. M. Tuthill
Mt. Vernon Township
Notable Eldora Wedding in Eldora Iowa
Mine Mabel Duren married Joseph Trimble Hurnett state agent of Iowa board of control at the bride’s home in Eldora. Rev C C Warner officiated before about 20 guests. Duren, daughter of Charles Mc Keen Duren bank president, taught at Chadron Neb and the Lowas industrial school. Hurnett to serve as state agent traveling to supervise parolees. After a weeklong wedding trip they will join the boys’ industrial school staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Iowa
Mabel Duren
Joseph Trimble Harnett
Board of Control of
C. C. Warner
Miss Duren
Charles McKeen Duren
Hardin County State Bank
Abbott Academy
Andover
Mase
Northfield
Minn
Miss Daren
Chadron
Neb
Lows
Hurnett
Rural deliveries cut off over bad Kenosha roads
Milwaukee reports rural mail deliveries on a Kenosha county route have been halted by the government due to failure by the community to keep roads in satisfactory condition. Delivery service will stay suspended until repairs are completed, with other routes in the state subject to similar action if travel remains difficult for carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Kenosha County
Weigley Found Dead in Tama Hotel At 53
Weigley, a former Chicago bar leader and Tama mall proprietor, was found dead in a Tama hotel room yesterday. Officials say death appears due to a stroke or apoplexy during the night. Once earning a reputed 850000 yearly from high class law practice, he died reportedly poverty stricken at age 53.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tama
Iowa
Weigley
Chicago
Washfeld
McCurd seeks damages in Faulkner assault case
Mt. Pleasant Iowa April 19 J C McCurdtiss server files a damage suit for 1990 against R L Faulkner real estate man alleging assault in his office. The case cannot be heard at the April term but will be filed for the September term. Amount below 2000 to avoid federal court. No new developments in related criminal case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
J. ¢. McCurd
Faulkner
Widow Remarries Brother-in-Law in Newton
In Newton Iowa on April 13 19 15 Mrs Sarah Stock widow of the city wed her deceased husband's brother James Stock of Colfax in a small ceremony. Only immediate families attended the marriage performed by Rev Tenny of the Baptist church.
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Newton
Iowa
Hood
Sarah Stock
James Stock
Colfax
Tenny
The
Baptist Church
Chief Defends Waterloo Police in McDaniel Arrest
Chief Sweitzer says Waterloo police were portrayed unfairly by Muscatine and Burlington papers over the W H McDaniel arrest. McDaniel was detained in Waterloo after a 1906 assault conviction, then released when Great Western detectives took over the case, with officials acknowledging mixed instructions and questions about why he was held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweitzer
Waterloo
Muscatine
Burlington
W. H. McDaniel
Calef
Waterloo Bluecoats Ag
McDaniel
Kiltigaman
Great Western
Swettzer
Willams
Great Westin
W. x
St. Paul
Cleary
Familliar
Williams
Mle
Jon Hurley
Cedar Street
Great Western Company
Daniel
Iowa veteran seeks pay for Civil War service years later
John Bife of Marenalltown, a former private in Company G First Iowa Cavalry, filed a state claim April 11 seeking $2182 for service time from enlistment to muster, plus clothing and horse keep allowances. He traveled from Leavenworth to the soldiers home in 1905 and argues a 1868 act entitled him to pay, with payment previously misapplied. state balance cited amounts and a remaining $31.32 due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marenalltown
Pirst
Iowa Cavalry
John Bi Fife
Old People's Building
Fife
Leavenworth
Kas
Iowa
My. Fite
Five Austrian workers killed by fast mail near Mila Iowa
A Thursday afternoon Illinois Central fast mail train from Fort Dodge to Omaha struck a handcar near Mila twelve miles north of Denison, killing instantly five Austrian surfacing gang workers. They were returning from Ells and were on a bridge when the wreck occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Omaha
Mila
Here
Ells
Park Board Reelects Officers for Ensuing Year
Park commissioners at Thursday meeting reelected the existing officers: President C F Fowler, Secretary James Byrnes, and Treasurer E E Peek for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Commissioners
C. F. Fowler
James Byrnes
E. E. Peek
Burning Ashes Secret To Save Coal Bills In Altoona
In Altoona Pennsylvania on April 19 residents report a new coal saving mixture called burning ashes and coal. Inventor Elmore claims the formula combines common salt water and ash to create a mild lye that boosts combustion and cuts fuel costs. The discovery drew chemists who tested the process and say it could halve fuel use in large plants. Elmore seeks patent protection and has received a potential offer from the British government to prove practicality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Jobs Kimors
Altooka J
Elmore
Ellmore
Ls Hax
Doctor Rogers Health Abroad Gains and Plans Return
Dr. BB Rogers reports improved health during a month in Colonia Juárez Mexico. He eats three meals daily and has gained fourteen pounds with a hundred percent improvement in mood. He expects to return to Waterloo in about thirty days to resume practice. Juárez lies 165 miles south of El Paso at 5150 feet in a hot valley near the Sierra Madre. He anticipated a ten mile horseback trip up the canyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BB. Rogers
Mexico
Colonia Juaréz
Waterloo
Colonia Juarez
el Paso
Sierra, Madre and
Padde
Rogers
Canon
Suit by 200 quake victims filed in Freeport
A suit containing the claims of nearly 200 San Francisco policy holders of the German Insurance company was filed in the circuit court in Freeport. By April 19 more than 20 suits against insurers for fire policies were filed, pushing totals above 1,800. The county clerk's office ran long, with hundreds of attorneys and staff awaiting processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
San Francisco
Frisco
Cal
Clarke
Jilted girl shoots lover in Wisconsin town
In Janesville Wisconsin Miss Pet ence Dugan shot her former fiancé George Snoemacker in the neck and back after he failed to marry her. The act occurred as he walked with another woman in the business district. officers Mason and Campion witnessed from five rods away. Dugan said she had been bled of money and jewelry for four years on the promise of marriage and could not endure him leaving with another woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Wis
George Snoemacker
Petence Dugan
Miss. Dugan
Mason
Campion
Miss.Dugan
Iowa utility leaders address municipal ownership debate
Clinton Iowa April 19 representatives of electric light and railroad companies from Iowa attend a three day convention. President Zahn in a speech attacked municipal ownership and warned public service corporations would soon be controlled by a commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Iowa
Electric Light and Railroad Companies of
Zahn
Illinois bank robbed at Weston with dynamite blasts
Peoria report states safe blowers wrecked the Weston Bank of Weston Alabama fifty miles east at 1 am with three dynamite charges. About two thousand dollars taken as robbers held the town in terror for over an hour. A horse fell on Fifth Street bridge around 5 32 pm causing minor traffic delay while workers attempted to right the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
Weston
Fifth Street
Large Waterloo party to California for Jamestown exposition
A large Waterloo contingent bought Western Railroad tickets last night for the Jamestown Exposition opening the 26th. Mr and Mrs S M Bentley boarded the train to California, with tickets sold only in the west, as east sales were unavailable. The group plans en route visits and expo sights, with a special tourist car likely. Western railroads offer a limited-time low rate westward, possibly ending soon amid ongoing legislation affecting future rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Mra
M. Bentley
Wilnois Central
Bentley
Calfornia
Clinots Central
Denver
Waterloo Opera House to Get New Chairs and Brickwork
Orders will be placed in Chicago this week or next for opera chairs to outfit The Waterloo theatre in collaboration with Menara Haffa and Lichty. Seating capacity will be 1,256 and the management aims to secure chairs well in advance. Erick buying for The Waterloo, Halfa and Lichty meet contractors on brick supplies as stone masons begin foundation work and excavation nears completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Waterloo
Menara
Haffa
Erick
A. W. Halfa
G. E. Lichty
East Side
Tragedy Strikes Before Wedding in Aurora Ti
John Davasconcelios Adams Express messenger on the Chicago to Galesburg Burlington line shot himself in his apartment just before his planned 6:00 wedding to Miss Mayd Hells. He was found by his father J B Devasconcellos in his wedding clothes, the pistol muffled by a mattress. No reason was given for the act. clergy were present for the planned ceremony. The report also notes a bankruptcy discharge for Charles D Calkins and property sales by James J Storm in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
API
John Davasconcelios
Adams Express
Chicago
Galesburg
Burlington
J. B. Devasconcellos
Mayd Hells
Hells
Burlington Railway
Devasconcellos
Mr. Eells
Dovasconcellos
Devasconcelios
State Wants Weather and a Divorce Plea in Blackhawk
The article reports Mrs Anna Hostetter of Marshalltown files for divorce in Blackhawk County citing her husband’s violent temper and inhumane treatment after a brief marriage begun March 16 and ended within twenty days. It notes witnesses, residence disputes, and related local recollections, plus a separate weather records anecdote and social notes about local residents.
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iTherid
Hostettar
Larshall
District ‘Court of
Blackhawk County
Anna Hostetter
Taoutha
Marshalltown
Muscatine
J. P
Walton
Charles Aldrich
Iowa
Cleveland Abbe
the Review
Washington, D. C
Capitol
State’ University
Theodore
Farvie
John Unford
J. Py ‘Waltons
Snake attack in southern Illinois kills 400 reptiles
Elmer Deel of Des Moines visits Waterloo for Yeomen order duties. A dramatic report describes a forceful attack by a snake party that killed about 400 reptiles, with a large hall of snakes thrown into the air during the takedown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitting
Southern Illinois
Elmer’ S, Deel
Des Moines
Yeomen Order
Deel
Weterloo
Arlington man loses arm in neighbor’s shooting
In Arlington Iowa Charley Carnall had his right arm blasted away by neighbor J A Gillard after a dispute with Tom Carnall. Gillard fired twice in the yard injuring Carnall, who had an arm amputated. Gillard was bound over to the grand jury and jailed in West Union. The community laments the tragedy and Carnall’s ongoing recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Iowa
Charley Carnall
J. A
Gillard
Tom Carnall
Charley's
Fred Point Biahk
Mr. Carnal
Mr. Carnall
Carnall
McDaniel
Parker
Fayette
Squire Palmer
Dad
West Union
Carnal
Carnell
Divorce suit garnishment case settles unpaid attorney fees
Pike and Knapp sued George L. Kulp to collect 26 for attorney fees after his divorce case. Garnishment of Kulp’s wages was upheld in Switser court after transfer from Hildebrand. Kulp, defending his divorce, lost and remains liable. he has paid 20 toward the bill with 8 applied to fees and 12 to costs, about 28 still due. He sought an injunction but failed to obtain one to stop wage garnishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike & Knapp
George L. Kelp
Guanne
Vente
Tundlce J. L. Hildebrand
A.B Switser
Kulp
Hong
Tabor @ Brainard
Garmisheed
Shea
Tabor @ ‘Breluard
Will Be Married Soon in Gilbertville May First
Invitations issued for the wedding of Miss Mary Nugent and Mr. Joan Burber at St Marys on May 1. The reception will follow at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr and Mrs M Nugent, at 708 West Fifth Street, Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbertville
Misa Mary
Nugent
Joan Bur Ber
St Mary's
Vehured
M. Nugent
West Fifth Street
Waterloo
Miss Alice Edwards elected to Phi Beta Kappa at state university
Honor to Miss Alice Edwards, son A. J. Edwards notified this afternoon that his daughter has been elected to membership of the Phi Beta Kappa Society at the state university in Iowa City. Membership is a great distinction earned for high standing in foreign language study. Many friends will be pleased to know she is making excellent progress in her work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Edwards
Alice Edwards
State University
Iowa City
Waterloo Couple Marries in Hampton Then Visits Shell Rock
Mrs Ellen Hig sons and Bert Puffer both of Waterloo wed Thursday afternoon at Hampton. They came to Shell Rock Friday morning and stayed until Monday with the groom’s mother Mrs Hiram Hall. Friends praised the bride Sher during the brief Shell Rock visit and the couple will live in Waterloo. Miss Dorothy Martin toured to a new position with Kemp Mane Company in Fairbank yesterday to visit friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Rock
Ellen Higsons
Bert Puffer
Waterloo
Hampton
Hiram Hall
Puffer
Sher
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Bya
Egr
Peter
Wad
Grand Jury
Maurice
Seaith
W. Malt
F.M. Tuthill
Misa Mabel Duren
J.T. Harnett
Tama Hotel
McCoid
Texas
Loo
Oreat
OWA
Park Board
Coal Ganone
E. B. Rogers
Raps Municipfac
Iowa Light and Railroad Companies
Illinois
Lamestown
TION
California
East Side Management
John Devasconcellos Shoote
Arora
Father Waite
Charles D. Calkins
4. J. van Duzee
United States Court
Dubudue
James J. Storm
Reibl Street
Ricker & Bratnober Land Co
Esther Terwilliger
Perry Aldrich
Sioux City
Aldrich
West
J. 4. Rosgen
Long Beach
Fred Call
Ed. Walsh
Los Angeles
Chas. Sherwood
Vienna Bakery
Frank Kipp
East Fourth Street
Mr. Sherwood
E. W. Hagerty
Dick McGuire
North End
Deorss
Misa
Mary Nugent
John Bungay
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