Wyoming wreck fatal to nine and injures twenty others
Nine killed and twenty to twenty five injured in a Wyoming rail wreck five miles west of Rock Springs when a Union Pacific limited collided head on with a street train. Engines of both trains demolished and several cars burned with bodies incinerated. In Indianapolis, John R. Ward resigns as Adjutant General amid a governor led probe claiming a $1000 shortage.
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Omaha
Union
Pacific
Rock ‘Springs
Wyo
Indianapolis
John R. Ward
Tadlane
Hanley
Growing storm in Russia tests government resolve
Reports from St. Petersburg describe waning public confidence in the government as mutinies spread among troops and lawlessness rises. An announced plan to place postmasters under civil service prompts Iowa congressmen to seek flexibility, though momentum favors centralizing power away from lawmakers.
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St. Petersburg
Budtkehner
Fant
Witte
Tanger
Iowa
Ovation for Oyama in Tokyo reception
Field Marshal Oyama and his staff entered Tokyo to a reception of great enthusiasm and magnitude, rivaling the welcome given to Admiral Toro.
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Tokio
Oyama
Toro
GRAFTERS PLEADED GUILTY IN ARMOUR CASE
Chicago December 7 Willam McSwain and Wilbur Cole pleaded guilty to conspiracy to extort from Armour and Co. Each received thirty days in jail. Other items note secretary Shaw weighing temporary bank deposits to ease money strain, a Mrs. Martin’s apoplexy death, bank depositors withdrawing amid false bank reports in York Pennsylvania, senate inquiry on bank political contributions, and a bicycle race incident with injuries in New York City.
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Chicago
Willam McSwain
Wilbur Cole
Armour & Co
Washington
Shaw
Besis
York
Baby killed by rat bite in two week old infant
Mr and Mrs Thomas Sewall found their two week old baby dead Wednesday morning after a rat bite. The nurse reported the infant’s injuries and poison from the bite caused the death, not the wound. The mother had been confined to bed since the birth. The baby was kept warm in a separate room for rest.
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Deg Maines
Thomas Sewall
Dactary
Farms produce big value in biennial Iowa report
The forthcoming biennial report of Iowa's state board of control shows farms and gardens of institutions raised products totaling 447,976 dollars for the period, up about 135,000 from the prior cycle. Values span cereals, dairy and poultry, livestock, garden produce, textiles, and wearing apparel, with Mount Pleasant Clarinda Independence and Glenwood leading. Also listed are quantities of grain fruits and vegetables produced by institutions, including apples, butter, beef, beans, beets, cabbage, cherries, chickens, corn, cucumbers, and more.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Sust
Mount Pleasant
Clarinda
Independence
Glenwood
Farma and Gardens
Board of Control
Bess
Dor
Waverly Man Ends Life Alone in Civil War Veteran's Death
Fred W. Bates, 66, a Waverly resident and Civil War veteran, was found dead in his home after a self administered morphine overdose, with a letter to the coroner stating sanity and intent. A bank check and a certificate of deposit were found with the body. an inquest ruled death by his own action. He had lived in Waverly since 1876, survived by a divorced wife and one son, George Bates. The funeral was held at 2 p.m. under Robbins Post of the G A R.
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Waverly
Fred W. Baten
I. F. WW. Bates
Bates
George Bates
State Bank of
Weld
J. M. Andrews
Adam ‘Anknor
Dickinson
W. P Bates
Hayy
Keene
N.H
Tie
West Water Street
Waverly Poultry Show Attracts Strong Attendance
Waverly hosts the second annual poultry show with 44 exhibits and 375 birds from town and neighboring states. S. H. Page showcases 38 Barred Rocks hoping to win the Iowa Barred Rock cup as weighing and judging proceed amid strong attendance and well-kept birds ahead of standard weights.
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Waverly
Waverly’ Poultry Association
S. H. Page
Iowa Barred Rock Association
Death of Mrs Hartnett at 326 Saxon Street
Mrs Jeremiah Hartnett died at home after an illness of kidney and heart trouble. Funeral from St Joseph’s Catholic Church with Father Cooney officiating. Burial in Catholic cemetery. Born in Ireland December 25, 1838, she married Jeremiah Hartnett in 1868 and lived in Waterloo since 1869. Survived by son Dan Hartnett, daughter Mrs J Wakin, brother Imean Gallagher, sister Mrs Ale Ryan, and Jacob Kern, longtime Black Hawk County resident.
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Jeremiah Hartnett
Familly
Saxon Street
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Rov
Father Cooney
Hartnett
Ireland
Donegal
America
Dubuque
Athell Central
Waterloo
Tlartnett
Manchester
Dan Hartnett
J. Wakin
Inmean Gallagher
Morria
Allee Ryan
Tre Fland
Death of Mr Kern at Wash Myers farm
Mr Kern died Wednesday night at 0 50 o clock on the Wash Myers farm three miles east of the city after a two week illness caused by asthma heart failure and collapse. He was born March 23 1861 in Lebanon county Pennsylvania and was over fifty four years old. He lived at various points in Pennsylvania before moving to Town. A former railway engineer he later engaged in taniting. Survived by wife daughter two brothers and two sisters. Funeral Saturday at 10 at the Unitarian church burial in Poenor cemetery near Raymond.
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Wash Myers
Kern
Mr. Kern
Labanon County
Pennsylvania
Poitts
Heo
Unthieran
Pojnor
Raymond
Divorce Petitions Highlight Tyrannical Husbands and Custody
An 1905 Waterloo sketch outlines Lena Jakel seeking separation from Conrad Jakel amid claims of brutality and endless labor. The filing cites 4 a.m. rising, farm chores, and harsh treatment as factors for divorce and restoration of maiden name. Additional petitions include Mary Cook seeking custody of Cecil Chester after desertion and a cement debt claim from Iola Portland Cement against Wisowa Lumber. The piece also notes priest transfers and community reaction to Father Forkenbrock’s move to Waterloo.
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Lena Jakel
Conrad Jakel
Parmisy
Megelord
Hla
Waterloo
Butler County
Iola Portland Cement Company
Wisowa Luttiber Company
Plainti
Clark Seeks Lawyer as Laporte Mystery Deepens
Laporte resident Clark who married a Sioux Falls schoolteacher then vanished has hired a Waterlon attorney to protect his interests. Friends suspect travel and a return to Laporte to answer rumors as Mrs. Clark remains at the family home. The attorney says he has had no contact since November 22 as Clark’s whereabouts remain unconfirmed, with Kansas rumored as a destination.
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Ocea Clark
Laporte
Benedicts
Sioux Falls
Young Clark
Waterlon
Pat Crowe
Jack
Clarice
Clark
Conyaras
Kansas
Alner
Clark, Jr
Waterloo Cement Tile Machine Company Organized
A Waterloo corporation named the Waterloo Cement Tile Machine Company was formed Wednesday evening at J. W. Stewart’s office in the Lafayette block with a $30,000 capital. It aims to manufacture and sell cement tile machines, with headquarters in Waterloo and production at Ferguson Manufacturing’s plant in the city. Stockholders include J. H. Mlewart, John Schenk of Waterloo, and financiers from Lake Mille, Iowa. Stewart was elected manager.
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Waterloo Cement Tile Machine Company
J. W. Stewart
Lafayette Block
Ita
Waterloo
Ferguson Manufacturing Company
J. H. Mlewart
John Schenk
Lake Milla
Iowa
My. Stewart
Deacon Lohr Signed For Workout Halts In Western League
A Waterloo Sioux City paper reports Deacon Lohr has joined a workout with Dugcky Holmes ball teasers in the Western League at Ta cola Nebraska. No notice of transfer here, likely a mistake. Waterloo claims precedence and any move would follow negotiation with this city.
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Sioux City
Lohr
Dugcky" Holmes
Tacola
Nebraska
Tohr Fg
Waterloo
Wiry dog bites woman in park. bite treated by physician
Miss Grace Groves, walking with several ladies in the west side park Wednesday evening, was bitten on the left wrist by a wiry dog that appeared friendly. The injury required a physician to dress the wound. Gold Crosdes, Taylor & Stroabel.
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Grace Groves
Miss Groves
West Side
Murder confession interview details McWilliams family killings
The Daily Reporter publishes the sole detailed account of W. S. McWilliams, the confessed killer of his wife and five children. He speaks in a calm, chilling tone about years of strife, a mounting urge to act, and the moment he chose to end their lives, claiming it was his duty and the only way to end their unhappiness.
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Wormed
Buchanan County
Independence
Pac
Wiliam
Mew Williams
Daily Reporter
Mo Williams
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Bert Markham
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H. G. Beeman
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Waverly Poultry Show
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Blackhawk County
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Pluinlist
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Long Moyer
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Cook
Albert D. Cook
Cecil Chester
Favora
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St. Mary's Parish
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Hampton Tribune
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Henry Forkenbrock
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Eastman
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Manting McWilliams
Br. McWilliams
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