No Surprise At Waverly Delilah Fails Parole Revoked
Waverly reports Gov. Cummins orders Delilah Fails to return to Anamosa Prison after parole revoked for the Jerome Kern murder. Frank Bunn remains jailed in Cedar Rapids. both individuals face continued confinement as authorities reassess the case and ensure compliance with the latest ruling.
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Cummins
Anamosa Prison
Waverly
Frank Bunn
Delilah
Cedar Rapids
Delilah Tails
Bremer County
Jerome Kern
Parron
Wavery
Walck
Frank Burn
Sheriff Parrott’s Son Dies After Prolonged Illness
John Parrott aged 25, son of Sheriff Henry Parrott of Waverly, dies at home after months of illness including mountain fever contracted near Butte Montana and subsequent typhoid pneumonia and tuberculosis. Catholic family, funeral at St. Mary’s church. family of nine from Daytor township Bremer county.
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Waverly
John Parrott
Henry Parrott
Butte
Montana
Daytor Township
Shig County
Parrott
St. Mary's Church
Bremer County
Siblings Named At Funeral Obsequies For Local Figures
Elizabeth of Cedar Stup idy and Nora of Butte Mou na attended the funeral, with both sisters noted among the mourners. The service reflected a local family’s tribute during a winter period, honoring their relative.
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Elizabeth
Cedar Stupidy
Nora
Butte, Mouna
Old Seminary Burned at Knoxville in Mystery Fire
The old seminary on Main Street in Knoxville burned Sunday morning, destroying a two decade old brick building valued about 15000 with some insurance. Mrs Garretson resided there alone for years while her husband and son were elsewhere, and the cause of the blaze remains unknown as locals ponder the strange history surrounding the property.
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Knoxville
Main Street
Garretsons
Mrs Lavaleur Freed in Suspicion Trial in Iowa
Newton December 13 Mrs Hanna Lavaleur of Jasper county was freed after two trials for the alleged murder and arson involving her husband. County Attorney E H Creagan dismissed the case for want of sufficient evidence. The case drew on barn fire scene kerosene traces and charred remains but a third party was implicated without adequate proof.
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Newton
Hanna Lavaleur
Jasper County
Iowa
E. H. Creagan
Lavaleur
Possible delay in Fort Madison hanging of Joseph Smith
Dec 13 Des Moines reports Joseph Smith a Buxton resident facing execution may avoid the December 30 hanging if his attorneys file and pursue a case review. Monroe county officials say appeals could delay the sentence. otherwise the hangings proceed in the Monroe county prison under the sheriff. Smith pleaded guilty and testimony was taken to create a complete court record.
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Fort Madisom
Monroe County
Smith
Reinleck Robbers Held At Hearing In Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids on December 13 United States Commissioner Stewart heard the Reinbeck post office robbery case. James Roach pleaded guilty while James H. Moore pleaded not guilty but waived examination. Both were bound over to the spring grand jury in a big city with $2000 bonds. Roach claimed Texas origins and a long arrest record. Moore listed Indiana as home. Exhibits were identified despite protests from the prisoners who waived testimony. They were sent to Linn county jail at Marion.
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Deg Moines
Den
Delilah Pails
Jerome Kern
Watarly
Cedar Raptis
Board of Control
Charles Putnem
Ceder
Rapins
Frank Bunn
Marion
Bunn
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Supreme Court
United States
Stewart
James Roach
James H. Moore
Big City
Roach
Texas
Moore
Indiana
Linn County
Western Union Loses Cast Ruling on Pole Removal Right
Washington December decision by the Supreme Court favors the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in a dispute over removing telegraph poles from the railroad right of way. The Western Union Telegraph Company loses the case.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Buried wealth tale reshapes Showers estate
Toledo December 13. The Isaiah Showers estate of sixty thousand dollars was settled after revelations of a buried gold cache, a glass jar under a wood shed containing over two thousand five hundred dollars, and a disputed will. The case involved the Des Moines Humane Society, the Iowa Children’s Home, and the First Methodist Church of Toledo with a cash distribution of five thousand to the society, five thousand to the children’s home, and fifteen thousand to the Toledo church.
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Toledo
Dee
Isaiah Showers
Traer
Jones
Des Moines Humane Society
Tom Milner
Rev
Slingerland
Des Moines
Shawers
Showers
Elizabeth Jones
Kirst. Methodist Church of
Struble & Suger
Colonel Clark
Igwa Humane Society
Showera
Humans Society
Iowa Children’s Home
Iowa Children’s Home Society
Methodist Church of Toledo
Messrs
Endicott and
Pratt
Ife
Robbers dispersed history seems to prove I may have abode in timber
A terse Cass County record notes a claim of living in timber along a stream with no cost to the county. The terse history implies a disputed residence claim and local authorities outline no financial burden.
Rockwell Office Robbed in Reinbeck Bank Post Office Raid
Special to reporter details a Dec 18 post office burglary in Reinbeck and related robberies across Grundy and nearby towns. Suspects, possibly a known regional gang, fled toward Rockwell and were pursued. Cash and stamps stolen. no explosives used. Postmaster alerted Washington. detectives expected. The case ties to multiple earlier robberies and shifts blame away from experienced criminals.
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Reinbeck
Texas
Indiana
Cleaver
New Hartford
Hicks and Hudson
Sintclair
Stout
Parkersburg
Here
Rockwell
Targe
J. Purnell
Newton & Northwestern
Lime Joel
Johnson
Washington
Iowa's 1904 crop totals top prior estimates
J R Sage director of the Iowa crop and weather service reports 1904 state harvest at 528,863,230 bushels of corn and 118,500,000 bushels of oats with total value around 291 million dollars. Despite adverse conditions, corn exceeds 1903 by 95 million bushels, boosting market expectations and Eastern interest.
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Des Moines
J . R. Sage
Iowa Crop and Weather Service
Sage
Iowa Falls Hosts Crucial Iowa-Lillooet Meeting January 12
Notices issued in Iowa Falls announce the Iowa-Lillooet Gold Mining company annual meeting on January 12 in this city. Stockholders are urged to attend or proxy to H E Deemer and Emlin McClain, prominent court justices, who will act as proxies. Charles T Hancock of Dubuque is president and William Schlecker is secretary. BlaB Bliss former secretary and promoter of related ventures. The gathering, with stockholders scattered across Iowa, is expected to shape the company's future.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa-Lillooet
H. E. Deemer
Supreme Court
Red Oak
Iowa-Lillocet
Hawkeye
Iowa
Stockholders sued over unpaid Hirst National stock
Sioux City dec 13 two federal suits target remaining stockholders of Hirst National bank Storm Lake who have not paid up an assessment 100 percent of stock value fixed by the comptroller of the currency suits target Mary E Harker and Mrs Mary E Barker for 1000 and 3100 dollars respectively Abner J Wilson Sioux City receiver brings the action judgment on stock obtained in St Louis December 9 against W B Brown former bank president for 36000 dollars. Notice life insurance WHI reduce rate 33 percent if Hollister's Tea is used Wangler Bros Todd ed-12-10
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Sioux City
Hirst National Bank
Storm Lake
Mary E. Harker
Mary E. Barker
Abner J. Wilson
Sioux Gily
United States Court
St. Louis
W. B. Brown
Brown
Hollister
Wangler Bros. & Todd
Big Business Deal Off in Dysart as Walters Refuses Stock Transfer
Dysart December 13. Special to Reporter. A two week long business deal between J C Walters hardware merchant and Minnesota interests to transfer Walters stock collapsed as Walters chose to stay in business. A contract and invoice were underway but Walters withdrew, leaving Minnesota and Waterloo brokers seeking compensation. The other party is left unable to locate Walters. In Boone, December 13 coroner’s jury finds Hugh McCauley frozen to death at Frazer mines. Suspicions of foul play were discussed but deemed unfounded. the death appears accidental. Walters is believed to have paid the Minnesota party a settlement rather than proceed with the transfer.
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Dysart
J.C. Walters
Minnesota
Walters
Waterloo
Walters Botsick
Boone
Hugh McCauley
Bumnesota
Frazer
Supreme Court Decisions From Iowa Session
Des Moines reports the Iowa Supreme Court renews pensions and issues rulings Tuesday. Cases include State of Iowa v Robinson from Howard County affirmed, State of Iowa v Moore from Winneshiek County affirmed, State of Iowa v Martin from Winneshiek County affirmed, State of Iowa v McGruder from Hancock County reversed, Malanaphy v Fuller and Johnson Manufacturing Co. from Winneshiek affirmed, Wisconsin Lumber Co. v Greene and Western Telephone Co. from Cerro Gordo affirmed, Citizens National Bank v Greene and Western Telephone Co. from Cerro Gordo affirmed, Security Bank v Greene and Western Co. from Cerro Gordo affirmed, Gillespie v Ashford from Story County affirmed, Rippe v Badger from Winnebago County modified and affirmed.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
State of Iowa
Robinson
Howard County
Moore
Winnishielk County
Martin
Winnishiel County
McGruder
Tom Hancock County
Malanaphy
Fuller and Johnson Manufacturing Co
Winnishiek
Wisconsin
Lumber Co
Greene and Western Telephone Co
Gere Gorda County
Citizzens’ National Bank
Greene and Western Telephone Company
Cerg Gords County
Security Bank
Greane and Greene and Western Telephone Company
Cero Gordo County
Gillespie
Peavist
Seguin sues for 50000 in Iowa court trial
Seguin, an apostate priest, sues sixteen Grant township residents for 50000 in damages claiming injury to religious liberty and free speech after a lecture in Dike. He alleges beating, broken jaw, ruptured eardrum, and permanent nerve damage from the incident.
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Grandy Center
P. A. Seguin
Iowa
Grant Township
Seguin
Dike
Hugh Wheeler Found Guilty In Looming Trial
The jury found Hugh Wheeler guilty on the assault with intent to maim and disfigure Mrs. Parla Ramsey after days of testimony in a sensational case. An additional indictment against Wheeler’s alleged accomplice Jerome V. Brown was returned, setting up separate trials and later joint charges of conspiracy to maim and disfigure.
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Bhell Rock
Atee
Hugh Wheeler
Allison
Wheeler
Parla Ramsey
Jerome V. Brown
Grant Baldwin
Brown
Optimo Case On Trial In Dubuque Federal Court
In Dubuque a complex trial unfolds over A Bantgella & Co of Tampa and Otto F Lange Co regarding Optima cigars. Santaella & Co seeks $5 200 while Lange asks for up to $30 000 damages. jurors hear testimony as the case may last days with attorneys Hurd Lonehan Klegel for Santaella and Matthews Frantzen for Lange.
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Dubuque
A. Bantgella & Co
Tampa
Flava
Otto F. Lange Co
Optima
Santaslia & Co
Hurd
Lonehan ¢ & Klegel
Santaelia & Co
Matthews & Frantzen
Lange Company
Third Robber Escaped from Reinbeck Crime Ring
Dec 14 in Cedar Rapids authorities pursue the Reinbeck robbers as clues fade and searches end. Deputy Marshal Healy brought a suspect from Reinbeck to the city, likely harmless, while Peter Peterson of Zeneta had been jailed for Zeneta store robbery with nitro glycerin. Papers found in the getaway car linked Zeneta to the broader raid.
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Grundy
Reinbeck
United States
Healy
Peter Peterson
Zeneta
Slycerin
Postoffice Still Lacks 400 After Stamp Thief
Reinbeck report states the post office recovered all stamps and 350 dollars of the stolen money. About 500 dollars remains missing. Authorities continue investigations into the December 14 theft at the Reinbeck post office.
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Reinbeck
Tao Aie
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Tema County
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Isaiah Stowers
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BECK
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Sam
Towa
Grundy County
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