Waverly case sets precedent on mulet tax funds
The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed a district court ruling in City of Waverly vs Bremer County. It holds that $300 due to the city annually from each saloon must be paid to the municipality in full, clarifying mulet tax fund division and impacting counties statewide. The decision provides a nationwide guide for fund distribution under the mulet law.
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Waverly
Supreme Court
District Court
Iowa
Seguin Loses Suit in Abrupt Iowa Trial
Grundy Center December 16 The Seguin case ended suddenly when a directed verdict favored the defense and the jury awarded costs to the plaintiff. The ex priest and four prosecution witnesses had testified. Seguin, an apostate Catholic priest, sought $50,000 against seventeen Dike residents for injuries after lectures in fall 1908.
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Grundy Center
Steain
Dtting
Seguin
Amboy
Minn
Iowa
Dike
Will divide prize money for post office robbery case
Reinbeck December 16 Antie Sam offers 200 reward per robber for mail tampering. Officers and citizens who helped capture the two dynamiters of the local post office safe will share 400 among them. Government rewards have long encouraged pursuit, but local effort was driven by duty and public peace, not pay.
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Steinbeck
Fire Sparks From Drinking Incident Near Luserne
Jack Egan, a farmer near Luserne, burned when whiskey spilled on his clothing and a match ignited the flame. Bystanders wrapped him in a blanket as the fire was put out. He was taken to a doctor and treated for minor burns and is expected to recover.
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Jack Egan
Luserne
Itv
Egan
Long Term For Seery Sentenced In Walford Murder
Francis E. Seery was sentenced yesterday to eighteen years in the Anamosa penitentiary for second degree murder in the Walford killing of Michael Monehan. His lawyers had argued for a new trial over prosecutorial remarks but the motion was overruled. Seery showed no emotion but told the sheriff he dreaded telling his mother and sisters about the sentence.
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Vinton
Francis E. Seery
Michael Monehan
Walford
Anamosa
Seery
Prairie City Merchant Sentenced to Five Years
Charles W Brown a Prairie City merchant was sentenced to five years in Fort Mailson penitentiary by Judge Clements in district court. Brown used seven thousand dollars entrusted by Mrs John Potter and forged mortgages to cover a financial crisis. The judge delivered a stern lecture, stayed firm on the sentence despite Brown’s confession and appeal for mercy.
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Newton
Charles W.brown
Prairie City
Fort Mailson
Clements
Brown
John Potter
Potter
Ig Court
Jn Clements
Rockwell Co operative seeks court claim in Salisbury Ind
Rockwell Co operative association pursues a United States court action at Salisbury Indiana over grain loss alleging defrauding by a defunct grain and produce company. Will Bruce D H Campbell manager and J Kelley travel as witnesses. Bruce represents Rockwell bank. Kelley covers his own losses. Officers of the commission company indicted previously for using the mails for fraudulent purposes. Loss to Rockwell is not great. In Allison December 17 Jerome W Brown re indicted for an error found in his original indictment.
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Magoa City
Dee
Rockwell Co-operative Association
United States
Salisbury
Ind
Will Bruce
D. H. Campbell
J. Kelley
Rockwell
Aisar
Grain and Produce Company
Bruce
Rockwell Bank
Kelley
Commission Company
Bunn Blamed For Delilah's Fall In A Wired Case
Waverly reports a convoluted tale of Delilah Falls and convict Bunn. The two met while both jailed, with Bunn allegedly pawned Delilah's watch and manipulated family possessions. Parole efforts and prison officials are scrutinized amid claims of influence by Warden Hunter and other parties.
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Delilah
Criel
Jerome Kern
Hunter
Myre
Mies
Bunn
Cedar Rapids
Miss Fails
Bron
O Brien
Waverly
Kern
Readlyn
Firman
Bunn Loaded With Pennies in Cedar Rapids Gazette
F C Bunn alias Irman husband of the Fails woman in county jail on vagrancy sentence may have returned to Cedar Rapids offering money and tobacco for access to a jail visit. Sheriff Coquillette, recognizing him from a prior arrest, cites a toy bank and slot-machine coins as likely sources of his penny haul.
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Cedar’ Rapids
F. C. Bunn
Irman
Buno
Marion
Coquillette
Bunn
Buin
Boy Nearly Choked To Death In School Day Accident
Tama December 16 Joe Gadbury is a white boy riding home from school when his strap caught around his neck as he dismounted to lead his horse. He was found unconscious and nearly choked but is reported to be as well as can be expected.
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Tama
Joe Gadbury
Rabid Dog Bites Horse and Owner in Madrid
A workhorse belonging to Otho Grigsby was bitten by a dog later found rabid. Grigsby and a Perry veterinarian were bitten. the horse and dog were killed. Grigsby left for Chicago with his brother to seek Pasteur Institute treatment.
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Madrid
Chicago
Otho Grigsby
Xial
Perry
Des. Meings
Grigsby
T the Pasteur Institute
Oldest Voter in Iowa Samuel J Chapin Aged 92
Samuel J Chapin, living near Dubuque with niece Mrs Orvis, claims to be Iowa’s oldest voter at 92. Born August 1 1812 in Northbridge Massachusetts he cast his first vote in 1833 for Van Buren and remains a staunch Republican. A Summit Congregational church member he walks to services in heat and stays active politically.
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Dubuque
Samuel J. Chapin
Dubuqué
Orvis
Iowa
van Buren
Lfe
Chapin
Summit Congregational Church
Ben. Samuels Place
Mr. Chapin
Northbridge
Mass
Uxbridge
Atlanta
5. B. Holiday
Henry Ward Beecher
Plymouth Church
DeMotte Speaks in Waterloo Y M C A Sunday
The Young Men's Christian Association brings Prof. Jno B DeMotte to Waterloo from Rockford Ill for a Sunday mass meeting at 3 PM in the Y M C A auditorium. A free will offering will cover expenses. The program includes a practiced male chorus, with a snappy song service beginning at 3 06 PM and an address titled The Harp of the Senses and Python Eggs or The American Boy.
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Jno
B. DeMotte
Waterloo
Rockford
Wen
DeMotte
YM. C. A
Association
Lloyd
Illinois Corn Growers Association defines ear quality
The Illinois Corn Growers Association explains ideal ear characteristics. An ideal ear should be ninety inches long, seven percent inches in circumference, yield ninety percent grain, be level and cylindrical along most of its length, tapering near the tip, with full fullness at both ends.
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Ilinois Corn Growers’ Association
Banner Sal: The most define salve in the ware
A clipped banner advertises a salve described as the most defining product in its trade. The short note highlights its prominence in the market. No further details are provided in the readable text.
Judge Blair Denies Motions for New Trials in District Court
Judge A. Blair denied several motions for new trials submitted without argument in district court this morning. The adjournment sine die follows, with the clerk’s office preparing records for the January term. The September term closed after about forty five days of heavy business and thirty five days with juries present.
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Blair
Funeral by Telephone Brings Diphtheria Victim’s Service
In Kellogg Iowa on December 17 a telephonic funeral linked Miss Alice Conrad’s home quarantine and the Christian church two miles apart. Family mourners cried at home while a large church congregation heard Rev. Sherman Kirk of Des Moines deliver the sermon via long distance phonographs.
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Sherman Kirk
Des Moines
Pawnbroker Pleads Guilty In Diamonds theft Case
Omaha pawnbroker Harry Bernstein, ally of Tom Dennison, pleaded guilty in district court to receiving $1,500 worth of diamonds stolen from Emma Metcalf in January last year. Indictment for receiving revolvers was dismissed. judge withheld sentence and released Bernstein on bond.
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Council Blue
Harry Bernstein
Omaha Pann
Tom Dennison
Emma Metcalf
Bernstein
Omaha
Hess
Dolliter L. B. Fay
Fay
W. C. Rogers
Bert Fortney
Burker
Clinton
Delat
Metcalfe
Berrnstein
Baliff
Omaka
Dennison
Widow waits in vain for Hampton wedding
In Hampton on December 17 Frank E B Bronkts of North Dakota and Mrs Olive O Osborn a local war widow were to wed. The bridegroom failed to appear. minister sent for guests dismissed the ceremony. Osborn had quit her central telegraph job last week to prepare for the wedding. Bronkts had recently moved from laundry work to farming in North Dakota.
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Hampton
Frank EB. Bronkts
North Dakota
Olive O» Herne
Osborns
Brooks
Ms. Osborne
Woman shoplifter caught in Davenport and Rock Island
Davenport police arrested Mrs Christina Shranger Thursday evening for shoplifting at a department store. Police and Rock Island merchants had warrants issued, uncovering thousands of dollars worth of stolen goods. Shranger was found with 65 percent in cash in her purse.
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Davenport
Christina Shranger
Rock Island
Losses Mount as Japanese Sink Russian Ships
Passengers arriving at Chefoo confirm Japanese claims of sinking several Russian vessels near Port Arthur. At Glen Island, nine died in a New York to New Haven voyage blaze after the ship grounded in Long Island Sound. Rescue saved most aboard. cargo valued at about a quarter million.
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Chefoo
Kawangtung Peninsula
Port Arthur
Street Killings Shock Minneapolis Dressmaker Murder Suicide
Minneapolis on December 16 reports J. B. Richardson of Soule Grain Co. shot and killed dressmaker Nellie Christenson on a main street, then fatally shot himself.
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Minneapolis
J. B. Richardson
Soule Grain Co
Nellie Christenson
Pistol Factory Wreck Injures Dozens In Ohio Blast
In Portsmouth Ohio a pistol factory explosion at Lloyd Adams and Simpsons wrecked buildings. One girl died, two were fatally injured and about twenty others injured leaping from windows amid the blast. Separately in Chicago Illinois Thomas McFarland an Iowa or der of Foresters official was arrested for embezzlement and Robert H Patton was elected chairman of a national prohibition committee.
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Portsmouth
Lloyd, Adams & Simpson
Chicago
Thomas McFarland
Order of Foresters of America
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Robert H. Patton
Springfield
Prohibition J National
Oliver W. Stewfart
Mustapha suburb in flames as garrison fights blaze
A Paris dispatch reports Mustapha, a suburb of Algiers with about 28 000 residents, largely burning. The entire garrison mobilized to combat the fire as flames ravaged the area on December 16.
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London
Paris Dispatch
Mustapha
Algiers
Child Falls Into Boiling Water in Denver
A two year old son of Fred Blattie fell into boiling water yesterday afternoon. He was found quickly with severe burns on the back and neck but expected to recover. The child had been playing near a door when left alone briefly. In Cleveland, Mrs. Chadwick spent a comfortable night and planned to prepare a statement, asking the sheriff not to visit until it is finished.
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Denver
Fred Blattie
Cleveland
Lawson Calla on Greene in Boston conference at hotel
Lawson Calla and Colonel William C. Green of New York met at the Totting hotel in Boston this morning and held discussions until 2:30 this afternoon. No details of the talks were released.
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Boston
Thomas W. Lawson
William C. Green
New York
Tottraing
Explosion at Williamsburg Oil Store Sparks Fatal Blaze
Three people killed and several injured in a three story Williamsburg brick residence fire caused by an oil store explosion. Fifteen hundred Hebrew orphan asylum children were awakened and evacuated safely as the fire alarm sounded before daylight on Amsterdam Avenue. Damages described as slight.
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New York
Williamsburg
Hebrew Orphan Asylum
Amsterdam
Promoter Hooley Freed After Three Weeks Trial
London reports that after a three week trial the jury found Ernest Terah Hooley once the biggest company promoter in Great Britain not guilty. Henry J. Lawson was found guilty of obtaining money by false pretenses and given one year imprisonment at hard labor.
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London
Ernest Terah Hooley
Great
Henry J. Lawsop
Lawson
Republicans in Control After Court Ruling
Denver reports the Supreme Court nullified votes in three precincts of ward five and one in ward seven, clearing Republicans to take control of the legislature. Washington notes President nominates George Porter of Illinois as consul at Athens, Greece. Also headlines four 1905 eclipses with varied visibility in regions including North America and Europe and the death of Pio Contra, Pope Leo’s attendant, from apoplexy in Rome.
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Bert
Supreme Court
Ward J
Goss
Washington
George Porter
Illinois
Athens
Greece
Leo
Rome
Pio Contra
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