Electrocution at Cedar Falls steady tragedy strikes Normal
A fatal accident at the Normal State Institution occurred at 7 30 am when J G Long 53 slipped while shoveling snow and grasped a wet insulated electric wire. He died instantly from a 2500 volt shock as a student Hilliard collapsed from the charge. Rescue efforts failed until town help arrived. the incident marks the first fatality at the institution and leaves a somber mood.
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Cedar Talla
Jan
J. G Long
Mr Long
Mr. Long
Seaves
Carl
Dwight
Charles
Chicago
Schoemaler
Carroll
Clarence
Steele
Michigan
Hilliard
Many Die in Mines or Mills in One Year
Statistics show 13,900 killed or injured in iron and steel mills blast furnaces and other mills, shops, and factories. Coal mines add 400 more and railroads 100, with thousands of unreported cases. This exceeds losses in several late great battles.
Marshall Field Condition Remains Critical in Bulletin
New York January 1h At 9 15 today the following bulletin of the condition of Marshall Field was issued by his physician at the Holland house Near the end of the seventh day of the disease Mr Field's condition remains critical There is as yet no improvement Pulse ranged between 60 and 120.
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New York
Marshall Field
Holland House
United States Supports German Morocco Policy View
London dispatch reports Ambassador White at the Algeciras Morocan conference will back Germany on open door in Morocco and on creating an informational commission to oversee policing. The German position may be adopted.
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London
Associated Preisie
White
United States
Algeciras
Morocco
American Consul in Wreck off Buenos Ayres
The bark Octavia foundered off Buenos Aires province with American Vice Consul Daniel Myer aboard. Almost certainly all on board perished. Other items note Venezuela-France diplomatic tension and a Cleveland broker facing firm changes amid illness, plus a central U S blizzard across Kansas and Nebraska.
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Buenos Ayres
Octavia
Bahia
Blanca
Daniel Myer
Purge of Evil in Zion City Amid Sermon
In Zion City Overseer John G Speicher denounces rising sensuality as a greater vice than drinking or smoking and pledges to curb it, saying relations between husbands and wives are deteriorating. A Dowie telegram from Port Antonio Jamaica praising improved health was read to followers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Zion City
John G. Speicher
Dr. Dowie
Stitloh
Port Antonio
Jamaica
Typhoid claims Litchfield foreman Frank Pelton
Frank Henry Pelton foreman at Litchfield factories died of typhoid at 2 18 Sunday afternoon at his home 429 Center street wife also ill with typhoid five weeks in illness buried in Fairview cemetery services at Grace church Tuesday at 2 00 conducted by Rev B G Cattermole surviving widow and three sons and other relatives listed funeral arrangements and obituaries mixed with notes on a county poor farm resident Ira Reynolds and a planned wedding of Miss Jenna Berkley to Clyde Bechtelheimer.
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Frank Henry Pelton
Litchfield
Center Street
Mr. Pelton
Frank Pelton
Diamond Lake
Lake County
Anna Davidson
Iis
Montana
Losage
Emma Stokes
Mitchell
Waterloo
Harrick Refrigerator Company
Beck & Nauman
Bor
Iowa
Falls
Oberlin
Kan
H. Blows
Diamond
Lake
Ill
Amanda Blunt
Evanston
Walter Pelton
Chicago
Higmagher
W. &B. Pelton
Stanton Pelton
Mare
Makde Pelton
Masonic Fraternity
Modern Wooenmen of America
Grace M. B. Church
Penn Mutual Company
Grace Church
B. G. Cattermole
Pairview Cemetery
Ira Reynolds
Jennta Berkley
J. J. Berkley
Orange Township
Clyde Bechtelheimer
Misa Berkley
Bechtelheimer
Chamberlain Medicine Company
Des Moines
Mt. Morris
Winola
Boykley
Strangest Iowa case ends in maintenance action
Mrs. Cara Sawyer Clark files for support against Owen A. Clark after a dramatic marriage breach. She resigned a $65 monthly teaching post to prepare for a Sioux Falls wedding, only to have him desert after vows. The petition lists Clark’s lands in Spring Creek township and Laporte home as her potential support, alleging intent to annul the breach.
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Iowa
Cara Sawyer Clark
Owen A. Clart
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Glark
Trousseau
Nooner
Miss Sawyer
Laporte
Clark
Spring Creek Township
Notice of Contracts Closure in Independence Iowa
A fragmented notice indicates contracts must close soon in Independence Iowa with references to home counties and long-standing sales. The brief mentions a turnled team wagon and repeated warnings to complete agreements promptly. The source text is unclear and partially garbled.
Alimony and attachment in Clark v Clark case in Laporte
In the Laporte area Mrs. Clark seeks alimony of 105 dollars monthly amid a divorce case. Judge Platt issues a writ of attachment for 5,000 dollars against Mr. Clark property to fund support and maintenance. The report also notes local events including council actions, arrivals, illnesses, and social notices from JeSU P.
Fragmented Local Notice From Obscure Page Item
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a local notice with unclear details and no obvious dates or names. The readable portions suggest a brief public notice item without specific actions or parties.
Local Notes From Readlyn Area Include Socials and Visits
Readlyn area notes report a Cedar Falls merchant visit, Bridge street repair work, snow shoveling crews heating the band, and a Grove Hill social dance. Birthdays, sick lists, and visits from Tripoli, Chicago, and Dubuque are noted, alongside a local calendar giveaway and a Pitner Gas Light installation. Cyprian Koebele’s death near Madison prompts his son P A Koebele to travel for the funeral. elder Koebele is described as aged and long-active in the area trade.
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M. Leomta
Cedar Falls
W. H. Chapman
Here
Denver Junction
Grove Hill
P. J. Henricks
Piebt
Schiver
F. M. Loomis
Cesar Falls
H. Kruger
Chas. Franklin
Tripoli
J. E. Fettgetter
Chcago
B. G. Pettgetter
Dubuque
Wim. Meyerhoft
Misa Emma Engelking
Saloon Lost Case In Court
Lena Zilmer v L G Garden ended in a sealed verdict after a week in district court. Jury reduced damages from 3,000 to 30, with total costs and jury fees totaling around 249 dollars, including 6 dollars taxed as costs. Plantiff resides in Minnesota, formerly Fayette county.
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Henry Zlmer
Henry Zilmer
Hawkeye
Platist
Plautlus
Brémer County
Plainfield Principal Weds Popular School Man Surprised Friends
Plainfield January 6 reports the marriage of Prof. L. S. Baker principal of the local public school to Miss Ethel Bryce his assistant. The ceremony took place Saturday noon at the bride’s mother's home with Rev. Parker Smith officiating. Baker has taught since last September and Bryce is a teacher of several years experience, both long acquainted with the area.
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Plainfield
L. 5
Baker
Ethel Bryce
Eva Bryca
Parker Smith
My. Hakerlingaught
Misa Bryce
SILLIMAN CASE SETTLED IN HOTEL DISPUTE
Cedar Falls banker H N Silliman and Ben Wallace of Rockford settled a suit against Hirlewood hotel in Des Moines without trial after a jury disagreement and a postponed retrial. The case stemmed from allegations of being displaced from rooms at midnight to free space for convention attendees. Names include Hugh M ranten Rosa Bayless Edward E. Smith Dora Shelko and Tina Kuipy with Waterloo ties.
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Cedar Falls
Kirkwaog
Des Moines
H. N. Silliman
Ben Wallace
Rockford
Hirlewood
Sillman
Wallace
Clerka Fisher
Ames
Annis
Hugh M.ranten
Waterioo
Rosa Bayless
Waterloo
Edward E. Smith
Dora Shelko
Wr. A. Schafer
Tina Kuipy
Gilbertville
Dead man identified in Northwestern tracks death near Montour
Coroner Gusta ney in Towa City reports the unidentified man killed on the Northwestern tracks near Montour Friday was Joseph Miller of Circleville Ohio. Miller, a deaf mute, slept with farmer Lardon the night before and walked on the track when No. 12 train, at about forty miles per hour, struck him from behind. The cause is listed as accidental death with no railway company liability. The body is with the undertaker awaiting possible contact from friends or relatives.
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Towa City
Gustaney
Montour
Joseph Miller
Circleville
Ohio
Lardon
Monton
Lha Railway Company
Remains to be Disposed for Local Man Found Dead
Brother from Roseville, Ohio arrives to arrange burial for a man found dead at a city hotel last Saturday. Additional brothers from Sioux Falls and Omaha expected, family details given, speculation points to possible self harm. Also reports on wartime letters from Waterloo and a guilty verdict in Chariton over county clerk records. A new savings bank forms in town Falls with $25,000 capital.
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Chita
C. Keeton
Roseville
Ohio
Sioux Falls
Omaha
Piemettariaaas Foaragh
Hag Vite
Gs . M. Keenan
Lindsay
Ontario
Canada
Buffalo
New York
Grind Trunk Railway Company
Milwaukee
Abhout
Mason City
Keenan
W. W. Keenan
Dawson City
Alaska
Alexander
Robert
Frani
Siouxvarl
Tre
W. D. Keenan
Mohall
North Dakota
Elizabeth Keenan
San Francisco
Nelle Trantklin
Seattle
Henrietta2
Chicago
Rose Fortt
Kingston
Toronto
Town Falls
Injunction Court Attracts Crowds In Waterloo Manchcas Double Header
Court sessions drew wide public interest as Judge Blair and Judge Platt handled injunction cases and jury matters. Brady and Brady faced contempt fines for liquor permit violations while Holbrook case proceedings continued. Witnesses identified permits, hearings paused until Friday, with lawyers and defendants negotiating a resolution amid community attention.
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Tovay
Blair
Manchester
Waterloo
Dragaista
Platt
Shelton
Brady Bros
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Venezuela
Paris
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P. R. Fahey
Fahey
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Zion
Qversesr
Speicher Calle
Dowie
Frank H. Pelton
Ive Reynolds
Reynolds
Kistner Undertaking
State Board of Health
Medical College
Iowa City
Song
City of
Attachment Lssued
Jesup
Bert Munger
Fairbank
Aira
John Ellett
M.C. Young
Oklahoma
A. Boyack
Mike ‘Brown
John Brown
Henry Schoaseler
Duhyane
Jas. McSparrom
Wyoming
G. N. Shaley
Ellis Bennett
M. A. Wrates
Mont Smith
Henry Melody
Andrew Peterson
Lamont
Grand
Odec
Foley
C. W. Bitner Co
Wangler Bros
Tord
Koebele
P.A. Koebela
Cyprian Koebela
Madison
Knebele
Sam
Parilea Lort
Silliman
S. M. Keenan
Waterlooans
F. ©. Allen
Go. B
Philippine Islands
Alien
Camp Keithley
Manila
Chariton
J. M. Hanl P
Hanlin
Amon
Welle
Nis
LUX
Tion
Holbrook
Lowa Ve. Chas
F. Brady
John J. Brady
East Fuith Street
Befora Bndge
TNO Oelock Rigas
Ono Rm
Chan
John Brady
Chas. F. Brady
Semperines
Hoe Braily Tiros
Halbrook Gate
Telal
State of
Lowa
Shelton Va
Hanshawner
Sidego Blair
The
Gospel
Margaret Wolfe
Loren Wolfe
Nauman Co
Data &A
Taylor & Stroebel
Tasdy
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