Masked robbers assault elderly woman in farm cottage
Aug. 21 at a farm west of Lewis Cass county Mrs Moregan, 70, mother of Sheriff Morgan, awakened by a masked intruder delivering a letter was bound and gagged as two masked men ransacked the house. They found only 40 cents in the purse before tying her to a chair and fleeing. she was found the next morning near death. Sheriff Morgan noted difficulty identifying the perpetrators due to dim light and the room’s condition.
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Cornell Bluffs
Morgan
Iowa town notices and tragedies 1890s Iowa items
A long Iowa summary lists deaths and disasters from Faulkeer near Maquoketa to Sharon township. It notes Merygrette Nesteth dying in her chair after an asthma attack and 24 year old John Snider hanging himself, believed linked to love disappointment. Rail block signaling expands council Bluffs to Clinton, new mail boxes, Texas fever in cattle, and church and civic consolidations across Des Moines, Clinton, Dubuque, and Marshalltown. The article covers fires, bank and business openings, railroad plans, and local civic events from Cedar Rapids to Nevada and Chariton, with numerous small-town incidents, infrastructure upgrades, and society meetings.
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Merygrette Nesteth
Faulkeer
K. F. Moreus
Morris
John Snider
Sharon Township
South Liberty
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Iowa
Marshalltown
Page
Montgomery
Texas
Associated Societies
St. Bonifacias
Catholic Church
Tedioveses
LeMars
Dyersville
Clement Chair Company
Clinton
E. W. Critchfield
Mt. Ayr
Waterloo
Coon Napids
Richard Bell
St. Charles
Clear Lake
Mason City
Shipley & Bowley
Iowa Falls
Red Oak
Glucose Trust
Frank Vess
Murray
Burlington
Creston
Des Moines
Epworth League
Winterset
James B. Iledges
Toledo Chronicle
Story City Herald
German Benevolent Society
Dubuque
State Board of Equalization
Sigourney Review
Finley
Fort Dodge
Tacon
Centerville
Nevada
Roland
Davenport
Audubon Republican
D.C. Mot
Tipton
Nicely Stockholiers
Emmretsburg
Dabugee
Church of Christ At
The Beautiful Cuban Excites Sympathy and Outrage
A Cuban girl Senorita Cisneros faces imprisonment amid reports of assault by Barris, the island’s military governor. Public plea from 60,000 Argentines and messages to the Queen Regent and the pope urge release. Evangelina Cisneros recounts a night intrus ion and beating by Barris. Betancourt, Betancourt’s guards, and soldiers are implicated in the wider scandal.
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New York
Spain
Senorita Cisneros
Amercan
Tion Fh
Senorita Marin Aguilar
Senorita Ciss Meron
Isle of Pines
Tre Son
Evangelina
Miss Aguilar
Barris
Lerriz
Emilia Betancourt
Berriz
Berne
Betancourt
Berrig
Erriz
Chafarinas
Evangelina Cisneros
Miss Cisneros
Senora Agramonte
Brady Raises Bid for Maher Sharkey Match Purse
New York Aug 23 Brady increases his bid for the Maher Sharkey fight offering 15000 dollars and 49 percent of versoscope receipts. Maher may travel to Ireland soon while Sharkey arrived from Ireland yesterday. Connelly hesitates to sign while Lynch accepts the terms.
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Brady
Maher-Sharker
New York
Billy” Srady
Peter Maher
Tom Sharkey
Knickerbocker Athletic Club
San Francisco
Buck” Connolly
Maher
Dan” Lynch
Sharkey
Connelly
Lynch
Ireland
Umbria
Bank Robber Slain As Canton Vault Job Fails
Canton Ohio August 25 A bold bank raid at the Savagh Deyo Savings Bank ends with one robber killed by night watchman Charlie Hemminger after he fires seven shots. Three accomplices escape over a rear gate into an alley. the dead man lies in the morgue identified later while authorities investigate the cipher notebook and found evidence.
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Canton
Ton
Savagh Deyo Posit Bank
Charlie Hemminger
Temminger
Bugiar
Aultman Hospital
Pensions for Veterans Extended with Numerous Names Added
Washington Aug 4 pensions expanded as original supplements and restorations listed many names from Iowa including Mills Des Moines Ball Davenport Spurrick Kirkville Carter Watkins Zearing and Miller Clear Lake Austin Hale DeLong Hes Rhodes Maquoketa Sivers Overfelz What Cheer Martin Cormaf Widows and Minors Sophia Watts Toledo Rebecca Creamer Jane Miller Eliza Thorp Grinnell and others across South Dakota Nebraska and beyond with additional widows and orphans named.
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Washington
Jowsa
Frederick Mills
Des Momet
Benjamin T. Elliott
Creston
Albert A. Ball
Davenport
Milton J Spurrick
Kirkville
Amasa Carter
Des Moines
Joseph H. Watkins
Zearing
Jacob F Barnett
Grant
Cyrus C Miller
Clear Lake
Thomas Austin
Hale
Abram DeLong
Hartlex
Commodore P. Hes
Guss
John R Rhodes
Maquoketa
John W. Sivers
Red Oak
George BP
Overfelz
What Cheer
Joseph Martn
Cormaf
Sophia Watts
Toledo
Rebecca J. Creamer
Agency
Jane R. Miler
Wiliam E. Wrent
Caroine atcsAter
Avoca
Eliza J. Thorp
Grinnell
South Dakota
Reeve
William Logan
Pittewell
Ann Gitchem
Hurley
Nebraska
Harrison Wirick
South Omaha
Ferington Redford
Lonesole Ressur
Charles RK. Grayford
Central City
Bank Robbery Suspects Nabbed After Woman Assisted
The McDonald Counts bank in Pinctille Missouri was robbed of 600 dollars Tuesday by two men. A woman dressed in a man's clothes guarded the entrance and held the horses. The culprits were chased to Southwest City where Lt. Whit Tennyson arrested one suspect who named Parker and his wife as accomplices. The woman's brother Bill Hubbard was also linked. Hubbard was arrested on the street while Parker remained missing after deputies surrounded the house.
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Dreserd
Weir Oty
Kan
Mc Donald Counts Bank
Pinctille
Southwest City
Whit Tennyson
Uarker
West City
Bill Hubbard
Roster Tay
Hubard
Sam Mabbard
Parker Cord
American Seamen Beaten in Chevhyart Row
At Cherbourg a clash occurred between French police and sailors from the United States corvette Alliance after an American sailor was accused of refusing a drink. Marines attempted to intervene, several sailors were injured, and some were arrested before Alliance officers went ashore to restore order.
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Alance
Chevhyart
Cherbourg
United States
Mliance
Sulors
Hades Gover
Alliance
Miners and Operators Split as Settlement Talks Fail
At Pittsburg on August 25 the conference of operators and miners adjourned before agreement. Proposals urged wage rates and arbitration outcomes with miners seeking 69 cent rate, while operators favored 54 cent or intermediary rates. Ratchford and Dolan led the talks amid sharp exchanges, including Rand's threat to hang Ratchford and Read's voyage to Buffalo. A second session was planned for the morning, with hopes for a settlement fading as no consensus emerged.
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Pittsburg
Board of Arbitration
Ratchford
Dolan
John Blythe
J. W. Shields
H. LD. Ratchford
W. C. Pearce
Patrick Dolan
Edward McKay
William Warner
Read Hare
W. P. Read
Rachford
St. Louis
Rand
Blackguard
Rend
Calniel Read
Buffalo
Lamor
Cherokee Indians May Rise in Fall Riots over Treaty
A report from Chelsea dated August 2 says the Keetoowa society of Cherokee full bloods threatened personal harm to Cherokee commission members if they sign an agreement with the Dewes commission aimed at dissolving the tribal government. The Keetoowa, a powerful group with about fifty members, has long opposed treating and led efforts to move Indians to Mexico if the government ends. Citizens fear armed uprisings if action proceeds.
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Desetz
Cherokeree
Chelsea
Keetouwa Society
Cherokee Commission
Dewes Commission
Washington
Congress
Mexico
Expensive Visit Ends in Suit for Breach of Promise
Samuel J. Johnson, a wealthy Albert Lea banker, visited Rome New York last month. He faced a breach of promise suit from Squire Johnson’s18 year old daughter, who alleges he proposed and she accepted then broke off after demanding marriage clothes. A $3,900 bail was given under an arrest order.
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Frotneon
Minnesota
Saett
Rome
N. Y
Samuel J. Johnson
Albert Lea
Minn
Squire Johnson
Lea
Aura
Gie Kerr
Shooting ends fatal duel in Leslie County
In Heydon Kentucky on August 27 ex sheriff George Steel a Democratic leader and Deputy Sheriff Sam Young a Republican leader clashed over politics. They opened fire and both were killed in the confrontation marking a violent political dispute in Leslie County.
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Middlesboro
George Steel
Sheri Sam Young
Leslie County
Heydon
Markets in Sioux City and Midwest Grain Prices
Sioux City market notes report cattle and hog quotations with mixed demand. South Omaha receipts show steady to firm hog and sheep figures. Chicago and Kansas City markets reflect variable loads. Grain and dairy prices hold steady amid regional trading, with soft demand for beef and pork futures.
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Bancen
Kansas City
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