Centerville Trial: Lem John Tharp Found Guilty of Murder
In Centerville district court Lem John Tharp was found guilty of murder for killing his stepfather John Tharp after a years long dispute over a will and property. Witnesses described a confrontation at Mo streets of Moulton where Tharp was with his wife and sister. the boy allegedly fired a revolver as Tharp tried to attack him, Tharp died about a half hour later after giving a dying statement denying an attack.
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Centerville
John Sullty
John Harp
John ‘Tharp
Lem John Pguinst
Hia Slater
Bonnie. Starr
Tharp
John
Moulton
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Sheep Breeders Convene to Urge Legislature on Wolf Hides
Ottumwa Iowa December 1 Largest convention of the Iowa Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers Association featured talks by Prof W J Kennedy T J Poster and L A Wangler Members plan to press the Iowa legislature for stricter wolf protection and higher hide value to curb dog menace and wolf damage Also a Washington report notes Taft may consider Judge Walter J Smith for a city bench seat in Wyoming. decision pending.
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Ottumwa
Iowa Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers’ Association
W. J. Kennedy
State College of Ames
T. J. Poster
Morrell Packing Company
L. A. Wangler
Chicago Sheep Publiation
Iowa
Smith
Washington
Taft
Waller J. Smith
Willa Vin Dervanter
Wyoming
Supreme Court
Representative Smith
Democrats Plan Jackson Day Observance in Mason City
January observance planned by Iowa Democrats in Mason City on Jackson Day. Notes from Ottumwa and Des Moines report initiation events in fraternal orders, a corn quality note from Lohryville, and local deaths and incidents including a narrow escape in Lake City and a rash of scarlet fever cases in Ottumwa.
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Mason City
Dee
Iows
Jackson
Iowa
Ottumwa
Ottumwa, St
Ottwawe Temaine
Biennial State Institutions Expenditures Summary
The report lists a biennial period total for state institutions of 4,720,012.8 percent? with detailed balances and costs. Institutions include Penitentiary Anamosa, Cherokee Indian Hospital, Insane Hospitals, Davenport Orphans School, Mount Pleasant Insane Hospital, Knoxville Soldiers Home, Mitchellville Industrial School, and Blind College. Totals show substantial outlays across facilities with figures like 215,808.8, 424,942.33, and 493,091.43 among others.
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Nanourni
Trekkker Morrow
Anamosal
Japane Hopital Cherokes
Waits Ingang
Knoxville
Mitchellville
Insane Hospital
Mount Pleasant
College For the Blind
City Lee
Milk not water blamed for typhoid in Des Moines city
Prof James O Harding a New York typhoid expert and Dr L Lumsden of the U S Public Health Service join Des Moines health officials in a drive to exterminate typhoid germs. They warn milk as a carrier and urge thorough testing of all water and dairy sources.
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Des’ Moines
Dee
James O. Harding
New York
Professor Harding
Dr. L. le Lumeden
United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Washington, D. C
Will
Des Moines Board of Health
Lumsden
Cere
Harding
Ltizena
Albia Fire Causes Heavy Loss at Cramer Store
A blaze in Albia Iowa at the H J Cramer company department store began at 3 30 P M Friday and burned until 11 00 P M. The flames devastated the dry goods section with losses around 77000 most covered by insurance. Proprietor H J Cramer sustained severe burns after a gas lighting plant exploded during pressure tests.
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H. Wd. Cramer
Albia
H. J. Cramer Company
H. J. Cramer
Atore
Sterling Keken arraigned in pool hall murder case
Sterling Keken was arraigned in police court charged with the murder of Vera Wilbur following an alleged billiard eye blow to the head at a pool hall on Grand Avenue. Wilbur died Wednesday night and Keken awaits grand jury action.
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Reg Motnes
Sterling Keken
Vera Wilbur
Kitchen
Wilbur
Grand Avenue
Grana
Fire Chief and 28 Men Dead in Bremen Warehouse Fire
Chicago dispatch reports a deadly blaze that killed fire chief James Horay and 28 Bremen firefighters. The dive caused 31,760,000 in damage to Morris' and Company warehouses and stock, imperiling the whale stockyards district for hours.
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Chicago
James Horay
Bremen
Morris’ & Company
Adams Not Guilty Blonx City Case Verdict
Jury in Adams murder case returns a verdict of not guilty after twenty two hours deliberation. The report mentions Miles Philips as the deceased and cites the trial occurring in Blonx City with references to dates and officials.
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Adams
Blonx City
George
Miles Philips
Hoe
Carpenter's Wonderful Cure of Psoriasis Reported
Hiram H Carpenter of Henderson North Carolina describes a twenty year battle with a severe psoriasis condition that covered his body. After failed treatments and declining health a transformation followed using Cuticure Remedies and a reformulated regimen improving skin texture and healing. The testimonial from Lansing Michigan cites his relief and long term absence of recurrence.
Longitude and Dinner Time
Aunt Dinah peels potatoes for dinner while Miles Ning explains time differences from New York to the Rockies. The exchange highlights regional clocks and a light humorous clash over what constitutes dinner time.
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Dinah
Miles Ning
New York
Umea
Rocky Mountains
Nina
Bramine GABTORIA Remedy For Infants and Children
A vintage advertisement touts GABTORIA as a gate and sure remedy for infants and children. It claims tens of years of trusted use and presents the product as "The Kind You Have Always Bought" for ongoing care.
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Importantio Mothera Bramine
Y mAsty USA
Wealthy family baby born with plated spoon in mouth
A fragment describes a baby born into a wealthy family with a plated spoon in its mouth. The text questions how such wealth and appearances persist, mentioning a silver vault and substitutes, and referencing servants in a whispered, satirical tone.
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Paranta
Puck
Incredible Brutality. Willis Under This Year’s Footbel Lyjen
Fragmentary notes reference a brutal incident in a football context with quoted disbelief and shifting emphasis from past woes to the present. Names and specifics are unclear but the mood centers on outrage and immediate action.
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Willis
Gulis
Scott
Puck
Two Bad Cases In England Cured by a Remedy
An old advertisement style item touts Reslool Ointment as a cure for various ailments with testimonials from users in England. It claims rapid relief for pains and skin issues and includes quotes from public figures, along with miscellaneous health claims and unrelated anecdata.
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England
Fragmentary note on trouble and burials in sealing
A damaged text fragment mentions trouble and burial seals with unclear details. It references a recurring issue around sealing and related disturbance but provides only brief, non-specific phrases. No identifiable people or places are confirmed.
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