Brewery Wins in Des Moines Council Vote on Brewery
Des Moines voters see a council approval of a brewery with six votes in favor amid a contentious petition. The Anti Saloon League will appeal to district court claiming insufficient signers and improper procedure. Authorities note 680+ excess valid signatures after rejecting thousands.
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Des Moines
Anti-Saloon League
Sutherland
Myerly
Mattern
District Court
McCash
Lesgriy
Clemency Denied as Busse and Smith Face Hangs
Des Moines reports Governor Cummins denied clemency for murderers Louis Busse and Joseph Smith and set execution dates. He will refer pardon applications to the next general assembly, delaying but not cancelling the planned hangings on April 20 for Busse and April 13 for Smith unless the legislature acts. The decisions hinge on treating the pleas as pardons to be reviewed by lawmakers.
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Des Moines
Cummins
Louis Busse
Joseph Smith
Busse
Louis Husse
General Assembly
Smith
Erith
Sirith
Investigators Explore Big Insurance Firms Cited by Calvert Jr
Calvert Jr voices satisfaction that investigators will probe large insurance companies to uncover corruption. The remarks hint at broader scrutiny of industry practices and potential top-level exposure.
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Baly Moore
Audubon County wonders as local events unfold
A chaotic Iowa page reports many small town items: a resigned mayor at Exha, a meeting at B Tacent blessing Rev Nichols, and a wild mix of accidents and legal troubles. Fire at Waterloo transfer house causes heavy loss. a man dies from freight collision injuries near Council Bluffs. a Percival theft case ends with an escape and a bond. and a Norwegian consular figure in Pensacola dies of yellow fever.
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Audubon
Ole Uluggist
Braxton
Exha
Pratie
Aadedwe
Olesséd
Nichols
Nehurch
Cedar Comets
Flynn
Lee
Jesse Williams
Percival
Sidney
Sherif Kent
Auburn
Neb
Willams
Chicago Great
Hobart
Algona
Dakota
Thale
Algoun
Cody
Fort Dodge
Clark
Hissenior
Nea
Hardin County
Eldora
Frank Delancey
Frank Howard
Iowa Falls
Howard
Hvd
Hee Bean
Dr. Morse
Burlington
Owaha
Chicago
Wabash Crossing
Eyelern
City of Council
Hoginger Nelson H. Wood
B. B. Hosler
Path of
Creston
Omaha
Chicage
Plattemouth
Fred Comstock
Baward Boulley
Shelly
Thte
Cilitol Polllée
A. Clark
Comstock
Shelbey
Davenport
Marshal Gillort Dorian
Giaginant
Robert Little
Pottawatthmie County
Atlantic
Little
of &Blige
Plaintht
Drscs
Supreme Court
Olot Rye Wallsberg
Norway
Sweden
Pensacola
Fing
Iowa
Mr Wultsberg
Deeorai
Withs
Des Moines
Sioux City
Florida
Sheod Eowntey
Inter
Éstz
Decorah
Daniel Frangié
Capitol Avenue
Osceola
Roy. WS
Agbury Biéthodist Church
Francia
Preachers’ Aid Society
Gnandai
Bauneroit
Here
W. CG. Owen
Duncan
Owen
Na Lions Bank
Arthur Dunn
St. Anthony
Uames H. Dunn
Dion
St. Thomas’ Hospital
Marshalltown
Dun Js
Harry
Hridget
James
W. J
Dolly Dunn
Axel Gustafson
Callender
Albert W. Gase
Fort Des Moines
Warld
Thomas
Penn
Cedar Rapids
Chicago & Northwestern
Otis
Chanda Lowa
Derby
Carl
Bob
Clemadius Hiechmed
Haworth
Flechman
Ghicagol
James Gardonu
Council Blut
Noolo
Edward Fick
Valley Junction
Victor Harvey
C. J. Carnahan
C. J. Bayer
Mord
Stridus
Neola
Pek
Mtemin Harvey
Cowkeil Bluffs
Monahan
George D. Herron
Iowa College
Grinnell
Agate
Rand
Metuchen
N. J
Dn Herron
Armerica
B. H. McGutcheh
Lanker
Wolstein
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Cheyenne
Wyo
A. I. Cale
E. H. Hubbard
Reed
United States
Éayti
D. H. McCutchen
MecQutchen
Recorder
Ida County
Gusrantee
McCutchen Bank
Wright & Call
Ne- Cutchen
McQuichen
Woodmen
Bork
McCutchen
Sult
Bort
Hubbard
Burgess
Bart
Ghcuit Court of Appeals
Modarp Woodmen
Aimeriog
Four Die From Lightning at County Fair Poultry Pavilion
At the Warren County fairgrounds in Indianola a lightning strike hit the poultry pavilion, killing Ray Anderson and three others and injuring many more. Several injured victims included Joe Hickman and J K Lough, among a list of residents from Indianola and nearby towns. The tent’s center poles were struck as about forty people sheltered inside.
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Indianola
Ives
Warren County Fair
Ray Anderson
Anton Anderson
Aoe Peterson
Indianolia
Theofore Young
Ianola
County Board of Supervisons
Blaine Weight
Ed Wright
Pleasantville
Port Collins
Colo
Joe Hickman
Indihuala
K. Lough
J. M. McGranahan
B W
D. L. O. Carpenter
Dentler
Guy Berger
Wick
Towa
L. D. Calhount
Tedlanola
Mark Art
Hartford
John Flack
Swan
Jurea
Earl Barker
A. W. Barker
Jealous Youth Shoots Girl Then Kills Self
In Muscatine County a young man Arthur Webb shot Miss Nettle Derby after she refused to attend a Wilton fair. He then shot himself after taking laudanum behind a school building. The tragedy occurred while a pupil and teacher struggled for the girl’s life. Both families described as respectable.
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Muscatine
Wilton Fair
Arthur Webb
Nettle Derby
Seloct
Dldmaime
Muscathe
Square
Nolle
Bub
Houge
Dim Searelad
Darby
Webb
Webbs
Goui
Taxation Changes Bill Proposed by League of Municipalities
A Sept 14 resolution calls for a law taxing railroad telephone telegraph and express properties by value. Iowa League of Municipalities passed the measure and chose Mayor Ca as president for next year. Des Moines selected as the next testing site.
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Billington
Iowa League
Res Moines
Brain Baghed Out On Creston Hoping Branch Tragedy
A farmer was killed Monday evening when an afternoon train on the Creston Hoping branch struck him as he mowed along the road. The accident mangled the man and left him beyond recognition at the scene.
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Thoman Geeley
Mysterious Des Moines River Murder Shocks City
The body of George R. Griswold, manager of the State Mutual Insurance Co. of Worcester, is found in the Des Moines River below the Raccoon, with his hands tied and valuables missing. Investigators pursue motives tied to a $25,200 draft and suspected robbery as Griswold disappeared after leaving the Munger Hotel for the Omaha train.
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Das Moines
George R. Griswold
Des Noid
Geoth Grlnwold
Ingersoll Avomp
Tost Ance Company
Worcester
Ager
Des Moly
Whart Griswold
Munge Hotel
Mouritt Street
Ra Island
Omaha
Munger
Field Gray
South East First Street
Ant Theoner
Allen
Joey
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