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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1908
Page
6
Iowa reports broad coverage of recent events across multiple counties. Key happenings include political developments, community initiatives, and local milestones affecting residents, organizations, and regional commerce. The digest highlights named officials, towns, and institutions shaping current affairs.
Seymour banker Leroy Ware, former cashier of the defunct Farmers and Drovers Bank of Seymour, pleads guilty to one indictment for fraudulent entries and is sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary. Eighteen other indictments remain standing. Ware’s attorney cites bank policy and panic-era mismanagement as partial causes, with creditors and depositors hoping for broader action.
A jealous, drunk man named Grubb killed his wife and a bystander on a street near a store during a domestic quarrel. He then killed himself after firing at his wife and a companion, with the baby unharmed. The couple had been estranged for years amid repeated quarrels.
Fragmented OCR reads names Lacey and M Gord among delegates to the sixth district national meeting. Mentions Osloilogsa and Wienke Bes wellon of Major, with McCard i of dasper county connected in a brief, unclear passage.
A man died at Mercy Hospital ten days after a late night fight that left him beaten. Police report Hartney and Cooney were involved while both were intoxicated. Cooney claims he acted in self defense. The incident led to hospital treatment and subsequent death.
Forty Davenport business leaders met at the Commercial club to adopt a program urging strict enforcement of the recent liquor law. Ex-Congressman Joe R. Lane led resolutions supporting government action and calling for bars to remove tables and wall up entrances while respecting law provisions. A committee led by Lane, Watson French, George T. Baker and others was appointed to represent local business in enforcing the law.
Geneva Smith, 23, of West Grove, confessed to murdering her newborn in a sensational crime. The suicide attempt and infant death occurred as she faced pain at a hospital, with a fiancé William Jayens named as a near-future groom. Police say the father is Stanton Stemple, a Burlington youth, amid seduction accusations.
Des Moines reports Mrs Davis died after ten days of delirium at Methodist hospital. Her husband, alleged to be wife killer, was arrested as he left the bed where she lay dead. Attorney Sullivan sought bond for murder charge based on expert testimony linking death to worry rather than the bullet. Davis was bound over to district court without bond. doctors cited both bullet effects and shock from worry as causes.
Arcadia reports that William Dimeker and Herman Hansen, both residents, were said to have killed each other in a hotel room in Ronchester Wyoming. The official record shows they were lifelong friends and unlikely duel participants.
George H. Hyans, after amassing a fortune of 25000 unseen during his jail term, faces a divorce suit brought by his wife who accuses drunkenness and cruelty. Evang, a blacksmith, was arrested for a murderous assault on a negro named Robert Lee after allegedly insulting his wife. Soon after, he learned his uncle had left part of a will.
A 17 year old Helen Baxter from St Paul tells how five girls she knew after moving to New York for a fresh start all killed themselves. She describes a pact of death, failed employment, and a wealthy admirer who left for Europe, prompting her to join her friends in suicide. Police lock her for attempted suicide as investigators list clues including postal cards from South Bend and Revere.
A great fire devastates Bahia’s business section as firefighters struggle to contain it. The blaze consumes thirty three buildings with an estimated loss of one million dollars. Several fatalities are reported in this major Brazilian commercial hub located miles northeast of Rio de Janeiro, exporting sugar and other goods.
Annapolis March 16 The Navy Athletic Association awards a gold medal to Midshipman Harold A. Waddington of Bloomington Illinois for top all around athletics at the Naval Academy this year. He won by one point over Midshipman Walter Lanont of Niagara Tafts New York after recent competition in the new gymnasium.
John W. Pulford was killed and Loren Dale seriously wounded in a Friday Main Street gun duel between horsemen. Dale was arrested after the incident, which began over an alleged egg theft. A crowd watched as the exchange occurred.
Lins Angeles Cal Mar 16 B G Sawyer former Pittsburg mayor in the early sixties and longtime prominent resident of Colorado and California died here.
Hippophagy shows a long standing appetite seen in ancient China and Europe. The practice persisted in Germany after famine spurred its revival, while a papal decree under Gregory I helped curb it in Europe. The commentary contrasts ancient acceptance with medieval restrictions.
Ridgely Benies Bank Rumor and Washington notes report Ridgely, comptroller of the treasury, denying involvement in a Kansas City bank reorganization. Cincinnati doctor shot and killed by a suspect near Bell Street, with a 15 year old witness present as medical staff attended.
Miyaoka is recalled from Tokyo to Washington to replace him as head of the Japanese Saaperbit, with Matsul set to take the same role in Paris. A murder case notes a surrender in Richmond Ward. a large Charlottsville warehouse fire causes substantial losses. Advertisements hawk patent remedies and tonics amid a chaotic, sharp-edged dispatch.
The snippet promotes King’s New Life Pills under salesy claims of health benefits for malaria biliousness and constipation. It promises a refund if disappointed and notes a drug store RK H Miller. It also mentions a property loan and cites Haggard and Perk as presumably local dealers or advertisers.
The article extols Dr. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for indigestion and catarrh, linking a knockout blow to stomach vulnerability and urging readers to request a booklet with medical authorities endorsing ingredient safety. It promotes alcohol-free formulas and offers free or low-cost medical texts from Dr. Pierce.
Mrs. P. White of Rushboro Pa credits Dr King New Discovery with saving her life from lung trouble. She says it loosens a cough quickly and cures dangerous conditions after doctors gave up. The remedy is sold with guarantee at R A Millers drug store with a free trial bottle offer.
A damaged notice describes Ken n edy's Laxative Cough Syrup as a reliable product promising gentle fast laxative action and reduction of inflammation, marketed as suitable for children and tasting like maple sugar, with sales indicated by EEL Conner & Co.
There is no enasa on record of a cough or cald resulting In pneumonia or consump tion after Woley's Honey and 'Tar has been taken. It will stop your cough and break up your card quickly. Refuse any but the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar In the yellow package. Contains no opt chen and is safe and sure, B. EH. Conner & Co.
An advertisement touts Kodo as the best known and reliable remedy for dyspepsia heartburn sour stomach and belching. It claims Kodo contains the same juices as a healthy stomach and promises relief. Sold here by Nf. Be. Conner & Co.
This ad touts Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and colds in a yellow package sold by Conner & Co. It promotes Cascasweet as a safe, non opiate remedy for fussy babies, claiming national drug standards compliance and wide mother endorsement.
Prominent architect Norman R. Coulter of Culbert Building San Francisco touts Mlectris Bisters as a universal medicine claiming it aids stomach liver and kidney disorders and boosts the system. Burdock Binod Bitters marketed as a blood purifier and tonic at 50 cents from R A Millers Drug Store. Folay’s Honey and Tar advertised for severe colds and pneumonia risk.
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