Three Victims In Familial Shooting At North Avenue Residence
George Burkley shot his wife Anna at their North Avenue B home around 6 15 PM. He wounded Peter Walker who tried to intervene, then killed himself. Walker survived. The incident followed domestic trouble and prior threats.
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George Burkley
Anna Burkley
North Avenue B
Court House
Peter Walker
Burkley
Rock Island
Chicago
Silvis
Washington
Wm. Trout
Eldon
Barkley
Trout
Walker
Hattie Becker
Coppock
Iowa as a Prohibition Battleground Three Centuries Ago
Iowa’s early history shows prohibition debates dating to 1637 with Father Le Jeune warning against selling liquor to Indians. Du Gue and Du Luth era leaders argued the trade justified access to furs and social control, while later traders like Rolette and Dubuque influenced relations. By 1838 whiskey trips near Fort Union and missions in Council Bluffs sparked violent scenes among Potawatomi, illustrating enduring conflicts over alcohol in frontier Iowa.
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Lowa
Mississippi Valley
John C. Parish
The
Palimpsest
State Historical Society
Father le Jeune
Canada
Parish
Chateau St. Louis
Quebec
New France
Frontenac
la Salle
du Gue
United States
Mississippi
Louisiana Purchase
Great Valley
Jean Joseph Rolette
Prai
Rie du
Dubuque
Missouri
American Fur Company
Fort Union
Father DeSmet
Council Bluffs
Mr. Parish
Iowa
Four Irishmen Executed This Morning at Mount Joy
Rory O Connor and Liam Metowes along with Joseph McKelvey and Richard Barrett were executed at Mount Joy prison after night court martial for the deputy death. The executions served as a solemn warning to those aiding in assassinations of Irish representatives. A London correspondent noted a free state soldier was shot at Meyers Hospital in response to the executions.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Rory O'Connor
Liam Metowes
Mount Joy
Joseph McKelvey
Richard Barrett
Sceanes Hales
London
Evening Standard
Meyeers Hospital
Free State
Rory O'Conner
Liam Melleowes
Grinnell College Glee Club Concert at Methodist Church
Grinnell College Glee Club will perform a concert at the Methodist church on Monday evening, January first. Members urged to attend local events and support church and college cultural activities.
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Grinnell College Glee Club
Methodist Church
Shaley
The
Dora Jones
Local Women Visit and Return From Trips
Mrs A C Cannon of Wyman spends the day in town for shopping. Mrs John Mitchell, visiting at Ainsworth, returns to Crawfordsville after visiting the Benson home.
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A. C. Cannon
Wyman
John Mitchell
Ainsworth
Benson
Crawfordsville
Harding Will Call Meeting of Governors
President Harding plans a meeting of state governors to discuss nationwide Prohibition measures and enforcement actions, signaling a coordinated federal approach to liquor law during a period of rising temperance debate.
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Washington, D. C
Harding
Congress
Labor Board
Railway Labor Board
Federal Reserve Land Banks
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Sippi Valley
Des Moines
Deputy Shoe
Department Treasury
Ladies of the Christian Church
Wilson Bowiilding
South Side Square
West Chester
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Pershing
P. C
Young Women's Missionary Society of the
Second United Presbyterian Church
Ora Henderson
J. J. Miller
Oo. O. BF
Rebekahs
C. O. F. Hall
W. F. Murdock
Frank Wilson
Palestine Shrine No
Burlington
Damascus Shrine No. 10
Masonic Temple
June Carter
Susie Edgington
Fense
America
Department
Tion
Clara Parkinson
Rok Island
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