Negro Confesses to Murder of Baseball Pioneer
Frank Johnson, colored, admitted striking the fatal blow that fractured skull and killed George Cannonball Jackson, famed colored pitcher. In Dubuque district court he pled guilty to murder and received a sentence of years in the Fort Madison state penitentiary. Jackson died a week after the alleged assault, with Johnson arrested the following Monday after a weeklong investigation.
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Dubuque
Frank Johnson
George “Cannonball” Jackson
Fort Madison
Jackson
Johnson
A Martian in Earthly Christmas Insight
A Mars explorer visits earth and notes humans’ selfish strife, then returns on Christmas Eve to report a contrasting festival. He found earthlings generous and joyful on Christmas, wishing the spirit could last every day and true happiness lay in unselfishness and helping others.
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Mars
Earth
Funeral of J. B. Walton Held in West Chester
The funeral for J. B. Walton took place at 2 p.m. at the Baptist church with Rev. Hill delivering the sermon. Burial followed in West Chester cemetery. Walton, a longtime resident and respected early settler, left a large family. The note also mentions local winter weather and various community updates.
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West Chester
Iowa
J. B. Walton
Baptist Church
Hill
Walton
California
Crayne
Oskaloosa
Ed Glider
Roy Waddell
Mt. Pleasant
Roy Gardner
Wellston
Pat Hoover
Homer Porter
Death of Mrs. John Hamilton shocks Des Moines links in Wellman
Community notes in Wellman recount the death of Mrs. John Hamilton of Des Moines after an appendicitis operation at Washington County Hospital. The item lists local movements and visits, including job changes, familial travels, and club activities, plus a quarantine at the Hewitt Karr home for scarlet fever.
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Wellman
John Hamilton
Des Moines
Washington County
John
Lyman Bradford
Aril Hesseltine
Crawfordsville
Jim Ryan
Mary Nick
Washington
Peat Beechler
Old Mexico
Trenton
Kansas City
Fred Shachner
Peat
E. C. Hambright
Washington, D. C
Robert Yost
Chambersburg Pa
Chicago
Taylor
Eardley Bell, Jr
J. D. Glasgow
State Capitol
Tom Moon
Iowa City
Francis Moon
Jim Stamp
Frank Bihlmeir
Muscatine
Capron Corporation of
Gaffney
Williamsburg
Hess
Marengo
Wes Lantz
Keswick
Wes
New Liberty Savings Bank
Flora Wells
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Wells
Shaffer
Kinross
Theodore Triechmann
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
Jake Triechmann
Theodore Baker
J. G. Wherle
Wayne
Rochester
Minn
Kathleen Coffey
Helen Coffey
Perry Lilvey
Beth
Jean
Hewitt Karr
Russell Darnell
E. C. Hambricht
Fred Schroeder
John Brereton
I Spring
Davenport
Daryl Dayton Returns Home for Christmas Break
Daryl D Dayton arrived back in Oberlin Ohio for a two week vacation after being away. The note mentions a warm holiday greeting and his travel home ending the year with family time.
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Daryl D. Dayton
Oberlin Ohio
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Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz
Weat Main St
F.C. Frye
A. E. Sands
Aineworth
Frank Boller
City
Mutual
W. Washington St
T. J. Pease
Farmers and Merchante Bank
Blue Mutual
J.D. Dayton
Westchester
Austin Sutherland
Brighton
T. A. Michiels
Washington, Iowa
Morrison & Morrison
Brookhart Bros. Law—Abstracts
Opera House
Mutua
C. J. Wilson
Co. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Opposite Journal
Vingston & Eicher
Abstract Department
Bonde
Nat'l Bank
Green
C. V. Brown
South of Water Works
Albert Apple
D. E. Brumback
Sigourney
Tually
Sap Wood
Mr. Crayne
Andrew Ross
Simpson College
Morse Bauer
Mildred Craig
Parsons
Gray
Christ
The
Merry Christmas
San Abe
Buick
America
Tucker & Eicher
White Way Garage
Rothschilds
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