Farm House Near Wellman Burns In Iowa County Fire
A well built Grant Griffith residence three miles west of Wellman was destroyed by fire yesterday. Valued at about five thousand dollars with three thousand coverage, the blaze started in the basement near a wood partition and a cook stove. The family were upstairs when found. The elderly owner, Mr. Griffith’s father, was moved to a nearby home, while officials consider removing him to the Anamosa reform school for safety.
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Washington
Grant Griffith
Wellman
Griffith
Alleged Burglar defies officials in jail escape attempt
In Cedar Rapids Harvey Lee alias Charles McBride shouted that irons and four foot deep cells won’t bring him before the grand jury after being locked in the city jail following a delivery attempt. He vented his frustration with repeated howls and near-escape bravado.
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Cedar Rapids
Grand Jury
Harvey Lee
Charles McBride
Lee
Senator Proposes Free Westward Transport for Jobless
Former Idaho State Senator James N. Stacy urges free railroad transport to the far West to relieve living costs by populating new lands. He envisions using railroads to develop lines while aiding the unemployed from major cities to colonize and homestead, with the American Colonization Society near launch.
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New York
James N. Stacy
Idaho
Stacy
Mr. Stacy
American Colonization Society
Cut the High Cost of Living Ad Promote Foley’s Honey and Tar
Winnebago Neb reader W H Chapman recounts how Foley's Money and Tar Compound eased his children's coughs without drugs, saving a doctor's bill. The testimonial claims quick relief from coughs with a 25 cent bottle and no opiates.
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W. H. Chapman
Winnebago, Neb
Foley
Bar Association Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
The Washington County Bar Association held its annual session yesterday afternoon with many lawyers present. President Col. C. J. Wilson presided as Marsh W. Bailey moved to re elect all officers, a motion carried unanimously. Officers beyond Wilson could not be confirmed, and several members could not recall the full list. Resolutions honoring Judge Preston were ordered to be spread on the minutes.
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Washington County Bar Association
Col. C. J. Wilson
Marsh W. Bailey
Colonel Wilson
Journal
Washington
Preston
Bar Association
New Haven Church Reopens Next Sunday Services Set
The New Haven church will be reopened Sunday January 12 with services at 1 am 2 pm and 7 pm led by Rev Catden formerly of Ames. A basket dinner is planned at noon and all are invited to attend.
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New Haven
Catden
Ames
New York Crime Saga And Suffrage Campaign News
A chest of items from New York covers a crime tale of four gunmen facing executions after the Rosenthal case and police corruption exposure, a note on Tombs restaurant charges and grim city life, and General Rosalie Jones detailing a winter suffrage march toward Washington with plans to receive crowds along the route.
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New York
Rosalie Jones
Albany
Washington
Philadelphia
Baltimore
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