McKinney Found Guilty in Aledo Cruelty Case
Aledo Illinois January 12 Mrs Mary L McKinney prominent society woman wife of Archibald McKinney was found guilty by a jury of cruelty to Stella Grady a 15 year old adopted child She stabbed the girl repeatedly and a motion for arrest of judgment was heard with a potential appeal while sentence was deferred. Colfax Iowa January 12 Charles Brice arrested on murder charge believed connected to a distant case as he awaited his wedding and faced possible imprisonment before release.
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Aledo
Ill
Mary L. McKinney
Stella Grady
Colfax
Iowa
New York
Charles Brice
Kendiy
Brice
Seveer
Leadville
City primary law prompts major rewards for graft violators
Des Moines prepares to enforce a new primary law with large rewards for convictions. Civile league and anti graft committee of one hundred vow to prosecute ward heelers and political leeches for soliciting or paying for political work, with jail and fines for violators.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Civile League and Antigraft Committee of One Hundred
Iowa lawmakers urge funding for veteran memorial dedications
Des Moines reports legislators urge the governor and commissioners to allocate funds this winter to dedicate Iowa monuments at Vicksburg Shiloh Lookout Mountain and Andersonville. Proposals include transporting Iowa soldiers from the siege at Vicksburg and possibly all veterans from the state who served in the three engagements or prison to ceremonies.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Vicksburg
Shitoh
Lookout Mountain
Andersonville
Lowa
Towa
Insurance fraud hits Story county farmers in Iowa
A group of Story county farmers sent 20 each to a St. Louis bank to settle notes taken from them by a fraudulent insurance agent visiting last summer. The stranger claimed a low premium and high dividends, asking for signatures on verbal 20 first payments after passing exams. The notes reappeared this week.
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Nevada
Iowa
Story County
St. Louis
Professor Herron Buys Villa Montforte in Mariano
Florence reported that Prof G Db Herron former chair of applied Christianity at Grinnell Iowa College has purchased Villa Montforte at Mariano from Sir. He is noted as a specializing scholar and the transaction marks a new phase in his European residence plans.
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Florence
Italy
G. Db. Herron
Iowa College
Grinnell
Villa Montforte
Mariano
Residents Relocate to Rome as Tragedy Strikes Erie
Willoughby Wade and Lady Wade move to Rome while Prof and Mrs Werron reside in Scandicci. On January 12 at a crossing in Erie two trains passed a freight train, 100 workers were struck by the Lake Shore Limited, laborer John Maas died instantly and Henry Emmerman, superintendent of the American Milling Co., was fatally injured.
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Willoughby Wade
Lady Wade
Rome
Professor
Mrs. Werron
Ben
Scandicci
Erie
Lake Shore Limited
John Maas
Henry Emmerman
American Milling Co
Freight trains collide in Rock Island yards injuring two
Two freight trains with two locomotives collided dead end in the Rock Island yards at Burlington Street station yesterday morning. Fireman Ed F. Cooper of Riverside and fireman N. R. Stanton of Cedar Rapids were injured, Cooper seriously enough to jump from the burning engine. engineer Homer Denny of Iowa City escaped.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Rock Island
Burlington Street
Ed F. Cooper
Riverside
N. R. Stanton
Cedar Rapids
Cooper
Llomer Denny
Missions Reinforced and Blessings Named Weekend
A sequence of religious events notes Mission Reinforc ed on Friday January 12, All Mankind Redeemed Restored on Saturday January 15, and Conditions on blessing on Sunday January 14, outlining church schedule and sanctifying themes.
Hair work requests and sales pitch in local ad
An elderly notice invites customers to call Mrs. James Warnock at 110 North 7th Ave for hair work, switches from combings, or switches cleaning. The snippet also endorses Dr. King's New Life Pills as a reliable laxative with a testimonial from Mrs. Mary Brown of Poughkeepsie, at 20 Lafayette Place, priced 25 cents.
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James Warnock
North 7Th Ave
Regular Cyrus chapter No. 13 Masons meeting Friday
Regular Cyrus chapter No. 13 R A M will meet Friday evening January 12 1106 for business and close with work on the Mark Masters degree. Chas A Dewey H P 81 26
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Cyrus
Mark
Chas. A. Dewey
H. P
Money to loan for Washington county farms offered
Edmund Morrison of Washington Iowa advertises money to loan on local farms with special prepayment privileges and the lowest interest. Address provided for interested lenders or borrowers. 17-Im
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Vienty
Washington County
Edmund D. Morrison
Washington
Iowa
Buster Brown at the Raham Theater Tuesday
Manager Chilcote announces the comedy Buster Brown for Tuesday January 16. The show promises record breaking business as boys and girls of all ages flock to see the entertaining feature.
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Chilcote
Raham Theater
Buster Brown
Mainspring of Life Mi o na Remedy Promises Cure
The stomach is described as the mainspring of life and Mi o na is touted as a pleasant remedy that restores torpid glands, stimulates digestion, stops fermentation, soothes inflammation, and treats headaches backaches nervousness and debility. Columbia Pharmacy offers a guarantee that a 50 cent box costs nothing unless it cures.
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Columbia
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West Side Square
Square Meals
Fast Side
Roy Y.stichter
Graham Theatre
Will E. Chilcote
Melville B. Raymond’s
Aster Rown
Master Rosen
Big Beauty
Sulee Is
Bam
California
Fred Harvey
Chicago
Kansas City
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Mrs. McKinney
Civic League
Groom
Prof. Herron
Royal Arch Masons
Blair
McElhinney Drug Co
McEelhinney’s
North Side Square
Conner & Schilling
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