Fairfield ex-recorder held on adultery bigamy charges
Marion F. Lee, former Van Buren county recorder, is in custody in Fairfield after being bound over to the grand jury on adultery bigamy and wife desertion charges. He was brought by Keosauqua sheriff for safekeeping as his case heads to August trial.
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Fairfield
Netbert
Marion F. Lee
van Buren County
Jamison
Keosauqua
Miss Watson
Miss Wasson
Iowa corn looks good oats show slight blight says Wilson
Des Moines July 7 Tama TM Jim Wilson secretary of agriculture says corn crop looks fine and likely normal while oats are slightly blighted by heat He adds Taft administration is coming to the front praising the tariff law but fears it could hurt Republicans.
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Des Moines
Tama
Jim Wilson
Iowa
Wilson
Taft
Burglar in Defiance Seizes Rifle Fire From Storehold
A 19 year old, claiming to be from Chicago, barricaded in a Defiance hardware store fired at a crowd after entering through a rear window. He fled after abandoning his shoes, was captured near town, and jailed in Harlan awaiting burglary charges.
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Harlan
Defiance
Chicago
Seymour Youth Shoots Self After Harvest Plans
Arlie Kerr, 19, a Seymour High School football standout and sole supporter of his widowed mother, died yesterday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He discussed harvesting plans with his mother Theresa Kerr after July Fourth festivities and told her to have his younger brother finish plowing before the shot ended his life.
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Seymour
Arlie Kerr
Young Kerr
Theresa Kerr
Iowa
Here
Death of Young Kerr After Being Shot
The body of eighteen year old Kerr lay on the spot as Mrs. Kerr carried him to the bed where he died within minutes. He was an honored United Brethren member and showed athletic prowess for two years, earning popularity with teammates.
Ottumwa Begins Demolition of Federal Building Site
A small crew started tearing down the Ottumwa federal building with Frank D. Scharle of Bartlett & Kling arranging the early work. Materials unsuitable for reuse will be removed, usable brick stored for the new structure, and excavation begun alongside the razing. Benson Appleyard, supervising architect, is on site to oversee the project.
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Ottumwa
Federal
Frank D. Scharle
Dubuque
Bartlett & Kling
Scharle
Benson Appleyard
Illinois crop report notes Hessian fly in about sixty counties
The June 20 condition bulletin shows corn at 82 percent of normal with regional gaps. Winter wheat stands at 84 percent overall, oats near average, rye 5 percent, meadows 81 percent and pastures 92 percent. Apples expected to yield about one fourth the usual crop.
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Appies
Springfield
Ill
State Board of Agriculture
Illinois
Central
Ilinois
Runaway Horse Hurts Woman and Child in Vincennes
Wayne Bunting and his blind horse startled by a cannon blast at 1 am caused the horse to bolt through a boarding house. Mrs. Anna Bugger and her 12 year old daughter suffered injuries while the rider was thrown and believed fatally injured.
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Vincennes
Ind
Wayne Bunting
Bicknell
Art
Anna Bugger
Auto Driver Dies From Injuries After Fair Grounds Race
Charles Hamilton, an auto driver, died from injuries suffered in a free-for-all race at the Fair Grounds in Portland Indiana. Jack Wilkins, the mechanician, was uninjured. Hamilton's funeral is planned for Thursday. he leaves a widow and two small children.
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Portland
Ind
Charles Hamilton
Fair Grounds
Jack Wilkins
Hamilton
Zemo Promises Eczema Cure with Easy Home Use
McElhinney Drug Co offers ZEMO a liquid external remedy claimed to cure eczema and skin diseases. It is described as pleasant to use, safe for infants, and said to draw germs to the surface to purify and heal the skin.
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McElhinney Drug Co
Zemo
McKihinney
France Moves to Force Marriage Among State Employees
Paris reports parliament debates measures to compel marriage for state workers over 25, with extra pay and pension boosts for families of three or more children, plus repeal of equal estate distribution. Vital stats show 1909 births at 770000 and population growth since 1851 barely 3 million.
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Paris
Russia population increases by 26 percent since 1897 census
A St. Petersburg report based on last year’s data from the government statistical department notes a total empire population of 160,095,200, up 23,199,000 or 26.2 percent since 1897. Racial shares, urbanization, and gender distribution are detailed across regions and national groups.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Poland
Finland
European
The
Caucasus
Siberia
TEACH SHOP ETIQUETTE IN BERLIN FOR SALES STAFF
A three day Berlin session by the German Association of Shopkeepers will establish a school of etiquette for shop girls and salesmen. The program teaches polite speech bowing and courteous conduct to boost business. Shopkeepers fund the effort believing trained staff sell more goods.
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Berlin
German Association of
City Bus Line Order Call to Frank Rogers
Call up Phone No. 589 Black and leave orders promptly attended to by Frank Rogers. Include street and number for delivery and service requests.
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Frank Rogers
Hawaiian Anniversary Observed in Honolulu
Loyal adherents in Hawaii celebrate the twelfth anniversary of Congress approving a resolution for the annexation of the islands in Honolulu.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Uncle Sam
Hawai
United States Congress
Pies of Payheead and Health Tonic Claim
A nostalgic ad praises pies from boyhood and promotes Electric Bitters as a complete toning remedy for digestion. It claims the tonic restores appetite and vigor by stimulating the stomach liver kidneys and bowels and directs readers to EK Lemmon Lemmon’s Pharmacy for purchase.
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Lemmon
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Fight Receipts Show Big Gate at 276775 and 18020 Attendance
Reno July 7 Tex Rickard issued a statement on receipts and attendance for the major fight. Gate receipts totaled 276 775 with 15 700 paid admissions and 760 complimentary tickets. Estimated uncounted entrants run to 1 500, bringing total attendance to 18 020. Bonuses totaled 121 000, sparking profit projections near 100 000 plus film revenue for Rickard and Gleason.
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Reno
Nev
Tex Rickard
Rickard
Woater
Pekar
San Francisco
Gleason
Death of Judge Granville G Bennett
The Deadwood Times reports the death of Judge Granville G. Bennett at Hot Springs at 11 50 p m Tuesday. A leading South Dakota jurist, he served in Iowa politics and on Dakota territory courts before establishing a major western district tribunal in Deadwood. He was born October 8 1833 in Fayette County Ohio and leaves a widow Mary Dawson Bennett two daughters Batel ine and Helen M Bennett and a son the Rev Gaylord Bennett.
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Deadwood
S. D
Granville G. Bennett
Hot Springs
South Dakota
Commonwealth of South Dakota
Bennett
Fayette County
Ohio
Ilinois
Iowa
Washington
Seventh
Iowa Infantry
Supreme Court of
Territory of Dakota
Tribunal of Justice
Missouri River
Sheridan
Peshington County
Dakota Calumet
Wasington
Mary Dawson
Batelline Bennett
Chicago Record-Herald
Helen M. Bennett
Hot Springs Herald
Gaylord Bennett
Holdrege
Nebr
Helen
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Washington County Savings Bank
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EN Cotheld TN
Tama Jim
Him
Parmer
Illinois Crop Report
Hesema
France
Tion
Jeff Johnson
Arkansas
J. A. Harwood
W. A. Whiting & Son
McElhinney
Han
Western Hammock Co
North Side
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