Doomed doe battle ends with rescue in park
Miss Della Zedden saved Miss Lydia Davidson from a maddened doe in a park near Thomas Blagden. Zedden struck the animal with a water bottle, then fainted after the struggle as several men drove off the enraged deer. Davidson escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Smith
Della Zedden
Thomas Blagden
Lydia Davidson
George Law Davidson
New York
Miss Davidson
Miss Zedden
Miss Zehden
Boy and firecracker cause manhole explosion injuries
In New York on June 26 a small boy tossed a lit firecracker into a partly opened manhole. The blast badly burned John Enders aged 5, his brother Charles 7, and Charles I Werner 5. A crowd of children watched as the manhole cover flew up and a sheet of flame erupted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Enders
Charles
Charles I. Werner
West Fifty-second Street
Evansville Arrested Horse Stealer Leon Chalmers Held
Evansville Indiana reports Leon Chalmers aged 79 arrested for horse stealing. He has served three prison terms for horse stealing and admits he cannot resist stealing horses. Secretary Metcalf participated in Yale close day exercises. A team hauling nitroglycerine caused a runaway near Knightstown but caused no damage.
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Evansville
Ind
Leon Chalmers
Metcalf
Department of Commerce and Labor
Yale Univer
Knightstown
Two Section Men Die In Panhandle Freight Collision
A fast freight train on the Panhandle railroad struck a group of section laborers at Burgetts town Pa. killing two men and injuring others. The incident occurred near Wittsburg on June 20.
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Wittsburg
Panhandle
Burgettstown
Five ice men fined for conspiracy in Toledo Ohio
Five ice men in Toledo Ohio received maximum penalties of five thousand dollars and one year in the workhouse after a conspiracy in restraint of trade conviction. The case followed government efforts, costs reaching one hundred thousand dollars to extradite Greene and Gaynor for alleged improprieties in government dyke contracts.
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Toledo
Greene
Gaynor
Nick
Longworth
Kaiser
Meteor
Castro
Uncle Sam
Venezuela
Rio Janeiro
King Wankon
Trondhjem
Sherman Coltier
London
United States
Scratch of a Rooster Kills Man in Des Moines Racket
Des Moines June 28 Christian Becker of Grundy county died from a scratch on the band received from a reviver authorities report a fatal accident tied to a gambling game incident in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Christian Becker
Grundy County
Schwab Arrives in New York From Hamburg
Charles M. Schwab arrived in New York from Hamburg appearing in excellent health and high spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Schwab
New York
Hamburg
Schwab
The County News The Day Where People Go
The County News reports on local accidents deaths births and marriages with prompt updates from our news gatherers. The item highlights human stories and community events throughout the day.
Rural Route Three Social Notes and Local Plans
Rural Route Three reports Mr and Mrs Harry Welch visiting at RE Helwick home. Chas Horning visited Hr Horning family on Sunday. Prairie Flower group plans a church program in early July. Mutual Telephone directors held a Saturday meeting at the central office. Lexington youths attended Pleasant Plains services Sunday evening. Rev W R Stryker and T B Thrasher family were hosted at Clear Brook residence of Mr and Mrs E S Bishop. Miss Clara Horning returned Saturday from relatives near Dutch Creek.
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Harry Welch
RE. W. Helwick
Chas. Horning
Horning
Prairie Flower People
The
Mutual Telephone
Lexington
Pleasant Plains
W. R. Stryker
T. B. Thrasher
Clear Brook
Bishop
Clara Horning
Dutch Creek
Social notes and arrivals at Washington events
June 24 social roundup lists visitors Mrs G M Welch and Hope Livingston of Omaha staying with relatives. Mrs M A Orris returns to Washington after visiting her brother C A Stephens. U P church members enjoy a basement social with music and refreshments. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs J Jones of Haskins at the S Pearson home. Myrtle Nicholson returns from Washington visit. Mart Neiswanger leaves for Crawfordsville to take possession of a recently purchased hotel, accompanied by his daughter Eva. Mr and Mrs Wm Essiey return to Washington after brief visit with daughter Mrs L B Cocklin.
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Myrtle Nicholson
A. W. Yard
Washington
Mart Neiswanger
Crawfordsville
Eva
Wm. Essiey
L. B. Cocklin
Local Visitors and Family News From Burlington Area
June 25 notes show Pete Powelson of Washington visiting his brother Herman Powelson in town. Mrs. Lelia Wickham and baby spent the day at Dr. E. T. Wickham’s Washington home. Mrs. J. B. Schreckengast and daughter Dorothy returned to Burlington with Mrs. J. Clarke visiting briefly. Will Keiser returned to Groton after weeks with local parents. Miss Myrtle Pettit came back from Washington after a week at the carnival.
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Pete Powelson
Washington
Herman Powelson
Lelia Wickham
Baby
E. T. Wickham
J. B. Schreckengast
Dorothy
Burlington
J. ©. Clarke
Will Keiser
Groton
D. D
Myrtle Pettit
Notable local visitors and a wedding planned near town
June 26 report lists Mrs. Mary Lease and W B Lease visiting Winfield at the Dr Paisley home. Washington guests Fred Smith Frank Wilson Leigh Wallace and Orville Elder were in town last evening. J R Buxbaum and Etta Wooley wed at a bride’s home southeast of town and plan to Chicago.
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Mary Lease
W. B. Lease
Winfield
Dr. Paisley
Fred Smith
Frank Wilson
Leigh Wallace
Orville Elder
Washington
Henry Nicholaus
Laura
Olds
W. G. Nicholaus
J. R. Buxbaum
Etta Wooley
Chicago
J. R. Rickey
West
OC. W. Stewart
H. H. Smith
Allen Green
St. Louis
Sherm White
Samuel Huston
Iowa City
Miss Emma Buxhbaum attends brothers wedding in Grace Hill
The notes report Miss Emma Buxhbaum arriving from Grace Hill to attend the marriage of her brother John and Miss Etta Wooley. M DeLong and Wm Randall visited Washington for business, while Mrs J V Dalin returned home to Pilot Grove after visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs John Shaffer. An advertisement touts Dr King's New Discovery as a cure for consumption and cough with testimonials from T J Dwyer of Graysville, Mo.
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Emma Buxhbaum
Grace Hill
John
Etta Wooley
The Methodist Celebration at Chautauqua Park
Committees for the Methodist picnic at Chautauqua park on the glorious Fourth will report at tomorrow’s prayer meeting. All Methodist congregations in surrounding towns are invited. A splendid program is planned and a basket dinner will be held at noon. A cordial invitation extends to all Methodists.
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Chautauqua Park
Omnibus building bill passes house with city allocations
Special to The Journal notes the omnibus building bill approval by the house. It lists cities and funding: Council Bluffs 75000, Ottumwa 30000, Cedar Rapids 200000, Des Moines 500000, Mason City 70000, Muscatine 75000, Webster City 70000, Clarinda 40000, Davenport 7000, Estherville 8000, Shenandoah 5000.
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Journal
House
Committee On
Public Buildings and Grounds
Council Bluffs
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Mason City
Muscatine
Webster City
Clarinda
Davenport
Estherville
Shenandoah
Local visitors and business callers fill town day
Jake Warner from Brigton and Landis Neiswanger from Crawfordsville visited today along with several others including Wm. Oldfeld of Pilotsburg and P. VanHorn of Cotter on business. Franks Dokes and Davis plus Mrs. Bruce Gardner and daughter visited friends. horse buyers Asa Reid and Joe Limerman plan shipments.
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Wm. Oldfeld
Pilotsburg
P. VanHorn
Cotter
Samuel H. Ross
West Chester
John Downing
Veterinary
Wellman
Frank Dokes
Muscatine
Frank Davis
Highland Center
Bruce Gardner
Harry Payne
Olds
Tom Miller
Troy
N. Y
Asa Reid
Joe Limerman
Following the Flag Health Promises Dr King’s Discovery
Willis T Morgan a retired U S Army commissary sergeant from Rural Route 1 Concord New Hampshire cites his Cuba and Philippines service and credits Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption with keeping him in perfect health He calls it the best medicine for coughs colds bronchial troubles and all lung diseases Guarantied at Stewart Pharmacy Price 60c 1 75 per bottle free trial offered
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Cuba
Philippines
Willis T. Morgan
U.S. A
Concord
N. H
Stewart
Endurance of Wagner Opera Draws London Audience
A burly Scottish farmer in the gallery watched three long acts of Wagner's Ring and muttered that only a patient man could have written all this. The scene underscores the famed stamina required for the cycle.
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London
Lake of Acid on Sulphur Island Off New Zealand
A lake of sulphuric acid lies at the center of Sulphur Island off New Zealand covering fifty acres. The lake waters are rich in hydrochloric and sulphuric acids, hiss and bubble at about 110 degrees Fahrenheit, and approaching it requires great caution to avoid suffocation.
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Sulphur Island
New Zealand
The Tramp and Begging Licenses in England
A London Chronicle excerpt notes that under Henry VIII beggars were licensed, with flogging for those unlicensed, sending many home to parishes. It contrasts this with abroad where beggars are controlled outside churches, and attributes England’s vagrant rise to monastery destruction before other relief existed.
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Henry VIII
Elizabeth
England
London Chronicle
Putty Dish Sparked by Five Cent Lunch Counter Question
A diner notices a taste change at a five cent lunch counter and asks the waiter. The waiter confirms the mashed potatoes contain a chunk of putty from a broken window pane, noting the old man has been fussing about it for ten minutes and will be glad to get it back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Origin of a Familiar Saying About Hidden Faults
A Roman consul Aurelius Paulus sought a divorce and when friends urged his wife’s beauty virtue nobility wealth he lifted his sandal to show flaws unseen by others. He asked if the shoe pinches him though it is well made a fine material and fits well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Edinburgh
Johnson
Reynolds
Garrick
Strand
Aurelius Paulus
Ants Fertilize Crops Across East Africa Town
East African residents welcome great white ant colonies for their fertilizing effects on maize and corn. A local writer notes that gardens with ant hills show maize and corn twice the size of surrounding crops, while green crops face little threat from the ants.
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Africa
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Keota
Livonia
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Dr. King
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Sruse
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