Heavy loss from railroad wreck near Little Woods
A Great Northern express collided with a New Orleans and Northeastern local at Little Woods station, twelve miles from the city. Eleven people died and many were injured as the wreck caught fire but was brought under control before victims pinned inside could burn. Identified dead included C. A. Crawford Slidell Miss Wm Attaway Slidell La C B Lowry Slidell La William A Martin Slidell La J K P Shows Morrison Miss Ora Travis Hattiesburg Miss Augustus Heitkampf
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Great Northern
Little Woods
Lake Ponchartrain
C. A. Crawford
Seminary
Miss
Wm. Attaway
Slidell
C. B. Lowry
William A. Martin
J. K. P. Shows
Morrison
Ora Travis
Hattiesburg
Augustus Heitkampf
Ex Queen Lili Records $70,000 Mortgage
Ex Queen Lilioukalani files a mortgage deed for 70000 on record. The deed is executed in favor of Claus Spreckels and W G Irwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lili
Honolulu
Lilioukalani
Claus Spreckels
W. G. Irwin
First Sub Zero Temperature Reported in West
The weather map showed the season's first sub zero reading with Lander Wyoming at six degrees below and Yellowstone Park at four below, marking chill in high elevations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minon
Lander
Wyo
Yellowstone Park
Boy Burned to Death in St Louis Tenement Fire
A fire at 218 Sidney street in St Louis left one boy dead and two others possibly fatally burned. The victim was seventeen year old Henry Blouthood. Property loss was slight.
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St. Louis
Sidney Street
Henry Blouthood
Rich Aunt and Spendthrift Exchange Quip
A witty exchange has a rich aunt accusing the spendthrift of only visiting for money, to which the spendthrift retorts that they cannot visit more often. The volley captures a comic family dynamic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney &Coo
Toledo
Farm Auction Notices From Iowa in 1908 District Court Order
In pursuance of a district court order in Washington county Iowa a December 3 1908 auction will sell Mary C Hering estate belongings at her late and James H Hering residences. Goods include livestock farm equipment household items and more with 7 percent credit terms on sums over ten dollars and five percent cash discount over ten dollars. Auctioneer Austin Sutherland. Teeter Lat hrop Auctioneers. Another sale notice for N B Sayre farm Crawfordsville Iowa November 20 1908 lists the 75 acre farm with live stock farming implements and household goods plus lunch on site. David F Sayre contact info. Terms shown day of sale.
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District Court of
Washington County
State of
Iowa
Mary C. Hering
James H. Hering
Washington
Coppock
Washington Road
Clifford Thorne
Austin Sutherland
Teeter & Lathrop
N. B. Sayre
Crawfordsville
Crawford Township
David F. Sayre
Local Hog Sale Offers Ten Percent Discount For Ten Days
Jake Lemley of Washington Iowa announces a temporary price cut of ten percent on Poland China hogs for ten days to move his herd southeast of town. He notes peers, weighs 170 to 270 pounds, and a long tenure in the business ahead of a move three miles southeast of Washington. Also mentions health ads and household plans for Will Wilson and Mrs Wright in nearby properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Lemey
Mayhew
Poland
Washington
Jake Lemley
Iowa
Green
M.w.f
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Fine Shoes
Frank L. Wilson & Co
Dougherty Bros
Clothiers
Grush & Brindley
National Oyster Carrier Company
South Norwalk
Connecticut
Tua
Fox & Dewey
T. C. Davis
J. G. Miller
West Chester
Mrs. Ish
Muscatine
Frey
W. H. Swartzendruber
Kalona
John Reter
Barbara Polley
Susie Edgington
Ainsworth
H. W. van Dkye
Winfield
City
Peter McColl
Sher
H. Knecht
Meno Frienberger
Emma Oswald
Wayland v
Cohn & Share
Washington House
Wilma Row
Burlington
Frank Macon
Fishburn
Albert Hunter
Clara Matlock
Fletcher
Scherrer
Kansas City
Hunter
Will Wilson
BE. N. Wright
North
New York
Lemmon
the Good Shoe Store
J. A. Harwood
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