Strange Fatality After Millersburg Drugstore Altercation
A fakir Joe Timberlake dies after a dispute with druggist Mr Miller in Millersburg. Dr. Kiskamp and coroner Dr. Nichol investigate finding a ruptured lung vessel from heart trouble. authorities release the druggist. The incident stirs town tensions amid county fair rivalries. Catarrh ads follow with general remedies. Civil railroad changes note Agent transfers involving Centerville and Muscatine figures.
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Joe Timberlake
Miller
Dr. Nichol
Dr. Eiskamyp
Dead Man Form Near Keota Reported In Horrible Shape
Police reported a man found near Keota in a horrible shape, condition described as life threatening. Investigators cordoned off the area as a potential crime scene and requested medical examiners. Further details pending autopsy and interview of witnesses.
Dead man found in a field near Keota mystery deepens
A dead man lay eight miles north of Keota. Coroner and a party reached the scene, the body decomposed with signs of two months. The name Keith, a possible local laborer, is suspected. Cause of death remains a mystery with two prevailing theories: suicide or wandering illness. Body buried in Keota after inquest.
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Keota
Sigourney
Beecham
Keith
Keswick
Ile
Mr. Sigler
Wellman
Fatal Hunting Accident Claims Hon. Richard Ambler
Hon. Richard Ambler of Mt. Pleasant was accidentally shot in the forehead when a gun discharged while returning from a hunt with County Clerk Tribby and Tribby’s three boys. He died soon after at Elwood Pickards and in town, leaving Washington and surrounding area in mourning.
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Gould
Muscatine
Washington
Tribby
Richard Ambler
Mr. Ambler
Mr. Tribby
Mr Amber
Elwood Pickards
Ambler
Robbery at Batavia Station Ends With Small Loot
Night railway operator at Batavia on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy was robbed at 12 35 a m by two masked men wearing white masks and blue overalls. They took 575 and the watch. Detectives pursue leads as the same station vicinity suffered a prior hold up about a year ago.
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Batavia
Journal
Rock Island Excursions Offer Harvest Trips in October
Shields Dawson advertises two harvest excursions via the C R L andP on October 8 and 22 with first class fare plus 2 for round trip. Tickets valid fifteen days, return dates October 11 15 18 22 26 29 and Navy 1 5 8 or 12. Stopovers allowed on going trips. Information and rates at Rock Island office. A C Sheridan Agent.
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Navy
Rock Island
A. C. Sheridan
Agt
Eas
Neb
Oklahoma
Ind. Ter
Texas
Colo
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