Wrights Enproduce Mass Murder at Love Castle
Gertrude Carlson, wife of the alleged killer Carleton Wright, was held in jail after her husband Julian Wright set the Love Castle afire and killed Mamah Borthwick and two children. Sheriff Williams kept guards at the Dodgeville jail amid reports of lynching attempts as experts hunted Carleton through woods and along the Wisconsin River. Witnesses described the brutal attack with hatchet wounds and arson.
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Gertrude Carlson
Butler
Dodgeville
Iowa County
Carleton
J. T. Willams
Julian
Jun
Carleran Immedila &Ly
Wong
Mamah Lorthwick
Sherif Wiliams
Wisconsin
Enos Lloyd Jones
Wyoming
CITY IN BRIEF BUCHANAN OPTICAL AD AND LOCAL VISITORS
City in brief notes a series of social visits and movements. Residents and travelers such as Wr Belt and wife traveling to Keatu and Paul Campbell's return from Minneapolis populate the column alongside births and hospital news. A surgical operation for Kathryn Winslow is reported, with several Waterloo visitors and host families named. Local business figures like Charles W. Shirey face typhoid concerns while Mrs. J. Smith recovers from injuries. The piece captures a flurry of midsize community events from Waterloo and surrounding towns with multiple names and addresses.
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Fred Betts
Wibur
Rockford
A. R. Kerr
Bluff Street
Betta
Kerr
Charles W. Shirey
Shirey & iSon
Commercial Street
J. 3. Smith
Presbyterian Hospital
Pine Street
Saturay
Williaim Hoses
Montreal
Hanna
Maud Hildebrand
Chrisiane A. Hildebrand
Mayd Morton
Warden
Frances
Kan City
Mr. Campbell
Ninth Street
Oldenhaves Appears in Police Court on Dry Charge
Oldenhaves, also called Ol Wender, faced the police court morning on a dry charge. He pleaded guilty and received a 13 day sentence in the county jail. The judge noted he had previously offered a chance for the accuser to leave the city and ordered the earlier term to be served in jail as well.
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LONG
Untitled passage on Mamah Borthwick tribute near Wisconsin valley
Descriptive fragment recalls a man standing in contemplation beside the Wisconsin valley. A massive head silhouettes the sky as he remains motionless, paying his final tribute to Mamah Borthwick amid the green slopes and the river winding eastward beyond the hills.
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Fuure
Wisconsin
Slooty
Wis
Howors
Mamah Borthwick
Then and Now Fifty-Six Years of Atlantic Cable Milestone
Fifty six years ago today the world’s first submarine cable linked England and the United States marking the Atlantic cable’s opening. Queen Victoria and President Buchanan exchanged a message urging perpetual peace and friendship, echoed by celebrations in New York and across the United States.
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England
United States
Queen Victoria
Buchanan
Ulffusere- Myton
New York
Europe
America
Hoousevelt
Family Dispute Ends With Violin Destruction
A Sunday afternoon dispute at the Kensel home led to domestic strife among husband wife and children. A young lodger’s violin valued at $75 was broken. Kensel admitted disturbance but blamed his daughter. Police court offered leniency. Kensel to return home or face 20 days in jail, with a final chance granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Kense
Kensel
Officials postpone trip to inspect patrol vehicle combo
Officials planned to travel to the Twin Cities to inspect combination motor ambulances and police patrols. Mayor Thompson, Councilman Burk, Fire Chief Windham, and Chief of Police Leighton expected to depart in Chief Dunhan's car yesterday morning, but the trip was postponed until next week.
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Twin Cities
Thompson
Burk
Windham
Leightor
Dunhan
War of Words Boosts Prices in Orange Township Suit
J J Busch sues John Mergen for slander claiming words spoken on June 23 at Ben Def Jaeger farm in Orange township damaged his reputation. He alleges multiple bystanders heard the remarks accusing him of theft and requests $5,000 extra atop unspecified damages, arguing words are worth $200 per word.
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Ime
Rimgler
Black Hawk County
Busch
Beisides
Postpone Inspection Suit to Replerin and Betthner
Fred Dos seeks either 595 dollars claimed due on a 600 dollar contract with Otto Betthner of Bennington lawnship or possession of a threshing machine and outfit. He notes 5 dollars on the sale and a trip to Minneapolis and St Paul was abandoned due to a relative’s death of City official Pred Burk's wife.
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Replerin
Fred Dos
Otto Betthner
Bennington
Minneapois
St. Paul
Pred Burk
Ocean Voyage 10 Full of Perils
A letter from Dr J B Brinkman describing the Celtic voyage from Liverpool on August 6 reveals perils for Atlantic travelers. Riches and status faded as 2,300 aboard, 1,600 steerage, shared comforts. fear of German cruisers led to lights out at night and vigilance by day as voyage dangers rose. Dr Brinkman plans to return home Wednesday.
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Brinkman
New York City
Gately
Death Messages Ten Minutes Apart
J R Ralston a Chippewa Falls jewelry salesman registered at the Irving hotel. He learned first that his brother was killed in Texas by an oil field explosion, ten minutes later a telegram announced his father had died in Chippewa Falls. He left for home and another telegram arrived this morning. whether another death followed is unknown.
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J. R. Ralston
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Irving Hotel
Texas
Ralston
Cedar Falls Daily News Society Notes and Open Air Park News
Cedar Falls Aug. 17 special items report Elizabeth Ward's two week visit with her daughter in Marengo and Anna Severin starting a new stenography post at Illinois Central in Waterloo. Multiple social updates cover campings, visits to Mason City and Manchester, neighborhoods, and local relocations with sundry family trips and upcoming ordination and civic events.
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Cedar Falls
Elizabeth H. Ward
Marengo
Anna Severin
Main Street
Ilinois
Waterloo
Mt. Auburn
College Hill
W. C. Lowe
A. J. Letts
Coleman
John Brier
H. J. Pfeiffer
Mason City
J. Pooley
Grinnell
Ralston
Tast
F. Hergey
Manchester
Cruise
West Twelfth Street
M. B. Irwin
Waterloo Street
J. L. Roderick
Nara Springs
Burlington
Washington
Morning Sun
Mldred Packard
Jack Murphy
Sheridan
Wya
Begeman
Florence
Robert Frisby
Moose- Jaw
Stunodberry
Cedar Valley
Walter Cowan
Shell Rock
The Toll of Mammon at Palace Theatre
At the Palace Theatre the film The Toll of Mammon stars Octavia Handworth as Mrs. Wright in a four part masterwork about a wife pressuring her doctor husband to fake a tuberculosis cure for wealth. The Adirondacks setting fuels steady drama and a final launch sinking scene. Austria is also described as preparing for war after a party devolved into gunfire in the north city. George Super is fined and Sam Bullock pleads not guilty.
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Tiansell
Tucker
Stock
Armstrong
Hansell
Knud Oster
Octavia Handworth
Wright
Lal
Adirondacks
Sam Bullock
George Super
Osage Seaman Apprentice in Navy Recruting Process
Carl Balsley of Osage passed the physical today at the local United States navy recruiting station. He will be sent to Des Moines for another test tonight, then to the government training station in Chicago if successful. Temperature figures from Buchanan Optical Co. show a 99 degree max yesterday and a 69 degree min, with historic records cited for 1911 to 1913.
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OSAGE
Carl Balsley
United States Navy
Des Moines
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Temperaturus
Buchanan Optical Co
Pt Mete
New York Food Price Probe Targets Bread Weights and Delicatessen Markups
Investigations in New York reveal loaves sold short on weight and widespread price hikes by delicatessen dealers. A food committee action warns about underweight bread with mandatory labeling, while Hartigan gathers data from bakers as suspicions of a wartime price cartel grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Hartigan
Heights and Measures
Brooks Inn
Government probes rise in food prices and DA data gathering
Federal agencies and congressional committees are ordered to compile information as investigations into rising food prices continue. The district attorney also directs a data collection effort to support inquiries.
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Sun
Joe Wintz Set to Return Soon for Waterloo
Cedar Rapids Aug 17 Special Joe Wintz Waterloo third baseman injured in Sundays game greatly improved today and likely to return soon. Manager Andrews will not rush him back, may play this afternoon if condition is right. If Wintz cannot play Waterloo will shift third base. Harmony returns to Waterloo ranks as two players involved in yesterdays trouble are brought together and good feeling prevails.
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Cedar Rapids
Joe Wintz
Waterloo
Andrews
Wintz
Harmony
Resinol Clear Skin Promise From Soap and Ointment
An advertisement extols Resinol Soap and Ointment as easy steps to clear pimples and blackheads and improve complexions. It claims fast relief, affordable price, and benefits for hair health, eczema, ringworm, and sores, urging readers to order from Resinol Baltimore.
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Dept. 10-R
Rewimol
Baltimore
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Keatu
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Frank Knee
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If. J. Kerwin
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C. B. Huston
Elmer Hotel
Merle
Grace Calkins
Mount Auburn
Victor Nichols
Lafayete Street
Sarah Ware Whitney
Margaret
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Irving
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Oelwein
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Puest
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J. Tu. Fortunski
Fisher
Miss Fisher
Owatona, Minn
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Fred Winslow
Crdar Rapids
Vinton
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Gigdys Martin
Grace Uunkelberg
Mareanerite Zooklark
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de Por Goundy
Edward Hunter
Henry Wall
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Thip
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D. N. Ure
D. N. Hurd
Gorvenpondent
Tel
Evening Courier
Cedar Palle
Coder Falls Drug Co
Corser
Lawn City
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Traisac
Joe Miller
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Lakes
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Louis Johnson
Waterman
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Chisago Conservatory of Music
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East Tenth Street
Roy Inglethorn
W. C. Inglethorn
UNION
Roy Metzgar
The
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Union Young People
J. M. Morris
Oscar Lowry
Fredmund
J. Fredmund
Danish Baptist Church
A. Bodholm
Albert Lea
Minn
Marcus Stenson
W. J. Andreasen
Spe‘cial
Juhl-Syndegard
Cedar Heights
Martin Thorndal
City
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Withee
Chris Juhl
Mesara
P. C. Juhl
Theodora Juhl
Lorenz Juhl
Reinbeck
Madsen
Montana
Syndegard
John Syndegard
John
Chris
Mra
Chria Syndegard
Chria Wolff
Soren Nelson
Sartore Memorial Hospital
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. Patrick's Church
Ladies’ Aid of Zion Evangelical Church
D. C. Mernet
GC. P. Colegrove
Palace Theatre
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