Death by Own Action Leaves Mystery Unsolved
Des Moines reports Mortimer B. Wheelock cashier of Colfax Citizens State Bank apparently died by self strangulation. Body found in Des Moines River with cash jewelry and papers showing bank plans. no inquest held. Funeral in Colfax. reorganization of bank to proceed with state aid.
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Des Moines
Mortimer B. Wheelock
Citizens State Bak
Colfax
Wheelock
Arthur Reynolds
Des Moines National Bank
Mr. Wheelock
Ter
Lee
Iowa
John L. Bleakly
Chicago
5. B. Wheelock
Brigham
John
Presbyterian Church
Bank
M. B. Wheelock
John T. Bleakly
Bleakly
A. O. Wolever
Des Moines Beer Seizures Sent Back to Owners
Des Moines Judge Hubert Utterback ordered the return of five wagon loads of beer seized on Grand avenue after ownership claims by Irwin Goodwin and M. Waldron. Evidence showed purchases from St Paul brewery and Des Moines Brewing Co, with shipments to lawful saloons. The judge ruled there was no form of judgment proving illegal sale, so no confiscation.
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Des Moines
Ill
Hubert Utterback
Grand Avenue
Irwin Goodwin
Valley Junction
M. Waldron
Goodwin
St. Paul
Waldron
Des Moines Brewing Company
Supreme Court
Utterback
Law Denies Love of Freedom in Five Year Addition
Fort Madison Ia Dec 1 The district court imposed five years on convict Jamon Gleason for escape from custody. Judge W S Hamilton said the law punishes attempts to escape when temptations arise and praise for prisoners who resist such temptations. Gleason had been part of September escapes with Harry Scanlon in the new cell house.
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Fort Madison
W. 8. Hamilton
Jamon Gleason
Focal Institution
Harry Scanlon
Gleason
Kilbane case tests family support claims in alienation suit
Johnny Kilbane the featherweight champion fights a $25,000 alienation suit brought by his stepmother Mrs Bridget Kilbane. He says she neglected her blind husband and relied on boarders to support him, while she testifies she helped support Kilbane and her husband for years.
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Kilbane
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Johnny | Kilbane
Pugiilkt
Mra
Bridget Kilbane
Beauty Sears Apo
Abe
Yeaterday
Johnny Kilbane
Artlon
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