Woman slain at Algona. husband held for murder
Mrs Minnie Benjamin, 40, was found dead in her Algona Iowa kitchen with a fractured skull. Husband L T Benjamin, a church organist, is jailed charged with the murder after a quarrel earlier in the day over another woman. A hammer lay nearby. coroner's jury found him guilty of the killing. Benjamin asserts innocence as police cite a 30 to 6 pm window. Funeral services set for Tuesday.
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Algona
Minnie Benjamin
L. T. Benjamin
Congregational Church
Benjamin Ws
Benjamin
Altho
Miss Moline
C. W. Hopkins
G. Bies- Inan
George D. Peck
Kossuth
Red Cross
Aj SG
Lodge of
Mystic Workers
Benjamins
Chicago
Positon
Congregation Triani
Congregational Church of
Women Cast Fewer Spoiled Ballots Than Men in Election
In Decorah on January 17 the school election results show men with 747 votes and 18 spoiled ballots while women spoiled only seven. Men’s ballots were far more scratched than women’s, indicating higher voter precision by women.
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Decorah
Fire storms, collisions and wind claim multiple damages
High winds and cold weather sparked a major house fire at 80 Lafayette street causing estimates between 3 000 and 5 500 dollars. A nearby chimney fire at 125 Summer street caused limited damage, while a fire engine collided with a car on Fifth street east. Fire chief Ray Tiller warns of frequent violations of right of way for emergency vehicles.
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Lafayette Street
C. v. Lawless
B.A. Rice
Grant Ave
Ammage
Fifth Street
R. T. Mussett
Fowler Street
Mussett
Ray Tiller
Fire Department
Tiler
Tiller
Council Considers Strict Penalty for Fire Truck Violations
Council members discussed a damaged new fire truck and proposed a special resolution to increase penalties for violations. The measure would direct the police chief to enforce the law rigorously regardless of whether violations cause accidents.
BARNEY BYVANK SELLS DRAY BUSINESS TO KURTT
After years as owner of a leading transfer and dray firm, Barney Byvank retires. He sold the remaining stake to W H Kurtt, forming Reinhart Kurtt Coal & Transfer Co to continue transfer and coal operations. Byvank started with Carmichael dray line, expanding to horses wagons and motor trucks, specializing in moving safes and heavy machinery. The firm used multiple locations including Mullberry and Fifth streets, then Seventh and Lafayette, and merged coal yard at Mullan avenue bridge in 1916.
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Barney Byvank
Charles Reinhart
W. H. Kurtt
Reinhart- Kurtt Coal & Transfer Co
Byvank Transfer Company
Byvank
Peter Carmichael
Byvank Company
Mullerry and
Fifth Streets
Seventh and
Lafayette Streets
Mullan Avenue Bridge
Unheralded Iowa Bishop Attends Davenport Service
Rt Rev Theodore N Morrison Bishop of Iowa visited Christ Episcopal Church Davenport yesterday after services unannounced and sat in the rear. He pronounced the benediction and greeted worshippers before continuing to Independence for the funeral of Episcopal minister Re Carios Jones.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Theodore N. Morrison
Davenport
Iowa
Mr. Mounsey
Morrison
Ishop Morrison
Independencia
Re Carios Jones
Jealous Husband Fires in Fatal Sioux City Tragedy
In Sioux City on Saturday, Charles Christenson shot his wife Ethel Christenson mortally after a dispute over jealousy. Stepfather L D Percy was wounded in the lung, Christenson in a police ward with a forehead wound and a bullet near the heart. Sister Nettie Comstock witnessed the killings as the men fought in the home on Omaha Street.
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Sioux City
Ethel Christenson
Charles Christenson
L. D. Percy
New Methodist Hospital
Christenson
Percy
Omaha Street
Mary Percy
Nettie Comstock
Charlie
Hat Flower Fashion Distinguishes Columbia Women
In Columbia the style splits married and single women by how they wear flowers in their hats. The senores wear the right side flowers while senoritas of the 2 wear a different arrangement.
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Columbia
Alkali in Shampoos Bad For Wing Hair
The text warns that most soaps and shampoos contain alkali drying the scalp and making hair brittle. It recommends Mul-sifted coconut oil shampoo as pure grease free and affordable. Use a teaspoon with water to create rich lather, rinse easily, leaving hair soft bright and manageable while removing dust dirt and dandruff.
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Coc
Mary Duar
Kyra Et ES Elopers
Pierre Paul Auther
Charlotte Franzen
Franzen
Dray Line
KURTT
Owa
Hawk County Abstract Co
Rimne
Warry C
Switzerland
SeidLer Bros
Lafayette ST
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Panor Shoe CO
Waterloo
Paner Shoe Co
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