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Thrust to become tenth execution in Iowa history
Fort Madison prepares for the March 9 hangings of Earl Thrust for the Dorchester schoolteacher murder. The article traces Iowa’s capital punishment history from 1834 through 1932, noting past executions, legal context, and the current death row. It references prior cases, military trials, and ongoing debates on enforcement and public safety.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Alard
Bart
Fort Madison
Iowa
Inga, Magnussen
Dorchester
Thrust
Bhallas
Tra Pavey
Eugene Weeks
Orrie Cross
State of
Dubuque
Annals of Town
Patrick O'Conner
George O’kent
O'Conner
Dulunque
O'Keaft
O’keaf
Galena
Builty
O’conner
Aratha
James Dooley
Adams County
J. K. Cumberland
Shelby County
Joseph Smith
John Junkin
Clara Rosen
Ollumwa
Ira Pavey
Sioux County
Claude Uetner
Hugene Weeks
Polk County
George Fosdick
Des Moines Grocer
Chester Bellows
Charles City
Uleve
Henry Schmidt
West Union
Ars. Peek
Earl Thrust
Robert Johnson
Fred Arlen
Stanley Grammell
Camp Dodge
Port Madison
William Olander
Port Dodge
Berthold Halfnap
Joe Williams
Barbara Thorsdale
Roy Maupin
Joe Hayes
Carney
Archie Burris
Ottunuwa
Hattie Bates