Death of Negroe Billys Suits at Greeley Iowa
A pending civil action in Cedar Rapids concerns Ross Chass Chester Williard Frank Boragua and others from near Greeley Iowa over the shooting death of Robert Williams a negro in Buchanan county in 1913 Williams was shot by a posse summoned by the Greeley marshal to aid arrest in Decor Williams allegedly had not committed a crime and was en route to Canada The suit seeks 10000 each and follows earlier indictments and fines paid by the defendants as the case reopens and potential action moves to file early next week
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Cedar Rapids
Ross Chass
Chester Williard
Frank Boragua
Nysiter Schmock
Ken Brado
Greeley
Iowa
Robert Williams
Buchanan County
Williams
Decor
Joseph Schneider
Buchanan Grand Jury
Schneider
Pittpatrick
Marshal Hensel
Brand
Ilinois
Canada
Virginia
Tsation
Wickel & Dennis
Equines Valued High as Iowa County Reports Arrivals
Report from Trom State Capital Des Moines October 1 notes Pottawattamie and Kosuth counties lead in horse counts with 20 326 and 20 444 respectively. State council fixes average horse value at 84 dollars, counties reporting lower. Total state value for horses rises to 107,446,17 from 100,770,450. New incorporations include Bankers Security Co of Sioux City capital 100,000. Other firms: George W. Wilson Jr. Co. in Clinton 300,000, Hayes & Oberman in Davenport 6,000. Legal rights of adopted children questioned in a Foster Parents estate case. Free employment bureau reports 12 employers seeking help and lapsed applications for farm work.
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penUnty
Bankers Security Company
Slopx City
Pha
Miller
John BH. Nesse
J. M. Jesse
P. J. Schomer
August Bogner
George W. Wilson, Jr., Company
Clinton
Hayes & Oberman
Davenport
J. B. Hay B. EB
Oberman
Alice Dury
Supreme Court
Thomas Arthur
Ofrs
Crisp
State Free Employment. Bureau
Burea
Iowa
Statewide figures on white plague plan organized
Charles M. De Forest to assist as Des Moines hosts a statewide volunteer drive against tuberculosis. A rally on Oct. 4 will organize, elect directors, and appoint officers at 2:40 PM in the Des Moines public library auditorium.
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Towa
Commmitteea
Iowa Association For the
Dew Moines Public Library
State Medical Society
Murdock
Sanniater
Ottumwa
Carolina le Dodge
Council Blutts
Frank M. Puller
Keokuk
Tote Crt
Fullerton
H. 8
Hollingsworth
WL. L. Houghton
Stuix City
J. G. Luckay
Vinton
Thomas H. Machride
Jawa City
A Madlews
Isromer A. Miller
Clarence Nichols
Joseph FE. Newton
Cadet Rapids
Naymonad A. Pearson
Ames
John H. Peck
Charles Gt. Sauneders
Council Nutts
T. V. Scarborough
Oakdale
Tore
Charles M. DeForest
National Association For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
New York
Uergagon
Jate
Henry Swift DeForest
Council Walls
Waterloo
Mr. de Forest
Mrs Smith Heads the W C T U in Cedar Rapids
Mrs Smith of Cedar Rapids was unanimously elected state president of the W C T U at yesterday's officers meeting. Etta Harford of Indianola was reelected vice president with other officers and delegates also chosen. 292 attendees voted. suffrage dinner linked W C T U with the State Equal Suffrage Association.
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Ian RB. Wise Smith
Cedar Rapida
Etta
Harford
Indianola
L. D. Cahart
Mariow
Carrie Ballinger
Council Bluffs
Lucile W Wbbhardie
Shenandoah
Prisoner Kennedy Fights Poisoning in Jail Cell
Marshalltown reports the Chie fese man Joan Kennedy, 86, jailed for alleged self poisoning, endures bichloride and mercurial poisonings. doctors administer charcoal and milk as antidotes while seeking hospital transfer as detectives weigh charges. Kennedy pleads not to die in jail as convulsions strike.
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Marshallteawn
Buffcring
Joan FL Kennedy
Kennedy
Edna Kennedy
Chicaro
Tragic Accidental Shooting Involving Two Teens
A fifteen year old farmer boy Arthur Frette died after a loaded gun went off while he and thirteen year old Leonard Anderson played on a rural road. Anderson reportedly did not know the weapon was loaded. The accident occurred Wednesday afternoon. Frette died last night at 8:00 after attempts to save him.
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Williams
Arthur Frette
Farmer Tad
Leonard Anderson
Edel
Anderson
Young Frette Heart
Carpenters Organizer Praises The Big Param
Carl Young of Muskegon a general organizer of the Carpenters union arrived in Waterloo to witness the homecoming parade. He praised Water loo's display saying the west shows initiative beyond its population and called the parade remarkable. Mr Young will speak at the Carpenters union Local No 1885 meeting at Carpenter hall this evening.
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Carl Young
Muskegon
Rirby
Carpenters' Union
Waterloo
Prrade
Mr. Young
Carpenters’ Union
Jocal No
Carpenter Hall
Fourth Street East
Hlenry J. Amos
Veterans Exemptions Spark Iowa Tax Reform Confusion
Veterans and widows face late application traps as new Iowa law raises the veteran homestead exemption to 1500 dollars. Deadline rules spark fear of losing tax relief. unresolved redress noted. Names include Des Moines, Humboldt, Fort Dodge and Emmetsburg as legal action unfolds in a major county case.
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Board of Supervisors
Husband shoots wife then kills himself in Waterloo club
Joseph Lesinger, a Cedar Rapids teamster, shot Mrs. Lesinger at a country club where she worked as stewardess, then fatally wounded himself. Mrs. Lesinger was in critical condition. The incident shocked Waterloo as golf players paused amid nearby business activity.
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Cedar Rapids
Joseph Lesinger
Iowa Firm Lands Big War Contract
Charles City reports Hart-Parr company securing a large order worth about 1.5 million dollars to manufacture 5.2 inch shells for the British government. Work includes drawings, tools, and machinery setup for a nine month period, with 5000 workers daily. The deal boosts local employment and industrial stability amid wartime shifts.
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Charles City
Hart-Parr Company
Warton
Hart
Jane
M. W. Ellis
New York City
Air
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