Murder at Cherry Valley: Mrs Augusta Novak Found Dead
Cedar Rapids Oct 7 Cherry Valley Linn county Iowa a brutal murder shocked Fairfax township. Mrs Augusta Novak wife of Frank Novak lay dead in bed with a shot gun blast and a crushed skull. Neighbors and authorities searched the farm hours later the missing husband Frank Novak vanished. The couple married last March from Bohemia the forty acre farm showed no signs of struggle beyond the bedroom scene.
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Frank Novak
Cherry Valley
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax Township
Linn County
Augusta Novak
Novak
Little Mary Tiss
John
Tiss
Howner
Novaks
Augusta Barta
Bisraci
Bohemia
Mr. Novak
Tke
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New York
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An old newspaper style ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as fast relief for sour stomach gas indigestion and heartburn. It claims five minute action, can regulate weak stomachs, and urges readers to buy a fifty cent case from any drug store for relief and comfort at every meal.
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Pape
Fire damages mail box letters at Black Hawk National Bank
Fire discovered in the mail chute at the Black Hawk National Bank building damaged numerous letters and some checks. A $10 bill in one letter, and a $9,000 check in another mailed by J. T. Knapp were not recovered. The blaze was blamed on lighted matches dropped in the chute, possibly by a child, with the chute acting as a chimney. Postmaster W. R. Law demonstrated matches could burn from top to bottom. The eighth floor housed Bryant Asphalt and Iowa Mausoleum Co. letters. Smoke appeared on the eighth floor after hoses cleared the fire.
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Black Hawk National Bank
J. T. Knapp
Bryant Asphalt Company
Charles City
Iowa Mausoleum Company
Boy i
W. R. Law
Trousseau Goes Bride Weds Another In Pasadena Tale
Pasadena Oct 7 Miss Elizabeth Merrihew now Mrs J H Pettit marries another man after planning to wed Lieutenant Albert Stevens and sending her trousseau to San Francisco for Manila. Stevens courted her in Vermont before West Point. Pettit entered her life six months ago. The trousseau, en route to the Orient, cannot be halted.
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Pasadena
Cal
San Francisco
Manila
Albert Stevens
Army
Elizabeth Merrihew
J. H. Pettit
Orient
Stevens
Merrihew
Vermont
West Point
Pettit
Nfe
Miss Merrihew
Lieutenant Stevens
Prosecution of Western Newspaper Union Continues
Chicago October 7 W T Chantland head of the U S government's suit to dissolve the Western Newspaper Union says the Sherman law violations are under scrutiny and adds several trust prosecutions are to be taken up here He declined to discuss specifics Salobilla for farmers auction sales are used in Courier advertising and the Waterloo Evening Courier is published by W H Hartman Co at 200 218 Park Avenue West
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Chicago
Wm. T. Chant-land
Western Newspaper Union
Washington
Cancer paste advertised by Dr. W. R. Cothern claims cure
An ad touts a four cancer paste that allegedly kills cancer cells without surgery. It quotes Dr John A Wyeth of Philadelphia praising the paste and asserts cures for rupture and other conditions. The notice invites readers to visit Dr Cothern a chronic disease specialist in Suita 307 HRussell Lamson Blog with hours shown.
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John A. Wyeth
Philadelphia
America
W. R. Cothern
Hrussell-Lamson
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Fire damages Poligeman's home on Polk Street
Fire partially destroyed Tom Malcom's residence at 212 Polk Street on Sunday at noon. A long hose stream was needed due to distant hydrant, with kitchen and roof damaged and about $1,500 estimated loss. Fire likely started from a chimney spark. Malcom is a police officer and was awakened by a child. Insurance covers part of the loss, and firefighters helped save the home.
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Tom Malcom
Polk Street
Des Moines Mystery Man Dies After Hospitalization
An unidentified man found near Des Moines Union tracks was taken to Mercy hospital where he died from a skull fracture. Authorities report little on how he sustained the injury as investigators review the case.
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Mercy Hospital
James Lee
Des Moines
Oct
Des Moines Union
Danton
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John Buresh
King
Tl. Ky, Cowley
Iowa Auto and Tire Company
Carl
Kroulik
Novak Farm
Mabel Ettinger
West Fourth
Black Hawk
Trousseau
1OWAN
Waterloo Courier
Uli la
Waterloo
Poligeman
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Orlowers
Moni
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Paul Davis Dry Goods Co
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