Dietz Family Shootout Leaves Deaths and Injuries in Wisconsin
Milwaukee dispatch reports Leslie Dietz fatally wounded by a bullet in the groin and John Dietz wounded in the neck during a daytime gunfight at the Dietz cabin in Winter, with about 100 shots fired. Authorities planned dynamite use to raze buildings as the standoff continued.
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Leslie Dietz
Milwaukee
Wis
Leslie Diets
John Dietz
Dietz
Leslie
John
Father Pilon
Cameron Dam
Thornapple River
Ile
Deshe Dietz
John Diets
Miss Mdryra
Bink
Cherencee
Dietz Cabin
Tie
Shortleff on Stand at Probe
Chicago. Lorimer investigators question Robert Wilson and James W. Casey about the jackpot distributor while claiming they saw him last September 17. Recalled witnesses include Henry Terrill Representative Griffin and Senate Hoalstraw with Speaker Struvelefe denying any bribe or influence to help Lorimer.
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Chicago
Lorimer
Robert Wilson
Wilson
James W. Casey
Henry Terrill
Griffin
Hoalstraw
Speaker Struvelefe
Logan man arrested in Pisza robbery case
Pat Cornell was arrested at Little Sioux and brought to town charged with robbing the Pisza post office and two stores. He refused to talk beyond saying the stolen merchandise found on him had been purchased.
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Logan
Evening Press
Pat Cornell
Little Sioux
Pisza
Five Escape Sing Sing Prisoners Headed Toward City
Ossining New York five convicts escaped Sing Sing prison early yesterday after attacking two keepers and binding them. Guards, numbering twenty five, pursued the men who used sawed bars to slide from a second floor window and escape by river. Escapees named Isidor Bloom Joseph White Robert Roylan Walter Branigan and William Dreen. All were serving short terms.
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Ossining
New York City
Sing Sing
Repipel
Isidor Bloom
Joseph White
Robert Roylan
Walter Branigan
William Dreen
Tragic Iowa Woman Ends Life After Love Turmoil
Hattie Siders, 21, of Oskaloosa Iowa, left a note to her mother confessing love for Ralph Graft and intent to kill herself. At the Gentry hotel she died by self-inflicted gunshot after an apparent confrontation with Homer Wooster, who faced arraignment on a misdemeanor count. a coroner’s inquest pointed to death by own action.
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Oskaloosa
Alice Siders
Ninth Ave
Ralph
Maude
Mr. Bawn
Hattie
Hattie Siders
Gentry
Homer Wooster
Albia
Harry Her
Hocking
Woofter
Bacon
Wootter
Mayor Will Not Call Election In Davenport Iowa
Mayor Alfred Mueller announced he would refuse a special election for city government noting petitions were legally insufficient. He argued the per cent signatures required from each township were not met since two small portions were added to the city but not transferred for petition validity.
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Davenport
Alfred Mueller
Boy Arrested On Burglary Charge In City
Tafet Evening Press reports that Ervin Afe Common Wert and another boy were arrested last night for burglary at Sktinvider's cigar store. Police allege the burglary occurred in the act with money on display in the window.
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Tafet
Evening Press
i—lLensin Ns
Ervin Afe
Sktinvider
Chicago death shocks Iowa City family
A Chicago report says Sylvester Lash eck, about 50, uncle of Dr. and Mrs. Jorge, was killed in Chicago. He leaves a widow and infant son. Details were not provided.
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Chicago
Evening Press
Jorge
Iitter
Sylvester Lasheck
Iowa City
Victory Seen In Hate Hearing Victory Seen In Hate Hearing
Local shippers anticipate a major ICC ruling after a hearing where twelve railroads defend. Rail carriers concede defeat. expected fare cuts could save Lowtt shippers about 140,000 dollars yearly.
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Cedar Rapids
Evening Press
Interstate Commerce Commission
County Attorney Is A Pugilist
Atlantic Ta Evening Press reports County Attorney Toodspeed pleaded guilty to assaulting William Pratt a 70 year old capitalist after a clash tied to railroad bond tax controversy. Mayor Straight presided as the incident concluded a heated dispute over reinstating the tax case.
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Atlantic
Evening Press
Toodspeed
Straight
William Pratt
Pra
Carl Speed
Des Moines Boy Paralysis Victim Update
A Des Moines boy, age 11, son of JP Jeannerton, a Western investor, is paralyzed. Fans and promoters rallied, with support efforts continuing amid the illness and community responses.
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Des Moines
Ening
JP Eannerton
Chintz
Fire at Mason gas works destroys mills yard
A fire at Mason yard caused extensive damage to multiple structures including a straw warehouse and the Mason City rail yard. The Mason & Propriety Building suffered total loss, with other facilities owned by Milwaukee Railroad and International Harvestor affected. Investigation ongoing by local authorities.
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Mason
St Eyen Press
Ios Rian
Milwaukes Railway
Masony
International Sharvestor Company
Sony
Mason City
Stare Aga Smart
Sipa
Smith Mann
Farturings
Compe
Jean Deere Company
Empire Supaatatot
Oni
Oldest Active Banker Turns 89 Tomorrow in Davenport
Seated Scott County Savings Bank president Sears, based in Davenport, Iowa, will be 89 years old tomorrow. He is described as the oldest active banker in the area, with a long career highlighted by leadership in local finance.
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Davenport
Evening Press
LHH
Sears, Jritern
Dent
Scott County Savings Bank
Sears
Dow
Aviator Falls 1640 Feet in Altitude Contest
St Petersburg report on Capt Maclevich a Russian military aviator killed in a fall from a biplane during an altitude competition. He rose to 3930 feet then descended abruptly at 1640 feet losing control. Witnesses said the plane crashed as the pilot died likely of heart failure. His wife reportedly delirious and feared insane.
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Dietz
Bert Horrel
Wis
Almyra Pieta
Ashland
Almyra Dietz
Back Woods
St. Paul
St. Petersburg
Maclevich
Alatyevich
Macievich
Marievich
Stolypin
Towns Burned and Lives Lost in Forest Fires
Winnipeg and Beaudette and Spooner areas ravaged by fires wiping out towns Beaudette and Spooner reports say dozens dead and property losses run into millions Fire victims bodies reportedly along railway tracks. Des Moines High School defeats Indianola in Drake Stadium football 6 to 13.
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Winnipeg
Man
Beaudette
Spooner
Minn
DES Monn
Des Moines
Ila
Orr
Des Moines High School
Indianola High School
Drake Stadium
Painter Injured After Fall From Scaffold
A painter was injured when he fell from a scaffold in the city. He sustained a head injury and a possible fracture, with concern for other internal injuries if complications arise. Emergency responders assisted at the scene.
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Meade. A
Theeris
U. responds to Honduras appeal in sunboat move
Washington reports the United States after Honduras government appeal orders the sunboat Princeton to Amapalsa. Also mourns baby Frank M. Malcolm, five months old, at 212 Polk Street. burial planned Sunday. Parents Thomas and Florence Malcolm, father at Wight's meat market, mother formerly Miss Florence Fentiman. A. R. B. Church sells out in Fargo and plans to move back to Waterloo.
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Washington, D.C
Honduras l
State Department
United States
Princeton
Amapalsa
Honduras
Thomas ¥. Matleom
Frank M. Malcom
Polk Setreet
Wight
Florence Fentiman
A. R B. Church
Fargo
N. D
Waterloo
Plan for simultaneous revolts in Iberia foiled by Portuguese shock
Paris dispatches quote Dr Ezquerdo confirming a plan to trigger uprisings in Latin Spain and Portugal on October 13. Bombarda's assassination disrupted the scheme, and Lisbon reports reveal measures against religious houses and releases of political detainees as instability follows. Manuel and royal family seek refuge in England while Lisbon fortifies amid continued unrest.
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Paris
Madrid
Ezquerdo
Lati Spain
Portu- Pan
Raquerdo
Lisbon
Bombarda
Ferrera
Braga
Manuel
England
London
Portugal
Amelia
Oporto
Gibraltar
Amelie
Duke of Orleans
Girl Lugs Injured Boy’s Body After Accident
In Traverse City Michigan on October 8 a 12 year old hunting accident ended in death. Alice Nugent Front, a young girl, placed the boy’s body in a wheeled cart and carried it several miles to the farmer Adam Lockhart’s family.
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Traverse City
Mich
Adam Lockhart
Alice Nugent Front
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