Rear-Tragedy on Sygamore Street
A shooting at 610 Sycamore Street last night left G N Olsen with a bullet wound to the left hand. Olsen was jailed on a drunk and disorderly charge after the incident and faces possible county charges. Olsen claimed a struggle over a revolver while Mrs Olsen said he tried to shoot her. Police report differing accounts as Acting Chief Warner plans further investigation to identify who fired the weapon.
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G. N. Olsen
Sycamore Street
Olsen
Caldwell
Wiser
Warner
Local Notes From Winslow District Week
School opened with Miss Dora lish of Janesville as teacher. Genevieve Cortwright joined Waterloo school. Mrs. M. Cortwright visited the Des Moines fair. Residents traveled to Waterloo and Waverly for events. Farmers haul sweet corn to Janesville. Newell and Lantz shelled corn at Winslow. Dr. Newell and family planned a trip to Charles City. Hickelbers family visited Crain Creek and Valerio. Kickelbers began a new double corn crib foundation and floor.
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Winslow
Doralish
Janesville
Genevieve Cortwright
Hichehoual
Waterloo
M. Cortwright
Waverle
Winstow
Dr. Newell
Charles City
Hickelber
Anns
Crain Creek
Valerio
Bickelsers
Temple Traw
Kickelbers Farm
Uncle Joe Cannon Takes First Golf Lessons in Newton
Anela Jos Cannen, a former speaker, visits Praetarn Ueaygame club in Newton Massachusetts to learn golf from Congressman John W Weeks. He vows he can play as well as others after a 150 yard opening drive and embraces the club’s spirit though the final score is unclear.
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Newton
Mass
Anela Jos Cannen
Praetarn Ueaygame Club
Jip
Club House
John W. Weeks
Jweets
Joe
Hame
Cannon
Man Crone Struck at Union Depot After Train Ejection
Arthur Crone told Officer Wood last evening that a man struck him in the nose at the union depot and he was taken to the station for investigation. Crone claimed he lost a Des Moines ticket and was ejected by the agent, while railroad workers said Crone caused a disturbance after being asked to leave.
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Arthur Crone
Wood
Union
Crone
Des Moines
ABA Threat to Force Black U S District Attorney Out
William H. Lewis, the United States District Attorney at Boston, faces secession threats from Southern ABA members who demand his removal due to his race. Lewis remains determined to stay in the organization despite the pressure and his knowledge of the stance against him.
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American Bar Association
Willian H. Lewis
United States
Boston
Lewis
Bourdern
Unruly Passenger Threatens Trouble in Baggage Room
In the baggage room an unruly man attempted to start trouble and provoked the baggage man, who drove him from the building. No charge had been filed by railroad officials, and Crone was released from custody.
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Crone
Judge DeGraff Set to Hear Onion Building Contempt Case
Judge Lawrence DeGraff of street Cur strike injunction fame will hear owners of a local restaurant tomorrow to show cause why they should not be held in contempt for violating a recent injunction. The order required onion odors to be carried above the Iowa Loan and Trust building by a chimney.
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Lawrence DeGraff
Iowa Loan and ‘Trust
DeGraff
Old Soldier Dies in Mt. Pleasant at 85
Capt. Allen T. Brooks, 85, civil war veteran and former mayor of Mt. Pleasant and former county superintendent of Van Buren County, died at his home last night. He served in the Second Iowa Infantry.
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Mt. Pleasant
Allen T. Brooks
Second Iowa Infantry
van Buren County
Local fraternal and social meetings announced
The Lady Maccabees No. 37 will meet Thursday evening at the A O U W hall with initiation planned and guards to attend. Mrs Jessie Sk Foger will attend. The Social band meets with Mrs R Witt at 1747 Black Hawk Thursday afternoon Sept 7. Mercy Go Round Glib meets with Mrs F A Grevelins at 42 Sixth Survey West. Queen Council No American Nobles holds an evening meeting with important business and plans for entertainments.
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Lady Maccabees
A. O. U. W. Hall
Jessie Sk. Foger
Mercy
Glib
F. A. Grevelins
Queen Council No
Assaulted Wife Pleaded Guilty in Finchford Court
Jr. F. Davis of Finchford appeared before Justice W. B. McMurray and pled guilty to a charge of assaulting his wife. No one prosecuted, County Attorney W. P. Hoxie recommended a light fine. The complaint was sworn by Fred Davis of Finchford. the two Davises are not related.
Rock Island's New Connection Plans Ground Purchase
The Rock Island Railroad announced it purchased 85 acres near Fast Twentieth street in Des Moines to build a switch yard and a connecting track linking the St. Paul and Kansas City short line with the Rock Island main line. The project aims to ease freight transfers between the Rock Island system and the St. Paul and Kansas City line, with a line to Allerton via Chariton slated for completion next spring.
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New Moines
Sept
Rock Island Railroad Company
Trmk
Des Moines
Allerton
Chariton
Commercial National Bank Shows Strong Assets
A Couriar report lists the bank’s assets at 2,284,281.01 dollars with deposits and time certificates of deposit totaling 1,103,304.58. The statement reflects favorable condition as examined by the comptroller and published in abbreviated form.
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Couriar
Commercial National Bank
Raspanas
Taft Tour Details Arrive in Waterloo for Sept Visit
Washington executive arrives for a long tour with plans for a stop in Waterloo on September 28. secret service details include a roped area at the depot and a dedicated press carriage while ensuring safety and modest pageantry.
Gardner and Revere Delight at Crystal Theater Program
Gardner and Revere bring a issuing laugh filled show to the Crystal theater as they present a true blue variety program whose portraits are reproduced above and promise immense satisfaction this week.
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Gardner & Revere
Crystal Theater
Mercedes and Axel Kristensen Vaudeville Act Preview
A Victorian era review notes Mercedes entertains with an illusion showing mind reading and piano, mystifying the audience. The piece highlights her challenge to reveal items from memory while blindfolded. Axel Kristensen, famed as the Czar of Ragtime, is announced to perform as Crystal soon.
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Mercedes & Co
Mercedes
Axceljlenm
Axel Kristensen
Czar of
the Crystal
Crocker's Brigade Holds Reunion in Sigourney
The sixteenth annual reunion of Crocker's Brigade opened in Sigourney on September 1 marking the brigade's fiftieth anniversary. H. H. Rood of Mt. Vernon presides as the society's president, with Fred F. White of Company I delivering the annual address. The event ends tomorrow night with a camp fire after the officer elections and features addresses by noted Iowa speakers.
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Sigourney
Soce
Crocker
Iown
H. H. Rood
Mt. Vernon
Fred F. White
Tennion
Toilet Experts Called by Phone at The Elms
Misses Kathryn Thill and Gertrude Shaw have taken apartments at The Elms on Third Avenue West and Locust Street and will respond to telephone calls for hairdressing manicuring passing and related services. The novel idea attracts patrons in Waterloo and is expected to grow as their work becomes known. A telephone call will bring the toilet experts for all kinds of work along the lines described.
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Kathryn Thill
Gertrude Shaw
the Elms
Third-avenue
Locust Street
Waterloo
Young Couple Rescued After Three Days Afloat
Miss Elsie Henderson and Thomas Dennison were picked up six miles off Portsmouth by the yacht Rob Roy after drifting three days in a small catboat. Henderson revived to tell a fractured tale of terror while Dennison remained delirious. they faced a severe storm and near death at sea.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Elsie Henderson
Thomas Dennison
Rob Roy
Robert Strong
Lynn Yacht Club
Miss Henderson
Sation
Portsmouth Harbor
Tom
Double Drowning at Davenport Report News
The and found the lady of Ed Schroeder in the Mississippi river below Davenport today indicating a double drowning. Schroeder and William Lawton went in a canoe and have not been seen since. the canoe was found the next day wedged against an island. The Catholic schools enrollment rises with Our Lady of Mercy Academy St Josephs parish totaling 280. St Mars School 170 and Sacred Heart Waterloo West 120.
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Davenpor
Ed Schroeder
Mississippi River
Davenport
Schroeder
William Lawton
Tory Academy
St. Joseph's Parish
Labor Temple
Mulberry Street
Lincoln Park
Scallon Hall
St. Mars’s School
St. Mary's Parish
Sacred Heart School
Waterloo West
Negress Escapes Waverly Prison by Blanket Ladder
Almedia Trobmer a Negro woman jailed for larceny of 81 dollars escaped from a Bremer county jail in Waverly by climbing down a blanket ladder from an upstairs window. Police were alerted and searches pursued in Waterloo and nearby cities. She fled with R E Green alias Robert Johnson, who had been arrested with her at the depot a week earlier. None of the other prisoners were released.
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R. E. Green
Robert Johnson
Waterloo
Tripoli
Waverly
Almedia
Pastor Admits Sin and Resigns from Missouri Church
Rev. H. H. Johnson resigns from all Missouri conference offices of the Methodist church south after sending a single sentence explanation God knows my sin The resignation follows his disappearance from the conference in Columbia and is confirmed by a letter from Mexico Missouri where he also quit his secretaryship The presiding elder notes a letter arriving Saturday that unsettled him his whereabouts remain unknown while the conference appoints W T Scarborough to replace him and Mrs Johnson declines comment on her husband’s case in Clarence Missouri
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Columbia
H. H. Johnson
Missouri
The
Methodist Church, South
Clarence
Mexico
Johnson
H. L. Davis
H.H. Johnson
Auto Runs Isto Pole Youth Dead
In Lexington Kentucky on September 6 an auto traveling at high speed crashed into a telephone pole. Glenn Elkin was killed and Howerton Gratz Robert Cunningham and Warren Fisher were seriously injured. The riders were local youths of social prominence. Darkness prevented sight of the pole.
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Lexington
Glenn Elkin
Howerton Gratz
Robert Cunningham
Warren Fisher
Elkin
Senator Kenyon Speaks at Manilla Centennial Event
Senator W. S. Kenton was scheduled as the principal speaker at the quarter centennial and home coming celebration opening in Manilla. Former residents return in large numbers to join the three day event and festivities in Manilla.
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Manilla. Ja
W. S. Kenton
Manilla
Yorkshire man swims English Channel Dover to Cape Grisnes
William Burgess of Yorkshire completed a cross channel swim from Dover to Cape Grisnes in nearly 24 hours. He landed at Cape Grisnes at 10:30 this morning after leaving Dover around yesterday.
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London
William Burgess
English Channel
Dover
Cape Grisnes
Separate maintenance suit and freight loss claims in La Porte City
Elizabeth North sues H P North for separate maintenance claiming desertion since Oct 24 1910 and seeks support for herself and two minors. William Holt sues Illinois Central for 115 65 alleging loss of a box of clothing en route from Gilmore to Waterloo in March 1911. First National Bank of La Porte City sues Carl Beck for 417 75 on a promissory note.
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Elizabeth North
H. P. North
Ear
Aiden
William Holt
Ilinois Central Railway
Gilmore
Waterloo
First National Bank of
la Porte City
Carl Beck
Nearly 100 Men Pursue Slavers in Cary Murder Case
Seventy five detectives and a country marshal search for Frederick Wennerstrom, the Chicago chauffeur found murdered in the Fox River at Cary. Police theorize a band of safe blowers, linked to half a dozen robberies within 50 miles of Chicago, may be involved. A statewide hunt for Wennerstrom’s automobile, license 4284, continues.
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Chicago
Frederick Wennerstrom
Fox River
Cary
Wennerstrom
Bicycle Thieves Caught by Police
A 16 year old boy was arraigned in municipal court for stealing a bicycle and fined 7.85 dollars. He admitted taking the bike from the J C shops and repainted it to hide ownership. The wheel will be returned to its owner when found. A second theft involved a boy 13 who stole a wheel from Waterloo Gasoline Engine works. the rider was located and the case will go before the juvenile court.
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J. C
City Hall
Nels M. Sorenson
Waterloo
Wilkinson Publicity chief injured in streetcar accident
Harry Wilkinson, head of Wilkinson Publicity bureau, was jolted from a street car at Fourth and Mulberry. He suffered a badly torn right knee cap and a wrench to the right arm, and, on doctor’s advice, will remain at home for the week.
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Harry Wilkinson
Wilkinson Publicity Bureau
Fourth
Mulberry
Mr. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Walsh Parole Hearing Soon Set in Leavenworth
An application for the parole of John R. Walsh former Chicago banker will be presented to the federal board of parole in Leavenworth Kansas on September 12. Walsh's attorneys are preparing papers and the final hurdle was removed when the district attorney requested dropping the remaining indictment.
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Chicago
John R. Walsh
Leavenworth
Kan
Federal Board of Parole
Walsh
United States
Keene Improves After Stomach Operation
London reports James Tr. Keene the American financier is improving after an operation for stomach trouble and his condition shows favorable progress today.
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London
James Tr. Keene
Dirigible Schwaden Arrives at Gotha at Noon
The dirigible balloon Schwaden landed at Gotha in the Duchy of Saxeoburg at 12 30 p m coming via Frankfort. Passengers disembarked successfully from the airship.
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Gotha
Duchy of
Sax-eoburg
Schwaden
Frankfort
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