Third Rail Kills Runaway Girl
Chicago report: three Geneva State Home for Girls runaways walk along the Batavia branch tracks. Zoe Priddy, 15, of Cartersville, is killed by the third rail. Viola Thompson, 16, burned. Lulu Johnson, 18, hands burned, all victims suffered after escaping midnight Friday.
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Chicago
Geneva
Batavia
Aurora
Elgin
Zoe Priddy
Cartersville
Viola Thompson
Lulu Johnson
Three Indicted in Insurance Case at Iowa County Court
Johnson county grand jury returned indictments at a special session last spring. William R. Weir of Davenport, president of the Iowa Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents, faces three counts for conspiracy and unlawful combinations. Officers Jerry W. Holland and Isaac B. Lee of the Iowa City Fire Insurance Agents’ association are charged with one count of unlawful combination each. They admit refusing to issue insurance to men owing premiums to other agents, but deny colluding to raise prices. The trial instructions and potential dismissal remain unsettled.
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Towa City
Johnson County Grand Jury
William R. Weir
Davenport
Iowa Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents
Iowa City Fire Insurance Agents’ Association
Jerry W. Holland
Isaac B. Lee
Sampson
FIRST WARD PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS IN WATERLOO IOWA
In accordance with the call for the County Convention of the Progressive Party there will be a caucus of the Progressive Party veterans of the first ward Waterloo Iowa at the office of J Bragdon 2224 West 4th Waterloo Iowa on Tuesday evening September 19 1912 at 8 00 o clock p m select 70 delegates to the County Convention to be held at the Court House in Waterloo Iowa on September 12 1912 at 1 30 p m and for the transaction of any other business as may properly come before said caucus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Party
Waterloo
Iowa
J. ©. Bragdon
West 4Th
Court House
Corn exhibits top 13 inch stalks at fair
Stalks of corn reach 13.1 inches height exhibited by Mrs. Margaret Dufour of Crookston Minnesota at the Minnesota State Fair. A second exhibit from Red's variety measured stalks 12.4 feet high with ears 13 inches long. It marks the first time this corn has been grown north of Waterloo Iowa about 450 miles south of Crookston.
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St. Paul
Minn
Margaret Dufour
Crookston
Minnanta
Ffty
Red
Waterloo
Fairbank News Highlights Local Happenings
Mrs Blanche Rommel and son Sidney returned to Minneapolis after five weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs J King. Alva Zardo welcomed a boy on Sept 2. Dr Billingsley led the fourth quarterly inference of the Methodist Church. W A Murphy, bank cashier, visits Minnesota. Maynie Batts and Miss Mary Nell visit Fairbank and Hopkins respectively. Mrs Woelrick and daughter from Eau Claire Wis visit Atlantic friends. Prof Jones and wife return from Center Junction. he is this year's school superintendent. Emma Ridderman attends State Teachers College Cedar Falls. several townsfolk attend Minnesota State Fair. Mrs Kate Maley visits Rochester. Claire Ward travels Oelwein. L D Lowell visits Rock Island. H G George returns from Franklin Ind. Richards, Zierjack, and Eggleston depart for Wisconsin. Irwin Moore visits Freeport. School opens with Prof Jones superintendent. Miss Titterington assistant principal. staff listed. John Fettgether and family back from South Dakota. Geo Duker hosts Ringgold Co kin. Mrs Will Nichols visits Northern Minnesota en route to Lake Mills. Frank Ludlow visits from Des Moines. Fred Harrington does business here. Elmer Gallup sells 12-acre farm at 140 per acre to John Corcoran. location undecided. Prof Ariel Ward returns to Bayard after visit with G B Ward. Ethel Murphy stays in Oelwein with Anna Bayles. Locals plan to attend Independence County Fair by auto.
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Fairbank
Blanche Rommel
Sidney
J. King
Minneapolis
Alva Zardeo
Billingsley
Methodist Church
W. AL. Murphy
State Bank
Minnesota
Maynie Batts
Dunkerton
Mary Nell
Hopkins
Woelrick
Eay Claire
Wis
Atlantic
Prof. Jones
Center Junction
Julia Higbee
Waterloo
G. FB. Bickelberg
Des Moines
Grand Lodge of K. of P
Pythian
Birkelberg
Jpast
Leetha Temple
Art Sehrack
Misa Emma Ridderman
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Alice Smith
Dorothy
W. M. Higbee
Storm Lake
Kate Maley
Rochester
Minn
Claire Ward
Oelwein
L. D. Lowell
Rock Ieland
H. G. George
Franklin
Erying Richards
Zierjack
Eggleston
Wisconsin
Auto
Irwin Moore
Freeport
Orps
Teathera
Miss Titterington
Miss Sawer
Charlotte Ellis
Susan Ellis
Mae Adams
Margery Bushby
John Fettgether
South Dakota
Geo, Duker
Ringgold County
Will Nichols
W. Nichols
Lake Mills
Frank Ludlow
Fred Harrington
Hazieton
Elmer Gallup
John Corcoran
Gallup
Ariel Ward
Bayard
G. B. Ward
Spokane Hotel Bond Issue Sets Modern West Record
Spokane September 9 One of the largest bond issues in the west is secured by the Mercantile Trust Co of St Louis for the Davenport hotel in Spokane construction starts September 15 The hotel will cost about 2 95 million and be among the finest in the region Festus J Wade president of the St Louis trust company announced the sale totals at 9 050 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Mercantile Trust Company of
St. Louise
Davenport
Festus J. Wade
Notice of Appointment of Administrator in Iowa
The undersigned Eugene A. Gardner has been appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Ammiel W. Gardner, deceased, in Black Hawk County Iowa. All persons indebted must pay promptly and those with claims must present them for allowance. Dated August 31, 1912.
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State of
Iowa
Black Hawk County
Ammiel W. Gardner
Tate
Erugene A. Gardner
Fragmented numeric code update
A sequence of scattered digits and codes appears, including 402185-40x10 and 4260 SABKIIT, with mixed dashes and numbers. The readable portion resembles inventory or catalog references rather than a narrative event. No clear persons, places, dates, or organizations emerge from the fragments.
Spokane hotel project and trust company examiners report
Louia Trust company and other directors traveled to Spokane to share first hand business outlook with three examiner groups. Bonds carry interest of b percent for ten years. A group of Spokane men led by Louis M Davenport finances and manages a Florentine style hotel to rival the best. A man attempted suicide using a 32 caliber revolver but his younger brother disarmed him.Despondency over a love affair drove both suicide attempts and the younger man threatens further action.
Second death by own action attempt failed in Webster City
Randall Smith about 20 aged tried to kill himself with leudanum two weeks earlier. He was prevented from shooting himself Saturday evening by his younger brother in the city park while in the company of a young lady. Morgan quiz to be up to date. J Pierpont Morgan to be questioned on campaign contributions from 1904 to 1912 and legislation in Congress before Senator Clapp's committee.
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Webster City
Randall Smith
Leudanum
Smith
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First Ward Progressive Caucus
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