Blow From Jug Kills Young Man Near Vinton
A 20-year-old Vinton resident Frank Stewart died from a blow struck Saturday night by William Stout near Vinton as he and Roy Sheets visited a covered wagon with Bertha Montgomery. Stout fled with the woman. deputies pursued, arresting Stout near Irving. The woman remains at large aboard a train after aiding in the fracas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Frank Stewart
William Stort
Trying
Roy Sheets
Stout
Bertha Montgomery
Sheets
Stewart
Irving
van Horn
Drunks Perplex Railroad Men in Des Moines Meeting
The Iowa Railway club discussed reducing drunken passenger disturbances on trains. Conductors cited loss from damage and risk of violence to staff and travelers, especially near wet towns. Legal expert Parrish outlined train officials' rights to eject troublemakers and turn them over to local police at the first station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Railway Club
Parrish
Rock Reland
Short sleeves blamed for fuzzy arms in Iowa crusade
Des Moines reports urge caution on passengers witnesses in railway disturbances and push action by Iowa Railway club on reducing Lie nulganes while health board attacks short sleeves sparking a mock crusade about arm exposure. Doctors claim exposure grows hair, deterring fashion and prompting a political push for apparel controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Board of Health
L. A. Thomas
Roscoe Gook
Dr. Cook
Tramps Camp in Heaven to be Closed by Police
Omaha reports plans to break up the large tramp camp known as Heaven near Council Bluffs across the Missouri. Police from Omaha and Council Bluffs join in a cleanup, noting the camp’s large numbers and its rail-yard location. Tramps sleep in boxcars, share camp facilities, and sustain themselves by begging or purchasing food from nearby stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Missouri River
Qmsha
United States
Richmond
Council
Dean's Kidney Pills Advertised By Footnotes
An old advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills to monitor kidney secretions and cure kidney ailments. A traveling salesman from Waterloo, Iowa, testifies that after using the product his back pain and irregular secretions improved, claiming complete relief after a short period. The ad lists Foster Milburn Co as sole U.S. agents and urges readers to remember the name Dean's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
E. T. Lawrence
East Eleventh Street
Waterloo
Iowa
Yyoan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
James E Payne Dies After Addison’s Disease
James E Payne longtime Great Western employee from Waterloo who served as baggage man and later telegraph operator at the east side station died Sunday at 10 30 AM at his home 118 Smith Street Addison’s disease brought on by prolonged illness. he had tried to work recently and his death follows a short period of fever and exhaustion. Born December 1 1882 in Wright County near Clarion he moved to Waterloo two years ago with his mother Mrs Elizabeth Payne and survived by his brother Albert A Payne of Clarion. Funeral services will be held in Clarion Wednesday with burial beside his father.
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James E. Payne
Great Western
East Side
Smith Street
Addison
Payne
Waterloo
Great Western Ag
Wright County
Clarion
Elizabeth Payne
Albert A. Payne
Dynamite Attack Hits Joplin News Herald Office
Dynamite shattered the Joplin News Herald building injuring no one and damaging two new presses and four linotype machines. The incident sparks a $1,200 reward as authorities pursue suspects amid strong community condemnation. The paper vows to continue its crusade against city officials while pledging vigil remains strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin News-Herald
Joplin
Goss
News-Herald
Bankere
Ganert
Jessly
Osborn
Commercial
Fhagies
P. E. Burton
News- Herald
St. Louis Republic
Jefferson City
Juptin
Alleged Gambling Held Openly at Police HQ
The News-Herald report said a room at police headquarters was furnished by agloonkeepers and roaming housekeepers. It printed a list of alleged donors and some furniture was returned. Gambling, which the News-Herald claimed was conducted openly, faced opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Herald
Joseph Chase Passes Away In Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls announces the death of Joseph Chase a longtime resident aged eighty nine. Born December 16 1830 in Royalston Massachusetts he moved to Cedar Falls at age 23 and lived there over fifty years. He was a Presbyterian elder for 25 years and active in church affairs. Funeral from the family home Tuesday at 2 30 led by Rev David Fahe with his wife Sarah and six children among the survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Fall
Joseph Chase
Royalston
Mass
Wim. M
Roxanna Blodgett Chase
Cedar Falls
Sarah J. Overman
J. M. Overman
Florence Chase Morley
David Fahe
The
Presbyterian Church
Farmers join a new association
Des Moines Register reports preliminary steps to form a Des Moines branch of the Farmers Educational and Generative Union of America in Iowa. G M Davis from the Atlanta Constitution travels with national president R F Duckworth to organize farmers, aiming to control grain markets and prices alongside existing cotton operations in the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
Farmers’ Educational and
Gcnerative Union of America
Iowa
Texas
G. M. Davis
Atlanta
Constitution
Georgia
Des Moines
R. F. Duckworth
Davin
Trinois
Missouri
Kansas
Charles S. Barrett
Atwater
Order
Farmers’ Union
Domestic troubles flood district court with forty two divorce suits
Forty two separation cases head into the September term of the district court, the most for any term in Black Hawk county history. The filings show the wire as plaintiff in many actions alleging cruel and inhuman treatment, listing numerous pairings such as Rachel Brown versus W H Brown and Hattye Ogden versus John W Ogden among others.
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District Court
Black Hawk County
Rachel Brown
W. H. Brown
B. H. Frost
Susan W. Frost
Hattye Ogden
John W. Ogden
Hthel
Griffin
Lewis H. Griffin
Carrie Rice
J. M. Rice
May Castles
Wilson Castles
Mary A. Foster
Louis Foster
Nellie E. Burk
John C. Burk
Jeannette Mullen
Harvey Mullen
Wilbur
John M. Smith
Etta B. Edgerton
Frank P. Edgerton
Mary Nelson
James N. Nelson
Evelyn J. Sibert
Warren L. Sibert
Ida M. Hoffman
Bert
Hoffman
Geo. F. O'Brien
Loia V. O'Brien
Rose Page
John Page
Margaret M. Durfey
Fred E. Durfey
Mary Lane
Isaac Lane
Mary L. Hunt
Edwin D. Bunt
Mary Igou
Theodore F. Igou
Sarah J. Jolls
Levi Lt
Albert J. Ackerman
A. M. Kerr
Laura Kerr
Ida R. Hostetler
John N. Hostetter
Fred J. Bernd
Celestia Bernd
Anna Fay Cook
Arthur J. Cook
Silos rising in Black Hawk County farms this fall
Farmers in Black Hawk County rush to build or plan silos with many in East Waterloo and Orange townships. County Auditor James J Rainbow and dairying expert George W Fowler praise silos as money makers. Builders include John Brainard, Fred Wilcox, and the Penne farm in East Waterloo. Silo capacities span 130 to 180 tons for winter forage.
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Black Hawk County
East Waterloo
Orange Townships
James J. Rainbow
Geo. W. Fowler
Fowler
Hieber
Cedar Falls
L. O. Hieber
Waterloo
Funeral of Mrs Henry Miller Held at Cedar Falls
Members of the Cedar Falls area attended Mrs. Henry Miller’s funeral Tuesday with burial in Waterloo. Also noted are farm rentals, sales of draft horses at $175 and $195, local threshing near end of season, weather favoring corn, and residents visiting Waterloo, Minneapolis, and the state fair.
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Black Hawk
Henry Miller
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Lars Larson
George Frisby
Hang Jenson
Henry DeWitt
Oklahoma
Fred Marston
Oliver Jenson
Peterson
Carter Farm
C. A. Townd
Chicago Markets Hogs Cattle and Sheep Receipts and Openings
Chicago markets report estimated receipts for hogs cattle and sheep for today with hogs opening steady to a shade higher and closing strong to 5 cents higher. Estimated tomorrow arrivals are around 20 000 with 6 461 hogs carried over from Saturday. Cattle and sheep markets opened steady with cattle 10 to 15 cents lower and sheep 10 cents lower.
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Chicago
Tax this year is somewhat higher tax this year is
Mrs John W Robinson of Pittsburg Pa and son R Foster of Minneapolis were in the city yesterday guests at the home of Mr and Mrs J T McQuilkin Mrs Robinson is a cousin of Mr McQuilkin William Brennan son of John Brennan lying seven miles south of Lown in critically ill at his home with an attack of dysentery
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John W. Robinson
Pittsburg
R. Foster
Minneapolis
And
J. T. McQuilkin
Robinson
McQuilkin
William Brennan
John Brennan
Lown
County Schools Report Details 1907 Rural and Graded Growth
County Superintendent Elliott reports Black Hawk county education stats for the year ending July 1, 1907. Rural rooms numbered 22 and graded rooms 142. though some towns with single rooms are excluded. Male teachers rose to 33 and female teachers to 379. enrollment rose while age-based counts show slight declines due to incomplete enrollments and illnesses like scarlet fever. Schoolhouses rose to 159 with value up to 520,605. equipment value 14,836 and libraries 13,261 volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott
Black Hawk County
Raymond
Finchford
Washburn
Dunkerton
Hudson
Waterloo Day at the La Porte Fair
Waterloo day at the La Porte fair features a special Rock Island train, 1 pm departure and 9 pm return, with a 2:19 pace, 2:30 trot, and a program of sports and free attractions. A Waterloo Champions vs Waverly Independence baseball game draws local interest. A civil suit Ward v Hayzlett for damages is filed over an alleged police assault at Red Cedar Park. W. W. Hann, farmer, fell from an apple tree and broke his leg. Asha, 82, is recovering from a serious accident. J E Webb visits. Grant Raffenider and wife of Oelwein are visiting.
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la Porte City
Waterloo
Rock Island
Allen Brothes
Leroy Brothers
Waverly
Justice Switzer
F. Jr. Ward
W. W. Hann
Asha
J. E. Webb
Grant Raffenider
Oelwein
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Seymour Bank
Vailare
Leland Windsor
State Bank
C. A. Mast
Davenport
Mary LaGrange
Scott County
Nulganes
Big Lake
Willie
Addison’s
Tam
Liverpool
Lamson Dhos. &O
Offi
Abeo
Wrain and Provisions
Stock Exchange
Atchison
Amalgamated Copper
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Chesapeake and Ohio
Chicago Great Western
Colorado Fuel and Iron
Wees
Louisville
Nashville
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Rock Istana
Southern Pacific
St. Paul
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Colin Bros
Waterloos
Corporation
Svevenee
West Waterloo
LA Porte Fair
Ements
Nella
DAX
TER Suply CO
Dearborn St
Chiago
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