Escape and divorce rumors mix with a Colorado murder case
Sher man Morris alias Frank Shercliffe, recently convicted of the murder of John Walsh in Leadville, escaped custody while en route to a penitentiary. His wife Mrs. Shercliffe, now on the stage, plans a divorce and says she will not discuss the escape further. Bloodhounds were sent but Morris remains at large as authorities chase the fugitive. The report also notes a cereospinal fever death and quarantines in Iowa Falls.
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Leadville
Col
Sherman Morris
Frank Shercliffe
John Walsh
Morris
Canyon City
Michigan
Omaha
Butte
Mont
Iowa
Shercliffe
Colorado
Des Moines
Sheville
Register and Leader
Canon City
Bonner
Iowa Falls
A. Cutting
Nels Nelson
O’hearn
North Ward
Cutting
Mary Nelson
Miss Nelson
Eagle Grove
Webster City
District Court of
State of
Hamilton County
A. D
S. W. Miller
David LH. Miller
Silas M. Miller
Hattie A. Miller
Janet Day
Solomon Day
Allen J. Miller
Margaret Miller
Inis
Belle
Isabelle) Lyon
Disttrict Court
Renehae
Roda
David’ H. Miller
Silas J. Miller
Jane Day
Belle Lyom
Big Iowa Navigation Move Firm Buys Van Sant Fleet
The Ohio and Mississippi Rivers Navigation Company, capitalized at $2 million, buys the Van Sant log towing fleet and plans five new compound towing steamers to haul coal via the Ohio Mississippi and Hennepin canal to the upper Mississippi for railroad distribution. President W T Paine and VP F A Holmes announce Clinton as a coal distribution center with 300000 tons towed next year, including 150000 tons to Clinton. A new shipyard will be built on Borman's island for more vessels.
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Clinton
Ohio and Mississippi Rivers Navigation Company
van Sant
Upper River
Ohio
Mississippi
Hennepin Canal
Upper Mississippi
F. A. Holmes
Bell Ties Bell System Toll Links in Dubuque
The Interstate Telephone company signed a two year contract with Bell for toll connections in Dubuque Iowa. The accord blocks independents from linking with any independent line out of the city and takes effect immediately.
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Dubuque
Interstate Telephone Company
Bell Company
Wright Improves After Airplane Wreck
Wright shows improvement after sustaining serious injuries in an air crash. He passed a fairly comfortable night in Wellington as he recovers. more stable condition reported for Orville Wright.
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Wright
Wellington
D. C
Orville
Pasee
Local notes from Mendota area September 28
Lincoln T A Rude tends to business affairs. Boone river camping group reports poor success. Himer Olson trips to St Paul. Mrs Anderson of Van Orin returns home after a week with D R Hawks. Tile ditch work starts on Mrs Rude place. Mr and Mrs Clark of Tillinois visit D R Hawks group. Locals busy cutting corn for fodder as it dries rapidly.
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Boone River
Himer Olson
St. Paul
Anderson
van Orin
Ilinois
D. R. Hawk
Local Notices From Liberty and Surrounding Areas
Robert Denekas, oldest son of Mr and Mrs Denekas, fell from a tree and broke his arm but Dr Kel logg set it and he is recovering well. John and Mrs Smith left for Wisconsin after visiting here. Will Scadendorf welcomed a new girl. Rev John Mueller and family depart for Oklahoma. Conrad Rigter and Geo Fonken visit northern state. A T Greenfield sick. Lewis VanLangen to Winona Minn for appendicitis operation with H G Wessels accompanying. Sept 23.
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Liberty
Robert
Conrad Rigter
Geo. Fonken
Sibley
A. T. Greenfield
Lewis VanLangen
Winona
Minn
H. G. Wessels
Zelptifa Mitchell
Denver
Salt Lake City
West
Fort Dodge Messenger
Leo Burnstein
Empire Theater
Webster City
Mileoslowski Theater
E. B. Richardson
Town Falls
Jessie Austin
Scranton
Ames
Warren B. Dodge
Rockwell City
Gertie Reisch
Sioux City
Elmer Larson
Perry
Standard Oil Company
Earl Moore
G. T. Adams
Independence
Clara Iverson
Jewell
T. F. Hook
Des Moines
F. B. Whitley
E. F. Evans
Waynesville
Destructive Forest Fires From Miramichi to Hinckley Toll
The article recalls historic fires in North America, detailing the Miramichi blaze of 1825 in New Brunswick with 160 lives lost, Peshtigo in 1871 with thousands displaced, Michigan fires of 1881 and 1883, and the Hinckley Minnesota disaster of 1894 killing about 500 people and leaving over two thousand destitute.
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Lake States
Miramichi
Newcastle
Miramichi River
New Brunswick
Chatham
Douglastown
Peshtigo
Wisconsin
Michigan
Lake’ Michigan
Lake Huron
Hinckley
Minnesota
Webster City notices and personal trips fill local page
A long list of residents report travel and visits across Iowa towns. Mrs J B Faber heads to Manchester while J M Crist visits Webster City, and many others roam Des Moines, Williams, Jewell, Perry, and Fort Dodge for business, family visits, or weddings.
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J. B. Faber
Manchester
J. M. Crist
Eagle Grove
Webster City
E. H. Martin
Des Moines
Wealthy rancher disappears in Milwaukee with $9000
Henry Fischer a wealthy rancher from Dickenson North Dakota vanished in Milwaukee after arriving from Chicago where he had disposed of stock and carried nearly $9000 in cash on his person authorities sought him as reports spread of the missing man noting his recent cash carry and travel.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Henry Fischer
Dickenson
N. D
Fischer
Chicago
Cholera Epidemic in Manila Narrows to Thirty Daily Cases
Cholera cases in Manila show a daily average of about thirty. American infant Josephine Hall died after illness began days ago, while no Americans have been stricken since the last report.
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Manila
Josephine Hall
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Atlanta
Eees
Anc
Big Iowa
Bell
Mutuals
Lincoln
T. A. Rude
Mendota
O. H. Hensel
Fr. M. Bubler
Kamrar
George Hanssler
Fort Dodge
Sam R. Butler
Rutland
Butler
Northwestern
Ben Broughton
Lake View
Sac County
F. D. Young
H. H. Young
Maine
Clara Baker
Williams
Geo. Garth
Alletta Anderson
G. H. Dick
Stanhope
W. J. Zitterell
Chas
H. Clifton
Closz
Pella
Ben Sheridan
Ww. C. le Brown
Hazel ‘ McComb
Blairsboro
Dick Welp
Jamies Follett
Frank Horn
Wrenshall
Fred Widman
Lucinda Webb
City
H. B. Hummell
Webb
Grace .Burns-Randall
J. H. Yungelas
Judd
South Dakota
J. R. Falls
C. Eastman
Northwest Iowa Methodist Conference
C. H. Swiney
Nevada
Story County
Chas. Gerber
Independence Township
Peoria
Illinois
Hallie Clay
Carrie McAnally
Lehigh
N. P. Nelson
E. O. Woodruff
Henry Mickelson
Wm. Whistler
Prof
A. A
Weaver
Will A. Neel
John Boege
Elbert Ferrell
John L. Bleakley
Freeman-Tribune
Wesley Martin
John Flubbell
Wapella
James Kolbeck
Joel Dalbey
J. H. Gage
Chas. Siigley
Win A. Biernatzki
T. W. Agard
Coldfield
Nic Tormey
Louise Wickwire
Burt
Vivian Canebolt
R. G. Clark
G. D. Thompson
Fred Hathway
Clearake
Peter. Keough
Ella
Keough
Hamilton
Ill
Buster Brown's
Springfield
R. Q O. Middlemas
Middlemas
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