Iowa
Old Press
Daily Iowa State Press
Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa
July 11, 1903
Commenting on the recent troubles under the mulct law in Clinton,
a republican paper complains that the mulct law has never been
enforced in the "river towns." Over the door of the
pavilion of the biggest saloon music hall in Dubuque is the sign
in big gilt letters: "Headquarters of the _th Ward
Republican Club." Perhaps that will give some indication of
why the law is not enforced.
[transcribed by C.J.L. June 2004]
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Daily Iowa State Press
Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa
July 15, 1903
TO TEST A NEW IOWA LAW
Was Fined for Deserting Wife After an Enforced Marriage.
Des Moines, July 13- An appeal was filed in the supreme court
Friday which will bring to a test one of the laws of the state
which have not been put to great use. The case is that of the
state against Harry Wagner, indicted in Van Buren county for
desertion of his wife. Under the new law of the state it is made
a crime to desert a wife where there has been a marriage to
escape prosecution on some charge. In this case the marriage had
been forced and soon thereafter Wagner went to Montana and
deserted his bride. He was convicted and sentenced to nine months
in jail and to pay $300 fine, the sentence being imposed by Judge
Vermillion. He has appealed and will test the law on the claim
that it is a discrimination and illegal.
HE SWALLOWED LAUDANUM.
James Carroll of Marshalltown Desperate Over Drink Habit.
Marshalltown, July 15- James Carroll, a cooper, committed suicide
Monday by drinking laudanum. He was fifty years of age and leaves
a wife and eight children. Mrs. Carroll stated that he had
threatened to kill himself, because he could not resist the
temptation to drink. On Sunday he had acted queer and she his his
razors to prevent his using them.
FARMER FATALLY INJURED.
Struck by Barn Door in a Severe Wind Storm.
Sigourney, July 15- William Dulin, a farmer living near this
place, was fatally injured by being struck by a flying barn door
during a severe wind storm. His skull was crushed.
[transcribed by C.J.L.; Feb. 2004]
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Daily Iowa State Press
Iowa City, Johnson County
Tuesday, July 28, 1903
Local News Items.
Horace H. Holloway, a young brakeman employed on the Rock Island
road was killed by falling from the train and being run over at
Cedar Falls, on Sunday evening. One leg was cut off and the other
terribly mangled. He did not recover consciousness after the
accident and died within a few hours. He had for some years been
a fireman on the road and suffered a sprained ankle. On recovery
he took as a brakeman and it was on his second trip in this
capacity that he was killed. He was 23 years old and unmarried.
Mr. Holloway was born and raised at Morse, in this county, where
his family is well known and highly esteemed. One of his brothers
is a conductor on the road and another a brakeman. A third
brother, a brakeman, was killed by accident at Maple Lake, Minn.,
in January last.
[transcribed by anonymous; May 2008]