Iowa News from across the
Country
- 1911 -
New York Times
New York, New York
March 8, 1911
RELEASED BY CREDITORS.
C. L. Trout & Co. of Maiden Lane to Continue in Business.
Charles L. Trout & Co. Wholesale jeweler, 2 Maiden Lane, who
have been in business for fifteen years, have arranged with their
creditors for a settlement out of court. Their attorney said
yesterday that the creditors have given a general release on
their surrender of notes and securities. The firm has turned over
all its assets to trustees except for $5000 worth of jewelry and
fixtures. The firm will continue in business. It is expected that
when the assets are liquidated by the trustees the creditors will
receive 60 to 70 per cent of their claims. The liabilites were
$127,000 and assets about $92,000.
[Transcriber's notes: Charles L. Trout was born and raised in Maquoketa, Iowa. He was the son of Thomas Trout and the former Amanda Knittle. Charles returned to Maquoketa where he died in 1936. He is buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Transcribed by M.J.M., December 2007]
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Bismarck Daily Tribune
Bismarck, North Dakota
March 11, 1911
J.P. Ferris was called away suddenly two weeks ago to Bayard
[Guthrie co.], Ia., where his mother was very ill. He arrived too
late for the funeral, she having died soon after the news reached
him.
[transcribed by S.F. March 2006]
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San Francisco Call
San Francisco, California
April 7, 1911
Pioneer Physician Dies in Oakland
Oakland, April 6 - Dr. Robert L. Hill, a pioneer physician of
Oakland, died this morning at his home, 533 Albion street, after
a long illness which started with an attack of pneumonia a year
ago. Dr. Hill was born in Niagra Falls, Canada, July 19, 1842. He
came to Oakland in 1881 from Dubuque, Ia., for his health. He was
very active in his profession until a year ago. The funeral will
be held from the Hill residence Saturday morning, April 8, at
10:30 o'clock, and the remains will be cremated. Doctor Hill
leaves his wife, Mary, a son, Dr. R.L. Hill Jr., and a brother,
A.J. Hill, of Rockford, Ill.
[transcribed by S.F., September 2016]
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Elbert County
Banner
Elizabeth, Elbert co. Colorado
May 26, 1911
At the home of her sister, Mrs. Asa W. Norris, Mrs. Geo. Wacker
died Sunday night at 9:05. Mrs. Wacker was formerly Adelia
Margaret Romig, she was 35 years, 9 months and 28 days old at the
time of her death. She was born at Littleport, Iowa, was married
to Geo. Wacker June 26th, 1894, she was a member of the third
Presbyterian Church of Dubuque, Iowa, and is survived by her
husband, 1 son, mother and 3 sisters. Mrs. Wacker died with
Hemorrhage of the lungs. Her remains were shipped to Dubuque for
burial. Mrs. Wacker belongs to the Rebeccas of Dubuque and the
America Orders of Nobles of Elkader, Iowa. She arrived in
Colorado April the 29th, coming here in the hopes that the
climate of Colo would benefit her health.
[transcribed by S.F., July 2005]
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Watertown Herald
Watertown, Jefferson Co. N.Y.
Saturday, June 3, 1911
Engineer Dies in His Cab
Marshalltown, Iowa, June 1 -- With his hand on the throttle of
his engine on the Iowa Central, A.E. Ede, aged 63 [or 65], of
Oskaloosa, Iowa, died. As the train was approaching Pickering,
Ede's fireman noticed that he did not appear to be watching
signals.
[transcribed by S.F., March 2008]
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Evening News
Ada, Oklahoma
June 6, 1911
Wanted Taft to Pay a Mortgage.
Washington, June 5 -- When President Taft arrived at the Union
station here this morning from his Chicago trip a man tried to
break through the police lines and struggled frantically to reach
the president. He was over-powered and hustled into an automobile
and locked up in the first precinct police
station. It was ascertained that he is John Rusterholz, of
Crawford City, Iowa. No arms were found on him. He told the
police that he wanted to get President Taft to pay off a mortgage
on his farm in Iowa. He is being held for examination as to his
sanity. The incident created much excitement.
[transcribed by S.F., Dec. 2003]
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New York Times
New York, New York
August 29, 1911
Married.
Hopkins-O'Rourke -- On Aug. 24, 1911, in Dubuque, Iowa, L. Thomas
Hopkins of Truro, Mass., and Kathleen B. O'Rourke, formerly of
New York City.
[transcribed by S.F., January 2008]
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Fairbanks Sunday
Times
Fairbanks, Alaska Territory
September 10, 1911
Sorrowing Mother Thanks All for Aid
In a pathetic and tear-stained letter to Andrew Hoye, Mrs. Ada
Sellers, mother of Fred Sellers, the baker's lad who was shot
here last spring, thanks everyone for the kind treament that they
have given her. Sellers was shot by a Montenegrin who is now in
the federal jail awaiting trial. The two were playing cards and
as the result of a little altercation, the young lad was killed.
Friends of the young man took charge of the remains, and a fund
with which to sent the body Outside to the mother was raised. A
balance of $300 was sent to the sorrowing widow. The letter
follows:
Des Moines, Ia., Aug 15, 1911
Dear Friends:
Your most welcome letter was received some time ago. I have tried
to answer several times but have had to give it up, as the tears
would blind me so I could not see. Please forgive my seeming
negligence.
I have thought of you all daily, yes, hourly, for I know my poor
boy has never left my mind since this terrible thing happened. Oh
my, why did it happen? If the poor soul who did this awful deed
could only know what sorrow he has caused, he would suffer
remorse enough to atone for his terrible work.
Oh, my poor boy! The remains arrived on the 23d of July and he
was buried beside his sister in the Woodland cemetery. His father
is buried in Boone in an uncle's lot. The Eagles here were very
kind and took charge of the remains.
They wouldn't let me see him, although I would have liked to look
upon him just once more. When I think he has gone for ever I
believe that I shall go wild. I often wonder what will become of
me now if I live to be old.
Of course, I have my other children, but Fred seemed to take his
father's place and I depended upon him so much. I got a letter
from him since his death that was mailed on June the first and he
told me of his plans for my welfare and said he would be home
this fall and be with me again. Oh, dear, how little did he think
that would never be.
Oh, dear boys, if you have a mother, don't forget her and always
try to be with her or near her at least. I suppose that by the
time you get this, you will know something of the fate of that
poor fellow who killed my boy. I hope they do not hang him for
that would do no good.
What were my poor boy's last words and did he know that he was
going to die? And, oh, did he suffer much? I wish I could have
been with him in that awful hour. I will send you a picture of
him soon. I received the money and am so very thankful to you
all. I took some of my furniture out of storage and am living in
my own home again.
I think hourly of my boy and it seems impossible to think that he
will never be with me any more, although I suppose it was all for
some good purpose that God will explain some time. Hoping that
you will write me again and once more trying to thank you for all
your kindnesses to my poor boy and me, I will bid good-bye. The
children join in sending our sincere thanks to all.
Respectfully yours,
Mrs. Ada Sellers
1513 West Grand Ave., Des Moines, Iowa
P.S. Should any of you ever come to Des Moines, be sure and make
my home yours. I think I have read your letter over a thousand
times, so be sure and let me hear from you. God bless you and be
with you all is my prayer.
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Related article - Fairbanks Daily Times, January 28, 1912
On the stage leaving tomorrow morning will be Chief Deputy
Marshall P.G. Charles and Special Guard Val Diebold with three
federal prisoners who are being taken to Outside institutions for
further detention, two for McNeils island and one for the Mt.
Tabor insane hospital. The two prisoners are Boriso Rakoceviche,
who was sentenced to a term of 25 years for the killing of Fred
Sellers and Joe Barry, of Fox, who will serve a two years
sentence for an attempt to bribe an officer. The third, an insane
patient, is Melvin Seversen.
[transcribed by S.F., November 2008]
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New York Times
New York, New York
October 8, 1911
Miss Dorothea Geddes Weds.
Daughter of Mrs. C.P. Geddes is Married to Abram B. Chittenden.
Special to The New York Times
Greenwich, Conn., Oct 7. -- The wedding of Miss Dorothea W.
Geddes, daughter of Mrs. C.P. Geddes of New York, and Abram
Baldwin Chittenden of Burlington, Iowa, took place here this
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in Christ Church. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. M. George Thompson, rector of the church.
Mrs. Charles Baldwin Parsons, sister of the bride, was matron of
honor. The bridesmaids were Miss Mary Chittenden, sister of the
bridegroom, Miss Dorothea Carson, both of Burlington, Iowa; Miss
Eva Marie Gullauden of Morristown, N.J.; Miss Alice Presby, Miss
Laurada Chipman, Miss Alice Muller, and Miss Virginia Geddes of
New York. Mr. Chittenden's best man was Herbert Chittenden. The
ushers were Frank Olmstead and Henry Dubois of New York, Walter
Cruden of St. Louis, Herbert Porter of Philadelphia. Edwin
Carpenter, Wailliam Baldwin of Burlington, Iowa and Charles
Bateman Parsons of New Britain, Conn. A reception, attended by
nearly a thousand persons, followed the ceremony, being held at
Kenilworth, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kissam Brown,
near the Greenwich Country Club. When the young people return
from their honeymoon trip they will reside in Burlington, Iowa.
[transcribed by S.F., January 2008]
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The Libby Herald
Libby, Montana
December 14, 1911
Has Guarded Taft on Tour
Lucien Wheeler, or "Jack," as he is known to every
railroad official and nearly every police chief and newspaper
reporter in the United States, is the man who perfects the
arrangements for presidential trips, such as President Taft has
been making. It is he who weeds the goats from the sheep, and has
every railroad connection, every social function and every
banquet working without a hitch and assures the president of
smoothness and safety in his journey. He is the advance agent of
the presidential traveling show. President Taft has traveled
close on to 100,000 miles since he was elected. Lucien Wheeler
has traveled a trifle over 100,000 miles ahead of him.
Lucien Wheeler is in every way an American. He was born in Iowa.
He received his education in the schools of Cedar Rapids and
among the people of the whole United States. He is thirty-five
years old and has been in the secret service nearly 12 years. Six
of these have been spent guarding presidents and making their
road to the people easy and safe. He is stockily built, weighing
exactly 175 pounds stripped. In his stocking feet he measures
five feet eight inches in height. He has the reputation of being
one of the strongest men physically in the service. His nerve has
been tested in many ways and never has been found wanting.
Up to the time President McKinley was assassinated at Buffalo in
1901 the president of the United States was poorly guarded in
times of peace. The guarding of the president and the making of
preparations in advance when traveling really originated with
President Roosevelt's administration. But it was after President
Taft was elected that the guarding of and caring for the
president when traveling was perfected.
[transcribers note: another similar article, different paper, stated that he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Wheeler, 853 Second avenue Cedar Rapids, Iowa; transcribed by S.F., January 2014]