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Drinking Bout: Suspicious Death of John F. Brennan 1898

Victim John F. Brennan 35-year-old Ice Harvester, Farmhand Eagle Center Resident 1862-1898 Apparent Cause of Death: Beaten Motive: Drinking Party Gone Wrong Death Scene and Date Sweeney Home Dysart, Iowa Tama County January 30, 1898 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading

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Green Corn Dance Tragedy: Murder of Se-Ton-a-Qua 1897

Murder Victim Se-Ton-a-Qua 16-year-old Meskwaki Tribe Member 1881-1897 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned Motive: Sexual Psychopathy Murder Scene and Date Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Tracks West of Tama, Iowa Tama County July 26, 1897 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written March 2013 … Continue reading

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