October 13, 1905 – The Des Moines Register reports that Iowa City’s Thomas C. Carson has been seriously injured in Philadelphia.

Iowa City’s Thomas C. Carson was a very successful merchant, banker, and community leader for nearly fifty years (1856-1905). Born in Burlington, New Jersey on August 7, 1834, Carson became a well-known businessman in Philadelphia before heading west.

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