Iowa Happenings Deliberate Murder Attempt Reported
Des Moines saw a violent attack on Elizabeth Jones, secretary of the Iowa Humane Society, when a gunman fired twice from a distance as she crossed a pasture road. She escaped unharmed due to the attacker misjudging his shot. Police continue investigations with no suspect yet identified. The piece also notes the dismantling of the Marshalltown glass plant by the trust, a new trial in the Portland Gold Mining case, and disputes over juror influence in that suit.
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Mita
Elizabeth Jones
Iowa Humane Society
Des Moines
Mrs. Jones
Hei
Tran Tose Ot
Shadow Ximd
At- Boole
Marshalltown
Rockford
Ponta
Sunday Baseball Wins and Senate Coup Recalled Bill
Sunday baseball supporters staged a bid in the state senate last week lifting a House bill for reconsideration by a 23 to 13 vote. After a heated debate it was sent back to the judiciary committee chaired by Senator Dowell with plans to let the bill die. Washington Irving’s birthplace is cited on April 3, 1783, amid a story of a child named after Washington and a blessing from the president.
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Friends of
State Senate
House
Senate
Nck
Committee On Judiciary
Squator Dowell
Teader Ini
Washington Irving
Willum Street
New York
Irving
Washington
St. Airs
New Land
Anid
Ae Washington
Ae Washington'shen
Abe
Soner
Kera
A Jewel of a Wite Minister and an Odd Visitor
A garbled note portrays a minister and a visitor in a puzzling exchange. The fragment mentions a wife, talk of absence and presence, and a cryptic line about going home for brisket. The readability is limited and the event unclear.
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bin Wite
Public Guilding Sparks Debate in Washington Star
A fragment from the Washington Star shows a clash over a weakly built public guiding scheme. An agitated critic questions its viability while Mr. Dagratt assures a cautious continuation amidst looming scandal.
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Mr. Dagratt
Washington Star
Fire at Work Threatens Varina Town in Poca Thomas Area
An urgent incident report describes a fire threat in the Varina area near Spencer and south of town in the Poca Thomas region. Officials warn of growing danger as flames spread and residents brace for evacuation.
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Bomeons
Varina
Spencer
Poca Thomas
Eye Injury and Noted Educator Dead in Iowa News
A misadministered eyedrop leads to eye injury for Crosper as he travels seeking treatment after a botched bottle mix up. Separately, Professor Henry K. Edson of Grinnell College is found dead in bed, after a long teaching career and bank directorship, with concerns linked to a financial incident. Further notes cover adoption of orphans in Iowa coordinated by New York’s Children’s Aid Society and political maneuvering in Des Moines involving J A Hull and Dobson.
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Henry K. Edson
Town College
Grinnell
Mr. Edson
Hadley
Magss
Amherst College
Denmark
First National Bank
Henry C. Spencer
Edson Re
Ted
Iowa
H. D. Clark
Dodge Center
Minn
New York
Eagle Grove Considers New Opera House Deal
Eagle Grove faces a possible civic project after a Minneapolis firm offered to build an up-to-date opera house. The city would supply a suitable site and buy $6,000 in tickets for the opening attraction. The proposed $18,000 venue would replace the former opera house lost to fire about two years ago.
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Eagle Grove
Minneapolis
Ora
Independent telephone groups form to challenge Bell
At a 2 meeting of 300 representatives of independent telephone companies in Des Moines, a $260,000 corporation is planned to fight Bell Telephone in and out of court. Delegates are signing to fund the effort with $1,000 each. A separate state independent rate organization also formed. The Senate passed a child labor bill signed by Governor Cummins, banning under eighteen year olds in dangerous gainful work and restricting standing work in department stores.
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Bell Company
Pes Moines
Bell Telephone Company
Senate
Cummins
Miner Ernest Montgomery Sells Death Valley Mines for 6000000
Relatives of Ernest Montgomery near Stuart Ta report he has sold the Montgomery and Shoshone gold mines in Death Valley California for six million dollars. Montgomery has spent twenty years in mining and labored hard with only limited success to show for his efforts.
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Ernest Montgomery
Stuart
Death Valley
Cal
Montgomery
Farms Sell at High Figures in Market Day Sale
The article notes strong demand for hogs cattle and horses with prices rising and 20 baby horses shipped to eastern markets. It predicts future strong prices for good horses and highlights Union Iowa's market day sale drawing $19 000 in a single afternoon.
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Marikalm
Neviy
At & Atin
Hadstérn
Union
Nature Defies Courts over Mule Towa River Dam
Legal battles pitting the state of Iowa, Marshalltown, private land interests, and two tea companies over control of the Mule Towa River dam intensify. A recent dike breach threatens remaining structures as district and supreme court orders shape a probable outcome: a new concrete dam may be built by the city downstream from the old site.
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Towa
Marshalltown
Mule Towa
le Dam
Supreme Court
Seed Grain Day Proclaimed for School Children
A state proclamation sets April 14 as Seed Grain Day. Students will test seed corn, study corn as food, and compare costs and profits of good versus poor yields. Grain clubs form in districts, with an autumn harvest festival awarding prizes to encourage practical agriculture in nature study.
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Schovl
Five Years After Conviction Westcott Heads to Prison
Five years after the crime and after two trials Martin Westcott of Hanlotown is set to begin serving a revised sentence for the alleged murder of George Logue. He was originally convicted and sentenced to five years, appealed to the state supreme court which ordered a new trial, and after a second conviction another appeal followed. Papers for commitment to the state penitentiary have been issued by the Mason City clerk of courts.
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Martin Westcott
Hanlontown
George Logue
Westcott
Hiis
State Supreme Court
Seqand
State Penitentiary
Mason City
Farmer Falls From Bridge Near Iowa Falls Fatal Accident
Levi Nelson, a farmer, drowned last week after misstepping from a bridge while guiding a driver home from his son’s wedding. In the dark and near Iowa Falls, his head struck the water once and he did not regain consciousness. Found by his waiting family, he had died before they reached him.
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Levi Nelson
Iowa Falls
Sunday theatre ban sweeps town amid amusements vote
The town senate passed an 80 to 3 vote prohibiting Sunday amusements including concerts and athletic events with admissions charged. Protests from major cities arrived by telegraph as the house expected to approve soon. Separately, Philadelphia capitalists completed the sale of the Union Terminal Railway property to the Great Northern railway of Sioux City for about 1.25 million dollars with stock outstanding around 70,260.
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Senare
Senate
Great Northern Railway
Union Terminal Railway
Sioux City
Philadelphia
Sydney Dent
Beed Ehp arating Apparatur Ficulture Note
A described device shows a tobacco drawn seed separation method using a foot bellows air flow to blow away hulls and light seeds. Seed in a glass tube is filtered by gauze and cork, with air regulated by a valve to keep only dirt and light material from exiting. Local grower M L Brown marketed $300 of tomatoes from under an acre.
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Ficulture
Dwarf Champion Vines Boost Early Market Baskets
The article notes 54 baskets sold with proceeds $00. Mr. Brown argues for early market entry to farmers. Vines received minimal care beyond cultivation. Dwarf Champion variety reportedly yields best results for Lin.
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Newarby
New England
Brown
Lin
Mavure Spreader Demand Shown by 700 Farmers
A prize contest by Averigin Agriculturist drew 700 farmer replies. Nearly three of four favored a manure spreader with gas engine option. Most respondents in the central west and New England states show strong demand for the implement and related gear.
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Averigin Agriculturist
Central West
Buginad
Cotton Prices and Acreage Tactics Warned by Papers
A Point In the Cotton Problem argues that if the Cotton Growers association can keep the staple price at 15 cents a pound for two or three months, advising reduced cotton acreage becomes futile. The next season’s crop could hit a record if such prices hold through planting season, according to the El Paso Antonio Express.
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Cotton Growers’ Association mmm
Antonio Express
Corn Tn Kinane found more to Ugg inthe
A fragmented OCR note references Corn Tn Kinane and a phrase about finding more to Ugg, but the readable text is limited and does not clearly establish a concrete event or outcome.
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Ugg
Shrewd Guess and Paper Praise Spark Loose Dialogues
Aentirely fragmentary item quotes the Senior Partner warning against credit to Billings and a Junior Partner remark about a panol downs. It then cites praise from the Philadelphia Press and Amed Whntes regarding the Marshalltown Vines Republican, plus a Colede Chronicle editor's praise of an evening paper. Mention of Dewitt's Like Early Risers pills is included with a claim of safe, gentle relief.
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Phiadelphia Press
Amed
Marshalltown Vines-Republican
United States
Colede Chronicle
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