Iowa Woman Becomes County Superintendent of Schools
Ida B. Leydig, born December 25, 1870 near Greene Iowa, was elected Butler County school superintendent. She taught ten years in Butler County and was chosen for a progressive administration. Other items note Des Moines railroad officers and Union Stock Yards support for cattle breeding research, water quality testing, a Reinbeck joke, Iowa’s rising status, and a freak calf born near Clarksville that died early.
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Wien
Ounty
Scuunls
Boller County
Ida B. Leydig
Greene
Iowa
Butler County
Thomas Hunt
Clarksville
All Officers Resign at I and D Railroad
Report states all officials of the I and D railroad resigned upon request after the line slipped from Eldora Junction. The road is said to be absorbed by the Chicago and Northwestern, with possible extension of the property to Eagle Grove if correct.
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I. & D. Railway
Eldora Junction
Chicago & Northwestern
Eagle Grove
Observations on social calm amid Hubbard age quarrels
The Monitor editor notes some people thrive on quarrels while a few calm souls value blessings and social equilibrium. Without these peacemakers, war would be the rule rather than the exception.
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Hubbard
Monitor
Bishop Lenihan Dies After Years of Faithful Service
Bishop Thomas Lenihan of Cheyenne Wyoming died at his brother’s home in Marshalltown on Sunday morning. Consecrated as Cheyenne’s second bishop about five years ago he long led the diocese and served the wider parish for thirty four years as pastor, teacher, and spiritual guide. Born in Mallow Ireland on September 20 1844 his remains will be interred at Dubuque with solemn requiem Mass on Thursday morning.
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Thomas Lenihan
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Frank M. Lenihan
Marshalltown
Lenihan
Shareh
Soule
Mallow
County Cork
Ireland
Dubuque
Wreck Near Perryville Leaves Eight Dead on Rail Line
A head-on collision between an eastbound passenger flyer from Dubuque and a westbound freight from Chicago caused a fatal blaze on the Lilnole Central railroad between Perryville and Itone, east of Rockford. Eight people were killed and cremated. many others injured or missing. The wreck, amid twenty below zero, involved an explosion and fire that destroyed both trains. rescue efforts began from Rockford with doctors and wrecking crews arriving after the crash. The Omaha No. 4 passenger train and a through freight were the units involved, running at high speed when the crash occurred early Sunday morning.
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Emiliston
Lilnole Central
Perryville
Itone
Rockford
Tulna
Dubuque
Chicago
Hames
David Behar
Freeport
Edward Carey
J. W. Funk
Richard Ormsby
James Reardon
Robert Thompson
American Express
Jewsboy
Trend
Hospitala
Omaha
Browning Junkermann Wedding and Local Engagements
Local notes report the Browning Junkermann wedding last evening with muted ceremony and quiet congratulations. Separate notices highlight marriages of Kobua Tjaden and Robua Tjaden in Kossuth County and Georges Lieuwen and Sarah Griesy as a planned nuptial, with details on their families and daily life.
WORSENING TRAIN WRECK REPORTED WITH SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS
A severe train wreck described as three crashes occurred on a curved section of track. Freight cars slack in a coupling caused the rear passenger coaches to derail and pile into the freight cars. Fires broke out and passengers suffered severe injuries as rescuers worked amid darkness and debris. An old timer references bitter cold as preparations for Christmas observances continue.
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John Chinaman
Melican
Pres
Roosevelt
Irene
Death of Mrs Stephen Markham at 85
Mrs Stephen Markham died at age 85 on a Monday morning at her daughter Mrs Jamey Redding’s home north of town. Death was due to debility from old age after a brief illness. She had come from Dubuque seventy years ago. The remains were taken to Dubuque yesterday to be interred beside her husband who died fifteen years prior.
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Marelodin Ironsuth
Kobua ‘Tjaden
Kate Hopkes
Kossuth
Miss Hopkes
Stephen Tradon
Konsuth
Kobua Tjadena
Tjaden
Buffalo Center
Stephen Markham
Jamey Redding
Dubuque
Bank Tax Decision Sparks Northern Iowa Revenue Talk
J W Patterson of Dubuque, I R revenue collector for the northern district of Iowa, predicts heavy business for the district as treasury rules require banks to pay a tax of eight dollars and twenty cents per one thousand on their income.
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J. W. Patterson
Dubuque
Internal Revenue
Iowa
Treasury Department
Flénée
Pratt
District Tax Probe Aims to Validate County Accounts
County supervisors appoint a committee to hire an expert accountant to audit county offices. The panel will check officer reports, investigate the tax ferrets, and assess contract adherence and possible fraud or favoritism during incumbency. Proposals arise amid expected revenue gains.
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Sidrdin
Board of Supervisors
Wilton
Grannor
Personal Injury Suits Rise In Parkersburg Area
Suing for Fallin Parkersburg has another personal injury suit to answer. Rev Korenson received 8500 for a fall as the Jackson Minnesota case seeks 8500. The January term of court at Eldora convenes January 14 with grand jurors named. Central will offer excursion rates during holidays and a new perfume line is advertised.
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Fallin
Parkersburg
Rev. Korenson
Now & Wotan
Jackson
Minnesota
Aaster
Laws Falls Alsa
Chilch
Eldora
Aerve
Amon
John Windecker
Bert, Severence
William Mightey
Quiggie
Minors Central
Ticketa Oo
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