Docket Plans and Court Schedule for New General Assembly
Judge Weaver steps to the supreme bench and Judge Ladd becomes chief justice as a docket of 314 cases, plus criminal matters and motions, is scheduled from January 21 through February 7 across districts. Dolliver and Allison set up headquarters on the Savery floor for the opening session and subsequent political events.
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Dolliver
Ft. Norge
General Assembly
Allison
Dollivar
Putlor
Savery
House
Senate
Carnegie Gift For Public Library Will Meet Conditions
Andrew Carnegie pledged thirty thousand dollars for a city public library if conditions are met. A donor also contributed funds for maintenance, with a two mill library tax approved to cover costs. Building should start in the spring. In Waterloo Democrats plan a festival honoring Andrew Jackson with speakers including ex-Governor Boies and Judge Wade.
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Balu
Andrew Carnegie
Alob
Tria
Democrats
Waterloo
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Boies
Judge Wade
Town City
Hl, Basher
J. M. Parsons
Rock Rapids
Advocates Seek Reformatory Plan For Youthful Offenders
Senator Emmert of Cass county drafts a measure to convert Anamosa State Penitentiary into a men's reformatory while moving older felons to Ft. Madison. The plan targets convicts aged sixteen to thirty at Anamosa to learn trades, aiming to rehabilitate and reintegrate them. The board of control endorses the reform and expects legislative passage.
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Emmert
Cass County
State Board of Control
Anamosa
St. Madison
Opening Day Guests Listed for State House Ceremony
Bovatora Allison and Dolliver are set to attend the State House opening ceremony at the Legislature. Senator Allison of Dubuque is slated to participate, with other officials expected to be present.
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Bovatora Allison
Dolliver
Senator Allison
Dubuque
Humphreys Witch Hazel Oil Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Humphreys Witch Hazel Oil as a cure for piles, burns, skin eruptions, chapped hands, and insect stings. It claims instant relief and healing for various conditions including external and internal hemorrhoids and inflamed breasts, offered in 25c, 50c, and 1.00 dollar sizes from Humphreys Medicine Company of New York.
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Humphreys' Med. CO
Car. William & Jotai
New York
Fatal Covetous News Haunts Chariton Farmer
Joan Johnson a wealthy retiree and farmer in Chariton hanged himself in his home after being balked in purchasing another farm. The death is treated as a suspected suicide amid financial disappointment and property loss.
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Joan Johnson
Chariton
Sheriff Fails to Capture Prisoner in Columbus Case
Sheriff Desmond of Asceola county traveled to Columbus Nebraska seeking Frank Waring and his aliases. Authorities refused extradition, promising to hold Desmond if the case failed. Waring is also wanted in Lincoln for forgery, dampening hopes of bringing him to trial in the state.
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Desmond
Asceola County
Columbus
Nebraska
Frank Waring
Mmany
Waring
Lincoln
Child Burned to Death Near Ely
A five year old son of Frank Blazeka died after his clothing ignited from a heating stove door opened by the child. Painful burns proved fatal quickly after the accident occurred on Thursday afternoon near Ely.
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Ely
Frank Blazeka
Iowa Fire Losses in 1901 Top Three Million
A conservative estimate puts Iowa fire losses for 1901 at 3.5 million dollars, with last year’s total at 1,987,430, a rise near seventy five percent. Des Moines and Davenport saw major fires, villages were nearly wiped out, and Iowa companies bore most losses though out-of-state firms fared less severely.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Davenport
Uditor World
Ottumwa enjoined from building new waterworks
Readable text notes Ottumwa is restrained from commencing any new waterworks. An anecdote from Indiana recalls A T Headley, a durable blacksmith, whose rheumatic worries subsided after using Electric Bitters, claimed to restore health. Advertisements tout cures for kidneys and nerves, and promote One Minute Cough Cure for children.
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A. T. Headley
Pilden
Indiana
Teo
Hontoran
Schultz & Pfander
Isle of Pines colony plan stirs Iowa farmers voyage to Cuba
A large party of Iowa farmers led by T L James departs New Orleans by steamship for the Isle of Pines off Cuba to establish a tropical fruit colony. Twenty three families from Spit it Lake Fairfield and other Iowa towns join the voyage. Also noted is the illness and expected death of Hon Ainsworth, veteran politician and lawyer from Fayette County.
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New Orleans
Isle of Pings
Cuba
Spitsit Lake
Fairfield
Iowa
T. L. James
Uncle Sam
Isle of Pines
Officer Shot and Killed in Hvans Riot
A riot involving a white crowd and Black residents erupted Monday night in Hvans near Oskatoosa. Constable John Rutgenberg was shot and killed during the unrest in a coal mining area.
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Hvans
Oskatoosa
Constalle
John Rutgenberg
Pre-Election Contest From Johnson County to Be Appealed
Democrats of Johnson County plan to appeal a supreme court case over nomination paper deadlines and mandamus actions taken to seat two Republican nominees. The move aims to set precedent for future elections and clarify filing timelines under state law. Court action expected in about a year and a half given current docket pace.
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Johnson County
Supreme Court of
Republican Central Committee
Wade
County Central Committee
Supreme Court
Tragedy and odd notices from Iowa and beyond
A chaotic Iowa brief recalls John Neff shooting his former sweetheart and wounding another man before dying by his own hand. The piece notes Dr Moorman’s fatal back injury, Luella Pickett sues the railroad for 40000, and Des Moines plans waterworks bonds amid depot darkness. A lecture chairman jokes about Professor Billythe’s absence, then introduces the late Smythe. Also noted is a churchyard tomb inscription claiming a 127 year old man and his 72 year old father, an impossible dating anomaly.
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Weet Union
John Neff
Moorman
Johu
Mies Luella Pickett
Fort Dodge
C.ds N. W.ry
Mondlamia
Des Moines
An Evangelist's Story and Cough Cure Advertisement
An evangelist recalled being accosted on a train over a payment dispute as the Washington Star recounts. The advertisement section promotes One Minute Cough Cure with claims of immediate relief for coughs colds and throat and lung troubles. It also touts War Cramps B as unequaled and the product as pleasant and child-friendly.
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Mike
Panhandlin
Vail
Jas. Kirkman
Belle River
Fir
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