Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission Holds First Des Moines Meet
The Iowa Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission opened in Des Moines with preliminary work. Ex-Governor William Tarrabee was named permanent chairman and W. Shepherd of Harlan temporary secretary. They discussed visiting the exposition grounds, selecting a town building site, and investment levels. A permanent secretary will be chosen after a St Louis visit planned for Tuesday to Thursday.
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Iowa
Des Moines
William Tarrabee
W. Shepherd
Harlan
Exposition
St. Louis
Insolvent Fraternal Body Seeks Receiver in Clinton
Senator J T Mott of Clinton is named receiver for the Fraternal Brotherhood of the World with a 25000 bond. Attorney General Mullan, at Tipton, joined the state auditor in requesting a receiver after Insurance Examiner Boehrer reported the society insolvent with liabilities of 35087 65 and assets of 16849 67. The value of one reserve function at two thousand dollars was questioned. All opposition to the receiver was withdrawn and Moffit was appointed.
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J.T. Mott
Clinton
Fraternal Brotherhood of the World
Mullan
Tipton
Lodge
Boehrer
Moffit Ag
Rubber Stamp Ballot Raises Legal Challenge in Lorimer
Suits filed in Union County challenge the Lorimer town election legality after ballots show part of the names stamped with rubber rather than handwritten names. The action questions whether the stamping compromised the integrity of the ballot and the electoral process.
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Union County
Lorimer
Patterson Favor Seeks New Government Post
In Dubuque friends of J W Patterson hear of renewed backing for him after losing the revenue collectorship race in Iowa’s northern district. The president is said to consider him for another major position. Creston reports a covert threat to R Burton editor of the Searchlight, with a noose found on his door.
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Dubuque
J. W. Patterson
Iowa
Colonel Patterson
Crestonia
R Burton
the Searchlight
Burton
Tom Way Ill in Mesonity Report
Local notice reports Tom Way of Mesonity is ill. Details are sparse but his condition is noted. Further updates are not provided in the fragment.
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Tom Way
Piles Cure Ad Promises Relief by Witch Hazel Oil
An old advertisement touts Humic Bhreys Witch Hazel Oil as a permanent cure for piles or hemorrhoids including external internal blind or bleeding. It claims immediate cures with three sizes priced 25c 60c and 1.08, sold by druggists and prepaid on receipt of price from Humvareye Medical Co New York.
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Humvareye’ Medicingo
Cor
William and
Moba Biy
New York
Humphreys Homeopathic Specific No 28 Ad
Nervous debility and prostration from overwork and other causes promoted, claiming over 40 years of use. States remedy is $1 per vial or $5 for special packages, with payment by Drugeets or prepaid on receipt of price.
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Humphreys
Humphreys Med. Co
William & John Style Yu
Late Iowa Briefs Stir Readers Across State
Web ster City fight leaves several with broken heads on July 1. Dubuque death of Matilda Wagner under investigation with family insisting murder. Blanchard packing to open Muscatine plant. Burlington mother charged with murdering her 4 year old stepdaughter. Ft. Dodge streetcar accident injures two after dynamite on track. Marshalltown school board disputes prize cost bid. Sioux City aims to prosecute 48 saloonkeepers in a broad reform push. Lex Pershlage anecdote about ship and captain ends with light quip.
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Matilda Wagner
Dubuque
Blanchard Packing Company
Muscatine
Howards
Burlington
Ft. Dodge
Marshalltown
Cos
Ministerial Association
Sioux City
Politician in Cummins Campaign Faces Serious Pneumonia
A known politician and the man who managed Governor Cummins' campaign last summer is seriously ill with pneumonia. The physician believes the crisis has been reached and recovery may come, though he remains in danger.
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Cummins
Tig
Beieves
Terrible accident averted on Cedar River bridge
A passenger train nearly plunged into the Cedar River at the bridge near Shellsburg after a cottonwood limb fell on the track. The engine struck the limb, the boiler was damaged, and baggage car windows were shattered, but no serious injuries occurred as frightened passengers escaped.
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Rock Island
Cedar River Bridge
Shellsburg
Chicago, Rock Island & Parity Railway
Great Western Road
Slot Machines to Quit in Masonity Under Adamant Ban
A Masonity city order ordered all slot machines shut following Law and Order League action. Police busy as dogs without muzzles were picked up for possible redemption or destruction. A rabies scare involving a prominent clothing merchant's dog proved false after belligerent street car contact.
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Masonity
Law and Order League
Whirled to Death at Manchester Electric Station
At the Manchester electric light station last Thursday afternoon, New Bauer, 13, nephew of manager Hoag, was killed when his clothing was caught in the belting. The force of the machinery broke nearly every bone before his uncle could halt the machine after hearing the impact.
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Manchester
New Bauer
Hoag
Largest tobacco plantation in the world near Lexington
A Lexington correspondent reports on Leslie Combs owning the Governor Isaac Shethy estate along the Lexington Richmond pike. The Combs farm covers 49 stores and 800 to 500 acres of tobacco yearly, described as the biggest tobacco operation in the country. The piece details soil care, crop rotation with wheat or corn, blue grass and clover, and labor-intensive processes from ground prep to curing and packing, highlighting the continuous year round effort and high expertise required in producing Indian leaf tobacco.
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Lexington
Lexington and
Richmond Pike
Isaac Shethy
Leslie Combs
United States
Kentucky
Diggeat
Dakotas
Cinaumeti
Tobacco
Summer Costumes from New York Fashion of 1880s
In New York on June 3, fashion notes celebrate mistral and crêpe wool fabrics for complete dresses, envisioning light gowns with transparent skirts needing underskirts. Descriptions cover mistral textures, lace appliques, velvet belts, tucks, corded folds, and bertha collars, predicting favorable, dressy summer outfits with vivid color and decorative details.
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New York
Mistral
Tcanvas
Bertha
Olive Harper
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