Smallpox in Iowa during 1880 1901 reports
In the biennial periods 1880 1900 and 1900 1901 Iowa recorded 4694 smallpox cases and 35 deaths. Secretary Kennedy and Governor Shaw note counties avoiding epidemics while Hamilton county reports the worst with 433 cases. Other counties like Appanoose Guthrie Webster Boone Monona and Wapello show varied case totals.
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Iowa
Sec
J. BP. Kennedy
State Board of Wealth
Shaw
Kennedy
Delaware
Grundy
Jackson
Mills
Louisa
Warren
Hamilton County
Appanoose
Guthrie
Webster
Boone
Monona
Wappello
Humboldt
Marshall
Benton
Butler farmer pays fine for impure butter violation
Simon Steffen of Kossuth county paid 900 dollars after a Chicago detective and Grundy Center deputy collector demanded 800 for violating the oleomargarine law. Steffen had shipped butter to Chicago and a neighbor added pure tallow to one tub, prompting the enforcement action.
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Simon Steffen
Kossuth County
Chicago
Steffen
Sage
Grundy Center
Mystery surrounds death of farmer Joseph Buchanan
Joseph Buchanan, a farmer living fourteen miles northeast of Chariton, was found murdered in his cabin. The coroner’s jury ruled murder by persons unknown. He lived a hermit’s life with believed wealth at home. no sign of struggle or disarray. He was last seen eight days prior by a neighbor. The case remains deep in mystery with no clues.
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Joseph Buchanan
Chariton
Winds Central O12 experiment rumor reported by trajesmen
A winter test on Winds Central is rumored among trajesmen with unverified claims from Freeport sources. Regular locomotives could be outfitted with oil burners cheaply, and a small number would undergo trial. Old burning engines see exclusive use near the Rocky Mountains and show long-run practicality over coal burners. Supreme Court's Iowa tax ferret law ruling remains unsettled as of Saturday.
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Freeport
Rocky Mountains
Retroactive tax law decision in Jasper county case
The Jasper county treasurer sued to recover back taxes on the estate of August Wendt. Judge McClain writes the court's opinion, with all members concurring, marking the first construction of the tax ferret law as it now appears in the state statute book.
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McClain
Bar
Jasper County
August Wendt
Stoehr Stands in Suit With Tama Woman Beckeng
Miss Bertha Beckeng of Tama county sues John B. Stoehr for 6000 dollars for breach of promise after three postponed weddings. An attachment for 2000 dollars is placed on his goods. Stoehr, a young Tama businessman, is known locally. Des Moines figures Menderson, David B. Henderson, and Major John I. Lacey will speak there on the 23 with Senator Charles Fairbanks of Indiana. Mechanics are sought by the government for the Philippines with 875 dollars per month, transport, and a two year contract.
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Stoehr
Bertha Beckeng
Tama County
John B. Stoehr
Tama
Stohhr
Menderson
Des Moines
David B. Henderson
House of Representatives
John I. Lacey
Congress
Charles Fairbanks
Indiana
Philippines
Phiippines
Marilea
Wm. Johnson
Aliee Bear
Agher
Andrs
Philip Bear
Wm. J. Johnston
Miss Steffen
Goodell
John Redding
Geneva
Mrs. Founston
Faulkner
Tie Woap
Pur chase of drinking cups at city school urged
Eldora Herald notes the supplies committee of the school board approved buying individual drinking cups for first primary room pupils to promote hygiene. It adds that the Iowa Grand Lodge I O O B is meeting in Creston and may seek statehouse use for fall events. Rev Hugh McNinch visits Washington Iowa for presbytery meetings while John Milligan is named a local delegate.
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Schonlg
Eldora Herald
Iowa
Hugh McNinch
Washington
John Milligan
McNinch
Unclear World War Era Briefs and Local Notices
A patchwork of wartime notes, train car bombs in Italy, insurgent actions in China, a Boston man’s family tragedy, and a Chicago assault. Small ads tout harness goods, millinery, and a poultry buyer in search of prices, plus a photo request and a rate cut to New York by the Chicago Great Western Railway.
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New York
Chicago Great Western Railway
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Great Western
Ord. P. Himer
GPB
Chicago
Grundy County 70,000 Boost From Tax Evasion Probe
Grundy county tax officials, aided by Langdon and Benz and assisted by Keen er, Carnahan & Co, uncover omitted assessments dating back to 1806 through 1901. The discovery could swell the county treasury by about 70,000 dollars or more. Hardin county court opens its term with Judge Weaver presiding. DeVries versus Tulinoja Central railroad heads the docket alongside two murder cases, divorces, and a Butler County Mutual Insurance annual report showing improved results and risks in force.
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Grundy County
Langdon & Benz
Board of Supervisors
Nes
Keener, Carnahan & Co
Entir
Grundy
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Weaver
Hardin County Court
DeVries
Tulinoja Central Railroad
Alden
Clemens
Gifford
Lane
Hardin County political row shapes choice for August Newman
County newspapers report two exceptions backing August Newman for a key position, urging support for the Democratic ticket to rebuke distrust in local officials. Armstrong snowlog notes a Sunday storm with melting snow. Pfander sells two thirds of his drug business stake forming Halloran Schultz Pfander. Halloran is son of Mike Halloran and Schulz from Nebraska joins as registered pharmacist. Iowa Board of Health files its eleventh biennial report detailing infectious disease stats and public health laws.
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Tapera
August Newman
Bie
Baxter
Newman
Hardin
Neuman
C. W. Pfander
Halloran, Schultz & Prander
Prander
Tom Halloran
Mike Talloran
Mr. Schultz
Nebrastka
Fim
Halloran, Schults
Board of Wealth
State Board of Health
Sateurday
Iowa
Electric lights brighten school clubroom supervision shift
Notes from a local high school recount supervision by Mrs Tanner in primary grades and new elected Joan Hunt as high school society president. Miss Gray praised for a fine criminal room. Superintendent absent prompts no Friday entertainment, next program planned for October. Mr York leaves for Manhattan health reasons. substitute expected. Planned items include manual training, a lecture course with Prof Lou J Beauchamp, and various church events. Also mentions millinery, poultry pricing, oak posts, and wallpaper discount remark.
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Mrs. Tanner
Joan Hunt
Miss Gray
Burton Richardson
York
Manhattan
Kansas
Melntyre
Lou J, Beauchamp
Lou J
Beauchamp
M. E. Ehureh
J. M. Cleary
Presbyterian Church
Adrian Newens
Myan- Kelival Church
BP. E. Hopkins
St. John's
Rulings Reversed by Iowa Supreme Court
The Iowa Supreme Court reversed two Hardin county decisions. In Ives versus Weldon it held Weldon liable for damages from a lamp explosion due to selling gasoline with improper labeling. In Wimber versus Iowa Central Railroad the court reduced the awarded damages for amputation, setting an $8,000 maximum for leg injuries. Autumn foliage and church visit plans follow, with notices of district meetings and local events in Ackley.
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Towa
Supreme Court
Weaver
Hardin Court
Jennie Ives
William Weldon
Weldon
Lowa Falls
Hardin County Enarch
Iowa Central Railroad
Fragmented Letter from Sept Decodes Rich Imagery
A damaged excerpt discusses a letter dated September 2 and mailed September 11, received October 10, referencing a mix of language and names. It mentions floods, poverty, religious tone, and a controversial map end quote. J M Cooney is noted with corn yields from fifty acres, suggesting a rural agrarian discussion and a study in vitriolic rhetoric.
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Newton Dis
Stu
J. M. Cooney
Mr. Cooney
Breithaupt Renominated Atacnucus of Etna Lawnship
Breithaupt seeks re nomination for township trustee at a Saturday caucus in which he is the Democratic candidate alongside two other Democrats. James Line of Alden, awaiting murder trial, cites liquor as motive in a broader discussion touching crime and state issues. The piece also notes proposed Presbyterian clause improvements and steam heating replacements as policy and infrastructure topics.
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Breithaupt
Etna
F. Breithaupt
Dominakae
Itean
Deke
Democrata
James Line
Alden
Villamos
Iowa
WHE Play at Rider and Local Notices Collide
Wild misread sports item notes a high school team returning to play Rider with a local eleven, amid scattered details. A government and public notice section mentions Democrat William Grady as grant township trustee candidate and mentions marriage licenses and local health notes, including T. Smal Sr. in poor health at seventy.
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Itigh School
Umm High School
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