Decrease in Population in Iowa Towns Explained by Land Purchases
Secretary A H Davison of the Iowa executive council, over census work in Des Moines, explains Iowa town population declines by rural land purchases. He cites farmers buying land to accommodate families, pushing tenants and poorer farmers to relocate, with modern machinery enabling larger holdings and reshaping rural settlement.
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A. H. Davison
State Executive Council
Des Moines
Towa
Luce
Davisott
Iowa
Davison
Mysterious death of Beatrice creamery manager Roy Furst
Adrian banker Furst went to Des Moines to visit his son Roy Furst manager of the Beatrice creamery. He found Roy dead in bed after hearing he had gone upstairs to rest. Coroner Beck cited heart failure or poisoning as possible causes.
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Furst
Adrian
Des Moines
Roy Furst
Beatrice Creamery
Roy
Beck
Extradition hearing features damning Denison link
At Des Moines Gov Cummins presided over Schercliffe extradition hearing. Elmer E. Thomas of Omaha alleged Oklahoma officers are part of a scheme to move Schercliffe to Oklahoma for an early gallows death. Thomas offered no evidence, only pointed to peculiar circumstances and attributed the matter to Tom Dennison.
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Schercliffe
Miner Ironic Chittenden Found Dead in Keystone Mine
Des Moines miner Ironic Chittenden was killed in an isolated corner of the Keystone mine where slate reportedly fell on his back during morning work. His body was discovered after quitting time when colleagues began a missing-person search.
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Chittenden
Des Moines
Robbery Attempt at Parkersburg Depot
While clerk Will Reints from the Lsey store crossed the platform at Parkersburg's Lowa Central depot on Thursday night, a man demanded his surrender and threatened to kill him. Reints yielded a knife and the assailant fled with the weapon.
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Will Reints
Losey
Lowa
Parkersburg
Sunday Baseball Injunction Heard in Oskaloosa Court
The civic league seeks to stop Sunday baseball games. Judge Scott heard arguments and took the matter under advisement after a lengthy hearing with an opinion to be delivered later.
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Scott
Oskaloosa Thure
Civic League
Aeronaut Falla on Box Car in Parachute Incident
An aeronaut named Claude Woods was injured after his parachute released near a box car during a Mayseatine flight. The breeze pushed him into the car as he fell to the ground. his injuries are not expected to be fatal.
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Aeronaut
Falla
Claude
Woods
Mayseatine
Elopera Found a Friend In Old Time Pathway
An odd excerpt describes Arthur Trost of Cool eloping with Jessie to Blayden, Washington, and his desperate effort to secure a midinge Uconge when he unexpectedly met a friend serving as a clerk at the New Crawford in Port Dodge.
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Elopera
Arthur Trost
Cool
Jessie
Blayden
Washington
Port Dodge
Fraud claim rattles towns with spirit medium scam
Report notes J Z Eagle linked to a fraud in Hot Springs South Dakota and Davenport Iowa where he claimed communication with the dead to bilk Mrs Grant of 510 dollars. Authorities warn of similar operations and advise caution around spiritualist mediums.
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Hagle
Cedar Rapids
J. Z. Eagle
Hale
Alt
Grant
Hot Springs
8. D
Davenport
Towa
Farm Hand Worka Graft Near Treynor
Liga Buncanson a farm hand near Treynor is under arrest for forging six worthless checks totaling an unspecified sum. Authorities report the incidents occurred over a short period and involved forged signatures on farm-related drafts.
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Liga Buncanson
Treynor
Unsolved death mystery in Gass township inquest continues
The inquest into the death of Stein's wife in Gass township eight miles west of Harlan resumes after her body was found in a maple grove. She was last seen Saturday morning when her husband left for a neighbor to thrash. The body showed burns from fuel between the feet with no signs of struggle. Coroner's jury has not yet reported.
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Shelby County
L. Cook
Corman
Hein
Gass Township
Harlan
Stein
Thrash
Legal Fight Over Corporate Refiling After Move
The Tegalda Dirtment case involves whether a corporation moving its principal place of business must refile its articles of incorporation in the new county and with the secretary of state. The matter arose on a request by a Red Oak firm seeking to amend its articles to change the principal place of business to Council Bluffs, prompting a historic question about filing requirements.
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Tegalda
Secretary of State
Red Oak Corporation
Council Bluffs
Red Oak
Texas Fever in Iowa Sparks Cattle Crisis
Des Moines report says State Veterinarian Kato found Texas fever in Madison County cattle, traced to Kansas City purchases. To stamp out the outbreak, afflicted animals must be killed and cremated by coal oil and lime, costing $d per head. farmers demand state payment and threaten lawsuits.
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Des Moines
Kato
Madison County
Kansas City
Railways to pay larger share of Iowa taxes in 1905
Iowa’s 1905 tax plan raises railway valuations by 1,643,753 over 1904 and 2,637,400 over 1903, aided by new lines. Farm values are cut by 52,415,034 from 1903 levels, signaling a shift of tax burden toward railways while reducing farm assessments.
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Des Moines
Missing Man's Body Found Near Des Moines River
The decomposed body of 37 year old Henry Steinhoff of Kalo was found in a riverbank thicket by two boys on Thursday morning. A May 22 letter asks forgiveness for a rash act and mentions a loving wife and two sons. A whisky bottle near the scene is believed to hold poison. He disappeared June 24, the day of Hagenbeck's Fort Dodge show. He left roughly $6,000 in property and $3,000 in life insurance.
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Henry Steinhoff
Kalo
Des Moines
Hagenback
Fort Dodge
Fierce Fight Over Tools In Council Bluffs
Thomas Atherton and David Atherton were shot after a dispute over carpenter tools in Council Bluffs. Mrs. Chas Boerner was severely assaulted with a hammer during the confrontation. Boerner claimed the Athertons had taken his tools. he pursued them after arming a rifle. Neither injured party is expected to die.
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Council Bluffs
Thomas
David Atherton
Chas
Boerner
Athertons
Suit Filed Over Alienation of Affections in Sioux City
P S Champlin sues Edward M Sinclair for 10000 alleging alienation of affections of Mrs Champlin. Champlin claims Sinclair interfered in a business partnership and engaged in improper relations with Champlin's wife leading to divorce.
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Sioux City
P. S
Champlin
Edward M. Sinclair
Sinclair
Great Western Absorbs Interurban Lines Under C G W
A Waterloo dispatch reports Chicago Great Western Railway has absorbed the Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern Railway and the Mason City and Clear Lake interurban line. Both lines are said to be made part of the Great Western system.
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Waterloo
Chicago Great Western Railway
Cedar Falls
Stolen team of horses and buggy near Mapleton
Between 12 o clock and daylight Monday morning thieves took a fine team of horses harness and buggy from BH. L. Crow s barn near Mapleton A liberal reward is offered for the arrest of the thieves.
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Mapleton
BH. L. Crow
Foul Tip Injures Teen Player in Local Game
Sixteen year old Westel Payton was struck over the heart by a foul tip during a baseball game at Nashby Corner near Ottumwa. He threw the ball back to the pitcher and dropped. Medical aid was summoned and his condition was not immediately known.
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Wstel Payton
Nashby Qornera
Ottmwa
Eac
New Interurban Road Formed In Des Moines
The Central Railway Company with capital of $25,000 filed articles of incorporation on Thursday in Des Moines and plans immediate construction of an interurban electric railroad between Des Moines and Am ega. Headquarters will be in Des Moines.
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The
Central Railway Company
Des Moines
Amea
Colored Knights of Pythias closes annual Ot tumwa meeting
The Grand Lodge Colored Knights of Pythias wrapped up its annual meeting in Ottumwa on Thursday night with a ball held in the Turner hall by the organizers.
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Colored Pythians
Grand Lodge
Colored Knights of Pythias
Ottumwa
Hoch Gets Reprieve For Bigamist Wife-Slayer
In Chicago, Johann Hoch, convicted of murdering his wife, secured a reprieve after a donor paid for an appeal. A $600 cash bundle, including $300 from a stranger, prompted Governor Deneen to delay Hoch’s execution to Aug. 25 as Hoch vows his innocence and readiness to prove it in court.
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Johann Hoch
Chicago
Hoch
Healy
Springfield
Johanna Hoch
Supreme Court
Deneen
Treasury
Receiver Sought For Equitable Life Insolvency Case
Col J Wilcox Brown of Baltimore petitions the U S Circuit Court seeking a receiver for the Equitable Life Assurance Society alleging insolvency and mismanagement. The suit aims to halt new policies, compel full accounting, and credit policyholders with a fair surplus. Separate notices report a baby bitten by rats in Berks County and two Girard Iron employees killed in Youngstown cage incident.
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Equitable
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Col. J. Wilcox Brown
Baltimore
Treasury
Rata
James Reynolds
Plowville
Berks County
Veil of Death Drawn Over Scourged New Orleans
Yellow fever worsens in New Orleans with scattered new cases and heightened danger. Citizens rally to combat the plague, while the city is quarantined from the rest of Louisiana and Mississippi guards the line. Rail and river commerce falter as fruit and mail movement shrink amid fears of northward spread. An importan t note lands on Governor Vardaman’s quarrels with Louisiana officials and Mississippi mobilization.
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New Orleans
State Board of Health
Louisiana
Vardaman
Mississippi
Railir
Post Office Department
Chicago
St. Louis
Honduras
Wyatt
Mississippi National Guard
Mississippi Sound
Scotty of Death Valley Walter Scott the sensational miner
Walter Scott, a 27 year old former buffalo bill cowboy, has become the year’s most talked about figure. He claims a inexhaustible Death Valley mine and has dazzled cities with bold stunts including a 44 hour train run from Los Angeles to Chicago and a wave of money offers totaling near 24 million. His wife, a New York woman, accompanies him as he courts backers and the press.
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Walter Scott
Scott
Death Valley
Buffalo Bill
Los Angeles
Cal
Chicago
New York
When the Wheat Is Ripening Across Western Fields
The West shows vast wheat fields in late June with golden grain covering hills and valleys. In Hill City Wheat King Rice operates fifty harvesting machines among 110 quarters in Graham county totaling 10,000 acres. In Roswell, New Mexico B H Tallmadge of Chicago faced a government land fraud hearing with one case dismissed and a venue change granted in the second.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Hill City
Rice
Graham County
B. H. Tallmadge
Chicago
Roswell
N. M
American Bankers Association convention dates moved to Oct 1905
The thirty first annual convention in Washington now runs October 11 12 and 13 1905. The trust company and savings bank section meetings will be held on October 10.
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American Bankers’ Association
Washington
Trust’ Company Section
Savings Bank
Sult Sues Armour Packing for 20 Million Damages
A lawsuit filed in Galveston Texas seeks 20 million dollars in damages from Armour Packing Company over injuries alleged to have arisen from contracting a disease after exposure at the packing plant. The suit names most of the defendants as infected and attributes the injuries to the company’s conduct.
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Armour Packing Company
Barbon
Galveston
Texas
Japan Moves in Manchuria and Korea Threaten Vladivostok
Reports from eastern Manchuria and Korea indicate Japan is massing to press a new ring of attack if the Portsmouth conference fails to secure peace. Troops move north through Korea toward the Tumen River, and Japanese forces have landed north of Vladivostok with actions that could isolate the port and threaten Amur and Ussuri lines of communication. The pace suggests a possible Vladivostok investment or Russian retreat without battle, while Komura’s prior demand for Vladivostok and Sakhalin gains are cited as context.
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Manchuria
IK Korea
Korea
Tumen River
Gensang
Possiet Bay
Vladivostok
Oyama'a
Tumen
Siberia
Sakhalin Island
Siberian
Russia
Amur
Ussuri
Linevitch
Japan
Western Lines Promise Better Livestock Care in Transit
Western railroad traffic and operating officials welcome a final Agriculture Department ruling on feeding and watering cattle in transit. Cars must provide troughs of specified size, allow at least one third of cattle to lie down, and stop for five minutes every twenty eight hours to refresh water. Shippers and carriers expect many cars to be unloaded to meet the rules.
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Western Lines
Bette
Western Railroads
Secretary of Agriciture
Department’ of Agriculture
Eirs
Secretary of Agriculture
Srate
Interstate Commerce Commission reports rail accidents 1903
A bulletin from the Interstate Commerce Commission summarizes railroad accidents in January March 1903. It lists 232 killed and 3,713 injured in trains, plus totals of 15,806 cattle deaths and 14,397 injuries from non collision incidents. The piece notes Judge Sayer’s Lakeport decision awarding the Floy estate worth 1,000,000 to Miles Gorc en, a streetcar conductor, as bride Miss Floyd’s choice against her parents.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Sayer
Lakeport
Cal
Floy
Miles Gor Cen
Miss Floyd
London public health congress hears Browne on human life span
Sir James Browne, author on mental and nervous diseases, told a London public health congress that a hundred years might be a workable hypothesis for the natural life of man, framing a debate on longevity and public health.
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James ©. Browne
Public Health Congress
London
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