Wireless telephonia feat by Berlin company sparks long distance test
A German wireless telegraphy feat by the Almalga-Uiated Radio Telegraph Co of Berlin achieved perfect land communication over fifty miles between a Berlin laboratory and a small station at Juteryhog. Using the Poulsen system with continuous waves, questions and answers reportedly flowed without interruption. The report notes the city’s distractions and emphasizes the technical achievement.
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Aimalga- Uiated Radio Telegraph Company
Berlin
Germany
Juteryhog
Ufdérfed
Poulsen
Fight for Lower Livestock Freight Rates to Chicago
Des Moines Iowa December strong case before Interstate Commerce Commission to cut cattle freight rates from Iowa and western points to Chicago. Cort Belt Meat Producers association argues current rates exceed Illinois and Iowa state scales by 2 to 20 dollars per car, with regional disparities to Missouri and Kansas City. Officials estimate millions in excess charges and 175000 to 100000 cattle cars yearly face overcharges, urging relief against the traffic bearing pricing.
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Des Moines
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cort Belt Meat Pro
Chicago
Iowa
Ilinois
Corn Belt Meal Producers’* Association
Commission
Southern Illinois
Burlington
iChicago Ave
Chicauga
Towa
Murderer J C Crin Seeks Life Sentence In Des Moines
Des Moines reports J C Crin, condemned for murdering Charles H. Martis, attempted suicide in his cell before execution of sentence. He cut his throat with a razor, severing windpipe and major vessels, and died after resistance by doctors. A note read accusing Hodgdon and Judge Brennan.
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Des Moines
J. C. Crln
Charles H. Martis
Sust
Mort Madison
Cain
Cin
Jesler
Cain Onon
Wodgdon
Judge Brennan
Hodgdon Jiei
Morris
Ex-Governor Sends Christmas Check to Namesake
Chicago report notes William Tirrabee Carr, an eight year old Northwestern student, received a Christmas check from William Larrabee of Vermont, ex governor and retired political figure. Carr was named after the governor-elect during a tense campaign. The boy’s father Charles M. Chua serves as director of publicity for a national druggists association and was editor of the New Market Post.
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Chicago
William Tirrabee Carr
Northwestern University
Wiliam Larrabee
Wervmoant
Cropkcalise
Charles M. Chua
Publiity
National Association of Retail Druggists
Wis
New Market Post
Mir Jarrabee
Ehendead
Pardon Plea Filed for Iowa Murderer in Denton County Case
In Des Moines on December 31 ninety five BEPC leaders urged Pardon Clerk ameth Guday to grant parole for Wray Beery of Denton County. Beery was sentenced to twenty years for the 1904 murder of Mike Mouihsan.
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Ln Moines
BEPC
Clerkameth Guday
Wrayers Beervy
Denton County
Mike Mouihsan
Fire Causes Huge Loss at Whittemore Nine Buildings Damaged
Fire in Whittemore destroyed or damaged four businesses on the main street. Estimated loss tops 59 thousand dollars with costs reported around 51 thousand dollars in property damage. Firefighters battled the blaze as authorities investigated causes and safety lapses.
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Whittemore
Emmetsburg
Chrisi Haas Uleht
Gml
Iowa Couple Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary in Sandwich
A Maratianstowa couple observed their 50th wedding anniversary at a gathering in Sandwich. The event marked the couple’s half century together and coincided with the 72nd anniversary of the wife’s birth. The celebration included a religious service led by Rev A de Boetun and featured both spouses born in Verceeen, Bruns, which hints at a Germanic origin.
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Iowa
Maratianstowa
Dee
Lis Fhirtaig
Chistis Diy
Sandwich
Dingtece
Versiecy
Mas
Logan Hensell Chicago Property Sale Report
The Piatto upare mandtt Wedildings in Logan Indiana was sold for $92,000 to Charles 4 Luce and C E Peckemaugh of Logan Indiana. The property contains 24 apartments with a gross rental of $10,800 and is subject to existing encumbrances. Luce is president of State Savings Bank at Logan, while Peckemaugh is a prominent local figure.
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Ileigo
Lev
Charles 4
Luce
C.E. Peckemaugh
Logan
Peckemauga
Saloon Closures Mark Christmas in Council Bluffs
City records show for first time saloons closed on Christmas Day in Council Bluffs Iowa provoking grumbling among patrons and saloon men while railways and streetcars drew increased revenue from diverted passengers during the holiday.
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Council Bluffs
Omaha
Des Moines Man Commits Suicide Before Christmas Tree Event
Des Moines Iowa December 28 Thomas Nelson farmer near Atlantic Iowa drank a strychnine solution to end his life while preparing to hitch the family to a Christmas tree outing. He rode the horses to a doorway, toppled from the seat and died as his wife and children fled. Despondency over poor crops and inability to buy gifts is believed to be the cause.
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Des Moines
Thomas Nelson
Atlantic
Nelson
Childdren
Gorky in Rome Under Alias Amid Quiet Surveillance
In Rome on December 28 Maxim Gorky reportedly lives under an assumed name in a small house on Via Sistina. Officials fear demonstrations against tyranny and monitor his presence. He remains unobtrusive with authorities denying his location, while detectives shadow him on bicycles.
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Rome
Maxim Cgarkey
Via Sistina
Terzur
Fancy cattle and sheep for course at Ames College
Ames Iowa announces a short course in stock judging from December 86 to January 11 featuring prized herds. Aberdeens Angus from C V Battles Maquoketa and Flynn family Des Moines Shorthorns contribute top stock for class work alongside Rhodes Indiana Shorthorns. Sheep herds include 26 Shropshire from Chandler Bros Charlton Iowa and Southdowns from King Edward’s English flock.
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Ames
Dew
Iowa State College
C. V. Battles
Maquoketala
Flynn
Des Moines
America
Messrs. Flynn
State Banks Show Only Small Loss Since Consolidations
Des Moines Iowa December 26 The consolidated statement of conditions of the sale and savings banks of Iowa for December 3 shows a deposit decline of about 10 million dollars about one half of one percent Auditor Carroll says the loss is surprisingly small. Half the decrease stems from the Des Moines Sayings Bank and Town National Bank consolidation. The reserve stands at 18 percent a decline of 2 percent since August 22. Bills receivable fall nearly 2 million and capital stock drops 160000 largely due to local bank mergers. Deposits have risen by 18 million dollars for the year.
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Des Moines
Savings Banks of
Iowa
State Auditor's Office
Carroll
Carrell
Ings Bank
Town National Bank
Xmas burglars loot cigar store in Creston
Creston Iowa December 26 burglars entered Robert Laughlin's cigar store and escaped with sixty three dollars worth of meerschaum pipes Laughlin had bought for the Xmas trade. The cash drawer was undisturbed.
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Creston, Ta
Robert Laughlin
Laughlin
Teacher jailed after hugging girls at Pittsburgh college
In Pittsburgh Dee 2d report says professor Wi A Davila herded five pretty girl students to the cenba policy station. Assistant Marty Menshaw 24 admitted hugging the girls on stairs. Chief McGough sent the case to court as magistrate jailed the man.
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Pittsburg
Dee
Cenba Policy Station
Wi. A. Davila
Ale
McGough
Marty Menshaw
Harry
Wife seeks affinity as husband wins divorce
Spokane report says Mrs Irma Weston sought multiple lovers through personals while married to a Philadelphia groomed man since June 1900. Judge Prebie grants the divorce as the suit, not contested, details her correspondence with men in the midwest and east. Weston’s claims include her moving to Indianapolis then Gulf Port and Chetopa before living with Martin. The note also mentions Express magnate Alonzo Wyzant’s death in Chicago.
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Spokane
Irma Aweston
BL. B. Prebie
Yakima County
North Yakima
Wash
Here
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
John Jenkins
Thomas Martin
Gulf Port
Miss
John T Hawkins
Chetopa
Kan
Win
Weston
Hawkins
Martin
Frisco Banks Resume Despite Holiday Stringency
San Francisco reports the holiday period declared by Governor Gillett has expired at midnight Saturday. Financial stringency eased and business activity returns to normal as banks resume operations. The crisis period ends with stabilized conditions and renewed confidence in the local economy.
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Gillett
Ukmal
Farm of Great Smell Producers in Taiwa a polecat venture
Albla, Jo., Dae 27. Ten miles south east of Albathera a farmer, C. H. Hunt, runs a unique polecat farm. He began with 60 animals, built a six acre pen, and now houses 300. The fur sells for 60 cents to $2 per pelt, oil yields a pint per skunk, and a market exists at 50 cents per pint. He intends to expand to 1,500 before slaughter for market. visitors watch the animals as they play and scent the air warns visitors to leave if clothes may be spoiled.
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Albla
Albathera
Taiwa
C. H. Hunt
Moravia
Hunt
Mr. Mune
Man Safely Treated Sues His Physicians
Waterloo La Dec 27 For the first time in years a district court test of physician privilege in consentless operations case against Drs Jaynes and Pelletier. Sam Williams of Butler County sued for 26000 damages. jury awarded him one dollar after a weeklong trial noting the patient suffered blood poisoning and the operation revealed a more serious condition.
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Waterloo
Sam Williams
Butler County
Drs
Attorney General sues Great Western for cattle cruelty
Des Moines December 27 Attorney General Bonaparte filed a federal suit against the Great Western Railroad company seeking $500 in damages for a stock shipment from Minnesota to Van Meter that went 89 hours without feed water or rest. The case cites the new federal statute on cruelty.
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Des Moines
Bonaparte
Great Western Railroad Company
Minnesota
van Meter
Former Mayor Peter Fawcett of Burlington Dies
Burlington, Dec. 27. Hon. Peter Fawcett, longtime Burlington mayor and prominent iron founder, died this morning after a long illness. A veteran boiler manufacturer, he was widely known across the Midwest. He was in his eighties and survived by a widow and several children.
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Burlington
Peter Fawcett
Burington
Middle West
Mason City Veteran Seeks Iowa G A T Commandership
H A Dyer of Mason City announced his candidacy for commander of the Iowa G A T at the next encampment to be held in Cedar Rapids in June 1908. A Civil War veteran who enlisted at 16, he was captured in 1863 and later paroled, rising to chief clerk to General Canby and offered adjutant general at war's end. He has held senior G A R positions and is junior vice commander of Iowa.
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Mason City
H. A. Dyer
Department of Iowa
Cedar Rapilla
McCulloch
Canby
CG. A. R
Terrill
Iowa
Half Million Dollar Claims Overcharged for Stock Car Switching
Iowa farmers and stockmen seek a $500000 refund from Chicago yards overcharges on cattle and live-stock shipments. Claims date back five years to 1902 with $2 per car already cut to $1. after new rate law, refunds total 1 per car for five years. Estimated 100000 cars yearly from Iowa, plus other states, could receive refunds.
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West
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bone
Iowa
Chicago
Shippers Press for Interstate Freight Rate Reform
Des Moines merchants urge rate revision as IA freight costs allegedly favor Minneapolis and St Paul. Wylie, a Des Moines freight commissioner, says railroads grant lower rates to Twin City merchants versus Des Moines dealers, favoring Minnesota routes via West Liberty and Albert Lea. Merchants plan spring trade trips to southern Minnesota, South Dakota, and Nebraska pending a rate victory.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wylie
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Dakotas
Twin City
Mulhinesot
Sage
Next Springs
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Towa
West Liberty
Grandmother at 32 youngest in state in Musentine Iowa
Musentine Iowa December 26 claims the youngest Iowa grandmother. Mrs Jerry Wagner aged 32 became a grandmother when her daughter Mrs Lea Manley gave birth at 16. The newborn child’s father is 15 and a farm worker near town. Public excitement centers on the unusual family ages and multi generational ties.
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Musentine
Museatine
Towa
Lea Manley
Jerry Wagner
Heer
Manley
League at Work on Ottumwa Saloons
Ottumwa Iowa December 26 Thirty five injunctions were started against the saloons of Ottumwa by Mrs Odle acting for the State Anti Labor league Superintendent Barber indicated the league would move against another large town soon. The Ottumwa injunctions seek to restrain saloons from violating the moralet law.
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Ottumwa
League
Ottumwa, Ja
Junction
Ms. Odle
State Anti-Labor League
Barber
Estherville Denies Exaggerated Smallpox Reports
Estherville Iowa residents counter exaggerated smallpox talk. The town reports only six or eight cases statewide with three ill enough to be bed confined. About five quarantine cards are in place, most to be removed in a few days.
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Estherville
Estherville, Ta
Wpalseres
Ida Grove Man Killed in Accident
Des Moines dispatch reports a Beaver Colorado business house elevator shaft repair led to a fatal accident. A man from Ida Grove identified as Geneendix PY was at the site when tragedy struck. Details remain sparse as authorities investigate the incident and confirm casualty.
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Des Moines
Beaver
Colo
Ida Grove
Geneendix PY
Omega
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