Lincoln yoke auction tale and oddities from old reports
The item recounts Lincoln’s 1830 ox yoke once owned by him in New Salem and later bought by Clark M. Smith as a family keepsake. It also mentions London water history from 1479 to 1582, author Joel Chandler Harris, a vegetarian anecdote, and various brief historical notes on science, industry, and society.
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University of Tilinolé
Lincoln
New jSdlem
Ill
Congress
Clark M. Smith
New Salem
London
Thames
Fleet Street
Germany
Peter Maurice
London Bridge
Iowa Business Reform Urged After Rail Tax Fight
Investigation urged into Iowa incorporation laws as Great Northern and other railways operate without Iowa incorporation. Tangled ownership of Sioux City and Northern by Willmar and Sioux Falls through Great Northern prompts calls for state inquiry and possible legislature action. Minor party report on insurance may steer deferral dividend policy legislation. Burlington man dies after lifting a live wire in a storehouse. cause listed as accidental electrocution.
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Des Moines
Dan
Creat, Northern Railroad Company
Minnesota
Iowa
Great Northern
Sioux City
Child dies in Rome outing under overexertion
A child, Evelyn Hierkey, died while enjoying a trip in Rome or near an early household outing. Doctors cited overexertion as a factor. The girl was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hikes.
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Rome
Evelyn Hierkey
W. A. Hiekes
Aviel-Sinecken
Railroad rates cut on five freight goods in Iowa order
Railroad commissioners issued an order after a hearing reducing freight rates on five articles including manure, burial vaults, horse covers, sash weights, and roofing material. The reductions range from twenty to forty percent, applying to shipments in Muscatine and surrounding areas.
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Des Moines
Muscatine
Padded cell holdover case of mental health and alleged poisoning
A person with a mental health condition named Fern Dodge is described in a padded cell context. The report alleges an attempt to poison him through food, with Henry Hopler and others tied to a craywork jail scene. The text notes a wild delirium or fit during confinement and references future action.
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Fern Dodge
Bwreedlig
Slawis
Henry Hploger
Craywele
Bert Faitare
Law Delay Keeps City Reports Until New Uniform Rules
An official opinion holds city and town auditors must continue filing reports under the old system until April 1 when the new uniform accounting law takes effect. Auditors may publish at state expense all related matters as they see fit.
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Les Madnes
Atorney Permittion Tocgy
First to Chip In for China Promptly Responded
In Washington Delaware on June 7 an item notes Luvernoe Culms was the first to respond to relief efforts for China. The promptness is praised and officials expect widespread support for the cause from Red Mruss deadauetpters and associated groups.
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China
Washington
DE. C
Red Mruss
Luvernoe Culms
EXCEL
Explosion Cuts Off Gas Supply From Cleveland
An explosion damaged the eighteen inch main near Akron causing Cleveland to lose gas from West Virginia. Thousands of homes and businesses faced fuel and light shortages and manufacturing plants dependent on natural gas were shut down or halted.
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West Virginia
Cleveland
Akron
Threatens Girl Then Flee As Man Is Shot In Iowa
Frank Orr of Valley Junction confronted Miss Lulu Higgins after a rejected courtship last night. Higgins fled to a window and escaped to a neighbor. Ira Bogard awoke during the incident and Orr shot him seriously. Orr was not arrested. In another note, Iowa issued 63 criminal requisitions in 1906, with 35 honored.
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Des Moines
Jon
Orr
Valley Junction
Lui Higging
Ira Bogard
Iowa
Sayterville
Katherine Morris
A. L Ellis
Thought She Had Killed Baby and Drank Poison
Leon Iowa January 6 Believing she had killed her baby she cut the infant with scissors while putting it to bed and then swallowed a large dose of carbolic acid dying shortly after She told her husband she had slain the infant and drank the poison Doctors claim emotional insanity was the cause
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Leon
Alex Bellamy
Owa Woman Maud West Dies After Contested Operation
Chicago reports the death of Maud West wife of a Willison bank heir and daughter-in-law of Amos P. West. Alleged self-performed operation at St. Anthony's hospital led to death after Christmas, while Villisca inquiries question relation to Amos West and the deceased. The family, described as wealthy and socially prominent, faces sensational rumors amid conflicting telegrams.
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Chicago
Maud West
Corning
Amos P. West
Willison Iowa National Bank
Iowa
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Carl Knuth
Lessing
North Side
Villisca
Anos P. West
Maude West
Amos West
West
Mra. West
Marriage Rumors Stir Platteville Campus Involving Lola Brant
In Platteville Wisconsin near Dubuque, Lola Brant, a prominent young woman, is rumored to marry Sim Wig after frequent visits to his laundry. The wedding is said to be imminent, though Brant has not denied the claim.
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Dubuque
Platteville
Wis
Pdubudaue
Lola Brant
Sim Wig
Miss Brant
Celestial
Sam
Senator Allison Ready to Return to Gapita
Des Moines Iowa January 3 Senator Allison has recovered from illness enough to return to Washington this week in a letter to U S Marshal Christian The caucus for selecting federal officials is not dated but his return is expected to hasten it The delegation expects Dolliver’s election by January 22 or 30 and will await that outcome
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Allison
Gapita
Des Moines
Washington
United States
Marshal Christian
Dolliver
Susya Hatseen
Trust Trouble In Monroe County Burglary Case
A Monroe county case features Representative Kendall defending Thomas Hanley convicted on Army evidence. Disputed is the trial court ruling labeling a pocket knife keys and a folding tool set as burglars tools. Defense argues such items should not form a legal precedent for burglary tool classification.
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Des Moines
Tha Supreme Court
Monroe County
Kendall
Thomas Hanley
Buiglar
Cary
New Kink in the Installment Marriage
A Justice of the Peace collapsed during a wedding in Des Moines Iowa delaying Frank Lucas and Wilma Hall from Clarkson. After a half ceremony, Justice Roe fainted and the bride asked if it was finished. Justice Duncan arrived, completed the nuptials, and the couple could catch their train home.
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Hos Moines
Justice of the Peace
Roe
Frank Lucas
Wilma Hall
Clarkson
Justice Roe
Lucas
Sald
Justice Duncan
Morning Bottle of Water Sparks Bed Fire Tale
Roy Farnum a druggist narrowly escaped a bosimn blaze after a sunlit water bottle on his windowsill acted as a burning glass. The bottle concentrated sunlight onto his bed clothes igniting a small fire he quickly put out with no major damage.
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Roy Farnum
Marnhem
Shaw to Resume Law Practice in Denison After March
Des Moines Iowa January 7 Secretary of the Treasury Shaw will return to Iowa and resume the practice of law at Denison after March 1. His former law partner says Shaw has decided not to accept any position with insurance companies in New York City.
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Des Moines
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
Iowa
Denison
New York City
Vor Yey
Barber Asphalt Company Fire Causes About $6000 Loss
Des Moines Iowa January 7 The asphalt plant of the Barber Asphalt company burned today causing about six thousand dollars in damage. The firm will rebuild as it is conducting extensive work in the area.
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Barber Company
Moines
Barber Asphalt Company
Owa Lumber Trust to Be Investigated
Washington DC Tan 7 Important legal proceedings will start in Chicago to dissolve what the Interstate Commerce Commission deems an unlawful combination to fix prices and restrain trade. The commission has gathered evidence of agreements among lumber men to control prices and output, especially in Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota and other western states.
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Washington, D. C
Tan
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Traveling salesman dies suddenly in Dubuque home
John Sibert, 52, veteran traveling salesman for Myers Cos of Dubuque, died of heart failure at his family residence at 1:00 this morning. He was widely known across the state and formerly served as president of the Dubuque Traveling and Business Men's Association.
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Dubuque, Ta
John Sibert
Myers, Cos Company
Dubuque
Dulistie Traveling and Business Men's Association
Wife Weds For Spite, Divorces For Husband
Chicago January 7 John H Trochel mainn 181 West Jackson Street was granted a divorce from his 17 year old wife Edna after he told Judge Frost he was no match for her They wed June 28 1905 separated November 10 1906 Trocelmann claims she left him saying she married for spite
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Chicago
John H. Trochelmainn, Jr
West Jackson Street
Edna
Frost
Trocelmann
Work Filed High on New Bosses of Printer and Binder
Des Moines reports Chassell becomes state printer and binder after buying the bindery plant. A flood of unfinished reports and state documents move to the new regime with February 1 deadlines, including labor, dairy, public instruction, fish and game, adjutant general, land department, and many others totaling thousands of pages. The transition weighs as legislature adds to the workload.
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Des Moines
Emory Engsh
Chassell
the Savery
Fedford
Murphy
Card of Health
Academy of Science
Executive Council
Hoe
Board of Central
Messrs
English
Labor Commission
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Adjutant General
Land Department
Insurance Commission
Iowa State College
Highway Commission
State Historical Society
The
State University
Bride Dies While Visiting in Watertown South Dakota
Wesley Sn Dakota January 8 a bride, Mrs Julius Kunz, died suddenly while visiting the home of Mr and Mrs F X Way in Watertown South Dakota The couple married months earlier in Minneapolis where they resided She was formerly Miss Clara Thompson a state university graduate The body was brought home for funeral services held today
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Watertown
S. D. Wesley Sn
Myx
F. X. Way
Julius Kunz
Wesley
Minneapolis
Clara Thompson
The
State University
Show Girl and Employee Wed After Show Desires
John Inman, an employee of the show factory in this city, married Mae Monte, a chorus girl from the "Show Girl," by Justice Ames Martin. The couple wed this afternoon after the show, having met after the performance Saturday night and spending Sunday together as the troupe stayed in town. The dare to marry was issued and accepted at 2 p.m. yesterday.
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Tovers
John Inman
Show Factory
Mae Monte
Justice Aames Martin
Inman
Iowa to aid starving China relief effort
Des Moines Jan 3 Governor summing issued a proclamation urging Iowans to support the Red Cross relief for China. Henry Wallace is named to manage funds. Plans for polices and collection of food and supplies will be announced within days as Iowa prepares to contribute to humanitarian relief in the Orient.
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Qwans Asker
Des Moines
Summing
Iowa
Red Cross Movement
China
Henry Wallace
Ir.lace
Pla Rales
Towa
Iowa Leads In Farm Products And Wheat Yields Across Decades
Des Moines reports Iowa’s dominance in agriculture with vast grain production. The state produced 653,607,420 bushels of cereals, and corn yields rose from about 34.5 to 36 bushels per acre in the 1890s to mid-1900s, while overall yearly outputs climbed.
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Des Moines
Towa
Ft. R. Sage
Iowa
San Francisco
New York
Acre
Snoring Judge Triggers Black Hawk County House Contested Seat
In Black Hawk County Waterloo precinct one election judge asleep during counting ignites a long running contest between Guy A. Feely of Waterton and G B Mornin of Cadar Falla for the Black Hawk county representative seat. With only five votes separating them, Feely, a Republican, is seated de jure but the challenge could unseat him. Mornin would receive the $500 salary for the session if seated. The contest costs may approach $1,000. The board of supervisors, acting as canvassing board, recommends tossing the ballots due to irregularities and violations of law, claiming judges slept on duty. If the legislature acts similarly, Feely risks losing his seat. the Republican-dominated board introduced the resolution to discard the ballots.
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Des Moines
Blackhawk County
Iowa
Guy A. Feely
Waterton
Mornin
Cadar Falla
Bath
Morpheus
Irourh
Waterloo
Board of Supervisors
danVva Sales Board
Bal
Alep
Guy Feety
Blackhawk
Failure for $25 000 of an Iowa haberdashery
Knoxville January 4 A prominent Knoxville haberdasher, Sir Kaufmen, proprietor of a leading gents furnishing house, faced a bankruptcy filing or financial reversal. The article notes large debts and secured creditors among local banks and individuals, with assets estimated between 60 and 75 percent of claims.
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Iowa
Knoxville
Sir Kaufmen
Knoxville Na- Hong Bans
Itst Personel Bank
Pleasan
N. Brewer
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Iowa Legislative Insurance Commission
Des Moines Life Insurance Company
Burlington
Geor. Morris
GC. G. & Q. Roundhouse
Ianocent
Frank Orr
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Truer
Ann Arbor
OWA Lumber Trust
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