Propaganda of the simplified spelling board and varied notes
A dispatch from New York outlines the simplified spelling board at 1 Madison Avenue urging adoption of easier English spellings. It covers school events in New York and Canada, mentions hospitality courses for girls, appreciation day for teachers, and a mix of cultural and international notes, including arrests, bids, and notable figures.
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Madison Avenue
New York City
Enegliah
Becks
New York
Lightning Strike Fatal Forecast For Girl In Grigtigol
Robert Showalter and Miss Abbie Shumway, residents ten miles west of Marshalltown, were struck by lightning while returning from a performance. Showalter recovered consciousness and is expected to live, while Shumway remains unconscious with serious burns. The bolt passed through her shoe as she and Showalter stood under a maple tree. by nightfall she had not regained wakefulness.
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Marshalltown
Robert Showalter
Abbie Shumway
Showalter
May Add $15,000,000 to Railroad Property Valuation
Des Moines Iowa June 29 The executive council may increase the state's railroad property assessment by 15 million dollars this year citing claims from Perkins campaign railroad supporters and figures from railroad representatives. Hearings begin July 9 with railroad members and other parties invited to present arguments. The council has previously raised at most about 6.2 million in 1903.
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Executive Council
Des Moines
George D. Perkins
James G. Berryhill
Lafe Young
Cumimina
Waa
Cummins
Perkins’ Campaien
Berkins
Shaw and Cummins
Shaw
Tinder Staun
Martin and
Gilbertson
Tbol Yeereeers
TOE Sesereveneer Gant
3 Year Old Heroine Rescues Baby in Tub Orbit Webster City
A three year old girl near Webster City Indiana saved her baby sister from drowning in a tub. Unable to lift the child she kept the infant’s mouth above water and cried for help. The one and a half year old weighed as a playmate when they were indoors near a pump. The sister’s quick action saved the infant from suffocation.
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Webster City
Cappie Hoffman Surrenders After Davenport Slaying
Cappie Hoffman, who killed John Esberg and wounded Paul Jones in Davenport over a quarrel between two girls, surrendered to police after returning from Chicago. He fled on a freight train, claimed self defense, and his preliminary hearing is set for Friday morning.
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Paul Jones
Davenport
Cappie Hoffman
Wyo
John Esberg
Cticago
Ule
Chicago
City
Sixteenth and
Blue Streets
BUILD GREAMERY CELEBRATION IN COSTLY FIRE
Mason City June 27 The farmers cooperative creamery here was burned Monday night causing about 2000 in losses. Authorities believed incendiary origin. Citizens pledged to rebuild at once and turn over funds raised to other uses. Local efforts to restore the dairy facility remain active.
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Mason City
Thalassia
Butler
Burglary Report At Greets Jewelry Store
An unknown burglar broke into Greets Jewelry Store last night and stole several hundred dollars worth of small articles. The safe, containing about four thousand dollars in diamonds and other valuables, was not opened and its condition is unknown.
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Butelar
Dias Mohds
Des Moines Life Insurance President Testifies on Salary Cut
Rawson, president of the Des Moines Life Insurance Co, told the Iowa insurance commission that his salary was cut from 12000 to 7100 dollars annually starting January 1 at the auditor's suggestion. He noted other officers also had pay reductions totaling over 11000 dollars and opposed governor appointment of extra directors. He defended high salaries as necessary to attract qualified officers and described the company’s investments in land and mortgage assets. The hearing focused on uniform policy laws and officer salary disclosures to policyholders, with plans for four policy forms under consideration.
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Rawson
Des Moines Life
Tyle
CG. B. Rawson
Henry Nollen
Bankers Life
Commisaeion
Insurance
Auditor
Henry Noilen
Des Moines
Commission
Lfe
United Payment Life
Ordinary Life
Endowment Life
May Sacrifice Sunday Ball in Des Moines
Des Moines Ill July 30 Justice James L Livingston warned that if Sunday baseball violates state laws or city ordinances he will halt doubleheaders. He said an investigation has begun after reform-minded men raised concerns about the games and compared them to slot machines.
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Des Moines
Ill
James L. Livingston
Dynamiters Rock Casino Club House In Dubuque
Dynamiters set off dynamite in front of the Casino club house of St Marys Catholic church in Dubuque Iowa. A blast tore an awning and damaged the building several hundred dollars. Hundreds attending a social were thrown into panic but no one was injured. Ottumwa elopers marry after sensational pursuit. Ruth Wilson and J M Cummings wed in Ottumwa after a convoluted escape from Murengo and cross state trip. They planned to reside in New York. J K Ratlon of Sioux City elected recording secretary of the Iowa State Bible Association.
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Dubuque
Dubuqne
St. Mary's Catholic Parish
Ottumyiu
Ruth Wison
Marengo
J. M. Cummings
New York
Murengo Mandy
Towa City
Cummings
Curiville
Amana
Ottumwa
Ottumwa Junction
McElroy Hotel
Iowa City
Yar
Birs
Moulton
Sioux City
Towa, City
Iowa State
Bible Association
J. K. Ratlon
Wind blows over train cars injuring Japanese laborers in Cheyenne
A strong morning wind toppled eleven freight cars at West Cheyenne station, used as quarters for Japanese laborers. About twenty workers were injured, with authorities reporting no fatalities. Emergency crews responded as survivors were tended at the scene and transported for treatment.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
West
East
Tenty
Lee Jarere
Iowa Butter Experiments Track Storage and Salting Effects
Two Iowa professors and the U S Bureau of Animal Husbandry report extensive dairy experiments on butter storage. Five cream lots were tested for pasteurization, salt levels, storage temperatures, and can sealing, with results favoring light salting and sweet cream kept at low temperatures for best keeping quality. The study examined air exposure, can fullness, and storage outcomes over eight months.
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Des Moines
Washington
National Capital
Register and Leader
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Iowa
C. BE. Gray
Department of Agriculture
Chicago
G. L. McKay
Towa State College
P. H. Kieffer
Hutter
Alive Insurance Man Seen in Iowa and Oklahoma
Insurance detectives and a traveling man from Toledo report sightings of George Griswold in Oklahoma City on June 2 and Marshalltown on June 9, contradicting a presumed death tied to his disappearance last September. A Des Moines man swore Griswold’s face at the rail depot, then fled among box cars, while Pinkerton sleuths say evidence proves Griswold is alive and plans to claim life insurance benefits for Mrs Griswold.
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Marshalltown
Oklahoma
Deo Moines
George R. Geinweld
George Griswold
Oklahoma City
Marshall
Griswold
Des Moines
Dee Moines
George
The
Des Moinea Myn
Griswwold
Burglars Target Ocheyedan Parsonage Sermons
Thieves broke into Reverend Briggs's Congregational church parsonage in Ocheyedan Iowa during service and stole about $800 in notes and several manuscripts prepared for parish members. Intruders appeared after valuables in a religious setting, leaving a puzzling motive centered on religious writings.
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Ocheydan
Briggs
Congregational Church
Rockefeller's Father Murder Mystery Recalled in Oklahoma
The article revives a long disputed claim that Hiram Phipps was John D. Rockefeller's father after Phipps was murdered in Oklahoma. Ida Tarbell’s account suggested a possible link, though verification remains elusive, and the notion raises questions of kinship and sensational speculation.
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Hiram Phippe
John
Saly
Wis
Thuga
Oklahoma
Robs Bey
Phipps
Ida Tarbell I
Thetandard
Company
John D. Rockfeller
John M. Phipps
Rockfeller
Miss Tarbell
Rockefeller
Supreme Court Hears Sports Tone in Park Baseball Dispute
In Des Moines July 2 a Lucas county suit over a Chariton open lot used as a park sparked a Supreme Court hearing. Owner Hilkenberry seeks an injunction against baseball use amid noise, profanity, and crowd cheering. Adjoining neighbor Spiker had been awarded $1 damages and costs in lower court.
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Des Maines
Supreme Court
Lucas County
W. A. Hikenberry
Chariton
J. F. Spiker
Hilkenberry
Spiker
Elkenberry
Charles A. Murray
Des Moines
Aunt Hannah
Cant Open Safe in County Treasurer Vault
In Boone County on July 2 experts failed to open the safe in the county treasurer’s office. The safe resisted all attempts including from a Des Moines expert who gave up in disgust. The vault door remains secure, with attempts to destroy the door if needed. Money is believed inside as bolts refuse to move from their sockets.
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Boone
Des Moines
New Head for College Dr Poling Accepts Western Union Presidency
LeMars Iowa June 23 The board of Western Union college trustees accepted the resignation of M J Randall after two weeks as president due to private reasons. The position was offered to Dr C G Poling of Dallas Oregon who wired acceptance and was unanimously chosen. Dr Poling, about fifty, formerly president of Dallas college, is noted as an effective administrator and gifted speaker.
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Dr. Poling
Dallas
Ore
Western Union
LeMars
M. J. Randall
Wester Union College
Board of Trustees
C. GC
Poling
Dalits College
Nno
Boy’s Skull Cracked By Falling Tree In Iowa City
In Iowa City on June 29 Charles Hill 19 son of a widow was knocked unconscious by a falling tree. Doctors trepanned a ten inch crack in his skull and feared death for a time, but now there is hope for recovery.
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Iowa City
Charles Hill
Isd
PICKED CHERRIES DIE FEARED FOR FARMER
Atlantic Iowa June 23 A farmer while picking cherries fell ten feet from a tree and suffers a fractured spine. He is at a brother's home in Gilswold with little hope of recovery. Also noted is a steel grandstand offer for the Iowa State Fair at Des Moines with officials to inspect in St Louis amid betting concerns.
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Atlantic, Sg
Frank Forsythe
Farmer Wing
Atlantic
Gilswold
Deg Moines
J. C. Simpson
Iowa State Fair Association
St. Louis
Impson
Money Market Reports and Legal Actions in Missouri and Ohio
Money-Market in New York shows steady to higher rates with mercantile paper and sterling exchange fluctuating. In Missouri, Attorney Sager files quo warranto against the Cella Commission Company of St Louis seeking ouster of franchises over alleged misuse of powers. Cincinnati reports Mayor Dempsey issuing an order and a police seizure in a local matter.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
St. Louis
Sager
Missouri
Cella Commission Company of
St Louis
Jts
Public building bill trims Iowa site funds and Nebraska adds
Washington reports show changes in the public building bill. Iowa sites Ottumwa Cedar Rapids Ded Moinea Webster City Clarinda Estherville Shenandoah Decorah gain or lose modest sums. Lead Mitchell Watertown Nebraska sites Columbus Plattsmouth Kearney York Grand Island adjust to new figures. Senator Colliver objects to resystems cuts and seeks detailed consideration.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
Iowa
Ottusawa
Cedar Rapids
Ded Moinea
Mason City
Muscatine
Webster City
Clarinda
Estherville
Shenandoah
Decorah
Colliver
Lead
Mitchell
Watertown
Senate Committee
Columbus
Plattamouth
Neb
Kearney
York
Grand Island
Pure Food Bill Agreed By Congress Conferees
Washington reports the conferees for the senate and house have agreed on the pure food bill. It tightens adulteration and misbranding controls, sets penalties up to 1000 dollars or one year, and requires inspections via the bureau of chemistry. Section details cover drugs foods and confections with standards from national catalogs.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
House
McCumber
Heyburn
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
District of Columbia
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
United States
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