Diverse 19th century notes from science to society
A miscellany of short items covers winged seeds flight ranges, bottle-manufacturing innovation, remarks by Julian Trask on stuttering, Browne skull history, asbestos stockings, a rootless Chilean plant, London child deaths from fireplaces, British army training shifts, a Japanese suicide note at Asama, graft in the Boer War, cotton cultivation in Palestine, a motorist rescue, church sermon notices, a Lewiston girl racing pacers, a lion attack in Girlish Central Africa, long-lived Irish pensioner, a British press club in Paris, and Bucknell as a noted monument fundraiser leader.
Widespread Briefs From Across the Nation
Reported incidents include a shooting and suicide at Mangum Oklahoma involving Rev L Ray Batot of a Christian church, a bond for falsifying records by Mrs Emmily McKinley in Kingfisher, and smuggling of inferior meat into Germany. Other items note a not guilty verdict for Seattle sect leader Crofeld’s killer, an auto accident involving Vice President Fairbanks, a New York wife slashing her throat after a joke about her husband’s death, and various regional notices from Bombay to San Diego. Headlines span crime, politics, public notices, and local disasters with multiple named persons, places, and organizations.
Lawyers Oppose Consent Divorces in Uniform Reform Debate
Des Moines July 16 state bar association backed away from a plan for publicizing all divorce hearings where the defendant does not appear. The body endorsed recording deposition testimony and filing transcripts within three months, a reform aimed at curbing perjury and abuses in divorces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Bar Association
Associaton
H. M. Towner
Corning
D. D. Murphy
Elknader
C. M. Dutcher
Iowa City
Charles G. Wilcox
American Bar Association
C. M. Brockett
Association
Tenkent
Murphy
Elkador
United States Supreme Court
South Carolina
New York
Washington
Congress
Supreme Court Awards 4000 to Norwegian Girl in Rail Assault Case
Vertha Garvik, a Norwegian girl, sued Burlington Northern for an assault by a brakeman on a Cedar Rapids to Des Moines line. Iowa Supreme Court affirmed lower court, reducing damages from 3000 to 4000, payable within thirty days upon acceptance. The ruling marks the first uphold of a railroad liability for passenger assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Ter Moines
Vertha O. Garvik
Cedar Rapids
Sid Northern
Thevtha Gargik
Larchwood
Cedar Rapida
Lower Court
Linn County
Railroad
PENCIL PUSHERS MEET AT CEDAR FALLS EDITORIAL GATHERING
Editors of Northern Iowa meet in Cedar Falls for the Upper Des Moines and Northeastern Iowa Editorial associations two day session. Over 100 editors registered attend chapel talks speeches and a Cedar River launch trip. A banquet is planned three miles from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Cedar Paris
Des Moines
Iowa Leads Nation in National Bank Growth Says New Reports
The last call of June 18 1906 shows rapid bank expansion across the United States with total resources rising to 7.784 billion and deposits increasing from 3.734 to 4.057 billion. Iowa heads lists with most national banks and deposits, totaling around 71.96 million, while other Midwestern states also show notable gains as the national banking system expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sely
United States
Iowa
California
Nebraska
Indiana
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Kentucky
Georgia
Alabama
Michigan
Massachusetts
Texas
Ohio
Kon- Sas
Kansas
Virginia
Mississippi
Iowa a religious cradle Iowa a religious cradle
Des Moines July 16. Iowa may be called a cradle of European religious revolutions with refugees from Germany Holland France and Ireland settling in towns along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. The Amana community Mt. Mellory Trappists Dubuque and Pella are cited as enduring examples shaping Iowa’s religious and social landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Tinnee
Germany
Holland
New World
Mississippi
Missouri
Etienne Cubet
France
Corning
Adams County
Towa
Petla
Johnson Ceunty
Nagoo
Utah
Reunion of Twenty-Second Iowa Regiment Scheduled Here
The biennial reunion of the Twenty-Second Iowa Regiment, noted for its role in the capture of Vicksburg, will be held in Iowa City on September 14 and 20, as announced by president J. C. Switzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa City
Towa
Vicksburg
J. c. Switzer
Wed in 1908 Secret Out Man Surprises Relatives
Rockford Illinois July W J Nelson surprised his mother and brothers by arriving at the family home with his wife and two children a wife son and daughter and announcing their marriage. Nelson a wealthy manufacturer connected with the Nelson and Forest Oley Scnitting companies had long been considered a bachelor. The marriage to Miss Hilda Larson was celebrated in Yura Cay March 31, 1903 and had been kept secret until today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Ill
J. Franklin Nelson
Nelson
Nelson and
Forest Oley
Hilda Larson
Yura
Cay
Indictments Against Gambling House Operators Near Excelsior Springs
A special grand jury in Missouri has indicted several keepers of gambling houses operating around Excelsior Springs and Liberty. The district attorney has notified a key figure, Gay, whose investigation led to the case, that there is just cause for further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Springs
Liberty
Grang
Gay
New Law on County Supervisors Sparking Confusion
The new term rules for county boards of supervisors replace annual elections with a biennial and three year structure, causing widespread interpretation challenges. The measure, debated in Iowa's last session, shifts terms to three years with staggered elections, affecting counties with varying board sizes and funding. Attorneys warn it may not fit all counties as drafted, and details specify start dates and residency restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dex Moines
Puty
O. B. Courtright
House
Senate
Boards of Supervisors
County Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Suing Ministerial Hobbyist in Divorce Case
Rev L Walter Nime, once of Des Moines now in Valley Junction, is defendant in a district court divorce case. Plaintiff Mrs Nime accuses him of threats to kill, severe abuse of a sick baby leading to its death, threats with a razor, locking himself in a room for hours, beating a 11 year old, dragging a child by the head, guarding a room with a hatchet, and alleged poisoning. She cites incidents during her hospital stay with a four week old baby and notes Nime’s past claims of burglars and his resignation from local posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. L. Walter Nime
Des Moines
Rev. L.walter Nima
Valley Junction
Nima
Detertivnes
Valley Juncon
Woman Floater Found In Towa River Mystery Deepens
The partially decomposed body of a woman was recovered from the town river this morning. A scarf around the head suggests possible self-inflicted death or murder. The husband, Joseph Chasel, 70, a forterman on Rock Island, has disappeared since learning of his wife’s fate and is now found but insane.
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Towa City
Towa
Joseph Chasel
Rock
Tsland
Young Man Dies After Firecracker Accident
In Cornell Bluffs a young man aged two died in a hospital after tetanus from a firecracker blast. The blast occurred when the cracker, thought to be spent, exploded in his hand. Authorities report the accident as the likely cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sound Bluffs
Cornell Bluffs
John Maes
Numerous Iowa Court Appeals and Public Notices Chronicle
A garbled OCR list records many appellants and counties including Black Hawk Polk Mahaska Polk Marshalltown Cedar Rapids and Dickinson as they pursued appeals in the Superior Court and related boards. The entry ends with Soldiers to Receive Medals.
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Appellant
Ve. Braker
Palla
Ra Abid Méanalt Company
Appallants
Vay
Black Hawk County
Ate Brit
Va. Gordon
Proméat
Brothernhidad Oedesis
Payatts County
Peteltet
Tadar Rapids
Superior Court of
Cedar
Polts County
Affirmed Hompson
Normanden
Hamilton County
Ward
Marshalltown Light, Power and Railroad Company
Marshall, County
Affirmed
Board of Park Commissioners
Vx Fastion
Polk County
Atermed
Y Berry
Hoogendoorn
Appallant
Mahaska County
Tubbs
Mechanics Insurance Company
Montgomery County
Ema Shorthill
Bartlett
Hamett County
Westinghouse County
McGrath
Crawford’ County
Iowa to honor guardsmen with 25 year gold medals
Adjutant General W. H. Thrift Colonel James Rush Lincoln of Ames and Colonel William H. Hyans of Red Oak will receive gold medals from the state for twenty five years in the national guard. Bronze badges and bars are provided for five year increments. A committee is selecting medal designs likely featuring the state seal. The law also clarifies guard exemption from certain fare rules. Thrift personally pays his travel when on private business.
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State of Iowa
Ni G
National Guard
W. H. Thrift
Mullan
Guard
Thrift
Ufa
Moonlight Kiss Triggers Breach of Promise Suit Ruling
Des Moines Iowa supreme court upholds lower court verdict for Blanche McKee against Banks Mouser in a breach of promise case. Evidence shows plans to marry in 1901, a 1903 outing, a kiss on return, and Mouser later marrying another woman claiming Blanche knew he was involved with others. Legal action sustained and damages awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Washington County
Blanche McKee
Banks Mouser
Blanche
Phi
Woman Attacked In Mysterious Oskaloosa Incident
Fragmentary OCR text describes a violent attack on a woman in Oskaloosa, involving multiple slash wounds to the face and breast during the night. Names and clear details are garbled, with no coherent timeline or suspects identifiable from the readable portions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gernska Shay
Willig
Cornell
Tramp, Tramp, The Bove at Fort fata Will Soon Be
A fragment indicates a looming event at Fort fata involving a figure or group referred to as The Bove. The phrasing suggests a headline-like tease about imminent activity or clearance, but readable details are sparse and no dates or outcomes are confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Fata
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Ridley
Botanic Gardens
Singapore
Malay Peninsula
Philippines
Claude Boucher
Cognac
Julian Trask
Mr. Trask
Hiver
Sir Thomas Browne
Norwich
Sylvanus Urban
Gentleman's Magazine
Shakespeare
Jonathan Wild
Chili
Japan
London
America
The
New York Observer
T. Bentley Mott
Paris
Aldershot
Asama
Seventh Hussars
Liverpool
Palestine
Indor
Motor Illustrated
Indy
Burrey
Bertha L. Fowler
Lewiston
Chorumo
Central Africa
James O'Dwyer
Kilmahil
Ireland
Iflrush Board
A Guardians
Signdlert
Thomnas W. Bucknell
Providence, R. 1
Kingfisher
Okla
Emmily MesKinley
Ohd McKinley
Lizara Monley
Clara Godfrey
Bulaburg
Prussia
Russia
Seattle, Wash
George Mitchall
Franz Edmund Crefield
Holy Rollers
Crofeld
Danville
Itt
Fairbanks
Joseph M. Dougherty
Dougherty
Irene Duff
Bombay
India
Turner
Colon
Canal Zones
Arcadia
Neb
Mia
William Misner
Dallas
Tex
Carrie Nation
New Orleans
Illinois Central
Chicago—Western
On York
William Jennings Bryan
Charles Cheston
San Diego
Cal
the Treasury
Lyman J. Gage
Point Loma
Theosophists
Austin
Santa Fe
International
Great Northern Railroally Rayo
Texas State Railroad Commission
Pittsburg
Hervey Evang
Baraboo
Wis
William Verch
Okee
Wisconsin River
Monrosta
San Juan
Porto Rico
Charleston
Seavendary Root
Rio de Janeira
Johannesburg
Transvaal
Rand
Manila
Dewey
Olongapo
George Schrader
Ogden Avenue
Jersey City
New Jersey’states
Jim
Cleveland
Keeler
Fejda
Jozefa
Isaac Butler
St Peter's
West Cheston
Hoy
Frank M. Clement
Horace Cree- Jey
Leveetar
Omoha
Oe St Fouls
Edward Park
Ferguson
Baur
San Francisis
Pulicetreet
Tre
Iawa Bar Association
Bas Moines
South Garolina
South
Barista
Lawa City
W. Sles
Joseph Cabal
Caballout
Town City
Henry Fate
Cara
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