Iowa News Roundup From Garden Grove To Des Moines
A jumble of notes reports Barham backing water works bonds, and a tally showing 1103.02 raised by Tweal Ti- Mian relief fund. Mason City women oppose a new city hall plan while the farmers institute at Ida Grove closes after a three day session. Rail car shortages loom nationwide per an Amerie Railway association report. Mrs. John Struve of Clinton is found dead, apparently by suicide. Winterset auction praises road-building premiums. Lenox College receives a gift of 2000 library volumes from James Carlton Young in honor of his grandfather Henry Carter. Ames county fair wins, Shenandoah ice harvests, and Spirit Lake water works construction noted. Des Moines hosts state charity conference. smallpox small outbreak in Colfax quarantined. Waterloo debates crossing improvements with Great Western, Keokuk County analyzes bank data, and Oskaloosa YMCA reports 43 active members. Riceville farmer dies, and a jail breakout near Mason City is foiled.
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Garden Grove
Um. Barham
Tregearer Tradiey
Dubuque
Mason City
Farmers’ Institute
Ida Grove
Amerie Railway Association
James Carlton Young
Mineapolis
Henry Carter
Amesen
ZF. UG. Frame
Satem
Henry County
de Laval
Shenandsith
George T. Cross
Sac City Electric Company
Ali. Cross
Cress
Brooks
Creston
Armitage
Crusade
Law and Order
Oskaloosa
Grace Hill
Nes Maines
Iowa Thrashermen’s Associition
Wes Moines
LUCE
Statph Wells
Grundy
George Wells
Aniltioaretarmer
Insany
Rochester
Milon
Iowa
Will James Youngs
Kid
Garcat Westra
Spirit Lake
Shenandoah
Tuk
Town Uity
Carroll
State Conference of Charities and Corrections
Des Moines
Jessica Strawbridge
Sigourney
State University
Sixeskaloosa
Colfmx
Great Western Road
Waterloo
Oskaloosa Y. M. C. A
Keokuk County News
Canty
Western Passenger Association
Towa
Western Grain Dealer's Association
Towa State College
M. L. Bowman
H. G. Beil
State College
Western Grocery Company
Johnson & Nelson
Red Wing
Minn
Maison City
Northwest
Water power limits and political shifts noted in era
Washington notes a warning on hydroelectric power control likening it to oil industry dangers. Roosevelt vetoes James River dam funding. Pension bill advances 161 million. Senate scrutiny on public documents. Tennessee alcohol ban passes. Ohio and Indiana pick new US senators. Mrs. Grover Cleveland franking bill proposed. Brandegee to retain seat. Root Bryce sign waterway treaty with Britain.
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Congress
Roosevelt
House
James River
Stone County
Missouri
Bacon
Senate
Tennessee
General Assembly
Theodore Burton
Cleveland
Ohio
J. B. Foraker
United States
B. F. Shively
Hemenway
Indiana
Grover Cleveland
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Brandegee
Connecticut
State Assembly
Root
Bryce
Great Britain
Canada
Taft Welcomed in Atlanta at Banquet and Other Notices
President elect Taft was warmly welcomed to Atlanta, Georgia, as guest of honor at an elaborate banquet. J B F Rinehart, former cashier and vice president of the Farmers and Drovers National Bank of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, was found guilty of wrecking the bank and sentenced to 15 years in penitentiary. Albert L Morgan, charged with wrecking the Friendly First National Bank in W Virginia, received five years. Rear Admiral Sperry met privately with the king of Italy. Cardenio F King, formerly a Boston broker, sentenced to 10 to 14 years hard labor. Charles S Cameron of Tube City Railroad Company Pittsburg was found guilty of conspiracy and misdemeanor relating to bribing a former city councilman for a franchise ordinance. George Aunger of Ashtabula, Ohio indicted for solicitation of a $1,200 bribe. Congressman Theodore B Burton elected United States senator by the Ohio legislature.
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Taft
Atlanta
J. B. F. Rinehart
Farmers’ and Drovers
National Bank
Waynesburg
Albert L. Morgan
W. Va
First National Bank
Sperry
Italy
Cardenio F. King
Boston
Charles S. Cameron
Tube City Railroad Company
Pittsburg
William A. Martin
Tube City Railroad
Genilty
George Aunger
Ashtabula
Theodore B. Burton
United States
Ohio
Ten or more pets killed in col list at Dotsero Colo
A late 19th century report details a collision between a passenger train and a freight train on the Denver and Rio Grande line at Dotsero Colorado. It notes many pets were killed and injuries numbered twenty five to thirty. The piece also covers a wide range of other events from floods in California to a Roosevelt horseback ride.
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Dotsero
Col
Denver & Rio Griuude
Thornton Jenkins Hains
Flushing
N. Y
Peter C. Hainss, Jr
Willian
HK. Annis
Marine Engineers’, Beneficial Association
Cleveland, 'O
Lombardy
Venetia
Vascany
Haly
Panies
Piseeberi
General strike in hat making paralyzes industry
A nationwide hat makers strike, potentially involving about 25 000 workers, began after the Associated Hat Manufacturers decided to drop the union label in member factories. The move triggered widespread labor action across the country as workers protest the policy change.
Carroll Made Iowa Governor In inaugural oath ceremony
Beryl F. Carroll was sworn in as governor of Iowa in Des Moines with a large audience from both houses, state officials, National Guard officers, and relatives. Clara Clarke took his oath as lieutenant governor as Henry Orchestra provided music in the House chamber. Carroll, a native Iowan born March 15, 1860, rose from schoolteacher to state auditor and senator before winning the governorship by a large margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Beryl F. Carroll
State of Iowa
Iowa General Assembly
Iowa National Guard
National Guard
Carroll
Clarke
Whenry
Thompson
Davis County Republican
Bloomfield
Waters-Pierce Wins Delayed Cleansing From Oil Trust
Missouri supreme court grants Waters-Pierce Oil company a 15 month postponement to sever ties with Standard Oil of New Jersey. Waters-Pierce must show independence by Feb 16, pay a $50,000 fine by March 1, or lose its charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil Trust
Jefferson City
Medan
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Supreme Court of Missouri
Waters-Pierce Concern
Tie Victim to a Trestle in Lexington Murder Case
Lexington reports a Chesapeake and Ohio conductor William A. Anderson was robbed and slain. His body was placed on a high railroad trestle and tied to the rails. a freight train struck him, mangling him beyond recognition. No suspects have been named as yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
William A. Anderson
Chesapeake
Pikeville
Sacrifices Self To Free Brother In Joliet Prison
Mrs Matilda Fletcher Wiseman wife of Ray W A Wiseman founder and long serving pastor of Grace Church Des Moines died in Rockford Illinois while attempting to secure the release of her brother George W Felts from Joliet penitentiary where he is serving a life term for murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford, Il
Matilda Fletcher Wiseman
Ray
W. A. Wiseman
Grace Church
Des Moines
George W. Felts
Joliet
Import South American Beef Trade Starts Inquiries
Washington January 13. In anticipation of tariff relief on cattle and hides American packers begin inquiries into Central and South American imports. Reports from consuls in Cartagena and Liman suggest growing interest in cheaper whole beef from those regions as the tariff revision looms.
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Washington, D
Congress
Armerican
Cartadena
Colombia
Manting
Seattle tragedy links ex bank examiner to family murder
Seattle police report former Illinois bank examiner Seeley, his wife, and daughter found dead in a Capital Hill home. The coroner theory: Seeley murdered his wife and daughter while insane over finances then died by suicide. A trunk lay over the victims. no valuables taken. all were fully clothed, with bloodstained pillow evidence.
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Seattle
Wash
Seeley
National Bank
Ilinois Order
Terely
Nate M. Seeley
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Renee Seeley
University of Washington
Delta Gamma Society
Capital Hill
New York Life Building
FUSILLADE ON A TRAIN WITH DESERTER CAPTURE
A Fort Smith dispatch reports Lee Quinn fatally wounds a man on an Iron Mountain train while trying to free his brother Grant Quinn who is handcuffed to Officer Burgess. Burgess and others return fire as Quinn leaps from the moving train. passenger Brassfield of Mulberry is severely wounded.
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Brother
Little Rock
Ark
Fort Smith
Grant
Quinn
Burgess
Lee Quinn
Ey Brassfield
Mulberry
Secretary Newberry Outlines Rome Aid Plan for Italy
Secretary of the Navy Newberry completed plans to ship building material to Italy for emergency housing. The first vessel Eva will carry material for about 700 houses and ready to sail today. Within three weeks more ships will be sent, with 2,600 to 3,000 houses planned in total and several smaller ships chartered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newberry
Coe
Washington
Add Tio
Moa
Lieutenant Governor Sherman Resigns Before Illinois Inauguration
Springfield January 11 18… On the eve of his term end Illinois Lieutenant Governor Isaac Lawrence Y Sherman sent his resignation to Governor Denesa Hind. Sherman cites a law requiring his presence in Peoria and will not attend the inaugural ceremonies. Senator Pam Burton presides as pro tem during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilnols
Springfeld
Ilinois
Inagah
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Denesa
Ind
Sherman
Peo
Pamburton
Pressé Pro Tem
Senate
Massive Boston Auto Plant Fire Destroys Hundreds of Cars
A major blaze at a Boston automobile factory near Park Square yesterday engulfed the rear and train shed areas, destroying hundreds of autos valued in the hundreds of thousands. Fire crews battled the flames as wreckage and tangled steel filled the yard, with officials estimating extensive damage to the Park Square facility and surrounding structures.
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Boston
Mass
Park Square
Siladion Ana
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Aero Club of America
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Isaac B Lambert
Emporia
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Battle Run
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Ogden Mills
D. O. Mills
Eighth Earl of Granard
New York
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Robert M. O'Reilly
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Louis Struyant
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Harry Keener
York County
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D. B. Cook
Dan Sims
England
National League For Industrial Education
Haseen
James J. Hill
St. Paul
Harvard College
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Charles W. Eliot
Samuel Higgins
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New Haven
Solomon Loughner
Lick Branch
Bluefield
Beryl Benjamin Laska
Denver
Lewis
Bosnia and Herzegovina
John V. Dully
Martin
Condon
American Suuft Company
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Supreme Judicial Court
Tomas Estrada Palma
Cuba
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Joseph Cross
Rogers
Joliett
Peekskill Military Academy
Peekskill
Michael Ravel
Auditor OF State
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