Coastal Iowa Tales of Wrecks Crime and Fire in 1900s
Reports from rural Iowa recount a span of dangers and disputes. Carl Richardson narrowly escaped a fatal shaft accident while Jacob Steel, near Homestead, suffered near fatal exposure. A boundary dispute over land value around 0 dollars continues with court action and projected meetings. A drift toward opportunistic intrusions, itinerant lawyers, and kidnapped kin adds legal tension. A runaway buggy incident at Holbrook left Duffy badly injured, while Barnum’s death shadows an invention that could save coal. A young servant’s suicide, a major Fort Dodge drugstore fire, and thefts from Davenport reveal a region shadowed by misfortune and resilience. Ongoing oats and corn yield debates in Ames stress agricultural losses and the push for better varieties.
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Carl Richardson
Miles Soulty
Hartford
Jatin
Tie En Rite
Jacob Steel
Homestead
Loxicaten
Sidhey
Monstre
Vineet
Las Bees
Ine Lerurban
Carroll Business Club
Inieh Entinsi Asm
Des Moines
Panory
Bayard
Coon Ripide
Carroll
Wall Lake
the Grove
Ftonville
Bloaax City
John Wilkerson
Wilton
A. Gallaway
G. W. Taney
Dod
District Court
Tlg. Whiter
Sioux Clily
Iis
Lake Park
Milford
Terrill
Oth
Dickinson County
Holbrook
Iowa
John Duffy
Freadale
Mr. Duffy
Thomas Bivins
Prendale
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
C. Y W. Barnum
West Burlington
Barnum
Burlington
Round House
Stoker
Walthea Ralston
Collins Hotel
McNamara & Mickey Company
Fort Dodge
Slack
Canlon
Boston
Davenport
Pinta
Laer Steines
Soweto
Girreatenty
Baetoog
Thins Rileet
Cnpert Stave
Seb
Clamience Polbert
Mondiecor Poltert
Cl. M. & St. Poomsway
Saluda
Aldensmi Popejoy
Albert Idso
Topeloe
EB. Turk
Crescent
W. R. Orr
Orr
Turk
Frank McCampbell
Towa
Ames
State Agricultural College
Arcadia
William Duncker
Herman Hansen
Ranchester, Col
Wellsburg
Gach
Theron
Warren Wiiek
Gurlingian
Pontoosuc
Theyon
Ullck
Republican State Convention Endorses Taft and Allison
Iowa Republicans at Des Moines Auditorium name at large delegates to the national convention and district delegates. They endorse Taft for president and Senator Allison for re election, with a platform advocating tariff revision and continued protection. Contests arose over seating of Des Moines county standpat delegates led by W J Blythe. progressives protested the Allison endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Taft
Allison
Senate
B. B. Heinsheimer
Glenwood
Lake
Arlington
J. . Bealer
Cedar Rapids
George H. Spahr
Henry County
H. S. Sawyer
Leni H. S. Rand
Des Moines
N. FE
Jasper
Jesse Macy
Poweshiek
J. A. Spears
Monroe
C. R. Quade
Story
L. N. Hayes
Marion
C. W. Lyon
Polk
John Gucher
Madison
Irrank A. Abbott
Union
J. A. Harvey
Decatur
Stevens
Fremont
W. E. Cram
Taylor
Republican Party
Republican Party of
Iowa
Ohio
Congress
Impos
William ST. Taft
Roosevelt
William J. Taft
Taft
William B. Allison
Oddities and Artifacts From Far Flung Lands and Purse
A survey notes cast-off police uniforms reaching Africa traded for palm oil and ivory, Polish women working as laborers in Schleswig dams, and a Lynn shoe firm crafting a $1500 sandal entirely of gold leaf with solid gold buckles. English museums claim Cromwell’s skull is genuine in three holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
London
Bredstedt
Schleswig
Prussia
Lynn
Boston
England
Cromwell
Ach
Expect Mines to Close Des Moines Conference News
Expect Mines to close as Iowa miners and operators face a March 31 deadline with no agreement. A looming shutdown could affect over 15,000 workers and coal supplies for about a month. Probing for combines: grand jurors investigate grocers and produce trusts amid sparse indictable evidence. Regular reports are planned before adjournment. Possession gives title in Bradley case, affirming long adverse possession for a block in Des Moines. May statue work: Harlan model updated. later years style to be compared. State contracts awarded for meat. Swift gets beef, Agars handles park and pork. Lower Des Moines league holds Nov 26-29 convention plans. Epworth meetings set for April 20. Schweiger replaces Wilby Walker as cabinet secretary.
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Des Moines
Cye Towa Con
Towa Agernlersy
Lovantsl
Stiles
Aonist
Towa
Ates
Iowa
Greans
Iowa Enak Wines
Grand Jury
Lowerth League
Epworth League Union
Epworth League
Aspanl D
Wilby Walker
Schweiger
Votean Superior Court Proposal Stirs Des Moines Officials
Des Moines voters will decide at the March general election whether to create a superior court to replace the police court. Officials describe the plan as a court of record with a four year judge, elected by the people, and a setup sharing costs with police and city officers. The measure faces mixed legal and practical questions, with debates over jurisdiction, appeals, and election timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Votean
Des Moines
G. W. Matetorn
Mershon
Nes Moines Far Association
Pes Moines
Superior Court
Police Egict
State Supreme Tribunal
Bollen Court
Morston
Marsden
Tes Mesnes
Pellce
Superior County
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OWA
Senator Allison
W. J. Blythe
Thomas A. Cheshire
George D. Perkins
Lafayette Young
Birdsall
Major Lacey
Ellis
Chicago
Union Pacific
Mr. Harriman
Pennsylvania
New York
Suez Canal
Porto Rican House of Delegates
Porto Rico
Panama
South Africa
Bluegrass
Kentucky
Tennessee
America
Supreme Court
Frank Bradley
Jebr Burkhart
Howe
Bradley
Fourteenth Street
Harlan
Executive Council
Neltia V. Welker
James Harlan
Hall of Fame
Washington
Robert T. Lincoln
Senator Harlan
Lincoln
State Board of Control
Agars of
Swift
Omaha
Des Loines
P. G. Holden
Bruce Crossley
Towa Corn Growers? Association
T. Sturgess
Wilkes Jones
Themaha
Cownie
Holden
Oruala
Wallace
United States Department of Agriculture
Seesor Schramm
Anditer Burnett
State Railroad Commission
Rock Island
Great Western Railroad
Somers
Calhoun County
Lehigh Clay Products Company
Taye
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