News in Iowa and surrounding counties reports
A long Iowa mail includes James Vagan dying of heart failure while at work as a butcher in Ida Grove. Robbery attempt at Mrs Goerdt’s Dyersville home involved chloroform. Chissman, a 70 year old farmer, commits suicide. political and legal news follow. Des Moines bank robbery case against Jimmie Donahue advances. many local incidents including destitution, rail line talk, electric storm damage, accidents, and court outcomes across the state.
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James Vagan
Fotstein
Jin County
Ida Grove
Ida County
Goerdt
Dyersville
Chissman
Tidyville
Company B
Iowa
Chissmman
State of
C. W. Noodles
Rose Hill
A. W. Unwin
Albert Lea
Vinton
Earl Miller
Miller
Lima
Thomas Cascaden
Cascaden
Black Hawk County
Davis County Court
Canada
Jimmie” Donahue
McNutt
Des Moines
Donahue
Rockwell City
Citizens’ Bank of
Knoxville
Bady
Terry Miller
Rock Islandems
Jows City
Iowa Central
Marshalltown
Walter Kiefner
Muscatine
Kiefner
Iowa State Dental Society
State Dental Board
Eny
Colfax
Daniel Phaten
Valeria
Link
Baker
Franklin
Lee County
Georg
Ikacs Kuk
al Fecht
Fort Dodge
Will Church
Church
Merrill Holmes
Holmes
Simpson College
Indianola
Shelton
F. ©. Smith
Council Bluffs
Smith
L. L. de Long
Evans
L. L. Dee Long
Antitrust notes on Roosevelt and Standard Oil report
A condensed foreign and domestic roundup reports Roosevelt's message on the Standard Oil investigation. It cites rebates of 750000 dollars yearly as central proof of anti competitive practices. Indiana plans inquiry into secret rates while railroad officials deny favoritism and uphold published rates.
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Roosevelt
Standard Oil Trust
Department of Commerce and Labor
Congress
Elkins
Rockefeller
Slamidard
New York
Combine
Garfield
Yenort
Indiana
Congressional News and policy clashes reach a vote
The Allison court review amendment to the rate regulation bill gains presidential support and Republican backing, signaling near passage while both sides claim victory. A house appropriation funds free flower and garden seed distribution after fierce debate, and some members push for travel expense support for the president. Senator Tillman attacks seven federal judges to curb inferior courts before the Interstate Commerce Commission, and Samuel Gompers urges eight hour law passage. Roosevelt does not back a $320 million loan for San Francisco rebuilding.
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Congressional
Senate
House
Congress
Tillman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Allison
Samuel Gompers
Multiple Disasters and Strikes Reported Across U S
Messages from British underwriters in San Francisco pledge strict policy adherence while a Chicago accountant finds no cash assets in a bond firm. A fatal collision near Altoona leaves seven dead and twenty injured as Chicago rail traffic stalls amid strikes. Lightning injures several at Woodbine Indiana. Oshkosh arrests claim a million in wealth linked to alleged Oregon land frauds. Copper miners in Montana lose wages to five companies. Revolution plots and arrests surface, Paris troops brace for uprising.
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San Francisco
Chicago
American Reserve Bond Company
Chicago Mail
Chicago & St. Louis
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Lake Commerce
Woodbine
Northwestern
Fred Ulmer
Oshkosh
Wis
John ©. Smith
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Ilinois
John R. Walsh
Federal Grand Jury
Jane Dowle
Alan City Tabernacle
Ruth Hofer
Western Trust and Savings Bank
Wilehda
Maj
W.P. Bowdre
Ent Ton
W. J. Wright
Hamilton
Ont
Blick Diamond Express
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Albert C. Sexton
Montgomery
Thomas M. Owen
United Soa of Confederate Veterans
Willey Ashbridge Baldwin
Cleveland & Miamnesota Railroad
Pennsylvania Company
Lorain Coal and Dock Company
Ohio
Witte
Goremykin
Gallagher
Midway
Manitoba
Liginger
Central Association
Board of Managers
KE. W. Hoch
Bethea
American Reserve Bank Company
John P. Brosseau
Tiffany & Co
New York
Max Dittrich
Dresden
Saxony
Bluffton
Ind
Walter Newcombe Fowler
Chisfana
Wilter Wellman
North Pole
Tri-State
Minneapolis
Vinterviken
Sweden
International Postal Convention
Roma
W. A. Clark
Montana
Senate
Lyman J. Gage
International Cotton Conference
Harvey M. Mutchinson
Peoria
Jennie Scheidner
Hast
Henry Elgear Tascherau
Canada
Supreme Court
National Bank
John B. Cunningham
Delmont National Bank
Delmont
Westmoreland County
Ann Hughes
Queen Victoria
C. A. Cahill
Miliwaukee
Samuel L. Bennett
Bank
Robinson, I
Nora Plunkett
Indictments Against Rail and Rail-Related Firms
Federal grand jury returns seven indictments in New York charging giving and receiving rebates involving the New York General Hudson River railroad the American Sugar Refining company and associated officers and subsidiaries. Widespread legal actions and political shifts unfold across the nation with multiple court cases, strikes, and policy moves reported.
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Promoted for Women Health
An old promotional piece touts Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a remedy for women’s ailments. It cites Helonias Unicorn root Golden Seal and other ingredients and quotes Drs Fyfe, Ellingwood, Scudder, and Bartholow praising their uses in reproductive and uterine disorders, amenorrhea, and related symptoms.
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Pierce
John Fyfeong
Helenius
Fyfe
Monica
Woten
Mone
Pierse
Finley Ellingwood
Bennett Madreds College
Chicago
John M. Scudder
Cincinnati
Prof
Bartholow
Jefferson
Medical College
An Interesting Letter About Cardui Aid
Mary Bagsuley of Syracuse writes of her sister who suffered 24 years with side ache from remote trouble. She credits Wine of Cardui with restoring health and calls Cardui a safe reliable remedy for women's troubles. Sold at druggists for $1.00. The Tatler notes a humorous exchange about a newly laid egg.
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Mary Bagsuley
Peachet
Syracuse
Cardus
Garfield Tea and Odd Snippets From a Past Era
A collage of curiosities includes Garfield Tea claims to purify blood and aid health, notes on horses aging in wild versus domestic life, a Peterhof dining hall that serves without staff, a schoolroom baptism debate, a Calcutta ad for red-nose cures, and a cautionary tale about pink noses turning purple from drinking.
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Calcutta
Cupid You O Clock Club in Enid Folds After Two Weeks
In Enid Oklahoma a group of young girls formed the Cupid You O Clock Club pledging to dismiss their lovers at ten each night. The club lasted only two weeks as the effort proved too strenuous for their sweet hearts to stay bright and kind as they warmed toward romance.
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Enid
Oklahoma
Repairing Brain A Certain Way by Food
An article argues brain work drains phosphate of potash from albumen and brain tissue requires daily replacement via foods rich in plant phosphates. It credits Grape-Nuts and Postum Co. for supplying the needed minerals through natural foods, urging ten days of use to prove benefits.
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Nature
Postum Co
Bate Tle Creek
Mich
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