Disappearances, deaths, and trials swirl in Iowa news
In Iowa a missing woman was found in a hay mow near Finchford, a laborer killed and others hurt in a sewer collapse at Ottumwa, and former Keokuk mayor Rand dies after illness. Legal actions mount as Dr Watson files for relief in Cedar Rapids, and a Red Oak constable faces a daughter scandal.
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Jacob Decker
Finchford
Joseph Hansmann
George Crutchfield
Blake's Branch
Ottumwa
George D. Rand
Keokuk
Iowa
Dougina Stephen Watson
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Jerome Andrews
Red Oak
Andrews
Wilber
Great Western Cereal Company
Fort Dodge
Spurbeck, Lambert & Co
Algona
Frank Jakl
Fairfax
Northwestern
Bohemia
Rock Island
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Valley Junction
F. Curtiss
Ames
National Plant and Animal Breeders’ Association
St. Louis
Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
Association
C. ¥. Curtiss
William Hays
Thomas F. Hunt
L. H. Bailey
H. J. Webber
Jas
Turner
W. W. McQuesten
Muscatine
A. N. Cook
Morningside College
Florence Summers
Cook
Guy Summers
Professor Cook
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Morningside
University of Wiscon
Tragic Ottumwa Child Among Local Incidents
A four year old girl, Cecil Twedell, died after being caught under moving train wheels in Ottumwa. The report also notes a Sexton post office robbery, $200 in currency and stamps stolen, and missing papers of W J Hager of Wesley. Nearby, four Dallas county indictments target liquor nuisances, and a Mapleton marshal robbery led to bank break in with $20,000 vault attempt. A Story City mail robbery looted $200 and stamps, while a 35 year old woman’s body found near Belle Plaine suggests murder. A Fertile farmer shot a deer, and large layoff hits at Sioux City shops affect 40 machinists and 10 helpers.
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Ottumwa
Cecil Twedell
Wes
Twedell
Sexton
W. J. Hager
Wesley
Dallas County Grand Jury
Perry
Frank Maurer
James Farrington
John Wilcox
Clyde Miller
Miler
James Mealey
Delweth
M. Mealey
St. Paul
Jamison Bank
Aetna State
First National Banks of
Muscatine
Musser Lumber Company
Story City
Postoffice
Belle Plaine
Mike Bence
George Hrame
Mapleton
First State Bank
Dr. Smith
A. Stroheimer
John Daily
East Des Moines
Daily
Mary
Julia Beinke
Annie Eiker
Dally
Berg
Jack Tallackson
Fertile
Hig Place
Caicago
Minneapolis
Omaha
Sioux City
$250000 Fire Wrecks Albia Business Section
Albia November 13 heavy winds fueled two simultaneous fires that destroyed much of the town's business core. Love's dry goods, a lumber yard, bank, grocery, and several stores and residences suffered major losses totaling about 250000. Firefighters from Albia and Chariton battled the blazes for hours amid hurricane-force gusts, with extensive damage to Love's dry goods, Hawkeye Lumber, and multiple other firms and homes.
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Albia
Waate
Chariton
Love
Strasburger & van Berbeer
GTY Boods
Hawkeye Lumber Company
Love's Dry Goods
Oda
E. W. Johnson's
Albin State Barn
Harris Brothers
J. A. Wilkin
Tobey & Beeckman
T. N. Amsbach
Wilkins Grains Co
R. R. Mitchell
Buggies
Albia Marble Co
Harry Kramer
L. Q. Kramer
George Kramer
Clarkson's Law Office
Wbrary
Cape Breton Riches in Coal and Iron Plant
Reports describe Cape Breton Nova Scotia as a vast coal and iron region with near deposits enabling low-cost steel production at Sidney. The area’s geography promises easy world markets and strong profits for owners amid rising plant construction and regional development.
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Sidney
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
Canada
Des Moines Fort Des Moines Opens With Speeches
Des Moines army post opened before 26000 spectators with Governor Cummins pressing the button to raise the flag. Notable attendees included General Bates and staff, General Byers, Colonel Lincoln, Congressman Hull, and civic leaders. Festivities featured an automobile parade, a large barbecue, a civic parade, flag ceremony, football games, and an evening reception with speeches. Transport shortages and bridge concerns kept many away from the grounds, yet merchants reported strong business during the events.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Army Post
Cummins
John ©. Bates
Missouri
the Lakes
Iowa
Byers
Lincoln
Hull
Fort Des Moines
First Street
State Board of Control seeks 1.15 million for institutions
In its biennial report to the governor the Iowa Board of Control asks a total appropriation of 1,153,415 for the state institutions it oversees. The record includes details of ongoing cases, injuries, crime statistics, and a local legal dispute involving J. E. De Forrest and the First National Bank of Hawarden.
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Board of Control
Des Moines
State Board For Control
School board delays Oakley township request in 1903 Iowa
State Superintendent Barrett upheld the county board ruling denying a Oakley township school in Liberty township Lucas county. Petitioners led by J M Miksell and James Clark appealed to the state, but Barrett cited center-location and minimal pupil disruption to sustain the county decision. Also notes deputy J C Bennett named for J F Riggs, inheritance tax paid to the estate of Judge N M Hubbard, Grinnell armory concerns, Armour Packing Company indictments, and General Bates commenting on Des Moines post expansion.
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Des Moines
R. C. Barrett
Lateas County
Lucas County
Liberty Township
Oakley
J. M.miksell
James ‘Clark
Barrett
J. C. Bennett
Mt. Ayr
J. F. Riggs
A. C. Ross
Bennett
Ringgold County
State’ Treasurer
N. M. Hubbard
Cedar Rapids
Mary Nye
Hubbard Nye
John W. Nye
George K. Barton
Howe
District Court
Polk County
Armour Packing Company
Haseen
Grand Jury
Armour Company
Howa
John ©. Bates
The
Missouri and of the Lakes
Prs
Bates
Congress in session as House elects Cannon speaker
Washington reports the fifty-eighth Congress opens with a crowded Senate session and formalities. Joseph G. Cannon is elected speaker in the House, old officers are reelected, rules adopted, and committees named. Other items include Cuban reciprocity debate, tariff measures, and a brief note on local indictments and railroad accident concerns.
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Senate
Pio Tem Frye
House
Committee On Foreign Relations
Committee On Rules
Calzett
Pennsylvania
Grosvenor
Temblican
Ohio
Williams
Mississippi
Dearmond
Missouri
Forderer
Doering
Kentucky
Seasion
Dubois
Bylar
Hale
Alfirg
Ways and Means
Payne
New York
Dalzell
Tawney
Minnesota
McCall
Massachusetts
Babcock
Wisconsin
Metcalf
California
Hill
Connecticut
Watson
Indiana
Curtis
Kansas
Messie
Robertson
Louisiana
Swanson
Virginia
McGleslan
Cooper
Texas
Clark
Committee On Ways and Means
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