Women organize Iowa suffrage drive and greet Conger visit
Special correspondence from Des Moines details Iowa Equal Suffrage association under Mrs. Evelyn H. Belden expanding county by county to win legislative support, plus elaborate plans in Des Moines and Council Bluffs to welcome Maj. E. H. Conger minister to China. The piece also notes state treasury levels, Guard reforms, and road conditions hurting business across rural Iowa.
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Conger
State Treasury
National Guard
Moines
Iowa
Evelyn H. Belden
Sioux City
Iowa Equal Suffrage Association
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Maj
E. H. Conger
China
Congers
John N. Baldwin
Wever
Audim
Mel. Cone
Keene denounces liquor traffic in Dubuque cathedral
Archbishop Keane denounces the saloon trade as a great evil in a Dubuque cathedral discourse. He claims liquor interests control city government and urges Catholics to abandon the trade, recalling a Lenient remark from Richmond about Catholics selling liquor to Negroes.
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Keene
Dubuque
Keane
Rome
Richmond
Attorney General Counsels Against False State Banks
Attorney General Mullan informs the Auditor of State Merriam that he may pursue action against banks posing as state banks but actually private institutions. He cites a Glidden bank alleged to present itself under state protection with bogus incorporation. The AG says such conduct is illegal and may be prosecuted, noting other similar banks in the state.
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Merriam
Mullan
Banking Department
J. E. Whelan
Glidden
Iowa Fruit Outlook From State Horticultural Reports
Secretary Greene reports Iowa fruit trees show varying yields for this year based on 40 reports from 20 counties. Apple 55 percent, pears 86, plums American 87 European 80 Japan 87, cherries 85, peaches 82, grapes 82, raspberries red 75 black 74, blackberries 85, strawberries 84 percent of normal. Summaries will be mailed to members. the full horticultural report is mid advance.
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Greene
State Horticultural Society
Iowa
Japan
Sioux City Salesmen Union Bans Rate Cutting
Over 100 traveling salesmen from four Sioux City wholesale grocers were summoned for a union meeting to halt ongoing rate cutting. After discussion, agreement was reached to stop price slashing and salesmen were ordered to comply, ending the demoralizing practice in the region.
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Sioux City
Governor Denies pardon for Henry Wilcox in manslaughter case
Gov Shaw refuses pardon for Henry Wilcox convicted of manslaughter in his father’s death. The pardon application signed by 200 Lake City residents, Wilcox is sent to Anamosa to serve 18 months. The community remains sympathetic, believing the killing was in self defense.
Indictments in Stone Murder Case Reach Multiple Defendants
A Leon grand jury returned indictments against Dr. J. W. Crofford and Ira Hammond for the murder of Maude Stone. Hammond posted $5,000 bond and was released, while Crofford posted $10,000. Anna Hammond, Ira's mother, was indicted for abortion in the same case and posted $1,000 bond.
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Leon
J. W. Crofford
Ira Hammond
Maude Stone
Hammond
Crofford
Anna Hammond
Stone
Burlington Woman Arrested Over Lost Money Scheme
Last winter Mrs. Mary Ellerman caused a sensation by claiming she lost 3500 dollars and later by reports that the money had been burned. She was arrested on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses for selling stock in an imaginary manufacturing concern to several persons.
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Mary Ellerman
Burlington
Peruna touted as spring tonic for catarrh relief
The ad extols Peruna as a cure for spring catarrh and systemic ailments affecting digestion and blood. Notable endorsements come from diverse figures including Wm A Collier Hon M C Butler Robert Mantell and other professionals praising its tonic and restorative powers.
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R. C. Barrett
Waterloo
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Seemes Bloodhounds
Hunter
Anamosa Penitentiary
the National Guard
Iowa National Guard
Olmsted
John T. Hume
J. R. Lincoln
Fifty-first Regiment
J. A. Olmsted
E. E. Jambert
Fiftieth Regiment
W. 5. Conkling
Corydon Ingram
George E. Duncan
J. Y. Wickersham
P. L. Seever
Springfield
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Towa
F. W. Pickimell
Horticultural Society
United States
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M. C. Butler
U. S
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Robert B. Mantell
New York City
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Law Department
General Land Office of Tennessee
Peruna
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Lynchburg, Va
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Second
Arkansas Volunteers
Paragould
Ark
Jennie Johnson
Lake Park Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Chicago Teachers’ Federation
D. L. Wallace
International Barbers’ Union
Western Avenue
Minneapolis
Minnesota
W. C. Chambers
Samoa
Gridley
Captain Gridley
Olympia
Teffi Johnson
Washington, D. C
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Vale Kyrien Association
Cottage Rove Avenue
Iil
Fiat
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
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Columbia
Snake River
A. L. Craig
Gen
Pass
Portland
Ore
OL. Stevens
11Th Street
Was
Free Opinion. & CO
Ington
D.C
Veland
Detroit
W. L. Douglas
Goodyear West
W. LL
New Spring
Douglas
Mass
Canada
Land of Plenty
F. Pedley
Ottawa
J. Broughton
Monadnock Bik
T.C. Currie
Milwaukee
Wis
M. McInnes
Merrill
Mich
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Inan
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Sid Des Moines
BE. T. HolMes
Big Four
Hidg
Indianapolis
Ind
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Iwan
U.S
AN Bros
A. N. Kellogg Newspaper CO
W. Adams
Sawyer
Gaddie
Hasily
Excelseior
Vee & Son
Cambridge, Mass
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