Territory expansion to boost Des Moines telephones
Iowa Telephone plans immediate construction of new lines extending from Bloomfield to Lineville intersecting Corydon to link Adel Numa Seymour Promise City Allerton Clio Lineville and improve service to Chariton Corydon Centerville Moulton Bloomfield with a parallel Ottumwa to Burlington pole line. A 2 500 000 foot white pine raft arrived at Dubuque from Stillwater Minnesota signaling strong lumber trade.
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Leon
Chariton
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Corydon
Adel
Numa
Seymour
Promise City
Clio
Centerville
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Mississippi River
Seipple Lumber Company
Stillwater
Minn
Woodburn Man Procures License for Unlikely Union
In Osceola a license was issued Monday by County Clerk W. E. Morrow to J. W. Terriu aged 68 to wed Rosa May aged 14. The couple reside near Woodburn Terhune, once a prominent stock trader, in a proposed wedding ceremony marked by ages and local residence.
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Osceola
J. W. Terriu
Rosa May
W. E Morrow
Woodburn Terhune
To Have Co operative Store Tabor Plan
A cooperative store project moves forward in Tabor with $2 raised by residents to create a meat and grocery market. Farmers push the plan to counter local shops long hours of operation. In other notes, Mrs J W Kennett of Roanoke says two brothers in Virginia have inherited wealth after a relative’s death, with no clear details. The Iowa Hibernians urge protest against a proposed Anglo American alliance in a national letter. Keokuk hosts plans for the First Iowa Infantry veteran meeting on August 10 marking Wilsons Creek’s fiftieth anniversary, with Capt J S Clark of Des Moines as president.
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Jiles Wright
Virginia
Carrol
J. W. Kennett
Roanoke Va
Iowa
First Iowa Infantry
Keokuk
Wilson's Creek
J. 8. Clark
Des Moines
Ministers Move to Probe Whitney O Connel Prize Fight
Tired ministers plan to hire an attorney and conduct their own investigation into the Whitney O Connel prize fight held nearby after awaiting authors’ action.
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Ers
Knights of Pythias to Build New Lodge Home
Oskaloosa lodge No 58 has contracted for a new lodge building costing 50 000 to 60 000 dollars. It will be one of the finest owned by the order in the state.
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Knights of Pythias
Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa Lodge No 58
Order
Chautauqua Opens to Large Crowds in Perry
Big crowds attended the first day of the Chautauqua in Perry and officials expect strong attendance over the next six days, indicating the event may be the best held in the city.
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Chautauqua
Perry
Stranger murdered and burned near Dubuque
Unidentified man in Illinois Central yards was brutally murdered by highwaymen and his body placed by a bonfire and partly cremated. Three other men were held up and robbed at about the same time in the area.
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Dubuque
Ilinois
Moon law case awaits high court ruling in Iowa
In Sioux City Attorney General Cosson outlined the Berger v Dilly case testing the Moon law and saloon limits, noting no county attorney guidance until the supreme court issues a final interpretation. Clifford Thorne criticized rail property assessments and urged actual valuation for taxation. The issue spans railroad care, unsanitary train tanks, and new Iowa appointments and incorporations.
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Des Moines
Cosson
Sioux City
Berger Vs. Dilly
Woodbury County
Iowa
Supreme Court of
Interesting Facts About Chamberlain Medicine Lab at Des Moines
A Des Moines plant of the Chamberlain Medicine Company employs a large force and uses specialized machinery costing thousands. Ingredients come from Europe, South America, and the United States, with high quality across the board. The printing department is extensive, printing in 28 languages, and yearly output includes enough cases of wood and bottles to span farms and seas.
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Iowa
Europe
South America
United States
Chamberlain Medicine Company
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