Notice of Letting Contract for Boone Story Drainage District
Bids for construction of the Boone Story Drainage District No 2 ditch and drains will be received until March 20 1909 at Boone and Story county auditors. Public opening and award follow March 22 1909 in Boone. Bonds deposits and bid specifics required. Contract includes Main Drain and Branches A and B with tile sizes and completion by November 1 1909. Also bids for tile delivery from Ontario Iowa. Bidders may also bid for haulage and for branch file. The joint boards may reject any or all bids.
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Boone
Iowa
Nevada
Story Counties
Boone-Story
Boone and
Ontario
Story County
Joint Boards of Supervisors
F. G. Dunahugh
E. F. Jones
Boone County
Bank officers swear to accuracy of 1909 financial statement
V. W. Sylvester and F. B. Campbell certify the bank balance sheet for Story County detailing total assets liabilities and net figures. The document shows liabilities to the bank and as borrowers and endorsers with official notary acknowledgement dated February 27 1909.
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State of
Iowa
Story County
W. W. Sylvester
F. B. Campbell
V. W. Sylvester
FP. B. Campbell
V.w.sylvester
F.b.campbell
Sheehey
Sheriff Told Where Clara Rosens Diamond and Purse Hidden
John Junken, colored, confessed to murdering Clara Rosen in Ottumwa after trailing her to her sister’s home. He described the attack that crushed her head with a stone and said he took her purse and diamond, guiding investigators to the loot in Ottumwa attic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albia
John Junken
Clara Rosen
Ottumwa
Junken
Miss Rogen
Frank Weaver
Weaver
Des Moines
One Born Every Minute Diary Ties Victims to Swindle
A diary found with J. C. Maybray, arrested in a swindle case at Council Bluffs, lists over a hundred envelopes each bearing a victim’s name. Named targets include E. G. Alspaugh Terre Haute wrestling, Thomas Cole Fond du Lac wrestling, John Corbin Chicago fight, William H. Stine Chicago horse race, A. E. Pierce Tipton horse race, F. X. Roeble Neenah wrestling, C. A. Nelson Alma horse race, George F. Castle Britt horse race, and John Koziek Chicago wrestling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
J. C. Maybray
E. G. Alspaugh
Terre Haute
Ind
Thomas Cole
Fond du Lac
Wis
Overland Limited Wrecked in Iowa City Track Crash
Des Moines reports the Overland Limited traveling west on the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul line at Vanhorn Benton County Iowa derailed at high speed. The engine left the track turning a somersault. Baggage and mail cars piled up. several injured. Engineer C R Brown of Perry was crushed to death.
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Des Moines
Overland Limited
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Vanhorn
Benton County
Iowa
Cr. H. Brown
Perry
Monuments Planned for Senator Allison by Iowa Schools
Iowa schoolchildren across the state will raise ten cent contributions totaling half a million toward two monuments for Senator William B. Allison. One statue will stand in Des Moines and the other in Washington, D. C., marking what would have been his eightieth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
William B. Allison
The
Statesman
Washington
Death of noted Red Man Dr. Edwin D. Wiley passes away
Des Moines Iowa March 2 Dr Edwin D Wiley a pioneer Des Moines physician and longtime Incohonie of the Improved Order of Red Men and thirty second degree Mason died suddenly At death he had served thirty eight years as treasurer of Taimah Tribe No 2 Des Moines and was a member of the national council.
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Des Moines, Ja
Edwin D. Wiley
Des Moines
Order of
Red Men
National Council
Iowa Senate Passes Normal School Bill Renaming Toowa State Normal College
Des Moines reports the senate reconsidered and amended the normal school bill and passed it naming the institution Tow a State Normal College. House members pushed for one extra vacation day as concurrent resolution set March first adjournment. Adjournment moved from Friday to Thursday with senate concurring, ending the session for nearly a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Senate
Normal School
Towa State Normal College
House
Cook Stopped by House Over Secret Service Debate
The House, bipartisan in vote, backed the appropriations committee to reinsert a provision limiting Treasury Secret Service detectives. Representative Cook of Colorado denounced the president and was denied further remarks after a heated exchange. Representative Smith of Iowa joined in the attack on the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National House of Representatives
Committee On Appropriations
Secret Service
Treasury Department
Cook
Colorado
Representative Smith
Iowa
Legislation in Tangle Leaves Government Funds in Limbo
Thirteen Tennessee senators who missed roll call remain out of state as a legislative tangle continues. All government appropriations expire March 19, after which no expenditures can be paid until a new appropriation passes. Governors, department heads, and judges have salaries by statute, while clerks require funding in the general appropriation bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Capitol
Three grafters convicted in Pittsburg council case
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania a jury found William Brand John F Klein and Joseph C Wasson guilty of conspiracy after a 53 hour deliberation. Former bank president W W Ramsey was acquitted. The men allegedly conspired to pass a street paving ordinance for wooden blocks in exchange for payments from a detective posing as a contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Common Council
William Brand
John F. Klein
Joseph C. Wasson
W. W. Ramsey
Supreme Court Rules Against J W Brown in Equitable Case
The Supreme Court in Washington reversed an appeals court ruling, denying J Wilcox Brown who sought an accounting and a receiver for the Equitable Assurance society. Justice Peckham announced the decision, finding no cause for Brown’s action and that he represented himself and 560000 policyholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
J. W. Brown
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington
United States Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
J. Wilcox Brown
The
Equitable Assurance Society
Peckham
Brown
Fire at Big Stock Yards Damages Swift & Co Plant
Fire swept the Swift and Co butterine plant at the northwest corner of the union stock yards in Chicago. Loss estimated at 150000 dollars. flames threatened an entire section of the yards and spread to nearby structures driven by strong winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brugge
Thas
Kodol
E. E. de Witt & Co
Chicago
Swift
Swift & Co
Forty-first
Justine Streets
Union Stock Yards
Fatal Fire Incinerates Cleveland Home
A fire starting from an exploding lamp gutted James Lee's home on Bancroft Avenue Southwest Cleveland. James Lee died from smoke, Henry Katen a boarder likely died from burns, and six year old William Lee is missing and believed trapped in the ruins.
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James Lee
Bancroft Avenue
Cleveland
Lee
Henry Katen
William Lee
Fire in fireproof six story building in St. Louis
A blaze on the upper floors of a six story fireproof structure on North Twelfth street caused an estimated 100000 in damage. The Mulvihill Furniture company occupied the building and much of the loss came from steam smoke and water.
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St. Louis
North Twelfth Street
Mulvihill Furniture Company
Administrator's Notice of Estate in Story County
The district court of Story county Iowa appoints J A Campbell administrator of the estate of Elenor L Bisbee deceased. Creditors are asked to pay debts and present claims legally authenticated for allowance by February 19 1909.
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A. D
District Court
Story County
Iowa
Elenor L. Bisbee
J. A. Campbell
Dan Welch Killed by Buzz Saw Accident in Rockford
Dan Welch of Wasasca? was nearly cut in two when he fell onto a buzz saw while sawing wood in Rockford Iowa on February 26. He sustained a horrific wound and died almost instantly.
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Rockford
Dan Welchaus
Three Miners Killed In Mine Car Crush
Three men died when two coal cars broke loose while being drawn from a mine and rolled back into the shaft at an Oklahoma City location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Thirty Miners Entombed in Pennsylvania Coal Mine Blast
In Pittston Port Griffith PA March 2 a gas explosion trapped thirty miners in South Creek slope No 14 Port Griffith coal mine. Twelve rescued near shaft mouth die from burns while the rest remain entombed as flames sweep the workings. Rescuers rush water hoses and crews toil as relatives gather at the mine entrance.
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Pennsylvania
Pittston
South Creek
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Port Griffith
Foreman James Clark Dies in Fairfax Bridge Excavation
James Clark foreman of a construction company and his workers James Askin and an unknown man were buried under dirt in a Fairfax area excavation and killed.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Fairfax
James Clark
James Askin
Sundry Civil Bill Passes Senate With Amendments
The sundry civil appropriation bill cleared the Senate with amendments. It allocates about 139 million dollars and includes 40 thousand dollars to remodel the White House office building for extra presidential space and 25 thousand dollars for presidential traveling expenses. Hale notes the travel funds may be cut if the president’s salary is increased in conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
White House
Hale
John de Rivera Dies on Street in New York
John de Rivera husband of Belle de Rivera and cigar importer of Porto Rico collapsed and died on Second Avenue in New York. His wife leads the city Federation of Women's clubs and is active in the suffrage movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John de Rivera
Belle de Rivera
New York City
Federation of Women's Clubs
Second Avenue
Mr. de Rivera
Porto Rico
Republicans win mayoralties in nine Maine cities
Maine election results report Republicans took mayoral offices in nine of eleven cities. Gains totaled two more than last year with eight cities governed by Republicans. Democrats lost in Rockland, a Democratic stronghold, and Bath, typically Republican.
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Portland
Maine
Rockland
Bath
Snow causes widespread disruption across central Europe
Snow has fallen since Sunday over central Europe and continues to impede railways telegraph and telephone services in Prussia. Eastern provinces report six inches to two feet of snow disrupting transportation and communications.
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Berlin
Europe
Prussia
Ocean Record Again Cut By Mauretania Eastbound Run
Queenstown March 2 The steamer Mauretania passed Daunt's Rock at 9 47 a m establishing a record of four days twenty four hours and two minutes for the eastbound passage from New York Her average speed for the run was 25 28 nautical miles an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
Daunt’s Rock
New York
Alton Road Pays its Fine in Chicago Court
Ralph M. Shaw attorney for the Chicago and Alton railway paid 60000 to the district court clerk as fines for the railroad and two officials found guilty of accepting rebates in Chicago on March 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Road
Chicago
Ralph M. Shaw
Chicago and Alton Railway
United States District Court
Lee Resolution Echoes in 1790 Congress Tribute
Resolutions presented to the House in December 1790, prepared by General Henry Lee, praise the first in war first in peace and first in the hearts of his fellow citizens rather than countrymen.
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House of Representatives
Henry Lee
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Ft Sa Cease
S-Seeee Reese
A. Manning Law
M. Wison
Hawkeye State
Allison
Treasury
Jury
Equitable
Cleveland, O
Zee
Ocean
Mauretania
OLD
Jone Bras
Des Moines, Ia
Bell
John Allan
Depot
Ames
C.R. Quade
G. A. Brugger
Iam
U. S. Spring
West Main St
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