Conger Homecoming Sparks Iowa Welcome in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa May 6 Maj Edwin H Conger United States minister to China returns with family to Des Moines after a journey that drew thousands of well wishers. A public reception at the statehouse followed in appreciation of his service and the Congers were toasted by Gov Shaw Senator Dolliver C G Saunders and others. Conger defends missionaries in China noting their aid during the siege and says looting claims were unfounded. He plans to visit Washington to confer with officials on the Chinese situation.
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Des Moines
Edwin H. Conger
United States
China
Iowa
Mas
Conger
Laura Conger
Mary Conger Pearce
San Francisco
Ogden
Utah
John N. Baldwin
Council Bluffs
Council Bluff
Ln Council Bluffs
Jowa
Grand Hotel
Gov. Shaw
Dolliver
C. G. Saunders
Jennings
C. M. Hart
Maj. Conger
Atate
McKinley
Pacific
Peking
Maj
Far East
Uts
Moines
State Line
Avoca
Tlantic
Suaty
Dexter
Congers
BE. R. Hutchins
W. T. Wilkinson
John A. McCall
Union Army
Executive Council
W. S. Ament
Chang Yen Mao
Li Hung Chang
Washington
State Department
Secretary of State
Senator Bolter
Lemuel R. Bolter
Harrison County
Logan
Ohio
House
Senate
Congress
F. W. Bicknell
Grinnell Church Moves to Form Council Over Minister Herron
The Grinnell Congregational church votes to form a council of churches to try Prof. George D Herron for conduct unbecoming a minister. A committee including J P Lyman C F Childs P F E Somers Rev E M Wittum and Prof Charles Noble is appointed to call the council. The Grinnell association spans about 30 churches with Grinnell and Plymouth Des Moines as leading members.
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Grinnell Congregational Church
George D. Herron
Dr. Herron
Baxter
C. F. Childs
Grinnell
J. P. Lyman
P. F E. Somers
E. M. Wittum
Charles Noble
Grinnell Association
Grinnell Church
Plymouth Congregational Church of
Des Moines
Notable Decision on Retroactive Tax Collection Provisions
Judge S. M. Weaver of the Eleventh district rules that retroactive tax collection statutes are remedial and may justify recovery for taxes from years before enactment. The Franklin county court sustains sections of the code, granting the auditor power to correct tax lists and assess property omitted by the assessor for prior years as well as the current year.
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S. M. Weaver
Eleventh
Supreme Court
Franklin County
Board of Review
New Chancellor Charles N Gregory Takes Iowa Law Post
Charles Noble Gregory accepted the dean post at Iowa State University College of Law in Iowa City. At present he serves as associate dean at the University of Wisconsin law department. He is a lawyer and noted writer with poetry talents. He is 51, from Unadilla New York, and holds leadership roles in the Wisconsin Civil Service Association the Madison Literary Club and the American Bar Association executive committee. He is a State Historical Society curator and Madison Free City Library director. Salary will be 4000 dollars annually.
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Charles Noble Gregory
Iowa State University Law School
Iowa City
State University of Wisconsin
Gregory
Unadilla
N. Y
Wisconsin Civil Service Association
Madison Literary Club
American Bar Association
State Historical Society
Madison Free City Library
Western Union Reports State Property Valuation
The Western Union Telegraph company filed its annual report with the state auditor. It lists 3,936 instruments and 44 stations besides railway stations in the state. The company owns 7,188.73 miles of poles and 28,800 miles of wire, valued at 30 dollars per mile and 10 dollars per mile respectively, totaling 215,661.90 for poles and 288,002.10 for wire. Equipment in the state is valued at 21,325, bringing total state property to 524,989.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Bank Deeds Spencer Electric Plant to Trustee for Bond Plan
The First National Bank in Spencer has deeded the electric plant to Harry Chamberlain as trustee for 16,693 dollars. The city may buy the plant by issuing bonds for that amount at six percent interest, due in ten years. An electric light fund is created, with net water and light earnings applied to the bonds.
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First National Bank
Spencer
Harry Chamberlain
Water and Light Departments
Freight train wreck near Hudson destroys cars and tower
A northbound freight train on the Chicago Great Western wrecked four miles south of Hudson at the Chicago and North Western crossing. The crash, caused by a broken box car wheel flange, destroyed ten freight cars, the signal tower, and a small bridge. No injuries were reported and traffic was delayed about twelve hours on the Great Western and nearly as long on the Northwestern.
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Chicago Great Western
Hudson
Chicago & Northwestern
Great Western
Northwestern
Ziegler Plans Iowa Mausoleum Near Davenport
William Ziegler the New York milliner begins work on a Davenport mausoleum for his family, aiming for grandeur rivaling his $75,000 Woodlawn estate in New York, reflecting his wealth and family ties.
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Iowa
William Ziegler
Ziegler
Davenport
Woodlawn Cemetery
New York
Holstein Merchant Vanishes Leaving Mortgage Tied to Stock
Fr. J. Thompson who ran a Holstein hardware store skipped the town after leaving the key with his wife. The sheriff now controls the stock of goods. Mrs. Thompson recently mortgaged her home for $5,000 and attached the stock to secure the loan.
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Fr. J. Thompson
Holstein
Peruna Cited As Rapid Catarrh Cure In Letters
A collection of endorsements from J. F. Crocker and others praises Peruna for curing chronic catarrh. Letters from Hon. B. B. Deviner and Mrs. Mary C. Fentress urge readers to try the remedy, with Dr. Hartman offering free advice to nonresponders.
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Hartman Durin
J. F. Crocker
Buffalo
N. Y
B. B. Deviner
West Virginia
Washington, D. C
Peruna Kcine Co
Peruna
House of Representatives
Mary C. Fentress
Paradise
Tex
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Cure Confirmed as Peruna Ends Treatment
Patient writes in satisfaction that catarrh is cured and no further medical attention is required. The note credits Peruna with full relief and states no more medicine is needed.
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Peruna
Dix-Wederly Marital Record Sparks City Scandal
The exchange suggests a sensational note about Wederly, a man nicknamed Dix, with five marriages cited as a troubling personal pattern. The line, attributed to the Chicago Daily News, frames the topic as a noteworthy public curiosity.
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Dix
Chicago Daily News
Grain-O marketed as coffee substitute gains praise
A new preparation called GRAIN-O, made of pure grains, is now sold in grocers. It is claimed to suit delicate stomachs, closely resembles coffee in taste, costs less, and is suitable for children. Packaging priced at 15 and 25 cents.
Neighborly disagreement on medical visits for infants
An Atchison Globe item reports neighbors argue about when to call a doctor for a baby. One side accuses the other of overreacting at every sneeze, while the opposite fault lies in delaying care to save money.
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Atchison Globe
Railway booklet highlights Spirit and Okoboji lakes resorts
The Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern Railway issued a descriptive booklet on summer resorts at Spirit and Okoboji Lakes in Northwestern Iowa. Free copies are available by mail on application to G. Farmer in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Spirit and
Okoboji Lakes
Iowa
Inc
G. Farmer
Pass. Agt
Cedar Rapids
Inequality Theme in Atchison Globe Quotation
A passer remark from the Atchison Globe asserts strict regulation of homes and equal city girl routines, likening them to a policeman’s beat as a rhetorical point about social control.
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Atchison Globe
Anecdotes and quotes from Norwich residents on health and humor
Mrs. Thos. Robbins of Maple Street Norwich writes that Piso's Cure for Consumption saved her life three years ago. A humorous exchange notes someone asking if a lunatic asylum was visited and recounts a Sunday at a house party where everyone talked golf.
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Thos. Robbins
Maple Street
Norwich, N. Y
Dyspepsia, Chewing Yucatan, and a Silent Wedding Joke
In a Detroit Journal sketch a man laughs at a locksmith during a wedding with a minister present. The gag hinges on dyspepsia and the chew of White's Yucatan to humorously relieve discomfort while maintaining a straight face.
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Detroit Journal
Coughs Colds and Croup Cure Patents Cautionary Note
A Chicago Daily News snippet notes Ho seine’s Croup Cure advertisement warns against opium use and urges gargling and vanity remedies supposedly growing together as a single panacea.
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Auditor of State
State Board of Equalization
State
Attorney General
State Board
Herron
Weaver
Wisconsin
Iowa University
Telegraph Report
Matthews
Mississippi
Standard Oil Company
Yucatan
Garg
Vanity
W. L. Douglas
Goodyear West
Brockton
Mass
Canada
Ploety
Gap Meigration
Ottawa
Milwaukee
Wis
M. V. McIn
Detroit
Mich
N. Bartholomew
Sth
BE. T. Holmes
Big Four
Indianapolis
Ind
Milo B. Stevens
Mth
WASI
Chicago
Cle
Free Opinion, & Co
Hington, Dreland and
Neil
His
KRUG
Pine Street
St. Louis
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