Iowa Items Compiled From State Records And Public Libraries
Des Moines reports a statewide effort to inventory state real estate documents and books, with a new warehouse planned. Iowa libraries total 248 with 969000 volumes, a decade gain of 196 libraries and 551000 books. A November 15 educational sermon drive is urged, plus other state actions on manufacturing space, uniform fire insurance, and an arsenal request.
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Des Moines
Capitol
Iowa
James H. Trewin
Aldrich
F. E. Palmer
Jefferson
State Teachers’ Association
Carroll
Mullen
James C. Davis
C. E. Campbell
New York
General Assembly
Scott County Fraternal Federation formed for life protection
Fifty lodges across Davenport and nearby areas formed the Scott County Fraternal Federation to shield societies and members from dishonest organizers and risky ventures. It plans hygiene and safety safeguards to combat unsanitary conditions and dangerous machinery. Officers include President Dr. C. T. Lindley, Vice President Mrs. James Hickey, Secretary John McDonald, and Treasurer Robert Clayton, representing about 4,000 members.
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Davenport
Scott County Fraternal Federation
Eack
Old Line
C. T. Lindley
James Hickey
John McDonald
Robert Clayton
Federation
Enrollment totals at Grinnell College by class and sex
The record lists graduates senior junior sophomore and first year counts by men and women, plus commercial and school of music divisions. Totals show 212 men and 295 women, with 30 double counted, yielding 477 total students.
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Grinnell College
School of Music
Young at Ninety Five in Washington County
Mrs. C Ohngemach of Washington is 95 and the county’s oldest resident. She retains sharp sight without glasses, reads newspapers readily, and follows current events. A German native in good health with mild hearing loss, she is mother of Charles Ohngemach, president of the Farmers' and Merchants' State Bank.
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C. Ohngemach
Washington
Washington County
McClure Offered Government Post in Good Roads Work
Special correspondence reports F H McClure of the state agricultural college has been invited by the United States government to a prominent role in the roads inquiry section of the agricultural department. The offer follows collaboration with A B Chatham on the treatise Good Roads in Iowa. McClure, a civil engineering graduate, appears tied to James Wilson of Iowa through the inquiry’s interest.
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United States
George M. Christian
West
John
Joseph Filener
United
Poweshiek County
Michael Gleason
Johnson
Byers
State War Department
General Assembly
Iowa
Federal War Department
United States Treasury
Lowa
Monroe
Seerley
State Normal School
F. Hh. McClure
State Agricultural College
Department of Roads Inquiry
Agricultural Department
James Wilson
A. B. Chatham
McClure
Good Roads Inquiry Department
Civil Engineering
The
Agricultural College
Rural telephone consolidation moves in Boone county
A rural lines consolidation movement begins in Boone county with six rural concerns controlling about 20 lines. They pay Boone city telephone company six dollars yearly per subscriber. A line with 13 subscribers pays 78 dollars annually, seeking rate parity with city subscribers at 24 dollars per year. An independent exchange may be built.
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Boone County
Boone City Telephone Company
Discovery of Legislative Residency in Crawford County
Special correspondence notes Hugh Langan of Crawford county was not a Crawford resident during his 1902 legislature term. He lived in Woodbury county, owned farms in both counties, and worked with real estate and insurance partners there. He died after serving, with estate records revealing the residency error.
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Hugh Langan
Crawford County
Crawford District
Woodbury County
Crawford
Woodbury
Jews in Iowa History Begins with 1872 Immigrant Trek
Special correspondence notes Rabbi Glazier of Des Moines working on a history of Iowa Jews. The first entrants arrived in 1872 from Russia, walked into Iowa City and through streets until the town marshal ordered quiet. They misunderstood, moved on to Des Moines, where they settled and many descendants form the core of Des Moines Congregation Children of Israel.
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Glazier
Des Moines
Iowa
Russia
Iowa City
Congregation of the Children of Israel
City imposes strict ban on free medicine samples
Iowa City passes a criminal law against distributing free medicine samples to curb child illness from swallowed nostrums. The measure aims to prevent sickness and possible fatalities, noting similar concerns in other cities and possible constitutional challenges.
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Iowa City
Town City
Plant Industry Specialist Lectures at Ames College
Special Correspondence Carleton R. Ball of the national Division of Plant Industry spent a week at the Ames state agricultural college lecturing students on the department, its relation to agricultural science, and ongoing work. He discussed corn and wheat improvements, expansion of citrus cultivation, and related topics.
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Carleton R. Ball
National Department of Agriculture
State Agricultural College
Ames
Department of
Romance of an Eye and an Engagement Across Distances
A May breakfast egg bearing the name Flora Hooper Redfield sparked a long distance flirtation ending in an engagement. William Hann, a 19 year old New York City student employed in real estate, exchanged photos with Flora Hooper Redfield’s sister Maud Burnham of Linden who is unmarried.
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Flora Hooper
Redfield
William Hann
New York City
Hann
Large Muscatine Watermelons Shown in City Banquet
H. J. Holmes of Perry Savings and Exchange Bank received four Muscatine melons from John Swearingen totaling 465 pounds. The largest melons seen in the city were presented to the local Elks lodge and served at a banquet here.
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H. J. Holmes
Perry Savings and Exchange Bank
John Swearingen
Muscatine
Elks’ Lodge
State Library reports bulk additions in recent biennium
The report of State Librarian Johnson Brigham shows the library received 7,787 new volumes in the last biennial period. Of these, 2,138 came from exchanges and gifts while 5,649 were purchased.
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State Library
Johnson Brigham
Regents Seek 250000 Iowa City For University Needs
The State University board in Iowa City discussed the next legislative appropriation, proposing 250000 total with 115000 for rebuilding a fire damaged medical building 50000 for new grounds 25000 for equipment and a general support fund rise from 165000 to 200000. Roy T Wells was named head of electrical and mechanical engineering with Emil Burner named emeritus professor and Wilber J Teeters chosen dean.
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Board of Regents
the State University
Iowa City
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
Roy T. Wells
Emil Burner
College of Pharmacy
Wilber J. Teeters
Rural free delivery routes set for Iowa towns
Rural free delivery routes to begin November 2 in Iowa towns including Bode Guthrie county Castana Monona county Humbolt county and Minburn Dallas county. Each route covers specific miles and areas with populations ranging from 468 to 550 across 19 to 38 square miles.
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Iowa
Bode
Humboldt County
Casey
Guthrie County
Castana
Monona County
Humbolt
Humbolt County
Minburn
Dallas County
Banker Birdsall of Alden Sets Remarkable 30 Year Record
Thomas J. Birdsall of Alden, a banker and brother of Congressman Birdsall, has worked at the Bank of Alden for 30 years with only one vacation. He rose from cashier to president, and once closed the bank for a day to visit the Chicago World’s Fair, the only time he ever missed work. The Birdsalls were Wisconsin pioneers.
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Birdsall
Alden
Thomas J. Birdsall
Alden Bank
Congressman Birdsall
Bank of Alden
Thomas
Chicago
Birdsalls
Wisconsin
Roberts to Consolidate Iowa State Register Ownership
Director of the Mint George E Roberts plans to acquire full ownership of the Iowa State Register Des Moines by purchasing Samuel Strauss stake. The Register and its morning companion Leader merged when Roberts bought the Register in 1902 making Roberts sole owner once Strauss interest is acquired.
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Mint
George E. Roberts
Iowa State Register
Des Moines
Samuel Strauss
Leader
The
Register
Roberts
Allan Dawson
Strauss
Deaf couple ties knot in quiet Keokuk wedding
One of the strangest weddings in Keokuk was a quiet home ceremony for deaf bride Mary Ellen Callahan of Keokuk and Jesse Howard Barnes of Eddyville. Rev. Jacob Neuschy conducted the service by paper questions with the couple answering by nods. They plan to live on a farm near Eddyville.
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Keokuk
Jesse Howard Barnes
Eddyville
Mary Ellen Callahan
Jacob Neusch
Father-in-Law Must Pay Damages in Alienation Suit
Blanche RE. Sexton sued James Sexton Jr. for $10000 in damages claiming alienation of her husband's affections. A jury in Ida Grove awarded $6000. Sexton, a wealthy Ida county farmer, opposed his son's 1899 marriage and the couple separated in 1901, with the son living on the farm with his father.
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Blanche RE. Sexton
James Sexton, Jr
Ida Grove
Sexton
Ida County
Yale Professor Takes Comic Rabbits Recipe Gag
A Yale professor, Professor Richards, enjoys a joke with students who tell a recipe for catching rabbits. The student suggests crouching behind a wall and sounding like a turnip, provoking the professor to offer a countering tip to sit in a bed of cabbage heads and look natural as a safer punchline.
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Richards
Yale
Chicago Chronicle
Remarkable Kidney Cure Tale From Pierpont
In Pierpont Ohio on October 5 a seventy one year old man Mr A Turner of this town suffered chronic kidney trouble causing nightly awakenings. He found relief and permanent cure after using Dodd's Kidney Pills praised by Turner and family members who report best results and widespread availability. The tale is shared alongside a Baltimore News quip about a joint book project and advertisement duties.
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Pierpont
Turner
Four-Track News Promotes Travel and Rail Tourism
The Four-Track News emphasizes that its illustrated pages entice readers to journey to distant regions, aiding ticket agents and sellers by showcasing the nation’s varied scenery and climate. The Buffalo Commercial notes the publication supports travel interests and transportation industries.
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Buffalo Commercial
Girl Prefers Fancy Candy Box Over Bargain Bag
A Somerville Journal note reports a girl choosing a half pound of 40 cent candy in a fancy box with red ribbons over a pound of 80 cent candy in a paper bag, highlighting taste and presentation preferences.
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Somerville Journal
Round Trip Rates to Southern Points Via Mobile and Ohio
October 20 round trip tickets from Chicago and vicinity to New Orleans Mobile Montgomery and other Southern points priced at 16.00. From St Louis Cairo and intermediate points 12.00. Liberal limits and stop overs. Kine Jno M Beall A G Pp A M & O R B St Louis.
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Mobile & Ohio Railroad
New Orleans
Mobile
Montgomery
Chicago
St. Louis
Cairo
Kine Jno
M. Beall
A. G. Pp
Luck and Foolishness About Money in Old Sayings
A compact reflection notes luck as a factor in wealth and warns that the fool who never parts with money misses chance. The passage frames luck as unreliable and emphasizes prudent spending as a counterpoint.
Trains Linking Chicago to California and Northwest
Fragmentary notes reference three trains and routes from Chicago to California and to Oregon and Ashington with mentions of Union Pacific and North Western Line. A cryptic phrase about rising by lowering and farming terms appears.
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Chicago
California
Oregon
Ashington
Union Pacific
North-Western Line
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A. C. Hutchins
Department of Manufactures
Iowa St. Louis
St. Louis Exposition
Iowa Manuésociation
Iawn
Secretary of the Treasury
Savings Banks
Lyons
Philadelphia
W. P. Whipple
Vinton
Senate
Elkins
Mount Vernon
Congress
League
Leon Brown
F. H. McClure
Rabbi Glazier
Agricultural
Board of Regents of State University
Baltimore News
A. J. Tower CO
Boston
Mass
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Can
Carter
Carters
Mitor Mining
Kumitor Mine
Virginia Hot Springs
Chesapeake & Ohio
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Homestead Hotel
Pred Sterry
Newark
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Pawvns
Downing
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Minneapolis
Minn
AGNTS
Yolekauri
Lexington
Nebraska
Lesseiurs Tigeral
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