Lightning Strikes Alleghany County Man On Way To Borrow Paper
An Alleghany county man was struck by lightning while en route to borrow a neighbor’s paper. The article also notes farm products weak prices, higher lumber nails and iron, and political observations. It reports General Weaver claiming 100000 votes for the People’s Party and discusses party dynamics. The Iowa Press Association elected officers with Lafe Young as head secretary A B Shaw and Co M Junkin as officers.
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Alleghany County
Iowa Press Association
Atlanta
Lafe Young
A. B. Shaw
Corning
Co. M. Junkin
Fairfield
Iowa
Dyer Eulogizes Drake as Parshall Critiqued at Iowa Meeting
The article notes J A Dyer of Des Moines praising General Drake while omitting mention of party leader. It covers Mor gan Thomas inspecting Summit mine for legal compliance after four deaths, and includes remarks by Robert G Cousins and comments on Republican and Democratic fiscal records.
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J. A. Dyer
Des Moines
L. A. Parshall
Drake
Iowa
Marshalltown
Parshall
Samuel J. Tilden
Judge Babb
Republicans Nominate Mur phy in Washington Township
Washington township Republicans met at city hall on Saturday and nominated B B Murphy for township trustee. They debated city versus township representation and left a decision for the township clerk. Also discussed are a Justice of the Peace and a Constable for Kelly to be settled later.
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Washington Township
B. B. Murphy
City of
Ames
Kelly
Sanford's Sad Story and a Stranger's Claim
Col James Pomeroy Stanford a noted traveler orator and humorist is said to return home to Keaton in broken health after years of tragedy including a vanished wife and unacknowledged letters. At Morristown Pennsylvania last November he met Miss Anna Sanderson who claimed she shared the same name as his late wife and was born in Steuben County New York.
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South America
Miss Sanderson
Col. Sanford
Mrs. Washington Sanderson
Star
New York
Marshalltown
Iowa
Wheaton
Slayton Lyceum Bureau
University of Iowa
Second Iowa Cavalry
Forty-seventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Ames
James Pomeroy Stanford
Keaton
Sanford
Morristown
Anna Sanderson
Death in a Mine near Story City Brings Tragedy
Four miners died in a late night accident at the Summit Coal Mine ten miles north of Ames. The cage cable broke after a fire heated the shaft, trapping Osterlund, Peterson, Enge, and Payne who perished despite rescue efforts. The loss includes the shaft and hoisting gear valued at about 3000 dollars.
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Summit
The
Register
Nevada
Story County
Ames
Story City
W. 8. Johnson
McNeil Bros
Oskaloosa
Axel Osterlund
Alfred Peterson
Ingelbrit Enge
George Payne
Olson
Enge
Des Moines
Peterson
McNeill Brothers
F. ©. Hill
Puget Sound
Thomas
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Just
Queensware
Johnstown
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the Intelligencer
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Arkansas
Clark
Morgan Thomas
Robert G. Cousins
West
Congress
Northwestern
Belle Plaine
Tama
Clinton
Boone
Montana Courier
Chandler
New Hampshie
Republican State League of Colorado
Cleveland
J. Pierpont Morgan
W. C. Whitney
Calvin S. Brice
United States
England
Germany
Ingall
Ingalls
DeToqueville
Shakespeare
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Allison
Dubuque
Washington
J. B. Johnson
Washington University
St. Louis
Engineering Society
Mississippi River
Johnson
Society For the Promotion of Engineering Education
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