Boone News Brings Strong Plans For City Growth
Sheriff delivers condemning notices for the Newton and Northwestern railroad route proposal while Maxwell and Boone areas anticipate crop yields. Henry S. Kneedler, once Boone Republican figure, returns via ElDora and Los Angeles marriage. Labor Day proclamation set by Governor Cummins. new fire department team training in Des Moines. local sports notes and a mock critique of Ogden lawyers. Philippines plague eradicated by army efforts. grand Iowa state convention details with speeches and delegation rules led by Mary J. Coggeshall and Eleanor Stockman.
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Fire Department
Willis Wilkins
Des Moines
Iowa State Building at World’s Fair Nears Completion
Iowa’s state building on the Plateau of States at the World’s Fair nears completion with the frame finished in late July and exterior staff nearly applied. The two story 100 by 125 foot structure cost $44,000, featuring end semi circular porticoes and a rotunda on the first floor serving as assembly and information space, plus offices and storerooms.
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Iowa Coat of
Iowa
Bureau of Information
Weather Summary Reports Warm Week and Heavy Rainfall
The week had three warm days followed by cloudy and cool conditions. Temperature averaged 2 to 4 degrees below normal with rainfall above average across the state. West Central and southern districts saw 5 to 11 inches, mainly on the 26th. Benefits to crops from moisture may offset some flood damage. corn remains uncertain. Pasture and fall plowing benefit from rain. late potatoes rot reports exist. northern apples are good, winter apples light.
Adams Forepaugh Show in Boone on September 14
Nearly every resident plans a trip to Boone on Monday September 14 to see the Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Great Consolidated Shows. The lineup includes a double circus double menagerie and double museums with a vast collection of rare animals and exhibits.
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Boone
Adam Forepaugh
Sells Brothers
Pan-American Circus Robbery Reported In Nevada
A Nevada dispatch notes the Great Pan American Circus and Menagerie, a remnant of the Lemen Brothers outfit, played to a poor crowd. Vendors and shell games allegedly pilfered from spectators, with losses ranging from five dollars to ninety. A farmer, Lounsberry, watched his ninety dollar roll vanish, paid seventy five after a dispute, and a writ of attachment led to a settlement before the show closed. The performance was described as unsatisfactory.
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Nevada
Register
Lemen Brothers
Lounsberry
Farmer
Des Moines
Boyd
Thirty second annual Iowa Equal Suffrage Convention in Boone
The thirty second annual convention of the Iowa Equal Suffrage Association will be held in Boone October 6 to 8. The piece notes Iowa voters have long sought the right to vote for women, with petitions flooding the General Assembly as the legislature debates the issue under the Capitol dome.
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Iowa Equal Suffrage Association
Boone
Iowa
General Assembly
Capitol Hill
Golden Dome
Senate
House
Valley Forge
Story County Fair Opens Sept Ninth With Corn Breeding Talk
Story county fair opens September ninth as stock entries rise and grounds cleared. Management urges patrons to bring samples, notes liberal premiums including ten and five dollar prizes judged by Prof. Holden. Holden will also lecture on Corn Breeding September eleventh at Agricultural hall with illustrated charts.
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Story County
Prof
Holden
The Best Capital To Begin Life Is A Capital Wife
A woman argues that a capital wife stands as the best starting point in life, framing marriage as a foundation for future success and stability.
Special Reduced Excursion Rates on North Western Railway
Reduced excursion rates from all points on the Chicago and North Western Railway apply for events including the International Mining Congress in Deadwood and Lead from Sept 7 to 11, the National Irrigation Congress in Ogden and Salt Lake City Sept 15 to 18, the Sovereign Grand Lodge in Denver and Colorado Springs Oct 7 to 11, the Christian Church National Conventions in Detroit Oct 16 to 22, and the American Bankers Convention in San Francisco and Los Angeles Oct 2 to 28. For details contact the North Western ticket agent.
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Chicago & North-Western Railway
Deadwood
International Mining Congress
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Utah
National Irrigation Congress
Baltimore
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Detroit
Mich
Christian Church National
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Cal
American Bankers’ Convention
North- Western Line
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