Cardiff Giant Found Buried Near El Paso In Texas
J H Tedford of Mount Ayr reports the Cardiff giant lies at the bottom of a sand pile outside El Paso. The gypsum statue shipped to El Paso was abandoned when duties were charged and hauled away as debris. The famed fake, once buried and dug up as a petrified giant, now rests as a relic near the border.
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Cardiff
J. H. Tedford
Mount Ayr
el Paso
Tex
Fort Edge
Iowa
WANTS A FARM: Iowa Penitentiary seeks land purchase
Warden N N Jones in his biennial report to the Board of Control asks for 27000 to cover needs of the Fort Madison penitentiary, including 12000 for purchase of farm lands near the facility. Population, finances, and education efforts at Anamosa and Des Moines items are noted along with smallpox trends and state fair profits.
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Jones
Fort Madison Penitentiary
N. N. Jones
Fort Madison
Board of Control
General Assembly
Cummins
Flag of Twelfth Iowa Veteraned to Gov Cummins for Preservation
An American flag carried by the Twelfth Iowa volunteer infantry at Corinth is being preserved by the state. Presented by Mrs. C. E. Merriam and Hon. R. P. Clarkson to Governor Cummins, the banner bears battle scars and blood stains from the siege and battle of Corinth in 1862. Colonel Henderson commanded part of the Union Brigade and lost a leg. 39 of 80 brigade members were killed or wounded in the fight.
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Corinth
David B. Henderson
House of Representatives
Hopkinton
John D. Cole
Twelfth
Iowa Infantry
Shiloh
Henderson
Experiments in Wheat at Iowa State College
Professor W H Olin leads a wheat breeding program at Iowa State College Ames to develop hardy high yielding winter wheat for the state. Turkey red is the standard for comparison with varieties such as Padus Minnesota No 529 and 550 Kharkov Malakof and a 1901 Turkey red import from Russia.
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W. H. Olin
Department of Agronomy
Iowa State College
Ames
Minnesota
Kharkov
Hays
Kansas
Russia
Black Sea
J. Ratekin & Sons
Shenandoah
New Fish Hatchery Breaks Ground at North McGregor
The United States government breaks ground on a fishery building at North McGregor to rehabilitate small fish dying in winter in local bayous. The plan is to seine fish during open season, place them in spring supplied tanks, and stock lakes and streams nationwide.
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United States
North McGregor
Mississippi
Disbursing Officer Appointed for St. Louis Exposition Funds
Secretary Shaw names Rob ert Fullerton of Des Moines as disbursing officer for the 5 million dollar congressional appropriation to aid the St. Louis exposition. Fullerton must post a 500 thousand dollar bond. expenses and his salary to be paid from the appropriation. Fullerton is a vice president and principal stockholder of the Chicago Lumber and Coal company.
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Robert Fullerton
Shaw
Congress
St. Louis
Des Moines
Fullerton
Chicago Lumber and Coal Company
Ireland
Kansas
Peruna Endorsements From Notables Highlight Catarrh Cure
A historical letter excerpt featuring Commodore Somerville Nicholson and W G Hunter M D among others praising Peruna as an effective catarrh remedy. Includes calls to write Dr Hartman for free medical advice if results are not prompt, with endorsements from notable former Congress members and Kentucky connections.
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W. Godfrey Hunter
U.S
Guatemala
Kentucky
Washington, D. C
W. G. Hunter
M. D
Congress
Virginia
Hartman
Plia
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
The Pottery Trade Opens in Eldora Iowa
An Eldora pottery new venture signals Iowa’s potential rise as a wealth source. Iowa has abundant potter's clay near coal beds, yet state production lagged behind Ohio. Local potteries exist in Fort Dodge and other counties like Van Buren, Delaware, Muscatine, Wapello, and Henry, with varying activity.
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Eldora
Iowa
Ohio
Fort Dodge
van Buren
Delaware
Muscatine
Wapello
Henry
Sent to Prussia for Deported Iowa Resident
Gertrude Steinbach, brought to Iowa last April and settled in Chariton, was found of unsound mind and sent to the Clarinda state hospital. The state board of control arranged deportation to Kempton Prussia via the steamship company, to avoid Iowa taxpayers bearing the care costs. The board now aims to return insane dependents to their homes in other states or countries.
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Gertrude Steinbach
Iowa
Prussia
Chariton
Clarinda
State Board of Control
Kempton
Steamship Company
Board of Control
Iowa lecturer Smith McPherson named law educator
Hon. Smith McPherson, former Iowa attorney general and ex congressman, has been elected lecturer on law at the University of Iowa. His exact topics were not announced but he is expected to assume duties similar to Congressman M. J. Wade when Wade departs for national office in December. McPherson will be welcomed by University of Iowa supporters in Iowa City.
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Des Moines
State House Improvement Commission
Capitol
State House
William Beardshear
Iowa
State Agricultural College
Northwestern Railroad
Parley Sheldon
Ames
Iowa Roads
Chicago
Pittsburg
Charles Escher
Shelby County
War Department
Adjt
Corbin
Clay County
W. C. B. Bullard
Capitol of
Bullard
St. Louis
F. J. Sessions
Des Moines Commercial Exchange
State Teachers’ Association
Turkey
Joseph Morcombe
Cedar Rapids
Europe
Constantinople
Washington, D. C
Will Bequest for Quaker School Site and Buildings
Word has reached that Josiah White, a noted Quaker who recently died, left $26 000 for a manual training school near Alem. Half the sum funds a suitable site, while the remaining half pays for erecting buildings for the institution.
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Josiah White
Alem
Iowa Health Report Praises General Well Being
Reports from across the state show the general health of Iowa residents better than in years says Dr. J F Kennedy secretary of the state board of health Occasionally outbreaks of scarlet fever or diphtheria occur but the overall condition remains exceptionally healthy in the state.
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Iowa
J. F. Kennedy
State Board of Health
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Tion
Texas
Angeline Sutton
Des Moines Life Association
Northwestern Life and Savings Company
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Minneapolis
Guthrie
Dallas
Mary Hatch
Bremer County
Hatch
State Department of Education
Light
Eeeerer Kgnvaenee Sevinessauains Savvees
Benead
Eiywasese
Eeeevereer Eee Etter Eseere
Anamosa Penitentiary
Downie
Miss Rettig
Anamosa
Mr. Downie
Clarkson
Kennedy
Porto Rico
Agricultural College
Commodore Nicholson
Peruna
Somerville Nicholson
United States Navy
R Street
N. W
Washington, D.C
S. Nicholson
G. R. Brown
Martinville
G. B. Brown
Commodore
Nicholson
Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup Company
Monticello, Til
Cascarets
Sterling Remedy Co
Chgo
N.Y
TOWER
A.J. Tower CO
Boston Mass
A. Tower Canadian CO
Toronto
Wisconsin
Barron
Wadburn
Wisconsinia
Gftelie & Ton Dal
Pittsville
Wood County
Numitor Mine
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