Secretary Wilson Sees Serious Corn Conditions in Iowa
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, touring major corn states, expressed acknowledgment of very serious crop damage in the Mississippi valley area, noting the worst effects in states where corn is sold rather than fed. He urged farmers to adopt better soil drainage and continuous cultivation to reduce drought losses and prepared to issue a farming bulletin with practical management results.
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Porto Rico
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Cuba
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William B. Allison
Jonathan P. Dolliver
General Assembly
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Train Conductor Recovers Stolen Watch He Foils Thief Jumping Off
Conductor Cavanaugh of the Great Western near Des Moines chased a thief who tried to trade a stolen watch for fare to Kansas City. The man jumped from the moving train at Churchville and escaped, leaving behind the recovered timepiece for Geo W. Shope.
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Des Moines
Cavanaugh
Great Western Passenger
Geo. W. Shope
Churchville
Kansas City
Shope
Crain
Bride of Five Months Elopes With Redskin Believed Seen
Charles E. Hoyt of Sioux City searches for his wife who left Sioux City last night with a Buffalo Bill Wild West performer. Hoyt believes she is being concealed by a dark skinned member of the show. he describes his wife as a pretty blonde and notes no prior trouble since their Fargo, North Dakota, marriage five months ago.
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Charles E. Hoyt
Sioux City
Buffalo Bill
Hoyt
Show
Fargo
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Gravel Crew Narrow Escape On Flaming Trestle
Fort Dodge Iowa August 9 a gravel train on the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad faced a blazing forty foot trestle. With a sharp curve ahead the engineer opened the throttle and sped across as the bridge failed. Conductor Hand on the rear was badly scorched.
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Nelson
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Smithland Att torney jailed after newspaper dispute
Sioux City reports attorney J A Prichard of Smithland Iowa whipped F L Giles publisher of the Oto Leader over a published item about the Smithland post office. Mayor Butler fined Prichard ten dollars. appeal to district court filed.
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Sioux City
J. A. Prichard
Smithland
Iowa
F. L. Giles
Oto
Leader
Giles
Butler
Prichard
Mysterious Disappearance of Gloucester Youth in Sioux City
F. W. Mer chant of Gloucester Massachusetts, a young man from a wealthy family, vanished from the Monda min hotel in Sioux City last Friday. He had been a guest for two weeks and is believed to have taken his own life amid epilepsy and despondency after missing a $250 sum from Gloucester.
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Sioux City
F. W. Merchant
Gloucester
Mass
Mondamin
Drowned Man Richard Tregilgus Found Off Dubuque
Richard Tregilgus, 45, drowned after plunging from a boat house float at Dubuque on August 9. His body was recovered. His separated family lives in Wisconsin.
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Dubuque
Richard Tregilgus
Wisconsin
Fatally Kicked by a Horse Near Atlantic
William H. Disbrow, a prominent county citizen living four miles northeast of town, was kicked by a vicious horse at his son in law James Lepner home near here. He died soon after from the injuries sustained in the incident.
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Atlantic
William H. Disbrow
James Lepner
Corporal Ed Farrell Captured in Philippines Narrows Escape
Word to Mr and Mrs James P Ferrell says Ed Farrell son of the Ferrells enlisted in January and now a corporal was captured by natives in the Philippines. His scouting detachment was ambushed and several men wounded including Farrell who was struck in the head. They were held for hours and then released as the injured recovered.
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James P. Ferrell
Philippines
Ed Farrell
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Improvig
Weaver
B. McCormick
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Chicago
James C. Davis
Keokuk
Cuba
Porto Rico
America
Iowa
Allison
Dolliver
Mr. Davis
Big Lime Springs Fire Destroys Business District
Elma August 10 fire swept Lime Springs Main Street destroying much of the business portion. Loss estimated at 150000. Several buildings including Samson general merchandise Howland restaurant Dayton drugs Johnson harness shop Russink livery Moore livery Anderson general store Duerdin millinery Wetter restaurant Coleman Weaklin general store Lore drugs Bur ners meat market and the telephone exchange burned. Only two banks and a hardware store remained.
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Lime Springs
Main Street
John Samson
A. M. Howland
D. D. Dayton
A. J. Johnson
John Russink
Harry Moore
H.P. Anderson
Elva Duerdin
G. H. Wetter
Coleman & Weaklin
John G. Lore
Rucher’s
Burns
Teleephone Exchange
Colfax Votes Tax and Franchise for Electric Road
In Colfax on Aug 8 the Des Moines Colfax Eastern Electric Railway won a special election with 268 votes for both the franchise and the 3 percent tax. The line will run from Des Moines to Newton through Altoona Colfax and Mitchellville.
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Des Moines, Colfax & Eastern Electric Railway Company
Des Moines
Newton
Altoona
Mitchellville
Kept His Word and Died Aged Farmer Suicide at Corn Crib
Clear Lake August 10 Christian Benson an aging farmer near Owens Grove hanged himself from the rafters of a corn crib after a quarrel with his wife following his intoxication. He left with a remark to shoot himself and was found lifeless in the corn crib, having been dead for hours. Benson was fairly well to do.
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Clear Lake
Christian Benson
Owen’s Grove
Benson
Brutal Brother Arrested After Sister Beating Incident
Corydon August 10 local report says Lafe Swan 19 son of a Lineville blacksmith dragged his sister downstairs knocked her down and beat her into insensibility for not waking to make breakfast. She crawled back to bed and neighbors found her later. Swan is in custody awaiting result of brutality allegations.
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Corydon
Lafe Swan
Lineville
Here
Swan
Tragic Farm Accident Claims Herman Hohn at 19
Audubon reports Herman Hohn son of Chris Hohn was killed when a 25 foot rope entangled him and a frightened horse dragged him across fences. He died before a doctor could reach him, marking a second family tragedy in recent years.
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Horribie Jeath
Audubon
Herman Hohn
Chris Hohn
Mrs. Hohn
Cummins Nominated After Herriott Withdraws at Iowa GOP
Cedar Rapids August meeting shows Cummins forces solidify control at the Republican state convention. Herriott withdraws after defections, Cummins nominated for governor while Herriott backed for lieutenant governor on a second ballot as party factions settle.
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Cummins
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Brown
Barrett
Cedar Rapids
Carroll
B. J. Sallinger
Jackson
Frank H. Williams
Cummins Addresses Convention After Second Ballot
Cedar Rapids August 8. While counting the second ballot for lieutenant governor the audience called for Cummins address. He was brought forward by Chairman Byers amid loud cheers and spoke briefly. He credited the young lieutenants and sergeants for the effort and said the war had been a non commissioned officers war.
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Shelby County
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Dallas
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Franklin
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Dewey
Bishop
F. C. Brown
Welcome Mowry
Cedar Rapids
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