Appointment of Guy E Red Oak as Iowa National guard aide
Des Moines February 11 1905 Generals Thrift have aided the appointment of Guy E of Red Oak as assistant general of the Iowa National Guard The move meets approval of Governor Cummins The appointment will require executive approval and will be held at the pleasure of the governor Captain Logan to take duties within weeks with Major Hume awaiting arrangements The change expected about March 1
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Des Moines
Guy E
Red Oak
Iowa National
Cumins
Logan
Hume
Supreme Court ruling ends poll tax for guard members
Adjutant General Thrift reports attorney general confirms guard members are exempt from poll tax and tax collection will end. Captains must list men who would be taxed if not in guard, and counties vary in prior collection. The shift ties to Conroy and Burrier cases affecting Burrier’s testimony and parole prospects, with broader links to related eastern and western Iowa cases.
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Thrift
Michael Conroy
Supreme Court
Sth
Clinton
Diffi
Conroy
Burrier
Evi
Tong
Iowa
Dennisor-Shercliffe
Tax mortgages likely to be pressed in next legislature
Indications point to a formal debate on tax mortgages when next winter's legislature convenes. The issue tends to start with fanfare but fades over sessions, yet current signs show renewed vigor and newspaper discussion ahead of the next assembly.
Governor Cummins appeals Shiloh veterans case to Roosevelt
Governor Cummins petitions President Roosevelt after protests over the loss of the national battlefield status of Shiloh. He urges action from the War Department and urges Congress to investigate the national Shiloh commission if the president declines. The Iowa folks seek broader support and consider mobilizing the Army of the Cumberland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins
Shiloh
War Department
Washington
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Rob Shaw Oliver
Iowa
Congress of the United States
National Shiloh Commission
Army of the Cumberland
City Drops Theater Restrictions and Frees Sights
The city council rescinded theater restrictions allowing Sunday theaters to operate with managers' discretion. City Solicitor Bremner notes no active city control remains. Paris insurers refuse coverage for hair dye users and France bans giving solid food to infants under one year without a doctor’s prescription.
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Bremner
Des Moines
Paris
France
Richards Must Leave His Term For Sullivan Robbery
Ex deputy U S marshal W A Richards convicted of complicity in the January 1903 Hamilton hold up of Peter and Mrs Sullivan. The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed an eighteen year penitentiary sentence and Richards will be placed in custody. Frank Baird was also implicated and jailed.
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Des Moines
United States
W. A. Richards
Sullivans
Hamilton
Supreme Court of Iowa
Richards
Peter Sullivan
Frank Baird
Creston
Baird
Knoxville
Fort Madison
Rihards
Marion
Warren County
Supreme Court
Warren County Court
Illinois
Burlington Wreck kills one engineer injures three others
The Burlington passenger train No. 3 wrecked two miles east of Prescott. Engineer E. H. Allen of Lincoln was killed. engineers Frank Peterson of Creston, and BE Rosener of Lincoln, and fireman R. C. Perry of Creston were severely or badly injured. All were brought to Creston. relief teams and doctors were sent from Creston.
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Creston
Burlington
Prescott
E. H. Allen
Lincoln
Neb
Frank Peterson
BE. Rosener
R. C. Perry
Allen
Lesser Gets His Liberty in Falsifying Accounts Case
W. R. Lesser of Tama Iowa special agent for the United States land department was freed when Judge Carland directed a verdict for the defense after the government’s evidence was presented. The ruling held that no part of presenting or mailing the claim occurred in Nebraska, making conviction unlikely.
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Omaha
Neb
W. R. Lesser
Tama
United States Land Department
Carland
Nebraska
United States
Baxter
Fire destroys Frost news stand and Scoles gallery at Stuart
A February fire in Stuart destroyed two two story brick buildings housing the Frost news stand and Scoles photograph gallery with an estimated loss of 6000 dollars. The blaze started when a lamp was upset during a melee after a cat and dog fight. Frost expected insurance coverage but the policy lapsed by twenty four hours.
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Stuart
S. C. Frost
J. C. Scoles
Derailed Train No 1 Near Melbourne Kills One, Injures Many
Train No 1 of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line derailed at 3 am west of Melbourne due to a broken rail. One conductor H M Marsh was killed and twenty four people injured including F H Reid, George W Laroy, C W Jensen, and D M Way among others. The wreck damaged the bridge and cars, with injuries spanning hips, legs, heads, chests, and multiple bruises.
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Melbourne
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Road
H. M. Marsh
F. H. Reid
Perry
George W. Laroy
Chicago
C. W. Jensen
Cedar Rapids
David M. Way
Marion Junction
C.S. Lawson
Marion
D. A. Halligan
Moorland
Iowa
Clarence Ongman
Anna Dissinger
Minnie Head
J. H. Wixel
H. R. Goyke
St. Louis
J. J. Huston
Omaha
Gus Bachrake
Holland
Minn
Alden Jones
Council Bluffs
W. J. Waite
J. E. Woodley
Porter
P. H. Stay
C. A. Morris
Milwaukee Wreck Claims Conductor H M Marsh
Conductor H M Marsh died in the Milwaukee wreck while riding in sleeper Noqaday. He spoke to the crew before dying and was found under the wreck with fatal injuries. The bridge and track were badly damaged, with estimated road losses around $100,000, excluding claims.
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Melbourne
H. M. Marsh
Milwaukee
Noqaday
Marsh
Marion
Council Bluffs
Longfellow
Car Department of the Milwaukee
Oskaloosa Fire Destroys Five Businesses
Fire in Oskaloosa on February 11 caused a loss exceeding $150000 in the business district. Fitch Brothers harness shop started the blaze in its furnace room and spread to Still McGregor furniture, Tiser and Belmont dry goods, and Baldauf dry goods, with telegraph and telephone lines damaged.
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Oskaloosa
Fitch Brothers
Harness House
Fitch Bros
McGregor Furniture House
Tiser & Belmont Dry Goods
Baldauf Dry Goods
Still-McGregor
Tiser & Belmont
Baldauf
Letson Balliet Loses Case In Federal Court
In Des Moines on February 13 Judge McPherson overruled the demurrer in the Balliet trust fund case. He held that J. D. Whisen and Central State Bank may be held for the $2,500 placed in the bank for Letson Balliet. The money does not belong to Balliet.
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Letson Balliet
Des Moines
McPherson
Balliet Trust Fund
J. D. Whisen
Central State Bank
Balliet
Oldest Odd Fellow Walker Garoufte Dies in Adel
Adel Feb. 10. Walker Garoufte aged 86 and the oldest Odd Fellow in Iowa is dead at Adel. He was a longtime member and figure in local fraternal circles.
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Adel
Walker Garoufte
Iowa
Attorney Hauser Investigated Over Liquor Settlement Irregularities
In Vinton on February 9, Jas T Hauser a Des Moines attorney for the Anti Saloon League is under investigation for irregular settlements with liquor sellers after prosecutions were filed. Judge Burnham orders County Attorney Nichols Senator Whipple and Hon M J Tobin to probe the matter linked to twenty illegal liquor sale cases before the court.
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Vinton
Jas. T. Hauser
Des Moines
Anti- Saloon League
Burnham
Nichols
Senator Whipple
M. J. Tobin
Hauser
Cures Rapid From Rheumatism With Pink Pills
In 1902 03 Mr Schroeppel bedridden by rheumatism found relief after stopping doctor visits and taking Dr Williams Pink Pills on his mother's urging. Within two weeks he could work and after eight boxes no traces remained. Neighbor Captain Balfour also recovered after ten boxes. Pills sold by all druggists and said to aid neuralgia sciatica and partial paralysis.
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Dr. Williams
China Township
St. Clair County
Mich
Women Subtract Age Years More Yet Remain Infants
A remark notes that women could shave more years from their age but would still appear as infants, highlighting a humorous or paradoxical take on aging and perception.
Defiance Starch Overshadows Competitors in Stores
Storekeepers report the extra quantity and superior quality of Defiance Starch make it next to impossible to sell any other brands.
Man Faces Choice To Die Or Marry In Silent Majority Message
A statement frames joining the silent majority as a life or marriage decision, urging conformity through stark dichotomy. The note emphasizes personal sacrifice and social expectation without detailing individuals or events.
Guaranteed Cure for Piles with PAZO OINTMENT
Advertising note claims PAZO OINTMENT cures itching bleeding and protruding piles within 6 to 14 days with refund if not effective. Distributed by druggists as a remedy.
Wealth distribution remark cited in Washington Star
Quote reflects Dustin Sax disputing national wealth equity, claiming current distribution favors him and a few others. The source frames this as a political or social commentary on economic inequality.
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Dustin Sax
Washington Star
Zurich to test free medical attendance funded by tax
City authorities plan an experiment where every resident pays a yearly tax of three shillings seven and a half pence. The fund from twenty thousand pounds will be divided into salaries of six hundred pounds per year for forty physicians who will attend all inhabitants free of charge.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Hartford Woman Recovers After Fire Disrupts Surgery
Mrs Frank Hunt of Hartford Vermont was stricken with appendicitis when a fire in the harness shop beneath her apartments forced her to move to the Pease Hotel on a mattress. An operation was postponed due to the commotion, but she recovered quickly and was around in a day or two.
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Frank Hunt
Hartford
Pease Hotel
House Moved by Barge Across Rivers in Four Miles
A two story brick house weighing over two hundred tons was shifted from Sharpsburg Pennsylvania to Allegheny nearly four miles away. Most work occurred on the water using a large coal barge. The structure passed four low bridges requiring the barge to be scuttled and sunk several feet at each crossing, then the water was pumped out after each step.
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Sharpsburg
Allegheny
Backache Cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills Told by Mrs Ambrose
Dover Kentucky February 13 Special Mrs W H Ambrose describes severe back pains and kidney trouble disappearing after one box of Dodd's Kidney Pills. The advertisement claims the remedy permanently cures backache and warns of potential progression to diabetes Brights disease or rheumatism if untreated.
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Dodd
W. H. Ambrose
Dover
America
Quote on women's happiness and self perception
A provocative remark asserts that women are never as happy as men think nor as miserable as they imagine themselves to be. The statement challenges stereotypes about female emotions and invites reflection on perception and happiness.
Roosevelt urged to push end of Russo Japanese war
Inter Parliamentary Union chief Dr Bartholdt urges President Roosevelt to mediation role in the Russo Japanese war. Bartholdt says US president may be only figure Russia would listen to. Hayes secretary to consider. Administration signals unlikely to act without assurances from both sides.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Representative Bartholdt
Missouri
Bartholdt
Union
United States
Germany
Russia
Dr. Bartholdi
Czar
Dr. Bartholdt
Hay
Hopes for End of Butchery in Japan Russia War
Rome reports Signor Socci of the Republican party urged an end to the Japan Russia hostilities while praising liberty for the Russian people and noting the Roman Republic anniversary. Deputies applauded as the speaker urged humanity and peace. Berlin notes the German foreign office sees no sign of peace in the Far East.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Signor Socci
Japan
Russia
Humanity
Brotherhood of Peoples
Roman Republic
Tice
Chamber
Berlin
Foreign Office
Far East
Associated Press
Hoch Confesses to Ten Marriages in Chicago Case
Johann Hoch, jailed on bigamy and murder suspicions, confessed in Chicago to ten marriages after midnight police interrogation. He later told coroner witnesses he had married thirteen women in ten years, denying poisoning any of them though eight wives are now dead. Hoch also claimed arsenic in a fountain pen used by him in New York was for suicide.
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Chicago
Johann Hoch
Here
Hoch
New York City
Walcker Hoch
Iroquois Manager Cleared of Manslaughter Charge
Chicago February 10 Judge Kersten quashed the indictment against Iroquois theater manager Will Davis over the fatal fire. The ruling cites the document fails to show any negligence or omission of duty by Davis.
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Chicago
Will Davis
Iroquois Theater
George J. Kersten
Green
Peoria
Kersten
Davis
Diamonds Have Disappeared in San Francisco Case
E M Holibrek, a Minneapolis lumberman, and his wife found a casket of jewelry valued at 8000 dollars missing before boarding the Cleveland train. Police and detectives pursued leads but have found no clue to the missing gems.
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San Francisco
Cal
E. M. Holibrek
Minneapolis
Cleveland
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Ill Chicago Woman
Chicago society woman Marion Knight of 88 N Ashland avenue suffered severe kidney and pelvic pain and lost sleep and appetite. After taking Doan's Kidney Pills she felt better within a week, ate heartily by week two, and was fully well in seven weeks. She had spent hundreds on ineffective medicines before receiving relief from six dollars of Doan's Pills. A trial free and sale by dealers at 50 cents.
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Chicago Society
Doan
Pitts
Marion Knight
Ashland Avenue
Chicago
West Side Wednesday Club
Mae Doan
Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
Cordelia Sees No Bears at Stag Digties
A clipped sentence notes Cordelia stating the little bears are not seen at stag Digties, leaving the scene without animal sighting and unclear context.
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Cordelia
Salser's Yielded Records in Indiana and Michigan
Fragmentary note reports Salser's yields by state with figures such as 157 bu in Indiana and 100 bu, plus 2u bu in Michigan. Text is garbled but indicates attempts at record measurements and comparison to a record.
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Salser
Avaly
Salzer
Ind
Seed Company Ad Promises Vast 1905 Yields
An old fee note offers seeds from John A Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin claiming large yields for Potatoes and fodder crops. It advertises Salzer products and requests 106 in stamps to receive a log and ferekueshaamesion.
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Thesz Vietent
Salzer
Victoria
Teosinte
John A. Salter Seed Co
le Crosse
Wis
Man Becomes Wise to Age Testimony
A humorous remark reflects growing old as a man insists he feels as young as ever, illustrating a cheeky acceptance of aging with a light tone.
Cuticura Eczema Cure Praised by Passenger Agent
A Washington passenger agent reports relief from a three year eczema ordeal after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. He describes painful itchy blotches on hands and ankles and notes immediate reduction in burning after the first day of treatment with a belief that a complete cure is near.
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Cutiura
B. Hege
Washington, Dd. c
Man Born Great Not To Die In This Way
A reflection notes that a man of notable birth or stature should not meet a premature or dishonorable end, suggesting a belief in destiny or the proper manner of dying. The line implies respect for a distinguished life and warns against an improper exit.
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine Ad
An early 20th century advertisement promises a quick cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. The ad notes Grove's signature on each box and offers a money back guarantee if results are unsatisfactory.
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Grove
If church pews were like sleeping car berths more men would go
A humorous quip suggesting that making church pews resemble sleeping car berths would attract more men to attend services, implying comfort could boost church turnout.
De fiance Starch Dominates Local Market Says Dealers
Hundreds of dealers report the extra quantity and superior quality of De fiance Starch is replacing other brands. Some say they can not sell any other starch.
Opportunities Open for Young Men Despite Trusts
Many chances remain for young men as trusts have not seized all opportunities. The statement highlights ongoing prospects in work and advancement.
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Trusts
Defiance Cold Water Starch News for Housekeepers
Housekeepers can save time and money with Defiance Cold Water Starch. Each 16 ounce package costs the same as 12 ounce rivals and does not stick to irons. Defiance boosts value with 16 oz per package and chemical free formula, unlike rival starches.
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Defiance
Twelve Rejections Spur Boy to Quit Proposing
A superstitious youth, after a girl refuses him twelve times, decides to stop pursuing her. The incident reflects local courtship superstitions and social norms of the era.
Obsolete cure claim in Minneapolis note
A 1900 letter from J W O brien of Minneapolis cites Piso s Cure as a cough remedy and endorses it in a brief testimonial. The note dates January 6 1900 and lists the sender s address at 38 Third Ave N.
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J. W. O'Brien
Third Ave N
Minneapolis, Minn
Weak solutions in chemistry clash with politics here
The quote argues that flexible scientific approaches work in science but are ill suited for political matters. It underscores a call for firm policy positions and decisive action rather than tentative compromises.
Man’s Self Respect Shaken by Neighbors’ Suspicion
A man’s dignity is often damaged when neighbors raise suspicions about his conduct, highlighting how social judgment can undermine personal standing in a community setting.
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Milwaukee Wreck
Myre. Winslow
Dr. Kuine
H. Kuune
St. Arch Street
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