Iowa items mix fire losses river levels and arrests
A night fire in Eldon caused about 15000 dollars in damage with partial insurance from State and Hawkeye of Des Moines and eastern companies. Keokuk reports the season’s highest Mississippi river stage while Des Moines opens a new channel below its former mouth. Harrison county auditors face vacancy, Minturn appointed to fill it. Davenport homes robbed with a dog guiding the thief. Mrs Kunkel spoke with the burglar. Immigration of Mormon revivalists seen in Colville Iowa. A Mt Pleasant injunction blocks grade crossing at Ottumwa. German Baptists close Cedar Rapids meeting with large attendance. Incorporation filings enter Dubuque and Erwin. Fourth Regiment guards elect a mayor with 303 to 57. Des Moines boy drowning near Fonda. Madrid reunion planned for June 18 with Judge McHenry. Smallpox cases in Danbury prompt county health action. Mapleton man dies in wagon accident. Police seek St Claire fraud case suspects linked to Knights of Pythias. Des Moines assault leaves victim unconscious. Adel to vote on electric plant. Revelations link post office theft ring with Chicago criminals.
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Tue
Eldon
State
Hawkeye
Des Moines
Mississippi River
Keokuk
Board of Supervisors
Harrison County
Minturn
Martin Kunkel
Henry Wirtz
Charles M. Robertson
Davenport
Colville
Iowa
Mt. Pleasant
Robb
Chicago, Ft. Madison & Des Moines Railroad
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Ottumwa
J. F. Kenkel
F. W. Altman
M. M. Hoffman
D. R. Gromberg
A. Eschen
T. W. Ruete
Fred A. Kumpl
J. J. Dunn
N. J. Schrupp
Francis Jeger
Erwin
Shelby County
Iowa National Guards
Greene
W. B. Humphrey
Sioux City
L. E. Baker
Toledo
Humphrey
Baker
Fonda
Chester Sanborn
Geo. Sanborn
Pocahontas Times
Mr. Sanborn
Boone
Polk
Dallas
Story
Madrid
W. H. McHenry
George W. Crooks
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Des Moines, Northern & Western
State Board of Health
Board of Health
Danbury
Woodbury County
New Mexico
W. P. Crank
Mapleton
Monona County
Julesburg
Col
Springfield
Little Rock
Ark
Huntington
W. Va
Austin
Tex
Portsmouth
al Bull
Mulberry
Thirteenth Street
Bull
Adel
Greely Brothers
Stockton
Lil
Tur Col. Redfield Veteran Association
Guthne Center
Sth
J. A. Lyons
Guthrie Center
J. P. Thompson
Rowan Bros. & Co
Railroad Street
Charter Oak
Andreas Shrader
Rowans
G. R. Knight
Frank Meyer
Schrader
Grand
Soward
Collins
New Albion
Pinkertons
Mike Coleman
Dan Ryan
Joliet
Ill
Jefferson, Mo
Ryan
Mary Armstrong
Mike McDonald
George
Belmond
Wis
Darlington
Ile
Waupun
Wison Coleman
Warren Hill
Patrick Ruppy
Mentor
J. H. Lewis
van Buren and
Sherman Streets
Lewis
Rastch
Justice Lyon
J. L. Hoff
Sandusky, C
Gov. Foraker
Dudley’s Dynograph Car Sharpens Rail Condition Checks
The dynograph car of P. H. Dudley, based in New York, will begin its spring inspection trip along the New York Central line. The 40 foot car logs rail alignment, curvature, surface, and speed with ink tubes, marking joints 1/16 inch out of gear in blue paint for repair crews. Dudley, an Ohio native and science figure, leads this measuring mission with a comfortable onboard setup for his wife.
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Grand Central Station
New York
New York Central Road
P. H. Dudley
Dudley
Stricken Oil City Seeks Aid After Fire and Flood
Mayor Hunt calls business closures to mobilize recovery in Oil City Pennsylvania as floods and fire claim lives and homes. Gov Pattison meets relief officials. eight weeks of care planned for 800 people with a 500909 dollar need. A Polish boarding house fire trapped workers. about 25 to 30 present. losses may top half a million with most insured. Philadelphia and Titusville relief efforts report several hundred evacuees and severe damage. combined requests reach 10005009 to fund immediate relief.
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Hunt
Oil City
Penn
Pattison
Harrison
Philadelphia
Stewart
Titusville
Actress sues for breach of promise to marry in Chicago
Mrs. Jessie Hale once known as Dora Lewis sues James W. Paige in superior court Chicago for 95000 claiming breach of promise to marry after Paige, a Hartford type setting machine maker, pledged an $800000 royalty gift and marriage in Milwaukee on April 22. he backed out accusing her of flirting. The report notes other local items and events from Iowa and Wisconsin.
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Jessie Hale
Dora Lewis
Chicago
James W. Paige
Paige
Hartford
Harrison and Reid Choose Republican Ticket on First Ballot
A hotly contested struggle ends with Harrison winning the party nomination on the first ballot. The platform is adopted as part of the victory and highlights the campaign stance and priorities.
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Harrison
Harrison and Blaine Forces Clash Over Iowa Panel
In Minneapolis on June 6 7 and 9 the Blaine and Harrison camps clash in a fight for temporary chairman with Fassett and Cullom proposed. Fassett prevails 26 to 21. Clarkson elected Iowa committeeman. Mack as delegation chair. Harrisons gain momentum as McKinley supports their leadership. The platform denounces Democratic tariff attacks and seeks free ballot rights and broader trade policies.
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Minneapolis
Blaine
Harrison
McKinley
Fassett
Iowa
Clarkson
E. E. Mack
Storm Lake
W. H. Berry
John H. Gear
Frank Simmons
D_ t Heipsheimer
G. M. Curtis
C. W. Mullaine
Carney
J. Sloat Fassett
New York
Reed
Foraker
Ohio
McKiney
Mixneapolls
H. B. Whi Pie
Pray
Wm. McKintey
Chas. W. Johnston
Minnesota
Gov. McKinley
Cogswell
Committee On Credentials
Committee On
United States
Mississippi River
Republican Congress
Aid for Kansas cyclone victims and Italian pageant plans
The St Louis letter notes rapid aid from local dry goods firms totaling 1155 dollars to Wellington Kansas cyclone relief. It highlights Italian leader Stephen Delacella and a forthcoming river pageant with Columbus imagery for visiting Italian Americans. It also traces circus site shifts across the city and river forecast tension for cotton merchants.
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Kansas
St. Louis
State of
Wellington
Stephen Delacella
Order of United Workmen
Columbus
Tower Grove Park
Phineas
Eighteenth and
Pine Streets
Jefferson Avenue
Twenty-sixth Street
Dixon
Merchants’ Exchange
Thirty-second
Compton Avenue
Vandeventer Avenue
Laclede
Forest Park
Bob Stickney
Barnum
Asker
D. J. Herndon
Herndon
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Iowa News
Ox River Universalists Association
Will Coleman
Dubuque
Levi Naylor
Eddie Todd
Cedar Rapids
Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum
J. F. Fisk
Oshkosh
Harrison and Reid
Benjamin Harrison and
Whitelaw Reid
Republican Party
Benj. Harrison
House of Representatives
Union
Republic
Congress
Ireland
Russia
Post Office Department
Nicaragua Canal
Territories
Wayland Hoyt
Wolcott
Colorado
Thompson
Indiana
Eustis
Mississippi
Matteson
Depew
New
York
Warren Miller
Spooner
Wisconsin
Fink
Downey
Wyoming
Benjamin Harrison
James G. Blaine
Wm. McKinley
Robert Lincoln
Thomas B. Reed
Senator O'Connor
Horace Porter
Bulkely
Connecticut
J. 8
Little
Tennessee
Thos. B. Reed
Whitelaw Reed
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