Marshalltown fights soldiers' preference law in supreme court
Des Moines reports Marshalltown city council challenging the soldiers' preference statute before the supreme court. Judge Obed Caswell had ruled the law unconstitutional, with C H Van Law filing the appeal arguing the measure violates liberty and freedom. In Des Moines, Humane Society secretary Jones halted unsound horses at the East Des Moines market, threatening to prosecute if fattening stock resumes.
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Des Moines
Marshalltown
Supreme Court
Obed Caswell
C. H. van Law
East Des Moines
Jones
The
Humane Society
Deposition Scheduled With Dobson Ahead of China Trip
Assistant Attorney DeGraff cites the need to depose Secretary of State George L. Dobson before his departure for China to avoid witness issues in a state case against former State Gender Lafe Young over alleged overcharges four years ago with trial planned for May. Wallace Hubbard says May start for a Des Moines to Missouri railroad linking Des Moines and St Joe. Southern Iowa votes underway as Missouri bans railroad subsidies.
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DeGraff
George L. Dobson
Lafe Young
Dobson
China
Wallace Hubbard
Mordaunt
St. Joe
Des Moines
Missouri
Iowa
Coal Tonnage and Miners Rise in District Three for 1904
The 1904 statistics of the third district coal industry show higher tonnage and more miners. Tonnage reached 1 846 386, up from 1 835 456 the previous year, with 3 428 miners employed. Polk county reports 2 327 miners, up from 1 615. The Iowa National Guard conference fixed encampment dates for the Fifty sixth to Fifty fifth regiments in July and August, eight days each, with no precamp march.
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Polk County
Iowa
National Guard
Iowa regiments to present Shiloh claims to Taft on anniversary
Secretary of War Taft agrees to hear the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Iowa regiments on April 6 at 10 o clock a.m. Governor Cummins will present their Shiloh service claims on the anniversary of the first day of the battle. Veterans anticipate possible appeal to Roosevelt or Congress if denied. The report also notes a Oska Joosa home robbery and maritime fishing industry figures for Japan.
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Taft
Cummins
Iowa
Shiloh
Washington
Shuoh
Remore
Jones’ Field
Secretary of War
National Shiloh Commission
Roosevelt
Congress
German man confesses to rail tampering wreck near Homestead
Birch Kutzleben of South Amana, a German national claiming noble birth, admits tampering with rails on the Rock Island line near Homestead, causing No. 41 to derail. He says he misplaced tools into a creek after planning the wreck and fled, later confessing in Marengo jail.
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Des Moines
Birch Kutzleben
South Amana
Rock Island
Homestead
Marengo
Kutzleben
Smalley
Iowa County
School Boy Murderer Linked to Kansas City Girl Death
Ruth Campbell aged 16 daughter of a Kansas City attorney died from a breast wound inflicted last August by Walter Ralston Chariton Ia. He was jailed briefly, charges dropped, and no current charges remain. Campbell family had lived in Chariton before moving to Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Ruth Campbell
Walter Ralston
Chariton
Halston
Miss Campbell
Ralston
St. Joseph
Campbell
Waterloo man weds French pianist ending breach suit
George W. Bowder of Waterloo married Madame Eugenie De Lafayette, a renowned French pianist, in Chicago on December 9, ending his breach of promise case against Mrs. E. H. Curtiss, who wed EB. H. Curtiss instead. The suit had claimed 15 000 for breach plus 3 500 for expenses.
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George W. Bowder
Waterloo
Madame Eugenie de Lafayette
E. H. Curtiss
Bowder
Hartman
EB. H. Curtiss
Madame de Lafayette
Chicago
Mrs. Bowder
Lawsuits Filed Over Sioux City Fire Damages
Six suits totaling fifty thousand dollars were filed against Pelletier dry goods for losses from the December fire. Plaintiffs include tenants on upper floors of the Pelletier building and neighboring merchants. One suit seeks ten thousand dollars for Genoa Brockway’s death, the fire’s sole fatality.
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Sioux City
Pelletier Dry Goods Company
Pelletier Dry Goods
Pellitier Building
Genoa Brockway
Doctor Tousley Dies in Manson Heart Failure at 79
Dr Tousley an elderly corn doctor who had lived in Sioux City died in the Long Hotel after arriving in Manson the day before. He was nearly eighty and died of heart failure. Officials could not locate his home and he may be buried locally with only eleven cents on his person.
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Manson
Tousley
Long Hotel
Sioux City
Wreck of Rock Island Train Likely Deliberate
Iowa City March 22 A westbound Rock Island flyer derailed near Homestead after a rail was removed and spikes drawn in what investigators call a likely premeditated act. Sixty five passengers escaped unharmed. several crew members injured as cars tumbled down a thirty foot embankment.
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Rock Island
Iowa City
Homestead
Here
Robbies
A. C. Hotchkiss
William Smith
W. Wallcock
Chicago
Porter
C. J. Pomeroy
Newton
L. A. Webber
Council Bluffs
L. Cross White
Colo
Canadian West land boom quoted from Manitoba letter
An extract from P H Rynhard of Starbuck Manitoba describes buying 480 acres in 1903 for 12000 dollars and earning substantial profits from wheat oats and land value. Other letters praise Saskatchewan Carrot River land with rich soil and mild climate as inquiries to Western Canada surge.
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P. H. Rynhard
Starbuck
Manitoba
Canada
United States
S. L. Short
Carrot River
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
E. T. Holmes
Jackson Street
St. Paul
Minnesota
W. v. Kennett
New York Life
Gasoline Blast Kills Mother and Son in Sioux City Home
Mrs Harland Newton of Sheldon Nebraska and her nine year old son John were burned to death in the home of H H Kneebone after gasoline vapor exploded as fire was started. Kneebone and others tried to save them but could not revive the victims. The tragedy occurred after gasoline was spilled on the kitchen floor and ignition followed.
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Sioux City
Harland Newton
Sheldon
Neb
H. H. Kneebone
Newton
John
Kneebone
Mr. Kneebone
Gilbert wins Nebraska state shoot professional title at 580 of 600
Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake breaks 580 targets to win the best professional at the Nebraska state shoot in Omaha on March 24. Crosby and Heer finish second and third as Iowa dominates the interstate event, with Nebraska taking second place. The Iowa team includes Gilbert Budd Reed McDowell and Klein. A spinster remarks about marriage and happiness.
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Omaha
Fred Gilbert
Spirit Lake
Nebraska
Crosby
Heer
Iowa
Gilbert
Budd
Reed
McDowell
Klein
Cereal Plant to Be Rebuilt in Cedar Rapids
The four directors of the American Cereal Company in Chicago voted to rebuild the Cedar Rapids plant at once. Contracts are let and the mills and elevators aim to be completed by August 15. The project is described as Iowa’s largest building undertaking, with likely capacity increases and new departments. Adjusters will finish work this week.
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Cedar Rapids
American Cereal Company
Chicago
Iowa
Sea Sickness Seen By Ship Physician Across Nations
A ship physician notes that American girls resist seasickness better than English peers, while French girls are most prone, based on his many ocean voyages and observations.
College life and marriage desires debated in Cleveland Plain Dealer
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a discussion between Josiah and Nancy on how college life affects girls' desire to marry and suggests it may also dampen young men's urge to wed.
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Josiah
Nancy
Cleveland Plain
Modern Mother and Child Doll Vaccine Inquiry
A Baltimore American excerpt shows a humorous exchange where a mother asks why the child is removing a dolly's clothes. The child replies he must examine the doll for vaccination to prevent contagion among other dolls.
The World’s Most Curious Vegetable Truffle
The truffle is a unique fungus with no roots stems flowers leaves or seeds. In some countries dogs and pigs are trained to dig it up for flavoring dishes. The animals detect its fleshy odor to locate the hidden fungi.
Clergyman Seeks Beecher Advice on Sleepers in Church
A country clergyman asked Henry Ward Beecher how to handle churchgoers who sleep during services. Beecher recalled his early Plymouth Church policy to wake the sleeping minister from the pulpit, after giving the sexton strict orders to do so.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Mr. Beecher
Plymouth Church
Sexton
Dentist Claims Kidney Cure With Dodd's Pills
Toledo March 27 Special. Harry T. Lewis dentist at 607 Summit Street reports a remarkable recovery from kidney disease using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He suffered back pain and night arousal for years until two weeks of treatment brought improvement and eventual cure. He cautions that early use helps prevent Bright's Disease Diabetes Dropsy Gravel or Rheumatism.
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Toledo
Ohio
Harry T. Lewis
Sumit Street
Dodd
Dr. Lewis
Bright
Men Search for Needle in Haystack Before Mending Ways
A compact quip notes that some men would seek a needle in a haystack prior to choosing to mend their ways. The line uses humorous hyperbole to comment on delayed self-improvement.
Russia Japan Peace Talks Seen Nearing Pause to End War
Dispatches from St Petersburg and Paris report high officials expect peace within six weeks. Possible early talks in Paris and Stockholm with a leading Russian general and an unnamed Japanese envoy, hinge on Japan pausing military actions as Vladivostok looms. Russia resists indemnity terms as talks proceed discreetly.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Pacific
Japan
Russia
Associated Press
Paris
Copenhagen
D'Iswolsky
Baron Rosen
M. Bompard
Legation
Nelidoff
Motono
Foreign Office
Count Nelidoff
Morono
Tokio
Vladivostok
Peace urged as armies face breadless fate, Russian grain moved
A Times dispatch from St. Peters burg reports Prince Ouk tomsky editor of Viedmosti calls for peace due to lack of bread for the army. The dispatch also claims Harbin grain was moved to Mukden or southward by Chinese forces.
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New York
Prince Ouktomsky
Viedmosti
Times
St. Petersburg
Harbin
Mukden
Attempted assassination of police official at Dvinsk
In Dvinsk yesterday afternoon an assailant fired several shots at Assistant Commissioner of Police Degtereff, wounding him in the head. the attacker escaped.
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St. Petersburg
Dvinsk
Degtereff
Balloon accident claims two lives and injures another
In Wallace Idaho on March 21 W. A. Middleharf was killed and L. M. Odell injured after a balloon failed during a double ascent. Parachutes deployed but the lower balloon section tore away after a 2 foot rise, a boy was burned by the falling balloon. Middleharf suffered multiple broken bones and Odell fractures.
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Wallace
Idaho
W. A. Middleharf
L M. Odell
Middlekarf
Oden
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Charles Buber
Oska- Joosa
California
Erich Kutzieben
Mercer County
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Aussia
Salzer
Tex
New National News
Victoria
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
W.N.U
Maben
Weaithwoos
Dean
Olney & McDaid
Mitre
Clinton
Tyro Ae
PTT A
Keith
Robert Keith
Dept
Tappan Shoe Mfg. CO
Coldwater, Mich
Alabastine Company
Grant Ave
Grand Rapids, Mich, New York
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