Harrison County Pours Funds Into Roads and Drains
Harrison County ends the year with 13 424 26 spent on public roads and outlines plans to reclaim 70 000 acres of swamp and overflow land in Missouri bottoms with 465 000 to be expended by landowners. A 100 000 court house is to be built as records outgrow vaults, with projects projected to complete by 1909 and 1910.
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Harrison County
Logan
Missouri
Monona
Harrison
Soldier River
J. 8
Wattles
Board of Supervisors
Allen Creek
Pottawahuimie
Willow Creek
Harrison and
Pottawattamie
Boyer River
Seth Dean
Missouri Valley
Marengo Distillers Organize Plant to Make Denatured Alcohol
Marengo plans a western state first for denatured alcohol production. Charles R. Cooper of Milwaukee has drawn local investors into a company with H. H. Brimmer as president J. C. Baker secretary and H. E. Oldaker treasurer. Capital of 10000 is secured. Building near Brimmer’s greenhouse will be erected, plans awaited. Capacity planned at 200 gallons daily using grain fruit and vegetables.
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Marengo Distillers
Marengo
Charles R. Cooper
Milwaukee
H. H. Brimmer
J. C. Baker
H. E H. Oldaker
Brimmer
Men Escape from Ottumwa Jail During Supper Time
William Day and Stanley Wiley, one colored and one white, escaped the Wapello county jail at supper time after Day drew a revolver on trustees John Smith and B Wyatt. Police search the town for the pair and for the revolver’s source. This marks the third jail delivery in six weeks.
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Ottumwa
William Day
Stanley Wiley
Wapello County
Bhidm
Day
John Smith
B. Wyatt
Hand Crushed by Cogs at Forest City Windmill
Oscar J. Strike, while repairing a windmill, had his hand caught in the cogs atop the tower. He freed his hand, climbed down the ladder, untied his horses, and drove to a physician. He collapsed at the door from blood loss and pain but is expected to recover.
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Forest City
Oscar J. Strike
COLLINS MAN DISAPPEARS
Nevada-Frank Heaht, creamery proprietor of Collins, leaves creditors in doubt as he vanishes after selling creamery property and gear. Creditors attach remaining assets while Heaht reportedly moves toward Cambridge. Wages, debts, and butter inventory shape the mystery in Collins.
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Nevada
Frank Heaht
Colling Creamery
Meahl
Collins
Asereasery
Cambridge
Iowa Central Railway Firm to Buy Major Equipment
The Iowa Central Railway company contracts for a total of about 512,050 for motive power and rolling stock. Six mogul engines and two Baldwin switch engines are set for Mt. Vernon Car Company of Mt. Vernon Illinois, with 200 box cars, 260 gondolas, and additional cabooses and steel side cars. Bids are invited for further cars, and Mt. Vernon promises production within 30 days at 25 per day to prepare for expected heavy business.
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Iowa
Mt. Vernon Car Company
Mt. Vernon
Ill
Fred Wing
Mt. Verron Company
Autoists Must Stop to Respect Horse Drivers
Des Moines reports Superintendent Hamery will compel drivers to halt when a rider or driver of a shy horse signals with a raised hand. Police will be trained on the state law to educate auto users on this right. Councilman MacVicar, a horseman, prompted the notice as Hamery plans enforcement and public education.
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Des Moines
Hamery
MacVicar
Mayor Schunk of Dubuque Quits Liquor Business
Dubuque mayor Schunk announces the liquor lease bearing his name will be closed for good and he ends his liquor business. An injunction was granted against the plant over several grounds including it staying open on election day. It is claimed the mayor did not operate the place and it was in his wife’s name.
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Schunk WI
Dubuque
Mayor Schunk
Hiss
Schunk
Death in Harvest Prank Hits Petersburg Farmer
Petersburg farmer Dyersville Ben Lichtenberg dies at home after a prank in the harvest field. He showed a friend how to jump between hay bales and a heavy wagon passed over him, causing fatal injuries.
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Dyersville
Ben Lichtenberg
Petersburg
Notorious Man Is Killed On Rails Near Smoky Row
Ottumwa resident Ben Woods, known as a cocaine "doctor" of "Smoky Row," was fatally struck by a Burlington switch engine. He was 55, and left a wife and two children in Sigourney.
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Ottumwa
Ben Woods
Smoky Row
Burlington
Woods
Sigourney
Atlantic Lad Disappears From Laurel Street
Atlantic lad Draper, 14, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Draper of 900 Laurel Street, disappeared on the 4th and has not been heard from since. He worked at the Marquis mercantile store before vanishing. Description: Frend Draper, 14, brown hair, large blue eyes, straw hat, blue shirt, dark corduroy trousers, black shoes and hose, no coat at last sighting.
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Atlantic
Fred Draper
Laurel Street
Marquis Mercantile Store
Frend Draper
Bogey of Ball Players Existence Is Old Age
A discussion on aging in baseball highlights players dodging signs of age. Veterans admit aging fears while pitchers bluff about youth, with Cy Young cited as an enduring figure. Stories of disguised ages and stall tactics circulate among teams and fans.
Donlin and Wife Debut in New York Vaudeville
Mike Donlin star of the New York Giants begins an acting career with his wife Mabel Hite in vaudeville after the baseball season. They sign for ten weeks at a $20,000 engagement and plan to quit baseball while at peak. The pair, wealthy from baseball and real estate, seek independence through theatre.
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Mike Donlin
New York Giants
New York
Donlin
Mabel Hite
Long Island
Pitchers Too True A Batter’s Head Hitting Questioned
Long Tom Hughes reflects on control in pitching and the balance between accuracy and aggression. He notes low scoring games favor pitchers with precise control, recalls incidents of hitting or avoiding batters, and discusses whether repeating in series helps or hurts a team.
The Best Major League Pitcher Is a Hard To Find Asset
The article argues every team needs a reliable winning pitcher who can dominate at key moments. It cites stars like Mordecai Brown Fielder Jones Doc White Addie Joss Bill Donovan Cy Young and others as ideal leaders. It notes few teams have such durable aces and questions how often rivals collapse when these arms are chased from the mound.
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Chance
Mordecai Brown
Fielder Jones
Doc White
Lajoie
Addie Joss
Jennings
Bill Donovan
Guire
Cy Young
McGraw
Mathawson
Connie Mack
Dygert
Bill Squires
Jim Jeffries
Joss
Donovan
Hitting in baseball scarce, critics say it stalls progress
A sports critic argues hitting has declined in modern baseball. He cites 1907 figures showing only nine regulars hit .300, contrasted with 1894 when Baltimore and the National League boasted many high batters. Names and stats listed include Kelley, Keeler, Robinson, Brouthers, McGraw, Jennings, Beltz, Hawke, Bonner, and McMahon among others.
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Baltimore
Ed Hanlon
Kelley
Brodie
Keeler Robinson
Brouthers
Seroeeeene
McGraw
Jennings Beltz
Hawke Bonner
McMahon
W. Clarke
Esper
Erve Eveeeeerer
Dorando glorified in London papers over Hayes in Marathon
The London press lionizes Dorando the Italian while denouncing Hayes for finishing after Dorando, claiming true sportsmanship favored Dorando and condemning Hayes. Helen Mathers argues Hayes deserved ovation if he had not protested. British officials allegedly aided Dorando, a flagrant fairness breach, provoking a bitter debate on sportsmanship.
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Dorando
London
Hayes
Helen Mathers
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