Roosevelt to Come West on Fall Trips to Northwest and Southwest
President Roosevelt plans two western tours in late September and October. He will visit Springfield, Detroit, and other points, with a possible Mississippi bear hunt and a stop in New Orleans. The trips fulfill promises made by the president and cover northern and southwestern states.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Southwest
Springfield
Detroit
Mich
San Antonio
Mississippi
New Orleans
Wreck injures several on Chicago and Northwestern near Cedar Rapids
Two persons severely injured and eight to ten bruised when Westbound No. 1 derailed a sleeper in Otis seven miles from Cedar Rapids after the head brakeman released a switch before No. 6 passed. Notable injuries include Dr. G. D. Cook of San Francisco and C. Seretzhjotsky of Kazán College, Russia, both badly cut and bruised but expected to recover.
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Des Moines
Chicago & Northwestern
Otis
Cedar Rapids
G. D. Cook
San Francisco
Hamburg
Germany
C. Seretzhjobsky
Kazan College
Russia
Abandon the Old Roadbed Electric Line Take Possession
The Great Western railroad cutoff in Bremer county will shift service from Sumner to Waverly onto a new Waverly to Oelwein route. The 25 mile abandoned line will be sold to Waterloo & Cedar Falls Transit to extend an Interurban electric line from Denver to Tripoli and operate the Bremer-Waverly line as an electric road with plans to push toward Hampton and Cresco.
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Great Western Railroad
Bremer County
Sie
Sumner
Waverly
Oelwein
Waterloo & Cedar Falls Transit Company
Denver
Tripoli
Great Western
Bumner-Waverly
South Dakota Defeats Morning Side in Sioux City Meet
In Sioux City on June 4 the University of South Dakota track team beat Morning Side College 81 to 126. star performer Peterson led with four first places including 100 yard dash in 10.25 seconds and 220 and 440 yard dashes in 23.45 and 64.35 seconds, the last two run with little push to win.
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South Dakota
Iowa
Sioux City
University of South Dakota
Morning Side College
Peterson
Green County
Cloudburst and Tornado Hit Iowa Towns
A cloudburst at Durham forty five miles south of Des Moines washed away several thousand acres of corn on the Burlington branch. A tornado near Louisville caused the death of an aged farmer named Ward and extensive property damage to a hotel, barns, and windmills.
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Durham
Des. Moines
Des Moines
Burlington
Dubuque
Louisville
Ward
Smallest calf in Iowa attracts Creston crowd
A five week old calf in Creston, Union County, claims the honor as Iowa's smallest calf. The creature stands eighteen inches high and weighs fifteen pounds, currently exhibited in a store window and drawing much local comment as it thrives and promises to grow into a full sized cow. The calf’s birth date and further details are not fully provided.
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Creston
Union County
Iowa
Attorney General Opinion on County Attorneys Costs
Des Moines June 2. At the executive council meeting Attorney General Mullan read an opinion noting the state cannot pay costs for briefs and abstracts printed by the county attorney when ordered by him. The proper method is for the county attorney to submit manuscripts to the attorney general for state printing. The 1897 code restricts the county attorney practice, reducing state drain.
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Des Moines
Executive Council
Mullan
Costa
Pain’s Pompeii Act to Headline Iowa State Fair
Des Moines June 2 The Pain company signed a contract to present The Last Days of Pompeii each evening of fair week in front of the amphitheater at the state fair grounds. The show will join vaudeville features and fireworks. Officials call the deal liberal and expect the attractions to be the finest ever seen at the fair. The production, improved from prior runs, was well received at Minnesota last year.
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Des Moines
Ira
Frasier
W. W. Morrow
Simpson
State Department of Agriculture
B. 2. Gregory
Pain Company
Fair Grounds
Pompeii
Iowa Medical Board examines 142 candidates across cities
At the spring meeting of the state board of medical examiners in Des Moines a total of 142 candidates were examined. Sixteen failed to meet the required rating of at least 75. Of those examined 45 were in Iowa City, 86 in Keokuk, 15 in Sioux City, and 46 in Des Moines. The group included 16 homeopaths, 2 eclectives, and 124 regulars, with 8 women and 134 men.
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Des Moines
State Board of Medical Examiners
Iowa City
Keokuk
Sioux City
Mother Dead but Baby Will Live in Cedar Falls
The funeral was held for Mrs. Herbert Meskett after she was killed by a train in Cedar Falls. Her infant child, hurled forty feet into a twentyfoot stone embankment and found head beneath water, survived despite severe bruising and ongoing distress when moved.
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Cedar Falls
Herbert Meskett
Shenandoah House Fire Sparks Suspicion Again
Shenandoah records a sixth blaze in recent weeks with a dawn fire at about 4 o clock that morning consuming a house before firefighters arrived. Origin for this and prior incidents remains unknown, keeping investigators puzzled.
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Shenandoah
Judge Oliver Will Appeal Monona County Ditch Ruling
In Onawa Iowa June 2 after a litigation period of almost thirteen years the Monona county ditch cases ruled May 16 by the Iowa supreme court in favor of Monona county will be appealed to the United States supreme court by Judge Robben Oliver.
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Oliver
Onawa
Monona County
Robben Oliver
Iowa Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Bids Opened for Wiring System at Public Building
Washington on June 2 reports bids for installing a conduit and wiring system in the public building at Oskaloosa. Six bidders competed, with H. W. Skinner of Dubuque submitting the lowest bid at 647 dollars.
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Washington
Oskaloosa
Supervising Architect
H. W. Skinner
Dubuque
Alleged to Have Given Poison
Waterloo Iowa June 2 Mr Lizarie Scroggins was arrested charged with poisoning her husband by placing strychnine in his food He is 50 years old and she is 19.
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Waterloo
Lizarie Scroggins
Democrats to Meet in Des Moines This June
Des Moines June 2 The Democratic state committee will gather in Des Moines on June 6 to make preparations for the annual Democratic state convention this year.
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Des Moines
Democratic State Committee
Jon Moines
Roosevelt may attend Philippine veterans meeting in Council Bluffs
President Roosevelt indicated he would try to arrange his summer plans to attend at least one day of the National Society Army of the Philippines gathering in Council Bluffs on August 13 to 15. General Grenville M. Dodge vows to press the president and use influence to secure his presence at the event.
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National Society
Army of the Philippines
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Emerson
Iowa State Society
Army of the
Grenville M. Dodge
Philippine Veterans
Council Blaffa
Supreme Court Upholds Mailman Injury Award Against Railway
In Des Moines June 3 the Iowa Supreme Court affirmed lower court rulings in Emma Holman v Omaha & Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Co. Judge a $12,000 verdict stands after her death. appeal centered on timing, but Superintendent Dimmock waived the statute of limitations, binding on the company.
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Supreme Court
Railway
Des Moines
Emma Holman
Omaha & Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company
Council Bluffs
Dimmock
Twenty Five Year Old Corn Demonstrated Near Creston
In Creston Iowa William Schronover reports field corn stored dry for twenty five years germinated this spring. The crop was as good as seed from the previous year proving properly kept corn remains fertile and viable for feed for at least a quarter century.
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Creston
William Schronover
Villiaca
Court Rules on Special Property Assessments in Jasper County
In Des Moines Indiana on June 3 the court ruled on an appeal from Jasper county about a city taxing county property. Edwards and Walker Construction had paid certificates issued by Newton for work on the county courthouse square and the county refused to pay. The suit named both city and county, and the court held for the county.
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Des Moines
Jasper County
Edwards & Walker Construction Company
Newton
Farmhand shoots girl then self in Cantril tragedy
In Cantril, Iowa, Albert Hale, 21, shot Dora Donohue, 16, through the heart this afternoon and then killed himself. Hale, a farm hand employed by the girl's father, died later of his wounds. Authorities say infatuation and jealousy triggered the incident. Dora is expected to recover.
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Keosauqua
Cantrit
Here
Albert Hale
Dora Donohue
Hoe
Hale
Iowa Ghouls Routed in Undertaking Raid
In Ottumwa Iowa on June 3 ghouls raided John ODonnell's undertaking shop with the corpse of A J Raymond of Chariton. They were discovered and routed there were no arrests.
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Ottumwa
John O'Donnell
A. J. Raymond
Chariton
Webster County Sheriff Hangs Self in Red Cloud Hotel
John W. Runchey former Webster county sheriff and Holland hotel proprietor in Red Cloud Neb hanged himself to the bedpost, ending his life. The death occurred June 3 and was reported from Red Cloud. Authorities said he had been in ill health and troubled by financial or personal concerns. Friends described him as a longtime public servant with ties to the community.
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Webster County
Red Cloud
Neb
John W. Runchey
Holland
Conger Goes to Shanghai for China Treaties
Des Moines Iowa June 3 information has been received that Major B H Conger United States minister to China has traveled from Pekin with his wife and daughter to Shanghai China where he plans to work on drafting new commercial treaties between the United States and China He stated he expects to be engaged in this task for some time
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Shanghai
Des Moines
B. H. Conger
United States
Chila
Pekin
China
Major Conger
Generous Beggar Gift Reveals Carlyle’s Early Kindness
The anecdote recalls a young Thomas Carlyle on a snowy day left at home with parents away. A starving beggar appeared. Carlyle broke his thrift-box to give all pennies, exclaiming that he then first knew the joy of heaven.
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Weiler
London
Chelsea
Thomas Carlyle
Carlyle
Decent Thief Paradox Revealed by Fortee Court Lawyer
A Fortee Court lawyer defends a client as a decent thief explaining a thief who plans for rainy days and pays debts honestly outside his trade. He notes a pickpocket who strips funds but saves for lawyers and recounts a pocketbook return case to illustrate his point.
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Police Court
Regal
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