Fire at Primghar causes $50000 loss in Iowa
A fire at Primghar caused $50,000 in damage. Other Iowa notes include the death of T. S. Campbell of Pottawattamie county, reform school placement for Charles M. Moore, and resignations of D. T. Bower as postmaster at Traer. Commencement at Ames College reports the largest class in history. Webster City vigilantes vow to enforce laws. Sidney boy Dyson injured by a loaded revolver. Davenport hospital patient Frank Carter confesses to a ten year old Dixon murder. Pioneer Life in Davenport authorized to operate on assessment plan. Shenandoah High graduates tally 15 boys and 12 girls. W. O. Reed elected Valley Junction schools superintendent with $1,000 salary. James Sloss from Independence insane asylum back to Traer with poor prognosis. Ames debating team chosen for next fall. Des Moines auto crash escapes injuries. Grinnell bank dividend paid to approved claimants. Oskaloosa Penn contest prizes win Ralph Gossage. Mononk county property value totals recorded. Monona Harrison ditch bid awarded to Chicago Canal Construction. Iowa Masons elect officers. Supreme Court reverses and affirms cases. Polk county pioneer Barlow Granger dies at nearly 90. Bryan leaves $590 scholarship at Iowa College. Unknown man found dead in Blakesburg with burglary tools. Mrs. E. F. Hooker dies in Des Moines. First census returns show gains statewide with Emmet, Dickinson, Johnson counties partially compiled. Foreigner increases modest. towns show more growth than rural areas.
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T. S.S. Campbell
Pottawattamie County
Charles M. Moore
Clinton
Reform School
D. T. Bower
Traer
Ames College
Webster City
Sidney
Dyson
Frank Carter
Davenport
Robert Parks
Dixon
Auditor of State
Pioneer Life Association of
Shenandoah High School
W. O. Reed
Hubbard
Valley Junction
W. Lyon
James Sloss
Wilson
Independence
Ames
B. W. Crossley
Council Bluffs
E. A. Humbert
Corning
H. A. Lathrop
Estherville
H. R. Heath
Des Moines
C. H. Heath
J. M. Schnapp and Son
William Penn
Ralph Gossage
Oskaloosa
Penn
Floyd Perisho
Ora Carroll
Mononk County
Monona- Harrison
Iowa
Onawa
Chicago Canal Construction Company
Iowa Grand Lodge Masons
W. E. Norris
Manchester
Louis Bleck
Charles W. Emerson
Creston
Charles B. H. Gilbs
Alton
Newton R. Parvin
Cedar Rapids
Supreme Court
Thomas Smith
Albia
Joseph Co. Smith
Joseph Smith
Barlow Granger
Polk County
Iowa College
Grinnell
William Jennings Bryan
Philo H. Bennett
Blakesburg
Ottumwa
Omaha
E. F. Hooker
F. Hooker
Hooker
Columbus, O
Es Moines
Masonry Shows Growth Across Iowa in Year
Masonry in Iowa reports an 8 percent net growth for the year with 3,129 additions from initiations admissions and reinstatements. Deaths demissions and suspensions reduced the total by 1,983, yielding a net increase of 1,146. The prior year saw a 1,362 gain, and Iowa now has over 500 active lodges ranking ninth among U S grand jurisdictions.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Fgures
United States
Stewart Out of Office as Porto Rico Attorney General
Washington dispatch notes questions in Iowa about Col. Alonzo Stewart remaining as Porto Rico attorney general. A commission was mailed to his successor, Assistant Attorney General Feuille, May 8, possibly reaching Porto Rico May 18. Stewart reportedly started for home and may report in Iowa, with no plan to return to Washington.
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Stewart
Washington Dispatch
Iowa
Col
Alonzo Stewart
Porto Rico
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Feuille
Washington
Fremont County Farm Sells for Large Sum
The largest price ever paid for a farm in Fremont county went to former Representative William T. Davis of Hamburg for Glen Lawn farm. The 84 acre property near the Missouri bottom four miles south of Thurman and four miles west of Sidney sold for 51 300 to Plattsmouth bankers Thomas BE Parmele and Charles Q Parmele.
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Sidney
Fremont County
William T. Davis
Hamburg
Glen Lawn Farm
Plattsmouth
Neb
Thomas BE
Charles Q. Parmele
Missouri Bottom
Thurman
Anti-Saloon League Tour Closes Iowa Sweep
Des Moines report says in Hardin county fifteen drug stores closed, Wright county saw nine injunctions and five permits surrendered, Keokuk county two stores closed by injunctions after Dr. L McCash two week tour as league secretary. He denied county funds funded state officers and asserted all money aided anti-saloon work locally.
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Des Moines
Hardin County
Wright County
Keokuk County
L. McCash
Anti-Saloon League
Funeral of Shelby County Sheriff Draws Huge Crowd
WARLAND The funeral of D W Stewart sheriff of Shelby county held Sunday drew a record crowd with representation from nearly every township. The procession included Masonic bodies of Harlan Modern Woodmen of America Royal Neighbors and Shelby county officers.
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Warland
D. W. Stewart
Shelby County
Harlan
Woodmen of America
Royal Neighbors
Senator Allison Plans Atlantic Trip Abroad
Washington dispatch reports Senator Allison will cross the Atlantic beginning Saturday with Representative Cousins joining him. They will be in New York Wednesday through Friday and depart by steamer for England on Saturday, visiting only that country on the voyage.
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Allison
Washington
Atlantic
Cousins
New York
England
Car Thieves Arrested in Clinton Police Sting
Three members of a car theft gang were arrested by Clinton police for breaking into and robbing cars in the Northwestern and Milwaukee railroad yards. They are in the city jail awaiting further action.
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Clinton
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Bequests to the Masons in Ottumwa estate
James E. Wilson a prominent Iowa Mason died in Ottumwa hospital from typhoid fever and erysipelas. He made a will giving his entire estate about $15,000 to the Masonic fraternity of Ottumwa, except for one life insurance policy. He was a widower with no children.
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Masons
Ottumwa
James E. Wilson
Iowa
Ottumwa Hospital
Wilson
Masonic Fraternity of
Notable Town Characters and witty miscellany
A breezy collection of local anecdotes and humorous sketches from Billville. It features a boastful liar, a judge relative, a cigar remark, and a flirtatious exchange about the world owing a living, all told in lighthearted style with named townsfolk and a familiar period tone.
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Billville
Atlanta, Constitution
Where Friendship Ceased in a Detroit Tribune Snippet
The gag dialogue shows Mrs White and Mrs Green in a quarrel over letting Mrs Green pay for ice cream. Mrs Black notes Mrs Green’s anger came from being allowed to pay. A witty aside references Thaddeus of War and his imagined modern labor disturbances.
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Thaddeus
Smarticus
Warsaw
None Left to Chloroform In Plunkville Sage Debate
The exchange features a Plunkville sage and a Pohick philosopher joking about future generations and old folks. A tired citizen comments on practical education gained in hotels, noting the high price paid but its worth, amid the cheerful idiot’s laughter.
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Plunkville
Bugville Fun Editorial Chatter Opens Comic Debate
The fragment suggests a lighthearted exchange on writing and reporting style. A playful jibe about tools and a lone story arise from an editor's desk as figurative dialogue unfolds. The piece hints at how a single tale can form from modest means and imagination.
Hunt Foxes With Eagles In Siberia Native Sport
A Kirghese led fox hunt in southwest Siberia features eagles weighing enough to bear a small wooden perch. Eagles swoop to kill foxes, with one bird reportedly taking seventeen foxes in six weeks. The photographer claims full eyewitness evidence amid autumn and early winter hunts.
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Siberia
London Sphere
Steppes
Florida
The Best of Life Ends The Fading Race
A reflective poem about life's heat easing into quiet pace. It laments the fading of blind passion and worldly fame as youth matures. The speaker envisions growth, self control, and cleaner thoughts rising with manhood above trivial pursuits. The lines echo The Spectator mood.
Whale meat market eyed as beef substitute in Newfoundland trade
Newfoundland speculators push whale meat as a cheaper beef substitute priced between three and six cents a pound. They claim finer flavor akin to venison and potential for varied preparation. Trade already exists with the West Indies and aims for London, with ships to carry meat and profits even at six cents a pound.
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Meat Trust
Newfoundland
Globe
West Indies
London
Ethel Roosevelt Joke Echoes In Congress Seat
A West Coast congressman recounts his 9-year-old daughter Ethel declaring the President's wife is not as old as grandma. She remarks Mrs Roosevelt is a young woman, noting the father’s own line that she is the first lady. A light civic anecdote from the era.
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Congress
Ethel
Cabinet
Grandma
Mrs. Roosevelt
New York Times
Pleasant for the Host William Faversham tale in London
William Faversham, an Englishman, narrates a Western End social bore, meeting a stranger in a conservatory who openly criticizes the evening and proposes they move to the club, while the reluctant man pretends to be the nest here.
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William Faversham
London
West End
Brookline Telephone Girl’s Hidden Month of Marriage
The Brookline telephone operator revealed she had married secretly for a month, a fact that surprised many locals who exclaimed Hutlo in reaction. The anecdote highlights community curiosity and a quiet wedding under wraps.
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Brookline
Hutlo
Angel Children and a Happy Mother Health Tale
Mrs Nellie Earl of Myrtlepoint Oregon credits Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery for restoring health after years of illness. She reports a healthy pregnancy and a seven month old baby weighing twenty four pounds with no relapse, and invites other women to seek advice from Dr Pierce with confidential treatment and free medical guidance.
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Nellie Earl
Myrtlepoint
Coos Co
Oregon
Dispensary Medical Association
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Eye and Ear Specialists Seek Correspondence in St Joseph
Drs Pitts Blunk and Pitts eye and ear specialists on Francis and Frederick avenues in St Joseph Missouri solicit correspondence. If a man's title to glory does not depend on the glory of his title here.
Tale of a Borrower and Japanese Mills and Loans
A humorous tale warns against not subscribing to a home paper, recounting mishaps from a man who borrows others papers. The piece notes Japan has 75 mills with 1,294,490 spindles, high monthly outputs, around eight major mills, and plans home shipbuilding plus a $100 million domestic loan with favorable terms.
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Japan
Kanegafuchi
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