Governor Shaw names first woman oil inspector in state
Nes Molies reports Governor Shaw appoints Mrs. Tovis Weinstomat Jurington to succeed her husband as a stationary oil inspector, marking the first female appointment to this post. The notice covers other topics including legal action on unregistered Town veterinary surgeons, Des Moines port duties, and counterfeit concerns in the capital.
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Tovis Weinstomat Jurington
Hovis Weinstein
Weinstein
Nanty
Hawkeyes
Looted Body Near Chariton Banker Found in Michigan Waters
A Coroner reports the brother of Chariton banker G C Poniok has been found floating about 900 feet from the fall site in Michigan. Two anglers saw the body and the clothing matches the banker. The public believes he fell from a boat while sleeping on deck. no foul play is confirmed.
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State Department of Apricuiture
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van Heaven
Towa
Cileaga
Aiust
Mam Rachie
Wis
B. Poniok
Chatiton
Sunntor Latiok
Michigan
Chariton
Wealthy Dallas county farmer injured in runaway
Adel August 3. T. B. Glens a wealthy farmer of Dallas county lies near death at his home six miles southeast of Adel after a runaway. Returning home with W. W. Chaney the shafts broke on a wagon bridge and the wagon struck him. Glenns head injury left him unconscious and recovery doubtful. He owns a six hundred acre farm.
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Glens
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Abatement of Nuisances by Municipalities Ordered
Sioux City August 1 Judge Wake held that health authorities cannot be compelled in equity to abate nuisances. Municipalities or boards of health must act through ordinances or rules. Individuals may sue for damages but towns cannot be compelled to act. Case Alton vs Geibink involved hog pens and feeding yards in the town.
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Henry Geibink
Tragic Accidents Lead to Deaths and Jealousy Rumors
The body of Wmn McKinney, a prosperous farmer from seven miles southwest of Adel, was found hanging in his barn amid suspicions of insanity driven by jealousy. Nearby, Clay Brott, fourteen, was killed near Neck Island yards after being struck while a freight train coupled, with no fault attributed to the railway. Dred Robinson, a lineman for Council Bluffs Gas and Electric, was electrocuted while joining circuits on Main Street, his home listed as Gretna, Nebraska.
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Tenat
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Ile
Meg VT
Mitchell
Floyd County
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Ile Joayes
Burlington
Wyater
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Slashed With a Kaltes in Council Bluffs
Fragmented report describes a stabbing in Council Bluffs near Kaltes involving J C Terminals official TE Pox and discharged worker James Taghos. Pox wounded in the abdomen, expected to recover. details unclear and mixed with several local notices and political items from Sibley and Perry.
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W. TE Pox
Traipmaster
J. C
James Taghos
Huger
Reine
Vox
Violent Fray Ends in Unsolved Suburban Murder Near Washington
August 3 report from Washington, Washington Territory details a severe dispute over a stray calf that led Henry Mumm to fatally wound neighbor William Buntenbach with a revolver. Buntenbach, a wealthy German farmer about 40, disappeared after the shooting, with sheriff and medical officials pursuing leads. Also noted are political nominating results and various regional incidents including a Wallace show upcoming in Des Moines and a trolley line expansion near Sioux City.
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Henry Mumm
Wiliam Bunten- Pach
Theough
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Huon's
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W. Black
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Phillips Firm Suspends Trades and Transfers Assets
Chicago based George H Phillips & Co known for corn pool operations shifts all open trades to McReynolds & Co. due to tangled books and facility limits. Attorney John S Goodwin states the firm will continue executing orders with normal margins until books are audited and rebuilt.
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Ile
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Chicago Board of Trade
Board of Trade
George H. Phillips Company
Mcleynolds & Co
John S. Goodwin
Black & Goodwin
May
Phillips
Boer Actions Reported as British Natives Targeted
London dispatches describe Boer forces encamping near Garnets in Portuguese territory with hundreds of Portuguese troops nearby and artillery ready. Reports also recount alleged mass killings of natives in British employ, and a July 28 clash where yeomenry and native scouts were overwhelmed. several wounded and killed natives later executed by Boers.
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Lorenzo
Marquez
Portugese
Garnetz
Garnets
London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Kvitzinger
Cape Colony
Doorn River
Orange River Colony
Key
Lawton town grows overnight after land lottery
Fort Sil, Aug. 3. Lawton, a 10,060 population town, rises near Fort Sill as thousands of homeseekers drawn in the land lottery head for three federal town sites Anadarke Hobart Tawton. Lawton already hosts forty temporary businesses and a newspaper. gambling thrives, and nearby shows and Comanche Indians encamp as preparations begin for the Tawton site.
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Five masked men hold up Baltimore and Ohio express car
Five masked robbers stopped the Baltimore and Ohio Limited train between Raymore and Grand Calumet, dynamiting a mail car with no money and wrecking another. They damaged the express car and fled, taking only the engineer’s gold watch as loot. The express treasure remained untouched in the third car.
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Roberts Rewarded General £100,000 by Commons Vote
London August 1 The House of Commons passed a resolution granting Field Marshal Roberts £100,000 for his services. A eulogy by A J Balfour praised his daring and strategy that aided Kimberley and Mafeking, with 281 to 73 votes after a heated debate. Irish members protested. Some opponents condemned his methods as harsh and hypocritical.
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South Africa
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Akron Detectives Nab Robbers After Bank Burglary
Private detectives hired by an Akron bank arrested two robbers in Goshen Indiana after a bank burglary. They recovered between 15000 and 18000 dollars in bills and gold coins, and were placed on a passenger train toward Elkahoma. The case involved forged disguises and secretive handling of loot, with bank directors keeping the incident quiet.
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Widespread British War Update From Standerton Dispatch
Transvaal reports from Standerton dated July 6 reveal Kruger’s reply to Botha’s surrender proposal. Despite continued fighting, rebels in Cape Colony number 7,000 to 8,000, per Moer’s streams, conflicting with Daily Mail’s 1,000 official count.
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Moving on Balkans and Roosevelt in Colorado
The dispatches describe Russian and Hungarian military concentrations near the Austrian frontier amid Albanian agitation and alliances with Romania. A Budapest dispatch notes Austrian troop moves to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Theodore Roosevelt spoke in Colorado on the growth of the West, urging steadfast national strength and global responsibility.
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