Des Moines Postal Receipts Lead In National Ranking
Des Moines post office shows receipts higher than all cities of its size in the nation for the year ending 1903. The report cites Iowa's capital among the largest in per capita revenue, with several rail line developments and political debates shaping road law and state projects.
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Des Moines
Postoffice Department
Batatesroperly
Union Block
Oves ‘Irst National Bank
Chariton, Iowa
Drake's Will Produced in Des Moines Probate
The late ex Governor Francis Marion Drake’s 1897 will gives $50,000 to Drake University and divides the remainder equally among his six children. The document, witnessed by R M J Coleman and George Fairburn, was brought to Des Moines for probate after long search at Centerville. Estimates place his wealth around one million, with charity and steel industry ties noted.
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Des Moines
Francis Marion Drake
Centerville
General Drake
F. M. Drake
Millie D. Shonts
Jennie Sawyers
Eva D. Goss
F. E. Drake
John A. Drake
Mary Lord Sturdevant
Drake University
FM. Drake
A. D
R. M. J. Coleman
Geo. Fairburn
Drake
Coleman
Fairburn
United States
United States Steel
John W. Gates
American Steel and Wire Company
Marshalltown Man Carmean Guilty of Embezzlement
N A Carmean once a Rhodes Carmean Buggy company member was found guilty after a three day trial in Marshalltown. The jury held the company responsible for misappropriation of customers notes, despite his defense that the corporation acted, not he.
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Marshalltown
N. A. Carmean
Rhodes-Carmean Buggy Company
Farmer Attacked by Bull Near Lockridge Injured
Fairfield reports John Garber, a farmer near Lockridge, was attacked while moving a bull. A neighbor rescued him as his breast bones were crushed and he remains in critical condition.
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Fairfield
John Garber
Lockridge
Germania Bank Fairs Receivership In Algona
Judge Quarton appoints Frank Weimar of Ledyard as receiver for the State Bank of Germania in Algona. Bank has 25 000 capital and 40 000 deposits. Insolvency claims cite real estate conversion and overdrafts as issues. assets may cover all demands. A concluding aphorism remarks on man's evolving view of others.
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Germania Bank Fairs
Algona
Quarton
Frank Weimar
Ledyard
State Bank of
Germania
Herriott for Governor A Republican Nomination Hint
Des Moines reports Lieutenant Governor John Herriott bids for the 1905 Republican gubernatorial nomination. He met senators to discuss committee assignments and possible railroad taxation legislation. Observers say Herriott remains ambitious and may head a faction over railroad tax policy.
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Des Moines
John Herriott
A. B. Cummins
Students Die in Fire at Jewell Lutheran College
Two students perished when the Jewell Lutheran college main building burned at Jewell Junction. The blaze destroyed the brick structure causing about 25000 dollars in losses. The missing students were Berten Malang and Julius Peterson whose bodies were recovered after the fire.
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Jewell Lutheran College
Webster City
Jewell Junction
Berten Malang
Ole Malang
Williams
County
Julius Peterson
Red Wing
Malang
Minn
Clarke of Adel May Lead House in Thirtieth Assembly
George W. Clarke of Adel Iowa, attorney and former member of the Twenty eighth and Twenty ninth General Assemblies, is a candidate for speaker of the house in the upcoming Thirtieth Assembly. He chairs the judiciary committee in the prior session and is allied with M L Temple who withdrew from the speakership race.
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E. D. Chassell
Plymouth
State House
Chassell
House
Good Roads
George W. Clarke
Adel
Mr. Clarke
Shelby County
Indiana
Iowa
Drakeville
Davis County
F. M. Drake
Oskalooosa
Iowa State University
White & Clarke
Clarke
General Assembly
Judiciary Committee
M. L. Temple
Mr.Clarke
Register
Competition Felt In Pig Iron Markets Across The Atlantic
The Standard reports US pig iron curtailment contrasts with rising British stocks from 203000 to 507000 tons between May and October aided by bounty fed Canadian iron. Cape Breton hosts major Canadian deposits and a Cape Breton Coal and Iron presence in Des Moines is noted. Also covered is W N MacMillan’s renewed Blue Nile expedition plans from St Louis with a British official aboard.
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London
Standard
United States
Canada
Cape Breton
Cape Breton Coal & Iron Company
Des Moines
Blue Nile
W. N. MacMillan
St. Louis
Jewel Lutheran College Erected in 1892 by The Hague Synod
The Jewel Lutheran college built in 1892 by the Iown district of The Hague synod of the Lutheran church cost $22,000 with about $5,000 in furniture. It was insured for only $4,000, making the loss hard for the church to bear.
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Jewel Lutheran College
Iown
Hague
Judge rules Fagen not legally divorced in South Dakota case
In Des Moines Judge Howe held Alderman Fagen was not legally divorced from Lily Bowen, who sought dower in the Fagen homestead. The decision found Fagen went to Dakota to secure a divorce and the decree is void, affecting the heirs’ claim. Fairfield fire destroys Fairfield House, a historic hotel, with Elmer Holmes injured escaping from a second story window.
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Howe
Alderman Fagen
Des Moines
South Dakota
Fagen
Lily Bowen
Dakota
Ile
Fairfield
Fairfield House
Elmer Holmes
Senate Debates Cuba Annexation and Panama Canal Moves
Congressional coverage notes Senate discussions of the Newlands Cuba annexation resolution and ongoing Panama Canal debates. Senators Hale Lodge and Platt oppose U S acquisition of Cuba while Newlands defends the measure. adjournment and committee actions follow. House adjourns amid adjournment debates.
Schools for the Deaf Location Battle Draws Iowa Cities
Des Moines reports the board of control rejects Council Bluffs as a rebuilt site for the deaf school and warns a tough contest among Grinnell Dubuque and others to win the institution. The legislature will hear city claims while the board stays neutral. Also notes kangaroos decline in Australia and Turkish Bashi-Bazouk description, plus a light interview and a joking school remark.
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Des Moines
Board of Control
School For the Deaf
Council Bluf
Grinnell
Dubuque
Council Bluffs
Iowa
County Officers and Board of Supervisors Listings
Auditor clerk of courts treasurer recorder superintendent sheriff coroner and Board of Supervisors listed with names such as Laure Fitch Laurel Boss E W Drake J H Stanton and T B Crosier among others in a fragmented roll call.
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Ceese
Ssuccess Board of Supervicors
W. Kent
G. W. Lamim
Laure Fitch
Laurel Boss
E. W. Drake
City Officers Named In Local Government Listing
The document lists city officers including mayor, solicitor, clerk, marshal, physician, and councilmen with names such as Dyke Con Palmer Braden Manning Van Nell and others. It presents a roster of municipal roles and incumbents in a formal listing.
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Bolicitor
F. Dyke
P. Con. Palmer
D. A
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Rock Island
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State College For the Blind
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Payne
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Missouri
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Tennessee
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School For Deaf
Australia
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Marjorie
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Crosier
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Steer
Raecans
Joseph Braden
Manning
B. RB. Vannell
F. J. Venge
Balaw
J. A. Campbell
Smyth's
Chariton
Q. W. Alexander
Ttorney
Exchange Block
West Side Square
S. C. Hickman
Office Apateire
Hickman Building
East Side Square
T. M. Stuart
F. Q. Stuart
OC. W. Stuart
Stuart & Stuart
Theo. Barnes M. D
Peete
Crocker-Eesley
J. A. McKlveen
M.O
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F.A. Saum M.C
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Hyician and Surgeons
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Lucas
Warren Counties
Eneral Insurance
North Main Street
Chariton, Inn
Lodge Directory
Chariton Lodge No. 63
Masonic Hall
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Chariton Lodge No. 2
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