A Sailor Letter From the War Tidewater
The letter from Luman, a Union sailor aboard the Star of the South dated February 9 1864 from Key West Florida, recounts rough seas off Cape Hatteras and the death of several horses, scarce fresh water, sightings of sea life including porpoises and sharks, and notes future plans to travel down the Florida coast toward New Orleans with hopes of an ocean trip after the war.
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Fortress Monroe
Chesapeake Bay
Cape Hatteras
English Channel
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
New Orleans
Luman
Iron Mines Start Up Next Monday With Full Shift
The Waukon Standard reports the iron mines will resume operations next Monday with a double shift, running day and night, and more workers than ever. Superintendent Erwin traveled to Chicago to arrange a locomotive and passenger coach to shuttle employees between the city and mines. The plant has been upgraded with corrugated iron enclosure, two large iron bins, added machinery for ore treatment, and other improvements. The notice also features a local ad for Bear's clothing display this Saturday.
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Waukon Standard
Erwin
Chicago
Town banks claim oldest state and savings roots
The state banking department traced Iowa’s oldest banking charter to the German Bank of Dubuque which began as a state bank on October 10, 1864 and later became the German Savings Bank. Burlington’s Town State Savings Bank started September 9, 1874, and Davenport’s First National Bank was the first national bank chartered in the state. There are about 1,800 banks in Town, with savings and state banks leading in use.
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Dubuque
Burlington
Davenport
State Banking Department
German Bank of
German Savings Bank
State Savings Bank
National
Federal Reserve Banks
Cattle Sold to Board of Control in Iowa Sale
Fifteen Holstein-Friesian cows were sold at Waterloo to the state board of control for state institutions at Clarinda Cherokee Mount Pleasant and Davenport. The registered stock sold at an average of $250 each. State Dairy and Food Commissioner Barney, a Holstein breeder, had several cattle in the sale.
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Waterloo
State Board of Control
Clarinda
Cherokee
Mount Pleasant
Davenport
Barney
Colleges Propose Farm Stations at State Institutions
Attorney General Cosson to rule if the state board of control may lease twenty acres at each state institution to Iowa State College at Ames for twenty to twenty-five years. Professor Stevens outlined plans for experimental stations and farm method teaching for inmates, with soil problem research. The board backed the plan, awaiting AG ruling on lease authority.
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George Cosson
State Board of Control
Iowa State College
Ames
Agricultural College
Stevens
Capitol
Board of Control
J. H. McConlogue
State establishes all game preserves across 99 counties
Assistant Game Warden St. John announces every state game preserve is now established covering about 100000 acres. Each of the 99 counties receives at least 3000 acres with leases closed except for Winnnebagoe and Hancock. The two counties share a joint preserve near Forest City, the state's largest.
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St. John
Winnebagoe
Hancock
Forest City
Veteran Special Agent Dies in Austin After Long Service
Tom Reiley, veteran Milwaukee road special agent for 40 years, died last Thursday in Austin from apoplexy. A well known figure in railroad circles, he aided in bringing criminals to justice and was a familiar presence to railroad workers and hobos from the Mississippi to the Pacific coast. He often visited Decorah, sharing stories and maintaining a quiet, steadfast reputation.
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Tom Reiley
Milwaukee Road
Austin
Mr. Reiley
Decorah
Mississippi
Pacific Coast
Makes Good Money in Poultry in 1913
Edgewood Journal notes Mrs. Florence Hindal reports 889 dozen eggs sold for 162.45 with 55.00 for setting and household use, plus 33.00 in chickens and 22.00 in turkeys, totaling 372.45. The account highlights a profitable poultry year and invites readers to compare.
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Edgewood Journal
Florence Hindal
Telephone War Ends in Agreement Over Transmission Route
The dispute between McGregor Light and Power Co and Standard and Iowa Telephone Co is settled. The power company may build a transmission line to Monona and will pay the cost to move one telephone line to the opposite side of the highway, freeing space for the project.
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McGregor Light and Power Co
Standard and Iowa Telephone Companies
Monona
Prosecutions surge in state dairy and food checks
Over four hundred prosecutions were filed by the state dairy and food department in the past year, with more than two hundred for sanitary and weights and measures violations. Commissioner W. B. Barney prepares a semi annual bulletin, the department’s largest ever, explaining the sanitary law and proper handling of perishables, plus the weights and measures statutes. The fifty page edition will run 17,000 copies for distribution to wholesalers, retailers, grocers, butchers, and confectioners across the state this week.
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State Dairy and Food Department
State Dairy and Good
W. B. Barney
Towa
Patents Granted to Towans for Week Ending March 17 1914
Patents were granted to Towans for the week ending March 17 1914 including Haypress assigned to Dain Mfg Co Ottumwa by Joseph Dain and H B Sperry Paraline Spring wheel by Lloyd A Feernseth Belmond mould for making sewer inlets by Ernest B Hiatt Truro burner by Charles FE Leigh and F Carroll Cedar Rapids gate by John Long Panora gasoline traction engine by Laurels C Oleson Emmetsburg shock conveyor by Geo H Pallady Allerton loading machine by John Schneider Charles City.
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Towans
Haypress
Joseph Dain
H. B. Sperry
Dain Mfg. Co
Ottumwa
Lloyd A. Feernseth
Belmond
Ernest B. Hiatt
Truro
Charles FE. Leigh & F. Carroll
Cedar Rapids
John Long
Panora
Laurels C
Emmetsburg
Geo. H. Pallady
Allerton
John Schneider
Charles City
Accident Leaves Waucoma Man Severely Wounded
Joseph Swehla of Waucoma was badly injured when a revolver he was cleaning discharged striking him near the hairline. He remained conscious and summoned help, but the outlook for recovery was bleak as officials assessed the case as very serious.
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Joseph Swehla
Waucoma
Young Man Electrocuted in Gas Company Work
Frank Morrison, an employee of the People's Gas and Electric Company, was instantly killed when he grasped two hot wires while transferring them to a transformer after cross-beams were placed on a pole near East State street viaduct. The 2,300 volt current entered Morrison through both forefingers, burning the fingers away as three coworkers heard the fatal shock and saw smoke curling from his body.
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Mason City Times
Frank Morrison
People’s Gas and Electric Company
East State Street
Morrison
Stove Fire Destroys Mrs Hasselbring’s $100 Safe Money
Mrs. Fred Hasselbring of Fort Dodge hid $100 in currency and checks in a stove for safekeeping while she attended church. A Sunday fire burned part of the money and checks, necessitating replacement from Washington to avoid loss.
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Fred Hasselbring
Fort Dodge
Washington
Calmar Opens Elegant New Post Office Building
Calmar’s new post office, built and owned by Winneshiek County Bank, is completed. Postmaster Meyer and assistants moved in Saturday evening after hours, and Sunday morning the mail was distributed from the new quarters. The town earns credit for this elegant facility.
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Calmar Courier
Winneshiek County Bank
Meyer
The Mother's Favorite Cough Remedy Ad
A mother's trusted choice for children cough relief promises harmlessness pleasant taste and effectiveness. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is marketed as the favorite everywhere and is available at Engbertson's Pharmacy.
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Engbertson’s
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A. K. Bart Stey & Son
Cad
Sailor
Steamship Star of the South
Key West
Bear's
The
First Savings Bank
Calmar’s New Post Office
Ben Bear
Square
America
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