Burden for Farmers Opposes Railway Wage Increase Bill
Henry N. Pope president of the Association of State Presidents of the Farmers Union argues farmers would bear the heaviest burden if Congress does not repeal Wilsons railway wage increase. He says farmers seek fair wages and an eight hour day but freight rate hikes would fall on farmers who ship nearly all their products. Polk counters that railway workers earn far more than farmers, whose average income is about 1.47 dollars a day, and notes the increase would raise costs, cut farm incomes, lengthen workdays, and push farm mothers from home to the field.
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Congress
Mr. Wilson
Henry N. Pope
Association of State Presidents
The
Farmer's Union
Pope
Mr. Pope
Wilson
Polk
An Unwelcome Guest at Germania House
A stranger in black and white tried to enter the Germania House early Saturday morning. Barney, the host, ordered the intruder out without trouble. The animal, a skunk, lingered in the dining room until it finally left after a free night's lodging.
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Lansing
Germania House
Barney
Skunk
Girl Burned Carrying Laundry Boiler Near Nashua
Miss Adaline Jacobs daughter of Mr and Mrs Amos Jacobs living six and a half miles southwest of town sustained severe scalding burns when carrying a boiler of hot water out a back door. She backed into a door step misjudging the outside step causing the accident. Water and steam burned her eyes and throat and skin peeled at the wounds.
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Nashua Post
Adaline Jacobs
Amos Jacobs
Cows Die from Impure Water in Hamilton County Creek
Several cows died after drinking from a creek near Kamar where a cement mixture had been poured into the water by the county board. Three cows in Harm H. Tapper’s herd died days later, and autopsies showed stomachs thickly coated with a hard cement layer, with cement balls also found.
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Hamilton
Board of Supervisors
Kamar
Harm H. Tapper
Wild Bees Removed From Rockwell City House
Four swarms of wild bees were taken from the two story house of Earl Berrman on the east side. Three swarms were under shingles on three corners and one behind the weather-boarding near the south eaves. About three bushels of combs were taken. white comb honey yield elsewhere was higher this year in the neighborhood.
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Earl Berrman
Rockwell City
Carpenter Robert Evans Run Down By Switch Engine
Severely injured carpenter Robert Evans of the Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, born in Davenport, was struck by a switch engine on a shipping platform when a jutting plank gave way. His legs and fingers were severed and authorities fear he will die.
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Robert Evans
Quaker Oats
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Mounds Found Near Lone Tree Reported by Professor Stuckey
A survey in Johnson county near Lone Tree reveals nearly four hundred prehistoric burial mounds discovered by Prof. Loren Stuckey of Iowa University. The mounds will be excavated to determine contents if any.
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Loren Stuckey
Iowa University
Johnson County
Lone Tree
Car Getting Minnows on Government Streams
The U S fisheries car Cur lew has arrived at Lansing to secure small minnows for government streams. A full crew is aboard and they expect to operate in these waters for about a month.
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United States Fisheries Car
Lansing
Odd Fellows Invite to Clinton Meet October 17 19
The Town Odd Fellows and affiliated groups issue the program for Clinton meeting October 17 19 with lodge instructions. State Rebekah assembly and 500 chapters receive plans and guidance. A uniformed parade on October 18 is the highlight and plans include the Grace Lewis memorial in honor of the longtime Odd Fellows home matron who drowned last summer in an accident on the Rock Island line near Greene.
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Odd Fellows
Clinton
State Assembly of
Rebekahs
Grace Lewis
Lightning Sets York Township Barn Ablaze Loss of Six Horses
A York township barn owned by Albert Williams was struck by lightning during a Tuesday evening storm and burned to the ground. Six horses perished in the blaze along with hay and grain losses.
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Lime Springs
Wind Damage Strikes Greene Area Farms
A strong wind west of Greene caused extensive damage at the Charles Maxwell farm. Several buildings were destroyed, the wind mill toppled, and most of the barn shingles were ripped away.
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Greene
Charles Maxwell Farm
Health Reform Quoted Pledges and Public Service Offer
A historical notice surveys public health themes and sanitation reform. It mentions the U S Public Health Service offering a free book on Exercise and Health and comments on hygiene habits, railroad sanitation, and national typhoid costs. The rhetoric links cleanliness to longevity and warns against neglect of sanitary measures.
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United States
U. S. Public Health Service
America
Tragic Strychnine Fatality In Wesley Visit
A 15 month old girl Lois Jane Wagner from Corwith swallowed strychnine pills found in a box while visiting her grandparents Mr and Mrs Benjamin Fel t at Wesley. She died in convulsions before her parents could be summoned.
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Lois Jane Wagner
Albert Wagner
Corwith
Benjamin Felt
Wesley
Iowan Farmer Clarence Patterson Dies of Pellagra
Clarence Patterson a Riverside Iowa farmer died of pellagra at the University of Iowa Hospital Iowa City last week. His death was the second in the hospital's history and among the very few pellagra deaths in Iowa.
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Clarence Patterson
Riverside
Iowa
University of Iowa Hospital
Iowa City
Monster snake skin brought to Boone man from recent kill
Harry Worsing of Boone holds a monster snake skin nearly seven feet long found after carpenters battled the reptile between 116 and 128 Seventh Street. The snake was killed after a struggle with three men, the creature measuring about 6 feet 4 inches when captured. The skin in Mr. Worsing’s possession is two inches shy of seven feet. Ad claims pain remedies.
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Harry Worsing
Boone
Seventh Street
Mr. Worsing
Farm Blaze Destroys Barn Hay Hog House Near Lamoile
A fire at the Fred Zeisness farm near Lamoile started by engine sparks from a gasoline engine used for an ensilage cutter damaged a corn crib holding about 1,000 bushels. The blaze spread to a 30 ton haystack and a hog house, with losses estimated above $2,000.
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Fred Zeisness
Lamoile
Farmer Killed by Lightning Near Floyd
Andrew Pappen, 24, a farmer near Floyd, was instantly killed by a lightning bolt while working in his barn during a storm. His wife was in the barn but unharmed.
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Andrew Pappen
Floyd
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