Grand Jury Recommends County Jail Reforms
The January 1906 Dubuque county grand jury reviewed county institutions visiting the jail poor farm asylum and mercy hospital. It urged expanded facilities at the poor farm and improvements to the jail buildings while noting satisfactory conditions at St Josephs Mercy Hospital and the asylum under Mother Agnes. The report endorses county officials and criticizes overcrowding and maintenance issues, calling for a new wing renovations and better sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alumews
August Grode
Willan Wellenstein
Crothhety
Milwaukee
Specht'y Ferry
Dubuque
New Vienna
John Meyer
Dyeraville
New Wine Township
Grand Jury
Alsety
Yenere
St. Jovepl’s Merery Hospital
Ute Banrdl
Prigeners
Femite
SA Joseph's Mercy
Cormuthon
Good Sisters of Mercy
Tov
Agnes
Ae Puiny
Dubuquet
Larrabes
Lown Teaerd
Conteel
Dubuque County
Des Moines
Sonrey
Logon Autelie
Ohix
Trust Case Faces Court in Pittsburgh Merger Fight
A court petition seeks to restructure Trust Company and Baltimore and Ohio holdings alleging improper capital increases and bad bonds. It requests a reorganization to protect US stockholders, with claims of $1,027,500 due plus interest since 1898. Related notices include medical ads for Dr. Kay remedies and kidney health products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Wallroad
Baltiore
Ohio
Ialtimore and Ohio Railroad Company
M. A. Everhart
Carlinville
Te Saya
Druxylate
Dr. B. J. Kay Medical Company
Saratoga Springs, N
Joseph A. Palen
Tramp Wins Damages Against Railroad in Sioux City
District court judge Mutchson ruled for Joseph Johnson in the case against the Chicago Saint Paul Minneapolis and Omaha Railway seeking 2000 dollars. Johnson alleged malicious removal from a moving train caused loss of livelihood after being involved in a theft claim and kicked off by a henchman. The ruling marks a new personal damage claim point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Tan
Mutchiston
Chicago, St. Tauaitt
Minneapolis and
Omaha
Joseph Johnson
Uwlay
Johnson
Ti Sa New Point
Home Electric line bids for city concessions and transfers
The council debates granting the Home Electric Company authority to extend lines to the asylum and Rescue Home and toward the bridge. Proposals include half fare and transfers on all routes with two hours on downtown service, while supporters argue modern equipment, tax benefits, and investor interest justify extensions. Critics say current demand does not warrant new concessions and note elevated operating costs on hill lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ordnance
Home Electric Company
Asylum and Rescue Home
Fourth Street
Ste. Litvust
Tome
Home
Eighth Street
South Dodge Street
Linwood Cemetery
Dubuque
Simost
Dodge
Linwood
Doge Street
Stewart Park
Syston
Old People Made Young By Electric Bitters Claim
Vermontville editor J C Sherman reports remarkable health benefits from Electric Bitters. He credits the tonic with easing nervousness sleeplessness indigestion heart trouble constipation and rheumatism. He praises its gentle kidney stimulation stomach toning digestion and appetite. Sold at VW Tuete's drug store for 6.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Sherman
Vermontville
Mich
Echo
Tuete
Trouble in a College at Morningside Sioux City
In Morningside college Sioux City students dislike vice president Prof. Perins Slocum and began a petition to remove him after he suspended students for talking in a hallway. Slocum, former pastor at First Methodist in Clinton, faced earlier clashes over athletics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Morningside College
Perins Slocum
Cnime
Slocum
First Methodist
Cinton
Illinois Central to run first through passenger train to Council Bluffs and Omaha
Illinois Central inaugurates a new through passenger service from Dubuque to Omaha with a complimentary excursion for newspaper men. About fifty editors and reporters from Dubuque to Council Bluffs will join a gala trip, breakfast at Grand Hotel, then Omaha, with a badge reading Iowa Newspaper Men Compliments of Illinois Central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illnois Central
Chicago
Council Bluffs
Grand Hotel
Omaha
Commercial Club
Paxton Hotel
Wilinois Central
Merry
Council Blufs
Tmneis Central
Infon Pacife
Iowa
Illinois Central Trailroad Company
Cornell Bluffs
Smallpox Quarantine Ties Up Ayersville Area in 1927
Davenport reports that Dad Ayers, a Dixon Illinois student, has returned home to Ayersville Iowa with small pox. Fourteen people at the Bennett hotel are quarantined. Protracted meetings in Ayersville have been stopped and all scholars will be vaccinated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Dad Ayers
Dixon, IL
Ayersville
Iowa
Bennett Hotel
Insurance merger ends large Marshalltown firm
Marshalltown reports a consolidation that transfers Northern Life policies to National Mutual of Minneapolis, closes local offices, and routes future premiums to Minneapolis. Policyholders may keep current contracts but future payments move west. the move follows a unanimous National Mutual vote at their annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Northern Life Association
National Mutual of Minneapolis
Northern Life
N Life
Minneapolis
Mint
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Grand RY
Pour Marra
Su du
Slutter
Asbury
Mintey
Mercy Hospitals
Ben Reepy
Board of Supervisors
Vorchiston
Han
Cherry
Witheh
Kean
Pero Celas
Nicholas Gaspat
Ioan Meyer
Mibis
Hendoberr
A. A. Rog
Hall
Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Oba
F. A. Cheney
Hern, West & Truan
Wholesale Drugvista
Bobdy
Ohloy Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Whalesate Derugsisth
Loteda
Sete Yoongzuin
Dr. King
Pia
Turner
Cempseytown
Hyer
Bonola
Ruete
Home Companys Lines
Te Wan
Uviem
Anlesman
Dieterich
Trade On Commission
Dieterich’s
Valve- Oleum of Co
Garfield Building
Cleveland
Vna
Dubique
Nale
Taghy
W W. South
Times
Eity
Herald
C. Quigley
Telegraph
Munsell
Gloden
J. A. Edwards
D. W. Carver
Herat
Dyersville
B. Cooksley
News-Letter
Ls Smith
Commercial
Manchester
J. B. Swinburne
Phoenix
Will S. Beals
News
H. J. Rann
Press
Chas
E. Bronson
Democrat
D. Hellen
Tribune
Fort Dodge
Downing
Messenger
F. Duncombe
Chronicle
Rockwell City
Byron Mattison
Republican
L. C. Ww
Sentinel
E. Johnston
Advocate
Denison
Henry
A. Cook
Journal
G. I. Caswell
Bulletin
W. Meyers
Packer
Dow City
Ife
Ross
Winfield
Fenn
W. Ruete
Funate
Kergay
Melton
Vienna
Cheviot
Roy
Swanson Rheumatic Care Company
Dean
Swanson
Jackson
Pivsteiaia
Kearney
Neb
Suai
Bwanson Hheumatioc
Lake St
Ecmicago
Ill
Frank J. Vogel & CO
Wesius
Main Street
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