Iowa's Agricultural Wealth and Livestock Totals
The report lists Iowa's vast farming activity including 29,000 farms, 6,367,630 cattle, 4,095,000 acres of corn and 9,800,000 acres of corn, 18,907,878 chickens, 1,400,000 dairy cows, 36,866,000 acres of land with 88.6 percent improved, and farm values around $805 million. It notes corn as a leading product, the state ranking second to Illinois in corn, and provides figures for eggs, hay, beets, bees, and poultry value, plus ownership and labor metrics.
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Towa
Iowa
Towe
Iowa Iva
United States
Inowas
United States Department of Agricultura
Dad
Runaway Lad Found After Father Objected to Courtship
Jeff, a 15 year old Iowa Central engineer’s son from Oskaloosa, ran away after his father refused marriage with his sweetheart. Des Moines police aided in locating him peeling potatoes at an east side restaurant. A letter revealed his whereabouts. Father promised visits twice weekly and the boy returned home.
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Lere Wome
J. D. Nelson
Iowa Central
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Jeff
East Side
Als
Attempted bombing at Green Ridge school House
A keg of powder was found under the Green Ridge school house. The floor was pried up and powder placed with a fuse to a crack in the foundation. A partly burned fuse was found by students. Teacher Miss Sarah Hart from Oskaloosa and events involve coal region meetings by colored residents.
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Benent
Green Ridge
Sarah Hart
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Man Held for Manslaughter in Flat Fight
Bathering accused of killing opponent in a weighty dispute over a horse trade near Hampton. Litering, 25, a farmer of Sheffield, was captured five miles from Mason City after a day-long pursuit by officers. Victim Charles Beyers, 53, of Hampton, died from a fist blow a month ago.
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Bathering
Wight
Hampton
Litering
Sheffield
Mason City
Charles Beyers
Howard Litering
Pranklin County
Charles Byers
Horace
Byers
Boy badly injured when team runs away with harrow
Lafayette township youth Terribly injured as 13 year old Floyd Selensky drove a doubly team attached to a disc harrow. Horses bolted when an automobile passed. He was thrown under the disk and suffered skull fractures and other severe injuries. The incident occurred as his parents sat nearby.
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Floyd Selensky
August Selensky
Lafayette Township
Dhaka
Fire destroys home near Iowa City in state news
State notes report Tesane Isaaca’s home burned down near Iowa City with loss pegged at 8000 dollars and insured for 1900. Other items cover burglaries, deaths, injuries, tax and election matters, a Des Moines cave store, a Des Moines storm toll, and personnel moves in rail and railroad offices.
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Tesane Isaaca
Iowa City
B. T.sadler
Creamery Journal
Dewar
William Widdel
Great Western Creamery
Farmers’ Elevator Company
Kingsley
Ivan Parry
Vinton
Dydart
Traer
Reinbeck
Grundy Center
George Thompson
John McHl- Mott
Percival
Underwood
C. L. Thomas
Milwaukee Road
Parry
Elizabeth Thompson Trotter
Clarksville
Arthur Moore
James BE. Moore
Manson City
New York City
John Flaws
Wabater City
Renshaw
Logan
Harrison County
Marshalltown
Commission
William Pillers
Des Moines
Afton
Stephen Cloonen
Coltrane
Oskaloosa
Cloonen
Government policy aids squatter land rights in forest areas
Secretary Wilson extends liberal treatment to squatters on unsurveyed forest lands, recognizing prior claims under squatters rights. Taft notes navy promotion delays, urging earlier commanding ranks and potential reforms to retirement age. Ballinger expands land for settlement in Montana and Wyoming under enlarged homestead act, while withdrawing water power sites. Army adopts Benet-Merfile automatic rifle. tests at Monterey show reliability. Congress grants lifetime franking to former presidents and widows, amid partisan debate on political mail exemptions.
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Wilson
Nnional
Forest Service
Montana
Wyoming
Ballinger
Washington
California
Colorado
Idaho
Cooper Free in Nashville Murder Case Sparks Political Fire
Colonel Duncan B. Cooper, sentenced with son Robin J. Cooper for the Carmack murder, received a full pardon from Governor Patterson after the Tennessee Supreme Court reversed Robin’s conviction. Robin faces a new trial. D B Cooper is released on bonds amid violent public reaction and rumors of resignation or lynching plots. The pardon cites unfair trials and notes Robin’s self defense claim and jury instructions.
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Duncan B. Cooper
Robin J. Cooper
Unon
United States
Eoward W. Carmack
Nashville
Tenn
Patterson
Supreme Court
Cooper
At Liberty
Tennessee
Colonel Cooper
Robin Cooper
D. B. Cooper
Hughes Calls for Thorough Inquiry Into Legislative Graft
Governor Hughes of New York urged immediate impartial investigation of legislative practices in a special message to the Legislature. A preliminary report by Superintendent Hotchkiss outlined fire insurance probe facts and noted obstacles hindering further follow up, prompting call for action.
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Hughes
New York
Hotchkiss
No Flagman In Chicago Crash Injures Thirteen
A Baltimore and Ohio switch engine struck a Chicago street car at a street crossing. Absence of the crossing flagman with gates up blamed for the crash. Thirteen injured, six seriously, with debris and wreckage scattering passengers across the track.
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Chicago
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Timber Stealing Charged by Washington Committee Report
The legislative investigation committee's report to Governor Hay accuses state timber land buyers of plundering the state through laxity and incompetence in the land department. Nearly 200 cases show erroneous reports by the State Inspector, indicating widespread official laxity.
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Legislative Investigation Committee
Hay
Washington
State Land Department
Battleship plans burned in New Jersey fire destroy two drafts
A two story drafting building of the New York Shipbuilding Company in Camidan New Jersey was destroyed by fire. The blaze consumed engine and sanitary plans for the battleships Utah and Arkansas on drawing boards. Total loss reported at about 100000 dollars.
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New York Shipbuilding Company
Camidan
N. J
Utah
Arkansas
Swope poisoning case in Kansas City courtroom
Dr. B C Hyde faces first degree murder charges in Kansas City for allegedly poisoning Colonel Thomas H Swope a philanthropist and uncle of the physician s wife who died of typhoid. The State alleges Hyde used strychnine to advance his wife s inheritance and prevent changes to the will.
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de. B.C. Hyda
Kansas City
Thomas H. Swove
Colonel Swipe
Dr. Hyda
Saya
Colonel Swope
Christian Swope
Dr. Hyde
James Moss Hunton
Lucy Lee Swope
Mildred Fox
Sarah Swope
Georgia Compton
Nora Bell
Rehearing in Trust Cases at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reassigned for argument the U S cases against the American Tobacco Company and Standard Oil after Justice Brower’s death. Moody’s absence leaves seven justices. the division remains uncertain. A decision may come soon on the corporation tax law’s constitutionality.
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Supreme Court of the United States
United States
American Tobacco Company
Standard Oil Company
Brower
Standard Oil
Moody
SAFE IN POSTOFFICE BLOWN AT MELROSE PARK
Cracksmen blasted the Melrose Park post office with dynamite at 2 8 m releasing 500 dollars in currency and 200 dollars in stamps. The blast shattered windows and floor. The robbers fled on an outbound freight train toward Chicago. Police and detectives seek the Chicago crooks involved.
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Melrose Park
Chicago &Northwestern
Chicago
No Trace Of Cook Found On Mount McKinley Summit
The Fairbanks expedition to Mount McKinley reached the summit April 3 after a month ascent from the base. No traces of Dr. Frederick A. Cook's alleged ascent were found. The party left Fairbanks on December 14 and was financed by August Peterson and Wil Nui McPhee amid ongoing controversy.
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Fairbanks
Mount McKinley
North America
Frederick A. Cook
Alaska
Dr. Cook
August Peterson
Wil Nui McPhee
Woman Kills Baby Amid Spirits Claim in Ohio
Mia Roga Marquardt, 20, of Akron Ohio, killed her 23 year old daughter with a club and seriously injured her 1 year old baby. The claim that spirits bothered her was her only explanation. She was committed to Maogston State Hospital.
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Ohio
Mia Roga Marquardt
Akeron
Maogston State Hospital
Fire damages 50-ton mill at Goldfield Consolidated Mines
A blaze at the Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company refinery in Goldfield damaged the 50 ton mill and caused $250,000 in losses to Goldfield, Nebraska. An explosion followed, with bullion valued at more than half a million dollars reportedly struck for shipment. Fire spread to a conveyor and sampling department, affecting the stamp mill and related facilities.
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Goldfurst
Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company
Goldfield, Ney
Chicago trade summary shows steady improvement and strong payments
J G Bun and Co reports basic financing conditions strengthen with the season. Bank payments stay high. trading defaults do not disturb credits. Winter wheat favorable. outdoor demand rising and farm work advanced. Retail trade fair, Chicago steam railroads gain in gross. money demand steady with 4 1 2 to 5 percent on commercial paper. Bank clearings compared to prior years show gains. Wall street district reports vary, with liability counts rising slightly.
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Chicago
J. G. Bun & Co
Wallaren
Trade and crop reports show regional irregularity
New York notes uneven trade and crop readings with rains lifting outlook in the northwest and Texas, while the southwest central west and upper Atlantic coast remain cautious. Mingled signals for jobbing and wholesale trade, with payments only fair and many centers slow. Business failures for the week ending April 7 total 240, up from prior weeks and years.
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New York
Northwest
Pacifi
Texas
Central West
Prirta
Atlantic
United States
Market Prices Across Cities Highlight Farm Commodities
The report lists bid ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains in multiple markets including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo and New York with prices for wheat No 2 corn oats rye and dairy items such as butter and eggs. Notable figures include Chicago hogs 7.00 to 10.26 dollars and New York butter 19 to 28 cents per pound along with various No 2 grain quotes and clover seed prices.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Eges
Toledo
Astor Family Among Kronprin Passengers Sailors to German Ports
The North German Lloyd steamship Kronprin set sail from New York with notable passengers including John Jacob Astor and his son Vincent, Mrs. William Ellis Corey, Henry White former United States ambassador to France, and Mrs. White, bound for German ports and overseas.
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New York
Kronpringesam Clecellu
Uberbours
John Jacob Astor
Vincent
Willam Ellis Corey
Henry White
United States Amaseador
Brance
White
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