Iowa Bank Riches and Plots of Crime in a Turbulent Era
Iowa reports show 1,854 banks surpassing New England totals while farm land value nears 1.92 billion dollars. A governor’s residence burglary was foiled by a crying infant, intruders leaving matches behind. Town land assessment, tax issues, and farm land shifts drive state headlines with notable deaths, elopements, and local incidents across Des Moines, Burlington, Muscatine, and Davenport.
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Rief State
J. H. Geroke
Wellsburg
Ole Storom
Des Moines
Solomon D. Maynick
Lucas County
Sachel Uppenhauver
Muscatine
Josephine Wine
Atlantic
Margualltown
John Patish
Neola
Hangioy
Wile
Dan Grounder
Bella Sherwood
Shell Rock
Mia
Creston
Mary 2. Cunningham
Europe
Francia Dickens
Charles Dickson
Neae Davanport
Mollve
Iowa News Briefs From Des Moines Clinton Davenport and Dubuque
A flood of short items reports new elevators and fire stations planned in Hin ony and Burlington, storms damaging crops near Atchibon, a K of P hall dedication in Durant, church remodels in Crawfordaville, and an auditorium annex proposed for Des Moines. Also noted are a bakery project in Des Moines, drownings in Tidderdale and Coon river, burglaries in Des Moines and Newton, lightning strike on a Hartley church, and several legal and civic actions across the state.
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Hinony
Burlington
Atchibon
K. of P
Durant
Crawfordaville
Aumier
Des Moines
M. &. Chuvel
Rock Rapids
Tidderdale
Gilden
League of Lowa
Henry Mott
Danville
Dubuque
Daven- Port
Clinton
Charles Burchett
Charles Stevens
Dallas County
Coon River
Ackley
Iowa Brigade
Uniform Bank
Knights of Dytling
Grand Lodge of Town
Davenport
Brary
Andrew Carnegie
Parrons College
Fairfield
M. H. Cohen
Dea Moines
Cohen
Hartley
Presbyterian Church
Eass
Keokuk County
John Sehott
Sigommey
Dntrance
W. M. Richey
le Mons
Deer Crek Coal Mining Company
Enterprise
Duubuque
Notable Leaders and Officials From Diverse Regions Gathered
A sweeping summary of political figures includes Elward W Hoch of Marion Indiana a former printer and state governor candidate noted for antiparty reform. Dr William Henry Maxwell of New York City education official and author. Arthur Balfour British prime minister since 1902. Richard D Harvey prominent in banking and social clubs. and occasional international incidents such as a bomb in Constantinople near the sultan’s mosque. Other items mention polo enthusiasts and opera projects with Puccini-backed composers preparing an Antony and Cleopatra inspired work.
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Elward W. Hoch
Ronans
Vard Ol Company
Marlon’ Record
Hoch
Dunville
Marion
Ind
Kansas
Siewalling
William Henry Maxwell
Asbury Park
Greater New York
Brooklyn
Ireland
College of
Maxowell
Association
St. Louis
Counting the Cash How the Nation's Trenanro Vaults Are Protected
A 1912 article details Treasury vault security and procedures for counting cash and coin during a three month count. It describes two underground vaults, steel walls, time locks, burglar alarms, and a watch force of seventy internal guards plus outside forces. The plan includes automatic reporting, rapid response from 1,000 armed personnel, and strict daily closing routines.
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Hills H. Roberts
Charles H. Treat
Angers
Experta
Delijne
Treasury
Bessemer
Treasury Vaults
Tmuat
Washington
Forts
Myer
Washington Arsenal
the Watch
Cingsle
Treasury Building
Watch
Weather predicts rapid corn growth then excellent condition
The weather bulletin reports uneven warmth and rain across regions. Corn growth underway and favorable overall, with some drought effects in parts of the Midwest. later rain and winds cause damage to wheat, oats, and other crops in multiple states. Winter wheat harvest near completion. yields good. Desiccating winds hinder crops in Washington and light lodging noted in several states. Potatoes berries grapes look promising while apples disappointed.
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Weather Bureau
Middle
Atlantia
Kentucky
Gennevare
Platen
Pacific
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Central Air Tower
Arkansas
Louisiana
Maryland
Missouri
Oklahoma
Washington
The First Thing Piper Downe Teaches New Clerks
A Brooklyn Bagie dialogue shows Piper Downe, a plumber, telling clerks the first lesson is never overcharge. The new clerk asks for meaning and Downe explains never to charge more than the customer is worth.
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Piper Downe
Brooklyn
Brazil Elevates Diack Beans as Staple Crop
An article notes that in Brazil the Diack bean becomes a vital food item on par with the potato, highlighting its importance in daily sustenance and cuisine.
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Brazil
Yellow Fever in New Orleans Epidemic Fears Rise
The New Orleans board of health reports 154 suspected yellow fever cases and 34 deaths with about 50 patients under treatment. The first case this season came from Central America, and authorities urge strict sanitary regulations and mosquito control as they tighten quarantine to prevent spread.
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Central America
New Orleans
Cuba
Cuce
Havana
Santiago
W Morida
New Orléans
United States
Memphis
Gunterville busIness area swept in blaze and lynching halted
Fire swept a large portion of Gunterville Alabama's business district causing losses near $50,000 with about a third covered by insurance. Governor ordered out a guard to avert lynching of five Black suspects in a jail at Gladney Lor. Fred W. Perkins of Lyon Massachusetts elected president of the Young People's Christian Union at the Universalist church convention in Hartford.
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Ogden
Council Blues
Pergona
A Marks
A. N. Rich
Insurance
Brie
Gunteruville
Ala
Alabamea Wilitin
Gladiey Lor
Hey
Fred W. Perkins
Lyon
Mass
Young People'a Christian Union of the Universaliat Chukch
Hartford
Oon
Agricultural pest losses cited by Department of Agriculture
A careful estimate from the Department of Agriculture puts annual losses to American farmers from insect pests at 700 million dollars. Wheat suffers most, with Hessian fly, chinch bug, and grain plant louse causing tens of millions in damage, including 24 million in Indiana and Illinois last year. Michigan abandoned 20 percent of its planted area due to the pest, and nationwide losses reach about 100 million in a single season.
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Department of Agriture
Army - Nnd Navy
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
United States
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New York
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Entin
Towa
Massachusetts
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Ilinois
Galifornia
B. J. Carroll
Winds
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Linomplo State
Inwa
Iota
Jessie Burg
O'Brien
Supreme Court
Olttelals
Fritz Westbrook
Westbrook
Rhoads
Newton
A. M. Harrah
William Jones
Iowa City
Cummins
Bremer County
Louis Busse
Zing
Gov. Cumming
Trinentsslasippi Commercial Congress
Portland
Ore
Charles M. Martin
M. I. Woods
Esbervilla
Charvies L. Barry
Bae City
Robert Fullerton
W. EB. Odell
Chores Gornelius
Gouncll Bhiffs
H. J. Baird
Malvern
Manisse Frankel
George
Arthur James Balfowr
House of Commons
Greast Britain
Lothian
Bdd
House of Commies
Dea- Arthur T. Balfour
Balfour
Mr. Balfour
Scotland
Richard D. Harvey
Imade
United States Department of the Royal
Eexchange
Ig Ab
Alliance
New Hampshire
Ero Field
Peoria
Harvey
Greenwich
Harvay
Western Sprinkled Risk Association
Constantinople
Bulte
Hila
Priya Akharaj Varadhara
Chavy Chace Club
Big Puccini
Blan Giacosa
Julia
Qisén
Maria Antoinette
Trenanro
Navy
War and
Interior Departments
St. Hilimabeth
Court of Competent Jurisdiction
Army
Hom
Department of Justice
Immigration Bureau
Theodore S. Palmer
Guardian
Usl
Adirondacks
Naturallat
Uncle Sam's
Palmer
Bief
John Hyde
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Hyde
Edwin
Holmes
War Department
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Luzon
Rtoosevelt
China
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