Remarkable Growth in Iowa Creamery Butter Industry
The 1800s report shows butter from creameries and stations reaching 101,552,068 pounds, valued around $25,000,000. In Iowa, one third of butter comes from 34 stations, with 652 creameries and stations total and over 800,000 cows supplying milk. Oleo sales rise with 110 dealers. towns ban yellow oleo margarine, favoring white varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stete
Iowa
Mon
Torbert i. Wright
State Dairy and Pure Food Commingsioner
Verry
Waverly
West Liberty
Estate Row Sparks Contest Over Welsh Will
A Mason City probate dispute unsettles an estate valued between 240000 and 400000 after Sebastian Welsh died suddenly. His eldest son William Walsh is set to inherit, while daughter Mrs Jack Shay Repp of Sioux City and the widow challenge the will, claiming cuts to other heirs. Several related cases include a post office robbery confession, a near fatal scalding of a baby, and a man committed to an asylum for insanity after prior farm thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebastian Welsh
Mason City
Sebastian Walsh
Woll
William Walsh
Jack Shay-Repp
Sioux City
Tuother
Walsh
East Des Moines Leader to Succeed in New York Nautical School
Wisconsin official Qt J Uartung, formerly East Des Moines superintendent and later Des Moines public schools assistant, will head to New York as executive officer of the New York Nautical Training School. Des Moines schools report Curix School fire badly damaging its roof while pupils evacuated in orderly fashion. Reverend Charles Renaud of Lynville, thrown from his wagon in a runaway, suffered serious injuries with two broken ribs and severe burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Des Moines
Curtix
Clergyman Murttt
Charles Renaud
Lynville
Tornado Strikes Iowa Town Imprisons Pupils and Injures
A Delaware County twister tore through near Manchester damaging Hiner schoolhouse where Miss Barringer and two Pickett children were badly hurt. Outbuildings on farms of Will Hines and Charlies Burnham were wrecked, with livestock killed and telegraph lines toppled amid scattered reports of injuries and airborne victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware County
Manchester
Hiner
Falls to His Death in Sudden Stair Accident
M H Cleveland of Grafton Illinois, a respected young farmer, died after his new shoes caused a misstep on stairs. He slipped, pitched backward, and crushed his head on the landing. Also report of W D Nugent’s 4 year old son in Algona killed when a 22 rifle misfired during play by his 10 year old brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Cleveland
Farner
Grafton
M. IL
Cleveland
Farmara
Chicago
Staiva
Rhoota
W. D. Nugent
Algona
STATE ROUNDUP OF IOWA ITEMS AND INCIDENTS
Griffith ships 800 live turkeys. Newton’s M B Qackins to open Lyric theater. Grundy county leads potato output with 350000 bushels shipped this year. Victor Nelson of oat meal mill commits suicide at Cedar Rapids. Four hurt from scaffold fall at Roland while shingling J L Sweilt’s barn. Prof Jesse Macy to lecture at Stanford after Iowa College talks. Charles Bates pleads guilty to bootlegging in Des Moines, fined 100. Miss Mary Trish dies, long-time Prescott principal. Fire destroys William Cruthoff residence in Iowa City, loss 3000 with partial insurance. Harry F. Pierce files for bankruptcy in Council Bluffs. Theodore Bohn pleads guilty again to liquor nuisance in Mason City store. German Reformed church duo购买 lots for a horse barn near Muscatine. One-week-old son dies in East Dubuque after crying spell causes burst blood vessel. Postmaster Johnson of Logan finds greenback envelope. owner sought. Harger Blish to open Des Moines branch after increasing Dubuque capital stock to 125000. William Carr confesses murder of Om Nicholson at Gowrie in Port Dodge court. Ellsworth Rominger reports 50 bushels per acre on 120 acres near Bloomfield. Fred Valentine recaptured escapee from Fort Madison, faces extra five years plus term.
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Griffith
Eldon
Ottumwa
M. B. Qackins
Newton
Lyric Theater
Grundy County
Victor Nelson
Cedar Rapids
Roland
J. LH. Sweilt
Jesse Macy
Iowa College
Leland Stanford University
Charles Bates
Ing Atable
Muscatine
Des Moines
Mary Trish
Thomas Irish
Prescott
Dubuque
William Cruthoff
Iowa City
Harry F. Pierce
Council Bluffs
OTSA
Theodore Bohn
Mason City
South Main Street
German Reformed Church of
Mya
Tred Tngerson
East Dubuque
Ellsworth Rominger
Bloomfield
Fred Valentine
Fort Madison
Cummins Made Senator by Town Legislature in Iowa
Governor Albert B. Cummins was elected United States Senator by the Iowa Town Legislature to fill the unexpired term of Senator Allison. The vote totaled 107 for Cummins, 36 for Claude R. Porter, with 18 absent. Cummins pledged to tariff reform, corporate control, and railroad rate regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert B. Danning
United States
Tate
Allison
Cuinmins
Iowa
By & P
Garat
Cumming
General Assembly
Claude RW. Porter
Gov. Cummins
Claude R. Porter
Gov. Garst
Youthful firebug sought after Mascatine arson claim
George Dalton twenty is accused of setting fire to his mother's Mascatine home after she refused money for gambling debts. Neighbors formed a wide search with bloodhounds on a lynching threat while sheriff pursued to avert mob violence. A fiery incident left Mrs Dalton unconscious but revived. The case spurs questions as a large, armed crowd rides the night in pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dalton
Mascntine
Dalton
Conscientious Buyer Probes Stallion’s Worth
A prospective purchaser asks if the horse is a good goer. The conscientious owner declines to state gains but asserts the animal possesses great staying qualities.
Tornadoes Kill and Wipe Out Towns in Western Arkansas
Two tornadoes swept western Arkansas on Monday causing extensive death and destruction. Regions including Lafayette, Columbia, Miller, Pike, Howard, Hempstead, Montgomery, Yell, Pope, Johnson, Franklin and Carroll counties reported fatalities and heavy property losses. Piney suffered the worst damage with numerous deaths and near total ruin of homes and businesses. At Berryville, Cravens, and Oroveng several deaths and injuries were confirmed with substantial property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansan
Lafayette
Columbia
Miller
Pike
Howard
Hempstead
Montgomery
Yell
Pope
Johson
Franklin
Carroll
Piney
Tron Mountain
Knoxville
London
Berryville
Cravens
Oroveng
John Rosin
Creek Indians to receive $7 million from treaty allotments
The Creek Nation stands to gain seven million dollars from treaty settlements and allotments completed under the first Creek agreement. About 20 000 Creeks will share the windfall, with payments possible for those allotted land appraised below the maximum. The winter session faces likely approval by Congress and Interior Department officials.
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Congress
Department of the Interior
Commissioners of the Five Tribes
Secretary of the Interior
Gatun Dam Sinking From Heavy Panama Rainfalls
Heavy rain over three weeks undermines Gatun dam crest in Panama. Earth settles as rainfall soaks the structure, threatening stability and endangering surrounding areas. Dam officials monitor crests, drainage, and spillway readiness amid rising concern.
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Gatun Dam
Destruction Report From Barr and Mulberry Areas
Dispatches recount damage near Knoxville and Barr with a village wrecked. Five killed near Mulberry and a Methodist church plus several buildings collapsed at Lodi. Injuries reported to an elderly couple L. G. Holt and wife.
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L. G. Holt
Knoxville
Barr
Mulberry
Lodi
Politician Shakeup As Senate Seat Is Won
The President removed Seat tle postmaster George M Stewart for soliciting campaign contributions. Eliza Root is urged as U S Senator to replace Platt with Union League Club backing in New York. Cannon faces continued Republican control as house strength shifts. Many Republican incumbents lose to Democrats and reformers in multiple states. Labor leader Gompers defends campaign influence and vows labor not defeated by wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Stewart
Seattle
Wash
Eliza Root
United States
Platt
Union League Club
New York
Congress
Cannen
Nebraska
Cannon
Hepburn
Jamison
Overstreet
Indiana
McCreary
Pennsylvania
Charles GB
Landis
North Dakota
Gompers
Federation of Labor
Part Labor
Panama Dam Settles More As River Waters Rise
The Panama dam along the Chagres River has extended from fifty feet to an extended length due to conditions. Settlements near Gatun and heavy rains caused landslides in the Culebra cut. The railroad track on both sides remains inundated for miles.
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Panama
Chagres River
Gatun
Culebra
Vie
Automatic Train Protection Tested on Southern California Rail
A device by P. J. Shumien of Los Angeles to prevent rail collisions is under investigation by the Interstate Commerce Commission. In trial use on a Santa Fe line, it records train times in dispatch blocks and automates stops or allowances, with automatic switching confirmation and danger signals recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Shumien
Los Angeles
Santa Wo
California
Interstate Comerce Commission
Comic Sunplencent Puaning Abandons Sunday Comic Supplement
Haston Lerald confirms the decision to drop its Sunday comic supplement. Editorial notes say a great newspaper no longer needs a own, criticizing the comics as vulgar in design and tawdry in color with no art, calling them low and descending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haston Lerald
Chat Pape
Comite
Vomie
Teaddy
Recovery Evidence From Brady Street's Chicago Trade Report
Brady Street's Commercial Report notes healthier recovery signals in Chicago commerce with rising bank payments and a large aggregate, reduced loan defaults, fewer idle workers, and stronger railroad earnings. It cites ample money, improving production and distribution, heavier freight tonnage, rising farm product sales, and continued wholesale and retail demand amid lingering weather and cotton price constraints.
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Weekly Review of Chicago
R. G. Dun & Co
Wall Street
Gary
Pullman
Chicago
Tdle
Hast
Lake
Pittsburg
United States
Canada
Market Prices by City for Cattle Hogs and Grains
The report lists price ranges for cattle hogs and grains across cities including Chicago Indianapolis St. Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Prices cover cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye butter and clover seed with figures in dollars and cents per unit and vary by grade and quality.
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Chicago
Ste. St. Louis
Milwaukee
New York
Ste. Toledo
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George Neil
Slater
Leavenworth
Kan
McPherson
Neil
Naby
Aarrow
Will Connell
Johnson County
William Pools
State
Missouri
Algonquin
van Nese Louen Spevoh
J. G. van Nexa
Cummins
A, D, Cumming
Boy
Miss Knowsitt
Miss Caustigue
Arkansas
Secedom
Havoc
Uncle Sam
Baltimore
HICS
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