Iowa Antipass law takes effect March 4 1907 and lists of passes issued
Iowa lawmakers and rail firms report few full lists of passes granted to employees or families since the new antinar pass law took effect on May 4 1907. Burling ton delays its report awaiting guidance on whether wage earners and officers should be listed. City and state items note streetcar arbitration outcomes in Des Moines the Mattoon glove plant fire loss and other local notes across Iowa with multiple small stories.
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Ainizonds
Mateo Retuennou
Maderansportation
Burlington
Pasden
Iowa
Schultz
Innoyers
Mississippi
Dubuque
W. FE. Miller
Chnoral Station
A. F. Barron
Charles MM. Nielinluon
Upper Lowe
Shanklin
Tria
Indiana
Lotva
Chicago
Northwestern
Minnesota
Seale
Des Moines
Monsignor
Flavin
Ilinola
Mattoon Glove Works
Mugen City
Smith McPherson
United States
Council Butts
Des Moines Street Railway Company
Incredible Cruelty to Child Leads Guthrie Center Trial
In Guthrie Center a fostered boy from Grand township reported repeated flogging by Mr. and Mrs. Hanson. Found severely injured and hidden by neighbor Robert Crabb, the boy described brutal beatings with a club and head injuries. The Hansons pleaded guilty, were fined thirty dollars plus costs.
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Foster
Guthrie Center
J. Hanson
Grand Township
Cuhrie
Robert Crabb
Chance encounter of runaway boy in Algona
A 16 year old boy named T. W. Gilvertson arrived in Algona with both ears frozen and one completely gone, after riding freight trains as a wanderer. Sheriff Al Lilie kept him for two days before buying him a ticket to Des Moines where his family is said to reside.
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T.W. Gilvertson
Algona
Mankato
Sher- al Lilie
Vthew
Toes Moines
Anteipote to a Big Convention in Upper Mississippi region
Committees of Clinton professionals and businessmen prepare for the annual Upper Mississippi Improvement Association meeting in midsummer. About seven delegates from upper Mississippi cities are expected in the 1908 gathering, anticipated to be the association's most significant event. Detective Boy and Mother Held report mentioned. Coroner's inquest at Creston found Nathan Z. Taylor died from two pistol shots in the back fired by stepson Bert Henderson who confessed. Mrs. Belle Taylor named accomplice. Henderson is mentally deficient, crime premeditated.
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Clinton
Upper Mississippi Iimprovement Association
Upper Mississippi
Creston
Nathan Z. Taylor
Bert Henderiiter
Belle Taylor
Henderilter
Woman uses homemade remedy to reform drunk ham improver
Mrs Ivan Oldgrey of Gowrie describes a strange method to curb a hard drinking hog named Ham Imp. She sewed him between bed blankets and whipped him until he became sober and agreed to a total abstinence pledge. She plans to patent the remedy and compete with local cures.
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Ivan Oldgrey
Gowrie
Burglars Break Into Pocahontas Store
Thieves entered W. T. Whites general store at Pocahontas through the furnace door and a broken window, prying loose a fastening to reach the main cellar then the trap door to the shop. They fled without disturbing merchandise or money, leaving the till reportedly open and unchanged.
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W. T.white
Pocahontas
Attempt on Norwegian King Haakon V given by suspect
A Swede wounded the royal castle in Christiania firing on the king’s residence but King Haakon VII and Queen Maud were not there. Police seized the apparently insane attacker who planned to kill the king and still carried forty or fifty cartridges. Haakon, born 1872, has ruled Norway since 1905 after the union with Sweden dissolved. He married Princess Maud in 1906 and they have Crown Prince Olaf born in 1908.
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Tiesdag
Norway
Christiania
Polce
Haakon
Queen Maud
Voxenkollern
Hakon VII
Frederick
Denmark
Sweden
Bjorthing
Christian
Maud
Edward of Great Rtalia
Olaf
Wants Land Worth Millions in Pelham Manor Suit
Edmund C. Jessup, a farmer from Irving, sues to recover 60 acres in Pelham Manor, valued at about 3 million dollars, claiming ownership as sole heir and undivided one fourth through his father who left him the estate. His sisters sold the property after he disappeared, the sisters are dead, and he never consented to the sale.
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Edmund C. Jessup
Irving
Connecticut
Lang
Pelhamm Manor
Jessup
War on LiQuon How Balironda Enforce Temperance Among Employees
A temperance wave spreads across railroads and banks as major lines like Chicago and Northwestern and Baltimore and Ohio ban intoxicants for train crews and off duty staff. By year’s start about 25,000 Chicago and Northwestern employees abstain. thousands more affected. Banks such as the Pitth Avenue National sign similar prohibitions against entering saloons or gambling and against speculation.
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Balironda
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Ita
Pitth Avenue National Bank of New York
Government hires and costs loom over national service
A lengthy survey notes the federal workforce nears 90 million in population context, with 25,000 soldiers short and many in civil service seeking better pay. It critiques postmaster general leadership, calls for centralized administration, and discusses pensions, naval budget, and West Point graduates facing strict discipline and obedience.
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Mita
Uncle Sam
Eivil Ufe
West Point
Elvil Mee
Congress
Myla
Ranch deal links Chicago syndicate to Texas Panhandle land
An 83 million ranch owner from Chicago affiliated with Swift and Co bought G W Littlefield’s 800000 acre Texas Panhandle ranch and 20000 head of cattle for about 3 million dollars. The deal marks a major expansion of the syndicate into western livestock and land holdings.
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Beal
Chicago
Swift & Co
G. W. Littlefield
Texas ‘Panhandle
Anarchist Threats Bank Robbery Disrupted at Omaha Bank
An unknown man entered Merchants National Bank of Omaha, demanded money while brandishing a nitroglycerin bottle. He threatened to blow up the bank and kill, but officers, after joining a restaurant scene with bank officials, quickly disarmed him. Detectives aided by bank president Hamilton detained the suspect before he acted.
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Merchants' National Bank of Omaha
Luther Drake
Drake
National Bank of Commerce
Kansas City
Mr. Drake
Hamilton
Bank
Mr. Hamilton
Mr. Hailton
School Savings Banks Reach Nearly 200000 Pupils
The school savings bank system, started by J. A. Chiry of Long Island 22 years ago, now involves about 200000 pupils across 22 states. Teachers collect weekly deposits of one cent to ten dollars, with withdrawals limited until balances reach eight dollars. deposits earn interest above five dollars, and current balances total about 1 million dollars for 177072 depositors.
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J. A. Chiry
Long Island
Anti Saloon League to campaign in Louisiana
Anti Prohibition speakers from across the country plan to campaign in Louisiana to push the state into the prohibition column. The piece also notes a violent robbery near Sacramento, a custody ruling in Los Angeles, and a London clergyman’s plan for a new sect, with a White House letter about presidential greetings.
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Louisiana
Joseph Piralno
California
Sacramento
Jacob Schilb
Minneapolis
Los Angeles
BR. J. Campbell
City Temple
London
Taylor
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Metcalf
Chicago Trade Conditions Signal Activity Rise
Chicago trade notes show improving activity across wholesale districts with demand rising for textiles, foods, footwear, and furniture. Weather and forwarding improvements aided distribution while banks report rising clearings and steady discount rates amid cautious credit outlook.
New York Trade Shows Cautious Optimism as Spring Looms
New York reports week to week growth in distributive trade with an overall optimistic tone but buyers remain conservative focusing on staples. Prices in some lines like cotton goods have fallen yet demand remains tepid, and many monthly trade indicators suggest 25 percent or more shrinkage versus prior years. Week ending March 5 saw 287 business failures, up from 204, with Canadian failures at 40.
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Chicago
Br, G. Dun & Co
Pre Cay
Dumnber
Thie
New York
Bradstreet
Chicago Cattle and Hogs Prices Across Markets
Market price snapshots list cattle hogs sheep and grains across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo with bids for prime common fair and good categories. Highlights include Chicago hogs 4.00 to 4.70, cattle up to 5.71, wheat No 2 around 67% to 1.08, corn No 2 about 6 to 68, eggs 10.49 to 21c, butter 25 to 28c, and rye around 80 to 85a.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Milwaukee
Standard
Ste
Cholea
New York
Toledo
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Waterloo
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Clona McPherson
Falrsfield
Ralph Wetlaufer
Raneler
Fairfield
Jefferson County
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Elmich
Owsley Turner
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Turner
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Iowa City
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