End of Old Man's Folly at Opera House Razed in Northwest Iowa
A derelict Sioux City opera house built at great cost by an eccentric owner is finally being razed after years of vacancy and condemnation. The structure cost about 100000 to build, with grand finishes and expensive interiors, but was never used or rented. It will be replaced at a projected duplication cost of 175000, leaving ruins of granite foundations, glass, and decayed interiors, as the Royce Grand Opera faces closure in Sheldon.
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Baltt
Sioux City
Royce Grand Opera
Sheldon
Iowa
Sioux Falls
Royce
California
Notorious Crook Art Russell Sente? Twenty Year Term
Art Russell, a leading Burlington burglary figure, was indicted on two burglary charges and attempted murder but pled guilty to one burglary in district court. Judge Withrow sentenced him to twenty years. Russell led a gang that looted Burlington last year and fired on Fireman Fred Anderson, wounding him. His wife, masked as a man, faces receiving stolen property charges and a later trial.
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Art Mussell
Art Russell
Burlington
Withrow
Russell
Jefferson City
Fred Anderson
Anderson
Assailant Given 20 Years In Wauecoma Case
Leonard Meade, 40 plus with gray hair, pleaded guilty to attempted assault on Leon ard Scott’s eight year old daughter at Waucoma in January. He was sentenced to a twenty year term in St Madison penitentiary, taken to Fort Madison by Deputy Sheriff C C Wright. The report also notes a Wolf’s Den incident near Boone where Edmond Hussman killed a wolf cubs and claimed a $25 bounty after his hand was badly bitten. A tile layer Albert Folda survived a cave-in at a county farm trench near Iowa City. Peter Healy, 63, was found dead near the road three miles east of Monticello. death from heart disease believed.
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Meomed Meade
Voyette
Nateen
Fort Madison
Leonard Meade
Leonard Scott
Waucoma
Hobson
St. Madison
Meade
Ft. Madison
C. C. Wright
Roy
Edmond Hussman
Boone
Cuba
Husa Man
Cavera
Albert Folda
Iowa City
Peter Healy
Alda
Monticello
Lee
Keokuk Mob Seeks Suspect in New Boston Murder
Moses Jordan, 48, a well known farmer, lies dead at New Boston after a quarrel with Abe Anderson, colored. Anderson is jailed in Keokuk to avert mob lynching as he is charged with striking Jordan over the head with a club, fracturing his skull.
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Keokuk
Moses Jordan
New Boston
Abe Anderson
Anderson
Jordan
Prohibitionists Nominate Full Iowa State Ticket
The Iowa Prohibitionists named a full state ticket by petition due to last election results. Candidates include E A McEnchron for governor, M T Dickson lieutenant governor, J D Collins auditor, W P Sopher state auditor, Benjamin Radcliffe attorney general, D W Ayers superintendent, W A Piper clerk of supreme court, C T Smnciair and H R Bradshaw railroad commissioners, W Orr and H F Johns judges. The platform calls for repeal of the mulci law, resubmission of the prohibition amendment, a graduated income tax, and repeal of the internal revenue law.
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Prohibitioninto
Nanifinte
HB. A. Mone Bndhron
Waterloo
Iowa
M. T. Dickson
Marshalltown
Igee
J. D. Collins
Sac Ty
W. P. Sopher
Oskaloosa
Benjamin Radcliffe
Marcus
D. W. Ayers
Supreme Court
W. A. Piper
Strawberry Point
Charles TE
Smnciair
Livermore
H. R. Bradshaw
William Orr
Clarinda
H. F. Johns Woodbine
State Happenings From Across Iowa Briefly
Obituary notices report J R Bilings, Olivet postmaster and pioneer resident, dead in 1910. J J Dutty of Muscatine died in Chicago from injuries after a fall. Fire destroyed fifteen freight cars in Council Bluffs yards. Des Moines boosters claim 1910 census may push population over 100,000. Grand lodge of Iowa A F and A M to meet in Waterloo in June. G M Smith of Rock Rapids attempted suicide by razor. Two body washes performed. Aunt Rachel Brown, widow of early Warren County settler William F. Brown, died at Swan aged 72. Mason City hosts Odd Fellows Homecoming on July 4. Miller runs St Nicholas Hotel at Whittemore near Oko poji. First Lt Le Roy P Eliott elected captain of Co I, Forty fourth Iowa. Chris Benlow of Dubuque injured by an MP freight train. Robert Tebay, 78, of Marshalltown Soldiers' Home, dies of heart failure. Fairfield Presbyterians approve $5500 for church improvements. Claus Peterson, 45, Swedish miner near Dursee, dies from injuries. Thieves steal $200 and clothing from Greek bunkhouse at Ballanger quarry. Centerville approves paving 25930 sq yd and 20910 ft curb and gutter. Marshalltown grads total 48, 33 girls and 15 boys. G S Ward, famed detective, now resident of Waterloo. Frank Messer fails to appear in Le Mars on hog theft charge. Westfield Bank in Le Mars secured by corn and farm machinery. Dean Walter F Wilcox of Cornell accepts Phi Beta Kappa oration at State University on June 14.
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J. 4. Bilings
Olivet
J. J. Dutty
Muscatine
Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Grand Lodge of Iowa
A. F
A. M
Waterloo
G. M. Smith
Rock Rapids
Rachel Brown
William F. Brown
Warren County
Swan
Odd Fellows of Iowa
Mecca
Mason City
Odd Fellows' Orphans
le Roy P. Eliott
Iowa
Iowa City
Henry G. Walker
Chris Benlow
Dubuque
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Robert Tebay
Marshalltown
Lehigh
Presbyterian Church
Fairfield
Claus Peterson
Dursee
Oskaloosa
McManus Tucker
Ballanger
Moncy
Centerville
Ward
Willie Whitla
Sharon
William Boyle
Frank Messer
le Mars
van Vleck
Westfield Bank
Walter F. Wilcox
Cornell University
Ithaca
The
State University
Whites and Negroes Entombed in Alabama Mine Disaster
In Palos Alabama two hundred sixty five workers including forty five whites and 140 Negroes were buried after a massive explosion at No 3 coal mine owned by Palos Coal and Coke Company. Two bodies were recovered as flames shot 200 feet from the slope and air was pumped in. rescue teams faced dangerous gas and cave ins while government expert J G Rutledge led early efforts.
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Palos
Ala
Birmingham
Palos Coal and Coke Company
J. J. Rutledge
Knoxville
Tenn
Earthquake Kills 500 in Cartago Costa Rica
A major quake devastates Cartago killing at least 500 and injuring hundreds. Telegraphed lines fail between San Jose and Cartago. many buildings collapse including the palace of justice funded by Andrew Carnegie. Panic spreads to nearby San Jose and Nicaragua with widespread suffering.
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Cartago
Costa Rica
Detalla
San Joy
Aot
Palace of Justice
Andrew Carnegie
Bocanegra
Central American Arbitration Court
San Joss
Nicaragua
Irazu
San Jose
King Edward III Ill in London with bronchitis
The king is seriously ill in London with bronchitis prompting three physicians to stay at Buckingham Palace. A bulletin reported the monarch kept to his room for two days and anxious conditions among doctors including Sir Richard Bowell, Sir Francis Laking, and Sir James Reid.
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Edward
London
Buckingham Palace
Richard Douglas Bowell
Francis Laking
James Reid
Hurricane Death Toll in South Sea Islands Tops Five Thousand
A report received today via Makura Fiji and Caledonia states about 5000 people killed by a hurricane in the South Sea Islands on March 26. The disaster location includes Fiji and surrounding areas.
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South Sea Islands
Fiji
Caledonia
Americans Held as Poachers
The American fishing tug Sprudel was brought into Port Stanley Uni by the Canadian cruiser Vigilant. It is alleged the tug was poaching in Canadian waters.
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Sprudel
Port Stanley
Uni
Vigilant
White Rocks Prove Profitable in Poultry Raising
EH. BR. Freeland argues White Plymouth Rocks offer color fidelity, easy dressing, and broad market appeal. They lay large brown eggs, are good sitters, hardy growers, and fetch steady demand, offsetting higher feed costs with winter production and strong sales. Breeders note variable laying, with some hens producing many eggs while others yield little.
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Plymouth Rocks
EH. BR. Freeland
United States
Thia
Plymouth
Feeding and caring for young ducks and winter greens
Instructions for feeding ducklings from day four with bread crumb mixtures and milk, plus daily rations and water use. Commentary by W. W. Henry on soft beef-scrap diet benefits. Green food for poultry includes mangels, beets, cabbage, turnips, carrots, onions, and clover hay to improve winter nutrition and prevent feather pecking or egg-eating behaviors.
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W. W. Henry
Southern Planter
Does Farm Poultry Pay
During January and February the city prices of eggs ranged from 45 to 60 cents a dozen. Throughout most of the winter they sold at 40 cents or higher. Prices nearly prohibited egg consumption and led consumers to think there was easy money in egg production. Careful inquiry by the Ohio Agr
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Qbio Agri
Market Question Justifies Egg Farm Investment
Notes stress sunlight and clean windows for better sun exposure in poultry houses. They urge investment in egg farming by highlighting strong demand, expected poultry shortages, and the profitability of hatching many chicks while managing feed and care.
Saving the Peach Crop Slashes Peach Disease Losses
The Department of Agriculture urges widespread use of a lime sulfur wash to combat peach diseases including peach brown rot and black spot, claiming the method is cheap, simple, and safe for fruit and foliage. A pamphlet outlines preparation and application while officials seek a more complete cure amid an $8 million annual losses.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Boston Advertiger
Chicago trade dulls but prospects hold in agriculture
R G Dun weekly review notes weather slows distributive branches and broader business. Yet agriculture shows large hopeful prospects while grain prices fall. Industrial demand remains strong with pig iron output pressured. Transportation freight surges, general merchandise steady. packing hampered by raw material shortages. Bank clearings rise 68 percent from 1909, with 28 failures in Chicago district.
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Chicago
R. G. Dun & Co
Banka
Trade slows as cold weather curbs spring goods demand
New York reports show cold weather and snow in the West and South dampening retail trade and delaying restocking of spring goods. Crop damage fears from a harsh winter weigh on outlook, with overall business activity slowing rather than expanding. Failures in the United States for the week ending April 28 numbered 189, compared with 193 prior and totals from 1909 to 1906. Canada reports 21 failures, up from last week and matching 1909.
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New York
United States
Canada
Chicago Cattle Hogs and Grains Prices Across Markets
Market price rundown for cattle hogs and sheep across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Toledo and New York with futures like No 2 wheat No 2 corn and assorted oats rye barley and butter eggs and clover seed listed in varied ranges reflecting regional trading conditions as of reporting period. Strong entities include Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Toledo and New York with entity-heavy pricing data for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and other commodities.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
Death of Baroness de Roques in Poverty Reported
A New York cable despatch notes the death in Parla of Baroness de Roques mother of Mrs Maybrick. She was confined for years in a British prison under a life sentence and is said to have died in poverty.
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New York
Parla
Baroness de Roques
Maybrick
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E. A. McEnchron
Kk. D. Miller
St. Nicholas Hotel
Whittmore
Okopoji
Alabama
King Edward
Tia Drury
Ateeae
Farmers’ Home Journal
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