Iowa State News Wistippiie Miygrkler Heleots Moat to Evpinae
A mistranscribed notice reports Taawaair A Woodring of The Mehies rejecting offices in the seovarbinitet medical corps. Ma Woodring plans to travel, aims to visit Des Moines on the 14th for a ceremony. The couple will live in Des Moines temporarily while Woodying pursues medical studies. The span of the girl is 19. she recently settled with the U.S. government for 200000 dollars related to her father's grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Spantyl
Mantla
Serch
Ta. A. Wooilring
Seovarbinitet-Medical Corps
Cotheath
Corporation Cannot Sell Rum Under Individual Responsibility
Attorney General Byers ruled that the Cooperative Company of Sioux City cannot obtain a stock permit to issue shares for liquor retailing. He stated state mule laws intend liquor business to be conducted by individuals, not corporations, to ensure individual responsibility. The decision is considered highly significant and will prompt major litigation.
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Undividuala
Co-operative Company of
Sioux City
Byers
Wed's Old Fiance's Double Surprises Guests
Anita Gret Springs reports a Mer wedding where Miss Laura Craig of Albia married her fiance's double. Craig, once engaged to George Cra ier of Des Moines, found at the church the double Ramsay of Albia stood as groom while Cra ier served as best man. Neighbors recall a mistaken prior dance led to the mix up.
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Anita Gret Springs
Mer
Laura Craig
Albia
George Craier
Nes Moines
Wiliam Ramsay
Poison Pie Suspect Shocks Mason City Laborer
Irving Wells a brick yard worker at Mason City's wand rile factory was poisoned by strychnine eaten in a pie at noon. He lies in a precarious condition as authorities investigate how the poison entered the pastry. Plant workers are reportedly exonerated.
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Munson City
Irving Wells
Mason City
Roads Gain By Two Cent Fare Railroads See Higher Passenger Earnings
Eight railways in Iowa report a total increase of 283057 dollars in annual passenger revenues for the year ending January 1 1908 despite a 35000 dollar drop in gross earnings. The two cent fare law in force for most of the period is credited with boosting travel benefiting both railroads and the public.
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Iown Islaw
Denied His Baby Ends Life in Desperate Acts
A Sioux City man, Frank L Horton, shot himself after attempting to embrace his child at his ex wife’s home. The incident followed a brief reunion with his baby girl as playmates stood nearby. The coroner’s inquest in Council Bluffs reported Olga Peterson died after ingesting a motor fuel and water mix given by other children, misidentified as pop.
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Sioux City
Frank L. Horton
Horton
Olga Peterson
J. Peterson
Council Whlves
Apple Blossom Prospects Hit By Harsh Weather
Report from Wesley Greens and state reporters notes scarce apple blossoms across much of the state while blackberry and raspberry crops face severe damage from dry winter, heat and frosts. New information from fruit growers cites continued injury to canes and blooms, with strawberries appearing promising though weather could still alter outcomes.
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Worton
Binte
Wesley Greens
Greene
Premonition Saves Clinton Boy From Strangling Towel
A Clinton boy aged about 1% year old nearly died when a towel wrapped around his neck after playing outside, heat, cold water, and a dry towel led to a near strangulation. His father’s instinctive search saved him. the child remains in serious but improving condition. Also, KR E Lowry, Bank of Seymour cashier, was killed during a storm when his team crashed through a bridge railing into a swollen creek.
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Anne
Clinton
Anirton
Hig Son
KR. E. Lowry
Bank of Seymour
Claude H. Varnet
Fort Wayne
John Hendricks
Joln Hendricks
Chicago
Varnell
Hendricks
Minor State Items Chronicle Local Appointments And Accidents
Frank Paul appointed postmaster at Meservey in Cerro Gordo county. Muscatine opens corner of new 170000 dollar court house with simple ceremonies. Cecil H. Brehitle and Mimner C. Lanbaugh named forest platting assistants. J W Maxwell founder of Maxwell killed in Des Moines fall from Kirkwood hotel. Town manufacturers plan Ottumwa state convention May 4 and 5. Irene Rolph murder case defense to argue insanity. Corn prices around 60 cents. Iowa buyers struggle for good stuff. Regents approve plans for new law building. ten acres north of Fort Dodge sold for 10000 dollars to Engholm for clay plant. George Heise extradited to Cedar Rapids for jewelry store robbery. Samuel Jones of Russell may die after arm torn from body in mill accident. Lamont Fredericks arrested for assault on Mrs W H Risser in Des Moines. Little Fred Winslow dies after accident in Birmingham. anti toxin ineffective.
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Frank Paul
Meservey
Cerro Gordo
J. A. Moore
Muscatine
Cecil H. Brehitle
Des Moines
Mimner C. Lanbaugh
Woodward
Forest Service
George W. Wakefield
Caza County
Hepburn
A. E. Neteon
Sidney
HB. Harris
J. W. Maxwell
Maxwell
Kirkwood T Hotel
Ottumwa
Irene Rolph
Clinton
Iowa
Board of Regents
The
State University
Law Building
Fort Dodge
Weary Engholm
Engholm
George Heise
Oskaloosa
Cedar Rapids
Valentine
Kroulik
Tlelas
Samuel Jones
Russell
McKilveen & Hikenberry
Wiserles
Curtis
Lamont Fredericks
W. H. Risser
Fred Winslow
Birmingham
Kwollen
Fordyse
Wairfield
Eleven Victims Linked to Gunness Murder Plot at Laporte
A Lauport Indiana discovery ties Bella Gunness and her family to a mass murder scheme. Eleven victims including suitors, relatives, and children are named or implied as killed or missing. Ray Lamphere's statements and trunks sent to Laporte fuel murder-clearinghouse theories.
Labor unions spread and wage rules across regions
A sweep of union activity spans Salem Massachusetts to San Francisco California with new unions formed for waitresses and laborers in Salem and Cedar Rapids contract requiring union labor on a federal building. Germany imposes compulsory old age insurance for workers. Contributions and strikes mark policy in Florida Ontario and West Virginia as leaders discuss wage standards and labor papers.
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Ayattn
Teday
Salem
Mass
Concord
Germany
Wall River
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Wilfrid Paquette
Canadian Federation of ‘Textile Workers
Women’s Clubs of
Florida
Olten I, Donovan
Brockton
Charlestown
Navy Yard
West Virginia
San Juan
Porto Rico
Uione
American Federation of Labor
Andrew Furuseth
Sailors’ Union of the Pacific
Tellishrade Union
Nottingham
St. Catherines
Canada
Relief Committee
England
Northampton
San Francisco
Cal
Fire Department
Labor Council
Gompers
American Federation of Tabor
International Stage Employers’ Union
The
Brotherhood of Medrical Workers
Railroad and Freight Tariff Shifts Eyed Nationwide
The South Dakota railroad and warehouse commission orders freight rates cut west of the Missouri River while a new tariff is drafted. The Erie system shows higher earnings but increased labor costs. The Red River navigation plan faces federal review. Northern Pacific adds 200 refrigerator cars for Northwest fruit traffic. Eastern roads discuss a National Convention rate and continuing $2 membership fees amid ICC rulings on ticket sales.
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Jersey Road
Genessee Liver Road
South Dakota Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Missouri River
Yennaylvvania
Red River
Schunk
United States Engineer Corps
Marga
Belmont
Northwest
National
Hdveytional Association
Cleveland
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wlegal
Hotel Fire Kills Ten At Fort Wayne New Avelin g Hotel
A devastating flames at the New Aveling Hotel in Fort Wayne Indiana killed ten guests and injured at least sixteen. Rescue efforts by Indiana National Guard and police recovered bodies amid charred debris as survivors escaped via fire escapes and ladders.
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Aveline
Fort Wayne
Ind
B. J. Wits
Monroenyanne
Chicago
Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co
Morris Hirsch
Pacific Coast Borax Company
Tranc Hirsch
Howard Club
Miller
Sheboygan
Win
Landon & Brown
Garment Manufacturers
Pittsburg
Mary Burkett
Mishawaka
Tome
Mises Sarah Nnathaway
Wome
William A. Pitcher
Duluth
Bowser Oil Tank Works
Wort
Dalhart
Texas
Story
Indiana National Guard
Ralph Lipkins
KR. S. Johnson
Pana
St. Joseph's Hospital
Timeline sketch of world events and explorers
A long list of historical milestones and figures from 1494 to 1998, including Columbus discoveries, Queen Mary II, the Windsor Bay Company, the Quebec Act, Prohibition roots, railway milestones, natural disasters, and naval battles. It also outlines a book defending Herman Hilprecht against charges over Nippar tablets, detailing accusations, responses, and rival scholars.
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Jamaica
St. Jago
United States
Charles IV
Spain
Gonaparte
Baratoga County
New York
Samuel Cunard
Cunard Steamship Line
Bayazid
Third Avenue
New York City
Canadian Pacific Railway
Charles 8. Parnell
Kimainham Joll
Col. Otter
Cut Knife Creek
Henry M. Stanley
Albert Ny- Anza
Venezuela
London
Manila Bay
Frank, B
Laredo
Texas
Falk
Lands End
Harrisburg Mayor Orders Help for Drunk Citizens
Harrisburg Pennsylvania mayor directs police to return intoxicated men to their homes instead of arresting them. Saloonkeepers must assist when drunk patrons are found, with habitual offenders to be sent to a institution to sober up. The mayor views drunkenness as a social damage and records each recovery.
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Evra
Meola
Harrisburg
Mealy
Kentucky Governor assigns Murray troops to night rider outbreak
Governor Wilson of Kentucky orders Brig. Get Williams to take command of troops in Murray to confront the night rider outrages. He travels to Jalloway County to confer with the judge on prosecutions related to the riders.
Flames Sweep Ohio Town Fire destroys town records and key buildings
A blaze that began near the mayor's office swept through Coalton Ohio burning the police station fire department building and several structures in the business district. Local officials report extensive property loss with records destroyed and investigations pending.
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Randall Batly
Standall
L. M. Crossley
Ohio
Thes Bualnesy
Coalton
Obio
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Delph Tt. Leuthan
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Laporte
Tid
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Aberdeen
S. D
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Jennie Olson
Los Angeles
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Sorenson
Myrtle
Lucy
Guiness
Philip
Ray Lamphere
Sherif
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Smulzer
Mack
Ganness
Expressmen
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Porte
Laimphere
Mia
Felgeleth
Jennie
Early Blaze
Old Aveline
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Port Wayne
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Herman Y. Hilprecht
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Jastrow
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