Cooperative Association Growth in Iowa Towns
The State Cooperative Association, led by O. H. Meanerale of Gowrie, expands through northern central Iowa. Local firms join via combined orders, with recent activations in Dougherty, Hampton, and Iowa Falls as agents target larger cities.
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Tanmeri
Towa
Fatiinees
Chicago
Dhw
Asdociation
O. H- Meanerale
Gowrie
Tie Ty Sociation
Dougherty
Uampton
Iowa Falls
Minister Indicted for Extortion in Banker's Town
Rev J B Swift pastor of the Christian church at Walter town indicted by the federal grand jury in Des Moines on charges of attempting to blackmail banker W J McConnell. He allegedly used mails to defraud with letters to a popular chorister and Chicago ministers requesting rewrites for anonymous mailing.
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W. J.mcconnell
Rev. J. 8
Swift
Christian Church
Wlateraat
Des Moines
Teader
Chicago
Dissection Bargain Case Sparks City Inquiry
RODY Von CAILE arranges with George Orris of Fort Dodge and Dr. Lloyd for posthumous dissection during dying days. Orris claims marriage ended by discord and his estranged wife moved to another man. The unnamed man was recently killed, and the sufferer remains silent on the situation.
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Barenina Reninns
George Orris
Fort Dodge
Dr. Lloyd
Ort Dedgéna
Webster City Woman Sues Doctors for Napkin Malpractice
Mrs C C Gillispie of Webster City sues Dr Foy and Dr Shoop of Des Moines for $10,000 claiming a napkin was left inside her abdomen after an appendicitis operation. The cloth remained undetected for nine months.
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Ton Now
Sney Phyalciann
Dra. Foy
Shoop
Des Moines
C.C. Gillispie
Webster City
Dra
Aged Telegraphist Asks Doctor To Kill Him
J W Unwin of Oskaloosa, an elderly telegrapher, asked a doctor to end his life. The physician tested him by counting to three and later gave sugar pills that were said to be poison. Unwin swallowed them, and doctors judged him insane and likely to be sent to a hospital.
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J. W. Unwin
Oskaloosr
Micman
Bintc Hospital
Droughts and Frost Hit Iowa Areas In News Briefs
Drownings reported as two boys aged 12 and 14 from Mead vanish at the Little Sioux river near Kingsley while attempting rescue. A killing frost sweeps multiple counties damaging fruit and garden crops. Thornton Bank assigns to creditors with liabilities around 40 000. Morrison Bragg of Des Moines suffers sunstroke. William H. Groskery dies near Hama at 88, a pioneer settler. Theater manager Al Reed beaten and robbed near Burlington.
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Mead
West Fork
Little Sioux
Kingsley
Bridies
Iowa
William TH. Groskery
Hama
Ile
Clinton High Students In Disgrace Over Prank
Several Clinton High School seniors faced suspension after a blue and yellow paint prank defaced the front of the school. Authorities found some culprits, and students were set to remove the painted decorations with stone chisels as punishment.
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Clinton High School
Benides
Indiagiaca
Parsons
Frost damages fruit and tomato crop reported
Frost hit Toan to Towa Fruit Growers area with varying damage. Iowa climate expert J J Saga notes damage typically occurs later in development. Masentine saw heavy frost and 50,000 tomato plants burned. A gardener tried salvaging crops with 8,000 wooden butter dishes. Overall fruit crop not injured.
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Toan
Towa
J. J. Saga
Iowa Climate and Crop Service Bureau
Masentine
Jorge
Des Moines Baby Changes Color Three Times Daily
A 14 month old child in Des Moines, son of Count Nathan, reportedly shifts color every few hours. Morning pink complexion, noon ginger hue, and nighttime alabaster white, allegedly due to mixed ancestry from an American mother and foreign father.
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Theica Dally
Wil Rami
Natho
Quincy
Tragic Boone Yard Accident Kills Father and Son During Theft
Albert Davidson of Champion Nebraska and his son Warl die in Northwestern yards at Boone while attempting to steal a Tide car with radiator pipes. A switch engine derailed the car on a wild track, crushing the father's head and injuring the boy severely. Separately, J W Hayden challenges the poor overseer decision with back salary claimed at 75 dollars, and William Fults, an old soldier, seeks a soldiers preference job as town treasurer but is not granted.
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Albert Davidson
Champion
Neb
Warl
Boone
J. W. Hayden
Iowan City
Board of Supervisors
Mie
Yarioua
William Fults
Barlvile
Treat
Disappearances and deaths tied to river and town
A Bohemian farmer Yinaupearn Frank Shimek reportedly vanished from his home north of Town City with tracks from house to river suggesting drowning. A town couple Andrew Techy and wife from Dubuque were found starving aboard a houseboat near St Louis authorities report. Burlington resident Nels Olson aged 21 hanged himself, believed fear of pursuit influenced the act.
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Yinaupearn
Frank Shimek
Andrew Techy
Dubuque
Sti Louis
Hurlingtonian
Sulctte
Burlington
Nels' Olson
Josane
Brite Mappenings and Local Disturbances in Iowa County
A frost advisories fears for fruit buds in Burlington. The Independent Telephone Co installs a phone system in Council Bluffs. Times Fagan dies at Toolstein while working as a butcher. Tylw death from heart failure. Harvey Wright, a Des Moines Business College student, injured by a golf ball in Wave land and paralyzed feared. Dan Whelin barn fire kills three horses. others escape. Saloon and drug store complaints rise in Gluckisaw county over alcohol sales. Measles run among school pupils. stores report order declines. Albert Byentone of Martinsburg dies at the factory while digging, cause heart failure.
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Burlington
Council Bluffs
Fagan
Toolstein
Iowa County
Harvey Wright
Dea Moines Business College
Achilles
Tie
Dan Whelin
Gluckisaw County
Mensley
Sidney
Old
Albert Byentone
Martinsburg
Tofastorynd
Leart
Sea Level Panama Canal Feasibility Report Summary
The report argues the sea level canal, built at sea level with natural ground, is safer and more economical than a lock-based design. It contends earthquakes threaten locks and dams in a lock canal, creating potential breaches and long repairs, while a sea level option would finish in two to three years and avoid extensive structural hazards.
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Yong
dt-Gatun
Leiat
Colleges Aide Grants and Stadium Plans Spark Debate
The Carnegie foundation reorganizes under federal law to exclude sectarian colleges. A $1,000,000 Columbia stadium project is planned with three fields for the university and New York public schools. School grading reforms urged by W J Shearer call for flexible reclassification and pace-based progress. Pan American Canal Commission establishes a public schooling chain for the canal zone as education chiefs shift. Harvard student joins a new pole expedition from Vancouver led by Captain Emer Mikkelson.
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Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teachers
New York
Columbia University
William’ Barclay Parsons
Ust
New York Public Schools
W. J. Shearer
Elizabeth
Shearer
Oltset
Panome Canal
Stratton D. Brooks
Boston
Cleveland
Ohio
Wilbeinimer Steffangson
Waryard
Loan
Porth Pole
Vancouver
Emer Mikkelson
Harvard
Labor unions push for eight hour day reforms across industries
The piece reports on unions in multiple cities organizing and demanding higher wages and shorter work days. It highlights plans for nationwide eight hour days, wage increases for basket and machinist trades, a possible labor temple in Pittsburgh, and a referendum on moving the Granite Cutters headquarters. It notes unions in Cleveland, Chicago, Montreal, and other centers engaging organizers and targeting broad labor reforms.
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Buffalo
Lieveland
Ohio
Wenlo
Totin Jay
New York
Montreal
Conada
Mollie Woitler
Hooketed
Cleveland
Oho
James O'Connell
International Association of Marechinists
James Wilson
Patsternmakers' League of North America
Mutal ‘Trades
Cincinnati Prados Union Athletic Association
Labor Baseball League
Tinek Wai
Llis
Chicago
Commercial Exchange
Lad Teon
Granite Cutters
Internatonal Association of America
Lancashire
Magand
Mierar
Nordhausen Bans Trailing White Clothes For Women
City authorities in Nordhausen Germany outlaw trailing white garments inside town limits claiming they scatter perms and cause a public nuisance. Police may arrest offenders with a first offense fine of eight dollars and possible imprisonment for repeat violations. The legality will be tested in court.
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Nordhausen
Germany
Educators Debate Postponement of N E A Meeting
The executive committee of the National Education Association decided against meeting for six years following San Francisco destruction where the annual convention was slated. President Schoel Ferhan proposed that active N E A members contribute to rebuilding San Francisco schools, setting an example by offering personal help equal to what court aid would have cost him.
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Nationalducational Association
San Francisco
Schoel Fer Han
Old Age in Civil Service Sparks Debate in Congress
The article reports on pushback against age limits for federal clerks, noting a House amendment barring service beyond 1018, and Civil Service probes into staff aged 85 and up. It highlights claims of elderly workers in the Treasury and State Departments, with several women aged 86 to 91 cited, and officials disputing exact counts.
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Hodnerelt
Washington
Clark
Gobi
Osler
Senate
Civil Service Commission
Treasury Department
Civil Service Bureau
Kenny Young Minn
State Department
Nee
Civil Service
Uncle Sam to Build World’s Most Powerful Battleship
The House naval committee backs a $10 million battleship for the United States, with 12 12-inch guns, 22 knot speed, and armor rivaling the British Dreadnought. President Roosevelt showed interest, urging U.S. parity with Britain Germany and France as shipbuilding races heat up.
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Uncle Sam
House Oval Committee
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Roosevelt
Chivé Naval Constructor
Capps
Admiral Dewey
Naval Board
Great Britain
Germany
Beance
Spain
Lina
England
Earthquake Relief Efforts Face Funding Strain And Losses
Under Gen Greely, rations are distributed through relief stations to about 200000 people in Fenacinco. Debris removal and temporary construction draw workers away from normal jobs as towns endure extensive fire losses estimated at 230 million dollars. Municipal buildings may cost 100 million to replace, while remaining safes show over 40 percent of contents ash. Epworth League concerns note declining vigor and aging members. A new National Tube Works facility is planned at Meltcesport, Pa, with a 4,000,000 square foot floor area and four 1-ton travelling cranes. Cornell University trims active service manpower from 70 to 65.
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Chicago
Hve
Calsson
Masenani Bailers' Association
James O'Connell
International Association of Machinists
James Wilson
Patternmakers’ League of North America
Egappedyely
New Federated Metal Trades
International
O'Connell
Boston
New England
Lynn
San Fenacinco
Greely
Scale
Pariament
Diggest
American Tridge Company
National Tube Works
Meltcesport
Extradition, Sherman, and a Broad Tax Record Tale
A fragmentary account notes early 1900s trials of Greeno and Gaynor for fraud against the government, extradition efforts to Canada, and a British surrender. It mentions Rev Thomas Sherman’s roundabout journey with Twelfth Cavalry and a later postwar cable between the United States and China, including a Dowager Empress ordered courtesies.
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Edna x
Pio Greeno
Gaynor
Georgia
Cart
Canada
Thomas Sherman
W. T. Sherman
Twelfth Cavalry
South
Chattacooga
Atlnutn
Father Sherman
Fort Oglethorps
Resaca
Tather Sherman
Cartersville
Chatta- Donga
United States
Cilla
China
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Rody von Caile
Drothers
Vialta
Credton
Dodge
Thornton Bank
Bank of Thornton
J.D. Barlow
G.L. Chlers
Mason
Morrison Bragg
al Reed
Garrick Theater
South Mali
Tesat
Iowa Bay
Wihilh
Feneors Choogls
Inbanin
Kelown
Olevaland
Osio
Epworth League
Ehtira Methodist Church
Wentworth I. Stewart
Epworth Herald
Cornell University Board of
Tromtos
Getive Servics
Pulette
Louse Committee
J Garden Sells
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Canon
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Canton
Treasury
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