Bank statement shows assets rise for Iowa banks
The auditor of state reports a modest deposit decline of under 10 million dollars between August 22 and December 3, 1906, due largely to the Des Moines Savings Bank transferring commercial business to Iowa National Bank, leaving overall declines small and deposits up over the year. It notes decreases in bills receivable and capital stock but overall bank deposits rose by more than 18 million dollars in the past year across state and savings banks. The report lists 556 savings and 259 state banks and fourteen trust companies under state supervision.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moines Savings Bank
Iowa National Bank
Savings Bank
Campaign Against Druggists Targets Iowa Drug Stores
The Iowa AntiSalon league filed an injunction petition in Prairie City against Joseph H. Freeman of Cozad and Teeman for illegal liquor sales. Additional suits are planned in Atalissa and Muscatine County with more cities to follow. Lige Edwards alias Charles Munson known as Dutch, linked to the Decatur City post office robbery, was captured in Linwood Missouri by Deputy U S Marshal G B Bidwell and transported to Des Moines. Edwards pleaded not guilty and awaits formal hearing after requesting counsel.
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Polk Wells
State Board of Parole
France
Wells
Iowa
States Supreme Court
Charles Thomas
Mabel Scofield
Thomas
Iowa AntiSalon League
Prairie City
Joseph H. ‘Reeman
Cozad & Teeman
Atalissa
Muscatine County
Lige Edwards
Charles Munson
Dutch
Decatur City
Postoffice
Linwood
United
G. B. Bidwell
Des Moines
Jes
Edwards
McArthur
To Promote Health and Tuberculosis Fight
The tuberculosis association will be absorbed by the state board of control, ending its independent status in Iowa health work. It secured a $5,000 legislative appropriation for continued efforts, to be distributed by the board. A Des Moines meeting will form a new organization to battle social diseases and protect public health.
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Anti-Tuberculosis Association
State Board of Control
Iowa Health Association
Iowa
Board of Control
Tuberculosis Association
Des Moines
Towa
Democrats Seek One Convention After Iowa Primary
Chairman Miller asserts Democrats can dispose of state business with a single convention next year. Because the national convention is set for July 7, a month and five days after Iowa's primary, a single convention is possible. The primary law allows a convention between two and five weeks after the primary. The Republican national convention occurs two weeks after Iowa's primary, requiring two conventions.
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Miller
Democratic State Central Committee
Democrats
National Committee
Iowa
Drake Receives $25,000 Endowment Gift for Greek Chair
President Hill M. Bell returned from Corydon with a $25,000 gift for Drake University endowment from Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Freeland of Corydon. The gift is unconditional and to be used for endowing a Greek chair at the university.
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Drake
Hill M. Bell
Corydon
Drake University
B. E. Freeland
Stockholders Face Heavy Assessment Over Missing Cashier
Stockholders of Capwith bank, closed by the state auditor, are expected to bear about a 90 percent assessment due to losses from missing cashier J H Standling. Letters Standling wrote from Minneapolis reveal a despondent mood and possible suicide risk.
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Capwith Bank
Auditor of State
J. H. Standling
Minneapolis
Standling
Goldfield Mine Owners Seek Deportation Proof After Troop Departure
Goldfield Nev December 24 mine owners vow to appeal to President Roosevelt with new evidence of a deportation attempt by the Western Federation of Miners involving four rifles. Sheriff Ingalls and Captain Cox plan patrols with deputies after troops leave. A federal suit by the Goldfield Mine Operators Association will seek an injunction to bar miners from interfering with mines, filed December 26.
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Goldfield
Nev
Washington
Western Federation of Miners
Ingalls
Captain Cox
Sparks
Goldfield Mine Operators’ Association
Western Federation
The Chewing Gum Girl Recounts George's Pranks
In a party tale, two stenography workers recall George's tricks mocking friends. He wagers tasks with a penny on foreheads, pins a kiss-me sign on Miss Pennywate, and rigs a plate prank using a rubber bulb. The crew laughs heartily as carnival mischief unfolds aboard Old Bates' train.
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Horsehill
George
Tee-hee
Bates
Sue
Tom Smith
Miss Pennywate
Mabel Wooley
Mabel
Horatio
President Stands Pat Refuses Troop Recall at Goldfield
President Roosevelt keeps to his order withdrawing federal troops from Goldfield Nevada. White House officials indicate Nevada must exhaust state options while federal aid may supplement. Senator Nixon of Nevada says a modification is unlikely but state action is under active consideration. He notes the Western Federation of Miners will not be known in Goldfield when the trouble ends.
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Goldfield
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Whitehouse
Nevada
Nixon
Western Federation of Miners
Tagart Calls Democratic National Convention Date and Site
Chairman Taggart of the Democratic National Committee issues a formal call naming July 7, 1908, in Denver, Colorado, as the convention date and venue. It outlines representation rules and invites all Democratic citizens to join in nominating delegates for a pure economical constitutional government.
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French Lick
Ind
Taggart
Democratic National Committee
Denver
Colo
Congress of the
United States
Alaska
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Doomed Darr mine disaster toll rises to thirty nine
Jacob's Creek Pa December 24 six more bodies were recovered from the Darr mine bringing total known fatalities to thirty nine with many more believed trapped. Rescuers say several victims were found kneeling in prayer when the disaster struck as unidentifed corpses lay in a tent for public viewing to aid identification.
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Jacob’s Creek
Darr
Burial of Lord Kelvin at Westminster Abbey
Under New Town monument near Westminster Abbey choir the body of Lord Kelvin, noted English scientist who died December 17, was buried at noon yesterday. A large gathering of scientists from American, continental and British societies attended in academic robes with decorations. A dozen clergymen led the simple service. the scene was solemn and impressive.
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London
Sir Isaac Newton
Westminster Abbey
Lord Kelvin
Brothers in Opposite Parties in Congress
The Fulton brothers, Charles William Fulton of Oregon in the Senate and Elmer L. Fulton of Oklahoma in the House, serve together but as opposite parties making them unique in congressional history. Their backgrounds trace to Lima, Ta, and Pawnee City, Neb, with careers in law and public service shaped by party and state politics.
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Fulton
Senate
House
Charles William Fulton
Oregon
Elmer L. Fulton
Washington
Oklahoma
Fultons
Charles B. Landis
Frederick Landis
Indiana
Congress
Lima
Pawnee City
Neb
Charles
Elmer
Stillwater
Okla
Pawnee
Oklahoma City
Joseph Simon
Charles Fulton
Indian Territory
T. B. Ferguson
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Elmer Fulton
Nebraska
Social Secretaries Keep Washington Society Safe
The piece argues a social secretary must separate genuine social factors from pretenders, master precedents and rules, and guide a patron through Washington etiquette. It notes fashion increasingly treats the secretary as essential to a household, contrasting skilled stewards with aspirants lacking real knowledge of the smart set.
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Washington
Tyre
Roosevelt and Taft weigh in on officers' fitness test
A series of boards tested army engineers for an equestrian requirement. Col. Charles E. L. Davis faced possible retirement despite no disabilities, while Col. W. L. Marshall's case hinged on weight and a sympathetic Hampered ride. President Taft and Roosevelt will decide how much weight limits affect service.
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Engineer Corps
Taft
Roosevelt
Charles E. L. Davis
Davis
Detroit
Davis Retirement Board
Lake Carriers’ Association
Col. Davis
Davis Board
W. L. Marshall
New York
Col. Marshall
Fred Grant
Engineering Corps
Young Quentin a truant found after White House search
Eight year old Quentin Roosevelt son of Theodore Roosevelt features in a whimsical chase as detectives search Washington for the missing boy who turns up on Massachusetts Avenue near his sweetheart and a snake and bird emporium. Alfred G. Vanderbilt donates ten thousand dollars to St Marys church in Portsmouth R I split between endowment and discretionary needs.
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Ventin Roosevelt
Pete
White House
Quentin
Garret
Secret Service
Waza
Washington
Roosevelt
Massachusetts Avenue
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church
Portsmouth
R. 1
Oakdale
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Ketchum
N. S. Ketchum
Sibley
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Here
Gowrie
Rock Island
Fork Island
L. E. Day
Board of
Railroad Comissioners
W. T. Chantland
Fort Dodge
Fifty-sixth Regiment
Iowa National Guard
Willard M. Flynn
Flynn
Cummins
George M. Parker
Chantland
Kin
Captalyne
Pat
Tagart
Maites
Young Quentin
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