Senator Allison Dead After Sudden Illness in Dubuque
Upset in Dubuque as Senator William B. Allison dies at his city home after a brief illness. Drs Hancock and Lewis cite heart weakness. longtime public service marked by a record in the Senate and House. Funeral plans pending.
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Dubuque
Wilim B. Allison
Lost Street
Hancock and
Lewhis
Ely
Howev
Allison
Morrill
Senate
Sherman
Sr. Morrill
Owever
Alli
Capitol
Deserts Lover Spoils Iowa Girl's Life in Klondike Tale
A Washington bound romance ends in betrayal as Miss Mary Linsey, once from Iowa, is deserted by a suitor who fled to the Klondike and returned to an empty life elsewhere. The heartbreak drives her toward a rural home to seek solace among caring neighbors.
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Epworth
Iowa
Epworth, Ja
Washington
Mary Linsey
Klondike
Corn Prospects Improve In Iowa Crop Bulletin
Des Moines Iowa August 1 King Corn shows a nine percent year over year improvement and other crops also gain over 1907 per the weekly crop bulletin by Dr George M Chappel Iowa crop bureau. Corn booming with final output likely well above last year though rainfall needed in some areas. Hay harvests advancing but yields below expectations winter wheat and barley average twenty to thirty five bushels per acre.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George M. Chappel
Iowa Crop Bureau
Swindlers Sell Powder to Stop Gasoline Explosions
Iowa Falls officers seek two swindlers selling a powder claimed to stop gasoline and kerosene from exploding and lamps from smoking. They demonstrate by tossing powder into gasoline barrels and target merchants at 4.50 to 18 dollars. The duo, described as smooth grafters, travel by land and have thrived in western Iowa communities.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa
Tests at Eldora cattle farm probe tuberculosis rumors
Eldora Iowa August 1 Dr W L Evers assistant state veterinarian was summoned to test cattle on the grounds of the State Industrial School for Boys. The action aims to protect other state institution herds from tuberculosis with similar inspections planned at other state institutions housing cattle.
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Eldora
W. L. Evers
Battle for Supreme Court Nomination Heats Up in Iowa
Des Moines reports a lively contest for the Republican supreme court nomination with six leading candidates and a larger group in contention. Polk county hosts a major endorsing fight among five Des Moines hopefuls, including Judges Brennan and Howe and others like W. H. Bailey and Robert Healey. Democrats back W. H. C. Jacques of Ottumwa. A separate anecdote notes a desk sergeant frying an egg on a brick walk as heat climbs to 98 degrees, inspiring talk of a prisoners’ boarding house.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Polk
Hugh Brennan
James A. Howe
W. H. Baily
W. H. 3Erry
Indianola
Warren County
Robert Healy
Fort Dodge
Healey
Waterloo
Supreme Court
W. H. C. Jacques
Ottumwa
Chris Myers
Myers
Can Chat With Angels
Two workers begin rebuilding the tallest chimney in America at Constable Hook near Bayonne causing a plant shutdown. The 365 foot tall site will gain 30 feet of new brick after removal of condemned brick over several weeks as 500 copper company workers stay busy with machinery. One man jokes of chatting with angels from the stack while a French airship visitor nears New York.
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New York
America
Upper
Bay
Bayonne
Killyon Kull
Standard Oil Company
Constable Hook
Staten Island
Brooklyn Bridge
Washington Bridge
Harlem
Copper Company
Kenney
Richmond
Heaven
Jim
Cooking eggs on the Ottumwa sidewalk becomes new department
Ottumwa Iowa on August 1 a novel practice pops up as residents cook eggs on the sidewalk despite city rules. The report notes the quirky method reflects local ingenuity and street life in Ottumwa.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Iowa sheriffs sue counties over deputy salaries
The Iowa Sheriffs association plans to sue nearly every county for unpaid back deputy salaries spanning five years. In counties with one deputy the sheriff pays the salary, but the association argues the county should bear it. The Fayette county ruling supports the claim and is under appeal to the supreme court, with broad implications for Iowa counties.
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Webster City
Iowa Sheriffs’ Association
Iowa
Fayette County
State Sheriffs’ Association
Fayette
Supreme Court
State Association of Sheriffs
Thompson
Davenport
Hamilton County
Democrats at Creston Eighth District Committee Formed
In Creston Iowa the Eighth district Democratic congressional committee organized with J J Reddy of Shenandoah as chairman J J Doty as treasurer and Joseph Kriddlebaugh of Charlton as secretary Dr J W Reynolds presiding. The group planned campaign strategy in executive session.
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Eighth District Committee
Creston
Democratic Congressional Committee of
Eighth District
J. J. Reddy
Shenandoah
J. J. Doty
Joseph Kriddlebaugh
Chariton
J. W. Reynolds
Drunken Spree Ends in Death Near La Harpe
Roy Normann farm hand living near La Harpe drowned yesterday after resisting arrest and leaping from the Eloise ferry at five o'clock. He swam toward Iowa and sank despite rescue attempts. Son of John Normann, longtime Burl ington lumber company employee, he was known as a hardworking, respectable man when sober.
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Dallas City
Ill
Roy Normann
la Harpe
Normann
Burlington
Eloise
Keokuk
Iowa
John Normann
Gilbert-Hedge Lumber Company
Gotch to Star in New York Play After Hammerstein Dates
Frank Gotch now in Chicago studying a play by Irving Lee. The production debuts at Hammerstein's in New York on September 7 with Gotch cast as a college hero. He follows in James Corbett's footsteps in pursuing stage work.
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Frank Gotch
Hammerstein
Des Moines
Chicago
James Corbett
Irving Lee
Hammersteins
New York
Gotch
Death of Major R. D. Kellogg in Iowa history maker
Major Racine D. Kellogg of Twenty sixth Street and University Avenue died at 7 30 pm after a paralysis stroke. He served in the Iowa legislature in 1860 and 1861 and led a famed war resolution pledging state aid to preserve the Union. He left a widow and two children abroad. Interment is in Garden Grove Iowa.
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R. D. Kellogg
Twenty-sixth Street
University Avenue
General Assembly
Major Kellogg
William Carter
Europe
L. L. Krebs
Philippines
Garden Grove
Lowa
Racine D. Kellogg
Decatur County
Iowa
Bigamists? Des Moines Divorces Not Filed
In Des Moines 134 residents who obtained divorces had decrees not filed due to attorney fees or costs. Judges ordered decrees to be filed, but many remained on the calendar and were dismissed. Signing the decree by itself does not record the divorce, requiring journal entry and payment. Some clients believed they were divorced and remarried while delays persisted.
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Des Moines
Equity Court
Iowa romance culminates in Alaska marriage union
A New Providence report details Miss Lois Thompson of this place marrying Mr Roy W Thompson a government teacher on Little Diomede Island Alaska. The bride grew up and taught in Hardin county schools before traveling from Seattle to Eskimo land to wed. Her romance becomes public in Iowa.
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Seattle
Mr. Thompson
Thompson
Little Diomede Island
Big Diomede
Civilization
Cape Prince of Wales
Teller
Nome
Mrs. Thompson
New Providence
Ward
Lois Thompson
Roy W. Thompson
Alaska
Hardin County
Romantic Ottumwa Wedding Unites Trotter and Wilson
Miss Emily May Trotter assistant superintendent at Ottumwa hospital marries Dr. James Buchanan Wilson of Ottumwa. The ceremony at Mrs. Harrison Waterman's home was conducted by Rev. W C Hengen with close family present. The couple plans an extended Canada trip after the wedding.
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Emily May Trotter
Ottumwa
James B. Wilson
Ottumwa Hospital
James Buchanan Wilson
Harrison L. Waterman
Elizabeth Trotter
Pole Spurs Quick Stop Prevents Embankment Crash
A crowded Ottumwa street car carrying Morrell Packing Co employees narrowly avoided a plunge from a 12 foot embankment onto Rock Island tracks after striking an intervening telephone pole. Several riders suffered painful injuries while leaping from the car as it veered off the rails.
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Ottumwa
Ottumwa Street Railway Co
Rock Island
Morrell Packing Co
Cats to be Investigated In Des Moines Rabies Case
In Des Moines a mild case of hydrophobia among children prompts doctors to study cats. A 6 year old boy, son of Arthur Phillips, was treated after being bitten by a cat thought to have bitten by a dog and later died. The Phillips cat returned home ill after several days and may have caused the bite. The Polk County Medical Association plans to examine the cat brain at the Iowa City bacteriological lab.
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Des Moines
Arthur Phillips
Glendennie Farm
Grand View
Pasteur Hospital
Phillips
Polk County Medical Association
Bacteriological Laboratory
Iowa City
Landowner Purchases 342 Acres for Heirs in Iowa
Aug 1 Wellsburg Iowa Thos Neeson a large Grundy county landowner has bought 342 acres at 98 dollars an acre to provide a half section of prime land for each of his children. He already owns over 1200 acres of premier farm land and resides in Wellsburg.
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Iowa
Wellsburg
Thos. Neeson
Grundy County
Neesson
Ministers Demand Sunday Theater Closure in Cedar Rapids
Nearly 100 ministers and church members crowded the Cedar Rapids city council requesting a new ordinance to permanently ban Sunday theaters in the city. They urged enforcement and a lasting prohibition to keep Sunday entertainment out of local venues.
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Cedar Rapids
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