Cabinet Changes Possible in Roosevelt Administration
Washington December 17 unofficial high authority says no cabinet changes except replacing Postmaster General Wynne with George B Cortelyou on March 4 Secretary Shaw and Wilson to remain Hitchcock may stay in next administration Some members may retire before March 4 1909 but details depend on future developments
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Washington
Wynne
George B. Cortelyou
Shaw
Wilson
Hitchcock
Roosevelt
Washington Post
Hay
Moody
Morton
White House
Ames Wins First in Horse Judging at Exposition
At the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago Iowa Agricultural College Ames led the horse judging contest. The winning team included E B Thomas James L Cutter J D Ashby J A McLean R K Bliss and C R Scott under Prof Charles F Curtiss. Ontario Agriculture College and Michigan Agricultural College followed. Ohio Agricultural College won the bronze steer prize. A W Martin of Ohio State finished first in the Alexander Ward Conover contest for $506.
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Chicago
W. T. Skinner
Union Stock Yards
J. A. Spoor
Alexander, Ward & Conover
Agricultural College
Iowa Agricultural College of
Ames
Charles F. Curtiss
E. B. Thomas
James L. Cutter
J. D. Ashby
J. A. McLean
R. K. Bliss
C. R. Scott
Iowa Agricultural College
Iowa
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Canada
Michigan Agricultural College
Texas Agricultural College
College Station
Texas
Ohio Agricultural College
Columbus
Ohio
Kansas Agricultural College
Manhattan
Kansas
Minnesota Experiment Station
St. Anthony Park
Minnesota
Ohio Agricultural College of Columbus
A. W. Martin
Keokuk Clerk Arrested on Mail Robbery Charge
Walter Shaw a night mailing clerk at the Keokuk post office was arrested today in Keokuk Iowa charged with robbing the mails. Marked money from decoy letters was found on his person and investigators note missing funds over six months. Shaw a young married printer by trade pled not guilty before United States Commissioner Roberts and was held on $1000 bond.
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W. Shaw
Keokuk
Walter Shaw
Shaw
United States
Roberts
Man Dies By Own Hand After Carbolic Acid Ingested
Ottumwa Iowa December 17 coroner's jury rules death of Charles F Garthwait an act of self harm after autopsy revealed internal burns from carbolic acid found at the Laclede hotel. Body sent to Frederic for burial.
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Ottumwa
Charles F. Garthwait
Laclede
Frederic
Iowa Boy Earns Mention for Signal Corps Work
The December 17 report from the United States Signal Service commends Captain Geo. S. Gibbs of the Signal Corps in Washington for his notable work over the past year or two.
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Iowa
Harlan, Ia
United States Signal Service
Geo. S. Gibbs
Signal Corps
Washington, D
Notable Alaska telegraph builder honored
C., now disbursing officer, is recognized for his work laying telegraph lines in bleak Alaska districts. He graduated from Harlan High School and the University of Iowa.
Not Guilty For Charles Bridges In Self Defense Verdict
Charles Bridges was tried on a charge of assault with intent to commit murder in Knoxville Iowa. A four day district court trial ended with a not guilty verdict after the jury, out about three hours, found Bridges acted in self defense when he shot S Stallings following an alleged affair with Bridges’s wife.
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Charles Bridges
Knoxville
Lucas Seeks Indianapolis Postmaster Job
Rev D R Lucas former Drake University trustee and Central Christian Church pastor in Des Moines has been named a candidate for the Indianapolis postmaster position valued at about 7000 dollars annually. He helped found Drake University and served on its board during its early growth. He now lives in Indianapolis.
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Des Moines
Amos Brandt
D. R. Lucas
Towa
Pos
Indianapolis
Ind
George G. Carpenter
Drake University
Central Christian Church
Alderman Pleads Guilty Over Planked Crossings
J M Adams of Tampico a city council member violated an ordinance by moving an old building with a traction engine without first planking street crossings. He admitted the act to the council and justice of the peace then paid the fine.
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Clinton, Ta
J. M. Adams
Tampico
Adams
Whisky Kills Foreman After Accident in Cedar Rapids
Thomas Wilkinson, a foreman working on a grader near Ottumwa, drank whisky after drawing pay and was struck by a switch engine in Cedar Rapids. He suffered scalp wounds and died eleven hours later, doctors attributing the death to the whisky rather than the accident.
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Cedar Rapids
Thomas Wilkinson
Ottumwa
Farmer Norton Vanishes Near Malvern Iowa
J R Norton a leading farmer seven miles southeast of Malvern Iowa disappeared Thursday. He told a neighbor he would be better off financially when they next met. In recent years he faced heavy debts and may have left the country. He is about 55, of medium build, left a wife and several children.
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Malvern
J. R. Norton
Norton
Missing Iowa man deserts family in Minneapolis
Alexander M. Louden formerly a farmer from Mingo Iowa is missing after leaving his wife and two daughters at the Union Depot in Minneapolis while the family traveled to eastern Montana. His whereabouts remain unknown and authorities at Hennepin County are assisting the dependent family. He was not a heavy drinker.
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Iowa
Minneapolis
Minn
Alexander M. Louden
Mingo
Louden
Hennepin County
Poor Department
Montana
Union Depot
Death of W W Kimball President of Kimball Piano Co
Des Moines reports the death of W W Kimball president of the Kimball Piano Company in Chicago at age 76 after six months of illness. The notice notes his long leadership in the piano industry and his Chicago home.
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W. W. Kimball
Des Moines
Kimball Piano Company of
Chicago
Mr. Kimball
Trains Collide in Lucas Delay. One Injured
A fast stock train collided with No. 92 freight at Lucas, blocking the track and delaying services. One man, Tom Gaylee of Chariton, was injured but not seriously.
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Chariton
Lucas
Tom Gaylee
Missing traveling man located in Sioux City
E G Popejoy a Webster City commercial traveler who vanished three weeks ago has been found by his brother in law P W Hiser of Vexitt ften Iowa in Sioux City He returned home with his family this morning His hotel grips and trunks were sent back to his employer in Dubuque and he is expected to resume work soon.
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E. G. Popejoy
Webster City
Sioux City
Friends
P. W. Hiser
Vexitt
Ften
Popejoy
Pépejoy
Mr. Miser
Hée
Dubuque
Popej@y
Pretty widow waits in vain for bridegroom
Frank E. Brooks of North Dakota failed to appear for a planned wedding with Mrs. Olive Osborne in Hampton Iowa on December 16. Guests were sent home after a note indicated Brooks changed his mind. Osborne, a central telephone exchange worker, was left heartbroken. Brooks had recently moved from Hampton to North Dakota and returned ten days earlier.
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Frank E. Brooks
North Dakota
Olive Osborne
Hampton
Northh Dakota
Brooks
Osh@rnme
Alleged Absconder Caught in Chicago
Thomas McFarland, financial secretary of the Foresters of America local court, was arrested in Chicago for absconding with 336 dollars of court funds. Investigators say shortages date back to his election last year. An audit prompted the inquiry and a plan was made for explanation. He fled on the first train out of town.
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Thomas McFarland
Cedar Rapids
Court of ‘Foresters of America
Chicago
McFarland
Oskaloosa Oratorical Contest Awards Prizes
R Riley, a Penn College senior, won the $35 prize and college honors in the annual oratorical contest. Errol Peckham took second with $15 and Miss Myra Hadley earned third with $10. Friends church bazaar supported the event and raised about $100 for a new church building in Oskaloosa.
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Oskaloosa
Alaye
R. Riley
Penn College
Errol Peckham
Myra Hadley
Ladies of Friend’s Church
Bigamy arrest in Sioux City shocks community
Adolph Mathis age 67 was arrested for bigamy after a second wife Lena Miller, married last April, filed the charge. His first wife, married twenty eight years ago, lives in Omaha with two sons. The second wife, a 38 year old German restaurant operator, is involved in the case.
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Sioux City
Adolph Mathis
Lena Miller
Omaha
Mathis
Sbut
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