Iowa Rail Rates Law Sparks Interstate Dispute
The piece discusses Iowa's Larrabee law and rail rate controls, alleging discrimination against interstate Shippers. It notes railroads retaliating against Iowa and other states, rising regulatory pressure, and the potential impact on the Interstate Commerce Commission proceedings. Des Moines area commentary links the law to a broader push to curb railroad power and regulate freight charges across state lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Interstate Fee Commission
Iowa
Railway Commission
Ilway
Iowa Corn Crop Shortage Predicted For 1906
Maines, Ia July 13. Iowa's corn yield is forecast to fall about 83 million bushels short of last year, per Wells secretary of the Grain Dealers Association. First 1906 estimate places total at around 15 041 000 bushels versus 388 20 000 last year, with a 39 000 000 bushel deficit from favorable conditions. Other crops show mixed results though winter wheat and several grains gain while weather could still alter outcomes.
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Maines
Iowa
Ge A. Wells
Grain Dealers’ Association
K. Wells
Etary Wells
Mr. Wells
Mayor Removes Girl From Choir In Clear Lake Standoff
Clear Lake Iowa July 15 Miss Mary Young of Clear Lake may no longer sing in the M F E church choir her father the mayor opposes Sunday law enforcement and forbids participation Ensuing conflict sparks talk of further action by opponents of Editor Davenport who faces a possible suit over property damage during a July Ninth raid Davenport allegedly knocked boards from a fence to reach a saloon The town debates a union Sunday service and a city wide crackdown on alleged evil doings Lyric theater manager Hartman fined 1 for Sunday operation
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Clear Lake
Mary Young
M. FE
Davenport
Law and Order
Hartman
Lyric Theater
County Attorneys Seek Abolition of Justices of the Peace
Davenport July 13 The Iowa Association of County Attor neys adopted resolutions to abolish the office of Justice of the Peace in Iowa. A committee will draft a law for the next legislature to replace it with a county judge. The judge would be a bar member with limited jurisdiction and no appeal in special cases. Officers elected: President Lawrence Dettatt Polk County vice president Pepper Muscatine secretary treasurer E. S. White Shelby County.
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Justices of the Peace
Davenport
Iowa Ate Association of County Attorns
Flice of Justice of the Peace
Iowa
Lawrence de Taff
Polk County
Pepper
Muscatine County
E. S. White
Shelby County
Cloudburst floods Davenport streets halting travel
Davenport IA saw an inch of rain in fifteen minutes late Wednesday afternoon flooding streets and stopping streetcars and all travel for an hour. The Mississippi rose about a foot with more rainfall anticipated.
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Davenport
Mississippi
Charivari May End Fatally Near Plano
Centerville July 13. While with a serenading party this week to Charivari George Horn and his bride at the J. F. Hixenbaugh home three miles north of Plano Clyde
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Charivari
Centerville
George Horn
J. F. Hixenbaugh
Plano
Clyde
Bridegroom-fatally shoots serenaders after warnings
A bridegroom fired a gunshot at serenaders causing fatal injury to Hixenbaugh after he repeatedly warned them to desist from the noise. The shooting ends in tragedy with authorities investigating the incident and the groom facing potential charges.
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Hixenbaugh
Trade secrets and railroads join hands with express firms
A St. Louis Republic analysis exposes how railroads take about 55 percent of express charges, revealing secret ties between rail lines, express companies, coal mines, insurers, and Wall Street. The piece argues public access to these hidden relationships will curb business injustice and oppression.
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Wall Street
St. Louis Republic
Cyclone drives tree limb into Newton home crash
A cyclone struck Newton on Wednesday ripping a huge branch from a tree into the sitting room of Ira Huddlestone’s residence. The storm also lifted the cattle barn forty feet and damaged the horse barn, while limbs pierced walls in several spots.
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Ira Huddlestone
Newton
Barbarous Living of a Delaware County Family Revealed
In Richland township Delaware county an elderly sister pair and their brother lived in seclusion on a good farm. After Obid Simpson died the women fled to a corn crib leaving the body unburied. They refused funeral entry, showed extreme poverty and filth, and would not confirm ages or past life of the brother. Neighbors corroborate the tale of barbaric behavior and isolation. Lerche sold baking powder to a man who was refused, leading to an arrest and $10 fine plus costs.
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Deleware County
Manchester
Iowa
Richland Township
Simson
Simpsons
Obid Simpson
Simpson
New Iowa Law Ends Liquor by Express in State
Des Moines reports Iowa’s new law on July 4 requires express agents handling C O D liquor to pay a 600 dollar annual mulct tax and bans shipments between Iowa points except dealer to dealer. Judge Pollock’s order mandating C O D handling was revoked, prompting express firms to halt outside-state shipments into Iowa.
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Iowa
Des Moines
John C. Pollock
United States Circuit Court of Kansas City
Consignor
Consignee
Fined For Obstructing an Officer in Iowa Market
Ottumwa Iowa July 13. State inspector M E Flynn charged Adolph Lerche a meat cutter at Carrow's meat market with obstructing an officer in the performance of duties. The pure food law allows inspectors to procure stock items for inspection and dealers must comply. Flynn visited the market to obtain samples but proprietors were absent.
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Ottumwa
M. E. Flynn
Adolph Lerche
Carrow
Justice Melick
Iowa
Flynn
Mr. Flynn
Madrid At Last Has City Council
Madrid Iowa July 13 The town ends a month of turmoil after five of six councilmen resigned. At an adjourned meeting the remaining member J O Wilson appointed five new councilmen S A Bengoson A Dalander F H Graves J G Lucas and J H Hillis. The move ends a period of political uncertainty in the town.
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Madrid
Boone
J. O. Wilson
S. A. Bengoson
A. Dalander
F. H. Graves
J. G. Lucas
J. H. Hillis
Tarantula Found in Ottumwa Store by Cleaner
Ottumwa July 13. While cleaning his store at Rubio J Fleg swept up a large insect from under the counter. He picked it up with his hands and dropped it. The bug turned out to be a tarantula with a deadly bite that can strike when provoked. Mr Fleg regards it as a miracle he was not bitten.
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Ottumwa
Rubio
J. Fleg
Fleg
Long Separated Reunited in Eldon
Ottumwa Iowa July 13 Peter Garret of Shelby county Illinois recently arrived in Eldon and was reunited with his brother John Garret from whom he had been separated for over fifty years. Peter Garret accompanied by his sons Peter Garret Jr of Shelby county Illinois and the Rev A Q Garret.
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Ottumwa
Peter Garret
Shelby County
Illinois
Eldon
John Garret
Peter Garret, Jr
Ill
A. Q. Gar
Reunion after fifty years parts in Osceola to Eldon
John Garret of Osceola passed through Ottumwa en route to Eldon. He had been separated from his family for fifty years and his whereabouts were unknown for thirty. Recently Rev. Garret locating his uncle led to a family reunion.
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Osceola
Ottumwa
Eldon
John Garret
Mr. Garret
War Between Grain Dealers and Farm Cooperative Elevators
Des Moines July 13 The Town Grain Dealers association opened a campaign against farmers cooperative elevators across Iowa. Secretary George A. Wells accused C C Messerole of Gowrie of supporting the cooperatives and attacked ICC evidence as false, signaling a showdown in the long running feud.
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Des Moines
Town Grain Dealers’ Association
George A. Wells
Towa
Towa Grain Dealers Association
Wells
C. C. Messerole
Gowrie
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lightning strikes twice at Kahler home in St Dodge
In St Dodge Iowa during a severe electrical storm the home of David Kahler was struck by lightning causing heavy damage. Two years earlier the same house was struck with no serious injuries. The same storm also damaged three other houses and wrecked telephone lines across the city.
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St. Dodge
David Kahler
If You Have a Friend Appreciate Him
If you have a friend, for heaven's sake appreciate him. Friends are mighty rare. The rarest blessing is a friend who really admires you.
Hedge not a candidate for governor urges Palmer support
Burlington July 12 Former Congressman Thomas Hedge said he would not run for governor and urged friends to back Col. David J. Palmer of Washington county. He praised Palmer as a proven public officer and patriot since Lee's surrender, urging Republicans to choose Palmer as their candidate.
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David J. Palmer
Burlington
Thomas Hedge
Lee Coung
Washington County
Hedge
Lee
Citizens threaten suit to recover city funds
Oelwein Iowa July 12 notice served on the mayor and councilmen demands action to recover salaries illegally drawn by former council members. Plaintiffs seek mandamus to compel duty, refund of board of equalization pay, and to force Great Western to share in a judgment and to alter sewer arrangements.
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Oelwein
C. H. Rohrig
Board of Equalization
Great Western
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