Pure Food Law Urged by Tri State Doctors
The Tri state Medical society of Iowa Illinois and Missouri held its two day convention in Burlington on June 14 with Dr W C Abbott of St Louis elected president and resolutions adopted urging a strong pure food law. They protested Congresss rejection of the pure food bill and urged compulsory labeling of patent medicines and prohibition of adulteration in foods and drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Burlington
Tristate Medical Society
W. C. Abbott
St. Louis
J. F. Hanna
Winfield
H. B. Young
C. F. Wahrer
Fort Madison
Emory Lamphere
Charles Miller
Chicago
Miller
Europe
Congress
Construction Firms Fight Big Ditch Contract Award
W A Smith & Co of Harrison county files a restraining order to block Monona and Harrison counties from awarding a major drainage ditch contract on June 8 in Onawa to the Faris Kesl company of Chicago. Smith & Co claim they are the lowest bidder. A hearing before Judge Wheeler in Logan is set for June 17 at 9 a m amid prior dispute over the ditch.
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Onawa
W. A. Smith & Co
Harrison County
Wheeler
Monona
Harrison Counties
Faris Kes
Chicago
Fred Crane
Smith & Co
Conductor Finds Passenger Dead Aboard Train
Ralph T. Jackson of Dubuque, head of Jackson Vinegar, died suddenly on an Illinois Central train from Judd to Fort Dodge Iowa. He was 68 and had represented the firm in the northwestern state for 25 years. The death occurred from heart failure five miles from Fort Dodge at Carbon Junction after a brief discomfort.
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Ralph T. Jackson
Judd
Fort Dodge
Jackson Vinegar Company
Dubuque
Illinois Central
Carbon Junction
Jackson
Good Roads Meet Opens in Ames This Thursday
The Iowa Good Roads association holds its annual meeting in Ames starting Thursday at 1 30 pm with President A B Storms delivering the welcome address. The gathering, led by President T G Harper of Burlington and Secretary Thos MacDonald of Ames, is expected to draw large attendance and run through Friday evening.
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Iowa Association For Betterment of Roads
Ames
Iowa Good Roads Association
Pres. A. B. Storms
Burlington
Thos. MacDonald
Charles City Farmer Harvey Tubbs Struck by Lightning
Charles City Ia June 1 Harvey Tubbs a farmer four miles west of the city was killed instantly at 3 30 pm by a bolt while plowing corn. He and two companions started for the house as a storm rose and were struck. Tubbs died on the head, while his companions were knocked from their plows and stunned.
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Charles City
Harvey Tubbs
Tubbs
Girl Kills Herself With Carbolic Acid in Iowa City
Iowa City report states Fannie dies an hour after taking carbolic acid in a suicide attempt. The incident occurred June 14 in Iowa City.
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Girl
Iowa City
Frish Dies by Carbolic Acid in Globe Hotel
A domestic at the Globe hotel named Frish took carbolic acid this afternoon and died after an hour of suffering. The cause is unexplained though temporary insanity is suspected. Her parents are stated to be insane, leading authorities to consider hereditary mental illness a possible factor.
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Frish
Globe
Alleged Poisoner Caught in a Tipton Cellar
In Tipton, police nabbed Mrs. Laura Miller hiding in a cellar at Dr. R. S. Bandy's home with strychnine and wood alcohol. Poison jars found in jam and jelly suggest a plan to poison the family was thwarted. A prior lye-throwing incident linked to Miss Miller is noted as a strange sequel. A burglary arrest warrant may be pursued if she is not diverted by the insane commission.
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Tipton
R. S. Bandy
Laura Miller
Dr. Bandy
H. R. Porter
Insane Commission
Despondent farmer Albert Clark fatally shoots himself
Cantril Iowa June 14 Albert F Clark a farmer five miles northeast of Stockport shot himself through the heart citing fear of death from consumption He died this morning leaving a wife and five children He had suffered the white plague for years marking the third local suicide in recent months Sigourney Iowa June 14 Samuel Chidester north of town attempted suicide by cutting his throat while shaving He survived the injury and medical aid was given No motive known
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Cantril
Albert F. Clark
Stockport
Clark
Mr. Clark
Sigourney
Samuel Chidester
Official count shows loss in state census figures
Des Moines reports census returns from twenty-one Iowa counties indicating a net county loss of 744, risking a statewide drop near 75,660 versus 1900. Yet Polk county might offset the decline and Black Hawk could rise by about 5,000, suggesting no material statewide decrease.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Black Hawk
Engineer Hurt in Collision at Hedrick
A Milwaukee southbound passenger train and an Iowa Central freight collided before Hedrick depot in Iowa. Engineer John Humble of Marion was injured and taken to Ottumwa hospital. Both engines were demolished.
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Milwaukee
Iowa Central
Hedrick Station
Ottumwa
Hedrick
John Humble
Marion
State University Shows Fine Growth At Iowa City
Iowa City June 13 President George E MacLean reports a sixth annual regents review praising a record high attendance of 1560 up from 1393, the growth of statewide coordination in education, a thriving state bacteriological lab with 700 plus sub stations, expanding hospital and clinic services, and progress toward accredited schools across Iowa.
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Iowa City
State University of Iowa
George E. MacLean
Board of Regents
MaclLean
State Board of Health
Iowa
Orphans' Home Lad Drowns At Duck Creek Swim
Roy Gabriel, 13, an inmate at the Davenport Orphans' Home, drowned in Duck Creek near the facility while swimming with two companions. One boy, Charles McGovern, was rescued after being submerged for about half an hour. he survived with apparent lifelessness. Gabriel came from Okaloosa with a mother in Eldora Iowa. he played in the home orchestra and band. The youths had been forbidden to swim in that creek section.
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Davenport
Roy Gabriel
Duck Creek
Charles McGovern
Gabriel
Okkaloosa
Eldora, Ia
Dennison Sues Omaha News for Alleged Libel
Tom Dennison files a second libel suit against the Omaha Daily News in Omaha Nebraska seeking 20000 in damages. The action rests on a June 14 article composed of two clippings from state exchanges calling him a republican politician and gambler and thug of Omaha and alleging a link to a robbery.
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Omaha
Neb
Tom Dennison
Omaha Daily News
Ashland
Dennison
Ninety six year old enjoys first train ride
Grandma Shaffer of Brandon Iowa, aged 96, completed her first steam railway trip. She rode the Rock Island line from Brandon with her daughter Mrs Reed, en route to McFarland Wisconsin, visiting Waterloo Iowa for a short while.
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Mrs. Shaffer
Brandon
Waterloo
United States
Grandma Shaffer
Hartmann Adultery Conviction Sealed With Six Months
Dubuque Iowa June 17 Dr P H Hartmann found guilty of adultery was denied a new trial by Judge O Donnell this morning sentenced to six months at Anamosa After sentencing Hartmann declared I would rather live in prison than with that woman She the prosecuting witness
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Dubuque
P. H. Hartmann
O’donnell
Anamosa
Hartmann
Boy Dies for Love of Girl in Iowa Suicide
Winterset Iowa reports 18 year old John Benedict shot himself after beloved Ethel Lorimer refused marriage. He walked to her house, placed a revolver to his head and pulled the trigger, dying yesterday.
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Winterset
John Benedict
Ethel Lorimer
Dennison Faces Robbery Charge Before Red Oak Jury
Omaha dispatch June 17 states the Civic Federation will file robbery charges against Tom Dennison. Attorney Thomas believes enough evidence exists for conviction. The trial will occur in Red Oak before a second jury of Iowa farmers, connected to the Pollock diamond affair.
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Red Oak
Omaha
Neb
Civic Federation
Tom Dennison
Thomas
Des Moines Volunteer Mose Greenleaf Dies on Street
Mose Greenleaf, two years overseer of the poor in Des Moines Iowa, collapsed and died on the street while delivering aid. He had been ill Friday but worked today. He had just secured a Kansas rail ticket for Mrs Mary Howard, a blind applicant for county aid, when he collapsed.
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Mercy
Des Moines
Mose Greenleaf
Greenleaf
Mary Howard
Kansas
Chicken Scratch Causes Death in Des Moines Woman
In Des Moines Indiana on June 17, Lettie Clark died after a chicken scratch on her hand led to tetanus. She was among rear yard fowls when claw contact occurred two weeks earlier. Infection progressed to severe tetanus, causing a painful death.
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Des Moines
Lettie Clark
First Loses Wife Then Two Sons Drown
Albia Iowa June 17 Don and Leigh Hollingsworth aged 16 and 15 sons of Superintendent Hollingsworth of Albia were drowned at Ottumwa last evening. Their mother was killed in a runaway last Thanksgiving day. The older boy drowned while attempting to save the younger.
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Albia
Don
Leigh Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth
Ottumwa
Albia City
Primary- Junior Teachers Institute Opens in Ottumwa
About two hundred delegates attended the opening session of the forti eth annual convention of the Iowa Sabbath School association. The gathering opened at the First Methodist church in Ottumwa, with addresses by Mrs. A. R. Paddock of Keokuk Mrs. J. A. Wilker of Denver and Rev. R. L. Marsh of Burlington.
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Ottumwa
Iowa Sabbath School Association
First Methodist
A. R. Paddock
Keokuk
J. A. Wilker
Denver
R. L. Marsh
Burlington
Defeat of New Audubon County Court House Plan
Extra Iowa. June 14. A special election result shows the proposal to erect a new 65000 dollar court house for Audubon county defeated. Returns from all townships except Lincoln report a 320 vote margin against the plan. The defeat is conceded.
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Extra
Audubon County
Lincoln
Sixteen Widows of 1812 Receiving Des Moines Pensions
Des Moines reports sixteen widows of the war of 1812 still drawing quarterly pension payments from the local office. With the last New York veteran dead, the 1812 widows records close. Payments for Iowa and Nebraska will be issued July 5. In April the total disbursement reached $1,900,000 to 55,000 claimants.
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Des Moines
New York
Lowa
Nebraska
Women Lease Park Ground in Colfax for City Pleasure
The Colfax Women’s Club has leased Martin Luther lots on First street to fit up as a park. They will install a drinking fountain and other improvements to provide a downtown leisure area for residents.
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Women of
Colfax
Women’s Club of
Martin Luther
First Street
Jailed for George Newman in Des Moines grand jury
Des Moines June 15 George C Newman secretary of the Underwriters Association refused to answer questions in the grand jury room until threatened with imprisonment by Judge McHenry He was asked to produce books and answer but stood mute prompting a jail threat and further court guidance.
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Grand Jury
Des Moines
George C. Newman
Underwriters’ Association of Des Moines
McHenry
Newman
Oldest Iowa postmaster Nathan Roosa dies at 78
Nathan G. Roosa of Border Plains, aged 78 and Iowa's oldest postmaster, died suddenly of heart failure Sunday afternoon in Fort Dodge. He served 38 years as postmaster from Lincoln to Roosevelt and was a political influencer in pioneer days when the Dubuque to Sioux City stage line operated. He fainted while walking in his yard and died before doctors could reach him.
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Nathan G. Roosa
Border Plains
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Dubuque
Sioux City
Iowan Hangs Self in Box Car in Chicago Yard
The body of S. G. Harper of Randolph Iowa was found suspended from the rafters of a box car in the Erie railroad yards at Fourteenth and Clark streets Chicago early today. He hung by four knotted handkerchiefs and had his name tattooed on his right arm. A slip reading Randolph Town was found in his pocket. He appeared to be about fifty and poorly clad.
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S. G. Harper
Chicago
Randolph
Iowa
Erie Railroad
Fourteenth and Clark Streets
Lena Hall Struck by Train in Chariton Narrow Escape
Lena Hall a 13 year old Chariton girl narrowly escaped death after being struck by a freight train at the Armory crossing on Saturday afternoon. She was between two tracks as two trains passed one eastbound freight and one westbound No 13. She was hospitalized with a badly bruised shoulder and is recovering after medical treatment.
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Lena Hall
Chariton
Sherman Hall
Armory Crossing
No. 13
Freight Jumps Track in Muscatine Wreck
A Rock Island freight train derailed on the main line in Muscatine yards injuring a hobo who was crushed in broken box cars. About a dozen cars piled up blocking traffic for several hours on June 14 in Muscatine Iowa.
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Muscatine
Rock Island
Fairbanks Delivers Address at Iowa Commencement
Iowa City June 14 Charles W Fairbanks vice president of the United States spoke on A Chapter in American History before about 2500 in the university armory. The State University of Iowa conferred degrees on 275 graduates and awarded Fairbanks the honorary LL D degree.
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Iowa City
State University of
Boy Drowns While Fishing in Nishna River
In Shenandoah Iowa on June 17 Alva Rhodes 12 drowned while swimming in the Nishna river while fishing with a younger boy. Passersby found the body but rescue efforts failed.
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Alva Rhodes
Shenandoah
Nishna River
Iowa Sugar Beet State Future Outlined by Official
Des Moines June 17 Charles Saylor the government sugar beet expert said Iowa could become the nation’s leading beet sugar producer. He noted Iowa’s soil as ideal and a beet factory costs 500000 to 1000000 dollars needing eight square miles of land. He praised Columbus Junction as a likely pioneer and said the new industry will not hurt existing farming.
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Charles Saylor
Department of Agriculture
Des Moines
Iowa
Chas. Saylor
Saylor
James Wilson
Columbus Junction
Lowa
Herriott Returns to Iowa After Hospital Recovery
Des Moines reports Lieut. Gov. John Herriott passed through on his way home from Chicago Mercy hospital where he had a delicate surgical operation. Restored in health, he declined public comment yet friends expect a gubernatorial run next year if his health remains strong.
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Des Moines
John Herriott
Chicago
Mercy Hospital
Herriott
Murphy
Artificial Wood Treatment For Stronger Roads
Ames Iowa June 13 At the evening session of the good roads school Professor H P Baker gave an illustrated talk on The Artificial Treatment of Wood to Increase Durability He explained how decay affects wood and outlined methods of artificial timber treatment and how railroads have used them for railroad ties offering ideas for road building applications.
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Baker
Ames
Good Roads School
H. P. Baker
Laker
Increase of $15,000,000 in Iowa Deposits
Des Moines reports show Iowa state and savings banks increasing deposits by 7.43 million since February 16, with a total rise surpassing 15 million in the year ending April 30 1904 and an estimated 30 million in the past year. The note claims Iowa banks regularly post higher deposits, varying by quarter.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Distillery to Reopen in Oskaloosa with 25000 Bushel Capacity
Oskaloosa plans a fifty thousand dollar investment to revive the Hoover distillery. The plant will handle 25,000 bushels of grain per year and employ thirty workers. Byproducts will feed about 300 cattle continuously.
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Oskaloosa
Hoover
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