Iowa News Briefs From Perry To Des Moines
A Perry brakeman W H Hall was killed in a yard accident as a train passed over him leaving his wife and child. The Ida County Bank sold to First National Bank Ida Grove as George T Williams moves to the new role. Legals include bank assets and signatories, with Keokuk Grand Avenue work costing 13 029 36. Des Moines celebrates the baseball pennant with a monster parade and banquet. A Des Moines boy North dies after being struck by cars. A Des Moines Baptist church is planned for 25 000. Supreme Court admits 23 of 28 applicants to practice law. climatique notes, a minister case fine points on voting rights clarified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. HH. Hall
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Perry Yards
Hall
Mr. Hall
Ida County Bank
First National Bank
Ida Grove
Geo. T. Williams
Ida County Pioneer
Ida County
Noah Webster
George T. Williams
First National
Williams
Larrabee
American Forestry Congress
Atlanta
Des Moines
Savery
Lona
Mahaska
Des Maines
Davenport
Cadwell Bank
Logan
Boyer Valley Bank
Woodbine
Stephen King
Montezuma
John Stahl
Supreme Court
Montana
Independence
Oelwein
George Davis
Dubuque
Scientific American
District Court
Palo Alto
Methodist Church
Senate Tariff Debate and Pension Veto Fallout
Congressional actions span tariff bill debates in the Senate and House, with conference reports on deficiency and right of way bills. Veto messages regarding pensions to widows and adjustments to postal service are aired, while amendments and adjournments shape the week’s legislative progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton & Missouri River Railroad Co
Yankton Indian Reservation
Dakota
Monument Laid in Kilner Graveyard For Local Hero
Sir Thomas Esmonder unveils a monument in Kilner graveyard near Arkton Ireland honoring John Kinsellar, killed “in defense of his house and country” during the emergency. Dispatches report Suakim garrison strain as insurgents near capture, while Irish tenants face eviction notices and political calls for campaign plans. News from China details a flood that swept away the Yellow River embankment at Chang Chou with massive loss of life and property. The Paris councillor Chauviere is expelled from Belgium after talks on International Society reform. John Dillon criticizes Irish land policy, while Berlin’s new bank absorbs Goldenberger’s lending arm.
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Thomas Esmonder
Kilner
Arkton
Ireland
John Kinsellar
Kinsellar
Mukhtar Pasha
Suakim
Porte
Lord DeFreyn
Castlerea
China
Belgie
Yellow River
Chang Chou
Hanau
M. Chauviere
Paris
Belgium
International Society
Jumetz
M. Chanviere
John Dillon
International Bank of Berlin
Goldenberger
Dessauer
Rothschild
Vienna
Presdent
Thurman Accepts Nomination Letter for Vice Presidency
Allen G. Thurman issues a formal acceptance of his Democratic nomination for Vice President. In the Columbus letter dated Oct 12 he defends Cleveland’s administration, denounces monopolists, and argues for tax reduction and cheaper goods to aid labor while favoring tariff protection for American workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurman
Columbus
Patrick A. Collins
Ormers
United States
Democratic Party
St. Louis
Cleveland
Senate
Farm Rand
America
Allen G. Thurman
Ghastly discovery of five dead babies in Chicago yard
A couple of boys found a box in a deserted brick yard at Thirty-third and Laurel streets containing five decomposed babies, two males and three females. They were believed to have died shortly after birth, with possible skull fractures in two. Police, stretched thin by a strike, could not assign detectives. Authorities suspect the remains came from a baby farm or hospital, dumped with other refuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirty-third
Laurel Streets
Chicago
Thirty-fifth Street
Canadian Bluster: The Empire Demands Respect for Canada
The Toronto Empire questions if the United States has overstepped by seizing Canadian possessions and argues that after long submission British subjects in Canada deserve dignity and honor. It urges both nations to abandon the insulting stance at the international boundary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
Toronto
Canada
United States
Awful Railroad Collision At Mud Run
A October 10 Lehigh Valley wreck at Mud Run near Penn Haven involved two excursion train sections from WilkesBarre and Nanticoke. The rear section crashed into the front, telescoping several cars. about forty people were killed and roughly as many injured, with details scarce due to the isolated site and railroad reticence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehigh Valley
Mud Run
Penn Haven
Hazleton
Wilkesbarre
Nanticoke
Mui River
The Blame Located in Train Crash Statement
Charles M. Hain of Wilkesbarre testifies he rode the train that struck the preceding one and saw brakeman Hannigan with a lantern near the second car. He says Hannigan failed to flag the incoming train and talked with girls, a claim corroborated for the coroner. Eng. Cook’s blame is relieved. Hannigan expected to be arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Hain
Wilkesbarre
Hannizan
Hain
Cook
Hannigan
Newspaper for Sale or Lease in Des Moines Iowa
A fine newspaper and job outfit in a thriving town is for sale at a bargain. Subscription list is about 500 and can grow. A good supporting party will ensure continued success, or the office may be leased to satisfactory parties. Apply at once to Western Newspaper Union Des Moines Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Newspaper Union
Des Moines
Iowa
Prolongation of Human Life in Popular Science Monthly
C. M. Hammond presents a November article in The Popular Science Monthly based on data from over 3,500 individuals who reached advanced age. The piece analyzes habits occupations diet and physique of the elderly to illuminate longevity trends.
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C. M. Hammond
Popular Science Monthly
Seven year old prodigy Tom Elmore charms Florida music scene
Tom Elmore aged seven astonishingly plays piano and violin with advanced skill. He often sits on his father’s knee to finger the violin while his father draws the bow, a playful method noted by local observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Elmore
Florida
Outrage Attacks Lena Chapin in Monona County
The Ute Iowa region reels as Lena Chapin twenty is attacked by two or more assailants who demand her uncle Edwards money and notes at his farm. She is bound gagged and abused until discovery hours later amid a large Edwards estate sale drawing about 500 onlookers and a barbecue. A reward for arrests is offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ute
Monona County
Lena Chapin
Emma Bond
Taylorville
Ilinois
Miss Chapin
Edwards
Alotnoen
Various World and Local Notes From the Era
Gen Poulanger in Paris incog. William Ohl jailed in Peoria for instigating theft from a dying farmer. General Boulanger back in Paris may win deputies’ seats from fifty departments. Exiled Turkish cooks, forty allowed to work in royal cuisine. Mrs Sally Crandall retires from Water Hill lighthouse. Dorothea Dix donates 500 to fund a Boston animal fountain. Chong Kee the richest Chinaman in San Jose profits from 5 percent monthly charges. Harriet Beecher Stowe improving after illness. Gaekwar of Baroda returns to India after summer in Europe. Fourteen wives and ten mothers-in-law await. Herman Stein admits wage cuts. keeps vow. Persian ambassador elated with US beauty. Emperor of China railway carriages in France with throne rooms. Opium table deemed barbarous beside each throne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ohl
Peoria
General Boulanger
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Turkey
Sally Crandall
Water Hill
Rhode Island
Dorothea L. Dix
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Boston
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Gaekwar
Baroda
Italy
Switzerland
India
Herman Stein
New York
Congressional Committee
Washington
Hadji Hussein Ghooly Khan Mohamed el Vasari
France
China
London Horrors: Arrest Tied to Whitechapel Murders
Police arrest a man linked to a Whitechapel murder series inquiry after a Gray's Inn Road cleaner reported blood stained clothes. Detectives surveilled the shop and the suspect, who offered no explanation, remains in custody as the investigation proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Morning Journal
Whitechapel
Gray’s Inn Road
Inci
Iowa Detective Association Trails Horse Thief Ring
An Iowa farmers group now known as the Iowa Detective Association, formerly the Anti-Horse Thief Association, remains quiet and secretive in its methods. It meets annually in Des Moines to review its work, tally horse thief punishments, and apportion expenses, with only officer elections and obscure titles revealed publicly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law and Order
Iowa
Iowa Detective Association
Des Metmes
The Three Greatest Things To Do Sermon Dec Brooklyn Tabernacle
Rev Dr Ta'mage preaches on three grand acts to save lives, focusing on saving men women and children. He cites Antiochus Epiphanes and modern failures in mercy, urging audiences to aid troubled youth merchants and displaced women, and to defend virtuous womanhood.
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Ta’mage
Jws
Brookly
T. DeWitt T.image
Antiochus Epiphanes
Rome
Popilus
Eleanzer
Antiochus Epithanes
Grant
Galeva
Stonewell Jackson
Virginis
Washington
Morse
Edison
Humphrey Daye
Dstrict
Auburn
Sing Sing
Mary
Save a Child and a Life Worthy of Exploit
A speaker urges saving a child as a supreme test of virtue, contrasting careless contempt with maternal devotion. He shares a parable of a lifeboat crew rescuing one man, stressing personal courage to help others and the broader duty to protect the vulnerable.
Undeceiving a Trusting Child
A Chicago Herald account recalls a board of trade man confessing how he deceived his six year old son about Santa Claus to cover his own debt. He fears revealing the truth about Jesus while his son asks if the tale was false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Santa Claus
Johnny
Jesus
Chiergo Herald
One Way to Avail Sudden Death
Lincoln Journal notes a man with amputated legs considered a desperado but asserts he will not die with his boots on in a quip about resilience and risk.
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Lincoln Journal
It Takes a Us Man to Know
A brief quip notes language quirks about marriage and desire, quoting Cinecinaté Temes.
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Safford
Congregational
Grinnell
Committee On
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Francis Snyder
Boone
Hull
G. W. Bailey
Monmouth
Tank Dee
Theodore W. Patterson
Mary E. Patterson
Muscatine
S. E. Carrell
Democrat
Adel
Keokuk
Grand Avenue
Lydia Whalf
North
House
The
Brenham
Texas
Edmunds
Waite
Committee On Judiciary
Blair
Riel
Committee On Foreign Relations
Berry
Hiscock
Nelson
Minnesota
Pipestone
Burns
Missouri
Committee
Wilson
England
Bate
Cullom
Chace
Allison
ROUSE
Commissioner of Labor
Mint
Ries
Stahlnecker
Yeas
Turner
Kansas
Lawher
Alfred Pleasanton
Mjor
Sfnate
Washinerton
Sarah Woodbridge
Committee On Pensions
Mary Ann Dougherty
Cockrell
Mary K. Richards
Pension Bureau
W.S. Bradshaw
Hale
Washington Aqueduct
Passertown
Women’s Christian Temperance Union of Georgia
Alabama
Wheeler
Oates
Congress
Awful
Penn-Haven
Hier
Gen. Poulanger
Chong Kee
San Jose
Cal
London
Younts
Deldrums
God
Dsaster
Heaven
Shakspere
Victor Slug
Alexander Smith
John
Pease
Hell
Christian Conlience
Brooklyn
Drec
Oregon
Tribuni Ee
Tribune
Earth
Xehild
Suri
Jesus Christ
Harry
Will
Felow
Righmg
Snstanes
Exerton
Tin
Brother Will
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