Iowa Legislature to consider life insurance reform bills
Sioux City Oct 23 The Iowa General Assembly will be asked to pass two life insurance reforms this winter One bill would end deferred dividend policies requiring profits to policyholders at least every five years The other would place premiums under state control and require Iowa investments A number of lawmakers have discussed the issue and Rep C N Jepson says he expects to introduce the measures at the opening of the session
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Sioux City
General Assembly of
Iowa
Assembly
C. N. Jepson
Woodbury County
Insurance Committee
Jepson
New Discovery Cures Coughs and Colds
Case story from Casey Indiana features Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. A testimonial from J H Simmons claims the medicine cured his fearful cough and improved his sleep. The ad notes a trial bottle and druggist guarantee.
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J. H. Simmons
Casey
Dr. King
Frank S. Shriner
Fire at Salem: two blazes hit home and depot
Two fires hit Salem within hours destroying Milo Fenn home owned by Mrs Cramer of Farmington and the Burlington passenger depot. Firefighters saved most Fenn goods after an 11 pm blaze. Depot and office loss included trunks and a typewriter. arson suspected with calls for justice.
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Cramer
Burlington Depot
Salem
Milo Fenn
Farmington
Jones
Black Hand Threat Targets Iowa Mayor
Mayor Inkledue of Marshalltown Iowa received a threat letter signed K K K Black Hand promising to kill him if he does not resign within a month The note cites certain official acts as the reason for the menace and warns of further action if the demand is not met.
Woman Slays Officer During Attempted Writ Service
Cedar Rapids dated Oct 23 reports Constable Pete Martin shot and killed in his home while serving a writ of execution. Martin, 15-year veteran and Civil War veteran, left an invalid wife and six grown children. The suspect, Mrs Zetta Eckles, fired twice, one shot to the heart and another into the ceiling.
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Pete Martin
Cedar Rapids
Mation
Zetta Eckles
Will Rebuild Orphans' Home In Iowa By Odd Fellows
Iowa Odd Fellows meet in Cedar Rapids and vote 45000 for a new orphans home to be built in Mason City funded by a fifty cent per member assessment. A committee will study plans for a home for aged dependents south of the Chicago and Northwestern line. Next meeting set for Dubuque.
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Cedar Rapids
Odd Fellows
Mason City
Chicago & Northwestern
Iowa Lodge
Dubuqte
Iowa Dairy Lead vs Cattle Feeding Value Shown
Des Moines reports State Dairy Commissioner H R Wright will use the forthcoming biennial report to argue Iowa is a dairy state far more than a cattle feeding state. Auditor figures show cow value at 30 288 802 and cows plus heifers at 41 268 965 while other cattle total 30 369 874.
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Iowa
Des Moines
H. R. Wright
Auditor’s Office
Gas at 35 Cents a Thousand Reaches Letts Iowa
Gas in paying quantities found north of Letts on the C N Grosean farm. By sinking six wells gas will supply surrounding country and cities. Pipe to Muscatine would fetch 35 cents per thousand, but local use at Letts will be cheaper due to no piping.
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Letts
Iowa
C. N. Grosean
Muscatine
Centerville Mine Burns
Centerville Iowa October 21 Relay mine No 3 of the Centerville Black Coal Co the largest mine in the area was partly destroyed by fire last night Loss is five thousand dollars insured by the New York Underwriters Rebuilding began this morning Two hundred miners are out of work until the mine is rebuilt
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Centerville
Centerville Black Coal Co
New York
Jury Finds Dunning Not Guilty in Bank Fraud Case
Creston Iowa October 23 Clyde Dunning of Mt Ayr was charged with fraudulent banking. After arguments the jury retired at 5 p m and returned at 7 45 p m finding the defendant not guilty.
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Dunning
Creston
Clyde Dunning
Mt. Ayr
Man Takes Life to Help Family in Des Moines
Disheartened by missed payments on a home, Robert Phillips shot himself to allow his wife to claim his life insurance benefits. The fatal act occurred in Des Moines on October 23, leaving the family with a burdened future and insurers handling the claim.
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Des Moines
Robert Phillips
Former Iowan Killed in New Mexico Railroad Wreck
Arthur Wagner, once a Grundy Center businessman, died in a Santa Fe railroad wreck in New Mexico yesterday. The crash was caused by spreading rails, making him the sole victim.
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New Mexico
Grundy Center
Arthur Wagner
Santa Fe
Rock Island to sell Homeseekers excursion tickets at 75 percent
The Rock Island lines announce Homeseekers excursion tickets to southwest destinations on October 17 November 7 21 and December 5 and 19 at 75 percent of the round trip rate. This offers a historically low fare. For details readers may call or write for information.
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Rock Island
Okoboji Pioneer W. B. Arnold Dies Sudden
Okoboji October 21 W B Arnold pioneer Iowan and founder of Arn olds park died of heart disease while painting his pool hall yesterday. The 76 year old man was found lifeless on the back porch. he owned a hotel at Lake Okoboji, stores, amusement places, a boat line and the lighting plant. Arnold had lived in Okoboji for forty years.
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Okoboji
W. B. Arnold
Arnold’s Park
Lake Okoboji
Arnold
Colfax Benefactor Winder Leaves $30,000 to Baptist Society
W. A. Winder, a wealthy Colfax resident and former Baptist church member, leaves thirty thousand dollars to the Baptist Home Missionary Society in his will. He is survived by his wife and no children.
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W. A. Winder
Colfax
The
Baptist Church
Baptist Home Missionary Society
Mr. Winder
Iowa Presbyterians Prohibit Marriage of Divorced Persons
The Iowa Presbyterians adopted strong resolutions prohibiting ministers from marrying divorced persons. They reiterate rules from Buffalo and require adherence by presbyteries ministers elders and members. Ministers should refuse to marry divorced persons except in cases of innocent party and after one year from divorce decision. The next convention will be held at Vinton.
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Iowa Presbyterians
Cedar Rapids
Buffalo
Inter-Church Conference
Vinton
Deserted Space Paradise You and a Lone Flat
A lyric voice imagines a barren land becoming paradise with a partner. The speaker envisions a hut or sod house on a desolate shore as an island gift from unknown seas. A Chicago flat scene follows with humble meals and frugal comforts.
A Proud Beast Relates Whist with a King
A man returns from a trip and boasts of playing whist with a king. The attendee in an overcoat counters that he has played with four kings and an ace, prompting silent scorn from the listener. Chicago Journal.
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Chicago Journal
How to Cure Corns and Bunions
Soak and pare corns or bunions to soften and reduce them without drawing blood. Apply Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice daily, rub five minutes each time. Wear a corn plaster for a few days to protect the foot. Pain Balm is promoted as a general liniment for sprains bruises lameness and rheumatism. For sale by Frank S. Shriner. Oct.
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Chamberlain
Frank S. Shriner
Wife of Dubuque Player Attempts Poisoning
Mrs. George Klack, wife of a ball player in Dubuque Iowa, drank two ounces of carbolic acid during a personal crisis. Doctors report she may die. Domestic troubles were cited as the cause.
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Dubuque
Dubuque, Iowa
George Klack
Notice to heirs of Samuel Taylor Berry Iowa parcel rights
State of Iowa Jefferson County to Thomas Berry Margaret Berry Platena Kauffman Ora Berry John Berry Lizzie Berry Samuel Berry William Berry and all heirs at law of Samuel Taylor Berry deceased and his devisees executor administrator and unknown claimants of the West half of the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 7 Township 72 Range 8 20 acres. You are notified that on or before the 16th day of November.
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State of
Iowa
Jefferson County
Thomas Berry
Margaret Berry
Platena Kauffman
Ora Berry
John Berry
Lizzie Berry
Samuel Berry
William Berry
Samuel Taylor Berry
Hamlins Seek Quiet Title On Jefferson County Farm
Petition filed in Jefferson County Iowa seeks to confirm ownership of the West half of the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter Section 7 Township 72 North Range 8 West totaling 20 acres. The plaintiffs Fred A Hamlin and Mary F Hamlin claim 57 years of adverse possession and ask to bar all heirs except Platena Kauffman from any claim. Proceeding set for November term 1905 Fairfield Court.
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A. D
District Court
Jefferson County
State of
Iowa
Fred A. Hamlin
Mary F. Hamlin
Samuel Taylor Berry
Maria
Joseph Berry
Platena Kauffman
Township
Fairfield
I. D. Jones
Fairfield Tribune
Western Railway Schedule Extract
The notice lists train numbers and running times for westbound and eastbound services including No 3 daily at 9 50 am No 29 Calif Fast Mail 3 19 pm No 11 Daily 1 37 am No 43 Golden State Ltd 3 00 am No 71 Freight daily except Sunday 4 40 pm and eastbound No 4 daily No 30 daily No 124 daily No 44 Golden State No 72 Freight daily except Sunday 8 40 am The Golden State Limited stops only for El Paso and westward destinations.
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Chicago Express
Chicago
Burlington and Peoria
Calif
Golden State Ltd
Golden State Limited
el Paso
Points
East BC
Golden State
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