Kennedy to Back Railroad Bridge Over Mississippi
Congressman Kennedy of Iowa met Burlington officials and local committee members to back a charter for a railroad and wagon bridge across the Mississippi. The plan, seen as legal and proper, aims to issue the charter to Burlington and push preliminary work linking the city with eastern territories. Kennedy will press the measure when Congress meets, with further talks planned with nearby representative McKinney and local leaders expressing firm support.
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Kennedy
Mississippi
Burlington
Charles FE. Kennedy
Montrose
Iowa
Committee On Bridge Charter
Unterkircher
Messrs
W. E. Blake
W.w.copeland
A.D. Burhans
Alex Mir
Fred L. Unterkr
W. F. Blake
Washington
McKinney
Aledo
Philippines
Masons Elect 33rd Degree at Supreme Council
Washington Oct 25 interest in yesterday's supreme council proceedings of the Scottish Rite Masons southern jurisdiction centered in the election of members to the thirty third degree and as knight commanders of the court of honor. About one hundred Masons were elected to the thirty third degree names include Iowa Upton Clarence Blake Louis Block Horatio Frederick Dale Charles Henry McNider Sigmund Schmlein and others.
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Washington
Supreme Council of
Scottish Rite Masons
Court of Honor
Iowa
Upton Clarence Blake
Louis ,Block
Horatio Frederick Dale
Charles Henry MecNider
Sigmund Schmlein
Jail inmate Leo James kills himself in cell
Keokuk Iowa October 25 Leo James a Black man serving a thirty day jail sentence for drunk and disorderly conduct used a razor to sever his jugular vein and windpipe in his cell late yesterday afternoon He had been shaving and gave no warning He reportedly feared authorities elsewhere would learn of his whereabouts prompting the act.
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Keokuk
Leo James
Overland Express Crashes Into Freight Train
Burlington reports Overland express train No 2 crashed into the rear of a freight at Jefferson street crossing. Three freight cars splintered, caboose burned, locomotive damaged, streetcar traffic delayed for hours. No one injured. Accident blamed on a careless employee allowing trains into the same block.
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Burlington
Jefferson Street Crossing
Restoration of No 13 Improves Creston Service
Creston Iowa October 26 division superintendent Leonard of the Burlington has gone to Chicago to help prepare a new time card effective November 10 restoring No 13 to its former place and time. No other radical changes are expected to be made.
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Creston
Leonard
Burlington
Chicago
Woodmen Help Save Boy With Skin Graft
Keokuk Iowa October 26 The largest skin grafting operation in western medical history is under way at St Josephs hospital to save Henry Lange badly burned since August 2 Local Modern Woodmen camp members and YMC A volunteers donate skin patches while doctors provide free service a medical school class follows the progress of the surgery Critical patients parents lack funds but surgeons donate their time.
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Henry Lange
Keokuk
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Little Henry Lange
Woodmen of America
Davenport Picked For State Federation Meeting
Des Moines Iowa Oct 24 The Iowa Federation of Women s clubs will hold its next biennial meeting in Davenport The decision followed an executive board session Ottumwa had invited the gathering but Davenport was chosen to rotate locations across the state The May 1909 meeting date was set A private subscription of 100 was approved to fund a general endowment with Miss Emily Stapp named to receive the funds Mrs Evelyn Foote of Red Oak urged introducing sewing in public schools and the board supported pursuing that initiative
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Davenport
Federation
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Emily Stapp
Evelyn Foote
Red Oak
Bryan Will Certainly Be A Democratic Presidential Candidate
Omaha Oct 24 Thomas Allen state Democratic committee chairman and brother in law of the peerless Nebraskan declares Bryan will certainly be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency. He says Bryan has not kept his intentions secret and this is the first official announcement.
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W. J. Bryan
Omaha
Neb
Lady Sues Saloon Men and One Strikes Back
Keokuk Iowa October 25 Ann Foster, who filed eighty suits against Lee county saloonkeepers, is sued for $10,000 damages by John La Feber the man she sued. The petition seeks the damages and asks that Foster be bound over to the next grand jury.
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Keokuk
Ann Foster
Lee County
John la Feber
Le Feber Objects to Saloon Suit for Libel Damages
Le Feber protests a suit over alleged saloon related conduct filed by Ann Foster, asserting he is not in the saloon business. He seeks $10,000 damages for scandalous, malicious and libelous charges.
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le Feber
Ann Foster
Iowan strikes it rich emerald beryl deposit found
Greenfield Iowa October 24 Special news arrives that F D Mears formerly in the jewelry business at Greenfield has found a promising emerald beryl deposit on his Riverside California ranch. While blasting rock for a house on an eighty seven acre property, greenish crystals appeared in large quantities. Experts confirm emerald beryl and anticipate a valuable emerald deposit to be uncovered through further prospecting. If confirmed, digging may surpass farming for profit.
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Greenfield
Greenfield Ia
F. D. Mears
Riverside
Cal
Mears
GOES HIGHER UP Edward Brown Promoted to Hill Superintendant
Edward Brown, once a Des Moines and Keokuk messenger boy, has been promoted to general superintendent of the western lines for the Hill system, with Spokane, Washington headquarters. He previously served as superintendent of the Great Northern at St. Paul and is brother to Charles Brown, superintendent of the Nebraska division of the Rock Island.
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Edward Brown
Des Moines
Keokuk
Iowa
Spokane
Washington
Brown
Great Northern
St. Paul
Charles Brown
Nebraska
Rock Island
Child Dies in Cistern Tragedy at Solon Iowa
A twenty month old girl, daughter of Mrs. Mary Harms of Monticello, fell through a displaced cistern cover while playing at her grandmother Mrs. Florentine Hertz’s home in Solon. Rescuers used a rake to pull her from several feet deep water, but she died.
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Solon
Iowa
Mary Harms
Monticello
Florentine Hertz
Rough House Charivari Damages Adults In Nashua
Twenty five youths from Nashua were summoned to appear before Maya Laird for a talk after damage at J Ames Bullen home during a Charivari party on Wednesday night. About one hundred attendees. a portion invited to see the mayor. A pole used as a battering ram was employed, doors and windows broken, chimney shattered. Firemen nearby dispersed the crowd with a hose. Estimated repair cost about 25 dollars.
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Charivari
Waterloo
Nashua
Maya Laird
Falls Forty Feet Injury at Albia Telephone Pole
Albia Iowa October 25 John Renz secretary of the Albia Telephone Company suffered a serious fall six miles north while working atop a pole. He toppled forty feet to the ground breaking his right arm and fracturing ribs with possible internal injuries. His father John Renz resides in Cimarron.
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Albia
John Renz
Albia Telephone Company
Eif
Renz
C Tumwa
Buxton Man’s Poor Aim Sparks Alarma in Albia
In Albia Iowa Constable Al drew Blakley pursued by Lewis Garlat who fired five bullets at Buxton last night. Blakley escaped unharmed as the rogue fled when ammo ran out leaving officers still standing. Garlat reportedly said Blakley insulted his sister, a claim Blakley denies.
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Buxton
Albia
Aldrew Blakley
Bluffs Creek
Lewis Garlat
Land
Garld
Blakey
Blal
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Hart Schaffner
Marx
Gent’s Furnishings
Dent
Wilson Bros
Gobble & Heer
Overland
Eastern Stars
Towa
the Order of the Eastern Star
Armory
Elizabeth Stewart
Cedar Rapids
Bruce Moore
Iowa City
Bessie Bills
Sumner Miller
Guttenberg
Maria Jackson
Council Bluffs
Ida Webster
Waucoma
O. E. S. Masonic Home Board
Jennie Rule
Mason City
Federation of Women's Clubs
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