CAN'T SELL LIQUOR LAWS DEFENDED BY JUDGE MC PHERSON
Federal Judge McPherson upholds Iowa mulct laws and rules liquor sales illegal in Iowa despite compliance, in Marshalltown and Boone case. He notes immunity only if fully compliant and warns case will be dismissed without amendment within thirty days. Hibernians elect officers in town and Cedar Rapids to host next convention.
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Red Oak
Iowa
Smith McPherson
United States Circuit Court
Marshalltown
Boone
McPherson
Frank A. McComber
Henry Thede
Edward Plunkett
Girl Plaintiff In Big Damage Suit Iowa Railroad
Miss Elma Johnson files a $30,000 damage suit against the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific railway in Johnson county district court. She alleges brake man C. R. Alexander threw a torpedo from a train near Bloomfield, Iowa, attaching a note. the device exploded, costing her an eye and risking blindness, with severe head injuries and facial disfigurement. The case is set for the September term.
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Towa City
Johnson County
Elma Johnson
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
C. R. Alexander
Bloomfield
Johnson
Drainage district formed to drain Great Swamp area
A Dur ington meeting formed a new drainage district covering about 10,000 acres of swamp land between the Burlington main line and the Carthage and Quincy branch just east of Burlington Illinois. The district plans a wagon bridge across the river at Dur ington and a tramway system linking that city with Illinois.
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Burlingiton
Durington
Burlington Main
Carthage and
Quincy
Burlington
Mlinois
Illinois
Davenport Eagles Celebrate National Meet Victory
Davenport Eagles joyfully report success at the national meeting in St Louis where their Aerie won $1,000 in prizes. The Davenporters led the parade earning first prize and their new uniforms took second prize.
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Davenport
St Louis
Fort Dodge to Build Scandinavian Hospital by Chicago Doctors
After surveying several Iowa cities, Drs. T. H. Larson and T. X. Hunt of Chicago plan to construct a hospital in Fort Dodge. Infantile paralysis claims Hampton Atchison, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Atchison, who live northwest of town, with four days of illness.
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Fort Dodge
Scandinavian Hospital
T. H. Larson
T. x. Hunt
Chicago
Hampton
Carl Henry Atchison
M. G. Atchison
Young People Elect Officers at Waterloo Church Meeting
The annual State Young People's alliance of the M Evangelical church met at Chautauqua park. Officers elected: President Rev. H. J. Faust Waterloo, Vice President Rev. H. C. Schluter Radcliffe, Recording Secretary Miss Edna Goetze Port Dodge, Corresponding Secretary C. W. Yost Fort Dodge, Treasurer C. W. Nuhn Cedar Falls, Junior Superintendent Mrs. E. C. Beck Hubbard. The state camp meeting opened with Bishop Bowman as speaker.
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Waterloo
Young People’s Alliance
M Evangelical Church
Chautauqua Park
H. J. Faust
H. C. Schluter
Radcliffe
Edna Goetze
Port Dodge
C. W. Yost
Fort Dodge
C. W. Nuhn
Cedar Falls
E. C. Beck
Hubbard
Bishop Bowman
Hail destroys chickens and damages crops nearby
A heavy hailstorm two miles north caused crop damage and destroyed corn at the county home. Large hailstones the size of hen eggs killed chickens and shattered north side window lights, while rain earlier in the vicinity boosted corn and pasture growth. damage described as extensive but localized to the mentioned area.
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Kensauqua
Golden Wedding at Dallas Center for S. C. Snow couple
Mr and Mrs S C Snow celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their home just east of Dallas Center. Numerous friends and relatives attended including some from a distance. A bountiful noon dinner followed and the day was enjoyable for all.
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Dallas Center
S. C. Snow
Two Year Agriculture Course Offered by Iowa State College
Iowa State College will start a two year agriculture course this September designed for farm boys without high school background. The program aims to prepare students for practical farm work and field skills.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Appoint New Warden Storm Lake
J C Henkel named fish and game warden by George A Lincoln to succeed L Cole who departs for California. Henkel and Lincoln hunt for those who dynamited Storm Lake for fish three weeks ago.
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Storm Lake
J. C. Henkel
George A. Lincoln
L. Cole
California
Mr. Henkel
Mr. Lincoln
Lawsuit Seeks $20,000 Over Father’s Railroad Death
Prof John C Parish of Iowa City sues The Rock Island for $20,000 damages as executor of his father Prof L W Parish of Iowa State Teachers College killed in a Green Mountain wreck. The action names Rock Island as defendant and cites the fatal collision.
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Iowa City
Rock Island Railway
John C. Parish
Towa University
L. W. Parish
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Green Mountain
Iowa
Woman Burned In Gas Explosion At Home
Mrs. Mary Tetan suffered severe burns in a gasoline stove incident at her residence. Her clothing burned away as her husband and brother restrained the flames, likely fatally injuring her.
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Mary Tetan
Iowa Pastor to Wisconsin moves to Superior church
Reverend R. A. Barnes pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church in this city will leave September 15 at the start of the conference year for Superior Wisconsin where he has accepted the pastorate of the First Methodist Episcopal church.
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Iowa
Wisconsin
Manchester
R. A. Barnes
Methodist Episcopal Church
Superior
Wis
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Cedar Rapids Veteran Ends Life After Crisis
In Cedar Rapids Jas A Hayes a Civil War veteran committed suicide by drinking laudanin and whisky amid a personal crisis. Report says he had been arrested a week earlier on charges of criminal acts with young girls but was released on bond.
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Cedar Rapids
Jas. A. Hayes
Hayes
Bury Colfax Man Newton
W M Richards of Colfax was buried here at 95 years old, once regarded as Jasper county’s oldest man.
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Colfax
Newton
W. M. Richards
Jasper County
Hines Couple Mark Golden Wedding in County
Mr and Mrs George Hines longtime residents celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with fifty relatives and friends attending a large family dinner in Marshalltown and county area.An appreciative celebration marked by a bounteous meal and warm wishes from kin.
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Marshalltown
George Hines
Eugenia Ballard Named Helena Public Schools Kindergarten Head
Miss Eugenia Ballard, head of the Iowa City Chautauqua kindergarten, is elected superintendent of the Helena Montana public schools kindergarten.
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West
Towa City
Eugenia Ballard
Iowa City
Chautauqua
Helena, Mont
Newport fashion critic laments daring Vback gowns
Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, famed Newport socialite, criticizes Paquin and Cabot dinner gowns. The clinging V-shaped back opens to the waist, a trend seen in Paris Met Opera gala wear and now appearing in Newport society. An observer notes Mrs. Blank’s gown as a striking example.
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Herman Oelrichs
Newport
Paquin and
Cabot
Paris
Metropolitan Opera Company
New York
Divining Rod Two Centuries Old Found in Massachusetts
Winslow W. Wifield of Medford owns a metallic divining rod brought from England over two hundred years ago by an ancestor Isaac Greenleaf who settled in Massachusetts. The 12 inch whalebone handle rod, weighing two ounces, bears age faded inscriptions. It has been used to locate water across New England and in mining regions of California Colorado and North Carolina for gold and other metals.
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Winslow W. Wifield
Medford
Mass
England
Mr. Wifield
New England
America
Isaac Greenleaf
Massachusetts
California
Colorado
North Carolina
Blind man and marvels of rods in ancient tale
A brief excerpt notes a blind man whose hands wield rods to achieve marvels, highlighting a legendary or symbolic act. The wording implies a miraculous or allegorical scene within a historical or religious context.
A Strong Preacher Dust Stirs a Little Girl’s Praise
The eight year old daughter of a minister voices admiration for Brother C a strong preacher. She explains her view by noting the dust rising as he stamps his feet prompting a proud reaction from her father and the district superintendent.
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Brother C
Judge
Woman quotes remark about husband and wife in dispute
fragmentary dialog notes a Mrs. Oelrichs commenting on her husband’s actions and her eye gown remark. The item preserves the tense exchange and a quoted line, implying social or domestic conflict without full context.
Practical Matching With 15 Cent Handful of Reds
A young girl seeks red ribbon of a specific shade for her mother. Unable to name the color, she leads a stranger into a shop and points to a man's nose as the color reference, eliciting puzzled reactions until the bargain is clarified.
The Counterfeit Southerner Critique in Popular Culture
A(n) excerpt reviews the stereotype of a counterfeit Southern character in New York scenes. It condemns his boastful behavior and offensive language while noting theater and street portrayal. It cites Everybody's Magazine criticizing authors who rely on the caricature for stage and narrative function.
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New York
Everybody's Magazine
Milk Dealers Face Backlash Over Price Shuffle
Philadelphia milk dealers raised price to nine cents a quart then lowered to eight after demand waned. They claim eight cents would cause losses, yet continue selling at the old rate. Consumers paying eight cents may see the move as charitable.
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Philadelphia
Labor Sunday and the fight against the Labor Trust
A defense of ministerial duty to address labor issues and urge church action against the American Federation of Labor. It argues unions pressure churches to support strike tactics, cites violence and crime by some labor leaders, contrasts with a proposed guild-like national trades association, and calls readers to defend liberty by opposing trusts and supporting peaceful, arbitration-based labor reform.
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America
United States
American Federation of Labor
Organization of Labor
Labor
Sam Gompers
Brotherhood of Man
Battle Creek
Great Labor Trust
Michigan
Trust
Big Trust
Philadelphia
Traction Company
Labor Trust
Gompers
Fife
Oil Company
Forca
Labor ‘Trust
Ctizens
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Uphaolda
Boons-Marshalltown
Hibernians
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Ladies Auxiliary
State University
Dennis Maher
J. Treanor
Dubuque
P. H. Donlan
Emmetsburg
John F. Holland
Des Moines
W. H. Bras Dy
Creston
A. Mahon
North English
Joseph Walsh
Keokuk
William Gordon
Tda Gannon
Sarah McBride
Mary Doyle
Ottumwa
Mary J. Printy
Imogene
Mrs
Ministers of God
National Trades and Workers Association
Hod Carriers
Mjsstiee
Lawa
Kingman Block
Mich
Rattle Creek
Violent “Labor Trust
W. Post
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