Harvest Field Advances In Hawkeye State Weather Bulletin
The Iowa Crop Bureau reports progress in harvesting barley oats and winter wheat with threshing underway. Corn and spring wheat show fair to good condition, moisture adequate to support tasseling and curing, while rust and scab injuries are possible but undetermined until threshing. Hay has been cut, and oats are mostly in shock or stack.
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Iowa
Towa Weather and Crop Bureau
Marty Corns
Prohibitionist Nominee Chosen for Iowa Governorship
Des Moines reports Rev Eaton of Des Moines chosen by the Prohibition state convention as governor candidate. The ticket includes M. W. Atwood for lieutenant governor and N. T. Weldlyer as supreme judge, with Mrs. Mary J. Dimball state superintendent and A. W. Coates for railroad commissioner. Campaign funds reach $1,400 as Dr Tate commits to broad canvassing, aiming to energize anti liquor alignments.
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Des Moines M
Prohibitionista
Des Moines
Eaton
der. Waton
Bulon
Methodist Ghurch
Wisconsin
M. W. Atwood
Temmet County
Supraina
N. T. Weldlyer
Guthirie County
Mary J. Dimball
A. W. Coatest
Dailey County
Tate
Death Ends a Double Life and Banker's Death
A double life ends in tragedy as James Kerr, a Manila man, commits suicide after arrest for bigamy, leaving a note about money and a daughter. The case exposes deceit across Canada and Missouri, with his second wife unaware until recent years. Separately Col. Henderson faces knee amputation after war injuries, while endowment efforts for Des Moines Home for the Aged seek city funds and matching gifts. A.R. Loomis, banker and landowner, dies at 75 of Bright's disease in Manchester.
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James Merve
Manila
James Kerr
Manilla
Sherif Irwin
Milan
Kerr
Canada
Missouri
Secon
Manfila
Irwin
Georgie
Loomis
A. R. Loomis
First Natonal Bank of
Manchester
In. Lowa
Bright
Distillery plans for Ottumwa amid Kansga City links
In a letter correspondence Mr. McCormick of Kansas City engages Ottumwa capitalists to establish a distillery there. The effort aims to capitalize on local resources and investor interest, signaling a push toward industrial development in Ottumwa.
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Ottumwa
McCormick
Kansga City
Ot Wanawas
OWA Grand Lodge Delegates Chosen for Davenport Meeting
G O F delegates are listed for the upcoming grand lodge session in Davenport on October 21 22 and 28. Deputy Grand Master J C Koon completed the vote canvass across lodges with names including Simona Stillwell Brown Jones Thompson Rhabecker Cameron Townsend Rugand Fletcher Johnson Engelke Arrasmith Hopkins Milliman Smith Malin Provoka Brown etc. The lengthy roster signals a large annual gathering and reflects the organizational reach across towns from Dubuque to Ottumwa.
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Davenport
J. C. Koon
Grand Lodge
Town
Oda
Koons
W. HL. Simona
Fontanaire
Stillwell
Kaykeon
F. A. Brown
Brazil
W. Jasper Jones
Shelby
John Thompson
Waterloo
A. Rhabecker
Janeaville
C. BE. Cameron
Alta
N.C. Townsend
Lake City
W. W. Rugand
Anita
G. W. B. Fletcher
Lewis
W. Wiffany
Thornton
J. B. Willis
Osce
Bayard
J. W. Hopkins
Wesley
J. C. Milliman
Logan
G. H. Smith
Persia
Hf. C. Malin
Livermore
M. Provoka
Williamsburg
A. F. Brown
Newton
Charlies Anderson
Morse
R. H. Wasser
Sigourney
Alonzo Bowen
Delta
J.C. Dvorak
Ely
C. D. Little
Springville
G. J. Thompson
Chariton
Meyers
Peru
G. W. Kimmel
Pella
Berr
Brittell
Swan
K. J. Smith
Hastings
W. T. Gudner
Sanborn
J.J. Schmidie
Anton
C. O. Greaver
Des Moines
Joli McKay Jr
Peter Lambert
L. W W. Smith
Drake In Poor Health In Centerville Home
Des Moines dispatch reports Governor J M Drake in serious condition after a private move from his hotel, carried to a carriage and then to his Centerville home where he will stay for some time. Friends expect recovery, others fear danger. Sulta Against Banker Mulhall. Two attachment suits filed in Sioux County district court target William Mulhall and wife with Rock Valley residence levy. Mulhall once made an assignment. mortgage on property noted. Kemper suit claims payment made for residence purchase. Farragut Man Disappears. J J Wilkins left Farragut July 22 with two sons in a top buggy bound for Imogene, has not been heard from, fear of foul play due to stable family relations.
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Centerville
Des Moines Dispatch
J. M. Drake
E Numbrance
A. J. Kemper
Rock Valley
Mulhall
Farragut
J. J. Wilkins
Imogene
Wreck Delays Freight Train Near Cole
A westbound special freight parted a half mile east of Cole at 4 am. The lead engine stopped to sidetrack and the rear collided. Three coal cars were smashed and two others damaged. No injuries reported.
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Cole
Harness Man Fails In Washington With Sizable Assets
Fred Schott, leading harness dealer, closes business as creditors will be paid in full. Assets far exceed liabilities though collections are slow. book accounts about 92000. Also, Gary Goble, 18, son of harness dealer George Goble, drowned in the Des Moines River near Boone while bathing.
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Washington
Fred Schott
Des Moines
Gary
George Goble
Pes Moines
Boone Thurs+ Haye
Pth
Pes
Writer in Alaska Warns Klondyke Travelers Hardship Looms
Miss Anni Ulommer, a University of Chicago graduate teaching among the Indians in Alaska under Government auspices, writes from Circle City warning that new arrivals to Klondyke face hardship and scarce provisions. Ground already rich in gold is staked, lodging costly, transportation hazardous, dogs valued higher than men, and a rough self made law prevails with little reported crime.
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Kinse
Illondyke
Canada
Aljaskkna
Anni Uloomer
University of Chicago
Alaaka
Indiana
Wnder
Circle City
Alaska
Klondyke
United States
S’uhomer
Wreck On Chicago Express Kills Four at Shorntown Ind
A derailment on the Chicago Express serving the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis line at Shorntown Indiana killed four and injured several. Engineer Seth Winslow of Greensburg Indiana and Fireman B Crickmore of Indiansport were named victims among two unidentified "tramps." Authorities say a deliberate plot damaged a switch by driving in a pin to keep it open and derail the fast train as it passed.
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Dubuque
Twentieth General Assembly
Twenty-second
Farson, Leach & Co
Chicago
Spitzer & Co
Cleveland
W. L. Bradley
Duffy
Farson-Leach Company
Chicago Express
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis
Shorntown
Ind
Seth Winslow
Greensburg
Indy
Crickmore
Indiansporls
Juneau and the Klondike Gold Rush Effort and Train Wreck
The piece describes the Klondike gold rush allure near Juneau with $100 to $500 pan yields, migration of seasoned diggers, and heavy mining costs. It notes a derailment wreck near Indianapolis to Shernmtown disrupting service, with sleeping cars damaged but no serious injuries. Officials probe the wreck’s perpetrators. no robbery occurred.
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Couches
Wagner
Indianapolis
Shernmtown
Cincinnati
Express
Hardships of Alaska Gold Fields Amid Winter Pause
The account describes four mining months May to August with harsh ground, extreme cold, and minimal prospecting time. Fresh meat is scarce and expensive, trading posts control prices, and natives and miners lack basic comforts. Transportation firms profit from migration, charging high rates and monopolizing supplies, while many arrive only to endure hunger and privation until spring.
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Alaska
Alaska Commercial Company
American Transportation Company
Christina
Beattle
Klondyke
Buffalo Enquirer Wins Lake Michigan Yacht Race
The Buffalo yacht Enquirer defeated the Chicago Pathfinder in a dramatic Lake Michigan race starting near Chicago lighthouse. Pathfinder abandoned near Waukegan and returned to Chicago after a contentious 27 mile course. Wagers exceeded $5,000 with a $200 silver cup to the winner.
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Lake Michigan
Buffalo Yacht Enquirer
Pathfinder
Chicago
Waukegan
The
Enquirer
Mixysissippi River
Natchez
Te Enquirer
Buffalo
Racine
Millions in Savings Building and Loan League Meets in Detroit
The United States League of Building Associations held its annual convention in Detroit with President Michael I. Brown delivering the address. Secretary EH D Cellaris of Cincinnati reported on the general condition of building association interests, noting the league's formation a year before the World's Congress at Chicago in 1893 and the motto The American Flame the Safeguard of American Liberties. Brown cited William George Jordan on 11,483,318 dwelling houses and reviewed the growth, while warning of a mortgage-creating year and heavy wage-earner sacrifices totaling billions. The executive committee presented a key table of associations, membership and assets for 1896-97 across states with certain reporting laws.
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Building and Lent Association League
Detroit
United States League of Building Associations
Michael I. Brown
EH. D. Cellaris
Cincinnati
Brown
Chicago
Dexter
United States
Starvation Grim Forebodes for Kiondyke Gold Seekers
Port Town reports a dire forecast for travelers heading to the Kiondyke region and the Arctic El Dorado. Dyea near Juneau remains the overland starting point for the arduous journey, with many prospectors expected to face severe hardship soon.
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Kiondyke
Port Townsend
Arctic
el Dorado
Dyea
Juneau
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Rev. Eaton
David B. Henderson
Silenda
Henderson
Corinth
Congress
Col. i Hendergons
Abraham Summer
Waverly
James Callahan
Ragult Lg Wat
OWA Grand Lodge
Drake
Great Klondyke Gold Region
Eiderado
Wlendyke
Abunndance
British Dominion
Yukon Miner's Outfit
Klondyne
Chilkoot Pass
Yukon
Lake Bennett
Dyea and
Davee
Associa
Mem Biates
Asseta
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Missouri Force
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Tennessee
Nebraska
Maine
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