Silver Dinner Service for Battleship Iowa Completed
The people of Iowa complete a forty one piece silver service valued at about $5,000 for presentation to the battleship Iowa. The set includes a punch bowl on a plateau with eagle and state emblems, several platters and serving pieces, and features imagery of Iowa landmarks and early settlers.
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Iowa
Howe
Towa
Napitol
Des Moines
Old Fort Madison
Prairies
Navy
Lowa
Rowe seeks Poweshiek extradition for embezzlement case
Embezzler GC W Rowe, jailed in Mexico for $37,000 Poweshiek County funds, offers $20,000 to the Poweshiek County Board to secure extradition and trial in Iowa. He must renounce Mexican citizenship. board has not acted. In Iowa, maximum sentence is five years.
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GC. W. Rowe
City of
Mexico
Poweshlek County
Rowe
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Towa
Iowa’s Strong Man Sets New World Lift at Drake
Charles Lloyd Barney of Des Moines released a farewell at Drake University after announcing a Ringling Bros contract. He lifted 1250 pounds from the ground to surpass the previous 1100 pound Canadian record, achieving the new world mark in front of hundreds.
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Charles Barney
Des Moines
Charles Lloyd Barney
Drake University
Barney
Ringling Bros
Eireus
Dowe
Montreal
Hale and Wearty at 107 Years in Mercy Hospital
John Devlin aged 107 from Buchanan County has become an inmate of Mercy hospital in Dubuque. He speaks of life ahead, plans to live ten to fifteen more years, and has arranged to be cared for by sisters for the rest of his life. Andrew Bell, a farmer near Reasoner, was accidentally shot when a gun discharged while he carried a load of straw. the bullet pierced his breast but left him alive with a deep wound. A notable Iowa wedding in Washington joins Warren Cowles, city passenger agent for the railroad at St. Joseph, Mac, and Ada Cowles of Washington. both have been married twice before and are now wed for a third time.
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Hale
John Devlin
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Buchanan County
Ite
Hils Ufe
Ife
Gan
Andrew Bell
Reasoner
Bell
Washington
Iowa
Warren Cowles
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
St. Joseph
Mac
Ada Cowles
Suit Over Damages for Quarantine Deaths and Losses
Lena Sturk sues town trustees for $10000 claiming quarantine exposure for her family led to the death of her 10 year old daughter and the loss of cattle hogs and horses due to neglect. She nearly perished herself in Tamil ton County. The case cites severe personal and property losses tied to municipal neglect.
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Lena Sturk
Towneship Trustees
Tamilton County
Minister Plunges to Death on Train in Arizona
Rev Marriott, a well known Iowa pastor, reportedly leaped from a moving western bound train near Arl Hon and died from severe injuries. Reports claim he suffered insanity, with speculation of a staged tale. Remains buried in Arizona amid conflicting notices and mystery.
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Marriott
Iéxine
M. FE
Arl- Hon
Iowa
Appanoose County
Arizona
Centerville
Band Grant Case Decided by United States Supreme Court
Justice Brewer read the opinion in United States versus the St. Paul and Sioux City Railway Company. The court affirmed the lower court ruling for the company on lands in Iowa, holding declaratory statements of prospective settlers do not invalidate the railroad grant, speeding title to many Iowa tracts.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Brewer
United States
St. Paul
Iowa
Moving Corn to Market at Reel Rapids
Farmers marketed immense corn amounts at Reel Rapids last month. Dealers store 25 000 bushels in tin cribs as warm weather threatens keeping quality. Country farmers cribs are full and still have large stacks on the ground being moved to market despite low prices. Coal sellers report sales drop due to corn burning. much corn remains in fields to be husked next spring. Shelled corn cannot be sold as it does not keep.
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Reel Rapids
Federal error leads to grand jury bound over in Ottumwa
In Ottumwa a farmer J Stafford and attorney W N Morrison were bound over to the federal grand jury for signing a pension voucher before the fifth of the month. Officials note no criminal intent, but the law requires quarterly sending of vouchers. Penalty could reach $500 fine and three years imprisonment. Both men are prominent.
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Ottumwa
J. Stafford
W. N. Morrison
J.cando
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Stafford
Morrison
Washington
Keokuk Street Car Line Ceases Operations
Keokuk ends street railway service amid claimed patronage drop and management issues. Owner Mr. Fubinger now adds a telephone exchange to compete with Bell and seeks franchises from Quincy Burlington Davenport and Kansas City.
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Keokuk
Fubinger
Bell Telephone
Quincy
Burlington
Davenport
Kansas City
Medical Board Names Iowa City Examining Physicians
The Medical Examining Board and Iowa Regents selected Iowa physicians to test the new medical graduates next month. Names include Parks of Indianola, Lambert of Farley, Walters of Gladbrook, Ristine of Cedar Rapids, Kimball of West Liberty, Leipziger of Burlington, McCawen of Davenport, Cann of Ida Grove, and McGuire of Six-Five Chief.
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Iowa City
Board of Regents
Iowa
U. S
W. M. Parks
Indianola
J.F. Lambert
Farley
A. PF
Walters
Gladbrood
J. BM. Ristine
Cedar Rapids
C. B. Kimball
West Liberty
Iowas Senate and House Debates on Amendments and Bills
Legislative actions include amending a measurement term for newspaper square and removing “square of” from wording, and setting teacher certification rules. Senate debated and adopted changes affecting county superintendents and prison physician salaries. House addressed crime statutes strengthening paternal duties and child support. A special charter bill for Towns under mulet law passed Senate. Debates on fusion and ballot integrity intensified. Petitions from multiple counties pressed manufacturing bills and freight-rate concerns.
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Senate
Carroll
Trowin
Glenwood
Appropriations Committee
Davis
Casas
Anmmoga
Oael
Waterman
Louse
Hipwell
Lothrop
Pusey
Upton
Clouse
Creston
Adams County
Lucas County
Schoolboys of Siberia in military style schools
Harper's Round Table describes Siberian public schools under strict military rule. Students from peasants to officials study in uniforms, are drilled daily, and taught with military models. Girls attend separate schools and both genders wear regulation dress. Calisthenics and outdoor apparatus abound in large halls and in good weather.
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Siberia
Russia
Tomsk
Little Anna
Lady Anna
Harper's Round Table
Tea Cultivation Gains Ground in Brazil
In consequence of satisfactory results from experiments on a large site Brazilian printers are convinced that tea can be profitably grown in Brazil.
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Brazil
Cleveland prepares to move as presidency ends
The President and Mrs. Cleveland pack for departure from Washington to Princeton. He plans to live in Princeton during winter and Buzzard's Bay in summer while continuing as advisory counsel in New York. News notes his wealth growing from investments and real estate, with future home sales and property owned in several locations.
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Washington
Clevelands
Wiljie House
Cleveland
Princeton
Clevelind
Buzzard’s Bay
New York City
Contagion claim sparks New York Board clash
New York physicians denounce the Board of Health for classifying all consumption cages as contagious like diphtheria and smallpox. Dr. Robert Hunter condemns the policy as harmful, arguing consumption is not communicable and isolation would punish 20,000 families and workers, threatening personal liberty.
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New York Board of Health
New York Board To Health
New York
Robert Hunter
Board of Health
Art of Medicine
Oddities of State Legislature Report
The tuberculosis law in Connecticut is suspended while a Minnesota House bill seeks to allow the Governor and Governor-elect to be elected to the U S Senate during their term. An Indiana committee considers a bill forcing proprietary medicine firms to label each package with the preparation formula.
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Connecticut
Minnesota
House of Representatives
United States Senate
Indiana
Contested Congress Actions on Sundry Civil Bill Debates
The House debated the sundry civil bill with Democrats criticizing large appropriations totaling about 1.0 billion dollars while contending over revenue measures and tax policy. Senate activity included approving river and harbor items and military outfitting while executive sessions handled nominations and an arbitration treaty. The immigration bill neared final passage after a tight vote, and pension concerns faced a veto that the House sustained.
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House
Congress
Sayers
Dockery
MacKinley
Wilson
Shiras
DeArmond
Cuba
Senate
Pass A l'Outre
Mississippi
National Guard
Secretary of the Navy
Pacific
India
Benoit
Boatner
Louisiana
Chandler
Nancy G. Allabach
Peter H. Allabach
Pennsylvania
Friends of
Yeas
C. I. Andon
North Dakota
N. TI. Hopkins
J. M. Kendall
Kentucky
Kendall
Nelson
United States
Richardson
Tenn
Mgr. Mahon
War Claims Committee
St .Ast
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Tom Fonta
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van Wert
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Schultz
Henry Schilltz
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