Des Moines Swearings Signal Broad State Office Shakeup
The state secretary of state and nearly a dozen office staffers were sworn in at Des Moines on Monday. Dobson took the oath, replacing W.M. Melark. Arethia Smith will become deputy secretary and A. KE Shipley the new clerk of the executive council. Changes also loom in the land commissioner and treasurer offices as vacancies are filled.
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Des Moines
Ime Moyers
AL. Sehell
Tort Madison
Ites
School Tragedy Exposes Teacher Cleared by Coroner
Des Moines reports say 11 year old Barry Oliver died after discipline by Miss Flore Mills. Coroner ruled heart disease caused death with no marks of violence. Other notes mention Oatmeal Trust talks, Iowa finances, a Treton accidental death, and a deputy fish commissioner arrest.
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Charles Ne Onver
Des Moines
Floreencé Mills
Grea
Creston Bell Department Store Mortgage Filed
The Bell Department Store in Creston, the town's largest, has filed a mortgage for 10000 dollars. Trelulins assets totaling 380000 and lin Wines 20000 are listed as preferred creditors alongside Chicago, 84 Joseph, New York and Des Moines wholesale houses. Pioneer Banker Dead Benjamin Woodrow, a Jasper County settler and longtime bank owner, died at Newton aged 92 after living in Iowa over fifty years. Hotel Warren Sold The Warren Hotel at Rock Valley changes hands with Mr Marshall retiring and Reynolds of Elm Springs taking over management. Accidental Shooting A youth near DeSoto was accidentally shot in the neck by a rifle fired by Charles Hutelins during a tarpet drill. Alleged Bank Robbers Four men suspected in the Sully bank robbery are in jail at Newton after Sheriff Tripp’s arrest. Farmer Hangs Himself Sam Kinney, six miles from Humboldt, hanged himself due to overextended notes. Bullard Gets a New Trial Judge Birdsall grants a new trial for W F E Bullard, former senate secretary convicted of forgery at Clarion.
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Creston
Bell Department
Trelulins
Lin- Wines
Chicago
Joseph
New York
Des Moines
Benjamin Woodrow
Jasper County
Newton
Jasper County Bank
Iowa
Iowa Dairy Policy and Aging Couple in Greene County
Iowa dairy policy loyalty to butterine law highlighted by Commissioner W B Beard with projected exports surpassing 80 million pounds this year. Census figures show 466,450 cows supplying creameries and cheese factories, milk value rising by at least 3.5 million dollars. Marriage milestone for Mr and Mrs William Stevenson of Willows Township, Greene County, marks 63rd anniversary. they married in 1818 and moved to Iowa decades ago. Trenry Wallace urges Des Moines railroad panel to route surplus corn to livestock via in transit feeding, to boost cattle and hog markets amid cholera losses and high corn supply.
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Iowa
Fowna
Willian Stevenson
Willows Township
Greene County
Ireland
America
Lown
Stevenson
Tan
John Stevenson
Trenry Wallace
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Des Moines
Wallace
Iawa
Odd Local Tales And Disappearances In Bondurant And Nearby
A noisy joke on Mr Wicker in Bondurant ends with a tramp collecting 16 cents for potatoes and lingering for days. A prospector near Clearfield tests ore showing gold and silver worth 3.65, while a bread batch poisoned six people in Quongs led by M J Mead and family. J N Casady vanishes from Cornell with unsettled affairs, a 16000 trust deed filed for bond sureties, and multiple farms and lots tied to the case.
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Bondurant
Tramp
Altoona
J. N. Casady
Cornell Binis
County Recorder
Tomas Bowman
Rustee
Burlington Citizens Seek Legislature to Block Foreign Insurers
At a Burlington ai meeting of the Citizens Association attended by over 100 leading business and professional men the petition was drawn up and unanimously signed asking the forthcoming Town legislature not to pass the bill excluding foreign insurance companies from the state because they feared an increase in insurance rates.
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Citizens’ Association
Burlington
Builder Severely Hurt As Court House Beam Falls
Builder Harry Stratton was injured while working on the Clinton courthouse. A 1,200 pound beam broke from a pole and struck him in the chest, causing multiple broken ribs and internal injuries as he fell about twenty feet.
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Harry Stratton
Clinton
Stratton
Bell Leads McKinley Inauguration Committee Banking Leader
Charles E Bell chairman of the McKinley inauguration committee is a prominent financier in Washington. Cousin of inventor Alexander Bell, he organized telephone exchanges in England before returning to the United States to pursue banking. He now presides over American Security Trust Company and aids the inauguration efforts.
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England
David Charles Bell
Georgetown
Englsh Hiterzcure
Dublin University
Canada
Imperial Bank
Loronto
United States
American Security Trust Company
Reckless Banking Methods Across Major Papers
A chorus of editorials from New York to Chicago condemn the Illinois National Bank crisis. They accuse officials of reckless lending, hidden loans, and poor supervision, likening misconduct to highway robbery and thievery while urging stricter, transparent examination to avert further bank failures.
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Chicago
Washington Post
National Bank of Ilinois
Vortland Oregonian
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Louisville
Chicago Bank
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Examiner
Rocky Mountain News
Peoria Journal
Ilinois National
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
National Bank of Illnois
Vammoend
New York Journal
New York World
Pittsburg Dispatch
Spain Faces Crisis Across Atlantic War News
A collage of editorial quips on Weyler and Spanish crisis. The Detroit Free Press compares unpaid postage to a looming conflict while Syracuse Post notes Salisbury and Uncle Sam relations. The Stars and Washington Star comment on Weyler’s expenses and Frontline coverage, predicting vivid battlefield descriptions.
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Spain
Suba
Cleveland
Detroit
Unnamed global curiosities and economic notes
A wide collection of brief items notes charitable bequests in Berlin, estate values on George Du Maurier, and imperial budgets. It covers tax, fines, and curiosities from Europe, Asia, and America, including a statue cost, a Japanese theater auditor rule, and a Yukon gold belt claim.
Rossini reminiscences and courtier Arditt prints
A fragmentary note references Rossini and a courtier Arditt with notes on prints and reminiscence. The text is incomplete but indicates discussion of portraits or prints connected to Rossini and an unnamed courtier figure.
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Arditt
Rossin
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