New Commandant Chosen for Soldiers Home
The Soldiers Home Board of Control met in session at Warshaftown on October 12 and chose Col. C. Morhon of Muscaling as commandant to succeed Col. J. Ratekin after a full day of private ballots. Thirty ballots were cast with candidates including Col. B. W. Wilson, Tass Cadwell, Cal. B. J. McCarthy, Co. Crosaly, Capt. J. G. McMillan, Capt. New men, and Capt. Dean. Morton received decisive votes along with Myans Morton Birchard and Russell, while Dowell, Gouldrey, and Raymond supported others.
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Soldiers Home Board
Wrarshaftown
Col. C. 4 Morhon
Muscaling
Hhiehome
Cab. J. Ratekin
B. W. Wilson
Chelsea
Tass Cadwell
Decorah
Cal
B. J. McCarthy
Des Moines
Raymond
Gap
Dowell
Red Men Council Meeting at Davenport Iowa
The Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men of Iowa met in Davenport electing J J Courtney Perry as president and Thomas J Meyer Davenport as secretary. Officers named include Great Prophet J Sellon Sioux City and Great Sachem J A Smith Des Moines. Also reports on Sunday mail delivery and a Dubuque pay rolls probe. A fatal accident near Cedar Rapids and a mysterious disappearance near Cedar Rapids are noted.
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Davenport
Order of Red Men of
Iowa
Association of Lowi
J. J. Courtney
Perry
Thomas J. Meyer
Sellon
Sioux City
J. A. Smith
Des Moines
Orient
Sagamore
J. T. Smith
Darlington
B. Mckown
George W. Shope
Dex Moines
Grinnell Postofice
Postofice
Washington
Postotics Department
Dor
Lewis
Fatal Fall At Iowa College For The Blind
Early report details a 12 year old boy named Frank Douzelain who fell while climbing a fence at the Iowa College for the Blind in Vinton. He died from injuries sustained in the accident near Charley City, with parents living two miles north. Also noted are death from an electric railway crash near Waterloo, and injuries to a Burling ton bridge foreman near Rock Rapids.
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John N. Goodwin
Vinton
Tanandbul
Ala
Cedar Rapids
Cedar
Tie
Infoxicntadt
Bulnd
Frank Douzelain
Iowa College For the
Morton
W.N. Morton
Chicago
Waterloo
Traveling Doctor Arrested In Algona Under New Code
Dr. B A Camfeld, a Chicago eye specialist, arrived at the Tennant House in Algona to treat diseases of the eyes. Sheriff Samson arrested him under the October 1807 code, a habeas corpus writ failed, Judge Quarton discharged him, and the county attorney plans an appeal to the supreme court for interpretation of the new law.
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Algernot
B. A. Camfeld
Rooma
Tle Tennant House
Algona
Algana
Samson
Iis
Quarton
Argo
Windhe
Supreme Court
Skinner Free After Embezzlement Trial at Algona
Embezzlement trial of M. Skinner of Galveston Texas concluded in Algona district court. Judge directed verdict for the defendant after defense argument and favorable contract interpretation. Skinner released on bonds as wife wept with joy.
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Algona
M. Skinner
Laweyer
Galveston
Texas
Raymond
Gen. W. Argo
Sioux City
Sessiors
M. 3D. O’connell
Fort Dodge
Argo
Auditor’s Powers Curtailed by New Code in Iowa
State Auditor McCarthy of Des Moines notes the revised code limits payment of general bills to warrants from regularly appropriated funds. Bills incurred before new appropriations may wait until next legislative session. Also reports on railway surgeons meeting, gauge widening plans, a diphtheria scare in Van Wert, a suffrage name change in Des Moines, and the death of veteran Wm. Tooting of Dubuque.
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McCarthy
Des Moines
Executive Council
van Wert
Leon
Allison to Iowans: Alison Denounces Bryanism in Charles City Speech
Senator Alison spoke in Charles City urging unity against the Bryan silver push, arguing for stable currency and national prosperity. He contrasted Republican policy with the free silver movement, citing farm prices, government efficiency, and international coinage issues.
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Caime
Senate
Brown
United States
Bryan
Congress
Allison
George Roberts
Mexico
Bry‘an
Alison
Republican Party
Holt
Chicago
Iowa
The Plain English Folly of Medical Prescriptions
The article argues that plain English fails in materia medica as regional names and language create confusion. It notes the reliability of Latin drug names for universal understanding among pharmacists, yet warns against asserting plain English would reduce errors given the vast scope of prescriptions and cross national practices.
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Materia Medica
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
England
Atlantic
Paris
Rome
Madrid
Berlin
Biddeford
Self-Evident Fraud in a Dining Room Scene
A guest confronts a waiter about food authenticity, accusing a Paris bakery of slow delivery and English muffins of being misrepresented. The functionary defends freshness, while the guest demands buckwheat cakes, quipping that buckwheat cake has no buckwheat. The waiter serves ordinary buckwheat cakes lacking buckwheat content.
Remarkable Prophecy of North American Population
A historical English magazine predicted the American colonies would reach 64 million by 1890, assuming a doubling every 25 years from 2 million. The note contrasts this with the 1800 census tally of 62,622,250, marking the forecast as notable.
A Commendable Custom in Norway Cites Girls’ Restrictions
A curious Norwegian custom restricts girls from marriage until they earn certificates in knitting baking and spinning. The piece notes many great deeds arise from life’s hardships and calls these skills essential for worthy matrimony.
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Norway
Taggart Elected Mayor Likely Governor Nominee
Thomas Taggart was re elected Mayor of Indianapolis by a 3500 plurality. Democrats also won Charles Cox police court judge Charles Stuckmeyer city clerk and six councilmen at large plus a majority of ward councilmen. It marks the first self reelection by a mayor since annexations and the new city charter. The win boosts Taggart as Democratic gubernatorial candidate in five years.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Taggart
Charles 10
Cox
Charles’ EH. Stuckmeyer
Taggart
McKinley
Old City
Justice Field To Rest From Supreme Court Service
Justice Field plans retirement on December 1 after a record thirty four years seven months on the bench. Attorney General McKenna named successor and Judge Day likely to become Attorney General, with cabinet changes possible upon Congress convening. Field will receive full associate justice salary of ten thousand dollars annually for life.
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Supreme Court
Justice Field
Dee
McKenna
Judge Day
Congress
Senate
Cleveland
Supreme Bench
Marshall
Pield
United States Supreme Court
Klondike grub stake list for one man one year
A historical food estimation for a Klondike mining voyage outlines items and weights to sustain a man for a year. The list includes flour sacks, dried fruits, oats, beans, rice, potatoes, onions, yeast, candles, soap, matches, beef extract, and spices, with total weight near two tons. It notes the cost depends on where purchased and stresses obtaining provisions from civilization before reaching the mines.
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Klondike
Tbs
Cuban Silver Dollars Coined for Free Cuba
A New York silver manufacturer is coining 3,000,000 silver dollars under Cuban Junta direction as a symbolic art project. Each coin costs the junta and the manufacturer about 35 cents in silver and production, with the coins priced accordingly.
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New York
Cuba
Junta Asmismaatic Art
Junta
Nanufactu
Auction figures amid faded text show sale at $1 050 000
Fragmentary note states a live bid for the Gubaneijse with a sale price of $1 050 000. Recorded in an unclear line, the document confirms the transaction amount though details are incomplete.
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Gubaneijse
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