Launch of the Battleship Iowa at Cramp's Yard
A gala launch at Philadelphia's Cramp shipyard christened the battleship Iowa by Miss Mary Lord Drake with Gov M Drake presiding. The article extols Iowa's size, displacement 41,410 tons, length 360 feet, speed 16 knots, and armament including four 12 inch rifles, eight 8 inch rifles, and 24 rapid-fire guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cramps
Philadelphia
Mary Lord Drake
M. Drake
Missy Drake
Iowa
Indiana
Massachusetts
Oregon
Unprofessional Conduct Case Highlights Legal Turmoil
A tangled report covers William Aker accused of unprofessional conduct, suspension from privileges, and perjury in a trial. It also notes a corollary of Transvaal prisoners and foreign enlistment acts, plus local fires, thefts, a fair association formation, and various court outcomes across multiple counties.
Beggars and miscreants plague Burlington Iowa
Burlington police broke up a gang of youths led by an 18 year old, accused of multiple misdemeanors. They lured a boy into a vacant house, tied him, set the building on fire, and fled. bystanders saved the boy. The report also covers petty local crimes, fires, accidents, a deadly shooting at a West Burlington shop, and assorted Iowa incidents including injuries, deaths, telephones, and canning factory news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Chariton
Baye City Water Works
Judge Bure
Twelfth Judicial District
Des Moines
Linux City
Edward Hamstreet
Clear Lake
Malabar Spice Company
Sioux City
Fred Trofuth
Chicago and Northwestern
Midway
Sargeant's Bluffs
Michael Kiley
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Davenport
Snyder
Dyersville
Clara Blase
Butlinston
Danville
Jules Adelsin
Lawn City
John Lewis
M. Bresster
Iowa City
Clinton Herald
Josiah Given
Waterloo
Capitol
Edson
Rose Lifer
Keokuk
Jefferson
Henry Gilroy
Code Commission
Daysuport
General Atore
J. F. Penes
Arbor Bill
Post Ofice
Gre
Te Contenia
Washington
Azalnet
Gilver
Grove
Avery Barn Af Wealsing
Hornen
GN. McPharron
U. D
TS. Ingirates Anne
D. GB
C. G. McPherean
Inancee Tone
I. G
Christian Eketrom
Lim
Fonnil
Awa
Wistram
Tie
West Barrington
Trethy Whitten
Willian Sehochkepl
Mkstrom
Tristrom
Wonton
Monay Creek
New Wine
Flo
Chestnuts and dairy notes boost rural profits
An 1895 agrarian column highlights import value of chestnuts in the United States, praising Paragon chestnut trees on Emilie Pa. farm and noting favorable prices. It also covers cleanliness in butter making, a clod crusher device, crop rotation, early chick rearing using a glass-topped coop over hot bed, cow pea cover crops, and simple poultry comfort tips from New England Homestead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Emilie
Fim
Wesley
Creamery Gazette
Des Moines River settlers sue over mineral land claims
A delegation of settlers along the Des Moines River engages counsel to seek indemnity for losses tied to mineral claim preemptions under federal law. They urge passage of the nest act, threaten federal action, and cite river land decisions and preemption laws as supporting points in a potential coal or expend lands case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ianda
Des Mentees
Ladda
Dee Moines River Navigation Company
Aliosh & Thers
Supreme Geert
Home Made Clob Cresser At Farmers Convention Report
An odd piece discusses a home made clob cresher device using disks from pleaks and spindles, with a focus on moisture, soil cultivation, and irrigation needs. It warns about soil subsoil exhaustion, moisture balance, and the value of proper cultivation. The Wisconsin State Lapreonal Society notes tree protection benefits of a certain garden practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Ph Gibbs
Ohio
Aibsois
Jean Repper
ASA
Wisconsion
Lapreaignal Society
Thrifty Farming and Practical Orchard Tips
A rural column champions systematic farming and organized farm routines. It stresses dedicated work, long term planning, and the value of careful grafting and cattle management. It discusses fruit varieties, grafting practices, and the economic benefit of higher yielding cows, while noting Armenian corn as a new novelty to test.
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Mra
Stevangan
Miax Herbert
Ars. Micon
Af Mina Morteg
Myrcarian
Congress
Tawy
Mahan
Ten. Miles Aml Stail
Ube Excursioniais Secre
Tfey Indias
Taw
Nmne
United States Navy
Thia
Cval
Tikting Om
Riz
American Naval Architecture Aid Engineering
Eov
DARE
Guy Cernor
Mish Sanyton Wrare
Holmes
William Aker
Shuemaki
Pames
Transvaal
South Africa
Washington County
Maron City
Bancroft
Vancruft
Weslay
Samderove
Hyery
Groves
S. Galligher
Alona Fire Company
United States Revenue
Wil- Tint Windam
Cairo
New Orleans
Wo. Tapsing
Lawn Iron Works
Baltimore
Charles Schmidt
Augusta
Jwige Edwood
John Fleck
George
Jang Bleek
Brown
Lawy Ril
Marshalltown
Lingd @aker
Trotter
Pierce
Capt. Ames
Lloyd Baker
Pierson
Baker
Lilydie
William
John
Willians
Hig Terim
Aloban
North Carolina
Crowe
New England
Lrooper
Cresher
Pat Rene
Barry
Propia
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