Notable Gathering at Pythians in Le Mars Iowa
About 550 Knights of Pythias attended the Grand Lodge meeting in Le Mars with 49 of 52 lodges of Pythian sisters represented. Narvis led school of instruction. welcome by G. H. Sammiss. responses by Grand Chancellor Ku ehale and Mrs. Roseberry. Kuehale reports 28 lodges and 3,000 new members. Officers elected. next meeting in Marshalltown.
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Knidhts
le Mara
Knights of
Pythias
le Mars
Ythian Sisters
Narvis
Muscatine
Walcome
G. H. Sammiss
Kuéhale
Pythian Sisters
Frank M. Roseberry
Dell Phillips
Grand Changalier Kuehale
Charles IB
Pickett
Waterloo
L. E. Baker
Toledo
Rev
H.W. Archer
Robbery Foiled by Council Bluffs Officers at Tabor
Deputy U S Marshal Richards Chief Scanlan detective and two Council Bluffs deputies halted a planned post office and jewelry store burglary in Tabor. Fire battles raged across Mitchell County with prairie blazes burning land, destroying hay grain and stock yields as farmers faced heavy losses.
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Tabor
United States
Richards
Scanlan
Council Blugs
Olice
Joliet
Chico
Hog cholera devastates Alaraua country farms
Disorder spreads as a severe hog cholera outbreak hits the Alaraua region. Farmers report hundreds of hogs dying daily and Poland China breeders like Johan Sehmieder fear total herd losses within days.
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Alaraua
Poland
Chinaz
Johan Sehmieder
Breadar
Chinas
Hess Eetie
Providence
Coroner’s Jury Blames Des Moines Elevator Negligence
The coroner’s jury found the Oriote block janitor negligent after Fr. Morrill fell into an elevator shaft. It held the shaft door left open caused the accident. Other items note drownings, a Clinton ice cream death, and multiple accidents across Iowa.
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Fr. Morrill
Des Moines
Notable Iowa Dailies Report Fatalities and Trials Across Cities
Obituary notes Poenan death in Dubuque and overdose near Des Moines. Melvin Jackson injured on a Dubuque streetcar. Bennett couple celebrate golden wedding in Burlington. Gallagher and McGee fight in What Cheer ending in Gallaher death. Parrott found unconscious in Des Moines office stairs. Hartwick arrested in Eldora for bigamy after deserting a wife from 1870. Rail track expansion issues near Lyons and Elk River. Eldora miller Milligan & Son elevator burned with horses and hay. Iowa banks show solid reserves and loans. lemon extract traffic and injunctions discussed. Davenport encampment schedule for Sons of Veterans detailed. US Marshal Hyde involved in Pocahontas case. LeMars sewer workers strike.
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Daniel Gallagher
John McGee
Ben Himrod
Gallather
RB. Parrott
Des Moines
W. G. Hartwick
Eldora
Greenville
Hartwick
Lyons
Flk River
D. Milligan & Son
O.5.&d
Iowa
Chonge Fiz
Enrplus Fond
Ianes Pauld
Better Crop Outlook From Iowa Weather Bulletin
The Iowa weather and crop service reports a week with mean temperatures about 8 degrees above normal and 90 degree highs. Showers on the 10th 12th and 12th aided most areas, helping grass millet late potatoes and some corn, while much of the corn crop deteriorated since August 1 and is being cut for fodder. With future favorable weather one third of an average crop may be saved from less than 6 million acres.
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Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Morel War to Fight Chinch Bugs
James Dyer, a Jackson County farmer, used a novel method to clear barley and corn of chinch bugs. He released four infected bugs from Ames Agricultural Experiment Station with healthy ones, kept them fed, and after four days the bugs infected and killed many, clearing his fields. Other farmers in Jackson and Jones Counties are trying the method.
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James Dyer
Jackson” County
Agricultural Experiment ‘Station
Ab Ames
Jackson
Jouea
Dignsbourn Prairie Fire and Campers’ Losses
A West Union party returning from Alpha found a wagon fire near Dignsbourn Prairie. Dry grass then caught, spreading to a large blaze that destroyed hay stacks, grain, and fences. The house and barns were saved with difficulty while campers lost clothing and provisions.
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Dignsbourn
West Union
Alpha
Tragic drownings and other disasters reported near Lyons
A mother named Adolph Max drowned herself and her two children while fleeing from five other children, while her husband was reportedly away near Lincoln. A farm laborer named Charles Lolton was found mangled by hogs after a fall near a windmill tower five miles from Lyons. A disastrous fire at Fort Dodge burned Lawhess Brothers barn with stock and equipment losses. County fairs face drought losses across southwestern Iowa. A fatal rock attack in What Cheer left Dan Gallacher dead. Lion scare linked to St Bernard dogs near Sibley. Miss Annt Belloning burned to death while refilling a gasoline stove.
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Lyons
Adolph Max
Lincoln
Charles Lolton
McClintock
Fort Dodge
Iowa Plaster Company
Lawhess Brothers
Annt Belloning of
Praston
Hotel keeper shot at Moravia survives injury
Tom McCauley, Moravia hotel keeper, was shot by a stock dealer who mistook him for a burglar. McCauley claimed the room seemed vacant, opened the door, and received the bullet in the right side. He will live.
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Tom McCauley
Moravia
McCauley
Tariff Bill Surrenders House to Senate Victory
Washington reports on the tariff bill ending a heated struggle. The House voted 182 to 105 to discharge and recede from amendments, delivering a Senate victory and placing coal iron ore sugar and barbed wire on the free list.
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Senate
Washington
House
TheHouse
Preci
Hill
Crisp
Wilson
Proram
Holman
Cald
Garman
Cali
Agif
Usus
Dries
Thora
Slulas
Streghar
Gtreata
Cayern
Sala Topia
John DeWitt Warner
Death in a Collision on Santa Fe Line West of Gibbs
A head end crash on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe between Hurdland and Gibbs Missouri pits Express No 6 west bound against Express No 4 east bound. Two trainmen killed and several passengers injured as engines and cars are demolished. Eng Humphreys lost a leg and died minutes later. Express Messenger Cap Hager killed. E. Derrrick of No 4 badly hurt. No 4 passengers unharmed.
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Hurdland
Gibbs
Expresa
Expresa No
Ordera
Humphreys
Hoe
Cap- Hager
EL Derrick
No 4
Hiiodera of Frankford Takes Own Life After Quarrel
Hiiodera, 23, of Frankfort Indiana, died by suicide after a quarrel with her lover. The report notes the act as self-inflicted shooting in Frankford. Nearby, Quebec grants totaling nearly 150000 acres to fathers of families with twelve or more children over four years. Terman Jeeng of Detroit, a Knight Templar and secretary of the Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Co, died suddenly at Atlantic City.
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Hiiodera
Loc Frankford
Frankfort
Inod
Quebec
Terman FL Jeeng
Detroit
Michigan Moutnal Life Insurance Company
Atlantic City
Pantheon Remains and Restoration History of Paris Shrine
The Pantheon once Ste Genevieve, secularized 1789 and restored 1885, houses notable burials including Soullet and Lannes. Descriptions cover architecture, monuments, and past decrees guiding who may be interred, with garbled notes on safety and burn treatment.
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Pantheon
Carnot
Ste. Genevieve
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Louis XVIII
Clovis
St. Peter and St. Paul
France
Soullet
Gagrange
Mathematics
Mma Panis
Wistar Hugo
Republic
Comedian Huey Encounters Ingenious British Passenger
New York Times recounts comedian Wiliam F. Huey sharing breakfast with an English traveler on a Lacania voyage. The Briton insists on a San Francisco excursion ticket via Chicago, paying a colossal fare as confusion erupts over distance and timing. The scene ends with Huey guiding the dazed man to a taxi.
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Wiliam F. Huey
Hritishan
Harry
Jarry
San Francisco
Charlie
Chicago
Hoey
Theo Britisher
Grand Central Depot
Sana Francisco
Chicave
Od Tosa
New York Times
Dangers to Infants From Fire and Burns Care
An English magazine warns about common child hazards such as exposed tires matches and water vessels. It advises to smother flames by rolling a rug or shawl over the child and to keep the child warm while seeking a doctor. If needed and safe, remove clothing and avoid breaking blisters.
Coaling at Docks Shaping the Great Ocean Steamships
Harper's Weekly notes the coal loading process at dockside as steamers unload cargo. Great shovels lift coal from barge holds and feed iron chutes to bunkers while furnaces burn it rapidly. The scene illustrates how vast coal supplies sustain transatlantic travel and fuel the era’s steamers.
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Harper's Weekly
Omesic
Feensylvania
Jersey
New York
Dwarfs at Russian Court and a Kentucky Waltzing Tale
An 18th century note recalls dwarfs valued at Russian court under Peter the Great with a prince gifting two dwarfs to his wife in 1708 and a later heir inheriting one. A Kentucky girl describes waltzing as a shifting, almost celestial experience, where each dance and partner creates a new, vivid sensation.
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Peter
Courbh
Menshikef
Husgia
Boland
Hesse-Homburg
Betskey
St.idolas
Tnnrille
Earth
Marl Ferrars Murder Conviction and Pardon Efforts
The text recalls Marl Ferrars convicted of murder and the drive for a pardon on grounds of insanity. It notes his mother being asked to write a strong letter and humorously responds about arranging a marriage, and mentions a common expression about whisky and bug juices.
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Marl Ferrars
Great Averts
Snheet
Heerse
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