Des Moines Area Roster of Crimes and Disasters Highlight Turbulent Iowa News
A wide array of Iowa items fill the page. Adolph Max faces acts of desperation and family loss near Lyons with his wife and two children. Coroner Savonis awaits inquest costs before returning household goods. Eldora physician Dr Myron Underdwood dies after a political career. Reports include river dredges near Dubuque, a cliff of dairy department shakeups, and the Des Moines temperance and saloon battles in the 19th century Iowa scene. The Plymouth affair, a Clinton steamboat sinking, and local accidents are noted alongside the state’s agricultural, political, and social shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spd
Adolph Max
Satmnis
Islands
Thor
Plymouth
le Mars
Muscatina
John Anit
Mississippi
Iowa
Myron Une Dorwood
Eldora
Une Dorwood
Sarvedk & Torm
Knight Templar
Linenin
Charles Lotten
Sam
Marshall McClintock
Lynne
Truslows
Presbyterian Synod
Des Moineis
Horace Williams
Clinton
Wees
Kcolink
SaRse Csspeen
Des Moines
John T. Hancerk
Aubugus
Wholesale Grocers’ Association of Iowa
Camanche
Verne Swaine
Lyons
Clnton
T Davenport
State Agricultural College
B. F Beery
Postville
Methodist Church
Herry
Rkossura
North End
Eagle
Siven
Seneca
Fenton
Lotts Creak
Jalen
Supreme Court
Wick Graham
Dox Myines
Ujortas
Caisano Sa
William McCrory
Alwara
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Howe
G. A. Eaton
Fon Eharneré
A. Menenzis
A. Murdock
Mexenzie
Grand Army
Agricultural College
Polies
Lowing
Tur Dubuque Malting Company
Fowler
Libby Glass Works
MtAmay
F. A. Owen
Iowa Weather Bulletin Reports Crop Improvement Yet Poor Corn Yield
The Iowa Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin notes a week with daily mean temperatures about three degrees above normal and ample sunshine. Two thirds of the state saw showers breaking the drought, improving corn vitality though merchantable grain will total about one third of the usual yield. Pastures revive and potatoes flax and millet show progress as plowing begins.
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Xews
Iowa
St Anne Shrine Draws Pilgrims to Quabec Site
A large Morrisburg Ontario delegation visits the shrine of St Anne twenty two miles below Quebec where miracles are reported. Kate Sweettey, 22, cured from spinal disease after venerating the relic, rises unaided. Mrs Diogene Guirmont of Cap St Ignace, bedridden since February, kneels at the statue and, aided by crutches, walks unaided to thank the saint.
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Tratehes
St. Anne
Quabec
Morrisburg
Ont
Kate Sweettey
Diogene Guirmont
Cap St. Ignace
Miraculous cure at St Anne's shrine prompts vow
Reports from Cap Ignace in Cap 5 describe a woman cured of heart distress after praying at St Anne's sanctuary. Locals recount scenes of devotion with relics, envelopes, and vows, noting many seek relief but few find it. The article contrasts hopeful cures with the church's ex votos and cautions on expectations.
Debs on the Stand in Chicago Strike Inquiry
Debs testifies before the strike commission, detailing Pullman Company wages, living costs, and the route to the nationwide strikes. He cites the Pullman issue as the prime cause, says the General Managers' Association aimed to crush organized labor, and blames U.S. courts for delivering the decisive setback. He notes the union tried to prevent rioting, opposing federal troops but accepting state forces.
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John Peters
Frodden Lumber Company
Ab Ackley
Peters
Des Moines
The
Tella
Debs
American Railway Union
Chicago
Thair
Pullman Company
Pullman
Wright
General Managers’ Association
Deba
Nala
Railroads
Army
United States
Rain Aids The Crops Across The States
Weather service reports show generally brighter prospects for corn and wheat as showers and cool nights aid growth. Drought persists in parts, with yields varying by region. Pastures improve in several states, while corn cutting slows in areas with dry spells and scarce water.
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United States
Whicayge
Portioa
Gortiern Portina
Aguihan
Jngiana
Wizeunzin
T.tokett
South Dakota
Nebraska
Fragmented 19th century item with scattered notices
A jumble of brief notes reports a range of events including deaths in Emporia and Norwalk, a river incident in Kalegrzo, a suicide tied to a lover, a crookston shooting, a thief incident, and a Spain Argentina treaty conclusion after long negotiations.
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Lothtraphie
Florence
SGA
New York
Henry George
Joseph Balls
Emporia
Kaa
Tur River
Harbor
Bill
John Arkins
The
Rocky Mountain News
Denver
Watshas
Scheiber
Huntington
Tad Spretmens
Illinois
Ronnies Mason
Hugh McCullom
Crookston
Sorrento and the Sea: Dawn, Dusk, and Street Life in Italy
The author describes Sorrento and Naples as lively scenes of street life, bands, tarantella dances, and beggars. Guides chatter in place of guiding, donkey boys and clever street hawkers mix humor with hardship. The sea frames the vivid color of orange gardens, olive groves, and vines, contrasting with light and shadow, while the sapphire sea symbolizes life’s source and beauty. Century.
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Sorrento
Italy
Naples
Nhich
Drum Majors Duties And The Drum Major Signal
The article outlines drum major technique and posture, describing left hand stance, stick grip, and commands for playing and marching. It details signaling by wrist movement, body posture, and cadence control, noting shifts from old to modern practice and the ceremonial “cane” and cadence duties.
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Tob
Way
Wil
Nicholas
Wood as Food in Siberian Diet Mentioned by Explorer
Pensacola reader Atiion Vandervate recalls Arctic peoples who use wood in acerbin form as a staple. Natives eat it with meat and fish, scraping bark, mixing with snow, and cooking in a kebti to secure sympathy and gifts from strangers. The report appears in the St Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Wooten Foo
Atiion Qk Vandervate
Pensacola
St Louis Gilobe-Democrat
Painting the Fence Costs Cited in Somerville Journal
A dialogue-like excerpt notes painting a fence with three coats priced at thirteen dollars for paint, plus ten dollars for labor and thirty-two minutes for touch-ups after the wear from probing fingers. The piece preserves a local-period tone and mentions the vendor HNG and the term cotabails.
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Somerville Journal
Market Basket Sign of Spousal Care in Folkloric View
A quizzical line notes that a man carrying a market basket and buying corn and beans signals that he loves his wife, reflecting a folk belief about household duties and affection.
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