Denounces Cedar Rapids Packer in Iowa rate dispute
Iowa rate sitation unfolds as George D Henry of Fairfield denounces Cedar Rapids packer BE Koch for attacking the Iowa railroad commission. Henry questions interstate impact and cites state rate tables and haul miles while recounting related testimony and public interest matters across Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids Packer
Russell Woodard
Des Moles
Iowa
George D. Henry
Fairfield
BE. T. Koch
Cedar Rapids
Lown State Railroad Commission
Koch
Senate
Railroad Commission
Interstate Commission
Campbell
Henry
Stes
Illinois
Missouri
Ilinois
First Des Moines editor Barlow Granger dies at 90
Barlow Granger, editor of Iowa Star and early Des Moines paper, born Cayuga N Y May 31 1816, died aged 90. His career helped shape Iowa journalism and Polk county press history. The obituary notes his rise from journeyman printer to publisher and lawyer in Fort Des Moines.
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Barlow Granger Deng
Barlow Granger
Des Moines
Mr. Granger
Cayuga
N. Y
Polk County
Iowa Star
Iowa
Carroll
Omaha
B. Hooker
Cal
B. D. Hooker
Department of Agriculture
Simpson
State Department of Agriculture
State. Corp
Tanner
Mason City & Fort Dodge Railroad
Mississippi Valley Spiritualists’ Association
Mount Pleasant
Clinton
William J. Bryan
Loutala County Sugar Company
Columbus Junction
Cummins
Portland
Qre
Cupid
Ottumwa
Matigon
W.L. Thompson
Commodore Thompson
Brooklyn
Phil Martin
Finley
Thamas Reed
Mason City
Hicks Kime
Wilson Opera House
Joseph C. Smith
Buxton
Supreme Court
Des Moiines
Mabel Scofield
T.S. Hockersmith
John Wales
Larlow Granger
Lowa
Granger
Horace Greeley
New York Tribune
Newton
James Kane
Monroe
Marquette
Kniights of
Columbus
Oskaloosa
William Penn
Ralph Gossage
Penn
Towa Falls
T.N. Price
Iowa-Lillooet
Lillooet
British Columbia
Fort Madison
Ostaloosa
Frank Stevens
James Stevens
Mabasky County
Steddon’s Pond
Higelty
Davenport
American Can Company
Cummins Rallies for Fairer Railroad Practices in Des Moines
Special correspondence reports Cummins criticizing railroad discrimination harming Des Moines. He addressed Commercial Club members urging equalized conditions to aid local cattle and hog shipments. He noted Des Moines sits near rich raw material but Chicago benefits due to current rules. Also mentions over 3,060 Iowans attending the Epworth League convention in Denver from July 6 to 8.
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Cummins
Commercial Club
Des Moines
Chicago
Epworth League
Denver
Confession clears murder mystery in Dixon case
Iowa report details Frank Carter, an insane patient at Mercy hospital, confessing to killing Robert Parks and burning his Dixon home a decade ago to conceal the deed. The admission follows Carter’s mental decline and long speculation of murder.
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Iowa
Supreme Court
Charles Rocker
Rock Rapids
Hocker
Anamosa
Rocker
Davenport
Frank Carter
Mercy Hospital
Robert Parks
Dixon
Parks
Carter
Abroad Italy misadventures of a bad boy narrator
RECSS BAD BOY abroad recounts a chaotic tour from Geneva to Venice with a father and narrator. They dodge anarchists, beggars, gondola escapades, and a near drowning after Garibaldi is toppled into the canal. The missive spirals through humorous travel misfortune, comic danger, and lighthearted family frictions.
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Ord
Geneva
Venice
Grand Canal
Dad
Court Knew The Game In Georgia Card Night Ruse
A Georgia judge reviews a case in Marietta where a man, provoked by a card game and a racist exchange, strikes another’s nose. The defendant blames a trick played with spades and face cards as motive. The judge shortens punishment, offering commutation on payment of one dollar.
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Senator Clay
Georgia
Congress
Louisville Courier-Journal
Shia
David Irwin
Marietta
Irwin
Atern Dispenser of Justice
Jedge
The Shark Trade Prompts New Uses in Commerce
The article notes abundant central American sharks and a new company converting fins into jelly and soup, processing livers for machinery, skins into leather, bone into walking sticks, and using jaws and teeth for various products. It highlights expanding commercial utilization of shark parts.
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Central America
British Post Office uses 250000 envelopes in a day
The British Post Office Department reports usage of about 250000 envelopes in a 24 hour period, highlighting high mail volume and logistical demands for daily operations.
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British Post Office Department
British Post Alice
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Shipper
Sarah Kuhn
Saunders
House
Kuhn
Roosevelt
Hubbard
Iawa
Ing
Bankers State
B. F. Carroll
Eldora
Mitcehelly Idle
Independence
Glenwood
Iowa State News
Sheldon
Western Electric Telephone Company
Osage
Charles City
Town
Minnesota
Burlington
Mississippi
Keokuk
Ainsworth
Thomas Suetson
UON
George W. Peck
Wisconsin
Peck
Joseph DB
Bowles
Vewnick
Italy
Switzerland
Mexico
Romeone
United States
Kerchunk
Berlin
Canaave
Ded
State Street
Michigan Avenue
Dhat
Rialto Bridge
Garibaldi
Hennery
Tim
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