You Must Hustle to Succeed and Gladstone’s Reading Habits
The article argues ambition drives success, citing self made figures who hustled despite lack of wealth or education. It notes the need to supply one's own needs and claim opportunity. It also reviews Gladstone’s library, reading habits, and tastes for religion, history, and philosophy, with emphasis on Second-hand catalogs and classical authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Pais
York
Gladstone
Grim
Aristone
Augustine
Dante
Butler
Hawarden
Strike natural gas halts Iowa state events
Yardt Macauries Sulin reports disruptions across the state as a natural gas strike disrupts public services and events. Utilities work to restore supply while authorities monitor fuel lines and safety protocols. Local officials urge calm and provide guidance for affected residents and institutions.
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Yardt Macauries
SULIN
Iowa State
The
Commonwealth
Well Diggers Near Des Moines Prospect Gas From Artesian Well
Report from a county farm near Des Moines describes artesian gas drilling with deepening wells and rising pressure. Experts test the supply and consider potential for steady gas flow, amid a past history of unsuccessful gas finds in the area. A contractor notes an explosion during earlier shaft work, injuring several men, while officials and specialists debate the commercial value and safety of the ongoing gas exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Niles
Indiana
A. M. Carlson
Pioneer victim dies in hayfield accident at Rock
Rew WR Met Death in hay field. Snell Rock pioneer Thompses, a elderly resident, found beneath a pole misfortune on a farm. Four men were erecting ground-class poles when a raised line fell, striking Thompses and causing instant death. The death shocked the laborers on the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snell Rock
Shell Rock
R. O. Y Thompses
Saiz Worh
Dexik
Surik
Traditions Not Withstanding Graduate's Quiet Character
A conservative assessment notes that contrary traditions aside the graduate remains a shy and model young person. The article depicts a Was majority context where modest demeanor defines character and social expectations.
$75,000 Fire Destroys Ottumwa Hay Barn Cluster
Fire starting in a Daggett & Sons barn spread to a block of hay, feed, and sale barns at Second and Washington, wiping out a large property. Losses total about 75,000 with principal s and damage to surrounding homes and the Iowa and Ottumwa Telephone Co. insurance status unclear. Six horses perished, one man rescued from smoke, flames spreading for an extended period.
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Otumwa
E. L. Daggett & Sons
Second
Washington Streets
E. L. Daggett & Sex
Jim Pick
PF. W. Darner
le RR
Feener
Iowa
Ottumwa
Second Street
Palf Square
Farmer shoots suitor during family dispute
A farmer shot a young man who was courting his daughter in a domestic quarrel. The assailant, identified as Charles, was stopped by a bystander. Campbell reportedly intervened as the incident escalated, leaving the room in disorder and police involved.
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Farmer
Charles Geen
Campbel
Stand Co Lapses and Tarnished Attendance Notice
In a partial readable note from the Stand Co event, the report mentions two injuries and a lapse in setup. The text references local residents including Madge Edward and T. D. Bh, with praise and measures of attendance, noting the list was small and the event fortunes uncertain.
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Park
Taconine Ipeal
Gauguier
T. D. Bh
Madge Edward
Beth
Aed
Men Duel Over Duel and Sandwiches in Market Office
A butcher and a valet fought a duel in a market office. The butcher, armed with a hatchet, and the other man used a poker and a servant’s stake to attack. One man was badly hurt in the scuffle. other details remain unclear from the fragment.
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A. Ubermarkt
Ferga
Dadetaer
Little Girl A Heroine In Theater of Courage
A young girl, Gladys Hank, aged near small, becomes a hero when she catches Harold Hertrecht after he falls and tumbles eight times, pulling him to safety shoreward. The incident highlights her brave quick action and presence of mind in a perilous moment.
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Charlies City
Gladys Hankon
Zerself
Harold Hertrecht
Nee
Interurban accident kills man in Alabama restaurant
An interurban collision in Alabama left a man dead after an unrelated incident at a nearby restaurant severed his foot. Police report indicate Robert Pearson, a resident of Iowa, was injured in the melee and transported for treatment. Further details remain unclear as investigators piece together timelines from the scene.
Harvest Field Tragedy Near Clarx Ends In Fatality
A tragedy unfolds in a harvest field near Clarx six miles west as workers report a severed line and multiple fatalities. Local authorities investigate the incident and halt operations pending safety review.
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Harvest Field
Clarx
Way
In Mill Hace Pelloes of Alb Nine Sensesol Ing
A fragment from a Mill Hace page notes Alb nine sensesol Ing in the SPIEs, with unclear attribution. The readable words point to an industrial or trade context, mentioning Pelloes and Alb. Further details are unreadable but imply a brief entry or caption rather than a full report.
Grandmother Knocked Down in Iowa Incident
The report describes an assault in Iowa where an elderly grandmother, Arehi Shearer, is alleged to have been knocked down. Two grand anars are cited as charges preferred related to the incident.
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Bown
Arehi Shearer
Iowa Grand Aars
Sheals
Drops Dead on The Street. WW Vogt. a well only shop
A fragmented report notes a fatal street incident involving a person named WW Vogt outside a shop. Details are incomplete with garbled OCR text, but the core event indicates a death on the street and identifies Vogt in connection with the scene.
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Vogt
Local obituary notes unexpected death and marriage mention
A fragmentary obituary reports the sudden death of Mrs. anie, wife of a well known tear here, following an anesthetic order. An attending nurse and patient details are unreadable, with a garbled line about a marriage and a comparison between a quart and a bushel of cucumbers.
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Anie
Abe
Riot at Michigan mine ends in killings and arrests
Calumet Michigan Rockland Ontonagon County scene of violent miner strike Tuesday night as tram workers and deputies clash near the Michigan copper mine. One man killed, another mortally wounded, many injured, 40 rioters jailed. Sheriff McFarland led a large deputy force to guard workers. violence and arrests continue as details unfold. In Kentucky, alien Mathis executed for rape after swift trial and death verdict.
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Calumet
Mich
Rockland
Ontonagor County
Michigan
Sherif McFarland
Madriot
Eiley
Sheriff McFarland
Ontenagon
Rock Yand
Fred
McFarland
Ontonagon
Stri
E. J. Evans
Mathis
Bugs
Hearst Declares Independent Candidacy for New York Governor
Hearst organization meets at Gilsey House and forms a plan to nominate Hearst for governor with a full state and judiciary ticket, pursuing an independent line if Democrats won’t endorse him, while seeking some support from party leadership. Harvest demand rising in Minnesota and the Dakotas with 40 men needed within 60 days. Roosevelt appoints Fred Morris Dearing of Missouri as second secretary to the American legation in Havana. U S mint reports July coinage totals: gold 6 175000 and 6 203164, silver 128164.
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Hearst Gover
New Yo
Missouria
Oyster Bay
L. A
Roosevel
Fred Morris Dear
Missouri
Havana
Cuba
Dearing
Quesada
United States
Roosevelt is Out of the Race
A Peoria notice reports Prent Roosevelt will not seek a third term. Secretary William Loeb transmitted the president’s letter dated July 26 at Oyster Bay, stating Roosevelt’s earlier election statement remains irrevocable. The move follows a Peoria Herald-Transcript editorial urging a third term.
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Peoria
Prent Roosevelt
L. A. Rimner
William Loeb
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Peoria Herald-Transcript
Kinney
Peoria Politi
Harriman Lines Plans Floral Arrangements on Trains
Union Pacific executives in Chicago outline a scheme to build large greenhouses along main lines to Nebraska Wyoming Utah and other districts. The plan aims to place fresh flowers in dining cars and cars across the system, with roses distributed to women and business travelers. Locations include Grand Island Nebraska Cheyenne Wyoming Denver Colorado and Ogden Utah. Dining rooms on all lines would be supplied free of charge with plants and blooms making Harriman lines known as the floral lines.
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Harriman
Union Pa Sife Read
Chicago
Nebraska
Wyoming
Utah
Grand Island
Neb
Cheyenne
Wrvo
Denver
Col
Ogden
California
Enron
Southern Pacific
Oregon
True Courage and the Call of Courageous Words
A compact page quotes multiple 19th century voices on courage and bravery. Elizabeth Kulmann, J Brisben Walker, George Horace Lorimer, Sydney Smith, Leigh Hunt, Rochefoucauld, and Helen Williams Post are cited for reflections on courage. The collected maxims contrast fear with understanding and personal resolve.
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Fizabeth Kulmann
J. Brisben Walker
Sophocles
George Horace Lorimer
Sydney Smith
Leigh Hunt
Rochefoucauséd
Helen Williams Post
Bad Train Wreck Near Chelsea on Rainy Night
Pacific Train No 37 bound for New York wrecked above Chelsea shortly before midnight after a landslide released by a heavy afternoon rainstorm. Engine thrown from rails, fireman Mills rescued, engineer Edward Wells fatally injured. Fifteen passengers seriously injured and many more hurt.
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Pacific
New
New York
Chelsea
Poughkeepsie
Mills
Edward Wells
Wurtle
State Secures Judgment Against Former Treasurer
The state of Illinois won a judgment on Wednesday in Sangamon circuit court against former State Treasurer Henry Waltz and Flor d K Whittemore for 4532.40. The suit, filed by Illinois, aimed to recover fees held by Waltz prior to a 2 act by the legislature: fees collected for registering country, township and municipal bonds.
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Shrinefield
State of Linois
Henry Waltz
Flord K. Whittemore
Creighton
Sangamon
State of
Tinois
Wulff
Taggart to Wed ptitian in Mazila scandal
Captain Elmore F. Taggart, once famed for divorce, plans to marry a wealthy Sprenigh senorita after meeting in Mazila. In San Francisco, U.S. Attorney Robert T. Devin has opened an inquiry into a suspected lumber dealers’ trust, with potential prosecutions if warranted.
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Taggart
Wooster
Elmore F. Taggart
Mazila
Lumber Trust
San Francisco
United States Distict
Robert T. Devin
Do You Remember An Anticipated Calamity That Came
A compact reflective piece questions public figures and myths from a bygone era. It muses on a sycophant turned friend a reputed bad man an actor unfit to praise an absconding cashier disproving trusted employee labels and a once respected citizen accused woman criminal beauty and refinement clash with sharp judgments about a fast-talking horse seller and a mythic sinless figure facing a stone fusillade asking who truly earned fame honesty and merit.
Coffee’s Health Claims Raise Alarm in Letters
A reader recounts years of stomach trouble blamed on coffee, then notes dramatic recovery after switching to Postum. The letter cites decisive improvement after a December 1902 crisis and urges a ten day Postum trial to prove coffee harms. The ad promotes a booklet titled Traill to Wellville and invites sworn statements.
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Col Fe
Grant's
Postum Co
Pattie Creek
Mich
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Bameston
TOWIA
Ren
Hay Field
Hachive
Suitor
Martie
Sen
Alain
Robert Pearson
Lewa
Canute
W. S. Foy
Toom
Hearst
Independent League
St. Paul
Minn
Winnesota
North
South Dakota
Nead
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