Nearly Fifty Million Increase in Iowa Policies
Des Moines reports a record rise in life insurance in force for 1902. Aggregate policies December 31 total $751,899,843, up from $504,294,495 year earlier. Number of companies down, but policies in force up by 33,300. Town life firms held 80,972,257 in policies. non-town firms 171,708 policies totaling 14,8502. Payouts to beneficiaries reached $1,706,457. Coherent details outline net policy value at year end 1902 for fifty states.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Amoun
Pol SB
Carroll
Hfe
Kkmas
May Tornado and Lightning Losses Hit Iowa Firms
Des Moines reports show heavy May losses across Iowa from a late month series of storms. The Farmers Mutual headquarters in Des Moines logged over 1,200 claims in one day with total costs estimated between 50,000 and 75,600 dollars. Damage spanned the state, with Rolfe in northern Iowa and Creston in the south as notable centers of destruction.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Farmers’ Mutual
Rolfe
Creston
Wilson appointed superintendent of horticulture
Mount Ayr June 11 Dr. 8. Baily chairman Iowa world's fair horticulture commission has appointed Silas Wilson of Atlantic as superintendent of horticulture. Wilson long associated with leading Iowa horticulturists and fruit growing, member of the Iowa State Horticultural Society, selected and recommended by the society to the world’s fair commission. Two assistant superintendents to be chosen later.
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Baily
Mount Ayr
8. Baily
Iowa
Silas Wilson
Atlantic
Wilson
Towa State Horticultural Society
World
Assyrian peddler caught after assault attempt
A damaged clipping reports Nahen J bara, an Assyrian peddler, attempting to assault Grace Wood Ward near Garwin and Marshalltown. He was captured near Garwin and brought to town.
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Grace Woodward
Garwin
Marshalltown
Nahen J@bara
Grace Wood Ward
Way Wins Out in Tenth County Caucus
The Republican county convention here chose S X Way to succeed himself on the state committee and secure re election. The delegation to the state convention voted to back Way, assuring his return in the Des Moines caucus.
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Way
S. X. Way
Des Moines
Farmer Duped Out of Cash Near Brooklyn
June 11 a farmer living near Brooklyn was swindled of 1400 by two strangers who persuaded him to pay spot cash for a neighbor’s farm. They hired a livery team, separated, and vanished with a tin box of 1500, leaving no trace. The team was found later in Tama county. suspects disappeared.
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Brooklyn
Fisher
Baker
Bunco
Felows
Vining
Tama
Governor Newbold Dies in Iowa City
Hon Joshua G Newbold former governor and longtime Iowa leader died at his residence in June after apoplexy. He had served as mayor of Iowa City for three terms and held multiple state roles including speaker of the house and lieutenant governor. Born May 12 1820 in Fayette County Pennsylvania he pursued law after early work as a farmer and teacher.
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Kirkwood
Iowa
Mr. Pleasant
Joshua G. Newbold
United States Senate
Newbold
Iowa General Assembly
House
Samuel J. Kirkwood
Pennsylvania
Fayette County
Joshua Howell
Uniontown
Mt. Pleasant
Cedar Township
van Buren County
General Assembly
Mr. Newbeld
Senate
Savings Stolen by Roommate in Grinnell News
A farm hand Cullen Gregory reports a theft of 330 dollars by his roommate Charles Knodle who vanished last night. Des Moines and local police seek Knodle, described as short, stout, 46 pounds lighter with a mustache, wearing a blue suit with white stripe. Also reported: Mrs. John Grimms robbed near Knoxville. suspect Gan Cox jailed after bloodhounds traced the trail. In Marshalltown an attempted assault on Mohan Jabara cited. police alerted. In Soo Gun tournament, A R Barbe won the championship hammering a high gun, with other shooters named.
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Cullen Gregory
Grinnell
Charles Knodle
Knodle
Gregory
Rarther
Brodie
Des Moines
Knodie
Knoxville
John Grimms
Gan Cox
Grifithe
Woodward
Marshalltown
Mohan Jabara
Strikers Leave Chicago Hotels After Arbitration Rejected
Chicago June 13 The hotel strike in Chicago now in its third week has crippled twenty five leading hotels though operations continue. Cooks and waiters refuse arbitration insisting wage scales must be granted first as teamsters and engineers reportedly may aid boycotts but union officers refuse involvement.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Assassination in Servia Brings King Kara Georgevitch Proclamation
Belgrade June 13 reports the murder of King Alexander and Queen Draga by officers. The army proclaims Prince Karageorgevitch king, with the capital and people largely accepting the change. Skupshtina gathering Monday expected to formalize the new order. Some intellectuals favor abolishing the monarchy entirely.
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Servia
Belgrade
Alexander
Draga
Karageorgevitch
Skupschiina
Ljubomir Kalievics
Peter Karaso Tgevinick
Austria
Russia
Memteh
St. Kers
Obren
Unoccupied Land in Canada shown in new Manitoba atlas
An illustration from a Manitoba and Northwest Territories history by D. M. Duncan highlights land scales. The square CC represents Manitoba and Assiniboia Alberta and Saskatchewan at 270,000,000 acres total with 135,000,090 acres arable and 4,000,600 cultivated. The contrast shows vast farming potential beyond the sparse cultivated area.
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Manitoba
Northwest Territories
D. M. Duncan
M. A
Winnipeg
Assiniboia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Strikes Loom as Hotel Workers Demand Union Recognition
Hotel workers across a range of properties including Palmer House and Great Northern press for union recognition. Protests target proprietor demands against beer fairs and insist on individual union member access to offices. cabinet split over republican form versus new king, amid brutal royal-era violence reports.
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Sherman House
Grand Pacific
Stratford
Palmer House
Bismarck
Kaissrhof
Thompson
Victoria
Wellington
Lakota
Chicago Beach
del Prata
Vendome Hyde
India
Propr Ss
Hotel Xeerers’ Association
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E. W. Weeks
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ST Ass
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