Rumors and Quips Stir readers in a Patchwork World
A fragmented column surveys global personalities and humorous incidents. It references Humelton and Count Sizza, fashion and etiquette, the Cuba republic, Ha rs in Boston, a rubbernecked fine in Chicago, hoop skirts, the dollar as fate, catsup spelling, Abdul Hamid and Bulgaria, Adirondack fires, a panama test, seniors’ essays, America cup plans, Corset safety, peace funding for The Hague, and a long list of whimsical notes from Boston to Odessa.
Scholar Guy Featured In NST Youth Program
A readable fragment highlights scholar Guy as a key figure in a local youth program. The report notes his involvement with an educational initiative and community activities, underscoring his role in guiding students through coursework and mentorship.
Pessimism Grows as Floods Threaten Crops and Homes
The text laments worsening floods near, risking crop loss and forcing relocations while suggesting the public will witness an old-fashioned drought-like hardship. It frames the situation as a test of resilience and community response amid rising water and displacement fears.
Wreck on Rock Island Train Kills Three Near Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids June 18 three men die and four injured when a Rock Island passenger train crashes into a gravel train at Elmira thirty miles south of the city. The gravel train failed to clear the main track. The passenger car is a total wreck with cars derailed and pandemonium aboard. The gravel crew is blamed for the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Elmira
Here
Eldon Herring
Josbon
Earl Herring
Lisbon
Fred Risler
Davenport
T. A. Myers
J. R. Barnes
Ernest Veale
Sunday School Convention Held In Des Moines
The Iowa Sunday School association completed its most enthusiastic and successful convention to date in Des Moines. Officers were elected including President J A Taphan of Osage and first vice president D H Payne of Bloomfield, with numerous committee appointments endorsed for key secretarial roles across temperance, normal, home, and visitation departments. The executive board proposed streamlined procedures and more thorough reporting, and the next convention was set for Iowa Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
J. A. Taphan
Osage
D. H Payne
Bloomfield
H. C. Bellman
Waterloo
WS. Coeain
H. S. Coile
J. F. Hardin
Elnora
F. F. Jones
Villisca
Lena Yeger
Knoxville
William Merchie
Allerton
Normal
T. B. Short
Home Department
Frank Goodell
Visitation
Mary B. Mitchell
B. F. Mitchell
Iowa Falls
Preliminary electric line planned Des Moines to Logan
June 20 a joint board and executive committee of a company announced plans to build an electric line from Des Moines to Logan and extend to Council Bluffs. A permanent survey will determine three routes with 2 percent grade and three degrees curvature, starting at Font and proceeding through Dallas Center, Guthrie Center, Audubon, Harlan to Logan, with a Northwestern railroad connection. Survey supervision may be by James Carss or B Schreiner, veterans of railroad location work.
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Des Moines
Hogan
Logan
Council Bluffs
Ele
Font
Dalas Center
Guihtrie Center
Audubon
Harlan and Logan
Northwestern Railroad
James Carss
B. Schreiner
Big Day for Clermont Lincoln Monument Presented Henderson Statue
In Clermont on June 20 a crowd of over 6,000 gathered for the Twelfth Iowa reunion the Lincoln monument presentation and the unveiling of a bronze statue of Hon. D. B. Henderson, gifts from Hon. William Larrabee. The ceremony featured Miss Helen Larrabee the flag at the statue tears from Col Henderson and remarks by Senator Dolliver along with many notables from Iowa Kansas and Illinois. The event honored Col Henderson and the Twelfth Iowa veterans who traveled from distant states to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Henderson
Clermont
Ltue
Larrabee
Twelfth Iowa
D. B. Henderson
William Larrabee
Lcola
Col
Hena Mm
Helen Larrabee
Col. Henderson
Lieut. Cole
Gorens
Upper Iowa University
Beulah Wright
Jles
Chas. D. Neff
Old Upper Town University
Dave
Dolliver
Steading
Larrapee
Col. Sweeney
Fourth
Iowa
Col Simpson
Kansas
Col. Reed
Mt Vernon
Haugen
Northwood
Major Reed
Chicago
Terrill
Manchester
Abner Dunham
W. B Dolliver
Fort Dodge
B Zeigler
West Union
Airs
Otis
Merry
Dubuque
Col. Sturdevant
Minne
Call Halt on Insanity Heredity in Filling Hospitals
Des Moines June 18 Judge Hinne notes in a paper that among 1 425 Iowa hospital admissions the alleged causes include epilepsy in about a quarter, temperance in a quarter, and heredity in over half. He notes that over 20 percent of admissions are due to epilepsy, intemperance or heredity and urges prompt action to prevent propagation of these defects.
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Des Moines
Hinne
Board of Control
Iowa
Kinne
Eye ear specialist sued for alleged malpractice
Alitown June 17 Dr XN M eye and ear specialist sued by W FE Carpenter of Toledo for altered malpractice He alleges his hearing was permanently destroyed by the doctor's attempt to remove an insert from the ear The remark about a mutual admiration society follows with no clear relevance
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Alitown
XN. M
W_ FE
Carpenter
Toledo
Eleven Killed in Wreck Near Raymond Waterloo
A passenger train on the Hlingis Central collided head on with a freight train one mile west of Raymond on June 20. Eleven people died and two were injured due to freight crew misreading orders. The passenger, crowded with travelers, was traveling about fifty miles per hour when the crash occurred on a curve. Several crew members and tramps were among the deceased and injured. The derailment left seventeen freight cars piled atop each other, with wreckage scattered, yet all sleepers reportedly escaped serious harm.
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Raymond
Waterloo
Hlingis Central
Here
John R. Grifin
E. J. Bantz
Fred Scooman
J. C. Mills
Freman
E. R. Stickney
Dubuque
Final purpose of life is character says Senator Hoar
Iowa City June 18 Senator Hoar of Massachusetts spoke at the University of Iowa commencement praising Senator Allison and the state. He declared the final aim of all scholarship and life is character noting science serves the soul and warning against efforts to substitute numbers for moral quality in government.
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Hoar
Iowa City
Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
University of Iowa
Allison
Commonwealth of Ilona
Hear
Asruth
Senate
Supreme Court of the United States
Iowa Man Dismissed Over Money Order Contract Indiscretion
James T. Metcalf, longtime superintendent of the money order system, was removed from the postoffice department after alleged indiscretions in printing contract awards. The action favors the second bid and cites improper conduct linked to Metcalf’s son’s employment, with a full investigation to follow.
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Washington
James T. Metcalf
Postoffice Department
Wille
Metcalf
Paul Herman
Alwars
Assistan Kimball
Massachusetts
Iowa
Des Moines Notes on Riches Politics and Parks
Des Moines in June 1903 pursues hedge funds while the Geo T Sullivan grain office fails and local investors seek dues. Elks carnival schedule and Beggar Prince Opera offer free shows as Northern Iowa politics heat up around federal judgeships with Sen Healy and a field of candidates. Midland Chautauqua July 21 4 features lectures science music and entertainment aimed at a wide Des Moines audience. Boast not and the world knows not who you are.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Geo. T. Sullivan
Century Block
Messrs
Talcott
Giles
Ingersch Park
Beggar Prince Opera Company
Iowa
O. P. Shiras
Dubuane
Thomas D. Healy
Healy
Shiras
F. F. Dawley
Cedar Rapids
N. MM. Hubbard
Craig Wright
Sioux City
F. H. Hessell
Storm Lake
J. C. Longueville
Dubudue
Chifford P. Smith
Mason City
John C. Sherwin
State Supremes Court
P. M. Pearson
Swarthmore College
W. A. Quayle
Kansas City
Ernest J. Woodland
Mechanics’ Institute
Rochester
N. Y
Sarah Wharton Moore
Orpheus Jubilee
Gorton
Smith
Protean
Chas
Birds
Bird
Pierce
Spencer Pierce
Bearchamp
Hamilton
Ohio
Thomas Greene
Chas. E. Risser
Sixth Ave
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Humelton
Prince Kaartwill
Count Sizza
Fizzie
Russia
Wad Wadlah
France
Balzac
Dickens
Boston
America
The
Peace Society
de Groroyer
Abdul Hamid
Bulgaria
Dr. Webb
Adirondacks
Lord Roberts
New York
Reliance
United States
Japan
Hollands
Andrew Carnegie
Hague
Herr Most
Odessa
Ted Sniewetyarnt
Guy
Hawkeyedom
Marks’ Music House
7Th St
Fraternal Insurance Companies
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