Big Profit in Cows: Mount Pleasant and Independence Dairy
Sixty dairy cows at Mount Pleasant state hospital earned a net $11.63 per cow in November with a top monthly milking record of 1414 pounds. Seventy two cows at Independence earned $10.10 per cow. Total November milk at Mount Pleasant reached 5318 pounds valued at $1070.36 with $695.86 net after feed costs. Independence produced 47740 pounds with a $727.41 net. Labor costs are not charged. inmates assist in care as milk aids insane patients.
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Mount Pleasant State Hospital
Board of Control
State Hospital
Independence
Hoowever
Scouts Help Blind Man In Mason City
The Boy Scouts of Mason City organized a fundraising drive to launch a broom making business for Fred G. Whitney, a blind local resident. Scouts secured funds to open a shop, with Whitney set as manager and ownership transferred once debts are paid.
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Mason City
Jscouthood
Boy Scouts
Fred G. Whitney
Vinton
Bank Cashier Disappears From Parnell Savings Bank
Parnell Savings Bank cashier Charles Moore has vanished and authorities report no trace of his whereabouts. Bank officials are reluctant to discuss the disappearance. Moore is married with seven children, and his family remains at home.
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Parnell
Charles Moore
Parnell Savings Bank
Moore
Citizens’ Water Franchise Approved in Fort Madison Vote
In Fort Madison a special election granted the Citizens' company a twenty five year water franchise by a tally of 789 for and 459 against. The firm, made up of twenty five city residents, has held a franchise for thirty five years.
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Fort Madison
Hell
Citizens’ Comany
Citizens’ Company
Christmas Gifts Burned in Express Car Fire
An express car attached to a Northwest erm train between Council Bluffs and Missouri Valley caught fire en route. It was hurriedly set out here and the fire extinguished. The depot platform was strewn with burned and damaged packages, apparently all Christmas gifts.
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Missouri Valley
Council Bluffs
Former School Head Dies in Council Bluffs
Mrs. H. W. Rotherton wife of the superintendent of the Town school for the deaf died at the institution. Before her marriage she was matron at the school and, from her long association, had a wide acquaintance in the state.
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Council
Bluffs
H. W. Rotherton
Town School For the
Wool Clippings Sold By Logan W. W. Latta Farmer
Logan W. Latta a farmer and livestock man on a Logan farm near the southern line reports selling both spring and fall wool clips totaling 25,433 pounds for 37,930 dollars. The fall clip came from 2,128 head and the spring clip from 1,424 head of sheep.
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Logan
W. W. Latta
Drake Student Wins Iowa Rhodes Scholarship
Des Moines Xarman Duoshee Scott of this city won the Iowa Rhodes scholarship after his appointment at Iowa City. This marks the second time a Drake University student has won the honor, and he was chosen over three other candidates.
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Des Moines
Xarman Duoshee Scott
Iowa City
Drake University
Prize Winning Hog From Ames Sets Age-Record
A prize winning hog from Iowa State College, the largest for its age, weighed 25 pounds at six months and sold in Chicago. It surpassed last year’s top six month old by 13 pounds and set monthly gain records, with weights of 63.5 pounds at two months, 195 pounds at three months, and 205 pounds at five months.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Chicago
Burlington Big Fire Destroys Tama Building in Burlington
A large office structure in Burlington was nearly destroyed by fire from 2:00 to 9:30. Loss is about 100000, likely covered by insurance. Fire began at Sutter & Ludman Drug Co, which is a total loss. Cause unknown. All fifty offices were demolished or damaged. Major victims include Sutter & Ludman Drug Co, Kaut & Kreishbaum hardware, L. B. Ringold Co clothing, Trexal Bros, and Mrs Washburn millinery.
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Tama
Sutter & Ludman Drug Company
Kaut & Kreishbaum
L. B. Ringold Company
Trexal Bros
Safety First Campaign Warns Keep Off the Track
Davenport Rock Island launches an antitrack walking crusade to cut rail fatalities. The railroad issues a red danger stamp on letters and a larger stamp for envelopes urging readers to keep off deadly railway tracks and to protect family and employees.
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Davenport
Rock Island
Hook Island
Will Pension Blind in Pelk County Des Moines
Pelk county will issue pensions to eligible blind residents during the first week in January. Dr. A. Arnold named examiner by the board of supervisors. Eligible applicants must be majority aged, five years state residency, one year county residency, and income not exceeding 300 dollars per year. Maximum pension is 150 dollars annually and applicants must show they are not inmates of a public institution.
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Pelk County
A. Arnold
Board of Supervisors
Jary
State Board of Control
Davenport
Hames
Meyer Found Guilty in Van Meter Murder Case
Meyer, a young Van Meter farmer, was found guilty of second degree murder by a jury after 16 hours of deliberation. He stood trial for the killing of his wife on the Meyer farm near Van Meter on July 23. Mrs Ida Meyer, mother of the defendant, faces an indictment for murder in connection with the case and likely will not be tried until February.
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Winterset
Fred Meyer
van Meier
van Meter
Ida Meyer
Missing banker returns to clear affairs in Dubuque
Dubuque reports former German Trust and Savings Bank savings chief and Marquette Court of Foresters treasurer Dubuque resident F J Neuweher has reappeared after two weeks disappearance. He says he will help straighten out his accounts and affairs amid prior shortages at the bank and secret societies.
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Dubuque
Frank J. Neuweeher
German Trust and Savings Bank
Marquette Court of Foresters
Coffee houses planned to replace saloons in Davenport
Davenport leaders advocate coffee houses to serve the working class as saloons go out of business at year’s start. Philanthropists fear Davenport’s long wet history will affect future social conditions.
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Davenport
Will &O
Frazier Found Guilty in Second Degree Murder
Winterset George Frazier was convicted of murder in the second degree for the August 26 killing of Rufus Alery in Webster. The jury deliberated for twenty and one half hours before reaching a verdict.
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Frazier
Winterset
George Frazier
Rufus Alery
Webster
Robbers blow post office safe in Vector incident
In December 26 robbers forced entry into the post office at Vector near Oskaloosa during the night. They blew open the safe and escaped with thirty dollars in cash and one hundred dollars in postage stamps. A local investigation follows.
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Oskaloosa
Vector
Hogs Buyout by Waukon Farmers Hog and Produce Co
The Farmers Hog and Produce Company of Waukon purchased 20 420 hogs over the last three years paying 410 530 40 dollars.
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Waukon
Farmers Hog and Produce Company of
Waterloo School Bond Victory Marks East Waterloo Vote
Waterloo voters approved a $950,000 bond for a new East Waterloo high school. The Waterloo Woman's club influenced turnout with women casting 209 ballots, 192 for the bond and 17 against, while men voted 337 for and 111 against.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Woman's Club
Good Roads Movement Highlights Iowa City Meeting
In March 1883 the first good roads meeting in Iowa was held in Iowa City, with officials noting continued neglect since. Figures show hauling costs drop on better roads, urging more road work to boost land values and population, while Iowa reports 104,000 miles of roads and 2,500 improved in the past year.
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Iowa City
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Good Roads Movement
United States
Department of Agriculture
Cows Condemned at County Home by State Vet
Deputy state veterinarian Dr E A Buston inspected and condemned seventeen milch cows at the county home under orders from the state veterinarian. The action targets dairy cattle deemed valuable by authorities.
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E. A. Buston
Has
Grinnell College Endowment Boost and Dormitory Gift
Grinnell College received a large endowment of 35690 dollars in a donation announced by President J H T Main, with the donor remaining anonymous. A Kansas City real estate gift valued at 150000 dollars will be sold to fund construction of a new dormitory for newsmen, slated for completion early next year.
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Grinnell
Grinnelll
Grinnell College
Wilson and Galt Wedding Quiet Washington Ceremony
President Wilson and Mrs Norman Galt wed at her home in Washington. The ceremony was simple with ministers from St Margaret and Central Presbyterian. The couple will honeymoon in Hot Springs Virginia returning by January 4 for Congress reconvening and a Pan American reception planned at the White House.
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Norman Galt
Alexandria
Hot Springs
Homestead
White House
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Galt
Secretary Tumulty
Cary T. Grayson
Gentral
Third President Wed In Office
Woodrow Wilson became the third president to marry while in office joining John Tyler and Grover Cleveland. Tyler was widowed during his term and Wilson followed, two years later in 1844 in New York City he wed Julia Gardiner herself aiding White House duties in the final year of her husband’s term.
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Cleveland
Wilson
New York City
Suiss Julia Gardiner
White House
United States Holds Austria-Hungary Responsible for Ancona Sinking
The United States states it will hold the Austro-Hungarian government responsible for the sub commander who torpedoed the Ancona after engines were stopped and passengers remained aboard. Washington notes that American casualties and the act’s lawless nature justify the claim and demands compliance to maintain good relations.
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Pen Geld
Department of State
United States
Ancona
Vienna
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Imperial and Royal
Admiralty
Austria-Hungary
Three British Generals Reported Wounded on Fronts
London dispatches report Brig. Gen. Herbert Campbell Holman of the Sixteenth Cavalry Indian Army wounded on the French battlefield. Announcement adds Brig. Gen. George Benjamin Hodson Indian Army and Brig. Gen. G. G. Ryrie Australian forces wounded in the Dardanelles.
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Herbert Campbell Holman
Sixteenth Cavalry
Indian Army
France
George Benjamin Hodson
G. G. Ryrie
Dardanelles
The Plague Then and Now Faqs on Pneumonic Disease
A medical specialist notes the pneumonic germ is a relative of the bubonic pestilence and its mode of spread remains uncertain. The disease is said to be nearly 100 percent fatal for sufferers, with echoes of the fourteenth century plague which killed about 25 million Europeans.
Russia reactionaries gain ground in wartime Moscow
Berlin reports say the reactionary movement in Russia is advancing. An Overseas News Agency item notes that the interior minister Chester has suppressed announced conventions of the Russian national towns union and the Russian national union of self government. Russian committees on war industries warn Moscow is unsafe for gatherings as mobs from recent street riots remain restless. Similar reports come from other regions.
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Russia
Chester
Russian National Towns Union
Russian National Union of Self Government
Moscow
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