Murphy on the Stand in Bank Receivership Hearing
Receiver Murphy testified in the Day and Hets and J. K. Cooper intervention case over the Officer & Pusey bank insolvency. He described how profits were calculated ignoring bad debts and depreciation, revealing large dividends to partners and false cash figures from slips and loans.
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Council Bluffs
Day
Murphy
Thomas Omcer
W. H. M. Pusey
Thomas. Officer
H. M. Pusey
Hndiaen
Glins
Thomas Officer
Charles T
Omaha
Connell Bluffs Grapes Growers Banking Officers Elected
At the annual meeting of the Connell Bluffs Graps Growers Shipping association in Council Bluffs Iowa on January 16 officers were elected: President Samuel Avery Vice President Alexander Wood Secretary J J Hess Treasurer W M Pyper Directors L Hammer A Wood P J Hall W S Keeline W G Rich George Allingham was re elected manager for the year. Reports show 1990 a prosperous year with good prices for all masses of fruit. Gross sales about 22000 and a 2 percent dividend paid to members.
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Rroe Growers Associations
Council Bluffs
Connell Bluffs Graps Growers’ Shipping Association
Samuel Avery
Alexander Wood
J. J. Hess
W. M. Pyper
L. Hammer
A. Wood
P. J. Hall
W. S. Keeline
W. G. Rich
George Allingham
Four Companiles or None In Iowa Inaugural Call
The adjutant general of the Iowa National Guard has not yet settled the question of sending guard companies to Washington for the inaugural. He proposed to four companies from Dubuque Red Oak Sioux City and Davenport to go if all four agree, with their expenses paid by their cities. The Dubuque company proposed to go, but the adjutant general said he does not think it wise to send the group unless all four participate.
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New York
Pittsburg
Chicago
Kerrick
University Extends Medical Course in Iowa City
The university extends medical training adding practical laboratory and hospital work. Bacteriology will become a regular freshman year study for the first time. A new embryology course will be offered and physiology laboratory work expanded significantly.
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Iowa
City
Waked by Telephone Alarm in French Subscriptions
The Figaro of Paris reports a common use for telephones among French country subscribers. They set alarms to wake themselves in the morning by notifying the telephone administration the night before of the desired wake-up hour.
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The
Figaro
Paris
Winter stock judging class at Iowa State College grows
In Des Moines Jan 16 The winter school in stock judging at the Iowa State College is now in full swing. Over 100 students are in attendance. Prof J A Craig of the animal husbandry department is in charge and presides at sessions. Prominent attendees include W A McHenry Denison Mr Spooner Mondamin Col Y F Cook Algona I B McAdoo Indianola Mr Forbes Jefferson Aga Turner Oldfield J P Mapsley Marshalltown Mr Converse Cresco RK Hubbard Spencer Ny Harris.
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Des Moinhs
Towa State College
J. A. Craig
Department of Animal Husbandry
Stagkmen
W. A. McHenry
Denison
Spooner
Mondamin
Y. F. Cook
Algona
Dubuque Guard to escort Governor in Washington parade
Dubuque Iowa National Guard company to act as an escort to Governor Shaw during McKinley inauguration in March. Three additional companies from Red Oak Sioux City and Davenport may join if they accept. State funds not needed. Dubuque will cover expenses. Officials seek consent from other states for armed escort as they traverse.
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Waablegton
Des Moines
Dubuque Company
Iowa Naional Guard
Shaw
McKinley
Dubuquers
Thrift
Dows
Byers
Dubuque
Red Oak
Sioux City
Davenport
Washington
Iowa
County officers plan to wait for Supreme Court ruling
Will Walton Iowa January 14. County officers who handled Titus amendment cases reached a pact to await the court opinion and share fees and salaries in the interim. Old officers won’t resign, new officials will serve as deputies, all agreeing to the arrangement.
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Will Walton Supreme Court
Hampton
Supreme Court
Rural free delivery to start in two Iowa towns
Washington dispatch notes Rural Free Delivery will begin February 1 in Cole and Gearing Story county with two carriers per town. In Cole routes total 48 miles serving 1,115 people, carriers E Pleming and W C Mains. In Gearing routes total 46 and one half miles serving 1,070 people, carriers C H Thatcher and W A Reese. Also reports the death of Hon W H Redman in Newton Iowa.
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Washington
Cole
Story County
E. Pleming
W. C. Mains
Gearing
C. H. Thatcher
W. A. Reese
Long Will Not Oppose Bon In Senate Bid
Secretary Long told friends he would not run against Mr. Hoard for United States senator and urged Hoard's re election, stating support for Hoard in Washington on January 12.
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Long
Bon
Washington
Hoard
United States
Hoar
Guards to Be Inspected by Iowa National Guard
Inspections of Iowa National Guard companies will start the first week of the month. The Fifty-second regiment leads, with dates set for Sac City January 28 Perry January 28 Sioux City January 30 Hull January 31 Emmetsburg February 1 Algona February 2 Mason City February 4 Hampton February 6 Wabaster City February 6 Fort Dodge February 11 Boone February 8.
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Des Moinds
Iowa National Guard
Sac
Clty
Perry
Sioux City
Hull
Emmetsburg
Algona
Mason City
Hampton
Wabater City
Fort Dodge
Boone
Be Thou My Strength and Stay Amid Life’s Fog and Faith
A devotional verse by John G. Whittier longs for divine guidance through fading days. The speaker seeks God as constant support when home, earth, and joy fade, yearning for peace, healing, and the heavenly river of Thy peace beneath eternal trees.
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Anawera
John G. Whittler
For Love of Madelaine Rivalry and a summer vow
A Chicago narrator recalls competing with Charles Newkirk for Madelaine ZIM Iner. Envy spurs caution as they dodge each other at social events while Newkirk’s departures to New York and Charlevoix create a window. The speaker plans strategic wooing during a Charlevoix vacation.
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James O'Shaughnessy
Daily Story Pub
Madelaine Zim Iner
Charles Newkirk
Newkirk
Zimmers
Madelaine
LeBruyere
Newark
New York
Zimmerg
Charlevoix
A Web of Deceit and a Stolen Love at the Cliff
A narrator crafts a plan to tell a grief stricken companion that New Kirk is dead hoping to win her. The scheme unravels when Newkirk returns alive with his wife Madonna laine confronts the truth. The scene shifts to cattle market notes and farming advice on beef cattle breeding and poultry husbandry.
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Citadel
New Kirk
Madelaine
John
Archbishop of Canterbury Turns Eighty in 19th Century Tone
The Archbishop of Canterbury marked his eightieth birthday. Born on St Andrew's day 1821 in Santa Maury in the Ionian Islands, he is commonly said to have been born in Sierra Leone where his father Major Octavius Temple served as governor.
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Archbishop of Canterbury
St. Andrew’s Day
Santa Maury
Ionian Islands
Sierra Leone
Octavius Temple
History of mankind marked by vast errors
A concise paraphrase noting that human history unfolds as a vast archive of mistakes, reflecting repeated misjudgments and lessons across ages. The remark emphasizes the scale of past errors as a defining feature of civilization and progress.
Remarkable Shark Interaction Sinks Doctor in Surf
The New York Press reports Jacksonville surgeon Dr Ralph Smith rode a shark briefly in the East coast surf. While waist deep, a large shark swam between his legs forcing him to sit and be carried out to sea. He says he rode the shark on its back for about thirty seconds before it slid off in deeper water.
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New York
Ralph Smith
Jacksonville
Yale Banquet Turns Chinese Speech For Kioto Bishop
Bishop Partridge of Kioto Japan recalls a Yale University club dinner when guests urged him to speak in Chinese. He delivered a twenty five minute oration in Chinese and the room enjoyed it more than he did.
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Ife
Partridge
Episcopal
Kioto
Japan
Yale
Yale University
Nervy thieves raid Walnut street Turkish bath for bronze
In Philadelphia several men posing as mechanics used chisels hammers and wrenches to remove the bronze ornaments and railing from a Walnut street Turkish bath early in the morning. They carried off the valuable metal and departed as hundreds headed to work.
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Philadelphia
Walnut Street
Salvation Army Officer Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
Lieut Miss Mabel Clarice Hunt of Ogden Utah extols Dodd's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble rheumatism and blood disorders among Salvation Army volunteers exposed to cold and rain. She claims the pills cleanse the blood regulate the system and destroy disease. The piece presents her as a dedicated worker and endorses the medicine's benefits.
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Salvation Army
Ogden
Utah
Pacific Coast Division
Mabel Clarice Hunt
Lieut Hunt
Dodd
Todd
Lieut
Hunt
Parable Sayings On Tools And Tactics
A collection of German style proverbs about utility and power. It contrasts skilled use with misuse, noting that a heated knife cuts bread well and that coconut oil can darken eyebrows, while many good servants may still be poor masters.
Kidney disease cure ad promises relief with Kid-ne-oids
An old frank advertising notice touts MVaraw kidney remedies to cure kidney disease and back pain. It lists symptoms such as backache dizziness puffiness and rheumatic pains and claims cures for Nebraska and Kansas residents. The offer urges requesting stamps and mentions multiple local merchants and sales locations.
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Tnd
Nebraska
Kansas
L. Smant
Omaha
Neb
Henry Wipperman
BE. Court St
Beatrice
Mra
Lilly Pratt
U St
Tolncola
Robert Henderson
West Market St
Noble, Groceryman
Topeka
Kan
Andrey Jacobson
Laylule St
Atchison
1Th
Kearney Stu
Atchigon
Morrow
Wohn Morfrow & OO
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Des Moins
Barrett
Fort Dodgh
J. H. Deming
Webster County
Deming
Tabor College
Tabor
W. HB. Redman
Newton
W. H. Redman
Grinnell
Crhston
Burlingto Fast Mail
R.oy Gillman
Creston
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Mable C. Hunt
Mvaraw WS
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