MANY HOBOES ARE ROUNDED UP IN IOWA MURDER CASE
Sioux City reports a Milwaukee Road brakeman Fred L Powell stabbed near Arion. Powell dies, inquest held at Charter Oak. Denison jail holds about thirty hoboes as suspects, two Negro men implicated. tall suspect identified as the stabber by W H Pfeffer who saw him at the Arion depot.
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Sioux City
Fred L. Powell
Milwaukee Road
Arion
Towa
Denison
Powell
Monk
Ron
Fred D. Powell
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
W.H. Pfeffer
Pfeffer
State designates Mount Pleasant hospital for inebriates
The state board of control orders a ward at Mount Pleasant state hospital to treat alcohol and narcotic addiction. The move follows an act by the last General Assembly. Mount Pleasant was chosen for accessibility and staff expertise in addiction treatment. The superintendent will set aside wards for exclusive treatment of intoxicated individuals.
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Asylum For
Des Moines
State Board of Control
Mount Pleasant Tate Hospital
State Hospital
General Assembly
Mount Pleasant Hospital
Perseus
Moving on Congress Aims to Pressure Liquor Law
Des Moines July 23 The Iowa Anti Saloon league legislative committee hires Rev. H H Aramis to raise funds for a national law on liquor transport. It provides COL W P Hepburn and Iowa delegates with drafts of a Will intended to bar interstate liquor shipments when states prohibit or regulate such shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Des Moines
Legislative Committee
The
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
HH. Aramis
W. P. Hepburn
Iowa
Drowned in Flooded Field Near Gravity Farm
Clarinda Iowa July 23. Tip Long a farmer near Gravity Taylor county drowned three and a half miles north of town. He drove his team and wagon into fifteen feet of water in a Hooded field. Others had crossed the water knee deep nearby. He was a stranger to the locality and could not swim. His horses also drowned.
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Clarinda
Tip Long
Gravity
Taylor County
Here
Military Examining Board Report From Des Moines
A military mining board convened in Des Moines during the week of July. The board examined field officers and elected Second Lieutenant AJ H. Kear of Envarets to fill a vacancy. Remaining details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate appointment actions and related personnel.
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Les Moines
Iegaz
Company A
AJ H. Kear
Envarets
Tulflem Adj
Uskalis
Ubeiy
Uo & Bgeel
Governor Cummins Quests Broad View On Railroad Tax
Des Moines July 24. Clarke general solicitor for the Minneapolis & St Louis railroad argues before the executive council on railroad assessments. He rejects sole reliance on net or gross earnings and urges a holistic approach considering physical condition location earnings and other factors. Governor Cummins prompts the council to weigh general conditions and investigate discrepancies between reported earnings and system-wide figures.
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Cummins
Des Moines
Eb, Clarke
Minneapolis & St Louis
Iowa
Henry Wallace
Montana
Texas
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Apple Tree Bears Triple Crop in Webster City
At the James Prim farm southwest of Webster City a single apple tree bloomed three times this year. The tree blossomed last spring, formed apples, then blossomed again and started a second crop. The first growth is walnut-sized, the second pea-sized, with a fresh bloom occurring recently.
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Webster City
James Prim
Iowa Woman Invents Mail Crane Invention
MISSOURI VALLEY Ia July 21 Mrs J M Hough of Woodbine wife of the Northwestern station agent has invented a mail crane that is far ahead of those now in use The Northwestern has given the new device a thorough test and will probably install it at all small towns on their system in the near future.
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Iowa
Missouri Valley
J. M. Hough
Woodbine
Northwestern
Select Daughter of Regiment
Cedar Falls July 2 The Forty-ninth regiment in camp honored Miss Daisy Dinwiddie by voting her daughter of the regiment out of regard for her father the late Major William A. Dinwiddie.
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Cedar Falls
Forty-ninth Regiment
Daisy Dinwiddie
William A. Dinwiddie
Alleged Murderer Carl Hector Released on Bail
Acoca Iowa July 21 Carl Hector charged with the murder of Fred Johnson at Avoca on July 9 was released on bail. He went to the home of his sister Mrs Join Taylor who lives in the country near Avoca.
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Bond
Avoca
Carl Hector
Fred Johnson
Jay 9
Join Taylor
Here
Fatal Fall From a Tree
J E Horton of Sumner fell eighteen feet from a tree while working for the Rapid Transit company in Waterloo on July 21 and was fatally injured.
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Waterloo
J. E. Horton
Sumner
Rapid Transit
Fifteen Year Old Girl Studies Scepi Lalrgy Discovering Affinities
A fragment notes a sixteen year old girl beginning study in scepi lalrgy and the process of uncovering affinities. The line hints at early exploration of unusual subjects and personal discovery.
Fort Dodge seeks Northwestern railroad link
Fort Dodge officials discuss securing a line of the Northwestern Railroad to the city. The plan involves coordinated efforts by local business leaders and possible support from the McCormick Harvester Company. Further steps and location details are being considered for the proposed connection.
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Fort Dodge
Northwestern
Port Dgge
Northwestern Railroad
Pwo
Mulean
McCoriwick Harvester
Vast Mississippi Flood Widened to Ten Miles
Keokuk July 22 The Mississippi flood widens to ten miles across in the Keokuk Hannibal stretch with vast losses reported. An AP correspondent aboard the steamer Silver Crescent notes a hundred miles of submerged farms and a rising tally of six million dollars in damage, expected to climb by millions more as waters rise. Most destruction lies on the Missouri bank between Keokuk and Hannibal.
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Keokuk
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Associated Press
Missouri
Hannibal
Commercial association of Iowa to form in Des Moines
Des Moines July 22 The organization of what will be known as the Commercial association of Iowa will be formed in Des Moines at a meeting September 2 during the state fair. D B Lyons of this city was elected temporary president at Cedar Rapids. Represented at the provisional meeting were commercial bodies from Des Moines Cedar Rapids Sioux City Davenport Marshalltown Mason City Oelwein and Iowa City. It is planned to unite local associations of jobbers shippers and other commercial bodies and to hold annual meetings.
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Des Moines
Commercial Association of
Iowa
D. B. Lyons
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Davenport
Marshalltown
Mason City
Oelwein
Iowa City
Severe Storm Destroys Crops in Creston La
A severe storm swept Creston Louisiana on July 22 causing heavy hail and rain that ruined corn and oats, flooding cellars, and tearing down trees. Wind damaged fruit and struck four houses along with barns and haystacks. a woman was seriously shocked and three head of stack were killed.
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Creston
Struck and Killed by Train in Council Bluffs
John Cash an oiler for Union Pacific was struck by a Rock Island passenger train in Council Bluffs Iowa and died an hour later at the Woman's Christian Association hospital He was thirty years old and leaves a wife and three children.
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Council Bluffs
John Cash
Union Pacific Railroad
Rock Island
Woman’s Christian Association
Cash
Tramp kills brakeman near Arion
Fred L. Powell a brakeman on an early morning freight for the Chicago and North Western railroad was stabbed to death by an unidentified tramp a few miles west of Arion Sioux City Iowa July 22 report says Powell was attacked while the train was moving and died from wounds with the assailant not yet captured at this hour authorities said.
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Tramp
Sioux City
Fred L. Powell
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Arion
Official Would Make Up Shortage
Pat Crowley former treasurer of the local AFL lodge in Waterloo remitted a 100 draft. He left for unknown parts and while the amount does not cover the balance in his hands officers will allow time to make up the difference. No legal action has been taken as he maintains a good reputation. A Creston cholera death saddens church aids circles.
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Waterloo
Pat Crowley
American Federation of Labor
Personal Property Taxes Rise Across Iowa Counts
Des Moines July 19 The returns from all Iowa counties except Linn are in and being tabulated Auditor Merchan notes the missing county skews results but shows a large tax base rise. New buildings value 18,543,940 makes assessable real estate 410,177,035. net gains in money credits and merchandise total 20,181,612, boosting state taxable value by about 46 million and possible tax increase. Livestock assessments will reduce this by 7 to 10 million actual value.
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Des Moines
Jualy
Iowa
Linn
Mercham
Hye
Funston Promises to Attend Philippines Reunion in August
Dr. Donald Macrea Jr of Council Bluffs, president of the Iowa Society Army of the Philippines, reports General Irving Hale of Denver says General Frederick Funston will attend the society reunion in Council Bluffs in August if in the United States. Knox letters show acceptance from Col. John C. Lopez and Brig. Gen. P. H. Barry.
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United States
Council Bluffs
Donald Macrea, Jr
Iowa Society
Army of the Philippines
Irving Hale
Denver
National Society
Frederick Funston
Society
Knox
John C. Lopez
Iowa National Guard
Fifty-first
Iowa Volunteers
Philippines
P. H. Barry
Nebraska, National Guard
Iowa boy dies in accidental rifle discharge
Stanley Campbell, 17, of Prescott, Iowa, was shot in the heart when Ed Foy, a companion, brushed a table where a target rifle stood. Campbell dictated his desire that no action be taken against Foy before dying, while observers fear Foy may be overwhelmed by guilt.
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Iowa
Stanley Campbell
Creston
Prescott
Here
Ed Foy
Young Campbell
Moon
Foy
Campbell
Health Bulletin barred from second class matter
The Iowa Health Bulletin will be barred from second class matter pending a U S Supreme Court decision. Entering its sixteenth annual volume, the bulletin is published for free distribution by the state for health officers and others.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa State Board
Cof Health
Post Office Department
Iowa Health Bulletin
Supreme Court of the United States
Hail Storm Ravages Creston Area Crops
A severe rain and hail storm cut across the northern county near Creston Iowa on July 19 damaging Lincoln township fields. Corn was shredded, oats and meadow beaten down with about half the corn in the affected district likely a total loss.
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Creston
Lincoln Township
Governor appoints George W. Dyer as district judge
Des Moines Iowa July 19 Governor Cummins appoints George W Dyer of Nevada Story county to the district court in the Eleventh district to replace Judge W S Kenyon who has resigned Thirty tons of food supplies scientific instruments and presents for the Eskimos were loaded into the Peary be accompanied by the officer as an aid
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Des Moines
Cummins
George W. Dyer
Nevada
Story County
Blenventh
W. S. Kenyon
Hail Storm Ravages Farms North of Murray Iowa
A severe wind and hail storm moved over farmland north of Murray Iowa Sunday night causing heavy crop damage and multiple buildings to be badly wrecked. Damaged fields and structures affected local residents as emergency crews assessed the scene.
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Murray
Major Lacey Renominated in Seventh District
NEWTON Iowa July 19 Major John F P Lacey of Oskalooga re nominated by the Republican county convention with a unanimous vote for another term in Congress in the Seventh district.
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Lacey
Newton
John FP. Lacey
Oskalooga
Congress
Siath
Pope Intensely Displeased By Cardinal Commission Action
Rome reports the pope has dissolved the cardinal commission over the Philippines friars matter and signaled willingness to negotiate with Judge Taft personally. A Vatican note to Governor Taft commends Secretary Root and US government for handling religious affairs and hints at future talks on four points. Taft to meet the pope July 24 before departing for Vallombrosa with family.
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Pontiff
Commission of Cardinals
Taft
London
Rome
The
Daily Chronicle
Tati
Philippines
Vatican
Root
Holy See
United States
Washington
Roat
Manila
Rampolia
Vallombrosa
Florence
Duel in Saloon Ends in Doctor's Death
In Wichita Kansas on July 18 Dr H G Greenland and Ben Bearman dueled in an Okarche Oklahoma saloon after midnight. Greenland was shot through the heart and died instantly while Bearman was wounded in the head but survived.
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Wighita
Kan
H. G. Greenland
Ben Bearman
Okarche
QO. T
King Edward and Queen Alexandra Coronation Set
London officials announce by king's command the coronation will be held on August 9. Rehearsals for the Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey procession proceeded, as state department teams continue preparations for the ceremony.
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London
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
Live Stock Market Prices From South Omaha and Kansas City
South Omaha reports mixed cattle demand with beef steers selling at up to 15.00, strong for the season, while other grades move slowly and steady to lower. Hog prices ease on lighter weights, with heavy hogs 5.75 to 7.00 and medium weights 7.70 and down. Clipped stock quotations list yearlings, wethers, ewes, lambs, and feeders with varied ranges.
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South Omaha
Kansas City
Catite
Kansas City Cattle Market Report Shows Steady to Strong Trend
Kansas City market notes cornfed cattle active and steady to strong with cows and heifers steady. Stockers and feeders very slow while dressed beef steers and Texas cows show varied prices. Sheep and lambs trend higher for lambs, with native and western varieties cited and stockers and feeders mid range.
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Kansas City
M.S
Texas
Ended Career on Gallows for Canadian Murder
Tred Lee Rice, son of respectable Illinois parents, was hanged in Toronto for the June 4 1901 murder of Constable William Boyd. He faced death calmly after prayer with a rose in his coat, then his body returned to Illinois for burial. He and accomplices had been on trial for robbing the Aurora post office. a revolver was seized from a gift package during transport to jail.
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Canada
Toronto
Rica
Ilinois
Rice
Frank Rutledge
Tohmas Jones
Aurora
Boyd
Carnegie Trustees Confer Freedom on St Andrews
London July 19 The freedom of St Andrews Scotland was conferred this afternoon on Andrew Carnegie Lord Elgin and Lord Balfour of Burleigh trustees of the Carnegie university fund.
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Carnegie
London
St. Andrews
Scotland
Andrew Carnegie
Lord Elgin
Lord Balfour of
Burleigh
Carnegie University Fund
To Abolish Division in the Philippines under Davis
Washington reports it is probable the division of the Philippines will be abolished when General Davis takes command on September 30. The area would become a department divided into several districts under new authority.
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Washington
Philippines
Davis
Capetown Women Gift Purse to Mrs Steyn Before Europe Sail
Capetown women present Mrs Steyn, wife of the ex-president of the Orange River Colony, with a purse worth £1900 before she sails for Europe with her husband.
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Capetown
Steyn
Orange River Colony
Europe
Man Sentenced to One Year in Penitentiary
Nebraska City July 21 Harry C Wertz arrested on charge of passing forged checks on several merchants was sentenced to the penitentiary for one year.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Harry C. Wertz
Comptroller Issues a Call for Bank Conditions
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of national banks at the close of business July 16. The notice, dated July 19 in Washington, outlines the latest financial standings and prudent requirements for banks nationwide.
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Washington
Comptroller of
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Chreston
Matila
John Giveon
Church Aid Society
Gibson
Funston
Gome
Pope
Gatholig
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