Town University President Reports Growth and Large Graduation
The annual report of President Geurer J. MacLean of the University of Town details significant progress over the past year. Enrollment increases across colleges, with the graduate college doubling in size and the college of liberal arts reaching 82 percent. The university emphasizes rigorous admission standards and strong student quality, planning to graduate 337 students this year across liberal arts law medicine dentistry and pharmacy, while reporting income of 256000 dollars, up 50000 from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Ja. Tite
Geurer J. MacLean
University of Town
Board of Regents
Maclean
College of Liberal Arts
Bellstedt Popular Concerts Played In Omaha Big Tent
The Bellstedt band of Cincinnati performs in Omaha under the big tent and draws wide attendance. A mix of popular and classical selections provides entertaining music with two concerts daily. The June engagement ends this month and children pay reduced admission at afternoon shows.
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Omaha
Bellstedt Band
Cincinnati
Lightning Strikes Henry Huppy Near Waterloo Farm
Henry Huppy was struck by lightning while working near his father's farm east of Waterloo Iowa during a storm. The bolt hit the back of his head, burned hair, and singed his head and shoulders, leaving him unconscious for hours and completely deafened.
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Waterloo
Henry
Huppy
Good Apple Year in Towa
DES MOINES June 11 information received by the State Horticultural society indicates the apple crop in Towa will be better than in several years. A few varieties failed to show well at first, but standard varieties are well filled with young apples in the southwest, northwestern, and eastern regions. Cool weather kept back the insects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Des Moines
State Horticultural Society
Ward Seen After Bank Collapse Departure
Des Moines reports Thomas Ward, former cashier of Le Mars National Bank, seen recently in Jersey City New Jersey by a person who knew him. They met in a cigar store and spoke an hour about affairs tied to the bank failure, noting both had lived in Cherokee.
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Ward
Des Moines
Thomas Ward
le Mars National Bank
Jersey City
N. d
Cheroeke
Coldest Temp in Fifty One Years at Publique Indiana
A 39 degree low was recorded here the other day, the coldest township temperature in fifty-one years. The prior low stood at 40 degrees in June 1877, marking a historic chill for Publique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pubuque
Jawa Association of Spiritualists Incorporates
Iawa Spiritualists Incorporate Des Moines June 11 The Jawa Association of Spiritualists has incorporated under the laws for the purpose of promoting its religious views. The officers named are President G A Hinton Oskalooea Vice President John D B Vail Marshalltown Secretary Stella A Fisk Keokuk Treasurer Moses Whistler Delta The incorporation is authorized to grant charters to subordinate societies.
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Iawa Spiritualists
Des Moines
Jawa Assatiation of Spiritualists
G. A. Hintom
Oskalovea
John DB. Vail
Marshalltown
Stella A. Fisk
Keokuk
Moses Whistler
Delta
No War of the Industries Threatened in Iowa Packing War
Iowa butter and egg dealers threaten action against packing houses Swift and Armour as they expand in the state. A meeting of the Iowa State Butter and Egg Dealers Association discussed curb efforts, railroad help, and the new Swift warehouse at Shenandoah with others planned across the state. The group has yet to halt packers’ growth despite efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsen
Pes Moines
Swift and Armour
Iowa
Swift
Shenandoan
Association of
Des Moines Auditor Plans Land Value Blanks
The Iowa auditor will mail forms to county auditors to compile a table of March land sales with per acre values and past sale data from ten, twenty, and thirty years ago along with current assessments. The state executive council will use the information in July to improve equalization of real estate assessments statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Executive Council
Angora Gots Kill Weeds on Grove Township Farm
C F Swift of Grove township placed 200 Angora goats on his Wisconsin bought herd to clear about 160 acres of brush. The goats will not eat mullin and burdock, draw attention at Barling when unloaded, average about 125 pounds, and are hoped to yield mohair fleece.
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Harlan
C. F. Swift
Grove Township
Wisconsin
Barling
Swift
Bellstedt's Cincinnati Band Plays to Large Omaha Audiences
The Bellstedt band, famed from Cincinnati, opens a month long run at the Omaha Musical Festival drawing large crowds. Audiences praised the return after the Trans Mississipp i Exposition era and music lovers extend a warm welcome as June concerts continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Omaha
Milwaukee cut off route set through Washington
The new Milwaukee cut-off from Davenport to Ottumwa will shorten the Kansas City line and avoid the Marion detour. After initial surveys showed a northward path, Washington residents lobbied to steer the line through their town, and the route has been practically decided to pass through Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Milwaukee
Davenport
Ottumwa
Kansas City
Marion
Washington
Fireman Tostandy Killed in Iowa City Stock Car Crash
During a June storm a stock car was blown onto the main line at the Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern yards in Cedar Rapids. The Chicago and St. Louis express struck it, derailing the engine tender and two cars. Fireman Price of Iowa City was instantly killed.
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Tostandy
Cedar Rapids
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Chicago and St. Louis Express
Price
Iowa City
Kent hire tied to fatal yard incident in Lenox
In Lenox Iowa on a June day brakeman N. CG. Carig was hired at Kent after being caught between two freight cars. The incident highlights dangers in industrial yards and the hiring context remains under scrutiny.
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Ween Cara
Lenox
N. CG. Carig
Kent
Ova
Farmer Shoots Self Near Warmer City in Iowa
An unknown man, about 45, shot himself near Warmer City, Shenandoah, Iowa. He worked for Ray Clark and identified himself as Mitchell from Harvey, Iowa. He traveled with a covered wagon and sorrel team, carried $100 to be sent to a relative, and died by his own action due to long standing domestic troubles.
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Farmer
Shenandoah
Warmer City
Ray Clark
Mitchell
Harvey
Sorrey
Yerkes Plans Electrified London Underground Upgrade
Chas Yerkes outlines a syndicate plan to electrify London's underground with American and British financiers. They will replace old cars with Chicago style units, rebuild stations, install lights, and employ American engineers. Parish parliament consent expected. work slated to begin soon and take two years.
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London
Chas
Yerkes
Associated Press
London Underground Railway
United States
Chicago
District Railway
J. 5. Forbes
Indemnity Payment Plan Discussed By Foreign Ambassadors
Ambassadors from European nations met with Secretary Hay to discuss the Chinese indemnity. A joint and several guaranty is favored, but each government would only be liable for its own share, with the United States limited to twenty five million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hay
United States
Freeze Ruins Fruit Crop In Eastern Oregon and Idaho
A severe frost in Baker City Oregon records the coldest in twenty years with six degrees below freezing, killing all local fruit and destroying vegetables while grain shows no major damage. Boise Idaho reports 30 degrees with valley temperatures down to 26, causing serious but undetermined fruit losses and snow in the Grande Ronde valley Oregon.
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Oregon
Idaho
Baker City
Ore
Boise
Governmient Weather Bureau
Grande Ronde
Promotion of William B. Cowin in Omaha
William B. Cowin, son of General John C. Cowin, promoted from second to first lieutenant. He began as an Officer of Volunteers at the outbreak of the Spanish War and remained in volunteer service until commissioned in the regulars. He had served in the Third Cavalry, then stationed at Bangar in the Philippine Islands.
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William
Filipinos Elected to Spanish Parliament Demand Philippines Inquiry
Three Filipino members in Madrid joined the recent parliament session to push during the throne speech debate for a formal examination of the Philippines situation. They allege conditions have worsened since the prior period, urging corrective measures.
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Madrid
Spain
Philippines
Flag Day Program Planned at Pan American Grounds
The tentative Flag Day exercises at the Pan American exposition grounds in Buffalo will be held June 14 in the Temple of Music General Mills will deliver an address Richmond Pearson Hobson will speak Mrs Charles W Fairbanks president of the D A R will give an address on American Patriotism
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Buffalo
N. Y
Temple of Music
General Mills
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Charles W. Fairbanks
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Republicans Face Tariff Reform Dilemma in Congress
Article argues the Republican party faces a split over reciprocity within the Dingley tariff framework. It notes the limits of reciprocity, the protectionist stance favored by trusts, and the Democratic push for tariff reform. It cites potential senate ratification failures and concerns about constitutional power over duties, urging a shift toward free trade to protect consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna
McKinley
United States
Steel Trust
United States Senate
Congress
Chicago Chronicle
Senate
Supreme Court
Cheap Goods to Foreigners Exposed by Trusts
A historic article accuses trusts and combines of hoarding the home market for high prices. It claims surplus production is kept for export to maintain profits, warning that price cuts would undermine interest on vast capital and force plant shutdowns, depressing trade conditions.
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Europe
Chicago Chronicle
Industrial Commission
Chicago
Herman B. Butler
J. T. Ryerson & Co
Butler
Trusts
Combines
The Unpardonable Sin and the Wine War in Worcester
The Worcester Methodist ministers condemn a major for drinking champagne in public, calling it the one sin they cannot tolerate. They argue his alleged moral failings include tyranny, betrayal, and warlike actions, while wine becomes the symbol of judgment. The piece suggests the church’s waning influence as a consequence.
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Worcester Methodist
Johnstown Democrat
Major
Worcester Methodist Ministerial Association
Gifts and Obligations Reflect on McKinley Presidency
The piece criticizes President McKinley for accepting gifts from corporations and implies such acts create personal obligations. It argues that a president should avoid accepting favors to prevent conflicts with official duties and questions the motives behind these expenditures.
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William McKinley
McKanley
Boellatedt's Popular Band Concerts In June At Nebraska Metropolis
The Bellstedt band, famed across the country, performs a series of daily concerts through June in Nebraska's metropolis. Two shows daily at 35 cents admission with added musicians since the Trans Missississippi Exposition. Rail fare reductions help fans attend. Also mentions Defiance Starch and circular silk foundation skirts.
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Boellatedt
Bellstedt
Nebraska
Railroads
Defiance
New Past Train To Colorado Service Expanded
The Missouri Pacific Railway now runs double daily trains from St. Louis and Kansas City to Colorado Utah and the Pacific coast. Trains depart St. Louis at 9 a.m. and 10:10 p.m. Kansas City departures are 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. with through sleeping cars to San Francisco. Excursion tickets are on sale and agents can provide details.
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Missouri Iseble Railway
Missouri Pacific Railway
St. Louis
Kansas City
Colorado
Utah
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
H. C. Townsend
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