Monument Unveiled For Colonel Kinsman In Fairview Cemetery
In Council Bluffs Iowa May 20 a ceremony unveiled a monument to Colonel W H R Kinsman a Civil War hero, with survivors from the Fourth and Twenty third Iowa regiments in attendance. Veterans from the Grand Army, the Spanish and Philippine wars, and citizens watched as General Dodge removed the flag revealing the statue while the Star Spangled Banner played. Emmet Tinley delivered the commemorative address.
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Council Bluffs
Fairview
W. H R. Ikinsman
Towa
Iowa
Black River Bayou
Grand Army of the Republic
Dodge
Dudley Buck
Emmet Tinley
Two claim to reward in Newton murder case
Governor Cummins heard arguments over a $360 state reward for the arrest of Dr Failor's Newton killer. Chester Tyler, later sentenced to hang, was arrested in Des Moines after wandering the state. he handed the watch to a woman who fascinated him, a fact emphasized by detective Hardin and Connelly, who both sought the reward. The governor signaled a decision likely in Hardin's favor.
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Des Moines
Cummins
Failor
Newton
Oue
Chester Tyler
Hardin
Connelly
Commencement Pushed to Open Tent at University of Iowa
State University reports the year’s commencement will be the most eventful in the university’s history with the ceremony held in a large tent on the athletic field to accommodate a large number of degree candidates and visitors.
No extra Iowa legislature session planned says executive council
Des Moines reports no likelihood of an extra session unless something turns up. At the executive council meeting during the deaf school appropriation discussion, the governor deemed it unwise and unnecessary to summon lawmakers again.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Executive Council
Knife Stab Fatal in Newton Restaurant Scuffle
Louis Wade died in Newton from a ten inch bucchet knife wound to the abdomen inflicted by Jennie Thomas during a scuffle at a restaurant where both were employed. The incident occurred on May 20 as reported from Bes Mines Iowa.
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Bes Mgines
Louis Wade
Newton
Jennie Thomas
Doctor Pleads Guilty in Illegal Medical Operations Case
A federal jury indicts and a doctor pleads guilty to illegal nonmedical procedures tied to a past vigil. The case centers on charges of intent and unlawful acts related to biological outcomes and medical practices. Authorities pursue further action against associates.
Descarted Bake HoLPEY incident details scattered
Fragments from a desolate bakehouse note a missing person or event in disarray. The readable text hints at a bleak scene with vague references to individuals and a possible investigation, but specifics remain unclear due to damaged text.
Workmen Elect Officers in May Grand Lodge Meeting
The Town grand lodge Ancient Order of United Workmen elected officers after two ballots. Grand Master Workman Will M. Narvis of Mascatine presided. Officers named include Grand Foreman J. M. Morekens Fairfield and Grand Recorder B. F. Redkop Des Moines. Representatives to Supreme Lodge listed.
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Nes Moines
Grand Lodge
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Will M. Narvis
Mascatine
J. M. Morekens
Fairfield
James E. Stanton
Marshalltown
Grand Recorder
B. FF. Redkop
Des Moines
B. F. Carroll
Bloomfield
R. M. Iioit
Ottumwa
L. Southard
Shenandoah
R. N. Cresap
Bonaparte
J. P. van Gise
Mount Pleasant
Supreme Lodge
W. M. Narvis
Muscatine
B. F. Reh
R. L. Tilton
Ruby Britt Gets Estate in Supreme Court Decision
Des Moines May 17 The Iowa supreme court handed down a decision in a hotly contested Hamilton county estate case. Reuben Bennett died in Webster City in 1898 leaving a large estate with no marriage. Collateral heirs contested, Ruby J Britt Montana resident claimed illegitimate daughter status backed by Bennet letters. Lower court had ruled Britt sole heir.
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Supreme Court
Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Hamilton County
Reuben &. Bennett
Webster City
Iowa
Ruby J. Britt
Montana
Bennett
Ohio
Louisville
Conference of Normal Schools Sets New Standards
A May meeting in Des Moines brought the state board of education together with representatives from colleges private normal schools and teaching institutes to draft rules for all teacher training schools. The board will publish uniform minimum requirements for state recognition within days.
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Des Moines
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Cost of State Wards in Iowa Institutions
The state treasurer paid out 100696.46 for state institutions. Of this, 15000 funded the Cherokee hospital construction and 3874.09 paid to complete and furnish the building under a prior appropriation. About 20000 covered additional land at the Clarinda hospital by acts of the last general assembly.
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Des Moines
Cherokee Hospital
Clarinda Hospital
General Assembly
Miners vote to pursue bitter end in regional strike
Hazleton Pa May 16 145000 anthracite miners in convention decide to continue the strike against mine owners and to fight it out to the bitter end. Delegates will decide today whether to call out engineers firemen and pump runners. Vote shows majority for strike though some leaders urge peace. Union fears dissolution while operators refuse concessions and the labor movement braces for a major conflict across bituminous regions. The decision comes after two months of deliberation with leadership urging restraint yet delegates affirming a strong resolve.
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Hazleton
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Wa Posable Asipheg Hartlein
Dempster
Nichols
American Federation of Labor
Captain Ross Named Governor on Philippine Island
Shenandoah May 17 Friends of Captain James Ross of the Fifty first Iowa recount his career from second lieutenant to captain of cavalry and note his appointment as governor of one Philippine island.
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Iowa
Shenandoah
James Ross
Fifty-first
Ross
Cattle Suffer Unknown Disease Near Nashua
Veterinary surgeons report a new cattle illness near Nashua Iowa where animals struggle to swallow despite chewing food, leading to starvation. The text also mentions a denied insurrection in Cosa uivard.
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Nashua
To Make Pager Caskets in Shssouki Valley
A garbled May entry from SHSSOUKI VALLEY describes a damaged trade note about making pagers or caskets. The readable parts mention a butt and a plan or task completed, but the text is largely indecipherable and lacks clear names, dates, places, or outcomes.
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Shssouki Valley
Papa Aket
President and nation send sympathy to St Vincent aid effort
Washington on May 12 directed Secretary Hay to cable Ambassador Choate in London expressing the president and American people’s sympathy for the affliction at St Vincent and a willingness to share in aid and rescue efforts.
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Washington
Hay
Bram
Choate
London
St. Vincent
Orders to Hoist Mules in Pennsylvania Coal Mines
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company issued orders to hoist all mules from every colliery operated by the firm at once in Mahanoy City Pennsylvania.
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Mahanoy City
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Tron Company
Cannot Sail at Intended Appointment
Washington reports Lord Pauncefote remains ill with no marked improvement and will not be able to sail for England on the first instant, despite expectations.
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Washington
Lord Pauncefote
England
United Order of Farm Hands seeks harvest labor cooperation
The United Order of Farm Hands in WICHTA KU announces it has opened communication with implement dealers in Kansas and Oklahoma to organize farmhands for wheat harvest in the north and later river harvest in the south. The plan aims to mobilize workers from New Orleans to North Ly to follow wheat rice and cork harvesting.
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United Order of Farm Hands
Wichta
Kun
Texas
Louiziana
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Orleans
Korth Ly
Pyres with tar burn bodies at St Pierre island
A Fork de France dispatch says in St Pierre fires light up the island as many are cremated amid ruins. Charred pillars are actually human remains and walls crumble from heat. The Danish warship Valkyrien reports passing numerous floating bodies en route to Fort de France.
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St Pierre
New York
St. Pierre
Fork de France
Herald
St. Taida
Fort de Franc
Mount Pelee
Prinelle
Fort de Francs
St. Thomas
D. W
Tribune
Fort de France
Paris Unmoved by Martinique Disaster Report
Paris observers note indifference to the Martinique disaster aside from flag half-masting. Public mourning appears minimal in the capital while theaters and races proceed. Relief funds total 303,000 francs, with large foreign donations and municipal gifts. Provinces show stronger response.
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West Indies
Paris
Martinique
Supreme Court strikes down Iowa mullet liquor law
The Supreme Court ruled that selling liquor to bootleggers and resident violators cannot be barred when done by agents of nonresident dealers. The so called mullet law conflicts with interstate commerce and is unconstitutional. The ruling favors Pat Henappy of Jefferson County, an Illinois liquor house agent soliciting orders at Fairfield with shipments direct to buyers.
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Supreme Court
Iowa
Pat Henappy
Jefferson County
Fairfield
Monument to Bland to be unveiled June 17 at Lebangn
In Lebangen, Missouri, a monument honoring the late Richard Park Bland will be unveiled June 17. Notable attendees will include Hon. William Jennings Bryan ex governor W J Stone and other officials expected to deliver addresses.
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Bland
Lebangn
Richard Park Bland
W. J. Bryan
W. J. Stone
Burglars Rob Postoffice at Monroe
Des Moines May 16 Burglars blew open the Monroe post office safe and carried away stamps worth several hundred dollars. The heist occurred thirty miles south of Des Moines with no injuries reported. Local authorities pursue leads as investigators examine the scene.
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Postoffice
Des Moines
Monroe
Bryan Destined for Greeting in Havana May 16
Bryan arrives in Havana to broad attention with invitations to several dinners and many callers. In Washington the treasury balances show available cash of 187,102,162 and gold reserves of 97,444,547 in the general fund excluding the 150,000 reserve.
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Bryan
Havana
William Jennings Bryan
Treasury
Washington
Fremont Boy Sues City Over Defective Sidewalk
Fremont Nebraska May 16. William Schmidt Jr a minor filed a district court suit against the City of Fremont for 5000 dollars. He was injured by a fall on a defective sidewalk.
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Fremont
Fremont, Neb
William Schmidt, Jr
Ciy of
Copeland Gets Ten Years For Killing A. C. Rogers
GOHUEYENNE Wyoming May 16 Judge O D Craig of the Third district sentences Ned Hartley Copeland to ten years at hard labor for the killing of A C Rogers.
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Copeland
Gohueyenne
Wyo
OD. H. Craig
Third
Ned Hartley Copeland
Nard
A. C. Rogers
Live Stock Markets Report from South Omaha and Kansas City
South Omaha cattle demand steady to firm with good weight cattle near $7.00. Hogs show softer demand with weights mainly $7.40 to $7.25, lighter and medium loads $7.00 to $7.10. Sheep test limited with scarce stock. prices around $5.10 to $5.50 for clipped wethers and mixed lots. Kansas City markets follow with steady to higher cattle, lower hogs, and active sheep and lambs with varied regional quotes.
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South Omaha
Kansas City
South Odtawa
Heer
Texas
Rescue tale from Martinique ash fall aboard Danish cruiser Valkyrien
The Danish cruiser Valkyrien returns to St Thomas after observing St Pierre burning near Martinique. An Associated Press correspondent reports ash showers, detonations, and many charred bodies at sea around Le Precheur while rescue boats from Valkyrien Suchet and Pouver-Quertier assisted shore evacuees at 11 o'clock in the morning.
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Omeaves
ST. Thomas
D. W
Valkyrien
Martinique
Associated Press
St. Pierre
Suchet
Pouver-Quertier
le Precheur
Hameanu Des Sabines
Crops Look Fine Says Wheat Board Tour
In Omaha on May 17 the twenty five commissioners who toured western Nebraska by special train report crops look fine. The group notes good grain conditions and emphasizes favorable weather and growing prospects across surveyed districts.
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Omaha
Neb
Commission
Nebraska
Santa Fe Buys Oil Lands in Kern River District
The Santa Fe railroad under President Ripley completed the purchase of a petroleum plant and oil lands in Kern river district for about 1,250,000 dollars. The deal boosts its fuel supply by thousands of barrels monthly, with Santa Fe using 118,000 barrels of oil per month versus Southern Pacific's 50,000.
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Santa Fe
San Francisco
Santa Fe Railroad
Thrugh
Ripley
Kern River
Southern Pacific
Allen's Foot Ease Ad Claims Quick Shoe Relief
An old style ad pitches Allen's Foot Ease powder to ease tight new shoes and swollen feet. It promises cures for aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns, and burns and offers a free trial by mail to Allen S. Olmsted of LeRoy New York. A stray pessimistic quip follows about a man who believes others are as bad as he is.
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Allen
Asc
Ude
Dreas
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
Canada
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Itael
F. Bedley
Ottawa
W. V. Bennett
BUI
New York Life Widg
Omaha
Nem
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