Good Roads Movement and College Advances in Iowa
Des Moines reports a surge in the good roads movement with Merrit Greene as president and D B Lyons as secretary aiming to organize by counties. Ames demonstrates soft corn feeding stock shows lower cost and higher meat yield. The Board of Control drafts a biennial report on curing inebriates in insane hospitals and a tenth reunion for the Iowa State Agricultural College alumni is set for May 22 with a baseball game and new engineering hall dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Control
Agricultural College
Des Moines
Merrit Greene
Marshall County
New State Association
D. B. Lyons
Agricultural College At
Ames
Iowa
State Board of Control
State Agricultural College At
W. C. Jones
Chicago
Charlies N. Deitz
Omaha
W C. Jones
W. C. Armstrong
State University
Commercial Association
Commercial Association of
Commercial Associations
Boards of Trade
Iowa Cities
F. J. Sessions
Cedar Rapids
Towa
State Medical Society
Physicians push state appropriation for epilepsy hospital
At a Muscatine Medical Society meeting physicians launched a statewide effort to obtain legislative funding to establish and maintain a care facility for Iowans who are epileptics. The move signals the first step in a campaign to secure support from the Iowa Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Medical Society
Muscatine Physicians
Iowa
Monuments for All Soldiers Initiative In Atlantic
The G A S post of Atlantic leads a drive to erect monuments for unmarked soldiers in the county graves. About 20 such graves are found in the city cemetery, with more believed scattered across the county needing proper headstones listing name, company and regiment, birth and death details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. S. Post of
Atlantic
Medical Society Elects Iowa Officers at Sioux City Meeting
The Iowa State Medical Society elected officers at its Sioux City gathering led by President J. A. Scroggs of Keokuk. Donald MacRae of Council Bluffs was first vice president, D. M. Wicks of Cedar Falls second vice president, W. L. Treynor of Council Bluffs secretary, F. A. Ely of Des Moines assistant secretary, and W. B. Small of Waterloo treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Medical Society
Sioux City
J. A. Scroggs
Keokuk
Donald MacRae
Council Bluffs
D. M. Wicks
Cedar Falls
W.L. Treynor
F. A. Ely
Des Moines
W. B. Small
Waterloo
Good Roads Association Elects Iowa Officers in Des Moines
The Good Roads association of Iowa formed at a Des Moines state convention. Officers elected were President Merritt Green of Marshall county Secretary S B Lyons of Des Moines and Treasurer R Miller of Des Moines. Delegates were chosen for the national convention in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Sabbath School Association
Des Moines
P. P. Bilhorn
Chicago
Alfred Day
Michigan Association
Grant Hobart
Minneapolis
J. W. Barnes
Newark
N O
Polk County
Good Roads’ Association of
Iowa
Merritt Green
Marshall County
S. B. Lyons
R. Miller
St. Louis
Northwest Iowa teachers adjourn after calling for compulsory attendance law
The tenth annual session at Sioux City closed with demands for a compulsory education law enforcing full year attendance and a wage-raising campaign for teachers. Officers elected include President A. H. Bigelow, Vice President I. H. Lark, Treasurer Marin Z. Pingrey, Recording Secretary Eva D. Kendall, and executive committee A V Storm, J V Durkee, George H. Mullen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Iowa
Sioux City
A. H. Bigelow
Leinars
I. H. Lark
Onawa
Marin Z. Pingrey
Estherville
Eva D. Kendall
Maj Dewitt Clinton Cram Dies at 71 in Dubuque
Major Dewitt Clinton Cram longtime United States district attorney for the northern district of Town died at his Dubuque home after a lingering illness at age 71. A Vermont native, he moved to Dubuque in 1856, rose in legal circles, served in the Civil War from 1862 reaching major rank, and became totally blind fourteen years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt Clinton Cram
United States
Dubuque
Maj. Cram
Vermont
Iowa Cavalry
Neighbors Find Mrs Hoeger Dead After Break-In
Neighbors discovering Mrs. Carl H Hoeger’s locked Sioux City home found two naked children, aged seven and four, leaping out in laughter. A hen coop inspection yielded her body. doctors attribute death to heart trouble with a convulsive bed fall. Her husband remained jailed for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl H. Hoeger
Sioux City
Hoeger
Mrs Hossack Freed or New Trial Denied
Mrs Margaret Hossack once convicted in Des Moines of murdering her wealthy farmer husband and given life imprisonment is to be freed. At a second trial granted by the supreme court the jury disagreed and the prosecuting attorney moves to dismiss the case to avoid further county expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Hossack
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Two Horse Thieves Captured After Daylong Chase
Sheriff Morgan of Glenwood nabbed a black thief and a white man seven miles east of Council Bluffs after a chase that covered 75 miles. The pair had stolen five horses near Malvern, with two recovered on capture, and were taken to Glenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Glenwood
Council Bluffs
Malvern
Boies Family Mourns Typhoid Death of Louis E Boies
Louis E Boies aged 42 eldest son of ex Governor Boies and senior partner in Boies & Boies of Waterloo died at home after a two week illness from typhoid fever. His father, already frail, was prostrated by the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis E. Boies
Boies
Boies & Boies
Waterloo
Man from Champlin Drawn by Mob Hangs Self in Barn
William Johnson aged 26 of Champlin Minnesota, pressed by a mob near Fraser, feared for his life and hanged himself in a barn with a wire. He was charged with a nameless crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Johnson
Champlin
Minn
Fraser
Johnson
Notable Iowa Fatalities and Local Incidents Across Counties
A compilation of deaths and injuries in Iowa towns including Maquoketa Little Sioux Carroll Dubuque Harlan Town Falls and Boone. Reports note self-inflicted death of Owen Welmer before his wedding and a fatal boiler accident in Jesup. Other obituaries include John Sommers Robert Kingebury and Mrs. Flick. A rail wreck near Harlan injured Conductor Grady and Mrs. Gladson. A new central school experiment announced in Lake township Clay county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Haskins
Jessup
Walter T. Graves
Illinois Central
Dubuqua
George Trainer
Town Falls
Carroll
Chicago and Northwestern
Harlan
Grady
Gladson
Boone
John Sommers
Marble Rock
Grand Central
Chicago
Robert W. Kingebury
Waterloo
Tom Clay
James Sullivan
West Liberty
Louise Taylor
Alden
John T. Flick
Burlington
H. C. Butterbaugh
Palo Alto County
Eemmbtsburg
C. W. Martin
Lake Township
Clay County
Ruling Finds Nonexempt Property in Federal Bankruptcy Case
Judge Shiras in Dubuque rules that property bought on credit by Bernard Boyd is not exempt in bankruptcy. Creditors who supplied the goods must be paid from sale proceeds, with costs first, then purchase price, and any surplus goes to the bankrupt. The decision sets a potential precedent for similar cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiras
Bernard Boyd
Dubuque
Federal Court
Bernard Boyd i
Ife
Rural Free Delivery Routes Set for Iowa Counties
Rural free delivery will begin July 1 in Iowa with routes in Lawton Ramson Sioux City Solon Plymouth Sanborn Sergeant Bluff and more. Details include carrier counts route lengths areas served and populations for each location.
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Iowa
Lawton
Woodbury County
Ramson
Plymouth County
Sioux City
Solon
Johnson County
Plymouth
Cerro Gordo County
Sanborn
O’brien County
Sergeant Bluff
Roosevelt Visit Sparks Cedar Falls Family Showcase
President Roosevelt is to pass Cedar Falls in June with planned entertainment showing prominent families. Local residents claim large kin networks with J. F. Lattner of Waterloo boasting 17 children and grandchildren, and Peter Mormor and family with 23 children likely to greet the president at the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Cedar Falls
Nockford
J. F. Lattner
Waterloo
Peter Mormor
Chain Letter Begging Fund Aids Perjury Conviction Case
Mrs. Sarah Ellen Gallaugher, once convicted of perjury in Town City and acquitted in a murder trial, has begun a chain letter scheme to raise funds for a supreme court defense. Her previous trials exhausted her property and the mail now reportedly grows large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Ellen Gallaugher
Town City
Supreme Court
Ex-State Labor Commissioner Reports Scandinavian Population In Iowa
C I Wennerstrum of the Scandinavian relief commission and Svithiod manager presents comparative figures on Norse population in Iowa. He notes relief work for starving Scandinavians in Norway Sweden and Finland. Total Scandinavian population in Iowa is 72,611.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. I. Wennerstrum
Scandinavian Relief Commission
Svithiod
Iowa
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Iowa Railway Company Incorporation Filed
Articles of Incorporation filed with County Recorder McCord to form the Iowa Railway Company. Head offices will be in Oskaloosa. The company aims to build a four mile short road from Pella south to Tlowell to connect with the Wabash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Marion County
Iowa Railway Company
Howard
Rock Island
Liston McMillan
McCord
Oskaloosa
Tlowell
Wabash
State Medical Society Forms Lobby for Lab Funding
The State Medical Society arranged a campaign to pass a measure funding a state bacteriological laboratory with an annual $10,000 appropriation. It has decided to establish a lobby here to advocate the measure next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
State Medical Society
General Assembly
Modern Woodmen State Camp to Meet in Des Moines
The state camp of the Modern Woodmen will convene in Des Moines on May 6 to debate revisionists and anti revisionists over a proposed step-rate plan. The plan would raise insurance rates every five years. Leaders of the anti revision faction include Jerry Green of Davenport and W B Allison of Des Moines amid a split rooted in concerns over premiums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Order
Polk County
Jerry Green
Davenport
W. B. Allison
Antirevision
Towa Federation of Afro-American Women to Meet in Davenport
The annual convention of the Towa Federation of Afro-American Women’s clubs begins May 26 in Davenport. Tielen Bashaw of Ottumwa is federation president and Elizabeth Lindsay Davis of St. Louis will attend. Delegates from 14 clubs will join about 60 women with sessions on race pride instillation domestic science and social betterment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa Federation of
Davenport
Tielen Bashaw
Ottumwa
Elizabeth Lindsay Davis
St. Louis
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Keokuk
Muscatine
Mount Pleasant
Cedar Rapids
Dilly Reports Big Ditch Plans for Kossuth County
Special Correspondent notes from the state land office that counties between Kossuth and Poll will fund large drainage projects. About 150 000 acres in Kossuth may benefit. drainage will speed water to the Des Moines river. Land value could rise to 75 to 150 dollars per acre. tile for ditches likely sourced from Mason City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Dilly
Kossuth County
State Land Office
Kossuth
Poll
Des Moines
Mason City
Scheme Will Not Work for Iowa Exhibits
National managers of the St. Louis exposition oppose a distinct Iowa display. They insist on uniform classifications grouping pottery, clothing, glass and other goods by category, preventing Iowa from assembling a statewide showcase separate from Missouri and Minnesota.
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Iowa
Missouri
Minnesota
Charles J Wilson Named Chief of Engineers for Gov Cummins
Representative Charles J Wilson of Washington has been appointed chief of engineers on Gov Cummins staff to fill the vacancy from Col K G Pratt's resignation. Wilson has 26 years in the Iowa national guard, served in the Civil War and Spanish American War, and is captain of a guard company at home. He served two terms in the state legislature and helped pass a bill granting compensation to guardsmen who attend drills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Wilson
Washington
Gov. Cummins
Col
K. G. Pratt
Des Moines
Wilson
Iowa National Guard
Ife
Brothers Quarrel in Muscatine Ends with Knife Attempt
William and Herman Kramer quarreled in Muscatine over rent from the family homestead. Herman lunged with a butcher knife, slashing a six inch cut in William's coat. A wood and leather spectacle case in William's pocket turned the knife. A first attack failed. a second brother intervened to prevent a killing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Herman Kramer
Herman
William Kramer
Kramer
Tama Lawyer Seeks Dipsomaniac Ward Admission
O H Mille, a Tama lawyer known for his alcohol problem, voluntarily appeared before Judge G W Burnham and asked to be committed to the dipsomaniac ward at Independence for treatment. The request was granted and Mille was taken there for care. The duration of his stay was not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Mille
Tama
G. W. Burnham
Independence
Mills
Colonial style eight room house with $2400 build cost
The article details a colonial residence with eight rooms on a rubble stone foundation priced at 2400 dollars. It lists room sizes for parlor library dining room kitchen and chambers, plus features like closets, a veranda, stairways to basement, gas piping, and brick chimneys, all in a high drafty description by G. A. W. IKIN'TZ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varlor
Am Nea
G. A. W. Ikin'tz
Polarization of Roentgen Rays Reported By Blondelot
Lord Rayleigh, at the Royal Institution, notes that Blondelot’s French experiments suggest Roentgen rays may be polarized and hence a form of light with extremely short wavelengths. If transversal, rays would be a type of ordinary light, aiding the long-standing question of their nature. He also questions extreme lighthouse candlepower and favors more frequent moderate flashlight use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Rayleigh
Royal Institution
London
Blondelot
M. Blondelot
St. Catherine’s
Isle of Wight
Splendid Actress Hinted In Chicago Post Passage
A Chicago Post excerpt notes that a woman could become a splendid actress and convincingly act love to her antiquated husband, enough to tempt a spendthrift of the old miser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Better Term Ernie and Edith Exchange Sarcastic Barbs
Dialogue from Chicago Daily News shows Edith asking if Ernie drinks, and Ernie replying he drinks like a lobster rather than a fish. The exchange reveals personal tensions and social commentary in a clipped, witty style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie
Edith
Chicago Daily News
Terrestrial Carp Teaches Air Breathing Fable
A German scientist trains a carp to live out of water by daily water removal and increased oxygen. The fish adapts to air breathing and follows its master until a bridge accident causes the carp to drown after chasing a fly. The tale from The Great Rural World ends with the carp’s death.
Diamond Fields of North America Traced by Hobbs
Professor William H Hobbs traces seven diamonds weighing 2 to 21 karats found in Wisconsin and neighboring states to a volcanic Canadian wilderness region south of Sludgow bay. The diamonds originate in the blue ground shale around ancient volcanoes and likely slid via glacial ice toward the barren convergence area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
William H. Hobbs
North America
Canadian
Sludgow Bay
N. Y
Attitude Question in Case Troubling Witness Fails Truth
A courtroom exchange in Chicago Daily News reveals the plaintiff’s attitude under examination. The witness describes the plaintiff as lying about it constantly, prompting questions about credibility and the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
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Good Roads Movement
George H. Wilson
Kirkwood
Lowa
Lieut. King
Nina Swalm
A. W. Swalim
Montevideo
Oskualoosa
Berry
Las Vegas
Justie Brewer
Justice Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Iowa State Bar Association
W. H.C. Jacques
William McNett
Frank Martin
Sons of Veterans
Northwestern Town
Northwestern Iowa Teachers’ Association
Second Railroad
State Agricultural College
Teon Brown
Iowa State News
Louis Boies
Owen Welmer
Maquoketa
Minnie Cads
Comptroller of Currency
First National Bank of Corning
Andrew Strain
Sioux City & Pacific
Little Sioux
Charles Faust
James
Budd Short Road
Bacteriological Laboratory
Colored Women’s Clubs
Towa Federation
Chief OF Engineers
Cummings
Artin Architecture
Leva Rede
HKG
Mead
Harper
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