Marvelous Record at Mount Pleasant Hospital Shown
Special correspondence from Des Moines reports Iowa deposits in state and savings banks rose nearly 20 million dollars from July 1901 to July 1902 while a downturn occurred since April. The Mount Pleasant hospital ward for inebriates faces capacity limits as the board shifts inmates and aims for a 50 to 60 patient cap. Personal property value rises with realty, showing notable increases in cattle, horses, and other assets. several public notices cover grain margins, Angora goats at the state fair, and other state developments.
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State Hospital
Mount Pleasant
Des Moines
Iowa
Merriam
State Board of Control
Mount Pleasant Hospital
National Guard
Red Oak
Glenwood
Corning
Council “Biluffs
Council Bluffs
Philippines
Atlantic
Board of Control
Applegate
Mussel Shells Debate Over Pearl Button Supply
Towa manufacturers and Chicago Academy of Sciences experts clash after visiting the Mississippi River. Manufacturers claim abundant deposits will fuel operations for a century, while scientists warn the mussel beds are being depleted faster than they renew, predicting factory shutdowns in a few years.
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Towa
Chicago Academy of Sciences
Mississippi River
Academy
Mississippi Channel
Militant Ladies Expected to Seek Recognition by Odd Fellows
The upcoming meeting of the Supreme Lodge of Odd Fellows in Des Moines will decide on authorizing a Ladies Militant auxiliary to the Patriarchs Militant. The Patriarchs branch plans an independent affiliated women’s group and similar bodies have formed in Illinois and Iowa cities seeking official recognition.
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Supreme Lodge of Odd Fellows
Des Moines
Patriarchs
Ladies’ Militant
Odd Fellows
Illinois
Iowa
Supreme Body
Heroic Sacrifice Revealed in Sioux City Letter
Charles Eiseman of Sioux City receives a letter from Douglas Donald of the Twenty-fifth Infantry in the Philippines. The officer commends the valor of Joseph G. W. Eiseman who served as a nurse for a cholera patient. He died from the disease on May 26 and his father only learns of the heroism now.
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Charles Eiseman
Sioux City
Douglas Donald
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Philippines
Joseph G. W. Eiseman
Dubuque Race Meet Consideration for September
Rumor of a Dubuque horse race meet in September follows a 4 year old largest US trotting meet there with $100000 in stakes that failed financially. Nutwood park owners plan a meeting to decide whether to host racing this year.
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Dubuque
United States
Nutwood Park
Iowa Republicans Nominate Ticket and Endorse Roosevelt Policy
The Iowa state Republican convention in Des Moines names W. B. Martin for Secretary of State B. I. Carroll for Auditor Gilbert S. Gilber son for Treasurer C. W. Mullar for Attorney General Scott M. Ladd for Supreme Court judge Charles A. Bishop for short term and John G C Crock ett for Clerk of Supreme Court along with E. A. Dawson as Railroad Commissioner The platform lauds national prosperity criticizes Democratic policies and voices support for Roosevelt Cuba reciprocity civil government in the Philippines a stronger anti monopoly stance and preservation of home industries.
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Des Moines
Walter I. Smith
Pottawatomie County
Howard I. Roach
Rock Rapids
W. B. Martin
Adair County
B. I. Carroll
Davis County
Gilbert S. Gilberson
Bremer County
Iowa
United States
William McKinley
Ciis
Roosevelt
Cuba
Philippines
Far East
Republican Party
Democratic Party
A. B. Cummins
The Gardener Advice For Home Plant Care
Double daisies are worth buying and can be potted for summer care. With protection they outlive cold winters. Patience is essential for success as flowers cannot be hurried. Observe habits of flowers to learn from them and plan arches to cover space. A garden notebook helps track location and color combinations.
Fatal Quarrel Ends in Cedar County Firearm Slaying
Eli Auten, a wealthy Cedar County man, shot and killed his son in law Sam W. Denkman during a dispute over repairs on Auten's house on a Tipton area farm. Denkman and a hired man blocked Auten in a bedroom. two shots through the door killed Denkman and wounded the helper. Local farmers captured Auten on the porch after a struggle. he sits in jail refusing to speak. Denkman, about 40, was a prominent public figure. Auten, 76, is described as a powerful, frenzied landowner with a fortune of over $50,000.
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Eli Auten
Cedar County
Sam W. Denkmann
Tipton
Auten
Denkman
Denkmann
Baker
Binding twine prices rise as supply tightens nationwide
Farmers pay about 17 cents for binding twine up from 13 cents last year due to scarcity. Retailers and jobbers are short on supply while twine mills rush to meet demand. Floods and high winds delayed spring orders and delayed sales, with many buyers hoarding from spring. Some Iowa jobbers struggle to fill orders as demand grows in mid July.
Peace Returns as Troops Fortify Shenandoah
Shenandoah Pa August 1 Twelve hundred state troops encamped on a hill overlook the town where rioters fought police Wednesday night. With militia in place the community remains quiet and violence has not recurred. Joseph Bedall 35 died after being beaten by the mob Thursday night.
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Shenandoah
Joseph Bedall
Thomas Bedall
S. I. Bedall
Joseph Bed
Desperate Fighting Delays Panama Peace Mission
Panama news reports peace commissioners returning after July 29 to August 2 from the Agua Dulce front. Revolutionary forces attacked government entrenchments July 29, declared an armistice to bury dead, with heavy losses on both sides. Gen Morales Berti vows to win a decisive isthmus battle as Gen Salazar aids the effort.
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Panama
Colombia
Herrera
Agua Dulce
Salazar
Morales Berti
Berti
Marcus Island Claim Sparks US Japan Diplomatic Tangle
A Pacific island near Japan and the United States becomes the focus of a race to assert possession. Dr. A B Rosehill sails from Honolulu July 11 aiming to plant the flag in 1889, while Japan sends a warship on July 27 to claim Marcus Island also known as Weeks Island. Marine experts predict Rosehill may prevail barring bad winds or misfortune. Marcus Island lies at 24 14 N 153 4 E, about 800 miles from Japan, a potential Pacific cable landing site.
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Pacific Ocean
Japan
Marcus Island
A. B. Rosehill
United States
Rosehill
Honolulu
Weeks Island
Yokohama
Marshall Group
Marshalls
Iowa Equal Suffrage Convention to Meet in Des Moines
The Iowa Equal Suffrage association will hold its annual convention in Des Moines in November. National president Carrie Chapman Catt and Rev. Anna Shaw plan to attend, joined by state leaders Mrs. Evelyn Belden and local delegates Mrs. Nellie Nelson and Miss Clara Richey. The committee aims to recruit eastern politicians to address the gathering.
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Iowa Equal Suffrage Association
Des Moines
Carrie Chapman Catt
Anna Shaw
Nellie Nelson
State Society
Evelyn H. Belden
Washington, D. C
Adelaide Gallard
Hull
Clara Richey
Mortality records at Marshalltown veterans home rise
The 1902 annual report to the Iowa board of control shows 1089 veterans cared for at the Marshalltown soldiers home. Fifty one male deaths and four female deaths occurred during the year ending June 30 1902 amid extensive hospital treatment. Aggregate hospital enrollment reached 675 men 75 women total 753.
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Soldiers
Marshalltown
Board of Control
C. C. Horton
Waterbury Chemical Leases Colfax Springs Building For Lab
Waterbury Chemical Company, now employing 30 traveling salesmen, has leased the Colfax Springs sanitarium proprietors’ brick building at the foot of the hill north of the sanitarium. They will fit it up as a laboratory and manufactory using the mineral water from the earlier Colfax mineral springs as the base for their medicines.
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Waterbury Chemical Company
Colfax Springs Sanitarium
Sanitarium
Colfax
Railroads Warned Over Missing Train Bulletin Posters
The railroad commission mails notices to state railroads urging compliance with a law effective July 4 requiring depots to post arrival and departure times. Several stations are cited for lacking the mandated bulletins.
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The
Railroad Commission
General Assembly
Crafford Granted Bond After Conviction for Death
Dr. J. W. Crafford sentenced last fall in Lamont to 13 years in the penitentiary secured his release by posting a $50,000 bond. He was convicted of causing the death of Miss Maud Stone through a criminal operation. Ira Wammond, charged as accessories, was acquitted. The Crafford case has been appealed to the state supreme court.
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J. W. Crafford
Lamont
State Penitentiary
Miss Maud Stone
Ira Wammond
Dr. Crafford
Supreme Court
Striker Meeting Draws Thousands as Riots Erupt
The riot left a well known business figure dead from injuries, his funeral set for Monday with masonic honors. Reports claim he carried ammunition to a deputy sheriff brother during the siege at the railroad station, though his on deathbed denial is noted. Brig. Gen. Gobin cites unrest despite a quiet field, while troops may remain through the strike’s end. In Scranton, 7000 strikers gathered at Roundwoods for the first citywide mass meeting led by John Mitchell and district officers to rally labor action.
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Gobin
Tde
Scranton
Roundwoods
John Mitchell
T. D. Nicholls
Adam R. Ruscavage
John T. Dempsey
Martini Memolo
T. Phillips
Earthquake reports exaggerated in Santa Barbara county area
Los Alamos reports from August 2 deny widespread destruction from a series of earthquakes since June 27. The town notes only minor damage with property loss not exceeding 4000 dollars and several light shocks on Friday morning.
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Los Alamos
Cal
Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo
Canadian Mounted Rifles Arrive from South Africa
The steamer Cestrian arrived at Halifax from Port Natal on July 2 with the Third to Sixth regiments of the Fourth contingent Canadian mounted rifles. One thousand six hundred forty nine officers and men are aboard and reported well, though none have seen active service.
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Halifax
Cestrian
Port Natal
South Africa
Canadian Mounted Rifles
Agua Dulce fortifications praised by peace commissioners
General Moreno, a peace commissioner, reports that the trenches at Agua Dulce are masterpieces of military art as he dispatched more provisions and ammunition to Berti's army at Agua Dulce.
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Berti
Agua Dulce
Moreno
Internal Revenue Receipts Fall After 1901 War Tax Repeal
The 1902 preliminary annual report shows total internal revenue receipts of 271,867,990. Illinois led states with 54,029,115. Chicago contributed 11,181,671. The drop reflects the March 2, 1901 war tax repeal and partial repeal of the 1898 act. Indiana ranks third and Kentucky sixth in receipts.
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Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
District of
Maryland
Illinois
National Treasury
Chicago
Indiana
Kentucky
Armours Take Control Of Hammond Packing Firms Near Merger
In Chicago on August 2, the Armours obtained control of the two Hammond packing companies signaling a near term merger of major firms. The proposed financing for the consolidation is about 150 million dollars. Indications suggest state and national law departments may file injunctions against the Armour Hammond deal.
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Chicago
Armours
Hammond Packing
State
National Law Departments
Corydon Leader Loses Hand After Gripping Old Friend
Capt. J N. McClinahan a Corydon politician and former grand master of Iowa Masonry lost his right hand from a handshake with a long unseen friend. The firm grip fractured small bones and led to a cancerous growth necessitating amputation.
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J N. McClinahan
Corydon
Masonic Order of
Iowa
Des Moines Woman Sails to China Halting Naval Event
Miss Frances E. West of Des Moines sails from San Francisco aboard the Nippon Maru to visit Mr and Mrs Con ger in Peking. She was chosen by Secretary Shaw to christen the cruiser Des Moines, but her departure annuls the ceremony.
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Frances E. West
Harry West
Des Moines
Maurine Campbell
San Francisco
Oriental Steamship Line
Peking
Conger
Cedar Rapids Cashier Admits 80000 Shortage From Company Funds
Charles W. Perkins longtime Cedar Rapids cashier for Northwestern Mutual Life in Milwaukee confessed to using company funds for speculative purposes over ten years. His shortage totals about 80000, and he has surrendered all possessions including stocks in rubber steel mines and ranches along with a second mortgage on his home.
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Charles W. Perkins
Cedar Rapids
Northwestern Mutual Life Association of Milwaukee
Perkins
Counterfeit Money Arrest in Des Moines Man
Henry Romnhold, 46, arrested in Des Moines on charges of passing counterfeit bills. Found on him a roll totaling 40 in five and ten dollar notes. He claims to have bought the counterfeits in Dubuque. federal agents probe possible Chicago connection.
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Henry Romnhold
Wes Moines
Dubuque
Chicago
Letts Oil Development Forms to Drill Near Mulcatine
The Letts Oil Development company organizes at Letts to drill about 20 miles from Mulcatine. Experts foresee abundant oil and expect eastern drillers to start after the remaining stock is sold. Four thousand acres are leased for speculation.
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Letts
Tragedy in Clarinda: Man Shoots Self Over Love
Harry Faber traveling for a Keo kuk firm shot himself in Clarinda after being jilted by his sweetheart who lived in Vexas. Fragments of a letter and his revolver were found beside him. He told he planned to visit Vexas then altered course at the depot and walked a mile along the track to end his life.
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Harry Faber
Keokuk
Clarinda
Vexas
Faber
Washington weather bureau crop report for Iowa
The weekly report notes five fair days with rapid hay and grain harvest progress. Corn improves. spring wheat yields best in the region with large oat losses but overall strong yields. Apple crop light but improved. potatoes forecast to be large.
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Washington Weather Bureau
Iowa
Death of Edward Williams in El Dora after runaway ox team
Edward Williams aged 24 son of wealthy residents of El Dora was found dead north of town after his team ran away from Steam Boat Rock. He was thrown from the wagon and killed instantly.
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Edward Williams
Eldora
Steamboat Rock
Williams
Governor Summons Militia for Fort Riley Maneuvers
Governor Cummins received a letter from Adjutant General Corbin announcing army maneuvers at Fort Riley in September and inviting the governor to send a militia detachment to participate.
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Cummins
Adjt
Corbin
Fort. Riley
Nan
Multiple Iowa incidents outline large fire and flood tolls
News in Brief reports a washed out 150 foot trestle near Alexandria halting traffic on the St. Louis Keokuk and Northwestern railroad. Waterloo loss from a basement United States express office fire hits 100000. two firemen injured one fatally. Several drownings reported including Mark Westcott and Lloyd Webster in Cedar River. Frank B Dickey & Co fails for 74695. Great Western round house and engines destroyed by fire in Mason City. Other items note fatalities in Des Moines and Clarinda, a Stoner Wall Paper plant fire, and political nomination of Malcolm Smith.
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Alexandria
St. Louis, Keokuk and Northwestern
Waterloo
United States Express
Mark Westcott
Lloyd Webster
Cedar River
Vinton
Webster
Westcott
Frank B. Dickey & Co
Hazel Green
Great Western Round House
Mason City
Orrie Ryan
Clarinda
Northwestern
Malcolm Smith
Cedar Rapids
Congress
Charles Herrold
W. D. Herrold
Sac City
Coon River
David Watt
Miller
Des Moines
Stoner Wall Paper Company
Marshall County
Ladies of the Maccabees
Iowa Falls
Albert Christianson
Audubon
George Krout
Red Oak
Willisea
William J. Haddock
Board of Regents
State University of Iowa
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