New System of Soil Culture Prompts Major Farm Venture
Des Moines dispatch reports W. H. Campbell of Sioux City reveals a new soil culture system he says will revolutionize farming in the northwest. The plan includes forming a monster company to control land options across multiple states and rail lines, with major incorporators listed and substantial capital expected.
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W. H. Campbell
Sioux City
Northwest
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
McKinley & Janning Company
Philadelphia
Graves & Union Loan Company
St. Paul
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railway
Burlington & Missouri River Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Sault Ste. Marie
Great Northern & Pacific
East
Enterprise
Princes of Iran hold third annual Cedar Rapids conclave
The third annual Princes of Iran conclave met in Cedar Rapids with delegates from nearly all state conclaves. J. G. Shand reported new chapters at Sioux City Iowa City and Clinton, boosting membership from 6000 to 12000. Officers named include Sovereign Emir E. Hibben and Sovereign Deputy Emir J. G. Shand. The next meeting is planned for Marshalltown in August. Christian Endeavor set August 25 to 28 in Council Bluffs with rail fare reduced and Lake Manawa visit planned. Gov. Drake expected to address delegates.
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Iran
Cedar Rapids
J. (. Shand
Sioux City
Iowa City
Clinton
Sovereign
E. 4. Hibhen
Marshalltown
Asp
Bowman
J. G. Shand
Davenport
Sovereign Mullah
C. Fordice
Sovereign Sigmurch
John 8. Hart
J. F. Ball
Cedar
Pearl Street
Miss Harriett Blood
Lake Manawa
Gov. Drake
Burlesque Chorus Girl Falls Ill in Theatrical Tragedy
A chorus girl collapses backstage during a burlesque performance under hot stage conditions. She is assisted by fellow performers and a doctor arrives to treat hysteria with injections. The incident disrupts the show as the company and audience react with concern and sympathy.
Blistering a Corpse and Other Curiosities
A collection of brief observations on death tests such as the blistering precaution used to detect burial alive cases, Stoic proverbs about fortune and sorrow, a Greek mother’s doomed gift of her three sons, India’s vast silver jewelry trade, and Rica paper misnomer from the breadfruit tree.
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France
Germany
Holland
St. Louis Republic
Reed Renominated for Congress in Maine Convention Declares
Thomas B. Reed is renominated by acclamation at Portland Maine for the First district congress. In his acceptance he denounces the Democratic platform and argues against silver bimetallism, urging a single gold standard to preserve national credit.
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Portland
Thomas B. Reed
Congress
Maine
Hail Damage in Woodbury County Wipes Out Crops
County authorities estimate a $200,000 loss to crops in Woodbury County amid severe hail. Farmers in Union Rutland Concord Banner and Arlington townships report heavy damage and many tenants may seek county aid this winter.
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Woodbury
Union
Rutland
Concord
Banner
Arlington
Farm tragedy near Clinton after accidental gun discharge
At Fred Tampe’s farm northwest of Clinton a loaded shotgun fired unexpectedly while a father loaded it after sending his 12-year-old son to fetch it. Freddie Tampe, five, was killed instantly, and his sister, fifteen, was wounded in the stomach and left thigh. her condition was listed as possibly improving.
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John Ely
Iowa Falls
Chicago
Burlington
Fred Tampe
Clinton
Freddie
Memorial Services Held for George Haddock in Sioux City
Several churches in Sioux City joined in memorial services honoring George Haddock the Methodist clergyman murdered ten years ago allegedly by saloon men linked to state prohibition. The local Citizenship league took part as an elaborate service was conducted.
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Sioux City
George ©. Haddock
Citizenship League
Methodist Preacher Adjudged Insane After Elopement
Reverend G E Scott, who fled Waterloo with Daisy Dorian and was captured in Logansport Indiana, has been committed to an insane asylum by a majority vote of the insanity commission after days of hearings ruling him insane.
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G. E. Scott
Waterloo
Daisy Dorian
Logansport
Ind
Commission of Insanity
Heirs Named in McNamara Fortune Inheritance Case
John McNamara Dan Cochrane and Joseph Cannole residents near Anthony Woodbury county become equal heirs to a $400 000 fortune after the death of their half brother William McNamara of Butte Montana. Both McNamara and Cannole are described as poor farmers.
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John McNamara
Dan Cochrane
Joseph Cannole
Anthony
Woodbury County
William McNamara
Butte, Mont
Cannole
Norwood Attorney Plans Career Change to Ministry
John R. Smith of Norwood renowned in northern Iowa law will retire from his lucrative practice to enter a Boston theological college for a two year course, disposing of his business.
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John R. Smith
Norwood
Iowa
Boston
State Bar elects officers at Davenport meeting
At the annual Davenport meeting the State Bar association elected officers: President J. H. Henderson Indianola Vice President M. J. Wade Iowa City Secretary N. E. Coffin Des Moines Treasurer George F. Henry Des Moines. James Kennedy a farmer near Gambril West of Clinton was dragged by a cow rope and died from injuries.
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The
State Bar
Davenport
State Bar Association
J. H. Henderson
Indianola
M. J. Wade
Iowa City
N. E. Coffin
Des Moines
George F. Henry
James Kennedy
Gambril
Clinton
Iowa City plans new hospital building approved
The University of Iowa board approves a hospital project costing 936000 with capacity for 70 cots. Other Iowa items note burglaries in Cherokee and Garden Grove, local franchise deals in Des Moines, a prominent G A R figure’s nomination effort in Rock Rapids, and several local tragedies and incidents across the state.
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Board of Regents
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Nose
Cherokee
Garden Grove
Rock Rapids
Josiah Given
Iowa
Mason P. Mills
Department of Iowa
Des Moines
William Peterson
Mutual Telephone Company
George Raible
Davenport
Maj
John F. Lacey
Committee On Public Lands
Ottumwa
McIntyre & Wilson
Oskaloosa
Otto Miller
C. St. P
Sheldon
Pringhar
Albert Thomas
Irene Wilton
Channahon
Council Bluffs
Leroy Turner
Henry Tuescher
Burlington
Louis Krekel
Tuescher
G. H. Haugh
Lansing
Lyons
Luther M. Stumbach
Orville Fighmy
Blackhawk County
Waterloo
George
Henry Greve
Gladbrook
Wolf Creek
Farmers Will Vote for McKinley Not for Free Silver
The Chicago Times-Herald argues Illinois farmers favor sound money and McKinley’s protectionist policy. Based on farmer interviews and Chicago packer data, rural voters are seen backing a strong currency and export markets over free silver, with urban workers similarly disinterested in 16 to 1 silver.
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England
Eighteenth
Linois
Hadley
Sound Money
Lane
Chicago Meat Packers and Commission
Chicago
McKinley
Illinois
Commonwealth
Cuba
Europe
Chicago Times-Herald
Where McKinley Will Stand in 1896 Campaign
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes McKinley as a leading, fair, principled speaker in congress and on the stump from 1888 to 1894. It argues his standing as a Republican platform in himself and predicts the public will accept his stand on reader ship as the campaign ends, surprising some critics.
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McKinley
Congress
Maj
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Principles Compared in McKinley and Bryan Policy Debates
The piece contrasts Bryan’s call for free silver coinage with McKinley’s defense of a gold standard. It cites platform positions from Chicago and St. Louis, arguing the former would devalue currency and harm workers while the latter preserves 100 cent dollars. It notes some Democrats favor sound money despite tariff disputes.
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Bryan
United States
McKinley
Chicago
St. Louis
N. Y. Tribune
Katy Did It Aims For Aordinary Kindness
A child narrates a plan to be helpful at home to quiet a gossiping voice in the old oak tree. The verse contrasts blame with practical chores done quietly by Katy, aiming to please Mamma by washing cups, drying glasses, tidying the house, and keeping doors closed.
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Mamma
Katy
Strange Bird Pet From Sonoma Delights a Curious Boy
Tommy Harvey, ten, finds a mysterious bird in a marsh near Sonoma, Cal. The half eagle, half oatrioh striped creature defies classification and eagerly eats everything in the Harvey household. Neighbors and the boy’s mother react with shock as he shows off the strange pet and parades it through town.
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Tommy Survey
Sonoma
Cal
United States
Tommy
Tommy Harvey
Tommy Harvey Bird Among Boys at Night and Other Tales
A boy named Tommy Harvey owns an unusual pet bird described as a tall, striped creature with a vulture beak and owl like eyes. He keeps the bird in the woodshed and fears it will sleep without him. The piece notes the bird’s odd appearance and limited mobility. A second item recalls Sir Richard Burton’s Afghan venture posing as a Mohammedan holy man and a village joke about his tomb.
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Tommy
Bird
Sir Richard Burton
Afghanistan
Burton
Richard
Rike Goes Birding The Naturalist Describes A Peculiar War at Sea
A Chicago Inter Ocean piece recounts naturalist observations off the Maine coast of fish and bird predators. It details an attack by large pikes on swallows and fledgling birds, with birds pulled from water and limbs, and sharks driving off edible fish.
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Maine
Ced
Hake
Haddock
Neptune
Jake
Chicago
Valuable Indian Dog and the Magician’s Feat
A Fort Sill tale recounts magician McAllister fooling River Crow Indians in a Yellowstone camp. He allegedly pulled cards and odd items from people and animals, then tried to buy a “valuable” dog with two ponies, only to discover the dog contained no gold.
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Chief Two Belly
Mrs Braven
Fort Sill
Buffalo Express
McAllister
Yellowstone
Two Belly
Wicista-Neeta
Wildcat
Senat
Tepee
McAlister
Sparrows Learn to Tolerate Faster Bicycles
A note on sparrows adapting to bicycles shows birds once fleeing early now delay until the rider is close, hopping aside only a few inches. The change mirrors increased bicycle numbers and speeds as wheelmen observe persistent boldness in the birds.
In the Upper Berth
A four year old in a sleeping car wakes and answers his mother that he knows where he is saying he is in the top drawer of the berth. The boy’s remark comes from a humorous anecdote cited by Youth's Companion.
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Tourse
Sixteen engagements for one girl noted in verses
A poem fragment notes a woman choosing "Sixteen to one" engagements as a clever scheme. The lines mention Jeanne and reference Chicago newspaper titles, capturing a glimpse of love and social ambition in urban life.
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Chicago
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