State warns on oil and gas beneath Iowa soil and rail wreck inquiry
The State Geologist declares no petroleum or natural gas deposits exist beneath Iowa. The Railroad Commission may investigate the Rhodes wreck in Marshal County amid questions over cost-cutting flagmen and practice.
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Iowa Soil—Railway Commission
Rhodes
Samuel Calvin
the State University
Towa
Calvin
Iowa
State Railroad Commission
Milwaukee Railroad
Marshal County
Collins
Railroad Commission
Crocker Brigade Biennial Reunion Set in Muscatine
The eleventh biennial reunion of Crocker's Iowa brigade will meet in Muscatine on September 24 and 25. All veterans who served in the Town Brigade formed by the Eleventh, Thirteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Iowa infantry volunteers are invited. W. O. Mitchell of Company C Thirteenth Iowa infantry volunteers will deliver the biennial address. Regimental meetings at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crocker
Iowa Brigade
Muscatine
Town
Iowa Infantry
W. O. Mitchell
Anti-Gambling Crackdown in Waterloo Suppresses Joints
Waterloo police raid gambling dens as city growth draws veterans of the green cloth. A local resident paid a 15.55 fine as policing moves to nip gambling in the bud. In Montezuma, George Adkins a tinner attempted suicide by hanging in jail. he has made four such attempts and vows to finish the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
George Adkins
Montezuma
Adkins
Frenald Placed On Map After Auction of High Value Lots
Frenald, a new town in Story county, sprang from the Des Moines Town Falls and Northern railroad project. Lots valued over 4000 dollars were sold in about two hours, and the town is named for Boston banker Frenald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frenald
Story County
Des Moines
Town Falls
Death at the grave shows heart failure in Malaka Township
Joachim Griebel a 76 year old German resident of Jasper county died of heart failure while mowing the family burial plot in Malaka township He had gone to the cemetery to tend his wife’s grave and sat on it when the heat grew too warm passers-by later found him dead. he was a respected longtime Jasper county resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Crafford
Leon
Supreme Court
State Board of Medical Examiners
Col. M. L. Temple
Clarke County
Crafford
Joachim Griebel
Malaka Township
Milwaukee Incident Involves Rhine Couple En Route To Rugby
Edward J. Rhine and his wife were walking in Milwaukee when a man named Blume suddenly became violent tearing off clothes and throwing the couple’s pocketbook containing their money into an alley. An unknown man seized the pocketbook and disappeared before police arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Rhine
Luton
Milwaukee
Rugby
Wis
Mr. Blume
Death by self in New Hampton linked to hereditary insanity
Ray Bowers, a skilled electrician at the telephone and electric lighting plant in New Hampton, shot himself and was found dead by his mother near his barn. He was about 23 and engaged to be married. His father and elder brother had taken their own lives, suggesting a hereditary insanity cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Bowers
New Hampton
Men Trial After Dynamite Fishing Deaths on Clinton River
Arb, McDonald used dynamite to kill fish in the Maquoketa River at Clinton. The blast blew McDonald up. John Ralston and Peter McCabe, present on the boat, escaped serious injury and face trial for violating game laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Maquoketa
Clinton
John Ralston
Peter McCabe
Rape charge: Bert Brannieck arraigned in New Hartford
Bert Brannieck, arrested in New Hartford on a rape charge involving Miss Edna Peck, 65, pleaded guilty in justice court and was held on $1,000 bond. He could not post bond and was remanded to jail until the October term of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Brannieck
New Hartford
Edna Peck
Justice Court
Washington weather bureau report on Iowa crops
The weekly crop report notes generally favorable conditions in Iowa with good progress in securing small grain and thrashing results ranging from poor to excellent. Spring wheat yields vary, oats show variable quality and yield, corn progresses well with potential high output from three quarters of urine planted, and minor crops perform nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Weather Bureau
Towa
Farm heir fatally shoots father during attempted murder of wife
J. di. Sims a wealthy Ottumwa area farmer was shot and killed by his son John while trying to kill his wife with a butcher knife. The father, intoxicated, attacked his wife. the son intervened to save her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. di. Sims
Ottumwa
John
Tragic Prison Suicide Ends Chase for Grand Larceny
B G Chidester 23 son of respected Bushnell Illinois parents killed himself in Bloomfield jail by taking poison after being charged with grand larceny and abandoned by his fiancée.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Chidester
Bushnell
Bloomfield
Iowa News Briefs Signal Frosts and Crimes Across State
Iowa reports severe frost in the northwest hitting Sibley area and Croverdale as corn damage mounts. Des Moines post office July receipts rise to 30248 from 24136. Plans hinge on Mt Ayr to Cres ton tramway. Infant dies after being struck by a car near Ida Grove. Numerous civil service tests listed for October in multiple cities. Veterans reunion in Waterloo to host Speaker Tenderson. Notable crimes include executions in Sturgis ND and forged note case in Iowa Falls. Des Moines man killed fleeing a train. Siou x City man kills himself. a Ladds dale burglary prompts government funds loss.
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Towa
Cloverdale
Sibley
Des Moines
Mt. Ayr
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Creston
John Linn
Ida Grove
Dell Austin
Austin
Linn
Washington
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Mason
Waterloo
Ernest Loveswar
George Puck
Sioux City
George Ostrander
Sturgis
N.D
N. A. Buew
Alden
Iowa Falls
Frank Williamson
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Williamson
B.D. Chidester
Bloomfield Wines
George L. Crafts
Anna Bell
Gertie Pondrecker
Sleversville
Colfax
Glucose Factory in Marshalltown to Reopen Around Sept
The glucose plant owned by Glucose Refining Co. in Marshalltown, idle over a year, is set to reopen about September 1. It employed several hundred workers and will use a new septic tank system instead of the Iowa River, ending pollution concerns that spurred suits and state action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Glucose Refining Company
Iowa
Walters
T'ama County
Keokuk aims for across river dam at Des Moines rapids
Mississippi river cities including Keokuk Dubuque and Rock Island backed by lumber interests and steamboat lines push for a grand dam across the river at Keokuk near the Des Moines rapids. A war department survey is underway and the next Congress may authorize the project. Mayor Craig appoints Keokuk delegates to the Commercial Congress Lyman Cooley James C. Davis Edmund Jaeger E A Johnstone.
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Mississippi River
Keokuk
Dubuque
Rock Island
Northwest
Trans- Mississippi Commercial Congress
St. Louis
Des Moines
War Department
National Congress
Mayor Craig
Commercial Congress
Lyman FE. Cooley
Chicago
James C. Davis
Edmund Jaeger
E. A. Johnstone
Turkey Crop Short Threatens Thanksgiving Supply
W C Sears reports a drastic drop in the turkey crop due to moisture and cold. He estimates this year's output may reach only 25 percent of last year's, predicting live birds at 16 to 18 cents and dressed turkeys at 30 to 40 cents, with many households likely to go without.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coes
Iowa
Iowa Farmers sue rail line over flood damage
A group of Iowa farmers seeks damages from the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad for flood losses after heavy rains. They argue culverts were too small to drain floodwaters, causing embankments to back up water and ruin crops. Courts will decide standards for culvert openings across varied locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Iowa Roads
Town Packing closes sale of Clinton packing plant and property
Negotiations end with sale of the Clinton packing house and adjacent property built ten years ago at nearly 500000 dollars. The plant, with a daily capacity of 1500 hogs, is expected to gain from extensive improvements and higher capacity. Purchaser identity remains undisclosed, with speculation of backing by a large syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Packing & Provision Company
Clinton
Movement to unite northern Iowa independent phone firms
Manager George N. Tandy and E. H. Martin of Mutual Telephone Co Des Moines back a plan to organize all independent northern Iowa phones into a central group to aid competition with Bell. They aim to concentration of forces within the year and toll line extensions are already under construction in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George N. Tandy
E. H. Martin
Mutual Telephone Company
Des Moines
Bell Telephone
Iowa
Coronation Fleet Review At Spithead For King Edward
King Edward reviewed the Portsmouth fleet at Spithead marking the coronation festivities. About a hundred warships appeared, but many were outdated or ineffectives, while the display remained strictly the home fleet. The royal procession moved from Victoria and Albert through the fleet as cheers rang out.
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Portsmouth
Edward
Spithead
Calliope
Apia
Devastation
Dreadnaught
Camperdown
Edinburgh
Solent
Charles Hotham
Royal Sovereign
Isle of Wight
Victoria and Albert
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Osborne
Alberta
Elgin Creamery Company Fails in Illinois
The Elgin Creamery Company, operating 135 creameries across Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin, failed Saturday. Creditors total near 10,000, with over 6,000 farmers. American Trust and Savings Bank named receiver with $500,000 bond. Assets claimed at $800,000, liabilities $350,000. cause cited as inability to collect outstanding accounts. Headquarters at 154 Lake Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Elgin Creamery Company
Ilinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
American Trust and Savings Bank
United States District Court
Sidney C. Eastman
Lake Street
Victim of Tuberculosis Ends Yale Research Strain
Dr EF Sco field of New York died after a relapse of tuberculosis contracted from patients while studying at Yale. He pursued a special disease study in Denver near graduation, then completed medical college there before his health declined rapidly over two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
EF. H. Scofield
Yale
Nys
New Heaven
Denver
Medical
Pope Leo Gift to Roosevelt Is Mosaic Picture
Bishop O Gorman delivered a mosaic picture from Pope Leo XIII to President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill. The pope’s autograph letter praised Roosevelt and noted Taft's work, with O Gorman outlining future friar land, church state funds, building titles, and wartime occupancy issues to be settled by Taft and the Manila delegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
S. 1
O’gorman
Sioux Falls
S. D
Roosevelt
Leo XIII
Philippines
United States
Vatican
Sagamore Hill
Detroit Financier Frank C. Andrews Found Guilty
Frank C. Andrews, once a Detroit financier and bank officer, was found guilty Saturday of robbing the City Savings Bank which closed in February after looting of 1,576,000. The jury delivered verdict in under three hours. sentence not set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit, Mich
Frank C. Andrews
City Savings Bank
Detroit
Michigan
Andrews
H. R. Andrews
Pingree
German Telegram Creates Storm Over Reichsrat Gift Row
New York reports a storm in Germany after an emperor telegram to the prince regent of Bavaria criticizing the Reichsrat and offering a gift of money blocked from art funding. The incident is seen as interference in Bavarian affairs. In Franklin, a woman died after sneezing 500 times in an hour, with prior bursts from 100 to 200 per hour. doctors could not help.
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New York
Germany
Bavaria
Reichsrath
Tribune
London
Franklin
Sarah Mackey
Porterfield
Former Atlanta Mayor Col William Hemphill Dies Suddenly
Col William A Hemphill former mayor of Atlanta and founder of the Atlanta Constitution died suddenly Sunday night in Atlanta Georgia Aug 18. In Switzerland two Englishmen and two guides perished in an avalanche on the Wetterhorn with one tourist and a guide killed and others seriously injured near Grindelwald Zermatt area.
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Atlanta, Ga
William A. Hemphill
Atlanta
The
Atlanta Constitution
Grindelwald
Switzerland
Wetterhorn
Monon Passenger Train Crash Kills One in Indiana
A Monon passenger train carrying 300 excursionists struck an ice freight near Hammond Indiana. One man was killed one person was seriously injured three more were wounded all excursionists escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Monon
Hammond
Ind
Attorney General Opinion Limits Banking Branches in Iowa
Attorney General Mullan concludes state and savings banks may not establish branches beyond their authorized cities. Loan and trust companies may transact banking to a limited extent per section 1889 but cannot establish branches outside their chartered locations. they are regulated by the auditor of state and subject to examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullan
Barrett
Neve
Auditor of State
Iowa
John Y. Stone
Stone
New Block System to Inaugurate on Chicago and Northwestern
The Chicago and Northwestern announces a new auto signaling block system on its main line through Iowa. Telegraph operators at each station will report train departures and arrivals to neighboring blocks, reducing human error and nearly eliminating collisions. Wires will run on new poles with signals placed roughly every mile and a half, activated by wheel-contact circuitry as trains pass, enabling closer block spacing and safer operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Iowa
Miss Elsie Macomber to christen cruiser Des Moines
Governor Cummins selects Miss Elsie Macomber of Des Moines to christen the cruiser Des Moines at Fore River Shipyard Quincy Mass on September 20. Ceremony will occur in the governor’s presence with Des Moines officials including Mayor Brenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge of Odd Fellows
Des Moines
Lafe Young
Grand Lodge
Gov. Cummins
Elsie Maccomber
Quincy
Mass
Elsie Macomber
Miss Macomber
Brenton
Fore River Ship and Engine Company
Macomber
J. K. Macomber
Capital City
White albino squirrel found near Lansing by campers
Two boys from Dubuque discovered a snow white albinistic squirrel with pink eyes several miles west of Lansing while camping at the Ryan and Miller sawmill. They captured it after making it insensible and refused a large sum of money for the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Dubuque
Ryan & Miller
Anti-Liquor Victory in Sigourney and What Cheer Cases
Judge Clements denied a liquor permit request by HW H Rhinert of Keota, marking an Anti-Saloon League win. An injunction was granted against Rock Island Brewing's cold storage plant at What Cheer, prosecuted by C M Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anti-Saloon League
Sigourney
Clements
HW. H. Rhinert
Keota
Rock Island Brewing Company
C. M. Brown
Grain Storage Charge Proposed by Iowa Dealers
The Iowa Grain Dealers association meeting in Sioux City approves a plan to levy one cent per bushel each month on all grain stored in elevators by growers awaiting sale and shipment. The charge starts after 15 days of free storage, reversing the long standing practice of free storage in town elevators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Grain Dealers’ Association
Sioux City
Farmers' Short Course in Agriculture Established
The state agricultural school in Ames announces a Farmers' Short Course in Agriculture for practical farmers who are busy most of the year but can attend a practical school for a short period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ School
Ames
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