State Dairy Exhibit Plans and Des Moines Army Post Work
Des Moines Aug 19 special correspondence notes Iowa dairy department managers aim to make the state fair display the biggest yet with higher prize pro rata and clear entry instructions to butter makers. Also reports progress on Des Moines army post work including water mains rail spur and funding, plus conventions and political moves shaping the fair season.
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Wil
Des Moines Army Post
Des Moines
Dairy Department
Iowa
G. H. van Houten
State Fair Grounds
Express
Fair Grounds
Suits Reach Over 300 In Sioux City For Quieting Titles
Over 300 lawsuits are filed in the district court to quiet titles on more than 1,000 Sioux City lots. With sheriff sales nearly complete, investors seek bona fide ownership as real estate values soar. A team of horses harness and top buggy were stolen from William Stoebe’s farm near Tumblboldt.
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District Court
Sioux City
William Stoebe
Jtumboldt
Noted Iowa Attorney Thomas Breanbrack Dies in Du Buque
Thomas R Breanbrack a 67 year old Anamosa attorney well known for over 30 years in practice died of apoplexy after falling ill on a train. He had gone to Du Buque for legal business and was helped to Judge O Donnell's court then to Flinley hospital. He practiced with State Senator Ellison in Anamosa.
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Thomas ‘R. Breanbrack
Anamosa
Dubuque
O’donnell
Flinley Hospital
Jercanbrack
Ellison
Tragic Farm Accident Claims Herman Hohn at 19
Herman Hohn son of Chris Hohn a farmer near Audubon died after a rope loop around a horse’s neck caused the horse to bolt. He tangled in barbed wire, was dragged about 100 yards, and died before medical help arrived. This marks a second accidental death for the Hohn family in a few years.
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Herman Hohn
Chris Hohn
Audubon
Mrs. Hohn
Brought Back in New Hampton Burglary Case
John Scholzen was brought back to New Hampton by Sheriff F. 3. Sherwood of Chickasaw County to answer charges of burglary larceny and horse stealing. He allegedly robbed a New Hampton saloon of 160 dollars worth of cigars and liquor stole a horse and later killed it when fatigued and rode away on a bicycle.
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John Scholzen
New Hampton
F. 3. Sherwood
Chickasaw County
Scholzen
Des Moines Grain Men Report Poor Iowa Corn Prospects
Grain men in Des Moines sample ears of corn and predict a slim market this year. They say current samples from their agents show ears that are incomplete and mostly cobs, signaling low quality grain across Iowa.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Storm Lake men win Oklahoma farms in El Reno draw
Albert O. Smith of Storm Lake drew a farm at El Reno and is a longtime resident and veteran. H. Stutton, ten miles northeast of Storm Lake, also won an Oklahoma farm and has lived in the county for seven years.
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Albert O. Smith
Storm Lake
el Reno
H. Stutton
Oklahoma
Prominent Cass County Man Dies After Horse Attack
William H. Disbrow of Cass county near Atlantic was kicked by a vicious horse at his son in law James Lepper’s home near Sarah. He sustained serious injuries and died shortly after the incident.
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William H. Disbrow
Cass County
Atlantic
James Lepper
Sarah
Races at Waterloo Abandoned for Lack of Entries
A collection of Iowa items notes Waterloo race bookings canceled due to no entrants, bank and currency actions, rainfall percentages across several cities, and local deaths and developments. Highlights include First National Bank of Dysart capital of 50000 dollars and a Dubuque death of Patrick Carroll aged 93.
Eviction Ends Chalk Line Family Divorce Remnant
In Des Moines Mrs. Walpin was removed from the Halpin home after an eviction order 20 years old. A chalk line split the house since a 20 year old divorce decree kept Walpin on one side and the son with his mother on the other. The son crossed the line causing further trouble and leading to ejectment papers.
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John Halpin
Ilalpin
A Novel Suit in Northern District of Towa
A Sac and Fox man known as Ma-Ka-Ta-Wah alias Qua-Twa and Black Cloud sues for 10000 damages in federal court. He alleges mistreatment after public annuity cashing led to term in state prison and removal of his raven locks. Defendants include Warden W A Hunter of Anamosa prison and ex agent H M Rebok of Tama reservation.
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Federal
Northern District of
Towa
Ma-Ka-Ta-Wah
Black Cloud
Mulligatawney
W. A. Hunter
Anamosa
H. M. Rebok
Tama
Towa University Football Team Plans Minnehaha Camp
Minnehaha near Towa City chosen for preliminary training starting August 28. Dr Knipe says the aim is healthy, practical early work without hard training and to shape players for the regular fall term after September 18 as the season approaches October 5. Early campers may have an advantage, but late applicants keep equal chances.
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Towa University
Minnehaha
Towa City
Knipe
Beavers
Taxpayers sue Hardin County over alleged Albrook contract
Twenty one taxpayers sue in Eldora district court alleging a fraudulent collusive contract between county officials and C. I. Albrook plus the 15 percent fee for nonassessed property. They seek repayment of about $6,000 and to enjoin further payments under the pact.
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Hardin County
Eldora
C. I. Albrook
C. EB. Welch
A. B. Baxter
Board of Supervisors
Tax Ferrers
Albrook
C. E. Albrook
Girl Wins Big on El Teeno Wheel Turns Farmer
Miss Ivy M. Richey, barely 21 and formerly a Sioux City store clerk, won on El Teeno's wheel and now owns a 160 acre Oklahoma farm. She is the daughter of John Richey, a check clerk at the Omaha freight house, and plans to devote her life to farming. Ticket number 4236.
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Ivy M. Richey
Sioux City
el Teeno
Oklahoma Country
John Richey
Omaha
Song Composer Keating Weds Clara Troutman in Council Bluffs
John H. Keating known as Lynn Udall, famed composer of Just One Girl and Just as the Sun Went Down, married Clara Louise Troutman in Council Bluffs. The couple will reside in Portland Oregon where Keating owns property interests.
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John H. Keating
Married in Dubuque as Civil War veteran weds 52 year old
Elizabeth Darling aged 52 and R N Ashmore aged 82 were married in Dubuque by Justice Carney. Ashmore is described as a Civil War veteran and resident of Mitchell county. The text notes the Second Iowa cavalry biennial reunion at Clear Lake from September 3 to 10.
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Highty-Two
Elizabeth Darling
R. N. Ashmore
Dubuque
Justice Carney
Mitchell County
Second Iowa Cavalry
Clear Lake
Train No 3 Robbed At Caney Switch
Missouri Kansas & Texas passenger train No 3 was held up and robbed near Caney Texas by two men joined by four others. They looted passengers and blew open safes with dynamite. Two alleged suspects were reportedly captured while US officers pursued them.
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St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Denison
Tex
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Caney Switch
I. I
Atoka
Caney
Caney Water
Tulley
United States
Express Company
Dolan
Glens Falls
Blue Mountain
Dick Turpin
North River
Eigh
Death in Crib as Waterworks Fire Kills Dozens
In Cleveland a harbor area fire destroyed a temporary waterworks crib two miles offshore. Twenty six men fled to floats. eighteen survivors were rescued by the tug J R Sprankle. The disaster, tied to a long troubled tunnel project, has raised the toll of deaths from prior explosions and incidents at the same site.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Arthur Hasty
Mark Snyder
Arthur Hastings
Plummer Jones
John Martine
John Kowalsky
John Leese
O. Braddock
Charles Smith
David Kelly
Victor Kauffman
Canton
John Enging
Adam Kest
G. C. van Deusen
J. R. Sprankle
Shailer & Schninglau
Man Killed After Bet to Stop Switch Engine in Yard
Alfred Bianco, an employee of the West Shore railroad, wagered his brother Pietro that he could halt a switch engine in Gran ton New Jersey yard. The engineer ignored his signal and Bianco, pressing his dare, was struck and killed when he waited too long to move.
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New York
Alfred Bianco
West Shore Railroad
Pietro
Granton
N. J
Bianco
Michigan Jurist Sanford M Green Dies at 94 in Bay City
Judge Sanford M Green former Supreme Court justice from 1848 to 1858 died at his Bay City home aged 94. He revised Michigan state statutes in 1843 and his work remains unchanged. Green served as a circuit judge for 34 years.
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Michigan
Bay City
Mich
Sanford M. Green
Supreme Court
Wheat Crop Threatened by Pests in Dallas Fields
Bug numbers have appeared in large quantities in volunteer wheat fields around Dallas Texas threatening to devastate the second growth as completely as the first crop earlier in the spring.
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Dallas
Tex
Woman Falls to Death From Hotel Porch in Atlantic City
Mrs. Felix Kahn, 40, of Cincinnati, jumped from a hotel porch in Atlantic City after leaving her room with her husband. She fractured her skull and died before help could arrive.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Felix Kahn
Cincinnati
Falling Rock Kills Three Miners at Tamarack Mine
In Calumet Michigan a hanging rock from shaft No 2 level 28 at the Tamarack mine fell at night killing three men and injuring two who are in critical condition.
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Calumet, Mich
Tamarack
Swindle Charged In Nationwide Bank Paper Scam
Baltimore financier Charles E. Corkran faces a receivership in Towson as executor Osborne Yellett is named for Manor Lumber. A Cincinnati dealer accuses Corkran and associates of issuing worthless promissory notes used as collateral across banks from Chicago to Asheville, with dozens of institutions holding 500 to 1000 dollars each. Corkran denies the charges from New York.
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Baltimore
Towson
Baltimore County
Charles E. Corkran
Osborne Yellett
Corkran
Manor Lumber Company
Maryland
Benjamin W. Cross
Cincinnati
Manor Company
Cross
Chicago
Boston
Asheville
N.C
New York
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Pennsylvania
New York State
New England
Charles IE. Corkran
Hotel
Chelsea
New York City
King Edward VII’s first Parliament ends as he is proclaimed
London August 19 Parliament wound up and was prorogued. Black Rod summoned the commons to hear the king's speech at four. The speech notes Great Britain's cordial relations with other powers, praises naval and military provisions, and confirms progress in South Africa while acknowledging the long campaigns. The first parliament of King Edward VII thus closes with royal satisfaction and various honors for the crown.
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London
Parliament
Black Rod
Michael Biddulph
Commons
House of Lords
Earl Halsbury
Duke of Marlborough
Lord Ashbourne
Earl of Kintore
Earl Waldegrave
Great Britain
China
South Africa
House of
Edward VII
Milwaukee Strike Spreads to Bay View Mills
About 200 Amalgamated Iron, Steel and Tin Workers voted to strike in Milwaukee following Joliet, 157 in favor and 38 against. The walkout affects 1,500 workers and risks Bay View plant reopening. Joliet and South Chicago plans hint at wider action across mills.
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Milwaukee
Joliet
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Michael I. Tighe
Pittsburg
Davis
Chicago
Minors Steel Company
W. C. Davis
Bay View
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Michael F. Yighe
T. J. Shaffer
Federal Steel Company
Tll
South Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
Chicago Steel Workers
South
Monessen
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie
National W C T U Meeting Planned for Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texas August 19 details of the National W C T U meeting set for November 15 were announced Three thousand delegates and many visitors from across the United States are expected along with all national officers and state presidents Arrangements seek Charles Galloway the famed Paris organist to perform The gathering is described as the Souths largest female assembly Gen MacArthur arrives in San Francisco from Manila with Sheridan and Fourteenth Infantry Col Quinton on the passenger list He says war has devastated large Philippines districts but predicts restoration of law and order within months
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George H. van Houten
State Department of Agriculture
Des Moines
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
L. 5. Coffin
Fort Dodge
F. Lane
H. di. Ueane
Iowa City
Ames
James Wilson
McKinley
J. R. Sage
Crop Service
C. J. Saylor
National Department of Agriculture
West
CC. F. Curtiss
Agricultural College
Iowa
Department of the Grand Army
Metzgar
Davenport
Washington
Rockhill
State Department
Taku
Fort Worth
Tex
United States
Charles Galloway
Paris
South
San Francisco
Sheridan
Manila
Trotting Stallion Stamboul Dies at Goshen Farm
New York reports trotting stallion Stamboul 2 0714 died Saturday at owner E H Harri man’s Goshen farm. The notice notes the death of a notable horse and the farm location in a brief segment.
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New York
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National Climate and Crop Bulletin
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