Iowa Grain Rates See Big Rail War Cut
Des Moines reports a rate war as Rock Island and Chicago & Northwest cut Iowa to Chicago and Atlantic points by one to four cents per hundred pounds. Officials say reductions protect Iowa farmers from Nebraska rates and may lower grain shipments to Chicago by one to three cents per bushel, signaling potential radical tariff shifts away from the Mississippi line.
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Des Moines
Gulf of Mexico
Chicago
Rock Island
Chicago & Northwestern
Iowa
Nebraska
Atlantic Seaboard
Mississippi
Atlantic
Kansas City
Omaha
Gulf
Insane Hospital Census Climbs in Iowa
Iowa’s three insane asylums hold 5 026 inmates, up 387 in two years, yet conditions are said to be unchanged. The article lists the growing totals across the three classifications of insanity institutions in the state.
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Iowa
Inaugural Dress Inquiries Reach Des Moines
Washington inquiries reveal Iowa society anxiously anticipates the inaugural ball March 4 in Washington. Gov. Cummins names Col. I B Santee and Harry Polk as aides on Gen. Schaffee's staff. The governor plans to visit Washington at his own expense for the memorial event.
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Iowa
Washington, D. C
National Capital
Cummins
Col. I. B. Santee
Danbury
Harry Polk
Des Moines
Schaffee
Producers in Grinnell Endorse Three Part Interstate Rate Plan
Iowa Corn Belt Producers Association met in Grinnell and adopted resolutions opposing the Hepburn Bill as too complex. They urged Congress to consider a bill delivering rapid, adequate, and inexpensive interstate rate relief, aligned with the president's recommendations. They also criticized J W Blythe and the Iowa railroad commission while praising a vigorous address by President Ames.
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Iowa Corn Belt Producers’ Association
Grinnell
Ames
J. W. Blythe
Iowa Railroad Commission
Congress
Committee of Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Des Moines jobbers oppose higher freight rates after line transfer
Des Moines merchants protest a 30 percent freight-rate increase tied to the Minneapolis & St. Louis takeover of the Des Moines & Fort Dodge line, previously Rock Island. Iowa railroad commissioners permit higher class C rates for smaller lines, contrasted with former class A rates under Rock Island, affecting major trunk lines in the state.
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Des Moines
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Des Moines & Fort Dodge
Rock Island
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge Line Rates Hit Des Moines Jobbers Hard
The report explains a three class rate system with A B and C schedules. Fort Dodge line serves the most valuable wholesale territory Des Moines jobbers face an especial hardship under the high C rate.
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Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Drain Five Iowa Lakes Sought for Drainage by Council
Executive council received petitions to drain five large Iowa lakes. Engineers’ reports on Rush and Lard lakes in Sac County were filed. hearings set for later date. Four-Mile and Cheever lakes in Emmet Dickinson counties, Bass lake in Humboldt County, total beds valued between 50000 and 75000 dollars.
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Executive Council
Iowa
Rush
Lard
Sac County
Sac City
Four-Mile Lake
Emmet
Dickinson County
Cheever Lake
Bass Lake
Humboldt County
Humboldt
Extradition Attempt Involving Frank Shercliffe
Colorado agents sought a murder warrant to return Frank Shercliffe to Denver. Governor Cummins refused due to lack of identity proof, amid allegations Shercliffe and McCoy are the same man and a later murder warrant was issued. Tom Vennison’s alleged involvement sparks the dispute as Colorado officers ponder return with proper papers.
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Shercliffe
Frank Shercliffe
Desperado
Colorado
Cummins
Tom Vennison
McCoy
Huxley Mayor Indicted In Gambling Probe
In Story county Iowa the mayor of Huxley and justice of the peace O T Watland has been indicted for maintaining and conducting a gambling house in town. The charge follows church complaints and county attorney reports of games of chance at the mayor's store. The case was presented to the grand jury and the indictment has sparked local gossip.
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Huxley
Story County
O.T. Watland
Justice of Peace
Watland
McCall
Lown
Gov Cummins Clears Iowa Mining Board Of Charges
Gov. Cummins exonerates Iowa board of mining examiners from unfairness claims in last spring’s mine inspector exam. He ordered a thorough investigation, hearing charges from Owens Abram and Isaac against Booth Gray Caldwell Owens and Phillips, finding marks were too high and exonerating the board.
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Mine Board
Cummins
Iowa Board of Mining Examiners
Board of Examiners
Owens
Abram
Isaac
Harry Booth
Edward M. Gray
John Caldwell
John Owens
D. C. Phillips
Governor Cummins Declines South Dakota Speech
Governor Cummins has declined an invitation to address South Dakota's legislature due to a prior speaking engagement with Minnesota, marking the third request for that day and underscoring his rising popularity. His remaining dates include Minneapolis February 14 evening, Minnesota legislature February 14 morning, Chicago February 18, and Peoria February 22.
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Cummins
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Grand Rapids
Minneapolis
Chicago
Peoria
Iago Freed in Mock Trial Acquitted of Murder
In Iowa City the mock trial jury acquitted Iago of murder after five hours of deliberation. One juror favored conviction. debates and multiple votes preceded a final verdict of acquittal with adjournment for the afternoon.
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Iago
Iowa City
Byers
Keokuk Bank Closed After Suspension
The Commercial Bank of Keokuk, founded in 1847 and run by Edmund Jaeger & Co., suspended operations with president Edmund Jaeger Sr. dead from a stroke. The cashier was his son. A notice on the door said the bank was closed and to be wound up. Deposits of several hundred dollars were on hand, with plans to pay in full. The collapse is linked to the store paper tied to J. H. Coleman department store, which failed three months earlier.
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Keokuk Bank
Wall
Keokuk
Commercial Bank
Edmund Jaeger & Co
Edmund Jaeger
J. H. Coleman
Milford Fire Destroys Half Block Near Depot and Bank
A four o'clock morning blaze destroyed seven buildings between the depot and the bank in Milford. Total loss reached 15000 dollars with 8000 dollars insured. N A Miller Waterman Williams and H B Laing suffered the heaviest losses. Aid from Spencer and Spirit Lake arrived too late for help.
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Milford
N. A. Miller
Grocer
Waterman & Williams
H.B. Laing
Spencer
Spirit Lake
Train Collision Near Red Man Causes Fire
Sioux City reports a passenger and a Rock Island freight train collided at Red Man. Injured include Division Superintendent Brown seriously burned, Division Engineer Julius Martin seriously hurt, Division Freight Agent Knapp cut and bruised, and a colored porter possibly fatally hurt. The superintendent’s car was destroyed by fire.
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Sioux City
Rock Island
Redman
Brown
Julius Martin
Knapp
Porter
Explosion Kills Three Men Near Solon on Rock Island Line
A Rock Island freight locomotive boiler exploded at high speed near Solon, killing engineer William Kirby of Estherville, fireman C. R. Smith of Cedar Rapids, and brakeman P. Kelly of Cedar Rapids. The crash wrecked stock and freight cars and delayed traffic.
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Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Solon
Trafic
William Kirby
Estherville
C. R. Smith
P. Kelly
Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Jolley Bank Robbery Case
Des Moines reports Thomas Walsh James Anderson John Wesson John O Connell Castle Brooks and Frank Williams were found guilty on the first ballot after a two day Webster City trial for the Jolley bank attempt on December 6 1904.
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Des Moines
Thomas Walsh
James Anderson
John Wesson
John O’connell
Castle Brooks
Frank Williams
Jolley
Webster City
Mrs Susan Abel Dies at 75 Sister of Senator Hemenway
Des Moines reports the death of Susan A. Abel age 75. She is the sister of United States Senator James Hemenway of Indiana and a cousin of former Governor Pierpont of West Virginia.
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Des Moines
Susan A. Abel
James Hemenway
Indiana
Pierpont
West Virginia
Notable Deaths and Local Notices From Iowa in Brief
Iowa City Edward A Goodnow dies of pneumonia at 94, a major Worcester donor who gave 15000 to Iowa college Dubuque. Mason City dairy and butter makers hold four day session. Knapp, 83, dies after city residency since 1854. Burlington boy found drowned after ice water dip. Oskaloosa man Houston Webb dies in timber. Eldora hosts Iowa Electrical Assn convention in Dubuque April 19, 1905. Council Bluffs Beeman case dismissed for lack of felony or misdemeanor specification. Logan organizes State Savings Bank of Pisgah with 15000 capital. Hedrick man insane, transferred to Mt. Pleasant hospital. Denver Kirschbaum heirs to million dollar fortune from Lucy Crandall. Sibley bank merged with Sibley Savings. Mount Ayr Day Dunning found guilty of fraudulent banking. Milford prominent citizen Albert G Lodge dies of liver cancer. Webster City Iowa Corn Belt Meat Producers hold annual session. Pocahontas Judge Quarton sentences Fonda burglars Rutledge and Vivian to six years.
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Iowa City
Edward A. Goodnow
Worcester
Mass
Iowa College
Dubuque
Mason City
Iowa Falls
Thomas B. Knapp
Burlington
John Gulich
A. R. Beeman
Equitable Home Association
St. Louis
Lucy Crandall
Colorado
Sibley
Sibley State Bank
Sibley Savings Bank
Mount Ayr
Day Dunning
Citizens’ Bank of
Milford
Albert G. Lodge
Webster City
Hamilton County
Iowa Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association
Pocahontas
Quarton
James Rutledge
Thomas Vivian
Fonda
Tariff Revision Debate Shapes Roosevelt's Next Move
The piece argues that Roosevelt should not call an extra session to revise the tariff, noting Republican and Democrat-Republican pressure for action. It warns of economic disruption if Congress acts now and praises the Dingley law while urging timely consideration after the regular session.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Republican vote growth through history shows a single break
The piece traces the Republican Party’s voting gains from 1856 to 1904, noting steady increases from 1.8 million to 7.7 million by 1904 with one notable drop in 1892 under General Harrison. It highlights regional turnout shifts due to disfranchisement and calls Roosevelt’s 1904 showing remarkable.
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Republican Party
United States
New York Sun
Harrison
Repubican Party
Theodora Roosevelt
South
Tariff Debate Split over Protection and Free Trade
The Milwaukee Sentinel argues that manufacturers benefiting from protection seek free trade now for broader markets. It notes regional clashes where southern free traders back protection for southern industry and free trade for northern states. The paper urges balanced tariff revision to protect all domestic industries.
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Congress
Republican Party
Milwaukee Sentinel
The
Sentinel
Press commentary on Bryan Roosevelt tariff and party
The passages critique William Jennings Bryan and the Democratic Party's stance on Roosevelt, tariff policy, and leadership. They argue that tariff protection sustains U S wage earners and market prosperity, while party reform discussions reveal strategic positioning ahead of elections. The quotes reflect varied newspaper opinions on Democratic prospects and economic policy.
Too Late to Defend It Gorman-Wilson Tariff Critique
The Troy Press argues the Gorman-Wilson tariff law failed by leaving duties off where needed and by allowing free wool imports, causing greater harm to American interests than its retained duties. It contends defending the act is too late.
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Troy Press
Fruits of Protection in Linen Industry
The Lewiston Maine Journal argues the Dingley tariff shielded American linen, enabling growth from Irish imports to domestic toweling, stating the industry will become self-sustaining. It notes flax culture expansion and domestic chinaware rising, countering the platform claim that protection is robbery.
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Dingley
United States
Ireland
Roosevelt
Lewiston
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Promoted in Vintage Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a universal kidney and bladder remedy. It claims kidney neglect causes most illness, cites testimonials, and urges readers to buy the product at drugstores with the address in Binghamton New York.
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Kitmer
Swamp-Root Sample Offer Ad From Kilmer Co
Editorial note promotes free Swamp-Root sample bottle and an information book, citing thousands of testimonial letters from cures. Readers urged to mail their address to Dr. Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York and mention reading the generous offer.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Actress Dismisses Pyrography Progress Report
Mrs Oldcastle says the daughter has not been active in pyrography. The hostess notes a recent letter placing her in Pittsburg and planning a trip through to Washington. The Chicago Record-Herald quotes the exchange as a false report.
Green Onions from Salter Seed Co Featured as New Money Maker
The John A. Salter Seed Co of lin Crosse Wisconsin promotes new vegetables including an early Green Hating Onion. The offering is pitched as valuable and a winner for gardeners and Varimner.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
Lin Crosse
Wis
Varimner
Plant and seed offer advert with vegetable seeds
A noisy notice promises testers 10 000 plants including cabbages celery lettuce radishes and flowers plus a grand sweet corn vine if readers mail back the notice and pay postage. The fragment includes a quip about a couple cooking their first dinner and mentions Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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Prostaar
Cory
Wiest
Allee
No Florida Through Old Battlefields by Dixie Flyer Train
Advertisement for trains from Chicago to Jacksonville and St Augustine via the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway. Dixie Flyer departs Chicago at 7 00 P M arrives Jacksonville 8 40 A M. Florida Limited departs Chicago and arrives Jacksonville 7 55 P M St Augustine 9 25 P M. Includes sleepers dining cars and observation cars.
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Old Battlefields
Chicago
Jacksonville
South
St. Augustine
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
Nashville
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Battlefields
Briard VO Mulls
Northern Wass
N. C
St. L. Ry
Marquette Bldg
Kilmer Kidney Remedy Free Sample Coupon Offer
A damaged clippable coupon promising a free sample of Swamp Root kidney remedy by Dr. Kilmer & Co requests the name address and city state to mail the sample. The text is garbled but indicates a fill in fields for name street and city with Montan blotchy wording.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Mexico travel by Wabash Line with Palace Sleeping Cars
Time reduced nineteen and a half hours to Mexico. Wabash Line trains connect at St Louis with Iron Mountain Railway routes to the City of Mexico. Two daily departures from St Louis, arrivals in Mexico in about three days. 2:21 p.m. to 10:50 a.m. third morning or 4:20 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. third evening. Mexico described as a healthful resort. Your nearest ticket agent provides full information.
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Mexico
Wabash Line
St. Louis
Liron Mountain Railway
Arodo
Palace
City of Mexico
St. Louia
St. Louisa
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