Labor Groups Urge Building Inspectors Law Iowa
Special Correspondence Des Moines February 9 Iowa Supreme Court upholds cigarette tax and original package doctrine struck down by high court. Labor groups plan to push legislation to require appointive or elected building inspectors in towns over 10 000 population. Miners set to meet March 6 in Des Moines to discuss wage and policy demands.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
John Marshall
Marshall
Supreme Court
Iowa
Js. D. Brigham
Indianapolis
John Mitchell
Miners’ Conference
Captain J N W Rumple Dies at 61 in Chicago
Capt J N W Rumple of Marengo Iowa dies at St Luke's Hospital Chicago from a cancerous throat condition. He was 61 and served one term in Congress after leading the Second Iowa Cavalry in the Civil War. Renouncing renomination for health, he later became a prominent Iowa lawyer and regent supporting education.
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J. N. W. Rumple
Marengo
Congress
Iowa
St. Luke’s Hospital
Chicago
Rumple
Second Iowa Cavalry
State Board of Regents
Iowa State University
Receiver Reports on Inebriate Departments Mt Pleasant and Cherokee
The Board of Control released the end of December census for Mt Pleasant showing 109 patients with 16 admitted in January and 34 on parole. Cherokee reports 82 patients January 31, up from 64 on December 31. Mt Pleasant totals 880 and Cherokee 597. Mitchellville inmates reach 204 by end of January.
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Board of Control
Mt. Pleasant
Cherokee
Mitchellville
Drake University Students Suspend Over Hair Trimming Incident
At Drake University in Des Moines several male students were suspended after forcibly trimming the hair of two classmates, Messrs Post and Olander, who resisted warnings to stop growing their long hair. The act prompted faculty action following reports to administration.
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Drake University
Des Moines
Messrs
Post
Olander
Missing Girl Found From Council Bluffs in Florida Freak Show
Peark Rambo a 500 pound child from Council Bluffs who disappeared earlier was found in Jacksonville Florida where she was a star attraction in a traveling freak show. Her father was notified and traveled to retrieve her.
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Peark Rambo
Council Bluffs
Jacksonville
Fla
Marble Rock Farmer Claims Clinton Race Scam
Jake Carberlee, a farmer near Marble Rock, traveled to Clinton and bet $3,000 on a fixed foot race, losing the money and reporting the matter. Officials summoned a special grand jury to probe the case as a gang of confidence men has operated in Clinton for months with similar fakes.
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Jake Carberlee
Marble Rock
Clinton
Stratford Rail Raid Hoax Triggers Bitter Reactions
A bogus report of a raid on a Stratford train with 20 coal cars led to 30 to 40 arrests and widespread bitterness after a newspaper office circulated the hoax as real. The incident caused no actual detentions and was denounced as misinformation.
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Stratford
Notable Iowa Notables and Court Actions Across the State
Iowa brief notes report several milestone anniversaries including Mr and Mrs John Rhodes celebrating sixty-ninth years in New Sharon and Mr and Mrs Robert Burns at Morning Sun. The Davenport session elected F T Morris president of the State Association of County Supervisors. Legal items include Judge Matthews granting Mrs Fannie Stout O'Donnell a divorce from Judge Fred O'Donnell for desertion. Other items cover bank news, a 214 thousand dollar bank shortage at the defunct Bank of Otoe, a 10k plus fire loss at Turner House Independence, and various local graft, elopement, marriage, and criminal cases. A new Iowa building bid is set for St Louis, saloon closure in Davenport, and Masonic Temple plans in Marshalltown.
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John Rhodes
New Sharon
State Association of County Supervisors
Davenport
F. T. Morris
Polk County
Robert Burns
Morning Sun
Burns
Matthews
Fannie Stout O’donnell
Dubuque
Anna Cordson
Sioux City
William Johns
G. J. Nixon
Shenandoah
Delia Powers
Imogene
Pottawattomie
Iowa Commission
Iowa
St. Louis
Bishop Cosgrove
Turner House
Independence
Owen Ball
Marshalltown
H. C. Vore
What Cheer
Siloam Springs
Ark
J.J. Gravatte
United States
Burlington
Winfield Bailey
Waterloo
Life sentences given for 1901 bank robbery murder
Louis Phillips and Albert Brooks were taken from Storm Lake to the Anamosa penitentiary for life terms after conviction for the murder of John Sundblad, Greenville banker. Sundblad and marshal Lodine were wounded during the bank robbery chase at Albert City. Phillips and Brooks had faced hanging before new trials granted life sentences.
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Louis Phillips
Albert Brooks
Storm Lake
Anamosa
John Sundblad
Greenville
Albert City
Marshall Lodine
Sundblad
Lodine
Phillips
Brooks
Cused
New Iowa Liquor Bill Aims at Interstate Shipments
Special correspondence reports the Anti Saloon League backed Hepburn liquor bill passing the national House. It seeks Senate approval, with Senator Dolliver pledged to advance it. The measure makes liquor subject to state police powers as soon as crossing state lines to curb shipments into prohibition counties. recalls 1890 original package rule and Wilson act in Iowa.
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Anti-Saloon League
National
House of Representatives
Beague
Senate
Dolliver
Iowa
Prohibition
United States Supreme Court
Herd of Buffaloes Kept by Bancroft Man One of Few Left
C J Lenander of Bancroft Tai owns a small herd of ten buffaloes on his northern Iowa farm. He also keeps an antelope, wild geese, and a crane along with other wildlife. Lenander experiments with crossing buffalo and Aberdeen cattle to boost herd size and hopes for improved meat yield and quality this summer.
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Iowa
Woodbury
Chris Jacobson
Smithland
C. J. Lenander
Bancroft
Tai
United States
Large powder mills near Keokuk a major Iowa plant
A large powder mill on the Des Moines river near Keokuk, owned by the Du Ponts, aims to serve Iowa, Illinois and Missouri mining trade. Output runs 12600 to 15000 dollars daily, while plant cost exceeded 1.5 million dollars. Land purchase required secrecy over 20 parcels. Cities resisted powder mills as a new industry, making establishment in Iowa difficult.
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Special Correspondentice
Des Moines
Keokuk
Duponts
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Dipsomaniac Law Sentences Man in Council Bluffs
Andrew Carlson, a repeat offender, was sent to the dipsomaniac ward at Mount Pleasant for 18 months under the new law passed in Town Council Bluffs. It’s among the longest sentences issued under the law, which allows up to three years though typical terms are shorter.
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Council Bluffs
Andrew Carlson
Mount Pleasant
Parsons College Sues Seven Insurers Over Fire Loss
Parsons College at Fairfield has filed suit against seven insurance companies to recover the full face value of $24,500 on policies held with each insurer following the August 18 fire. The companies have been attempting to reduce the policy payouts.
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Parsons College
Fairfield
Dvorsky says Modern Accident Club debts payable at pennies on dollar
James W. Dvorsky the receiver for the defunct Modern Accident club of Iowa City states the group can pay claims at 1[] cents on the dollar. Liabilities total $12,800 while assets amount to about $2,226.75, though court costs attorney fees and officials salaries will further reduce the available funds.
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James W. Dvorsky
Modern Accident Club
Iowa City
Land sale in Black Hawk County sets high price near Waterloo
The H. B. Allen farm of 41 acres near Waterloo sold for 15000 dollars, about 300 dollars an acre, in one of the county’s largest recent land deals. The buyers plan to plat the land for manufacturing additions.
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Black Hawk County
H. B. Allen
Waterloo
Law Upheld for Commitment of Inebriates to State Hospitals
Judge A H McVey of Polk County district court rules the new commitment law for inebriates to insane hospitals is not penal but paternal. The decision preserves hospital confinement with a judge created tribunal and grants release only on hospital authorities recommendation and gubernatorial action, safeguarding patient liberties.
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A. H. McVey
Polk County
Mattie Spielman
Sauerbaum
Robinson
Insane Commission
McVey
First White Child of Polk County Visited Des Moines
E W Smithson of Adel, who claims the distinction as the first white child born in Polk County, visited Des Moines with his wife. Born April 1, 1845, his early life followed his parents from the forks of the Coon and Des Moines rivers to Dallas County, where the family became early settlers.
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E. W. Smithson
Adel
Des Moines
Smithson
Polk County
Coon
Eli Smithson
Curious Bee Hive Sparks Town Supreme Court Ruling
A War ren county farmer kept an ornamental bee hive beside a road. A peddler stopping near the house was stung to death by bees when the team he hitched drew near. The supreme court affirmed a verdict against the farmer, ruling the hive was placed too close to the roadway.
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Supreme Court
Warren County
Sabin Sees Self Government in Schools as Experimental
Henry Sabin former Iowa public instruction head says school self governance remains an experiment likely to take ten years to prove. He doubts broad educator support and urges restraint for younger students, noting potential success only in high school with strong principal leadership and community sentiment.
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Henry Sabin
Wright settles suit with Annuity Life after absorption
Myrtle A. Wright accused by Annuity Life association of poisoning George W. Barber to collect two life policies totaling 5080 dollars has dismissed her suit for 1160 dollars. Absorption of the association by a Minneapolis company simplified matters and prompted the settlement.
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Myrtle A. Wright
Annuity Life Association
George W. Barber
Webster City
Minneapolis
Wright
Easton Wins Supreme Court Ruling Over Iowa Bank Law
The U S Supreme Court ruled for Easton, reversing Iowa Supreme Court. Easton, president of a Decorah national bank, was jailed for taking a $100 deposit while knowing the bank was insolvent. The decision holds state bank laws do not regulate banks incorporated under federal law.
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United States Supreme Court
Easton
Iowan Supreme Court
Ivaliciary
Federal Supreme Court
Iowa
Supreme Court of
Decorah
Congress
Smallest Woman Physician Disputed by Greeley Doctor
Greeley disputes the claim that Dr Hada M Burkhart of Springfield Illinois is the smallest woman doctor in the United States. Dr Maud Barker a leading Greeley physician is smaller at 4 feet 5 in tall and 93 pounds. She is a graduate of Iowa City.
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Greeley
Hada M. Burkhart
Springfield
Ill
United States
Maud Barker
Burkhart
Iowa City
President Declines to Arbitrate Venezuela Settlement
Washington reports Roosevelt rejects arbitration over Venezuela claims. Allies seek The Hague ruling for preferential payment, blocking a regional settlement. Bowen resists German Italian demands for prepayment and seeks a Hague decision to guide future penalties and aid Venezuela.
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Bowen
Washington
Venezuela
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
la Guayra
Porto Cabello
Roosevelt
Hague
Hay
Bower
Castro
Owen
Fatal Steel Plant Accident in Pueblo
In Pueblo Colorado a ladle tipped spilling molten metal injuring eight workers. One man died several others were fatally or seriously hurt including Thomas Crowe superintendent of converters at Minnequa Steel plant. The chain failure caused the spill and most injuries came from inhaling gas.
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Pueblo
Col
Thomas Crowe
Minnequa
Gurley Hanged for Slaying Rosie Higgins in St Louis
Charles Gurley, the man convicted of killing Rosie Higgins, was executed in the jail yard in St Louis in front of several hundred people. The crime occurred April 30, 1901, and Gurley killed a colored woman he had been living with by slashing and stabbing her in a brutal attack.
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St. Louis
Charles Gurley
Rosie Higgins
Gurley
Noted Lawyer Levi Russell Dead in New York
Levi Russell former New York state attorney general and longtime justice of the state supreme court died in New York on Tuesday Feb 4 He served as attorney general until a few months ago and held a prominent role in state legal affairs.
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New York
Levi Russell
State Supreme Court
Aged journalist dies in Kansas at 80
Al Patrick long time editor of the Louisville Courier Journal died suddenly in Oskaloosa Kansas aged 80. He was a forty-niner who helped publish papers in Oskaloosa and Valley Falls. His sister died shortly after his passing.
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Oskaloosa
Kan
al. Patrick
Louisville Courier-Journal
Patrick
California
Valley Falls
S. 5S. Cooper
Reading Man Declared Not Guilty in Wife Murder Trial
William TH Pratt, on trial for two weeks in Reading Pennsylvania, was Saturday declared not guilty of murdering his wife.
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Reading
William TH. Pratt
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