Iowa teachers oppose student promotion exams at annual meeting
Des Moines report details the Iowa State Teachers' Association educational council's call to abolish examinations for promotion. Leaders argue promotion should rest with the teacher and advocate replacing per cent marks with meaningful assessment. Warden Jones supports sharing convict earnings with families. curator Aldrich announces priceless museum material acquired. other notes include building plans for Iowa colleges and praise for the kindergarten movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Educational Council
State Teachers’ Association
Henry Sabin
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Aldrich
State Historical Department
Washington
New York
National Capital
Shaw
Dobson
Husbands Mixed Up A Davenport Case Sees Ten Day Jail
William Tucker, first and third husband of Mrs. Tucker, was jailed ten days by Police Magistrate Finger in Davenport for striking Ed Cross, the second husband, on the head with a poker in a dispute over aspirations to become the fourth husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tucker
Davenport
Finger
Ed Cross
Tucker
Vinton Man Wins Sioux City Mansion in Lottery
B M Bills of Vinton won the $62,000 stone mansion drawn from 40,000 tickets sold across the United States. The 1893 build in Sioux City was disposed of at the Union depot in a public drawing where a jeweler matched the one dollar ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Bills
Vinton
John Pierce
Sioux City
United States
Union Depot
Kidnapped Boy in Judd Described. Reward Offered
The nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Louis Tonhose of Judd ten miles east of Fort Dodge was abducted. Two men posing as book agents were at the Tonhose home Tuesday. A $500 reward is offered for the boy's return and $590 for the kidnapper's apprehension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Tonhose
Judd
Fort Dodge
Young Wife Found Guilty of Murder in Sigourney
Sarah Kuhn was found guilty of murder in the first degree in Sigourney for poisoning her husband. The jury recommended life imprisonment at hard labor. Kuhn, 19, described as comely, was married less than a year to a 45 year old husband who died on the night of September 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Kuhn
Sigourney
Des Moines Site Placed for New Army Post Near City
Chairman Hull of the house military affairs committee wired the Des Moines committee that Secretary Root approved Brisco Denny farm four miles from Des Moines as the army post site. The choice follows a congressional resolution providing a city donation of 400 acres.
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Hull
House
Fine Residence in Sioux City Burned In Fire
Andrew H. Jackson's residence in Sioux City and its contents valued at 50 000 dollars burned after a fire caught from an electric wire outside city limits. The fine house, one of the city's best, suffered a 50 000 dollar loss. insurance coverage equals 50 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew H. Jackson
Sioux City
Keosauqua
Revitz
Shellrock
Nutwood Park
Dubuque
United States Life Association
Davenport
Illinois Life Insurance Company
Chicago
Fort Dodge
Carnegie
College Chapel
Iowa State College
Ames
Beardshear
John Norton
Iowa Central
Eldora
Congress
Federal
A. M. Jackson
Tragedy on Rails Near Cassopolis Claims Lucas Man
George Griffith of Lucas was killed instantly when struck by a Chicago and Grand Trunk passenger train near Cassopolis Michigan. He fell from the moving train and his body was mangled beyond recognition, identified by a deposit certificate found on his person. He was traveling from Lucas to Toronto Canada.
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George Griffith
Lucas
Chicago & Grand Trunk
Cassopolis
Mich
Griffith
Toronto
Canada
Murdered at Mason City after country dance quarrel
Thomas Edmundson was found dead near Mason City hanging head down on a barb wire fence. Evidence points to murder after a dispute at a country home dance. The body was nude, and authorities suspect the killing occurred during the altercation with guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Edmundson
Mason City
Edmundson
Noted western photographer George Hill dies in Burlington
News in Brief reports George Hill aged 60 one of the west’s oldest photographers dies in Burlington. His works won high medals at the Columbian exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hill
West
Burlington
Supreme court sustains Iowa milk inspection law
The Iowa Supreme Court reverses Polk County district court and upholds the milk inspection law as constitutional to protect public health. Schlenker adulterated milk with boracic acid to prevent souring, and the court affirms that milk must be absolutely pure for sale under legislative authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
District Court
Polk County
Schlenker
Judge rules tax ferret law valid in Polk county case
Judge Prouty of the Polk county district court at Des Moines upholds the tax ferret law as valid enabling Iowa counties to collect back taxes. The decision sustains retroactive features with penalties on concealed personal property and notes a Polk county case involving 4700 dollars. Expert tax ferrers report widespread concealed back taxes across counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prouty
Polk County
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Iowa
Quarton
Kossuth
John M. Day
Tax Ferrers
Welsh Singers Contest In Ottumwa Draws Capacity Crowd
Two thousand Welsh singers from Iowa gathered at Ottumwa's Grand Opera house for annual contests. Winners included A W Jones Pekay mixed quartet, Williamsburg quartet, Hiteman Choral Union led by Lizzie Truman, Ottumwa Ladies Quartet, Maggie Williams, Edith Edmunds, and others in solos and children’s chorus. The winners performed in a grand evening concert closing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ottumwa
Grand Opera House
Wales
Bassiolo
A. W. Jones
Pekay
Williamsburg
Hiteman Choral Union
Lizzie Truman
W. B. Powell
C. G. Keyhoe
Maggie Williams
Willamsburg
Hiteman Choir
W. J. Davis
Edith Edmunds
Must Attend School For Indian Children At Toledo
A petition is circulating nationwide urging Congress to empower the Indian agent to compel attendance at the Toledo Indian school. Government investments exceed $50,000 with teachers in place, yet fewer than twenty Tamared men’s children attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Congress
Young Finkler Boys Fire Shot Wounding Brother
Henry and Herman Finkler, sons of a farmer near Dixon, were shooting at a barn door target. The elder Henry investigated the shot when his 13 year old brother fired the gun. The ball pierced the door and struck Henry in the forehead, passed through the skull and into the brain. He remains in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Herman Finkler
Dixon
Freeman Retires From Pennsy After 34 Years Service
A. Freeman, longtime Burlington railroad agent for Union fast freight, retires after 34 years with the Pennsylvania Railroad. He is among 400 employees over 70 who will retire under the pension plan adopted west of Pittsburgh, ending a lengthy railroading career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Freeman
Burlington
Union
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pittsburgh
Mr. Freeman
Robbery Attempt Near Sabula Ends When Car Escapes
An attempt was made near Sabula to rob Mr and Mrs Otto Flor as they returned home. Their carriage was halted in a dark lonely stretch. a man was seen holding the horses. Mr Flor used a pitchfork to prod the animals, causing the assailant to be knocked down as the pair fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabula
Otto Flor
Goshen Lawyer Charles C Black Declares Bankruptcy
Charles C Black a Goshen Indiana attorney has filed for bankruptcy in federal court with liabilities of 219731 and no assets. Former Davenport resident until 1898 he lost his 100000 personal fortune to business ventures in Iowa and Missouri and is now penniless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Black
Goshen
Federal Court of
Indiana
Davenport
Black
Iowa
Missouri
Great Hog Sold Weighing 900 Pounds Near Belle Plaine
Frank Sanket, living near Belle Plaine, sold a hog weighing 900 pounds perhaps the largest on record. The animal is under three years old and drew five cents per pound, totaling $45 for the remarkable porker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sanket
Belle Plaine
Sanket
Prize wins Pierce mansion in Sioux City by Iowa jeweler
Bert M Bills of Vinton won the $67 000 Pierce mansion in Sioux City with a one dollar ticket purchase. About 30 050 tickets were sold as big stores promoted the giveaway. The Bedford sandstone house boasts Turkish baths and ornate rooms, once part of John Pierce’s boom era, now a symbol of his crash era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert M. Bills
Vinton
Pierce
Sioux City
John Pierce
Iowa
South Dakota
Nerve of Melrose Farm Hand Foils Chicago Stock Show
Maxwell a Melrose youth with five dollars borrowed from L D Lemley bid at a Chicago fat stock show and bought about three thousand dollars worth of stock. He paid no payments and the sales to him were declared off as the tale spread through Chicago papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Maxwell
Melrose
L. D. Lemley
Crabapple Cider Case Ends in Lisbon Court
A case over crab cider sold by Mount Vernon restaurateur C R Coyler reached Justice John R Wethrell's court in Lisbon. An analysis found keg alcohol content between four and five percent in one keg and 11 to 12 percent in another. After a two day trial the jury ruled the cider intoxicating and ordered it destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Wethrell
Lisbon
C. R. Coyler
Mount Vernon
Mitchell
Prof. Knight
Cornell College
Creditors Seek Fr W Marquardt in Emmetsburg
Creditors seek Fr W Marquardt who arrived in Emmetsburg six months ago and bought into the McGarry Bros tailoring shop. He advertised heavily and drew patrons while mortgaging stock to secure a $100 bank loan, with a prior mortgage on the goods. He is several hundred dollars ahead of pursuers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fr. W. Marquardt
Emmetsburg
McGarry Bros
Jauron Wins Fifth District Supervisor Seat by Narrow Margin
Felix Jauron of Silax holds the Fifth district supervisor role in Woodbury county after a close race. He defeated C R Woodford of Sergeant Bluffs by 19 votes amid a contested tally. Woodford may pursue a district court challenge after the board threw out many votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Jauron
Silax
Woodbury County
C. R. Woodford
Sargeant Bluffs
Jauron
Woodford
Homecoming of Capt Beeson From Philippines During War
Capt Ed Beeson assistant surgeon of the Thirty Ninth Volunteers returns to Marshalltown on sick leave from Manila. He has seen extensive fighting and expects troops to stay in the islands long, though opposition appears to be waning. He plans to return this month. He is son of former State Treasurer B A Beeson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Beeson
B. A. Beeson
Marshalltown
Philippines
Manila
Beeson
Fire narrowly saves inmates in Waukon jail chimney blaze
In Waukon county jail a defective chimney nearly suffocated prisoners as smoke filled the jail attic. Deputies hearing cries rescued them just in time, and the fire department quickly extinguished a blaze that had started in the attic with only slight damage to the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Must Have Good Roads Urges Rural Free Delivery
Maj. John B. Jeffrey, special agent for rural free delivery in Iowa, demands better roads before broad free delivery can exist. He argues Iowa must improve roads first and notes some counties are already turning suggestions into practical gains for a rural mail system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Jeffrey
Iowa
Lowa
Teachers Associations Elect Leaders and Support Reforms
Reports from Springfield Milwaukee Des Moines and Grand Rapids detail new presidents and resolutions. Felmley elected at Springfield. Cheever leads Milwaukee, Stuart chosen at Des Moines. Michigan group endorses National pedagogy creed and library law revisions and backs county commissioner terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
David Felmley
Northern Illinois Normal University
State Teachers’ Association
National Educational Association
Congress
Bureau of Education
Loveday
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
General Assembly
Milwaukee
W. H. Cheever
Des Moines
A. W. Stuart
Ottumwa
Towa State ‘Teachers’ Association
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan State Teachers’ Association
Lansing
Battle Creek
Kalamazoo
Ann Arbor
National Association
Indian’s Revenge Aims to Kill Roper in Oklahoma
John Tiger a full blooded Indian ferryman near Eufala Illinois Territory killed several people after threatening L B Roper while intoxicated. He shot Jesse Beck Dave Porter and a wagon mover. Bud Taylor was wounded and not expected to live. Tiger was captured near Eufala. his arm may require amputation.
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Muskogee
I. T
John Tiger
Arkansas River
Eufala
L. B. Roper
Roper
Tiger
Jesse Beck
Dave Porter
Chief Porter
Johnson
Missouri
Bud Taylor
Marshal Johnson
Disaster at Baker Camp Wrecks Coal and Iron Line
A dynamite blast at Baker Camp near Durbin Pocahontas County during dinner hour killed six men and injured several others. The explosion tore through the camp as dynamite thawed near the stove, with three men dying on the scene and three more dying later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keyser
W. Va
Baker Camp
Durbin
Pocahontas
Coal & Iron Railroad
Elkins
Hawaiian delegate Wilcox receives record mileage payout
Washington December 27 Robert H Wilcox Hawaiian Islands delegate to the House has been paid a $1000 mileage claim by the sergeant at arms. Mileage is 20 cents per mile for the 5000 mile distance from Honolulu to Washington. He will also receive another $1000 for the return trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert H. Wilcox
House of Representatives
Hawaiian Islands
House
Honolulu
Wilcox
Mail pouch stolen with $100,000 at Wayne station
A mail pouch containing 100000 dollars in negotiable paper and an unknown amount of cash was stolen from the Wyandotte Michigan Central railroad passenger station. It had been left in the waiting room to be taken to the post office the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Wyandotte
Michigan Central Railroad
Mysterious Shooting in Indianapolis Office
William H. Smythe secretary of the Indiana Masonic Grand Lodge was shot in the head in his Masonic building office shortly after noon. Smythe says a woman fired the shot but police have not located her. The incident remains a mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
William H. Smythe
Masonic Grand Lodge of the State
Masonic
Man recants murder confession in Sacramento case
Sacramento announces H. Green, who surrendered over the Feeney murder, denies guilt claiming opium intoxication at the time of his confession. He had said the crime occurred in Michigan in 1875 and now contests the previous admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Cal
H. Green
Bill Feeney
Michigan
Colombia appoints new minister to the United States
United States Charge Beaupre in Bogota reports Carlos Martinez Silva, Colombia minister for foreign affairs, has been appointed minister to the United States and will assume the post within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Beaupre
Bogota
State Department
Carlos Martinez Silva
Bryan Speaks at Lincoln Jeffersonian Banquet
In Lincoln on December 27, the Jeffersonian club banquet drew nearly 300 leaders from Democratic and Populist ranks plus visiting figures. W. J. Bryan addressed the crowd about enduring principles, reform, and his possible future role while stressing that public office is a means to reform, not an end. Other speakers included Morning, Metcalfe, Poynter, Cheeseman, Shallenberger, Kern, Overmeyer, and Ladd across topics from tariff reform to the press and reorganization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Jeffersonian Club of
Lincoln
Nebraska
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Impart
Congress
United States Senate
White House
W. M. Morning
R. L. Metcalfe
Omaha
W. A. Poynter
T. W. C. Cheeseman
Ashland
A. C. Shallenberger
John W. Kern
Indiana
David Overmeyer
Kansas
J. R. Ladd
Illinois
Taft Proposes U S Money as Philippine Currency
President Taft of the Philippine commission urges adopting United States money as the currency of the Philippines. He argues the move is radical but necessary to keep the islands under U S control, noting delaying adjustment worsens the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Philippine Commission
United States
Philippines
Two Killed at Railroad Crossing Near Blakeslee
In Williams county near Blakeslee a Christmas dance outing ended in tragedy as Wayne Crowell aged 24 and Charlea Canan aged 21 were struck by a passenger train at the Wabash crossing and killed. Mrs Canan died from the shock after learning of the accident.
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Bryan
Williams County
Wayne Crowell
Charlea Canan
Blakeslee
Wabash
Treasure Found in a Hut Heads to Springfield
In Springfield Ohio on December 29 a chest in a hut held forty five thousand dollars in government bonds with coupons attached, tied to a hermit named Ypsilanti Smith who died recently. Smith, resident near Fletcher in Miami county for forty years, was reportedly penniless and mentally disturbed after his wife's death. pension vouchers totaling about twenty five thousand dollars were also found untouched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ypsilanti Smith
Fletcher
Miami County
Carrie Nation Wrecks Saloon in Wichita
Mrs. Carrie Nation, leader of the WCTU in Barber county, wrecked a Wichita saloon and is jailed on charges of malicious destruction. The act is described as the first in a planned wave of prohibitionist action against illegal saloon licensing in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Carrie Nation
Barber County
Tawney Enters Race for U S Senator Seat
St Paul Minn Dec 29 Congressman James A Tawney of Winona has formally entered the race for United States senator to fill the unexpired term of the late C K Davis. Rob ert G Evans of Minneapolis and Gen Moses E Clapp of St Paul are the other two candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
James A. Tawney
Winona
United States
C. K K. Davis
Robert G. Evans
Minneapolis
Moses E. Clapp
St. Paul
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