County asylums, jails and milk rulings in Iowa
Des Moines reports state board of control improving county insane asylums and halting transfers to state hospitals. Officials praise county cooperation while noting poorhouses require reform. Dairy and milk tests reveal adulteration attempts with 15-18 percent fat. inspectors urge enforcement. Hay prices blamed on market manipulation. state fair races preview and convict pay debate filed by I W Bicknell.
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State Board of Control
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Board of Supervisors
Jones
Warren
Monroe
Davis
Madison
Benton
Iowa
Boards of Supervisors
Supreme Court
Uant
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State Board of Agriculture
City Commission
Commission
Southwest
State penitentiaries show inmate decline and fiscal figures
The state reports 916 convicts in May, 897 in June, with 978 on July 1, 1900 and 897 on July 1, 1901. The board of control notes a $1 decrease, while the insane population rose by 86 and industrial school inmates by 91 in the yearly period. Details cover inmate counts monthly expenses and June balance changes in the support fund.
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Board of Control
Perjury in American Courts Questioned by Iowa Bar Leader
President J J McCarthy addressed the Iowa State Bar Association in Council Bluffs, denouncing perjury and bribery in judicial proceedings. He urged abolition of official oaths, harsher punishment for perjury, and solemn administration of oaths to restore public confidence in courts.
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J.J. McCarthy
Courts of Justice
McCarthy
Iowa Geological Survey reports 1911 field season plans
State Geologist Calvin submits the Iowa Geological Survey annual report detailing a 1911 field season. It outlines objectives to complete a detailed state map and map coal and Wisconsin drift areas, with personnel assignments to Monroe Jefferson Tama Wapello Howard and other counties.
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Des Moines
Calvin
Geological Board
Iowa Geological Survey
Norton
Beyer
L. E. Young
State College
Monsroe
Udden
Jefferson
A. G. Leonard
Wapello County
Savage
Tama
Macbride
Cherokee
Buena Vista
Iowa
Howard County
WIFE BEATER PUNISHED BY LAURENS MOB
A mob of about 40 broke into the Laurens jail while the night watchman and marshal were away, releasing A. I. Puls known as Tiddle de Winks. They tarred and feathered him at the Rock Island & Northwestern crossing and ordered him to leave town, warning of a harsher fate if he returned. Puls had been jailed for choking and beating his crippled wife who supported their three children by washing and collecting payments.
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I. Wennerstrom
Mr. Wennerstrom
Iowa
I. W. Bicknell
Laurens
A. I. Puls
Puls
Rock Island & Northwestern
Tiddle de Winks
Special Meeting Called Over Allegations In M B A Sioux City
The supreme lodge of the Modern Brotherhood of America schedules a special October meeting in Sioux City to investigate accusations against supreme officers. Supreme secretary charges the board and other top officials with extravagance and power usurpation amid a roughly $9,000 general-fund shortfall.
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Supreme Lodge of the Modern Brotherhood of America
Sioux City
Railway Extension Contract Let For Mo ville To Sergeant Bluffs
J M Whitman announces in Sioux City that the Mo ville to Sergeant Bluffs railway extension contract is awarded and work will start immediately with a target to complete by November and have trains running this year. Lewis Elkin of Philadelphia leaves 1.6 million dollars to fund a 500 dollar annual pension for each public school teacher in the city with 25 years of service and need.
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J.M. Whitman
North Western Railway
Sioux City
Moville
Sergeant Bluffs
Lewis Elkin
Philadelphia
Crop Outlook Report from Iowa Weather Service
Director J R Sage presents acreage estimates for Iowa crops with year over year changes. Corn 8 687 480 acres up 68 820. Wheat winter 49 060 spring 1 138 290 down 305 280. Oats 3 799 220 down 192 470. Barley 604 160 up 102 420. Rye 64 390 down 48 290. Flax 104 140 down 4 710. Potatoes 136 300 up 27 450. Meadows 2 691 550 up 142 640. Pastures 8 107 442. Conditions July 1 show overall decline vs last year. corn wheat oats poorer.
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J. R. Sage
Iowa Weather Service
Grifters' Dreamer in Court as Girl Follows
Charles Armstrong, a traveling salesman, faces shoplifting and disorderly conduct charges after inducing Maude Whitney to run away from Iowa. In Chicago she testifies to meeting him on a Burlington platform and traveling to Indianapolis and Chicago with him while denying reports of a California wife. Whitney, daughter of a wealthy Van Cleave jeweler, awaits her father’s arrival.
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Charles Armstrong
Harrison Street
Chicago
Iowa
West
Maude Whitney
van Cleave
Armstrong
Burlington
Miss Whitney
Indianapolis
California
Whitney
No Sinecure at Iowa Soldiers Home Quartermaster Post
The quartermaster position at the Iowa soldiers home is demanding. For the biennial period ending June 30, 1901 the department processed $178,507.41 in business, averaging $7,437.81 per month, with no losses, reflecting credit on the staff and the new law guiding operations.
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Iowa
Largest pearl found near Lansing by Mrs Filemore Ferrow
The largest pearl ever found near Lansing was unearthed by Mrs. Filemore Ferrow of Round Island four miles below the city. Weighing 13934 grains, it resembles a chocolate drop and its price remains undisclosed. Three additional pearls, valued at 300 to 500 dollars each, were also reported along with many smaller gems.
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Lansing
Filemore Ferrow
Round Island
Trans Mississippi Congress Opens In Cripple Creek
The twelfth annual Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress opens with record attendance. President Gresham outlines objectives. resolutions favor the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and a Nicaragua canal amid plans for mining departments and river improvements. Meetings in Cripple Creek through July 20 adjourn with St. Paul as next host and a focus on arid lands reclamation and harbor upgrades.
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Trans- Mississippi Commercial Congress
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Coll
Transmississippi Commercial Congress
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Statehood
Oklahoma
Great Lakes
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Sabine Pass
Great West
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
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Mississippi River
trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
Minn
Trade Review Reports Mixed Signals From Drought and Strikes
Bradstreet's notes Beat drought and strikes shaping business this week with overall calm markets. Steel and coal labor disputes show limited scope while machinists strike weakens. failures reach 193 in the U.S. and 82 in Canada, signaling cautious outlook for iron and finished products.
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South Atlantic
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Tron
Steel
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United States
Canada
Edict Bans Turkish Children From Foreign Schools
In Constantinople on July 19 the Turkish government issued an edict prohibiting Turkish children from attending foreign schools and forbidding Christian teachers in Turkish households. It also bars Turkish ladies from public appearances with Christian female companions. The measure affects numerous foreign governesses and aims to curb liberal ideas.
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Constantinople
American Girls’ College
Two Students and a Pond Frog Lesson
A boy on the pond shore speaks to a bullfrog about learning from each other. The frog replies that he studies boys and their ways, since he has nothing else to do. The boy departs as the frog sinks below, leaving ripples in the water.
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Benjamin Weskett
St. Nicholas
Mary in the Well from Shamokin Pa a bravery tale
Eleven year old Mary Sunberry of Shamokin Pennsylvania fell thirty five feet into a well and fought to climb out through four feet of box, landing in ten feet of water. She clung to stones and shouted for help until a bucket was lowered and she was rescued.
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Pennsylvania
Mary Sunberry
Shamokin
Mary
Chicago Chronicle
Quirky Ostrich Team Draws Crowd in Southern California
A stroller witnesses a team of two ostriches in harness to a three wheeled sulky. The driver explains muzzled birds eat alfalfa grass and vegetables, though they once swallowed a pipe. The birds, newly broken in, jog along as the observer recovers from surprise.
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Charles
F. Holdér
Ste Nicholas
Chick
Bird
California
Dogs outwit alligators on Madagascar rivers
A French naturalist recalls Madagascar dogs facing lurking alligators. They herd along the bank and bark loudly to lure predators, then dash 300 yards and swim across, leaving the alligators behind. The dogs cross safely while the reptiles fail to overtake.
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Madagascar
Prayer With Proviso And A Naughty Little Girl
A short comic exchange recounts a child Mabel asking God to keep her from being naughty then adding a chaste caveat. The piece ends with the line Nevertheless Thy will not mine be done. A Practical Adviser.
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Mabel
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