First Time on Record Notes and Roads in Iowa
Special correspondence from Des Moines reports a broad Iowa summary. It covers Council Bluffs court allowing a non-attorney speech for Swedish fundraising, Mount Pleasant inebriate statistics, and Roosevelt tour plans with stops in Des Moines Shenandoah and Keokuk. It also notes Rockwell Farmers Cooperative business, teacher certification rules, Hamlet trial reenactment, and prison tool exhibits.
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Mount Pleasant
Roosevelt
Prince Hamiet
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Smith McPherson
C. I. Wennerstrom
Sweden
Wennerstrom
Gov. Shaw
Denmark
Norway
Europe
Shenandoah
Omaha
Clarinda
Osceola
van Wert
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Keokuk
St. Louis
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
Denison
Fort Dodge
Dubuque
Black Hawk National Bank Organized at Waterloo
A new bank named Black Hawk National Bank has been organized at Waterloo with capital and surplus set at 125000 dollars. The move introduces a financial institution aiming to serve the local economy and provide banking services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Black Hawk National
Waterloo
Ex-Speaker Henderson Receives Ovation in Dubuque
Upon arrival at his Dubuque home the ex Speaker was greeted by a grand ovation at the Grand Opera House. Col. W. H. Torbett presided as Judge O'Donnell Rev. Frank B. Smith and Charles McClain delivered welcoming addresses. The event was nonpartisan and Henderson may move to New York to practice law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Dubuque
W. H. Torbett
O’donnell
Frank B. Smith
Charles McClain
Col. Henderson
New York
Drake University plans gym and park funding drive
At a Drake University board meeting in Des Moines Dean Bell announced Gov. Drake will match every dollar raised toward a new gym and park. The goal is to raise at least 20 000 dollars, with 20 000 from the governor, totaling 40 000 dollars to cover school needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Athletic Control of
Drake University
Des Moines
Dean Bell
Gov. Drake
Judge Denies New Trial in Gallaugher Perjury Case
Judge Byington of Iown City refuses a new trial for Mrs. Gallaugher convicted of perjury in her husband’s murder. He releases her on bonds of 2500 dollars furnished by her uncle George Colwell. The case goes to the supreme court. It is predicted she will not serve any of the five year penitentiary sentence.
New Rural Routes Established on April First
Additional rural free delivery routes will begin April 1 in Promise City Wayne county and Weldon Deputur COUPES. Each route will have one carrier with 22 and 26 miles respectively, covering 17 and 21 square miles and serving 450 and 480 people.
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Promise City
Wayne County
Weldon
Deputur Coupes
Tragic Iowa City death by self-inflicted firearm
Jacob Brum a workingman in Iowa City ended his life in a bizarre method. He loaded a gun with a three cornered file, waited for the heated discharge after placing the gun’s butt in a stove and the muzzle to his breast, the flame piercing his heart.
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Jacob Brum
Iowa City
Appointed Receiver for Muscatine North South Railroad
Charles Howard named receiver for the Muscatine North and South railroad running from Muscatine to Elrick Junction thirty miles south as a feeder line to the Iowa Central. The road was constructed two years ago to support the larger system.
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Charles Howard
Muscatine North
County accepts donation toward Britt courthouse plan
A Britt citizens committee visited Concord and deposited 40000 dollars with the county treasurer. The funds will be donated by the county for building a courthouse at Britt if the county seat is moved to Britt.
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Britt
Concord
Notable Iowa Figures and Local Updates Across the Region
Obituaries note Elizabeth McGlynn and Eugenie Criss among pioneers. Dr. Nathan Udell and Thomas Newman die elsewhere. The Standard Number Co. to restart in Dubuque with 400 jobs. Debates at Grinnell win. Keo Kuk Fiftieth Town Band revived. Unrest: a Chicago-bound Illinois Central wreck injures five. several post offices renamed. Town colleges plan new chapel. Bar association meets in Des Moines. A suicide in Dubuque. a murder case in Iowa City yields perjury verdict. burglaries and a peculiar conscience money note round out the week.
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Trief
Elizabeth
Order of St. Francis
Dubuque
Nathan Udell
Denver
Col
Centerville
San Francisco
Cedar Rapids
Eugenie Criss
Northwest
Iowa
Sac City
Standard Number Company of
Mississippi
Grinnell
Cornell College
Colonial
Keokuk
Towa
Sioux City
Chicago Limited
Illinois Central
Pomeroy
Oak Grove
Poweshiek County
Scarboro
Selection
Monroe County
Albia
Methodist Episcopal Church
Dblockton
Hawkeye
Tlineville
Peterson
Wesley
The
State Bar Association
Des Moines
B. Smith
Smith, Lychty & Tillman Company
Waterloo
William Schadt
Tremont
Chicago
Hampton
Moore Bros
Gallagher
Iowa City
Jennie Dunn
Blairstown
Wareren Reed
St. Louis
Town College
W. WH. Brainard
Poston
Taylor Connell
N. D. Carlton
Spirit Lake
Dickinson County
Lady Granville Gordon Seeks Asylum in Iowa After London Ostracism
A London cablegram reports Lady Granville Gordon Jennie Humble formerly of Lemars and Sioux City plans asylum in northwest Iowa among former friends. Her life included a first marriage to Fred Close in Lemars, his polo death in Sioux City, and subsequent marriages and divorces linked to the Gordon family. A royal order reportedly expelled her from English society following a divorce case.
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London
Granville Gordon
Iowa
Lady Gordon
Lemars
Sioux City
Jennie Humble
Fred Close
Jennie
Close
Gordon
Edward
Mrs. Gordon
Queen Victoria
Concentrating Strength Among Iowa Rail Labor Unions
Brotherhoods of railroad train men in Iowa are applying for membership in central labor bodies across 29 local branches. Following Des Moines, they seek entry with the state Federation of Labor and national federation. Officials see the move as significant amid broad union consolidation after recent strikes.
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Board of Control
Gov. Cummins
Applegate
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Mount Pleasant Institution
Eeesseees
Express
Brotherhoods of
Des Moines
Trades and Labor Assembly
State Federation of Labor
National Federation
Peculiar Case Reaches Supreme Court From Williams
Archbishop John J. Keene of Dubuque faces an appeal to the supreme court over a $2400 judgment. Irish and German Catholics in Williams funded a church project and alleged a promised bilingual priest, which was not provided, prompting the suit against Archbishop Tennesey.
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Supreme Court
Williams
Hamilton County
John J. Keene
Dubuque
Tennesey
Davenport Ministers Ban Divorced Parties From Remarrying
The Davenport Ministerial Association, excluding Catholic clergy, passes a resolution forbidding members to officiate at weddings where either party has been found guilty or blamed in a divorce suit. The measure vows to remarry only those deemed innocent in such cases and to enforce the rule among members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport Ministerial Association
Ministerial Association
Lack of Funds Halts Des Moines Charities Work
Des Moines Associated Charities suspends operations for the year due to funds shortage. Five years after cancelling the charity ball amid church opposition and dwindling donations, the group notes its past impact in exposing imposters and steering donors toward work over alms, while warning against encouraging mendicancy.
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Associated Charities
Des Moines
Law Suit Challenges Free Use of Highways by Telco
Authorities in Pottawattamie County sue Nebraska Telephone Company to force removal from highways arguing the state law granting free rights of way is unconstitutional. If overturned, private-property owners could demand compensation, impacting financially strapped independent lines across Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottawattamie County
Nebraska Telephone Company
Official Register issued by Iowa secretary completes state roll
The first volumes of the Official Register, issued by Secretary W. B. Martin, total 594 pages with a frontispiece of Governor Frank D. Jackson. The 1895 census is cited, listing all state and territorial officers and Iowa senators and congressmen to date. An edition of 20 000 copies is authorized. complete files date back to 1886 and are highly valued.
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W. B. Martin
Frank D. Jackson
Iowa
Workmen to Meet for 1904 State Federation of Labor
Sioux City and Council Bluffs trades assemblies signal bid for the 1904 state Federation of Labor convention in Davenport starting May 12. Iowa lists 720 local unions with 45,000 members, mostly skilled workers, and rail rates to Davenport are expected to be very low, boosting attendance.
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Texas
Iowa Press Association
Des Moines
South
Galveston
San Antonio
Great Western
Kansas City
Missouri & Texas
C. M. Junkin
Fairfield
Fighteen
Iowa
State Carroll
State of
State Executive Council
A.B. Cummins
John Herriott
Supreme Court
C. A. Bishop
PD. J. Palmer
R. C. Barrett
Odd Fellows
Mason City
Tilton
Alice Bellamy
Knoxville
Rebekahs
J. W. Lewis
Guiana
Trades Assemblies of
Sioux City
Council Bliiffs
State Federation of Labor
Davenport
Interdependence of Ames state college agriculture and engineering
The Ames state college has fostered close cooperation between its agriculture and engineering divisions. Faculty collaboration strengthens research with wide value for state industry and agriculture, placing the college at the forefront nationally.
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State College
Ames
Married the Widow Case Involving Miss Dunn and Dr Reed
Miss Jennie Dunn a Blairstown dressmaker sued over a marriage to Dr Warren Reed of Chicago and St Louis after 17 love letters were read in court. Reed claimed he could work miracles and cure as Jesus did. Dunn had arranged treatment with landlady Mrs Ela Snow, a widow who later married Reed. Dunn then handed the letters to her lawyer.
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Jennie Dunn
Blairstown
Warren Reed
Chicago
St. Louis
Jesus
Wisconsin Towa debate set in Madison May 22
The Towa Wisconsin debate will be in Madison Wisconsin on May 22 on the question whether a protective tariff is more expedient than a tariff for revenue only Wisconsin will affirm and Towa will deny. The Towa debaters will be C T Kemmerer of Eldridge Henry Walker of Town City and S H McCoy of Dumont.
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Towa
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
C. T. Kemmerer
Eldridge
Henry Walker
Town City
3. H. McCoy
Dumont
New Postal Station at Ames Agricultural College
The post office will establish a College Station at the Ames Agricultural College on June 1 with money order and registry facilities postal supplies sales and mail receipt and dispatch operations.
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Ames Agricultural College
College
Fund for Church Work by Iowa Unitarians
The Unitarians of Iowa meeting in Sioux City plan a $10,000 endowment to fund church work and future missions. One thousand dollars is raised and another pledged, leaving eight thousand to raise through 100 subscriptions of five dollars each.
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Unitarians of
Iowa
Sioux City
Boy Freed of Corn Kernels in Ears at Dubuque Clinic
A boy from Dyersville with hearing difficulties was brought to a Dubuque physician. Doctors discovered a corn kernel lodged in each ear that had swollen and sprouted. The kernels were removed with some difficulty.
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Dyersville
Dubuque
High Price for Ringgold County Farm Land
U F Shepherd sold 160 acres near Clearfield to Henry J Pugh for 15000 dollars. The 80 acre tract in section 1 and 50 acres in section 32 of Lincoln township brought 93.03 dollars per acre, a county record for Ringgold. The farm lies in a prime county area near Clearfield.
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Ringgold County
U. F. Shepherd
Henry J. Pugh
Lincoln Township
Clearfield
Taylor County
When I Play That I Am a Bird and Wolf
Poem fragment by Laura HE Richards from Hurdy Gurdy. Child role play as bird horse and wolf, imagining flight, livestock feeding, cart crash, and a nursery scene. Mentions a spanking threat by Daddy for mischief.
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Daddy
Laura HE
Richards
Instincts of Birds Protect Hidden Tropic Nests
The article describes how birds use clever nesting tactics to evade predators. The tailor bird sews a dead leaf to a living one with plant fiber as thread to hide its nest on a hanging branch. The Indian sparrow weaves grassy nests like cloth and coats the exterior with fireflies to deter bats.
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Tropics
North America
Africa
Learnèd Mexican judge forges rugged wood Pullman coach
A Detroit Free Press piece describes a northwest Mexican judge using a wooden cart built from Brazil wood ends as a two-wheeled Pullman coach driven by two peons. In rough mountain terrain the judge travels slowly yet reliably to distant district courts despite limited power.
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Mexico
Detroit Free Press
Cat and Dog Filch Donuts in Domestic Tale
A grandmother recalls a cat sneaking to a doughnut jar and pawing out a treat while a dog caught and ate it. The story contrasts a cat’s yard guard habits with a later act of kindness toward an abandoned cat sharing meals until owners return.
Lively Jumping Jack
Instructions from Brooklyn Eagle describe making a dancing jack toy from cardboard matches pins and wax. A thin card body with arms and legs attached by pins and bent matches creates a jerked motion when soaked, producing a playful effect for children.
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Jack
Brooklyn Eagle
Monkey Tricks Man with Optical Illusion
A German professor’s pet monkey, after escaping, climbs a tree and resists capture. The professor lures it back by using an opera glass to mimic distant vision, tricking the ape into believing the master is far away. The monkey, peering through the same end, follows the illusion and is led back to its cage.
Dog Husks Copra: Pup Huskers Corn On The Wabash
A nine month old dog owned by Joseph Diffenbaugh on Stevens farm near Andrews Illinois learned to husk corn. The animal watched husking then began removing ears and husks with speed and joined workers in the fields enjoying the task.
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Wabash
Joseph Diffenbaugh
Stevens
Andrews
Ill
Diffenbaugh
Aristocratic Caddy Serves Justice Harlan at Golf
A bright twelve year old caddy, loyal to Justice Harlan of the U S Supreme Court, misses a tee time because his mother hosted a luncheon for Senator Depew. The substitute caddy explains the delay with formal apology.
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Justice Harlan
United States Supreme Court
Victoria
Senator Depew
Pennsylvania's Boy Nimrod Holds County Title
Walter Ganster, at about fourteen, earns Berks county Nimrod honors for his age. He has killed a 21 pound raccoon from a 100 foot tree, plus 51 rabbits 72 opossums and trapped 65 skunks.
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Walter Ganster
Question About Missed Church Service
A fragment of dialogue features a deacon and a boy debating why he is not at church. The tone hints at humorous rural speech and a child’s retort about church attendance.
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Tully Gee
Pue¢k
Biggins claims heir is world’s smartest baby
In a tongue in cheek remark cited by the Washington Star the exchange mocks Biggins belief in heredity asserting his baby may be the smartest yet. The dialogue plays on parental vanity about intellect.
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Federal
Rockwell Farmers’ Cooperative Society
N. Densmore
Rockwell
Grange
State Board of Control
Prince Hamlet
Town City Law College
State University
Prince Tramlet
Shakespeare
Namlet
Hamlet
Justice Deemer
Prince of
Claudius
Hunter
Anamosa Prison
Anamosa Penitentiary
Anamosa
State House
State Industrial School For Girls
Mitchellville
Leon Brown
Iowa State News
Lown
Ofleinin
Pottawaattamie County
Nebraskan Telephone Company
Official Register
Martin
Cat
Jumping Jack
Monkey
Pennsylvania
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