State House Receives Unofficial Des Moines Club Reception
Des Moines reports that the Women's Club Federation of Des Moines was allowed to use the capitol for an unofficial reception to Minister I J Conger and family, a move deemed not a new precedent by the executive council. The State Board of Control reports all institutions in excellent condition amid a southern tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Control
Des Moines
State Executive Council
Women’s Club Federation of
Capitol Building
I. J. Conger
Conger
State House
Josiah Given
Hi. R. Hutchins
Federated Clubs
State Board of Control
Southern Town
Yast
Davenport
Orphans’ Home
Independence State Hospital
Iowa “Grain Dealers’ Association
St. Louis
W. C. Bayles
Mt. Pleasant
Ogden Man Gets $30 After GOAT Eater Curio Returns
Charles J. Allen of Ogden received six five dollar bills from the treasury department in exchange for a similar set of bills his goat reportedly ate 13 years ago. He had killed and dissected the goat then and kept a pulp-like mass found in its stomach as a curio. Government experts examined the mass and recommended payment of thirty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Allen
Ogden
Treasury Department
Allen
Twins Buried in Yard After Quarantine Release
Mrs. Charles of Council Bluffs gave birth to twins during smallpox quarantine. both babies died and were buried in the yard behind the residence. Upon release she wept and sought a proper burial. The board of supervisors authorized an undertaker to provide a decent interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Council Bluffs
Board of Supervisors
Philanthropist Funds Parkersburg Methodist Church Project
Combined. C C Wolf pledged $8,500 to the Parkersburg Methodist church on condition that a like amount be raised for a new church. When built the edifice must include a library of at least $2,000 and a free reading room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. C. Wolf
Methodist
Parkersburg
Mrs Snouffer Sells Land in Texas Oil Regions
Mrs J J Snouffer of Cedar Rapids has cleared about 200000 by selling land in the Beaumont Texas oil regions and still retains a sizable tract adjoining her recent sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Snouffer
Cedar Rapids
Beaumont
Tex
Monument designs chosen for Shiloh battlefield memorials
The Town commission selected designs for the state and regimental Shiloh battlefield monuments. Prof. F. E. Triebel created the state monument with a 75 foot column and eagle, while Sherman and Flavin of Chicago designed the 11 regiment memorials. The state monument costs about $25,000 and features oak and laurel motifs. The regimental monuments will stand under ten feet tall.
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Town Commission
Shiloh
F. E. Triebel
New York
Sherman & Flavin
Chicago
Tax Returns for County Property Assessments
The state executive council has prepared blanks for county auditors to fill with abstracts of personal property, railroad and express property assessments. Returns due before the third Monday in June to enable a board of review to equalize county realty and personal property values.
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State Executive Council
Executive Council
Inscribed Regimental Monument Plans From Civil War Field
The front of each regimental monument will display Iowa and the unit name with its brigade division and corps plus the commanding officer. The reverse bears a bronze tablet with a brief sketch of the regiment and its role in the battle of Shiloh.
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Lowa
Army of the Tennessee
Shiloh
Fruit Outlook Shows Improved State Crops Expected
Wesley Greene reports on fruit conditions across the state from Horticultural Society members. Apple trees reach 94 percent health along with pears 91 and grapes 86, signaling a better crop than last year despite lower peaches and raspberries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Greene
State Horticultural Society
Japan
Potttawattamie Estate Collateral Inheritance Tax Payment
The treasurer of state receives 5645.25 from the administrator of the estate of Stephen Caldwell in Pottawattamie county. The estate is valued at 112904.92, described as one of the largest sums yet turned in on account of this tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Caldwell
Pottawattamie County
Mrs Herron Leaves Algona For South Carolina Family Move
Mrs Herron and her four children depart Algona likely for good. Her brother Dr Everhart of Volga South Dakota aided in packing and she plans to live with a sister and mother in South Carolina.
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South Carolina
Stores Combine Create Iowa Mercantile Company
The Ida Grove grocery trade consolidates under one management as the four largest town stocks merge to form the Iowa Mercantile Company, to be incorporated with a capital stock yet to be stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Grove
Iowa Mercantile Company
County Real Property Values by Township Summary
In the county the total actual and taxable values of personal and real property are presented along with the number of acres and the average actual value of all real property by township. The table lists each township with its assessed totals and land area, highlighting how values differ across municipalities and the overall county totals.
Strange Fate for Clinton County Youth in Somnambulistic State
Clifford Saddoris of near DeWitt in Clinton county awoke at night, loaded a buckshot gun, and killed himself in the barn. The coroner's inquest returned death by self action. Parents note his sleepwalking feats including moving beds, chores, and even hitching a team while asleep. He was known as a happy, troubled youth with no apparent causes.
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Clifford Saddoris
DeWitt
Clinton County
Saddoris
Sadderis
Dubuque Workman Survives 65-Foot Fall at Rockwell Convent
Otto Brown of Dubuque fell 65 feet while on a convent cupola in Rockwell. He struck the cornice 18 feet below and tumbled twice before landing between brick piles in soft earth. He was found unconscious but soon regained consciousness.
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Otto Brown
Dubuque
Rockwell
Girls hired as waitresses at soldiers home in Marshalltown
The board of control expanded the experiment of employing girls to serve at the soldiers home in Marshalltown. The innovation is now permanent, welcomed by old soldiers and easing life at the home. Allen Rains, longtime Ringgold County settler, died at his Redding home at 91.
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Board of Control
Marshalltown
Allen Rains
Ringgold County
Redding
Memorial Address Honors Gen Grant Seventy Ninth Birthday
Galena Illinois April 29 remarks honor Gen Ulysses S Grant on the seventy ninth anniversary of his birth in a speech by Rev Frank W Gunsaulus. The orator urges justice for the negro and protection of the ballot and condemns prejudice and mercantilism that threaten Republican ideals.
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Galena
Grant
Frank W. Gunsaulus
Republic
Sheridan
Luisiana
South
Wise
Virginia
John Brown
Union League Club
New York City
Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Not Guilty for James Callahan in Cudahy Kidnapping Case
Omaha report states James Callahan was acquitted of complicity in the Edward Cudahy Jr. kidnapping after a jury deliberation that began Saturday night. Judge Baker expressed strong disapproval, declaring the jury faithful yet failing to protect the state's interests and suggesting Callahan may continue criminal practices.
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Omaha
Neb
James
Callahan
Edward Cudahy
Baker
Princess Victoria and the quest for spinsterhood at court
Detroit Free Press notes Princess Victoria, 32, eldest daughter of Edward VII, long admired for discretion, faces pressure to marry amid royal expectations. A romance with a rich Indian prince ended tragically, leaving her withdrawn. Rumors link her to Prince George of Greece, with no official pledge yet.
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Beatrice
Queen Victoria
Edward VII
Alex
Andra
Victoria
Wales
Princess Victoria
Charming
Sandringham
Prince of Wales
Pointblank
India
Prince George
Greece
Edward
Detroit Free Press
Night school in Omaha teaches Bible reading to elders
Mrs. Jennie McCorkel 68, Mrs. Linnie Copeland 60, and Benjamin Jones 55, join Cass street night classes with 40 pupils learning basic reading using Bibles as texts. They read Psalms from memory, admire Scripture yet struggle with silent letters, while sharing a kindly, inclusive classroom spirit among ages seven to 68.
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Jennie McCorkel
Omaha
Neb
Mmes, McCorker
Copeland
Ol’ Vaginne
Chicago Chronicle
Fire in a mine at Dorothy plant in Latrobe area
A mine fire at the Dorothy coal and coke plant in Latrobe causes a ruinous blaze affecting the tipple engine house and boiler house. Rumors say four to six miners may be dead, with two known injured Superintendent Rodgers and William Gill. Thirty nine mules at the shaft perished. Meanwhile carpenters in Pittsburgh plan a wage scale rise to three dollars for an eight hour day with a typical average around 3.25.
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Latrobe
Dorothy Coal and Coke
American Steel and Wire Company
Rodgers
William Gill
Pittsburgh
Robbers Torture Walter Woodward for Cash Near Zanesville
In White Cottage eight miles south of Zanesville Ohio three men terrorized Walter Woodward tying him to his bed and threatening to burn his feet with a torch until he yielded a small sum of money. A child awoke neighbors but could not stop the burglars before they fled.
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Shaw
Texas
Teaumont
Tex
Louisiana
Beaumont
Zanesville
Walter Woodward
White Cottage
Here
Woodward
Germany forms Married Women for the Control of Husbands
A Berlin based association titled the Married Women for the Control of Husbands has emerged. The private group hints at women reading papers and sharing experiences, sparking speculation about its function while American clubwomen mock the idea as unnecessary and old news.
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Germany
Berlin
Wonderland
Fresh Eggs Float Test Explained
Fresh eggs do not float in water. A stale egg will float while a newly laid egg sinks to the bottom, signaling freshness.
Berlin's Child Exchange Plan Sparks Worldwide Debate
The New York Sun reports Berlin adopts an exchange of city and country children. Poor families send youngsters to peasant homes and receive peers in return, aiming to expose children to different lives. German organizers praise the mutual care and consider expanding the idea to international exchanges, though others doubt cross country adoption fits current ideas.
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Berlin
New York Sun
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