Investigation of the Fackers and Packers' Role in Commerce
The piece argues there is no formal proof of illegal practices by Chicago Packers and urges fair treatment. It notes Garfield's report exonerating western packers, highlights benefits to farmers from packing industry, and the expansion of foreign markets and by products that add value to livestock.
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Chicago
Garfield
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Thas
Truths by Governor Folk on law and citizenship
A governor’s reflections argue that laws reflect citizens not rulers and that neglect of laws breeds further lawbreaking. He contrasts patriotic duty in peace and war, urging universal compliance and daily civic commitment to uphold government.
Erie Pacific type locomotive makes record speed trial
A heavy Erie's standard Pacific passenger locomotive draws a ten car vestibuled train weighing 1 208 050 pounds and reaches 71 mph on a 45 foot grade at Port Jervis during a trial from Jersey City. It runs 61 mph on level track and 2 1/2 mph on a hill climb from Middletown. The engine and tender weigh 89 750 pounds and carry 8 500 gallons of water and 16 tons of coal, the largest passenger engine built. The run marks a best over Erie tracks and signals future service improvements.
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Erie
Port Jervis
Jersey City
Middletown
Would You Be My Wife Question From Tit Bits Dialogue
In a playful exchange Harry asks Clarice to marry him, she reacts with surprise and jokes she thought he wanted money. The line echoes a social moment from Tit Bits showing romantic intrigue and humorous misreadings between two characters.
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Clarice
Harry
Private Car Lines and ICC Jurisdiction Debate
A railroad president states private car lines meet mileage payments without discrimination and that excess charges fall to shippers to resolve if no governing state law exists. Car mileage payments are deemed legal as compensation for property.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Rev Dolliver Dead Father of Iowa Senator Dies in D C
Des Moines reports the death at age 89 of Rev James J Dolliver known as Father Dolliver a celebrated preacher and abolitionist who rode thousands of miles to aid settlers in West Virginia and supported the Union. He was father of Senator Dolliver of Iowa and was a favorite of presidents including Harrison Cleveland McKinley and Roosevelt.
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Des Moines
James J. Dolliver
Iowa
Father Dolliver
Dolliver
Senator Dolliver
Washington, D.C
West Virginia
Kanawaha Valley
White House
Benjamin Harrison
Cleveland
McKinley
Harrison
Roosevelt
Growth of Chautauqua Movement Spreads Across Iowa Towns
The Chautauqua movement grows beyond New York, with nearly 50 Iowa towns planning multiweek programs this summer. Home and child life topics lead the attractions as clergy give way to business-backed assemblies, signaling broader education and entertainment demands.
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Iowa
Chautauquas
Chautauqua Lake
N. Y
Chautauqua Assembly of
New York
United States
Child Laborers Become Pigmies
Iowa labor leaders publish a circular comparing English boys from laboring and non laboring classes. The document aims to spur support for a child labor law in Iowa by highlighting height weight and other statistics.
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Iowa
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Iowa Survey Benefits State, Says Prof Leonard
Prof A G Leonard writes in the North Dakota school of mines paper that the Iowa geological survey greatly benefits the state. He notes inquiries about coal prospecting in certain counties and oil and gas in others, stressing the value of defined exploration areas.
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Geological Survey
Leonard
Iowa
F. A. Wilder
North Dakota
Towa
A. G. Leonard
North Dakota School of Mines
Iowa Geological Survey
Interurban to Buxton and coal fields proposed for Oskaloosa
A mass meeting of 500 citizens pledged 100000 to secure an interurban line from Oskaloosa to Buxton and Monroe and Marion counties with the aim of operation by October 1906. The plan includes acquiring Ottumwa and Oskaloosa Traction and Light, Eddyville linkage, and a 4500000 capital with 3000000 bonds. John Scullin, Frisco builder, joins David R. Francis in backing the project.
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Oskaloosa
Buxton
Monroe
Marion
Maj. Lacey
David R. Francis
St. Louis
H. 8. O'Neill
Ottumwa and
Oskaloosa Traction and Light
Eddyville
Francis
John Scullin
Frisco
Kansas City
Much Drainage Coming in Iowa Ditch Law Ruled Constitutional
Judge Gaynor of the Ottawa district court declares the Iowa ditch law constitutional ending a long suspense for capitalists. The Monona Harrison canal project worth 300000 is set to begin, draining hundreds of acres and converting unused land to valuable agricultural ground across the state. Protests slow progress on draining several town lakes.
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Gaynor
Ottawa District
Iowa
Monona-Harrison
Woodmen Officers Elected at Iowa Meet in Des Moines
Harmony ruled the annual Modern Woodmen of America head camp session at the Y M C A auditorium as all officers were chosen unanimously. A Carroll county seating dispute left two delegates, Peter Kuhl and Mr. McCreary, seated by different factions with Kuhl declared elected at a regular convention. Officers named include State consul Frank Stebbins and State clerk Peter Steffany. Crop prospects for Iowa looked strong with April rain and May sun boosting grains and pastures. Lincoln J. Steffens planned to investigate Iowa railroads and alleged corruption, with potential focus on railroad assessment, passes, and legislative influence.
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Iowa
Woodmen of America
Carroll County
Peter Kuhl
Manning
McCreary
Glidden
Carroll
Dan B. Horne
Davenport
John Dennison
Clarion
Steffens
Lincoln J. Steffens
Towans
Commonwealth
Shaw
Herriott
Executive Council
Minneapolis
Rhode Island
Ray Stannard Baker
General Assembly
Soldier Is Discharged After Murder Hearing
Cedar Rapids report states George Soldier appeared before U S Commissioner J O Stewart to answer a murder charge involving Nellie Davenport known as Mah-Sha-Che. At close of hearing the defendant was discharged on motion by the United States district attorney. A large gathering of Native Americans observed the proceedings at the federal building.
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Cedar Rapids
United States District Attorney
Red Man
Federal Building
George Soldier
United States
J. O. Stewart
Nellie Davenport
Leuth Sentenced to Ten Years for Notorious Kidnapping
August Leuth must serve ten years after Iowa Supreme Court affirms his sentence for the kidnapping of a wealthy farmer and his wife. The couple were seized and the woman hidden in an abandoned Tipton schoolhouse while the man was sent to the bank for a $50,000 ransom. The woman escaped and the husband returned with a sheriff's posse.
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Des Moines
August Leuth
Iowa
Supreme Court
Tipton
Murder in Buxton Camp Shot Man Near Jack Salmon Shack
In Buxton a colored man named Sam Irwin was shot dead at the Jack Salmon shack four miles east of town around two o'clock. The killer, Andrew Smith, fled but was later arrested in Oskaloosa after a buggy ride with another colored man. Deputy U.S. Marshal H A Richards, convicted of Hamilton hold up, began an 18 year prison term at Fort Madison after declining a rehearing.
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Buxton
Andrew Smith
Sam Irwin
Jack Salmon
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Dek
United States
H. A. Richards
Hamilton
Fort Madison
Supreme Court
Richards
Iowa
Train wreck in Ottumwa leaves engineer dead
The Milwaukee Road southwest limited on a westbound run derailed on a curve in Ottumwa. Engineer Harry T. Dikes was killed and Fireman Claude F. Warren injured. No passengers were hurt. The engine had been involved in a similar wreck two years earlier nearby.
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Ottumwa
Harry T. Dikes
Claude F. Warren
Here
Pythias Official Indicted in Bates Manning Estate Case
H B Sloan son of Judge Robert Sloan a Knights of Pythias figure in the state was indicted for embezzling between 6000 and 7000 dollars from the Bates Manning estate He posted a 1500 bond for his appearance and his bond was raised in Carroll County during a stay there.
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Pythias
Keosaukua
H. B. Sloan
Robert Sloan
Knights of Pythias
Bates Manning
Sloan
Carroll
Contractor uncovers gold and wine while digging cistern
James J. Malley, contractor, found bags with 11500 dollars in gold and two small wine casks in an old Fort Madison cistern during excavation. Both bags and kegs collapsed as they were removed. The cistern had not been used for over four decades.
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Fort Madison
James J. Malley
Esterville plans largest celebration in city history
The Modern Woodmen lodge of America announces a June 14 celebration in Esterville. Other Iowa items note James M. Walsh of Vail dying of heart failure, and long railroad extensions from Anamosa toward Independence and Prairieburg.
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Esterville
Woodmen Lodge of America
Estherville
Vail
James M. Walsh
Anamosa
Chicago
Dean Middleton
Harriman
Medical Clinic
Iowa University
Charles City
Mitchell Association of Congregational Churches
Congregational Church
Burlington
Council Bluffs
Pottawattamile
Hardin
City Board of Equalization
Clinton
Chicago, Anamusa & Northwestern
Prairieburg
Roosevelt Ends Hunting Trip in Colorado
President Theodore Roosevelt and party arrived in Glenwood Springs after a horseback journey from Newcastle skipping trains. They spent three weeks hunting in the Rocky Mountains and returned to dine at Hotel Colorado with guests including P. J. Stewart and Dr. Alexander Lambert.
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Glenwood Springs
Col
Roosevelt
Newcastle
Rocky Mountains
P. J. Stewart
Colorado Springs
Alexander Lambert
Jake Borah
John Got
Brick Wells
Dack Fry
MM. Sprague
Wilmer Chapman
Loeb
Iis
Gyo Orhree
Colorado
Mr. Stewart
Mr. Loeb
Dr. Lambert
Dr. Stewart
Kilauea Activity Feared to Dump Lava on Hawaii
Honolulu May 8 The three mile long Kilauea crater shows intense activity with lava lake rising and fears of a large explosion that could threaten the island of Hawaii and its 25 000 residents Mauna Loa could erupt as a consequence while Hilo remains largely safe from lava overflow past overflows have reshaped coastlines in the past and may leave a lasting geographic mark.
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Honolulu
Kilauea
Hawaii
Mauna Loa
Hilo
Kilauen
Mayor forms panel to probe striker merchant dispute
Chicago May 8 Mayor Dunne issues a proclamation creating a three member commission to investigate charges and counter charges between merchants and strikers linked to the teamsters struggle. The panel includes Professor Graham Taylor, Webster Manufacturing’s founder and engineer, and attorney William C. Boyden.
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Chicago
Dunne
Teamsters
Graham Taylor
Chicago Commons
Towner [X
Webster
Webster Manufacturing Cmpany
Willam C. Boyden
Winenetka
Mats, Wisher & Boyden
Employers’ Association
Immigrants Pass Quarantine Record in One Day
Immigrants entering New York by steerage broke records on Sunday with 12 039 foreigners admitted within 12 hours. Ten transatlantic liners delivered the influx as the Hamburg American liner Blucher finished quarantine at six in the afternoon.
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New York
United States
Dynamite Explosion Wrecks Bronx Flats Injures Dozen
An explosion from a nine pound dynamite box in a Wendover avenue excavation in the Bronx wrecks five adjoining flats and injures about twenty people. A woman, Mrs. George W Webster, may die from injuries.
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New York
Wendover Avenue
Bronx
George W. Webster
Death of Deputy Auditor in Panama Yellow Fever
Word reached Washington on May 8 of the death in Panama from yellow fever of a city resident who had been sent to the canal zone as a deputy auditor in February this year. The death followed a yellow fever attack.
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Washington
Panama
Canal Zone
Isthmian Canal Zone
Illinois Legislature Adjourns After 683 Bills Introduced
Springfield May 8 The forty fourth general assembly has adjourned sine die. The house records show 683 bills were introduced in that body while 495 were introduced in 49 senate.
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Illinois
Springfield
General Assembly
House
Fashionable resort scene sparks mistaken identity
In a crowded poling resort scene Chadshy greets a supposed friend with familiar banter. A stranger apologizes, noting the mix up while the crowd discusses the pleasant weather and a possible round of activities.
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Fanitian
Cadaby
Washington Star
Dr Cale Well's Syrup Pepsin Promoted For Indigestion
This ad touts Dr Cale Well's Syrup Pepsin to ward off indigestion and dyspepsia, claiming quick, pleasant relief with no system weakening effects. It promises a money back guarantee if it fails and notes a price of $1.40.
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Calewell
Pusheck Remedy Advertises Cure For Various Ailments
A vintage style ad promotes Pusheck as a cure for rheumatism weakness pain impure blood nervous exhaustion digestion and catarrh. It claims effectiveness after other remedies fail and offers a free booklet from 102 Washington Avenue Chicago IL. A clipped reference notes N Y Press quote about a man named Rithermooman and taxation.
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Pusheck
Washington At
Chicago
Happy Women use Doums Kidney Pills
Mrs Thare of Glasgow Wisconsin reports kidney trouble from a backache and irregular secretions. She says Doums Kidney Pills regulated secretions and relieved inflammation, restoring normal color and ending the scalding sensation. She feels her back strong and overall improvement. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY for 60 cents per box.
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Doums
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
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