Iowa Year Book highlights and state election notes
Des Moines reports the Iowa Year Book issued by the Department of Agriculture features full reports from the State Farmers Institute, the Des Moines agricultural convention, dairy commissions, weather service and more. It also covers court rulings on corporate renewal fees, asset currency opposition by bankers, medical expert testimony reforms, and upcoming congressional nominations.
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Bankeras
Des Moines
Department of Agriculture
John Simpson
Department
State Farmers’ Institute
State Board of Agriculture
State Dairy Association
Ames
Iowa
Shaw
Vone
Iowa Medical Society
Storey in Sioux City Jailed for Grand Larceny
L E Storey a young man is jailed in Sioux City on grand larceny charges after stealing a team and buggy from the Star livery and spending Sunday seeking to marry Nels Brouillette’s daughter of Jefferson South Dakota. He threatened the family, fought Brouillette, and fled after Marshall Timgee fired. Storey later sent the rig back to the barn and faces additional theft charges.
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L. E. Storey
Sioux City
Star
Nels Brouillette
Jefferson, S. D
Storey
Brouillette
Brouvillette
Marshall Timgee
Iowa storm and tornado devastate towns across the region
An electric storm hit McGregor causing 50 000 dollars in damage while a tornado leveled buildings and windmills nine miles southwest of Cresco. Kimball town houses and barns were tossed, Decorah flood swept streets washing away bridges and small houses with two deaths. Wapsie river bridge at Paris failed and Clermont to Postville Junction suffered washouts 314 miles. Marysville in Benton County endured severe flooding.
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McGregor
Cresco
Kimball
Decorah
Wapsie
Paris
Clermont
Postville Junction
Benton County
Marysville
Immanuel Baptist Plans Institutional Church under Rev George Armour Fair
Rev George Armour Fair, ex Chicago Heights First Baptist, directs plans for a new Immanuel Baptist Church in Sioux City. The building will be open daily and include a gymnasium bath kitchen parlors reception room study and library. A creche with attendants will allow mothers to attend services.
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George Armour Fair
Sioux City
First Baptist Church
Chicago Heights
Chicago
Immanuel Baptist Church
Mr. Fair
Grand Lodge of Iowa Workmen Holds Biennial Convention
The biennial convention gathered in Waterloo with about 60 towns represented. The order, numbering 2,000 members, reported over 60,000 in claims paid in the past two years. Elected officers included P G M W E Duke Naven LaPorte City and G M W Col G L Godfrey Des Moines among others.
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Grand Lodge of Iowa
C. B. Clark
Montezuma
G. O
Charles Allegnite
Brikader
G. R
H. B. White
Waterloo
G. B. E. A. Wadleigh
Clinton
B. J. Wadley
Money Swindle Suspect Collars in Iowa to Omaha Flight
J. P. Morton, posing as a Strowbridge & Co representative, cashed bogus drafts for 500 at Spencer and bought Starrat Brothers’ store for 40000 with a fake 4000 draft. He fled by team to Storm Lake then by train to Omaha. Sheriff Parker trailed to Fort Dodge and turned him over to Clay county authorities.
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Supreme Court of
Iowa
Secretary of State
Dobson
Polk County
Supreme Court
Polk County District Court
Morton
Strowbridge & Co
Philadelphia
Spencer
Starrat Brothers
Storm Lake
Omaha
Sheriff Parker
Fort Dodge
Sheriff Price
Clay County
Stuart Socialites Tie the Knot
Miss Maude Huntoon becomes Mrs. Osborn Warren Deignan after a wedding at the bride’s parents home in Stuart. Mr. and Mrs. William P. Huntoon, longtime Stuart residents, hosted the ceremony for the famous Iowa Merrimac hero’s nuptials.
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Maude Huntoon
Belle of Stuart Society
Osborn Warren Deignan
Iowa
The
Merrimac
Miss Huntoon
Mr. Deignan
William P. Huntoon
Stuart
Iowa and Saint Louis railway projected from Centerville
Centerville announces the Iowa and St. Louis railway will run from Centerville to Macon Missouri with Des Moines as a possible northern terminus and St. Louis as the southern end. Other items include the Oldest Des Moines prisoner Terrance McDonald at 91, animal husbandry chair for James W. Wilson, and various local incidents and notices.
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Iowa & St. Louis Railway
Centerville
Macon
Des Moines
Sioux City
St. Louis
Terrance McDonald
Farley
James W. Wilson
Wilson
Towa
South Dakota
A. D. Swarte
Morris
Robert Mumby
Golden
Martha E. Hadley
Dubuque
Dranchester
Prouty
Robert Maize
South English
Keokuk
Total
Grand Army encampment highlights Iowa events and leaders
Thousands of veterans gathered in Des Moines for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment. Governor Cummins and other dignitaries spoke as the department notes post changes, growing Women’s Relief corps, and J Lindt’s Council Bluffs leadership amid memorial and parade activities.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Des Moines
Brenton
Metzger
Judge Given
Gov. Cummins
Cummins
Torrence
van Sant
Minnesota
Drake
Iowa
G. M. Dodge
George Metzger
Department
Moville
Grand Army
Department of Iowa
Women's Relief Corps
Relief Corps
Ladies of the Grand Army
John Lindt
Council Bluffs
Sons of Veterans
W. T. Molison
Ottumwa
Charlotte B. Morgan
Muscatine
Philippines
G.A.R
Grenville M. Dodge
Fie
Navy
Pennsylvania Hight Artillery
Fourth Army Corps
O. QO. Howard
Army of the Cumberland
George H. Thomas
Sherman
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Jonesboro
Buzzard Rooat
Rocky Face Ridge
Johnson
Ringgold
Dalton
Resaca
Kingston
New Hope Church
Peach Tree Creek
Kenesaw Mountain
Nashville
Columbia Spring Hill
Franklin
Lindt
Mississippi
New Orleans
Texas
Mexico
Empero Maximilian
Gulf
New York
Harrisburg
Oberlin, O
Percival & Woods
Harrison
Winks Moe
Iowa Railroads Face New Tax Assessment Rules
The Iowa state executive council adopts rules for railroad reporting to tax assessments. Companies must show actual earnings within the state from permanent records, separating state earnings from others. April 1902 reports are required, with 1901 and 1900 figures cited for gross earnings and operating expenses.
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State Executive Council
Iowa
Iowa Roads
Rural Free Delivery routes announced for Iowa towns
Rural free delivery service will start July 1 in multiple Iowa areas including Belknap Davie Holstein Marcue Meriden Washta Decatur Larrabee Britt Harper Prairie City Vandalla Prairie Bell Atlantic Goodell and others with listed route lengths populations served and carrier counts. Post offices at Burrell Vandalla and Prairie Bell to be supplied by rural carriers.
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Iowa
Belknap
Davie County
Holstein
Ida County
Marcue
Cherokees County
Meriden
Washta
Cherokee County
Decatur
Decatur County
Burrell
Larrabee
Britt
Hancock County
Harper
Keokuk County
Prairie City
Jasper County
Vandalla
Prairie Bell
Atlantic
Cass County
Goodell
Postmasters Salaries Adjusted Across Iowa Towns
The postmaster salaries in numerous Iowa towns were revised up or down. Adjustments include Harlan from 1700 to 1800 dollars, Osage from 2000 to 2200, Dubuque from 3200 to 3300, Sac City from 1700 to 1900, and many other communities with changes ranging roughly from 100 to 300 dollars.
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Harlan
Jefferson
Milford
Motana
Monroe
Moulton
Mount Ayr
Mount Vernon
Northwood
Ogden
Onawa
Osage
Osceola
Panora
Perry
Pomeroy
Postville
Prairie City
Primghar
Red Oak
Rolfe
Ruthven
Sac City
Sanborn
Albia
Dubuque
Glidden
Griswold
Hamburg
Hawarden
Hedrick
Iowa City
Town Falls
Jewell
Sceota
Kingsley
On Mars
Leon
Lisbon
McGregor
Madrid
Malvern
Manchester
Manilla
Manning
Macton
Marathon
Marcus
Mason City
Maxwell
Iowa group seeks pay for Fremont land claim
The Iowa Fremont association based in Des Moines is lobbying the Iowa congressional delegation to obtain compensation for Mrs Jessie Fremont for a 13 acre San Francisco land taken for a government fortification. Mrs Fremont, now elderly and living in Los Angeles, would receive payment if Congress agrees. Members express interest and promise aid, deeming the claim valid.
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Iowa Fremont Association
Des Moines
Iowa
Congress
Jessse Benton Fremont
San Francisco
Pay of Teachers in Iowa Considered by Educators
Iowa educators support Indiana style pay rules linking teacher wages to exam grades. A year of such law pays teachers $1. 80 at 80 percent up to $2.50 per day at 100 percent, potentially raising men’s average to $42 and women’s to $30 monthly for nine months.
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Indiana
Iowa
Death of Lord Pauncefote British ambassador to the United States
Lord Pauncefote died at the British embassy in Washington on Saturday morning after a sudden decline in health ending an elongated diplomatic career. The president and secretary of state expressed grief and arranged condolences while funeral plans were set for a state funeral with a War Department escort.
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Lord Pauncefote
Washington
United States
Jung
Osler
Baltimore
Dr. Thayer
Johns Hopkins University
Thayer
Bromley
London
Pauncefote
Maude Pauncefote
Sibyl
Audrey
Radford
Hay
White House
Lady Pauncefote
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Rock Creek Cemetery
War Department
Julian Pauncefote
Hauge
Munich
Paris
Geneva
Hong Kong
Colonial Office
Foreign Office
England
Suez Canal
America
Six Die In Tornado Passes Through Union Area
A tornado struck Union and surrounding area on Sunday afternoon killing six people and injuring several others. The dead include Miss Sallie Hart and Miss Annie Lawson of Union, Mrs. Maxey Sims of Union, and Vera Sims. Damage to Main Street stores and Knitting Mill Hill houses was extensive with many injuries and property losses estimated at $50,000.
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Union
D. C
Sallie Hart
Annie Lawson
Maxey Sims
Vera Sims
Lawson
Jonesboro
Pacolet
Main Street
Knitting Mill Hill
Vera
Lee Sims
Mabrey
Mississippi
Missouri
North Dakota
Frederick Weaver
Lakota
Henry Brennan
Forest River
Illinois
Belleville
O’fallon
Lebanon
Freeburg
Fremont
Hooper
Neb
Atchison
Marshall County
Kan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Clintonville
Stevens Point
Oshkosh
Winneconne
Engineers Vote Not to Strike in Shamokin Meeting
In Shamokin Pennsylvania Sunday engineers and pumpmen voted 43 to 15 not to strike on June 2 even if operators reject an eight hour day at current wages.
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Shamokin
Russian Finance Minister Witte Sends 250000 Francs to Martinique Relief
Generoun Givers Paris May 26. M Witte the Russian minister of finance telegraphs 250000 francs to the Martinique relief fund on behalf of the Russian government. The emperor of Japan subscribes 10000 francs to the Martinique relief fund.
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Generoun Givers
Paris
M. Witte
Martinique
Japan
Peace hopes rise as talks continue in South Africa
The Daily Mail reports possible peace announcement at any moment with government unmoved on core issues. Boer delegation and Vereeniging conferences press on in Pretoria with no definite outcome yet, while New Zealand Premier Seddon reports a satisfactory interview with Lord Kitchener and Lord Milner and no new contingent is deemed necessary.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Pretoria
Vereeniging
R. J. Seddon
New Zealand
Lord Kitchener
Lord Milner
Tragic shooting during church service near Atlanta
At Ben Hill ten miles from Atlanta Lillian Suttles an 18 year old girl was shot and killed in church by Millard Lee 25 after she refused to accompany him to the evening service Lee fired two shots during the doxology and then fled pursued by the congregation a posse with bloodhounds tracked him into the woods before his capture.
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Atlanta
Ben Hill
Lillian Suttles
Millard Lee
Lee
Miss Suttles
Two Syrian peddlers die in lightning near Bourbon Indiana
In Bourbon Indiana two Syrian peddlers about 30 from Chicago were found dead in the woods two miles southwest after a severe storm. The coroner's jury ruled death by lightning as the tree they stood beneath was shattered. The blast followed a heavy rain and thunderstorm.
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Bourbon
Ind
Chicago
Cholera Toll In Manila And Provinces Reported
The cholera record to date: Manila 1146 cases and 619 deaths, provinces 3922 cases and 2774 deaths as of May 26. The figures reflect ongoing outbreaks impacting both urban and rural areas.
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Philippines
Manila
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Thomas Medge
D. B. Henderson
R. G. Cousins
J. P. Conner
Lot Thomas
Hepburn
Hull
Haugen
James I. Blythe
Duncan Rule
Cerro Gordo
Rumple
Lacey
Smith
Thirteenth Corps
Vicksburg
W. O. Mitchell
Corning
H. H. Rood
L. C. Blanchard
Oskaloosa
McClernand
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Chaim
Secretary of the Treasury
Henderson
National House
Allison
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Institution For the Deaf and Dumb
Board of Control
Iowa State Bankers’ Society
Greenville
Albert City
John Sunblad
Sunblad
Burlington
Leon Brown
Iowa State News
Yread Gauge Church
Jewa
John Seymour
Indianola
Rockwell City
Lacelle
Clarke County
James G. Blaine
Cedar Rapids
Isabella Durbin
Academy of Visitation
Leo Furhman
the Grand Army
George Masten
Rock Island
Post Office Department
Jessie Fremont
Town Association
Milwaukee
Wis
Abe Winthrop
William Grow
Gir
South Carolina
Great Britain
South Africa
House of Worship
Trenton
N. J
John A. Roebling
Charles G. Roebling
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