Iowa Mineral Exhibit Aims Focused Iowa Display
At a Des Moines conference the State Geologist and St Louis commission decide to limit the Iowa mineral exhibit to coal clay gypsum lead and zinc. Judge Carruthers leads the project with plans to illustrate output by year and a coal pyramids display. Secretary Wilson attends the Dairymen convention and a swamp land hearing in Webster County is scheduled for December 1. Old settlers tea and a memorial statue project at the army post grounds are planned by the D A R. Creameries decline though value rises amid farm consolidation and new corn tests advance storage and preservation research. Crimes rise in Des Moines with 105 jail or penitentiary sentences. corn prices are expected higher. Drake free dispensary to open December 1.
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Des Moines
St. Louis
Iowa
Prof. Byers
Ames College
Judge Carruthers
Bloomfield
Webster County
W. IE. Moses
Moses
Secretary of the Interior
T. S. Howard
Register of the United States Land Office
Old Settlers
Daughters of the American Resolution
Army Post
State Historical
Iowa History Society to Publish 300 Page Science Bibliography
T J Fitzpatrick of Iowa City has toured Des Moines libraries and the capitol building gathering material for a comprehensive bibliography of Iowa science. The projected volume will exceed 300 pages and include over 160 Iowa issued publications across all sciences, published under the State Historical Society in Iowa City.
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Iowa
T. J. Fitzpatrick
Iowa City
Des Moines
Historical Department
Capitol Building
The
State Historical Society
Fitzpatrick
Boxer Victim Jane Evans Lectures in Iowa on Providence
Mrs Jane G Evans a Boxer siege victim lecturing in Iowa credits Providence for foreigners escape at Peking and notes wind shifts when fires were started by Boxers Rural free delivery to begin December 1 with details for Jarailfield and Packwood Jefferson County routes including lengths areas populations and houses served
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Peking
China
Jane G. Evans
Conger
Iowa
Providence
Wealth Segues to West Gold Seeker and Heir Reunion
W T Berry of Des Moines spent 15 years seeking wealth in western gold fields while his uncle, the namesake, pursued him to name him heir. They recognized each other recently and the gold seeker has returned east to live luxuriously.
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W. T. Berry
Des Moines
Nine Die In Kearsarge Mine Fire Near Virginia City Montana
A Kearsarge mine fire near Virginia City Montana claims nine lives including Butte resident R B Turner superintendent of the Alder Mining Co. Four bodies recovered by Friday afternoon as crews battled flames and explored the tunnel for entombed workers.
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Butte
Mont
Virginia City
Kearsarge
R. B. Turner
George Allen
John Tobin
James Powers
Edward Lahre
Alder Gulch
Hurlin
Turner
Hurley
Tobin
Powers
Fleming
Donnelly
Weather and trade grim amid mild weeks and mine markets
New York reports from R G Dun and Bradstreets describe unseasonably mild weather easing late grain and cotton markets while heavy wear and fuel trade remains slow. Manufacturing activity improves in cotton mills though iron and steel idles rise. Building permits fall. railways stay strong with October earnings up 6.2 percent. 246 U S failures this week vs 253 prior week, 22 in Canada. Snow hits St Clair Michigan with 19 inches. Illinois city Cairo suffer explosion at A B Douglas saloon causing major damage and a near fatality.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
United States
Canada
United States Seeks Warship as Santo Domingo City Threatened
Washington reports Minister Powell at San Domingo sent an urgent message requesting a warship. Insurgents are marching on the city and officials fear danger to Santo Domingo. The request underscores growing risk as tensions rise in the capital.
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Washington
United States
Powell
San Domingo
Warrant Issued for New York Senator in DC Postal Frauds
Justice Pritchard of the DC Supreme Court issues four alias bench warrants for State Senator George N. Green of New York. He is indicted by DC grand jury for alleged postal fraud complicity. Extra Session reports preparations for Congress opening with speaker choice expected to Cannon.
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Washington
Justice Pritchard
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
George N. Green
New York
Grand Jury
Congress
House
Congressman Cannon
Judge rules secret letter not part of Bennett will
New Haven judge holds the sealed letter directing Grace Bennett to fund a $50,000 trust for the letter’s recipient is not part of the will. This blocks William J. Bryan from the bequest unless higher court reversal or separate suit succeeds. Bryan plans an appeal and comments on the decision.
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Supreme Court
New Haven, Conn
Livingston W. Cleaveland
Probate
Bennett
Mra. Bennett
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Cleaveland
Lincoln
Neb
Ll. W. Cleveland
Cleveland
Parks Is Sentenced For Extortion In Tiffany Case
Sam Parks, walking delegate of the Housesmiths' and Bridge men's union, was sentenced in New York to two years and three months in Sing Sing for extorting 500 from the Tiffany studios to call off a strike. This was his second such sentence. physicians say he suffers advanced consumption. His counsel announced a probable appeal.
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New York
Sam Parks
Sing Sing
Tiffany Studios
Parks
Housesmiths’ and
Bridgemen’s Union
Newburger
James W. Osborne
Wreck blame laid on operator over Purdue special crash
Coroner Tutewiler cites failure of I H Bishop at Shelby street station to relay a train order as the cause of the Purdue special wreck near Indianapolis. Bishop has not been on duty since the crash. his whereabouts are unknown. Jury also reports Swelm Gas president John Rush died from accidental injuries after a fall. Hanover college captain Frank Shanklin dies from injuries from a practice scrimmage.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Tutewiler
I. H. Bishop
Shelby Street
Bishop
Kankakee
Thoms
Waterloo
John Rush
Swelm Gas Company
Frank Shanklin
Hanover College
Hanover Field
Franklin
Bank failure in Indian Territory shows liabilities of 100000
Examination of the books of the Bank of the Chickasaw Nation at Tishomingo I T reveals liabilities of 100000, nearly 50000 of which due to depositors. Missing president Kirby Purdom remains unfound. Battle reports from Montevideo say about 20 killed or wounded in Rivera.
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Ardmore
I. T
Bank of the Chickasaw Nation
Tishomingo
New York
Montevideo
Riviera
Iowa Rural Delivery Routes Set for November and December
Rural free delivery will start November 2 with Glidden in Carroll county expanding routes to 2514 miles serving 620 people across 35 square miles. December 1 adds Osage in Mitchell county 2434 miles serving 500. Postville in Allamakee 23 miles over 23 square miles serving 580. Dawson in Dallas 2634 miles over 20 square miles serving 423. Mitchell route 24 percent miles over 20 square miles serving 510.
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Glidden
Carroll County
Osage
Mitchell County
Postville
Allamakee County
Dawson
Dallas County
Mitchell
Doctor Near Death From Lockjaw After Needle Prick
Anxiously watched case of Dr. L. D. Rood of Des Moines as he battles probable tetanus after pricking his finger with a syringe needle used on a child who died from the disease. Best physicians treat him while observers monitor for signs of inoculation.
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L. D. Rood
Des Moines
Webster City merchants back flat money scheme gains farmer favor
Local issue of aluminum quarters half dollars and other coins is proving popular with farmers and accepted at all town businesses. Values are guaranteed by participating merchants and coins have traded at a premium on occasion.
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Webster City
College Mandate Bans Cigarettes at Mount Vernon Campus
Cornell college faculty at Mount Vernon forbids cigarette use with a strict rule that cutting out cigarettes is mandatory. Infractions will lead to expulsion after a prior warning, reinforcing the enforcement to the letter.
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Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Waterloo gas executive John Rush fatally assaulted
John Rush, president of a Waterloo gas company, was assaulted by tramps near his home and died the next morning from injuries. The assailants remain at large. Rush was a prominent figure in the Iowa Traveling Men's association and well known across the state.
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John Bush
Waterloo
Rush
Iowa
Mount Vernon Students Banned from Smoking at Cornell
Vice President James E. Harlan announced at the annual professors meeting that Cornell students at Mount Vernon may no longer smoke cigarettes. Those who persist will face dismissal from the institution.
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James E. Harlan
Cornell
Mount Vernon
Jury Convicts Thomas C. Robinson of First Degree Murder
Cresco jurors find Thomas C. Robinson guilty of murder in the first degree for poisoning Hannah Dress's twin babies with strychnine and sentence him to life imprisonment. Robinson fainted as the verdict was announced.
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Cresco
Thomas C. Robinson
Robinson
Hannah Dress
Murder Suspected in Dubuque Citizen Found in Hay Stack
The charred remains of Justus Harwig, a prominent citizen of Dubuque, were discovered in ashes of a hay stack near Volga City. A coroner's inquest revealed a fractured skull and investigators believe murder.
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Justus Harwig
Dubuque
Volga City
Des Moines Soap Factory Wrecked by Dynamite
A two story brick Prouty soap factory in Des Moines was wrecked by a dynamite explosion. Night Watchman At wood was buried under debris and seriously injured. Damage estimated at $25,000.
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Des Moines
Prouty Soap Factory
Atwood
Iowa and Illinois Rail, Factory Plans, and Local Tragedies
A string of incidents and plans across Iowa and Illinois includes a derailment near Dixon injuring crew, a Cedar Rapids brake man killed, and a Byers injured. Esstherville hosts brick and tile factory talks. Cascade rocks claim a farmer, while Eldora marks elderly and twin birthdays. Muscatine riprap plan protects Geneva island. Sioux City man dies of heart attack after syncope during dominos. Denison’s Wilson House sustains fire loss. A. H. Kuhlemeyer dies in Burlington. Davenport seeks damages over street work. Sac City minister Rev Peter Fox passes. Two cousins named Lee Ellis hurt jumping from a Neola train. Gale sentenced for adultery in Allison. Marshalltown boy Ralph Friend killed by train. Elma Bachman dies in a farm shed fire near Charles City.
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Briet
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific
Dixon
Sywillie
Cedar Rapids
Engineer Byers
D. Herrick
Ottawa
Ill
A. LaBrant
Spencer
Estherville
John Boland
Cascade
Barbara Stage
Hardin County
Eldora
Pennsylvania
van Wert
E. P. Tilton
Emeline Perrin
Jerry Mahoney
Casidy
Mississippi River
Muscatine
Geneva Island
Oscar Berg
A. O. Berg
Sioux City
Grant Newland
Panora
Denison
Wilson House
A. H. Kuhlemeyer
Merchant’s Life Insurance Company
Burlington
C. F. Wright
Davenport
Peter Fox
Sac City
Lee Ellis
Neola
Charles A. Gale
Allison
Ralph Friend
D. H. Friend
Marshalltown
Chicago and Northwestern
Elma Bachman
Will Bachman
Charles City
State Board of Health reports births and deaths shifts
The biennial Iowa health report shows births fell from 56,347 in 1901 to 46,759 in 1902, marriages rose slightly by 276 to 20,503, and deaths declined by 1,506 to 12,497. Diphtheria caused 266 deaths in 2,118 cases, while smallpox led with 11,220 cases and 34 deaths.
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State Board of Health
Iowa
Humboldt County
Iowa Octogenarians elect Barlow Granger president again
In Des Moines at the anniversary Des Moines, Barlow Granger was re elected president of the Iowa Octogenarians society which began about ten years ago. Isaac Brandt, once deputy state treasurer, compiled Polk county’s octogenarians list and plans to expand county wide tallies. Polk county has about 165 residents over eighty and 27 married couples over eighty. Granger once set type with Horace Greeley on the New Yorker era.
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Barlow Granger
Iowa Octogenarians’ Society
Des Moines
Isaac Brandt
Polk County
Mr. Granger
Horace Greeley
Greeley
New Yorker
New York Tribune
Epworth League Health Report From Boone Meeting
State secretary and treasurer report Iowa Epworth league in excellent condition at Boone. Iowa has 22 districts with 30 000 senior and 25 000 junior leaguers totaling 105 000, leading world membership. Over 12 000 official papers circulated and 2 000 members in Bible study. Over 500 in reading courses and 850 in mission study. league emphasizes Sabbath observance and avoids card playing and dances.
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Boone
Iowa Epworth League
Iowa
Soil Test to Compare Spring and Fall Plowing
Prof L G Christie of Iowa State College Ames completes arrangements for soil tests to determine the superiority of spring versus fall plowing. Farmers near Rockwell City Storm Lake and Orange City will plant corn in paired strips, cared for and harvested by college students.
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L. G. Christie
Department of Soils
Iowa State College
Ames
Rockwell City
Storm Lake
Orange City
The
Colege
Cambro Eisteddfod Set With 50 Voices In Each Chorus
The Cambro Eisteddfod announces a New Year event in Des Moines with a chorus contest requiring 50 voices per group. Colfax and Williamsburg plan to enter, Des Moines Choral unions practice, and three Des Moines organizations prepare for the competition. Rural news reports a sunken ground area on W E Campbell farm near Gilmore City where a cavity opened under ten by twenty feet of soil, revealing a large hollow with oats harvested earlier.
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Wisteddfod
Des Moines
Y. ¥. G. Morgan
Colfax
Williamsburg
W. E. Campbell
Gilmore City
Mr. Campbell
Postmaster Overhall Announces Iowa City Post Office Work
Postmaster Harry D. Overhall received official notice that the Iowa City post office project will begin soon. The government advertises for bids with bid opening set for December 9, and construction will start at once after a bid is accepted and awarded, weather permitting.
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Harry D. Overhall
Iowa City
Largest Farm Transformation Underway in Iowa Bordering Burlington Estate
Engineer D. A. Kent starts a drainage project on Mudlake in Hamilton county for the Rand estate of Burlington. A single ditch extending 75 miles will cost over 57,300 dollars and drain about 180 square miles, converting the area into a large state farm.
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Iowa
Mudlake
Hamilton County
D. A. Kent
Rand
Burlington
Baronial Hall Mysteries Hidden Secrets Of English Estates
Glamis Castle's secret mystery is handed down only to the holder of the title his heir and the estate steward. Other halls like Litttlecote House Haddon Hall and Burghley house hold famed enigmas such as Dorothy Vernon's barred door the white hare of Bolingbroke and a black satin bed in the Black Chamber. Queen Elizabeth Mary and the late queen slept at Burghley adding to its aura of intrigue.
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Glamis Castle
England
Strathmore
Littlecote House
Wiltshire
John Timbs
Alexander Gunn
Macaulay
Walter Scott
Carell
Bolingbroke Castle
Lincolnshire
Henry IV
John of Gaunt
Haddon Hall
Duke of Rutland
Dorothy Vernon
Vernons
John Manners
Rutland
Katherine of
Kimbolton Castle
Duke of Manchester
Glaiis Castle
Burghley House
Northamptonshire
Burghley
Elizabeth
Queen
Old Burghley
Nameless politician dismisses sentimental plea with voting division excuse
A politician evasively ends a tender conversation with a sentimental girl by saying distant worlds could not matter as they do not vote in his division, revealing a cynical view of voters. The exchange highlights political calculus over empathy.
Texas Cattle Market Size Highlighted
Texas alone markets about 50 million dollars in cattle annually, underscoring the state’s major role in U S ranching and livestock trade.
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Texas
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