Iowa News Letter Feeble Minded Institute Novak Confession
A Des Moines dispatch reports Gen Roy Stone criticizes Iowa roads noting high transport costs for the 24,000,000 ton agricultural output and proposes stone or gravel roads with convict labor. The Glenwood Feeble Minded Institute reports 698 residents, new fireproof buildings, and $49,855 requested in funding. Novak confesses to a Klondike trip and arson claims, while Col. Powell commends the Iowa National Guard and urges periodic encampments with regular troops. Hog cholera linked to feeding practices. coal strike ends with a new pay scheme. Spaulding case affirmed as not a public officer.
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Des Moines
Roy Stone
Bureau of Road Inquiry
Agricultural Department
Washington
Wilson
Iowa
Stone
Towa
Institute For Feeble-Minded
The
Iowa Institution For Feeble Minded
Glenwood
Clarinda Chautauqua reorganizes for second annual 1896 meeting
The citizens of Clarinda reorganized the Chautauqua organization formed last year to hold the second annual meeting in 1896. The stock is limited to 5000 dollars with 2600 dollars already subscribed.
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Clarinda Chautauqua
Clarinda
Orv
Chautauqua
Supervisors Call Meeting of State Board in Des Moines
J A Brewer Polk county board issues a call for a meeting of Iowa County Supervisors to be held January 11 1898 at the Des Moines courthouse Discussions will cover roads paupers and other matters adoption of a new constitution and by laws and a chance to present legislation to the forthcoming session It is urged that every county send representatives and ideally the full board attend
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J. A. Brewer
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Des Moines
Board of Supervisors
Iowa
State Association of Supervisors
Polk County
Chris Mathes
Des Moines County
Edwin Rex
Story County
WEW
THE
Youth’s Companion
Columbus Ave
Boston
Mass
Sudden Return Of Lyons Man After Disappearance
James Baird vanished from Lyons on August 14. A body found in Chicago was identified by his wife but reinterred after poor condition. He later returned home claiming to have been working bridge building in Montana. The case has attracted wide comment.
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James Baird
Lyons
Dunning
Chicago
Work Bridge
Montana
Remarkable Tumor Removal Brings Recovery to Des Moines Patient
Miss Emma Joliff of Gilmore City underwent a 100 pound tumor removal at Mercy hospital Des Moines five weeks ago. She recovered fully and returned home after a difficult operation hailed as one of the most remarkable surgical feats in the state. At admission her weight was 194 pounds and at discharge 95 pounds.
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Des Moines
Emma Joliff
Gilmore City
Mercy Hospital
Nipped in the Bud: Young Lovers Detained After Chicago Elopement
Norman Hunt, 19, and Ella Campbell, under 17, were stopped by depot police in Chicago after stepping off a Rock Island train. They were detained at a police station until a Vic tor stepbrother arrived. Their fathers, Washington Hunt and a Victor farmer stock raiser, oppose the marriage due to their youths.
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Norman Hunt
Ella Campbell
Rock Island
Chicago
Victor
Washington Hunt
Hunt
Cautionary Tale Of A Travelling Stove Peddler
A Webster county farmer was targeted by a peddler selling a steel range for 30 dollars. The man signed a note but uncovered a second note for 69 dollars hidden beneath. The peddler seized the papers and fled, prompting a warning not to sign notes or contracts for strangers.
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Newark Township
Webster County
Tabor College Names Richard Cecil Hughes as President
Richard Cecil Hughes was inaugurated as president of Tabor College. A Wooster University graduate who studied at Princeton seminary and McCormick seminary Chicago in 1887, he continues a nine generational family tradition of clergy and college graduates. An inauguration dinner for 400 followed the ceremony.
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Richard Cecil Hughes
Tabor College
Hughes
Wooster University
Ohio
Princeton Seminary
McCormick Seminary
Chicago
Old Man Walks 6 Weeks to Visit Sister in Michigan
An 86 year old, heavy headed and crepit old man named Alonzo Huntley left Council Bluffs to walk to his sister in northern Livingston County Mich. He carried a bucksaw to earn a living, arriving at his sister Mrs A J Had ver in weak condition after six weeks on the road. Also noted a Burlington fair organized by local business leaders with capital stock of 10000. The Bakersfield robber story mentions Watvey Cherry returning from Nebraska being robbed of 9000 dollars and a gold watch.
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Alonzo Huntley
Huntley
Council Platts
A. 3
Hadver
Lervien County
Mich
Big Sun
Watvey Cherry
Nebraska
Washington
Iowa Jury Delivers Verdict in $10000 Alimentary Suit
In Logan a jury found for the defendant in the $10000 damage suit of Tusk versus Bolter over alleged alienation of a wife’s affections. Bolter and Lusk are brothers in law and near relatives. Mrs Lusk sues for divorce and slander seeking ten thousand dollars in damages. A separate note reports two McCarthy brothers received light sentences for manslaughter in Marshalltown, ages 74 and 73, with Michael going to 60 days and Patrick under a suspended sentence for good behavior.
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Tusk
Bolter
Logan
Lusk
L. R. Bolter
Iowa
Michael
Patrick McCarthy
Marshalltown
Jordan
Burnham
Patrick
Stock Train Fire Near Bussey Destroys Cattle and Hay
A stock train traveling from Tracey to Chicago via the Albia and Des Moines branch of the Q caught fire near Bussey from a spark in straw bedding. A car with 17 steers burned completely and another car was partially burned. The flames also consumed fields fences straw and hay stacks. The cattle belonged to Louis Converse of Tracey.
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Tracey
Chicago
Albia
Des Moines
Bussey
Louis Converse
Murder at Barnum Area Farmer Home Shocked County
Frederick Quade, a 60 year old farmer living near Barnum just over the Calhoun county line, was murdered in bed by an unknown assassin. The killer forced open a screen window and fired buckshot, killing Quade instantly. he had no known enemies.
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Frederick Quade
Barnum
Calhoun County
Quade
Explosion at Moscow mill kills two men and injures another
A boiler explosion at J. D. Parker's grist and sawmill in Moscow killed W. R. Speers, 40, the engineer, and Fred Arolf, a farmer aged 45, leaving widows and children. Injured was William Hunt. Speers leaves a widow and child. Marolf leaves four widows and ten children.
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J.D. Parker
Moscow
W. R. Speers
Fred Arolf
William Hunt
Speers
Mr. Marolf
Des Moines Couple Found After Apparent Drowning Attempt
William Altenberger, a suburban farmer, was found near a pond on the Des Moines outskirts and thought to have attempted suicide. His wife lay nearby with an ax inflicted head wound and later died.
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William Altenberger
Des Moines
Basn Burners Burn in Marion Area Barn Fire
Barns belonging to John Douglas near Marion were set ablaze by an unknown assailant. Both structures and contents including six horses burned. Two young men sleeping in one barn escaped with difficulty. The incident prompted an investigation into the suspicious fire.
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John Douglas
Marion
Iowa News Roundup Highlights Local Deaths Reforms and Fires
Reports from across Iowa recount a series of tragedies and civic updates. Anton Smaland dies after being struck by a stallion near Hesper. Mrs. Ann Knight, age 102, passes at Armstrong. and Charles M Parker Jr, a Jasper County farmer, commits suicide in Newton. Government actions include Gov. Drake appointing H K Evans and W B Tisdell as regents of the state university and Argo post office establishing with Henry L Stafford as postmaster. Fire and accidents claim multiple lives and properties, with accidents at Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Sioux City, and several towns, plus a hay fire in Emmet County and a livery barn blaze at Allison where horses perish. International money orders are issued from several post offices, and a county encampment for Sons of Veterans convenes in Creston with Captain Morrow elected commander. The Davenport chapel marks its 58th anniversary, and other notes include discoveries of gold on a farm and a drowning in a Seneca milk tank incident.
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Drief
Anton Smaland
Hesper
Jasper County
Newton
Carl Given
Cedar Rapids
Decatur
Sons of Veterans of
Iowa
Creston
Capt. Morrow
Ross
Carbonado
Montezuma
Rolfe
Twelve
William Morris
New London
Charles Devoe
Akron
Sioux City
Riverside
Samuel Parlow
Harry Lovell
Gasone
George Martin
Allison
I. C. Hurd
Nashua
Mount Vernon
Harry Dilkes
Chicago
Northwestern
Daniel McDewelt
de Witt
Fort Madison
Onry Sxrieger
Jacob Brooks
Sibley
Milwaukee
Charles City
Irish Independence League Holds Dublin Convention
The National Convention of the Irish Independent League opened in Dublin with 800 delegates. John Redmond led speakers praising Parnell and denouncing Gladstone while calls were made for self government, freeing political prisoners, and honoring 1798 centenary.
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National Convention of Independent League
Dublin
Irish Independent League
John Redmond
M. L
Dillon
Henry
Davitt
Gladstone
Redmond
Ireland
Independent Party
Charles Stewart Parnell
Trish
Royal Commission
Great Britain
Parnell
Messrs
Dillon, Davitt and
Harrington
Paris
Railroad to the Yukon Opens Alaska Pass Run
Tacoma date line reports the first railroad to cross an Alaska pass near the Yukon headwaters. An eight mile line will run from Dyea to Dyeca canyon with 844 miles of aerial tramways lifting freight and passengers up Chilkat pass then down to Crater lake. Newton M. Bell of Trenton iron works handles the tramway contract and promises operation by January 15. The railroad aims to move daily 200 men and their equipment from tidewater to Lake Lindeman headquarters.
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Dulilding
Chitkat Summit
Tacoma
Wash
Alaska Passes
Yukon River
Dyea
Dyeca Canyon
Chilkat Pass
Crater Lake
Newton M. Bell
Trenton
N. J
Supreme Court opens autumn term with lighter docket
Washington October 12 The autumn term of the supreme court opened with a docket about 200 cases lighter than last year. Even if no new cases are filed for three years it would take that long to clear the docket. Lead case Bram involves murder at sea aboard the Herbert Fuller. Eight hour and railroad cases receive special dates. Durrant murder appeal in San Francisco may lack jurisdiction.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Bram
Herbert Fuller
Utah
Durrant
San Francisco
Blanche Lamont
Over a trestle derailment near Oldham's Station
A hand car on the Cleveland and Marietta railway derailed when a crowbar fell before the wheels. Nine section men fell from the 45 foot trestle. two died and three survived by clinging to the structure. The injured were taken to Cambridge and are expected to recover.
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Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune
Newcomerstown
Oldham’s
Cleveland & Marietta
Here
Samuel Geary
Robert Price
Gadd
Price
Wilson
Brades
Whitacre
Geary
Barnett
Dawson
Shrivers
Cambridge
Senator George's Seat Filled by Money as Senator-Elect
Gov. Mce Laurin of Arkansas wires from Brandon that he has appointed Hernando De Soto Money as United States senator to fill the vacancy after the death of J. George. The legislature later elected Money for the regular term beginning 1899 following George's death and a previous deadlock.
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Arkansas
Money
Jackson
Miss
Mce Laurin Wires
Brandon
Hernando de Soto Money
United States
J. George
George
Mr. Money
How to Wash Embroidered Linens by Eliza R Parker
Instructions for washing embroidered linens to prevent color fading. Use warm water and a touch of Ivory soap, rinse in blue water with thin starch, hang to dry, and iron on the wrong side to restore stitches and beauty.
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Eliza R. Parker
Odd scenes from an elevated road panorama
A New York writer glimpses daily life along the elevated line. A woman cleans windows while her cautious husband clutches her feet to avoid a fall. A man shaves as a boy uses a dishpan as a mirror. Two babies nap on a fire escape as a mother works a washboard. A new colored colony grows in a brownstone row on Fifty third Street. Two women duel with foils as others ride a bike in a boudoir.
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Fifty-Third Street
Sixth
Ninth Avenues
N. Y
Grain-O Promise as Coffee Substitute Drink
An ad urges grocers to show Grain-O a new grain based drink replacing coffee. It claims children and adults may drink it without injury and that it tastes like mocha or java. It notes Grain-O costs 15 or 25 cents per package and is sold by all grocers.
Acting Upon It. A Humorous Exchange About Marriage
Miss Elder voices a plan to buy a husband as a joke noting it may be the only way to obtain one. Miss Tommey reacts with disbelief, remarking on the price and the common notion that every man has a price.
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Miss Elder
Miss ‘Tommey
Judac
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement and odd city boarder note
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder for relieved feet comfort and shoe fit, selling 25 cents with trial package offers from LeRoy New York. The excerpt also includes a quip about a fresh city boarder and a misquoted line from the Indianapolis Journal.
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Allen
Allen St. Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Hoatetlor’s Stomach Bitters Advertised Remedy
An archaic medical patent claim extols Hoatetlor’s Stomach Bitters as a universal cure for malarial suffering and diverse ailments. It asserts prevention and remedy for dyspepsia, biliousness, constipation, rheumatism, nervousness, and kidney complaints, urging systematic use despite sensational framing and a mock convict dialogue.
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Hoatetlor
Hall’s Catarrh Cure and St Jacobs Oil Ad Snippet
An Atchison Globe style snippet hawks Hall’s Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy priced at 75 cents and promotes St Jacobs Oil as a universal cure for neuralgia and injuries. mentions non polarized claims and time references in a catchy promotional cadence.
Daily Trains to Colorado Utah and California
Daily trains depart Chicago at 10 nightly from Union Station with Palace Sleeping Cars to Denver and Colorado points. Through Denver connections reach Salt Lake City Ogden San Francisco and Southern California. Route via Omaha Lincoln and Rock Island Pacific links offers first class travel west of the Missouri. For details contact Geo Heafford in Chicago.
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Chicago, Milwaukee
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Chicago
Omaha
Rock Island & Pacific
Denver
Colorado Springs
Missouri River
H. Heafford
Old Colony Building
Whim Whams Whirl as Umbrella Slip Sparks Rain Tale
In a brisk exchange, Jill recalls taking a girl home under an umbrella when Bill asks about rain. The dialogue hints at a moment of improvised shelter and a chance encounter that became a memory.
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Bill
Jill
Last Month of Tennessee Centennial and Industrial Exposition
October closes the greatest Southern exposition and near the Columbian in stature. Special attractions and unprecedented low rates honor travel from all regions. Nashville sits on the Louisville and Nashville main line, offering cheap through travel between North and South. Contact GC. P. Atmore in Louisville for rates and details.
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Nashville
Tenn
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
GC. P. Atmore
Louisville, Ky
Son discovers kindness in father during rare moment
A Somerville Journal note recalls a son who is surprised to see via a rare moment that his father can be a good fellow when he eases his rigid stance.
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Somerville Journal
Cheap Round Trip Fares To Arkansas and Texas
The Cotton Belt Route offers one fare for a round trip plus 2.00 from St. Louis Cairo and Memphis to all points in Arkansas Louisiana and Texas on October 19 November 2 16 December 7 and 21. Home seekers may obtain rates details and free illustrated pamphlets about the Great Southwest by writing J W La Beaume G P L T A St Louis Mo.
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Arkanasaa
Texan
St. Louis
Cairo
Memphis
Arkansaes
Louisiana
Texas
Great Southwest
J. W. la Beaume
St. Louis, Mo
Mysterious Mr. Bugle at McVickers Wheater
Chicago program notes Harvey Street listing Madeleine Lucette Ryley play Mysterious Mr Bugle from New York Lyceum success. Advertisement promises crowd seasonlike tableau with hotel imagery and a claim of St Jacobs Oil curing aches amid Harlem Life quip.
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McVicker’s Wheater
Chicago
New York Lyceum
Madeleine Lucette Ryley
Mr. Bugle
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