Iowa boards bid drive saves state stores in 1898 reforms
Des Moines reports the Iowa board of control completed bids for three month supplies to state institutions. Prices cut 25 to 30 percent on average. local retailers suffer as state buys in bulk from manufacturers and wholesale dealers. New secretary L A Wilkinson replaces J Grant Jordan. Soldiers of the Fifty second regiment enjoy meals via D Evans contract while furloughs are extended for Fifty second and Fifty first regiments.
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Des Moines
Board of Control
J. Grant Jordan
L. A. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Jordan
Polk County
Fifty-second Regiment
Camp McKinley
Capt. Olmstead
D. Evans
Evans
Fifty-second
Shaw
Iowa
Col. Lopez
Fifty- Second
Dows
Forty-ninth
Deposits Grow In Iowa Banks Report Strong Money Supply
Auditor McCarthy notes statements from all state and savings banks show deposits up more than 2.17 million in three months and over 16 million in the last year and quarter. Loans for the two bank classes rose over 10 million in the year, with rates 1 to 2 percent lower than two years ago. The report excludes national and private banks.
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McCarthy
Iowa
Towa
Conviction Reversed for William Fields in Iowa Case
The Iowa Supreme Court reversed the conviction of William Fields a banker from Black Hawk county on charges of taking a $190 deposit while Cedar Falls was insolvent. The ruling, written by Judge Robinson, reverses Judge A. Blair’s jury verdict. The May 15 1893 crime tied to the 1895 indictment followed a prior 1893 indictment and change of venue to Buchanan county.
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Supreme Court
William Fields
Black Hawk County
Ben Hesser
Id Wilson
Fields
First National Bank of
Cedar Falls
Robinson
Blair
Iowa
Buchanan County
NEW COMMANDER TAKES COMMAND OF IOWA BOYS BRIGADE
Rev A W Moore of Webster City has been named brig adier general of the United Boys brigade in Iowa with full state jurisdiction. General Order No 26 directs Iowa questions to him. The group began in Glasgow 1883 after earlier American efforts. Webster City battalion has 43 soldiers and Moore predicts up to 4000 militiants in Iowa within five years.
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A. W. Moore
Webster City
United States Boys Brigade
Iowa
United Boys’ Brigade
Glasgow
America
San Francisco
Moore
Episcopalians refuse to furnish proof in Green charges
Prominent Des Moines Episcopalians demand proof of charges against Rev. T. E. Green of Cedar Rapids, elected bishop at a special convention and later declined. They refuse to publish charges or proof, saying they will present them at Davenport if Green runs again, potentially prompting removal of accusers or Green's retirement.
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Des Moines
T. E. Green
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Green
Farmers Tortured by Robbers at Cas cade Four Miles Away
Two aged bachelors Barnley and Murphy and their nephews faced a brutal home invasion. Two masked robbers bound Barnley with wire and burned his feet to coerce money while two others seized and tormented the others. The intruders remained all day and escaped with six dollars as Barnley and Murphy suffered severe injuries. A similar attack occurred a year earlier.
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Barnley
Murphy
Cascade
Bartley
Farmer’s Vest Pocket Watch Found After Seven Years
A Webster City farmer hung his vest on a barn fence seven years ago. A calf chewed a pocket, and the watch disappeared. The cow later butchered yielded the watch still wound, losing only four minutes in seven years due to the lungs’ respiration keeping the stem wound.
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Webster City
Record number at Dubuque shops boosts freight traffic
The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul shops at Dubuque report the largest workforce in the round's history. Freight crews work long hours including Sundays due to rising traffic. Grain crops and cattle shipments have not yet begun, but will add to the freight business.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Dubuque
Married Thrice in Des Moines Illegal Bigamy Tale Ends
John K. Ware and Esther Gould of Colfax wed for the third time in Des Moines. Justice F. F. Blyler officiated as Ware recounts a saga of two prior marriages, divorces, and a whirlwind sequence between Fairfield and Colfax culminating in a third ceremony with his first wife.
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John K. Ware
Esther Gould
Colfax
Des Moines
Fairfield
Jasper County
Dulcina
Ware
Iowa Crops Outlook Bright Despite Export Limitation
John R. Sage of the Iowa weather and crop service reports a record harvest of small grains hay and forage with corn expected to be a good average yield. He notes abundant bank liquidity and low interest while farmers push to feed stock to shorten distribution times. Estimated Iowa corn yield averages 34 bushels per acre on about 8.896 million acres totaling 286,464,000 bushels. wheat output may exceed 24,000,000 bushels and oats at 141,000,000 bushels from 4,300,000 acres. Stock consumption of corn is about 230,000,000, leaving roughly 45,000,000 for export as old corn stocks near exhaustion.
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John R. Sage
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Iowa
Woman's wedding plan collapses over wealth rumor
Mrs. Josephine Monahan of Sioux City faced disappointment after plans to marry a wealthy Portage Wisconsin man named I W Drew fell through. She bought a wedding trousseau and hosted a farewell dinner before learning Drew had no money and was supported by his daughters. She returned single calling it a business matter.
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Josephine Monahan
Sioux City
I. W. Drew
Portage
Wis
Supreme Court Upholds Des Moines Waterworks Tax
The supreme court ruled the two mill city of Des Moines waterworks tax legal. It rejected claims that the levy gave excessive city power or that it must wait for a contract to buy or build waterworks. The decision sustains the law’s constitutionality and city authority to raise funds prior to contracting.
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Supreme Court
Des Moines
Adjt Gen Byers Denies Fifty-first Iowa Mustering Out
Adjt Gen Byers in Des Moines refutes rumors from Fifty-first Iowa soldiers about lacking clothing or rations. He says such reports are false and written to provoke complaints that might lead to muster out, noting the regiment is healthy and well supplied.
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Adjt
Byers
Des Moines
San Francisco
Fifty-first Iowa
Dubuque Girl Finds Diamond Stud After Evening Ride
An exchange recounts a Dubuque girl riding with her escort for several hours in the evening. On their return he notices a missing diamond stud. The next day the girl discovers the jewel lodged in her heavy hair.
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Dubuque
McKinley Soars Over Prosperity Contrast in St Louis Speech
The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes President McKinley praising current business prosperity and contrasting it with earlier downturns tied to Democratic governance. It cites historical cycles from 1837 to 1893, arguing Republican rule correlates with growth while Democratic control aligns with hard times.
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McKinley
St. Louis
United States
van Buren
Polk
Pierce
Buchanan
Congress
Cleveland
Bryan
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
New York Democrats Avoid National Issues in Key Election
The New York Democrats focus on state issues while avoiding national questions such as free silver and national security. They face choosing 34 House members and one senator in the state election, amid disputes over national policy and party stance. The country weighs potential implications of silver policy, while Washington dispatches and presidential rhetoric shape public mood.
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Spal
New York
House of Representatives
House
N. Y
From an orphan to scholar through a magical bean
A youthful orphan named Jack discovers a wondrous bean and hides it for safety. He learns in a single room, climbs toward a grand pursuit of knowledge, and rises step by step from alphabet to college in a quest for love and enlightenment. The verse is attributed to Mary Whitney Morrison in Youth's Companion.
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Jack
Mary Whitney Morrison
Cavalier and Cobbler Moral Tale of Music and Shoes
A shoemaker in Perpig nan is visited by a horseman who cuts his new shoes for no reason. They seek the king, who sides with neither, revealing the musician’s song was sung poorly. The king pays for the shoes and invites both to court to hear the song, praised as wise justice. A second tale follows a boy named Tommy who pities goldfish because they lack a mother’s tap.
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Perpignan
Solomon
Tommy
Ways Oysters Have Aged Beyond Their Shell
A humorous explainer notes oysters reveal age by shell hinge grooves, each yearly layer, with four years as maturity. It jokes about oysters going to market and being eaten at various ages, from four to extreme octogenarian ages, citing the Chicago Record style.
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Nage
Chicago
Pussy's Ingenious Milk Thief Cat Portrait
A captioned image shows a clever cat dipping a paw into a narrow milk jug and withdrawing it without disturbance. The photographer reportedly used stealth to capture the act, illustrating feline intelligence and restraint.
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Thal
How Big Texas Is Compared With Other Lands
A discussion of Texas area figures shows official values at 252,696 square minutes roughly equal to 9 percent of the U S total. Texas is six times New York, seven times Ohio, and larger than all eastern and middle states combined. Comparisons include Austria and Germany and France in area.
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Texas
United States and Territories
New York
Ohio
Eastern
Middle States
Delaware
Maryland
Europe
Austrian Empire
German Empire
France
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