Iowa fair cattle show hailed as world class event
Des Moines reports the Iowa state fair ended with the cattle exhibits praised as the largest and finest ever shown, surpassing Chicago and eastern shows. More than 700 breeding cattle drawn stockmen, with notable praise from S B Packard, and broader fair gains despite drought and heat.
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Des Moines
B. Packard
Marshalltown
Chicago
Omaha
America
Iowa
East
Hamlin
Minn
Lincoln
Neb
Treasury
Department
Recruits Secured For Army By Thirteenth Cavalry
Private Tryon of the Thirteenth cavalry opened a Sioux City recruiting office for a week securing eight men as army recruits. The names listed include Herbert Price Wycombe Pa Hoyt Martin White Cloud Kan Charles W Lockwood West Bend Ia Charles B Chrisman Binghamton N Y Jacob Koolbeck Hospers Ward P Burton Dolph A Anderson Correctionville John C Johnson Le Mars.
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United States Army
Tryon
Thirteenth Cavalry
Sioux City
Jerbert Price
Wycombe
Hoyt Martin
White Cloud
Kan
Charles W. Lockwood
West Bend
Charles B. Chrisman
Binghamton
N. Y
Jacob Koolbeck
Hospers
Ward P. Burton
Dolph A. Anderson
Correctionville
John C. Johnson
le Mars
Omaha Man Reports Nighttime Robbery on Swelfth Dodge
Frank Shaffer a 50 year old Burlington stockman told police in Omaha Nebraska he was held up and robbed of 710 dollars outside an alley entrance at Swelfth and Dodge late at night. He said the money was taken by six or seven suspects including women and men of color. Police arrested a dozen suspects but recovered no money and all denied involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Shaffer
Burlington
Omaha
Neb
Swelfth
Dodge
Shaffer
Tragic Death of Effie Givens in Hawaii
Effie Givens a 15 year old daughter of J W Givens died by her own hand in a momentary fit of insanity after traveling from Seymour to Honolulu with her grandmother. Her mother had died earlier and Effie had lived with her grandmother in Seymour. She then went to live with her father in Hawaii where he had remarried and resided at Hilo.
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Effie Givens
J. W. Givens
Honolulu
Seymour
Islands
Hilo
Iowa national banks report July reserve and loan changes
The abstract from the comptroller of the currency shows Iowa banks excluding Des Moines with an average reserve of 31.03 percent, down from 32.36 percent. Loans and discounts rose from 407,606 to 66,661,336, gold coin from 1,885,203 to 1,970,177, total specie from 3,084,140 to 3,361,706, lawful money issue from 4,830,793, individual deposits fell from 57,168,955 to 56,883,804.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Banks of
Iowa
Des Moines
Spence Elected Chairman of Republican State Central Committee
Robert H. Spence of Mount Ayr won an unopposed election to chair the Republican state central committee for the coming year after caucuses by factions. Charles W. Phillips of Maquoketa was continued as secretary and J. D. Whisenand of Des Moines was chosen vice chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Spence
Mount Ayr
Republican State Central Committee
Charles W. Phillips
Maquoketa
J. D. Whisenand
Des Moines
Iowa Crops Progress Amid Drought and Rain Needed
Washington weather bureau notes droughty conditions in Iowa improved by cool nights and northern showers. Early planted corn nearly ready for harvest with cutting underway. late corn ears filling faster than expected. Clover seed crop larger than anticipated. general rain needed for pastures potatoes and late vegetables.
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Washington Weather Bureau
Iowa
Home Savings & Trust to liquidate after shareholder vote
The Des Moines based Home Savings & Trust company suspended operations and votes to enter voluntary liquidation. All obligations will be paid in full, as required by a recent act of the legislature tightening interest compounding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Sidney A. Foster
Home Savings & Trust Company
Young athlete kills candy butcher in show row at depot
J. Harley Cave, a young high school athlete, shot Joe Sullivan a candy butcher with the Pawnee Bill wild west show at Correctionville. The fatal confrontation followed a quarrel that began at the depot during loading of the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Harley Cave
Joe Sullivan
Correctionville
Fire destroys East Elma block. Speede restaurant damaged
An early morning fire swept the rear of Charles D. Speede's restaurant and within two hours left the entire East Elma business block in smoldering ruins. Estimated loss stood at about $75,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Speede
East Elma
Longest Iowa legislative contest ends in Sibley on ballot
News in Brief reports a record legislative battle in Iowa ending at Sibley with B F Robinson securing the representative nomination on ballot twenty seven hundred and twenty first. Other items note better Lucas county crops, a $100000 freight depot fire in Council Bluffs, a $30000 church donation in Cedar Rapids, pardons and releases, and several local tragedies.
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Iowa
Sibley
B. F. Robinson
Lucas County
Union Pacific Railroad
Council Bluffs
T. M. Sinclair
Third Presbyterian Church
Cedar Rapids
Gov. Shaw
George Peetz
Linn County
George Jackson
Anamosa
United States
S. van Lee
Pella
Daniel J. Craig
Mount Pleasant
Monroe City
Johnnie Skersick
Charlie Simpson
Bertram
C. H. Elliott
Isaac Tucker
Iowa Falls
E. M. Babcock
Union Station
Thomas Hall
Cleveland
Ottumwa
James Sage
Andrew Peterson
Waterloo
P. J. Sterling Manufacturing Company
Davenport
O. A. Henry
Des Moines
Fort Barthold
North Dakota
Hull
Hewitt J. Richardson
Iowa County
Marengo
Ernest Porter
Missouri
Sioux City
Wesley B. Holub
Prairieburg
Iowa State College opens term with expanded facilities
The Iowa State College fall term begins with rebuilt dormitories and new boarding houses near campus. Plans include a large clubhouse for assistants and instructors. Veterinary science curriculum staff and facilities are expanded, hospital work modernized, and dairy and animal husbandry courses improved. A strong football season outlook is reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Confession of Murderer Louis Busse in Iowa Case
Louis Busse signed a written confession admitting he killed his wife in Butler County Iowa on June 18 1901. He states she struck him with a chair and he struck her with the chair then cut her throat and attempted to burn the body with kerosene. The county clerk witnessed the sworn statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Busse
Allison
Busse
State of
Iowa
Butler County
J. Louis Busse
Propelling device promises to shift auto power to all wheels
Oscar Goodrich of Sioux City has invented a propelling mechanism that would apply motive power to all four wheels, instead of rear wheels alone. The tumbling rod joint adapts to the steering connection, delivering power to the front wheels without loss. Standard Oil shows interest in the invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Goodrich
Sioux City
Standard Oil Company
Goodrich
Iowa Girl Esther Morrow Dies in Suspected Crime Case
Esther Morrow ten year old daughter of Scott Morrow living in Kansas died suddenly at her former home near Douds. Post mortem found death caused by criminal intercourse. She had recently returned to Iowa from Kansas alone with a man living at Douds and they were together on the road for two weeks. Coroner's jury made no recommendation.
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Esther
Scott Morrow
Kansas
Douds
Iowa
Hardin County Auditor Indicted Over Tax Proceedings Publication
The Hardin county grand jury returned an indictment against County Auditor C. E. Welch for failing to publish in official papers all proceedings of the board of supervisors. The case is part of several suits tied to back and delinquent tax collection, with wide interest across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Grand Jury
C. E. Welch
Ooard of Supervisors
Electric lineman Morrell sues Burlington E L Co for damages
John F. Morrell, an electrician, sues Burlington Electric Light Co for $10,000 alleging criminal carelessness after a near electrocution on July 20. He was severely burned and left dangling from power lines before rescue.
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John F. Morrell
Burlington Electric Light Company
Drowning on Cedar Rapids Sandbar Tragedy Involving Firemen’s Family
Katie Wood, 12, daughter of Fred A. Wood secretary of the Iowa State Volunteer Firemen's association, drowned when eight children on a Cedar Rapids river sandbar caused it to cave in. Floyd Stivers rescued two boys during the incident.
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Katie
Fred A. Wood
Iowa State Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Stivers
Oil Samples Taken Near Frederika By Kohliman
In Bremer County George Kohliman collected oil samples from a well near Frederika that owners say may prove valuable. The well, dug several years ago, is 42 feet deep. A tub of water from the same vicinity ignited when a match touched it. A competent chemist will analyze the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kohliman
Frederika
Untold Mineral Wealth Field Geologists Report Rich North Dakota Lands
A Chicago based class of field geologists led by Prof. George investigated the Du buque region for two weeks and call it the most interesting field visited. The mines of galena and zinc ore are only scratched. A D Clark of Algona bought 440000 acres from the Northern Pacific railway in North Dakota opposite Bismarck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Chicago
Dubuque
A. D. Clark
Algona
Northern Pacific Railway
North Dakota
Bismarck
Seed corn selection tips from Iowa experiment station
James Atkinson summarizes Iowa State College findings on choosing seed corn to counter drought effects. He advises selecting uniform ears with good fill from high lands, avoiding short or reversion to flint, and storing seed to prevent freezing. Begin preparation as the crop matures and husk before heavy frosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Experiment Station
James Atkinson
Corn Belt
Flying Timber Incident Fatal Injury at Fort Dodge
Prank Bender, an Illinois Central railroad engineer, was impaled by a jagged box car fragment four feet from a side track box car when the engine cab failed to clear it. The splinter pierced his left chest, leaving two feet protruding behind. He jerked the throttle as he fell, driving the engine into a freight train and causing damage. he sustained arm burns but may recover after the splinter was removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prank Bender
Illinois Central Railroad
Fort Dodge
Bende
Early Dubuque Pioneer Reuben Jarrett Dies at 90
Reuben Jarrett once among Dubuque’s wealthiest men died in the poorhouse at age ninety. A pioneer who arrived in 1836 he mined and finally struck a lead that earned about 100000. He later spent lavishly in St Louis, buying a steamboat for river pleasure before years in poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Jarrett
Dubuque
St. Louis
Captured Maniac Terrorizes Near Fort Dodge
A large and powerful man captured near Fort Dodge after terrorizing a neighborhood. He was found in a school building striking matches on the floor and resisted fiercely. The man’s identity is not known and authorities say a head injury may explain his madness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Interstate Commerce Commission approves Ashton farm sale in Monona county
J D Yeomans completes sale of 400 acre Ashton stock farm and 160 acre fruit farm in Monona county to H Edward Evans of Illinois for 34500 dollars. Evans previously lived on the fruit farm and now buys it back at a higher price after some years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce
J. D. Yeomans
Ashton
Monona County
H. Edward Evans
Illinois
Evans
Death of 17 Year Old Domestic After Carbolic Acid Dose
Lizzie Hines aged 17 a domestic employed by Chris Weidenfel ler west of Le Mars took a dose of carbolic acid by mistake for toothache medicine and after several hours died. The family was away from home and found her suffering on their return.
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Lizzie Hines
Chris Weidenfeller
le Mars
Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs Messinger at Cedar Falls
Mr and Mrs J F Messinger celebrated their golden wedding at home in Cedar Falls with about 100 relatives and friends. Married in Bremer county, they have spent their married life nearby. All seven children are living and all attended except one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Messinger
Cedar Falls
Bremer County
Large Land Deal Stuns Region In 440000 Acre Purchase
Algona capitalist A. D. Clarke buys 440000 acres from the Northern Pacific railroad in a record real estate transaction. The land lies along alternating sections once granted to the road and stretches toward the river near Bismarck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Clarke
Northern Pacific Railroad
North Dakota
Bismarck
Knights Templars Open Twenty-Eighth Triennial Conclave in Louisville
A parade of 30 000 plumed knights and three score bands opened the Knights Templars grand encampment in Louisville with visits by 100 000 attendees. Ex-Congressman Breckenridge welcomed delegates at the girls high school, then the secret session heard finances and membership gains. Louisville hosted elections naming Frank H. Thomas junior grand warden. Thomas’s election was unprecedented for celerity as other officers advanced one grade. San Francisco to host the 1904 meeting.
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Iowa
Louisville
Knights Templars
Girls’ High School
Ww. C. P. Breckenridge
Kentucky
Lloyd
H. Wales Lines
Grand Recorder
William H. Mayo
California
Connecticut
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Sentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
New Hampshire
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
Wisconsin
Frank H.’ Thomas
District of Columbia
H. B. Stoddard
Bryan
Tex
George M. Moulton
Chicago
H. W. Rugg
Providence
BR. I
W. B. Mellish
Cincinnati
Joseph A. Locke
Portland
John A. Gerrow
Detroit
Mich
San Francisco
Death Toll Rises From City of Trenton Explosion
Philadelphia August 31 police conclude at least 20 perished after the boiler explosion on the steamer City of Trenton on the Delaware River above the city. Seventeen missing, eleven bodies recovered, total 28. Ten remain in serious condition, four critical and may die.
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Philadelphia
Trenton
Delaware
Lynchers Punished in Wetumpka Murder Verdicts
Jury convicts John Strength and Martin Fuller of second degree murder in the lynching of Robert White at Wetumpka Alabama, sentencing both to ten years in the penitentiary. George Howard already received a life term.
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Wetumpka, Aln
John Strength
Martin Fuller
Robert White
George Howard
George H Phillips Grain Company Incorporation
The secretary of state issued articles of incorporation for the George H Phillips Grain Company of Chicago with capital stock of 500000. The firm plans a general brokerage and grain business. George H Phillips, once corn king, had signaled a return to the grain trade after a previous failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
George H. Phillips Grain Company
Chicago
George H. Phillips
Indians Seek Opening Fond du Lac Reserve to Settlement
Duluth Minn Aug 28 The Fond du Lac reservation near Duluth with about 100000 acres and 700 Chippewa Indians seeks opening to public settlement Most families have taken land in severally and the Indians are living like white citizens
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Duluth
Minn
Fond du Lac
Severalty
Hartshorn Nominated in Iowa Senate Race by GOP
Webster City Iowa reports EF G Hartshorn of Wright county selected on the 3337th ballot after two candidates chose to quit by lot. In Washington the Census Bureau bulletin says New York state has 50.3 percent females to 49.7 percent males in a 7,268,804 population.
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Webster City
EF. G. Hartshorn
Wright County
Washington
Census Bureau
New York
Two Children Drown in Capsized Boat at Howard's Pocket
West Superior Wisconsin reports Nellie Carlson eight and Oscar Erickson seven were drowned when a boat capsized in Howard's pocket. Their bodies were recovered. The second item notes the American Association for the Advancement of Science ending its fiftieth annual convention in Denver with next meeting planned for Pittsburgh starting June 25, 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Superior
Wis
Nellie Carlson
Oscar Erickson
Howard
Denver
Col
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Association
Pittsburg
Boy 12 Dies After Punishment In Ohio Train Tragedy
In Fostoria Ohio on August 30 George Hull aged 12 ended his life by laying on Hocking Valley railroad tracks after his father punished him. He was the son of a laborer.
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Fostoria, O
George Hull
Hocking Valley
Humorous quips from old era papers amuse readers
A collage of comic lines from newspapers including Indianapolis News Pittsburg Chronicle Philadelphia Press Cleveland Plain Dealer Philadelphia Record Baltimore American and Glasgow Times. Jests cover misreads debt loaded guns sea serpents vanity and family mishaps with period flavor and witty exchanges.
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Jove
Indianapolis News
Dukane
Gaswell
Pittsburg Chronicle
Philadelphia Press
Anacondas
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tess
Jess
Willie
Philadelphia Record
Baltimore
Penitentiary
Michael
Too much clothing hurts savages health in new study
A periodical article argues civilized dress harms health among isolated populations. It cites Philippine soldiers Guam and Samoa natives, Mother Hubbard wraps, and Japanese wartime uniforms as causing brain and nervous disorders and pulmonary disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
New York World
United States
Guam
Samoa
Mother Hubbard
South Pacific
Starr
University of Chicago
Japan
America
Clock Error Corrected by Magnetic Tuning at Greenwich
The London Daily News reports a method to adjust clock timing near Greenwich Observatory. A small magnet fixed near the pendulum uses electricity to nudge the swing, correcting tiny errors of a tenth or twentieth of a second over thousands of swings to keep clocks in step with exact time.
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Greenwich Observatory
London Daily News
Farmer Refuses Gold Brick Swindle With Wry Wit
A farmer in the town rejects a slick swindler selling a gold brick, quipping that he is a mark but not a ditto. The exchange, told in a rustic David Harum style, plays on patience and sharp dialect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Harum
Detroit Journal
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State Board of Control
Lowa
Board of Control
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Ames
Mullan
Remley
Mul- Tan
Merriam
State Equal Suffrage Association
Knights
B. A. Lockwood
National Grain Dealers’ Association
Buffalo
W. Bicknell
T. I. Tuiehete
Clarinda Hospital
Mendota
G. & Mr. Company
Council Bluffs School
Eldora School For Boys
L. Brook
Oskaloosa
Fort Madison
Breast Fuel Company
Cox
Hips
Dubuque Vos
Charshall Town
Gregory
Iowa State News
National Danka
Crop Outlook
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College
Iowa State College Experiment Station
Maniac
Grand
Templars
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