Des Moines War News and Local Plans Highlight Iowa Life
Des Moines detail covers soldiers returning home from Camp McKinley, the Fifty-first regiment headed to Manila, nurse Della Weeks joining the army, and notes on War Appropriation. It reports Iowa regimental losses from disease, political campaign arrangements, and a visit by Admiral Dewey’s brother. Also details coal rate hearings, institutional church work, and the Seni Om Sed carnival with a double wedding plan and one fare railway pass for Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Dewey
Fifty-first
San Francisco
Manila
Camp Merritt
Della Weeks
Des Moines
Dewey
Charles Dewey
Montpelier
Iowa
J. H. Trewin
Allamakee County
Illinois
Sixth Avenue
Equitable Building
Cold Blooded Murder Near Yale in Guthrie County
Isaac Fritz shot and killed his brother in law James McClellen three miles from Yale, then moved the body to McClellen's home. A coroner's jury found Fritz guilty. both men around 35 with families. Separate item: Lieut Charles S Lincoln married Miss Cora Mae Thompson in Ames. to report to Salt Lake City or Cuba with the Twenty fourth regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Guthrie County
Isaac Fritz
James McClellen
Fritz
McClellen
Lincoln
Cora Mae Thompson
Charles S. Lincoln
Ames
Wynn
Episcopal Church
Thomas Thompson
James R. Lincoln
Twenty-fourth Regular Infantry
Miss Thompson
Lieut
Salt Lake City
Cuba
Tragic Mine Accident Claims Foster Youth
In Foster, 18 year old Albert Sincox, youngest of 15, died when slate from a weak roof collapsed while he worked alone in a coal mine room. The slate struck him as he removed coal, killing him instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Albert Sincox
Edwin Sincox
Retail Liquor Dealers Form Iowa Association in Marshalltown
Iowa liquor dealers organize the Retail Liquor Dealers' Association of Iowa in Marshalltown. Officers elected include President Harry Stanford and Secretary Louis Verveer. Resolutions pledge support for authorities against disorderly places, demand local license regulation, stricter voting on liquor laws, and repeal of the additional beer tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Marshalltown
Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association of
Harry Stanford
Des Moines
George Bowman
Louis Verveer
Oskaloosa
John Webber
Fred Blattner
Hi. Gifford
Lorenz Ill
W. V. Silvers
Ottumwa
Inglversen
Clinton
Niquor
Congress
County Fairs Soliciting State Bonus Details
Secretary Fawler of the State Fair society sends affidavits prepared by the attorney general for county and district agricultural societies seeking a 40 percent state bonus up to 200 dollars based on premiums paid in the year. The letter asks write-ups include fair date and location, crops, stock, soils, industries, and opportunities, plus notes from out of state inquiries on best state locations for business and farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fawler
State Fair Society
Fowler
Twenty-seventh General Assembly
State Society
College Football Schedules for Iowa Colleges in State Showdowns
Grinnell plans games with Minnesota Monmouth Upper Iowa Iowa State and Drake. Ames schedules Rush Medical Nebraska Kansas Minnesota Drake Iowa. Iowa State University slate includes Knox Alumni Upper Iowa Rush and Grinnell with a Nebraska finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Grinnell
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Monmouth College
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Upper Iowa University
State University of Iowa
Drake University
Knox College
Galesburg
Iowa City
Rush Medical College
Rock Island
Navy
Ames
Council Bluffs
Commissioners Report On Jacksonville Soldiers Camp Conditions
Special commissioners Col Henry Egbert and Dr Fr W Powers reported on the Jacksonville camp for Iowa troops. They praised health precautions, rations, and the camp’s healthful location, with high praise for Col Dows and Gen Lee and the medical officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Egbert
Fr. W. Powers
Guv. Shaw
Jacksonville
Egbert
Wiftieth Iowa
Forty-ninth
Iowa
Col. Dows
Gen. Lee
Seventh Corps
What They Expect
A Chicago Post excerpt recounts a working woman proud of equality with men yet frustrated by a male colleague who refuses to give up her seat or his job. Her brother critiques male selfishness while noting shifting standards challenge chivalry and courtesy in business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Brother
Chicago Post
Man Falls From Scaffold Then Recovers With Pills
John Young of Le Lroy New York fell from a scaffold twenty two feet during barn weather board work. He suffered bruises and paralysis after a stroke and was given up by doctors. He later credited Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring movement and health after using them for three months. He keeps a pill box and uses them when not feeling right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Young
le Lroy
N. Y
Williams
Herald Office
Mulct Law ruling limits injunction against saloon
A Creston district court ruling addresses the Iowa Mulct Law. A neighbor who bought property next to a saloon sought an injunction claiming lack of consent. The court held prior owner consent sufficed and denied the injunction, a first-time ruling on the point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Iowa
Atlantic Canning Company Reports Record Season
The Atlantic Canning company closed its season after packing over 3.5 million cans of corn and 500 thousand cans of peas. The plant handled 700 freight cars annually and paid over $50,000 in freight. The largest daily pack reached 158,000 cans with about 325 workers employed, earning $15,000. The season sourced from 2,800 acres of corn, totaling over 8,000 tons, at four to five dollars per ton, costing beyond $30,000. Most produce went to the Pacific coast. remainder shipped to China, Australia, and the East Indies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Canning Company
Atlantic Canning Factory
Pacific Coast
China
Australia
East Indies
Inventor Seeks Rubber Stamp Compound Interest Method
Detroit Free Press reports a habitually inventive man claiming to be close to finishing a simple breakthrough. He describes a method for calculating compound interest using a rubber stamp as the core tool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
State wards rule on residence of inmates in state institutions
Attorney General Remley opines that inmates remain residents of their original locale, except in Knoxville Home for the Blind. A convict restored to citizenship becomes a resident of his former place, an insane person who recovers becomes a county resident, and similar logic applies to others in state institutions. Mrs. John Carr killed in Fairfield when a runaway team struck her. she was 19, daughter of David Koons, married last Christmas to John Carr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleming
Shaw
Remley
Home For the
Knoxville
John Carr
Fairfield
David Koons
Burglar Captured In Cedar Rapids With Axe Jimmy
A man claiming the name George Connors from Chicago was caught attempting to enter Maj. M. A. Wiley’s Cedar Rapids home. Barefooted and wielding a two edged ax, he had $250 on him. Police link him to several recent burglaries and believe he is the suspect behind the crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Connors
Chicago
Maj. M. A. Wiley
Cedar Rapids
Jimmy
Plainfield man dies from accidental gun discharge
Clyde White, 25, of Plainfield, was accidentally shot while hunting with four others near Republic. The gun fired while exiting a buggy at five o'clock, blowing off the top of his head and causing almost certain death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde White
Plainfield
Republic
White
Methodists Hold Creston Conference Closing Exercises
At Creston the Des Moines Methodist Episcopal conference closed with Gov. Shaw delivering a brief talk on Christianity's civilizing influence. Appointments for supervising elders include W. W. Ramsey Atlantic district and others for Boone Chariton Council Bluffs Creston and Des Moines districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Des Moines
W. I. Hamilton
Simpson College
Indianola
Charles Horsewell
Garrett Biblical Institute
First Church of Des Moines
G. C. Waynick
Park City
Utah
G. A. Stuart
Nankin University
Central China Mission
J. C. Hall
United States Army
Shot Through a Door Near Fort Madison
Rolla Bullard, a wealthy farmer, visited his aunt Mrs. Fanny Bullard’s home where his wife was visiting. When the door was closed Bullard returned with a shotgun and fired through the door injuring Mrs. Bullard’s 18-year-old daughter. He was arrested and jailed while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolla Bullard
Fort Madison
Fanny Bullard
Buliard
Fatal Leap Clouds Belle Plaine Fair
At the Big Four fair in Belle Plaine Prof. Van Meter died from internal injuries after leaping 40 feet into a water tank. He was rescued from the water in a semiparalyzed state and pronounced dead despite resuscitation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Plaine
van Meter
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Ad Notorious Note
An advertisement promises a one day cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets and offers a refund if it fails. The scene shifts as a man gasps for breath and a hostess interrupts the tense exchange, per the New York Sun report.
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Camp McKinley
Spain
Washington
St. Louis
Thirty
Burlington
A. W.C. Weeks
State Committee
Towa
H. O. Breeden
Central Church of Christ, Christian
Breeden
The
Herald
Watertown, N. Y
Mulct
the Methodists
Des Moines Conference
N. Y. Sun
Frank Mobbs
New York
Buffalo
Sy RuPer
California Fund Syrup Co
California Tig Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup Co
Cal
Louisville
New York, N
Mull
J. BP. Allen Medicine CO
St Paul, Minn
Uruguists
Pinkham Tella
Lydia Q. Pinkham
Battlerx
Plug
David H. Murray
Newark
Alerting Remedy Company
Montreal
Webster
Lex
Webster Mfg, CO
Stee
Ill
United
FBI
C. B
Trans
Nana
J. He Green
Atlanto, Ga
Whipple
Beckley, Bes
Agants & Supply
Alge
Kollori
Iunannianin
Loomis & CO. Ghiow
Avons Powell & Clement GO
Sulncenn
ATI
Overlan Monthly
SAN Francisco Sample Overlandée
Piso
Nonalata
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