Fire Alarm Sparks Night Rescue at Local Millinery and Barber
On Monday night 1904 a fire alarm drew citizens to the back doors of Mrs. Stonaker Dennis millinery and Frank De Reus barber shop. Local men formed an improvised fire brigade, kept flames from spreading, and saved the buildings though the millinery stock suffered water damage. The origin remains unclear, likely stemming from the rear stove or a faulty flue.
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Franklin Street
Frank de Reus
Stonaker-Dennis
Héc Lan
j¢:Reus
Beware of employment agents warning to rural girls
Papers nationwide warn girls and parents about employment agents luring young women to St. Louis with promises of work during the fair. A mission worker uncovered a $100,000 capital scheme sending agents to recruit up to 60,000 girls, offering enticing salaries. Religious societies will intensify warnings to protect the innocent.
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St. Louis
Moral of Monday Night Fire Highlights City Watch Need
A Monday night blaze underscores the city’s lack of overnight police protection. City officials, including Marshal Maasdam, face pressure to establish an all night night watch after late revelers aided early detection. The piece argues the risk to businesses and homes justifies immediate action despite prior inaction.
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Maasdam
Albia
Move to raise Iowa teachers salaries eyed by association
State Teachers Association committee plans to press a single measure likely a $45 minimum salary for teachers to raise wages, mirroring a Pennsylvania law. The push aims to focus efforts and avoid scattering fire, with Superintendent Barrett endorsing state aid modeled after Minnesota to broaden access to high school education for rural students.
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State Teachers’ Association
Iowa
Barrett
Sheakley
Des Moines
Board of Regents
Minnesota
Robbery and mob scene in Council Bluffs ends with arrests
Two women, Mrs. Mary Sparks and her daughter, were robbed and assaulted after a shopping trip to Omaha. Suspects fled to a shack but were captured and jailed. A mob battered the jail door before Congressman Walter Smith intervened to restore order and promise swift justice.
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Mary Sparks
Mrs. Saunders
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Sitle
Walter Smith
Old Farmer Hopkins at Pella Opera House
Old Farmer Hopkins by The King Perkins Company played at the Pella Opera House last Monday. The rural comedy follows Hopkins as he travels to New York to find his granddaughter Chick, an outcast, and reunite the family on the farm. The finale shows Hopkins and his housekeeper in a hoped for happy ending, with strong overall production and a few actor expression issues.
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King-Perkins Company
Farmer Hopkins
Farmer Hopkins T
Central A Carterville Fairylike Carrie At Work
A fragment from a dramatic line notes a girl named Carrie as gentle and obliging at work. The quirky verse hints at a weekly pattern of opportunities, ending with a stylized reference to a mare or marriage motif.
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Carterville ‘Central
Carrie
Mareyy —Petockey
Lyre
Small fragment hints at a Tuesday event
A clipped OCR line suggests a Tuesday occurrence involving an infant or child. No clear names, places, or organizations are readable. The fragment is too incomplete to identify specifics or context.
Burglary Figures Spur Watchfulness Across Towns
Reports from New Sharon Eddyville and Keokuk describe fourteen burglaries in one night and similar break ins last Sunday and Thursday. The tone suggests an organized band at work, with Pella still unvisited and residents urged to keep a vigilant night watch for safety.
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New Sharon
Eddyville
Keokuk
Pella
Albia Union editor trapped as debts block sale
Johnson of the Albia Union cannot transfer ownership due to owed debts to A R Barnes who insists on interest through 1907. Des Moines buyer group and later purchasers A L Anderson D M Anderson Ed Sloan plan to take delivery January 1, with legal action threatened if not honored.
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Johnson
Albia Union
Oskaloosa Times-Journal
Pat
Tri- County Press
Des Moines
J. F. Ferguson
I Linois
Bussey Press
A. R. Barnes
Barnes
A. L
D. M. Anderson
Ed. Sloan
Notice to parties in equity suit over Marion County land
Bastiaan de Hoog files in the Iowa District Court of Marion County an equity petition alleging he is the absolute owner of North 944 acres of the NE Quarter Section 12 Township 77 Range 20 West. He seeks a decree quieting title and declares defendants including Johannetta Hannah Schnoor Jacob Brunner Henry Brunner Adam Brunner Hannah Brunner John Brunner Margaret Harvay and others to be notified by January 26 1904.
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Yo Johannetta
Hannah Schnoor
Jacob Brunner
Henry Brunner
Adam Brunner
Hannah Brunner
John Brunner
Margaret Harvay
State of Iowa
Marion County
Bastiaan, de Hoog
Iowa
N. E
John.a
Michael
John A . Michael
Patel
Tom
Iroquois Theater Fire Kills Hundreds in Chicago
Report from Chicago describes a fatal blaze at the Iroquois Theater during a matinee of Mr Blue Beard. The coroner lists 160 dead by actual count with about 300 killed in ten minutes and 100 more missing. The audience was mainly women and children.
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Iroquois
Chicago
Mr. Blue Beard
Wages Cut at American Bridge Company Plant
More than seven hundred workers at the American Bridge Company plant in Trenton New Jersey had their wages reduced last Monday. The cut was proportional, with lower paid workers losing as much as higher paid colleagues. Notices from the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers warned of further wage reductions effective January 1, enabling idle tin mills to reopen by meeting new wage scales.
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American Bridge Company
Trenton
New Jersey
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and ‘Tin Workers
Oskaloosa Editor Praises Patti Diva in Dog Story
The Oskaloosa Globe editor writes a warm music critique and includes a lengthy dog tale about Madam and her husband feeding ducks for two weeks. He notes Patti appears before the footlights and suggests she would be a graceful performer on stage.
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Patti
the Divine
Oskaloosa
Saturday Globe
Rail line nears Newton as completion eyed by January first
Rails on the Newton and Northwestern railroad reach within three miles of Newton and the town voices jubilation. Officials plan to finish the line to Newton by January 1, marking a major milestone for local transport and commerce.
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Newton
Newton and Northwestern
Newly Elected Officers of the Marion County Medical Society
The Marion County Medical Society met and elected officers for the ensuing term. Elected were Dr. C. P. Cook president, Dr. Gaylord Worsell vice president, Dr. W. Cornell secretary, Dr. Jim Brann treasurer, Dr. C. W. Noble member of the board of censors, J. L. Miller for two years, Dr. C. M. Harrington for one year, with Dr. B. F. Wreables as delegate for two years.
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Marion County Medical Society
B. F. Wreables
C. P. Cook
Tley
Gaylord Worsell
Knoxville
W. Cornell
Jime Brann
C. W. Noble
Dallas
Board of Censors
J. L. Miller
Pleasantville
C.’M. Harrington
Overshoe Prices Plunge As Seller Pitches Deals
Fragmented ad text shows Wormbhoudt offering heavy overshoes and Jersey Arctics for men and women at low prices. Mentions include quality lens materials and multiple styles with buckles and doubles, promising value and discounts despite unclear lines.
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Wales
Goodyer
Lycoming
Cana
Best
Cine Enn
Eeee
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Blazeln
Allfree
Colfax
W. O. Mc Iver
McAllister
Mrs. McAllister
State Fund For High Schools
Smith
Second Reformed
Casey
the Express
Thomas Kittle
Fwhign de Balome
Spaner
Old Farmer Hopkins
Ingane
Oskaloosa Globe
The
Marion “ “County Medical Society
Wormbhoudt
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