Road question. What the Department of Agriculture is doing to aid the people
A Washington letter reviews the U S Department of Agriculture road program. Secretary Wilson explains plans to study road materials, create divisions for test and construction, and emphasize macadam and gravel roads. Lab chemists analyze rock hardness, binding power, and climate suitability to guide material choices.
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Department of Agricult
Salida
Congress
Logan Waller Page
Department of Agriculture
New England
Sion
Washington
James W. Abbott
J. A. Holmes
John L. Macadam
Prairie States
Telford
Macadem
Smith D. Fry
Deaths in Shakespeare's Plays Around Ninety Killed
A study notes about ninety deaths across Shakespearean dramas. It surveys main fatalities and key figures involved, highlighting how violence frames plots and character arcs.
Iowa Legislature Opens With Key Committee Assignments
Des Moines Des Moines Jan. 20 With the election of United States Senators Allison and Dolliver the legislature begins its work. Senate Ways and Means chair J M Junkin and Warren Carst lead finance and judiciary chair Thomas Healy. House Ways and Means M L Temple and John Hughes head appropriations and judiciary George W Clarke. Excursions to Cedar Rapids Iowa City Ames and Cherokee planned. Pardons and paroles by Gov Shaw Include long list with 244 paroles issued and 45 revoked. Debates on interest on public money and state deposits run amid push for new legislative measures.
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Des Moines
United States
W. B. Allison
J. P. Dolliver
Senate
Ways and Means
J. M. Junkin
Montgomery County
Appropriations
Warren Carst
Carroll
Thomas D. Healy
Webster
House
M. L. Temple
Clarke County
John Hughes
Iowa
Judiciary
George W. Clarke
Dallas
Congressional Districts
Railroad Committee
Corporations Committee
Committee On
Eaton
Herriott
State Normal School
Cedar Rary
State University
Iowa City
State Agricultural College
Ames
State Insane Hospital
Cherokee
J. L. Warren
Assembly
Knoxville
Shaw
Murder Case Sparks Des Moines Arrest in 1899
Charles Thomas was arrested in Des Moines on a murder charge in the Mabel Schofield case. He posted bail, but a motive and method are suggested by discovery of knockout drops and a witness claiming to have seen him moving the body by carriage. Schofield, 19, from Macksbury Indiana, sought funds to attend college. The case drew citywide attention as riots and other events occurred the same day.
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Charles Thomas
Des Moines
Mabel Schofield
Thomas
Dr. Schofield
Macksburg
Industrial School
Mitchellville
Philippines
San Francisco
Johnson Case Reopened as Martin Johnson Found Near Jefferson
Martin M. Johnson, missing since February 1896 from Omaha with a rumored fortune, is found living on a small farm east of Jefferson. John Nordstrom, suspected of murder for five years, is cleared as authorities verify Johnson’s identity and Nordstrom’s innocence. a reward had previously been offered and Nordstrom’s friends pressed for truth. Johnson agrees to travel to Omaha and Wahoo to satisfy the public.
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Martin M. Johnson
Jefferson
Nebraska
John Nordstrom
Omaha
Nordstrom
Wahoo
Johnson
Waho
Perjury Rising in Mason County Court
Judge Smith presiding at a Waverly term instructs grand jury to treat perjury as a growing evil. He urges swift action and tells jurors to indict suspects when warranted, to curb the crime.
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Smith
Mason County
Waverly
Secretary of State to seek closing of exemption for outside corporations
Secretary of State W. B. Martin will ask the legislature to amend the in corporation laws. He seeks to strike the exemption that allows outside manufacturing corporations filing articles here to avoid fees. The aim is to require these concerns to pay the regular fee, as Iowa manufacturers do.
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W. B. Martin
Iowa
Murder charges dismissed in Fort Dodge feud case
Indictments against George and Oliver Bricker for the deaths of Charles Guild and his son Clarence were dismissed in Fort Dodge after the state failed to convict George Bricker of Clarence Guild murder in October. The Bricker brothers, awaiting trial, are released.
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George
Oliver Bricker
Charles Guild
Clarence
Fort Dodge
Bricker
George Bricker
Clarence Guild
Syndicate Aims to Buy Iowa Coal Mines Led by J P Morgan
Rumor from Oskaloosa reports a syndicate headed by J P Morgan seeks to acquire all Iowa coal mines. The claim resurfaced after prior denials, with belief that a deal is nearing completion. James Lane, 60, who killed his wife Alden Ir for spite, pleaded guilty to second degree murder in a whisky case.
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Oskaloosa
J. P. Morgan
Iowa
James Lane
Alden
Brave Girl in Indiana Rescues Train Stopper
Milwaukee division superintendent L B Beardsley moves to honor 12 year old Elsie Schlosser of Greenville Indiana for halting an westbound Milwaukee train by signaling with a red petticoat on a trestle 40 feet high. Elsie rose to stop a horse blocking the line and saving lives with bold signaling. The girl previously survived a fire when wrapped in a red garment.
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L. B. Beardsley
Sioux City
Milwaukee Railroad
Milwaukee
Elsie Schlosser
Greenville
Kate Shelly A Clerk Makes History in Senate
Kate Shelly elected bill clerk in the senate. On July 6, 1881, she saved a Northwestern passenger train from ruin near the Moingona bridge over the Des Moines river in Boone county. She reached a station two miles away as the engineer was ready to throttle back. Railroad men and the Northwestern company funded her education and aided her family, though she remains in fragile health and sought a legislative post to support her mother.
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Kate Shelly
Bill
Senate
Moingona Bridge
Des Moines
Boone County
Moingona Hill
Miss Shelly
Northwestern Company
Simpson College
Shelly
Sioux City Doctors Form Trust to Raise Fees
The Sioux City Medical Society and the Sioux City Homeopathic Medical Society jointly form a trust with about 90 physicians to standardize fees. They plan to raise visits from $1.50 to $2.00, with expulsion for bargain pricing as rents and costs have climbed over ten years. All physicians support the action.
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Sioux City
Sioux City Medical Society
Sioux City Homeopathic Medical Society
Storm Lake Official Fills Board Seat After Law Prohibition
C W Moore of Storm Lake held multiple offices including city assessor and justice of the peace along with a seat on the board of supervisors. Law barred holding several offices, so he could not serve. Fred Schaller, a longtime board member, was appointed to take Moore’s place.
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C. W. Moore
Storm Lake
Board of Supervisors
Fred Schaller
Moore
Davenport to build three stack blast furnace for pig iron
Davenport plans a three stack blast furnace to produce pig iron with investigations under way to establish the plant. Eastern capital backs the promoters and aims to raise about half the $250,000 capital locally in Davenport. The venture seeks to make Davenport a local enterprise with a total capitalization of $250,000.
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Davenport
Eastern Capital
Hatless Congregation Encouraged by Methodist Pastor
Reverend George B. Shoemaker, pastor of the First Methodist Church in Iowa Falls, urged hundreds of ladies to remove their hats. A large majority complied, setting a precedent that hatless congregations may gain popularity in the city.
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George B. Shoemaker
First Methodist Church
Iowa Falls
Sunday closing drives Dubuque election questions
Archbishop Keane mobilizes clergy and laity to enforce the mulot law in Dubuque focusing on Sunday closing. Saloon keepers organize resistance, turning the issue into a factor in both parties' spring election choices.
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Keane
Dubuque
Iowa State Engine Explog Danvers Train Wreck Report
An engine on a land road near a town was wrecked after the Denver Smitey line suffered a collision. The engineer from Brooklyn survived with minor injuries while another engineer, Willia, was slightly hurt. The incident notes the operator had 28 years’ experience and was regarded as one of the company’s ablest men.
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Denver
Land Road
Gine
Brooklyn
Willia
Sun
Engi
Two youths held by U S Commission for mail theft
A Serious Char and Wat Ellsworth Morrison of Ce were brought before the United States Commission on charges of breaking a mail lock box in Waterloo. They allegedly stole letters drafts signatures and cashing items from the letters. They were held for federal action.
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Fred W. Wells
Wat
Ellsworth Morrison
United States Commission
Waterloo
Eye grafts by Dr Walter replace cornea with rabbit
Dr Paul Walter performed a corneal graft using a rabbit cornea on William Strickell who had lost an eye and suffered serious mine injuries years ago. The patient’s eye was completely covered and the original cornea removed, with the rabbit graft now in place.
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Paul Walter
William Strickell
Robbery in Kirksville Says Solomon Held Belt
I Solomon, a Syrian resident, was robbed in Kirksville of a money belt containing about 1 500. He had sold goods in Keokuk and was en route to a location when two companions allegedly aided the theft. Solomon says one held him while the other removed the belt from his waist.
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I. Solomon
Kirksvil
Solomon
Keokuk
Parole Granted for Winterset Man Shaw Case
One of the last acts of Shaw involved the parole of Wood of Winterset who had been confined in the penitentiary Madison for perjury. The figure in the legislature was an editor and spent much of his conviction behind bars, his release proceeding.
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Wood
Winterset
Penitentia Madison
Couple marks 72nd marriage anniversary
Mr and Mrs John Robins ley celebrate seventy second anniversary of their marriage aided by sturdy physiques and simple living. The elderly couple aged 92 and 90 endure with vigor as they honor years together and service to their family community.
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John Robinsley
Woman Dies After Strychnine Poisoning in Maquoketa
A woman aged unknown was found dead at the home of George A. Smith in Maquoketa. The coroner's investigation suggests poisoning with strychnine, believed to have caused death within an hour. She reportedly said she loved Smith and could not live without him.
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George A. Smith
Ho Green Ryan
Maquoketa
Smith
Editors Organise The Iowa State Editorial
The Iowa State Editorial Association is organized with C. M. Junkin of Fairfield as president and W. A. Parrott as secretary, planning annual meetings and recognizing about forty tiars in the state.
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Iowa State
Inal C. M. Junkin
Fairfield
W. A. Parrott
Mystery Death of Prominent Marshalltown Man
John Rolston, a prominent Marshalltown resident about 67, died by hanging his death is a mystery to friends and associates. He was wealthy and known in local circles. authorities did not publicly disclose further details.
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John Rolston
Marshalltown
Ohio regiment veteran among Iowa obituaries and crimes
The item notes deaths and criminal cases across Iowa counties including Osceola, Webster, Dubuque, and Centerville. It mentions George W. Bean and W. B. Walters in local business notes, the Burns case at Buxton with Richard Williams convicted, Ex-State Senator Dr Arnold s death, and Harry Hortman tied to a murder in Cherokee. Rural free delivery set in February, route length 22 miles, population served 350.
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Iowa Central Corwith
Felgar Bros
George W. Bean
Osceola County
Forty
Ohio Volunteers
West
Richard Williams
Sharper
Buxton
A. Spitler
M. J. Gast
Grandview
W. B. Walter
Webster City
Jake Berg
Dubuque
Boat Rock
Hardin County
Rer
Oskaloosa
H. C. Adams
Webster
Dr. Arnolds
Centerville
Harry Hortman
Cherokee
Hortman
Florence Porte
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