Unclear historical notes on railroads and figures
A mosaic of disconnected notes covers railroad earnings, government budgets, philanthropy, and global events. Mentions Indiana Illinois Iowa rail earnings, a $23.8 million deficit, Eliza Beds donating to Washington University, open air treatment in Germany, a new Japanese street railway, and various political and economic observations.
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Irs
Eliza How
Pivin James B. Beds
Washington University
Germany
Fashions O Day Paris hat notes winter felts and trims
Paris letter outlines this season's demi season and winter felt hats. It highlights crown widths, brim shapes, and trims including velvet ribbons, bows, pom poms, buckle advancements, and ostrich plumes. Many white felt hats and black and white contrasts appear, with pierced brims and velvet lacing as new effects.
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Paris
F.lt
Winter Hat Styles Feature White Beaver and Burnt Orange
A detailed canvas of hats describes white beaver and burnt orange designs. Gozen oblong cut steel accents, fringe ends, and a steel buckle decorate soft gray felt pieces. Cloth toques appear in abundance with tailor like stitching and neat, ceremonial flair.
White Felt and Mink Hats Include Chenille Trend
The note describes winter hats featuring white plush felt trimmed with mink and willow green velvet crowns. It notes a shift toward velvet felt silk in this season while tulle gauze and chiffon remain, with chenille making a comeback. White veils stay mostly flecked with black, whether in tulle or chiffon. Nina Goodwin.
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Nina Goodwin
Italian pope’s early life as mountaineer and hunter
A recent Italian broacher notes Gioacchino Pecci as a young man among Italy’s keen climbers and hunters. He climbed many local peaks, spoke with shepherds on excursions, and traded meals with them, sharing cold fowl bread wine for their black bread water and polenta.
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Gioacchino Pecci
Italy
Soldier rises to brigadier general from Civil War roots
The article traces General Jones M. Bell’s ascent after volunteering in the Civil War, his service in the Eighth Cavalry and Fratfee oil regiment, and his actions in the Santiago campaign. It notes early battles at Guasimas and the Philippine theater, with details cut by illness.
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Joo
Jones M. Bell
Santiago
Eighth Cavalry
Fratfee
Guasimas
Philippine
Russian universities resume work amid restrictions
The Russian universities have quietly resumed work with no signs of fermentation. Stricter enforcement of excluding Jewish youths from intermediate and higher education draws concern and heart burn among affected communities.
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Universitia GP
Univer
Bust of Dr. Hanso Unveiled at Bergen Museum Garden
A bust of Dr. G Armauer Hanso, discoverer of the leprosy bicilius, was unveiled by Prof. Visial in the museum garden at Bergen. The ceremony drew many Norwes and foreign medical men.
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G. Armauer Hanso
Visial
Bergen
Tax Ferrets Reveal Large Back Taxes in Grundy County
Grundy county records show unpaid taxes totaling about 75 000 dollars after a ferret led canvass of 1896 to 1901 values. The investigation, contracted by supervisors, found omissions or concealed properties across several Iowa counties. Also reported are new officers elected at the national P B C convention in Des Moines with leaders named.
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Town Falls
Grundy County
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Grundy Center
Bees Swarm in Fort Dorge Grocery Store
Bees swarm into a prominent Fort Dorge grocery store causing alarm as customers and clerks dodge the insects. After a brief pause the staff use a pail of water to calm the swarm and the bees resume their journey, much to the relief of the proprietors.
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Fort Dorge
Reward for a Des Moines Man Disappears
Des Moines residents raise a several hundred dollar reward for information on J. W. Canney of 1374 Twenty fifth street who vanished Tuesday evening. Friends and neighbors seek to solve the mystery and have joined in the fund to aid discovery of his whereabouts.
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Des Moines
J. W. Canney
Twenty-fifth Street
Canney
Iowa State Library Association elects officers at Grinnell
The Iowa Librarians meet in Burlington with F T Dowley Cedar Rapids as president and P M Crapo Burlington as vice president. Miss Margaret Brown Des Moines becomes secretary and M H Douglass Grinnell treasurer. A legislative committee of Dowley Titus and Mrs Battis Marshalltown will advocate library laws while a program panel includes Miss Alice Tyler Des Moines Mrs Batts Marshalltown and Mrs Tower Corning.
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Iowa Librarians
Burlington
Iowa State Library Association
Grinnell
F. T. Dowley
Cedar Rapids
P. M. Crapo
Burington
Margaret Brown
Des Moines
M. H. Douglass
Titus
Battis
Marshalltown
Alice Tyler
Batts
Tower
Corning
Duttons Grocery Firm in Oskaloosa Goes to Assignment
A J Dutton, a longtime Oskaloosa grocer and queensware merchant, has made an assignment. A J Augustine named assignee with a chattel mortgage in favor of creditors on Duttons entire stock. Mortgage to pay out almost in full. Dutton, the town’s oldest merchant, has 35 years in business here and expanded into queensware 15 years ago before hard times in 1894.
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Oskaloosa
A. J. Dutton
A. J. Augustine
Mr. Dutton
Escape from County Jail in Humboldt
A terse message from Clarion asks Sheriff Hackley to bring Humboldt bloodhounds to capture two escapees from the county jail there. No description was provided, making identification and pursuit difficult. The sheriff decided not to move, fearing they could be seen en route and rail connections would arrive too late. The escapees are believed to have hidden their tracks and likely remain at large.
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Humboldt
Clarion
Hackley
Trolley Wire Stolen Near Cedar Falls
Rapid Transit officials report theft of about 400 pounds of trolley wire from near the brick yards. The wire was on a large spool and investigators find no traces of suspects or a vehicle. No clues point to the guilty parties.
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Cedar Falls
Rapid ‘Transit Company
Saloon Sale Fines Rejected in Iowa Supreme Court
In Des Moines on October 14 the Iowa Supreme Court ruled in the McInnerny case from Iowa City that illegal saloon sales cannot be punished by fines alone. Violators face license revocation and nuisance prosecution, signaling a shift toward harsher corrective measures.
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Des Moines
McInnerny
Iowa City
Supreme Court
Saloon Open on Election Day Fined but Closure Ordered
A saloon in Town City was fined 60 dollars for keeping open on election day and Sundays under a city ordinance. The court voided the ordinance but held the violator liable under the prohibitory law. verdict reversed, yet the saloon must close despite the apparent victory for the defendant.
Oman McPherson murder life sentence affirmed by court
Des Moines reports the Iowa supreme court affirmed Oman McPherson's life term for killing John Finley marshal of Morning Sun. The decision rejected the argument that a sign "&" instead of "and" invalidated the indictment and held minor errors in witness occupation notices and grand jury testimony not fatal to the defendant.
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Des Moines
Oman McPherson
Supreme Court
Mcpherson
John Finley
Morning Sun
Finley
Postmasters Appointed and Bank Reserve Agent Named
Washington notes show Gifford in Hardin County appointed postmaster replacing L A Collins. The comptroller approves Citizens' National bank of Des Moines as reserve agent for Commercial National bank of Charles City Ta. Iowa pensions granted include Jerome J Shoemaker Montezuma $10 Daniel W Payden Hopeville $10 William Milnes Talmage $12 Finley M Ong Wapello $8 and original widows Ellen B Webb Preston $8 Francis McDonough Lacey $8.
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Washington
Gifford
Hardin County
C. T. Gifford
L. A. Collins
Citizens’ National Bank of
Discharges From Bankruptcy Listed by Judge Shiras
Dubuque Oct 11 Judge Shiras issues bankruptcy discharges for Frank Clark of Sioux City Sammel Walker Max W True also of Sioux City Thomas Conner of Sheldon Chas G Pixler of Whiting A Strohmier Liberty Beinbose Bros of Vinton Horton Wilson of Akron Fred Schubert of Sioux City Ada Hammond of LeMars R Hammond LeMars E Huntley of Salix Frank Miller Anamosa Paul Peter Noeller of Vinton Clarence Scareder Delmar Charles McCormack Whit ten Hiram Humphrey Union Thompson Kanawha
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Dubuque
Shiras
Frank Clark
Sioux City
Sammel Walker
Max W. ‘True
Salix
Frank Miller
Anamosa
Paul Peter Noeller
Vinton
Clarence Scareder
Delmar
Charles McCormack
Whitten
Hiram Humphrey
Union
Thompson
Kanawha
Boy's Brave Act at Blackhawk Creek Rescue
A 1 year-old boy and neighbor Hotchkiss saved a drowning child in Blackhawk Creek. The younger Huntington plunged in to pull the boy to safety before sinking again, then dried off and returned home without alerting his parents until a shoe showed burn marks. Separately, Des Moines reports a 1890s style protest against immoral midway shows at county fairs and tributes to President McKinley, with officers re elected and delegates chosen for suffrage groups.
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Waterloo
G. R. Huntington
Hotchkiss
Blackhawk
Des Moines
Women's Christian Imperance Union
McKinley
Georgia McClellan
Colonel Springer
Anamosa
M. J. Philpot
Cedar Falls
Skull Crushed by Crank Accident in Montour
Oct 13 Dan McCoy 12, son of John McCoy, suffered a fatal head injury when a capstan crank slipped and struck him. The skull was fractured and nose broken as he stood behind the sweep. He is in a terrible condition and may not survive.
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Crank
Montour
Dan McCoy
John McCoy
Texas Fever Strikes Cattle In Wyoming Valley
Texas fever has broken out among cattle feeding in the Wapsie valley. Farmers hope for cold weather to kill the parasites that attach to cattle and multiply. The outbreak is linked to a Milwaukee freight wreck last July when several Texas steers escaped to the bottoms.
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Wyoming
Wapsie
Texas
High Price for Fancy Cattle at Newton Sale
At B. S. Donahey’s Scotch cattle sale in Newton on October 9 the first 15 animals sold brought $17,245. The 62 head averaged $696, totaling nearly $40,000. The stock consisted of short horn Scotch cattle and imported Canadians, described as some of the best by cattlemen.
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Newton
Donahey
Barn Fire Destroys Johnson Bros Livery and Horses
A big blaze in Indianola on October 9 razed the Johnson Bros barn adjacent to their two story brick livery. The barn and stock suffered severe damage, with seven horses killed while in training. Estimated loss stands around $10,000.
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Indianola
Johnson Bros
Convicted of Manslaughter in Local Trial
After a weeklong trial Henry Steffin was convicted of manslaughter in the Jesson case. The jury deliberated seventeen hours. Judge Wakefield set sentencing for Wednesday October 16. Jesson was shot April 21 during a farm dispute involving Steffin and neighbors.
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LesMars
Henry Steffin
John Jesson
Wakefield
Jesson
Steffin
William Beaver
Peter Peterson
Mte
Leiltine
Tribute to the Dead by Hawkeye State Conference
The Iowa Methodist conference adopts a resolution on President McKinley’s death praising him as a Christian statesman and patriot. It mourns the assassin’s act, extends sympathy to Mrs McKinley, and prays for God’s blessing on the new administration and for righteousness in governance.
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Vinton
McKinley
Methodist Conference
William McKinley
Republic
Methodist Episcopal Church
Young Woman Alleged Swindler Strikes Wright County
A coy young lady canvasser, claiming to represent the Ladies' Home Journal, visited Clarion and other Wright county towns. She collected about 75 cents a year from many residents, totaling around $100, then vanished. Returns from subscriptions suggest they paid for the experience rather than the journal.
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Town Falls
Wright County
Clarion
Ladies’ Home Journal
Des Moines Water Works Aides Arrive With Hull in Washington
Representative Hull arrived in Washington with N. T. Guernsey and C. H. Payson of the Des Moines Water Works company. The group accompanied by Hull is believed to discuss water utility matters and city needs during their stay in the capital.
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Des Moines Army Post
Washington
Hull
N.T. Guernsey
C. H. Payson
Des Moines ‘Water Works Company
War Department and army officers seek water works contract
A conference between the secretary of war and a general officer failed to reach a final decision on the tension of the water works mains to the army post. Another meeting is planned for tomorrow with Captain Hull showing active interest in the matter.
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Hull
Rerréa
Colonelsanesr
Sms
Alleged Illegal Game Sale In Sioux City
Sioux City prosecutors seek fines of 35 dollars per quail for alleged out of season sale by Frank's cafe owners. Four birds were found in display at the cafe after a search warrant. The Soo Gun club prosecutes, aiming for full penalties. In a separate suit Eugene Lutz sues Sioux City Brewing company for 20000 dollars over alleged wrongful arrest two years ago.
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Sioux City
Frank
The
Brewing Company
Eugene Lutz
Sioux City Brewing Company
Lutz
Romance Ends in Marriage in Iowa Falls
Retired M Munroy and Mrs Charles Finn announced as newlyweds in Iowa Falls Radcliffe based bride previously linked to alienation suit and insanity case. Munroy, a music teacher, and Finn to reside in Iowa Falls following lengthy courtship and divorce. Two men killed near Fairfield on Burlington tracks identified as Moses N Hardin and Russell Weiner of Morgan Decatur County Iowa. Weiner’s postmarked letter found. details limited.
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Iowa Falls
M. Munroy
Charles Finn
Radcliffe
Munroy
Independence
Mr. Munroy
Fairfield
Lpare
Burlington
Moses N. Hardin
Russell Weiner
Morgan
Decatur County
Towa
Weiner
Dehn
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