Hawkeye State newsletter reports fire and scandal
Fire destroys a state office bindery in Des Moines damaging plant equipment and prompting questions of who will pay for losses estimated at about 1860 dollars. Reports note reprinting rights and state officials involved while detailing a separate baseball fever among local women and a rape-arson incident near Hawarden with a suspect named Dowdy, described as an unsteady liquor user.
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Moines
Fess
Smach Nelay
Aiste Binner
Hedfori
Las Pall
Telford
Lindsay
Sims County
Arevsteil
Sivas
Hawarden
Camming Raya
Dowty
Little Principality of Calvin Jordan Granted in Ontario
A fragmentary notice describes Calvin Jordan of Wes Moines seeking a small autonomous area near Lake Huron in Ontario. It references timber, wheat, and lumber, with unclear details about governance and land clearance under Canadian authorities.
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Jowa
Poswinston
Calvin Jordan
Wes Moines
Fois
Sigle
Thay
Wwe
Ustad
Lake Huron
Betyreen
Diranil
Jakand
Ontarie
Jorday
Myenya Phat
Port Borge Minivece and Local Fire Tragedies Reported
Port Borge minivece story mentions the pastor at Ciel aay ahiire at Bort Qailiy, and a crowd in his palpitde at Lirand en sbirkwatat. Firefighters report a death as a man from the neigh ing feldy fled from sparks. a neighbor warns of the approaching Gio. A farmer named Wankel is murdered, and a board ill attempts to rob a home. Fire forces the Shruavers family to flee four miles from Maptoron, with a field blaze destroying wheat. Waterloo reports smallpox free status, and Franklin Verity’s widow dies from heat. A Union Electric employee is electrocuted near Des Molnes. Ranch sales and a river death Close the week’s events.
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Port Borge
D. Waar
Pastore
Ciel
Bort Qailiy
Wierd
Audielce
Wankel
Onar Nader
Giro
Wangdahl
Syuny
Joni Shruavers
Maptoron
Waterloo
Auto powered machine claims farming use in Iowa area
A crowd in Fort Dodge watched a diesel powered harvester demonstration that converts an automobile engine into a tractable power source for a crop separator and plow. The vendor touted its efficiency, safety, and potential for reducing farm labor, noting a sale price around 00 dollars and plans for future production.
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P. Doliyer
Port Boge
Perk Win
Elfml Te Bony Vitap BI
West Fort Dodge
Toateo
Enlace
Coe Uower
Khassent
Ita
Loss on corn drives revised yield estimates in Virginia
The Virginia agricultural department reports a significant drop in corn yields with losses totaling about 57 million dollars over two weeks. Average per acre yields fall from 34.8 to 23.70 bushels amid 8037480 acres damaged. Crop destruction may lower prices and futures, with further damage feared if conditions persist.
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Ifraln
Horse Fells On A Boy Near Kingsley Tragedy
A horse fell on 12 year old Cason Thurtie near Kingsley Saturday while he rode a pony bareback. The child died before help could reach him as his brothers called for aid and the horse toppled into a ravine area.
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Kingsley
Cason
Ser Thurtie
Iim
Fartad
Jooking
Tin Boy
Marka
The Fosburg Case Direct Testimony At Trial
Noe direct testimony emerged as the Fosburg case advanced against Rutt S. Kodling charged with a major offense. The defense claims lack of proper evidence and questions to linking the revolver ownership to the alleged crime.
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Hho
Gta
Rutt
S. Kodling
Nissiston Ma
Ubu Taane
Ibe le Foudart
Menty Wade
Western Union College Adds Five New Faculty Members
Five new professors have joined Western Union College at Lisars, completing the faculty except for one open position in the act department. A new building, replacing the one destroyed by fire, nears completion and will be ready for occupancy. Stanford of Linneisburg will dedicate the new building September 18. Attendance stands at 56 students at the Baumer school.
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Westen Union College
Lisars
Act
Who College
Wisp
Stanford
Lnneisburg, Wy
Baumer Schon
Notable Night Crash Leaves Political Figures Injured
In a late night crash near Strawberry Point, Cummins and Kempel were injured while driving from Straw berry Point to Delving. Cummins suffered a dislocated shoulder and Ler sustained serious injuries. Hemel was badly hurt. Cammins departed for Des Moines on Sunday.
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Gummins
Kempel
Strawberry Point
Sr. Cumups
Ler
Hemel
Hemel Was Badly Hurt, ‘Hey Seacted Bikader
Dearhora Pioneer Planters and church split in early county action
A garbled OCR passage discusses Planters of pesters and Lown week at Mourheas and Jul Conyers home, mentions Bay Saints, Mor ioupk, Nauvoo, Kenlawitle, Heigham Young doctrines, and a county superintendent F E Lark approving a decision for Melcon v3 with Sherman township as a district for an independent school district.
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Dearhora
Ulgson
J. Conyers
Bay Saints
Nauvoo
Kenlawitle
Caunsi
Heigham Young
F.E. Lark
Moncon
Melcon
Sherman
Field of Wheat Yields Reported in Manoue County
John T. Tran of Shezinen Township Inde reports a small field of wheat last week with yields averaging UNS-5 lushols per more. The note appears as a brief agricultural record from Manoue County.
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John T. Tran
Shezinen
Manoue County
Bali Ten Thousand Lawsuit Against Bronx City and Pacig
Miss Luella S. Pickett, acting for Bali, sues Bronx City and Pacig daily road seeking ten thousand dollars. She alleges injury from stepping off a platform in what she calls a dangerous condition. The case centers on a disputed assembly session and ongoing payment status of bills.
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Bali
Luella S. Pickett
Agricultural Outlook For Midwest Wheat And Corn Yields
The Midwest faces variable crop prospects with corn not ruined yet and wheat yields watched. Expert notes suggest extended cultivation periods may boost output into the Missouri River region, while drought risks persist in parts of the Northwest belt.
Census Facts 12 Cents: Demographics by State and Territory
The document outlines early census data for states and territories including Alaska California Colorado Connecticut and more. It lists population by race age and nativity with percentages of native foreign born and specifics on school age white and non white groups. It notes counts for states and territories and references a violent incident near the end.
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Shursieg
Alakatitun
Melzoma
Askansag
Californis Colasnida
Alaska
Total
Nero
Asiorg
Midles
Oluitio
CIA
Turritoriey
Coture
Wershovles
Gaje
Witte
Toil
Negro
Suupa
Ariel
Nis
Tallaws
Asan
Ieee Shaw
Alors
Schonalgeil
Arsansis
Hellis
Alabama
Admiral Aske Secretarz and Naval Controversy Unfolds
A Civil War era dispute centers on Admiral Sanson and the Sampson Schley affair. The narrative traces charges, defenses, and disputed claims about marine operations, financial interests, and leadership during the naval actions at Santiago. The article notes key figures like Maclay, Long, and Sebley, detailing testimonies and contested narratives, with reflections on credibility and legacy.
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Imusis
Eharwator
Tyne
Winnfield Beott
Fiistorfuil Murlay
Bbs
Cuatany
Suirt
Sammson Schley
Long
Une
Visloik
Mavlas
Naval Agents
US Annapolis
Sanson
Magkue
Hatte
Tast Lake
Iran
Maital Madey
Cys
Sas
Gene Techniral Hebley
Maphiy
Rebiyy
Maclay
Sebley
Hetion
Madgy
Appietons
Merlin
Mulcolin
Aimer
Liste
Bin
Pest
Santiago
Ela Tevis
Clete
Brooklyn
Perzown Coum
Saraisil
Ani Cetreri
Union of Farm Hands forms in Knox County Indiana
A new labor union dubbed the Union of Farm Hands appears in Knox County Indiana as the sole organization of its kind in the state. Officers report rapid growth, with twenty seven members already represented and plans to expand into surrounding counties. Meetings are held at the Brevoort church in the evenings with potential for shorter hours and improved means of work.
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Indiana
Aco
Na Add
Bratch
Aqnarivan Funerating of
Knox County
Webership
Chole
Nuit
Stes, Thaning Mukray, Wwite of One of Honyoort's Tennis, Che Uniat
Iyteler
Revoort
Furan
Wovetnes
Owaly
Irregular crab harvesting and packing economics reveal a coastal fishery
An exhaustive look at crab fishing shows the season runs through Dover and Oxforih areas with packers, farmers, and wagon lords controlling the workflow. Laborers, crab pickers, and shell handlers face long hours, while prices for barrels of fat crab meat and per day wages highlight the industry’s real earnings and perils.
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Marytnil
Ford
Mil
Parker
Sara Tye
Galttasure
Veto
Yale
Mite
Wits
Lilees
Halse
Silventa
Mortud
Dover
Hel
Wisitt
Capuenselu
Pne
When a Maiden Faces Wealth and Pride in Love
A Victorian style social column fragment narrates a young woman’s dilemma between marriage for affection and secure status. Dialogue hints at family pressures, costly gifts, and the peril of pride as couples weigh social ambition against lasting happiness in a strained society.
Fragmented OCR Highlights Hidden Names and Places
An unclear OCR passage mentions several terms and possible names like Langs, Bae Ro regal, and Mesearius with references to locations or events. The text appears damaged and partial, lacking coherent narrative or dates.
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