Ironfelt noise dampening device discussed in Germany
The ironfelt invention for reducing train noise on elevated rails, made of woolen material with a patented preparation, is tested between rails and sleepers. Berlin streetcars report minimal noise and less wear. Carpenter Middaugh of Ottawa Kansas, struck head seven months ago and now suffers progressive blindness in his left eye, with the right eye following suit.
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Germany
Berlin
Carpenter Middaugh
Ottawa
Kan
Various 19th Century Short News Snippets From The Era
Reports on safety brake tests by John Schuman in Pittsburg show a car stopped in 25 feet. U S stamp history notes Washington on 25 issues and Lincoln on most after 1866. Louisville plans a southern business excursion for manufacturers to study markets. Automations in mills keep goods moving without hand touch. Colorado has 110 peaks over 12,000 feet, 40 above 14,000. Paris markets color claims for lobsters and crayfish lead to prosecutions. Victoria Empress holds bonds in Central Park, with decades of interest. A New Brunswick deed allows eaves encroachment of four inches for $40. Astronomers predict the sun may become cold and drift in space. A Missouri farm d ead brothers house yields $5,000 hidden funds. Alaska’s lake named after Prof Lindemann. his travel dress described. Dayton heiress fails Germany estate claim valued at $20,000.
Novak to Reach Vinton in Custody Thursday
A private dispatch reports Frank Novak landed in Seattle from the steamer Portland on Sunday morning and began the Iowa journey last night. He is expected to reach Vinton in custody Thursday morning.
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Seattle
Cedar Rapids
Garette
Frank Novak
Portland
Iowa
Vinton
City Annexation Passes First Round in Marshalltown Vote
Marshalltown voters cast 356 ballots for annexation on August 31 with 247 in favor and 109 against. About twenty five ballots were rejected for incorrect markings, making the total tally around 400. The election was described as the tamest since Marshalltown became a city.
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Marshalltown
Labor Day Proclamation Issued by Governor Drake
Governor Drake issues Iowa Labor Day proclamation urging general observance on the first Monday of September. He calls for suspension of business, praising labor as the foundation of wealth and capital, and stresses liberty and equity. Signed August 26, with state seal.
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Drake
Des Moines
Iowa
T. Francis M. Drake
State of
Unnatural Brute Shocks Albia With Family Attack
In Albia near Miteman a drunken Craig James attacked kin after a dance. James struck his brother William with a torch igniting a blaze then badly beat his sister and slashed both, before being jailed. Also: Republican state central committee sets September 25 for active campaigning. Inwood to launch a new paper the Journal with editor LB Perkins.
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Albia
Miteman
Craig
James
William
Will
Janes
Jim
Ife
Nate
Des Moines
Republican State Central Committee
Inwood
The
Journal
LB. 1
Perkins
still has faith in andree believes daring explorer will return
Evelby Sald in Brooklyn says Andree will come back safely from his Arctic journey. Baldwin, fresh from Europe, cites scientists who say upper air currents stay warm and that land exists beyond ice. if Andree remains aloft he may land safely despite the polar peril.
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New York
Evelby Saldwin
Brooklyn
Andree
North Pole
Baldwin
Europe
Southern Pacific Burns Oil on Locomotives in California
Los Angeles Aug. 31 The Southern Pacific railway has entered the field as a purchaser and consumer of California petroleum. It is reported the management has had seven locomotives changed to crude oil burners within the week and two bulk oil purchases were made totaling 30 000 barrels.
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Southern Pacific
Los Angeles
Cal
Southern Pacific Railway
California Petroleum
Walford’s Wealthy Frank Novak Accused of Crimes
Belle Plaine August report links Frank Novak of Walford to multiple past crimes after Alaska arrest. He rose from store partner to prominent local figure amid wealth from a Dolak death and a later safe robbery, drawing village scrutiny and suspicions of deeper villainy.
Henderson's leg amputation completes successfully
The operation on Colonel Henderson's leg was performed today at 11 o'clock in Dubuque by Dr. Staples with Dr. Boothby assisting. The knee joint amputation was entirely successful.
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Dubuque
Henderson
Staples
Boothby
Legislature Overrules Executive Council On Monument Medallions
Des Moines August 30. Contractors who built the Iowa soldiers monument began placing the medallions as the extra legislature ordered the work continued. The executive council ruled the builders fail to meet the contract and should not receive full payment until completion. Medallions proceed while council insists the original contract be fulfilled.
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Executive Council
Des Moines
Monument Commission
Death by own hand shocks Fort Dodge as John D. Flanagan dies
John D. Flanagan, 46, member of the Iowa legislature and popular Des Moines visitor, died in Fort Dodge after taking strychnine in despair over financial troubles. He leaves a wife and two daughters. Funeral expected at 10 tomorrow. life insured for $10,000.
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D. Flanagan
Fort Dodge
John D. Flanagan
Iowa
Des Moines
Flanagan
Agricultural Department
Buchanan
Webster County
De Armitt Mines Start Effort to Break Strike
Pittsburg section begins a coal strike break with De Armitt mines on the Wheeling division of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Strikers are given ten days to decide on work, or new workers will be brought in. Tenants in company houses must vacate within ten days. Eleanor and Reynoldsville miners join the effort, marching 600 strong to Walston and Adrian. Labor Day in Wheeling features a miners parade with regional delegates and a Labor Day picnic raising funds for the miners.
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Pittsburg
de Armitt
Wheeling
Baltimore and Ohio Road
Dubois
Eleanor
Reynoldsville
Walton and
Adrian
W. Va
Upper Pan Handle
Ohio
Arrange for carrying mail to Klondike and Dyea
Canadian authorities announce mail service between Dyea and Klondike with first steamer leaving Seattle on September 11. Mails will be picked up in Victoria and conveyed by mounted police from Dyea to Dawson City. After September the service will run monthly.
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Klondike
Ottawa
Ont
Washington
Dyea
Seattle
Victoria
B. C
Mounted Police
Dawson City
Triple Conventions Being Held In Hartington Neb
Three conventions are held in Hartington Nebraska today, all backing silver. They are so divided by another question that fusion seems unlikely.
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Hartington
Neb
Murder at Curran Farm Shocks Iowa Town
Jerome Curran's body found near Waverly with burns and a back shot. Police doubt his 18 year old son acted alone amid motives tied to jealousy and prior court case. Suspects include John Lewis and Miss Lyal Fails as the investigation widens.
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Cedar Falls
Jerome Curran
Waverly
John Lewis
Miss Lyal Fails
Miss Fails
Barber
Bremer County
Mann
Miun
John Fails
Curran
Tle
Stewart
Janesville
Ile
Will Curran
Hathaway Nominated by Democrat Convention
Battle Creek reports J. M. Hathaway of Onawa nominated by Democrats in the Fifty-seventh district convention at Mapleton. He is described as a strong candidate and likely to win by a large majority.
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Hathaway
Battle Creek
J. M. Hathaway
Onawa
Mapleton
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H. McCarty
Boyden
John Schuman
Birmingham Traction Company
Franklin
United States
Lincoln
Transportation Committee of the Board of Trade of
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South
Colorado
Paris
Empress
Central Park
New Brunswick
N. J
Charles Banks
Sarah Edwards
Julia Barnes
Columbus
E. C. Lindemann
Great Lake
Alaska
NAVAK
Belle Plaine
Benton County
Holmes
Hayward
Walford
John Novak
Frank
George Dolak
Novak
Dolak
White City
Chicago
James Tavbcek
Novak & Son
Gurran
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