Iowa Coal Production Ranks Seventh in 1904 Output
Des Moines May 22 1905 Iowa ranked seventh among U S states in coal value for 1904 with bituminous production worth 10 555169. Iowa showed an output rise to 6542005 short tons, while the nation’s total bituminous coal value reached 306669508. The article also notes labor and legal developments and previews a forthcoming Iowa State Agricultural College bulletin on cattle feeding.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Union
United States Geological Survey
Pennsylvania
Illinois
West Virginia
Ohio
Alabama
Indiana
Kentucky
Kansas
Wyoming
Nevada
Oregon
Texas
Virginia
Trial of Tom Dennison Opens Amid Tense Feud
Des Moines reports readiness for the Red Oak trial of Tom Dennison after thirteen years since the crime. Shercliffe, the state's star witness, travels with his wife and vows to “get Dennison this time.” Guards monitor both men as rumors of violence loom and the Pollock diamond case shadows the proceedings.
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Des Moines
Tom Dennison
Red Oak
Shercliffe
Dennison
State Penitentiary
Omaha
Smith Thomas Named for Naval Cadetship in Annapolis
Smith Thomas, 19, son of G W Thomas auditor at Green Bay Lumber, passed the naval cadetship exam with top marks. A Carroll High senior, he will graduate this spring and attended Roosevelt's inaugural ceremonies. The family moved from Wapello, Iowa, two years ago.
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Smith Thomas
Carrol
G. W. Thomas
Green Bay Lumber Company
Louisa County
J. P. Conner
Denison
Naval School
Annapolis
Maryland
Carroll High School
Carroll
Roosevelt
Thomas
Wapello
Towa
Many Cub Wolves Killed in Shelby County Wolf Hunt
May 22 Harlan Shelby county reports a thriving bounty industry with at least thirty young wolves brought to the county auditor in recent weeks. Dens have been found in native timber around Galland's grove and in several tilled pastures. No old wolves have been killed as hunters pursue wary prey.
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Shelby County
Harlan
Galland’s Grove
Smallpox Claims Four Victims at County Farm
Wayette May 19 There is an outbreak of smallpox at the county poor farm. Four deaths have occurred. Most victims are insane patients and fatalities are blamed on difficulty in controlling these patients. Cases are quarantined and it is believed the pest will be confined to farm inmates.
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Wayette
Nine Year Boy Kills Comrade in Accident During Hunt
In Vinton on May 238 Harry Tarydall fourteen was shot and killed by nine year old Cf Thompson during a hunting outing. The shooting was accidental and under investigation by local authorities.
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Vinton
Harry Tarydall
Cf Thompson
Crisis at Shell Rock Defies State Health Board
In Shell Rock a conflict erupts over scarlet fever control. Five cases confirmed by Dr. Powers, local physician Dr. Smith dismissed, Dr. Coffee appointed and quarantines imposed. A mob threatened doctors, prompting travel to Waverly and a request for armed deputies as the school system shuts down under state orders.
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Local Health Board
State Board of Health
Des Moines
Shell Rock
F. W. Powers
Waterloo
Tenth
Board of Health
W. H. Smith
Smith
Powers
Linn
O. Coffee
Waverly
Dr. Coffee
Mullan
Sharpe
Old English flintlock gun found buried in stump
Forest City on May 22 reports Nels Olson brought in a basswood stump the size of a washtub with a gun barrel embedded inside. The gun is a foot below ground and bears the word London on its barrel, indicating English manufacture. Locals speculate it could have belonged to a trapper or an Indian, buried over fifty years ago.
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Nels Olson
Forest City
Nels. Olson
Here
London
England
Was Thrown Twenty Feet After Train Struck Man
May 22 at Council Bluffs Charles Bowen of Burlington was struck by a Northwestern train at a street crossing and hurled about twenty feet. He suffered a broken nose and multiple bruises but no fractures or serious internal injuries. He was dazed and initially could not recall his name until a Federal Labor card identified him. He had been to Nebraska and was returning to Burlington.
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Executive Council
Lafe Young
Howe
Polk County District Court
Secretary of State
Young
Dobson
Attorney General
Supreme Court
Morocco
Council
Bluffs
Connell Bluffs
Charles Bowen
Burlington
Northwestern
Bowen
Federation of Labor
Nebraska
Mason City Boy Hurt in Chicago Strike Riots
Mason City May 21 Campbell a local boy and three companions went as drivers for the United States Express Company to Chicago to act as strike breakers. Campbell lies in a hospital there badly injured from mob treatment. The others have returned. McKeen was also bruised by stones during rioting while the group faced threats and rioting during the strike.
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Mason City
Steau
Campbell
Wesley Melk
Lee Davis
Ed Wells
United States Xpress Company
Chicago
Chey
McKeen
First Day Was Last Hiteman May 20 Mine Death
Thomas Dwyar's 14 year old son was instantly killed at noon yesterday in a mining accident. He was in a room with his father, who escaped injury. The incident occurred on the lad’s first day in the mine.
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Hiteman
Thomas
Thomas Dwyar
Storieties Of Wit And Stage Feuds Told In Anecdotes
A collection of short historical anecdotes features an obstinate bishop refusing Algiers, Lord North's sleepy insult in the Commons, a Kansas wallet tale with a returning prescription, and Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett’s fierce clash over The Man of Airlee followed by a lasting friendship and later triumph.
The Gourmet and Dyspeptic Debate Swiss Cheese
A witty Philadelphia Press snippet contrasts a gourmet who praises Swiss cheese with a dyspeptic who calls it indigestible. The exchange hinges on the cheese’s holes and the gourmets insistence on a fondness for Swiss sandwiches.
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Philadelphia Press
Noisy Plan To Prove Drink Weakens Men’s Minds
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote shows a plan to prove excessive drinking harms mental faculties. One person offers to provide the drinks while another acts as the anti example, highlighting a cautionary bias in a public discussion.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Great Change From Diet Why Stomach Health Feeds Brain
A Buffalo housewife shares a testimonial on how Grape-Nuts cereal improved nervous stomach issues and restored strength. The ad asserts brain function depends on digestible foods rich in phosphates, claiming Grape-Nuts supplies half digested nutrients to rebuild nerve centers and promote health.
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Buffalo
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Baking Powder Ingredients Compared and Health Notes
The piece explains three baking powder types: Mineral Acid or Alum, Bone-Acid or Phosphate, and Cream of Tartar from grapes. It details origins, costs per pound, and health implications, recommending Cream of Tartar as the safest.
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U S. Patent Office
Orchids At Schonbrunn Palace Impress World
The finest collection of orchids in the world is at Schonbrunn Palace in Austria. The summer palace houses 18,000 plants under royal care.
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Schonbrunn
Homeless Holmes Warns Off Carpet Cleaning Tip
In the Cleveland Leader, a brief quip shows a homeless man disclaiming a carpet beating job two doors away, thanking a cautious mother for warning him and vowing to steer clear of the offered work.
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Holmes
Cleveland
Lit club talk on neighbor who moved in yesterday
A husband asks about the afternoon literary club discussion and his wife recalls discussing the woman who recently moved into the house across the street near Longfellow.
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Longfellow
Family quirks spark dramatic writing in old tale
A narrator and hostess discuss Mrs. Binkleton’s new story noting its dramatic style. The talk hints the trait runs in the family with a niece described as only half-written. The exchanged lines reveal light social banter about literary flair.
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X Oldcastle
Binkleton
Witten
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Algiers
Heaven
Lord North
House of Commons
Edwin Booth
Lawrence Barrett
Barrett
Booth
Looth
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Hoosier
Wawner's
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