Two Killed by Gas at Foster Grand Ave Home
Des Moines reports Foster, owner of Foster's Opera House, and Louis Bemis were found asphyxiated in Foster's Grand Avenue residence. Doctor Grimes said Bemis revived briefly after gas ignition but died. Foster reportedly lit a heater and returned to bed, failing to notice the heater failed.
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Des Moines
William Foster
Foster
Louis Bemis
Mr. Foster
Thirty-ninth Street
Grand Avenue
Russell Fores
L. R. Grimes
Bemis
Miss Cecil Dodd Found Dead in Malvern
Miss Cecil Dodd a young stenographer was found dead beside the Wabash railroad track about one mile east of Malvern Ia on December 30. A broken coach lavatory window offers the only clue as the night train approached. Neck broken the death was instantaneous and the body found frozen stiff. She had returned from Red Oak to Malvern after Christmas with her parents.
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Malvern
Cecil Dodd
Miss Dodd
Red Oak
Drunken husband drives wife out in cold near Colfax
Mrs George Hanley a farmer's wife lies in critical condition after being forced from home at 3 am by her drunken husband. She ran barefoot in 20 degree below zero weather to a neighbor for help with a three month old baby in her arms. Sheriff Russell of Newton jailed Hanley as the outraged community protests this cruelty.
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Colfax
George Hanley
Russell
Newton
Hanley
First Poultry Awards Made
Des Moines report of the Iowa State Poultry association exhibition at the Coliseum shows J A Pease of Fort Dodge leading the first day with multiple prizes across ten contests. Pease won most awards as the show continued through the week while results in the third class were more scattered.
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Des Moines
J. A. Pease
Fort Dodge
Iowa State Poultry Association
Coliseum
Pease
Fire damages People's Savings bank block in Nevada
Fire at the People's Savings bank block in Nevada Iowa caused partial destruction of the rear half of the block. The blaze, believed to stem from an overheated furnace, resulted in about 1500 dollars in damages, fully insured.
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Nevada
People’s Savings Bank
Swallows Poison and Dies in Ottumwa
Mrs. Lillie Brauhard, wife of Harry Brauhard who had separated from her, killed herself by drinking carbolic acid in Ottumwa on December 30. She died after a period of agony in her husband's presence.
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Ottumwa
Dec
Lillie Brauhard
Harry Brauhard
Engineers at Ames Host Agricultural Engineers Meet
Ames Ia Dec 30 Engineers in Ames hosted the American Society of Agricultural Engineers the past two days about thirty delegates attended the convention which closed with an illustrated lecture.
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Ames
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Oldest Knight of Pythias in World From Ackley
G F Breithaupt of Ackley Hardin county Ia claims the oldest Knights of Pythias member title and a San Francisco link to the 1852 S S Golden Gate disaster. He lost about 10000 in California gold and dust with ties to Bret Harte Mackay and Miller, joining Golden Gate Lodge No 3 in 1869.
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G. F. Breithaupt
Ackley
Hardin County
Knights of Pythias
S. S. Golden Gate
San Francisco
Boston Construction
Golden Gate
Wells, Fargo & Company
Breithaupt
California
Bret Harte
The
Sierras
John Mackay
Jacquin Miller
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Golden Gate Lodge No. 3
Dubuque Packing Center Opportunity for Iowa
The Dubuque Telegraph argues Iowa can become a major packing center by building local slaughterhouses. It notes high-priced land and many cattle come to Iowa for fattening, with hogs following, all processed locally to boost Iowa labor, taxes, and prosperity. Investors plan a 100000 dollar plant to serve Chicago markets and export trade, leveraging proximity to southern and eastern markets and future canal developments.
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Iowa
Chicago
Sycamore
Ill
Dubuque
Dyersville
Wisconsin
Ohio
Panama Canal
Pastor of Rich Farmers in Eldora Church
In central Iowa a wealthy German Lutheran congregation at St. John's in Eldora has grown from immigrant farmers who arrived with little more than clothing and a feather bed. The church buys a magnificent pipe organ from an Iowa firm, with Rev. C. E. Guenther serving as organist after years of organ training in Germany.
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Iowa
St. John’s Lutheran Church of
Eldora
Germany
C. E. Guenther
Old Kangaroo building in Keokuk torn down
The frame Kangaroo building at the foot of Johnson street in Keokuk has been condemned and ordered demolished by the city council. It stood at its current site for over forty years after being moved from uptown, originally built on Main Street between Second and Third near where the Grand hotel now stands, and was moved to the levee in 1868.
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Johnson Street
Keokuk
Main Street
Iowa Corporation Report Counts Filed and Dead Firms
Secretary of State records show 5,340 Iowa corporations filed reports while over 6,000 are legally dead and out of business and 2,600 have failed to file any report at all.
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Secretary of State’s
Iowa
Iowa man Dr Prentiss named immigration inspector
Dr P L Prentiss, an Iowa native and former three term Decatur county legislator, is appointed immigration inspector in Chicago. A Cummins appointee, he joined a commission for Iowa at the St Louis exposition before moving to federal service. He has served at Vancouver and Port Huron, focusing on preventing entry of Chinese and other undesirables.
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P. L. Prentiss
Chicago
Iowa
Decatur County
Cummins
St. Louis Exposition
Vancouver
Port Huron
Baehr Born in Iowa Who Ended Johnson’s Rule
Herman Baehr born in Keokuk Iowa in 1866 completed studies in Germany and New York. He became a chemist and is now county recorder in Cleveland, Ohio after toppling Mayor Tom L. Johnson’s eight year rule.
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Herman Baehr
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Keokuk
Germany
New York
Sunday’s Broncho Buster Fred Seifert a famed Iowa rider
Fred Seifert known as Sunday's Broncho Buster is a noted Iowa figure with Waverly and Cedar Rapids relatives and a Marshalltown mother. A former cow-puncher turned evangelist, he rode wild horses at the chicago world fair show, earned $25, and later converted to save souls. He now guards tabernacles, riding tough bronchos to deter rowdies while remaining gentle in persona. He resides in tabernacles nearly full time and continues riding when possible.
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Fred Seifert
Billy Sunday Tabernacles
Waverly
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Fred
Seffert
Iowa
Chicago
West
Buffalo Bill
Boulder
Tabernacle
Iowa Cities Test Milk Tuberculin Requirement List
The government lists U.S. cities using tuberculin tests for cows supplying city milk. In Iowa, cities with milk inspection and test requirements are Council Bluffs Marshalltown Ottumwa Dubuque Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. Cities not requiring the test include Fort Dodge Burlington Davenport Sioux City Muscatine Clinton and Des Moines. Sent to Washington by State Food and Dairy Commissioner Wright.
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United States
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Marshalltown
Ottumwa
Dupuque
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Burlington
Davenport
Sioux City
Muscatine
Clinton
Des Moines
Washington
Wright
Method of Replacing Decayed Barn Sills
Instructions from Farmers' Review explain replacing decayed sills and posts in barns with concrete. If foundations are bad, replace or cap with concrete. temporarily support with inside or outside props and wedges. Remove decayed portions, cut posts to uniform length, and rebuild with concrete around the base and siding as needed.
Breeding Corn for Higher Feeding Value Insights
The germ area in corn kernels contains most fat and protein, while the white starchy crown is least valuable for feed. Breeding seed corn with large germs and more edge kernel matter, while reducing the white center, raises feeding quality. High protein soil boosts protein corn. alfalfa or clover supply protein cheaply.
Concrete's limitless use in garden accessories
Concrete now models all garden accessories and is praised for indestructibility. Its natural grade cement color blends with outdoor surroundings better than marble or freshly cut stone, offering durable, attractive options.
Cleaning Up of Wheat in Winter Wheat States
Western grain men report a record level of wheat cleaning this year the largest since the milling industry reached its current scale.
Grindstone on a bicycle frame from a farm contraption
A rural report describes a crude grinding rig using a sand stone held in a bicycle frame. A 4 by 5 inch frame supports a 34% inch square block with a bored hole for the hub. Spokes are removed, hubs split, and inserted into the block. Nails fix the spoke holes, and the stone is placed in the modified frame. The setup uses a 2x4 base and a 5 inch spacer to drive the stone through the seat post area. The frame is mounted, rotated, and the stone prepared for use.
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Lewis Bemis
Foster Grand Ave
Wabash Track
Babe
Pythias
Corporation Report
IOWAN
Baehr
Iowa Cities
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