Population drop marks Iowa rural loss in five years
Iowa census figures show a 30,481 population decline from 1900 to 1906, with 22 counties gaining and the rest losing. Rural areas shrink due to expanding town farms while Des Moines and other cities grow. The report also notes capitol decorations, ongoing court exposure into Northwestern Life, and changes in state schools and rail plans.
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Des Moines
Davison
Executive Council
Iowa
Licensing purge leaves Brayton druggist as sole holder
Audubon county drugs licenses collapse except Brayton druggist. Wired reports of fatal railway incidents in Waterloo and Des Moines area. A Des Moines stabbing, bank and court actions, and a spate of accidents including a man killed in Sioux City yards and a boy fatally wounded by a shotgun in Crawford county.
Strained Wordplay Sparks Editorial Bathroom Humor
A Springfield Republican compositor drafts a clever mix up of phrases in an unsigned editorial. The line The great I am becomes The great 9 A. M. prompts a cascade of quips about barbers and hair cuts, highlighting playful misreadings of common sayings.
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Springfield Republican
Gasaoway
Henbeck
Marla
Gasaway
Phila
Helphia Preas
Smith Takes Charge Amid Fort Madison Building and Loan Shortage
Fort Madison Sept 22 George T. E. Pennell, expert accountant for State Auditor Carroll, reports a shortage of 112 555.61 with only 71.70 cash in the bank, actual shortage 212 483.91. Secretary W. Albright's office is declared vacant. President R. M. Smith takes charge as directors review the matter. Albright denies fault and promises a full audit while urging the public to suspend judgment.
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Fort Madison
George TE. Pennell
Carroll
Fort Madison Building and Loan Association
W. Albright
R. M. Smith
Board of Directors
Albright
Pennell
Building and Loan Association
Was it Griswold's body in Des Moines river mystery
Des Moines reports weigh whether the corpse pulled from the river Sept 17 matches George Griswold, a Des Moines Insurance man, or Frank Callahan of Peosia. Police face two questions as funeral proceeds. morgue identification remains inconclusive, body said to be three inches shorter than Griswold.
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Des Moines
George Griswold
Frank Callahan
Peosia
Dubuque County
Rock Island
Griswold
Police Department
Thomas Callahan
Dea Moines
Woman Takes Strychnine After Troubled Divorce Case
Mrs How ard Barlow formerly of Sigourney died by her own hand in Cedar Rapids after grief over her husband Howard Barlow s divorce bid and custody fight The husband had moved to Ohio for a divorce hearing set today at the time of the tragedy The death occurred at a sister s home in Cedar Rapids
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Eldora
Mitchellville
John Coconte
State Board of Control
State House
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Howard Barlow
Sigourney
Ohio
Horse Crushes Man In Street Injury at Manchester
Ernest Preston, a young man employed by a local horse importer in Manchester, was badly injured when an unmanageable horse he was leading reared onto its hind legs and toppled backward onto him. He suffered serious hurt but, thankfully, no bones were broken.
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Manchester
Ernest Preston
Preston
Dentist Fights Duel With Burglar in Desperate Airs
Fort Dodge on September 20 Doctor N EB Smith a local dentist woke to a burglar rifling his clothes and fired. A gunfight followed with about a dozen shots exchanged damaging woodwork. A twelveyearold named Andrew Baker from Gilman was injured by scalding and heat injuries while nearby.
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Fort Dodge
Eb, Smith
McNamara Black
Motive Was Robbery In Griswold Case
Des Moines police face a murder mystery after George R. Griswold, manager of the State Mutual Insurance Company of Worcester, Mass., was found dead in the Des Moines river. His pockets were rifled and a $25,200 draft he carried likely spurred the crime. He was last seen before dawn Wednesday en route to Omaha.
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Des Moines
George R. Griswold
George Griswold
Ingersoll Avenue
State Mutual Insurance Company
Worcester
Mass
Des Moines River
Raccoon
Griswold
Munger
Fourth’ Street
Rock Island
Omaha
Garfield Gray
South East First Street
Gray
East Allen Street
B. F. Wibert
Gets 22,000 For One Leg
Harlan Sept 20 Lon Ruah an engineer on the Mason City Fort Dodge rails road who lost a leg and was injured in a wreck was awarded 22 000 damages after suing for 50 000 Ruah was employed as an engineer at the time of the wreck and the case was settled in district court using the 22 000 figure as compensation for the loss of a leg and injuries.
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Arthur Reed
Ida Grove
Sioux Rapids
Baptist Church
W.A. Cooling
Wilton
Missouri Valley
Cox
Union Station
Denver
Colo
Charles Hoffman
George Hoffman
Long Grove
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
Foster
R. I. & P. Railway
Atlantic
Supreme Court
Bancroft
Here
Arthur Dunn
St. Anthony
James EB. Dunn
Dunn
St. Thomas’ Hospital
Marshalltown
Mr. Dunn
Harry
Bridget
James
W. J
Dolly Dunn
George D. Herron
Iowa College
Grinnell
Rand
Metuchen
N. J
Herron
United States
Axel Gustafson
Callender
Albert W. Case
Fort Des Moines
Col
Earl D. Thomas
Bastila
Colonel Thomas
Harlan
Lon A.ruah
Mason City
Fort Dodeo
Fire at Western Cereal Mills Causes Major Loss
Fort Dodge report details a dangerous blaze at Western Cereal Mills on Sept. 17. A tack attack ignited dry material in a grinder bin, fire consuming the interior as two companies battled the flames. Estimated total loss exceeds $2,000. operations expected to resume next week.
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Fort Dodge
Western
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Mmme
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Boone
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Audubon County
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Waterloo
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Moulton
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Kent
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Humboldt
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Sam Field
William Wonds
Owens Grove
Cerro Gordo County
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank of Tama
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Mike McGinnis
Des Moines Slate Roof Company
James O’brien
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O'Brien
McCunnis
Extra
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Nichols
Christian Church
Poweshiek County
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Heinbeck
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Cédar Alls
Charles Budd
Des Molreos
Don R. Forbes
Granville
Sioux City
Susie Burton
Brooks
Corning
Albert Arthur
Burton
Arthur
William Glau
Goodrich
Crawford County
Glau
Jurgen Jepsen
Denison
Shenandoah
Reuben’ Mullison
Lves
Mulligan
Rev. C. S. Hanley
Juvenie
Ramsburger
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Hardin
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Rainsbarger
Hardin County
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Secreatary
Andrew ‘Baker
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