Coates Wins Clerk Race by Smallest Bre≥ing Margin
Waverly special to Re porter notes Coates, Republican, narrowly defeated Democrat J H Smith for Bremer county clerk by a 6 vote plurality in a near 4000 total. The count, on a day of unusually precise transcription, marks the smallest countywide plurality in Bremer history. The blenniel amendment also passed by a 330 vote margin vs four years ago.
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Waverly
W. H. Coats
J. H. Smith
Bremer County
F. P. Hagemann
B. B. Sweet
Nihe
Typewriters Adopted for Deaf Students in Council Bluffs
Iowa school for the deaf begins a typewriting course with four seniors in the initial class. Two typewriters purchased, Miss Laura Arbaugh to teach an extra hour daily. The program, led by a belief in deaf students’ visual strengths, aims to expand employable skills beyond stenography and bookkeeping. Students: Gertrude Hill Gravity, Hannah Anderson Bellevue, Harry Whalen, Merilly Storer Des Moines.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa School For the Deaf
Laura L. Arbaugh
Iowa
Gertrude Hill
Gravity
Hannah Anderson
Bellevue
Harry Whalen
Merilly Storer
Des Moings
School Board Enjoined Over Vaccination Policy
In Towa Falls district court Judge Richards issued a temporary injunction stopping the board from barring unvaccinated pupils, permitting homeopathic vaccinates to attend school. A permanent injunction hearing will be held in January.
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Towa, Falls
Richards
Schepl Board
State Board of Health
Begs Alms in Street After Election Bet
In Oskaloosa on November 14 Sam Loeb a cigar dealer dressed as a poor street musician to beg alms for over two hours. He played a dilapidated fiddle in the business district while a group of visiting ladies acted as cashiers for Osceola hospital supporters. More than one hundred dollars was collected as the bet on a New York result was settled. George Cooke is mentioned as a local figure in the tale.
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Oskalooss
Sam Loeb
Oskatoona Hospital
New York
Loeb
George Cooke
Fort. Dodge
Hig City
Waterloo
J.B. Butler
Fort Dodge
Business Men's Association
Indiana political rift noted with charity sandwich stunt
A controversial scene unfolds as a local figure known for his connections to counselors and a society favorite carries a sandwich advertisement strapped about him. He agreed to the stunt only if Indiana backed the Republican ticket, signaling a partisan gambit in a public display.
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Contselors
Indiana
Yeoman lodge fights death claim over alcohol use
Des Moines reports reveal a Yeoman lodge contesting a death claim on grounds of alcohol involvement. Ella Knapp, acting as insurance agent, allegedly certified sobriety while Frank Knapp drank heavily. Court rulings favored the insured, prompting appeal on fraud grounds.
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Des Moines
Yeoman Lodge
Supreme Court
Bertram
Ella Knapp
Frank Knapp
Cedar Rapids
Rob
Lodge
Ahe
Knapp
Brave girl dies saving brother on viaduct
Katie Bruaimeyer a 14 year old from Caroll sacrificed her life to rescue her younger brother Willie after they were struck by a Great Western passenger train near the viaduct east of town. She dragged him to safety before being hit and died at 7 20 after severe injuries.
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Carrell
Caroll
Great Western
Katie Bruaimeyer
Katie
Willie
Little Willie
Iowa Woman Inherits About Forty Thousand From Uncle
Miss Maysie Jones of Twenty second Street gains a sizable legacy from her late uncle Edward T Farrar of Washington. The gift, tied to Mrs Farrar, ranges around forty thousand dollars and will be finalized after weeks of valuation. Jones recently graduated from West Des Moines High School and is training as a kindergarten teacher at Drake University.
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Iowa
Deg Moines
Washington, D.C
Maysie Jones
Jolly Jones
Twenty-second Street
Jones
Washington
Edward T. Farrar
Farar
Miss Jones
West Bes Moines High School
Drake University
Iowa District Attorney McMillan Exits After Nine Years
Sioux City reports former United States district attorney H G McMillan, after twenty five years in Iowa politics, will not seek reappointment to the Northern District office under the new administration. He resides in Cedar Rapids.
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Sioux City
H. G. McMillan
Iowa
United States
District
Towa
McMillan
Cedar Rapids
Sires to devote to stock raising on 1020 acre Lyon farm
The report notes Mr McCallan will resign his office causing a sensation and affecting the north Town district election. J J Sam es of LeMars is expected to be dropped as revenue collector before July 1906, and Hubbard’s convention may name J S Struble of LeMars to succeed Sam is.
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Lyon County
McCillian
North Town
J. J. Sames
LeMars
Congrega
Hubbard
J. 8. Struble
le Mare
Sammis
Mortgage on Frogs Causes Local Furor at Spirit Lake
Spirit Lake residents protest a mortgage filed November 8 for 200 on 3 000 live frogs, claiming the lack of frog location endangers the local frog catching industry. A county official with ten years in office notes he had mortgaged nearly everything but the frogs, provoking calls for protection against money lenders.
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Spirit Lake
Council Bluffs Aims to Host State Firemen Tournament
Corneil Bluffs citizens held a meeting to back a push for the Iowa State Firemen’s tournament. Chief Nicholson says funds won’t be a problem and Council Bluffs already hosted the event in 1881 with strong hotel, grounds, streetcar service and railroad access. He travels to Des Moines to present the invitation to the state executive board.
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Cliizens
Iowa State Firemens
Council Bluffs
Chief Nicholson
Muscatine
Waterloo
Ghiet Nicholson
Des Moines
State Executive Board
Commercial Club
Nicholson
Superior
Vote on Hospital Gift Question in Webster City
Mayor Ed wards issued a proclamation for a December 21 special election on whether Webster City will accept Mercy Hospital. The council resolution already submitted the question for voter approval or disapproval, with city tax funding ruled unavailable. If rejected, trustees will offer the gift to a church group or revert it to the Punk estate.
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Webster City
Edwards
Mercy Hospital
Tucker
Council Bluffs Library Adds Riis Life of Roosevelt
The Council Bluffs library has placed Jacob Riis Life of President Roosevelt on its shelves after Democratic trustees refused to buy it before the election. Victor E. Bender, former library board member, donated the Riis book and Roosevelt volume received a formal acknowledgment amid public coverage of the incident. President Rohrer holds clippings album on the dispute.
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Council Bluffs
Cornell Bluffs
Jakob Riis
Arsaneeiet
Democratic Board of Trustees
Riis
Victor E. Bender
Council
Library Board
Council Bluffibrary Board
Roosevelt
Jacob Hitr
Rohrer
Blind Iowa woman topics in vision research at university
Miss Bertha R. Whitmar of Marengo, now in Iowa City, is undergoing two experimental methods in the psychology department to study hearing in the field of vision. The rare case follows an operation two years ago that restored sight, though the condition remains abnormal. Researchers plan extensive testing before drawing conclusions.
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Iowa City
Bertha R. Whitmar
Marengo
Iowa
Department of Psychology
The
State University
Seashore
Fight for Postmaster in Greene Intensifies
Special to Reporter The town of Greene sees a heated contest for postmaster as W. Booton seeks another four years amid a rival petition with many names. Booton, former editor of the Butler County Press, faces McClure, Greene native and racket-store proprietor, in a hard fought but orderly campaign.
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Greene
Booton
Butler County Press
McClure
Bank Reopens In Imogene After McGargill Shortage
The Citizens' bank at Imogene reopens under a new firm after a $40,000 shortage confessed by Cashier W H McGargill. Depositors trust the father to cover the loss at face value while McGargill’s son avoids prosecution amid hotel ownership changes.
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Imogene
Citizens’ Bank
W. H. McGargill
McGargill
Young McGargill
Gladstone Hotel Sold in Nashua Transaction Report
The Gladstone hotel in Nashua changed hands yesterday with L. B. Eck and W. Cetech selling to money J. Barta of Morns, Dilon. The sale was completed through Special to Reporter, November 16.
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Nashua
Gladstone
L. EB. Eck
W. Cetech
Neney J. Barta
Morns
Dilon
Peng
Real estate dealer Gibson to remodel Gladstone hotel
Mason City real estate dealer Gibson plans to relocate and remodel the Gladstone hotel after the current manager Harry Farr will stay briefly. The hotel valued at 918,000. Davenport reports no evidence of Wade contesting Dawson’s election. no uncounted Debs votes found and the canvass was approved by judges and the board of supervisors.
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Gibson
Mason City
Lows
Harry Farr
Barta
Nastuia
Gladstone
Lavenport
Dawson
Wade
Board of Supervisors
Mother Retains Custody After Divorced Parents Ruling
Iowa Supreme Court rules father must pay increased alimony despite his wealth and remarriage. Court emphasizes ongoing responsibility to support children and maintaining mother’s custody unless a clear best interest shown. Also notes will dispute and several lower court cases affirmed or modified.
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Supreme Court
Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
J. H. Richard
Hardin County
Lizzie Ostheimer
Elmer Ostheimer
Supreme Justices
Fort Dodge Envy Over Waterloo Voter Registration
Mr J B Butler voices envy over the Waterloo voter turnout and the 4000 vote total in Waterloo vs Fort Dodge. He criticizes Fort Dodge registration efforts, praises Waterloo business leaders for actively registering voters, notes Waterloo’s higher apparent turnout despite similar population, and calls for Fort Dodge to exploit its natural advantages and boost registration.
Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption
A Shepherdstown reader touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a sure cure for lung and throat troubles. The advert claims it cures bronchitis croup whooping cough grip pneumonia and consumption with trial bottles free and guaranteed by Wagler Bros & Todd druggists.
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Dr. King
C. B van Metre
Shepherdtown
W. Ve
Waogler Bros & Todd, Sruggidte
Judge rules Blackbird island in Missouri River near Gnawa
In Sioux City on November 16 Judge Munger of the Omaha federal court declared Blackbird island to be the Missouri River opposite Gnawa Iowa. The decision states that many farmers have been granted homesteads on that island leaving them homeless.
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Sioux City
Munger
Federal Court of Omaha
Blackbird Island
Missouri River
Gnawa
Iowa
Iowa Land
Nebraska land dispute threatens Omaha Indian farms
An excerpt notes a court decision affecting the original Omaha reservation in Nebraska. It discusses land being set aside for the Omaha Indians and the resulting loss of thousands of acres, risking many farmers losing their possessions as a reversion occurs.
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Nebraska
Omang Reservation
Pat Crowe Story in Omaha Clews Told in St Louis Visit
D W Copel president of Union State Bank was in St Louis visiting Armour & Co salesmen when Pat Crowe who kidnapped Eddie Cudahy of Omaha came to Brennan's house. Crowe and Brennan were former neighbors from Scott County Iowa. Crowe sought a loan to go to Chicago and claimed reform and a hoped settlement with the Cudahy family and to have charges in Omaha dropped while he planned to return to Omaha. He was reported to be in Chicago according to Banker Gunnell.
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Sioux City
D. W. Copel
Unton State Bank
St. Louis
Clarke & Hregoan
Armour & Co
Pat Crowe
Eddie ‘Cudany
Omaha
Brennan
Crowe
Scott
County
Iowa
Chicago
Cudahys
Gunnell
Soldier builds 6 by 6 piano box home in Marshalltown
Albert W Morgan, a former soldier recently paroled, plans to spend winter in a handmade 6 by 6 residence built from two piano boxes on a lot near Boone and First Avenue. He shelves wind with tar paper and earth, adds a gabled roof and a window and door, and travels on a tricycle to reach Independence and back, living amid echoes of a former occupant’s melodies.
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Marshalltown
Albert W Morgan
Boone and
First Avenue
Holmes Vinegar
Morgan
Soldiers' Home
Independence
Bank Robbery at Boxholm Sparks Manhunt in Boone
Police chase leads on a Boxholm bank robbery where four unmasked men dynamited the bank at 4 am, escaping with nearly 1200. Sheriff Foster left Boone for Boxholm after the news as debris, a wrecked safe, and sentries alarm residents. A posse failed to capture the robbers.
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Boone
Boxholm
Foster
Hoone
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