Return of Battle Flaws and Labor Reforms in Iowa
Special correspondence from Des Moines notes events from July including a reunion signifying reconciliation with a Confederate flag return, a state board savings on flour purchases, rebuilding the Des Moines Auditorium for a planned August Republican convention, and preparations for extensive factory inspections under Labor Commissioner Wennerstrum. Additional items cover editorial meetings, G A R plans, wildlife shooting outlook, and a deaf mute wedding in Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Crocker’s Brigade Association
Iowa
South
Atlanta
Thirteenth Iown
Columbia
Old State House
J. C. Kennedy
Thirteenth
H. C. McArthur
W. H. Goodrell
Belknap
Congaree River
Sherman
Col. Kennedy
Grove
State House
Goodrell
Horticultural Society
Iowa City
The
Historical Society
Col. H. H. Rood
Mount Vernon
Crocker's Brigade Association
Keokuk
Weaver
Republican State Committee
N. B. Davis
Sioux City
George A. Newman
Cedar Falls
Newman
L. M. Black
Davis
Chicago
Maniac slays a Cedar Rapids family and shoots self
A 27 year old, described as strong, broke into the Fitzsimmons home in Cedar Rapids with an ax. He killed James Fitzsimmons with a head blow and wounded Mrs. Fitzsimmons and their daughter Kate. He also injured James Drake before fatally shooting himself twice. In Creston the state Sunday school convention adopted the rallying song Espilon as the state song. Secretary Preston reports 5,441 schools 58,254 officers and teachers 399,355 scholars total 457,009. In Fort Dodge A. J. Snell proposed an $80,000 hotel if city leases the building. the plan is under study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mefford
James Fitzsimmons
Cedar Rapids
Creston
C. S. Chase
Waterloo
Mary Barnes
Des Moines
George W. Dickey
Cedar Falls
A. J. Snell
Rock Island
Fort Dodge
E. N. Caleman
Lemars
A. R. Schmidt
Denver
George Besh
Roy Petersmier
Fonda
Biddick
Fenton
Iveyville
Ringsted
Canby
Gunda
Mammon
Stennett
William
Rose Ruby
Oskaloosa
Clearfield
Patrick Brogan
St. Louis
Clinton
Northwestern
C. H. Baker
Indianola
Sydney
New South Wales
Charles L. Walker
Grinnell
Grinnell Savings Bank
Lewis Burns
Wheelerwood
Wolf & Osham
James Christianson
Rolfe
Philadelphia
Eldora
Frank Bonn
Sioux City
Milwaukee
Wis
Nina Brown
W. P. Ketefe
Clarence Whisler
Iowa Qpticians’ Association
Harry P. Holmes
Mississippi
Dubuque
George G. Perry
United States
Alaska
Sitka
Ray
James Locke
Kent
Crop conditions steady with good moisture in lava area
The Washington weather bureau reports crops in lava show fair to good conditions with ample moisture and strong corn cultivation near completion. Spring grains and clover harvests progress with variable yields while timothy is light but meadows improve. horticultural society notes apple yields decline in southern districts.
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Washington Weather Bureau
Horticultural Society
Grasshopper Plague Ravages Iowa Wheat and Crops
Swarms of grasshoppers devastate wheat and grains in the Floyd river valley dividing northwestern Iowa, with five miles of fields turning brown and crops likely to fail. Severe storms bring wind, rain, and hail across the state. crop damage feared but no deaths reported amid broader disaster notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd River
Iowa
Harvey Queen
Whiting
Des Moines
Woolley is Chosen at Prohibition National Convention
Chicago June 29 The prohibition national convention adjourned sine die after nominating John G. Woolley of Illinois for president and Henry B. Metcalf of Rhode Island for vice president. Woolley and Swallow were the presidential contenders on the first ballot with Hale Johnson withdrawing to Woolley. Metcalf led the vice presidential ballot amid three candidates. The platform focuses on suppressing the liquor traffic and critiques President McKinley’s army canteen stance. Woolley, born February 15 1850 in Collinsville Ohio, is noted as the Wendell Phillips of the party. Metcalf is a Rhode Island banker and church superintendent, long allied with prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John G. Woolley
Minois
Henry B. Metcalf
Rhode Island
Mr. Woolley
Silas C. Swallow
Pennsylvania
Hale Johnson
Illinois
Woolley
H. B. Metcalf
Thomas R. Caskardon
West Virginia
Rev. E. I. Eaton
Iowa
Metcalf
McKinley
Finais
Cornell Avenue
Prohibition
Providence County Savings Bank
Church of Our Father
Pawtucket
R. Z
Prohibition Party
Yale Wins Four Mile College Boat Race In NewLondon
Yale takes the four mile university eight race at New London with a time of 21 minutes 12.4 seconds after Harvard led early. Harvard finishes second in 21 minutes 27.4 seconds. Also noted are results for the four car race and freshman race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Harvard
New London
Conn
Michigan Congressman Jokes Hint at Pension Rule
Congressman Hank Smith of Secon Michigan joked before a pensions committee about widening widow pension age limits. The response was a unanimous hush as he introduced a bill granting $12 monthly to Mrs. Hixon of Clinton, Michigan, who just turned 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank” Smith
Secon Michigan
House Committee On Pensions
Chicago Chronicle
Michigan
Hank
Answers for the anxious letter column parodies advice and quips
Glorianna asks how to discourage kissers with a hatpin onion and other old witticisms. The Baltimore American offers playful, sometimes cruel solutions. Readers seek tips on piano keys hair loss roach prevention and ink removal with brisk, punchy responses.
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Glorianna B
Westport
Glorianna
Bermuda
Waverly
Fire Department
Roland Park
Lucy F
Highlandtown
Catonsville
No accommodation train petulant passenger complaint
A rural traveler boards an accommodation train to Philadelphia and laments the lack of an eatin' car, cigar stand, shoe shine, barber, or other amenities. He questions a bluecoated conductor who explains there are no such facilities on this short run, prompting the man to mutter that he expected an accommodation train.
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Iowa
Delavan
Iowa Field Trials Association
Emmetsburg
Spoksmen
Philadelphia
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Pullman
Lawyer West story in Indepedence mis reads Pickwick like figure
A Chicago Tribune attribution recounts a tale of a fussy Independence lawyer, Brown J. Hovey, demanding to see a master at once. A frightened servant relays the message, the caller insisting the visitor would see him immediately, creating a comic miscommunication about the master’s arrival.
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Senator West
Chicago Tribune
Pickwick
Darky
Awyer
J. Brown Hovey
Mr. Hovey
J. Hovey
Waterson boss carpenter judges workers by tunes
In Waterson New Jersey a boss carpenter Hobart hired by musical taste, asking every applicant for his favorite tunes. If a man sang slow tunes like Old Hundred or Auld Lang Syne, he was rejected. If he sang brisk tunes such as Yankee Doodle or The Fisherman's Hornpipe, Hobart said he’d hire him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterson
N. J
Washington Star
Hobart
Weeping Willows
Interchangeable marriage book mixup in Iowa call
A Waterloo man at Boone asked a Webster City operator to relay a message to his wife requesting his interchangeable marriage book be sent to Boone that night. The wife’s reaction sparked a quarrel, ending with her hanging up in frustration. The item sits amid a broader note on danger from distant powers in China and a health ad for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Boone
Webster City
Toone
Waterloo Ladys
Freeman-Tribune
China
America
Love and risk collide as a would-be kiss is halted
A humorous exchange recalls a moment of romance interrupted by a protective father. The speaker notes the unexpected disruption prevented a thrilling kiss, while reflecting on the near moment of affection and its social restraint.
Marquette Summer Resort Promoted by Railway Line
Marquette on Lake Superior is promoted as a charming summer resort accessible via the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. The note highlights healthful location, scenery, hotels, and immunity from fever, urging readers to obtain The Lake Superior Country description by mailing four cents to Geo. HL. Heafford, General Passenger Agent in Chicago.
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Marquette
Lake Superior
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Mich
Marineth
Copper Country
HL. Heafford
Chicago
Cascarets and jokes mix in a crowded page
An odd clippings collage shows advertising for Cascarets candy cathartic noting health claims and low price, interspersed with humorous lines and a few misquoted or battered phrases. It also hints at wartime horrors and a railway brochure tease, with stray quips about alarm clocks and a comic remark on a humorist’s craft.
Homeseekers Excursions From Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Homeseekers Excursion tickets go on sale on the first and third Tuesdays of June July and August via the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad. One fare plus two dollars for round trip to Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee and Texas. Tickets valid fifteen days for going trip with stopovers in Homeseekers Territory returning tickets valid twenty one days. New wide vestibuled train now runs daily from Chicago to Waco and Fort Worth with through Pullman sleeping cars and free reclining chair cars. Inquiries from agents or C L Stone G P and T A Chicago.
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Homeseekers
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Chicago & Eastern Minors Railroad
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Chicago
Waco
Ft. Worth
C. L. Stone
G. P. and
T. A. Chicago
The Bantam Crowing Its Big Idea
A bantam rooster boasts of making a stir in the world and crows loudly. A hawk, unseen, notices the noise, swoops, and takes off, leaving the barnyard quiet. Moral: make noise only with a sound reason.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Low Excursion Rates to Texas From Kansas City
From Kansan City the AL K T offers low rate excursion and one way tickets to Texas for July 7 8 and 9. Round trips to Denison Sherman Gainesville Wichita Falls Dallas Ft Worth Temple Kelton Taylor Houston Galveston listed with varying prices and a ten day stopover option. Tickets valid until July 30. Also mentions other unrelated ads and items in the issue.
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Vina M
Kansan City
Texas
Denison
Sherman
Gainesville
Wichita Falls
Dallas, Ft Worth
Winco
Cee Sessess
Temple
Kelton
Taylor
Houston
Galveston
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Crocker
Hedium
Board of Control
New Labor
Oither
State Board of Control
Chautauqua Assembly
Chautauqua
Matt Parrott
Waterloo Reporter
National Editorial Association
Dolliver
Clark
Edward Palmer
Gpen
Des Moines Women's Press Club
Commercial Exchange
Chautauqua Management
CG. F. Wennerstrum
Arthur i. Holder
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wennerstrom
Remley
Seamon Laws Heady
National Guard
Iowa National Guard
Congress
Fifty-first
Forty-ninth
Hubbard
H. M. Donahue
Pacific Short Line
St. Patrick’s Church
Lena Allgeyer
J. E. Standacher
Flynn
Iowa State News
News In
Driet
William Allison
Harry
Hiteman
Will Amish
Lowa City
First National Bank of
Armstrong
F. Robinson
Maxwell
Spencer
Quasqueton
Stoner Wall Paper Company
Superior Court
Kelley Paper Company
Floyd Valley
Woodbury
Plymouth
Secor
Hardin County
Prohibitonisis
Farmingdale
Joseph S. Chamberlain
Walter Reynolds
Dittmar Powder & Chemical Company
Maxim
London
Leslie Rundle
Seneral
de Wet
Orange River Colony
Botha
Soong
Ruhlin
Sharkey
Coney Island
Tom Sharkey
Seaside Athletic Club
Big Gus Ruhlin
Hawaii
Territory
San Francisco
Republic of Hawaii
Dole
Honolulu
St. Thomas
Frederiksted
Ste. Croix
Christian of
Denmark
Danish West Indies
Northwest
Minnesota
South Dakota
Montana
North Dakota
Mulberry
Fla
Joe Hendricks
Sam Smith
Kingsford
Manila
Philippines
College of Primary and
Worcester
Mass
Gardner
Fitchburg
Barber's Station
Stevens Toint
Gabriel Green
Leo Wiesner
Frank Kilisczinski
Joke
Michigan Statesman
Plenac
New York
Poptemier
Buttaha
Wansas City
Omaha
Boss Carpenter
George
Nowels
Peking
Ts Ann
Imperial
Taku
Baltimore
Trenstant
Grand Trunk Railway System
Burgis
Clark St
Jackson Boulevard
Lane
Blake
Boston Transcript
Chicago Daily News
Infans
Pespe
Samuel Picker
Aix
Fac
Mart Wim
Maine
Portland
N. ¥. Mail and Express
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Philadelphia Presa
Monroe Drug Co
Union
Somerville Journal
Philadelphia Times
Yucatan
Indianapolis Journal
N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N.J
Hall
Bears
Castoria
Rota
Rio
Totnes Wn
Galden Rio
Sanetos
Baia Trieator
Bnogad
Security
Carter
Fe A Ofz
Carters
Santa Fe
San Joaquin Valley
Golden Gate
Yosemite
Grand Carton
Arizona
California
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Rocseford
Witterlow
Fort Dodee
Council Infis
TCRR
H. Hanson
J. P. AL
Mall
Re. J. Ploallen
St, Paul
MONN
Hutton
ALN. K.A
Esch
Sial
Caga
M. Roberts’ Supply House
Minneapolis
Minn
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