Des Moines Officials Map Roadwork and Coal Claims
Civil Engineer Frank Cummins and Right of Way Agent Albert Chamberlain plan field work between Westover and Granger to determine the right of way and proceed with road construction. The Des Moines coal-rights case shows about 50,000 tons mined north of the river with potential double damages. estimates place state recovery near $10,000. Officials discuss tuberculosis estimates, detention hospital bids, and Jones County leading Iowa in butter production with 3,393,000 pounds shipped in 1904.
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Des Moines
Frank 8. Cummins
Albert P. Chamberlain
Inter- Urban Company
Westover
Granger
Woodward
Joe Baker
Board of Mine Inspector Examiners
Mullan
Executive Council
Beneaa
Sixth Avenna Bridge
Bloomfield Company
Point Company
Haemeer Baker
Jones County
Met
Woodbury County
Polk County
Sioux City
South Dakota
Warren County
St’ Wl
Clayton
Léa
Linn
Trayette Dubuane
Delaware
Bremer
Buchanan
Chickasaw
Sun
Philadelphia Ledger
Kate Dwyer
Creston
Chicago
Fairfield
National Guard
Byers
Iowa City
Dubuque
Jefferson County
Wright
Woodbury
Brundage
Smith
Monticello
Hennessey
Manchester
Winds Central
Waterloo
Lehigh
Fort Dodge
John Weeks
Mason City
Joy Gouden
Chapin
Hampton
Boudeo
G. A. Baker
William McKay
Turin
Missouri River
Decatur
Onawa
Lester Clark
Lowar
Clark
Iic-Ense
Ben Fox
Ilinois Central Road
Storm Lake Hill
Fox
Simmering
Oskaloosa
Eugene Sellers
J. F. Clark
Carrie Pettibone
Third
Fourth Streets
Division Street
First Street
Great Northern
Burlington
Burlington Road
Chris Neuss
Northwestern
Onaws
Nandolph
Death in Cres ton and rail mishaps across Iowa
Mrs. Kate Dwyer, 65, was found dead in Cres ton, reportedly without foul play. A Burlington train derailed a wheel due to a hot box, and multiple Iowa incidents follow including health, crime, and railroad notes across several towns.
Bank Safe Blown In Treynor Bank Heist Suspects Cited
Two men named John Bernstein and James Arthur were arrested south of Council Bluffs after an attempted bank robbery at Treynor. The safe was blowed open with nitro and the vault damaged but cash remained, with $2,000 in the safe and usable bank books. An expert opened the safe in Omaha, and authorities believe two other gang members fled with a wagon. The rural telephone network aided the capture.
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Council Bluffs
John Bernstein
James Arthur
Council Hluffs
Treynor
Marshal
Schreve
Traynor
Bernstein
Henderson
Otto Saar
Arthur
Omaha
Treynor Bank
Karl Kerrer
Kerrer
Fraser Murder Case Deepens in Fraser
Fraser man Thomas Albright dies from bullet wound inflicted weeks earlier by James Price a colored miner Albright initially recovered after the shooting and enjoyed good health before a relapse with dropsy led to his death Price fled and police have no trace of him The Fraser incident stirred local unrest but cooler heads prevailed afterward
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Thomas Albright
Boone
Fraser
James Price
Albright
Price
Fire destroys Brazelton drug stores and Dunbar Bros. dry goods
A fire at Center Point yesterday morning wiped out Brazelton & Cos. drug stores and the Dunbar Bros. dry goods house in Cedar Rapids area. Loss estimated at 15,000 dollars, with only partial insurance coverage.
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Center Point
Cedar Rapids
Brazelton & Cos
Dunbar Bros
Beaman
Walter Clement
George Stull
Dr. MacClain
Supreme Court Reverses Iowa on Express Shipments
The United States Supreme Court reversed the Iowa Supreme Court in two Adams and American Express cases on interstate shipment of C O D liquor into Iowa. The decision upheld federal commerce limits and questioned state authority, signaling potential Hepburn-Deliver bill implications and broader interstate trade concerns.
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United States Supreme Court
Iowa
Des Moines
Washington, D
Iowa Supreme Court
Express Company
Federal Supreme Court
Adams
American Express
Iowa Court
House of Representatives
Federal Senate
Supreme Court
Congress
Washington
Justice White
Old Man Murdered Near Pleasant Plain in Iowa
Fairfield reports 80 year old Christian Wolmsdorf killed by an axe near his home. Dan Shepperd is arrested, but a coroner’s jury says death by unknown assailant with Shepperd released after inquiry.
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Christian Wolmsdorf
Pleasant Plain
Fairfield
C. Wolmsdorf
Dan Shepperd
Wolmsdorf
Statue May Be Bought and Moved From St Louis
Artist Carle EB Tefft writes Governor Cummins that the Iowa statue may be safely taken apart and shipped in sections to Des Moines. It could be placed in the state fair pavilion and shown to legislators next winter to prompt a reproduction in bronze. No appropriation exists for the removal.
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Tefft
St. Louis
Des Moines
Jan
Carle EB. Tefft
Iowa
Cummins
Des Muilnes
Miner crushed by seven hundred pound slate at Lucas Big Hill mine
Miner Mongar suffered a crushed back when a 700 pound slate slab detached at the Big Hill mine in Lucas. Placed in a plaster cast, doctors see a hopeful recovery. Helpless for hours, he lay on the mine floor after the accident.
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Chariton
Jan
T. C. Mongar
Big Hill
Lucas
Bia
Agi
Government Is After Beef Trust Declares Conspiracy Found
Washington reports declare government brief in Swift & Co. v United States argues a nationwide conspiracy among meat packers to monopolize interstate commerce in fresh meats. It contends producers can raise consumer prices while lowering raw material prices, and seeks affirmation of a lower court decree.
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Washington
Swift & Co
United States
Deef Trust
Moody
Supreme Court of the
Senate Debates Statehood and Reforms in Early January
The Senate debates the joint Statehood bill for Arizona New Mexico Oklahoma and Indiana Territory while considering a reform measure on corporate supervision. The House discusses cotton statistics and currency reform as it adjourns for the weekend.
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Washington
Senate
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Indiana
Dir
Baty
Nelson
Stone
Missouri
Tomas W. Lawson
Alton
Medical Corps of Army
Army
Ordnance Department
House
Agricultural Department
Census Bureau
Livingston
Georgia
Sena
Bard
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Kinne
Heart of Control
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Crystal Township
Rosser Davis
Oskalogga
Rosser Dayla
Davis
Henry Carmichael
Hjdora
Eldora
Col
Grant Tyler
Sounel
Ermen
After Beef Trust
Packora
New York’ Sun
Gotham
Yonkers Statesman
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