Des Moines Leaders Dominate Iowa State Jobs and Education News
Notes from the Capital reports Des Moines residents hold most state house deputyships and chief clerk posts, including governor and attorney general offices. It details food costs for patients and officers, rising teacher union interest, licensing figures, and comparisons with Minnesota on insanity rates, plus Iowa Exposition plans for 1904 and farmer stock exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State House
Board of Control
Executive Council
Exposition Commission
Espital Commission
Railroad Commission
Supreme Court
Agricultural Department
Iowa items include deaths and crime reports from Remsen to Cedar Rapids
A liveryman in Remsen, Rex, died after a New Year kick from a horse. A man shot his wife and then killed himself at her mother’s home. the wife survived. The state reports appoint Dr F M Powell as superintendent for a four year term. Clairvoyants in Waterloo fleeced Nick Ternes of $150. Woman’s Christian Temperance Union plans to curb cigarette sales in Council Bluffs. Various court, bank, and municipal notices follow, including railway and library development, a shooting in Cedar Rapids, and a bankruptcy filing by Michael Snyder of Grinnell. The list also notes a Christmas walk by John Johnson, a nonfatal shooting in Marshalltown, and the Cedar Rapids island project for city buildings.
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Hans Rex
Remsen
Rex
Joseph Hatey
Hidorn
Board of Control
F. M. Powell
Glenwood
Fox Township
Nick Ternes
Ternes
Christan Temperanes Union
Council Bluffs
Albert Phillips
Lewis Brooks
Gazenville
Michigan Penitentiary
Eatom County
Michigan
Arthur M. Lawrence
Adus Fred Curtis
Phillips
Brooks
Storm Lake
Anamosa
Supreme Court
District Court
Phi Sps
Hig Pen
State Executive Council
Polk County Treasury
Publc
River Front
Des Moines
State Arsenal
Creston and
Wintersok Electric Railway Company
Creston
Lyman Waterman
Te Company
Apaather
B.D. Arnold
W. J. Dobbs
WW. CG. Elliott
W. C. Eliott
W. M. Brooks
Iowa Construction Company
Iowa Land and Townsite Company
Jehtal Johnson
Wauko
Johana' Muselds
Helmer Deboor
August Hunge
Geor
Phoottyg
Allén Jones Farm
Stuart
Joneg
Barn of Art
Helen Friedl
Sioux City
J.T. Jones
Mitchellville
Charles Kelley
Ian
Kelley
George Livingston
Marshalltown
Durcan
Summit Street
Lake
Dewey
Livingston
Duncan
East Side
West Side
Cadar River
Cedar Rapids
Mays Island
Marion
Brary Board
Carnegie
Michael Snyder
Grinnell
United States District Court
Merchants National Bank of Grinnell
Poweshick County
Snyder
Dubuque
Montezuma
Iowa Canstra
Chapin House
Bo Mt
Mary Morgan
John Mathews
Charles Bradfield
Mapleton
John” Mathews
Western Construction Company
Warrant for Richards in Sullivan robbery case
A warrant was issued for W A Richards, deputy United States marshal, charged with robbery connected to the Sullivan home invasion near Hamilton on January 1. The case involves Frank Baird and an unnamed driver, with Richards named after a confession from Baird. Richards, known as a top Iowa peace officer, faces scrutiny as the investigation continues.
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Sullivan
W. A. Richards
United States
Bybee
Marion County
Richards
Patrick
Sarah Sullivan
Harilton
Iowa
Hamilton
Bussey
Sevilla
Knoxville
Baird
Frank Bradley
Governor seeks Iowa statue concept for 1904 exposition
Iowa Governor Cummins invites suggestions for an allegorical statue representing Iowa to stand among twelve states at the St Louis exposition. A 14 foot bronze or marble figure on an 8 foot pedestal would be permanent if funded, with ownership and return to Des Moines possible.
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State
Des Moines
Vral
Caroming
Iowa
Francia
St. Louis
Francis
Cummins
Lowa
I T
Towa
New Interurban Line Promoter Shifts to Omaha Des Moines Link
Lyman Waterman, chief promoter of the Creston and Winterset Interurban, quits management and joins a new Omaha to Des Moines electric line effort. The projected route would pass through Pottawattamie Cass Adair and Madison counties linking Winterset with Creston and Des Moines, aiming for operation within two years. The plan seeks mid-route alignment between Rock Island and Burlington lines to boost regional freight and passenger traffic, aiding Des Moines and Omaha merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Omaha
Lyman Waterman
Creston & Winterset
Creston
Madison
Union
Winterset
Waterman
Rock Island
Burlington
Omasu
Coal famine paralyzes Chicago area amid severe winter
Chicago faces a coal shortage causing widespread privation and rising deaths among the young and aged. Authorities report a 20 percent rise in deaths under years and 24 to 26 percent increases for those over 60 as efforts to curb price manipulation by coal dealers proceed with a special grand jury.
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Chicago
Health Department
Tully
Deneen
Hamlin
Rin
Ilfnoiz Manufacturors Association
Extra Session Likely as Roosevelt Pledges Action
Indications point to congress being called no later than April 1 to ratify the Cuban treaty and pass strong anti trust legislation. The president says no personal motives involved and will allow time this summer to push those measures if needed. European unrest and consular notes also reported from Tangier and Berlin reflect broader tensions abroad.
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Wii
Washington, D. C
Congress
Roosevelt
Eimrly
Niet
Senate
Bama
Desert
Fez
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Chirman
Las Uden
Neal
the News
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Hock Island
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Hia Gallaugher
Iowa City
James Gallaugher
Brewery
Mystle Mills
Thompson
Duke of Clarence
William the Fourth of
Hogland
Portsmouth
Cantaln
Jack Towers
Jack
Blackguard
Quath ‘Towers
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A.W. Sawyer
Auditor of State
Merriam
B. F. Carroll
Carroll
Advertiser
Forth Bridge
Scotland
George McCormick
Pittsburg
Enormion
Bub
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Nung
Berlin
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