Fire destroys carpenter shop and damages home
A major early morning fire at the southwest corner of Sixth and Warren streets burned a carpenter shop owned by Trauz Steeblauck and damaged a double house adjacent. The blaze caused extensive losses, with property losses estimated around $2,500 and significant damage to the attic paintings of artist Edward W. Hoehn, valued at about $1,000 by his parents. Fire officials fought the flames for about an hour before extinguishing them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sas
Sixth End
Warren
Joby Toeth
Martin Ford
Edward W. Hoebn
Hahn
Sycu
Hoehn
Ford
OWA MAN AS PRESIDENT St Louis Officers Elected
At the batter snakers convention yesterday the following officers were elected Ye an d siing Fears President H J Nettert Walker ty Syra G Moore Albion Bachelary and Tressurer E Suden oril Clinton Illinois
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Batter Snakers
Siing Fears
H. J. Nettert
Walker
Syra G. Moore
Albion
Bachelary
Tressurer
E. Suden
Oril
Clinton
District Conference at Stanwood Opens Third Elive Annual Session
The Davenport District conference of the Atlantis Episcopal church to hold its sixty third annual session at Stanwood Ja Nov 11 and 16. Committees include FP Fisher M J Locke H B Wilcot J B Albrook. Program features services Devotions business sessions sermons and a symposium on ministry relations plus discussions on benevolences and missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Atotlindiet Episcopal Church
Stanwood
FP. Fisher
M. J. Locke
H. B. Wilcot
J. B. Albrook
Navy
H. E. Wilcox
Locke
L. C. Hicis
Farnamalis
Iowa Fans Nervous Over Iowa Ames Practice
Town City Iowa October 28 Last nights practice of the Iowa football team failed to reassure fans ahead of the Ames game. A brief scrimmage saw scrubs break through the first team while starters showed better conditioning. A Strumger was arrested for attempting to obtain signals, and signals have been changed this week. Coach Chalmers conducts secret sessions with access restricted. About 575 dollars in money and 400 tickets were reported sold, with traffic to Ames indicating many visitors expected from Des Moines and other points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town City
Iowa
Old Gold
Ames
Chalmers
Aras
Henry Walker
Walker
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Burlington
Cardinal Gibbons Visits Church in Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons visited Grace I Mist Episcopal church in Baltimore to inspect a painting of Christ by Jewish artist Max Rosenthal. The work, to be exhibited at the Maryland Sunday School Union convention in session, impressed the cardinal who called it an exquisite production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Grace I Mist Episcopal Church
Christ
Max Rosenthal
Maryland Sunday School Union
Hidalgo Triumphs In 3300 Pace Across Crowd At Hogar Race
Two thousand spectators watched Hidalgo defeat Jimmy Glasston in straight heats at a 3300 yard pacing event. Fastest time recorded 2:18 with favorable gate receipts and strong crowd turnout noted for the Hidalgo win.
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Hidalgo
Jimmy Glasston
Ed Geers Resting Well After Park Injury
Ed Geers, veteran driver, is reported resting well after an injury at Billings Park on Wednesday. One leg was broken near the ankle and he was badly shaken up in the accident.
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Betaphis
Tena
Geers
Billings Park
Judge Wade Club Organized by Dem OCRats Last Night
Davenport J judge Wade Club formed at Kimwit House with officers elected including President M J Gorman and Treasurer W J Gorman. Tonight attendees will join Claus Groth ball for a large Democratic rally as the club pledges support and aims to elect Wade and the Scott county ticket.
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Wade Cilub
Davenport
Kimwit House
Claus Groth
Wade
Scott Chunity
M. J. Gorman
B. O'Niel
W. J. Gorman
Lancaster postmaster resigns after 23 years service
Mrs. Lillie Cochran resigns as Lancaster postmistress effective when a successor is named. Once a county seat and busy hub, Lancaster decayed as Sigourney rural routes drew away business, leaving the office vulnerable to discontinuation. Cochran is one of the state’s longest serving rural postmasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
Lillie Cochran
Lancaster
Keokuk
Venezuelan court orders attachment of NY&Burtude Asphalt assets
The state department reports a Caracas legation cable stating the Venezuelan court for first instance has rendered a decision against the New York & Burtude Asphalt company, confirming the attachment of its property by the Venezuelan government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Carabcas
First Institec
New York & Burtude Asphalt Company
Venemuelan
Hoch Speaks at Fredonia Gubernatorial Rally
E W Hoch Republican candidate for governor spoke to the largest audience of the campaign in Fredonia Kansas yesterday. The report notes the crowd size and his appearance in the city with coverage of the event and its political context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
Kas
E. W. Hoch
Republicn
Harriman Not Owner Of Santa Fe Railroad Group
Kansas City report notes no Harriman representation at the Santa Fe system annual meeting. Directors with expired terms were reelected, including Edward J. Berwind and Andrew C. Jobes. Board approved sale of the Eastern Oklahoma Railway and Southern California lines and the purchase of the Cane Belt Railroad.
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Kansas City
Rio
Topeka
Kan
Harriman
Rockefeller Ierests
Samar Syaem
Aredward J. Berwind
New York
Andrew C. Jobes
Wichita
High School Site Under Heavy Rock Arrives
Large loads of rock are deposited at the Harrison and Eleventh streets site for the new high school. Cellar walls will be started within a week or two as crews work rapidly. Foundation work at Griswold College is slower due to rocks underground, though above ground removal proceeds quickly.
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Harrison and
Eleventh Streets
Griswold ¢College
Airship Trial Over Center Of Fair Grounds
An airship built by T C Benbow of Colum us Mont rose to thirty feet above the World’s Fair crowd for about fifteen minutes. Controlled and descended safely, the craft weighs 600 pounds, is 75 feet long and 20 feet wide at the center, with a ten horsepower gasoline motor. Benbow plans further trials if weather allows and anchors a rope during the test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Louis
T. C. Benbow
Columus
Mont
Irere
Benbow
Silynt
Eronhds
Major Delmar Shipped East for Retirement Preparations
Major Delmar, Memphis champion trotter, was shipped to New York to rest ahead of sales and E. E. Smathers retirement from the harness trade. Billings string members like Dic Tanner and others departed for Cleveland then New York. Remaining time attacks target 2:01% mile by Lee Dillon and a world record bid of 1:56 by Dan Pateh behind a pacemaker.
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Memphis
Tenn
Major Delmar
New York
E. E. Smathers
Billings
Lee Dillon
Dan Pateh
Alleged miscreant jokes as wires are cut case unfolds
Manchester October 28 The Central railroad faced years of telegraph wire damage until detective Welch captured Chi-Je Zimmberman near Earnville nine miles east. He claimed the railroad owed him $1.50 per day for services and was bound over to the grand jury. motive unclear though he seems irrational.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Central Railroad
Welch
Illinois Central Service
Earnville
Here
Chi-Je Zimmerman
Garfield
Zimerman
Grand Fury
Seain
Too Fond of Whisky Affects Army Lieutenant
Leavenworth Kansas October reports that First Lieutenant William H Plummer of the Sixth Infantry faces forfeiture of $25 of his pay each month for six months after a court martial for absence without leave neglect of duty and drunkenness. He pledged to abstain after prior sprees, disappeared last summer, and was found in Hiawatha Kansas. A handsome ex soldier, he served in the Spanish American War and hails from Worcester Massachusetts, formerly with the Thirty Sixth Volunteers.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Willam H. Plummer
Sixth Infantry
Duncan
Hiawatha
Kaw
Plummer
Worcester
Mars
Massachusetts
OWA Supreme Court Decisions Filed Each Day
Supreme court decisions filed in Des Moines list reversals, dismissals and affirmations across multiple counties. Notable items include reversals for Edebert and Annis Berner cases, several affirmations in Johnson, Keokuk and Jasper counties, and reversals involving Plymouth and Muscatine counties.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
State
Edebert
Appellant
Mauree
S. Ellem
Citizens’ State Bank of Oakland
W. H. Smith
Dallas
George F. Smith
Annis Berner
Keokuk County
M. L. Archer
Edward Tweohs
Emmet County
Jarab Ery
Agnes Fry
Johnson County
Cora M. Booth
Admr
Union Terminal Railway Company
Soldiers Fight Prairie Fire at Fort Riley Review
Brigadier General Burton inspected the Army command at Fort Riley as a prairie blaze sparked by a tossed cigar threatened the reserve. Over 1,300 soldiers dismounted to battle the flames for two hours, preventing wider damage while Burton and Colonel Wagner reviewed drill work of the Seventh Battery Field Artillery with new fire guns.
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City
Kan
Det
Burton
Etteral
Army
Fort Riley
2 Spectator
Burton 2Lzo
Arthur L. Wagner
Ballery Geld
Fairbanks Addresses Missouri Crowd on Gubernatorial Hope
Sen ator Charles W Fairbanks Indiana republican candidate for vice president spoke to a Missouri audience in Jefferson City escorted by local and national Republicans including Thomas J Atkins W E Birson and John H Swanger He defended protectionist policy credited it with staving off stagnation and praised President Roosevelt while seeking support for Cyrus Walbridge Missouri governor bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Missouri
Pairbanks
Thomas J. Atkins
W. E. Birson
Pittsburg Boy Charged With Murder of 8-Year-Old
Noah Chism a 10 year old was arrested near Stone City fifty miles south of Pittsburg Kansas on October 28 charged with the murder of 8 year old Brenk Vankin by a revolver shot on October 12. Vankan named Chism as his killer on his deathbed and said Chism had threatened other playmates previously. Chism is labeled a degenerate by authorities.
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Pittsburg Kas
Noah Chism
Stone City
Here
Brenk Vankin
Vankan
Chism
Hubira
Michigan Promoter Feared To Have Taken Own Life
Battle Creek Michigan promoter and sanitarium builder Phelps vanished after leaving his office last Sunday. Reports say he was facing financial reverses and creditors demanded repayment, fueling belief he may have harmed himself or wandered away mentally unbalanced.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Nelly
Phelps
To Ellis Publishing Company
Phelps Sanitarium
Jim
Michigan suffrage group calls to drop word male from state constitution
Acting on a Bust Anthony letter, the Michigan Equal Suffrage association adopted a resolution at its annual session urging removal of the word male from section 7 of the state constitution. The missive from Anthony argues removing the term will secure women’s equality for all time and invites clubs and women's organizations to pursue full suffrage rather than partial gains.
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Jackson
Mien
Bust
B. Anthony
Michigan Equal Suffrage Association
Miss Anthony
Leavenworth
Kas
Federation of Clubs
Little betting at Topeka in coming election
Topeka October 28 very little betting is seen on the upcoming election in Topeka. Some money is laid to New York Indiana and West Virginia at big odds but Parker bets are scarce here. It is also hard to bet on the Democratic state ticket. For days a $100 to $60 offer on Kelly as state treasurer has appeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
New York
Indiana
West Virgini
Kelly
Dates for 1905 State Fairs Set at Chicago Meeting
Madison Wis Nov 20 Secretary John Bm Trae of the American Association of Fair and Expositions announced the annual meeting will be at the Grand Pacific hotel Chicago November 20. The group will fix 1905 fair dates across Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Minnesota Montana Nebraska Missouri New York Ohio and Wisconsin and interpretive tale at Sioux Falls South Dakota. Wisconsin will take the first week in September as in previous years.
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Madison
Wis
John BM. Trae
Grand Pacific Hotel
Chicago
Mlinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesote
Montana
Nebuaka
Missouri
New York
Ohio
Wisconsin
Sioux Falls
S. C
For Sale Real Estate Modern Houses Bargain
Real estate ad promotes eight room modern houses with oak finish and hardwood floors, practically new, priced at 2500. Includes large grounds over three parcels. Suburban properties offered by Harrison Realty Co with Emory Harrison Jacob Nabstedt at 217 Brady Street Davenport Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fir Town
Harrison Reaepy CO
Emory Harrison
Jacob
Nabstedt
Brady Street
Davenport
Iowa
Talks on low steel duty with Carnegie
Milwaukee October 28 Edward C Will recently back from Europe arrived on the same steamer as Andrew Carnegie. Wall reports Carnegie, speaking on protection, said the American steel industry no longer needed the protection provided by Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Edward C. Will
Europe
Andrew Carnegie
Wall
Carnegie
America
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Carpenter Shop
Sabios
Strohkarck Shop
B. W. Hoehn
Goose Wance
Jon Brieber
S. Bail
Handerton Stock Company
Gus Sux
Fred D. Fowler
Gus Sus
M. W. Taylor Amusement Cos
T. H. Tregithick
Gooda
A. M. Alllingsley
L. C Lemon
R. A. Miller
J. S Westfail
Lackard
Kidder
Thos. Potter
Seron
John
J. S. Burgelt
W. Hi
M.S
H. B. VanNess
John Bretnall
Frendmen's Aid
Joel Tilbury
H. J. Boweisz
B. VanNiss
Barton
LF Black
J. D. Percy
C. A. Peddicords
A. D. Stevens
Husky Aggies
Cardinal
Gibbons
ED Geers
James Davis
W. G
Father Davis
Daytonpark
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Cosgrove
Monsignor
Felcoslo
Washintor
D.C
United States
Futher Davie
Judge Wade
Ir. J. Gorman
Empathy House
Beokuk County
Venezuela
New York Company
South America
Hoch
Davenport Malting Cos
Pala
Tasilow Straits
Coal
H. Claussen
Santa FE
Rock
Fair Grounds
T. ¢. Benbow
OY Test
Delmar
Sale
Don Dillon
Dan Patch Reutin
Djincis
Claims Company
Fort Leavenworth
OWA Supreme Court
Fairbanks
Michigan
Busan
Anthony
Philadelphia Woolenans
Righ
G. Sears
Oliver
Care Star
Wimmer
Met
Dearborn
Catziogue
Moter Barber College
Aroour and Co
Main Street
Beatleman
R. B
Halli
Bay Buildings
T. FP
Halligan
Burlig Overa House
Petersen's
Florence
East Fourteenth Street
Main
Perry
W.G. Finder
Star Office
Teward
S&s
ITA
Co. EE
Reed
Etther Lina
East Third Street
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