Public suit filed over branding ritual injuries
In Sioux City on April 28 a Monderly Woodman of America lodge 18 and Spirit Lake members are named defendants in a $25,000 damage suit brought by Janis Deel of Missouri. Deel alleges brutal initiation including branding with a red hot iron caused permanent spine injuries and disability. He cites a June 1907 initiation where he was forced into a chair and branded amid claims the head camp supplied ritual paraphernalia. The defendants deny but Deel asserts the branding is part of the order’s ritual. He seeks damages for medical care and lost earnings.
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Sioux City
Monderly Woodman
American Lodge 18
Janis Deel
Missouri
Lodge
Wil Cousins
Fred W. Jones
W. F. Deximher
Christ Bibow
Julius M. Ellis
Isaac Mitchel
Albie Mitchel
Aurley d Jenkins
A.D. Gray
George R. Reimers
Alf Cousins
Barney Olson
George Ankeny
Spirit Lake No 447
Deel
Spirit Lake Lodge
Doel
Cost Of Building A Creamery In The United States
An investigation by the United States Department of Agriculture finds many creameries fail due to too few cows and poor organization. Typical building costs range from 500 to 1400 dollars with sizes about 28 by 48 feet, housing a work room boiler room refrigerator coal room storeroom and office. Machinery for a hand separator plant includes a 10 horsepower engine and a 60 pound butter capacity churn.
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Department of Agriculture
Dairy Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
United States
Whining Won't Bring Success Says Woman's Magazine
A reformist piece from the New Woman's Magazine urges women to abandon complaints and labor diligently. It argues real martyrs work quietly, display energy, courage, and good sense, and avoid burdening others with personal woes to achieve success.
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Dew Woman’s
Juve
Poison Fly Paper Sale Limited to Registered Pharmacists
The state pharmacy commission issues a case restricting sale of poison fly paper to druggists and requiring a poison register. The rule aims to prevent child deaths from accidental poisonings and applies to poison and mortuary chemicals like carbolic acid.
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Towa
State Pharmacy Commission
R Ashford Secures Position as Confidential Clerk
W ER Ashford, formerly editor of the Vindicator and Republican, is appointed confidential clerk to Cedar Rapids mayor and council. He takes the oath, begins duties at once, and will be the council’s ear providing fair hearings. The Allen Elise law firm opens for legal business, collections, loans, insurance, and surety.
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W. ER. Ashford
The
Vindicator
Republican
Counell
Cedar Rapide
W. BR. Ashford
Aghiford
Council
Allen & Elise
Postoffice Block
Israel
Kay
Lincoln
Ship of
State
Booz
Plenty of Candidates in County Nomination Battle
The filing deadline produced a broad slate of Republican contestants led by Sheriff Butter who faces no nomination contest. Names listed include N. J. Lee for Representative, Thertie Francis and Geo. Royle for State Senate, Roy J. Ridley and Geo. Shifflete for County Auditor, Brownell Jacobson J C Lovell BE H Hanson H W Jensen and Geo Rebb for Treasurer, and Jobin Ammundgen G L Lawrence I Heffelfinger and Que Peternou for Clerk of the District Court. A sermon urges men to stand firm in crises, citing biblical and Lincolnian examples and urging restraint with alcohol for moral duty.
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N. J. Lee
Thertie Francis
Geo. Royle
Roy J. Ridley
Geo. Shifflete
Brownell Jacobson
J. C. Lovell
County Officials Named and Sermon Concludes Service
The article lists county offices and incumbents including Recorder and Sheriff, with district supervisors named. It describes a tobacco harm claim and a church service where about 750 attended an evening sermon on evangelism, with several deciding to become Christians and invitations extended for future services.
Meetings at The Methodist Church
Last week meetings drew large crowds at The Methodist Church with a sermon on Jesus saving people. A man decided to live a Christian life and Sunday services drew full attendance as the Evangelist urged steadfast faith and a wholehearted commitment.
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Jesus
Tam
Labor wage cuts spark rail line unrest and foreman control
Delliver Harald reports wage reductions at C. and N. W. cut to 12 to 14 cents per hour prompting mass resignations and foremen running the line. The piece notes potential train ditching and costly fatalities before wages rise again to the prior level as workers seek reliable pay. Also mentions new parlor designs by BF 8 Shadle & Co.
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Delliver
Harald
Cummins Questions On Butter and Eggs Freight Rates
A 1905 Senate committee hearing on interstate commerce examines Iowa farmers market access for butter and eggs. Cummins argues low long-haul rates do not raise Iowa prices or profits and notes eastern demand exceeds western supply, while high rates would reduce sales, not help producers.
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Cummins
Senate Committee On Interstate
Merce
Mr. Cummins
United States
New York
Boston
East
New Hampshire
Vermont
So Much For That Gov Cummins Speech in Iowa
Gov Cummins spoke at Mt. Ayr Ringgold county addressing rumors about railroad rates He dismissed claims that Iowa favored extending interstate ecommerce committee power to fix rates or that butter and eggs rates were uniformly high He stated railroad pricing varies by destination and rejected the assertion as absurd and unfounded.
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Cummins
Mt. Ayr
Ringgold County
Washington Jhat
Iowa
Interstate Ecommerce Committee
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Vermont
New Jersey
Mysterious Midwestern Variety Fragment in Old Paper
A garbled OCR fragment notes a man unable to form a band, health issues, and a peculiar line about a beat and a Rocky Mountain Tea. Mentions a drug store name Anderson and a person named Williamy, with unclear context or date.
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Helljater
Rocky Mountain Tea
Williamy.& Anderson
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R. Ashford
Sheriff Butter
A. J. Penn
Dave
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M. L. Archer
John L. Gueat
J. W. Morse
Byron Coon
P. H. Paulsen
Alfred J. Rhodes
A. P. Hargrave
H. M. Stilea
I’. J. Lerdall
A. R. Butler
S. W. Morrison
H. A.deho
CG. Larson
N. H. White
J.B. Mitchell
Yheo. Wold
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Methodist Church
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