McCarty to head Rock Island Cedar Rapids office
Long serving Estherville superintendent Bruce McCarty leaves for Sioux City then Cedar Rapids to be replaced next Monday by a Rock Island appointee. The move affects freight service on the Albert Lea to Minneapolis and St Paul line, with new time cards and expanded traffic through Estherville as the Rock Island extends its Minnesota route.
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Smalley Named Milwaukee Marion Superintendent
News confirms J B Smalley has been selected as superintendent of the Tawa Malls division of the Tae Teland, succeeding O Hi McCarty. Smalley, an experienced railroad man, previously led Milwaukee at Marion under former Rock Island supervisor G A Goodnow. Additional notes list mail box placements and local notices including a piano prize offer and a hospital movement in Charles City.
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Porto Rico Progress Report On Sanitation And Roads
A fragment describes progress in Porto Rico including road construction and sanitary rules. It notes attention to road work, soil improvement, and efforts to improve cleanliness and public health. The report mentions government actions and public response to new regulations amid ongoing development.
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Conditions in Macdla Reflect Wartime Strain
The report from Macdla in November describes grim weather and food shortages as Miles notes limited supplies and evacuations. It cites police guards and municipal defenses as the government potentially fortifies harbors while global conflict drives famine and farm animal scarcity.
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Unclear historic legal notices emerge from fragmentary report
Fragmentary OCR text from a Washington New York period page hints at legal actions, adjournments, and sheriff sales. It mentions defendants and court filings, a resignation, and scattered references to places like Grand Rapids and Cathie, but most details are garbled.
Yerkes Reports Tax Reduction Amid New Revenue
In his annual internal revenue report Commissioner John W. Yerkes notes that two war tax repeals cut internal revenue by about 100 million dollars. He cites increased receipts from spirits taxes and other non-repealed taxes, with fiscal year receipts totaling 206.9 million in 1901 and 271.9 million in 1902. A June 1902 act refunded taxes on legacies for religious uses.
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Vincennes
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Oaktown
Iowa Official Vote Totals From Des Moines County Results
The state canvassing board reports statewide results with Republican 229225, Democrat 150, Prohibition 516, Socialist 6360, Scattering 784, giving Republican plurality 3205 less than last year. Ten counties went Democratic. District news notes include Judge Wade’s 1148 plurality and Birdsall’s 5529 Republican plurality for the seat.
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Rilke ag Albert Man Ward wan out Tem WY
A fragmented report from Tem WY describes Albert Tes and the Wks Jadae aiding brethren in a parade and gathering. Four to five hundred visitors attended Elka with about seventy five learning the mysteries of the ordher. The county building hosted a large courtroom and a hall served attendees with food while work continued into late morning.
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Davenport Express Robbery Ends With Large Loot Stealthy Bandits Escape
Five masked robbers held up Rock Island Express No 11 inside Davenport Iowa city limits late Saturday. They wrecked the express car with dynamite and looted the safes. Police and bloodhounds scour the countryside as authorities with the United States Express Company withhold exact figures but losses are reported to exceed $20,000 in money and jewelry. A large consignments to Omaha and Denver were said to be in the Davenport safe. Company officials estimate losses around $4,000.
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Mob Hangs Suspect In Indiana Town After Attack
A mob in Sullivan Indiana hanged James Dillard Louis Moore and Joby Lemon to a telegraph pole near a local charity event. The incident follows an attack on Mrs Mary Day of Sullivan County and a Knox County resident earlier in the week. Officials cite wartime era fraud and revenue disputes, with taxes and rebates under review and refunds projected to total thousands.
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Qliis Moore
Mary Day
Sullivan County
Joby Lemon
Knox County
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