Per Capita Fund Needs Increase for Mount Pleasant Institute
Governor Cummins notes good shooting but Mount Pleasant hospital faces funding strain. Superintendent Applegate warns the per capita fund of 12 dollars monthly is exhausted by rising costs for supplies and clothing. He calls for higher per capita or additional general repairs and clothing appropriations, citing 9000 dollars spent on clothing in the past biennial period.
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Applegate
Mount Pleasant Hospital
Board of Control
Mount Pleasant
Appleware
Governor Cummins Sets 80 Percent Sharpshooter Mark
Des Moines reports Governor Cummins scored 20 of 25 at 200 yards in the Iowa militia rifle contest opening. The mark of 80 percent earns him sharpshooter status as the third annual Iowa Rifle association event continues with over 250 guardsmen in attendance to form a team for Sea Girt.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cummins
Iowa Rifle Association
Iowa National Guard
Bull injures Iowa farmer. dog saves life
Iowa Falls August 14 William Littschwager Sr a Buckeye township resident faced a deadly bull attack in a night enclosure. The family dog intervened driving off the enraged animal and preventing further harm. Littschwager suffered a sprained ankle and a broken leg bone plus bruises.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa
William Littschwager
Buckeye Township
Elevated railway bars spooning on cars in Cleveland
General Manager Stanley of the Cleveland Elevated railway announced that spooning would be allowed no longer on company cars. Complaints flowed in as travelers in rear seats reported girls sitting on men's laps and other signs of youthful affection.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Stanley
Cleveland Elevated Railway
Solon Mayor Arraigned on Nuisance Charge
Iowa City reports Mayor J S Bitner of Solon arraigned on a nuisance charge. Prosecutor says he operates a barber shop and pool room with dice and roulette, allowing minors to gamble. Ball of Iowa City presides over the arraignment. informant sworn by ex Senator C S Raneck.
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Iowa City
Iowa
J. S. Bitner
Solon
George W. Ball
Charles Wolfe
Cc. S. Raneck
Bittner
Wolfe
Citiens
Johnson Cow
Long
Accused of Murder in Ottumwa Address
Mrs. Mary Harris is jailed in Ottumwa Iowa charged with murdering her husband James M Harris a farmer found dead Aug 14 with a bullet wound The coroner's jury said death by self infliction but conflicting testimony and suspicions grew The guardian of Daniel Lewis and his wife alleges Harris defrauded them of several thousand dollars in property.
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Ottum
Iowa
Mary Harris
James M. Harris
Harris
Daniel Lewis
Medieval British navy arms and cannon use through history
The article surveys medieval naval weaponry from England noting es pringards and coats of mail, early cannon by 1338, stone shot, bombards, and other devices. It mentions a Chioggia battle under Venetian and Genoese fire and quotes Froissart on a thunderous bombard. It also notes brass ordnance first cast in England in 1535.
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Great Britain
Chioggia
Froissart
Hell
England
Lawyer Signs Up Embezzler as Retainer
In an eastern city a criminal lawyer was called to defend a man charged with gross breach of trust for stealing a poor woman’s savings. The prisoner admitted embezzling $2,000 and, after noting he had $150 left, the lawyer quipped that the retainer would be $150.
National anthems vary in length across nations
The text notes that short national airs exist in great nations while smaller countries produce longer hymns. It cites examples: God Save the King fourteen bars, Russian hymn sixteen, Hail Columbia twenty eight, Siam seventy six, Uruguay seventy, Chile forty six, San Martino longest besides China.
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Columbia
Siam
Uruguay
Chile
San Martino
China
Wealthier match shifts a girl's ideal in Detroit Tribune
In a Detroit Tribune snippet the phrase suggests a girl adjusted her ideal toward marrying a wealthier man. The line implies social and economic considerations influence marriage choices discussed in the era.
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Detroit ‘Tribune
Vacation Tour Rates Offer Low Summer Travel Fares
Railroads publish reduced excursion prices for 1905 to Brighton St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Ogden Lewi Clark Exposition Portland Hot Springs and more Tickets go on sale after June 1st with various limits and extensions for G A R encampment and other events Full details available from A B Cutts at the advertised address
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Pacific Coast
Iowa Central
Brighton
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Lo Denver
Portland
Ore
California
Coe
Hot Springs Ark
A. B. Cutts
Frisco and Southern Railway Plan Through Sleeper Service
Beginning November 15 and daily thereafter until summer, Frisco System with Southern Railway will run through Pullman sleepers to Kansas City and Jacksonville. Sleeping cars join the Southeastern Limited with 6 30 P M departure from Kansas City. Berth reservations available via Frisco or connecting lines Passenger Traffic Department Saint Louis.
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Frisco
Southern Railway
Pullman Sleeperepen
Kansas City
Jack~Wille
Fla
Southeastern
Passenger Traffic Department
Saint Louis
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