Rail advances and industry notes across North America
Canadian Northern plans 500 miles of Alberta track this year. Missouri Kansas & Texas orders ten locomotives from American Locomotive. Grand Trunk Pacific main line near Fort George progresses at over a mile daily. Jacksonville may lose Chicago Peoria and St Louis shops, offered to Springfield with a 10000 bonus and reduced rates for 20 years. Jacksonville to legally resist. Bessemer June ore movement in Lake Erie terminals hits 1,153,000 tons. Lake Superior ports total about 7.5 million tons. Illinois reports 380,000+ registered motor cars as auto sales rise since new law. An English engine patent promises dust suppression via front wheel conduits and a rear box. Baltimore intelligence says Western Maryland Connellsville extension passenger traffic will begin before fall. freight train set for August 1 with NY Central and Western Maryland officials aboard. The train will run along new tracks from Baltimore or Pittsburgh, with engine to caboose decorated and observed at major stations.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Connellsville
Cumberland
Pittsburgh
New York Central
Western Maryland Road
Bountiful Iowa Crops Foretell Prosperity Across State
Des Moines reports bumper crops in every corner of Iowa. Wheat and oats yield high, with wheat averaging about forty-five bushels per acre and oats nearing harvest completion. Optimists estimate strong returns despite conservative estimates at thirty-five bushels per acre.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Towa
Iowa Crop Improvement Bureau Formed in Des Moines
An Iowa crop improvement bureau headed by Perry G Holden will be established by the Greater Des Moines committee and the Des Moines Commercial club. The group appropriated 1000 dollars to start a 30000 dollar fund to boost state yields. Crop experts will tour the state and issue circulars while expenses are raised by subscription. Railroads are expected to contribute.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Perry G. Holden
Ames College
Greater
Jealous Lover Kills Sweetheart Then Shoots Self
Davenport reports Fred Colt aged 21 shot and killed his sweetheart Blanche Guegemeir aged 17 in Long View Park Rock Island after a quarrel. Colt then shot himself and is hospitalized, reportedly in critical condition, amid jealousy and prior threats. both residents of Davenport.
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Davenport
Fred Colt
Blanche Guegemeir
Long View Park
Rock Island
Death of Poland China hog leads to eight thousand dollar suit
In Des Moines on July 25 1900 8 000 in damages is sought over the death of a Poland China hog named Statesman owned by F D Winn after a 1907 state fair transit death. The case began in 1908 in district court then moved to federal courts and the U S Supreme Court resolving jurisdiction and liability questions with a verdict for the express company.
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Des Moines
Statesman
F. D. Winn
Amercan Xpress Company
Earrier
District Court
United States Circuit Court
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Axpposs Company
Lower
Interstate Commerce
Brennan
Express Company
Accident Ends In Death In Black Hawk Township
Olehanson who was badly injured Thursday evening by a fall on a pitchfork in his barn died Tuesday morning at 7 at his Black Hawk township home. He remained conscious to the end and Monday evening gave the details of the accident while in the haymow after finishing a task.
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Hudson
Olehanson
Black Hawk Township
1913 Skirt Models Spark Fashion Reform And Peril
Discussion of the shift to 1913 waistline and peg top skirts predicts dramatic style changes with drastic reductions in material and a move toward plain, severe lines. The piece satirically notes risks of new designs and includes a separate tale of a fatal accident involving a pitchfork.
Veteran priest Mather King dies at 87 in hospital visit
Burlington reports the death of the Rev. Mather Thomas King aged 87 a long serving priest in the Davenport diocese Iowa He collapsed Monday night while visiting at St Francis hospital His last assignment was at Mount Pleasant Iowa
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Burlington
Mather Thomas King
Davenport
Iowa
St. Francis Hospital
Mount Pleasant
Railroad extension aims to reach Canadian border from Watertown
Des Moines reports George W. Seevers says a new company was formed to build the Minneapolis extension to the Canadian border, starting north from Watertown. Financing is arranged and work will begin soon as part of Edwin Srawley’s broader Mississippi valley north-south system, with Iowa receiving a large share of mileage.
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Des Moines
George W. Seevers
Minneapolis and St
Inspectors to Review Fort Madison Rail Shop Safety
A. Sanfiersen of Topeka will arrive soon to inspect safety conditions at the Fort Madison railroad shops and yards. He will advise on placing machine guards around danger points and improve overall shop safety in line with Santa Fe safety practices led by J. D. M. Hamilton, former Fort Madison resident and current Santa Fe claims attorney.
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Fort Madison
A. Sanfiersen
Topeka
Dle
Santa Fe
J. D. M. Hamilton
The
Iowans Living in Chicago Prepare for July 27 Picnic
Chicago hosts the second annual Iowa natives picnic at Jackson Park next Saturday July 27 with events to showcase former Hawkeyes now living in Chicago.
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Chicago
Jackson Park
Registration and flag award set for county grounds event
A registration of all people on the grounds will be made and a large flag awarded to the county with the largest proportional representation. Washington county won the flag last year. The Hawkeye Fellowship club directs the event with a committee led by Bb. L. Holton and J. G. Schaef er, J. C. Baird, Henry Meyer, Claude F. Baker, Cyrus K. Blake, Harry G. Colson, P. G. Gill, Guy Gurensey, R. Nowlan, Charles A. Wilson, Harry Sk. Wilkins, J. M. Bannister and H. W. Mowrs.
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Washington County
The
Hawkeye Fellowship Club
Bb. L. Holton
J. G. Schaefer
J. C. Baird
Henry Meyer
Claude F. Baker
Cyrus K. Blake
Harry G. Colson
P. G. Gill
Guy Gurensey
R. Nowlan
Charles A. Wilson
Harry Sk. Wilkins
J. M. Bannister
H. W. Mowrs
City Bus Link Car Phone Contact Ordered by Frank Rogers
Frank Rogers promises prompt attention to requests including car steel and number details. Phone line 589 listed for inquiries and leave orders.
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Frank Rogers
Steel
Hall's Catarrh Cure Alludes To Cash Reward In 1886 Notice
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each incurable catarrh case. The document, dated December 6, 1886, is witnessed by A. W. Gleason Notary Public in Toledo Ohio. The remedy is described as an internal tonic acting on blood and mucous surfaces.
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Licas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
A. W. Gleason
Hlall
Kr. J. Cheney & CO
Ohio
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STECK
Sters
Steck’s Jewelry Store
Chamberlain
Gale
Lemmon
Lemimon
Washington National Bank
Washington, Iowa
Canadian’ Northern Railway
Alberta
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
American Locomotive Company
Grand Trunk Pacific
Rocky Mountains
Ft. George
Jacksonville
Peoria
St. Louis
Springfield
Bessemer
Lake Erie
Lake Superior
Automobile License Bureau
Illinois
Peck & Thomas
Masonic
Outlook
Hold'n Heads Bureau
Wile Thave Towa Crop Bureau
Kells
Howard L
Rann
Chicago Towans
B. V. D. Union
C. M. & F. Clothing CO
State of
Russellh Miller Milling Company
North Dakota
W. A. Whiting
Boih
OWA Sas & Electric CO
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