Iowa rail rate hike looms as state hearing planned
Des Moines reports Interstate rail rates up prompt a petition for a 3.9 percent intrastate increase to match new interstate scales. The Iowa Railroad Commission will hear the request at the state house with all three commissioners and railroad representatives in attendance. They seek parity with out of state traffic and note wage awards prompting the move.
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Des Moines
Iowa Commission
State House
Owa
John A. Gusher
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Man of 70 is given five years for horse theft
Edgar Manuel Martin, 70, confessed to horse theft and was sentenced to five years at Fort Madison penitentiary. He pled guilty to grand larceny after requesting an immediate hearing, as authorities pursued the missing team from Peter Thompson of Badger.
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Bassett
Valley Junction
Fort Dodge
Edgar Manuel Martin
Fort Madison
Wright
Martin
Gabrielson
Peter Thompson
Badger
Mahoney
Bassatt
Eight Skeletons Found on Farm at Spirit Lake
Eight skeletons were uncovered on the Harry H. Polk farm four miles from Spirit Lake Iowa. They lie in a box awaiting identification with workmen suspecting they are Native American remains. Doctor Ugar Harlan of the state history department may visit to examine.
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Spirit Lake
Harry H. Polk
Ugar Harlan
State Department of History
H . Weaver
Trace of Early Settlement at Spirit Lake
On Testonkah park near the lakes lies the Park estate. Yeeatonkah park was first owned by a mapper named Marble, the initial settler with his wife, who moved to Spirit Lake from Jinn county. He was killed by Indians in the massaa.
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Testonkah Park
Yeeatonkah Park
Marble
T le
Spirit Lake
Jinn County
Diamond Dyes Promote Safe Material Dyeing
Advertises Diamond Dyes with bold directive to use the product for dyeing without streaks. Claims easy directions in the package and urges insistence on the Diamond Dyes brand.
Freezone advertised for corn relief
A vintage advertisement claims Freezone instantly relieves aching corns with a tiny bottle sold by druggists for a few cents. It promises no soreness or irritation and notes the product removes hard corns soft corns and corns between toes or calluses using fingers after lifting.
Fragmentary report of detainment and home stead action
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a person named Mead of Peterson in Clay County taking a homestead and causing fear. The text references a wife taken prisoner and mentions the person being away at the time.
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A. Sl. Mead
Peterson
Clay County
Mead
Meo
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