Iowan who helped build the Monitor remembered
Monticello Iowa resident Hubert Toppling an 82 year old Irish born former boilermaker recalls his Civil War era work on the Union ironclad Monitor. He describes the ship's construction, wartime pride, and celebrations, noting cheerful living, morality, and a square dealing ethic. He later moved to Cascade and Richmond, working as a nurseryman and mason.
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Monticello
Iowa
Hubert Toppling
Uncla
Robert
Hoa
Ireland
America
New Jersey
New York
Monitor
Toppling
Jeff Davis
Jeff
Navy
Hampton Roads
Tam
Robert Toppling
Cascade
Richmond
Judge Dismisses Million Dollar Suit Against Western Union
Des Moines district court judge W H McHenry dismissed a $1,000,000 suit by Attorney General Byers for the state against Western Union Telegraph Co for failure to pay license fees. The ruling followed a U S Supreme Court decision involving Kansas.
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Des Moines
W. H. McHenry
Minister Plass Indicted in Postal Fraud Case
Rev Norman K Plass former head of Redeemable Investment Co Charlies H Brooks manager and John F Traphaden agent were indicted by a federal grand jury for using the mails to defraud Plass and Brooks were arrested after a raid. Traphaden was taken in.
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Plass
Washburn College
Kas
Northwest
British Columbia
Brooks
Ite
Boston
Mass
Norman K. Plass
Redeemable Investment Company
Charlies H. Brooks
John F. Traphaden
Federal Grand
Traphaden
Chief Justice White Surprises with Sharp Wit at Concert
In Washington on December 22 Chief Justice White arrived late to a concert and found his glasses missing. Mrs. White and a friend lent theirs but proved useless. He then asked Mrs. White to share her glasses and quipped that he could see through her eyes.
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Washington, D. C
Parents Locate Missing Youth Near Gowrie
Cedar Falls reports William Peck, a Mt. Vernon township farmer, found his 19 year old son George Peck in Gowrie Iowa after the boy had vanished since March 26. A letter to the father provided limited details and said the pair would ride the Illinois Central midnight train to Cedar Falls.
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Cedar Falls
William Peck
Mt. Vernon Township
Gowrie
Webster County
Iowa
George Peck
Kidney Health Ad Claims New Life For Mr Mayer
A Rochester man Mr Mayer says a kidney ache began with back pain and worsened daily. He credits Foley Kidney Pills with restoring energy and kidney function, claiming complete cure and renewed strength. Sold by all druggists.
Shippers in Northern Iowa Face Severe Car Shortage
Fort Dodge Iowa December 22 The car shortage across northern Iowa grows dire as elevator and stock shippers wait for railroad cars. Despite efforts by lines including Illinois Central to move 100 empty cars to Fort Dodge, loading totals rise to 1237 on Sunday versus 850 a year ago. G W Barry helps clear congestion while some lines report water shortages at several wells.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Illinoois Central
Tara
G. W. Barry
Dubuque
Fagle Grove
Ames
Jewell Junction
Gladbrook
Pauilna
Iowans Divorce To Be Repail?ed
A. D. Clarke of Algona recently secured a Nevada divorce, prompting family disputes long brewing. Mrs. Clarke fights the Nevada decree. Judge Quarton likely to travel to Nevada. Clarke, once Iowa legislator and Roosevelt elector, has lived in Minneapolis. family tensions center on wealth from land purchases during the Northwest boom.
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Algona
A. D. Clarke
Nevada
Clarke
Clarke Ana
F. L. Williams
Minneapolis
Iowa
Roosevelt
Northwest
Northern Pacific Railway
Fatal duel on stairs ends in barber’s death
In St Cloud Minnesota on December 22 a quarrel at a dance led to the death of Jack O’Brien, 36, a journeyman barber. Harry Albrecht, 26, restaurant owner, is charged with murder after shooting O’Brien on the hall stairs following a confrontation. Eye witness Cliff Baldwin reported the events. Albrecht’s parents are described as well to do. O’Brien was previously paroled from the St Cloud reformatory. A drug advertisement follows.
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St. Cloud
Minn
Equitable Lodge
Woodman Hall
Jack O'Brien
Harry Albrecht
Albrecht
O’brien
O'Brien
Cliff Baldwin
Ist. Cloud Reformatory
Manchester Receives 50000 Dollar Park Tract
Manchester Iowa gains a large public park land along the Maquoketa river as Senator R W Thrill and his wife plan to deed a 50000 dollar tract to the city. A permanent 40000 dollar improvement fund is set, with Thirrill directing future enhancements during his lifetime.
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Manchester
Maquoketa River
R. W. Thrill
Leity
Tirrill
Delaware County
Morehhan
Tirrill Park
Robbers Caught in Brush Rendezvous
Detectives captured Bob Brady Patty Gorman and George Martinson ringleaders of a safe blowing gang that terrorized Iowa towns. The rendezvous was in dense brush near Oskaloosa on December 22. Evidence of many crimes was found and a long sentence is anticipated.
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Oskaloosa
Bob Brady
Patty Gorman
George Martinson
Iowa
Governors list of public appointments due for senate approval
Governor B F Carroll plans early submission of several names for senate approval including three Board of Control members and three Board of Education members whose terms expire next July. Key figures listed include Gifford Robinson, Wade, Foster, Funk, Baker, and Foster, with terms ending between 1912 and 1916. The moves aim to avoid adjournment delays and reflect party shifts in education board control.
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Des Moines
Mec
General Assembly
B. F. Carroll
State Senate
Board of Control
Gifford
Robinson
Senate
Joh Wade
M. Bannister
Board of Parole
Stowe
C. W. Bouton
Board of Education
A. B. Funk
G. T. Baker
T. D. Foster
State Board of Educational Examiners
Seenator Wade
Thomas JD. Foster
Dr. Howe
Educational Board
Ames
Foley's Honey and Tar Inspires Quick Croup Relief
Coughing children prompt purchase of Foley's Honey and Tar at early signs of croup. The remedy is advertised as non opiate and available through all druggists, with warnings of night time danger and household preparedness.
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Foley
Boy Santa Claus Burned in Des Moines Christmas Show
Twelve year old Md Toepfer suffered serious burns to face and head when his Santa costume ignited from a candle during a Franklin school Christmas program. His teacher Miss Helen M. Park aided by students quickly extinguished the flames.
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Des Moines
MD Toepfer
Pauline Toepfer
Fourteenth Street
Santa Clause
Franklin School
Santa Claus
Helen M. Park
Twentieth Street
Missa Clark
J. F. McKitrick
Minister James Meclean Hamilton Publishes Travel Book
James Meclean Hamilton, United Presbyterian minister and father of Waterloo photographer J A Hamilton, writes a travel book Once Around the World. He dedicates it to a missionary son in India and a missionary daughter in India. He recalls hearing the earth is round and that three quarters of the surface is water with the rest land and aims to see for himself.
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James Meclean Hamilton
United Presbyterian
J. A. Hamilton
Waterloo
India
Tjaamiltan
Are You a Woman Cardus Praise From Mrs Ison
Mrs W H Ison of 1419 East Madison Street Baltimore Maryland describes years of female troubles followed by weight loss and weakness. She credits Cardus with her relief and urges other women with painful ailments to try it, stating any druggist can supply.
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Baltimore
W. H. Ison
East Madison Street
Cardus
Local author releases conversational history book
The noted writer now based in Avonmouth Tl. formerly Reinbeck and Albia has sent fifty copies to his son in Winterloo for Christmas presents. Books retail in this city for 76 cents though advertised at 31. Hamilton and Sherwood, 317 Fourth Street East, handle sales.
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Avonmouth
Reinbeck
Albia
Hamilton
Winterloo
Christiaias
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