Tidal Wave Destroys Corpus Christi After Week of Northeast Wind
A 15 foot tidal surge flooded Corpus Christi during a week of northeast wind. B D Stave My former Des Moines newspaperman and Corpus Christi editor says the storm caused millions in damage but the town will recover with seawalls and elevated streets. Water reached 49 inches in one house and business districts suffered mostly from floating debris and broken plate glass.
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Corpus Christi
B.D. Stave
Des Moines
Evening Times
Corpus Carls
Galveston
Bay
Ours
Towa to Exhibit at Hay and Grain Show
Iowa to showcase at Chicago international grain and hay show in November. Dean C. F. Curtiss of Town State college leads the effort with $10,000 in premiums from the Chicago Board of Trade. Exhibits include corn oats wheat and hay with prizes from first to smaller sums and a northern latitudes competition against neighboring states.
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Ames
Iowa
Chicago
Dean C. F. Curtiss
Town State College
Chicago Board of Trade
Nebraska
Vlvania
Ohio
Indiana
Jowa Corn Growers’ Association
Jowa
Chirag
Corn Husking Prices Set by County Association
County corn husking prices discussed at a Marshali meeting. Last year's rates of 6 and 7 cents at elevators and 7 cents elsewhere are expected to prevail this season. Husker asks are about 10 cents per bushel in other regions.
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Marshali
Shall County Arn Association
Polk County High Price Probe Finds No Price Fixes
Des Moines reports the Polk county grand jury found no evidence of price fixing in the high cost of living probe. The final report notes many cases of alleged violations were reviewed, with no combinations to fix prices proven. Indictments totaled thirty, including large-scale charges, with focus on police, river freight, and experimental factors. The government’s towboat and barge program for Mississippi River freight is described, envisioning lower transport costs to New Orleans and benefiting coal and ore movement. The article also discusses a contested will and possible misunderstandings over beneficiaries and codicils.
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Des Moines
Polk County Grand Jury
Priess Altha
Maussippi Valley
Alississippi
St. Lows
Mississippi
New Orleans
Congress
Day night ptomaine poisoning hospital admission
A man fell ill with ptomaine poisoning after attending the state fair meal. His condition worsened over a few days and he was taken to Eleanor Moore hospital where doctors described him as not seriously endangered at the time but in need of care.
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Eleanor Moore Hospital
Fletcher's Castoria claims and physician endorsements
The text defends Fletcher's Castoria, arguing physicians support its virtues and that imitators exist in stores. It asserts the genuine Castoria is the product Mr. Fletcher honestly advertised and expects fair reward for public trust.
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Fletcher
Freight traffic on Upper Mississippi seen at large scale
A report notes significant freight movement on the Upper Mississippi with three steamer boats and a lake barge bound for Minneapolis. The vessels carry iron and were recently built by a Dubuque company, with windings remaining and additional barge capacity planned.
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Upper
Mississippi
Tybee
Get
Dubuque Toar & Roller Works
Minneapolis
Diamond Sunburst Will Two Beneficiaries Asked For Court Decision
A Burlington Burlington estate case states the Diamond Sunburst valued at thousands is willed to two persons, Mrs. Louisa Mpstein and Carrie Wieher of New York, with executors filing to determine which beneficiary holds rights and who will inherit. The court will settle the competing claims of the two named heirs, one from New York and the other from Burlington, regarding the disposition of the diamond.
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Burlington
Qet
Louisa Mpstein
Carrie Wwieher
New York
Dizer
Demented Farmer Fatally Harmed Wife Then Killed Self
Ed Buss, a mentally unbalanced Oakland man, fatally struck his wife with a hammer and cut his own throat yesterday. He had previously attempted to harm his wife and was living with his son in law.
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Oakland
Ed Buss
Jie
Poematise Poisoning Fatal in Roane County
Roane County records a fatal poisoning in October. The deceased is Bl Jennings, a longtime local farmer known in the area. Further details on the case and official actions were not immediately available.
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Roane
O. BL
Jennings
How Much Tobacco Will My Heart Stand
An advertisement extols Nicotol as a cure for tobacco addiction, claiming the heart bears a limit to tobacco use and urging quitting. It cites doctors and a Johns Hopkins physician, pledges a money back guarantee, and lists Wangler Bros and B. W. Struneman as retailers in the city.
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Gruduy
Lwo
Sugut
Conner
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Jim
Wangler Bros
B. W. Sthuneman & Coasement
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