Des Moines notes on railroads and civic plans
The Iowa railroad commission criticizes railroads for neglecting branch lines and car shortages during travel peaks. State audit checks reveal 17,760,481.19 in securities held by 18 companies. Ames Agricultural College delays budget talks until Dec 14 while other state institutions have submitted requests. Frederick S. Mordaunt sells his stake in the St Joseph Albany Des Moines project to an eastern syndicate, with completion date not fixed. Des Moines Woman's Club studies if club life affects birth rates, finding an average 2.3 children among 37 members. Public interest grows in municipal government under a commission system, with interest from Ottumwa, Des Moines, and other cities. discussions to form a unified plan continue.
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Iowa
Frederick S. Mordaunt
St. Joseph
Albany & Des
Ackley, Hubbard
Albany
McVey
Des Moines
Hill Lines
Galveston
Tex
General Assembly
James G. Berryhill
Merrvilll
Tens Rapids
Iowa Briefs Touch Court Verdicts And Local Incidents
A Harrison county jury found L W Brown of Missouri Valley guilty of unlawful liquor sales. John Farrell, 65, of Chariton, died after attempting suicide with a razor amid disappointment. Warfield Pratt Howell suit targets Michael Barthell over a $2300 guarantee. Jail explosion near Hamilton saved W J Davis from fatal injury. Ackley may receive a free $12000 to $15000 electric plant and waterworks. Mason City man Calvert escaped a cow attack aided by his dog Maude. Fort Dodge fraud case ends as a clairvoyant theft inquiry emerges. Rand will case ends with trustees gaining $100000 for Horace Rand Jr heirs. Nebraska-Iowa debate canceled pending contract. Polk county supervisor Mathis narrowly escapes streetcar crash. Keswick farmer Wm Shimmin dies after Northwestern train crash.
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Harrison County
State of
Iowa
L. W. Brown
Brown
Missouri Valley
John Farrell
Chariton
J. S. Wells
Charles Noble
Warfield-Pratt Howell Company
John S Barthell
Michael Barthell
Waukon
John Barthell
Weir & Barthell
Inwood
Warfield-Pratt-Howell Company
Davis
Ackley
Sity
John Rath
Rath
John Calvert
Mason City
Iit
Bossey
Maude
Onawa
Murrow
Polk County
Cedar Falls
F. W. McDowell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Sioux City
Falls City
Falls City, Neb. Finding the Rev. E. D. Blackmore
Tecumseh
Nebraska
Methodist Church
Blackmore
Rose
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Jay Long
Rand
Burlington
Smyth
John J. Fleming
Horace Rand
E. D. Rand
Fleming
Carrie Rand Herron
J. W. Blythe
Horace Rand, Jr
Mable Rand
H. S. Rand
Mathis
Walnut Street
Second
Scott Street
Wnh
William Shimmin
Keswick
Northwestern
Shimmin
Pat Crowe to face Iowa robbery charges in Council Bluffs
Iowa authorities announced Pat Crowe will stand trial in Council Bluffs on a street car robbery charge from July. If Nebraska Governor Mickey honors the Iowa requisition, Crowe will be moved from Omaha where he was recently acquitted of shooting a police officer but remains jailed on a kidnapping case. The hold-up occurred July 2 after an interurban car crossed the Missouri river bridge, with $12.10 taken from conductor John Ralph and small sums from two motormen. Police later arrested two ex-employees, who were acquitted, and suspicion then fell on Crowe based on his presence in the area. extradition papers rely on a superior court information.
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Des Moines
Pat Crowe
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Mickey
Nebraska
Crowe
Omaha
Cudahy
Missouri River
John Ralph
C. H. Leach
W. A. Matheson
Street Railway Company
J. J. Hess
Pottawattamie County
Nebraska divorce law not apply to Iowa marriages
Justice Gardiner ruled that the Nebraska six month remarriage ban cannot be enforced on marriages performed in Iowa. The case involved Mark A. Sweney charged with knowingly marrying another's wife after his wife Zenelia Ball, recently divorced from R. A. Ball, was wed in Council Bluffs.
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Omaha
Quits Iowa Operation Over Back Taxes
Des Moines December 12. Faced with aggressive tax collection in Council Bluffs, the Portland Gold Mining company will surrender its Iowa charter and reincorporate in Wyoming. Officials say the firm paid no Iowa taxes and balked at back taxes of around 40000, offering to pay 1905 duties only.
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Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Portland Gold Mining Company
Iowa
Wyoming
Cmpany
Fight in Fort Dodge Saloon Ends With Nose Bite
In Fort Dodge on December 9 Jake Song and Sam Pure fought in the White Star saloon. Pure bit Song’s nose off, a dog watching the melee ate the severed nose, and Song faces lifelong disfigurement. The dog escaped.
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Fort Dodge
Jake Song
Sam Pure
White Star
Pure
Song
Iowa Woman Inherits From Pittsburg Steel Magnate
Onawa Iowa Mrs May Oliver Holbrook inherits five thousand dollars from the vast estate of James B Oliver the Pittsburg Pa steel magnate who died at his home last week The will specifies the bequest is to the local widow as part of the generous disposition of the multi millionaire philanthropist's fortune.
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Iowa
Onawa
James B. Oliver
Pittsburg
May Oliver Holbrook
Oliver
Fred Comstock Exonerated in Clark Killing
In Cliinton on December 7 Fred Comstock was found not guilty on the charge of killing Alexander Clark an aged fisherman. The jury accepted Comstock plea of self defense after Clark intoxicated inside a saloon forced a fight and struck Comstock. Comstock struck back and Clark died from a fatal head impact.
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Fred Comstock
Cliinton
Alexander Clark
Comstock
Clark
Motive Found in Griswold Death Revealed
Des Moines reports the final chapter in the Griswold mystery as Grace Stockman admits a dual life with Griswold on Ridge street and Ingersoll avenue. Her disclosures outline a secret alliance with a hidden household and a motive for death by own action, tied to a looming divorce and financial strain.
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Des Moines
George R. Griswold
Grace Stockman
Griswold
Ridge Street
Arthur Stockman
Miss Stockman
Ingersoll Avenue
Omaha
Mercy Hospital
Robbery at Vincent Ends With Arrests in Fort Dodge
Ed Gorman and Tom Smith were arrested for a daring hold up in Vincent six miles east of Fort Dodge. Patrick O Connor, a leading merchant, was beaten and menaced while robbers forced entry to the store, shot the safe, and fled after chasing O Connor and his son.
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Fort Dodge
Ed Gorman
Tom Smith
Vincent
Patrick O’connor
O’connor
O'Connor
William McWilliams Sentenced to Hang in Independence
William McWilliams of Independence was sentenced to hang by Judge Platt after pleading guilty to killing his wife and five children with a hammer and butcher knife on November 22. The aged judge appeared deeply moved as a large crowd filled the Independence courtroom. the date of execution is set after one year.
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Waterloo
William McWilliams
Independence
Platt
McWilliams
Ottumwa School Board Bans Lootball Play
Ottumwa officials move to eliminate dangerous and objectionable features of Lootball. The school board acted at a meeting last evening to ensure students can participate in the game only with safer play under school sanction.
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Ottumwa
Lorimer Seeks 31 Million for Chicago Ship Canal
Representative Lorimer of Chicago asks Congress to appropriate 31 million dollars for a 14 100 channel from the drainage canal along the Des Plaines and Hamp River into the Mississippi and Gulf. He says the project would enable a new ocean going steamer to ply the Mississippi and connect with Great Lakes ports without transfer.
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Chicago
Washington
Lorimer
Congress
Desplaines
Hainois
Mississippi
Gulf
Mississopi River
Great Lakes
Congress Week in Review Highlights Senate and House Actions
The week features the Senate and House in session with readings of the president’s annual message, Panama canal funding debates, and investigations into national banks and campaign contributions. Key figures include Tillman, Lodge, Culberson, Gallinger, and Foraker as debates touch on tariffs, insurance, and political financing.
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Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Panama Canal
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Foraker
Gallinger
Merchant
Lodge
Culberson
Canal Commission
Serateo
Tillman
South Carolina
Platt
New York Investigating Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
National Bank Examiners
Panama Cana
Whitliams
Hepburn
Banks
Sesson
Mitchell
Oregon
Williams
Payne
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W. M. Lewis
State Agricultural College
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Ames
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Bradstreet
Jeter
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Mme. Grisl
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