Officials denounce false government guarantee ads by manufacturers
Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture condemned manufacturers who claim government guarantees for foods and drugs. He warned the public and advertisers that only the manufacturers’ serial numbers under the pure food and drug act establish responsibility and protect innocent dealers. The department will curb deceptive claims and enforce fair administration.
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Department
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
United States
Anese
New York
Poison on the Money Haunts Former Assemblyman
Former New Jersey Assemblyman Harry D. Leavitt of Trenton fell seriously ill from a tainted money infection. While serving as assistant cashier at Mechanics Bank, he handled bank notes daily and kept a wound on his right hand untreated after a penknife cut. The wound became infected, developing blood poisoning and brown poisoning, with his recovery now doubtful.
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Mank ‘Yeller
Harry D.leavitt
Trenton
N. J
Bia
Leavitt
Mechanics Bank
Standard Oil Guilty Verdict Sparks Prolonged Legal Battle
In Chicago, a verdict of guilty against Standard Oil is shown amid plans to press on through lengthy appeals. The defense argues only pre Violation of the Elkins act occurred in cent rate acceptance, while the government contends each car shipped formed a separate offense.
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United States District Court
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Boston Oil Tank Explosion Triggers $100000 Fire Loss
A Boston fire Tuesday followed an oil tank explosion causing about 100000 dollars in damage to the Commonwealth Oil, Borne-Schrymser, and Howe French firms. Several men suffered minor burns from the burning oil.
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Boston
Mass
Commonwealth Oi Company
Borne-Schrymser Company
Howe, French & Co
Rockefeller Pledges $296000 Gift to Baptist Missionary Union
Announcement Tuesday confirms John D. Rockefeller will contribute $296000 this year to support the American Baptist Missionary Union. The gift aims to fund union needs and expand missionary work.
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American Baptist Missionary Union
John D. Rockefeller
Oklahoma Convention Reconvenes After Month Adjournment
Oklahoma constitutional convention resumes work after a month’s adjournment to finish the proposed reconstitution of the state. The report notes the reconvened session and aims to complete its drafting and consideration of the new state framework.
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Okahoma
Oklahoma
Five hurt as derailment halts service near Durum N
A derailment near Durum N disrupted service at 8:40 on a Mir day night injuring five people, none seriously. Emergency crews responded as the line remained blocked and investigators began on the scene.
Vicim of Heart Disease Eckels Dies in Chicago
H. Eckhls a famed Chicago financier and president of Commercial National Bank died of heart disease in his bed Sunday. The death was discovered by his butler after hours of a telephone ringing. Dr. Frank S. Churchill warned the death likely occurred some time ago. Mrs Eckels and daughter Phoebe, 18, are in Paris awaiting cable to New York. Guests planned for a breakfast party included family members and friends.
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Chicago
Vicim
James H. Eckels
Commercial Nationial Bank
Mr. Eckels
Aateop
Hakals
Franks. C. Churchill
Relat Landis
Federi
Six Seamen Rescued From Ship Trinidad After Five Days Adrift
Among passengers arriving in New York Sunday night on the steamship Segurancia from Santiago and Nassau were six seamen of the British bark Trinidad. The Trinidad left Santa Cruz March 28 for New York with cedar and mahogany cargo. On April 2 she encountered a hurricane, lost masts and rudder, flooded hold and cabin, and the crew lacked food and water for five days. They were rescued by a small sponging schooner to Nassau. mate Quese said they chewed lead to stave off thirst.
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New York
Segurancia
Santiago
Cuba
Nassau
Trinidad
Santas Cruz
Mate Quese
Delmas Out of Thaw Case in Tombs Coverage
Former Thaw counsel Delmas withdraws from the case leaving Peabody and O'Reilly as current representatives. Barry Thaw spends a quiet day in the Tombs as his wife is barred from visiting by prison rules. No bail application will be made until counsel differences are settled and Thaw’s mother approves who remains on the case.
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Peabody and
O’reilly
Barry Thaw
Tombs
Flynn
Delmas
Messrs. Peabody
O'Reilly
Harry Thaw
Mexico quake devastates towns and kills many
A strong earthquake centered near Mexico City struck Monday, destroying the Mexican towns of Chilpancingo and Chilapa and threatening others. Official reports cite at least eleven dead and twenty seven injured, with ongoing shocks and panic as residents flee to open country.
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Qghilpancings
Mexico
Chilpancingo
Chilapa
Culipancingo
Meteorological Bureau
Mexico City
Brewers Renew Bid to Oust Liquor Firms in Kansas
Attorney General Fred S. Jackson asks Kansas Supreme Court to authorize appointing a receiver to take charge of the property of nine brewery companies and wholesale liquor houses seeking to halt their Kansas operations. Court to hear arguments next Monday on receivership as some dealers move property out of state.
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Fred S. Jackson
Supreme Court of Kansas
Supreme Court
Kanans
Kansas
East St. Louis Man Ends Life In Tragic Despair
An East St. Louis man, Charles Lous Hungarian, reportedly despondent after his wife left him, cut his throat with a razor and smoked cigars for hours before dying. Co workers recalled his distress over the departure and his habit of smoking as he faced death. In other news, Washington hosts the first annual meeting of the Ameri international Law Society on April 19 and 20 with speakers including Prof. Charles Noble Gregory and Rep. Bartholdt.
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East St. Louis
Charles Lous
Suj
Lousha
Eld
Washington
Charles-Noble Gregory
University of Iowa Law School
Bartholdt
Missouri
Denver Mint Officials Probe Gold Coin Fineness
Department heads of the United States mint in Denver Colorado and three government agents began an early audit of the mint’s coinage and annual settlements. The move follows a government report that Denver mint gold coins are under fineness and weight, prompting an inquiry into who is responsible for the discrepancy.
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Denver
United States Mint
Colo
Mob in Louisiana Lynching Attempt Misfires
Dispatches from Bunkie La report that a mob of whites attempting to lynch a negro prisoner misfired after the prisoner escaped. Several lynchers wounded themselves in the confusion. three whites injured and one expected to die.
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Louisiana
Bunkie
Fourth brush conference opens in London
The fourth conference between the premiers of Great Britain’s self governing colonies and the British colonial secretary opened recently in London under the presidency of the Earl of Ridin.
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Great Britain
London
Earl of Rigin
Austria Hungary Reach Key Financial Union Agreement
Newspapers report Austria and Hungary have finalized the essential terms of a financial union, outlining the core points of economic integration between the two realms.
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Austria
Hungary
Prominent Templar Dena Trank Jr. dies in Washington
Prominent Knight Templar Dena Trank Jr. of Michigan and general grand encampment leadership died in Washington D C on a Saturday event details incomplete.
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Promincet Templar Dena, Trank Jr. Thomas
Michigan
Washington, D. C
Consul George Roosevelt Dies in Brussels
The State Department received a dispatch announcing the death of Geo W Roosevelt consul general in Brussels. A cousin of President Roosevelt he was born in 1844 and served with distinction in the Civil War.
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George Roosevelt
State Department
Washington
Geo. W. Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Brussels
Thaw Case Counsel Service Notice to Supreme Court Clerk
Daniel O'Reailly Thaw's counsel served notice on the supreme court clerk on Monday to withhold exhibits from anyone claiming to be Thaw's counsel until the record of counsel is settled.
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Thaw
Daniel O'Reailly
The
Supreme Court
Haw
Smelter Strike In Topeka Region By 147 Workers
One hundred forty seven employees of the Prime Western smelter in Topeka Kan walked out Saturday opposing the hiring of Spaniards in the works. The strike disrupted operations and drew attention from local labor officials.
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O. 3
Tola
Kan
Japanese battleship Aki launched at Kure in 1920s era
The battleship Aki was launched on Monday at Kure, Japan. The 19,000 ton vessel features an armored belt eight to nine inches thick and will carry four 2 inch, twelve 20 inch and twelve 4.7 inch guns.
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Aki
Kure
Japan
Absinthe Sale Banned in Geneva Canton Referendum
A Geneva canton referendum ratified a law prohibiting absinthe sales by 7843 to 7081. Voters supported the measure in the regional vote.
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Geneva
Oden Township Hog Theft Suspects Captured in Guthrie County
Harry Renslow and Eliot Hood, alleged to be part of a long terrorizing gang, were jailed by Sheriff Hamilton after a chase from the Stoddard coal mine to the southern Guthrie county and later at a barn hideout. Hood and a partner reportedly stole hogs from Hagerty in Eden township, with a tramp alerting Hagerty to the plan. two thieves escaped as hogs were recovered, leaving the hogs and gear to Templeton unclaimed.
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Tip
Harry Renslow
Eliot Hood
Oden Township
Templeton
Hamilton
Messrs
Brown
Guthrie County
Renalow
Stoddard
Deer Creek
Hood
Hoodie
Hagerty
Eden Township
Mr. Hagerty
Advertises for a wife in Iowa Falls man seeks under eighteen
Pred Arney of Iowa Falls places a matrimonial ad in the local paper seeking a wife under 18. He is new to town, industrious, and says he has no bad habits but wants a partner for matrimonial life. Other items note a restaurant fire, a boy thief’s sentence, cataract surgery on curator Aldrich, and a Iowa Manufacturers meeting in Council Bluffs.
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Iowa
Pred Arney
Iowa Falls
Arney
Whit Honey
Is Chosen J D Harlan Assistant Curator in State History Dept
Fartun Is Chosen J. D. Harlan of Keosauqua Iowa named an assistant curator under a new law. He will relieve Curator Aldrich to pursue plans for enlarging the museum collections. Rooster Cause of Tackstaw Clyde Johnson tetanus death incident reported.
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Fartun
J. D. Harlan
Keosauqua
Wes
State Historical Department
Aldrich
Fortieth day of fast aids Webster City woman
Mrs Harriet M Closz of Webster City completes the fortieth day of a long fast to treat rheumatism. She has not eaten for forty days and lives on pure cold water, hoping to end all joint pain and regain health. Her physician notes a similar case of sixty five days. Mes Closz is described as a prominent infidel and free thinker.
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Harries
Harriet M. Clorz
Webster City
Dog Saves Life Of Lost Boy In Iowa
A four mile search near Oelwein ends with the unconscious 21 year old son of Mr and Mrs John Lauber found by the sheriff. A shepherd dog kept vigil over the boy, pulling at his torn garments to wake him and lead him along, guarding him until help arrived.
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Mn Ani
John Lauber
Oelwein
Vandalism youth Guilty in Waterloo Reform School Sentence
In Waterloo juvenile court Judge Arthur Elliott found Orville Jones and Willard Smith ages 14 and 16 guilty of forcibly entering West Side high school and the Carnegie library. They were sentenced to the reform school with suspension pending grand jury action and held on $1000 bonds. The Billiott boy's case was continued.
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Waterloo
Reform School
Arthur Elliott
Orville Jones
Willard Smith
West Side
Jones
Smith
Carnegie Library
Billiott
Drake resigns as Eldora Industrial School head
Col. L. D. Drake, superintendent of the Industrial School for Boys at Eldora, has resigned and the state board of control has accepted the departure. Board members offered no comment on the move, noting only that relations had not been entirely satisfactory. Drake first arrived in 1904 from Missouri where he led a boys reformatory and was widely regarded for his work.
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Drake
Eldora Institution
Col. L. D. Drake
Industrial School For Boys
Eldora
State Board of Control
Col. Drake
Missouri
Ten Months for Ansault in Crowell Assault Case
Owens, a young man from Creston, was sentenced by Judge Evang to ten months in Union County jail for brutal assault on W. F. Smock, an elderly Crowell resident, amid regret the sentence could not be penitentiary.
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Ansault
Kid Owens
Crowell
W. F. Smock
Creston
Evang
Owens
Union County
Baby smothered to Death in Ida Grove Home
The seven month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Wimner Weilst of Ida Grove was found dead in bed by the mother at dawn. Officials say the infant was in perfect health at bedtime and the death is believed accidental smothering during the night. Eleanor Graves six years old of Plymouth suffered fatal burns lighting a match yesterday.
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Mra. Wimner Weilst
Ida Grove
Ohi
Eleanor Graves
A. M. Graves
Plymouth
Yetepplig
Opening Day Signals Baseball Season 1907 Across Major Leagues
Opening games across the nation drew thousands as Chicago Cubs and other powerhouses started the season amid cold weather and strong crowds. Teams like the Athletics and Boston staged long contests while Detroit’s Lajoie and the Tigers impressed, and Washington lost to Clark Griffith’s Giants.
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St.Louis
Chicago
Willie Sox
Giants
Gan
Philadelphia
Detroit
Napoleon Lajoie
Tigera
Athletics
Bostona
Boston
Cincinnati
Cincionati
Pirates
Washington
Senators
Clark Grifith
Rail wage hikes and fleet upgrades reshape US rail plans
Reports from Chicago note the Pennsylvania Railroad sets to raise wages by 10 percent and expands the pension fund from 390000 to 600000. The Taleborough Transit reports 2008 subway and elevated riders at 420,802,898, up 64 million. Courts challenge state freight cap laws while a Pennsylvanian plan outlines replacing wooden cars with all steel stock at a cost near 30 million dollars. Western lines delay schedules until June 8 amid a wider rider and rate-cutting dispute involving six major systems.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Taleborough Rapid Transit Company
York City
United States
Clrcult’ Court
Montgomery
Ala
Pennsylvania Railroad Management Higa
New York Tunnel
Pullman Company
Audh
Anil’ Og
Alon Pasifle
Ottha Aid Ig
Uwaton Pacific
Rock Island
Northweatern
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Agresmaut
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Fort Madison Penitentary
Cornell Bluffs
Charles Aldrich
Eleanor Moore Hospital
Boone
Allison
Dubuqua
Manufacturers Lo
Manufacturers’ Association of Towa
Council Bluffs
Council Glutts Commercial Club
Rooster
Clyde
J. G. Johnson
Clarion
Dog Saves
Chinas
Quits Industrial School
Towa
C. Minkler
Nevada
Iowa State College
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Biilke
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Cedar Rapids
Ordar Rapids
James Yuill
Cedar Naptda
Shivertig
Oloke
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