Steamer Sirus Hits Shoal Drowning Seven In St Lawrence
Massena New York seven passengers drowned when the steamer Sirus struck a shoal eight miles below Massena capsized and threw 75 aboard into the water. Four bodies recovered include Hattie and Nellie Parker Ada Dewey and Floyd Hackett. Some passengers aided by companions reached the overturned hull as picnickers and motor boats joined to rescue many.
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Massena
N. Y
St. Lawrence
Sirus
Hattie
Nellie Parker
Ogdensburg
Ada Dewey
Floyd Hackett
Cornwall
Ogsdenburg
International Park
Editor mobbed by enraged women in Westville incident
Danville editor Frank H Guthneck of the Record was mobbed by women angered by references to them in the paper. After his spectacles were smashed he drew a revolver and fled to a friend’s home demanding sheriff protection. Guthneck’s daughter and her escort were briefly jailed for loitering as tensions rose with village officials.
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Danville
Frank H. Guthneck
The
Record
Westville
Guthneck
State Creamery Dedicated in Albert Lea Minnesota
The first Minnesota state creamery, owned and operated by the commonwealth, was dedicated in Albert Lea. Gov. Eberhart delivered the keynote address as an automobile parade led by women staged the event. A bottle of buttermilk was broken on the cornerstone during the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea
Minn
Minnesota
The
Commonwealth
Eberhart
Rates Reduced in New York Commutation Fares
Interstate Commerce Commission finds railways fares reasonable overall for commutation travel to and from New York City. The Pennsylvania Railroad faces excessive rates and is ordered to reduce its commutation fares. The decision affects major lines operating in and out of New York City.
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Washington
New York City
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad
Masked robbers steal $600 in Meadville saloon hold up
In Meadville Meade County three masked gamblers entered a saloon and shot one man, Martin Sinnech, likely fatally as he moved to resist. The others fled with about $600 left on the table as the robbers escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte, Mont
Meadville
Martin Sinnech
Millionaire operator wounded in knife attack
Somerset Pennsylvania Daniel Zimmer man, a millionaire coal operator and ranch owner, is in serious condition from knife wounds inflicted by Antonio Sicilian, a foreigner. Sicilian is jailed on a $5,000 bond, charged with intent to kill.
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Somerset
Psa
Daniel
Zimmerman
Antonio Sicilian
English aviator killed in Brooklands flight
London. Germanid Napier, a young English aviator, was killed while in the air with a passenger at Brooklands. His companion was uninjured.
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London
Germanid Napier
Brooklands
Sioux City Live Stock Market Quotation Highlights
Sioux City Tuesday live stock quotations show top beef cattle at 6.45 and top hogs at 6.80 per hundredweight. Strong demand noted for graded lots and steady trading across classes with prices carrying as market action continues.
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Sioux City
Wakefield carnival set for August with sports and bands
Wakefield Nebraska schedules a three day carnival from August 24 to 26 featuring Bloomfield First Regiment band Walter Savage shows and daily ball games plus various sports and attractions.
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Wakefield
Neb
Bloomfield First Regiment
Walter Savage
Pitcher McKee Suspended Over Reporting Silence
Des Moines Iowa is the scene where pitcher McKee, who said he would rather be an outlaw than play for Pa Higgins, is suspended by Higgins for his failure to report. The incident highlights tensions between Higgins and players in the local baseball setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgins
Des Moines
McKee
Happenings That Are Making History This Week
Severe criticism of the Supreme Court marks Senator Owen of Oklahoma urging a bill for election and recall of federal judges. The Lorimer committee widens hearings in Washington for a week or ten days, then a six week recess. The Senate passes a wool bill by La Follette cutting raw wool duties to 35 percent ad valorem and proportionally reducing wool manufactures duties.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Owen
Oklahoma
United States
Senate
Lorimer Investigation Committee
Washington
Chicago
United States Senate
la Follette
Wisconsin
Plan to distribute stock under rule of reason clarified
Domestic H C Folger of Standard Oil announces in a formal stockholders statement a plan to distribute stock of subsidiary companies to comply with the Supreme Court rule of reason. The dissolution of the trust to occur about December 1.
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H. C. Folger
Standard Oil Company
Supreme Court of the United States
Arnold family travels to Italy in search for missing daughter
In New York, Mr and Mrs Francis R Arnold, parents of Dorothy Arnold who vanished December 12, have left for Italy, saying the trip aids their search. Also reported is Frank H Lemon resigning as deputy warden at Leavenworth after a Wickersham led probe.
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New York
Francis R. Arnold
Dorothy Arnold
Italy
Federal Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kan
Frank H. Lemon
Wickersham
Department of Justice
Iowa Telephone to Extend Lines in Southern Territory
Des Moines reports Iowa Telephone will extend toll service by building pole lines from Bloomfield to Leon and from Chariton to Lineville, intersecting Corydon, bringing Adel Numa Seymour Promise City Allerton Clio and Lineville into Des Moines reach. New copper circuits will improve Chariton Corydon Centerville Moulton Bloomfield. A pole line also links Ottumwa to Burlington.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Telephone Company
Rock Island
Allerton
Bloomfield
Leon
Chariton
Lineville
Corydon
Adel
Numa
Seymour
Promise City
Clio
Centerville
Moulton
Ottumwa
Burlington
Mammoth lumber raft arrives on the Mississippi
In Dubuque last evening the Seipple Lumber Co. received a mammoth raft of 2,500,000 feet of white pine. The giant load, rebuilt from Stillwater Minnesota after a five day voyage, stretched 380 feet long and 150 feet wide, reviving memories of old river days.
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Dubuque
Seipple Lumber Company
Stillwater
Minn
Hedgewood Bly wins grand river weight handicap pace
Hedgewood Bly carried seven pounds to victory in 2.02% at the Grand Rapids first grand circuit meet final day. St Croix Johnstone set endurance records in Mineola by flying 4 hours 1 minute 52 seconds for a five mile course. Penisa Maid, winner of Transylvania 1909, died at Grand Rapids after recent sale to R J McDonald of Winnipeg for about 26000 dollars.
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Hedgewood Bly
Grand River
Grand Rapids
Mich
St. Croix Johnstone
Chicago
Mineola
N. Y
Penisa Maid
Lexington
R. J. McDonald
Winnipeg
Treasure chest found by Bell Plaine Frank Bobinet
While excavating the lot where the Catholic church once stood, Bella Plaine and Frank Bobinet uncovered a tin chest buried below the surface containing over 3000 in gold silver and paper money. Authorities suspect Father Demment a Catholic priest drowned near Chelsea Iowa six to eight years ago hid the loot.
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Bella Plaine
Frank Bobinet
Father Demment
Chelsea
Iowa
Woodburn Man Procures License for Unusual Wedding
In Osceola a license was issued Monday to J. W. Terhune age 68 to wed Rosa May age 14 by County Clerk W. Morrow. They reside near Woodburn. Terhune was formerly a prominent stock trader.
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Woodburn
Osceola
J. W. Terhune
Rosa May
W. &. Morrow
Terhune
Kendall Announces $100000 Post Office Bill
Representative Kendall of the Sixth District announces introduction of a bill to appropriate 100000 dollars for constructing a new post office at the corner of Broad Street and Fifth Avenue after the government accepts the site.
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Kendall
Grinnell
United States
Broad Street
Fifth Avenue
Sixth Congressional District
Iowa Woman Inherits Million Dollar Estate Trust
Pleasantville Mrs William Linda Moode wife of a farmer has fallen heir to the estate of her uncle W H Gardner of Carlisle Kan. The estate is left in trust to her and comprises property valued at a million dollars. She will get only the income. The estate is large in lands near Kansas City and Wichita.
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Iowa
Pleasantville
William Lindamoode
Carlisle
Kan
Kansas City
Wichita
Pelzer Named Assistant Professor at Iowa State University
Iowa City announces the election of Prof. Louis Pelzer of Montana State Normal as assistant professor of American history at the State University of Iowa. Pelzer hails from Atlantic Iowa and graduated from the University of Iowa in 1907.
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Pelzer
Iowa City
Louis Pelzer
Montana State Normal
State University of Iowa
Atlantic
Iowa
University of Iowa
Sentinel Quits as Carroll Sentinel Merges With Herald
The Carroll Sentinel will cease publication after August 8 and be absorbed by the Herald and Times. The Sentinel has operated since 1875. Former State Representative C. C. Coable, the editor, has not announced future plans.
Des Moines Hero Stops Runaway Horse Rescues Woman
Carl Hoquist restrained a bridleless hearse runaway, pulling the horse to its knees with sheer force to save Mrs. George Smith, wife of an East Des Moines grocer, from injury after a dramatic public incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Carl Hoquist
George Smith
Farmer Killed In Runaway Near Washington
Willis Wagner a well known farmer living south of town was killed when his team bolted throwing him from the wagon as he was returning home from a farm about one and one half miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Willis Wagner
Auto Upsets Hurting Two Near Swaledale
In a crash near Swaledale a car rolled over injuring J. E. Hansen with a broken leg and arm plus internal injuries and H. D. Mason with a broken arm and severe bruises. Both are noted Clear Lake real estate dealers.
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Mason City
Swaledale
J. E. Hansen
H. D. Mason
Clear Lake
Longs Farm Milk House Fire Injures Robert Long
Lightning struck the Long farm milk house trapping Robert Long inside. His clothing tore from his body and caught fire. He managed to extinguish the flames with his hands but sustained severe burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Long
Hampton
Long Farm
Hobert Long
Prominent Mason George A. Turner Funeral in Waterloo
Funeral for George A. Turner 63 a leading Mason in Iowa was held in Waterloo with attendance from Masons statewide. Turner served as past grand high priest of the Royal Arch Masons of Iowa.
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Waterloo
George A. Turner
Iowa
Royal Arch Masons of
Manilla to Have Homecoming and Address by Senator Kenyon
The speakers committee reports Senator Kenyon has accepted the invitation to deliver the opening address at Manilla’s quarter centennial home-coming. The event will be held September 6, 7 and 8 with the town gathered for the anniversary.
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Manilla
Kenyon
Williamsbug Pioneer Dead
Williamsburg report confirms Richard W. Thomas aged 82 died at his residence. He was a longtime farmer near town for about forty years and accumulated notable wealth through prudent management.
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Williamsburg
Richard W. Thomas
Plan for Mason City Fire Station Erection
Plans for a solid concrete two story fire station 66 by 44 feet have been submitted to the Mason City city council for approval. Estimated cost ranges from 50 000 to 75 000 dollars.
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Mason City
Notable figures attend varied 1910s events across the nation
Personal news from Yonkers reports Clara Morris regaining eyesight under a European specialist. Seven hundred jewelers convene in Richmond for their annual gathering. Knights of Columbus open their Detroit convention with delegates from multiple regions. English publicity men attend the Associated Advertising Clubs in Boston. Martin O'Brien, longtime White House guard, dies in Washington. An alleged killer in Richmond, West Virginia, rejects a life-for-life offer from a stranger for $5,000. Booker T. Washington addresses the National Colored Teachers Association criticizing “high toned negro teachers.”
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Richmond
National Association
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Normal and Industria School
Tuskegee
National Colored Teachers’ Association
Smith Sues Cedar Rapids & Marion Railway for 15000
George H. Smith files a suit against the Cedar Rapids and Marion City Railway Company seeking 15000 damages after being struck by a street car while bicycling over a bridge in Cedar Rapids.
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Sues Railway Company
Cedar Rapids
George H. Smith
Cedar Rapids & Marion City Railway Company
Jowan to Teach In India Corning
Prof. Ross L. Wilson former Corning academy teacher sails for India and accepts an instructor post at a college in Lahore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jowan
India
Corning
Ross L. Wilson
Corning Academy
Lahore
Boone Bank Opens and Explains Postal Savings System
Boone-Boone’s postal savings bank opens in town. An official from the post office department visited the local staff to explain the new savings system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone Bank
Boone—Boone’s Postal Savings Bank
Afi
Post Office Department
Grief for Child Leads to Death Near Oskaloosa
Mrs. Edward Garring wife of a prominent farmer living northeast of Oskaloosa committed suicide by taking carbolic acid after grief over her child. The tragedy underscores the strain of bereavement in rural families and highlights the peril of chemical poisons in domestic settings.
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Oskaloosa
Edward Garring
District Postmasters Meet Planned in Marshalltown
A call has been issued for a meeting of Third and Fourth class postmasters in Marshalltown on August 8 and 9. The district gathering aims to discuss regional post office operations and service matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yall By & Man
Middle West
Marshalltown
Lightning Burns German Church Near Truesdale
A German church east of Truesdale in Buena Vista county was struck by lightning during a local thunderstorm and burned to the ground. The loss is estimated around $4,000.
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Spencer
Truesdale
Buena Vista County
Farmers in central towa expect good crop after dry spell
Farmers in central towa report winter wheat yields averaging twenty five bushels an acre and consume about forty bushels, believing the dry season will be manageable. They see no crop failure in towa or Marshalltown as winter wheat profits and food supply look relatively secure for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Marshalltown
Dragged Three Blocks in Hopkinton Incident
Bad bruises were sustained by H. B. Still when a team of branches bolted as he climbed into his buggy. Still was dragged three blocks before his shoe snapped free and released him.
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Hopkinton
H. B. Still
Still
State Tennis Play Opens Aug 14 Des Moines
The Iowa Lawn Tennis association announces its sixth annual tennis tournament to be held on the Golf and Country club courts in Des Moines from August 14 to 19 inclusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Lawn Tennis Association
Golf and Country Club
Thomas Gray Dies in Auto Crash Near Britt
Mason City reports Thomas Gray influential capitalist and politician from Wesley, brother of the late WH Ham Gray of Clear Lake, died instantly in an automobile accident near Britt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Grey
Mason City
Thomas Gray
Wesley
Whham Gray
Clear Lake
Britt
Prominent Miner Missing Since June at Des Moines Meet
Centerville coal miner Sam Cruse attended a state miners meeting in Des Moines in June and has not been seen since. His wife is making a four for search efforts and asks for information.
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Centerville
Sam Cruse
Des Moines
Vaudeville Artist Drowns in Mississippi River
J. W. Connolly a 27 year old well known vaudeville performer playing at the Empire theatre in Fort Madison drowned in the Mississippi River. The accident occurred while he was in the vicinity of the river. Police and local authorities investigated the incident. The community mourns the loss of a popular entertainer.
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Mississippi
Fort Madson
J. W. Connolly
The
Empire
Mississppi
Oats Yield Record Reported by H L Orcutt
The highest oats yield in the neighborhood is reported by H L Orcutt at fifty one bushels per acre. The record stands as the best in local farming notes for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
H. L. Orcutt
Famous Keokuk Saloon Quis Surrenders License
Theo Hultz proprietor of a well known Keokuk saloon surrendered his license after enticement by a democratic politician Tim Hickory and instructed his attorney to dismiss the injunction suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Theo. Hultz
Tim Hickory
Scalp Torn From Head In Lumber Yard Accident
Charles Gutterman of Garner fell from a lumber pile cap and lost his scalp from the side and top of his head. He was missing for four hours before being found and treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Charles Gutterman
Garner
Patent Medicines Shock Iowa Dealers Face Crackdown
Des Moines reports reveal patent medicines sold by itinerant vendors contain dangerous levels of alcohol chloroform and opium. A cough remedy lists 15 percent alcohol and nearly 2 grains of opium per ounce. A tuberculosis product carries 10 grains of opium per ounce while a pain remedy shows 72 percent alcohol and opium. State officials urge stopping production amid prosecutions threats. prices far exceed cost to produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Pharmacy Commission
Iowa
Moore
Warden defends Fort Madison prison conditions
Warden J C Sanders rejects reports of vermin in Fort Madison State Penitentiary. He cites old cell house sanitary limits, notes modern cell house forthcoming, and places parole policy with the state board. He asserts widespread claims are unfounded and presses for a favorable comparison to similar institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanders
Ft. Madison
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
J. C. Sanders
State Board of Parole
State Stops Use of Old Beat Up Measures
W B Barney dairy and food commissioner says old battered measures used by produce sellers have largely been replaced after Inspector Van De Bogart led a month long crackdown. The department collected many damaged measures and found some held only about one third their intended capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Barney
Dairy and Food Commissioner
van de Bogart
Dairy and Food Department
Inspector van de Bogart
Government After Iowa Central Railway Petition Filed
Federal court yesterday heard a petition seeking damages of 7500 dollars from the Iowa Central Railway. It is alleged the railroad employed fifteen workers for more than sixteen hours without rest, in violation of a recent act. A fine of 500 dollars was attached in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Central
Iowa Central Railway
Would Put Ban On Ro The Roller Towel Crusade
State health officers warn against the sanitary risk of the inoffensive appearing roller towel found in depots hotels and on trains. They claim towels harbor germs and urge action to ban or regulate these items to protect travelers in all carriages and waiting rooms.
Moon Law Case Heard In Sioux City In Berger V Dilly
Iowa Attorney General Cosson argued in Sioux City for the state in Berger v Dilly sheriff Woodbury County to test the moon law and number of saloons allowed. He said county attorneys asked for guidance but he would wait for the supreme court's final construction before advising action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Cosson
Sioux City
Berger Vs. Dilly
Woodbury County
Iowa
Supreme Court of
Supreme Court
Iowa railroad valuation dispute cited by state official
State railroad commissioner Clifford Thorne challenges the executive council's railroad property valuation. He argues actual physical valuation should be the basis of taxation, noting the council's figure of 267,653,680 versus a 1904 national government estimate of 344,847,000 and a 76,993,320 gap in favor of railroads. He cites 1909 road and equipment cost at 42,848,080.05 and says returns include proportional figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Thorne
State Executive Council
Iowa
Executive Council
Iowa Commission
Action Against Railway for Animal Care Violation
The United States seeks $500 from the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway in federal court, alleging violation of animal care laws during transport. The government requires unloading for rest and water after twenty-eight hours. The complaint claims a carload of horses from Chicago to Moravia, Iowa was kept without water for fifty-six hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railway
Sait
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
United States
M. L. Temple
Osceola
Catte
Milwaukee
Chicago
Thomas Massman
Moravia
Towa
Noura
Railway water tanks under health scrutiny
Secretary Sumner of the state board of health is alerted to alleged unsanitary conditions of drinking water tanks on railway trains and in depots. Claims say the cans interiors are filthy and, despite passengers using their own cups, they may contract diseases from impure water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
State Board of Health
Eight Assistant State Veterinarians Named by Governor
The offices of Governor Carroll announced the appointment of eight assistant state veterinarians. Named recipients include Hy, McRoberts, Columbus Jimelson, Pp a Button, Cresca, H P Dodge, D 12 Johnson, Centerville, RL Flint Mt. Pleasant, Thomas Gidley Malvern, JL W Russell Anamosa, and F Ballard Sibley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
McRoberts
Columbus
Jimelson
Pp. A. Button
Cresca
H. P. Dodge
Clarkesville
Johnson
Centerville
RL Flint
Mt. Pleasant
Thomas Gidley
Malvern
JL. W. Russell
Anamosa
F. Ballard
Sibley
New Iowa Corporations Formed and Miner Earnings Report
Secretary of State records show new filings: Barnes City Savings Bank Barnes City capital stock 15001 The Grover Warmers Elevator Company Craver capital stock 10000 The Manning Martin Company of Des Moines capital stock 50000 Iowa Miners Earned Large Sum Des Moines mining district log shows 124964 work days in 1910 with average wage about 3 - earnings for the district around 3727924 dollars based on coal output and state mine inspectors data
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Hayward
Barnes City Savings Bank
Barnes City
Grover Warmers’ Elevator Company
Craver
Manning Martin Company
Des Moines
State
National Bureau of Mines and Mining
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Yonkers, N. Y
the Knights of Columbus
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W. Va
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