May Place Fee On Stocks In Large Revenue Bill
Washington reports that the $200 million revenue measure dominates Senate and House caucus discussions as Congress nears completion. When the shipping and naval bills pass, total appropriations may exceed $1.7 billion, surpassing last session’s record by about $600 million, with $1.387 billion in regular supply and $90 million more for special purposes plus $207 million in contract authorizations.
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Cuton News
Washington
D. C
House of the Senate
Congress
Grief Stricken Student and Fiance Die in Tragic Dual
Dorothy Ellsworth, popular state university coed, poisons herself after grief over fiance Shade Fossler, Lincoln State Journal assistant city editor. Fossler dies at local hospital after brief illness. The couple planned marriage once she completed her studies. Fossler was a widely respected journalist with a bright future.
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Dorothy Ellsworth
Lincoln
Ned
Dorothy Elsworth
State University
Father Bioletti Killed Frontline After Joffre Appeal
U S Divine Father Bioletti formerly of California died in France after volunteering for frontline duty against army rules his appeal to General Joffre was granted. Born 1878 in Lyons France he studied in Rome earning theology licentiate before serving in hospital work in the rear for fifteen months.
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U.S
Baltimore
Niczier M. Blolett
California
France
St. Mary's Seminary
Paris
Bro’ Ietti
Joffre
Bioletti
Lyons
Rome
Paler Plows Up Silver Bars Believed Spaniard Loot
Palmer, a farmer near Nacona Texas, plowed up silver bars on his farm. Estimates place their value between 100000 and 280000 dollars. He plans to send the bars to the Denver mint for analysis. Believed to be left by Spaniards in the 16th or 17th century during retreat from Mexican attacks.
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Nacona
Tex
Palmer
Denver
Gen Garcia Killed and Nortoni Resigns
Gen Le wange with constitutional troops chases Villlatas near Durango and Prealdlo report Garcia killed and many followers slain. Judge Nortoni resigns from St Louis Court of Appeals to join the national Democratic campaign committee, noted as a progressive figure and four years prior Missouri governor candidate.
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Obihuehue Ity
Mex
le Wange
Villiata Banis
Durango
Trevina
Alberto Garcia
Prealdlo
Nortoni
St. Louia
aAlbert D. Nortoni
St. Louis Court of Appeals
National Democratic Campaign Committee
Progress Oy
Mia‘ourk
Decree Aims Penalty for Strikers Paralyzing City
Copies of El Pueblo in Mexico City publish a decree by Fire to Chief Carranza calling for the passing penalty against strikers who paralyzed the capital with a general electric strike. The decree evokes strong measures against those involved.
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Ela Paso
Carranza
Mexico City
General Electric
el Pueblo
Grounded Vessel Ties Up Panama Canal Passage
San Francisco report to the Merchants' Exchange notes the first vessel to ground in the Panama canal. The British steamer Ilford, en route from Bahia Blanca to Atlantic ports, grounded in the canal area and had its nitrate cargo lightened amid the delay.
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San Francisco
Panama Canal
Ijs
Russians Occupy Stanislau in Galicia Action
Russian troops have occupied Stanislau, a key railway center south of Lemberg and capital of Galicia, consolidating control in the Petrograd theater of war as forces advance eastward.
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Stanislaw
Petrograd
Stanislau
Weilway
Lamberg
Galicia
World War Fronts See Italian Gain and Russian Push
Reports from Petrograd say Alexis Kuropatkin is removed as commander of the Russian armies on the Higa front and a new Turkestan governor general is appointed. Italian forces under Victor Emmanuel and the duke of Aosta press into Austria from Goritz, taking San Martino and Boschiàl as they advance beyond the fort. A French torpedo boat destroyer sinks an Austrian ship north of Corfu, while Turkish troops capture Bitlis and Mush. Allied air raids target German airdromes near Brussels. Russia drives Teutons back along the line from Tinmacz to Ottypia, with hundreds of prisoners and thousands more released.
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Alexis Kuropatkin
Marchuria
Turkestan
O ‘Control News
Waprteh
London
Patrograd
Lne
Tinmacz
Ottypia
Berlin
Roosevelt to speak for Hughes in Lewiston campaign
Domestic Colonel Roosevelt will make his first campaign speech in support of Justice Hughes in Lewiston Maine on August 31. Reports also note a New York settlement on the railway strike, a Detroit probate filing for Lizzie Merrill Palmer estate above 1 million dollars, and multiple violent incidents nationwide.
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Roosevelt
Justice Hughes
Lewiston
New York
Lizzie Merrill Palmer
Detroit
Mich
Palmer
United States
Mexican War News Ends in Train Attack and Death
Bandit assault on a Torreon to Durango passenger train near North Mexico was repulsed. General Aguilar was killed in the clash. In Washington Acting Secretary Polk renounced General Carranza’s proposal for a four joint border commission. Secretary Lane Willhead led the American commission, with Justice Louis D Brandeis noted as a supporter.
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Torreon and
Durango
Mex
General Aguilar
Washington
Polk
Carranza
Af Bar Commission
Lane Willhead
American Commission
Louis D. Brondain
Supreme Court
Wilson Seeks Denmark West Indies Sale Ratification
President Wilson has sent the Danish West Indies sale treaty to the Senate. Harding named governor of the Federal Reserve Board, Warburg named vice governor. Newsprint crisis may worsen in October renewals. EKinnana confirmed as U S district attorney. Fulmer nominated as chief of the Bureau of Navigation. Army budget approved at 287.7 million. Child labor bill passes Senate 52 to 72. Wheat crop outlook shows large losses. total major crops near one billion bushels. Five wounded in riot near Havana during Col Collazo celebration. London reports show British workers accept postponing holidays for munitions. Copenhagen first reading on Danish West Indies sale. King George and Queen Mary visit denial.
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Senate
Washington
Denmark
Danish West Indies
United States
W.P. G. Harding
Whison
Federal Reserve Board
Charles S. Hamiin
Paul Warburg
Frederic A. Delanoe
Liveness Chimata Held Responsible for Prosecutions Drop
Des Moines Iowa law enforcement in the state food and dairy department reports a dramatic fall in prosecutions after implementing license clauses in the dairy laws. Commissioner Barney asserts licenses reduce violations, noting license revocation as a strong deterrent and annual revenues rising from 5400 to 58000. Hughes invited to Iowa State Fair to address 20000 attendees with enhanced decorations.
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Cli 'Atate
Barney
Sicense
Iowa
W. B.barney
State Food and Dairy Commissioncy
Alan
Swat
State Dairy and Food Department
Government fish station opens season at Manchester
North Madtegor reports the government fish station under M. Clark at Manchester opens for the season. The unit, started about twelve years ago, supports a useful federal service that sustains fish stocks and distributes 78 000 to 100 000 young ash and food fish to interior streams via specially equipped fish cars and tanks through the department of colonization and labor.
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North
Madtegor
M. Clark
Manchester
Joly
Jaste
Dogas
Interior
Department of Colameras and Labor
Power Company Fights Taxes at Keokuk Iowa
The Mississippi River Power Company argues its Keokuk plant sits in Illinois and should be taxed there, challenging a ruling by C A Robbins that places the Iowa site in Iowa for tax purposes on a valuation of 8,004,000. Both sides say they will continue the fight, according to council statements.
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Iowa
United States
Virginia
Port Brown
Parker
Allan
Wells
United States Fourth. Infantry
Red Oak
Teagan
Seedmen and nurserymen tour Iowa Nebraska horticulturists
Brastgrowers entertained a party of 90 guests from Shenandoah and nearby seedmen and nurserymen. They visited Heary Field seed houses Mount Arbor and Shenandoah nurseries then toured P. Spencer’s orchards at Randolph and Guy’s at Tabor. The tour stopped at Malvern and Glenwood before returning to Council Bluffs.
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Shenandoah
Iowa
Nebraska
Heary Field
Mount Arbor
Shenandosh
P. Spencer
Randolph
Guy
Tabor
Malvern
Glenwood
Council Bluffs
Hospital Nearing Completion at Des Moines Town Congregational
Work on the new Town Congregational Hospital in Des Moines advances rapidly and the board of directors expects occupancy by January 1. Exterior construction is finished and workers focus on plumbing and heating installations.
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Des Moines
New Town Congregational Hospital
Trusty Makes Escape From Fort Madison Prison
Warden J. C. Sanders faces a test of the prison honor system after his trusted keeper, Jim P. D. Cotton, 50, a noted forger, fled the penitentiary during a street encounter. The warden turned to pass a remark to his supposed aide, only to find there was no trusty present. Cotton’s escape rattles morale and raises questions about security procedures at Fort Madison.
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J. C. Sanders
Ft. Madison Penitentiary
Trusty
Sanders
Moines
Jim
P. D. Cotton
Devereat
Leandere
Cotton
Trichinosis Fatality Reported For Carson Resident
James Braden Carson, aged 20, died here from trichinosis after eating sandwiches with raw pork. He had been ill for three weeks and was once thought to be recovering. He leaves a young widow and infant child.
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TrichIneals
Carson
James Braden
Heat Kills Many Animals in Dubuque County
Veterinary reports from Dubuque county show farmers and rural residents losing more than 300 animals in a week to extreme heat, with over 100 horses among the fatalities. The toll underscores the severe impact of heat on livestock across the region.
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Dubuque
Dubuque County
Drainage Contracts to Be Awarded in Logan
Several drainage contracts will be awarded soon in Logan. The $80,000 Upper Willow drainage enterprise, the $8,000 Upper Boyer and Rowley creek project, and Megger and Fischer engineering jobs for smaller amounts are planned.
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Willow
Boyer
Rowley Creek
Megger and
Fischer
Penn college board approves new buildings on current campus site
After several lengthy sessions the Penn college board of trustees has decided to construct the new buildings on the site of the present campus.
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Salgot
Plague Increase Continues in Iowa as Cases Rise
Two new infantile paralysis cases were reported to the state board of health. Cerro Gordo county records a second case in the district and Polk county notes a second near Berwick, bringing Iowa's total to 49 cases. No county exceeds two cases except Cerro Gordo with fourteen as officials hope cooler weather will aid control.
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Dea Moines
State Board of Health
Cerro Gordo County
Polk County
Berwick
Iowa
Cerro Gordo
Astue Board of Control
Reston
Polk
State Board of Contrat
Surgeon Faces Suit Over Drainage Tube Negligence
Dr F C Timzell professor at the College of Homeopathic Medicine is sued for 30004 by Hugh Burris of Cherokee county alleging negligence in an operation where a drainage tube was left in Burris body. The tube was removed in a Davenport hospital two weeks ago.
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F.C. Timzell
College of Homeopathic Medicine
Hugh Burris
Cherokee County
Burris
Davenport
Lightning Strikes Baptist Steeple Again in New Hampton
A recent electrical storm struck the Baptist church steeple in New Hampton, marking a second hit on the same structure and challenging the belief that lightning never strikes twice in the same place. The incident echoes a previous strike years ago onto the same steeple.
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New Hampton
Baptist
Sign Price for Land Near Waterloo Set at 4000 Per Farm
A. E. Glenny sold a farm two and a half miles south of Waterloo for 40000 dollars, about 265 dollars per acre, four times the price paid thirteen years ago. Glenny bought it eight years ago for 115 dollars per acre, while the previous owner paid 45 dollars in 1903. No improvements were made on the land.
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Waterloo
Three Drownings Reported in Cedar Rapids Area
A triple drowning occurred at the Cedar River near Bills Park. Hdna Whitney aged 15 and Hea trice Whitney aged 20 drowned, while Ralph L. Olney aged 26 died attempting rescue. This brings the season total to twelve drownings in the area.
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Cedar Rapids
Hdna
Heatrice Whitney
Cedar River
Bills Park
Ralph L. Olney
Diphtheria Claims Three Victims in Audubon
Audubon reports a grim diphtheria outbreak as Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Jacke lose three children within days. Two died the same day, a fourth child remains very ill, while three other family members have not contracted the disease.
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Audubon
B. J. Jacke
Farmers suffer new losses in state scam case
Des Moines reports two more farmers complain to Attorney General Cosson about swindlers preying on rural residents. One man lost 10000 dollars, another 6000 dollars. Victims seek anonymity as total tally rises to eight or more.
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Des Moines
Cosson
Farmora
War Department Orders Iowa Cavalry Recruits to Fort Des Moines
War Department directs eleven Iowa recruiting officers to report to Des Moines mobilization camp. Eleven of fifty-seven Cavalry volunteers oath status, 46 swore federal oath, 11 not. Remainder to Fort Des Moines for enlistment. Recruits housed at Fort Des Moines, some rejected for age or aliens, others to join at Donna Texas. Fort Des Moines quarters used by infantry recruits awaiting movement. One soldier faces court martial for sleeping on sentry duty. another accused of stealing rifle. Revenue taxes rise and labor shortages noted as state agencies mobilize for war production.
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Guy-A. Lo- Gan
Iowa
Des Moines
War Department
Washington
George Morgan
Fort Des Moines
Mexical
Mexico
Donna
Tex
Muscatine
Battery C
Port Des Moines
Worth
Keltley
Bennett
Kelsey
Perkins
Brownavilla
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