Klondike return exposes ruined family ties and riches
Judson F E Lathrop of Appleton Minnesota returns from the Klondike after fourteen years and finds his wife divorced and remarried, his mother and sister dead. He learns his son Alfred and daughters Hazel and Berenice live with his former father in law in Mitchell as he plans to buy mining machinery before heading back to the Klondike.
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Klondike
Judson FE
Lathrop
Appleton, Minn
Appleton
Alfred
Milwaukee
Hazel
Berenice Lathrop
Mitchell, SD
Sumumins
Afr
Miro Lathrop
Ashton
S. C
IW. Seaman
Mitchell
Oil King Rockefeller Backing Cleveland Chorus Home
Reports claim John D Rockefeller plans a donation of Silou,60 to establish a time for chorus girls in Cleveland Ohio. Miss Marie Cahill promotes the enterprise and seeks matching funds to create a home to train educate and safeguard women who may age or fall ill.
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John Dpd. Rockefeller
Silou
Cleveland
Ohio
Marie Cahill
Racketeer
Miss Cahill
Bryan Makes A Fortune From Travel Writing
Wm. J. Bryan, after eleven months at sea from Gibraltar to New York on the Princess Irene, has earned about $1,000 weekly writing travel articles for an American syndicate. He will net around $65,000 this year after travel expenses, with $50,000 from articles and $25,000 from a future book, plus reading royalties.
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Wm. J. Bryan
Gibraltar
New York
America
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Negro lynching in Saluda County South Carolina
Bob Etheridge, a black man accused of attempting to assault the daughter of farmer J. H. West in Saluda County D C, was shot to death by a mob at the crime scene Monday night after the Thursday incident.
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South Carolina
Bob” Etheridge
J. H. West
Saluda County
D. C
Postmaster General Seeks Halt On Souvenir Lynching Cards
Mr Hitchcock acting postmaster general issues ultimatum amid distribution of souvenir post cards showing Gillespie and Dillingham, lynched in Salisbury North Carolina last week. Also notes Sioux City live stock market prices with steer and hog quotations.
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Hitchcock
Gillespie and
Dillingham
Salisbury
Sioux City
Buttcher
Manchuria aground off Niihau Island described as hopeless
Honolulu dispatch reports the Pacific Mail liner Manchuria stranded on a reef off Niihau, with extensive, weekslong salvage expected. Crowds gather to view the ship as tug lines fail to move her, passengers relocated to safer shelter while Capt. Saunders accepts blame for the miscalculation.
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Honolulu
Pacific Mail
Manchuria
Nabhbit Island
Fearless
Revenue Cutter
Manning
Kinue
Maui
Steamship Company
Waimanola
Joseph P. Smith
The
Philippines
Manila
Gen. Ide
Saunders
Mokapu Point
Jackpotti s Undoing at Little Flock Poker Barn
Pat Lacey, a noted outlaw and horse thief, was surprised playing poker in a barn at Little Flock Arkansas County by Sheriff Parker. Surrounded with a large jackpot in sight the gamblers surrendered with no shots fired. Lacey was disarmed and jailed in Pine Bluff amid $12,000 rewards for his capture dead or alive. He is alleged to have killed twelve men since 1899.
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Desperado
Pat Lacey
Little Flock
Ark
Parker
Arkansas County
Lacey
Pine Bluff
Gov Folk to Pardon Two Missouri Boodlers at Christmas
Governor Folk plans to pardon Julius Lehmann and Emile Hartmann, long term boodle prisoners in Missouri, likely freeing them around Christmas Eve after serving about three years of their seven and six year sentences. They may leave the Jefferson City penitentiary earlier under the three fourths rule. Four other inmates who served two years are already free.
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Julius Lehmann
Emile Hartmann
St. Louis
Jefferson City
Folk
Lehmann
Hartmann
Victim Falls to Suicide After Bank Wreckage Loss
Edward Kollerb, 45, who two months earlier deposited 250 dollars in the defunct Milwaukee Avenue State Bank, hanged himself Monday amid grief over the loss. Friends say the bank collapse and missing funds preyed on his mind.
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Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Edward Kollerb
Kollerb
Bedford woman’s suicide attempt ends in recovery
Mrs. Bert Foster of Bedford Indiana aged 35 who had been ill and insane attempted suicide on Sunday morning by jumping into a cistern. Immersion restored her to reason and she cried for help after grabbing the jumpstock.
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Bert Foster
Bedford
Ind
Turfman Dwyer Dead in Brooklyn Cottage
Michael F. Dwyer, a leading figure in American turf, died at his Brooklyn cottage on Monday after a prior stroke left him largely helpless for years.
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Dwyer
Michael F. Dwyer
Brooklyn
Lewis Morrison Dead After Surgery Shock in Yonkers
Lewis Morrison, famed for his stage role as Mephisto in Aust, died suddenly of shock Saturday afternoon at St. John’s Hospital in Yonkers after an operation. The actor’s death follows a brief illness and a recent string of performances.
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Lewis Morrison
Mephisto
St. John’s Hospital
Yonkers
N. Y
Cotton Mills Show High Gains
Quarterly dividends for the July quarter of Pall River Mills in Massachusetts show the largest amount distributed to stockholders in any quarter since July 1900.
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Pall River
Mass
Earthquake Ravages Chile and Argentina Cities
Authoritative reports confirm a major earthquake hitting Chile’s Valparaiso and Santiago with widespread destruction. Los Andes and San Felipe near the Andes are heavily damaged, along with multiple towns and bridges. Rail lines are torn up as communications with Chile break down and casualties rise.
Grain rate cuts proposed by Great Northern and allies
The Great Northern Northern Pacific and Soo Line filed with the Minnesota grain and warehouse commission a 1 percent reduction in grain rates for territory over fifty miles from terminals, covering most grain-producing areas. The railroads offered a larger 10.9 percent cut if the merchandise-rate hearing was suspended, which the commission did not accept, prompting an inquiry. The voluntary reduction is expected to save $1,000,000 to $1,500,000 of this year’s crop.
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Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Soe Linvs
State Grain and Warehouse Commission
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Graf
Gov
Johnson
Decayed Free Lunch Meat Supplied in Chicago Saloons
Food Inspector Murray exposes free lunches in Chicago saloons made from decayed pork and beef. At a barn on 124 Tllineis Street owned by William Davidson, six workers were found processing the meat into edible form and preparing it for sale. Davidson and the workers were arrested on health code warrants.
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Chicago
Murray
Tllineis Street
William Davidson
Davidson
Mexican Laborers Admitted to Texas Railroads Ruled Ineligible
Acting Attorney General Charles H. Robb of Washington has rendered an opinion that Mexican laborers cannot be imported into Texas under contract for railroad or public construction work, and that men admitted under such arrangements must be returned to Mexico.
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Charles H. Robb
Washington, D
Cooperative Live Stock Company Formed in Topeka
The Co-Operative Live Stock Company, incorporated at Topeka Kansas, aims to operate a general live stock commission business across Kansas City Chicago St Louis Omaha and St Joseph. Reportedly organized to oppose the National Live Stock Association.
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Co-Operative Live Stock Co
Co-Operative Live Stock Company
Topeka
Kan
Kansas City
Chicago
St. Louis
Omaha
St. Joseph
National Live Stock Association
Michigan Sugar Company Incorporation Reported
Articles of incorporation for the Michigan Sugary Company were filed in Lansing to consolidate at least seven major beet sugar plants in the state. Initial capitalization is $62,500, with eventual figures likely in the millions after completion.
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Michigan
Michigan Sugary Company
Lansing
Western League Ball at Sioux City Schedule List
Schedule of Western League games to be played at Sioux City in the near future shows Denver, Lincoln, Omaha fixtures with dates in August and September. Teams listed include Denver, Lincoln, Omaha with varied day sequences and locations.
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Sioux City
Denver
Lincoln
Omaha
Seevee
South Carolina Gov Orders Prosecution of Lynch Mob
Gov Heyward directs Sollettar Cooper of Greenwood to press immediate prosecutions against known members of the mob that lynched the local Black man last week. The call underscores state intent to pursue legal action and restore order following the deadly incident.
Walter Wellman Abandons North Pole Balloon Effort
Private letters from Spiteberzen Norway report Walter Wellman has halted plans to balloon to the North Pole this year due to the late season.
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Spiteberzen
Norway
Walter Wellman
North Pole
Des Moines Flood Paralyzes Downtown After Record Rain
Des Moines endures the heaviest rainfall in years with 3.10 inches in three hours. Lightning strikes kill a Bank of Ankeny cashier and injure a home, as basements flood and sewers fail, halting business and delaying commuters across Des Moines and West Des Moines.
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Focal W
Des Moines
Tines
Ankeny
B. A. Lamasen
Bank of Ankeny
John Heaton
Ingersoll Avenue
East Side
Walker Street
Locust Street
New Building Delayed for Town Odd Fellows Home Mason City
Builders of the Town Odd Fellows Orphans Home in Mason City face delay due to material shortages. Completion slips than planned with the fireproof design and grand architectural finish surprising visitors. The project may exceed the $50,000 appropriation by about $25,000, yet members feel the home’s beauty and completeness justify the extra cost.
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Gold Fellows’ Orphans
Odd Fellows’ Orphans
Mason City
Second Street
Oded
Ames Opens August 30 At State College Of Agriculture
The State College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts will begin the new academic year on August 30. Of 493 entrants last year, most came from Iowa high schools. Four distant counties Lyon Allamakee Lee and Fremont sent nearly forty students. Graduates from accredited high schools gain freshman standing with no entrance exam upon presenting a high school certificate. To aid graduates from small three year high schools, the college offers a one and a half year academic course.
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Towa State College
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Towa High Schools
Lyon
Allaimnaker
Lee
Fremont
Modern Brotherhood of America Reports Strong Finances
Auditors in Mason City examined the Modern Brotherhood of America books and found 80,000 members across 24 states. The lodge reports 500 members in good standing and last month’s death and accident claims total 31,750 with a reserve fund of 500,000.
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M. B
Modern Brotherhood of America
Mason City
Mason City Lodge
Falls on a Pitchfork Injures Charter Oak Man
George Wierich of Charter Oak was badly wounded when a fork on a stack punctured his body during a fall. The fork penetrated the upper thigh area and pelvis, stopping near the short ribs after entering roughly ten inches. The injured man is reported to be in a precarious state.
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George Wierich
Charter Oak
Mul Burns at Iowa City mill fire loss insured
Mul Burns reports a blaze at the Hummer flour mill in Towa ty Iowa City area. The three story brick building burned on Sunday afternoon from spontaneous combustion. The loss is estimated at $16,000 and fully covered by insurance.
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Mul
Iowa City
Hummer
Towaty
Divorces Rise in Iowa Across Counties and States
Officials study divorce and marriage data across Polk and other counties to explain why many unions end in divorce and why Des Moines leads in numbers. The forthcoming report, reflecting statewide and national trends, aims to reveal grounds for divorces and inform policy discussions.
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Martieges
Towa
Polk
Cabiner
Palle
Ti Fg
Des Moines
Tawi
Arrested swindlers sought in three states
Police report two men, PF. B. Warner and Hinds Cunniff, wanted on swindling and confidence game charges across Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois. Warner, 28, from Whiteside County, Illinois, allegedly posed as an dealer in eggs and poultry, cashing bogus checks including a $25 draft in Clinton. Cunniff also jailed in Clinton after being linked to the case. Warner is said to have traveled the region soliciting funds with fraudulent instruments.
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PF. B. Warner
Iowa
Hinds
Wisconsin
Clinton
Cunniff
Lorenz
Warner
Cunnite Tid
Two Accidents Hit Atlantic Tuesday Injuring Two Men
Howard Carl a civil engineering student from Newton and employed at a state university project had his hand crushed when a bridge post toppled and pinned it. Wilbur Flerbert an Atlantic Electric Light Plant worker suffered severe burns and injuries from escaping steam and hot water at the boiler room.
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Meetrie Light
Phar
Atlantic
Howard Carl
The
State University
Newton
Wilbur Flerbert
Electric Light Plant
No Break in the Deadlock at Webster City Convention
The Thirty seventh district Republican senatorial convention at Webster City adjourns without a decision after four ballots in four sessions. The field shows Chase of Hamilton County with Ward and Peterson each receiving support across three counties. A total of 3,698 votes have been cast across sessions.
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Webster City
Phun
Chase
Hamilton County
Boo Ward
Tisrdinomupty
Peterson
Wrishtity
New Professor Starbuck Arrives at Iowa City
Prof Starbuck arrives in Iowa City with his wife and children to take up philosophy duties at Iowa University. He previously held a chair in education at Teland Stanford University. Mrs Starbuck is noted as a leading musician and will teach piano and music history at the new school.
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Iowa City
Hawin FD. Starbuck
Iowa University
Eldon Post Office Looted in Wednesday Night Burglary
Post office in Eldon was broken into Wednesday night as burglars destroyed the safe’s combination lock and stole cash and stamps totaling about 374 to 474 dollars. The thieves left tools inside and gained entry through a rear window. Postmaster J T Toland discovered the theft Thursday morning. no suspects or traces have been found.
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Eldon Postfree
Mrtrance
J. T. Toland
Atlantic's New Federal Building Progressing Quietly
Work on the new government building at Atlantic is advancing and is expected to be ready for occupancy by the first of September. The exterior is plain, but the interior uses fine materials and is both attractive and practical for the region.
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Atlantic
Robbery at Neola Hits Home of J J Heath
Burglar struck Neola Tuesday night targetting the home of J J Heath a barber. About $18 in cash was taken most in bills and found in the pocket of his trousers worn that day.
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Neola
J. J. Heath
Preath
Mapleton sued for damages in Monona district court
Mrs. dennie Neeley of Mapleton sues the Mapleton Incorporation for 2500 dollars in damages over a defective sidewalk wall. The action is filed in Monona county district court against the incorporated town seeking compensation for injuries alleged from the issue.
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Mapleton
Daniupes
Dennie Neeley
Rer Oathtoyneys
Cheisuian Ane Shtehard & Newby
Monona County
Cant Agatost “Tie Incorporated Tower
Strikes idle Gypsum Plant halts Sort Dodge operations
One hundred workers at the Third States Gypsum Company plant in Sort Dodge walked out on Thursday, tying up the facility and stopping production. The walkout involved the majority of the plant’s staff, signaling labor unrest and prompting possible negotiations with management.
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Tia Third States Gypsum Company
Sort Dodge
Fragmented chronicle of battles and events span many years
A mosaic of historical milestones and incidents listing dates, places and figures such as England, France, Scotland, Montcalm, Napoleon, Missouri, Lincoln, Grant, Hawaii, and Pius X. The entry mentions battles, political changes, executions, natural disasters, and notable deaths across centuries, with no single cohesive narrative.
President and Alexandra urge bans on white heron plies
A letter to Will iam Dutcher, head of the Audubon Society, expresses sympathy with efforts to stop the sale and use of white heron plumes. The President notes Mrs. Roosevelt shares stronger feelings, with Queen Alexandra of England voicing a similar stance. A new artificial respirator from Hungary aids drowning resuscitation by chest and abdominal compression and relaxation, aided by an oscillating diaphragm.
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Roonsevelta
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