Senate Fight Ends With Beveridge Assault in Senate
Washington, Senator Bailey of Texas assaulted Senator Beveridge of Indiana after a heated exchange over a remark about Solicitor Penfield. Beveridge grabbed by the throat, chair toppled, and Bailey dragged away by colleagues as the scene spilled into the senate chamber.
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Waaahington
Bailey
Texas
Beveridge
Indiana
Senate
Boveridge
Seiccitor Penfield
Stata ‘Department
Senator Beveridge
Thniley
Bailey'a
Britey
Senator Bailes
Boy Kills Blue Racer Near Akron in Snake Encounter
Howard Judd, son of Thomas Judd near Akron Ohio, killed a six foot blue racer after it bit his overalls and coiled around his leg. Barefooted, he stabbed the snake with a jackknife, causing the creature to drop. The incident occurred Saturday in Wabash Indiana as the boy fought the reptile.
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Howard Judd
Akron
Ohio
Wabash
Ind
Thomas Judd
Couple slain by employes in Mexican frontier murder case
Report from Sonora Mexico states Henry Ward and his wife, once near Brandon Texas, were murdered by two Mexican workers who were then killed by pursuing officers near Chuctufa after a brief confrontation. Ward, a wealthy cattleman who had just sold a large herd, was slain alongside his wife. Pursuing officers suffered no injuries.
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Eillisboro
Sonora
Mexico
Henry Ward
Wift
Brandon
Tex
Ward
Chuctufa
Missouri Woman Fatally Wounds Husband in Drink-Fueled Assault
In St Joseph Missouri Michael Burke a wealthy farmer from Craig Missouri was shot through the brain by his wife after allegedly thrashing an hired man while intoxicated She fired a single shot and caused his mortally wounds in the home near Craig Porter Robs Gambling House in Laporte Indiana Charles Merrill a former Chicago resident and barber shop porter robbed a gambling house at 5 am taking roulette proceeds and money in a wet heap before arrest and detention
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Missouri
St. Joseph
Michael Burke
Craig
Burke
Porter
Laporte
Charles Merrill
Chicago
Medford Man Dies After Special Train Visit
Priw ley of Medford, brought by special train to see his wife before death, died at 6:40 Sunday night in Eau Claire. Mrs Rowley, severely ill from an operation, did not reach town until early hours after his death.
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Peuth
Eau Claire
Wis Showas
Priwley
Medford
Meeting Place Named for International Sunday Of Association
Denver reports Lorento chosen as the meeting site for the next triennial convention of the International Sunday Of Association in UHK. The world wide convention du 1004 will be held in Jerusalem amid reports of a street collision. A second victim of the Brasd Ripple incident is mentioned as Willing Llolmex, severely injured and lingering in pain for seven hours.
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Moat
Jerusalem
Denver
Victm
Indianapolis
Lind
Ripple Street
Llolmex
Free Aguinaldo Amnesties Discussed at Cabinet Meeting
Washington reports a cabinet session outside the White House marking a milestone. President Roosevelt, visiting from New London, toured Lafayette Square as the draft amnesty proclamation for Philippine prisoners and Aguinaldo was reviewed. The text, modified by the War Department, awaits Redfield Governor Wright’s approval before the July Fourth issuance.
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Philippines
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
New
London
Conn
Lafayette Square
Kein
New Jersey
Filan
War Department
Briday
Root
Redlig
Wright
Vethng
Isyue
Ishends
Aguinaldo
Guam
Agreement for Ten Red Steel Steamers Closed in Chicago
Chicago based American Shipbuilding Co signed contracts Friday with Great Cakes and St Lawrence Transportation for ten red steel steamers to operate between the upper lakes and Quebec. Ships to be ready at navigation opening 2003, cost 2 million dollars. In Indiana a $10,000 damages suit arises from the Chicago railway strike, William Graham representing James McGuire estate sues Lake Shore Railroad for negligence following a switchman's death at Park Manor.
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American Shipbuilding Co
Chicago
W. L. Brown
American Shipbuilding Company
Great Cakes
St. Lawrence Transportation Company
Red Steel Steamships
Upper Lakes
Quebec
Navigation
Laporte
Ind
William Graham
James McGuire
Indianapolis
Lake Shore Railroad Company
McGuire
Park Manor
Joint Conference Called Over Wage Scale Disputes
In Saginaw Michigan a joint conference of miners and operators is set for July two to resolve wage scale disagreements. The call is issued by National Mine Workers Association President Mitchell with operator representatives in agreement after talks in Wilkes-Barre this week. In Pueblo Colorado a beak cooks and waiters' union member George Shorin was shot dead and Officer Joseph M Sheppard wounded Friday by Jacob Dodson amid a restaurant boycott led by the Dodson group. State Senator George B E Nichols in Grand Rapids Michigan was arraigned and pleaded guilty to perjury substitution in an attempt to influence a witness in a local case.
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Saginaw, Mich
Mitchell
National Mine Workers' Association
Wilkesbarre
Pueblo
Colo
George Shorin
Beak Cooks and Waiters’ Union
Joseph IL
Sheppard
Jacob Dodson
Unron T
Kate Dodson
Jacob
Whouwna Dodson
Elwit
Grant Rapids
Mich
George BE. Nichols
Levy
Kesinet Fomer
Salsbury
Elks Parade in Oshkosh Ends Wisconsin Carnival Week
Wisconsin association parade in Oshkosh features a two mile procession with about a thousand units in uniform, a carnival and water parade drawing Bye bands and crowds on a Friday afternoon and evening.
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Elks
Oshkosh
Wis
Wisconsin Association of Wilks
Unitorn
Children Struck by Freight Train Near Collar Rapids Indiana
Three children aged about eight were struck by a freight train near Collar Rapids Indiana on Thursday. Alonzo Wells Join Geiper and Mose Geiger were injured. two are critically hurt and may die.
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Collar Rapids
Alonzo Wells
Geiper
Mose Geiger
Storm at St Louis Rain Falls Flooded City and Damage
Unprecedented rain battered St Louis with 6.45 inches from Saturday night to Sunday, tearing down poles and delaying trains. Winds at 66 miles per hour toppled trees and damaged the World’s Fair site, with widespread destruction across several states and total damage estimated around 260000 dollars.
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St. Louis
Rocky Mountains
Alleghenies
Kansas
Missouri
Ilinois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Niou
Crops Ruined by Prolonged Rains Across Midwest
Weather expert Prof Cox warns continuing rain will cause inestimable crop damage. Reports show rainfall slowing yet remains heavy in the middle west and western states with inch-plus totals in many areas. Corn and wheat fields and pastures turned to flooding from Ohio River southward threatening farmers.
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Chierno
Middle West
Prof. Cox
United States
Werther
Chicago
Ohio River
Rats Attacked Ill Woman in Omaha Bed
Miss Nellie Caldie of Omaha was attacked by two rats while ill in bed. They chewed at her forehead causing severe wounds and shock. She slept poorly recovering from illness, screamed for help, crawled to the door, then to the street where neighbors treated her wounds.
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Nelle Caldie
Omaha
Neb
Nellie Caldie
Miss Caldie
Disastrous Speculation by Steele Mackaye Scheme
Investors in Steele Mackaye's world fair project face full liability for their stock subscriptions. A Master in Chancery Leming report filed in district court shows over 100 stockholders in the vast undertaking, which aimed to erect a grand plays building for the World's Fair.
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Steele B Mackaye
Chicsgo
Steele Mackaye
Swedish Cabinet Resigns Overseen by King Oscar
Stockholm reports the cabinet led by Admiral Baron von Otter has resigned at the king's invitation. Erik Gustave Bostrom agrees to form a new cabinet. The current ministry stays on until successors are chosen.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Baron von Otter
Oscar
Erik Gustave Bostrom
Yromper
Eleven Parsons Injured In Denver Streetcar Wreck
Eleven persons were injured when a streetcar returning from a summer garden derailed and overturned on a slippery curve. Four passengers were seriously hurt as about seventy riders were aboard.
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Parsons
Denver
Colo
Mayor Holden Fined for Contempt in Court
In Zanesville Ohio Mayor Holden was fined $100 by Judge Reed for contempt of court after claiming the right to withdraw a davit charging a woman with intoxication. He resisted efforts by Chief of Police Wraey to remove him from the courtroom.
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Zanesville
Holden
Polica
Reed
Wraey
Mystery Death of Clerk Moyer Cleared by Inquest
Otto W. Roderick confessed at Monday inquest to striking Hail way Mail Clerk Moyer during a Saturday night fight. Roderick testified he and Wilson were involved after a crowd member insulted them. Moyer died from injuries after the clash, Roderick stating he was unfamiliar with the victim. Roderick, from South Omaha, was arrested at a Council Bluffs residence with three sisters nearby. He had been working on the Great Western grade.
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Cornell Bluffs
Hailway
Otto W. Roderick
Wilson
Moyer
Roderick
South Omaha
Great Western
Tragedy in Jail Stirs Barilington Prison
John Hendershot a 19 year old white prisoner in Barilington county jail is charged with fatally stabbing fellow inmate William Trent a 4 colored man during a Sunday card game. The prisoner reportedly lacked provocation and may feign insanity to avoid punishment.
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John Hendershot
Barilington
Horace
O'Cloce
William Trent
Trent
Hendershot
Retit
Coffin Home to be Dedicated for Discharged Convicts
A Dos Molinos dispatch notes the Coffin home for discharged convicts will be dedicated around August 1. L. S. Coffin funds the Willowedge farm near Fort Dodge for the society’s work, with a plain two story house for ex convicts arriving from the penitentiary to begin a new life as they seek work.
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Dos Molinos
Willowedge
Fort Dodge
Soeiety
Coffin
Notable Family Reunion in Clinton for Ingversen Brothers
Clinton dispatch reports five Ingversen brothers Henry C Charles H Peter B Nicholas and August M who emigrated from Sweden fifty years ago gathered with their children and grandchildren totaling 128 relatives at Scheutvou Park. The reunion featured an appealing program of speeches and amusements marking the milestone.
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Americe
Clinton
Henry C
Charles H
Peter B
Nicholas
August M. Ingversen
Sweden
Scheutvou Park
Mail Clerk Murdered in Clarke Foyers on Burlington Line
A Burlington to this city mail clerk was found in the Clarke foyer with a skull fracture and died hours later. A theft of 480 dollars from his pockets is noted. Other items report Iowa railroad freight rate tensions, the death of Capt Israel Anderson aged 87, and local construction and incidents including a suicide attempt and a train-ward injury to a woman at Newton.
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Connell Bluffs
Clarke Foyer
Burlington
Miilera Ory
Iona State
Davenport
Iowa
Ingis
Missouri
Israel Anderson
Keokuk
Iowa Territory
Thin Country
Pike’n Peak
Iowa Cavalry
Anderson
Engineas
B. A. Coleman
Anninoga
Newton
Poisoned Dinner Sickens Harrison County Family
A large party in Harrison County suffered illness after eating chicken believed contaminated by hog cholera medicine. Fifteen or more people, including Mr and Mrs Hol SKeut and relatives, were reported ill with several in critical condition. The group had ignored warnings not to eat chickens with access to hog pens for six weeks.
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Harrison
Ship Aid Ft Wright
Hol Skeut
Ot. H. Switzer
Suv- Dangh
Wright
Kent
Miny
Telephone Girls Hold Des Moines Strike Still Unresolved
Des Moines dispatch reports none of the striking telephone operators returned to work on Thursday at the invitation of managers. The Trades Assembly directs the strike and may pursue franchise actions to oust the firms from the streets. About twenty-two operators work at Mutual and eighteen at the Iowa office, all largely inexperienced.
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Des Moiines
Des Moines
Managera
Nll
Trades Assembly
Iowa
Tribes Assembly
Woodbury Anti-Saloon League to Wage War on Saloons
The Woodbury County Anti-Saloon League declares war on Sioux City saloon violators. President Charles Williams says evidence supports enjoining forty eight saloons and injunction suits will be filed. The league questions Judge Gaynor's owner versus operator ruling and plans appeals to the supreme court if needed.
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Woodbury League
Sioux City
Blox City
Woolbury
Gaynor
Supreme Court
League
Dynamite Blast Destroys Williams Drug Store in Hamilton
An unknown assailant placed a heavy dynamite charge beneath Tom Williams drug store in Hamilton Marion County. The explosion early Friday leveled the building and damaged nearby structures, with no motive or suspects identified. Disturbing blast rattled streets as authorities investigate the incident.
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Tom Williams
Hamilton
Marion County
Yardmen Reinstated After Yard Strike For 1.50
Cedar Rapids Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul yard workers who struck for 25 cents more per day were called back by the yard master and restored to their former positions after refusing replacements at 1.25. The walkout followed the demand for higher pay and the attempt to hire other men failed as 1.25 proved insufficient.
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Cedar Rapids
Chicaxo
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Crop conditions favorable in Monoun County report
An Onawa dispatch notes crop conditions are very favorable despite ten days of cold cloudy wet weather. There was no frost and corn and all kinds of small grains took well. Rain has been modest. a week or two of dry warm weather could improve cultivation. Hay crop prospects look excellent and pastures are never better.
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Onawa
Monoun
Bicycle accident injures Elmer Moore’s son in Butler
A young son of Elmer Moore of Butler was riding on a bicycle with a rail attachment when the machine left the tracks behind a moving train. He was thrown into a ditch, sustaining a broken collarbone and two fractured ribs. He is expected to recover.
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Elmer Moore
Butler
Malfunctioning War Relic Arrives by Burlington Railcar
A cannon and a six inch steel gun from a distant arsenal arrived in the city aboard the Burlington, menacingly displayed to boost national safety. In Warren County, a bail set at $15,000 is noted as Margaret Hogi and others, all farmers, await trial for alleged homicide after the Hoa Wick death.
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Ottunia
Marinewasa
Burlington
Multe Btutes
Steel Island
Mya
Margaret Hogi
Warren County
Vyrone Per- Buna
Rabies Probe Yields Narrow Findings In North State
State veterinarian recently returned from an extended test area to study rabies reports that initial fears of an epidemic have diminished. Sanborn’s Water System continues a Summer defense, supplying safe water and maintaining a self sustaining protection across the town.
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Koto
Dox Milney
Sanborn
Rabies Spread and Public Health Warnings Issued
Dr Koto warns on rabies and hydrophobia dangers across the state noting unusual dog travel up to seventy five miles, dormant virus risk, and Pasteur treatment gaps. State projects to improve Mitchelville Industrial School facilities with $22,800 in upgrades including sewage, library, and power plant. Gov grants $250 reward for Lavalleur murder case. town encampment for Grand Army of the Republic likely in Oskaloosa.
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Koto
Iith
Diduy Calla
Sérloug Enaedi
Pasteur
Softeol
Mitelvite
Institutiona
Lieble
Gabero
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