Brief world notes of interests from globe to doorstep
Personal and political items span the globe from Mrs James Schoolcraft Sherman in Johns Hopkins Hospital to Theodore Roosevelt Jr’s San Francisco wedding arrival. Items note Stuyvesant Fish Jr’s planned July 14 wedding, Arthur Donner’s resignation as sugar refining treasurer, Knox denying a gubernatorial bid, Radcliffe dean appointment, Aldrich typhoid illness, Emperor William’s illness canceling Kiel races, and Dr Albert H Babcock’s death in Brooklyn.
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James Schoolcraft Sherman
Sherman
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Eleanor Butler Alexander
New York
San Francisco
John F. Philips
United States Court For
Western District of Missouri
Stuyvesant Fish, Jr
Mildred Dick
Garrison
Hudson
Arthur Donner
American Sugar Refining Company
Charles H. Allen
Lowell
Mass
Taft
Knox
Pennsylvania
Mary Coes
Radcliffe College
Cambridge
Agnes Irwin
Richard 8
Aldrich
N. W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Presbyterian Hospital
New York City
Emperor William
Kiel
Albert H. Babcock
America
Brooklyn
Americans win German oil fight at Deutsche Vacuum Oil
The public prosecutor dropped action against Deutsche Vacuum Oil, a Standhard Oil unit, after a full inquiry. American Manager B L Quarles was cleared of any charge amid a state bearing the inquiry costs. Other items report Spanish religious riots, a congressship probe finding no corruption, Roosevelt and La Follette praise, a Buenos Aires theater bombing injuring twenty, Porter Charlton extradition, and a Chicago & Alton wreck near Carlinville injuring 17.
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Deutsche Vacuum Oil Company
Standhard Oil Company
B. L. Quarles
Quarles
Germany
Exil Rohn
Mount Clemens
Mich
Spain
House Committee
Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
la Follette
Wisconsin
Oyster Bay
Teatro Colon
Buenos Aires
Porter Charlton
Chicago & Alton
Carlinville
Nove
Slavery Myth Debunked by Grand Jury Report
New York special grand jury chaired by John D. Rockefeller Jr. finds no organized trade in women in the city, calling white slave traffic a myth. It accepts broader vice concerns while recommending curbing laws and noting clubs profiting from vice exist. Acquittal of New York seen as exoneration for other major cities.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
United States
Senator S D McEnery Dies in New Orleans Home
United States Senator Samuel Douglas McEnery died at his home in New Orleans on Tuesday morning, a day after returning from Washington due to indigestion. He was 73, had been in frail health for several years, and lapsed into unconsciousness before dying shortly before 10 o'clock.
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New Orleans
Washington
United States
Samuel Douglas McEnery
Senator McEnery
Standard Oil Cuts Refined Oil Prices Nationwide
Standard Oil lowers wholesale refined oil price from one and a half cents to one cent per gallon. The reduction, affecting much of the country as Standard Oil controls over 70 percent of refined output, signals a major shift in pricing power for the corporation.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
Standard
Great Corporation
Death in Fire Crackers in Reading Pa
First fatal firecracker incident in Reading reports Mamie Fox seven year old daughter of William Fox burned to death while playing with a shooting cracker sparks set her dress alight and she died hours later in a hospital.
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Reading
Mamie
William Fox
Prohibition Petition Drives Ahead in Missouri
Judge W H Wallace of Kansas City leads a Prohibition Constitutional Amend ment league campaign filing 9 000 more signatures for statewide prohibition at the November election. In all 49 800 names are signed to petitions filed with the secretary of state.
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Jefferson City
W. H. Wallace
Kansas City
Prohibition Constitutional Amendment League
Dewey Refloated After Submersion in Dry Dock
Managua, P. I. The dry dock Dewey was refloated without damage after long submersion. Despite initial doubts about the equipment, pumps kept running and large gains were made in flooded chambers as the dock slowly rose and finally floated free.
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Managua
P. I
Dewey
Rate Law Upheld by Missouri Supreme Court
Jefferson City Missouri reports the state supreme court upheld a law prohibiting railroads from charging higher freight rates for short hauls than longer ones in the same direction. This ruling maintains strict parity in freight pricing across short versus extended routes within comparable moves.
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Sioux City Live Stock Quotes Tuesday Prices
Sioux City market quotations show heavy feeders from 5.00 to 6.50 dollars and top hogs at 9.10 dollars.
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Sioux City
Five Men Die as Saloon Explosion Rocks Minnesota
In Minneapolis area a blast leveled Edward Bushal's saloon five miles north of the city, killing five men and wounding eleven. Two of the injured are likely fatally hurt. flames spread after the initial explosion. Fire crews battled the blaze as authorities investigated the cause.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Edward Bushal
Congressman in Robbed on Train in Missouri
Representative Charles F. Booker of Savannah Missouri was robbed at St Joseph as he left a train. His pocket was picked of fifty dollars and a draft for twenty five pounds.
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St. Joseph
Charles F. Booker
Savannah
Many incidents color early 20th century news
Dr H Wiley to focus on lab work and legal matters. Taft automobile injures a Beverly laborer with skull fracture suspected. Robbers seize payroll from a bank escort near Ogden. Fires and wrecks claim lives across Missouri Ohio Illinois and Wisconsin. Congressional probes into bribery and Indian affairs proceed as strikes loom in textiles.
Convention Program Set For Iowa Shorthand Meet
Judge George H. Carr of Des Moines will address the Iowa Shorthand Reporters association in Des Moines July 7 and 8. The program includes president’s address, reports, committee appointments, demonstrations, and talks on phonograph use in transcription and transcript content.
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George H. Carr
Des Moines
Des ‘Moines
George H. Carrot
Iowa Shorthand Reporters’ Association
Ellott
Court House
H. HE. Beach
Carroll
A. B. Hoover
Marshalltown
Mason City
Harry Court
Iowa
H. H. Burr
Cedar Rapids
C. M. Adams
J. H. P. Robinson
Grinnell
C. C. Hamilton
Sioux City
J.j.ferguson
Council Bluffs
R. C. Turner
Grand’ Junction
Court Reporters
Van Buren Notables Highlight State Fame List
At Grand View park Curator F. H. Harlan presented Van Buren county notables at the annual reunion. The list included Governor B. F. Carroll Albert Bigelow Paine author J. A. T. Hull James B. Weaver and fifty others. Shoots Husband to Save Daughter in Prospect boulevard home dining room.
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van Buren County
F. H. Harlan
van Buren
Grand View Park
B. F. Canroll
Albert Bigelow Paine
J. A. T. Hull
James B. Weaver
Cora Metcalf
BE. M. Metcalf
Metcalf
Prospect Boulevard
Trade boosters finish journey to Des Moines homecoming
Des Moines welcomed its boosters after a tour visiting eighty four prosperous Iowa towns. The Commercial club completed its second trade extension excursion covering 745 miles. Senator A B Cummins returned from Washington and was hosted by his son in law H A Rawson on West Grand avenue.
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Des Moines
Commercial Club
Senator Cummins
Senator A. B. Cummins
Washington
Congress
H. A. Rawson
West Grand Avenue
Many Masons Gather to Honor Freder ck W. Craig
More than 500 Masons gathered at the Masonic temple to honor Freder ck W. Craig, who was elected grand master of the Masonic grand lodge at a meeting of the grand lodge at Waterloo. Democrats to Meet July 21 call issued for district convention in Des Moines on Thursday, July 21.
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Masonic Temple
Frederck W. Craig
Masonic Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge
Waterloo
John N. Smith
Democratic Congressional Committee
Iowa
Des Moines
Health Board Warns on Fourth of July Wounds
The Iowa State Board of Health urges immediate tetanus antitoxin after any wound from fireworks or dirty street debris to prevent lockjaw. Officials emphasize dressing wounds, immunization, and keeping antitoxin ready before July celebrations. Guilford H. Sumner, Secretary.
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Iowa
Octogenarians Hold Eleventh Annual Meeting at Union Park
The Octogenarian society held its eleventh annual meeting with 70 of 850 members present. Secretary John L. Crawford reported 65 deaths in the past year. Judge C. C. Cole gave eulogies. T. B. Perry led as president with renewed officers. Next meeting set for October 16. Wreck claims another in Des Moines. W. G. Brown dies from injuries in the Wabash wreck near Percy. L. B. Rutledge at Mercy Hospital may die. others injured expected to recover.
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Octogenarian Society
Union Park
John L. Crawford
C. C. Cole
T. B. Perry
Samuel Green
C. W. Fracker
Des Moines
W. G. Brown
Ottawa
Mercy Hospital
Percy
L. B. Rutledge
Moberly
Jail Break Attempt Ends in Shifting Inmate
Henry Thomas, described as a negro, faced charges of fatally stabbing Harry Cook. He allegedly tried to pry a padlock with a beer check to escape the city jail. The jailer intervened, moving him to another cell. A separate report notes Rev. E P Westerberg praising United States at the Swedish Old Settlers picnic.
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Henry Thomas
Harry Cook
Tom Cross
United States
E. P. Westerberg
Iowa
Union Park
Iowa Postmasters to Meet in Des Moines
The Iowa branch of the national organization of postmasters fixes the annual meeting for August 30 to 31 in Des Moines at the post office.
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Iowa
The
National Organization of Postmasters
Des Moines
Des Moines Woman Files Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition
Sarah Hayes of Des Moines filed with Clerk McArthur in the U S district court a petition of voluntary bankruptcy declaring debts of 1381 and assets of zero. Jimmie Burrows, a young Black boy, was badly burned when a dynamite cap exploded prematurely. Rev F W Muther of Panora was elected pastor of Grant Park Church of Christ.
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Sarah Hayes
Des Moines
Clerk McArthur
United States District Court
Jimmie Burrows
Fourth
Laurel Streets
F. W. Muther
Panora
Grant Park
Iowa Divorce Law Reform Moves to End Default Decrees
Des Moines reports the Iowa Bar association backs a bill to require a state attorney in default divorce cases to challenge faulted claims. The plan aims to curb framed divorces, with lawmakers urged to remove political bias from juries by creating county jury commissions. Officers were elected for the association, and the next convention is set for Oskaloosa. A drainage project near Belle Plaine plans a 12 inch tile drain to reclaim 500 to 600 acres, with 2,000 to 3,000 more wet lands survey for similar improvements.
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Des Moines
Iowa Bar Association
Iowa
Horace E. Deemer
Law Reform Committee
J. L. Carney
Marshall
Town
C. G. Saunders
Council Bluffs
C. M. Dutcher
Iowa’ City
C. 8. Wilcox
A. J. Small
Oskalooga
Iowa River
Jacob Schubert
J. W. Guinn
J. B. Mosnat
Belle Plaine
Tax List is Increased in Manchester Delaware County
The 1910 assessment of personal property in Delaware county shows a rise from 1909. Manchester leads with a valuation of 750 080 and the county totals 4 137 764 in personal property, with money and credits rising to 1 983 020, up 175 434 from last year. Live stock values, merchandise, and real estate figures are provided, along with 2 268 men available for military service amid a countywide increase in silos and spreaders.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Revoke Groundhog Reward in Washington County
Washington county supervisors revoke the twenty five cent per head bounty on groundhogs amid crowding in the auditor's office at the courthouse. Officials feared the influx of youths and considered a special deputy to manage the situation. The bounty ends effective July 2 after a year of payments averaging 150 to 200 dollars monthly.
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Washington
Court House
Myers
Burglary in Bath Oskaloosa Ends With Escape
An attempt to break into the Oskaloosa post office ended with two suspects fleeing as officers arrived. Shots were fired. the two men escaped with a tool kit and fled several blocks from the government building into the countryside north of town.
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Bath
Oskaloosa
Boy Bitten by Mad Dog in Iowa City
Andrew Theissen seven year old son of Henry Thiessen a Scott county farmer was bitten twice in the leg by a dog said to have hydrophobia. A three weeks Pasteur treatment will be given at the Iowa state bacteriological laboratory Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Andrew Theissen
Henry Thiessen
Scott County
Iowa State Bacteriological Laboratory
Honeymoon Wedding of Blanche Maher and George Nicholson
An elaborate wedding in Fort Dodge united Miss Blanche Maher, daughter of a wealthy pioneer, with Mr. George J. Nicholson of Manistique, Michigan. The couple departed for a honeymoon trip to Alaska after the ceremony.
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Tollaska
Fort Dodge
Blanche Maher
George J. Nicholson
Manstique
Mich
Alaska
Farmer Killed by Auto Wreck Near Hamburg
Arnold Garst a wealthy farmer living near here was killed in an automobile accident His daughter was slightly hurt in the head and Sunshine Wright a two year old child had a collar bone broken.
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Hamburg
Arnold Garst
Here
Sunshine Wright
Runaway Team Destroys Lundberg Cafe Window
A runaway team belonging to John Gentz plunged through a plate glass window at Lundberg cafe, wrecking the cafe and injuring the, team with cuts from glass and splinters.
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Northwood
John Gentz
Lundberg Cafe
Wedding in Harlan Celebrates German-Style Feast
Miss Anna Book and Carl Lutticks of Westphalia township wed at St Boniface church. About a thousand guests attended a daylong reception at the bride’s parents home with feasting and dancing. Meals fed hundreds, using 900 pounds beef and vast quantities of bread and potatoes.
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Harlan
Anna Book
Carl Lutticks
Westphalia
Germany
St. Boniface’s
Perry Woman Wins $10,000 Alienation Suit in Perry
A Perry Nevada jury awarded a young society woman $10,000 against her father-in-law Hiram Miller for alienation of affection of her husband Frank Miller. Miller was once a Greene County capitalist. The verdict concludes an unusual inter est in the local society scene.
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Perry
Nevada
Hiram Miller
Greene County
Frank Miller
Horace Rand Wede Weds Miss Jean Crum in Seattle News
Horace Rand Wede, 23, grandson of the late senator John H. Gear, and Harvard graduate, married Seattle teacher Jean Crum. The Burlington-Horace Rand Wede heir to a lumber fortune, operates on the Pacific coast.
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Horace &. Rand
Burlington
Horace
Rand, Jr
John H. Gear
Seattle
Jean Crum
Harvard
Pacific
Ide Chosen as Tabor Trustee in Creston
Fred W. Ide elected trustee of a Tabor college in Creston. He is son of Representative George Ide and a University of Kansas graduate.
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Ide
Tabor
Creston
Fred W. Ide
Tabor College
George Ide
University of Kansas
Lightning strikes two men during school yard work at Luverne
August Will of Luverne and Tony Campagna of Independent were instantly killed by a lightning bolt while working on a new school building. They sought refuge in a tool shed during a thunderstorm. Others in the same building were uninjured.
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Luverne
Will of
Tony Campagna
Independent
Hog thief Sawa escapes jail by barn window saw
Charles City. Frank Eaton, held for hog theft near Floyd, escaped by sawing the barn window and fleeing during his prior confinement. Authorities search for Eaton following the break.
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Sawa
Charles City
Frank Eaton
Floyd
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Utah
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Frederick Abel
Harry Jessom
St. Louis
Missouri
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Jackson
Jim Shivers
Reouf Bey
Turkey
Ministry of Public Works
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James H. Carroll
Welch & Landregan
Cornell
Poughkeepsie
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Intercollegiate Rowing Association
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Gastonia
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American Institute of Electrical Engineers
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White Mountains
Lewis B. Stillwell
Sangamon County
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Lee O'Neil Browne
Robert E. Wilson
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J. B. Johnston
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University of Chicago
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Wickersham
Middle West States
Winds State Bar Association
Des: Moines
William H. Whitford
M. C
Grier
Emmetsburg
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Ruligan
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Health ' Board
Iowa’ Bar Association
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