Notable People and Events Headline in Brief
Ralph Hill Thomas and Mrs Helen Kelly Gould obtained a marriage license in New York City. Col John Mosby, about 73, lost his DOJ job in Washington. Mrs James Sherman left Johns Hopkins for Big Moose Lake with the VP and her sister. Miss Anna E Cockrell wed in Washington. Professor Schiaparelli, famed Milan observatory chief, is dead. Taft names George Otis Smith acting chief of the Bureau of Mines. W J Bryan returns to Lincoln after six weeks in Europe. plans future state political activity.
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Ralph Hill Thomas
American Sugar Refining Company
Helen Kelly Gould
Frank Gould
New York City
John Mosby
Department of Justice
Washington
Mosby
Grant
James 8. Sherman
John Hopkins Hospital
de Long
Big Moose Lake
N. Y
Sherman
Baltimore
L. A. Coromilas
Greece
Anna E. Cockrell
Cockrell
Missouri
Schifaparelli
Milan Observatory
Mars
Milan
Italy
Taft
George Otis Smith
Geological Survey
Bureau of Mines
Congress
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Europe
Nebraska
Bryan
Clever Engineer Foils Missouri Pact Robbery Near St Louis
Three young bandits failed in a Missouri Pacific line theft near Laramore as an engineer’s quick thinking aided bystanders prevented the robbery. Authorities say three suspects were captured and jailed in St Louis pending inquiry.
Manchuria Railways Pact Publicized by Two Powers
The Manchuria railway cooperation treaty between Japan and Russia, signed July 4 at St. Petersburg, was released in Washington. It aims to aid railway development and curb competition, while preserving the status quo with China and other arrangements. The document accompanies notes of transmission details.
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Washington, D. C
Japan
Russia
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
China
State Department
Glacial Surge In Alaska At Rainey Hollow
In Juneau Alaska a great glacier near Rainey Hollow Haiunes is moving twelve feet daily with massive ice falls producing thunderous noise. The season shows glaciers advancing across Alaska never seen before. Experts cite avalanches from earthquakes as boosting flow while a National Geographical Society expedition studies the phenomenon.
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Juneau
Alaska
Rainey Hollow
Haiunes
National Geographical Society
To Shelve the Bill. House Passes Second Reading of Suffrage Bill
London reports the house of commons approved the second reading of the women's suffrage bill by 299 to 190. Sponsor is David James Shackleton from Clitheroe division Lancashire. The bill would grant parliamentary franchise to women meeting certain qualifications who already vote in municipal elections. The government will now shelve the bill.
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London
House of Commons
David James Shackleton
Clitheroe
Lancashire
Doctor Kassabian Dies of Cancer in Philadelphia
Dr Milhran K Kassabian a leading X ray specialist in the United States died in a Philadelphia hospital on Tuesday from a skin cancer believed to result from burns sustained during many years of Roentgen ray practice.
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Philadelphia
Milhran K. Kassabian
United States
Herrmann Heads Elks as Grand Exalted Ruler
Garry Herrmann of Cincinnati was elected grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in Detroit to succeed J. A. Sammis of LeMars Indiana. Herrmann was a candidate last year.
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Garry” Herrmann
Elks
Detroit
Mich
Cincinnati
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
J. A. Sammis
LeMars
Hermann
Sioux City Live Stock Market Quotations
Sioux City Tuesday quotations show top beef cattle at 7.60 and top hogs at 8.50, reflecting prices in the Sioux City live stock market.
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Sioux City
Cook Appointed Revenue Collector in Dakotas
Willis C. Cook of Sioux Falls South Dakota was appointed collector of internal revenue for the district of North and South Dakota, succeeding Herman Ellerman who resigned.
Man Dead at 30 Years with Evening Star
Washington D C J Whitt Herron longtime business manager of the Evening Star dies in the city on Tuesday after thirty years with the paper.
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Washington, D. C
J. Whitt Herron
The
Evening Star
Postmasters Convention Program at Spirit Lake Iowa
The Spirit Lake Postmasters convention program runs July 19 and 20 with talks by A B Funk, J A French, F W Jameson, J R Williams and others. Sessions cover minutes, reports, resolutions, and postal reforms. Social events include an Orleans hotel supper and an Orleans auditorium musical program. Lake excursion is planned for Wednesday morning.
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Spirit Lake
Hon
B Funk
Stesponse
Joel EB
Johnson
Marathon
Treasuer
Lucy B. Smith
Sioux Rapids
Des Moines
J. J. Heverly
Center Point
League
Chas
Barry
Iowa League
Walker
Orleans Hotel
Orleans Auditorium
G. W. Stapleton
M—Fistang
Great Allerton Dead Pioneer Trotting Champion Dies
Allerton, famed 24 year old trotter bred at Hooper farm, died of old age after a storied career and eighteen years in retirement. His 2.0914 record stood unmatched with the old high wheeled sulky. He was revered as a leading standardbred sire alongside Gambrino Walkes and Onward, with over 200 colts achieving records above 2300. By year’s end he was expected to sire more high class offspring than the other two giants.
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Allerton
Indianola
H. E. Hooper
Hoope
Gambrino
Walkes
Onward
Rain Helps The Crops In Emmet County
A heavy Wednesday rain aided Emmet county crops. Some corn fields are laid by while oats look good and may yield fifty to sixty bushels per acre. Haying has begun but will not last long due to the short corn crop.
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Estherville
Emmet
Sullivan Settles Case in Milwaukee Rail Suit
Harlan, D L Sullivan, a stock shipper at Panama, sued the Milwaukee railroad for 965 dollars in damages over a delayed cattle shipment to Chicago. The case settles for 750 dollars and the railroad pays the costs. Bold burglar caught at Defiance, Harlan after barricading a hardware store with a rifle. A 19 year old reported from Chicago awaits trial for burglary.
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Harlan
D. L. Sullivan
Panama
Milwaukee Railroad
Chicago
Defiance
Next Meeting at Ottumwa Boone Iowa Christian convention
The Iowa Christian church will hold its next convention in Ottumwa. Six hundred delegates attended the brotherhood banquet and street parade marking the event.
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Ottumwa
Boone
Iowa Christian Church
Brotherhood
Falls Asleep and Loses Cash in Hotel
Mason City report says James Cooney, wealthy cattle man of Mitchell, S. D., was robbed while asleep in a chair at his hotel. His pockets were picked of several hundred dollars in cash and checks as he rested, en route to Chapin, Iowa.
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Mason City
James Cooney
Mitchell
8. D
Chapin
Towa
Missing Elden Worsan Sparks Town Alarm
Elden Worsan is missing from Eldon Othwerian after a night in June. Miss Murphy and her parents, residents of Eldon, report the disappearance and urge residents to aid authorities in locating him. Police say the case is being treated as urgent and ongoing.
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Elden Worsan
Othwerian
Fie
Murphy
Eldon
Hen Teen Mussing
Eeec Yesidones
Serior
Breaks Leg Second Time In Accident
Clifford Colmbs attempted to leap from a buggy to reach the horse head and the wheel caught his leg, breaking it midway between the ankle and knee. This same leg was broken years earlier in a wagon accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McIintire
Clifford Colmbs
Colmbs
Burlington Pioneer Dead at Eighty in Burlington
Burlington aged industrialist F A Smith long prominent in town circles dies at age 80 leaving a daughter Mrs E P Eastman. He built a large tobacco factory on the site of the new Burlington hotel and later served as president of the Burlington Pickle Company.
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Burlington
F. A. Smith
E. P. Eastman
Two Burned in Walcott Explosion Injures Home Owner
In Walcott a basement acetylene gas explosion at the Dietz home badly burned Mrs. Dietz with two fifths of her skin burned. Plumber Henry Schultz suffered burns on his arms after striking a match to locate a leak.
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Walcott
Davenport
Dietz
Henry Schultz
Schultz
Blaze damages Decorah millinery stock
Fire at Mrs A Pedersons millinery store in Decorah confined to the back room. Stock valued about 1600 dollars, with 700 dollars insured. About two thirds of the stock was damaged by water.
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Decorah
A. Pederson
Farm acreage trades near Solon at varied prices
Frank S. Kessler sold forty one acres of his Solon area farm to John Whittington for 200 per acre. The same day he bought forty five acres from Joseph Brosh at 210 per acre. Brosh had purchased his forty five acre farm a year earlier for 200 per acre.
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Solon
Frank S. Kessler
John Whittington
Joseph Brosh
Mr. Brosh
Wilson brother dies in Missouri stomach trouble
Traer J. R. Wilson, brother of Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, died at Excelsior Springs, Missouri, about age fifty. He was the youngest of fourteen children, and his remains were brought here for burial.
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Wilson
Traer—J. R. Wilson
Agriculture
James Wilson
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
Fort Dodge Woman Dismisses Suit Against Father Coffin
Mrs Nellie 8 Coffin of Fort Dodge has dismissed her suit for separate maintenance against Father L S Coffin. The record reads dismissed without prejudice at plaintiff s cost, with no further details obtainable beyond the court entry.
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Fort Dodge
Nellie
Coffin
L. S. Coffin
Two Injured in Wreck at Manly Station
Mason City report says a Rock Island passenger on the main line at Manly was struck by an Iowa Central train. Two coaches overturned, injuring two women.
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Manly
Mason City
Rock Island
Iowa Central
Dynamite Explodes at Winterset Court House
An attempt to blow up the Madison county court house occurred in Winterset. The blast destroyed the court house barn carriage house and the buggy of Marshal W D Eldridge. No injuries are reported and authorities investigate the motive and suspects.
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Winterset Court House
Winterset
Madison County Court House
W. D. Eldridge
Iowa Falls Phone sold to new operator
Iowa Falls reports the sale of the Iowa Central Telephone company completed by Supt. G McFarland of the buyer. The transfer took effect immediately.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa Central Telephone Company
G . McFarland
Clinton Man Killed by Train in Rock Island
Samuel Sampson of Clinton was killed instantly in Rock Island when struck by a Burlington passenger train. He leaves a wife in Clinton.
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Clinton
Davernport
Samuel Sampson
Rock Island
Burlington
Oskaloosa Elks Open New Hall and Apartments
The Oskaloosa Elks celebrated the opening of their rebuilt hall and club apartments costing about $20,000. A public reception with music drew several thousand visitors to the new Elks home.
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Oskaloosa
Thieves Loot Crowded Booths During Parade Night
Thieves broke into telephone booths at the Grand hotel during a city parade in Council Bluffs and stole nearly $100 from the cash box. lokale authorities investigated the incident and urged witnesses to come forward.
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Council Bluffs
Grand Hotel
Bond Accepted for Nathoo Prisoner to Madison Trip
Des Moines reports that the Iowa Supreme Court orders Judge De Graff to accept a $4000 bond for Nathoo, a Fort Madison inmate serving twenty years for attempted assault. Nathoo to be released immediately and travel to Madison Wisconsin where his wife lies near death.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
de Graff
Joe Maher
District Court
C. A. Nathoo
Nathoo
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Margaret Miller
Mary A. Johnson
W. C. Moyer
High Court
Bousquet
Sanders
State ‘Penitentiary
Madison
Wis
A. D. Pugh
Fort Madison
State Fair Premiums in 1910 Set High Mark
Figures from Secretary Simpson of the state fair board show 64,076 will be offered to exhibitors at the 1910 fair. Premiums cover horses 12,220 cattle 14,286 swine 4,437 sheep 2,467 poultry 1,835 crops 5,227 pantry 572 apiary 266 dairy 657 horticulture 1,123 floriculture 926 fine arts 1,928 world of children 121 school exhibits 611 scholarships 1,000 state college exhibit 300 speed 15,000 Total 64,076.
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Simpson
State Fair Board
State Agricultural College
Iowa druggists elect officers at thirty first convention
W R Beck of Des Moines is elected president of the Iowa Pharmaceutical Travelers association at the final session of the thirty first convention. Officers include vice presidents M L Hatlestad and Ga Hieberger, secretary L M Lindly, treasurer J B Webb, and executive committeemen E M Burns N F Reed and A S Wilson. Resolutions condemn objectionable advertising and support interstate certificate recognition. Separately, water pollution worries upper Iowa river stock and fish die offs, with factories accused of discharging refuse. officials plan investigation.
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Pariaceutical'association
Dntindl
Iconvention
Beck
Frank G. Clark
Ottumwa
Davenport
Hhe Tical Association
Iowa
Pharmaceutical Travelers’, “Association
Illinois Association
Rock Island
W. R. Beck
Des Moines
M. L. Hatlestad
Radcliffe
M. Ga. Hieberger
Grundy Center
George Judich
Ames
L. M. Lindly
Winfield
J. B. Webb
de ‘Witt
E. M. ‘Burns
Mason City
N. F. Reed
A. S. Wilson
Oelwein
Byers
Executive Council
Walrath Heads Iowa Shorthand Reporters at Convention
Frank C. Walrath of Des Moines was elected head of the Iowa Shorthand Reporters association at the third annual convention closing in the court house. Officers include J. J. Fuller and R. C. Turner as vice presidents and A. B. Hoover as secretary treasurer. Legislation committee members named Adolph Sander, C. C. Hamilton, Frank Hardiet, W. M. Hyland, and H. E Beach. W. A. Harper elected president of the Iowa Pharmaceutical Travelers association. officers named W. G. Haupt, C. T. Clark, A. N. Harris, and F. W. McGraw. Admen from Des Moines plan a 75-person delegation to Omaha for the national convention July 18. Viaduct contract awarded. work to start when Chicago contractors bring equipment, with completion aimed in three months.
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Bers
Order
EVKS
Detroit
American Institute
Sessic
Pasadena
Als
Rockies
Estrada
Pearl Lagoon
Nicaragua
Madrid
San Jacinto
Venus
Atlantic City
N. J
Walter Brookins
Wisconsin
Chippewa Falls
Marinette and
Wausau
Medford
Prentice
W. J. Bryan
Grand Island
Neb
Nevada
State Supreme Court
Forester Graves
Walter Preston Brownlow
Jonesboro
Tenn
Johnson City
Congress
Brotherhood of Railway
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
James Madden
New York
Buenos Aires
United States
Henry White
Baroness de la Roche
Rheims
France
Newark
Carl Etherington
Kentucky
William Howard
Williams
Wall Street
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft
Bar Harbor
Maine
Jack Johnson
R. B. Fisher
Neoga
Ill
Presbyterian Church
United Copper Company
Frank C. Walrath
Des Moines
de Graff
Iowa Shorthand Reporters’ Association
Court House
J. J. Fuller
Council Bluffs
R. C. Turner
Grand Junction
A. B. Hoover
Marshalltown
Adolph Sander
Ottumwa
C. C. Hamilton
Sioux City
Frank Hardiet
Dubuque
W. M. Hyland
Osceola
H. E Beach
Carroll
W. A. Harper
Iowa’ Pharmaceutical Travelers’ Association
A. J. Alexander
W. G. Haupt
C. T. Clark
A. N. Harris
F. W. McGraw
Omaha
Rock Island
Admen’s Club
Drake University Receives 50000 Gift From Theodore F Shonts
New York financier Theodore F Shonts, chairman of Drake University’s board of trustees, contributes 50000 as a result of strong campus fundraising. Des Moines residents had raised 40000 to preserve the medical school. The town life insurer reported 5814 more in securities over eleven months ending May 31, safeguarded by the state auditor.
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Drake University
Theodore F Shonts
New York
Des Moines
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Larimore
St.Louis
St. Louis
Woodmen of America
Insurance Department
F.S. Webb
Charles D. Norton
Beverly
Mass
Brooklyn
George Benes
International Paper Company
Colt
John Norris
Charles F. Weed
Boston Herald Company
State Normal School
Chico
Cal
Gillett
Iinstitution
C. C. van Liew
B. S. Rodey
Albuquerque
N. M
Nome
North Dakota
jUtah
H. B. Smith
South Platte Millers’ Association
Nebraska Millers
Ballinger
West
J. W. ‘Hands
Hazlewood
Cuba
W. J. Organ
Ozain
Iled
Jasper ’ Company
Bell Company
Jasper County Company
Sullivan
Madison, Wis
Garnett
J. Garnett
Sixth
United States Cavalry
I. Gibson
Sixteenth and
Raccoon Streets
Benjamin Briggs
Byberry, Pa
Maud
Granville Ritchie
Norwood-White Company
L. Hf. Kurtz Hardware
Lower Walnut Street
Jocks
Cohen
Marty Cohen
Sixth Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
Aghia
Schleetiart
Walrath
Pharmaceutical Travelers Elect
Seventh Street
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