Riot and bloodshed mark progress of Chicago teamsters strike
Akron Iowa Round and Smith Bros report Chicago clashes as policemen clash with strikers and sympathizers. Fists stones and clubs used. several strikers require medical care. A dispatch describes meat wagon escorts, barricades, and arrests amid ongoing street fighting. Also reports trolley car collision injuring four in Rockaway Beach and a Northwestern derailment near Cedar Rapids with multiple injuries.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Trafic
Lieut. Colling
Crosby Street
Little Hall
Emamanl
Lieut. Collins
Imeal
Teatsiter
Washington Observes Memorial Day with Roosevelt Oration
A Washington dispatch reports Memorial Day exercises at Arlington Cemetery with thousands of veterans in attendance. President Roosevelt delivered the oration after Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address read by TE. B. Hay. The ceremony included a parade of G. A. R. and patriotic groups, monument decorations, and a joint rendition of America. Fortunate attendees heard prayers, band music, and stirring remarks by Gen. Torrance and others as the Marine Band played Nearer My God to Thee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Abington
Amenne
Department of the Potomac
Arlington Cemetery
Marine Band
President Roosevelt
TE. B. Hay
Lincoln
Loosevelt
Fis Vamarke
Ti Torrance
G. Aa. T
Aguerica
Ehoir
Henry
Stevens
Twelve Immigrants Drown In Northwest River Crossing
A Winnipeg dispatch reports twelve of about forty Gaileian immigrants drowned when a raft capsized on the Laschketwacht river eighty five miles above Victoria while heading from Edmonton. An Edmonton note adds that in Petersburg a Denver express struck a trestle, killing Jesse Hughes age 12 and Wilko Hughes age 9, who watched a passing team and did not notice the approaching train.
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Northwest Territory
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Victoria
Laschketwacht Riiver
A. Springfeld
Denver Express
Chicago and Alton
Jesse Hughes
Wilko Hughes
Henry Hughes
Petersburg
Horses Kill a Tiger on Circus Train in New York
A two year old tiger was killed after escaping its wagon on a moving circus train from Goshen to Poughkeepsie New York. The animal clashed with thirty horses entering its car, leaving the tiger dead under a horse and six horses scratched or bitten.
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New York State
Goshen
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Tig
Guthrie
Okla
Fannie Harris
Oklahoma
Boers End War as Surrender Signed in Proteuria
London reports declare nearly ten years of war ended with Lord Kitchener and Lord Milner announcing terms of surrender. King Edward issues messages of peace and prosperity while Kruger learns of the cessation. crowds celebrate as bells ring and cheers resound across cities.
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London
Loyd Kitchener
Pretoria
Lord Milner
House of Commons
Edward
South Africa
Tenote
Daily Express
Utrecht
Holland
Kruger
Fatal Fire at Rockaway Leaves Two Dead and Injured
New York dispatch reports a deadly blaze at Rockaway Beach with Max Es ten and Lydia Me Krew among the injured. Thomas MelKrew and his 5-year-old son Frank, Martin Hansoon, 28, and Moris Kasten suffered injuries and were hospitalized in Long Island City. Young Me jhrow died and the father was dying. The fire began in the Kastens dwelling, spread to an unoccupied brick building, then leveled several frame structures. Estimated loss runs about $120,000. a burned body was later found in one building.
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New York Dispatch
Max Esten
Lydia MeKrew
Ivy
Rockaway Beach
Thoms MelKrew
Prank
Martin Hansoon
Mocris Kasten
Long Island City
Young Me Jhrow
Severe rain cripples Missouri rail lines near Kansas City
Advices from St. Joseph Missouri report one of the severest rainstorms in the Missouri valley. The downpour began Saturday afternoon and lasted about two hours, with six inches of rain at many points between St. Joseph and Kansas City on the Burlington line. Stairway tracks on bottom lands were ponded and parts of Rock Island tracks east of the city were washed away. Six city sewers suffered heavy flood damage.
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Missouri Valley
St. Joseph
At & O
Kausas City
Burlington
Rock Island
Bicyclers Collide in Lancaster Killing Teen
Lancaster Pa. report says Walter Powell, 17, is dead and Daniel Treewitz, 17, dying after a bicycle collision. The youths rode at top speed and Powell turned to look at Treewitz. their wheels clipped and both were thrown to the street. Powell's skull fracture proved fatal and Treewitz has internal injuries with poor prospects.
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Aveother
Lancaster
Walter Powell
Daniel Treewitz
Powell
Treewitz
Flood damages halt Santa Fe line through Arkansas Valley
Dispatch from Santa Fe California reports river flood damage in Arkansas Valley washing out several hundred feet of track near Caddo. Transportation likely delayed about two weeks as repairs lag. The Santa Fe continues to operate on Missouri Pacific tracks while floodwaters recede.
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Santa Fe
Ua Santa
Cal
Arkansas Valley
Caddo
Missouri Patilie
Obsequies of Li Hung Chang at Pekin reported
A Pekin dispatch states last rites over the body of Li Hung Chang were conducted before a large crowd as officials conveyed the body to Yong Chow then to a boat for Yuku and Shanghai before burial in the heartland. A New York dispatch reports Andrew Featherstone killed. four others injured at Grasmere Staten Island during tests to break a world record. An outbreak of Ywypot Ladinlus caused multiple deaths in a distant region as two others were killed.
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Yong Chow
Shanghai
Shanghay
Nganhwei
New York
Andrew Featherstone
Hiehmond
Grasmere
Staten Island
Northwestern sleeper derails in Otis collision injures passengers
A rear wheel on the Northwestern Chicago Denver Limited sleeper derailed Monday forenoon near Otis, causing the sleeper to swing and strike the westbound No. 1 engine. Two named passengers G. I. D. Gook and C. Hereshhkovsky were badly hurt and hospitalized. Three other travelers suffered minor injuries but continued their journeys. The sleeper, part of a service reducing schedules by one hour, was ruined.
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Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
G. D. Cook
San Francisco
C. Seretzhjobaky
Chicago and
Northwestern
Otis
G. 1D
C. Hereshhkovsky
California
Cherokee Asylum Delays Opening To August Or Later
Cherokee special says the Cherokee insane hospital will not be ready by July 1 as planned by the board of control. Superintendent Voldeng works to finalize arrangements but plumbing wiring and furnishings keep progress slow. The facility may open in August or later with about 600 patients to be moved from Independence Clarinda and other county institutions in northwest Iowa.
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Cherokee Asylum
Cherokee Special Aays
Cherokee Insane Hospital
Board of Control
Sue
Voldeng
Inter
Independence
Clarinda
Iowa
Double shooting in Keosauqua leaves girl dead and farmer wounded
A farm hand Albert Hale, 21, shot Deva Dourhne, 16, in the street and then shot himself in the forehead. Hale survived while Dourhne died. Hale had worked for the girl’s family. jealousy and infatuation were cited as motives.
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Keosauqua
AL Centril
Sotandy Utteranon
Albert Hale
Deva Dourhne
Honsele
Hale
Elether
FARMER S EXPERIMENT MAIZE SAVING SEED FERTILE AFTER 25 YEARS
A Creston special reports William Schoonover a farmer north of Villisea planted 25 year old seed corn this spring and it germinated well, making a strong stand similar to last year's seed. Most grains sprouted with only a few failing to germinate.
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Creston
Willian Behoonover
Ligiue
Villisea
Heaviest Rain of Year Reported in Buarington
A Willington dispatch notes the heaviest rainstorm of the year hit Buarington Sunday morning, damaging traps and residences. Estimated rainfall ranged six to eight inches as the Mississippi River rose about a foot in twelve hours. Other items mention a meeting in Iowa and the Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian debating next year’s session in Hopkinton, Louisiana.
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Willington
Buar-ington Suniday
Roye
Iowa
Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian
Syracuse
Hopkinton
Mapleton High School Contract Awarded to Opnawa Man
W. E. Hodgin of Quaci secures Mapleton high school building contract for 10,051 dollars. Pressed brick and stone structure measures 60 by 90 feet, two stories, with completion aimed for fall.
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Opnawa
W. E. Hodgin
Quaci
Mapleton High School
Postmasters Named by Senate in Four Actions
The senate issued four appointments for postmasters. In Iowa William Godin was named, in Kansas Oliver Staufer was selected, while two others were announced for Illinois and Missouri.
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Senate
Lowa
William Godin
Karmiyetun
Oliver Staufer
Iluds Brogk
Restaurant Proprietor Attacks Man In Oto Street Controversy
In Oto a scuffle occurred when A J Frace attacked Charles TD Thompson over a planned peanut stand near Main Street. Thompson fell, Frace assaulted him twice, Editor Hills intervened and a crown official arrived, Frace pleaded guilty and paid a $10.76 fine. Thompson received immediate medical care for facial injuries.
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Anogiher
A. TL
Praco Mae
Charles TD. Thompson
Editor Hills
Charter Oak
Charles Thompson
Main Street
A. J. Frace
Thompson
Trace Rame
Wditer Hills
Wrace
Frace
Minsor
Rumor of Promotion for Dubuque Priest at Washington University
A Dubuque dispatch reports church circles abuzz over Rev. J. K. Mitzpatrick possibly succeeding De. Garrigan as rector of the Catholic University of Washington. Father Mitzpatrick, now in Washington pursuing advanced studies, previously taught at St. Joseph College in Dubuque and served as procurator, earning praise for turning the college toward financial viability.
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Father Writzpatrick
Dubuque
J. K. Mitzpatrick
de. Garrigan
Sioux City
Catholic University of Washington
Pitzpacrick
Washington
St.Joseph College
du Duque
Tragedy at Cedar Falls Claims Mother and Infant
A Waterloo special reports Mes Haskett and her infant were killed Wednesday afternoon near Cedar Falls when a Central passenger train struck them on a trestle. The mother died instantly and the baby died hours later. They were returning from the funeral of the year old son of Thomas Philpot killed nearby earlier.
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Waterloo
Mes
Torbert
Haskett
Cedar Falls
Thomas Philpot
Collinois Central
Fat Hartington Arrested in Chelsea Murder Case
A Fort Dodge dispatch reports Fat Hartington, alias, arrested Wednesday morning for alleged involvement in the murder of Constable Smith at Chelsea, Dama County, last December. He is said to be part of a railroad gang and possibly a bank robbery ring active last winter, with wives in Algona and Ogden. He has been taken to Tama County for hearing.
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Fort Dodge
Chelsea
Fort Lodge
Fat Hartington
Constable Smith
Dama County
Barrington
Algona
Ogden
Tama County
Deadly kitchen blaze claims and old town deaths
Fragmented Iowa wire items recount a Port Dodge woman Mrs Holm escaping with her baby from a kerosene blast that engulfed a kitchen while another resident Mrs Molin suffered severe burns. Nearby Nash Brockway Bacon, nearly 103, is noted as the oldest Tow resident who died at home. A Des Moines dispatch lists legal and civic notes including a new trial denial for Sarah K suchin and postelection conventions.
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H. J. Holm
Port Dodge
Tyr
A Des Moinen
Nash Brockway
Bacon
George Washington
Massachusetts
Lood
Lote
Sir Francis Bacon
Iowa Officials Stir Up National Conference Of Charities
John Cownie of Des Moines leads Iowa board of control at national conference of charities and correction in Detroit. Delegates clash as Cownie touts savings of over 1 million dollars since four years, while critics question state influence. Six hundred delegates attend Thursday sessions. The era of public affairs and insurance reports in Iowa also fill the week’s notes.
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John Cownie
Detroit
Hns
Joht Cownle
Des Moines
Tayehalrida
Board of Control of State Tistitutions
National Conference of Charities and Correction
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Round & Smith Bros
Ponnianxns
Rochaway Beach
Gilmore
Chaffeur
Long Island
Wainwright Place
Rockway Park
Troley
Yerely Harting
Ads Gray
Lady Label
Mask Lanne
City Island
Fordham Hospital
Rand
Whitelaw Reid
Bughiad
Hi Henry
Chnaftel Company
Willimantic
Carl Woodard
Owossu
Mich
Helen Stover
Nenytheless
Young Woodard
Wildman
Wichita Mountains
Wesley Johnson
Misa Mae Thompson
Anne
Tin
Rockaway
Missouri
Colorado
LI Hung Chang
T. Xyeelil
Isemosilin
Borloun
Otta
H. C. Richardson
Marshalltown
Universalist
Boone
West
Edward Hendricks
Reinbeck
Hendricks
Hendrie
Ottumwa
Rocky Mountains
Stock Island
Avoca
May
Garrigan
Jowan
Sarah Icuhin
Delta
Supreme Court
Weaver
Iowa Mail Cauxiers
Murstudltown
Waverly
Abraham Blimmer
Mehrow
Ling Arminged
Sisters of Mercy
Garimore
Burt
Musband
Yigale Scroggins
Wats
Whatnshey
Tess Hasek
Inunita
Uni
Auditor of State
Bne Aneas
Ite Wis
Merriam
Foxses
Lowa Mutual
Lowe
United States
Emma Holman
Omaha and Council Kings Railway and Bridge Company
Council Biuns
Dhramock
Prome
Kulin
Anumosa
Sarat Kula
S. M. Weaver
Corre
District Court
Ar. Wright
Seantenth
Jasper
County
Wolcharda & Walker Construction Company
Newton
Bonke Square
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