Roosevelts Sweep in New Jersey Primary Victory
Theodore Roosevelt dominated New Jersey voting carried every congressional district and all 28 delegates to Chicago. Wilson won 24 delegates, including those at large, while La Follette drew under 2 percent. Roosevelt led by about 10,000 on the preferential vote as taft forces conceded after midnight. Newark backed Taft modestly. sparse southern districts tilted Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Theodore Roosevelt
New Jersey
Col. Roosevelt
Chicago
Roosevelt
Wilson
la Follette
Taft
Taft Organization
White House
Tornado Hits Skiatook Oklahoma. seven dead
A tornado swept through Skiatook Oklahoma 18 miles northwest of Tulsa killing seven people and injuring about 20. The storm destroyed 20 houses and wrecked farm buildings, leveling derricks and pumping stations in the oil fields as it moved from Skiatook through the valley. Property loss is estimated at 75000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Skiatook
Strife Over Alternate Delegates at Democratic Meeting
In Lincoln Nebraska the Democratic state committee debated selecting alternates to the national convention. A resolution favoring Champ Clark as the primary choice faced swift opposition. The plan was altered to recognize the four at large delegates as Clark supporters, arguing it fair since district delegates need not be pledged to Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Democratic State Committee
Champ Clark
Clark
Illinois Murder Tragedy in Peoria Highlights Self Defense Claim
In Peoria Illinois Lawrence Hudson a Mapleton resident was shot and killed by Joseph Schwabski. Eyewitnesses say the shooting was in self defense. The cause remains unclear as Hudson reportedly waited to confront Schwabski and whip him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria, Lll
Lawrence Hudson
Mapleton
Joseph Schwabski
Hudson
Schwabski
Live Stock Market Sioux City Cattle and Hog Prices
Live stock prices from Sioux City show corn fed steers ranging 7.75 to 9.00, with other cattle at 6.50 to 7.75 and beef grades 4.50 to 7.00. Canners and cutters 2.50 to 4.50, bulls 4.25 to 7.00, veals 3.75 to 8.00. Hogs priced from 7.80 to 7.50, bulk 7.36 to 7.45. Sheep and lambs quoted at 7.00 to 8.25, yearlings 6.00 to 7.50, ewes 3.50 to 5.50, wethers 5.00 to 6.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Disorders Attend Strike In New York Hotels And Theaters
Disorder flared amid the hotel waiters strike and Broadway theater crowds as shots were fired during a disturbance. After an agreement, the Hotel Men's association and Allied Waiters' associations settled, yet waiters connected to the International Hotel Workers' union extended the strike to Holland House and Churchill's on Broadway with over 200 waiters and cooks quitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Hotel Men's Association of
Allied Waiters’ Associations
International Hotel Workers’ Union
Holland House
Churchill's
U S Ships to Cuba Amid Insurrection Fears
Washington reports indicate two divisions of the Atlantic battleship fleet with marines ordered to rendezvous at Key West ready to move to Cuba if needed to protect Americans. Taft says the U S does not intend to intervene, while Gomez protests. Also notes April exports at 176.1 million and other tariff and postal discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Haiti
United States
Key West
Taft
Gomez
Multiple incidents across towns including blasts and crimes
A blast wrecked one building and damaged another in Winona Minnesota basement. a mother Anna Rozono died in Monaca Pennsylvania while her infant remained unharmed. a 64 year old Michael Nebberstick was arrested. Miller groups met in Kansas City for the Millers National Federation. A severe wind and rain flooded Yankton South Carolina basements and boats crowded streets. Illinois Mayors Association opened its annual meeting in Evanston with Mayor Woodruff presiding. Mrs Mary Holzman was beaten and tarred by thugs in Ocean City Maryland. her 11 year old son watched. Governor Harmon appointed former Governor Andrew L Harris of Eaton Ohio to a Gettsburg anniversary commission in Washington. Rutgers University suspended 49 of 65 graduates for a beer keg party after a class banquet. Pan American Society banquet in New York honored the secretary of state and ambassadors. Mrs Laura Rattliff killed and C W Winters and Peter Tooney fatally injured when a horse ran away in Des Moines Iowa.
Notable 1907 Crime and Labor News Roundup
Sheriff Beekier is deported for Jefferson City with Jo seph Seldl and Mrs Annie Hunning after their conviction for the murder of Mrs Hunning s husband. Both receive life terms. AFM convention in Omaha approves a fund for Titanic musicians widows and orphans. Dan Davis is burned at a stake in Tyler Texas after confessing assault on Miss Carrie Johnson, witnessed by 2000. Toliver airship founder and wife shot in San Diego. ex-secretary Bert Lewis arrested. Jury in Muscatine case finds not guilty on conspiracy to intimidate nonunion button workers. others may avoid trial. John Stevenson Jr relates steel deals in US Steel dissolution suit. Darrow bribery trial juror case moves forward with Blakesley selected as alternate juror. Detroit pastor Dr Leete and Rev Cooke join church bishops elected at Minneapolis Methodists conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Toliver
Toliver Airship Company
San Diego
Cal
Bert G. Lewis
Airship Company
Lewis
Clayton Rowland
Muscatine
Ohio delegates split on Taft Roosevelt fight at state convention
Returns from thirty three Ohio counties show conventions to pick delegates for the state convention in June, indicating the Taft Roosevelt struggle for the six delegates at large to the national convention will be settled on the convention floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Taft
Roosevelt
Notable Figures in Brief Health and Honor News
Personal doctor Harvey W. Wiley faces pneumonia risk at his Bluemont Virginia dairy residence while J M Buckley resigns after 27 years as editor of the Christian Advocate. Henry Bond elected president of the Northern Baptist convention. Wilbur Wright's typhoid fever shows signs of improvement in Dayton. Charles Dickens centenary fund reports 13481 to aid five granddaughters. Mrs Marie Garland of Boston to renounce $10,000,000 income to wed Francis C Green.
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Harvey W. Wiley
Washington
Bluemont
Henry Bond
Brattleboro
Baptist Church
Northern Baptist Convention
Des Moines
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
O. Wright
Marie Garland
Boston
Francis Cushing Green
Uprising in Cuba prompts U S military steps
U S moves 700 marines from Philadelphia to Guantanamo and orders 6,000 regulars to be ready for immediate Cuba deployment as Cuba faces a rising Negro uprising. London sees the largest labor march with 150,000 strikers, while William Booth undergoes cataract surgery in London with a promising prognostic bulletin.
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Cuba
United States
Island
Republic
Philadelphia
Guantanamo
Rock Island to Invest Over Million in Iowa Lines
Des Moines reports the Rock Island railroad will invest over 1 million dollars in Iowa properties, with an additional 1 million already set aside for fifty new engines. More than 500 thousand will fund fifty miles of 100 pound track on the main east and west line. Bridge and viaduct strengthening between Chicago and Council Bluffs is planned to meet the load of the new locomotives, passenger engines weighing 421,000 pounds. The elevated mass of these engines demands reinforced main line structures.
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Des Moines
Rock Island
Iowa
Chicago
Council Bluffs
Monticello Telephone Interests Sold to Minnesota Firm
Otto Wettstein of Maquoketa Home Telephone Company sells his telephone systems in Monticello Anamosa Wyoming and La Porte City and his La Porte residence to J P Rogers Land Company Minneapolis for 42000 acres of Florida land valued at 400000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Otto Wettstein
Fatality by High Tension Wire Claims Houston Man
The Fort Dodge Des Moines Southern line reports the third sudden death and second in 24 hours as J H Conners of Houston Texas leaning on a high tension wire is instantly killed. He was thirty and on his first day of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Fort Dodge, Des Moines
Hawkeye Progressive Veterinary Meeting Set in Des Moines
The Hawkeye Progressive Veterinary Medical Association of Iowa will convene in Des Moines on June 20 at the Savery Hotel starting at 2 o'clock. Dr. G. M. Dilley of Murray, Iowa, serves as president and secretary of the society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye Veterinary Association
Des Moines
Hawkeye Progressive Veterinary Medical Association of Iowa
Savery
May Have Curfew Law In Manchester City
City council may consider a curfew ordinance to let peace officers regulate children aged 8 to 14 who roam the streets at all hours in Manchester. The move aims to curb street loitering and restore order in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Gun Club Members Poisoned in Iowa City Banquet
J H Donohoe, a local merchant, is seriously ill while about twenty other Iowa City Gun club members are similarly indisposed. Ptomaine poisoning is suspected from canned meats served at a banquet after a shoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gun Club
Iowa City
J. H. Donohoe
Memorial University Transfer to Archbishop Keane Hospital Site
Deeds filed transferring Memorial University property to Archbishop James J. Keane for a hospital use. National Military College involved in the transfer with a stated consideration of 50 000 dollars. The last chapter of Memorial University has been written.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transfer Memorial University
Mason City
Memorial University
National Military College
James J. Keane
Aged Odd Fellow Burton Dies in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant reports the death of W. S. Burton past grand master of the Iowa Odd Fellows at age 92. He served many years as justice of the peace in the city and passed away this Wednesday at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
W. SS
Burton
The
Iowa Odd Fellows
Forty third Jasper County Sunday School Convention Opens
The forty third annual Jasper County Sunday School convention opened at Ira with many delegates attending. A basket dinner will feature the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Jasper County Sunday School Association
Ira
Baltzley Couple Mark 65 Years of Marriage
An Indianola couple, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Baltzley, celebrated their sixty-fifth wedding anniversary on May 20 in the Francis home with a joyful observance marking the long marriage and family happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianola
Francis Home
Jacob Baltzley
Winois Central Names Fay Assistant Master Mechanic
Elton F. Fay is appointed assistant master mechanic for the Iowa and Minnesota divisions of the Winois Central railroad with headquarters in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winois Central Changes
Ft. Dodge
Elton F. Fay
Iowa
Minnesota
Winois Central Railroad
Waterloo
Duncombe farmer Jaques dies in Chicago hotel gas incident
Wealthy Duncombe farmer C. Jaques was asphyxiated in a Chicago hotel after bringing a shipment of goods to the city. Authorities suspect accidental gas jet opening caused the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowan
Fort Dodge
Jaques
Duncombe
Chicago
Creston-Nurse Davison Named Head at Unity Hospital
Creston Miss Davison of Maryland, a graduate nurse from the Philadelphia School for Nurses, has been appointed head of Unity Hospital nurses in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creaton
Creston
Miss Davison
Maryland
Philadelphia School For Nurses
Unity Hospital
Skeleton Found Along Nishna River Near Hamburg
Two local fishermen Jay Coppage and Ray McDonald discovered a human skeleton about 7a yards from the riverbank and a quarter mile west of the Burlington track. A revolver with four empty chambers lay on one arm, six shells nearby, a silk handkerchief with a K initial, one dollar and fifteen cents in coins. An overcoat lay folded as if used as a pillow, and the body had deteriorated to bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Nishna River
Jay Coppage
Ray McDonald
Burlington Track
Miners Vote On New Wage Scale Referendum
Des Moines Iowa miners will vote on a proposed wage scale on Thursday May 23. The scale was agreed by the joint wage scale committee but rejected by the miners convention. If the rank and file do not approve a new scale a fresh proposal must be drafted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Joint
Begin Work on Perry Shorthill Steel Plant
Actual work on the big $250,000 Shorthill steel and iron works factory commenced this week with graders leveling the ground. Completion is projected in four months and the plant will add two hundred families to Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Shorthill Steel and Iron Works
Cedar Falls Music Festival Ends With Thomas Orchestra
The tenth annual May music festival at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls closed last evening and was hailed as one of the most successful musical affairs. It marked the tenth visit of Theodore Thomas orchestra of Chicago to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Theodore Thomas
Chicago
Leave Granted For Col Chantland In Iowa Guard
Fort Dodge reports Col W T Chantland will remain colonel of the Fifty sixth regiment Iowa National Guard with no change. He has been granted another eighty five days leave of absence and continues as a special assistant to Attorney General Wickersham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Iowa National Guard
W. T. Chantland
Wickersham
Picnic plans for Gates and Carpenter harp orchestras in Mason City and New Hampton
The Gates Harp orchestra of Mason City and the Carpenter Harp orchestra of New Hampton have been secured by the local Woodman lodge for the district’s annual Woodman picnic to be held here on June 6.
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Charles City
Gates Harp Orchestra
Mason City
Carpenter Harp Orchestra
New Hampton
Woodman Lodge
Rebekahs
Sac City
Rebekah Lodge
Western Electric buys Oakwood Park line in Clear Lake
The Western Electric Telephone company has purchased the Oakwood Park line and has possession. It will install a metallic system and extend service to Dodges Point and other west side localities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purchases Telephone Company
Clear Lake
Western Electric Telephone Company
Oakwood Park
Dodges Point
West Side
Accident Unusual In Burlington Shops
Alex Banneberg a machinist in the Burlington shops was seriously injured when a revolving drill caught in his clothing and bored a hole in the skull near the brain base causing total paralysis according to reports from the scene.
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Burlington
Alex Banneberg
Three Farmers Held to Grand Jury in Cattle Removal
In Nora Springs three farmers John Bolan Otto Bean and Russell Shannon were held to the grand jury on $100 bonds after they forcibly moved cattle from Elmer Barlow who was trying to corral them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Springs
John Bolan
Otto Bean
Russell Shannon
Elmer Barlow
Memorial Day Proclamation Declares May 30 a State Holiday
Governor B F Caroll issued the annual proclamation designating May 30 as a legal memorial holiday and urging citizens of Des Moines and the state to observe it accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
B. F. Carroll
Banqueters Poisoned at Iowa City Gun Club Banquet
Ptomaine in canned meats sickened twenty members and visiting guests at the Iowa City Gun club banquet after the annual shoot. President C Bothell was among those stricken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa City Gun Club
C. Bothell
Postoffice Robbed at Hopeville in Osceola County
The Hopeville post office was robbed around 2 yesterday morning. The safe was blown open and $250 in money and stamps disappeared. Sheriff Eggleston is pursuing a clue.
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Osceola
Hopeville
Eggleston
Find the Body of a Child at West Liberty Campgrounds
S U L cadets discovered the remains of an infant inside an outbuilding on their camp grounds after forcing entry. The grim find prompts official investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death and potential negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Lightning Strikes Fort Madison Hospital for Santa Fe Workers
Thunderbolt damages Santa Fe Railroad hospital in Fort Madison burning roof and third floor quarters. Resident surgeon estimates losses at twenty thousand dollars. Hospital crews fought the blaze through the night and safety measures were activated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Santa Fe Railroad
Tramp Killed by Milwaukee Train Near Marion
A tramp believed to be Jerry Sullivan of Des Moines was killed by a Milwaukee train this morning at Marion. He is said to have a brother in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Jerry Sullivan
Des Moines
Marion
Flea and Garbage Fear Warns Against Fly Breeding
Des Moines reports Dr. T. E. Kepford urges immediate trash disposal to curb fly proliferation linked to tuberculosis and typhoid spread. He cites Minneapolis trash burning for power and warns against open air burning, dumping, or river disposal that sustains the pest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
T. E. Kepford
Towa
Kepford
Minneapolis
Iowa Residents Awarded Patents in Recent Issuance
A list of Iowa residents receiving patents includes David J. Alston of Keokuk for a curry comb, William P. Bettendorf and J W Bettendorf Davenport for a roof for cars, James Brant of Dubuque for an automatic air coupling, Charles A. Devere of Keokuk as assignee to Keokuk Hydraulic Tire Setter for a tire setting machine, Jacob H. Ezard of Hocking for a boltless rail joint, Albertus E. Hanson of Mason City for a ditching machine and tire distributor, Mike Nemes of Ft. Dodge for a squeezing device, Adolph Plagman of Davenport for a power transmitting apparatus, Knut A. Read of Oskaloosa for a vehicle wheel, Freq Remaly of Roscoe for a fruit picker, Harry Shipp of Ida Grove for a pipe coupling, John S. Tyler of Boone for a track inspecting device, and Richard Sybenga of Pella for a trousers hanger.
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Iowa
David J. Alston
Keokuk
Curry
William P. Bettendorf
Bettendorf
J. W. Bettendorf
Davenport
James Brant
Dubuque
Charles A. Devere
Keokuk Hydraulic
Jacob H. Ezard
Hocking
Albertus E. Hanson
Mason City
Mike Nemes
Ft. Dodge
Adolph Plagman
Knut A. Read
Oskaloosa
Freq Remaly
Roscoe
Harry Shipp
Ida Grove
John S. Tyler
Boone
Richard Sybenga
Pella
Prohibitory Amendment Seen Likely To Pass Next Session
Supt. Cable of the Constitutional Amendment association predicts resubmission of the prohibitory amendment will succeed in the next legislature. He notes broad Iowa talk with candidates shows strong public support and belief that temperance is the paramount issue. He says many favor letting electors decide by constitutional amendment and cites unprecedented public unanimity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt. Cable
Constitutional Amendment Association
Iowa
Prohibition Extension Society Conflict With State Party
The state central committee of the Prohibition party asks Attorney General George Cosson to dissolve the Prohibition Extension Society. John B. Hammond and C. H. Gordon filed a protest against the incorporation, citing the political contribution ban. C. Durant Jones of Perry organized the society to aid the party financially and seeks gubernatorial nomination on the prohibition ticket.
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Prohibition Extension Society
State Central Committee
Prohibition Party
George Cosson
John B. Hammond
C. H. Gordon
Central Committee
C. Durant Jones
Perry
Prohibition
Jones
Express Company Winn Case Verdict Against Bank
The jury in Judge Hewitt's district court found Des Moines National Bank committed fraud for consigning a packet of brown paper not reported to contain $2,000 in paper currency to Irwin Iowa via the American Express company. The express company secured a verdict of $2,568.10 plus 6 percent interest dating from August 25, 1905, with additional costs accruing to the Panavans.
Iowans Seek Places on U S Olympic Rifle Team
Twenty five candidates contend for eight spots to represent the United States in Stockholm. Iowa leads states with three National Guard marksmen among finalists. Sergeants John D. Jackson of Washington Lieutenant Tom Preussner of Manchester and Captain F S Hird of Des Moines are the Iowa trio.
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United States
Stockholm
Jackson
Preussner
Tird
Army
Navy
National Guard
Winthrop
Maryland
Logan
Iowa
Iowa Leads in Literacy Says Census Report
Iowa claims the top literacy status among states with only 1.7 percent illiterate, less than two per hundred. The piece praises citizenship, public schools accessibility for rich and poor, and notes prosperous cities, absence of slums, and high quality of incoming foreigners eager to learn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Hawkeye
Towa
Iowa firms file articles of incorporation across state
The secretary of state records show Max Loeb Son s of Albia with $30,000 capital stock Wingert Lockwood of Cedar Rapids with $15,000 authorized stock The Crawford Co of Cedar Rapids with $10,000 capital stock U S Kresge Co of Detroit Mich incorporated under Delaware law filed amendment Proctor Gables Distributing Co of Cincinnati filed articles Mason City Loan Trust Co filed amendment Increasing capital stock from $50,000 to $150,000
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Loeb Son's
Albia
Capital
Wingert-Lockwood Company
Cedar Rapids
Crawford Company
U. S. Kresge Company
Detroit
Mich
Delaware
Proctor & Gamble Distributing Company
Cincinnati
Mason City Loan & Trust Company
Iowa Pure Food Law Judgments Issued By Agriculture Dept
Notices of judgment in three Iowa cases under the pure food law were issued by the department of agriculture at Washington. Forty bags of dried apple chips shipped from John H. Leslie company of Chicago to A A Geiser and Company of Des Moines, in possession of Northwestern road, were condemned. Cream of Hops in possession of Shelby Cy Weaver of Coin and F Hop Ton ic in possession of Wilkinson Brothers of Blanchard, both found to contain alcohol, were condemned. Misbranded alfalfa meal shipped from Washington County Alfalfa Mixed Feed and Milling company of Fort Calhoun Nebr pleaded guilty and fined $130 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Washington
John H. Leslie Company
Chicago
A. A. Geiser & Company
Des Moines
Northwestern Road
Shelby Cy Weaver
Coin
Wilkinson Brothers
Blanchard
Iowa Man to Lead Rifle Experts in Canada Contest
Col S W Brookhart of Washington and Iowa National Guard has been named captain and trainer of the Palma team that will represent the United States in the October rifle contest in Canada. General Guy E Logan hails the honor as a recognition of Iowa and its guardsmen. Brookhart serves as chief ordnance officer and chief inspector of small arms practice in the Iowa guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhart
Iowa Guard
Dairy Herd Tuberculin Test Under Way in Cedar Rapids
The state veterinary department tests dairy herds around Cedar Rapids, testing every cow supplying milk for use in the city. Two state veterinarians are at work, with Cedar Rapids praised as a pioneer in dairy herd health, while Des Moines and other cities have given little attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairy Department
State Veterinary Department
Cedar Rapids
Gibson
Des Moines
Officials push action on auto license noncompliers
In a March list of 1912 period auto owners who failed to license, many names later registered, and the secretary of state directs county attorneys to sue those still noncompliant. The state office emphasizes prompt action against owners who did not meet the statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
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Akron Register - Tribune
Akron
Ray A. Smith
Gov. Wilson
Baltimore
Progressive League
T. R
Oklahoma
Ilinois
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bourne
Hitchcock
Senate Post Office
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Gulf Ports
Panama Canal
Lea
Tennessee
Lorimer
Senate
Senate Committee On Finance
Hardwick
Winona
Minn
Anna Rozono
Monaca
Michael Nebberstick
Kansas City
Millers’ National Federation
Yankton
S. C
Matin Street
Illinois Mayors’ Association
Evanston
Woodruff
Peoria
Mary Holzman
Ocean City
Harmon
Andrew L. Harris
Eaton
National Commission
Gettysburg
Rutgers College
New Brunswick
Demarest
Pan-American Society of the United States
Laura Rattliff
C. W. Winters
Peter Tooney
Ija
Beekier
Jefferson County
Jefferson City
Joseph Seldl
Annie Hunning
American Federation of Musicians
Omaha
Dan Davis
Tyler
Tex
Carrie Johnson
John Stevenson, Jr
Robert Louis Stevenson
United States Steel Corporaton
A. M. Blakesley
Clarence Darrow
McNamara
Los Angeles
John D. Fredericks
Frederick Deland Leete
Central Methodist Church of
Joseph Cooke
W. P. Thirkfeld
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. M. Buckley
Christian Advocate
Charles Dickens
London
William Booth
Salvation Army
Pure Food
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