Railroads Plan Uniform Challenge to 7-Cent Fare Laws
At a Chicago railroad executives meeting, lines agreed to contest 7-cent fare laws in Illinois Missouri Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and Arkansas while accepting Wisconsin and Kansas. Nebraska Arkansas Minnesota laws are in force. Missouri law takes effect June 14 and Illinois July 1 with town July 4. They argue population cannot support passenger service and Chicago suburbs already enjoy under 2 cent per mile rates. Rock Island President Winchell said law departments were ordered to begin immediate action.
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Chicago
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Arkansas
Wisconsin
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Winchell
Rock Island
New York Governor Vetoes Two Cent Fare Bill
Gov. Hughes vetoed a bill setting a flat passenger rate of 2 cents per mile for railroads over 150 miles in New York. He criticized lack of prior investigation and noted the public service commission will study freight and passenger rates to determine just and reasonable charges. If 2 cents per mile proves just, it may stand. otherwise it must be changed.
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Gov. Hughes
New York
Public Service Commission
Governors urged to align militia with U S forces
Acting Secretary of War Oliver sent identical letters to state and territorial governors noting that on January 21 next year militia organizations must conform to the regular and volunteer army. He warns failure to comply will bar states from the annual $2,000,000 militia appropriation.
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Oliver
United States
Yale Awards Hooker Fellowship To Beloit Scholar
Darwin A. Leavitt of Beloit Wisconsin receives the Hooker fellowship from Yale University for study in theology abroad and in America Europe and Palestine. The prize totals $1,200 and is awarded every two years for advanced study.
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Yale
Darwin A. Leavitt
Beloit
Wis
Hooker
Yale Meare School
America
Europe
Palestine
Prominent Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty in Child Attack Case
Arthur Caddock of Kenoza Wis a member of a well known family pleaded guilty to attacking the 8 year old daughter of former Sheriff Henry Timme and was sentenced to ten years in the state prison.
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Arthur Caddock
Kenosha
Wis
Henry Timme
Cabrera Is All Right Cable Dispatch From Guatemala
Dr Ramon Bengoechoa Guatemala consul general received a cable from President Cabrera on Tuesday stating the president is all right. The dispatch confirms the Guatemalan leader’s welfare amid ongoing concerns.
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Ramon Bengoechoa
Guatemala
Sioux City Live Stock Market Quotations
Sioux City live stock market prices Tuesday show top deevs at 6.20 dollars and top hogs at 6.05 dollars.
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Sioux City
French Customs Panel Rejects Wheat Duty Suspension
The French customs commission on Tuesday voted unanimously against a proposal to suspend duties on wheat and flour amid bread price rises. The decision maintains current tariff levels, keeping duties in place to steady market conditions.
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French Customs Commission
Bank of Ouray Colorado Closes Doors
The Bank of Ouray Colo a state bank closed its doors Tuesday liabilities about 106000 dollars. The assets are not stated but are said not to be equal to the liabilities.
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Bank of Ouray
Colo
Threat to Packers Force Pay Rise Stand by Teamsters
Chicago packing-house drivers union threatens a strike next Saturday unless wages rise 16 percent amid higher living costs. George F. Golden cites meat prices, 22 cents per pound for mutton chops, 6 cents above two years ago, to justify demands to Armour & Co and other firms. Representatives of other packers listened, with expectations of a possible compromise.
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Chicago Teamister
Chicago Packers
Packing House Drivers’ Union
Teamsters
George F. Golden
Union
Stephen Conway
Armour & Co
Golden
Conway
Roosevelt Returns as Exposition Draws Crowd in Georgia Day Event
President Roosevelt visited the Jamestown exposition reopened at Bulloch Hall Roswell Georgia and later attended Georgia day ceremonies. He arrived with Mrs Roosevelt aboard the Mayflower at 8 20 am and was greeted by Georgia officials before the reviewing fleet and public ceremonies at the exposition grounds.
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Bulloch Hall
Roswell
Georgia State Building
Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
Georgia
Hampton Roads
Exposition Grounds
Rich Countess as Gypsy in Simple Life Disguise
London reports Lady Arthur Grosvenor, sister in law to the Duke of Westminster, travels incognito as a gypsy. Her caravan includes baskets, a kettle, and pans. She has been in gypsy life since May 27, plans to travel through Oxfordshire and may write a book about her experience.
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Ady Grosvenor
London
Arthur Grosvenor
Duke of Westminster
England
Lady Grosvenor
Oxfordshire
Sorrowing Swain Seeks Death by Gas and Morphine
Paul Rice of Mount Vernon Indiana attempted suicide by taking morphine and turning on gas. He likely will die. Associates told the girl’s father that Rice had talked about marrying her, indicating possible motive and personal distress.
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Swain
Paul Rice
Mount Vernon
Ind
Fire at Princess Anne Hotel Traps Dozens at Virginia Beach
Large blaze destroyed the Princess Anne hotel near Norfolk Virginia Beach on Monday. More than fifty guests escaped narrowly as two Black chambermaids were reported missing. The Norfolk and Southern railroad depot also burned, with total losses estimated at around $100,000.
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Princess Anne
Virginia Beach
Norfolk
Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Peckman Dies in Marshalltown at Age of Leader
L. S. Peckman longtime president of the Iowa State Baseball league dies at his home in Marshalltown of Brights disease. He was a prominent wholesale grocer and was serving his second term as league president.
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L. S. Peckman
Peckman
Iowa State Baseball League
Marshalltown
Bright
Spain to Pay Uncle Sain
Spain's budget committee reports favorably a bill in the chamber of deputies authorizing payment of the 1834 U S loan. The measure, proposed by the finance minister, seeks to settle the loan Spain raised in the United States.
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Spain
Sain
Chamber of Deputies
Minister of Finance
United States
Woman Novelist Miss Julia Magruder Dead at 50
Richmond Va. woman novelist Miss Julia Magruder died Saturday aged 50. Most of her stories were written since 1885.
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Julia Magruder
Richmond
Government Fights Bubonic Plague In Vinidad
The government of Vinidad has taken energetic measures to stamp out bubonic plague and has cabled New York for large supplies of prophylactic serum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinidad
New York
Fire damages Studebaker and Quadt paint stores in SF
A blaze at the corner of Tenthland Market streets in San Francisco destroyed the carriage shop of Studebaker Bros and the paint store of Quadt & Co. The fire caused significant damage to the two commercial properties, with firefighters battling the flames to prevent spread.
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San Francisco
Tenthland Market Streets
Mon- Gay
Studebaker Bros
Quadt & Co
Tokyo Jingoes Busy Alliance Threatens U S Policy
Washington Sunday reports that Japanese Pacific coast progressives form an alliance seen as an international conspiracy to topple the Saionji ministry. They aim to influence an anti immigrant bill and the California school question, and may seek an apology or indemnity over San Francisco riots. Representatives in Washington consult the Japanese ambassador on a campaign of anti American demonstrations.
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Pacific Coast
Progressives
Party of Japan
Japan
United States
Washington
Tokio
Biscount
Anki
San Francisco
Saionji
State Department
California
Hayashi
Dress Fired In Open Car Sobs Miss Chance
Miss Margaret Chance of Philadelphia, 18, was fatally burned Sunday when her light summer dress caught fire on an open trolley car. The dress burned from waist to feet as passengers stampeded. She was rushed to a hospital with a small chance of recovery, likely from a discarded match or cigarette.
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Philadelphia
Margaret Chance
No Quarter to Brewers in Kansas Strike by Court
Kansas receivers were given free rein after the state supreme court ousted Anheuser-Busch from Kansas. The court ordered the company's property in the state sold by court-appointed receivers. The ruling, which may be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, defines the receivers' powers and enables seizure of saloon and warehouse property tied to the brewers.
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Kansas
Supreme Court
Kansas State Supreme Court
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association
United States Supreme Court
Ohio Boy Flies His Own Airship at Columbus Park
Cromwell Dickson a 15 year old Columbus youth flew his self constructed airship at Columbus Driving Park. The craft about 6 feet long used a foot powered propeller and he remained aloft for an hour with apparent perfect control.
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Cromwell Dickson
Columbus, CO
Columbus
Dickson
Will
Sinking of Jalouse Claims Twenty-Eight Lives at Sea
A French schooner Jalouse sank Friday night from Cayenne to St. Louis. Twenty-eight passengers perished including twelve women and children. The captain and twenty-one crew survived to reach Barbados on Sunday.
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Cayenne
St. Louis
Capetain
Tornado Causes Six Million Dollars in Damage in Bombay
A Bombay report estimates damage ranging from 3 million to 6 million dollars after a tornado swept over Kurrachi on June 6. Local authorities assess the event as a major weather disaster with significant impact on infrastructure and livelihoods.
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Bombay
India
Kurrachi
Old School Man Dies After Long Public Service
Germania Goodrich Alvord of Augusta Georgia, long time state superintendent of public schools in Illinois, died Saturday evening at age 84. He served 43 years in public education leadership and shaped statewide schooling policy.
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Germania Goodrich Alvord
Augusta
Tinois
Western League Schedule at Sioux City
Schedule of Western League games to be played at Sioux City in the immediate future includes Des Moines on June 17, 18, 19, and 20. The list outlines upcoming dates for away or home fixtures within the league context.
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Siouxy City
Sioux City
Des Moines
Civil War Flares in Kermanshah Persia After Election Disputes
Chaos and fighting erupt again in Kermanshah Persia as election disputes split the population into two factions. The government backs one side amid significant loss of life and continued disorder.
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Persia
Kermanshah
Resignation of Servien Cabinet Ministers Cited
The ministry of M. Pasics resigns after failing to reach an accord with parliamentary obstructionists. The move signals a political shift as lawmakers grapple with stalled agenda items and ongoing tensions in the coalition.
Supreme Court Decision Impacts Road Tax in Council Bluffs
The Iowa Supreme Court reportedly ruled that the 1 mill road tax funds derived from property within the city must be spent inside Council Bluffs. The case from Jasper County cements the mandate, ending Col. W. F. Baker's long stance that expenditure within city limits was optional. For years the city compromised, accepting only part of the fund for inside-city work.
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Supreme Court
Council Bluffs
Jasper County
Board of County Supervisors
Col. W. F. Baker
Col. Baker
May raid baby farm in Des Moines sparks threat
Des Moines authorities face a showdown as the Humane Society warns it may remove the fifteen infants from the West baby farm. Attorney J M Parsons urged Elizabeth Jones Baird to take charge as Mrs West plans a departure for a second murder trial next fall. Angry mothers vow resistance, signaling a looming legal clash over guardianship and care.
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Humane Society
West Place
West Baby Farm
Des Moines
J. M. Parson
West
Young Rosehill Girl Ends Life After Lover Leaves
Miss Early Sarvis, 18, daughter of a Rosehill farmer, killed herself after a quarrel with her sweetheart Harry Stringfellow who left her in bitterness. He visited Sunday evening, then departed. She wept long, secured a pistol, and died instantly in her room, family finding her in death.
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Early Sarvis
Rosehill
Harry Stringfellow
Miss Sarvis
One Hundred Years Old Muscatine Woman Passes Century
Muscatine honors Mary Hanlin as the oldest resident, celebrating her 100th birthday with four children, twenty-one grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren in attendance from across the country. She remains sharp and active, reads without glasses, tends a small garden, and helps with bed making. She lives with her 81 year old daughter. her devoted youngest son, who cared for her, recently died at 75.
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Muscatine
Mary Hanlin
Settlement Ends Des Moines Breach of Promise Suit
Dr. Georgia Stewart a Des Moines woman physician sued undertaker Harry Gray for breach of promise. The settlement reportedly pays $800 in cash and a $1,000 note, ending a case once seeking up to $10,000. Stewart had nursed Gray through illness and faced repeated marriage proposals that ceased after payment demanded.
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Des Moines
Georgia Stewart
Harry Gray
Gray
Stewart
X2 Bi
Three Young Jewell Boys Accused of Robbery in Clinton
Three members of the Jewell family, boys aged 6, 8, and 10 from Clinton, are likely to be sent to the state industrial school for robbing Frank Spencer of $10. Spencer had gone out to change his father’s money when the incident occurred.
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Jewell
Clinton
State Industrial School
Frank Spencer
U S Marshal Visits Sloan For Grand Jury Subpoenas
U S Marshal and Deputy Tracy visited Sloan to serve subpoenas on residents ordered to appear at Fort Dodge as witnesses before the grand jury in the Algona land case.
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U.S
Sloan
United States
Tracy
Fort Dodge
Algona Land
Woman Commits Suicide Over Clothes Desire
Marie Jacobson a 13 year old girl in Ward Whod ward swallowed rat poison after lamenting she could not dress like other girls. She wandered town, returned home in agony, confessed to her mother, and died despite medical efforts. The mother, bereft, is recovering away from the husband who has been absent years.
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Marie Jacobson
Miss Jacobson
Walt
Did Horse End Own Mike Death in Mississippi?
An unusual Mississippi incident reports Felner Fish Co horse Alledgedly killed itself. Witnesses say the carriage horse in Clin ton backed into shallow water and repeatedly submerged its head, despite the driver’s attempts to save it. A crowd of Iowa Masons at a nearby grand lodge, witnessing the event, deemed it death by its own action.
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Mississippi
Felner Fish Company
Clinton
Felner
Iowa
Masons Honor Appointments By Grand Master Hunter
Grand Master Hunter of the Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge announces appointments: Deputy Grand Master Lewis Brook Davenport. Grand Chaplain Rev Allen Judd Clinton. Senior Grand Deacon H C Jones Boone. Junior Grand Deacon George Reynoldson Manson. Senior Grand Steward Carl Ihm Guttenburg. Junior Grand Steward Otto Windroth Humboldt. Grand Marshal H M Belt Des Moines. Grand Tyler A N Alberson Washington. Committee heads and members include C T Granger Waukon. N G Newcombe Sabula. C E Narey Spirit Lake. D D Carlton Early. William Hutchinson Alton chair. W D Clemens West Union. A W McCullom Sibley.
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Cliton
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Iowa
Lewis Brook
Davenport
Allen Judd
Clinton
H. C. Jones
Boone
George Reynoldson
Manson
Carl Ihm
Guttenburg
Otto Windroth
Humboldt
H. M. Belt
Des Moines
Des Moines; Grand Tyler
A. N
Alberson
Washington
C. T. ‘Granger
Waukon
N.G. Newcombe
Sabula
C. E. Narey
Spirit Lake
D. D. Carlton
Early
William Hutchinson
Alton
W. D. Clemens
West Union
A. W. McCullom
Sibley
Birthplace of Rebekah lodge in Bloomfield Iowa
Bloomfield Iowa claims the first Rebekah lodge in the state and nation, titled No 1 World. The lodge traces its origin to 1868 when the grand lodge of Iowa granted authority to institute. Col G A Moore compiled the history in 1906 corroborating the claim. J B Glenn first noble grand. N Johnson Bloomfield first general patriarch.
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Bloomfield
Ottumwa
Rebekah Lodge
Iowa
United States
G. A. Moore
Bloomfield Lodge
Grand Lodge of
State of
J. B. Glenn
Wichita
Kan
N. §. Johnson
Iowa homes demolished in Pleasantville tornado
A tornado near Pleasantville felled a large house owned by Winner Baker and left a dozen families homeless. Wind and rain caused about 25000 dollars in property damage as clouds gathered, roared and the cyclone swept through the town before fading toward the east. No loss of life reported.
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Pleasantville
Ife Js
Winner Baker
Flood hits Mason City as storms lash region
The heaviest rain of the season fell Sunday and Monday in Mason City, exceeding three inches. Floodwaters damaged a cement plant in the nearby creek area, washing away lumber and machinery. A lightning strike struck the Oak Park hotel in Clear Lake, leaving inmates stunned and injured.
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Mason City
Northwastern States Cement
Oak Parl
Clear Lauke
Sibley Fire Team Sets Sights on State Tournament
The Sibley fire company fields a strong team for the state firemen’s tournament in Sioux City from Tone 18 to 21. The Sibley boys have trained eight weeks and posted exceptional records so far.
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Sibley Fire
Sibley Fire Company
Bettyc Up & Strong
Sioux City
Sibley
Las
All Pass Board Examination at Iowa University
Every member of the senior law class of the Iowa university at Towa City passed the state board examination and is admitted to practice. This is the best record ever made.
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Iowa University
Towa
City
Timelines of notable history events and personages
A compiled sequence lists diverse historical milestones and figures with years ranging from ancient to modern times. It includes conquests such as Turks taking Constantinople, Columbus voyages, battles like Sackett Harbor, and notable deaths and births. The fragment mentions public figures, institutions, and ceremonies across multiple nations and eras.
Wooden Wooden Water Pipes Aimed For Modern Uses
Reena reports Andrew Swickard in the Californian Journal of Technology on wooden pipes for water conveyance. Modern wooden pipes are built from staves with metal clips, extending in the Mast and across America from Alaska to Peru, with cost advantages and non deteriorating interiors but limited by high pressure requirements.
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Andrew Swickard
America
Alaska
Peru
Trom
Oddities Of Smiles And Time In Moral Toasts
The piece muses on smiles and kindness comparing cheerful acts to charity and warns against vanity. It notes that a smile can do more good than money and recalls old timers speaking of hard work for little pay. It contrasts love and loss with costly legal fees and alimony.
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