Rebels Burn La Maya Town in Cuba Insurrection
Havana Gen Estenez leads 800 insurgents who burned the town of La Maya near Santiago after a brief clash with Maj. Sanguily’s regulars. Civilians fled as arson and coercion continued, with foreigners targeted for arms and money contributions. Government efforts to defend plantations strained by troop shortages.
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Havana
Estenez
Lamaya
Cuba
Santiago
Sanguily
Estner
Deficit Halved as May Receipts Exceed Expenditures
Washington reports May deficits cut nearly in half with total receipts of 58,370,000 and outlays of 52,252,000. Customs revenue reached 26,587,000 and internal revenue 23,808,000, yielding a surplus of 6,115,000 and a fiscal year deficit of 6,462,000. Officials expect June to wipe it out due to corporation tax payments and treasury gains.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Customs
Internal Revenue
Cost Him Two Bits Sandusky Campaign Expense
Sergeant A. C. Campbell of the soldiers' and sailors' home, a defeated state central committee member, filed his campaign expense statement: four glasses of beer at five cents each totaling 20 cents plus 5 cents for a beer given to a man who claimed to carry a precinct in his pocket, though returns prove otherwise. Total 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
State Central Committee
A. C. Campbell
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home
Long Drive Begun by Kansas City Doctor in Self Built Wagon
Dr. Os car P. Blatchley, a retired Kansas City Kansas physician, and his wife and 12 year old daughter set out in an 80 man wagon that can become a diner or dressing room. The 5000 mile journey will run from Kansas to Vermont then down the Atlantic coast to Florida and back in about a year. The trip aims to teach botany geology geography and photography on the road. The start used two horses expected to pull the full journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Oscar P. Blatchley
Kan
Vermont
Atlantic
Florida
Blatchley
Live Stock Market Sioux City Cattle and Hog Prices
Sioux City market reports show cattle ranges with corn fed steers 7.75 to 9.00 and lower grades 6.50 to 7.75. fat cows and heifers 7.00 to 7.75. beef grades 4.50 to 7.00. canners 2.50 to 4.50. bulls 4.25 to 7.00. veals 3.75 to 8.00. Hogs 7.30 to 7.50, bulk 7.35 to 7.45. Sheep and lambs quoted 7.00 to 8.25, yearlings 6.00 to 7.50, ewes 3.50 to 5.50, wethers 5.00 to 6.00.
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Sioux City
Noted Architect D H Burnham Dead in Germany
A private dispatch reports that Daniel H. Burnham designer of Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair died in Heidelberg Germany. The obituary notes his influence on American architecture and urban planning.
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Chicago
D. H. Burnham
Heidelberg
Germany
Fire in Bardall lumber yard causes $7000 loss
Fire originated in Bardall lumber yards in Bardall Iowa causing about $7000 in damage. Lack of wind helped prevent a larger catastrophe that could have swept through Marshalltown. The logs are fully insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Bardall
Important News Notes Of A Week Condensed Briefly
A rapid roundup of federal actions and political moves. Senator Rayner's bill to pension Rear Admiral Schley's widow at 150 dollars monthly passed the Senate. The sundry bill reported from the appropriations committee totals 109 million, 577 thousand, 414 dollars, abolishes the tariff board and trims operating costs across government. The Cuba situation is dire as Secretary Stimson ships 5,000 Krag rifles and 1,000,000 rounds to President Gomez. The U.S. flag is restored to the Pacific. Hitchcock approves Oceanic Steamship mails from San Francisco to Australia. Missouri line rate skims two cents per hundred pounds for certain petroleum products, deemed reasonable. Congress readies to probe trusts amid beef price concerns following acquittals in Chicago. The Senate passes the steel bill, with changes including repealing the Canadian reciprocity act and a $2 per ton duty on paper. A House hearing reveals jurists lent funds for a Europe trip.
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House
Washington
Appropriations Committee
Tariff Board
Desperate prison break and national memorial pages
Domestic three convicts killed three recaptured and three escaped in a rush at Baton Rouge penitentiary quarter-boat. Sixty thousand march in Washington for Columbus memorial unveiling June 8 with Knights of Columbus from US Canada Mexico Cuba and the Philippines. Details span crime trials memorials aviation deaths labor conference industrial diseases and New York waiter strike among others.
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Baton Rouge
Christopher Columbus
Washington
Knights of Columbus
United States
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
Philippines
Democratic and Republican delegate actions in union and primaries
The report covers Champ Clark's unanimous endorsement by the Idaho Democratic convention and unit rule pledges, Roosevelt's outsized New Jersey primary gains with a 15,000 lead, Wisconsin's rejection of Root as temporary chairman, Harmon leading Ohio Democratic primary, and Wilson adding delegates while Roosevelt dominates New Jersey results.
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Champ Clark
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Francis E. McGovern
Wisconsin
William Barnes, Jr
New York
Hiihy Root
Harmon
Wilson
New Jersey
William J. Bryan
Roosevelt
International Radio Telegraph Conference Opens in London
United States attends the Triennial conference for the first time in London. Off distant frontiers fire devastates Stamboul Mohammedan section of Constantinople. Taft warns Orozco and orders Americans in Villardena to flee to Durango. Cuba braces for possible clash as US troops and 10,000 black workers gather near Guantanamo. Yuan Shih Kai outlines conscription based army buildup to rival Germany.
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London
United States
Ark
Orozco
Taft
Mexico
Charles M. Freeman
Villardena
Durango
Guantanamo
Cuba
Yuan Shih Kai
Germany
EH HUBBARD DEAD Died Tuesday morning in Sioux City
Congressman Elbert Hamilton Hubbard died at 5 30 in the arms of his son at the home of John C Kelly 2803 Jackson street Sioux City Ia He had spent Monday meeting friends and was awaiting primary returns He suffered indigestion Monday evening and later collapsed His son Lyle Hubbard was with him Mrs Hubbard and two daughters plus another son were away in Washington His successor will be named by Gov Carroll Hubbard served eight years in Congress and was noted as a progressive leader His biography traces his Iowa roots Yale education and long public service
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John C. Kelly
Sioux City
Son
Washington
Elbert Hamilton Hubbard
Lyle Hubbard
Jackson Street
George c. Scott
Kelly
Down Town
J. N. Warren
Lyle
Hubbard
Capital
Kate Hubbard
Ella Hubbard
Carroll
Congress
Lot Thomas
Storm Lake
House
Notable Appointments and a Death Report From the Era
Personal representative William Francis Murray of Boston invites Dr. Harvey W. Wiley to become chief health officer. Wiley will consider the offer. Rev. Mrs. C. C. Babcock of Fort William, Canada, accepts a pastorate in Erie Indiana. The body of Daniel Hudson Burnham, Chicago architect, cremated in Heidelberg Germany, ashes to be brought to America. Gen. William Booth reports probable blindness after cataract surgery. both eyes inflamed.
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William Francis Murray
Boston
Harvey W. Wiley
C. C. Babcock
Fort William
Canada
First Christian Church of
Erie
Daniel Hudson Burnham
Chicago
Academy Hospital
Heidelberg
Germany
America
Burnham
William Booth
Salvation Army
Lost Time and the Railroad Vision in Central America
The late Sylvanus Miller, civil engineer for a Central American railroad project, asks a native how long to move goods to market. The native replies three days. Miller says with the road, goods could reach market and return in one day. The native asks what to do with the extra two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvanus Miller
Central America
Miller
Hubbard's Majority 2500 Wins Republican Nomination
In Sioux City, late returns show Hubbard easily defeating George C. Scott for the Republican nomination in the district. Hubbard’s district wide majority tops 2,500 with ten counties carried. Woodbury county votes 2,561 to 1,807 for Hubbard. Kenyon beats Young in Woodbury by 1,209. Clarke leads Holden for governor nom. Harding defeats Van Law for lieutenant governor by 1,600.
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Sioux City
Hubbard
George C. Scott
Monona
Clay
Buena Vista
Scott
Cherokee
Sioux
Woodbury County
Mr. Hubbard
Scot
Kenyon
Lafayette Young
Young
George W. Clarke
Perry G. Holden
Harding
W. L. Harding
C. H. van Law
Mr. Harding
Mr. van Law
Ida Peegenee
Wera
Plymouth
Ada
Sac
Lyon
Ear
Woodbury
Nature's Workings and the Prohibition of a Bottle Thief
A peculiar note casts a wary eye on a man known for shouting Fill em up again in his youth. The writer warns readers away from him, labeling him a genuine Tight Wad while appealing to humanity and self preservation.
Ocean Grey Hounds For Tommy’s Water Dog Wish
In a playful exchange Mrs. Come up suggests Tommy fetch his father to buy an ocean grey houna for a water dog desire. The pleasantries reveal a lighthearted family moment and local dialect flavor.
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Tommy
Harding Is Winner in Iowa Nomination Returns
Early returns from more than half of Iowa’s precincts show W L Harding ahead of Van Law by 2 549 in 639 precincts and Kenyon leading Young to exceed 70 000 statewide. Clarke tops Holden by 15 075 for governor, with Ketchum and Ottoson shaping bids for railroad commissioner and other races proceeding in Sioux Dickinson and O Brien counties.
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State
Kenyon
Young
Des Moines
W. L. Harding
Harding
van Law
W. S. Kenyon
George W. Clarke
P. G. Holden
N. S. Ketchum
Chris Ottoson
W. A. Allen
Ed Chassell
Chassell
Ed van Duyn
Allen
Clarke
Hamilton
Dunn
Eleventh District Primary Totals and Local Races
The Cherokee county primary results exclude Liberty township which sent no returns. Republican and Democratic appointments list county officers and representatives, with names for treasurer, auditor, clerk, attorney, sheriff, recorder, superintendent, coroner and representative. Similar results follow for Monona and Lyon counties with named candidates.
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Orange City
Sioux County
H. H. Mc Kee
H.’ D. Paske
D. G. Reiniger
J. W. Hoopers
William Wiessma
John Jongewaard
F. E. Fuller
D. J. Gleysteen
N. Balkema
G. Klay
Spirit Lake
Dickinson County
Ernest Carlton
John 8. Blow
W. C. Drummond
H. B. Narey
B. K. Bradfield
Opal J. Hamilton
W. E. Collins
Leslie E Francis
Primghar
O’brien
H. C. May
J. B. Stamp
W. J.B. Thatcher
R. J. Locke
H. W. Geister
Bessie Beers
J. J. Billingsly
Milo Avery
George W.,. Schee
J. C. Kerberg
C. C. Cannon
Sac City
Sac County
Treagsurer
L. B
Rake
Wilbur Neal
Malcolm Currie
J. .W. Criss
Cherokee County
Liberty Township
Scott
Hubbard
Ray Adair
W. Q O. Dailey
J. I. Carpenter
C. J. Maher
Sherif
J. M. Starr
J. W. Stevens
Onawa
Monona County
W. L. Sampson
J. P. Olander
Ole C. Erickson
J. A. Thompson
A. B. Eliott
Ed Rawlings
J. M. Elliott
J. W. Anderson
George Martin
Ila M. Gardner
J.T. Slattery
W. M. Rowles
Rock Rapids
Lyon County
F. Sanders
Lew FE. Walters
H. G. Spratt
Simon Fisher
G. A. Wheatley
C. A. Mishler
Leslie BF
Thatman
L. JF. Corcoran
Chris Erickson
George
E. J. Revels
J. 0. Klinkhammer
Doubtful
EL. L. Gilman
Olat Olsen
Tenth District Woods Majority and candidates listed
The C ongressman Woods majority in the Tenth district is 4700. Republican nominees include Senators Frederic Larrabee Fort Dodge Leslie E Francis Spirit Lake L. W. Roe Forest City Justin R. Doran Beaver T. J. B. Robinson Hampton and Representatives W. W. Anderson Scranton J. B. McHose Boone P. A. Kinglans Forest City A. J. Cole Britt F. J. Lund Webster City J. W. Campbell Fort Dodge John Jacobs Lake City Col Hallgrams Humboldt Clayton Hutchina Algona. Democratic nominees include Senator Thomas Tolon Duncombe E. C. Jordan Boone and Representatives Grover Neese Stratford John A. Hull Boone A. W. Dana Britt Robert Odendahl Carroll L. W. Howsell Humboldt B. Larson Callender Az C. Wells Jefferson.
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Woods
Fort Dodge
Frederic Larrabee
Leslie ‘E. Francis
Spirit Lake
L. W. Roe
Forest City
Justin R. Doran
Beaver
T. J. B. Robinson
Hampton
Scranton
J. B. McHose
Boone
P. A. Kinglans
Britt
Robert. Odendahl
Carroll
L. W. Howsell
Humboldt
B. Larson
Callender
C. Wells
Jefferson
Primary reform proposal by Gov Carroll in Fort Dodge
Gov B F Carroll criticizes the current nominating law as expensive and inefficient. He proposes a two tier system with primaries for major offices and a state convention for minor offices, with county delegates chosen at the primary. He says the present method forces costly state tours and leads voters to vote sight unseen for minor offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
B. F. Carroll
Kirkpatrick Named Moonshiners Dem Nominee for Congress
Ottumwa reports Brant Kirkpatrick the Democratic nominee for Congress in the Sixth district after Mondays primary returns. He bears more than twenty bullets from moonshiners in North Carolina. decades in government secret service mainly pursuing moonshiners.
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Congress
Ottumwa
Brant Kirkpatrick
North Carolina
Kirkpatrick
Returns by counties report for Johnson and Benton Iowa
Johnson county lists six precincts missing with Kenyon 424 Young 217 Clarke 918 Holden 277 Harding 266 Van Law 355 Dunn 431 Hamilton 433 Benton Vinton. Benton county shows twenty six of twenty eight precincts including Vinton and Belle Plaine with Kenyon 1 001 Young 677 Clarke 863 tolden 625 Proudfoot 206 Hamilton S20 apa Dunn 72.
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Johnson
Iowa City
Johnson County
Kenyon
Young
Clarke
Holden
Harding
van Law
Dunn
Hamilton
Benton
Vinton
Benton County
Belle Plaine
Tolden
Proudfoot
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Gomez
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San Francisco
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
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Okla
Victor Berger
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Robert W. Archbald
Court of Commerce
Europe
House Committee On Judiciary
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Wilkesbarre
D. F. Dumas
Cass Lake
Minn
Puposky
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Cardinal Farley
Claude Swanson Allen
Thornton L. Massie
Hillsville
American Association For Labor Legislation
Atlantic City
Philip O. Parmales
Avie
Wright ‘Brothers
North Yakima, Wash
The
American Medical Association
John B. Murphy
Job Harriman
Imayor
Los Angeles
Cal
Soicialist
Clarence S. Darrow
Bert H. Franklin
Iman
Darrow
Belmont
Jane Quinn
John M. Quinn
Roose
Velt
Sagamore Hil
Elihu Root
Stamboul
Constantinople
E. H. Hubbard
EH Hubbard
Rushville
Ind
Aschel W. Hubbard
Iowa
Yale College
Eleanor Hermance Cobb
E. H
Charlotte
Eleanor
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Dickmadrt
Owa
Gov. Carroll
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