Wealthy Brewer’s Wife Arrested in Girl’s Death
Mrs Kaufmann, wife of a Sioux Falls brewer, is accused of manslaughter in the death of 16 year old Agnes Poirers. Testimony cites extensive injuries and possible beatings, while defense argues accidental falls amid vertigo. The case hinges on witness accounts of wounds and alleged boiling water exposure.
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Sioux Falls
Agnes Potrels
Moses Kaufmann
Kaufmann
S. Olney
Schoneld
Parkston
Miss Poirers
Packers Found Guilty In Rebates Case At Kansas City
The jury in the U S court at Kansas City found Armour Swift Cudahy and Morris packing companies guilty of rebate violations after about an hour deliberation. Judge McPherson delayed sentencing until the Burlington case on concessions is concluded. The statute calls for only a fine if convicted.
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United States
Kansas City
Armour, Swift, Cudahy and Morris
McPherson
Burlington Railway
Burlington
Riot Call for Troops At Norfolk Station
A riot call in Norfolk Virginia urged 200 militiamen to travel at once to Eastville to protect William Lee a Black man jailed there on charges of criminal assault against two white women. Separately a 1,000 foot bridge linking Galveston Island to the mainland burned severing contact with the outside world except by boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Eastville
William Lee
Galveston Island
Mainland
Galveston, Tex
Mrs. Ellis Corey seeks absolute divorce in Nevada court
Mrs William Ellis Corey wife of the United States Steel president filed a petition in the district court at Reno for an absolute decree of divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ellis Corey
United States Steel Corporation
District Court of Nevada
Reno
Sioux City Live Stock Market Quotations
Sioux City live stock quotations Tuesday list Top peeves at 5.00 dollars Top hogs at 6.25 dollars Toy lambs at 6.50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Chicago Council Approves Trolleyizing Street Lines
Chicago city council passed ordinances to trolleyize all street railways. Work starts immediately on the cable line, with completion expected in sixty days. In New York, a fire in the Bronx destroyed nearly $500,000 of property along East 147th and East 148th Streets.
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Chicago
East One
East One Hundred and Forty-eighth Streets
Pronx
New York
Tucker Is Put To Death For Mabel Page Murder
Charles L. Tucker was electrocuted in Boston at 12 12 Tuesday for the Weston murder of Mabel Page. The sentence was carried out after three shocks. he spoke a brief faith statement before the final current. Gov Guild refused clemency despite clerical appeals. Page, 40, daughter of Edward Page, was murdered March 1904 in a suburban home.
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Mabel Page
Charles L. Tucker
Boston
Mass
Tucker
Joseph McLaughlin
Charles Tucker
Guild
Methodist Episcopal Church
Thomas W. Bishop
Weston
Edward Page
Winchester man Curtis Jett confesses to multiple killings
A Winchester special reports Curtis Jett now jailed awaiting a second trial for the James Cockrill murder three years ago has made a full confession linking the assassinations of Dr. B. N. Cox James Cockrill and James B. Marcum. Authorities believe he implicated others in the Breathitt case connected to the Hargis Cockrill feud after his prior murder conviction.
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Winchester
Curtis Jett
James Cockrill
Jackson
B. N. Cox
James B. Marcum
Jett
Breathitt
Hargis
Victory for Railroads Dismissal of Rebates Case in Kansas City
In a U S district court in Kansas City on Monday the charges against the Chicago and Alton and the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railways for granting rebates on export shipments and against freight broker D H Kresky of Kansas City for conspiracy to obtain rebates from shippers were dismissed at the suggestion of the district attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Kansas City
Chicago and Alton
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
D. H. Kresky
Turkey Accepts 3 Percent Duty Rise for Seven Years
Constantinople reports Turkey responds to a collective note from powers by giving assurances required. The assent to a three percent increase in customs duties is conditioned on seven years of the measure.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Perte
Judge Benson Accepts Senate Appointment in Topeka Move
Judge A W Benson, formerly of Ottawa Kansas, travels to Topeka to report acceptance of the senatorial appointment to Governor Hoch. He plans immediate departure to begin duties in the past context of the appointment.
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Benson
Topeka
A. W. Benson
Ottawa
Kan
Hoch
Tennessee Lawmaker Stabbed in Memphis Feud
Thomas B. Collier, a Tennessee legislator and prominent state figure, was seriously stabbed in Memphis by real estate man T. R. Tucker during a dispute over a lawsuit. The incident highlights a growing clash within state political circles as authorities investigate motive and context.
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Thomas B. Collier
Tower House
Tennessee
Memphis
T. R. Tucker
Trust Seizes Control of Hippodrome
A New York dispatch reports Klaw and Erlanger, leaders of the theatrical clique, have gained control of the Hippodrome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Dispatch
Klaw & Erlanger
14000 Miners Go to Work in Indiana Fields
Fourteen thousand miners returned to work in the bituminous field at Terre Haute on Monday. An agreement ensures that within a few days two thousand more will join the Clay County block field.
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Indiana
Terre Haute
Clay County
Travelers Protective Association Convention In Buffalo
The annual convention of the Travelers' Protective Association assembled at Buffalo New York on Monday with more than 1000 delegates in attendance.
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The
Travelers’ Protective Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Explosive blast in Lancaster County kills multiple workers
A Pennsylvania dynamite plant explosion near Pequea killed nine men and seriously injured five others. The dead include Benjamin Gebhardt and Benjamin Rineer, both aged in the teens to early twenties, with several Rineer family members among the victims. The plant owned by R. McAbee & Co. of Pittsburgh employed about a dozen buildings with seven women working in a remote section. The cause remains unknown as rescue efforts recovered scattered remains and identified few bodies.
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Bive
Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Pequea
Susquehanna River
Benjamin Gebhardt
Benjamin Rineer
George Rineer
Fred Rice
Collins Parker
Phares Shoff
William Funk
John Boatman
Walter Brown
Martin Rineer
George Gray
Charles Cramer
Jacob Shoff
Lancaster County
George
Co. R.mcabee & Co
Pittsburg
Union labor row triggers citywide building strike
The Building Trades Council of St. Louis called a general strike on all projects employing Bricklayers and Stone Masons International Union members. Masters canceled the recently signed arbitration clause settlement, amid a dispute between unions. Employers plan neutrality unless compelled to act to protect interests.
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Building Trades Council
St. Louis
Bricklayers’ and Stonemasons’ International Union
Boy Held as Firebug at Engleville Mine
In Trinidad Colorado a 17 year old Mexican coal mine worker Manuel Martinez was arrested after being discharged from Engleville coal mine owned by Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. The fire broke out the day after his dismissal and endangered hundreds of miners with the blaze burning fiercely causing estimated losses over 100000 dollars to the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
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Trinidad
Colo
Manual Martinez
Engleville
Colorado Fuel and Tron Company
Martinez
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Col
Ban Sterretd
Cloris Gill Bterrett
Texas
Christlin
Gibbs
Four Italians Held After Bronx Murder Probe
Four Italians were arrested in New York on Sunday and remanded to the coroner for questioning as investigators pursue a story from one suspect that may shed light on the Friday night murder of Mrs. Alice Kinnan in the Bronx.
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New York
Alice Kinnan
Bronx
Prince Henry Enters Austrian Auto Race
At Klangenhurst Austria competitors in the Von Herkomer automobile race began arriving Sunday Prince Henry of Prussia among them He received an ovation His car is standing the test well Minor accidents have occurred to several machines
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Prince Henry
Klangenhurst
Austria
Prussia
Beer Reform in Mexico City Slaughter Practices
Governor Landa of the federal district and Dr Liceage head a health board inspection of animal slaughter methods for the Mexico City market. Their on site review will lead to reforms aimed at improving supply quality and public health.
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Mexico
Landa
Federal District
Liceage
Superior Board of Health
Mexico City
Western League Baseball Schedule at Sioux City
Western League games to be played at Sioux City in the near future list Des Moines June 7 18 19 20 Lincoln June 24 26 26 Pueblo June 27 28 29.
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Sioux City
Des Moines
Lincoln
Pueblo Ceaeteacesees
Auto Wreck Near Chicago Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries
An automobile overturned near Winnetka twenty miles north of Chicago on Sunday after a tire burst. Four people were injured two fatally and two seriously, with responders treating victims at the scene and at local hospitals.
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Chicago
Winnetke
Millionaire Raphael Weill Offers Outfits to 500 Women
San Francisco clothier Raphael Weill, a bachelor, announces a plan to provide complete outfits to 500 women as a self imposed bachelor tax to support women buying clothing. The proposal outlines fashion grants funded by his wealth.
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Raphael Weill
San Francisco
LeMars Woman Identifies Suspect in Assault
Josephine Willmes, a LeMars resident, identified Walter White as her assailant after a Thursday night attack while returning from church. Authorities doubt the identification and consider Ebenezer Davis, found with Campbell Bros. show in Luverne, the more likely suspect. Davis matches the description and will be taken to LeMars for confirmation by the victim.
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Josephine Wilmes
Lie- Mars
Walter White
White
Jackson
Miss
Campbell Bros
Manhattan
Kun
LeMars
Dereht
Builet
Peter Arendt
Luverne
Minn
Josephine Willmes
Ebenezer Davis
Arendt
Davis
Fights Gambling Crusade Begins Local Justice Leads Campaign
Justice J L Livingston of Saylor Township Polk County starts a crusade against gambling. He vows to act on any information from citizens even without charges to curb games of chance violating state law. Weaver druggist Des Moines arrested for alleged gambling house operation after slot play controversy.
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Justice Livingston
Saylor
J. L. Livingston
Saylor Township
Polk County
O. A. Weaver
E. Thirtieth
Walnut
Des Moines
Weaver
Cleary
Runaway Des Moines Boys Busted After Cash Theft
Two Des Moines youths who stole 217 dollars from a relative to head west were stopped by police in Omaha. Joseph Herman soon suspected Ignaz Boddbarry and John Sakle, brothers in law, who fled west. One brother was arrested in Omaha, the other escaped through South Omaha stockyards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Omhaa
Joseph Herman
Ignaz Boddbarry
John Sakle
Omaha
John Sable
South Omaha
Tama Elopers Married at Midnight in Marshalltown
George Means and May Brockhaus, both of Tama, eloped from Tama to Marshalltown and were married at midnight on Sunday. The bride is the daughter of prominent Tama residents whose parents strongly objected to the marriage.
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Tama
George Means
May Brockhausen
Marshalltown
Dr Dodd Leaves Town for Chicago Post
Dr Edward Lewis Dodd mathematics instructor at the University of Town Town City resigns and will move to Chicago in the fall to take a similar role at the Armour Institute of Technology.
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Dodd
Chicago
Edward Lewis Dodd
University of Town At
Town City
Armour Institute of Technology
Doan Votes Bonds for Gas Light Plant Plan
A special election in Doan Monday approved bonds totaling 8,300 for a gas light ing plant and extension of the water works. The proposition carried almost unanimously.
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Doan
Missing Girl Found in Council Bluffs Candy Factory
Miss Myrtle Clark who vanished two weeks ago from Irwin has been located in Council Bluffs working in a candy factory. The case ends with her safe return and placement in local care.
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Myrtle Clark
Irwin
Council Bluffs
Barber Asphalt Worker Killed by Quarry Blast
At Nowa Barber Asphalt Company in Towa Falls an employee was instantly killed at noon Monday when a stone fragment from a quarry blast struck his head through an open window in the engine room. Theo Williams, son of William Williams of this city, was fatally injured by a Northwestern car in Council Bluffs, reportedly losing both legs.
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Barber Asphalt Company
Nowa Barber Asphalt Company
Towa Falls
Theodore Willams
Boone
Theo Williama
William Williama
Northwestern
Council Bluffs
Military Quarrel at Sueldon Ends With Arms Drawn
On Wednesday evening at Suelden the dispute involved Capt Frisbee and Private Diamond of Company 18, Fifty sixth regiment. Diamond refused to clean his gun after being ordered during drill and a clash followed with Frisbee allegedly striking Diamond. Friends intervened as Diamond drew his pistol. Public sentiment supports Frisbee though haste may have influenced the incident.
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Frisbee
Mamoml
Frisbée
Capt. Frisbee
Diamond
Puble
Ian OS
Tornado hits Winneshiek County causing heavy damage
A tornado swept northeastern Winneshiek County between 4 and 6 pm Wednesday, injuring several and causing at least $50,000 in damage. Barns and houses were destroyed or damaged at multiple farms including Baward Thorson, Janis Sorenson, and Mannife. Further destruction likely in the area as reports came in from Locust vicinity late Thursday.
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Winneshiek County
Tecorah
Baward Thorson
Janis Sorenson
Filding Enmings
Carrie Lures
Louis Larson
Mannife
Fire Trams Ay Clinton Sioux City Horses Tourney Prep
Two Sioux City fire teams led by Capt Brady arrived in Clinton Saturday to stay until after the firemen's tournament opening June 19. Horses Corbett Sullivan, and Charley Mike will pull. Davenport teams to Canton early next week. Out of town farms quartered at North Side fairgrounds hosting the event.
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Sioux City
Clinton
Corbett
Sullivan
Charley
Mike
Capt Brady
Fie
Mapleton
Davenport
Canton
City
North Side Fairgrounds
Fourteen Graduates at Sioux City Medical College
Fourteen new doctors were graduated from the Sioux City College of Medicine and Surgery at Thursday night exercises. The commencement address was delivered by Rev. F. G. Pettinger of Sloan, Iowa, with orations by Dr. J. C. Clark Jr., F. G. Hope, and P. E. Burns of the class.
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Medical and Surgical College
Telas
Sioux City Special
Sioux City College of Medicine and Surgery
F. G. Pettinger
Sloan
J. C. Clark, Jr
F. G. Hope
P. E. Burns
Alleged Forger Arrested in Fort Dodge Area
Sheriff Oleson of Fort Dodge, Iowa, arrested Edward Klein in Waukesha Wisconsin forger activity. Klein recently stayed at Hope Hall on farm of Hon L S Coffin. A Fort Dodge bank found two counterfeit checks totaling 24 dollars bearing signature of J I Rutledge, Coffin’s son-in-law, who denies writing them.
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Oleson
Fort Dodge
Edward Klein
Waukesha
Wis
Klein
Hope Hall
Hon. L. S. Coffin
J. I. Rutledge
Coffin
Rutledge
Accommodation for Women at Siomn City Money Order Dept
The federal building custodian announced a separate room for women in the money order department to spare them embarrassing stares while cashing money orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siomn
Federal
Drought Strains Fremont Area Crops and Livestock
A. Sidney special reports widespread drought complaints around Fremont. Hay and straw crops are short, with corn and other crops needing rain. Nearby areas fared better with pond showers missing Sidney. If heat persists, the situation could become serious.
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Fremont
A. Sidney
Sidney
Smithland Plans Fourth of July Celebration
Smithland will celebrate the Fourth of July as local businessmen raise nearly $200 by subscription and organize arrangements for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithland
Rock Rapids to Host Fair Association Formation
Preliminary work for organizing a fair association is underway in Rock Rapids. Prospects for a successful fair are bright as plans progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khyon County
O Aly
Rock Rapids
Wapello Farmer Willed Tragedy in Train Collision
Thomas Carmen a prominent Wapello County farmer aged 1h years was struck by a Burlington passenger train near Chillicothe and killed instantly.
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Wapello
Thomas Carmen
Wapello County
Burlington
Chillicothe
Boy Drowns At Keosauqua Des Moines River
Rush Starr aged 18 son of Attorney James Starr of Qottuiwa drowned while bathing in the Des Moines River at Keosauqua. The class list includes G Barr D Burns P Burns J Clark Jr PQ Hope A Hoyne J Jewell G Kearns BH Mei¢alg R Thompson D Moore B Wendell Ada Whaley and Adda Whatley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keosauqua
Rush Starr
James Starr
Qottuiwa
Des Moines
G. , Barr
D. D. Burns
P. G. Burns
J. C. Clark
Hope
A. H. Hoyne
J. J, Jewell
G. G
Kearns
Thompson
D. A
Moore
B. I
Wendell
Ada M
Whaley
Adda TE. Whatley
Sunleaf Pleads Guilty and Receives One Year Sentence
August Sunleaf admitted taking a watch from George Wright’s pocket in Marshalltown, Des Moines. Judge Jag A Howe sentenced him to one year in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunleaft
August Sunleaf
George Wright
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Jag, A. Howe
Hard Luck Poker Tale From a Washington Letter
A Washington letter to New York World relays a poker tale where Gibbs and the narrator rake the pot with kings and aces in a bluffing clash. The exchange ends with Gibbs showing four aces and taking the narrator’s chips, underscoring the sly odds and high tension at the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pate
Tanti
Gibbs
Treasury
His Proudest Moment Revealed by Washburns Rise
Washburn recalls a humble start in coal yards and a grueling shift that tested his body. He passed three husky rivals who quit by day two, then earned a higher wage to stay away a month, shaping a prideful turning point in his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn
Facal
Howdy
Feisty kindergarten class prompts cheeky question
A young teacher in training tries to engage slum children with a lesson on what clothes a kitty wears. The pupils respond with silence then a blunt interruption from a student asking if the teacher has never seen a cat, revealing surprising candor in the room.
Sly hairs mark suffering more than age claim
A statement notes that people with certain sly hairs are inclined to argue they signify hardship rather than aging, suggesting a bias in interpreting physical signs as indicators of life experiences.
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Round & Smith, Publishers
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Galveston
Alton
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Sueldon
Winnesturi
AY Clinton
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