Foraker Flags Primary Vote On Ohio Presidential Choice
Ohio news reports Senator Foraker urges a state primary to pick delegates for the GOP convention to decide the party’s presidential nominee. He says he wants Ohioans’ full approval before seeking honors and notes Arthur Voorh is backing Taft. Foraker hints at a future candidacy but stops short of confirming a run.
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Foraker
Taft
Ohio
United States
Senate
Republican State Executive Committee
Arthur I. Voorh
Roosevelt
Washington
Alan gets new eyelids in pioneering Kansas City surgery
Arthur Zimmerman of Kansas City underwent a novel operation at St Margaret's hospital to restore eyelid function after tar burns. Surgeons removed damaged cuticle and grafted thigh skin, aiming for full eye movement though eyelashes cannot be replaced. The mouth also required tightening via incisions and membrane graft. This is said to be the first Kansas City case with both eyelids reconstructed.
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Kansas City
Arthur Zimmerman
Zimmerman
St. Mergaret’s Hospital
Steamer Collision Near Dover Wizards Lord Warmen
An exciting collision occurred outside Dover harbor England when the steamer Princess Henriette from Ostend struck the Lord Warmen from Callas. Sixty passengers aboard the Lord Warmen were landed with no injuries reported.
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Dover
Eng
Princess Henriette
Ostend
Lord Warmen
Callas
Disorders in Persia Prompt Russian Intervention
Serious disorders erupt in Sebzewar Persia as Russian troops move in natives near Luzi ness forge an entrance into the city. The scene signals rising unrest and external involvement with local forces trying to seize control.
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Persia
Sebzewar
STUDENTS DIE IN LOS ANGELES TRAIN WRECK
A special Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe train carrying intercollegiate field meet students from Claremont collided with outbound No. 2 in Los Angeles. Six were killed and many injured, with several more believed buried. Names include CG Un USC student, Hy Edwards, J C Gail, and Fred Hodgson. The crash occurred beneath Buna Vista street bridge in the river bed area.
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Los Angeles
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Claremont
Cal
Slx
University of Southern California
Hy Edwards
Fred Hodgson
Buna Vista Street
May Mean Loss to Heirs in Hig Estate Disappearance
The Hig estate valued at about 1,000,000 could pass to non heirs if registered mail from a plan aboard the ship La Savoie does not reach France for probate. The will of Charles Rubers, drawn by Coudert Bros New York, was sent to France and may be treated as intestate without certified copies.
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la Savole
France
Charles Rubers
Hy Jbieth
America
Paris
Coudert Bros
New York
la Savoie
Woman testifies in Carthage trial over doctor killing
Mrs. Sanderson testifies for the defense in Arthur Sanderson’s trial in Carthage Missouri for the slaying of Dr. Solomon D. Mern dith the family physician. She describes advances by the doctor at a house call and his repeated efforts to press her, saying I love you.
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Carthage
Arthur Sanderson
Solomon D. Merndith
Sanderson
Meredith
Congressmen Return From Panama Canal Inspection
Thirty nine congressmen who examined work on the isthmian canal arrived in New York on the Panama. Representative 8 C Smith of California said the progress impressed them. They noted daily dirt removal between 21 000 and 30 000 cubic yards, about 800 000 cubic yards every two months, and an estimated 52 000 000 cubic yards remaining. About 35 000 men were on the payroll with 6 000 Americans. They reported no Chinese workers and attributed any complaint to heat and food quality.
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Isthmian Canal
New York
Panama
8. C. Smith
Califonia
Negro Troops to Stay
Preparations for moving the Twenty-first Infantry from San Antonio Texas to the Philippines have been suspended. Chief Quartermaster Stevens is directed to cancel all contracts for the movement that was to begin at month’s end.
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Twenty-first Infantry
San Antonio
Tex
Philippines
Quartermaster Stevens
Desai Ends Girl's Long Fast at 61 Days
Miss Alta McNeil of Coperas Cove Texas died Saturday after a 61 day fast begun January 20. At 19 she reportedly suffered intense agony and was believed to be of unsound mind. Medical officials described the illness and circumstances surrounding the prolonged refusal of nourishment.
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Desai
Alta McNeil
Coperas Cove
Tex
Old Woman Runs o Piger Charged Near City Limits
Mrs. Mary Shiblouski, 66, arrested in Kewanee Illinois by a U S marshal for running an illicit still about half a mile beyond the city limits. The case outlines a prohibited liquor operation and the marshal’s action.
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Mary Shiblouski
Kewanee, Il
United States
Fort Worth Gambler Dies of Wounds in Jail
A Fort Worth gambler wounded in the Friday assault on County Attorney McLean died Saturday night in the county jail. Deputy Sheriff Scott was fatally wounded, and Bevil, also shot by officers, remains alive. Four frozen to death in a blizzard across the western provinces.
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Gambler
Fort Worth
Tex
McLean
Scott
Himaeé
Bevil
Iathhust
Ny 3
Walern Provinces
Brownsville Inquiry Reveals Army Cartridges and Weapons Sold
William Ryan, corporal in Company K of the Twenty sixth Infantry, testifies before the Senate Military Affairs Committee that addicts obtained extra cartridges and sometimes rifles. He claims not to know the fate of the Krag rifles and defends aiding in government property sales. Thomas Taylor, ex-member of Company B, Twenty fifth Infantry, is examined after shells found in Brownsville indicate his gun fired eleven shells.
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Mondey
William Ryan
Cor ‘Poral
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Brownsville
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Ryan
Brownaville
Twentyenith Ogee
Oi Hambers
Ab Krag-Sorgeviet
Krag
Thomas Taylor
Company B
Twwenty-fifth Infantry
Higher Lumber Rates Hit Puget Sound Rail Shippers
Northwestern roads meeting in Seattle announced lumber rates from Puget Sound to St. Paul and Minneapolis would rise from 40 to 60 cents per hundred. Lumbermen claimed the move responds to a reciprocal demurrage law passed by Washington in the last legislative session. Attendees included Northern Pacific officials General Manager Horn and VP Levy, Western freight agent Blakely, Great Northern A Gtraf manager Adams, and Oregon Railway and Navigation VP Olcott.
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Northwestern Roads
Washington
Continental Railways
Seattle
Wash
Puget Sound
M. Levy
Northern Pacific
Harry Blakely
Western
Harry Adams
Great Northern
J. P. Olcott
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Heaviest Wisconsin Youth Dies at 17
Elmore Sheppard a 17 year old African American in Appleton Wisconsin died from fatty degeneration of the heart. He weighed 640 pounds and was gaining about a pound weekly. His body required special handling and a rough box to fit through doors and into a hearse.
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Wisconsin
Elmore Sheppard
United States
Appleton
Wis
Further Inquiry Clears Portsmouth Kidnapping Notion
Investigation into the disappearance of Horace Marvin Jr. concludes the Ports mouth crew was a complete misconception. The notice states the Delaware boy’s abduction was not connected to the Portsmouth claim, ending the earlier belief.
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Horace Marvin, Jr
Delaware
Portsmouth
Strike Riots in Switzerland Cause Wounds in Disorder
A general strike in Switzerland, recently declared at Very, in support of chocolate factory workers, ended Monday in serious disturbances. Several persons were wounded amid the unrest.
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Switzerland
Very
Japanese Students Admitted After English Test
Late Thursday morning Japanese girls seeking admission to Redding primary schools in San Francisco were admitted after an examination of their knowledge of English.
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Redding
San Francisco
Boy Lifeless in Burlington Creek Drowning
Lyman Smith a 13 year old farmer boy drowned while bathing with companions Monday in a Burlington creek. Authorities reported the accident and the identity of the victim.
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Lyman Smith
Burlington
Siam Signs Treaty Ceding Provinces to France
The Franco-Siamese treaty signed Saturday grants France control of three rich provinces Battanabong Hangkor and Strophon totaling about 12 800 square miles of Siamese territory. France gains economic and strategic advantages in the region while Siam agrees to mutual burdens and borders.
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Siam
France
Battanabong
Hangkor
Strophon
Bryce and James Honor Guests at New York Banquet
Bryce, the creator, attended a New York banquet as a guest of honor alongside James. The event featured notable attendees and was hosted by Unton in New York, highlighting Bryce's recognition in the gathering.
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Bryce
New York
James
Tinsman Promoted to Assistant General Manager
W. Ss. Tinsman, summerly superintendent of the southwestern district of the stack island system, has been appointed assistant general manager with office in Chicago.
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Lawrence
Mass
Board of Health
Explosion at Y M C A building shocks Cullingwood crowd
A water heater exploded in the Wainy room of the Y M C A building in Cullingwood, G. on Monday, triggering panic and waking people who were asleep at the time. No serious injuries reported.
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Cullingwood, G
Ida Grove High Track Team Prepares For Sioux City Meet
Ida Grove high school's storied track squad, winner of the Northwest Iowa field meet and Iowa Interscholastic championships in past years, gathers a large promising lineup under captain Will Bresnahan. Star quarter miler Ward returns to studies and may miss action. With the Sioux City dual meet replacing the long run, Ida Grove plans to retire from the Northwest meet after this season.
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Ida Grove
Towa
Iowa
Towa City
Grove
Will Bresnahan
West High
Sioux City
Sioux City High
Rumor of Senator Allison Retirement In Des Moines
Des Moines rumors swirl over Senator Allison possibly retiring from reelection. Inquiries by phone to Dubuque and Des Moines friends yield no confirmation, with allies saying he would not announce retirement at this time despite circulating speculation.
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Des Moines
Allison
Dubuque
Grenville M. Dodge
New York
Jong
Des Mothea
Repeats oft Told Story at Rocker Murder Trial
Mrs. Dora Schroeder Rocker testifies at Sibley about Charles Rocker confessing the murder of Schroeder. She describes a dream confession where he strangled her husband with chloroform and morphine, loaded the body in a barn barrel cart, and notes affectionate letters written after the confession to sway or frighten him.
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Rocker
Schroeder
Sibley
Charles Rocker
Dora Schroeder
Racker
Watchman Foils Attempted Bank Robbery at Weat Burlington
Early Monday morning pistol shots rang out arousing Weat Burlington. Night Watchman Fred Palkland confronted a robber at the new savings bank and fired, but the suspect escaped with an iron cash box from a safe. it proved empty. Several local stores were also robbed.
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Watchman Saves Bank
Weat
Burlington
Fred Palkland
Divorce Sought After Brief Marriage of Minors
Lottie Gregory of Council Bhufa testified she was 15 when she married Sunday school teacher Charles E. Gregory who was 54. After six weeks of marriage and little time together she seeks a divorce alleging cruelty and other alleged grounds amid court proceedings.
Atlantic Guardsmen Meeting Falls Short on Attendance
Col J A Olsted U S A retired and Tdeut B Lucas led the Fair field company of National Guard Atlantic as Company H. Inspecting officers were not impressed by the poor turnout with fewer than twenty members present, reflecting a lackluster showing at the Atlantic unit gathering.
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Atlantic Guardsmen
J. A. Olsted
B. Lucas
National,Guard
Atlantic
Gotch Denies Marriage Rumor In Interview
Frank Gotch the wrestling champion denied reports he planned to wed Ida Emerson actress and former wife of Jon Howard. The interview framed the denial as rejecting claims of a marital contract with Emerson amid ongoing public interest.
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Gotch
Frank Gotch
Gouls
Ida Emerson
Jon Howard
Death of Widurn settler James P F ifruch
One of Widurn’s oldest settlers James P F ifruch died of pneumonia Sunday. He began living there in 1855 and was a veteran of the elgil War with thirty battles to his credit.
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Dewen
James PF. Ifruch
Widurn
Fort Dodge Bachelors Forced Marriage Law Decree
The city passes an ordinance forcing able bodied unmarried men aged 26 to 46 to obtain a marriage license and wed, with fines from ten to one hundred dollars for noncompliance. Mayor Charley Bennett offers to perform ceremonies free of charge and warns of the penalties for defiance.
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Fort Dodgy
Fort Dodge
Charley Bennett
Mayor Bannett
Fatal gasoline explosion near Maine Iowa injures three
A 30000 gallon gasoline tank was hurled into Camp Creek by a Rock Island wreck near Atlantic. The blaze killed or badly burned three men Henry Lark H A Smith and Bert Hammond while a house burned. The Maine fire department could not control the spill as trains were halted and the bridge burned.
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Maine
Iowa
Camp Creek
Rock Island Road
Atlantic
Fire Department of
Henry Lark
H. A. Smith
Walnut
Bert Hammond
Hife
Local Man’s Patent Manure Spreader to Be Made in Orange City
C. L. Dyk of Dyke & Cambier Orange City invented a manure spreader deemed superior by tests. He refused external offers and formed a local factory with 26000 capital. Stock at 15000 sold. Officers elected: President C. L. Dyk, VP W. F. Rieckoft, Secretary G. Klay, Treasurer G. L. Van de Steeg. Directors: M. D. Oosterhout G. Klay C. L. Dyk G. L. Van de Steeg W. Relekhnort.
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C. L. Dyk
Dyke & Cambier
Orange City
Mr. Dyk
Avera
W. F. Rieckoft
G. Klay
G. L
van da Steeg
M. D. Oosterhout
C. L, Dyk
G. L, van de Steex and
W. ¥. Relekhort
Jail Breakers in Cherokee County Jail Break Alleged
Kenyon and Lewis, held on charges related to a jail escape attempt, allegedly sawed their cell bars with a knife Sunday afternoon. A search party formed as one youth was found in a cornfield north of town and the other hidden beneath a coal shed awaiting a freight train.
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Cherokee
Liberty
Kenyon
Lewis
Jarceny
Jnie
Coroner's Jury Finds Accidental Death of Jens Anderson
In Council Bluffs the coroner's jury ruled Jens Anderson custodian of the Malone temple died in an accident Friday night. His body was found with a throat wound initially thought murder but autopsy showed the injury occurred from inside as his jawbone fractured during the fall.
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Jens Anderson
Malone Temple
Council Bluffs
U Tel
Anderson
Wis
Keokuk Records Warmth in July Weather Entry
The Keokuk weather bureau station registered a high of 89 degrees, marking the warmest day in July since the weather bureau’s establishment on July 1, 1874.
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Keokuk
Weather Bureau
Tk Keen Kuk
Cherokee Sanger Struck By Paralysis At Home
J T Sanger an early settler of Cherokee county is stricken with a severe paralysis at his home in Sliver township and is in a very dangerous condition. The report notes his illness and critical state.
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J.T. Sanger
Cherokey County
Sliver
Inter est of the trial of school furniture firms indicted
A long opinion piece argues for public interest in the federal grand jury indictment of nine major school furniture manufacturers for Sherman Act violations. It condemns price fixing in education, cites moral concerns over education and religion, and links the case to broader public welfare alongside a digressive note on a German physiology experiment about weight loss in sealed versus open vessels.
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Chiray
United States
Tne Agmuch
Maes Gaeste
Beefs and Rail Labor Strikes Stir Pennsylvania Lines
The piece outlines a looming strike amid wage concessions by the Pennsylvania Railroad extending 45 mile radius raises 2 cents per hour for day and night workers. A new west of Chicago union seeks alien exclusion from track work and wage scales of 75 dollars monthly for foremen and 3 dollars for eight hour laborers. Discusses safety measures, slower schedules after wrecks, and possible use of wooden ties if steel ties fail. Mentions New York Central and Harlem division actions, block signaling, and stock fluctuations for Great Northern amid investigations into stock watering and charter scrutiny.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Chicago
General Mangers’ Committee
Unda
New York
Central and
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Grand Jury
Harlem
The
Central
Dpennsylvania
Pennsylvania Ratiroid
Copany
Gn Ite Varrows
Pennaylvanty Company
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
Aystem
Doalga
Inbar
New York State Railroad Commission
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