Dahman Slate in Square Seven Wins Omaha Municipal Vote
In Omaha, the square seven led by Dahman and six associates won the municipal election the first under the commission government. The leading question is which candidate had the highest vote between Mayor Dahman and Charles C. Withnell, with the seven near the top. The seven will pick their mayor, while speculation swirls around Dahman's ability to succeed himself or take a department head post.
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Omaha
Neb
James C. Dahil
Mati
Square Seven
Dahman
Charles C. Withnell
Hablman
Three Chicago Lines Fined for Anti-Rebate Violations
Federal Judge Carpenter imposes the maximum $20,000 penalty on the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis for conspiracy under the anti rebate law. Lake Shore and Michigan Southern fined $10,000, Michigan Central $10,000. Indictments against Underwood and Rhein were non suited.
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Carpenter
Chicago
United States
Cleveland
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Michigan Central
William HH. Underwood
Harry J. Rhein
Cleveland, Cincinnati
Chicago and St. Louis
Pension Bill Agreed By Conferees In Senate Action
Washington report says the conferees from both houses have agreed to the general pension bill. It requires about 22 million dollars more in yearly appropriations for five years, with the largest jump next year reaching 85 million dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Houses of
Congress
Senate
Not to Recall Bryce Quietly Denies British Ambassador Retirement
London reports Sir Edward Grey quiets rumors of James Bryce leaving as British ambassador to the United States. Bryce, en route to Australia to study conditions, will return to Washington in September to resume duties. Also in brief: Titanic crew testimony cites no drills aboard. a Louisville storm injured a rider. Missouri Supreme Court upholds semi monthly wage payments. Sioux City live stock market shows prices across cattle hogs veal and sheep with specific ranges.
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Bryce
London
Edward Grey
James Bryce
United States
House of Commons
Australia
Washington
Sioux City
Rivers and Harbors Congress Convention Dates Set
The Rivers and Harbors Congress will hold its annual convention in Washington D C on December 4 5 and 6. President Joseph E L Ransdell announced the dates in a public statement.
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Vers and Harbors Congress
Washington, D. C
Hationu Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington
Joseph EL. Ransdell
Taft welcomes Red Cross delegates at first non European conference
President Taft greets International Red Cross delegates in Washington as the first conference held outside Europe begins. Representative John M. Nelson reports a Chicago New York Philadelphia probe uncovering a meat packing conspiracy with Agriculture Department officials. The Senate passes labor relations compensation bill 54 to 15 amid Democratic opposition. Taft honors Major Archibald Butt at India Memorial services in Washington with tearful tribute.
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Europe
Washington
Taft
John M. Nelson
Wisconsin
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Department of Agriculture
States
Senate
Archibald W. Butt
India
National Theater
the Masons
Reform of church rule and women ministers debated
Domestic Women of the Methodist church press for revoking the ban on ordaining women as ministers and seek 26 delegates to the Minneapolis general conference to fight the policy. Also noted are a Cleveland embezzlement case, a Sherman act challenge to a trust in Pittsburgh, a Texas Confederate reunion wreck, and flood dangers in Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Minneapolis
Execution of Italian MURDerer Candido in New York Prison
Salvatore Candido, the first from Rockland County to be executed in Sing Sing, died in the electric chair at Casin Ing prison. The report also covers the Cunard liner Altonia's icefield incident near Halifax, Tillman's senatorial campaign, Mus ec Shrine convention in Los Angeles, a battleship's 12 inch guns at 11,000 yards, labor strikes in Chicago, and various political and social items from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sta Ie
Salvatore Candido
Hockland County
Ing Sing
Casin- Ing
Candido
R. F P. Balls
Rockland Trap Rock Company
Uoted
Provisional Mexican leadership shifts amid rebel advance
Foreign Emilio Vasquez Gomez, a lawyer, named provisional provident of Mexico. Gen. Pascual Orozco leads rebels near Torreon threatening federal base. Juarez may become provisional capital, with Chihuahua as a fallback. Czarina's health raises anxiety in St Petersburg as seven hundred rebels die in Cuaty Cilenegas battle near Monctoya, Coxbuila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Cuaty Cilenegas
Point Uear Monctoya
Coxbuila
William Vincent Astor Named Principal Beneficiary in Will
William Vincent Astor heir to Col. John Jacob Astor's estate is named principal beneficiary in the will. The estate is valued between 75,000,000 and 100,000,000 dollars, while widow Madaline Morea Agu is described as well provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Vincent Astor
Lnte
John Jacob Astor
Madalive Morea Agu
Kenyon Returns to Join Senate Probe of Lorimer
Senator Kenyon allies with Senators Kern and Lea to draft the report for the senate committee opposing Senator Lorimer in the ongoing investigation in Washington D C.
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Washington, D. C
Kenyon
Kern
Lea
Senate Committee
Lorimer
Shaw Lands Money to Buy Atlantic North & South
Des Moines reports ex governor Shaw wires from London that bonds for the Iowa & Omaha have raised about 402,000 to buy the Atlantic North & South line. The option expires Saturday. Judge Arthur will extend to May 16. Shaw plans takeover and future $4,000,000 bond issue for eastward extension from Council Bluffs.
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Des Moines
Shaw
Railroad
Towa
London
Iowa & Omaha
Raize
Atlantic North & South Wing
Arthur
Atlantic
Shaw Syndicate
Train wreck near Eastabuchie kills eleven in Mississippi
A special train carrying Confederate veterans bound for a Macon reunion plunged over an embankment near Eastabuchie Mississippi, killing eleven and injuring at least forty. Four victims have been identified.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Macon
Eastabuchie
Child Bitten by a Cat in Iowa City Hospitalized
Mrs Edward Herbert took her 6 year old son to the hospital in Iowa City for a cat bite suspected to be hydrophobic. The cat was killed and its head sent to Chicago for examination confirming rabies. Iowa Postmasters Association Ottumwa elected Frank A Nimocks president Perry chosen for 1923 meeting. George C True of Oskaloosa named secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menson
Edward Herbert
Iowa City
Chicago
Iowa Postmasters’ Association
Ottumwa
Frank A. Nimocks
Towa
Priest Named Pastor in Emmetsburg Diocese
Rev. P J Garri gan, bishop of Sioux City, announces the appointment of Very Hey Father P Farrelly of Carroll to the permanent pastorate of the Church of the Assumption at Emmetsburg. Incendiary fire destroys William Beetley’s barn in Highland township, Elkader, losing six horses thirteen calves and much hay and farm equipment worth about 3000 dollars.
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Elkader
William Beetley
Highland Township
Local official held multiple roles in Keokuk
Tuomas Po Gray serves as supervisor of police and fire departments and purchasing agent for two institutions. He also influenced a city council vote and acts as city building inspector in Keokuk.
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Keokuk
Tuomas Po
Gray
No Ice Famine at Clear Lake Despite Fire Loss
Clear Lake reports no ice famine this season as 10 000 tons of ice melt slowly. Other ice companies hold ample supplies following a fire that destroyed the local ice house last week. Frederick Dunn aged 12, son of Robert N Dunn, had his foot severed by a Rock Island switch engine while attempting to cross in front of a moving train. The young son of Henry Madison of Kanawha was killed when run over by an automobile.
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Titanic
London
Robert Hichens
Board of Trade
Altonia
Southampton
Quebec
Halifax
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Clear Lake
Davenport
Frederick Dunn
Robert N. Dunn
Gland
Henry Madison
Kanawha
Hangs Self in Box Car Near Sumner
Henry Hilmer, longtime Waterloo salesman, died by self harming in a box car at Sumner. No reason given. He was brother of August Hilmer, editor of Town Tree Press in New Hampton.
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New Hampton
Henry Hilmer
Waterloo
Sumner
August Hilmer
Town Tree Press
Boys Shot Up School At Gray Rural Ed Facility
Three High School boys Gordo Shaffer Harold Carpenter and Vernon Linderman fired at a rural Gray school damaging windows an organ a lamp and a clock according to initial reports authorities investigated the incident and no injuries were cited.
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New Hampton
Hoys
Gordo Shaffer
Harold Carpenter
Vernon Linderman
Gray School
Webster City Resident Commits Suicide in Barn
John Ovron a well to do resident of Webster City died by hanging in a barn this afternoon his death attributed to temporary insanity.
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Webster City
John Ovron
Himelf
Iowa Guard Units to Attend Fort Leavenworth Maneuver
Des Moines reports from Chicago say the Iowa National Guard Fifth and Fifty fourth regiments will depart Aug 19 for Fort Leavenworth Kansas to join the annual fast maneuver with United States regulars and national guard troops. The Fifty fourth, based in Des Moines, is led by Col. H R Bennett and the Fifty fifth by Col. R P Howell.
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Des Moines
Central Division
United States Army
Chicago
Iowa National Guard
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
United States
Fifty-Fourth
H. R. Bennett
Fifty-ffth
R. P. Howell
McCaskill Gets Eight Years in Waterloo
Judge F Platt of Black Hawk district court sentences J I McCaskill to eight years in Fort Madison penitentiary after overruling a motion for new trial. McCaskill, a sewing machine agent, was convicted of killing Henry Philips, a wealthy farmer, last November. His brothers posted a $6600 appeal bond.
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McCaskill
Waterloo
F. ©. Platt
Black Hawk
J. I. McCaskill
Fort Madison
MrCaskill
Henry Philips
No Word From Jowan on Titanic Voyage
Friends fear John Fleming of Castle Grove was aboard the Titanic on its first voyage. Relatives received word weeks ago that he planned to cross the ocean on the liner and no further word has reached them, leading to the supposition he carried out his plan.
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Jowan
Monticello
John Fleming
Castle Grove
Ag Mathing
Ottumwa Girls Form Camp Fire Girls Unit
Ottumwa girls organize Camp Fire girls as a parallel to the Boy Scouts. About five hundred members of the YWCA sign up for the movement. Emphasis rests on spiritual and physical well being with a summer camp as an upcoming feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Campfire Girls
Boy Scouts
Aged farmer S Tallman dies at 81 in Shannon City
Creston reports the death of S Tallman, longtime county farmer and early resident, who passed away Monday night at his son's home in Shannon City at age 81. He retired from farming about 15 years ago and is survived by twelve children, ten sons and two daughters.
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Creston
S. Tallman
Shannon City
Lfe
Plan for Firemen Tournament In Sioux City
EB Lambert of Newton, president of the State Firemen's association, and FE Parsons of Marion, secretary, visited Sioux City to arrange with Fire Chief George M. Kellogg the details of the big tournament to be held here July 16 to 19. Prizes valued at 30 were planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
E. EB. Lambert
Newton
State Firemen's Association
FE. E. Parsons
Marion
George M. Kellogg
J P Convention Ends In Montezuma Visit
The Kuiyats of Pythias convention of the nineteenth district drew many delegates and visitors to Montezuma. Mayor G W Hawkins delivered the welcome and received the city keys as the town stood decorated for the event.
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J. P
Montezuma
Kuiyats of
Pin Removed From Misa Tubbs Appendix in Lake City
Surgeons at the state university medical college removed a pin from the appendix of Misa Mabel Tubbs of Lake City Ta and performed an appendectomy. The pin, believed in place for three years, recalls swallowing it in 1909 when she was 12 years old.
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Iowa City
The
State University Medical College
Misa Mabel Tubbs
Lake City
Entertain P. E. O. Convention in Ottumwa
Rooms in hotels and private homes have been arranged for 234 delegates from Iowa chapters of the P. E. O. sisterhood. The grand chapter sessions of the organization are to be held in Ottumwa this week for the women attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Iowa
P. E. O. Sisterhood
Brick Workers On Strike At Nine Plants
About 500 to 600 laborers and machine tenders walked out at nine brick and tile plants, tying up operations. They demand a twenty five percent wage raise from $1.75 for ten hours of work.
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Mason City
Photographers to Exhibit Massive Portraits by Lively and Wenn
Ottumwa hosts the Iowa photographers association annual convention May 7 8 and 9 with about 300 delegates expected. W Lively of McMinnville and Wenn will display three of the largest portraits ever taken, showcasing new camera work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Lively
McMinnville
Wenn
Iowa Photographers’ Association
Prominent Farmer’s Wife Dies By Hanging in Home
Mrs. C Halway, 55, wife of a leading farmer Irving near Garrison in Benton County, took her own life by hanging in her residence. Local authorities report the death as self-inflicted.
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Vinton
C. Halway
Irving
Garrison
Benton County
Firemen Overcome by Heat at Stauffacher Clothing Co
Four firefighters suffered heat and smoke as a fire broke out at the Stauffacher Clothing Company store in Cedar Rapids. The blaze caused extensive damage to the store and adjacent shops in the same building, totaling many thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Pour Fremen
Stauffacher Clothing Company
Minister Nominated by Prohibitionists for Congress
Thomas McElroy pastor of the Baptist church at Riceville is named by the prohibitionists of the Fourth district as candidate for congress. He faces opposition from other parties as the campaign begins in Mason City and surrounding area.
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Congress
Mason City
Fey
Thomas McElroy
Baptist Church
Riceville
Fourth
Iowa Agriculture Study Seeks Soil Element Gap
The Department of Agriculture in Des Moines will survey northeastern Iowa to identify essential soil elements now lacking. Experts from the Iowa Experimental Station may join, focusing on phosphorus and potash deficiencies in long-cultivated wheat, corn, oats, and timothy.
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Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Dea Moines
Wilson
Agricultural Department
Curlig
Foo
Towa
Imols
Onlo
Towa Saiis
Parole Board Opens May Term Hearings
The state board of parole begins the May term with hearings on several parole applications from life prisoners. The Charles Holmes case continues, with a possible disposal of minor matters before calling the Thomas case. Thomas argues new testimony by Charley Ryerson, a streetcar conductor, suggesting innocence in the Mabel Schofield murder. D B Mott and John C Howe traveled to Minnesota to study pardons and penal institutions.
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Parole Board
State Board of Parole
Charle Homes
Thomna Asse
Thomas
Charley Rynerson
Mabel Schofield
D. ©. Mott
John C. Howe
Minnesota
State Board of Pardons
Ha Penal Ustitutions
Drainage meeting hears costly talk on widening work
The Burlington Town Drainage association opened with speeches urging expanded drainage. H Z Sparboe of Webster City warned drainage should extend to upland areas as well as swamps while Ray Nyema of Davenport claimed Iowa has spent more on drainage than the Panama Canal. J J Seeraley of Burlington advocated government aid to prevent river floods with technical notes from Prof J B Stewart and an illustrated talk by Engineer Hugh Cooper of Keokuk Power on Mississippi dam work.
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Town Drainage Association
Burlington
H. Z. Sparboe
Webster City
Towa
Ly Ray Nyema
Davenport
J. J. Seeraley
J. B. Stewart
St. Paul
Hugh Cooper
Keokuk
Rural Iowa Schools Need More State Support
W C Riddel argues rural Iowa schools would benefit greatly from higher state funding. He critiques current laws and asks revisions as proposed by the state labor department for a special school inspector. He notes rural building funds average about 1.25 dollars per pupil and criticizes local funding reliance for schoolhouses.
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Iowa
Towa
W. C. Riddel
State Labor Department
Agricultural College
State University
Normal School
Riddel
Strike Leader To Be Tried In Iowa Conspiracy Case
Oliver C. Wilson business agent of the Tutton Workers Protective union of Muscatine faces trial at Davenport for conspiracy with intent to commit a felony related to bomber attacks on non union homes during the Muscatine labor war. Emmet Flood, AFL organizer, also faces similar charges for his role in the 2500 worker Muscatine button plants strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Oliver C. Wilson
Tutton Workers Protective Union of
Muscatine
Insurance Combine Probed Across Iowa Sparks Grand Jury Inquiry
Semi official sources reveal the Johnson county grand jury inquiry is just the start of a state wide probe into alleged insurance rate combinations. Iowa City reportedly hosts a highly developed Insurance rate combine system, with Ottumwa and other towns under scrutiny as reports spread. Des Moines to host semi-centennial Civil War reunion in June 1918 with Kinsman and Crocker posts planning. Iowa G A R encampment to be held in Mason City. pensions granted to several Iowa residents with small sums listed. Articles of incorporation filed for multiple firms including Herald Publishing in Tipton and The Merry Optient Company in Des Moines. Descriptions include capital stock changes and company name amendments in Mason City and Cedar Rapids.
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Johnson County Grand Jury
Iowa
Towa City
Ottumwa
Jows City
Des Moines
Kinsman
Ad Crocker
Grand Army of the Republic
Herald Publishing Company of
Tipton
Reformed Church Herald
Crown Optical Company of
Merry Optient Company
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Akron
Dahlman
Louisville
Henry Smythe
Pennsylvania
Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Court
John C. Furgens
Norcross Marble Company
Mansfield
Tumdrum Trust
Chautland
Department of Justice
Pittsburg
Pakoe
Hattiesburg, Miss
New Orleans and Northwestern
Parsons
Point Coupee
Pianish
Mississippi
Morgansea
Baton Rouge
West Baton Rouge
Iberville
John D. Rubbing
Southern Methodist
Atlanta
Kanor K. Fragzier
Middletown
International Brotherhood of Piper Makers
Ingore
Uae
Benjamin FR. Tillman
the Musec Shrine
Los Angeles
Jerry Simpson
Topeka
Champ Clark
United States Steel Corporation
New York City
Titty
United Confederate Veterans and Allied Organizations
Macomb
Ares
Brooks Meteher
J. L. Lamborn
Gleveland
H.R. Snyder
Gary
Ind
Daily Socialist
Publishers’ Association
Methodist General Conference
Missouri
Tait
Brewers’ Congress
Minn
St. Petersburg
Capital
Success
England
Cables
National Guard
Leavenworth
Owa
General Assembly
Iowana
Adney Benz
Bulington
Stephen Morgan
Calamus
John RR
Turgens
Mary A. Field
Goldfield
David Henderson
Hampton
Wiliam L. Cotten
Marshalltown
Joseph W. West
Richard Allison
Seymour
Bever T. Bagtal
Slater
Tha Tleher
Dallas County
Veterans Plan
Towang
Edward Stevans
Adel
Harvey J. Way
Albion
John W. Reimine
Colfax
Lucy FP
Heady
Flore
Jerushe A. Chapman
Grand River
Willam Reuffer
Maquoketa
Seth A. Meyer
Edward BP
Crane
Monroe
Mary G. Wright
Florence Btevens
American Coal Mining Company of
Chapin Opera House Company of
Chapin
T. R. Glanville & Sot
Mason City Times
Riverside Hue Company
Cadar Rapids
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