Portugal Proclaims Republic as King Flees Lisbon
Fierce fighting mars Lisbon with rebels proclaiming Portugal a republic. Theophile Braga named president with Alfonso Costa and Bernardino Machado among provisional ministers. British ships sent to protect interests. American ships Petrel and Wheeling nearby. King Manuel and royal family reportedly refugees at Mafra palace.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Theophile Braga
Portugese Marseillaise
Nationa 1
Oporto
Manuel
Petrel
Wheeling
Enca
Alfonso Costa
Bernardino Machado
Brazilio Telles
Antonio Luiz Gomes
Col. Carreto
Amaro Azovado Gomes
Antonio Medica
Rusbin Leao
Young Girl Shot to Death near Hartley
Miss Rika Amelsburg, 22, daughter of farmer Henry Amelsburg, was murdered Tuesday near her home five miles northwest of Hartley by farm hand George Knuppe. Knuppe fled, leaving a shocked neighborhood and Sheriff Joe Deister hopeful of capture. The case has stirred a deep public concern across miles around.
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Hartley
Rika Amelsburg
Henry Amelsburg
George Knuppe
Joe Deister
O'Brien County
Customs Fitting Made For Airships Racing Exhibitions
Washington authorities rule that aeroplanes balloons and other airships are admitted free of duty under bond for three months when brought for racing or exhibition purposes in line with updated customs regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Chinese Evasion of Law Raised in Canadian Hearing
Testimony before Canadian immigration officials alleges that Canada was cheated out of two million dollars in taxes by Chinese laborers with forged return certificates and by laborers misrepresented as merchants admitted free.
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Vancouver
B. C
Candaian Immigration Officials
Dominion
Four Towns Destroyed Near Canadian Border
Four Minnesota towns Graston Williams Swift and Echoville on the Canadian Northern line were destroyed by forest fires recently. About 100 people are reported homeless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Graceton
Williams
Swift
Echoville
Canadian Northern
Sioux City Livestock Prices Reported for Wednesday
Sioux City live stock market quotations show top beeves at 6.00 dollars and top hogs at 8.80 dollars. Local traders monitor price levels in Sioux City, Iowa, as buyers and sellers gauge demand and prepare for trading sessions.
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Sioux City
Proposed Ship Canal Between Yokohama and Tokio
Victoria news reports the formation of a company with $7,600,000 capital to build a ship canal 1200 feet wide and 20 feet deep connecting Yokohama and Tokio. The Tacoma arrived from Yokohama with the information.
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Victoria
B. C
Tacoma
Yokohama
Tokio
Gilchrist Says He Will Not Seek Senate Seat
Cov Albert W. Gilchrist of Broward, Tampa announces he will not be a candidate to succeed the late Senator elect N. Broward in the United States Senate.
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Tampa
Fla
Albert W. Gilchrist
United States Senate
N. B
William Lorimer
Henry A. Shepherd
Jerseyville
Chicago
Lorimer
Shepherd
Irving Field
United States Fish Commission
Secret Service
National Bank
Pasadena
Cal
Pittsburg
New England
United States
la Follette
Rochester
Minn
Charles R. Wright
Syracuse
N. Y
Courier
Wright
Berlin
Moabit
Robert Thompson
Grant
San Francisco
Eva C. Swan
War Department
Army
Arnold J. Smith
Navy Department
Washington
North Dakota
W. 8
Thomas
Jay Gould
Little Rock
Ark
William Gaynor
Gaynor
New York City
Galveston
Tex
Outlaw Dietz Feuds Stir Winter Wisconsin
Disorder spreads as John F. Dietz, the outlaw of Cameron Dam, barricades in a forest clearing near Winter Wisconsin. The town braces under martial rule amid Dietz threats after the shooting of his two sons and daughter. Some readers report a large number of calamities including a major fire aboard the steamer New York near Norfolk and the Los Angeles Times building disaster with multiple deaths.
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John F. Dietz
Cameron Dam
Wisconsin
Dietz
Winter
Norfolk
New York
New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railway Company
Los Angeles Times
Harrison Gray Otis
Roxie Howl
Frank Howl
Nelson County
Virginia
Livingston
John Moore
Jennie Lilteich
Gladstone
Yale Law School
Wis
Cincinnati
George Wy
England
Coal Gate
Oklo
Fr . Thompson
Fink
Northween
Spokane
Wash
Hog Special Starts Training Farmers On Hog Raising
A Des Moines report notes a Rock Island special train with Iowa State College agricultural experts touring 137 stations over nearly two weeks from Oct 6 to Oct 15. Lectures cover profitable hog-raising methods, pork uses, by products, and cholera prevention with exhibits and cooking demonstrations for both men and women. a pork recipe book is provided to attendees. Also included is a corn crop bulletin predicting yield over 200,000,000 bushels and noting favorable harvest conditions for 1910.
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Des Moines
Iowa State College
Rock Island
Weston
State College
Rock Island Railway Company
Rock Island Company
Virglia Purmort
George M. Chappel
Chappel
Iowa Station
Rock Island Stops Suit Over Green Mountain Wreck
The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific railways settle for four deaths from the Green Mountain wreck of March 21. Heirs receive 12,400 for Alfred X Brown, Mrs Brown, and two daughters Hua and Lenora. Dora and Vera Brown with uncle in Kansas City. Twelve Waterloo lives lost. Paul J Swift’s claim adjusted but terms not public.
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Rock Island
Waterloo
Chicago, Rock Island& Pacific Railways
Green Mountain
Alfred X. Brown
Brown
Hua
Lenora
Dora
Vera Brown
Kansas City
Paul J. Swift
Gathering Two Years' Seed Corn in Adams County
Adams county farmers report seed corn gathered for two years with more planned. Late planting and heavy rains kept corn lush. frost on the 20th did not damage, possibly helped by slowing growth. Officials expect a strong crop, the best since 1880, with a very large acreage and farmers determined not to be short again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Canning Factories Close Season Across Iowa
Vinton Vin ton and Iowa canning plants end the season with strong output. Iowa Canning Co reports about six million cans of corn packed at Crinton La Porte Shellsburg and Vinton. Vinton Canning Co estimates about two and a half million cans packed in Vinton.
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Vinton—Vinton
Iowa
Iowa Canning Company
Crinton
la Porte
Shellsburg
Vinton
Vinton Canning Company
Governor Carroll Declared Not Guilty by Jury
A Des Moines jury in Judge Howe's Court acquitted Governor Carroll after ten days of evidence on charges of criminally libeling John Conle. The verdict ends the high profile case challenging the governor's conduct and public statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Des Moines
Howe
John Cownle
Lloyd McKibben
Frank Chiado
John Giglotti
Don Losh
Frank Winterhaus
Local Journalist Churchill Harvey Elder Remembered in City
Los Angeles memory honors Churchill Harvey Elder, assistant editor of the Times, who perished in a recent fire. He grew up in lowan Los Angeles and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Harvey, noted pioneers.
Farm Brings $44,500 in 225 Acre Sale Near Williamsburg
William T. Jones sold 225 acres four miles northeast of town to George Heitshusen for 44500, about 200 per acre. Heitshusen already owned 360 acres prior to the purchase.
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Williamsburg
William T. Jones
George Heitshusen
Heitshusen
Acre of Tomatoes Worth 2400 Dollars on One Acre
A Belle Plaine gardener irrigated via artesian wells to harvest tomatoes on one sixth of an acre, selling about 400 dollars worth and continuing to pick. He claims nearly 2400 dollars gross per acre with minimal water cost, contrasting with California and Colorado irrigation profits. Water is inexpensive, and markets are nearby.
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Belle Plaine
Hampton
Fort Dodge
Iowa
California
Colorado
Historic Table Linked to Washington and Lafayette
Morticello James Irvin of this city holds a mahogany table with a Revolutionary War aura. The piece allegedly hosted George Washington and General Lafayette, then moved west with its owner after the war, later passing to his son, and finally bought by Irvin about forty years ago despite a historical society offer of 100 dollars.
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Morticello
James Irvin
Boston
George Washington
General Lafayette
Wheeler couple mark fifty fourth wedding anniversary
Mason City observes the fifty fourth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Wheeler, longtime residents. They were wed in Belvidere, Illinois, fifty four years ago and arrived in the county in 1873. The couple lived on a farm before moving to town, with a dinner gathering of friends and neighbors.
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Mason City
J. S. Wheeler
Hold Husband on Charge of Murder
Cedar Rapids report says Gener Beeson is jailed on murder charges after investigators dispute his wife’s suicide theory. They allege buckshot entered the back of her head and exited through her eye, pointing to homicide rather than self inflicted death.
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Cedar Rapids
Gener Beeson
Woman Confesses Fire Set At Janesville Home
Sheriff Shores and County Attorney Hoxie report a written confession from Mrs. F. Robinson held in the county jail. She and her two small children were at the residence when she allegedly set fire to the home and barn near Janesville on Labor Day.
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Waterloo
Shores
Hoxie
F. &. Robinson
Janesville
Plans Accepted for New Hospital Wing at State University
The medical faculty has accepted plans and specifications for the hospital wing addition at the state university. Construction will begin almost immediately, with contracts awarded in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town City
Hospital of the State University
Attempted Robbery at McClelland Bank Capture
Thomas Kirby of Oakland was captured after an attempted robbery at the McClelland State Bank in McClelland. He was taken to Council Bluffs and jailed.
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McClelland Bank
Council Bluffs
Mcclelland State Bank
McClelland
Thomas Kirby
Oakland
Pioneer Jawan Dies at 96 in Webster City
Robert Ovans aged 96 died in Webster City after 44 years as a resident. He had enjoyed fair health until recently.
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Jawan
Webster City
Robert Ovans
Surprise Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary in Iowa City
Former supervisor and Mrs John T Struble were surprised by many friends to mark their fifty fifth wedding anniversary in Iowa City. The couple have lived in the area for about half a century.
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Iowa City
John T. Struble
White Heads Miners Group Candidacy in Iowa
John P White President of the Iowa Mine Workers Union No 18 announces his candidacy for the office of president of the United Mine Workers of America. The bid positions him as a key national labor leader from Iowa in the ongoing labor movement.
Charter Restored G A R Ladies In Des Moines Circle
Des Moines reports the General James A Williamson circle of the Ladies of the G A R has had its charter reinstated by national officers in Atlantic City after a June state convention dispute. The circle plans to resume activities when president Mrs N Belle Richey returns from the east.
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Des Moines
Ladies of the
James A. Williamson
Atlantic City
Department
Eva Mark
Waterloo
Plymouth Congregational Church
National Department
No Check on Paralysis Sweeps Iowa Cities
Des Moines reports infantile paralysis spreading to new areas despite efforts by physicians and state health officials, with similar national conditions noted by Secretary Sumner. Also covered are six interurban railways showing profits in most cases, plus a September 1910 rainfall record for Des Moines, noting higher than average monthly precipitation yet below annual average.
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Thengineer
Lake Erie & Western
Laporte
Ind
American Bankers’ Association
Los Angeles
Cal
F. W. Mondell
Wyoming
Spokane
Wash
Seattle
Alaska
United States
Great Britain
Philadelphia
New Hampshire
Hudson River
Godfrey de C. Chevalier
Chevalier
Des Moines
State Board of Health
Iowa
Summer
Iowa Health Board
Iowa Board
Iowa Physicians
Minnesota
Sumner
District of Columbia
Washington Physicians and Health Boards
State Railroad Commission
Mason City
Clear Lake
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Illinois
Davenport
Tama
Toledo
Oskaloosa
Buxton
Colfax Springs
George M. Chappel
State Librarian reports rise in volumes to 112218
The biennial report filed with Governor Carroll shows a statewide library volume increase with total volumes at 112218. It breaks down gains into Miscellaneous library 7281 and Lewibrary 2566 new books, while Octogenarian Society plans a banquet for Oct 26 led by secretary John L Crawford. L R Van Yassell seeks parole board review for his murder case.
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Brigham
Carroll
Octogenarian Society
Iowa Octogenarian Society
John L. Crawford
L. R. van Yassell
State Penitentiary
State Parole Board
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Ray A. Smith
Republic OF Portugal
Broward
Harry B. Bradford
Howard University
George F. Witter
San Jose
William Johnston
International Prison Congress
Vamberg
Hungary
Larne Wredenburgh
Peter Wredenburgh
Springfield
Ill
Jacksonville
J. S. Lyda
Henderson County
North Carolina
Meredith Lyda
George M. Downey
Army Post
Maj. Downey
Edward B. Moore
Patents
South America
Harry Grant
John A. Dix
Sulzer
Supreme Court of the United States
William Simon
Schoolhill
Emma Brandt
Tillie Brandt
Lawrence Simon
General News
James A.williamson
G. A. RB
Belle Richley
Des Moines Public Schools
W. O. Riddell
Association
Z. C. Thornburg
Ella Malone
National Dairy Show Board
W. B. Barney
Iowa Food and Dairy Commission
Leavenworth
Kan
Department of the Missouri
Leavenworth Miliary Committee
Col. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Brigh
Health Boards
Electric Lines’ Annual Report
van Tassell
State Agricultural College
Department of Animal Husbandry
Frante Bennington
Cambridge
May Benedict Murray
Marshalltown
W. C. McArthur
United States District Court
Maud L. Winslow
Colfax
Arthur
Clover Hill Place
Tron
PH. Gillette
Gov
M. Chappel
Towa
Muelberger
Efflingen
Germany
Gmedlen
Stuttgart
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