Graft Allegations Tied to Delmonico Dinner Reports
Witness testified before Merritt point committee about a 1908 plot to sway votes on anti racing bills. He described a Delmonico dinner of prominent New York figures, a $500,000 corruption fund, and distribution to politicians and Albany journalists. Former State Senator Gardner declined to testify.
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New York
HE. J. Foeiker
Senate
Hughes
Merritt Point
Frank J. Gardner
Gardner
Robert Elder
Kings County
Brooklyn
Eider
Committee of Inquiry
Delmonico’s
Albany
Patrick McCarren
Aeronauts Land in Gotham After Atlantic Flight
Walter Wellman and five companions reached New York on Wednesday aboard the steamship Trent after abandoning the dirigible America. They covered about 900 miles with a bruised hand the only injury and did not regret losing the airship. They are ready to try again once Wellman and engineers overcome the difficulties that halted their first attempt near Sandy Hook last Tuesday morning.
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New York
Walter Wellman
Trent
America
Atlantic
Wellman
Sandy Hook
Lumber Duty Waived for Canadian Breaders
Washington action waives the duty on breader imports from Canada to aid Minnesota forest fire victims. The decision, reported by Assistant Secretary Curtis to St. Paul customs officials and Red Cross director Ernest P. Bicknell, follows the halt of duty collections on Canadian donations.
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Washington, D. C
Canada
United States
Minnesota
Curtis
St. Paul
Ernest P. Bicknell
Red Cross Society
Four Men Arrested for Hay Fire in Clearwater Area
Neligh and Meb-Four men driving cattle to Platte Center were arrested for setting fire to several hay stacks owned by C. W. Yates near Clearwater. They remain in sheriff custody.
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Neligh
Platte Center
C. W. Yates
Clearwater
Held for Robbery in Neligh Case
Two young men were arrested by Sheriff Miller on charges of holding up Martin George near Tilden. They posted bonds and were released.
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Neligh
Ned
Ruegge
Miller
Martin George
Tilden
Sioux City Live Stock Market Quotations Update
Sioux City market quotes report top beefers at 6.05 dollars and top hogs at 39.05 dollars. Prices reflect Ja Wednesday trading on the local live stock market with buyers and sellers active in the stead.
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Sioux
Sioux City
Columbus Strike Off Ends Street Car Strike in Columbus
The Columbus street car men ended their strike by a near three to one vote. No concessions were granted by the company. Workers who had left the strike to take extra runs were welcomed back only as extras.
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Columbus
Portugal Cabinet Crisis Rumors Trigger Resignations
Lisbon reports rumors of a cabinet crisis as ministers of war finance and public works may resign causing political instability and uncertainty about government leadership.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Global tremors toll and notable deaths echo across era
A rapid Perusal of obituaries shows Stanley Ketchel dies from a bullet wound at a Missouri hospital. Senator Jonathan Dolliver dies in Fort Dodge during a routine medical examination. Byron Andrews, once National Tribune proprietor and Grant aide, passes away in Evansville.
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Stanley Ketchel
Walter A. Hurtz
R. P. Dickerson
Conway
Springfield
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Byron Andrews
Washington
The
National Tribune
Evansville
Wis
General Grant
Roy Knabenshue
Kinloch Park Aviation Field
St. Louis
Hoxsey
Roosevelt
Eberhart
Minnesota
Georgia W. C. T. U
Taft
Isthmus
Panama
Charleston
D. C
Guy Lippincott
Rock Island
Transatlantic dirigible attempt and varied 1909 news
Walter Wellman flies over the Atlantic in the balloon America with a five man crew in the first leg of a transatlantic voyage. Census frauds prompt Taft directed prosecutions. Paris rail strikes yield a one dollar daily wage. Illinois Supreme Court upholds district nomination counts. Maryland drownings and Alaska coal land indictments unfold. Californian governor candidate Johnson faces arrest for speeding. New York bankers urged to unionize for shorter workday and higher wages.
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Walter Wellman
Atlantic Ocean
Durand
Census Bureau
Taft
Henry Pages Dennis
Foxboro
Mass
8. K. Dennis
Worchester County
Maryland
Caroline Eaton
Eaton
Beloit College
Wisconsin
Pitts Creek
Pocomoke City
Placer County
California
Hiram W. Johnson
Johnson
Jewish Bankc Clerk i
New York
American Federation of Labor
Fish and Game Law Proposals Target Hooks and Kids
Des Moines outlines proposed changes to state fish and game laws. Recommendations include banning seine nets, limiting trot lines to two hooks, defining game birds as state property, prohibiting ferrets in hunting, raising size limits on bass, pike, pickerel, perch and croppies, and making it a misdemeanor for children under 17 to carry firearms on public land. Lincoln notes opposition to state game preserves and reports 449 prosecutions, fines, jail sentences, and many seized gear. He also details pheasant propagation efforts and German carp earnings.
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Des Moines
Carroll George A. Lincoln
Fish and Fame
Lincoln
Europe
Mississippi River
Des Moines Campaign Aims at State Home for Crippled Children
In Des Moines the Iowa branch of the King’s Daughters endorses creating a state home for physically defective poor children. The Mary Lowe Dickinson chapter plans to push legislative enactment, supported by the state convention, with Dr. Jennie McCowen highlighting that many defects can be treated in childhood at a dedicated state hospital.
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Des Moines
Iowa
International Order of King’s Daughters
Central Presbyterian Church
Mary Lowe Dickinson
Jennie McCowen
Iown Order
McCowen
Schools of
F. J. Mansfield
H. N. Coleman
Davenport
Lola Waite
Burlington
Emma Quackenbush
Mothers meeting on childhood value in national life
Mary E. Mott urges that childhood holds near true value in economies and that education, child welfare, and reform efforts shape future citizens. Iowa speakers at the Fifth Biennial Iowa Congress of Mothers and the Des Moines gathering invite delegates, with officers listed and events planned for November.
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Marengo
Mary 5. Mott
Mothers’ Congress
Mothers’ Congress of the World
Schoff
National Congress of Mothers
Iowa State Congress
Helen J. Hafferan
Chicago
National Parent-Teachers Association
Lure Hubbell Phillips
Ames
Agricultural Extension Board
Margaret Clarke
Waterloo
Des Moines Union of Mothers’ Clubs
B. F. Carroll
Clnbs
Pareat-Teacher Associations
Iowa
Iowa Congress of Mothers
Des Moines
Mis. F
G. H. Beckett
Northwood
A. O. Ruste
Charles City
Chas. Brenton
Dallas Center
Mary Davis
Audubon
Walter Brown
John Weighton
Mary HE. Mott
Nellie H. Miles
Magon City
W. R. W Edwards
Wm. Bailey
John I. Riggs
Gardner Cowles
A. E. Shipley
A. L. Haas
Misses Ndith Charlton
Abbie Abbott
Cedar Rapids
Florence Ward
Cedar Falls
Presbyterians to Iowa City Bible School Conference
The programme for the annual Bible school conference and the synod of Iowa meeting in Iowa City Oct 17 to 20 inclusive has been issued. It lists leaders in Presbyterian church work from Iowa and beyond and indicates over 400 delegates will attend from across the state.
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Iowa City
Synod of Iowa
Presbyterian Church
Iowa
Church in Politics in Keokuk Address
Dr J I Sanders of Keokuk argued before the Keokuk Baptist association that the church must engage in politics. He said the church’s task is to preach practical righteousness and that no other body can or will perform this work.
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Church
Bonaparte
Keokuk
Ex-State Senator H. H. Brighton Dies at 59
Fairfield reports former state senator H. H. Brighton died of heart trouble at his sister Mrs. J. H. Frush home. He was 59. The death occurred in Fairfield, with Brighton's political peers noting his service in the legislature and local connections.
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Fairfield
H. H. Brighton
J. H. Frush
Akron Father Seeks Help Over Adopted Children
Frank Mc Cusker, a farmer near Akron, grieving after his wife’s December 1898 death, says an Iowa Children’s Home agent adopted his three youngest children while he worked in town for a paving company. He reports the superintendent refuses information and threatens legal action.
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Y Fort Dodge
Iowa
Frank McCusker
Akron
Iowa Children’s Home
Iowa B L League Elects Leaders In Annual Session
At the nineteenth Iowa State Building and Loan Association league meeting Fr D Denlinger of Cedar Rapids was reelected president J S Dowell of Missouri Valley was named vice president and C H Reynolds of Dubuque secretary and treasurer Waterloo selected as next meeting site A committee will draft a building and loan law and present it to the next legislature session.
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B. & L. A. League
Marshalltown
Iowa State Building and Loan Association League
Fr. D. Denlinger
Cedar Rapids
J.S. Dowell
Missouri Valley
C. H. Reynolds
Dubuque
Waterloo
Iowa Cityan Builds Two-Seater Monoplane
Iowa City Henry Stelling finished a two year project, a monoplane with broad wings and two front canvas surfaces to capture updraft. He claims a practical invention and has provided seats for two passengers in the craft.
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Iowa Cityan
Iowa City
Henry Stelling
Sterling
Y M C A Secretary Resigns For Redfield College Work
Harry L. Curtis, secretary of the Fort Dodge Y M C A, resigns to aid Redfield College in fundraising. He previously helped raise funds in Council Bluffs for a Y M C A building and similar efforts here brought in over 65,000 dollars. The Fort Dodge building nears completion.
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Fort Dodge Y. M. C. A. Fort Dodge
Harry L. Curtis
Redfield College
Redfield
S. C
Curtis
Council Bluffs
Allerton Fire Destroys City Light Plant
A destructive blaze in Allerton destroyed the newly completed electric light plant and all electrical equipment. The large engine and gas producing unit suffered partial damage and may be salvageable. Estimated loss stands at 8000 dollars with no insurance.
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Corydon
Allerton
Redmen Meet at Ottumwa Memorial Services Held
Seven hundred members of the Improved Order of Red Men from Iowa attended memorial services for departed members at the First Baptist church in Ottumwa. The twenty seventh great council of the order was opened afterward. A class of eighty was initiated into the order.
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Priebe
Ottumwa
Carl F. Kuehnle
Denison
Junior Sagamore
Order of Red Men
T. H. Griffith
Hiteman
Great Sun Council of Iowa
T. D. Swick
Boone
W. T. Kesteven
Des Moines
R. G. Priebe
Paul Lagamarcevio
Davenport
DR. G. O'Brien
Muscatine
Herman Rosch
Council Bluffs
J. F. Ball
Cedar Rapids
Sagamore
Frank A. Day
H. R. Campbell
Burlington
Improved Order of Red Men
Iowa
First Baptist Church
Great Council of the Order
D A R Conference Set for Cedar Rapids in October
The eleventh annual state conference of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be held in Cedar Rapids October 18 19 and 20. Miss Harlett Lake of Independence state regent will lead as host delegate group about 100 expected and a two day program will be presented.
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Cedar Rapids
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Harlett Lake
Independence
Dies at Age of 95 Harlan John Watson
John Watson died at his home in the city at about 96 years old and was probably the oldest man in Shelby county. Born in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia he remembered many presidents and prominent figures of an early day.
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Harlan
John Watson
Shelby County
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Largest Farm Deal in Warren County Closed
The grand land transaction confirms G. G. Amos selling a $20 acre farm three miles west of Milo to J. M. Graham of Indianola for $46,000. Amos also takes Tiphead of Polled Angus cattle in part payment.
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Milo
Warren County
G. G. Amos
J. M. Graham
Indianola
Mr. Amos
Mr. Graham
Cedar Rapids Park Theatre Burns
The theatre at the Alamo Amusement park in Cedar Rapids burned with an estimated loss of 4500 dollars and 4000 dollars insured. Incendiarism is suspected. The park was not seen this summer.
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Cedar Rapids Park
Cedar Rapids
Alamo Amusement Park
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