Britain Japan pact vows defense for India and east Asia
London issue details a new defensive alliance between Great Britain and Japan signed August 12 by Lord Lansdowne and Baron Elayasu. The pact covers defense in East Asia and India, with a covering letter to Russia and France explaining the agreement aims at peace and prosperity, not menace.
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Great Britain
Japan
Lord Lansdowne
Baron Elayasu
Foreign Office
London
St. Petersburg
Paris
Far East
Associated Press
East Asia
India
East
Big Schooner Sunk After Collision in Chesapeake Bay
The three masted schooner Job H. Jackson, bound from New York to Norfolk, was sunk after a collision with the steamer Bayport near Thistle Shoal light. Norwegian crewman Chas Johnatz drowned at the wheel, mate J. Robbins was injured, and the vessel disappeared with no further contact since the incident. Bayport rescued Williamson, Robbins, and four others.
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Chesapeake Bay
Bayport
Newport News
Boston
Job H. Jackson
New York
Norfolk
Thistle Shoal Light
Chas Johnatz
Jackson
J. Robbins
Williamson
Robbins
Chesaneake Bay
Mystery case as body found in London tunnel
A London special reports the mutilated body of young woman Mary Money found in the Marstham tunnel of the London and Southwestern railway. A long veil is wedged in her mouth, suggesting she was murdered in a train compartment and the body thrown from the car, with the case remaining shrouded in mystery.
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London
Mary Money
Marstham
London and Southwestern Railway
Body Found in Cornfield Near Paris Missouri
The mutilated remains of a 20 year old man, likely dead weeks, were found in a cornfield six miles west of Paris Missouri. Nine knife wounds indicated murder and dogs mutilated the body. A torn clothing card reading Concor dia DL may help identification.
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Paris
Concordia
Massive 1 Million Dollar Fire Destroys Butte Business Quarter
A Sunday blaze devoured the four story Symons Dry Goods and neighboring blocks in Butte Montana injuring the public library. Firefighters from Silver Bow County and mines aided, keeping flames from crossing Park Street and preventing a $5 million catastrophe. Mayor Mac Ginniss declared control by 1 PM as wind shifts aided containment.
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Butte, Mont
Shodnir
Renshaw Alley
West Park Street
Symons
MacGinniss
Main Street
Park Street
Renshaw
Butte
Cigar
Big Symons Dry Goods Company
Renshaw Hall
Park
Lewis and Clark
Miner
Broadway
Howard
Argyle
Silver Bow County
Cora
Parrott
Vagnon
Anaconda
Attempted lynching in Close ton ends in shooting
Deputy Sheriff A J Shores shot a negro, Robert Taylor, after mistaking him for an assailant of Shores wife near a colored church. A mob gathered to lynch Taylor but was kept back. Taylor was wounded and jailed as the wife lay unconscious on the sidewalk.
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A. J. Shores
Closeton
Shores
Bady
Robert Taylor
Taylor
Three Die In Erie Train Wreck Near Susquehanna
An eastbound Erie No. 14 collided with an engine about a quarter mile east of Susquehanna Pennsylvania at 7 PM Sunday. Engineer Frank Robbins of Susquehanna was killed. His fireman O Rourke, also of Susquehanna, believed trapped under Robbins’s engine. Erie detective Samuel Hempstead of Clarks Summit died in hospital Sunday night during an amputation procedure.
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Erie
Susquehanna
Frank Robbins
O'Rourke
Samuel E. Hempstead
Clarks Summit
Drowned while canoeing near Indianapolis couple dies
Willis H. Bonham, 19, son of Deadwood Pioneer Publisher, and Lucy D. Minles, 16, both of Indianapolis, drowned Sunday night at Broad Ripple Park eight miles northeast of the city when their canoe capsized. No help could save them.
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Deadwood Pioneer
Indiana
Willis H. Bonham
Indianapolis
Ind
The
Daily Pioneer
Deadwood
S. D
Lucy D. Minles
Broad Ripple Park
Censures the King Called by Budapest Coalition
The executive committee of the coalition parties at Budapest passed a resolution condemning the king and his advisers over the ultimatum to Hungarian leaders. The move marks a strong rebuke by the political coalition.
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Budapest
Bull Fight Riot Follows Encore Refusal in Nims France
Spectators at a bull fight in Nims France disrupted seating and arena barriers and set fire to the barriers after matadors refused to call another bull in reply to an encore following the dispatch of five bulls.
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Nims
France
Norwegian Press Calm on Karlstad Conference Result
At Christiania the Norwegian press comments without bitterness on the Karlstad conference outcome. The tone suggests sane opposition remains probable but the majority will accept the decision as the best possible conclusion.
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Christiania
Norway
Karlstad
Killings by Man from Harper's Ferry End in Suicide
William Jarvey a 27 year old resident of Harper's Ferry Ohio shot and killed his wife Sunday then killed himself. He had been confined in an insane asylum in Cleva nd but escaped a few days ago and returned home.
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William Jarvey
Harper's Ferry
Sunday
Narvey
Cleyaand
Work Train Collides With Freight on Big Four Line
An extra work train on the Ciro division of the Big Four Railroad struck the rear of an extra freight train near Swange Hills Alabama on Sunday night injuring five men, with one fatality reported. Authorities investigated the crash and the scene was cordoned off for examination.
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Ciro Division
Big Four Railroad
Swange Hills
Iive
Five Die In Paoli Train Wreck On Pennsylvania Line
A rear end collision on the Pennsylvania Road near Paoli between the New York limited express from St Louis and a local train killed five men and injured more than twenty. Victims include Franks A Braslow George M Penny S S Walton Richard Y Garland and Carl Dunhauer. Survivors and injured were taken to Bryn Mawr and Philadelphia hospitals.
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Pennsylvania Road
Paoli
Philadelphia
New York Limited
St. Louis
Pennsylvania Railroad
Franks A. Braslow
Haverford
Safety Car Heating and Lighting Company
George M. Pennypacker
S. S. Walton
Atterbury
Maine
Bryn Mawr
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Richard Garland
University Hospital
Des Moines River body identified as Griswold remains mystery deepens
The Des Moines coroner and Dr Knott declared the body found in a torn casket to be Griswold based on clothing and dental work. Measurements matched earlier life insurance data, but detectives still face an unresolved mystery of murder or self destruction as public opinion stays divided. The body was transported to Omaha for burial, Griswold’s longtime home before Des Moines relocation.
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Griswold
FW. Inott
Beck
Des Moines
Knott
Omaha
Death ruled as probable self harm in Callahan case
Indications point to death by own action in the Des Moines River incident involving Frank Callahan. His body was found eight miles below Des Moines. lungs held water, and a minor scalp abrasion may stem from a river snag.His brother claims murder, but such speculation is not widely supported. Callahan had been demented and in failing health for months.
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Frank Callahan
Peosta
Des Moines
Callahan
Immune Detective Guidivinski Recovers From Fatal Gunfight
New York dispatch reports railroad detective Joseph Guidivinski survived a fatal gunbattle with a freight thief on August 18. Doctors at Fordham Hospital removed five bullets from his body after a dramatic resuscitation and extended operations, listing his prospects as hopeful and his endurance as remarkable.
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New York
New York Dispatch
Joseph Guidivinski
Fordham Hospital
Guidminski
Fordham
Black Hand Attack Ends With 16 year old’s Injury
Irene Grossman aged 16 was found clubbed into insensibility in her New York home hallways early Monday. The crime concludes a week of nightly Black Hand intrusions demanding immunity payments. A blackmailer visited each night from Friday, entering unseen after Miss Grossman’s screams, then escaping. Police found two portraits with faces turned away and money-demand notes on their backs.
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Irene Grossman
New York
Grossman
Public Health Association meeting opens in Boston
Physicians surgeons and bacteriologists from the United States Canada and Mexico gathered in Boston for the thirty third annual American Public Health Association meeting opening Monday and continuing through Friday with discussions on public health issues.
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United States
Canada
Mexico
Boston
American Public Health Association
S*riday
Harvard Lecturer Found Dead Near Chocorua Cottage
Dr James E Chadwick of Boston a Harvard College lecturer was found dead early Sunday outside his summer residence at Chocorua New Hampshire. He is believed to have fallen from the piazza roof of the cottage prior to the discovery by a servant.
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James E. Chadwick
Boston
Harvard College
Chocorua, N. T
Admiral Schley ill and unable to attend Nashville council
Lt Sovereign Grand Commander Richard son of the supreme council Scottish Rite Masons received a letter from Mrs W S Schley stating Admiral Schley is ill and cannot attend the special communication of the order scheduled in Nashville Tennessee.
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Schley
Richardson
Supreme Council
Scottish Rite Masons
W. 8S. Schley
Nashville, Tenn
Four Wives Revealed in Navy Yard Bigamy Trial
Frederick FE. Carlton, a commissary steward at the New York navy yard, was found guilty Monday of bigamy. He had four wives, according to the report, with the court confirming the conviction.
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Rie
Frederick FE. Carlton
New York Navy Yard
Carlton
Proved an Expensive Joke in a Breach Case
A Paducah woman sued W H Kennedy of Elliott Iowa for 25000 in a breach of promise suit. The wealthy 66 year old farmer reportedly had 125000 in property. The engagement stemmed from a matrimonial ad placed by Kennedy's hired man as a joke. Sentimental letters were read in court. Kennedy says he will pay the judgment.
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Cynthia Ferguson
Paducah
W. H. Kennedy
Elliott
Kennedy
Des Moines Mayor Vetoes Brewery Resolution
Des Moines Mayor Mattern vetoed a city council passed brewery resolution citing unexamined objections on file and a need for reconsideration. The veto came as a surprise amid pressure to reverse the decision, which he did not concede to.
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Des Moines
Mattern
Fire crew saves Fort Dodge Standard Oil plant
Quick work by a chemical fire engine Monday afternoon at Fort Dodge saved the Standard Oil Company plant from destruction. It is believed the blaze started from a spark emitted by a passing locomotive.
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Fort Dodge
Standard Oil Company
Young Sioux City Boy Killed in Bicycle Accident
Leon Follis nine year old son of Sioux City detective M I Pollis fell from a bicycle Monday evening fracturing the skull and dying a few hours later in Sioux City.
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Sioux City
Leon Follis
M. I. Pollis
Skeleton Found In Hog Pasture Near Iowa City
A clothed skeleton of an unknown man was discovered in a hog pasture near Iowa City. Authorities suspect he froze to death last winter as his heavy clothing remained intact while the bones were chewed by hogs.
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Iowa City
Danish Lutheran Conference in Cedar Falls session noted
The annual Danish Lutheran Conference of Iowa met in Cedar Falls with large attendance. In Sac City, the fifty year anniversary of the Methodist Episcopal church was observed on Sunday.
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Lowa
Cedar Palls
Sac City
Hittled in a Coal Mine at Seymour Ambury Dies
Seymour James Ambury was killed by a coal fall in a mine. The accident occurred at the Seymour operation, with investigators noting the fatal incident halted by a sudden roof collapse. Ambury, a miner, died at the scene. Local authorities are reviewing the circumstances.
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Seymour
James Ambury
Dubuque Board Enacts Aggressive School Attendance Policy
The Dubuque board of education plans strict measures to force parents to send children to school. A truancy officer is authorized to arrest noncompliant parents. Officials state no fines will be remitted for violations.
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Dubuque
Independence Man Vanishes From Mc Twen Drug Store
Anxiety grows for the welfare of rank McMullen a manager at the C A Mc Twen drug store in Independence after he disappeared early last week with little trace found.
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Independence
Rank McMullen
C. A. Mc Twen
Shenandoah Poison Case Involving Mullison Family
A Shenandoah man Reuben Mullison fell ill after a noon meal with arsenic poisoning. His 18 year old daughter, a housekeeper, is under arrest and bound over to the October grand jury after investigators probe suspected murder attempt. Authorities pursue motive and incident details as the case unfolds.
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Shenandoah
Reuben Mullison
Beore
Mattison
Wonder
Rey
Hanley
Mattox
Disorderly Threads of Global Quips and Quirks
A collage of satirical jests and cryptic snippets from various papers mocks statesmen, science, and society. Toasts on Jupiter’s moon, Japan’s arms, railroad graft, and Roosevelt crossfire mingle with sly quips about senators, pirates of profit, and foreign press sentiment.
Iowa Bank Deposits Rise Sharply Across State
Auditor Carroll reported Iowa deposits in 448 savings and 233 state banks climbed by more than 22.69 million in the past year and over five million in the last three months, totaling 151.609 million at August 25 across 781 institutions with an average 23 percent reserve.
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Iowa
State
Carroll
Des Moines
Discrimination charge pits beef group before ICC
Subpoenas were served Monday on Western Beef Producers' Association officials to appear in Chicago Tuesday before the Interstate Commerce Commission to testify in an action against the Chicago Great Western road for rate discrimination. Named officers include John McCarthy of Jefferson, president. James Cox of Boone, secretary. and John Wheeler of Boone, treasurer.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Des Moines
Western Beef Producers’ Association
Chicago
Chicago Great Western Road
John McCarthy
Jefferson
James Cox
Boone
John Wheeler
DROWNED IN A CISTERN AT BROOKS
Miss Susie Burton of Brooks a small station four miles west of Corning drowned herself in a cistern while her sister Mrs Albert Arthur was downtown. She had been in a mental hospital for over three years and was released about three weeks ago.
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Brooks
Susie Burton
Corning
Albert Arthur
Miss Burton
Moines
Arthur
Hail damages crops across Woodbury County fields
Farmers near Salix and Luton in Woodbury County report extensive corn losses from a heavy hailstorm. The storm spanned from Missouri Silver to Holstein, shredding foliage, stripping fruit from orchards, and killing poultry.
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Salix
Luton
Woodbury County
Farmer Gabriel Strand Wins Auto Collision Damages
In Poweshiek County a case on the rights of automobile owners and farmers concluded with farmer Gabriel Strand prevailing. He was awarded damages totaling 1419.50 from the driver who failed to stop after his vehicle startled Strand's horse, causing injury.
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Poweshiek County
Gabriel Strand
Banker Miller Case Dismissed In Hampton Court
The indictment against Banker E K Miller of New Providence was dismissed by Judge Richards in Hampton district court upon the request of County Attorney B E Mallory who represented Hardin County. Miller had been charged with taking deposits after knowledge of insolvency.
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EK. T. Miller
New Providence
Hampton
Richards
District Court
B. EI. Mallory
Hardin County
Miller
Burglary Attempts In LeMars Lead To Gunfire
In LeMars burglars tried to break into the homes of Tl H Carey G A Cottsel and William Boyle. The intruders were frightened away after gunfire from Boyle and Carey. The thieves rode off with a horse and buggy from County Recorder Pavlovic. The sheriff is in pursuit.
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Tl. H. Carey
G. A. Cottsel
William Boyle
LeMars
Boyle
Carey
Pavlovic
Death of Geo W Bannig and career highlights in Iowa
Geo W Bemis state treasurer from 1876 to 1880 died at Independence Sunday night aged 72 after a long illness. He was elected to the eighth general assembly in 1859 and to the senate in 1871.
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Geo. W. Bannig
Geo. W. Bemis
Independence
Eighth General Assembly
Senate
Sheep Delivered to Rock Rapids in Massive Influx
Fourteen cars carried sheep to Rock Rapids on Monday raising county totals this season to about 15,000. The flocks arrive as local efforts to boost herds and meet demand continue.
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Rock Rapides
Rock Rapids
Teeders
Mikes
Coeding
Keokuk Saloons in Trouble Seeks Injunctions
Maj. W. B. Collins filed temporary injunction petitions against seventeen of Keokuk’s forty nine saloons. He seeks permanent injunctions at final hearing. Injunctions will be heard September 26.
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Keokuk
Maj
W. B. Collins
Neokuk
Mulet
Mexican War Veteran Dies at 80 in Cedar Falls
Sterling Daniels, 80, longtime Cedar Falls resident and the last survivor of the Mexican War in Blackhawk County, has died.
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Sterling Daniels
Cedar Falls
Blackhawk County
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