Senators Named to Attend Senator Allison Funeral
Washington reports list of senators chosen by President Fairbanks to attend the funeral of Senator Allison. The late senator died at his Locust street home after a long illness marked by heart failure and prostatic enlargement, with rapid decline and constant physician care. Funeral arrangements indicate a simple, private service at his home with few honors and no wreaths. President Roosevelt sent condolences, praising Allison as a gray veteran of public service.
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Washington
Fairbanks
Allison
Dolliver
Fry
Custom
Teller
Callinger
Elkins
Nelson
Bacon
Foraker
Carter
Rayner
Smith
Michigan
Johson
Penrose
Beverlige
Culbertson
Ikxean
McCumber
Gamble
Simmons
Jeybuern
Long
Laffoltette
Warner
Brown
Painter
Susarder
Chicago
Here
Alison
Hey
sAbout
Brayton
John McDooneld
John J. Hancock
United States
Commonwealth
Fife Long
Congress
Wilson
Senate
Locust Street
Roosevelt
Wind shifts leave town safe after early morning alert
A garbled early morning report notes the town returning to safety as wind changes ease a freighter incident. Officials urge caution but confirm no injuries or major damage. Local authorities assess the scene and monitor weather conditions for potential repeats.
Senator Allison Remembered Across the Nation
Senator Allison will be remembered not only in Iowa but nationally for a public career nearly unmatched in U S history. A calm contemplative figure, his counsel was widely sought in public affairs. If he had completed the term, he would have served eight consecutive years in the Senate. He entered Congress midwar, influencing major legislation over the last 45 years, and his death is deeply mourned, especially in Iowa.
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Allison
Iowa
United States
Senate
Congress
Toye
Cl. Allison
Washington
Morrill
Vermont
Sherman
Harlan
Tevins
Levin
House of Representates
Ohio
Iegislature
Lincoln
Johnson
Grant
Hayes
Cleveland
Harrison
McKinley
Roosevelt
Altman
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Committee On Finance
Taft Sends Sympathy Telegram For Senator Allison Death
Hot Springs Virginia August 7 Judge Taft issued a telegram on Senator Allison death praising him as a great public servant and statesman. The message notes his long service in the House and Senate and his influential role as head of the appropriation committee. It reflects national sorrow at the loss of a respected leader.
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R Taft
Dubuque Hot Springs
Taft
Allison
House
Senate
Cloudburst Torrent Wrecks City Street at Bisbee Arizona
Bisbee Aug 7 a cloudburst torrent swept down from the mountain side wrecking the post office and all business houses on one side of Main Street for about four blocks. The flood washed people away and debris piled high along the street. the scene was chaotic with buildings damaged and residents shaken.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Clan Tourae
Allison's Senate record the longest in history
A tribute notes Senator Allison’s unmatched Senate service from 1873 to 1907 plus eight years in the House. It outlines his continuous tenure through five terms, leadership roles on finance and appropriations, and influence as steering committee chairman shaping major legislation including war measures.
Deeds Property to Wife Earned It
Chicago August 7. Stephen Rossga deeds a three story building and lot at 422 West Superior Street to his wife Marcianna Rossga in consideration of love and affection. The deed records absolute title as she earned the money to buy the property. Dated April 20, 1990, witnessed by Peter Klobassa. The trust deed was entered after the husband’s death amid fears from the children that the wife would not long survive him.
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Stephen Rossga
Marcianna Rossga
West Superior St
Peter Klobassa
Superior St
Stephen Rossgn
Alice Pays Servants to End Yellowstone Strike
Denver reports Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Mrs Medill McCormick resolved a Yellowstone park servants strike by promising $5 a day to each worker while they stayed at the hotel. After appeals and a plan with Mr Longworth, the servants returned to duty and the party proceeded amid crowded facilities. Ernest Ruff, a Kappa Sigma delegate from Denver, recounted the tale today.
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Denver
Colo
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Medill McCormick
Chicago
Yelowstone Park
Rich society maiden elopes with chauffeur in Pittsburg
Daniel Slattery and his chauffeur fled with Miss Madeline Zeigler daughter of wealthy society woman Mrs. Margaret Zeigler after detectives were hired to uncover their affair. The couple departed abruptly on August 7 in Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Daniel Slattery
Madeline Zeigler
Margaret Zeigler
Slattery
Madeline
Strikers Attempt to Dynamite Stockade Near Birmingham
In Leadsburg mines nine miles north of Birmingham a group of strikers threw a heavy dynamite charge at the stockade last night. They fled toward a nearby three quarter mile away and exchanged fire with rifles, resulting in numerous shots. Deputies pursued the assailants and exchanged gunfire with them.
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Birmingham
Als
Leadsburg
Grain Rate Cut Stirs Western Railroads
Chicago August 10 The Great Western cuts grain rates from Omaha to Chicago and Omaha to St Pancras by 6 to 40 cents while standard fares remain 11 to 32 cents, risking a costly revenue loss amid a big Western grain crop. Other roads call the move reactionary and warlike, with conferences failing to resolve the dispute and competitors at a loss over how to respond.
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Great Western
Oma
Chicago
Omaha
St. Pan Oon
Missouri River
Real Western
Employes Join to Boost Rates in Roads Interest
Chicago August 10 thousands of railway workers across the United States unite to support higher freight rates amid wage concerns. The Nebraka State Railway Employees Protective Association and the American Protective Association of America plan a broad education campaign to persuade the public and push their case before the Interstate Commerce Commission and state railroad officials.
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Chicago
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nebraska State Railway Employes’ Protective Association
American Protective Association of America
Kansas City
Ten Million Dollar Nebraska Schools Fund
A Nebraska article notes the permanent school fund totals about 10 million dollars, including nearly 2 million acres of land. The fund is invested in state bonds, Nebraska school bonds, state warrants, and bond coupons. As of July 31 1908 state bonds held were 7 070 500 40 with about 2 400 000 due for sold school lands, lifting the total beyond ten million.
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Tancol
Neb
Nebraska
Shively
Best Speller Is 73 At Winona Lake Contest
Warsaw Aug 10 Mrs Douglas Gilbert 73 of Pana Ill oldest participant in the annual world spelling match at the Winona Lake assembly program won first prize of 20 dollars. She spelled concatenation correctly while runners up A B Curry Memphis Tenn and Helen Sergoss Muncie Ind faltered on other hard words.
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Warsaw
Ind
Douglas Gilbert
Pana
Ill
A. B. Curry
Memphis
Tenn
Helen Sergoss
Muncie
Woman Accused of Poisoning a Baby in City Home
Richmond August 10 Mrs Ethel Gaylord a new mother in the city home three weeks ago will stand trial on a charge of poisoning another baby in the same institution four days after her birth corrosive sublimate and chloroform were used The grand jury severely arraigned the city home council committee the superintendent physicians and surgeons and the city counsel for lack of harmony incompetence and weak regulations the report notes a contract to pay a laundress weekly for drinking and says nurses and other help are wholly incompetent and incapable.
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Richmond
Ethel Gaylord
Council
Democratic Committees Form Finance and Speakers Groups
In Buffalo on August 10 Chairman Norman E. Mack announced a 29 member finance committee for the democratic campaign with Moses Wetmore of St Louis as ag chairman and John E. Osborne of Wyoming as vice chairman. A separate speakers committee names John H. Atwood of Kansas as chairman and Champ Clark of Missouri as vice chairman.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Norman E. Mack
Democratic Committee
Chicago
Moses. Wetmore
St. Louis
Ag ¢Chairman
John E. Osborne
Wyoming
John H. Atwood
Kansas
Champ Clark
Missouri
Apeakers
Advertises for Rain in Want Columns
Fragmented ad notes seek rain in want columns and mentions a Chicago area personal column. It references St Joseph, Minnesota and Aug 4 with a plea to insert ads and pay cents.
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WANT
St. Joseph
Minky
Jacal Ieagspatpee
Ahabe
Joseph
Italian worker spared suicide by loan save plan
A povor Italian with eight children faced death by his own action after seeking a $100 loan. Two subscribers offered to help, totaling $260, and the employer chose to retain him and arrange repayment over time to cover the shortage.
Cinderella Slipper Lost Worth 1500 Dollars
Chicago August 10 a 6 year old girl daughter of Mrs I Anverman may have lost a Cinderella slipper containing diamonds valued at 1500 dollars. The slippers were discarded in a garbage can and a search for the missing item, including two diamond rings and a brooch, yielded no results with the janitor sorting garbage failing to find the slipper.
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Chicago
Chicatgo
I. Anverman
Indians Avenue
Hazers' Victim Tells Inside Of West Point Life
New York Aug 10 A front page report describes West Point hazing claims involving cadets Rosgell and six others. A plebe recounts suffering incidents, including forced displays, taunting, and tasks like carrying ants and performing chores under upperclass control.
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Hazers
West Point
New York
Roosevelt
Loeb
Wright
Rosgell
Curfew Slashes Spooners In Fon du Lac Public Places
Fon du Lac Wisconsin council passes curfew for youths requiring them to be in their homes by 9 PM in summer and 8 PM in winter after complaints of public spooning. ordinance aims to curb late evening gatherings and preserve order.
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Fon du Luc
Wis
Common Council
Ae Renn
Cohan Excels in Blackface Minstrel Show
New York reports Geo M Cohan and the Cohan Harris troupe staging a large blackface entertainment at a New York theater. The program featured nine one act musical comedies including The Belle of the Barberet and other interludes, led by Geo Evans with a sizable company.
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New York
Geo. M. Cohan
Cohan & Harris Minstrels
Geo. Evans
Zeppelin Airship Loss Spurs Fund Drive Across Germany
Ministers of federal states sent condolences to Count Zeppelin after the airship disaster. The imperial budget includes 126000 for aeronautic experiments as a reward for his years of sacrifice. Funds are being collected in Berlin, Bremen, Stuttgart and other towns to build four new balloons, with Dr. Lewald and Dr. Sewald delivering support to Zeppelin in Friedrichshafen.
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Benin
Count Zeppelin
von Beimann-Slollewig
Interior
Zeppelin
Theodore Sewald
Germany
St.Louis
Svrindrichshafen
Lewald
Rhine
Mannheim
Friedrichshafen
Berlin
Bremen
Stuttgart
Switzerland
Darius Green Faces Rival for Fame in Adventure
In a fragment from The Adventures of Darius Green and His Flying Machine, Darius laments rivalry with birds and Phoebus as he questions why humans lack birdlike wit. He doubts their cleverness compared to birds, then sighs at the ridicule of his failing invention.
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Darius
Darius Green
Farmer Leaps From Barn Roof With Paper Wings
Arloch Wheeler a North Mianus farmer attempted flight today using six foot heavy wrapping paper wings on a wooden frame. He jumped from his barn roof into the Mianus river and was saved by nearby witness John Jesselin. Wheeler had read of aeroplane exhibitions at Brighton Beach and sought a daring glide.
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Greenwich
Conn
Arloch Wheeler
North Mianus
Brighton Beach
Mianus
John Jesselin
Mrs Sage Eyes Island for U S Military Prep School
New York reports Mrs Russell Sage may buy Constitution Island opposite West Point to donate the site for a United States military preparatory school comparable to Eton to Oxford and Lawrenceville to Princeton. A representative will study the island’s suitability, with price quoted between 160000 and 200000 dollars.
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New York
Russell Sage
Constitution Island
Upper Hudson
West Point
United States
Eton
Oxford
Lawrenceville
Princeton
Thief Strips McMillan on Train in Pittsburgh
W M E B McMillan president of the McMillan Lumber Co. traveling from Baltimore to Pittsburgh on the B and O line awoke to find he had lost all his clothing his vest shoes socks hat and about 250 in jewelry after five stops the night thief boarded and seized his wardrobe leaving him only an undershirt The crew and porter searched the train but recovered nothing and the thief remains unknown
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Baltimore
Pittsburg
Baltimore &Ohio
McMillan
Mr. McMillan
Will Tie Up Railroad in Western Workshops
Winnipeg, Anglophone press reports that the Canadian Pacific Railway will release some strikers to western shops. Japanese and Galician workers are being gathered on the Pacific coast for wiper duty and minor repairs under instructors. The strike hinges on engineers, firemen, and conductors refusals to operate until trains are properly inspected, with potential full service disruption in four days.
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Winnipeg
Ang
Canadian Pacific Railroad Company
Pacific Coast
Caneraflian Pacific
House Party Fire Ravages Gurleigh Hall In London
A blaze at Gurleigh Hall during a house party for Hon. Frederick Guest gutted the residence and caused extensive damage. Firefighters battled the flames as the party guests, including Beery Phipps connections, were evacuated in a chaotic scene. The fire burned through the main rooms, threatening valuable décor and triggering measures to prevent further loss. Authorities investigated the cause as guests departed with the night's memories, while residents and staff assessed the damage and disruption to the guest list.
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London
Gurleigh Hall
Frederick Guest
Beery Phipps
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WM. B. Allison
U.S
Dubpipe
William Boyd Alison
Gloudburst Torrent
Wa. H. Tats
Alice
Missouri River Territory
Posey County
Richville
Beasen
John Tribbey
Tribbey
Hessie Smith
Posey Township
Cohan
Wm. EB. McMillan
McMillan Lumber Company
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