Vanita vines and tunnels across nations dominate regional note
The Advanc e reports on Tuxpam region Vera Crag Mexico as habitat for vanita vine with long cycles to bearing and high prices for cured beans. It also notes the Simpson tunnel length and other major European tunnels, a gear for trade, and a story of a racing craft seized by customs. Further items include revolts in Port au Prince, Irish coal fields, New Zealand divorce statistics, Mexican chicle, quicksilver production in 1904, and assorted maritime and scholarly notes.
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Tuxpam
Vera Crag
Mexico
Walla
State Examiners To Hear Shell Rock Health Doctor
Dr William H Smith health physician of Shell Rock has been cited to appear before the state board of medical examiners at the July meeting to show cause why his certificate should not be revoked for incompetency He allegedly failed to recognize smallpox diphtheria and other contagious diseases and refused to quarantine an outbreak Local officials contended the board forced quarantine against his stance and he now faces possible loss of license.
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Des Moines
William H. Smith
Shellrock
State Board of Medical Examiners
State Board of Health
Lsimed
Smith
Board of Medical Examiners
Old Settlers Picnic Rain Spoiled Hawarden Event
The Sioux Valley Old Settlers association held its second annual meeting in Hawarden Iowa with weather turning drizzly at noon forcing attendees to seek shelter. Speakers included Hon I S Strubie in place of Senator Dolliver, followed by a picnic, social gathering, and sports led by Will Sedgwick Walter Scott and Fred Finnie. Local merchants formed a Sioux County association with officers W Balkema Jas Hyink L L Har lan and C Hosper. The next meeting will be July 20 at Hawarden including a picnic and social event.
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Sioux Valley
Old Settlers’ Association
Hawarden Band
Chittenden
Hutchinns
Strubie
Will Sedgwick
Walter Scott
Fred Finnie
Dolliver
Sioux County
W. Balkema
Sioux Center
Jas. Hyink
Alton
L. L. Harlan
Haywarden
C. Hosper
Orange City
Altan
Thor
Blockton Girl Sues for 25000 in Breach of Promise
Miss Lena West of Blockton sues Charles M. Duff a Blackion druggist for 25000 alleging a promise to marry made about two years earlier. Duff, reputed worth 50000, kept company with West for three years. she is 24, he 28, oldest of ten. Ganes for breach of promise in Mt Ayr, June 26.
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Blockton
Mt. Ayr
Charles M. Duff
Blackion
Lena West
Duff
Rqun
Drayman
Iowa
Lake City Girl Kidnapping Three Siblings Returns Home
Keith Brown, 15, who ran away from Lake City after kidnapping her two younger sisters, ages 4 and 3 months, was brought to Milburn by her uncle Gilbert Clarke. They are at Grandmother Jane Clarke’s home and will be returned to Lake City Saturday. Parents Mr and Mrs Charles Brown requested relatives care for the children until then. The girl cited strawberry picking as motive and has previously left home. Brown works as a draftsman in Lake City.
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Lake City
Milburn
Eeith Brown
Perry
Gilbert Clarke
Jane Clarke
Charles Brown
Mrs. Brown
Mr. Brown
Luke City
Creston Man for Treasurer Aspirant for State Post
Hon W W Morrow a Creston resident and member of the Iowa state fair board seeks the office of state treasurer at the state convention. He will be backed by the Eighth district as a candidate and retains support from the fair board.
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W. W. Morrow
State Fair Board
Creston
Ge Morrow
Afton
Morrow
Juwa
Iowa Jurist David Ryan Dies Suddenly at Home
Des Moines June 22 Judge David Ryan president of the Polk County Bar Association died from a sudden apoplexy after attending a family picnic in the park. Born in New York in 1846 he served in the Civil War, was in Libby prison, represented Jasper County in the Eleventh General Assembly, practiced law at Newton, served on the district bench and in recent years worked in Des Moines with his two sons.
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Des Moines
dJudge
David Ryan
Polk County Bar Association
Judge Ryan
New York
Knoxville
Libby
Iowa
Jasper County
Eleventh General Assembly
Newton
Mississippi River at Muscatine Reaches Five-Year High
Muscatine Ia June 22 The Mississippi River at Muscatine continues to rise with no levee breaks reported but all levees under close watch. The stage today stands at 14 feet 8 inches, the highest level seen in five years.
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Mississippi
Muscatine
Prominent Iowan Dies: Frank Champlin of Boone Dead
Boone banker and ex railway conductor Frank Champlin, president of the City Bank and a noted member of the Order of Railway Conductors, died today from apoplexy. He was a prominent local figure and long active in civic affairs.
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Frank Champlin
Boone
Roote
City Bank
Order of
Mysterious death of Randolph man in Chicago box car
The body of S. G. Harger of Randolph Iowa was found suspended in a Chicago Erie railroad yard box car. He hung by four knotted handkerchiefs with his name tattooed on his right arm. A slip in his pocket read Randolph Ia. Harger, a 56 year old farm hand working for M. W. Sells, had left Randolph with livestock shipments to Chicago. He had lived near Randolph only two months, with no known relatives or home.
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Randolph
Chicago
S. G. Harger
Erie
Council Bluffs
Harger
M. W. Fells
Sells
Trout for Iowa streams hatchery ships 25000 trout
A U S hatchery in Manchester Iowa shipped 25000 rainbow trout to Waukon and another recent shipment went to Portland for the fisheries exhibit. The June 22 dispatch marks continuing distribution to streams near Waukon following a prior delivery.
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U. S
Manchester
Spring Branch
Waukon
Portland Exposition
Milwaukee Agent M Missing After Robbery and More
The report says Milwaukee agent M missing after a robbery that took $700 of company funds. His father, a wealthy farmer, covers the deficiency. Earlier, he was robbed of $400 while raising a circus. Also, a Des Moines woman dies after a pet chicken scratch becomes infected. Insurance men in Des Moines face grand jury action for alleged conspiracy in an insurance scandal. Rockefeller pledges a gift to Sac City Institute if $14,000 is raised. Iowa City reports a $60,000 fire at Hawthorne Grave and Novelty works, with rebuilding planned. A reward is offered in Des Moines for the recovery of a drowned body in a river case.
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Fether
Mussonity
Dune Ly & Wendly
Milwaukee
Carpenter
Des Moines
Willecox
C. (. Hopkins
H.R. Rowell
Awil Skinner
Grand
Duncan
Insurance Combine
McVey
Rockefeller
Sac City
See City Institute
John D. Rockefeller
J. D. Collins
Iowa City
Hawthorne
Curtis
Ties Moines
Fred White
Sigourney
Virgil
Three railroad workers killed in Newington collision
In Newington Connecticut on June 2 an engine running west collided head on with a heavy freight near the Highland and Hartford division junction of the New York New Haven and Hartford line. Three drummers died instantly, a fourth was fatally injured, and another man severely hurt.
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Newington
Conn
Highland and Hartford
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Royalty at the Races at Ascot Meeting
London reports the king and queen, the prince of Wales, and most society leaders attended Ascot race meeting today. The presence of royal guests underscored the event as a major social occasion in addition to racing.
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London
Queen
Prince of Wales
Ascot
Iowa Militia Faces Sunday Drill Controversy
Iowa National Guard units across the state hold Sunday rifle practice causing church groups to protest. An Iowa City sham battle is planned for next Sunday under Capt George Ball, with governors Cummins and Thrift cited in past actions limiting such events. Some religious leaders threaten formal objections to Sabbath use, while militiamen defend weekend drills as necessary for preparedness.
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Iowa National Guard
Iowa City
George Ball
Ball
Cummins
Council Bluffs
Lake Manewa
Mickey
Nebraska
Iowa
Souncil Bluffs
suMlay
Adjutant General
Thrift
Keane May Be Cardinal for Vatican Post
Cable from Rome reports Archbishop Keane of Dubuque may receive a cardinal's hat from Pope Pius. He is in Rome at the Minerva hotel amid high attention from church and civil authorities. If elevated, Bishop John P. Carroll of Helena would likely succeed him in Dubuque.
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Rome
Iowa
America
Vatican
Dubuque
Keane
Eterna City
Minerva Hotel
Roman
San Silvesstro
Capite
Monsignore Keane
Alfred Coleman Hurt in Nebraska Baseball Game
Charter Oak Nebraska June 23 Alfred Coleman suffered a kidney hemorrhage after a collision in a ball game played a few miles south of Charter Oak. The other player knee struck him in the body and surface injuries were not evident at first. A physician said the injury serious but not believed fatal.
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Charter Oak
Neb
Alfred Coleman
Here
Goleman
White
Stone Quarry Located Proves Good Building Granite
Lake City Ill June 22 Frost from last winter toppled a bluff revealing a granite ledge on the Alva Carsadon farm one mile west of town. The pieces show a grayish granite ideal for building, quarrying well and prone to right angle splits.
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Lake City
Ill
Alva Carsatadon
Judge Henderson Weds Sister of Late Wife in Indianola
Indianola June 8 Judge J H Henderson a long time district judge married Harriet B Spray sister of his late wife In Davenport June 23 Edna Inhelder a nine year old Davenport girl fell into a slough while attempting to pick lilies from a floating log and was drowned
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Indianola
J. H. Henderson
Harriet B. Spray
Edna Inhelder
Slough
Davenport
I. West Davenport Slough
Attempted murder case bound over in Indiana
Ole Olson Jr. facing charges for assaulting Marghal Giddle with intent to kill had a preliminary hearing. He waived examination and was bound over in an unspecified amount to the September term. In Des Moines authorities halted the search for Virgil White’s body awaiting river conditions as patrols guard river banks.
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Biorm Lake
Ole Olson, Jr
Marghal Giddle
District Court
Des Moines
Virgil White
Mayer Seeks Equitable profits and debarment action
New York attorney general Julius Mayer arrived from Washington to oversee Equitable Life Insurance investigations. He pledged steps to recover profits wrongfully gained, debar trusted officers, and obtain a full accounting. Mayer said actions would begin within days, with separate suits for restitution and officer debarment.
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New York
Julius M. Mayer
Washington
EquitAble
Mayer
Equitable Life Insurance Society
Court of General Pensions
Jerome
Equitable Society
Higgins
Hendricks
Paris and Berlin duel over Moroccan conference crisis
Paris reports alarming unease in parliamentary circles as negotiations with Germany press on. Paris stock market turns lower while public mood sours. Stockholm denies rumors of King Oscar abdication amid pacific posture disputes. Berlin confirms French note on the Moroccan conference was delivered and says the issue remains unresolved with lengthy talks expected.
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Paris
France
Germany
Bourse
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Oscar
Berlin
Foreign Office
MITCHELL'S BITTER TRIAL IN PORTLAND COURT DRAMA
In Portland on June 26 Judge Tanner testified in a sensational hearing as U S senator John Mitchell listened with agitation. The case involved checks paid by Frederick A Krebs to Tanner and letters between Tanner and Mitchell about their law firm before the land department. Evidence showed Mitchell received one half of the firm's net receipts and monthly shares from earnings, with funds divided at month end. A letter confirming Mitchell’s request for a copy of the firm’s books was also presented.
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Portland
Tanner
Ore
John BR. Mitchell
United States
Oregon
Judge Tanner
Yunner
Governor Carter Resigns From Hawaii Post
Honolulu June 26 Governor Carter announced his resignation to President Roosevelt. He will depart for Washington to discuss retirement terms on June 28 returning to face final arrangements and a transition in Honolulu.
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Hawaii
Ington
Honolulu
Carter
Roosevelt
Tone
Washington
Hia
More of Land Frauds in New Mexico Stirs Case Similar to Oregon
Roswell New Mexico June 26 Benjamin H Tallmadge of Chicago head of Tallmadge and Southwestern Land company arrested on subornation of perjury charge. He is released on a 5000 dollar bond. The case mirrors land fraud prosecutions seen in Oregon and Montana.
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New Mexico
Oregon
Roswell
N. M
Montana
Benjamin H. Tallmadge
Chicago
Tallmadge
Southwestern Land Company
Sheep Growers Convention Prosperous Gains in South Dakota
South Dakota wool growers meet at Aberdeen for a large convention in its sixteenth year. A morning sheep shearing exhibition drew strong interest. President Bell touted record prosperity in the industry with about a half million sheep in the state and peak prices.
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South Dakota
Aberdeen
Bell Iz
Lake City Girl Kidnaps Sisters in Strange Tale
Edith Brown a 16 year old girl fled Lake City with her two younger sisters, 3 years 3 months old, after taking money from their dead mother’s purse. She claimed cruelty by her father and that her mother was dead, saying she planned to live with her grandmother in Minburn. The Perry city marshal was asked to arrest her.
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Perry
Minora
Boy Hero Saves Girl From River at Clinton
Lewis Matthews an 11 year old Clinton boy pulled a rope to a drowning girl Marie Webb who slipped from a river barge at the foot of Sixth avenue. He gripped the rope and drew her to safety as a swift current ran.
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Clinton
Lewis Matthews
Marie Webb
Sixth Avenue
Matthews
Davenport Woman Claims Fortune Conditioned on Catholic Faith
Mrs Lucinda Ganson of Davenport says a Sacramento death left her 330000 from Charles Simpson on condition she become a Catholic. If she refused the legacy it would pass to a Catholic orphanage in Sacramento. Simpson was not a relative but an old family friend.
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Davenport
Lucinda Ganson
Sacramento
Simpson
Crisis at Muscatine as river climbs levee
The Muscatine river shapely rises threatening the island levee with hundreds patrolling the line. The crest is forecast to reach the town tonight and leaks found along the levee are being repaired by the chief engineer. The water now passes the 16 foot mark.
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Muscatine
Muscatine Island
Pcty
Union Man Arrested on Child Incident Charge
Marshallown reports David Fitch a young Union married man was arrested and bound over to the grand jury on a charge tied to an alleged incident involving his 7 year old daughter. EC Bates testified as the complaining witness describing the incident. The case centers on the reported incident and the investigation underway.
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Marshallown
David Fitch
EC. Bates
Witch
Laborers Quarrel Ends in Fatal Shooting Near Quarry
Keokuk Iowa June 2 Henry White shot and killed Charles Lewis, both colored, as they arose from bed at a stone quarry on the canal seven miles north of Keokuk. The murderer fled and has not been apprehended, a posse is in pursuit.
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Henry White
Charles Lewis
Keokuk
Fire damages Muscatine livery barn. loss near six thousand
Fire gutted the F Bowman livery barn in Muscatine Iowa on June 24 causing nearly six thousand dollars in damage. authorities suspect a hobo started the blaze in the hay loft or storage area.
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Muscatine
F. Bowman
Hayore
Van der Zee to recover from illness
Iowa Rhodes Scholar Jacob Van der Zee is out of danger and showing rapid rallying powers at the university hospital in Iowa City. The bulletin comes after he was reported ill and previously declared not in danger.
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Iowa
Iowa City
University Hospital
Jacob van der Zee
Iowa Negro Gets It Appointment at Utila
Washington announced Herbert R. Wright of Des Moines Iowa was named consul at Utila Honduras by the state department. Wright is the first Iowa Negro to receive a consul post and his assignment marks a notable breakthrough in U.S. diplomatic appointments.
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Iowa
Washington
State Department
Herbert R. Wright
Des Moines
Utila
Honduras
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