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Newspaper

Algona Courier

Location

Algona, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1909

Page

3

Acquittal in San Diego Sketches Iowa Crime Case

Iowa news records show Efe James formerly of Ottumwa acquitted in San Diego California on a murder charge involving Grace Sheffler of Cedar Rapids. The item also surveys university professors, civic notices, local deaths, and community events across Iowa in a mosaic of 1907 era briefs.

Efe James Ottumwa San Diego Cal Grace Sheffler Cedar Rapids Iowa Geo. W. Tannehhill Iowa College Vinton Charles Bunday Wilson College of Liberal Arts The State University At Iowa City University of Hook Mason City Chris Barman Farmington Barman Sherrick GA. R Pella Mathew Kempher United States Navy Kampher United States Marine Service Yokohama Japan Kempher Fort Madison Argentine Republic Peter Pentice Colfax Hd Morris Washta S. D David Jennings Sioux City Rapid City Spencer Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paw Simmy LaGue Louis LaGue Spencer Cement Tile Factory Charles City Burke N. D Ned Bradley Dr. Bradley C. A. Hoffman Spirit Lake J. S. Bradley George Church Hampton Reuben Billott Albion Hila Martin Marshall Town Blott

Congress Turmoil and Personal Scandals Across Nations

Congress sees sharp clashes over tariff provisions with Fordney and Byrd nearly fighting on the floor while debates over oil duties prompt lines about Standard Oil. In personal news, Mrs. Carrie Nation calls at the White House but Taft is away, and Pierre Lorillard Jr.’s wife commits suicide in Washington amid illness concerns. Other items note rail fare changes in Missouri, a Schofield barracks naming in Hawaii, and Venezuela’s Castro reportedly planning to return to power.

Congressional Fordney Michigen Byrd Mississippi House Standard Oil Company Congress Russia Sheppard Texas United States Payne Champ Clark Democrats Washington Ways and Means Committee Frederick Weyerhaeuser St. Paul Ormsby McHaig North Dakota Commerce and Labor Charles D. Norton Chicago White House Taft Roosevelt Marriott Hutchins Board of Education of Lake County Mich London Gov. Curry New Mexico James Toye Willie Whitla Pittsburg Whitla James Boyle Anna Overton Jessie Overton Culbertson Vinceines Ind House of Representatives Missouri Ferdinand Pinney Harle Walano Uka Island Oahu Hawaii Schofield John M. Schofield Pierre Lorillard, Jr Pierre Lorillard Washington Society First National Bank of Gibson, Okla Citizens’ State Bank Frederick D. Prentice Miss Hope Yeager Toledo Oklahoma Prentice Miss Yeager Representative Cox Ohio Aero Club of America Wright Brothers Dayton Lloyd C. Griscom Italy Rome Milwaukee Hippodrome Rose Samuel Dickie Cipriano Castro Venezuela Havre French Chamber of Deputies M. Delcasse Edward Earl of Granard Order of St. Patrick Earl of Howth Beatrice Mills New York Adjt A. T. Webb Salvation Army of Youngstown Frederick Richardson Harrisburg Miners’ Convention Scranton Bingham New York City George Gould Baltimore Amos Miller Sumabury Conn Taylor Shoemaker Nebraska House William C. Nagel Greensburg Connecticut General Assembly Connecticut Wickersham Wade H. Ellis Ellis Hosen Webster Deale Island Cleveland Willie Whitia Pennsylvania Railroad Uebusi Aldemen New

Notable Wills, Debates, and Political Moves Across Early 1900s News

Mrs Anta Lecline of Lindenwold fil seeks to contest James Millikin estate worth 1 5 million while Milwaukee mayor and Albion college president clash over prohibition. Taft urges Panama canal completion by 1913 as Jones and Laughlin sells 15 million in bonds. Reports from Amite and New York detail court secrecy and political actions, plus a snowstorm paralyzes Denver.

Anta Lecline Lindenwold Fil James Millikin Decatur Rose Milwaukee Dickie Albion College Fairbanks Pasadena Cal Taft Goethals Panama Jones & Laughlin Steel Company, Limited Pittsburg First Trust & Saving Company Chicago Blair & Co New York Ellis Amite Gov. Hughes Willam T. Jerome New York City William Tr. King Metropolitan Street Railway Company Colorado Sabath Uinoie Florence Nichols Peorte Iil Mise Clea Kilpatrick George

Iowa appropriations trim for education amid money shortage

Des Moines reports state appropriations totaling nearly one million dollars will be introduced by the senate appropriations committee after weeks of study. Despite cuts, funding for the university Ames normal school and board of control facilities is preserved with added amounts for libraries, repairs, and land purchases. Other items include special raises for library support, nurses, and grounds, plus new spending for several state homes and industrial schools.

Des Moines Appropriations Committee Senate House Committee Conference Committee Board of Control State University Agricultural College Ames State Normal School State Normal Soldiers’home Marshalltown Daven- Port School For the Deaf Cornell Bluffy Institute For Feeble Minded Glenwood Iowa Committee On Banks and ‘Banking House of Representatives General Assembly Auditor of State Senate Committee On Schools

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