Packing Plant Set to Open by September Fifteenth
Des Moines reports indicate the Des Moines packing plant will open for operation by September 15. An eastern financier tied to Marty West is expected to decide the project’s course by then, with full operation hoped by September 1. The old plant east of the city remains in good condition, ready to start within 24 hours once boilers are fired and the throttles opened. If hogs were available, processing could begin within a day.
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Des Moines
Marty West
Holy City
St. Louis
Seekers of Zion Society
Jerusalem
Quarrel Over Beer Ends in Shootings Near Marshalltown
In a quarry near Marshalltown, laborers Joe Seino and Joe Rio fought after drinking. Seino fired three revolver shots at Rio, none hit, then Rio's shotgun wounded a nonparticipant, Tony Corody, blinding one eye. Seino and Rio fled toward town and were later detained. Corody survived but is not expected to recover. A sheriff’s reward sparked a large search by residents.
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Marshalltown
Beame
Joe Seino
Joe Lo
Seino
Rio
Tony Corody
Corode
InMet
Fatal Runaway In Brighton Leaves Couple Injured
Brighton August 3 Mr and Mrs Lewis Jordan residents three miles west of town were thrown from a buggy when the wagon tongue collapsed. Mrs Jordan age about sixty sustained double arm fractures and serious injuries above the wrist while Mr Jordan was badly bruised. Doctors say Mrs Jordan will likely recover but the other occup ant Aisoraan aged eighty one remains seriously ill with doubtful recovery prospects.
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Reg
Brighton
Lewis Jordan
Jordan
Here
Willia Baack
Klemme
Eraint
Went &Ross
Ute
May Vanek
Lian
Pocahontas
Jin Town
Vocahontas
Rock Island
vUoewrie
Poerahontax
Maso Lewis
Walter Davis
Eports
Wilds
Drink Drove Him to Death in Primghar
Everett Eakers of the Eakers Nursery near Snatherhead shot himself through the brain after weeks of heavy drinking and approaching delirium tremens. His brother attempted to disarm him as a loaded revolver was found, but Everett then turned the weapon on himself and died.
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Primghar
Everett Eakers
Eakers Nursery Company
Snatherhead
Deewased
Everest
Fifteen-year-old Jensen arrested over railroad obstruction
Aug 6 Travvksa Newell reports that Chris Jensen fifteen son of C C Jensen was arrested for placing obstructions on Minis Central railroad tracks. He waived examination and posted $100 bond to appear at September 17 court. Bail was furnished. Other suspects and railroad detectives are involved.
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Travvksa
Newell
Chris Jensen
C. C. Jensen
Minis Central
Surges at Davenport Report of Local Tragedies and Fire
At Davenport on August 6 Ewil Luehr a laborer committed suicide by hanging in his home due to illness and worry. His death followed his son discovering the body. Cornelius Condon an employee of Flick Johnson died from injuries after being struck by a Burlington fast wall at the Sotson road project. A portion of the Hultig Bros warehouse near Miosentine burned in a blaze attributed to spontaneous combustion with losses around 125000 dollars covering finished goods and stock.
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Davenport
Ewil Luehr
Port Aay
Luehr
Cornelius Condon
Euiplave O
Flick & Johnson
Bo Sogton
Batevia
Thone
East Bend
Burlington
Metory
Aol
Hultig Bros
Eish
Rob Rigrtids
Charles Rocker
Owen Township
August Shrader
Southern Prison Pens Survivors Gather in Chicago Encampment
President Wilking of the Town Union Ex-Prisoners of War notes the Chicago encampment will draw the largest cohort of southern prison pen survivors since the war end. A circular to members in Town via J T Stuckey urges Hawkeye state turnout.
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Wilking
Town Union Ex-Prisoners of War Association
Chicago
J.T. Stuckey
Hawkeye
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Stoward
Bloomfeld
Hardy
Jer Battle
Woodin
Virgil Barker
Avar
al & N
Scranton
Din Flete
Jefferson
Wright
Carroll
Aforitts+ town
W. Way
Conger Safe and Provisions Reported Amid China Tension
Washington reports Col Daggett telegrams convey Conger is safe with provisions for weeks and firing ceased at the legation. Flintshire arrived with 257th Infantry sick and doctors aboard, delays unloading transports noted amid allied planning for possible Peking advance. New York dispatch adds Ministers and legation families in good health awaiting relief.
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Washington
War Department
Col. Daggett
Che Foo
Corbin
Tien ‘Tsin
Conger
Tien Asin
Flintshire
Legation
Daggett
McKinley
Canton
Peking
China
New York
Not Guilty Verdict Frees Aged Man In Missouri Case
In New London on August 3, Alexander Jester, long pursued since a 1873 murder near Mort Scott, Kansas, was declared not guilty by a twelve juror panel after four and a half days of evidence and argument. The crowd cheered as the unanimous verdict was read, ending a decades long pursuit that began with Jester’s flight, multiple arrests, and a hidden identity as W A Wil in Oklahoma. The case timeline spanned Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, and Oklahoma, with Jester finally vindicated.
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New London
Alexanderer
Ralls Unity
Missouri
Gilbert W. Gates
Ace ‘Quittal
Acquittel
Alexander Jester
Mort Scott
Kan Heey
Middle Grove
Jester
Indiana
Kansas
Wichita
Justice of the Peace Dodge
Davis
Andria
Mexico, Mo
Nexis
Harvey Jester
Kansan
Oklahoma
W. A. Wil
Cornelia Street
Nelson
Mexico
Mohave
Oklahouia
Tester
Insurgent Attack Kills and Captures U.S. Patrol
Manila report says First Lieutenant Alstatter and fifteen engineers were ambushed on a Luzon road between Miguel De Mayuma and San Isidro by a 350-strong insurgent band. All members were killed wounded or captured. General staff confirms the incident as part of ongoing hostilities.
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Ned
Washington
Aus
War Department
MyacArthur
Manila
Alstatter
Corps of Engineers
Miguel de Mayuma
San Isidro
Luzon
Urge Revolt In Ireland Rally Sparks Irish Funds Appeal
In Cork a nationalist demonstration distributed leaflets urging Irish rebellion and discouraging recruitment for British rule. John B. Redmond, jeweler and United Irish party member, appealed publicly for funds to support party candidates in the upcoming general election and repudiated claims that the United Irish League opposed certain Irish members.
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Ireland
Cork
HIN Wnh
England
John B. Redmond
United Irish Party
United Irish League
Attempted assassination of Persian shah in Paris
A would‑be Iranian royal killer broke through police lines as the shah left his apartments in Paris. He attempted to mount the carriage step but was disarmed by a posse. the Italian‑identified suspect, about 26, gave a remorseful statement and declined to name his nationality. A threatening letter from Italy was found.
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Paris
Persia
Italy
New York
Rome
Journal
Bresel
Humbert
Evar
Monza
Milan
le Acred
Cigarettes Cause Fatal Camp Cannon Accident
A cigarette tossed at Camp Lincoln Sundy afternoon sparked a cannon blast at 4:30 PM. Two militiamen were killed and about twenty injured, with many bodies burned as ambulances ferried the seriously hurt to downtown and post hospitals. The smoker, said to be a First Cavalry sergeant, fled the scene.
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Canyon
Springfield
Camp Lincoln
Welock
First Cavalry Regiment
Democrats Win By 30 000 Votes In North Carolina
In Raleigh North Carolina on August 3 Democrats and white supremacy claimed a 30 000 vote lead after a bitter campaign. Fusion nominee Spencer Adams was defeated by Democrat Charles Aycock as all state officers were elected. The legislature stayed Democratic in both chambers and the election disenfranchised Black voters, shifting power away from Republicans and Populists.
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North Carolinna
Rileigh
N.C
Old North
Spencer BR. Adams
Charles B. Aycock
Marion Butler
United States
Chinese Legations Warn Of Threats To Kill If Forces Advance
Berlin July 31 Chinese legation reports from Sheng director general of railways and telegraphs that a dispatch from Peking says General Tung Wu Liang threatens to kill all legation members if international forces move on Peking The legation has not yet informed the German government and seeks confirmation on the fate of Baron von Ketteler’s widow.
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Tung Yun Shing
Berlin
Sheng
Railways and Telegraphs
Peking
Tung Wu Liang
Legations
Legation
Nankin
Baron von Ketteler
Meade Sails for China with Troops and Currency
Transport Meade sails from San Francisco on August 3 carrying 1,000 soldiers from the Fifteenth Infantry and Third Cavalry, plus engineers from West Point. The voyage includes 1.7 million dollars for war expenses in China and a cavalry band. In Oska loosa, Frank and Jo Robinson, stepsons of William Williams, were killed by black damp in a coal mine at Vans. aged 14 and 9, they had gone in to spend the night and were found by workers.
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Meade
China
San Francisco
Meade Sias
Fifteenth Infantry
Third Cavalry
West Point
Oskaloosa
Irank
Joh Robinson
William Williams
Marshalltown
Hey
Des Moines Notes On Construction and Education Progress
The capital reports on auditorium work resuming to speed fall conventions, a $10,000 defamation suit by Morris Shein against Wes Meenes Mastieance Co. over alleged character damage, and state factory inspections by Wennerström with Holder find no major welfare breaches yet. Free textbooks in West Des Moines districts show savings and rising enrollments with per capita costs detailed by Superintendent Sheakley. Building material prices drift lower, smoothing Des Moines projects. cables shift to China for international links. Pension rolls show 1,? million totals with thousands added and many dropped for death and other causes, under Clay Evans’s report.
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Morris Shein
Wes Meenes Mastieance Company
Shein
West Des Moines
Sheakley
Bordie
Des Moines
Emigrants in Cattlelike Transport to Hawaiian Plantations
Forty Portuguese laborers bound for Hawaii sugar fields arrived at Oakland. They spoke no English and wore ragged clothes. Guards blocked talks as shipping agent Joseph Duree touted migration from Pennsylvania to Hawaii. Captain Austin denied passenger intent, then shoved emigrants into a hired coach and onto the John Q. North. Guards prevented questions about citizenship as the ship took them away. Estimates show they would earn $20 a month on plantations.
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San Francisco
Cat
Hawaii
Oakland
Joseph Duree
Honolulu
Pennsylvania
Hawai
Austin
John Q. North
Dured
United States
Murder Case Revived in Harvard Mystery
Boston reports a revived murder case linked to Harvard as H R Grogan’s friends push to prosecute Professor Eastman for murder. Cambridge Judge Almy had recently declined to hold Eastman for trial due to insufficient evidence, triggering sensational reaction from Grogan’s father who vows continued efforts.
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Boston
Harvard
H. R. Grogan
Eastman
Grogan
Almy
Cambridge
G. R. H. Grogen
Professor Eastman
Faith Healer's Role Questioned in Newark Death
Investigation by County Physician Washington into the death of Reginald W. Bury, a believer in Christian Science. He died of appendicitis after refusing regular medical care, despite friends calling for a physician. attended by faith healer Wilmot M. Sheston. Bury declared he could use his powers to overcome illness.
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Newark
N. J
Washington
Reginald W. Bury
Bury
Wilmot M. Sheston
Will of Archbishop Hennessy Filed for Probate in Minnesota
In St Paul Minnesota on August 6 the will of the late Archbishop John Hennessy of Dubuque Iowa was filed for probate by executors Roger Ryan and Clement Johannes. The estate totals about 1 million dollars with 400000 dollars in Minnesota real estate and the rest in Iowa. Minnesota property is divided among nine relatives while the Iowa property goes to relatives and church sisterhoods.
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Thennessy
St. Paul
Minn
John Hennessy
Dubuque
Iowa
Roger Ryan
Clement Johannes
Minnesota
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