Briefly Told Happenings of the Past Week
A roundup of diplomatic and domestic items, from Wilson in Mexico warning of due process to prohibition of anti union prosecutions, inaugural parade donkey controversy, Rockefeller foundation bill amendments, immigration veto, large pension bill passage, a Marion Ohio murder verdict under unwritten law, Indiana inheritance tax move, a fatal boiler explosion in Texas, a Knobster minister fined, and various court, labor, and national news. Includes Taft era events, union actions, and notable deaths and appointments.
Turbulent world events reported in brief from Asia and Europe
Foreign Ye Ho Na La, empress dowager of China, 6 dead in Peking. Crete evacuated by protecting powers and Greek flag hoisted amid demonstrations. Francisco I. Madero faces murder and theft charges in Mexico. Gustavo Madero shot by guards. Tokyo fire destroys 1000 buildings including churches and schools. Teahouse fire in Kew Gardens set by suffragettes. two young women arrested while purging Genes.
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Ye Ho Na la
China
Peking
Emperor Kwangen
Crete
Great Britain
Ruaala
France
Italy
Francisco I. Madero
Mexico
Kew Botanical Gardens
London
England
Madero and Suarez Killed in Mexico City Prison Ride
Francisco Madero and Jose Pino Suarez died during a midnight transfer from the national palace to the penitentiary. Huerta reports the deaths occurred during a fight with rescuers, while officials say an escape attempt by prisoners may have sparked the incident. An official inquiry has been ordered to determine responsibility.
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Mexico City
Francisco J. Madero
Jose Pino Suarez
Victoriano Huerta
Francisco de la Barra
Believe crime suspected in Ruth Miller death and Jennie Miller injury
Nashua detectives investigate the deaths of Ruth Miller and serious injury to Jennie Miller amid claims of robbery. Father allegedly urged them to bring 400 dollars to deposit in a bank. The girls headed out and were assaulted or a runaway encountered them, though a cream jar on the seat remained unmoved, suggesting no runaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
Ruth Miller
Jennie Miller
Gigantic Drain Planned in Hardin and Btna townships
A new immense drainage district named the Lamm district is set up in Hardin and Btna townships. The tile ditch will run twenty five miles with forty three branches. Largest tile size reaches forty two inches in diameter. About 6000 feet of tile and 35 car loads of tile will be used. Total project cost estimated at $100000.
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Eldora
Hardin
Btna
Lamm
Homecoming Week for Iowa Veterans Planned
Dates June 9 to 14 fixed for Iowa veterans homecoming tied to the G A R encampment on June 10 11 and 12. Organizers expect former Iowans nationwide to attend and reunite with old friends and neighbors.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lavin Estate Loses Case in $15,000 Suit
A Cedar Rapids and Iowa City interurban dispute ended with a verdict for the defendant. The Peter Levin estate failed to secure damages for the death of Mr Lavin, killed on the interurban tracks last spring, in a $15,000 damages suit.
Will of Misa H A McClure funds church and college
Mount Pleasant reports that the Presbyterian board of home missions the board of relief for disabled ministers and Par sons colleges of Fairfield Indiana each receive about $1000 according to the will of the late Misa H A McClure of Salem Indiana. In Creston Brooklyn Red now Thomas Murphy denies involvement in the Thayer bank robbery and claims he was in Ottumwa the night of the crime. In Henry County Road New London the supervisors plan to start the new sixty ton tractor at the Des Moines county line on the Burlington road then grade west through the city to Mt Pleasant.
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Mount Pleasant
Presbyterian Board of Home Missions
Board of Relief For Disabled Ministers
Parsons’ Colleges of
Fairfield, I N
Misa H. A McClure
Salem, In
Creston
Brooklyn Red
Ottumwa
Thayer Bank
Thomas Murphy
Henry County Road
New London
Board of Supervisors
Des Moines
Burlington Road
Mt. Pleasant
Maxwell Church Dedicated in Maxwell Nevada
The Methodist church at Maxwell was dedicated Sunday with Bishop Frank M. Bristol in charge of the dedicatory exercises.
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Maxwell
Nevada
Frank M. Bristol
Farm Sale Nets Over Twenty Thousand At Bale Farm
Public stock sale of the Huffman brood at Bale farm two miles southeast of Knoxville disposed of thirty seven horses and mules nine eight cattle and seventy five sheep at good figures. The sale yielded more than $20 000 for the Huffman brood stock.
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Knoxville
Huffman Brog
Bale Farm
Iowa Paper Purchased Sheffield Press Change of Ownership
The Sheffield Press has been purchased by Chester Yelland from George Thoratey and he will take over the publication in March.
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Iowa
Sheffield
Sheffield Press
Chester Yelland
George Thoratey
Sion Marchist
Braces
Eight Trans Atlantic Miners for Canadian Trade
Eight new liners for exclusive Canadian trade are under construction by White Star Cunard and Canadian Pacific. The Cunard Ascania has completed its maiden voyage to Montreal, with its sister ship due to launch next year. Shipping officials say two cabin boats with second class and steerage will dominate the service, predicting Canada as the world’s future investment field. They expect Canada’s immigration flood to top Panama, as North West farm lands lure Northern migrants away from the United States amid strict Canadian censorship of migrants.
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Ite
Trans Atlantic
White Star
Canadian Pacific
Cunard
White Boar
Laurentic
Majestic
Canada
Teutonic
Cunard Line
Ascania
England
Montreal
Panama Canal
Panama
United States
Dominion
North West
Europe
Watered stock sparks debate among New York magnates
In a Lotus Club dinner the Day of the Billionaire era is lampooned by a leading New York lawyer. He warns watered stock fuels crime and wealth beyond avarice. He imagines future chatter about Jones in a 300 horsepower car as once, two struggling young millionaires recall their rise together.
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New York
Lotus Club
Jones
Hin
New York Times
Hand Trouble Cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Mrs Mary Taylor of St Clair Me reports a fifteen year eczema battle with watery blisters cracking and bleeding. After failed home remedies she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment following a doctor’s advice and says the condition fully healed with no remaining symptoms. The ad promotes free samples and directs readers to Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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St. Clair
Wome
Mary Taylor
Cutloura
Dept. L
Boston
There Are Others Principal Activities of the Official Position
A brief exchange features Senator Sorghum defining the role as involving holding on to the official position, with the friend oc suplea noted in the dialogue.
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Oc Suplea
Senator Sorghum
Thought of It Public Sentiment Corrects Misinformation
A quotation notes that public sentiment often aligns with truth despite much misinformation. It underscores the folk wisdom that crowds can sense credibility even when ideas are poorly digested. The remark frames skepticism and collective insight in social opinion.
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Puck
Aphorisms on Love and Self and Friendship
A fragmentary quote on love and folly from Thackeray warns that loving wisely is good yet loving foolishly is better than not loving at all, followed by a caution that a man who shaves himself risks cutting his best friend.
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Foollehly
Thackeray
The Face of Jesus Christ Lights a World in Love
A devotional piece asserts that Dante’s divine awaits in Christ’s face, illuminating humanity from Pilate to poets and workers. It extols Jesus as the mediator of lovelight, contrasts faith with Mammon, and praises Bethlehem’s humble glory as the revelation of God’s face.
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Jesus Christ
Tennyson
Strand
Dante
Goethe
Pilate
Jesus
Christ
Niagara
Shakespeare
Plato
Christ Jesus
Newman
God
Augustine
Bethlehem
Our Daily Life and the Mind of Christ
A devotional urging daily prayer and scripture, urging believers to begin each day with Christ, consult his words, and imitate his compassion. It argues true companionship shows Christ to the world not by sermons but through daily witness, aiming to draw others to him.
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Christ
Infidelity Echoes in Quiet Salt Lake City Church
A brief, archaic reflection attributed to Rev. P. A. Sunpkin of Congregationallet in Salt Faith, Utah, contemplates infidelity as an aged belief passing into an enduring grasp of eternal matters. The fragment hints at a religious discourse on belief and possession.
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Los Angeles
San Fransisco
Salt Lake City
Kansas City
Chicago
P. A. Sunpkin
Salt Fae Chy
Utah
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Henry Lane Wilson
Francisco Manero
Whder
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Anyle
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Senate Committee On Judiciary
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Sulzer
Committee of Inquiry
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N. Y
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Matteawan State Hospital
Harry K. Thaw
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Russell
Robert C. Holton
Danville
Philadelphia
United Garment Workers’ Union
Meade
League Island Navy Yard
Guanlaiaine
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Edward F. Myllog
Eis Island
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Noyen
United States District Court
New York City
Mylius
Yale
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Harvard
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Washington Society
Jasper N. Baker
United States Mint
Baker
Mint
Treasury Department
John Joseph Hogan
Western Missouri
Pneumona
Nathan B. Goff
West Virginia
The
Pan-American Union
Knox
Latin America
Charles C. Weld
Newport
R. J
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mr. Weld
Asue
John J. Cairns
Third Brigade
Anion National Guard
Chicago Union Hospital
Charles D. Hilles
Republican National Committee
New York Training School For Girls
Hudson
Joaquin Miller
Sierras
Oakland
Cal
Emmeline C. Upham
White House
John M. Walsh
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Gustavo Madero
Tokyo
Baptist Tabernacle
Befvaton Hall
School of Foreign Languages
Madero
Huerta
Guarde
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SSR
KING
Newdamoy Hye
Wblaba
Hew
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N. J
Bride
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Murgon
Dragaiats
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