Notable Week In Review Condensed News Notes
Funeral services over Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia were held in Elkins with large public attendance after his Washington death from septic poisoning following an illness of nearly a year. Other items include Senator Aldrich reportedly ill with tonsillitis, Root preparing to oppose Senator Lorimer, French consul Pocely seeking $54 million left by a French priest in Ohio, Rep Hopkins selling sugar pine holdings for $3.6 million, and William E. Corey resigning as president of United States Steel Corp after seven years with no immediate successor.
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Stephen B. Elkins
West Virginia
Washington
Elkins
W. Va
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Elihu Root
New York
William Lorimer
Illinois
Congress
Eugene O. Pocely
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bartholomew Mallet
San Francisco
Klamath Falls
Ore
Hopkins
Pennsylvania
William Ellis Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Corey
Mutineer Leader Joao Candido Dies as Revolt Fallout Grows
The Journal do Commercio of Rio Janeiro reports Joao Candido, naval revolt leader, and 44 mutineers died suddenly. Candido died of gangrene. 26 died of sunstroke. 18 suffocated in Villegamon Island prison cells. Additional indictments were returned in New York against Joseph G. Robin for thefts totaling hundreds of thousands, while two Duluth youths turnbandits after a police pursuit. A major Minneapolis power plant explosion caused fires, injuries, and half a million in damage, as riots in Spain over food prices left casualties. A Des Moines factory burned, a telegraph service upgrade with Spain and the U.S. looms, and a Pittsburg banking house collapsed into receivership with substantial assets.
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Do Commercio
Rio Janeiro
Joao Candido
Candido
Villegamon Island
Joseph G. Robin
New York
Washington and Northern Savings
William Muzzary
Algar Johnson
McKay
Duluth
Minn
Minneapolis
Minneapolis General Electrical Company
Zuera
Spain
Bentley & Olmsted
Whos Manufacturers
Des Moines
United States
Agranites School
Multiple Disasters and political moves fill dated reports
A baker, Jacob Seligman, died after a dough mixer trapped him in New York. A Santa Fe passenger train wreck near Mulvane Kansas killed three railway workers and burned baggage cars. Reapportionment would add 42 seats to the House. Relief crews aided Turkestan earthquake victims with thousands dead or injured. Political endorsements and anti trust battles dominate headlines alongside rail passes rules, college fires, and boundary arbitration discussions.
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Jacob Seligman
Baker
New York
John Shields
0. M. Zarn
W. T. Lias
Santa Fe
Mulvane
Kan
Mali Cara
Crumpacker
House Committee On Census
Atricken
Semiryetchensk
Turkestan
United States
Goy
Atlee Pomerene
Canton
Stark County
Charles Dick
Long Island Railroad
St. Joseph's College
Granby
Que
American Tobacco Corporations
Supreme Court of the United States
Hosa
Eugene N. Foss
Massachusetts
Michigan
Chase 5
Osborn
Northern Pacific
King Street
Seattle
Harry O. Clark
Peru
Ecuador
Hague Tribunal
Brazil
Argentina
D. W. Holst
Senate of
Illinois
Senate
Lorimer
Holstlaw
James J. Gallagher
Gaynor
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Jersey City
United States Circuit Court
America
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger
Oklahoma
Kansas
Chill Rossi
Spokane Avenue
Fred Marino
Georgetown
Maine
Havana Harbor
C. C. McChord
Kentucky
BH. H. Meyer
Wisconsin
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Supreme Court
Willis van Devynter
Joseph R. Lamar
Ringgold county backs direct senator election and primary use of hunt ers license
Des Moines dispatch reports Ringgold county voters favor direct U S Senate election. The meeting in Mount Ayr showed broad support for the Oregon plan and for selecting a senator by primary rather than caucus. Voters also favored using hunters license proceeds to improve Iowa roads and possibly support game commission needs. Members include farmers merchants teachers and workers and the discussion aimed at shaping the legislator’s stance.
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Des Moines
James A. Stephenson
Ringgold County
Mount Ayr
Oregon
United States
Belectad
Stephenson
Iowa
Game Commission
Iowa farm wealth rises as cultivation urged for growth
Des Moines reports 1910 farm wealth at 440.97 million dollars for crops and livestock, with total farm products including dairy poultry and wool reaching 813.97 million. Secretary John C Simpson cites fertile soil and demand for improved rural schools roads and extension work to boost yields and keep young Iowans from leaving the state. A table lists crop values with corn leading at 127.62 million and total crop value at 362.47 million while livestock adds 451.50 million to reach the grand total. Joseph M Casey Hamilton of Fort Madison is highlighted as a likely young leader in the upcoming assembly, tracing his patriotic lineage through multiple generations of state lawmakers.
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Des Moines
John C. Simpson
Iowa Agricultural Department
Iowa
Divine Providence
American
Bayley
Stillman Speaker of House Named in Iowa Legislature
Stillman of Jefferson was unanimously nominated for speaker by the house caucus as the Thirty-fourth General Assembly opened in Des Moines. The slate included a full set of officers with Goodykoontz as clerk pro tem and Benedict as chief clerk, as caucus nominees were ratified. Senate Republicans listed officers including Wilson as secretary and Jolley as doorkeeper with a wide team of assistants. A separate accident report noted Bryan Way, an Emery electrician, suffered both legs broken when a motor short circuited during repairs.
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Des Moines
Jan
Thirty- Fourth General Assembly
Senate
House
Stillman
Paul EH
Jefferson
Goodykoontz
Boone
Moore
Linn
Brandpatters
Representative Perkins
Deleware
Rush” Benedict
Shelby
Garrit Klay
Frank Shane
Eldon
A. C. Gustafson
Red Oak
Thomas Watters
Caroline Young Smith
Mabel Elwood
Vernon
Journal
F. G. Luke
Hampton
Elliott
B. C. Guilliam
Madison County
Bert Byers
Hancock County
B. H. Trease
Grundy Center
Clara K. Hook
Louisa County
A. M. May
Waukon
M. B. Shirk
Batavia
C. A. Smith
Agency
J. W. Jones
Altoona
Albert Root
Centerville
W.S. Morrison
Menlo
Thos. J. Carpenter
le Mars
George R. Dawson
Albia
PF. M. Stone
John Norris
Audubon
A. J. Scott
Lake City
L. L. Smith
Democrats
R. N. Hyde
Ford, Hackler
Terry
George A. Wilson
Joseph E. Meyer
A . H. Raleigh
Estherville
W.M. Lewis
Paul Gilliland
Glenwood
Harriett 11Wood
Decorah
Bill
Floyd V. Bennatt
Lenox
Margaret Williams
Mason City
Bryan Way
Electric Line
Emery
Free Advice to Women from Mrs Pinkham
Suffering women are urged to contact Mrs. Lydia E Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential advice. Letters are read by women and never released without consent. The ad promotes a free 80 page Text Book and asks readers to write today for mail order access.
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Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
A Brush With Madam and Her Interiors
The Boston Transcript notes how a woman with taste for beauty seeks harmony in interiors and art. The piece plays on the idea that beauty inspires reflection and style, linking painterly insight to domestic taste and vision.
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Boston Transcript
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Lars B. Bladine
George Gallarno
Stacey
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Gallarno
John Jamison
Guthrie County
J. L. Long
Clarke County
Jeff Logan
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J. R. White
John H. Kelly
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George A.wilson
Albert Ackerman
Albert Turpin
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Joseph M. Casey Hamilton
Ft. Madison
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