National Democratic Convention Defies Predatory Interests
William J. Bryan forced a Baltimore convention vote to adopt a resolution opposing candidates friendly to predatory interests. Olile James was elected permanent chairman and praised Democratic control while criticizing Republicans. The party also abolished the unit rule by a 656 to 498 vote. Roosevelt delegate Charles D. Wildes was injured when ex Sheriff Hampton Jones struck him with a glass of water at Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Bryan
Baltimore
J. P. Morfan
August Belmont
Thomas F. Ryan
Olile James
Kentucky
Stari
Congress
Charles D. Wildes
Chicago
Sherif Hampton Jones
Raleigh
N. C
Louisiana approves income tax amendment in federal constitution
A volatile mix of crime and public notices fills the column with reports of political moves, fatal shootings, fatal car crash casualties, a Harlem bakery accident, a banker’s bank wrecking indictment and a South Orange art heist. Names include L. H. Schearman Carrollston Ky James Darby Frank Arnold A. G. Rusblight Slover Baty Herman C. Hoskier and Frank Collier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Arnold
New Berlin
Atlanta
Gold strike in Fox Gulch draws miners to Fairbanks Alaska
Newa reports a gold strike in Fox Gulch Imoke district attracting many prospectors rushing from Iditarod. A farmer in Pleasant Hill West Virginia died after a bee swarm settled in his hair and beard. New York Supreme Court Appellate Division rules bedbugs do not justify breaking a lease. Boston Supreme Court grants 90000 dollars from Mrs. Cazenove estate for charity. seventy five representatives filed the will. Interstate Commerce Commission finds grain rates via Duluth Superior Milwaukee not discriminatory vs Chicago routes.
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Newa
Fairbanks
Alaska
Fox Gulch
Imoke
Iditarod
Sarah Cazenove
Supreme Court
Boston
Interstate Commerce Commission
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Iowa
Duluth, Superior
Milwaukee
Chicago
Ee S
Labor leaders Gompers Moor Rigan appeal contempt ruling
Washington Samuel Gompers and Frank Moor Rigan of the American Federation of Labor face appeals after being sentenced to one year and nine months in jail for contempt of court. They posted bail as they challenge Justice Wright's decision while Taft pushes economy reform and cabinet funding messages to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Gompers
Frank Moorrigan
American Federation of Labor
Justice Wright
Appointments and marriages thread through early 20th century figures
Personal Ethelbert Stewart of Decatur New Foundland has been appointed chief statistician of the new children’s bureau by Secretary Nagel. Aviator Claude Grahame White and his fiancée Dorothy Taylor of New York wed in Chelmsford England after a motor trip from London, altering plans due to wind. Alfred L. Seligman, father of Isaac N. Beligman of J W Seligman & Co., was killed in a New York car crash with his nephew Morris Reinger, as their touring car collided with another driven by Russell W. Stuart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethelbert Stewart
Decatur
Federal Bureau of Labor
Tariff Board
Nagel
New Children’s Bureau
Claude Grahame White
Migs Dorothy Taylor
New York
Chelmsford
London
Eng
Alfred L. Seligman
Isaac N. Beligman
J. & W. Seligman & Co
Morris Reinger
Russell W. Stuart
Cuban Revolt Leader Killed as Government Forces Strike
Cuban rebel Gen Evariasto Hstenoz died at Vega Bellaco after a battle in which about 100 insurgents were killed. War department halted plans for the expeditionary force of 15,000 and ordered disembarkation on the four large transports at Newport News due to improved Cuba conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Slamey
Companiea
Evariasto Hstenoz
Vega Bellaco
Cuba
War Department
Newport News
Unclear report on Orozco talks with President Madero
An unconfirmed report from Mexico City claims rebel leader Orozco communicated with President Madero. The message allegedly offered terms and conditions for truce or settlement, but details remain uncertain and sources are not verified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Orozco
Madero
Outrendaer
Tenns Fox
Msn. ‘ Ee
Iowa Town News Roundup Amid Murders Fires and Growth
Marshall county sheriffs hold a mystery elderly suspect linked to the Villisca massacre. Harrison county orchards recover with expert horticulturists visiting. Perry aviator Ralph McMillan recovers and plans to fly again. Des Moines plant deals progress with Corn Belt Packing option to buy. various injuries, accidents, and civic developments across Iowa from Cedar Falls to Burlington, including school enrollments, fairs, and religious gatherings.
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Marshall County
Moore
Villigen
Villisca
Ameg
Iowa
Harrison County
Ralph McMillan
Perry
J. A. Graham
Granger
Des Moines
Adel
Redfield
Sulzberger & Sons’ Company
Corn Belt Packing Company
Ft. Dodge
Tornado Devastates Regina With Heavy Losses
A Saskatchewan tornado struck Regina at 6 pm causing massive destruction. Reports estimate 200 to 500 dead with $10,000,000 in property loss. The blast toppled six grain elevators, wrecked the telephone exchange and church, and damaged downtown blocks.
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Winnipeg
Man
Regina
Sask
Telephone Exchange
First Baptist Church
Baird and Bottell
Victoria Street
Sixteenth
Eleventh Street
Albert Smith
Cromwell
Searth
Hamilton
Rose Streets
Canadian Pacific Railway
Saskatchewan
Qu'Appelle
Melville
Three Drowned in Des Moines River At Distant Times
Des Moines reports two Gordon brothers are being recovered from the Des Moines river while 15 year old Arthur Kaldenburg drowns in the Raccoon river near West Thirtieth street. Ernest and Thomas Johnson were with him, they say cramps seized Arthur beyond his depth and he disappeared. Mrs Kaldenburg was at the funeral of David Shellenburg nearby when news arrived.
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Albert Schrim
Atkins
Benton County
Milwaukee
Concordia College
St. Louis
Theological School
Fort Dodge
Ward
DeSoto
Dallas County
John Montgomery
Iowa
Mr. Montgomery
Albion
Marshall County
Upper Iowa
Ladies’ Booster Club of
Extra
Atlantic
Elkhorn
Kimpallton
Audubon
Hamlin
Exire
Gray
Loran
Iowa Aerie of Eagles
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Sam Swift
Dubuque
George N. Carling
Sioux City
O. K. Kirkpatrick
Des Moines
Henry T. Reed
Cresco
Town State League
Conway
Mason City
Ministerial Institute
Lay Workers’ Convention
United Brethren Churches
West Union
Knoxville
Theodora Levick
Iowa City
Frank O’brien
Towa
Bert Orton
Mike Dalton
Woods, Bancroft & Doty
Omaha
Woodward
John Waddall
Mason ‘City
Marshall Street
Boone
Country Club
Clear Lake
Merle
Joe TH
Town
City
Riverside
Henry County Normal
Lost Nation
Davenport
Grimm
Pimner
Leacher
Henty
John
William Gordon
Arthur Kaldenburg
Tunis Kaldenburg
West Thirteenth Street
Wife kills husband then shoots self in crowded street
In Mason City Mrs Carrie Pense-Thompeson shot her husband Edward Thompson near Main Street in a busy shopping area after a heated quarrel. She then fired at herself, dying within minutes from a heart wound. The couple had been married about two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Carrie Pense-Thompeson
Edward Thompson
Roth
Main Street
Woman Reports Attack by Man in Sioux City
A woman named Marie Kennedy and her daughter reported an attack by a man in Sioux City. Police investigated the incident and collected available details from the complainant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux
Marie
Kennedy
Turkey's grand Mesopotamia irrigation plan
The Turkish government pursues a $150,000,000 irrigation project to transform the Euphrates delta into fertile fields, starting with initial barrage works on the Euphrates flood-control system. Experts note the schemes could stabilize world wheat markets and echo ancient Garden of Eden legends tied to the delta’s historic grain prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesopotamia
Nile
Huphrates
Euphrates
Herodotus
Cure for Eczema Claims Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Mrs G A Selby of Redondo Beach California writes that after eight years of itching and a painful eczema on her hands a trial of Cuticura Soap and Ointment brought marked improvement by the second day and complete cure, praising its low price and quality. Samples offered by mail from Boston.
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G. A. Selby
Redonda Beach
Cal
Too Much Repetition in Place Names Across Cities
A contemporary argues that common place names cause confusion and dissatisfaction. He notes multiple Smiths ponds and Lincoln streets in one region and questions whether familiar names are better than distinctive yet repeated ones. He warns that repeating names reduces clarity and reader ease.
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America
South’s Pond
Fatty
Glen Jake
Smith’s Ponds
Smithvilles
Lincoln
Pittsburg
Ancient Mexico Civilizations and Aztec Society
A condensed historical view traces Mexico before 1517 to Cor taz’s discovery and the Aztec founding of Mexico City in 1326. It labels preconquest civilization as crude yet notes Europe’s social state as more advanced, citing Fiske’s Discovery of America as a reference. It concludes with an odd fragment on national health and baby counts.
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Mexico
Fernando Cortaz
Europe
Fiske
America
Fragmentary ad copy hints at wordy writing critique
A garbled OCR note discusses advertisement wordiness and a budding business writer. It references heavy use of words, a person named Lapstey, and a critic remark about value, suggesting a brief quarrel or commentary on copy length.
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Tye
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United States
L. H. Schearman
Carrollston
Elizabeth Moore
Lyons
Mich
Grand Rapids
H. L. Eaton
Eaton
St. Joseph
Samuel Krampter
Harlem
A. G. Rusblight
Portland, Ore
Slover
Baty
Frank Collier
Herman c. Hoskier
South Orange
N. J
James Darby
Darby
E. C. Kallanbach
Paru, J
Drury B. Badgeley
Pleasant Hill
W. Va
Appellate Division
Supreme Court of
New York State
Washington
Taft
Economy and Efficiency Commission
Charles Dewey Hilles
Repub-ican National Committee
Frederick W. Lehmann
Tait
Lehmann
Baron Beers Wel Rony
Ae Shawkeye Eye
Lews
John Redenbaugh
Boxholm
J. McLean
Waterloo
Clinton N. Howard
Rochester
Marshalltown
Henry Stubbs
Green Mountain
Elzy Stubbs
Walter L. Jones
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Worth County Agricultural Society
Morthwood
Worth County
James M. Bybee
Brighton
United States Infantry
Iowa Association of Fire Insurance Agents
Walr
Hamburg
John Bohlen
St Joseph
James Reed
Lenox
Joseph Fisher
Philadelphia
Mercy Hospital
Avon
Rock Island
D. Ny Peters
Bartig
Canada
Qu’ Appelle
Carrie Pease-Thompson
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