Tragedies, trials and weather plans fill Iowa pages
A report from near Saylorville details Sarah Stott burned to death when a kerosene lamp exploded. Marshalltown hears a case against C J Olwell for assault, dismissed for lack of evidence. Matt Allen commits suicide with a hatchet tied to a tree. A statewide weather-forecast telephone service expands to 10,500 farmers and broad praise from agriculturists. Carnival accidents in Burlington kill two, injure several. landslide buries Levi Linn, who dies soon after. Willie Carlson dies after being kicked by a horse. Mc Coy victim of a jaw fracture from fireworks. Atlantic sees a double tragedy with Patrick Maher killing his wife then himself. Maher wounded, wife dead. investigation notes jealousy and liquor. State Center German farmhand Matthew Ruhl dies after being gored by a yearling. North Buena Vista mine claims richest ore body yet found in Iowa, discovered by President John M. Bredt of Fitzpatrick Mining Co.
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Sarah Stott
Saylorville
Polk County
C. J. Olwell
Esther Miller
Marshalltown
Burritt
Matt Allen
George Allen
Allen
George M. Chappel
Des Moines
Chappel
Iowa
Burlington
Levi Linn
Willie Carlson
McCoy
Harry Yeager
Atlantic
Patrick Maher
Maher
Council Bluffs
Rock Island
Matthew Ruhl
State Center
John M. Bredt
Fitzpatrick Mining Co
North Buena Vista
Multiple Iowa incidents and crimes report on three caught in a hurry
A highway accident near Duncombe injures a family, a man named George Ross dies under a freight train at Sioux City, and a Waterloo mystery deepens with a horse pastures and missing property. Ottumwa hotel owner J C Manchester dies on a Pullman, while legal cases discuss bankruptcy and a minor child support judgment. Fraternal insurance politics loom, and a forged check case surfaces in Marshalltown involving Charles Gordon alias William Burton.
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Fort Dodge
Ole Hanson
Duncombe
John Mallinger
Waterloo
Independence
J. C. Manchester
Hallingall
Ottumwa
Uniformed Bank of Knights of Pyt
Council Bluffs
Col
QO. J. Garriott
Mr. Manchester
Albia
Bridgeport
Conn
Ballingall
McVey
Polk County
8 G. Wilson
Cora Fairchild
Wilson
Des Moines
Aid Line Insurance Companies
Iowa
Charles Gordon
William Burton
FP. H. Gillum
Marshalltown
W. R. Palater
City National Bank
Socialist State Convention Names Iowa Ticket For Governor
Des Moines July 6 at a state socialist convention a full ticket was named for this fall with John M. Work of Des Moines as governor and Florence Brown of Delta as state railroad commissioner among others. Resolutions endorsed international socialism and pledged to seize control of government by labor voters to establish a cooperative commonwealth.
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John M. Work
Des Moines
Dez Moines
Ient
A. K. Gifford
J. S. McCrillis
Atate
Florance Brown
Delta
Uani
State of
Iowa
Co-Operative Commonwealth
Organized Labor
Storms Chosen President of Iowa State College
Rev A B Storms of Des Moines elected president of the Iowa State College at Ames by unanimous vote. Salary set at 4200 dollars with a campus house. He may assume duties after fiscal year end but before the new school year starts. Trustees faced a lengthy, stormy session with rivals acting President Stanton and Prof Curtiss as candidates.
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First Methodist Church
Des Moines
A. B. Storms
State College
Ames
Beardshear
Storms
Dr.Storms
B. W. Stanton
Curtiss
Dr. Storms
Stanton
Life of Pope Leo XIII Falters as Death Nears
Rome reports indicate Pope Leo XIII is near death with physicians and Vatican circles in alarm. He has slept little, fainted, and required stimulants while renewed attempts at walking the Vatican grounds offered only brief revival. Hospital and papal aides remain at his bedside as officials worldwide inquire into his condition. In Denver, a separate case sees Antonia Kenham murdered and Syrians detained after a robbery gone wrong.
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Rome
Vatican
Leo XIII Probaly
Lapponi
Mazzoni
Yestore
Dr. Lapponi
Pope Leo
Piacentra
de Castro
St. Peter's
Leo
Europe
Executive Council
Carroll
F. Merriam
Carrol
Harcourt
Union State Bank
Keota
LaMont
Papal succession debated among many interests
In circulation as to the probable successor to the throne of St. Peter, opinions are much divided owing to the many interests which will be affected according to the choice made by the sacred college.
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St. Peter
Sacred College
William J. Curtis
Chicago Record-Herald
Cummins
Lena Allison
Allison
Congress
West
Iowa
Greensburg flood disaster claims many lives
A July 6 report from Greensburg Pennsylvania describes a massive cloudburst and dam breach near Oakford Park. The flood overwhelmed a ravine park, with estimates ranging from 100 to 150 dead and many missing, as rescuers faced inaccessible areas and rising waters.
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Gloudburst
Greensburg
Oakford Park
James McGrath
Mr. McGrath
Chase Fhomaas
Brush Creek
Jeanette
Death Valley
Ultimatum to China in Manchuria Crisis
St Petersburg via Sviet reports Britain and Japan have issued a note to China outlining six demands. They press for Russian evacuation of Manchuria, warn of protecting interests, and require China to secure Britain and Japan’s approval for any post eviction treaty. Five day reply demanded. Port Arthur reports note of a large Russian fleet gathering with many warships.
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Great Britain
Japan
Russia
China
Manchuria
Port Arthur
Tien Tsin
Gulf of
Pe Chi Li
Iowa and national matters mix in Des Moines notes
The Des Moines items detail appeals in the cigarette case Cook vs Marshall County to the U S Supreme Court, a statewide insanity census totaling 467 males and 436 females in county asylums, and 3 340 in state hospitals. Finances show endowment fund 666 455 89 and cash on hand 79 187 87. Messages discuss tariff reform, Iowa politics, and railroad investigations into the Waterloo to Raymond wreck. U S government orders saloons vacated at the new Des Moines government building site.
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Des Moines
Dunshee
State Supreme Court
Supreme Aourt
United States
Federal Supreme Court
Iowa
Cook ’S
Marshall County
Towa
Court of
Board of Control
State College
State Normal School
Miller
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LPL
the News
Aio R Ow
Richard Fitzgibbons
Washington Township
Dubuque
L. H. Pearson
J. J. Scorbleta
Melbourne
Waterloo Live Stock and Commission Co
Independent
Davenport
W. C. Shefford
K. M. Vetter
J.P. Randall
A. J. Kendig
Barinam
New York Herald
Denver
Antonia Kenham
Sam
Mitteg
Ivan Papin
Iowa Railroad Commissioners
Ilinois Central
Raymond
Ulinais Central
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