Dubuque Briefs Show Flood Relief, Crime and Civil Unrest
A chaotic set of local items reports Dubuque sending $509 toward a relief fund for flood victims, a string of crimes including a nurse death from Wellovide and a home burglary, court cases on marriage and accusations, a priestly ordination in Davenport, a circus dispute over a hawker, and multiple community developments across Iowa towns including schools, police duties and county wealth. The article threads through incidents from Osage to Sioux City amid a flood aftermath and civic concerns.
Notable Happenings Tells Of World Events
Secretary Wilson tours the West for the agriculture department. Sherman visits Utica amid welcome. Hapgood and Kilby arrested for fraud. Uncle John Chandler Harris ill near Atlanta. Peary aims for the North Pole again. Vermont and Maine governors nominees named. War and finance scandals. train wrecks and crimes across multiple states. Naval fleet ready for Pacific voyage. Zeppelins set speed records while rescue of French sailors and other notable happenings unfold.
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Hy West
James S. Sherman
Utica
N.Y
Herbert J. Hapgood
Hapsodds, Incorporated
Brain Brokers
Broadway
New York
Art Ralph L. Kilby
Alt
Flapgead
Hapgeuds
Luka Wright
Bert M. Fernald
Poland
Maine
Perdinand Dudenhofer
New Orleans
Robert Jardine
Lesueur
Minn
Philip N. Moore
St. Louis
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Henry ©. Potter
Steven J. Adams
Budapest
Hungary
New York City
Robert Ohnmeiss, Jr
Marine Trust Company
Atlantic City
N. J
Persia
Teheran
Brian Root
William Muldoon
White Plains
John W. Gates
St. Charles
Europe
B. J. Baker
Ralph A. Aldrich
Vada
Springfield
Turbulent World Notes From A Busy News Slice
A gas explosion in the Rilevsky mine Yusovo Russia may have killed 200 or more workers. A Milwaukee man reportedly left instructions for cremation and giving his ashes to a young woman for tooth powder. Windsor California fire kills three Adams Claus children. Ohio governor prohibits passport issuance to travelers. Mexico seeks US punishment for Del Rio officials over Las Vacas raid. NY Supreme Court rules oral bets on races lawful. Batavia storm sinks over 600 boats. Indianapolis grand jury indicts Henry V Marshall for false asphalt claims. Detroit’s Mary Newland wed Count Limborg of Prussia. A Soviet prisoner Sherstnuva shot during a signaling act. Women suffragists riot parliament in Tendon. arrests reported. British home waters maneuvers mobilize 801 vessels and 68 000 personnel.
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Yusovo
Russia
Milwaukee
Adams Claus
Windsor
Cal
Ohio
Mexico
United States
del Rio
Tex
Las Vacas
Texas
Bischoff
New York Supreme Court
Batavia
Indianapolis
Henry V. Marshall
Western Construction Company
Mary Joy Newland
Detroit
Witt
Count Limborg
Prussia
Sherstnuva
Miev
Convention News From Denver Bryan Rally Sets Tone
Denver July 7. Throngs pour into the city as delegates and leaders gather for Bryan convention. Allies strive to form a strong opposition while Bryan forces claim control of delegations and committee seats. Notables like Theodore Bell Tom L Johnson and Governor Folk arrive as discussions focus on the ticket and platform.
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Denver
Colo
Robbies
Bryan
Murphy
Tammany
New York
Dahlman
Omaha
Charles N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Committee On Resolutions
Old Guard
DabIman
Charles W. Bryan
Nebraska
Cook County Marching Club
Tammany Braves
California
Theodore A. Bell
Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
Folk
Missouri
Duboise
Idaho
Government of Paraguay Overthrown in Revolution
Advices from Buenos Ayres report Paraguayan revolutionists victorious and a new government established. Dispatch confirmed by the Argentine minister at Asuncion states the change occurred amid upheaval and political realignment.
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Paraguay
Buenos Ayres
Assinelon
Bleachers collapse injures hundreds at New Bedford ball game
In New Bedford Massachusetts on July 6 a bleachers collapse at a New England league ball ground injured about 200 spectators, with one likely fatally harmed. Five taken to hospital, including George P. Brock, a city civil service agent, not expected to recover. Fourteen others sent home in carriages while many sustained minor injuries.
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New Bedford
Mass
New England League
George P. Brock
Civil Service
Aftermath of a Grandchild Pranking a Brooklyn Grandpa
A Brooklyn man proud of his four year old grandson believed teasing him harmless. The boy refused to call him Ralph when prompted about dolls. The grandfather’s insult led to tears and a stern lesson from the mother. The boy forgave with humor proposing to call him a lemon if not a fool, and the article ends noting the grandfather will henceforth be called by his correct name.
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Brooklyn
Susie
Ralph
Broocklyn Lagle
Naming the Baby Across Cultures and Customs
The piece surveys global naming customs from Islam and Egypt to Hindu and Chinese practices. It notes Koran slips determining Muslim names, Egyptian candle symbolism, Hindu emphasis on family input, and Chinese methods of numbering girls until adulthood or a chosen name for boys at twenty.
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Jack
Marmaduke
Priscilla
Jane
N. Y
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