Weekly Important News Notes Condensed For Busy Readers
A collection of brief notes covers diverse figures and events. Rockefeller brothers reportedly renew friendship after years apart. A Florence New Jersey foundry worker dies after collapse and exposure. Mrs. Fannie Blumstein and five children sleep on a Coney Island boardwalk for five days due to poverty. Oscar Tamm, from St. Louis and later Tamms Illinois, sails north of the Arctic Circle with an American flag. Mrs. Evelyn Romadka, once imprisoned, is pardoned. San Juan holds memorials for Chief Justice Fuller. Lucy Page Gaston alleges broad cigarette smoking among New York women and urges anti smoking education.
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John D. Rockefeller
Frank
Paul Sorrente
Florence
N. J
Fannie Blumstein
New York
Board Walk
Coney Island
Oscar T. Tamm
St. Louis
Tamms
Ill
Arctic Circle
Patea
Sweden
Evelyn Romadka
Charles
P. Romadka
Milwaukee
Global news round up on labor, crime, and politics
June Panama canal excavation exceeded last year by 200000 cubic yards while the national study on tuberculosis reports cost of care in semi charitable sanatoriums at 1.67 dollars per day. Reports from New York, Chicago, and Europe note fires, deaths, strikes, political shifts, and notable crimes across the United States and abroad with multiple names and institutions cited.
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Panama Canal
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
New York
United States
D. R. Spahr
Tarentum
New York City
Association of Iron, Tin and Steel Workers
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Carroll Indicted as Iowa Governor Faces Libel Charge
Governor B F Carroll was indicted by the Polk county grand jury on libel charges connected to a Des Moines Capital article. Bond set at 506 dollars. he signed his own bond and offered no statement after notification.
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Des Moines
B. F. Carroll
Polk County Grand Jury
John Cownie
Carroll
Ben Ness
de Graff
Polk County
Iowa
Adel
Milwaukee Railroad
Second Negro Sentenced to Hang in Iowa History
Des Moines reports John Junkin, the Ottumwa murder suspect, slated to die at Fort Madison on July 29 as the second Black man sentenced to the gallows in Iowa since capital punishment was restored. The piece lists prior executions, commutations, and notes other cases, including Joseph Smith’s 1906 execution and several commuted sentences, highlighting Iowa's capital-punishment history.
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Ernest Stevens
Ira G. Rawn
Chicago
Rawn
Stevens
James Murdoch
Grand Trunk
Central Vermont
Ottawa
King
Joseph L. Bristow
Manhattan
Kaw
Cannon
Trist
Willis Counselman
Lulu Counselman
Henry Gentry
Belton
Tex
Burke
Cairo
Alexander County
John Pratt
Senor
Antonio Maura
Francia
Barcelona
Spain
Madrid
Statesman
Joseph Bush
Carl M. Etherington
Newark
Harper, O
Robert Martin
Belleville
Martin
Germany
Oregon
United States
Assembly
United States Revenue Officers
Charles Pesnell
Anniston County
Alabama
Monon Railroad
Winnetka
Bourges
France
Ethel Clara Leneve
Doctor Crippen
Fort Monros
Edwin W. Trimmer
Coneo
Cape Gracias Dios
Nicaragua
Tacoma
Ufe
J Grand Trunk
Ontario
Toronto
Belle Fourche
South Dakota
Parsa
Des Moines
John Junkin
Clara Rosen
Ottumwa
Fort Madison
Iowa
Joseph Smith
Chester Bellows
Charles City
James C. Dooley
Adams County
J. K. Cumberland
Shelby County
Harry Hartman
Cherokee County
Dick Willams
Keokuk County
Louis Phillips
Albert G. Brooks
Buena Vista
Charles Rocker
Lyon County
Charles Stegall
Scott County
George Weems
John Hammill
Polk County
L. D. Ridpath
Des, Moines
Lows Busse
Butler County
Lumber rate ruling favors railroads in west. east still too low
Frederick N. Dickson master chancery upholds railroad challenges to lumber rates from the Pacific coast, finding rates west of the Pembina line reasonable while eastern rates are unreasonably low. He recommends an injunction to nullify the Interstate Commerce Commission order and sustains coast to St Paul and Portland to Chicago rates, with adjustments: 46 cents to St Paul and 55 cents to Chicago.
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St. Paul
Minn
Frederick N. Dickson
Mastern Chancery
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
C., B. & Q. Yailroad
Pacific Coast
Pembina Line
Minnegota
Iowa
Missouri
Portland
Ore
Chicago
Dickson
Pembina
Mayor Phillips Tells Of His Life In Ouster Hearing
Ottumwa Iowa July 25 Mayor Phil lips testified in his own defense in ouster proceedings. The packed courtroom heard his life story from humble Welsh immigrant origins to mine work in Missouri and rise to general superintendent of Whitebreast Fuel Co. His political career included a 1904 run for governor against A B Cummins and the hearing adjourned with half the mayor’s testimony completed.
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Ottumwa
Phillips
John T. Brady
Henry Adcock
South Wales
America
Missouri
Whitebreast Fuel Co
Trust Thousands Stolen From Fidelity Trust in Louisville
In Louisville on July 25 August Ropka assistant secretary and book keeper at Fidelity Trust company is believed to have stolen 1 140 000 the entire surplus of the concern John W Barr president states at his office Ropke is jailed unable to furnish 265 000 bond He was a heavy speculator and reportedly lost large sums on Wall Street and Chicago boards of trade.
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Louisville
Ropka
Fidelity, Trust, Company
John W. Barr
Ropke
Wall Street
Chicago
Roosevelt Plans Talks to Fit Busy 1904 Schedule
Former President Theodore Roosevelt agrees to adjust engagements to avoid extra costs and to allow other speakers to fill brain trust programs. Descriptions indicate talks in Des Moines in late July with dates set for the 25th and nearby days.
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Roosevelt
Des
Moines
Theodore Roosevelt
Toaghere’ Aggocia- Noy
Kellogg Mayor Resigns Amid Iowa Fair Absence
Fragmentary clipping notes James Boyle resigning as mayor of Kellogg. The text mentions Newton Tai and Des Moines, referencing a state fair and dates around August to September. Details are incomplete and names are uncertain.
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Kellogg
Realgne
Newton
Tai
James
Boyle
al Hes
Penger
Des Moines
Jewelers Meet in Detroit Fifth Annual Retail Jewelers Assn Assembly
Detroit July 26 The largest gathering of men in the jewelry trade met at the Cadillac hotel for the fifth annual National Retail Jewelers association session led by J P Archibald of Blairsville Pa. Speakers included Steele F Roberts and others with a schedule of papers, exhibitions, and events through Friday including a Lake Side Park dinner and theater party.
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Detroit
Mich
National Retail Jewelers’ Association
Cadillac Hotel
J. P. Archibald
Blairsville
George Elliott
Breitmeyer
Charles W. Warren
Rocal Jewelers’ Club
Joseph Maze
Cincinnati
John L. Shepherd
New York
Lake Side Park
Ohio Electric Light Men Gather at Cedar Point
Electric light workers from across Ohio, with families, converge at Cedar Point for the annual state association meeting opening in Convention hall at 10:30 this morning. President J C Rothery of East Liverpool presided with welcomes from A Beckstein of Sandusky. Papers read by W Anderson of Canton and Frank Erastus of Columbus. Women guests enjoy a musical and card party this afternoon, with a dinner and lagoon trip planned for tonight. Tomorrow features a bowling party and a launch ride followed by a banquet and ball. vocalists Mrs Clara Turpen Grimes of Dayton and pianist Lola Minnix of Greenville provide entertainment.
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Cedar Point
Ohio
Convention Hall
J. Cc. Rothery
East Liverpool
Beckstein
Sandusky
W. Cc. ‘Anderson
Canton
Frank Erastus
Columbus
Clara Turpen Grimes
Dayton
Lola Minnix
Greenville
Moody Bible Institute Hosts Keswick Conference
Chicago opens a four day Moody Bible Institute conference modeled after England’s Keswick. The program features discussions on biblical questions with world renowned theologians including Rev. J. Stuart Holden of Portland Square London and Rev. D. J. Findlay of St George's Cross Glasgow. A large number of ministers and Bible teachers attend the event.
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Chicago
Moody Bible Institute
Keswick
England
Biblical
Andi Ag
J. Stuart, Holden
Portland Square
London
D. J.’ Findlay
Pastor W A Sageébiel to wed Louise Trimpler in Dubuques
After the jubilee anniversary service of the German Lutheran church at East Ninth street and Court avenue, Rev. W A Sageébiel will leave the pulpit to marry Miss Louise Trimpler of Dubuque. The ceremony follows the church event, marking a notable change in the pastor's life.
Lind Backed by Seven Counties for Governor Nomination
In Minnesota, Democratic conventions across several counties selected delegates to the state convention on July 28. Former Governor John Lind received endorsements from seven of the eleven counties, indicating strong support within the party.
Brownyville Texas Sees Population Surge in Census Figure
Census returns show Brownyville the southernmost Texas city increased its population by 68.3 percent from 4,305 in 1900 to 40,817 now. The data were released from Washington D C on July 25.
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Browneyilip
Washington, D. C
Brownyville
Texas
Steel company tragedy ends in double tragedy
A recently married couple, separated, faced a fatal incident when a steel worker shot his wife and then killed himself. The event marks a violent domestic collapse tied to marital strain and personal crisis.
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Nolg
Steel ‘Company
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W. F. Cox
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Canada
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Ohio Electric Light Men
Moody
Bible Institute
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