Fires, suits and accidents fill Polk county pages
A series of Iowa items recount a deadly fire destroying a row of buildings, a divorce suit filed in Polk County, a death from illness and related medical and legal cases. Reports include a mine accident, stock train fire fatalities, a businessman’s legal dispute, a drowning and a telegraph error suit, plus local sports firemen events and potato pest woes.
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Farmers’ Co-operative Association
Dougherty
Munger
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Western Union Telestraph Colony
D.fl Gahan
Dysart
Chicago
Merl
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Firemen's Association
Clinton
Benny and Beauty
Lincoln
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Jack
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Des Moines
Great Western
Waverly
Burrows
Clarksville
A. G. Seibert
Cedar Walls
Uls
Citizens’ Gas and Wollectric Company
R. F. Seymour
Ithaca
New York
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Springfield
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Iowa State Normal School
G. B. Affleck
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Anti-Pass Amendment Tops House Debate In 1907 Vote
Washington June 24 The House approved by 216 to 4 a conference report on the rate bill amid dispute over the anti pass amendment. Democrats and allies protested the measure while limiting its scope to federal state and local officials. The rule set penalties for violations and outlined penalties for officials who use free tickets. The debate touched on the sleeping car provision and the broader commerce act context. The conference report now moves to the Senate for Monday consideration.
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Louisville
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Quincy
Calumet
Mich
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Max Leelir
Kamlsops
Hagerton
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Payama
Macon
T. Tadward Albright
Jones Street
Ohio
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Pattison
Supreme Court of Missouri Insane
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Nebraska
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San Francisco
National League of Republican Clubs
Roosevelt
Eastern
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Freddie Muth
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
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Iowa
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Pastores
Williams
Mississippi
Hepburn
United States
District of Columbia
House Passes Pure Food Bill in Congress
The house yesterday passed the pure food bill after a long session under the five minute rule. Despite frequent rain, amendments offered were defeated or limited to verbiage corrections. The final vote stood 240 to 27 in favor.
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Washington, D. C
Meat Bill Passes Quickly in Unanimous House Action
Washington June 20 With practical unanimity the house adopted the substitute amendment for the Beveridge amendment to the agricultural appropriation bill concerning meat inspection The objectionable features of former amendments were eliminated and the amendment refined to fit the presidents wishes An attempt to prolong debate failed as Wadsworth chairman of the committee on agriculture objected to extra time though nearly an hour was spent on explanations and discussion to finalize the measure
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Washington, DC
Beveridge
Wadsworth
Committee On
Aggieniture
Mystery Death Ties Peoria Boy to Lincoln Body
Peoria reports the disappearance of 16 year old Alec Keppler ended with identification of a body found in Lincoln Illinois, partly eaten by hogs, bearing five gunshot wounds to head and chest. An uncle, missing ten days, is suspected in the crime.
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Alec Keppler
Lincoln
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