Brief Happenings of the Past Week in Washington and Nation
A roundup of quick notes reports and incidents from the week including Secretary Bryan signing general arbitration treaties with France ambassador Jusserand Franklin Lane praised by Blackfeet delegation John Skelton Williams named assistant secretary of the treasury vaccination orders at the War Department Speaker Champ Clark seeks Supreme Court practice President Wilson on Latin American peace and nonaggrandizement storms causing heavy casualties and property loss in the Deep South notable criminal verdicts and local incidents including a purse theft lottery and a fatal fire involving Dr A G Six and family. regional probes into minimum wage for women launch from Illinois. ongoing blue ridge forest fires. Wells knocks out Smith in New York boxing bout. a Salem Illinois tense clash a violent assault case ends with a teen victim Dorothy Holt referenced.
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Harvester Trast
Theodore Coffen
Greenfeld
Harvester Trust
Omaha
Trust
Harrison Jamb
Dedford
State Penitentiary
Lamb
Letha Prerson
E. P. Prerson
Prerson
Lucius B. Ames
Des Moines
Ames
Marion
West Bridgewater
Mass
John Moriarty
Fred Chapman
Indianola
Council Bluffs
Henry Masser
Blue Grass
James Devin
Valley Junction
Iowa
Red Oak
Waterloo
Atlantic
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Newton
Sioux City
Perry
Iowa City
Doone
Deg Moines
Ottumwa
Emil Rank
Frank Gotch
Gotch
Klank
Nels Steffanson
Goldfield
Northwestern
Manning
Charles Cullen Smith
Colfax
Baptist
Christian
Methodist
Presbyterian
Main
James E. Grant
Cleveland
Baldwin
Nutwood Park Driving Association
Mason City
Wolghast
Charles Gray
Cerro Gordo County
Eldora
Rockwell
Knights of Columbus
Mary N. Walden
Boone
Charles Plath
Logan
Miss Plath
Mr. Plath
Teachers’ College Y. M. C. A
Cedar Falla
Notable early 20th century figures in transit and fate
Personal Lina Cavalieri the Jilva to wed Lucien Muratore in Detroit on March 28 while Hadley of Yale faces a crisis at a ranch in the Ojai valley near Los Angeles. Beneficiaries named in Ferris Thompson estate include Princeton University with 2 million and Salvation Army groups in New York and San Francisco.
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Lina. Cavalieri
Jilva
Detroit
Mich
Lucien Muratore
Paris
Grand Oper
United States
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale
E. M. Pratt
Ferris
Thompson
Paria
Princeton University
Salvation Army
New York
San Francisco
Mercy Hospital
Chicago
Robbery at Jovelie Store Nets Gems Worth Thousands
Rurelats force entry into the Jovelie store of Hyman Shapiro on the Rovers in New York and escape with between eight and ten thousand dollars in gems, while only a small amount of diamonds valued at twenty six dollars is left behind. The rest of the text covers legal notices, court actions, and political results from across the country.
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Rurelats
Jovelie
Hyman Shapiro
Rovers
New York
Escaper
Oboe
Albanian Massacre Reported in Licuma Province
A dispatch says three hundred Albanian inhabitants of Licuma in Kogsovo were shot by Servian troops without trial. About one hundred more were taken to Prisrend. The report also notes typhoid improvement for Grand Duchess Tatiana Nicolaievna in St. Petersburg.
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Licuma
Kogsovo
Prisrend
Tatiana Nicolaievna
Czar
Nicholas
St. Petersburg
Hawkeye pre sentation for postmasters in Iowa towns
A Des Moines report lists candidates proposed by Iowa Democratic congressmen for postmaster positions across Iowa towns. The list, approved by Judge Wade and Nick Reed, names W. H. Carmody Sr. and numerous others, with Reed expected to become U S marshal for the southern district.
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Iowa Democratic
Iowa-towns
Judge Wade
Nick Reed
W. H. Carmody
Walter Jamelson
H. G. Kruse
Vinton
John McGloin
Wall Lake
W. W. Finn
Westley
Elmer Hopkins
Whiting
Arthur Goshorn
Winterset
Henry Eppers
Montrose
Peter Jungers
Hosper
Tritt
C. W. Harris
Coin
C. L. Price
Indianola
Frank Carpenter
Estherville
Brandsey Hopkins
Forest City
C. HW
Woodward
Gowrie
D. D. Darby
Hamburg
J. J. McDermott
Manilla
A. C. Johnson
Marshalltown
N. F. Reed
Democratic State Central Committee
United States Marshal
Southern District
Iowa
Frank B. Clark
Woodrow Wilson
Hope
Des Moines
Washington, D. C
Ottumwa
Reed
San Kirkpatrick
Wilson Bros
Menlo
United States
Dougherty Farmers’ Co-operative Society
Iowa Threshermen
Henry
Smith McPherson
United States District Court
Council Bluffs
Red Oak
James Wilson
Ames
Washington
Iowa State College
Isaac Malitz
Harry
Otto Krelzy
W. A. Medes
Boona
Ralph Glidden
Falla
Adristine Pordoath
Milwaukee
Mason City
Cummins Urges Immediate National GOP Convention in Des Moines
Iowa's senior senator Cummins urged an immediate national convention to overhaul GOP representation for presidential nominating processes. He argued 5,000,000 voters abstaining skews the electoral college, leaving the party with limited states and votes. James Wilson praised the plan, while Senator Kenyon joined later to hear the address.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Cummins
Hhis
Republican Party
Grant
Cummings
James Wilson
Kenyon
Grant Club
Plan Big Venture in Potatoes Near Hamburg Iowa
An Omaha commission firm led by George Gifford plans a large potato trial on seventy acres near Hamburg Iowa leasing land from West Reid at ten dollars per acre. Two carloads of seed will plant the field. Gifford, a potato culture authority, favors manual planting over machines. Harvest is to reach market ahead of Dakota produce, with freight savings for Council Bluffs and Omaha. The company moved 400 cars of Dakota potatoes last year.
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Council Bluffs
Omaha Commission
Iowa
Hamburg
George Gifford
West Reid
Gifford
Omaha
Sioux City Superintendent Proposes Pay Rise for Teachers
M. G. Clark advocates for higher wage scales for grade school teachers in Sioux City. He will present an elaborate salary schedule to the board of education, arguing that current pay cannot sustain an average woman teacher and that many rely on relatives for support.
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Sioux City
M. G. Clark
Board of Education
Reorganized Iowa & Southwestern Railroad Officers Elected
At a stockholders meeting the Iowa and Southwestern railroad was reorganized. Elected were President W. S. Farquhar of College Springs Vice president N. N. Dewhurst of Blanchard Secretary A. T. Galloway of Clarinda Treasurer I. H. Taggart of College Springs.
Water In Coffer Dam Halts River Power Work Visitors Barred
Keokuk authorities issue a bulletin cancelling all passes for admission to the big work in the river. Water is allowed to flow into the coffer dam on the Iowa division. Work on the power house reaches a stage where visitors cannot cross from the lock to the power house.
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Coffer Dam
Keokuk
Mississippi River Power Company
Coffer
Iowa
Woman Burned to Death in Inferno at Germania Home
A gas generator exploded in Dr. Harry Johnston’s Germania residence fatally burning Miss Flora Jager and a baby boy. Johnston saved them by rolling them into a snow bank. the baby is expected to recover while Miss Jager died from injuries.
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Estherville
Harry Johnston
Germania
Identify Manning Dead Man
The young man found dead in a deserted barn here has been identified as Oscar Christenson. He has relatives living at Holstein.
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Manning
Oscar Christenson
Holstein
Milwaukee & St Paul plan Ruthven to Terrill line
President Erb and Vice President Bierd of the Milwaukee and St Paul railway visited Matherville and stated the Ruthven to Terrill line is likely to be built this year. The announcement emphasizes new rail developments under anticipated construction.
Belle Plaine Man Killed Boarding Freight Train
Frank Bebensee was killed at Luzerne while attempting to board a freight train. He lost his footing and fell under the wheels, dying instantly.
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G. W. Canfield
Mooreshill
Ind
Frankton
Anderson
Canfield
Zoe. Me
Belle Plaing
Frank Bebensee
Luzerne
Munyon Almanac Free With Remedies Offer
A generous gift from Professor Munyon, his magazine almanac includes essays Don’t Be a Cipher and The Power of Love plus character reading, dream meanings, weather forecasts, and birth month meanings. Free with any one full-size Munyon Remedy such as Rheumatism, Kidney, or Dyspepsia remedies. Address The Munyon Remedy Company, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Munyon
Pacific Slope
The
Munyon Remary Company
Philadelphia
Resinol Proves Worth For Eczema Relief In Infant
A Reading mother shares how her baby’s six month eczema caused severe itching and sleepless nights until using Resinol Soap and Ointment. After two daily applications the skin dried, scabs fell away, and the baby slept through the night. The ad urges readers to request free samples and notes Resinol’s doctors’ approval and druggist availability.
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Reading
Wm. M. Fletcher
Resinol
Baltimore
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France
French Republic
Arst
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Montana
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A. G. Six
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Johns Hopkins University
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Christ Prederickgon
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Herbert Pixlay
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Davenport
Mueller
Cummins Speaks
Grant Glub
Iowa Railroad
All America
St. Louis
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