Week's Events Summary Caps Personal News
Robert 8, auditor for the interior department, has resigned amid Senate pressure from South Dakota on his removal and desire to avoid further embarrassment to the president. Taft urged Congress to pass a ship subsidy law at the Seattle exposition. Mr and Mrs William Jennings Bryan celebrate silver wedding with a Lincoln Neb reception. Dr Harry J Hutchins named temporary president of the University of Michigan at seven thousand dollars annually. War Secretary Dickinson returns to Washington after vacation with department saying no conclusion on the West Point hazing case. Huntington Wilson faces possible appendicitis. operation unlikely. Helen Keller plans an airship flight with Charles J Glidden of Boston and will document the experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert 8. Person
Interior Department
South Dakota
Taft
Seattle Exposition
Congress
William Jennings Bry- 80
Lincoln
Neb
Harry J. Hutchins
University of Michigan
Dickinson
Washington
South
West Point
Huntington Wilson
Helen Keller
Charles J. Glidden
Boston
Notable early 1909 notes mix leadership shifts and storms
General notes cover Toledo University and University of Michigan leadership changes amid Angell's resignation, a deadly Long Island auto derby crash injuring Driver Lytle, and death of Mechanician Bates. Other items salute Admiral Semmes on his birth centenary, storm-related romances, a Scottish inheritance claim, a Mexican unrest procession, and various regional incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome H. Raymond
Toledo University
Toledo
Harry B. Hutchins
University of Michigan
James B. Angell
Long Island
James Bates
Herbert Lytle
South
Raphael Semmes
Louisiana
Leesville
Trousseau
D. J. Vent
Mexican National Railroad
United States
Scotland
Gen. Trevino
Monterey
Mexico
National League of Veterans and Sons
Regular Army
National Guard
Bay City
Mich
Jersey City
N. J
Delano
Porto Rico
Baltimore
New York
Sam Yong Ping
Paratana Bay
Omaha
Finland
Vinland
Taft
Seattle
Wash
Diaz
Filion
Orawha
Conneil
Foreign and domestic news roundup from a busy era
A long dispatch notes a Spanish force reconnoitering near Sokel Jemis Marac co where Moors repelled them with heavy losses. Other items cover Gifford Pinchot attacking monopolies over water power, a Mexican gunboat seizing an American fishing schooner near Trogreso, and a grand Roosevelt welcome in New York. Census tests set for November 3. a Vienna money lender sues a Bavarian resident. San Jose Scale threatens apple orchards. French Admiral Le Pord reports a police assault at an elevated station. Executions in Nashville mark new state law, 25k parade participants, and a 2 million crowd. A spate of incidents include a fatal auto-train collision near Buda, illness-driven withdrawal of Rear Admiral Schley, and church conference in Rockford. Notables Grant, Cook, and Peary feature in parades and receptions, while Wild claims mount about pole reach.
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Sokel Jemis
Maracco
Tiek
Gifford Pinchot
Washington
Congress
Trogreso
Mexico
San Jose
Department of Agriculture
le Pord
Hudson- Fulton
New York
William Mitchell
Cecil Palmer
Nashville
Tenn
United Boys Brigade of America
Pittsburg
Union
Dickinson
Frederick D. Grant
Chicago
Hudson-Fulton
William Armstrong
Quincey
Harold
Archie Johnson
Buda
Roosevelt
Commander Peary
Arctic
New York Harbor
Hudson River
W. J. Gaynor
Greater New York
Citizens’ National Bank
Glenwood Springs
Cal
Dunham Chocolate
Pearl Street
Schley
Rocky River Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rockford
Bishop Gasdsell
Gen. Grant
W. R. Morrison
Waterloo
Frederick A. Cook
Philadelphia
Thomas Gray
Bellevue Hospital
Edward Baudin
Mra
Linda Baldwin
Ellis Island
Brooklyn
Ireland
International Harvester Company
Missouri
St. Louls
Hunter Harry Whitney
St. Johns
N. F
Labrador
Cook
Peary
Taft
NEW GRAND CHIEF OF PYTHIAN SISTERS NAMED LULU BLAISER
Mrs. Lulu Blasier of Williamsburg elected grand chief of the Pythian Sisters after two terms as grand mistress of records and correspondences. A charter member of Williamsburg Temple No. 129 she has long chaired committees and designed a patent souvenir spoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Blasier
Williamsburg
Blasier
Williamsburg Temple No. 129
Temple
Grand Temple Association
I Grand Temple
Davenport Ses
Blaster
Rebekah
H. B. Blaster
Order
Veteran union printer O Q Springer marked long service
Veteran Des Moines printer O Q Springer, long affiliated with Typographical Union No 118 since July 18, 1874, celebrated the thirty five year milestone. His admission papers bear signatures of John P Howard and G Palmer, then vice president and financial secretary. Springer also served in the Civil War with the Fifth Iowa cavalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Springer
Des Moines
Typographical Union No. 118
John P. Howard
G. §. Palmer
Springer
Fifth Iowa Cavalry
Rare books added to state law library collection
The state law library acquires rare first editions including Testaments and Last Willy by Henry Swineburne printed 1728 Institutes of Hindu Law 1746 Aristotle on the Athenian constitution and Hindu law in original language The Iowa law library also receives a copy of the public acts of England from the last session of Parliament bound in fine leather The state exchanged session laws for this volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Law Library
Henry Swineburne
Iowa Law Library
F Fone is worth HES ae ppiat The poultey
F Fone is discussed as valuable in a letter or notice with unclear wording. The fragment references a person or group and a likely public interest topic. Names and exact terms are unreadable, but the piece appears to note value or importance of a subject labeled F Fone.
Large Fees Due from Union Pacific Under Iowa Law
The attorney general claims Iowa records and filing fees totaling 300 000 dollars are due from Union Pacific Railroad. The suit rests on a 32nd General Assembly law taxing each thousand dollars of corporate capitalization. Union Pacific, with yards at Council Bluffs, allegedly increased capital by 300 million, and the state seeks about 596 thousand based on full capitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byers
Iown
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Thirty-second General Assembly
Iowa
Union Pacific
Council Bluffs
Stata
Myers
Greater Iowa and its shared future rise from unity
A patriotic call extols Greater Iowa as 52 000 square miles of potential where farms and factories reinforce each other. It urges residents to unite, banish petty jealousies, praise others, and patronize home businesses to build a thriving community life, education, and industry for today and tomorrow. The piece argues the Greater Iowa concept is a real, actionable plan.
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Iowa
Greater
Uncle Sam Pays Old Civil War Debt After 46 Years
Wesley G. Templeton, an elderly Glenwood resident now in Omaha, received a Washington check for 14.18 dollars. It covers an 1863 October salary of 18 dollars and a few small items owed for Civil War service. Templeton, who served in Company D, Wighth Iowa cavalry, had forgotten the debt long ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley G. Templeton
Glenwood
Lyjng
Omaha
Washington
Sam
Mr. Templeton
Wighth Lown Cavalry
Petro
Anthony Fire Devastates Town Center in 1900s Losses
Fire in Anthony destroyed the west side of main street including the post office and two large stores causing about 47700 in damage. Marshalltown and Zearing aided but could not stop the blaze. Insurance totaled 17700 with mainly heavy losses concentrated in Lindquist and Son and Berge Brothers among others. The post office building had no insurance and several local businesses reported substantial stock and building losses.
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Marshalltown
Anthony
Zearing
Anthony R. Pierce
Pasadena
Cal
United States
J. ¥. Hixson
Michael Harmon
J. C. Evans
Turlock
Joss
Lindquist & Son
Fred Peters
Henry Haunsch
J. A. Bryant
J. W. Parkhurst
Berge Brothers
John Mayer
Christian Church
Taft Attends Cornerstone Laying in East Portland
President Taft preached a religious day in Portland starting with a sermon at the First Universalist church. He laid the cornerstone amid applause and pledged support for churches of true religion and morality. After services he dined with officials, then boarded the 6:30 p m train to Sacramento. In separate items Ruth Hall sues Chicago Telephone for 100000 after a live wire shock injured her in Chicago. Duchess de Chaulnes arrives in New York with her mother and sister and her ten month old son aboard the George Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Taft
Mormon Tabernacle
Salt Lake City
First Universalist
East Portland
Southern Pacific Railroad
Sacramento
First Unitarian Church
W. Elliott, Jr
Bourne
West Union
Miss Ruth Hall
Chicago Telephone Company
Miss Hall
Chicago
Duchess de Chaulnes
New York
Theodore P. Shonts
Marguerite
Miss Theodore Shonts
George Washington
Little Duke
Lutherans Meet at St Ansgar District Conference
Eatherville Iowa Oct. 4 The St Ansgar district conference of the United Lutheran church has closed its conference. One hundred ministers and delegates attended the meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eatherville
St. Ansgar District
United Lutheran Church
Midget Baby Born in Albion Iowa October Fourth
A midget baby was born to Mr and Mrs Hugh Graves in Philed, Albion Iowa. The infant is described as perfectly formed though the report is brief and unclear on further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albion
Hugh Graves
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Cornell College
Ash Park
E. B. Soper
Mount Vernon
Pythian Sisters
Lulu Slasier
Veteran Union Printer
C. H. P. Springer
Uncle Sam
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