Iowa News Briefs Across Cities and People
Iowa towns report school enrollments and new courses while fires and smoke from Wisconsin forests affect Dubuque and Burlington. notable items include a mill tax election in Tabor, a Quin Wire plant expansion in Boone, injuries and rescues in Des Moines, and community events in Mount Pleasant and Mount S t Clare academy.
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Rein
Toney
Navohi
Rell
Whittle
OT. Lapp
Melbourne
Ireland
Stilly
Mount S T. Clare Academy
Sisters of St. Francis
Clnton
Womah
Clinton
R. J. Harting
Des Moines
Malvern Jlght and Power Company
Boone Investment Company
Boone
Quinn Wire and Iron Company
Sermicn
Dubuque
Burlington
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Mississippi Valley
Fremont Voters’ Association
Johnny Tremont
Fairfield
Sitty White
PF. MM. Mealsherry
Cohipbus Junction
Lincoln
Mount Pleasant
Martha E. Ross
Insanity Commission
Clarinda
Towa
Oskaloosa
Political headlines mix of state races and national events
Reports from several state conventions nominating governors and the party dynamics. Republicans in New York and Maine claim clear wins while Democrats rally with figures like Lewis S. Chanler and others. National items note incidents from coast to coast including accidents, fires, and political shifts.
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Charles Hvans Tughes
Coorvention
Rovernor
New York
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Livingston Couity
Specter
State Assembly
John K. Steawart
Montgomery
Lieut
Nee Lewis S. Chanter
Bryan
Henry B. Quinby
Newampehive
Judge A. Heaton Robertson
New Haven
Connecticut
Victarion
Maine
Bert M. Fernard
Poland
Desemer
John F. Laces
Iowa
Gov. Cumms
United States
James A. Tawner
James McClearr
Clarence
Miller
Minnesota
J. Adam Bede
Acquittal for Laning on Misapplied Funds Charge
Congressman Laning of Ohio is acquitted of misapplying funds of Laning Printing Company. Count Leo Tolstoi rises to honorary faculty at University of St Peters burg. Carrie Nation meets Judge Taft to discuss liquor issue. Wilbur Wright sets European sustained flight record of 89 minutes. Senor Corea resigns as Nicaragua minister. Rodolfo Espinoza named successor. Wilson Collins released from Leavenworth federal prison after six years for banking violations.
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Laning
Ohio
Laning Printing Company
Leo Tolstoi
University of St. Petersburg
Carrie Nation
Taft
Wilbur Wright
Senor Corea
Washington
Rodolfo Espinoza
Wilson Collns
Elkhart
Ind
Leavenworth
Kan
Wrights Flight Disaster At Fort Myer Ends In Death
Two thousand spectators witnessed a Wright brothers aeroplane crash at Fort Myer after a propeller blade broke. Lieut. Thomas Selfridge of the Army Signal Corps died of injuries. Orville Wright survived with serious but nonfatal wounds. A board of signal officers investigated, finding no blame assigned.
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Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Thomas HW. Selfridge
Army Signal Corps
Wright
Board of Signal Officers
George O. Squier
Army
Lieut Selfridge
Colon
Pantwa
Giovanni BP
Morosini
W. W. Reamer
East St. Louis
Oklahoma City
Okla
Warry Pearson
Marry Parker
Iola
Kan
Keoraujua
George Morton
New York
Philadelphia
Windsor
Prebyinds
Lronhu
St Petersburg Battles Cholera Spread With Martial Law Threats
Officials in St Petersburg moved to curb a fierce Asiatic cholera outbreak as the disease spreads rapidly. The city council approved funds to fight the illness and authorities suspend liquor sales to limit contagion while turning schools into hospital wards and sending thousands of students home.
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St. Vetersburg
Veternborg
Aldermanie Canieil
Corpes
St. Petersburg
Drachensky
Volga
Caspian
Don Cossacks
Stein Wins Custody of Son's Body in Settlement
In Des Moines Morris Stein, killed in the Loudenville double shooting, will be buried in a Jewish cemetery with rites. Mae Bayard Stein waives her rights to the body. Jacob Stein's injunction suit is dismissed. estate matters settled. Stein takes possession of the body and pays costs. Bayard remains administratrix with custody of personal property and the Clark street home. Insurance proceeds of 4,000 dollars unresolved.
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Des Moines
Morris Stein
Loudenville
Mae Bayard Stein
Jacob Stein
Brennan
Stein
Clark Street
Bayard Stein
Mr. Stein
Cholera in Manila Deaths and New Cases Rise
Fifty eight new cholera cases and nineteen deaths reported for the 24 hours ending 8 am. Infected areas within Manila and suburbs are spreading, but health officials remain confident they will quickly gain control. In Washington, Orville Wright and wife Wright continue to improve after serious injuries in the aeroplane accident that caused Lieut. Thomas Selfridge’s death.
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Tenning
Maine
Talia
Ateuy
Shah
Siel den Smith
Calhoun
Wis
Nod
Michigan
Charles Edward Land
London
Jehint
Swift & Company
South St. Joseph
Oklahoma Election Board
Prohibition
Bangs
St. Petersburg
State Trust Company
St. Louis
Edward Quick
Michigan City
Ind
Aix-la-Chapelle
Joseph James
Race Mets
Springfield
Bay Shore
Green Springs
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
John Cook
Philo
Edna McClelland
Dense Fox
Chicago
Interparliamentary Union
Berlin
Powder Magazine
McAlester
Oklo
Bingham
New York
D. J. Loewe & Co
Danbury
Buresan of Labor
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
J. C. Pritchard
Mieschmarin Company
South Carolina
Manila
Orville Wright Better
Washington
Wright
Thomas Selfridge
Debs in South Dakota Arrives for Presidential Campaign
Eugene Debs, socialist candidate for president, arrived in Pierre aboard the Red Special on Saturday. He spoke to a large audience after his arrival and spent time in the city during the visit.
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Debs
South Dakota
Pierre
Eugene
Reorganization of Arcurys Washburn Milling Company
Reorganization efforts proceed for Arcurys Washburn Milling Company of Indianapolis as creditors and interests in Chicago prepare to meet. Investigations by the creditors committee focus on plans for leasing elevators belonging to Northern Elevator Company, with papers filed for the reorganizational process.
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Chicago
Arcurys Washburn Milling Company
Whineapolis
Cammitica
Seta Considention
Isasing Nivety Elevators
ME Ty & Northern
Eoponny
Shobeldin
eTining Ry
Avoid Risk in Buying Paint Says National Lead Co Ad
A vintage ad urges buyers to beware white lead purity and quality, noting adulteration and misrepresentation risks. It promotes the Dutch Boy emblem as a guarantee of purity, compares reliability to a brand, and offers a free testing outfit and a paint testing book from National Lead Company in New York City.
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Woodbridge Ride
New York City
Mistress-Bridget and the crankiest mistresses
A fragmentary dialogue notes that the crankiest mistresses supposedly attract the best cooks while one speaker teases another with playful blarney and banter.
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Bridget
One Kidney Gone Yet Cured After Doctors Said Hopeless
Sylvanus Verrill of Milford Maine recounts a decade ago a severe injury left him paralyzed and with kidney troubles. Doctors claimed a dead right kidney and no chance of walking, but after using Dean's Kidney Pills, one box restored strength and pain relief, enabling him to walk with crutches within three months and later fully recover. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Sylvanus
Verrill
Milford
Bays
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Sword swallower injured by fishbone during act
A crowd gathers as an accident interrupts a sword swallowing performance when the performer is struck by a fishbone. Emergency crews respond while witnesses describe chaos and concern for the stage theatrics.
Deep Cracks From Eczema Lead to Cure Claim
A Newark Delaware man recounts seven years of eczema on his hands. After trying many remedies, he found total relief with two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and one cake of Cuticura Soup, ending his pain. The testimonial is dated March 28, 1907.
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Gutictira
W. H. Dean
Newark
Del
Mar
Distemper Cure Ad In Catholic Standard and Times
An illustrated advertisement notes Spohn's Distemper Cure for horses, claiming it cures distemper pink eye and other diseases across ages, and also treats chicken cholera and dog distemper. It invites food druggists to stock and lists prices 50 cents and 1 dollar with agents and a free book offer from Spohn Medical Company Goshen Ind.
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Spoun
Spohn
Cause of the Break in Conversation Discussed
The San Francisco Argongut notes an awkward pause as a subject was dropped during a chat. The piece observes how shifting topics can stall dialogue and alter momentum in casual exchanges.
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San Francisco
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