Happenings That Made History In Brief
Taft declined a joint debate with Eugene Debs Socialist nominee. Republican national committee seats from New Jersey West Virginia North Carolina and California declared vacant at New York meeting. Resignations of remuliteemen from Oklahoma and Minnesota accepted, all joining Roosevelt forces. Judge John C. Karel Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate swept Democratic platform convention at Madison and pledged repeal of the state income tax law.
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Republican National Committee
New Jersey
West Virginia
North Carolina
California
New York
Remuliteemen
Oklahoma
Minnesota
John C. Karel
Wisconsin
Madison
Government seeks doctors to examine arriving aliens
Washington health service hired nine Public Health Service surgeons under Treasury to study contagious diseases among Indians and report on tuberculosis trachoma smallpox and other illnesses as immigration concerns.
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Lapobit Health Service
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh
The
Public Health Service
Foreign A cablegram reports battles near Managua and Derna
The message notes a battle between American naval forces and rebels near Barranca south of Managua, with 1,100 Turkish and Arab forces under Enver Bey slain at Derna, Tripoli. Italian commander Reisoli reports 1,104 enemy burials. U.S. Marines rush from Managua to Granada amid fire on sailors, with Major Baker’s detachment involved. A Dutch financial agent, Hiddink, is accused of securing 87,500 from a bank using non-accepted securities. Konstantin Dumha named Austrian ambassador to the United States, succeeding Hengelmuller von Hengervar.
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Land
Managua
Nicaragua
Barranca
Granada
Enver Bey
Derna
Tripoli
Reisoli
War Office
Rome
United States
Baker
Mena
Hiddink
Amsterdam
Holland
Ontvang En Betaalkantoor Bank
New York
Konstantin Theodor Dumha
Sweden
Baron Hengelmuller von Hengervar
Austria-Hungary
Washington
Resignations and notable notices from Chicago area railroads
Personal T. J. McGrath resigns as superintendent of motive power for the Chicago and Alton railroad. successor not named. Mrs. Carleton Washburne formerly Miss Heloise Chandler begins self supporting career with the company her husband works for, per prenup. Mrs Pat Campbell ill in London with slim chances of recovery. Robert A. Wellman, brother of arctic explorer, dies after falling in elevator shaft at St Joseph hotel. Attorney general Georges Cosson appears before Judge Woodruff in district court.
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T. J. McGrath
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Carleton Washburne
Heloise Chandler
Robert A. Wellman
Walter Wellman
St. Joseph (Mo
Georges Cosson
Towa
Woodruff
Cornell Biufte
Byne
Sismisa
Eminent Australian Mead visits Ames engineers at Iowa State
Elwood Mead of Melbourne visit to Iowa State College highlights Ames engineering legacy. He drew about £4,000 yearly from Australia and spoke to engineering students in a weeklong visit. Rumors involve ministerial moves for Boone Boone district, Ames pulpit shifts, and council court matters while state fairs and canning plants drive regional industry and employment.
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Iowa State College
Elwood Mead
Melbourne
Australia
Ames
Dominion of Australia
Mead
State Rivers and Water Supply Commission
Ingelfritz
Boone
Chariton
Thursson
Perry
Jay Kirkendchl
A. I. Golden
Marion Street
Winterset
Barr
Seymour
Indianola
George D. Crissman
E. C. Moore
California
Council Bluffs
United States Court
Mabray Swindle
Latter Day Saints
Magnolia
Tabernacle
R. C. Evans
Canada
G. H. Hilliard
Independence
Fred A. Smith
Lamont
Miller
Clarinda
Iowa
Bremer County
Logan
Thomas HB. Hauke
the &Rand
Clinton
Chickasaw County
Mount Pleasant
Benger
Burlington
Iowa Presses for State Publicity Bureau to Attract Population
Des Moines reports public pressure to create a state department of publicity, citing eight southern and western states' success with advertising bureaus. The move aims to attract immigrants and workers to Iowa's rich farms and strong agricultural colleges, addressing stagnation in population growth.
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Des Moines
State Department of Publicity
Iowa
House
Senate
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Taft
Hugene
Debs
Socialist Party
Cornell University
Berger- Crittenden Company
Milwaukee
Purdue
Ind
Russell Blair
Kansas City
Shenandoah
Brookline
Magss
Albert H. Woods
Woods
Ignace Semeniouk
Chicago
Lake Michigan
First National Bank
Grand River
Colt Manufacturing Company
Hartford
Conn
East 16Th Street
Cleveland
Pales
National League of Third and ‘Fourth Class
Postmasters
Richmond
Gta Oban
Darin
Reney
Louisville & Nashville
Pensacola
Pla
Flomaton
Ala
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Superior
Wis
Juan P. Didapp
New Orleans
Mexico
Charles F. Taft
H. Clay Pierce
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Harriman
Madero
Dias
Daisy Ulrich
Opte Grace
Atlanta
Eugene J. Grace
Philadelphia
Niagara Falls
New York Reservation Commission
Derne
Mediterranean Coast
Bengazi
London
Mary Havana
Maza
Hawkeye
State News
Frank K. Graber
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mbd Pleasant
Hedges
Harvard
Jaques
Huef- Ne
Mathematica
Northwestern University
Daugherty
Charles O'Shonessy
Department of Public Safety
Sioux City
Becker
Kansas
Nebraska
Gibson
Rock Island
Java City
F. S.batcer
Ottumwa
W. R. Daum
Albert Benton
Hastings
Red Oak
Presbyterian Church Just Issued
Mra
Minnie Ream Hoxie
Ream Hoxie
Twenty-Second
Twenty-Fourth
Iowa Infantry
Iowa City
Otis T. Hare
Quincy
Ill
Hare
Chicago, Peoria and Quincy Traction Company
Iowa Wesleyan
Mt. Pleasant
Wesleyan
Joseph Willis
Winfield
Henry County
Dallay County
Adel
Greene
Corning Fair
Iowa State ‘Teachers’ College
Oskaloosa Traction Company
Webster City
Publicity Bureau
Associated Charities
Ridge Camp
County Board of Supervisors
Wit
Greater Des. Moines
Sraem. Bly
Anderson
Claus Anderson
Montgomery County
W. Larson
Larson
Hayward
Cosson
State Board of Review
Paat
State Board of Control
Isaac Hillis
City Federation of Women's Clubs
Hills
Jucy M. Sickies
Industrial School For Girls
Mitchellville
Hamilton
Ft. Madison
States of the Union
York
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