Roosevelt Lands in Naples After Africa Safari Visit
Ex president Theodore Roosevelt spent hours in Naples amid cheering crowds and Italian honors. He met the duke and duchess of Aosta at Capodimonte, dined privately, then boarded the steamer Admiral for Mombasa. Emperors and ambassadors sent greetings as Roosevelt planned Rome visits.
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Roosevelt
Naples
Hamburg
Hotel Excelsior
Aosta
Capodimonte
Berlin
Rome
Vatican
Mr. Roosevelt
Griscom
Neapolitan
Duke
Heis
Victor Emmanuel
United States
Abruzzi
Turin
Africa
Museum
Bank Robber A Lincoln Man
The suspected ringleader Auriel Walla of Lincoln identified by Detective Malone as the bank robber known as Edward Gordon. Walla, tied to five robberies since last June, was sentenced to ten years at Anamosa. His wife and brother visited after Sheriff Harris left with the prisoner. A farmer and a shotgun incident are noted in the escape tale.
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Sidney, Ia
Edward Gordon
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Malone
Lincoln
Auriel Walla
Harris
Walla
Imogene Bank
Vaila
Mullens Must File New Bond in Iowa Extradition Case
Santa Fe New Mexico April 6 Judge John R McFie sustained objections to the second appeal bond of $10 000 filed by R G Mullens of New Mexico facing indictment in Corydon Iowa for obtaining 5000 under false pretenses in a irrigation project The court gave Mullens five days to file another bond He has been on bond since arrest while awaiting the US Supreme Court habeas corpus decision on extradition to Iowa
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Santa Fe
N. M
R. G. Mullens
New Mexico
Corydon
John R. McFie
Mullens
Supreme Court of the United States
Iowa
Life Term for Murderer Finley in Iowa Case
Montezuma Iowa April 5 Guilty of murder as charged and a life term in prison recommended was the verdict returned by the jury in the Case of Jesse Finley on trial here for a week charged with complicity in the murder of Thomas W Reed Reed an aged recluse lived two miles from Brooklyn He was murdered during the night of Jan 5 1995 Philip Martin a neighbor youth convicted of other crimes confessed to the murder and implicated Finley Most of the case rested on Martins testimony leading to Finley's conviction
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Finley
Montezuma
Jesse Finley
Thomas W. Reed
Reed
Brooklyn
Philip Martin
State Penitentiary
Martin
Crushed to Death in Railway Yard in Council Bluffs
John Johnson, a Union Pacific Railroad employee, was killed in the yards while unloading dump cars with a large crane. One car was raised and dropped about twenty five feet striking him. He had lived in Council Bluffs seventeen years and was unmarried.
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Council Bluffs
John Johnson
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Johnson
Maybray to Be Taken to Des Moines
Maybray the alleged leader of the swin die syndicate will be removed to Des Moines Iowa on order from United States Attorney General Wickersham. The move comes as District Attorney Whipple is in Washington in conference with the attorney general and may signal a shift in federal plans for handling the case.
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Maybray
Des Moines
Little Rock
United States
Wickersham
John C. Maybray
Ila
W. G. Whipple
Washingon
Iowa Pioneer Found Dead In Lehigh Hotel Room
W B Schoonover aged sixty was found in his room at the Delone hotel in Lehigh after drinking. A bottle of strychnine pills was found on his person but there is no clear indication of self harm. Schoonover was a prominent old settler and his wife lies ill at Webster City hospital.
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Iowa
Fort Dodge
W. B. Schoonover
Delone
Lehigh
Schoonover
Webster City
Mathews to Give Iowa University Baccalaureate Sermon
Chicagoan Dr Shailer Mathews of the University of Chicago will deliver the baccalaureate sermon before the University of Iowa graduating class this year. President George R MacLean secured his consent to speak by wire.
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Chicagoan
Iowa City
Shailer Mathews
University of Chiago
University of Iowa
George R. MacLean
Pastor McCord resigns from First Presbyterian of Marshalltown
Rev WW McCord a well known young minister from Iowa and pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Marshalltown surprised his congregation by announcing his resignation effective June 1 leaving his post on April 6.
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Marshalltown
WW. McCord
Iown
First Presbyterian Church
Kelley Succumbs to Injuries in Runaway Accident
Colfax Iowa April 5 James Kelley a well known farmer died from injuries suffered a week earlier when his foot became caught in buggy running gear and he was dragged for several blocks during a runaway accident.
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Kelley
Colfax
James Kelley
Banker Dies in His Nora Springs Office
C. A. Moody, president of the First National Bank and a leading Nora Springs businessman, died suddenly in his office. He leaves a wife.
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Nora Springs
C. A. Moody
First National Bank
Davenport Boy Run Down by Train on Viaduct
Eleven year old James E Slattery son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Slattery of Davenport Iowa was killed after being struck by a freight train on the Rock Island viaduct near Davenport April 5.
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Davenport
James E. Slattery
Thomas Slattery
Longwell bill defeated in Iowa House raises no salary increase
Des Moines reports the Lower House rejected the Longwell bill to raise legislators salaries from 550 to 1050 per session by 31 to 55 with 12 absent. Miller's chiropractic doctors recognition bill was tabled but his tax exemption for hospitals without osteopath access passed 55 to 28. Governor Carroll begins forming the new state board of education with three Democrats named for seats.
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Dewey
Capitol
Executive Council
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Miller
Hanson
House
Carroll
State Board of Education
Edward P. Shhoentgen
Council Bluffs
Thomas D. Foster
Ottumwa
D. D. Murphy
Rikader
State Capitol Commission
Foster
Morrill Packing Company
Murphy
Iowa
A. B. Funk
Capitol Commission
Moriarity Tries to End It All in Des Moines
Des Moines April 6. Frank Moriarity, a Hutchinson Grocery traveling salesman, faced ruin after misusing company funds and two marriages became public. His bigamy charge led to jail, where he set fire to his clothes and was saved by Chief Gallagher and deputy Mier, both badly burned and Moriarity hospitalized with severe burns.
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Des Moines
Frank Moriarity
Hutchinson Grocery Company
Ottumwa
Austrian Caught After Fight at Scandia Camp
One of two Austrians who fled after a battle at a Scandia mining camp is captured and jailed in Woodward Iowa. The prisoner is believed to have shot a fellow countryman named Bowlich, gravely wounded. The brawl arose over money matters during a drinking bout.
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Woodward
Scandia
Bowlich
Fort Dodge Mayor Receives Double Pay Increase
Fort Dodge council at a special meeting voted to double the mayor’s salary. The annual remuneration rises to $1,200 starting immediately.
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Fort Dodge
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Endorsement Testimonial
A Penacook New Hampshire reader touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for headaches and recommends them for relief without stomach upset. The letter notes family use and praises instant effects with a money back guarantee if no benefit.
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Dr. Miles
Notice to Contractors for Cement Sidewalks Ames 1909
Notice invites proposals for cement sidewalks ordered by Ames City Council. Sealed bids due April 20 1909 at 7 30 pm with 25 06 dollar certified check. Bids bond 1000 required, payment via assessment certificates at 6 percent, contractor to guarantee one year, city reserves right to reject.
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City of
Ames
Onondaga Street
Story Street
Improvement & c
City Oil
Cit
A. B. Maxwel
Saidity
When a Man Has Passed Forty and Skating
A maxim advises men over forty to avoid attempting to learn or master skating beyond their comfort. The saying cautions against overreaching youthfully in risky activities.
After Doing One Thing Well Not Often Wish for Other
An aphoristic remark notes that succeeding in one task does not usually create a desire to have pursued an alternative activity. It emphasizes focus and satisfaction with the chosen path.
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Tennessee Red
H. L. Munn Lumber Company
Bosworth Drug Store
Mutual Telephone
Ames, Iowa
Canier Bros. & Herman
Canier Brothers & Herman
Smith Premier Typewriter Co
5Th St
Lowa
Mombasa
Crane Bros
Imogene
Aurie Walia
News OF Iowa
Longwell
Meredith
Commerce Counsel
Railroad Committee
Gillilands
Byers
Friends of the Pill
Miner
I. L. Munn Lumber CO
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