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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1904
Page
2
Multiple Disasters and Death Toll Rising Worldwide
The report lists numerous tragedies and investigations, including the General Slocum disaster with 734 bodies recovered and 300 missing, fires, drownings, and fatal accidents across New York, Illinois, Michigan, and other states. It notes arrests, political mentions, and ongoing inquiries into maritime and mining incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Krantz
Brooklyn Bridge
Krantz
Charlies H. Netcher
Boston
Chicago
John T. Sullivan
New York
Cleveland
J. Soule Smith
United
Colorado
Republic
Court of Appeals
Frankfort
James B. Howard
William Goebel
L. Z. Leiter
Roosevelt
Atlanta
Ora Bradley
New Haven
Conn
W. J. Bryan
Bennett Will
Portland
Victor
Col
Bell
Busines
Macomb City
Miss
Ernest Payne
Mabel Bonaker
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Niagara River
Payne
Tremont House
Quincy
Elizabeth Welch
Jefferson School
Mary Welch
Jackson School
W. E E. Reid Company
St. Louis
Ludington
Mich
Reimer Smith
Ilinois
Michigan
Indiana
Wisconsin
Democratic C R Thomas Nominated in Third NC District
At Goldsboro North Carolina C R Thomas was unanimously nominated for congress by the Third North Carolina congressional district democratic convention. The piece details Republican National Convention events in Chicago and Oyster Bay, with Roosevelt and Fairbanks nominated by acclamation and various committee actions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsboro
N. C
C. R. Thomas
North Carolina
Coliseum
Chicago
Payne
Elihu Root
Parker
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Cannon
Charles W. Fairbanks
New York
Indianapolis
George B. Cortelyou
Commerce and Labor
National Republican Committee
Republican National Convention
Theodore Roosevelt
Indiana
Russian and Japanese war updates flash across struggle
News briefs record Russian losses at Hai cheng and Vafangon with estimates from 4000 to 6590 plus new reports on Port Arthur battles. Haicheng and Kaichow fights, Liaoyang troop movements, and naval actions near Port Arthur are noted, along with political and domestic items from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vladivostok
Haicheng
Liaoyang
Vafangon
Hector Fuller
Port Arthur
Perdicaris
Varney
St. Petersburg
Kaichow
Liaoyane
Moravia
Hungary
War Office
Hay
Chadwick
Gummore
Tangier
Raisuli
Angelsey Castle
England
Marquis of
Anglesey
Oku
Nodzu
Kaiping
Western Union Loses Suit in Fort Dodge Trial
Western Union Telegraph Company loses a Fort Dodge case to Shriver Brothers of Britt over 10080 dollars. The suit, involving liability for messages received by telephone, is its second trial after previous appeals and a 1904 reversal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
Western Union Telegraph Company
Fort Dodge
Shriver Brothers
Britt
Telegraph Company
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Paul
Shiras
Bulls Ditching Inland Pond Reveals Drained Land
At Bird pond in Hardin county near Macy a herd of 48 bulls pulls a six foot plow to drain a long submerged quarter section. Owner Theo Wilson aims to make the land tillable, with similar ponds in Franklin county slated for drainage by the same powerful team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bird Pond
Hardin County
Macy
Iowa
Theo. Wilson
Franklin County
Iowa Day at the World’s Fair Draws Big Iowa Crowd
Iowa Day drew large crowds as residents visited the fair in throngs. Liberal railroad rate ads boosted attendance, second only to Missouri Day. A military parade formed at the Iowa estate pavilion and marched to the cascades terrace. The monument for Isaac 8. Taylor, a festival director, was presented and accepted by Commissioner Leroy A. Palmer of Mount Pleasant, Iowa. The parade reformed and returned to the state pavilion for the formal program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Missouri
Iowa Estate
Cascades
Isaac 8. Taylor
Leroy A. Palmer
Mount Pleasant
Right of Way Secured for New Railway Line
Warden W A Hunter and State Auditor Carroll met in Anamosa with Chicago Anamosa Northern railway officers to secure the state land right of way for the proposed route. A force is grading the tract and the road will be pushed to completion. Supervisor Matthiessen attended to promote a new county highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Hunter
Carroll
Anamosa
Chicago, Anamosa & Northern Railway
Matthiessen
Former Mayor Indicted in Davenport Embezzlement Case
Ex Mayor 8 F Smith of Davenport, son of the author of My Country Tis of Thee, was arrested on four indictments for embezzling a total of 65000. Shortage across funds he served as trustee is put at 100000 to 150000. He posted 3000 bond per case, 12000 total. His confession caused a sensation and he was prominent in Iowa politics, church and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Smith
Davenport
Smith
Half His Life in Jail: Johnson Freed Then Re-Arrested
Frank Johnson alias Frank Ryan just finished a five year term in Anamosa for horse stealing. Upon release he was arrested by Albert Lea sheriff and taken to answer a similar charge in that city with a Stillwater term possible. Johnson’s 45 years include 25 spent in penitentiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Johnson
Frank Ryan
Anamosa
Albert Lea
Minn
Stillwater
Johnson
Farmer Samuel Bowen Killed by Dynamite Blast
Samuel Bowen a respected farmer near Delta died instantly when a dynamite blast exploded as he examined a stump. The 50-year-old husband and father left a family behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Bowen
Delta
Old Murder Mystery Solved Near Muscatine
Two year old murder mystery of Mr. and Mrs. John Tumans near Muscatine appears solved. Identified slayer is Daniel Williams, a condemned murderer awaiting hanging for a separate Oregon murder. Confirmation came from Dulles, Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tumans
Muscatine
Dulles
Ore
Daniel Williams
Oregon
Tumans
Mills county embezzlement case ends with arrest
After a pursuit of over 1000 miles spanning three weeks Sheriff Morgen of Mills county arrests Clayton Potter clerk on embezzlement charges involving 8000 dollars of county funds. Also in Des Moines Neala team breaks hose race world record while George Gallup of Tonica dies after a brutal attack near West Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgen
Mills County
Clayton
Potter
Des Moines
Neala
Iowa City
George Gallup
Tonica
Iowa
West Liberty
Gallup
Early 20th Century Peruna Testimonial From Mary Burns
Miss Mary Burns of Halifax North Carolina reports long standing indigestion and stomach trouble improved after using Peruna. She states after three months she recovered her health and strength, noting other remedies and dieting failed. Her account endorses Peruna as very effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Burns
Spring Garden Road
Halifax
N. C
How to Combat the Nervous Low Mood in Warm Weather
Dr Hartman promotes Peruna to ease nervousness in women linked to anemia and poor digestion. He cites Miss Blanche Grey of Memphis praising Peruna for restoring strength and health. The ad stresses Peruna contains no narcotics and aids catarrh by treating root digestive causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartman
Blanche Grey
Memphis Tenn
Alabama Street
Miss Blanchery
Peruna
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Agricultural Department
Wiley
Shawneetown
Eagle Valley
Nev
Lima
Seth Ellis
Union Reform
National and
Ohio Granges
Waynesville
Emil L. Johnson
Cripple Creek
Denver
Kondratsviteh
Wafunko
Kaichou
Teruel
Spain
Jiloca
Kuropatkin
Hayti
Port Au Prince
Pedicaris
Varley
Grover Cleveland
Fairbanks
Clement Scott
London
Nelson A. Miles
Prohibition Party
Milwaukee
Abor
Admiral Ohtomsky
Kuroki
Leavenworth
Kan
Henry B. Brown
United States Supreme Court
Josephine Bunting Tyler
Crosswicks
Trenton
N. J
Tampico
Charles Funkhouser
Homer
Rantoul
Ill
Starling Dunham
John Wilson
Eupora
Wilson
General Slocum
Kaichau
Federal
International Congress of the Salvation Army
Albert Hall
Taft
Canal
Panama
Houston
Tex
Navy
Moody
Knox
Paul Morton
Victor H. Metcalf
California
Cortelyou
Commerce
Togo
Iowa State News
Rosebud Indian Reservation Open
Chamberlain
LL. D
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Chamberlain and
Yankton
Geddes, Platte, Chamberlain and
Rosebud Reservation
F. A. Miller
Tottana
Sterling Remedy Co
New
Katy Fair
Liv
Texas
Katy Flyer
Southern Foundry CO
Owensboro
Kentucky
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