Railroads warned on rate increases under Sherman law
Washington May 23 The Interstate Commerce Commission warns railroads they face Sherman anti trust penalties if they push a general rate increase. IC C official Judson Clement states the commission has no authority to approve or set rates and warns of possible legal consequences for carriers proceeding without hearings. He calls for public protection through just and reasonable rates and clarifies the commission cannot stop carrier increases pending investigation. He notes rumors of coordinated carrier action risk steep penalties and triple damages.
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Washington
Traffic Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Judson C. Clement
Clement
Commission
Supreme Court
Congress
Iowa Girl From Asylum To Altar
Mrs. Charles Burnitz formerly Miss Etta Maxwell, a Town University graduate, left Kankakee asylum by habeas corpus after Judge McEwen declared her sane and quickly wed Louis Glickman’s friend, her longtime sweetheart, 16 minutes later. She had earlier married for money in Cambridge, Iowa, and then faced family interference. She is 26, blonde, and her husband is 30.
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Chicago
Kankakee
McEwen
Charles Burnitz
Etta Maxwell
University of Town
Insane Asylum
Louis Glickman
Cambridge
Ada Petersen
Weather-heavy week retards farm work in Iowa
Des Moines May 21 report notes a warm cloudy week with above normal rainfall. Four to five days of showers, some heavy storms, delayed field work but corn planting 50 to 75 percent complete. Grass and small grains prospering. tree fruits damaged by frosts but berries look good. rye heading and early corn up in south.
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Des Moines
Aerial tragedy in Rio as Brazilian officer dies
In Rio de Janeiro a fatal balloon ascent ends when a gust snaps the guy ropes. Lieutenant Fonseca, recently returned from France with a military balloon, rises to 3000 feet before the craft collapses. He is crushed to death. officials suspect a faulty maneuver.
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Rio Janeiro
Fonseca
Leutenant
France
Negro Ravisher On Trial In Des Moines Court
Lamont Fredericks, a black man, stood trial in district court on robbery charges tied to an alleged assault on Mrs. Risser, a prominent society woman. Rumors of rape indictments hovered as the jury faced strong public sentiment. Mrs. Risser testified against him. Also, Will Guy, another Black man, was convicted of second degree murder for fatally shooting Charles Richardson. Sentencing for Guy was set for May 25.
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Des Moines
Girl Disappears in Iowa to Aid Lover on Grand Jury
Elizabeth Bryant, 19, fled to her room rather than testify against lover Quentin Dewitt before the grand jury. She escaped through an upstairs window, police seek her, and her parents fear suicide as authorities investigate the sudden disappearance in Des Moines.
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Yes Moines
Ney
Edigabeth Bryant
Quentin Dewitt
Gsleep
Des Moines Eyes Bid to Host Major Conference
Des Moines residents hope to land the Metheist conference for the city in four years. Dr BE T Hager, pastor, returned from Baltimore with a promise that the locating committee will visit Des Moines before final sites are chosen. O P Miller of Rockpids serves as secretary for the committee.
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Des Moines
Baltimore
BE. T. Hagermen
O. PB. Miller
Rock Pids
Wickham submits lone bid for city water works plant
Cornell Bluffs Ila May 21 E A Wickham presents the only bid for the proposed municipal water works plant totaling 631 535. The bid was referred for tabulation with no action taken.
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Cornell Bluffs
Ila
E. A. Wickham
Shot in the Eyes Leaves Iowa Youth Facing Blindness
Iowa City May 21 Frank Delano aged 18 was accidentally shot when a shotgun shell discharged into his face. Both eyes were pierced. he was hospitalized and may be permanently blinded.
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Iowa City
Frank Delano
Japan for Peace Progress and Plenty
Washington reports a Japanese diplomatic and financial push aimed at proving peace with the United States and restoring global confidence. Baron Sakatini and a delegation of Tokyo bankers seek to reassure lenders that Japan intends peaceful relations and will manage a forthcoming war loan refunding.
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Washington
Japan
United States
East
Tokio
Baron Sakatini
Ministry of Finance
Manchuria
ELOPING WIFE DESERTS SMALL CHILDREN
Marshalltown Iowa May 21 a sudden disappearance stirs the country around Lamoille as Mrs Herbert Bishop age 19 wife of a young farmer and Norman Rygmut age 21 Forest City farmhand vanish after leaving on Saturday afternoon with two small children left behind they were seen on the same train departing Lamoille.
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Marshalltown
Lamoille
Herbert Bishop
Armer
Norman Rygmut
Forest City
Bishop
Gunness Death Probe Sparks Death Threats to Officials
The Laporte Indiana grand jury begins work on the Mrs Belle Gunness mystery after 14 deaths at her farm. Prosecutor Smith receives a New York death threat to resign and drop the investigation. Chief of Police Cochrane also threatened. A new potential victim Abraham Phillips of Belington West Virginia vanished after moving to marry a wealthy widow.
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Abraham Phillips
Belington
W. Va
Laporte
West Virginia
Stanhope Doctor Feared Victim of Laporte Slayings
Stanhope Iowa doctors fear Dr Dresher a prominent local physician may be among the Gunness victims at the Laporte Indiana murder farm. He left six weeks ago for Indiana to marry a woman with whom he corresponded and has not been heard from since boarding a Stanhope train.
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Stanhope
Methodist Preacher Kills Wife in Suspected Mental Collapse
Fairmont West Virginia May 20 Rev A Coffman a prominent Methodist Episcopal minister killed his wife by slashing her throat after a revival ending yesterday. In a struggle he struck her with a poker then stabbed her. He surrendered to police saying he intended to kill his family and himself.
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Fairmont
W. Va
A. Coffman
Coffman
Pioneer jurist and Mason Judge Richman dies near Muscatine
Jude J. Scott Richman, Iowa’s oldest practicing lawyer by years of service, died at his home two miles north of Muscatine. Admitted to the bar in 1839, he helped form Iowa’s first constitution convention in 1846 and later served on the district bench until 1872 before returning to law. He was also a longtime Mason in Hawkeye state.
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Muscatine
Jude J. Scott Richman
Iowa
Sunda
Richman
Hawkeye
Bart Higgins Arrested Charged With Killing
Des Moines Indiana May 20 Bart Higgins who killed James Lally a one armed man at the Goldstone hotel yesterday surrendered to the fire department and is held on a manslaughter charge Lally is the son of a Balaklava battle survivor
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Des Moines
Bart Higgins
James Lally
Goldstone Hotel
Lally
Motorcycle Runaway Injures Mrs Arthur in Mason City
A May 20 runaway in Mason City involved Thomas Arthur his wife and two others. Mrs Arthur was badly hurt when a motorcycle caused the incident as a black team was cut by barbed wire.
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Mason City
Thomas Arthur
Arthur
Agnes Keating Dies From Fire Injuries at 16
Agnes Keating a 16 year old girl died at Methodist hospital after being found severely burned at St Catherine's home ten days earlier. She had told rescuers the blaze may have started from a curling iron but would not reveal whether the fire was self inflicted.
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Des Moines
Agnes Keating
St. Catherine’s
Methodist Hospital
Princeton Sociologist Walter Wyckoff Dies at Princeton
Walter Augustus Wyckoff assistant professor of political economy at Princeton died in Princeton New Jersey He sought outdoor life by working as a laborer traveling along the southern Great Lakes route to Chicago and then to the Pacific coast It took 18 months to complete the journey and he returned east with renewed health He later authored two books detailing his experiences and observations from the trip
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Princeton
N. J
Walter Augustus Wyckoff
Great Lakes
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Des Moines and Sioux City Air Line Incorporation
Des Moines and Sioux City Air Line filed articles to build an electric railway linking Des Moines with Sioux City via Lake City Storm Lake and Sac City. Authorized capital is $20,000. Officers include 8 M Elwood president M H Miller vice president and A Anderson secretary with directors J H LaGwee BasGu C Martin H Feige S M Elwood and M A Miller.
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Des Moines
Des Moines and
Sioux City Air Line Company
Hayward
Lake City
Storm Lake
Sac City
M. Elwood
M. H. Miller
A. ©. Anderson
W. N. Bailey
J. H. Lag Wee BasGu
Oe C. Martin
H. Feige
S. M. Elwood
M. A. Miller
Bold horse thief posed as minister in Iowa arrest
George Collins a 70 year old evangelist figure was arrested in Vinton Iowa last night charged with stealing three horses in November and fleeing to Minnesota. Officers found an eight gauge revolver two ladies watches keys a lantern and money on his clothing. Religious circles are shocked by his deception.
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Vinton
George Collins
Collins
Minnesota
Saloon Keeper Sues Federation Figures in Davenport
John McPartland, an enjoined liquor seller, filed a $50,000 suit in Davenport against 11 federation leaders including Rev. Blanche. He alleges they induced three boys to give false testimony to obtain an injunction against him.
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Davenport
Civic Federation
John McPartland
Rev
Blanche
McPartland
Woman shot in the face by careless hunter near Erskine
Mrs Ollie Thompson was struck in the face by a distant hunter while driving to town but was not seriously hurt. A surprise birthday party followed at Mrs Ole Larson’s home with several local ladies in attendance.
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Erskine
Ollie Thompson
Ole Larson
Mesdames Goodie
Phipps
Graybill
Hamilton
Wolfe
Thompson
Ansderson
Kestersen
Fire destroys Moorhead homestead. boy suspected in blaze
A house owned by Edward C. Outhouse on Mrs. Sarah Thompson’s farm near Moorhead was burned out yesterday afternoon. The 56 year old son Isaac and his younger brother reportedly left the field before the mother and are tied to the fire. The upper floors were engulfed about half an hour after the start with most goods saved. Insurance covered the house lightly.
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Moorhead
Edward C. Outhouse
Sarah Thompson
Isaac
Athletes to Compete in Vatican Gardens Jubilee Sports
Rome May 19 Athletes will headline the Roman Catholic Church golden jubilee celebration for priesthood with athletic events in the Vatican gardens. A committee will draft a program inviting amateur athletes worldwide to participate in the first modern sports disturbance of the Vatican precincts since ancient Caligulan times.
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Rome
Pope
Vatican Gardens
Japan Fails to Keep Promise on Labor Emigration
Washington reports that despite a prior agreement Japan pledged to stop laborer emigration to the United States, the flow remains large. A strong remonstrance from the President is noted while the State Department declines comment and official circles regret the continued outflow.
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Washington
United States
Japan
State Department
Lesson in dog fights ends badly for onlooker
In Afton Iowa on May 20 Fred Ritter tried to break up two bulldogs fighting. The dogs attacked him biting and gnawing his face before bystanders pulled them away. Ritter remained in bed several days with nervous prostration.
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Afton
Fred Ritter
Ritter
Pittsburg Aids Allegheny National Bank in Trouble
Following a 34 meeting of bank directors and city financial leaders, a plan to raise a half million dollars in cash was agreed to reassure depositors and the public of the bank’s solvency. A reorganization of its management was also decided.
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Mittsburg
Allegheny National Bank
Methodists Propose Merger Of Churches
Baltimore May 49 The general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church adopted a resolution inviting the Methodist Protestant Church to reunite in fellowship and confer on a closer union with the Episcopal Church plan.
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Baltimore
General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Spared
Methodist Protestant Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Des Moines Vigilance Committee Forms Over Rape Case
In Des Moines on May 18 Frank Brown the man accused of raping Mrs. Mary Mann was linked to the crime by a street car conductor who saw him fleeing from the south side of the bridge. A vigilance committee of about 60 men met secretly and ordered two bloodhounds and five plainclothes officers per precinct. The grand jury began investigating Brown and Frederick with a trial for Frederick set for next Thursday.
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Des Moines
Frank Brown
Mary Mann
Hamery
Brown
Frederick
Murderer of Mabel Scofield seeks Supreme Court rehearing
Des Moines May 18 attorneys for Charlie Thomas convicted of the murder of Mabel Scofield have pared a petition asking the United States supreme court for a rehearing due to newly discovered evidence. This is the last step possible except a pardon or parole.
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Des Moines
Charlie Thomas
Mabel Scofield
United States Supreme Court
Hoover distillery warehouse burns in Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa Iowa May 18 Warehouse No 1 of Hoover s distillery the states first of its kind caught fire this morning. Two thousand six hundred barrels of whisky in bond went up in flames with a loss of about 120000 and 65000 insured.
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Oskaloosa
Hoover's Distillery
Iowa
Court settles damage suit over train ticket in Boone
Edward Burgess sued Northwestern for 36 000 dollars after being ejected from a train despite presenting a ticket. The case spanned nine counts but was dismissed after Judge Wright refused to send it to a jury and Burgess accepted 80 cents as the ticket price.
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Boone
Edward Bur
Northwestern
Newton
Burgess
Wright
Humboldt Cyclone Destroys Livermore Tile Factory
Reports say a small cyclone hit north Humboldt county yesterday near Fort Dodge, leveling the Livermore tile factory and damaging several farm buildings. No injuries reported.
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Humboldt Cyclone Controys Tile Factory
Fort Dodge
North Hum
Livermore
Iowa cities well cared for in omnibus bill
The omnibus public buildings bill proposes 26.963 million dollars for new contracts and 2.165 million for continuing old ones, totaling 23.128 million, sent to the House. It notes Iowa sites like Council Bluffs with 65 thousand and Davenport 40 thousand in expanded projects, plus several other city and regional allocations.
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Washington
House
Committee On
Bartholdt
Council Bluffs
Cleveland
Ohio
Davenport
Fort Dodge
Sioux Falls
8. D
Hrege
Neb
North Platte
Ottumwa
Novice Pinks Old Hand In A Duel In Paris
In Paris on May 18 a serious duel occurred between Ravenes a left handed novice swordsman and Villette a veteran with 15 duels. Ravenes wounded Villette in the lung, Villette hospitalized with doubtful recovery. Both men are well connected in the Parisian sword world.
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Paris
Ravenes
Villette
Arrow
Sabreur Kiikhoffer
Seven Die In Katy Wreck Near Muskogee
A Missouri Kansas & Texas passenger train collided head on with a freight south of Muskogee Oklahoma at noon injuring several and killing six or seven people as cars caught fire. Authorities report the wreck occurred about a mile east of the city on the Katy line.
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Muskogee
Okla
Battey Denies Altering Records In Court Fight
Battey the district court clerk testified in a suit brought by county attorney Hess to remove him from office over alleged fee misaccounting and record alterations. He admitted keeping fees for complete records but claimed entitlement and denied knowledge of any changes.
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Battey
Council Bluffa
H. Y Battey
District Court
J. J. Hess
Neere
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