General Miles Under Suspicion In War Department Leak
Washington June 7 General Miles faces suspicion of leaking war department papers used to charge Lieutenant Arnold with cruelty. The inquiry targets four bureaus and includes Secretary Root and Senator Culbertson. Officials deny department leaks and a Republican majority pushes to protect Root's disclosure while Democrats demand access to all files.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Miles
War Department
Cullieon
Senate
Root
Adjutant General's Office
Secretary of War
Sanger
Corbin
Davis
Senator Culbertson
Culbertson
Senator Beveridge
Beveridge
Texas
Army
Department
Arnold
Philippine Committee
West Virginia coal strikes widen amid violence in Crane Creek
In Keystone West Virginia James Dewees a bank boss was shot dead near Crane Creek as twenty or more non union Italian miners marched toward the pit. In Wheeling the United Mine Workers strike expands with several thousand more miners out, affecting railways and river traffic. Wilkesbarre reports no change in the anthracite strike as violence flares locally and attention turns to the West Virginia soft coal action led by President Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone
W. Va
Crane Creek
James Dewees
Wheeling
United Mine Workers’ of America
West Virginia
Norfolk & Western
Baltimore & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio
Wilkesbarre
I.a
Mitchell
Iowa City News Roundup Includes Fire Losses And Trials
The report covers a series of incidents from Iowa including a fatal shooting in Kansas City linked to Frank Robinson of Nevada and a youth death in Dubuque from appendicitis. It notes strikes at a Dubuque button factory, fires in Baum’s drug store and Farnhamville, a missing funds case at Council Bluffs, a boy wounded by a carpenter, and a manslaughter verdict in Keokuk. It also mentions rail crossing disputes near Oskaloosa and a Des Moines district court sentence for highway robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Robinson
Nevada
Kansas City
Potter's Field
John Schaarts
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Baum
Center Junction
Aum’s
James C. Smith
O. Watson
Farnhamville
C. B. Rhinehart
H. J. Cook
L. Lothlan
Council Bluffs
Guthrie Center
Marshalltown
Herbert Warren
Murray
F. L. Andrews
Cal. C. Beird
Keokuk
Dundley
Navoo
Ill
Beird
Mississippi River
Iowa
Ninth
Main Streets
Dundey
Rock Island
Iowa Central
Terry
Th Tral
Oskaloosa
Tracey
Des Moines-Burlington
Des Moines
Sonny Brafford
Ft. Madison
Prouty
Brafford
J. M. Cassidy
Chicago
Cousins
Farmland thrillers and legal clashes span Iowa news
Earl Garman pleads guilty to attempted murder and gets five years in Fort Madison. A Clinton wholesale robbery nets goods valued at 8000 dollars after a skeleton key entry. Judge Shiras crafts a bankruptcy precedent in Green case. Hydrophobia fears in Ellsworth rise after bites. police liability ruling favors Des Moines. Sioux City beeves fetch 7.15 dollars per hundredweight as rail merger reshapes lines with Rock Island absorbing Burlington Northern Iowa division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Garman
L. M. Garman
Glenwood
Thornell
Fort Madison
Allen Grossman
Clinton
Shiras
Federal Court
Dubuque
Wm. C. Green
Hossack
Indianola
Anamosa
Supreme Court
DaShield
Lurber
Jackson Park
Chicago
Arthur D. James
James
Philippines
Denison
Iowa
Garden Grove
Duff
Clark
Cark
Ellsworth
Fort Dodge
Pasteur Hospital
John Olsen
Pasteur Institute
George Pearson
H. Severson
Andrew Igon
Des Moines
William H. Bremner
Mr. Bremner
Supreme Court of Iowa
Caldwell
Boone
J. Adams
James M. Brenton
Fred A. Brackett
W. T. Maitland
McClurg
Valley Junction
Charles Davis
Porter
Seventeenth and Crocker Streets
August Becker
Sioux City
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad
Rock Island
Iowa Division
Ives
Commissioners Selected for Capital and Lookout Mountain
Gov Cummins named two commissions in Des Moines on Saturday. The Capitol Improvement Commission includes Abraham Funk, Charles A Cumming, and Edward Schoentgen, to oversee capitol completion and repairs. The Lookout Mountain Commission names John Alexander Young, Joseph D Fagen, Alexander Miller, Mahlon Head, Alonzo Abernathy, and others to supervise expenditures for monuments to Iowa soldiers starting with preliminary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Cummins
Capitol Improvement Commission
Lookout Mountain Monument Commission
Abraham B. Funk
Spirit Lake
Charles A Cumming
Edward P. Schoentgen
Council Bluffs
General Assembly
Schoentgen
Funk
Iowa
Cumming
John Alexander Young
Washington
Joseph D. Fagen
Clinton
Alexander J. Miller
Ord
Representative Mahlon
Jefferson
Col
Alonzo Abernathy
Osage
Thomas C. Alexander
Oakland
Solomon D. Humbert
Cedar Falls
Samuel H. Watkins
Libertyville
F. P. Spencer
Randolph
Elias B. Bascom
Wan
Elliott Frazier
Morning UN
Lookout Mountain Commission
Governor Chamberlain Wins Oregon Governorship
Portland reports nearly complete returns show Democrat Chamberlain with about 751 vote lead in the Oregon governor race as five small counties remain unsettled. Final results likely won’t alter the outcome materially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Portland
Ore
Chamberlian
Balliet Found Guilty in Mail Fraud Case Over White Swan Mine
Des Moines June 6 Balliet convicted of using the United States mails to defraud in promotion of the White Swan gold mine. Jury returned verdict after a brief deliberation. Extreme penalty eighteen months in prison and $500 fine. Motion for a new trial due by June 26. Sentencing later. Balliet at large on bond pending ruling. Des Moines June 7 Balliet to lose mail rights via fraud order upon return to San Francisco. Separate mortgage dispute over National Life Insurance policy involving Muller case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Lerson Bal- Het
United States
White Swan
Charles Bishop
Emmett Callahan
Baker City
Oregon
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
United States Supreme Court
Balliet
Letson Balliet
San Francisco
Washington
Department
Fort Dodge Woman Divorced Changes Name to Dunsmore
Mrs. George Curl of Fort Dodge is divorced after a suit by James W. Kirk of Chicago for the alienation of affection. She reverts to her pre marriage name Miss Lulu Dunsmore and is free to sign as such. The case involved $50,000 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curl
Fort Dodge
George Curl
James Wu. Kirk
Chicago
Lulu Dunsmore
Keyhoe Named Boat Inspector for Ottumwa District
Governor Cummins appoints D. P. Keyhoe of Ottumwa as boat inspector for the district. Keyhoe is president of the Union Ironworks in Ottumwa. Other inspectors have already been appointed. Archbishop John Ireland, 64, is mentioned as a candidate for the New York archbishopric. he was born in Ireland, educated in St Paul, studied theology in France, ordained in 1861, bishop in 1875, and later archbishop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins
D. P. Keyhoe
Ottumwa
Keyhoe
Union Ironworks
John Ireland
St. Paul
New York
Ireland
America
St Paul
France
Mgr
Supreme Court awards $7500 to Downs estate in Edison case
Des Moines report: Edison Light Co must pay Charlies Downs estate 7500 for death of a lineman electrocuted while repairing a joint pole with Mutual and street railway. Jury had 15000. judge offered option of new trial or settlement. estate took 7500. Edison appeals fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Edison Light Company
Charlies Downs
Mutual Telephone Company
Downs
Street
Mutual
Edison Companies
Edison
Edison Company
Holmes
State board awards tobacco supply contracts to Amana and Sprague-Warner
The state board of control awarded contracts totaling about $1,100 for institutional tobacco. The Amana Society of South Amana won the Spear Head chewing tobacco contract and Sprague-Warner Co. of Chicago won the smoking tobacco contract. Quantities include 2,800 pounds chewing and 600 pounds smoking. The board failed to curb the tobacco habit, deeming it subversive of discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Control
Amana Society
South Amana
Spear Head Chewing
Sprague-Warner Company of
Chicago
Blankets sale funds Tama Indians residue sale proceeds
The state treasurer received 228 from Dr. A M Linn president of the state board of health. The funds come from selling the residue of blankets bought with the 7000 general appropriation for Tama Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Linn
State Board of Health
Superintendent seeks bids for state adopted school library books
Superintendent Barrett invites firms to bid on supplying about 500 books adopted by state education examiners to supplement the existing library list. Proposals are due by June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrett
State Board of Educational Examiners
Northwestern seeks title to Sac county lands near Wal Lake
The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad through F H Rez er of Denver sues to secure title to about 60 000 worth of lands in Sac county. The grant stems from a Cedar Rapids Missouri River railroad aid, with swamp land act provisions intended for county school funds. The case hinges on swamp land status and prior claims.
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Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company
F. H. Rezer
Denver
Sac County
Howard
Government Land Office
Cedar Rapids & Missouri River Railroad
Northwestern
Cedar Rapids
American Emigrant Company
Northwestern Road
Wal} Lake
Pineapple Juice Therapy and Marconi Grams
A quirky 1900s note cites pineapple juice as throat lubricant and links cone shaped fruits to bronchial health. It recounts Robert Williams recovering from consumption after moving to Arizona, with diet changes and milk rituals. It adds a coinage, marconi grams, for wireless telegraphs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Robert Williams
Speediest telegrapher and wheat cake champion noted
The piece highlights Harry V. Emanuel of Philadelphia as the fastest telegrapher after a test in Atlanta at the Kimball house, sending fifty and a half ten four messages in thirty minutes, breaking his own record by six. It also mentions Morris Flynn of Harmonyville as the wheat cake champion among twenty-five contestants, with prize totals of $5, 91 and 59.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry V. Emanuel
Madelphia
Atla
Kimball House
Morris Flynn
Harmonyvil
Catie
Starch Brand Promises Superior Cold Water Blend
A grocer notes Defiance Starch is out of stock and boasts 1 oz sachets at a higher price, claiming superior quality and better boxing against moisture. The message promotes Defiance Starch as the preferred choice over other brands.
Pessimist Reflects On People And Self View
The saying suggests a pessimist views others through the lens of their own mistrust. It implies self awareness of personal flaws mirrored in how they perceive others.
Allgrowers Promotes DONT & POL CLOTHES Bleaching Blue
Short ad notes Russ Bleaching Blue product from Allgrowers at 10c per package. It urges using the product to keep fabrics white and clean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allgrowers
Man Felt Queer Handling Counterfeit Money
A man refused to handle counterfeit currency, claiming the task made him feel queer and unwell, prompting concerns about his ability to work with such notes.
Low Summer Excursion Rates to Paul and Minneapolis
The Iowa Central Railway placed tickets on sale to St Paul and Minneapolis Minnesota resorts at low summer rates with return by October 31. The Minnesota resorts offer health and recreation benefits and fishing is highlighted. Contact Iowa Central agents for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Minneapolis
Iowa Central Railway
St. Paul
Minnesota
Iowa Central
Salesmen Wanted for Standard Sto Food Agencies
Sanborn Company of Omaha Nebraska seeks male salesmen over 30 to market Standard Sto Food to farmers. Full time position with high standing, business ability, and knowledge of livestock preferred. Bonded, exceptional inducements offered. Send for application blank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond
Sanborn Company
Omaha
Wise Man Best Friend and Enemy Cited
A proverb-like statement notes a wise man as his own best friend and his worst enemy, reflecting on internal conflicts and self-discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anq
Untitled fragment on starch and beer pricing
A fragmented text notes Defiance Starch and beer costs with mentions of reprocessing and pricing at a higher rate. Distinct readable items include a reference to Defiance Starch and shifts in price.
One Fare for the Round Trip Via Grand Trunk System
Advertises railroad fare offers with limited dates. Chicago to Boston July 2 to 14 and Chicago to Portland July 5 to 9, plus Chicago to Providence July 7 to 9. Destinations, fares, and sale dates noted. contact Geo. W. Vaux, A. G. & T. A., 135 Adams St. Chicago for timetable details.
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Gran
Cago
Boston
Chicago
Portlande
Gr Trunk
R. L
Adams St
Sealskin Sack Not Always Warming the Heart
A brief note suggests that sealskin sacks may not reliably warm the recipient, hinting at practical limits of traditional warm clothing in cold conditions.
Poultry Item Ad Promotes Job with Expenses
An employment notice offers 820 a week plus expenses to men with a rig to introduce a poultry product. The Javelle Manufacturing Company of Parsons Department D is the advertiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Javelle Mfg Co
Parsons
Love Doesn't Laugh At The Auto Repair Smiff
A quirky remark about affection and work ethic features a smiff who repairs automobiles, implying loyalty and humor in a lighthearted, old fashioned tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Love
Smiff
Defiant claims on teething syrup and starch value
An old advertisement fragment praises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and wind colic while touting Defiance Starch as unmatched in quality. The brief note urges saving money by buying these goods and promotes cultivating friendships with good people.
Cure and cough relief ad from 1900
A vintage ad extols Bromo Quinine and Piso’s Cure as throat and lung remedies. It features a testimonial from Wm. O. Endsley of Vanburen dated February 10, 1900, praising the products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piso
Wm. O. Endsley
Vanburen
Ball's Catarrh Cure and Various Oddities
An assortment of old advertisements mentions Ball's Catarrh Cure with a price of 75, Ross Bleaching Blue, and a Dr Kiine nerve tonic offering a free trial. It also notes a Philadelphia address for Kiang Ltd and various claims about starch brands and dealer prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiine
FP. H. Kiang, Ltd
Philadelphia
Camping and Colorado travel guide from Rock Island Route
John Sebastian announces a free booklet Under the Turquoise Sky describing Colorado travel and camping details. Information on Colorado hotels and boarding houses offered with cheap summer rates. request via postal card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
John Sebastian
P. A
Great Rock Island
Chicago
Rockies
Cole
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the News
Capitol and
Lookout Mountain
A. HA. McVey
Muller
National Life Insurance Company of Minnesota
Federal Life Insurance Company
Federal
Ae National
National
Mules Enn Rator
Penebraska
Lincoln
Jonah
Daggerel
Puppy Hood
Ball
Price
Ross
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