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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
2
Representative Harrison Named Governor General of the Philippines
Representative Francis Burton Harrison of New York has been selected for governor general of the Philippines. Other items note a tariff dispute over free sugar in 1916, and a Bristow amendment on the sugar schedule. The Bristow plan to abolish the Dutch standard sugar test was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Burton Harrison
New York
The
Philippines
Bristow
Mason sues railroad for damages after Dedham accident
Stephen Mason files a $25,000 suit in Des Moines against the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul railroad claiming severe injuries from a gasoline car that struck him as he tried to rescue William Roberts at Dedham Iowa. The two fell into a ravine twenty feet deep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Mason
Des Moines
Chicago, Milwaukee &St. Paul
Dedham
William Roberts
Mason
Roberts
Company C
Twenty-ninth Iowa Infantry
J. T. Case
Logan
Magnolia
B. F. Roberts
Ames
Ike Bedsail
John Read
Dunlap
John van Arsdale
Northbend
Neb
James Owens
A. Beadle
Woodbine
F. T. Hill
Beebeetown
Tony Tyler
Mason City
Hampton
Iowa
Buttermakers’ and Dairymen’s Association
New Hampton
C. H. Nelson
Waverly
Nelson
Sidney Pitt
Persia
Anna Stuart
Mondamin
B. Kibler
A. M. Furando
I. D. Gamet
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo, Cedar Falls and
Northern Road
Urbana
Henry Sternweis
Dubuque
Illinois Central Railroad
Merrill
J. W. Cooper
Rock Island Railroad
Marble Rock
Hans Christensen
Elkhorn
Sioux City
Ottumwa
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Maquoketa
Waterloo
Clyde Ennis
Martin L. Middleton
Minerva
Southwestern Iowa Medical Society
Crest
FE. R. Beemer
Various World News Items Mentioned From 1912 Era
Production of silver in Montana reached 12.7 million ounces in 1912 valued at 7.83 million dollars, while 1911 output is cited. Silk mill strike costs Paterson about 10 million dollars, not counting adverse advertising. Benton McMillan departs New York for Peru to become US minister. Buffalo Bill sues Pawnee Bill for fraud in the Buffalo Bill show. Kansas stockmen seek tariff relief on Argentine corn due to drought. Italian immigrants’ eating patterns linked to macaroni finances of a Chicago company. London maintains order with 17,000 policemen and 10,000 soldiers in a city of 4.6 million. Gunfire hits near Romanian royalty. no injuries. An airship tow near Aldershot demonstrates towing method. No Chinese in Panama has registered. consul general Yang Ken to be exequated over miscommunication. Emperor Francis Joseph marks 83rd birthday at Ischl amid celebrations. Hungarian premier Tisza duels swords with Marquis Pallavicni over libel case witnesses.
Blackmail scheme ends in arrests of extortion group
William McArtor, Oscar Cunningham, H C McArtor, and Matt Adair were arrested after a planned meeting with Frank Rosenkrans. The men allegedly extorted money over bribery and false testimony, with notes and cash totaling several thousand dollars seized when police intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosenkrans
MccArtor
McArtor
William McArtor
Ice Man Death Suspected as Davenport Fraud Case Develops
W. C. Claussen, owner of a defendant firm in a wholesale short weight fraud scheme, is missing and believed to have drowned himself in the Mississippi River after vowing to avoid a $62.10 fine. He was last seen walking toward the river and had earlier refused jail time to work off the penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Tce
W. C. Claussen
Mississippi River
Claussen
Price of Potatoes Doubled in Des Moines
Des Moines mayor reveals a potato price surge from 58 cents at farm to 1.20 dollars at retail. Minnesota growers seek city purchase and sale options as freight and transfer costs push consumer prices up over 100 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Hanna
Minnesota
F. O. B. Des Moines
Major Motorcycle Meet Promises Wide Illinois and Iowa Entries
One of the fastest state motorcycle meets is set for September 4 in Iowa City with entries from outside the city including H. P. Yonkers state champion from Waterloo Leo Blom Cedar Rapids Ed Meisel Cedar Rapids C A Cavanaugh Des Moines P Miller Des Moines E E Machamer Fulton Illinois Billie Dorr Sioux City Guy Campbell Waterloo and Elmer Dietz Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
H. P. Yonkers
Waterloo
Leo Blom
Cedar Rapids
Ed. Meisel
C. A. Cavanaugh
Des Moines
P. Miller
E. E. Machamer
Fulton, Ill
Billie Dorr
Sioux City
Guy Campbell
Elmer Dietz
Ice Men Found Guilty in Short Weight Ruling
Davenport cries out as Tri City Plate Ice company is found guilty of short weight on four counts. Justice W R Maines fines $100 and costs per count totaling $450. The case highlights local enforcement against underweighing ice deliveries and sets a precedent for seller accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Tri-City Plate Ice Company
W. R. Maines
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Electric Light Company
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Burlington
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Panama
Yang Ken
Francis Joseph
Ischi
Stephen Tisza
Pallavicni
Ice Man
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