Senator Heney Seeks Links in Hall Mays Case and W Fulton
In Portland Oregon F. J. Heney the prosecutor pursued ties between United States Senator Fulton and the Hall Mays conspiracy. Prosecutors say Fulton pressured Hall to swap criminal charges for civil action against Butte Creek Live Stock and Lumber Co. They allege Fulton wrote about the arrangement, a letter not in government possession, and Steiner testified Fulton sought all related correspondence.
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Hall-Mays
Portland
Ore
F. J. Heney
United States
W. W. Steiner
Co. W Fulton
Fulton
John Hall
Hall
Butte Creek
Tall
Steiner
City Hall Fire Destroys Portland Maine Center
A massive blaze in Portland Maine destroyed city hall and county offices including courts and police facilities. Loss tops a million dollars, with many records lost in the deed registry. Remarkably no fatalities among 700 attendees at a Knights of Pythias event nearby.
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Portland
Department of Police
Maine
War in Mining Town Prompts Police Quell
Officers from Marion Illinois rushed to Bush Illinois after Italian and American residents clashed following a quarrel between a mine superintendent and an Italian worker. Reported 100 shots fired Thursday night with threats of arresting rioters. No injuries reported but tension looms if Italians do not leave.
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Marion
Ltation
Bush
Matian
Engineer crashes through mob killing six in Trans-Caucasia
In Baku a locomotive accident led to a mob of workers surrounding the engine. The engineer, fleeing the crowd, opened the throttle and sped through. Six men were killed and many others wounded in the ensuing chaos.
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Baku
Trans-Caucasia
King Alfonso Escapes After Wild Boar Attack
King Alfonso faced a close brush with death while hunting near Madrid on Friday. A wild boar charged the king, who fired and killed the animal, then approached the carcass as it suddenly sprang up and charged again.
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Alfonso
Madrid
Rebbers Seize Port de Baix Town in Haitian Revolt
Rebels occupy Port de Baix about 35 miles west of Cap Haitien. Charles Mot, an American consular remover, acted at Sp. Mayvie and has been dismissed from office by the American legation for alleged complicity with the rebels.
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Rebbers
Port de Baix
Cape Haytien
Charles Mot
Sp. Mayvie
Unclaimed Body of Woman Found in Lake Michigan near Chicago
The headless body of a woman identified as Aiviehwart was found floating in Lake Michigan near Chicago last Sunday afternoon. Police and officials say the identity remains unconfirmed and the case has grown cold with few leads.
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Aiviehwart
Lake Aighigan
Chicago
Texas to Work Convicts in Sugar Land Penitentiary Purchase
Texas buys penitentiary system including sugar land assets and implements for 650000 to employ convict labor. The purchase aims to create a work force for state projects and to run the prison system efficiently. Baltimore Wages Cut Tied to Rail Earnings Decline. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces a 10 percent wage reduction citing weakened earnings and decreased demand.
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Texas
Penitentiary System of
Tae
Wes
Baltimore
Baltimore and Chiu Railroad Company
Missouri River Navigation congress ends first annual convention at Sioux City
Sioux City hosts the Missouri River Navigation congress closing its first annual meeting at 6 pm. Edgar C. Ellis defeats Geo C. Call in the presidential race through a state representation committee. James Dahlman is escorted out after a disturbance. The executive council later formalizes Ellis as president with Call recommended for secretary-treasurer. Yankton, D. D., secured the 1909 convention through strong campaigning.
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Missouri River Navigation Congress
Sioux City
Edgar C. Ellis
Kansas City
Geo. C. Call
James Dahlman
Omaha
Dilley
Call
Executive Council
Police Ready For Trouble In Down Town Clash
Chicago Chief massed his men as a crowd of unemployed moved along State and Madison. A second group gathered at Clark and Jackson, where police charged again. Several men were clubbed and dispersed. Pr Reltman led the second detachment and was arrested after rough handling. Reserves were summoned but the trouble ended before they arrived.
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Chicago
State
Madison Streets
Clark Street
Jackson Boulevard
Pr. Reltman
Alleged Wifebeater Ordered Exiled After Beaching
Dr. W. E. Carter a Meadville veterinary surgeon was attacked by masked assailants near Brookfield Missouri. The men tied him up and whipped him to extract a confession to wifebeating and petty theft. Carter was ordered to leave the country within thirty days and remains in bed with injuries.
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Brookfield
W. E. Carter
Meadville
Carter
Salem Civil War veteran dies during funeral arrangements
Joseph Blatchford of Salem Massachusetts a Civil War veteran died after collapsing while telephoning an undertaker to arrange his wife’s funeral She had only just died minutes earlier and he fell unconscious then died within a few minutes of phone call
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Joseph Blatchford
Salem
Mass
Carnegie to Aid Monmouth College Building Plan
Andrew Carnegie advised Dr T P McMichael president of Monmouth Illinois college that he will provide 17000 toward Wallace hall and McMichael Science hall, completing an 80000 project. The college expects to erect the new buildings this year.
Alinois Veterinary Meet Holds Annual Session in Decatur
The Alinois Veterinarian Medical and Surgical association held its annual session in Decatur Illinois with fifty members present. Reports show little contagious disease among livestock at this time.
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Alinois
Alinois Veterinarian Medical and Surgical Association
Decatur
Ill
Indictment in Fulton County for Assault on Girl
The grand jury in Fulton County Indiana indicted two men for criminal assault on Mary Hewitt a 14 year old inmate of the poor farm and Dr J A Logan of Canton for performing a criminal operation on the girl.
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Grand Jury
Fulton County
Mary Hewitt
J. A. Logan
Canton
Columbus Picture Shows Closed Sundays by Mayor Bond
Columbus mayor Bond orders all 19 cent moving picture shows closed on Sundays in Columbus Ohio and requires closing by midnight Saturday nights. About twenty four such venues operate in the city.
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Columbus
Mayor Bond
Columbus, C
Folk Declares Run for U.S. Senate Seat
Wisconsin Governor Folk announced his candidacy for the United States Senate to succeed Senator Stone. The Wednesday declaration positions Folk as a potential contender in the statewide race.
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Gov. Folk
Cv. Folk
Wisconsin
United States
Senator Stone
Missouri River Navigation Congress Opens in Sioux City
Delegates from seven states including governors Congressmen and mayors attend the first annual Missouri River Navigation Congress opening at the New Grand theater in Sioux City. Cal, chair of the executive committee, welcomes all and urges broad united action for waterways improvement benefiting the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Valley
Missouri River Navigaton Contress
Grand Theater
Sioux City
Cal
Waterways Improvement Movement
Washington
Congress
Body Found in Chicago Lake Mystery Murders Unknown Woman
A mutilated female body was recovered from the lake at the foot of Sixtieth Street in Chicago. Police investigate the disappearance of Mrs. Mary Mushina, noting similar complexions and facial features, but identification may be impossible due to severe wounds.
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Chicago
Sixtieth Street
Mary Mushina
Englishman in New York Insulting Flag Sparks Outcry
A young English employee of a large New York life insurance firm is accused of trampling an American flag in the office. In response, Star Spangled Banner association members demand the man be discharged. Two American clerks reportedly retaliated with a thrashing. The group has elected the two Americans to honorary membership.
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New York
Star Spangled Banner Association
Death Rides on Nails in Railroad Casualty Report
A 1907 quarterly bulletin from the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington reports 23,068 railroad casualties for July through September, with 1,339 killed and 21,724 injured. The figures rise 157 in deaths and 3,066 in injuries versus 1906.
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Interstate Aommerce
Compassion
Washington
Model License League hears temperance talk in Louisville
The opening speaker T Quinn Tully of the Law Enforcement Society of New York cautioned that local option votes and state dry laws do not prove public desire for temperance but for saloon control and operation changes. He spoke at the Louisville session of the Model License League convention.
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Model License League
Louisville
T. Quinn Tully
Law Enforcement Society of
New York City
Kentucky
Collision damages two steamers near Nieuwe Winterwee
The Amsterdam of the Great Eastern Railway company collided with the Axminster from New York near Nieuwe Winterwee on Tuesday night. Both vessels were badly damaged and required inspection and repairs.
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Amsterdam
Great Fastern Railway Company
Axminster
New York
Nieuwe
Winterwee
Chicago Bank Suspends Payments to Depositors
The private bank of Al Tisitale in Chicago suspended payment to depositors on Wednesday. A police call was made to quell a disturbance around the police, but no trouble occurred. Samuel V. Proudfit of Iowa was named to a federal office.
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Chicago
al Tisitale
Proudfit
Senate
Samuel V. Proudfit
Iowa
Milwaukee Orders Use Screened Coal on Passenger Engines
General Superintendent D L Bush of the Milwaukee road ordered on Thursday that all passenger engines in this division use screened coal. Coal must be broken to a 4 screen and handled with a loading fork, not a scoop, to remove fine coal. Delays over four months prompted the move. local officials note the division carried government mail free due to penalties from delays.
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Milwaukee
Mason City
D. L. Bush
Milwaukee Road
Man Dies After Saw Accident Near Pomeroy
Antoine Erickson 22, raised in Pomeroy, died from injuries after his overcoat was caught in a portable saw on J A Johnson’s farm five miles north of Pomeroy. Doctors amputated his leg but he bled severely and died a few hours later.
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Pomeroy
Antoine Erickson
J. A. Johnson
Fort Dodge Girl Invents Grain Rubber Substitute
After two years Miss Mabel Newlands of Fort Dodge perfected a grain based substitute for rubber. The material closely resembles real rubber and has attracted capitalist interest. She has not decided whether to license a firm on royalty or start her own manufacturing company. The substitute reportedly suits all uses of rubber.
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Fort Dodge
Mabel Newlands
Tax Laws in Iowa Need Quick Revision Says Association
Iowa Tax Revision association members in Des Moines call current tax laws outdated and behind the times. Senator John H. Jackson, attending, favors legislation along the association's lines and plans an educational campaign to secure reform. The group comprises state legislators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Tax Revision Association
Des Moines
John H. Jackson
Sioux City
Man Dies After Mistaking Poison for Water in Eldora
Frank Krause, 25, ill for two days and diagnosed with scarlet fever, drank a glass he thought was water containing aconite. He collapsed in agony after reaching for the glass kept on a stand. Krause was unmarried and lifelong Eldora resident.
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Dora
Frank Krause
Eldora
Dr Dahl Arraigned Over Manslaughter Charge Fort Dodge
Dr P K Dahl appeared before Judge Wright in Fort Dodge on Thursday to answer a manslaughter charge linked to alleged negligence in an operation on Mrs Floyd Bowen. He pleaded not guilty. Trial set for the fourth week of the district court term. Bowen estate administrator Floyd Bowen filed a $25 000 damages suit against Dahl.
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Dr. Dahl
P. K. Dahl
Wright
Fort Dodge
Floyd Bowen
District Court
Bowen
Creel Visits Ames College For Messenger Address
Mexican ambassador Enrique Creel visited the state college at Ames on a Wednesday mass meeting. College Chaplain Dr. O H Cessna presided and introduced the ambassador who delivered an interesting and appreciative address to the students.
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Creel
Ames School
State College At
Ames
Enrique Creel
United States
O. H. Cessna
Illinois Central Train Derailed at Dyersville
An Illinois Central eastbound passenger train struck an open switch at Dyersville on Wednesday night. The mail car overturned while a coach and Pullman left the track. Passengers were shaken but none injured.
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Linds Central
Illinois Central
Dyersville
Prices for Corn Growers Show Bread and Craft Winners
Ida County Farmers Institute officials announce winners with Mrs Louis Clouse taking first for white bread, Mrs A C Garner first for rye bread, and Mrs George Charles first for gra ham. Grace Eyler won best patching and Clara Cameron best darning.
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Ida County Farmers’ Institute
Louis Clouse
A. C. Garner
George Charles
Graham
Grace Eyler
Clara Cameron
Painter killed in accident at Clinton shop
John Elbert, 45, a painter in the Chicago and Northwestern shops at Clinton, was accidentally killed Wednesday afternoon when caught between an engine and a wall. He leaves a widow and large family.
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Clinton
John Elbert
Chicago
Northwestern
Armory Company Reports Profit and Dividend Declared
The Armory company at Rock Rapids held its annual meeting and reported a profit of A percent on earned stock. A dividend of 15 percent was declared to shareholders.
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Armory
Armory Company
Rock Rapids
Opera House
Sioux City Votes On City Government Measure
City election totals show 1,964 in favor and 2,283 against adopting the government plan. A total 4,236 ballots were cast with 8,086 for mayor candidates. No public carriages or banners were used, and the result may be revisited in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City-Slibuld
Sioux City
Attorney Uses Gun in Attempted Murder Shooting
Attorney Frank Sadilek was arrested in Cedar Rapids on a charge of assault with intent to murder after allegedly firing two shots at Arthur Jones a little colored boy half owner of a restaurant. Jones had earlier paid $1 in advance for services and later claims Sadilek refused to refund it after a dispute.
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Frank Sadilek
Cedar Rapids
Arthur Jones
Jones
Sadilek
Rewed After Fifty Years Separate Paths Fort Dodge Couple
Fort Dodge couple Frances J. Johnson and his former wife remarried after a divorce three years earlier. The pair, once aged 70 at divorce, had lived apart as he wed a second partner in Beav er City Oklahoma. After her death he returned to Fort Dodge and proposed again, with both now 73.
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Fort Dodge
Frances J. Johnson
Tramp Found Near LeMars After 34 Days Without Food
A man naming himself Albert Allen was located in a straw stack six miles east of LeMars. He was frostbitten and said he lay there three weeks and endured thirty four days without food. He was taken to the county poor farm where he recovers. He claimed to be a dining car porter from a Chicago railroad.
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T LeMars
Albert Allen
LeMars
Chicago
Fire Burns Two Hay Stacks Northeast of Sloan
A group of hay balers heating coffee on the J. W. Whitten place northeast of Sloan started a blaze that the stiff wind drove into two adjoining hay stacks, destroying them completely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Way Field
J. W. Whitten
Sloan
Injured by Bull in Mason City Area
Carl Smith of Mitchell, North Dakota, son of Capt H I Smith, was gored by an enraged bull near Mason City while watching cattle. He suffered multiple injuries and is in serious condition. Lucian Smith of Stratford sues Dr E E Richardson Webster City for 10000 alleging malpractice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Smith
Mitchell
H. IL. Smith
Mason City
Smith
E. E. Richardson
Webster City
Lucian Smith
Stratford
Dr. Richardson
Oldest Webster County resident dies at 102 in Badger
Mrs. Sarah Hanson of Badger dies at 102 after a brief pneumonia illness. Born in Norway she lived in Badger for forty years. A second husband younger than she and a 70 year old son survive. Missouri Valley saloons indicted for selling liquor to minors. Fire damages Missouri Valley Methodist church in a Sunday forenoon blaze insured at 500. Farmer James McCaully near Swaledale arrested for theft of a grip from the Wilson hotel of Connell Bluffs. Clinton Masonic Reunion set for Feb 26 to 28 under Demolay and A A 5 BR.
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Webster County
Sarah Hanson
Badger
Norway
Missouri Valley
Grand
Harrison County
Missouri Valley Church
James McCaully
Swaledale
T the Wilson Hotel
Robert Campbell
Connell Bluffs
Great Western
McCaully
Clinton Masonlc
Demolay Conat Story
Iowa
Clinton
Walking for Health and Fashion in Early Advice Columns
The article advises women to walk daily for fitness and outdoor health, noting eye strain from long indoor activities and the benefits of loose hats, proper pacing, and muscle-friendly foods. It promotes moderate walking, dress that allows movement, and eating fruits like apples almonds bananas grapes for energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jence
Omuscles
Putea
Duncheon
Roosevelt Memories and Ranch Life Recap
John Burroughs recounts visiting President Roosevelt at his old ranch in the Dakotas. He recalls the adventurous ranch days, the close friendships with cowboys, and Roosevelt’s vivid, charitable spirit. The encounter underscores the manly character forged by frontier life and shared hardships.
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Burroughs
Iself
Plains
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