Wire Strike Settled Frisco Telegraphers to Return to Work
Telegraphers from Frisco and Western Union and Postal firms agreed to resume operations under conditions and an arbitration panel. The deal, signed by Col R C Clawry, T S Miller, L W Storer, and S J Small, covers reemployment without prejudice and future wage talks after work resumes. The agreement signals limited union recognition since employers will deal with their own reps, but operators see it as validation of the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San
T. S. Miller
Gener
Western Union
L. W. Storer
Postal
S. J. Small
Smal
Tornado hits St Joseph Missouri with heavy damage
A tornado and heavy rains devastated St. Joseph Missouri and surrounding areas on Thursday night. Homes were wrecked and cellars flooded, but there were no fatalities. The Riordan family narrowly survived when their two story house was lifted and demolished around them. Water surged through Brookdale as sewer systems failed and torrents flooded low areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Daniel Riordan
Riordan
Brookdale
Anna Gould to become a prince's bride in Paris society
Following a final divorce decree granted to Countess de Castellane, Anna Gould of New York is announced to wed Prince Helie of Sagan. He is a brother of the duke of Valincay and a son of Duchess Talleytrand Perigord, promising Gould a prominent position in French aristocracy despite his reputed spendthrift ways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Gould
Countess de Castellane
Paris
New York
Prince Helie of Sagan
Prince Helie de Sagan
Duke of
Constitution Patched Up in Oklahoma Convention Adjourns
The Oklahoma constitutional convention adjourned Tuesday until September 76 the day before the general state election. Nine amendments were made to the document to align with Attorney General Bonaparte's suggestions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Constitutional Convention
Bonaparte
Chinaman Recovers Damages in Mission Pillage Case
Joseph Kookim, a Hawaiian Chinese resident, is awarded 19 999 dollars for injuries from the pillaging of the missions at Lieu Cihuw. The ruling awards compensation to the plaintiff amid lingering concerns over the incident and its legal consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinaman
Joseph Kookim
Lieu Cihuw
Sioux City Live Stock Market Report Friday Quotations
Sioux City stock market round up shows Tos heeves at 4.42 and Top hers at 5.86 with other items noted. A reference to the supreme court decision on Friday and a note on foreign affairs mentions Japas Japanese question and immigration context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Tos Heeves
National Livestock Association Holds 19th Meeting in Kansas City
About 9800 delegates representing major markets attended the Kansas City opening of the nineteenth annual National Live Stock association meeting. President J C Swift of Kansas City opened with notes that few issues would be pressed, promising a broad post mortem discussion and emphasis on fair contracts and open square dealing in markets nationwide.
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Ecu
Kansas City
Livestock Commission
National Live Stock Association
Jams C. Swift
Kansan City
Swift
Verdict Stirs Mob In Italian Kidnap Case
Jury bars death penalty for four Italians convicted of complicity in the Lamina boy murder. Militia called to Hahneville to prevent lynching after a four day trial. A physician denounced the verdict as lenient while the public reaction remained split.
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Hahneville
Lamina Boy
New Orleans
Campiasecizno
Collagero Endura
Toney Costa
St. Charles
Veterans Favor Canteen Restoration and Pay Rise
The Army and Navy Union in Washington voted to restore the army canteen and grant a 10 percent pay increase for petty officers and enlisted men in the navy every four years of service. The resolution argues the canteen promoted temperance and welfare, and its loss was a greater blow to temperance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army and Navy
Convention of the
Army and Navy Union
Washington
Army
Navy
Autos in Fatal Crash Impales Rider on Own Spokes
A high speed collision near Coney Island involving two cars carrying merrymakers from New York left one dead and two fatally injured. The deceased is Thomas F. Donovan of New York, who was impaled on his own machine spokes. Injured are Chapman Ropes of Morristown New Jersey and an unidentified man. Donovan’s car carried no passengers.
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New York
Coney Island
Thos. F. Donovan
Chapman Ropes
Morristown
N. J
Donovan
Tennessee Bank Closure Pending Investigation at Gallatin
The People's National Bank of Gallatin Tennessee has been closed while authorities investigate its condition. Irregularities were found days earlier and President Payne telegraphed Washington requesting bank examiners.
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Tennessee Bank
People’s National Bank
Gallatin, Tenn
Payne
Washington
Dock Workers Strike Ties Up Great Lakes Docks
Dock workers at Allonesc ore docks of the Great Northern in Superior Wisconsin walked out Thursday refusing to work unless paid 25 cents more per day. The strike completed a tieup at the head of the lakes docks.
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Great Northern
Superior
Wis
Head of the Lakes
Three Deaths From Electrical Storm Near Zanesville
A cloudburst and severe electrical storm near Zanesville Ohio on Wednesday caused three fatalities and heavy property damage with numerous buildings struck by lightning. Firefighters aided by residents battled blazes as winds tore through the area.
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Zanesville
Fourteen Drowned as Railboat Capsizes at Marstrand
Fourteen persons are reported drowned after a railboat capsized at Marstrand, Sweden. The accident occurred when the vessel overturned, with authorities and rescuers searching the waters and confirming the loss of life. Several passengers were rescued, and the incident prompted investigations into the capsizing and safety measures aboard the railboat.
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Marstrand
Sweden
River Steamer Tennessee Wrecked By Storm
A heavy wind and thunderstorm at St. Louis Thursday afternoon drove the river steamer Tennessee valued at 20000 against an abutment of Bivle bridge tearing open its side and tossing debris into the water. No lives are reported lost. The incident disrupted river traffic and prompted salvage efforts by local crews.
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St. Lewis
Tennessee
Bivle
Argentine Steamer Toro Wrecked Near Santiago de Chill
A report says the Argentine steamer Toro has wrecked near Santiago de Chill. Bergentecus permans are reported or owned, with details unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toro
Santiago de Chill
Bergentecus Permans
Elks Lodge Officers Named In Philadelphia Return
Reports from the grand lodge of Hills in Philadelphia on Tuesday announce Grand Exalted Ruler John K. Tenon of Charlevoix Pa and other officers including Grand Treasurer Edward Leech of New York and Bayard Gray of Frankfort Ind along with trustees Mills of Superior Wis McNulty of Wiatcimare and Mayor Schmidt Wheeling WVa. A fag day on June 14 is set and a commission to curb emblem misuse is to confer with Congress. Newark lodge reprimanded for electing a man said to be negro and ordered to investigate his antecedents and expunge if confirmed.
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Grand Lodge of Hills
Philadelynia
John K. Tenon
Charlevoix
Edward Leech
New York
W. T. Leickle
Dowagiac
Mich
Bayard Gray
Frankfort
Ind
Congress
Memphis
Elks
Iity
Newark
N. J
Georgia Governor to Sign Prohibition Bill Despite $60,000 Loss
Governor Hoke Smith plans to sign Georgia’s prohibition bill, despite forfeiting about $60,000. The Piedmont hotel in Atlanta, leased for $100,000 yearly, would see rent drop to $70,000 under prohibition, costing the governor one third of the Piedmont stake and affecting his finances. The bar there is famed, known as "Girl in the Fountain."
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Georgia
Hoke Smith
Piedmont Hotel
Atlanta
Piedmont
South
Smith
Ethel Barrymore to Sing Opera in Prospect
The actress may retire from drama to become an opera singer. Observers link her Clyde Fitch success Captain Jinks to a forecast of a future as an American prima donna. Vocal coach Mrs. Morris notes Barrymore’s broad range and predicts an opera debut after training.
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Diana
Ethel Barrymore
Captain Jinks
Miss Barrymore
Morris
New York
Body Found In Woods After Kidnap Bid On New Yorker
The body of 89 year old William D. Wines of Brooklyn was found in Mt Nisco New York by searchers after his son received a ransom demand of 3000 dollars. Wines disappeared June 28 from his son in law's Mt Kisco home. A prior note warned that he would be sent home if the money was left in a pillar of the Brooklyn elevated rail.
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William D. Wines
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mt. Nisco
Mr. Wines
Mt. Kisco
Mt. Wines
Loneworths Travel to Portland Then Honolulu Plan
Mr and Mrs Nicholas Loneworth arrived in Portland Oregon from Yellowstone park Wednesday night and departed for San Francisco where they will board the steamer Siberia bound for Honolulu.
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Loneworths
Nicholas Loneworth
Portland
Ore
Yellowstone Park
San Francisco
Siberia
Honolulu
River Steamer Allegheny Burns Off Tybee
The Allegheny steamship from Philadelphia caught fire and burned off Tybee. All passengers were transferred to a government dredge and taken to Savannah, Georgia.
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Burns
Allegheny
Philadelphia
Tybee
Savannah
Western League Schedule At Sioux City Aug Games
Western League baseball announces upcoming Sioux City games with Nes Moatnes and Pueblo series. Key dates include August 8 10 31 and August 14 15 16 17. Broad schedule lists opponents and sequence for the near term at Sioux City.
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Sionx City
Sioux City
Nes Moatnes
Fueblo Sereees
Cotton mill blaze destroys large cotton stock at Argentina
Fire at the Cumpresa company plant in Argentina Arkansas owned by Memphis investors destroyed 2400 bales of cotton valued at 249416 dollars on Wednesday. Fire officials are investigating the cause and estimate losses after the blaze.
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Heary Lixs
Rule Cumpresa Company
Argentina
Ark
Memphis Cel Ataota Peeple
Boy loses arm after mowing machine incident
Newark man Watater Drumm drives a mowing machine, runs over his year old son, severing the child’s right arm. The accident occurred as the machine operated near a residence, with authorities investigating the event and taking statements from witnesses.
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Son
Watater Drumm
Newark
Ran
Linechild
Dolliver in Circus Stunt Attracts Local Crowd
Senator J. P. Dolliver spoke to about 200 people at DPrimn ghar in Morningside village. His sister Miss Guy Dolliver and Dr. Lewis attended as university figures. A schedule clash with a trained animal show forced a shortened rally where the senator likened education to improved prospects, noting college graduates have ten times the odds of success.
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J. P. Dolliver
Dprimnghar
Morningside Village
Tle
Guy Dolliver
Womans
Dr. Lewis
Dode Fisk
Girls Spill: Captured Beer Destroyed by Adel Students
Eight female students from a normal institute in Adel publicly destroyed 2,200 bottles of confiscated beer. They hurled bottles from the Riaccoon River banks while a watching crowd and officials, including Sheriff Ross and Mayor Thornton, witnessed. Participants included Myrtle Ngan Estelle Meadow Crystal Fowler Marel Bane Ruth Ross Ethel Kent Eben Fagan and Ruth Thornton.
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Ross
Ruth
Thornton
Myrtle Ngan
Estelle
Meadow
Crystal Fowler
Marel Bane
Woodward
Ruth Ross
Adel
Ethel Kent
Eben Fagan
Perry
Ruth Thornton
JOAN WOODS ENDS LITE SHELDON MAN IN SUICIDE
John Woods a Sheldon resident died by suicide at his son’s home, strangling himself with a pillow case as health declined and after recent bereavement. He left three children, Wallace Woods, Mrs. Emma Goldie, and Mrs. Dr. Miller, plus three brothers B T Woods Miles Woods and Henry Woods.
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John Woods
Sheldon
Mr. Wood
California
Wallace Woods
Emma Goldie
Dr. Miller
Sanborn
B. T. Woods
Miles Woods
Henry Woods
Kaneas
Uncle Sam Pays Old Soldier for Civil War Service
James F. Porter of Sloan, a Civil War veteran, received notice from Washington that Uncle Sam owes him 101.48 in back pay and a treasury check is due soon. The balance includes a $100 bounty unpaid at muster out and two underpayments, and Porter adds he would settle the account if paid for a horse lost in service.
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James F. Porter
Sloan
Washington, D. C
Uncle Sam
Treasury
Mr. Porter
Rominger Entering Race for Congress in Iowa
Ellsworth Rominger of Bloomfield announced as Republican candidate for Congress. A Mt Pleasant Wesleyan graduate and state university law alum, he backed Roosevelt in 1904 and carried his district by 12000 votes. Rominger currently chairs the Sixth district congressional committee while Jasper Roberts and KendallMontrose are also seeking seats.
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Ellsworth Rominger
Bloomfield
Davis County
Congress
Rominger
Mt. Pleasant Wesleyan University
State University Law Department
Roosevelt
John L. Lacey
Jasper
Roberts
Mahaska
Kendall
Montrose
Editor Alfred W. Lee Dead in England Tour
Alfred W. Lee, president of the Lee syndicate and Ottumwa Courier publisher, died in England. He left with his wife and daughter a month ago for a tour. Cause listed as heart trouble. death occurred at his uncle Consul Frank Mahin's home. He is survived by his wife and one child.
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England
Ottumwa Courier
Alfred W. Lee
Lee
Muscatine Journal
Davyenport Times
Frank Mahin
Des Moines Flood Recedes Slightly After Crest
Des Moines river flood reached its crest late Monday night and is slowly receding. Lowlands remain flooded but no new bank or levee breaks. About thirty homes were submerged Sunday night, with heavy damage to crops and gardens south of the city, amounting to thousands of dollars.
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Des Moines
Des Moines and Area News Highlights From Local Ledger
A string of terse items recount incidents around Des Moines and nearby towns. Robert Boyd of Webster City survived a self inflected wound after quarrel with his wife. Wienry Hillar charged with wrecking a Burlington train on the Oskaloosa line confesses to placing a plank on a bridge. Des Moines women’s equality club sues to block bonds for a new East Des Moines city hall, bonds voted same day as city government. Ida Symyns of Norwalk dies aged 29 after drinking carbatic weed amid romantic disappointment. Three J franchise fund drive in Dubuque raises two thousand dollars to secure continuation. Mrs Phil Livingston of Boone County dies from pall stones. she had lived in Boone County since 1866.
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Des Moines
Phil Livingston
Valuable Pearl Gem Found Near Muscatine by Fisherman
John Phillips, a local fisherman, found a large pearl while cleaning shells from hooks near Muscatine. Described as flawless, round and lustrous, the gem is worth over 500 dollars and Phillips has received an offer but has not sold it.
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Muscatine
John Phillips
Phillips
Drowned Boy at Fisher's Lake Near Cedar Falls
A 17 year old boy, Leroy Habenicht, drowned while learning to swim at Fisher's lake two miles from Cedar Falls on Wednesday around 11 am. His companion tried to save him as he seemed to go under, and rescue efforts continued for twenty five minutes before help arrived, but he could not be revived.
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Leroy Habenicht
Fisher's Lake
Cedar Falls
Storm Toll and Deaths Echo Across Towns
Reports recount a lightning strike on M J Murphy’s house where four rooms were touched but no one injured. A 87 year old Bohumil Kosderka died diving from the Towa City river bridge. Captain Cresco White of Iowa State U saved a 5 year old from the Mississippi. Funeral postponed for Mrs Swan Nelson. Frank Watkins missing found in Cedar River. John Nordskog drank carbolic acid after arrest. Grading outfit Tompkins Phtgerald & Peterson arrived to work on the Atlantic Northern and Mountain lines.
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Bohumil Kosderka
City Bath House
Towa City
Towa River
Lows University
Muscatine
Cresco White
Iowa State University
Ralph Tuey
Swan Nelson
Albaton
Sloan
Des Moines
Tompkins, Phtagerald
Peterson
Atlantic Northers
Montharn
Atlantic
Ema
Ness
City
Foreman Brown Falls From Bridge in Des Moines River Wind
Strong winds blew Bridge Foreman Brown from a height above the Des Moines River at Port Dodge. He struck near the river bank suffering two fractures to the left arm a broken leg and internal injuries. Plans for Sheldon Fair highlight its best prospects in association history with top free attractions secured including Heed's band from Moux City.
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Foreman Brown
Des Moines
Port Dodge
Sheldon Vair
Heed's
Moux City
French President Under Threat Amid Unstable Crowds
Fragmentary report describes a fatal shooting attempt near Elysees with President Fallieres amid disrupted crowds. Maille, detained by police, resisted lynching as he claimed revelations and planned to testify before a magistrate. Authorities work to calm unrest and uncover motive linked to grievances against the government.
Leper Island Aid and Salvation Army Ties
Fragmented report notes Mrs Frenel and Pacific Salvation Army leaders aiding lepers on an island. Mentions Col. French in Honolulu and Clarence W Byrne citing medical treatment for a sick child. Unclear sequence and several garbled phrases reference religious figures and legal notes.
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Frenel
Pacific
Salvation Army
Honolulu
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Migate
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Wooods
Western League Baseball
Dolliver
Joan Woods
Robert Boyd
Webster City
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Ad Washington
Burlington
Oskaloosa
Ida Symyns
Norwalk
Dubuque
M. J. Murphy
Cedar River
Frank Watkins
Ceder
Wataroo
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John Nordskog
Dayton
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M, Armand Fall
Clarence W Byrne
Byrne
Stetson
Yommy Burns
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