Last Word to Roads Shippers Ultimatum on Rate Rise
A $1 billion shippers' association warns railroads to suspend the proposed rate increase and seeks Interstate Commerce Commission review. If denied, they will seek court action to block the change. A final Chicago conference will invite railroad presidents. fourteen of eighteen committee members attended.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio River
Mississippi
Chinn
Shippers
Americans win marathon as Italian collapses near finish
In a chaotic finish at Bendlon Italy during a great marathon, American runner Victoria Deranido led early but collapsed 200 yards from the end. Officials carried him to the line as another American finished second with reduced aid. The Italian flag was raised amid cheers, while Duranda’s finish sparked a protest later upheld. Hefferon of South Ares and Forshaw of Missouri Athierit club followed in third and fourth.
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Bendlon
Deranido
Italy
fPuitian
Bdorante
Assistanss
Duranda
von the Muri
Hoyes
Hefferon
South
Storm claims three at camp near Gettysburg
A severe storm struck a Gettysburg area camp resulting in three fatalities and hundreds injured. An search recovered several volunteers and staff, with many treated for lightning and electrical belt injuries as a chaotic scene unfolded during the notorious July event in the region.
Troops Called After Italian Home Attack Reports
A terse report notes troops are called out following a disturbance in the Nataths Ta area. Local authorities say a large group was involved and a request for troops was sent to maintain order in Thalia.ie Town.
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Nataths Ta
Xheren Baal
Uotrey Schade
Thalia
Funeral of Bishop Potter Held at Christ Church New York
The funeral of Bishop Henry Codman Potter, 14th presiding bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church of New York, was not held in Cooper, New York, but Friday morning in Christ Church where James F Cooper worshipped. The service honored the late bishop and reflected on his long service in the church.
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Potter
Herery Codman Potter
New York
Cooper N.Y
Sergions
Christ Church
James F Cooper
Pepin Ong
Fallieres Arrives in Stockholm for European Visits
President Fallieres of France arrived in Stockholm on Friday as part of a tour of European nations. He received a hearty welcome from the king and the general public during the official visit.
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Fallieres
Stoeckle
Failieres
France
Stockholm
Sweden
Sioux City Live Stock Market Report Summary
Sioux City live stock market notes Friday prices with top hogs quoted around 6.95 dollars and top deevs at 5.50 dollars. Local market observers report activity across cattle hogs and calves at regional price levels.
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Sioux City
Sioux @City
Seaman's Death Follows Newport Gun Drill Incident
A seaman aboard the Mississippi bound vessel died during a Newport gun drill training exercise. Initial reports indicate an accident tied to harness or neckpiece failure, drawing the seaman into moving machinery. Investigations are underway to determine fault and safety lapses.
Lewnant Fire Damage Stuns Nearby Area
Fragmentary report notes a blaze near Lewnant NX with damage to a defense line and four battalions referenced. Details are unclear due to OCR issues, but the incident involves a fire about twenty miles from Fergo and affects surrounding settlements.
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Lewnant
Levnarc
Fergo
President Roosevelts pledge to retry Standard Oil case
President Roosevelt announced plans to press for a retrial of the Standard Oil case despite a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling. Secretary Loeb said the administration would consult with Frank Kellogg and seek justice, asserting no questions of guilt and stressing avoidance of technicalities that could thwart punishment.
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Roosevelt
Trail
OH Company
United States Court of Appeals
Loeb
Tower Court
Frank J. Kellogg
Bloody Trail in Boston as Outlaws Are Shot
In Boston the band terrorizing the Jamaica Plains district is hunted by police. At dawn near Forest Hills cemetery an outlaw was killed in an ambush, his body riddled by revolver fire. Officers pursued a second man who ran, and a third man was later captured amid brush while authorities questioned身份.
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Gatlins
Jamaics Wains
Boston
Anbush
Forest Hills
Poligemen
Indictments Return in White Slave and Mail Fraud Case
A federal grand jury on Thursday returned indictments charging mail order houses with illegal profits cited as four hundred thousand dollars to four hundred thousand dollars and more in a crusade against white slave traffic. Indictments also target Wines Central and Hoek Asiqud roads for alleged trades with fruit shippers. A joint bill names Gireh FP Phemas and Thiward Rhadus with alleged fraud in Central Life Securities Republic Life Insurance and Merchantite Finger firms among others used in swindling schemes.
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Granu
Ivpuiyehine
Central
Hoek Asiqud
Gireh FP
Phemas
Thiward Rhadus
Central Life Securities
Republic Life Insurance
Finger
Gans Nelson bout called off over rail fare disputes
Promoter Rex Richard scrapped the Labor Day Ely Nevada match between Gans and Nelson due to unresolved rail transportation rates from Utah and California. The event will not proceed as planned.
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Gans-Nelson Mill
Ely
Nev
Rex Richard
Utah
California
Starvation Report From Hosbech District Tour
Alderman John Katiwek of Lake Charles Louisiana reports conditions along the Red River in the Hosbech district show widespread deprivation. He notes every vestige of sustenance has been swept away and numerous instances of starvation threaten the inhabitants.
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John Katiwek
Lake Charles
Hosbech
Red River
Tramps Beat Officer in Middletown Death Supposed
A police chase led to Charles Kane of Middletown New York being assaulted by tramps during an arrest attempt. Kane died minutes after the beating while the suspects escaped, leaving authorities to pursue leads in the case.
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Charles Kane
Middletown
N.Y
Emperor Ratifies Arbitration Treaty With United States Japan
Counselor Matsui from the Japanese embassy told Acting Secretary Bacon of the State Department on Thursday that the emperor has ratified the arbitration treaty between the United States and Japan.
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Matsui
Bacon
State Department
United States
Japan
Count Santa Eulalia’s Marriage to Stetson Widow Reported
Count Santa Eulalia of Portugal wed Mrs. Sarah Stetson widow of state millionaire hat manufacturer John B. Stetson in a ceremony conducted by Monaig ner Turner chancellor of the archdiocese of Philadelphia.
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Stetson
Sarah Stetson
John B. Stetaui
Santa Eulalia
Portugal
Monaigner Turner
Archdiocese of
Philadelphia
Founder John G. Shertal Dies at 70
John G. Shertal founder of the American Humane Association died at his Winrktha home on Thursday aged 70 years. His work helped establish the Humane Society and advance animal welfare nationwide.
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Humane Society
John G. Shertal
The
American Humane Association
Winrktha, L
Appeal Court Reverses Ruling in Standard Oil Case
The U S Court of Appeals reversed and remanded for retrial the government against Standard Oil Company of Indiana. Judge Landis had imposed a $20.24 million fine. The court questions the intent issue and whether each carload at a 10 cent rate is a separate offense, potentially reducing the total penalties. The case hinges on settlements and rebates, with 36 settlements cited as the basis for fines.
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United States Court of Appeals
Standard Ol
Seaman
Jsaker
Grosscup
Edward Bogardus
Chicago and Alton
Holland
Alton Railroad
Alton Road
Interstate Commerce Commission
Grosseup
of Company
German steamer Anubis run aground off California coast
In dense fog the German steamer Anubis of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line ran ashore in the three mile channel between San Miguel and Santa Rosa islands, thirty miles off Point Conception. Tugs from San Pedro and Port Hartford were summoned to assist as rescuers reported possible total loss of ship and cargo valued at about $110,000. Eight crew members reached port after a fourteen hour rough sea voyage, reporting the danger of breaking up within hours.
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California
Crerman
Anubis
Formus Line
San Francisco
Hamburg
Germany
San Minuel
Santa Rosa Islands
Point Concepcion
San Pedro
Fire destroys Sioux City plants. watchdog K Walker dies
A Thursday night blaze on First and Court streets, Sioux City, consumed the National Bakers’ Bee plant and damaged Hanford Produce. Watchman K Walker of North Riverside, a Hanford guard, died at 1:10 am from smoke inhalation. Total losses near 100000, covered largely by insurance.
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E. Walker
Sioux City
Biase
National Bakers’ Bee Company
First
Court Streets
Hanfore Produce Company
K. Walker
North Riverside
Hanfare Company
Egg Company
Pyvorth
Hanford
Walker
Iowa Executive Council fixes state levy at 3.4 mills
The Iowa Executive Council kept the state tax levy at 3.4 mills after last year. It warned that settling outstanding obligations earlier could have a treasury deficit. No change was made to railroad assessment and real estate assessments were left unchanged.
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Iowa
Teel
Billy Williams Found Safe After Disappearance
Veteran minstrel Billy Williams, who had been missing from Moines, was found in Moline by a local businessman. He showed dementia symptoms but is resting in a sanitarium and will be returned to his family. His wife and three children await arrangements.
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Billy Willigas
Ministral Ovadgelis
Fies Maines
Tas Bern
Adirest
Amaline
Williams
Moline
Does Moines
Porter elected professor of animal husbandry at Waawaii college
Porter of the 1906 eradestine class in animal husbandry at Tawa Surte college has been elected professor of animal husbandry at Waawaii agriculture college. He will be paid 31800 per year and earned his way through Centerville high school and a four year course at Iowa State College.
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Wawaii
B. Id. Porter
Tawa Surte College
Wawaii Agriculture College
Porter
Centerville
Tal
Iowa State College
Ban lifted on A. O. Maurice Donnelly at Hibernian convention
Delegates heard that the ban on the A. O. Maurice Donnelly had been removed in the Ta’ Honopolis diocese after a three decade period. Bishop Chartard ended the ban and recognized the Ancient Greek of Hibernians about a week earlier.
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A. O
Maurice Donnelly
A. OQ. H
Ta‘Honopolis
Ind
Omar
Chartard
Murder Revealed In Boston Apartment Death
In Boston Massachusetts a brutal killing was disclosed by the discovery of the body of Emma Paystow aged 63 found in a closet in a city apartment. Her husband Charles Parrow reported the scene when he returned to their room Tuesday night.
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Boston
Airs
Emmia Paystow
Gagered
Mass
Charles Parrow
Railroad to Charge Three Cents a Mile Beg August First
The Minnesota Red Lake and Manitoba Railroad informally notified the state railway and warehouse commission that from August 1 passengers will pay three cents per mile. This move ignores the two cent fare law.
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Minnesota
Venezuela Expels Dutch Minister J H DeRus
President Castro expels J H DeRus minister resident of the Netherlands from Venezuela. Castro declares DeRus incompetent to act as a friendly intermediary between Venezuela and the Netherlands.
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Castro
J. H. DeRus
Netherlands
Venezuela
Castro de Clares del Wus Igy
Fleet sails from Honolulu to Auckland in wartime move
The Auntie battleship fleet leaves Honolulu Wednesday night at 6 15 bound for Auckland New Zealand. The Suinnesweta stays behind to await the mail steamer from San Francisco and overtake the fleet before its arrival at Auckland.
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Honolulu
Auckland
New Zealand
San Francisco
Sir William Cremor Dies in London Rests in Peace
Sir William Cremor died Wednesday morning in London. He was born in 12836. The obituary notes his title and death location with scarce biographical details.
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Wiliam Cremor
William Thandail Cremor
London
Death of Rev August Schucter After Cow Attack
Rev August Schucter longtime pastor of the German Evangelical Church at Tripoli dies at age 44 from injuries caused by a cow he was leading to pasture. The cow suddenly attacked, breaking his neck vertebrae. He leaves a wife and four children.
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August Schucter
Oat
Low Rate for Suite Fate at Chicago Creat Western pond
The Chicago Creat Western pond announces a formal ANnOMHACEn via Special Agent J. PL Mime, proposing a rate of one and one half cent per mile for the state fair route. The announcement suggests this may end railways opposition from Iowa and marks a jubiliant mood for the state fair.
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Chicago
J. PL
Towa
Minister Lomack jailed for gun demand in Des Moines
Reverend FE Lomack, a Des Moines Baptist preacher known for sensational charges, was jailed Thursday after allegedly pushing a gun in Nathan Lentz's face and forcing a bill dispute over church work. Lentz charged Lomack with threatening him to cut the bill from seven dollars to two.
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FE. C. Lomack
Des Moines
Sodes
Nathan Lentz
Lomachk
Tragedy Upsets Reason Maude’s Violent insanity looms
Maude, a Fort Dodge 1st year sister of Whitebur Carr, is said to be violently insane after the murder of Sheriff Thomas Nicholson at Gowrie. She dwells on the crime and may be moved to Cherokee. Sues Theater for Damages. Manager Khan of the Scenic Theater at Boone is sued for 2506 by H. Keigley, Ames Times city editor, who alleges he and friends were ejected after attempting to buy two tickets. Victim of Blood Poisoning. Silas Corey, Fort Dodge Coul dealer, dies of endotoxemia from ptomaine poisoning after a brief illness begun last Saturday at age 60. Boy Drowned Near Spencer. Seven-year-old Jennie Abely, son of Henry Abely, drowns in the Little Sioux river near Spencer while playing on the bank.
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Maude
Whtbur Carr
Fort Dodge
Thomas Nicholson
Gowrie
Theater
Khan
Scenic Theater
Boone
H. (. Keigley
The
Ames Times
Keigley
Silas Corey
Aince
Spencer
Jenne Abely
Henry Abely
Tittle Sioux
Missing $1000 Package Stumps Des Moines Express Office
A Des Moines Adams Express package containing $1000 vanished from the local office while two similar consignments reached their destinations. Detectives probe the loss as officials insist no employee is suspected and hope the money will reappear, amid secrecy.
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Des Moines Express
Des Moines ‘Mleg
Adams Express’ Company
Des Moines
Adams Express Company
Poison on Finger Nail Fatalities in Fort Wayne and Lehigh
Within fifteen minutes, Mrs Henry Widek aged 72 of Fort Wayne died of blood poisoning after picking corn with her fingernail. Her granddaughter Gladys Wooddle of Lehigh also died while driving a hay fork when a broken double tree end struck her in the stomach. A double funeral was held at the Wooddle home in Lehigh on Wednesday.
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Awa Wowan
Irs
Henry Widek
Fort Woe
Hadys Wooddle
Lehigh
Widek
Gladys Wood- Ye
Wooddle Hone
Heavy Loss From TN Storm Hits Iowa Area
Storm damage in the Dubuque vicinity estimated at 500000 with four feet of water surrounding depots in Clayton and Fayette counties. The Milwaukee Road resumed service to Volga City after Friday’s hourslong shutdown. telephone links to Governor and Elkport remain down. Four feet of washout near Valen City threatens rebuilding. railways, crops, and wharf property sustain heavy losses across the region.
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Dubuque
Milwaukee Road
Volga City
Gator
Elkport
Tt Sader
Clayton
Nevada Mother Informs Of Sons Death In Nome Alaska
Mrs. Joseph King Ashford of Nevada learns by telegram that her son John Ashford died in Nome Alaska on July 17. He was visiting with brothers George Vine and Charles, who had left Seattle for Nome during spring breakup. The three brothers had planned to join John but travel delays and distance kept them apart. The family had not seen John for ten days before the telegram arrived.
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Nevada
Josep King Ashford
John
Nome
Iaska
George Vine Charles
Seattle
Barker Denies Motion for Jury Trial in Saloon Case
The saloonkeeper and a Dubuque defendant faced two motions in court Monday as Judge Barker overruled requests for a jury trial and a change of venue. The trial proceeds before Barker, president of the Tow State Baptist association, with defense seen as hopeless.
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Inize Barker
Dubuque
Farmer Attacked by Bull While Driving Cows
J H Blake of Sloan fell victim to a large dehorned bull as he drove cows to pasture. The bull struck him from behind, knocked him down, pinned him against a fence, and threw him over. Blake suffered a broken rib and severe facial injuries with bruising across the body.
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Uas
J. H. Blake
Sloan
Mr. Blake
Hkm
Robbery in Mason City Nets $25 Gold
A bold hold up occurred Monday night in Mason City as Judd Cox was attacked by two black men in the residence district and relieved of 25 dollars in gold at gunpoint. The incident prompted police to investigate the daring daytime crime.
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Mason City
Judd Cox
Death of Fr Thomas O'Donnell Clergy Leader in McGregor
Father Thomas O'Donnell aged 46 longtime pastor of the Catholic parish in McGregor died at Mercy hospital in Dubuque on Monday after sixteen years in charge.
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Father O'Donnell
Thomas O'Donnell
McGregor
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Iowa highway commission to hold annual school of instruction at Waterloo
The Iowa highway commission will conduct an annual school of instruction in Waterloo starting August 10. In the same week the state supervisors will hold their annual meeting, with a joint program being arranged.
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Iowa Highway Commission
Waterloo
Unanimous Reversal in Rockefeller Case Sparks Retrial
The United States Circuit Court in Chicago overturned Judge Landis in a landmark ruling involving Standard Oil and the Alton railroad rates. The panel remanded for a retrial, wiping out the family fine, while criticizing the earlier assumptions about rate setting and industry burdens.
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John D. Rockefeller
United States Circuit Court
Chicago
Landis
Tudge Peters
Baker
Standard Oil Company
Alton Railroad
Industr
Trial reveals large fine linked to Standard Oil legacy
Court records show a Chicago case against the Standard Oil interests with counts and a verdict. Judge Landis set a maximum fine of 20000, leading to a multi million total including 14 counts, the Indiana furnishing testimony tied to ownership, amid a historic pricing dispute.
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Erty
Landis
Standard of
New Jersey
Standard Vete
Indiana
Chicago
Ing
Ind
Alton
Jos Feller
Peal
I Gould
Ana Oil Company
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