Important News Notes Of A Week Condensed For Busy Men
A weekly digest reports Miss Mary Coes named dean of Radcliffe College Cambridge to succeed Agnes Irwin who resigned five years ago. Richard S. Aldrich ill with typhoid in New York Presbyterian Hospital. Emperor William indisposed cancels Kiel races. Minister Herman H. D. Peirce injured in car accident at Christiania. Painter Frank P. Sauerwen dies in Stamford CT. ashes to Arizona desert per his will. Mrs. Gladys Emery Aoki may withdraw divorce suit in Carson Nevada. Architect Daniel H. Burnham chairs Taft commission on District of Columbia buildings. Dr. G H Bonner dies from overeating. Alexander D. Irving, grandnephew of Washington Irving, dies in Tarrytown NY. buried Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
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Mary Coes
Radcliffe College
Cambridge
Mass
Agnes Irwin
Richard S. Aldrich
N. W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Presbyterian Hospital
New York City
Emperor William
Kiel
Herman H. D. Peirce
Norway
Christiania
Frank P. Sauerwen
Stamford
Conn
Arizona Desert
Gladys Emery Aoki
Archdeacon Emery
Episcopal Church
Gunjiro Aoki
Carson, Nev
Daniel H. Burnham
Chicago
Taft
District of Columbia
Illinois Lawmaker testifies in Browne trial over Lorimer vote
Beckemeyer of Carlyle testified he received $1000 in $50 bills from Lee O Neil Browne in a Southern hotel room on June 21 1909 for backing William Lorimer s U S Senate bid. Michael S Link corroborated the vote and payment. The bribery probe moves to a Senate privileges and elections committee meeting chaired by Burrows.
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Beckemeyer
Carlyle
Ilinois
Lee O'Neil Browne
Chicago
William Lorimer
United States
Browne
Southern
Michael S. Link
Lorimer
White
United States Senate
Committee On Privileges and
Carl
Burrows
Krasso-Szoreny
Hungary
Transylvania
Bourmania
Servia
Jim* Jeffries
Jack” Johnson
Reno
Nevy
San Francisco
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
New York
Louis Potter
Supreme Justice
Moody
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Ruth Smith
Santa Fe
California
Jurua
Acre
Bresil
Gor- Forgan
Roosevelt Returns Home With Spontaneous National Welcome
Theodore Roosevelt arrived June 18 back in New York after his African jungle journey. He was escorted from quarantine by a large flotilla to Battery, where a non partisan welcome with speeches and a land parade honored him. Mayor Gaynor presided at Battery Park as guests and dignitaries gathered to greet the former president.
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Gov. Gillett
California
James J. Jeffries
Jack Johnson
San Francisco
Webb
House Lin
Senate
Congress
Evvangelical Lutheran Church of America
Ludington
Mich
K. C. Bodholdt
Racine
Wis
Edinburgh
Scotland
Abt
Eifel
Germany
Sherman
Utica
N. Y
Wisconsin
Iowa
Charles T. Yerkes
New York
Charles Vlantus
Detroit
Oberammergau
GOG
Satred
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Teddy
Twenty-third Street
Battery
Manhattan Island
Gaynor
Battery Park
Taft
Roosevelt Trif Triumph Parade in New York Harbor Welcome
The flotilla greeted the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria as it neared New York, sparking a massive citywide reception. So many groups requested inclusion that a full monster parade was cut back, ensuring no one felt slighted while still honoring the presidential tour.
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Maine
California
Gulf
Great Lakes
Battery
Harlem River
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Homeward Bound Parade Reception at Quarantine
The Voyager Homeward Bound arrives home with Colonel Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt amid cheers. A reformulatory reception at quarantine clears formalities and launches a river parade with bands, police, Rough Riders, and civic groups in a wide-water procession.
Baker charged in Lone Tree slaying case at Iowa hearing
In Iowa City a preliminary hearing began for Guy Baker charged with murdering Oliver P. Driver of Lone Tree by striking him with a board. Dr Henry Albert testified Driver died from a skull fracture caused shortly before death, not from a mule kick weeks earlier as defense claimed.
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Iowa City
Guy Baker
Oliver P. Driver
Lone Tree
Henry Albert
Driver
Albert
Baker
Muscatina
Muscatine County
Negro chokes Des Moines girl in attempted assault
In Des Moines on June 20 a 15 year old waitress Ada Miles was choked into unconsciousness by a man described as a Negro during an attempted assault at the Earnest home on Chestnut street. The suspect remained at large as help arrived.
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Des Moines
Ada Miles
E. W. Earnest
Chestnut Street
Miss Miles
Earnest
Knife Wound Proves Fatal in Des Moines
Des Moines reports Harry L. Cook a 22 year old timekeeper for Turner Improvement died at Mercy hospital after a stabbing Saturday by Henry Thomas a laborer for the same company. Thomas was arrested by Patrolman Wills and jailed charged with intent to do murder following an argument over a time check at Hast Fifth street and the Wabash tracks.
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Des Moines
Harry L. Cook
Turner Improvement Company
Henry Thomas
Mercy Hospital
Thomas
Wills
Cook
Hast
Fifth Street
Wabash Tracks
Fragmented OCR snippet hints at urban renewal chatter
The readable phrases reference cleaning and improving a neighborhood and a reply about making a place neat. The garbled text suggests a casual exchange about upkeep and communal space without clear names, dates, or actions.
Two Boys Drown in Des Moines River
Des Moines report says Harold Cottrell age 14 and Carroll Keister age 17 drowned Saturday in the Des Moines river at Camp Douglas seven miles north of Des Moines. Police dragged the river all day and night. Carroll Keister’s body was recovered yesterday, Harold Cottrell remains missing.
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Des Moines
Harold Cot Sell
Carroll Keister
Camp Douglas
Harold Cottrell
Railroad Bill Signed by Taft After Return from Villa Nova
President Taft signed the railroad bill upon his arrival at the White House after returning from Villa Nova. The House had adopted the conference report, and the measure awaited him at the executive mansion.
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Taft
Washington
Presiden Taft
Villa Nova
House
White House
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Marion, CO
Alexander D. Irving
Washington Irving
Tarrytown
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Auckland
N. Z
Mme. Ricciardi
Princess de Chimay
Inter
Mme
Rigo
Clara Ward
Paris
P. T. Bradder
George Fulkerson
New Canton (D
Stillwater
Okla
W. A. Fox
James Chapin
Shannon
Robert Reidel
Sidney Hursey
Dillon
S. C
Richard S. Davis
Davis
Hursey
Christopher C. Wilson
United Wireless Telegraph Company
Samuel S. Bogart
William M. Tompkins
United States Post Office
Northwest Territory
Marietta (D.) College
Territory
Royal
Republican Club of
Hamilton Club of
Stere
Ogra
Underwood & Underwood
THE
Voyager
Wittyespie
Mounted Police
Robert Hunter
Oklahoma City
Bta
Oliver Driver
Lone
Negro
Ladley
Cleveland
Wale
Mrs. Winston
Ailsys Pan
Thoreug
Mons
Getta Eats
Otaary
Courtenay
Norte
Ndi
Atlets
Cottrell
Keister
Ralph Madson
Albert Madison
Ngo
Everrmnere
Bwanson
Slished
SA Aed
Eghiort Pines
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