Important News Notes of a Week Condensed for Busy Readers
Judge John J. Philips retires after 27 years on Missouri Western district bench. Notable items include Stuyvesant Fish Jr plans to marry Mrs. S Mildred Dick. Arthur Donner resigns as American Sugar Refining treasurer with Charles H Allen named successor. Taft aide Knox declines gubernatorial bid in Pennsylvania. Miss Mary Coes named Radcliffe dean. Richard Aldrich ill with typhoid fever. Emperor William ill and canceling engagements. Edith Gaynor and Harry Kermit Winger wed in Wilmington. Goldwin Smith bequeaths large portion of estate to Cornell. Industry and political notes cover antitrust probes, oil prices, stock deals, and labor matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Philips
United States Court For
Western District
Missouri
Stuyvesant Fish, Jr
S. Mildred Dick
Garrison
Hudson
Arthur Donner
American Sugar Refining Company
Charles H. Allen
Lowell
Mass
Taft
Knox
Pennsylvania
Mary Coes
Radcliffe College
Cambridge
Agnes Irwin
Richard
Aldrich
N. W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Presbyterian Hospital
New York City
Emperor William
Kiel
Albert H. Babcock
America
Brooklyn
N. Y
Edith Gaynor
Gaynor
New York
Harry Kermit Winger
Wilmington
Del
Goldwin Smith
Cornell University
Fire on J. S. excursion steamer triggers mass evacuation
On June 27 the J. S. exploded into flames on the Mississippi near Genoa and Victory. Captain Streckfus beaching the ship saved most aboard as 1,500 excursionists fled to shore. Three died. several injured or missing amid the blaze and scramble. The vessel, valued at 50,000 dollars, burned to the water edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Acme Packet Company
J. S
Mississippi River
Genoa
Victory
Streckfus
Lansing
Victoria
Bad Axe Island
North Star
Harriet
U. S
Victor
de Soto
Emma Randall
New Albin
Norman Fox
Meyer
John Joseph
Archie Bailey
Gus. Kaeppler
Davenport Fire Destroys Brammer Factory In June Blaze
A June 27 blaze in Davenport Iowa destroyed Brammer Manufacturing washing machine plant as high winds and a city fire brigade response battled the flames. The fire spread to Heidt jee houses and Davenport Slaughtering and Rendering plant before a heavy rain helped control it. Loss was about 110000 with 106000 insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Brammer Manufacturing Company
Rock Island
Lit
Davenport Slaughtering and Rendering Company
Guthrie Center Fire Injures Firemen Amid Destruction
Firefighters Claire McLuen and A Ju were severely injured while battling a blaze at H. K. Ashton property caused by lightning. The house was practically destroyed. In Waterloo a traveling salesman from Cedar Rapids, C A Mitz, was assaulted on the way to the Rock Island depot. assailant Westey Hoghin was captured by witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie Center
Claire McLuen
A. Ju. Story
H. K. Ashton
Waterloo
C. A. Mitz
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Westey Hoghin
Cuveng
Canvass Totals Show Palmer and Thorne Leading For Railroad Posts
Des Moines reports official canvass with Republican tickets yielding Palmer 60,656 and Ferguson 25,205 for railroad commissioner and sister results for other state offices. Democratic votes show Curran 45,264 and Amos 19,516 for treasurer and attorney general, while congressional races list Kennedy and Prouty leading in several districts. River to River road praised by Miss Blanche Scott during Iowa tour.
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Des Moines
State Executive Council
Carroll
Garst
Clarke
Hayward
Bleakly
Morrow
Chantland
Cosson
Feely
Brainerd
Deyoe
Heminger
Lark
Pickett
Riggs
Welty
Supreme Court
Bousquet
Garrett
Grubb
Cornwall
Ferson
Ferguson
Ottoson
Palmer
Litz
Thorne
Wilson
Anders
Blake
Curran
Amos
Walters
Walter
Mitchell
Scott
Council Bluffs
Blanche Scott
Iowa
River Road
New York
Muscatine Man Killed by Street Car
Muscatine Iowa June 24 The coroner s jury continues a thorough investigation into the death of Kenneth Anderson struck by a street car Moturnan Callahan was fatally injured and is in serious condition
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Kenneth Anderson
Moturnan Callahan
Seriius
Workman Killed by Train at Atlee Mill
Fort Maison Ta June 22 Charley Traverse an employee of the Atlee mill was struck and killed by a train at the work site while on duty. The incident occurred Wednesday and is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Maison
Charley Traverse
Work
Iowa News Roundup Reports Fatalities and Local Changes
Dozens of items detail deaths from accidents and disease across Iowa including Newton pioneer James Laird and Ottumwa lockjaw victim Mrs. Anna Mageson. Other tragedies involve Keokuk rail and streetcar deaths, a Chariton shooting suicide, and canoeing drownings near Dubuque and Plainfield. Local business shifts include Panora 7 pm closing and Mason City cement plant plans. Mountain of notes cover revival attendances, a Des Moines river drowning, and civic shifts transforming Marshalltown church into a market and jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Laird
Newton
Ed Taylor
Keokuk
Iowa City
Davenport
Denver
George Robbins
Charles H. Engeman
Burlington
Viele
Lee County
Flossie Dillon
Iowa Falls
Iowa State University
S. F. Cook
Clear Lake
Markel
Malvern
Robert Speers
Eldora
Peter Nicol
Battle Creek
M. H. Lyon
Mr. Harris
Harlan
Peter Buehler
Nicholas Buehr
Specht’s Ferry
Brammer Manufacturing Company
Heldt
Davenport Slaughtering and Rendering Company
Lee Terry
Charles Lentz
Plainfield
Tarry
Lentz
Fred Welden
W. E. Welden
Navel Academy
Armapolis
Indiana
Cadet Welden
London
Gibraltar
Azores
Canary Islands
Telegraph Operator Assault After Lightning and Fire
A telegraph operator was knocked unconscious and severely hurt by a bolt of lightning while at the Williams station. Roy Afton is linked to luring a person into a shed where the incident happened. At Thayer, W. Morrigan and others were struck by lightning nearby causing minor injuries. A farm near W. S. Sim was struck. a barn was shattered but no serious damage. Four horses were affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afton
Jung
Witttam
Pany
Tota
Thayer
W. Morrigan
Allgig
Burlington
Here
Tad
Washington Senator Ends Iowa Trip With Brief Assessment
Cummins in Washington reflects on congressional work as he departs for Iowa, noting the postal savings bill and conservation measures. He says Congress has done some good and some bad, stressing that conservation needs and presidential power center the debate. Iowa members head home without delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Iowa
Segmins
Congress
Gress
Wreck Claims Im Des Moines Man After Friday Night Crash
Santi uy hospital in Ottawa died as result of a wreck on a Wabab field Friday night. Several others injured. 153 S. 2B Rutledge of Moe also at Mercy hospital possibly dies from internal injuries. Engineers report chest injuries and severe trauma. one man expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ottawa
Santi Uy Hospital
Percy
S. 2B
Rutledge
Moe
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Deutsche Vacuum Oil Company
Stanchard Oil Company
Indiana Society of Chicago
George Ade
Brook
Ind
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Frederick Funston
Army Service Schools
Leavenworth
Kaw
Army
Arbeiter Saengerbund
Northwest
Chicago
House
Senate
National Packing Company
K. M. Landis
United States District Court
Beef Trust
Newark
N. J
Wickersham
Middle West States
Ilinois State Bar Association
Democratic Party of
Ohio
Judson Harmon
Democratic
Dayton
EL. C. Irvine
Columbus
Columbus, San& Cking Railroad Company
Pullman Company of
Lai Guppert
Pullman Company
Standard Oil Company
Lackawanna
Hoboken
Buffalo
Kansas City
Southwest
Gore
McMurry
Oklahoma
Porter Charlton
Mary Castle Charlton
Lake Como
Italy
Fitzgerald
Julia K. Earle
F. P. Earle
Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville Railway
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Richmond
Chesapeake & Ohio
William Lee
W. Va
H. Standford Burton
Oxford
England
Zapotitlc
Mexico
Baldwin
Lorimer Investigating Committee
Burrows
Fred Kohler
Cleveland
Baehr
Civil Service Commission
Kohler
Friedberg
Germany
Imperial Bank
Thomas Henry Browe
Marysville
Mont
T. M. Talcott, Sr
South Bend
Marieno Scimeca
Genaro Pesce
Atlantic
Cleo Saaffer
Marion
Russell Gray
American Aeronautical Association
Aeronautic Federation of America
Aero Club of America
Ordaion Mevts
Acme Company
J. S. Burns
Basher
Moon
Porter
Letenant
Sheldon
van Bos. Birk
Harnagel
Dewey
Jones
Wapello County
Kennedy
Brookhart
Grill
Hangen
Good
Kendall
Prouty
Hull
Towner
Darrah
Smith
Byers
Woods
Starne
Hubbard
Willis
Pollard
de Armand
Pepper
Denison
Murtagh
Murphy
Huber
Hamilton
Price
Mally
Stuart
Sankey
Booth
P. M. Joice
Dodge
P. M. Jolce
Lake Mills
C. W. Rowe
Montezuma
Lord
Rowe
Marshalltown
First Baptist Church
Fred Herrington
Herbert Sargent
Fort Dodge
Raymond
Bolivia
Fonda
Lightning Destrovir
Bain
Fae
Roy
Cummins
W. G. Brown
Mercy Hospital
Pet
Elors
Banke
Lake
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