Firebrand Crumpacker Pushes Campaign Contributions Bill
The House passed a reform bill with Crumpacker of Indiana adding an amendment on publicizing campaign contributions. Democrats opposed. southern members attacked the apportionment provision as revival of Reconstruction era conditions. Measure applies to national party committees and groups influencing House elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crumpacker
Indiana
House of Representatives
House
Williams
National Congressional Committee
Congress
Indictment Hands Lamphere Seven True Bills
Laporte grand jury returns seven true bills against Ray Lamphere for arson and five murders and an accessory in the Helgelein murder. They indict Mrs Gunness as the principal though declared officially dead. A skull was unearthed in a cesspool amid the dig, with long hair suggesting a woman.
Twenty Peasants Hanged in Russia Agrarian Riots
Twenty Russian peasants from Yekaterinoslav district were hanged at Kherson by decree of a court martial for taking part in agrarian disorders. They belonged to a peasant association aiming to drive out landed proprietors by burning estates. This marks a new use of the death penalty after years of flogging and short terms for such riots.
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Russia
Yekaterinoslav
Kherson
Mine Workers Union Ratifies Kansas Missouri Pact
At a late Thursday night session in Kansas City the United Mine Workers for America ratified the agreement between operators and miners in the Kansas and Missouri districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers For America
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Death of Leonard Bertrand Father of 21 Children
Leonard Bertrand of Cirven Tay Wisconsin dies at 68 from Bright's disease. He fathered twenty one children with one mother. eighteen are living. Mrs Bertrand survives and is in robust health.
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Leonard Bertrand
Cirven Tay
Wis
Bright
Bertrand
Sioux City Live Stock Quotations Friday
Friday's quotations on the Sioux City live stock market list steer cattle at 6.35 per hundredweight and top hogs at 5.40, reflecting market activity in Sioux City.
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Sioux City
Denver promoter Chapin Gard arrested in mining fraud case
FE Chapin Gard, mining promoter based in Denver Colorado, was indicted by a federal grand jury for using the mails in furtherance of schemes to defraud and has been arrested.
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Chapin Gard
Denver
Colo
Federal Grand Jury
Quadbus Breaks Levee In Havens Quiet Weather Event
A cloudburst near Havens, El, flooded Bre Fiirols area and triggered a levee breach. Officials reported 25 families evacuated as water rose quickly, with local crews responding to protect homes and assess damage. Communities mobilized shelters and aid as investigations begin.
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Havens
Perjury Charge Ends Mae Wood Divorce Case
Miss Mae Wood's divorce suit against United States Senator Thomas C. Platt collapsed after Justice O Gorman dismissed the complaint and ordered her committed to the Tombs on perjury charges with $5,000 bail. The deposition of a man who made the blanks questioned the marriage record and Frank H Platt disputed letters. The case drew wide notice due to the senator's prominence and other names involved.
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Mae‘. Wood
Omaha
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Justice O'Gorman
Supreme Court
Miss Wood
Platt
Frank H. Platt
Tombs Prison
Railroad Disaster in Belgium Near Antwerp
A collision near Contich six miles southeast of Antwerp between the Antwerp Express and a pilgrims train killed 388 and wounded 79 by Thursday noon. Most victims were workmen and peasants as surgeons and nurses rushed to aid the shattered cars and debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hery
Belgium
Ner Contich
Antwerp
Poles wed by clerks mistake in South Norwalk
William Krisick and Miss Alexandria Kirszeka, both Poles of South Norwalk, applied for a dog license but were accidentally married by Town Clerk Herbert R. Smith and Justice John Curnow. The bride seeks a divorce claiming officials caused the mix up while Krisick’s dog was named Louise and phraseology led to the error.
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South Norwalk
William Krisick
Alexandria Kirszeka
Herbert R. Smith
John Curnow
Krisick
Luise
Louise
Robbing Suspect Kills Edison Purchaser in City Alley
Chicago resident Robt P Holmes purchasing agent for Commonwealth Edison was found dead in a downtown alley early Thursday. He had marks of strangulation on his neck and his face blackened and his valuables were stolen.
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Robt. P. Holmes
Commonwealth-Edison Electric Company
Chicago
Bridge under construction wrecked on Harlem line
Dynamiters blew up a new bridge under construction on the Harlem branch of the New York New Haven and Hartford railway at Baychester. A fifty pound charge was discharged under the first span, causing destruction.
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Harlem
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Bay Chester
Prisoner Found Guilty in First Degree Murder
Mrs. Sarah Morasch aged 45 was found guilty by a jury of poisoning 4 year old Ruth Miller. She faces a life sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Morasch
Ruth Miller
Fire devastates J. Winter Meyer box factory
A Thursday afternoon blaze gutted the large J. Winter Meyer box factory and spread to several adjoining structures, leaving many lives in peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wintermeyer
Prominent Ohio Lawyer Killert Killed In Street Car Collision
Cpl Evan T Williams a leading Ironton attorney was killed Wednesday and Joseph Cloran is probably fatally injured when their buggy was struck by a street car authorities said in Ironton Ohio.
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Ohio
Killert
Evan T. Willams
Ironton, O
Joseph Cloran
Blizzard Devastates Stock in Dawson County Montana
A severe blizzard starting Wednesday causes heavy losses of sheep and lambs in Dawson County Montana. Snow depth reaches two feet on level ground and five to six feet in exposed areas, worsening for livestock and winter conditions.
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Dawson County
Mont
Mail Carriage Carroed In Union Pacific Incident
A cartload of United States mail was buried near the eastern end of the Wyoming division of the Union Pacific on Wednesday night. Crew trouble or wreckage were suspected as the mail shipment vanished beneath earth and debris.
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Cartoed
Mall Burns
Camioad
United States Mail
Wyoming
Union Pacific
Balloon ascent ends in tragedy at Brazilian military school
Lieut Fonseca of the Brazilian army died when a military balloon rose during preparations at Rio Janeiro. A gust released the ground ropes and the craft climbed to 3000 feet before collapsing. Officials suspect a fault caused by operator error.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Lieut
Fonseca
France
Night riders torch barn near Lancaster
A group of masked raiders rode in by night and burned a tobacco barn near Lancaster, forcing two young witnesses Flint Randall and Miss Magel Tate to join the procession. As the flames grew, the pair were driven away and heard the hymn Nearer My God to Thee over the crackling timbers and roaring fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Maddox
Lancaster
Flint Randall
Miss Magel? Tate
Kind Act To Cost Life In Honduras Hydrophobia Case
Wealthy New York inventor William H. Marsh learned at the Pasteur Institute he had hydrophobia and would die within days. Aiming to ease his final hours he was given opiates. he conversed with his family between fits, settled his affairs, and had treated his spaniel’s wounds before both animals died.
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William H. Marsh
New York
Pasteur Institute
Marsh
Mr. Marsh
Miners to Resume Work After 70 Days of Strike
After seventy days of negotiation 85000 miners in the south west reach a joint wage and working conditions agreement. If miners approve at the convention and officials ratify, operators will resume work Sunday morning under the new scale.
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Werl- Hesday Witt
Safonday
Body Found in Mill Pond with Suspected Murder
The badly mutilated body of Mrs. Carrie Shaw, a wealthy Hortonville widow, was found in a village mill pond. Charles Abrams, once courting her, is in custody at New London. Witnesses say they had quarrelled and Abrams planned to reconcile the night before.
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Carrie Shaw
Hortonville
Wis
Charles Abrams
New London
Abrams
Shaw
Billion Dollar Congress Sets Record Appropriations
The sixtieth congress is estimated to approve a total of 1.026 billion dollars at its first session, the largest single session appropriation in history.
Costa Threatens Revolt If Government Fails Economy
Alfonso Costa, leader of the Republican party in Lisbon, warned in a chamber of deputies speech that unless the current government adopts fiscal restraint, the federal patriots of his party will organize a revolution.
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Alfonso Costa
Lisbon
Chamber of Deputies
Death of Prof Lestie A Lee at 66 in Portland
Prof Lestie A Lee of Howdein cele loge Portland Me died Wednesday aged 66. He was noted for research expeditions in Labrador and South America.
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L. A. Lee
Lestie A. Lee
Howdein Cele Loge
Portland
Labrador
South America
Call to National Banks by Comptroller Reports Bank Conditions
The Comptroller of the Currency in Washington issues a call for the condition of national banks at the close of business, seeking a report on current financial health and stability. The notice directs banks to submit standardized data reflecting assets, liabilities, and capital adequacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D. C
Misconduct Alleged in Battey Jury Trial Motion
In a motion for a new trial in the case against H. V. Battey of Council Bluffs the petition claims jurors used two telephone lines in a adjoining room while deliberating. Juror James McRobert says all but one juror used the phones and one juror accused Battey of cheating a neighbor, alleging record alterations. Court oversight included locking jurors in the courtroom with one rear door to the phone room unlocked and the bailiff in attendance.
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H. V. Battey
Council Bluffs
James McRobert
McRobert
Battey
Ames Conference to Discuss Hog Cholera Serum Use
Secretary Wilson will attend an Ames conference hosted by the Department of Agriculture with A. D. Melvin and Dr. M. Dorset to discuss serum treatment for hog cholera. The meeting will consider supplying serum to hog raisers via state agricultural stations to enable wider use.
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Wilden
Ames
Bureau ‘of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Presbyterian Assembly Reports Growth and Mission Push
The report highlights a Chicago Presbyterian General Assembly focusing on evangelization and church growth. It notes 195 churches and 1,187,743 in presbytery missions, with total church membership near 999 and Sabbath school expansion. The era’s emphasis centers on evangelism within immigration patterns and global outreach, despite labor disputes affecting communications.
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General Assembly
Chicazo Orgin
Tect Church
Itty Missions
Tornado Wrecks Albia Grant School In Sudden Storm
A severe storm struck southern Iowa on Thursday with a tornado over Albia. The Grant school roof collapsed into classrooms just before assembly, but pupils and teachers escaped injury. J. M. Taylor was killed when a heavy corn crib toppled by the whirlwind landed on him.
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Tawi
Iowa
Albia
Grant
J. M. Taylor
Wooden seat saves farmer after lightning strike near Greenfield
George Rohner, a farmer near Greenfield, was critically injured when lightning struck a harrow he rode. A two-horse, two-mule team was killed instantly. Rohner had swapped a wooden seat for a steel one, which likely saved his life.
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George Rohner
Greenfield
Rohner
Dakota Iowa Romance Brings Couple Together in Des Moines
Robert R. Roberts of Langford South Dakota and Mary E. McCormick of Des Moines Iowa were married in Des Moines after thirty years apart. Roberts aged 52 and McCormick 50. The pair had last learned of each other’s whereabouts a few weeks prior.
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Robert R. Roberts
Langford
S. D
Mary E. McCormick
Des Moines
Iowe
Joseph Norton Dies Suddenly After Years of City Service
Joseph Norton, who settled in Cres ton in 1877, died at his home Thursday. He served as mayor and secretary of the board of education for years, and was a prominent grain dealer. He leaves a wife and a large family.
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Joseph Norton
Creston
Board of Education
Deaths at Pomeroy Claimant and Settler Buried
Two aging residents of Pomeroy have died. Mrs. A. Fuller, who homesteaded three miles west of town in 1871, has passed away. Willis D. Parker, 72, buried Wednesday. he and his wife moved from New York and settled three miles west of Pomeroy in 1868.
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Pomeroy
A. Fuller
Willis D. Parker
New York
Northwestern Iowa farmers to attend Sioux City course
Iowa Corn Growers president Mr. John Sundberg of Whitley announced a week long course for northwestern Iowa farmers to be held in Sioux City likely during the first week of February. The program will be directed by Prof. Molden with a special livestock course under Prof. Curtiss.
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John Sundberg
Whitley
Iowa Corn Growers’ Association
Iowa
Sioux City
Molden
Curtiss
Clerk Battey Convicted in Council Bluffs Court
H. V. Battey, clerk of the district court and former president of Iowa clerks, was found guilty of misconduct in office after a 71 hour jury deliberation. The case centered on alteration of records and retention of county fees, with Battey denying wrongdoing and alleging political ruin attempts. An accountant from Des Moines examined his office amid long standing disputes with the county board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
H. V. Battey
District Court
Clerks’ Association of Iowa
Battey
Board of Supervisors
Des Moines
Iowa Building Funds Move Boosts Some Projects
The senate public building committee struck from the omnibus bill the Estherville appropriation of 60000 dollars though the house had authorized it. Other changes raised Davenport from 60000 to 70000 Council Bluffs from 65000 to 71000 and Denison site from 7600 to 10000.
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Estherville
Senate
Iowa
House
Senate Public Building Committee
Davenport
Council Bluffs
Denison
Hawkeye Insurance Seeks Second Renewal of Iowa Charter
The Hawkeye, Iowa's first incorporated insurance company, seeks renewal as both old charters expired. Established with a capital of 25060 dollars, it now holds about 900000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Hawkeye
Divinely Requested Resignation Amid Real Estate Concerns
The Rev T F Parker, accused by Osceola Ta church trustees of prioritizing Lincoln real estate sales over salvation, resigned from the Methodist church in Osceola Ta. he also ran a Lincoln property business on the side.
Accused of Criminal Assault Arrest Near Boone
John Lundquist of Dodge township near Boone was arrested Wednesday on criminal assault charges. The complainant Clarice Peterson alleges the crime occurred May 16, and Lundquist is jailed in default of bond. A second case names Larmont Frederick, a Black man charged with assaulting Mrs Ris ser of Des Moines and leaving her unconscious. He was placed on trial Thursday morning.
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John Lundquist
Dodge Township
Boone
Clarice Peterson
Lundquist
Larmont Frederick
W OH. Risser
Des Moines
Typhoid Fatalities Rise From Rockwell City Supper
Eight more people died from typhoid linked to a church supper in Rockwell City on April 14, bringing the total to twenty eight. No new deaths were reported after that, while nearby Oskaloosa moves to sewer and street improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwell City
Gas Plant to Be Built by Missouri Valley
The city ordinance allowing the light company of Missouri Valley to erect a gas plant passes and the company will begin work immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Light Company of
Missouri Valley
Des Moines Man Chooses Suicide in Kansas City Hotel
Jud B. Vance of Des Moines, 45, shot himself in his Savoy hotel room Tuesday night. He left a widow and three sons in Des Moines and carried a $20,000 life insurance policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowan
Jud B. Vance
Des Moines
Savoy
Kansas City
Vance
Death of D. B. Barge reported
Death of D. B. Barton, a arene belowman. The notice records the passing and identifies the deceased, with minimal context available from the fragment.
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D. B. Barge
D. B. Barton
Arene Belowman
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Bill
Lamphere
Mill Pond
Wisconsin
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Ka Most
Willanerts
Roberty Aiff
Christ
Iowa Building Funds
N. M. Morgan
Hopeville
Leon Cartwright
Pilot Mound
Anamosa
Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa City Council
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