Important News Notes Of A Week
A roundup of key events includes US fleets moving toward Cuba amid insurrection rumors, bids for fast mail steamship lines via the Panama route, Taft withholding Panama-Colombia correspondence, Lorimer seat questions, finance committee opposition to a wool tariff substitute, Titanic inquiry findings, and suspension of the Coffee Trust case per a State Department protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Washington
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Gulf Ports
Panama Canal
Pere
Taft
Department of Justice
New York
Coffee Trust
Department of State
Fire at Moosejaw power plant destroys building and machinery
A fire at Moosejaw Saskatchewan destroyed the city power house and its machinery valued at 500000 dollars. Water and light supplies were cut off as investigators began assessing the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moosejaw
Sask
Signs of Strength Return for Wright After Typhoid
Attending physicians report Wilbur Wright shows early signs of improvement from typhoid fever in Dayton Ohio. He spent a stable night with his temperature down. The Charles Dickens centenary fund trustees acknowledge a 13481 American contribution to assist five granddaughters of the novelist. Mrs Marie Garland of Boston will sacrifice 10600000 from her late husband’s will to wed Francis Cush ing Green, her adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
O. Wright
Charles Dickens
Marie Garland
Boston
Francis Cushing Green
Taft Roosevelt Clash To Shape Ohio Convention
The Taft Roosevelt fight moves to the Ohio Republican convention on June 3. Taft won only 10 of 42 district delegates in the state primary but will contest the six delegates-at-large to Chicago. Returns from 33 counties show the Taft Roosevelt battle over the national delegates will likely be decided on the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon
Andrew L. Harris
Eaton
Ohio
National Commission
Gettysburg
Washington
Taft
Chicago
Roosevelt
Uprising in Cuba Spurs US Military Preparations
The report notes rising tensions in Cuba prompting US action with 700 marines ordered from Philadelphia to Guantanamo and 6,000 regulars ready to move as the crisis deepens. London sees a record labor march of 150,400 strikers with minimal police clashes. General Booth undergoes cataract surgery in London. postoperative bulletin calls the operation satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
United States
Island
Republic
Philadelphia
Guantanamo
William Booth
Salvation Army
Loadee
Iowa News Roundup Highlights Loans Fires Deaths and Trials
A wide Iowa state digest reports a man saved from electrocution in Mason City by his wife and a neighbor, factory work beginning on a Perry plant, rail fence issues at Logan, college reconstruction in Sioux City, and guard leave extended for Col Chantland. Other items note church alterations at Clear Lake, a Chicago hotel death, infant remains found on S U S camp grounds, drownings in Keokuk and Iowa City, and measles outbreaks at a Davenport soldiers home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Horvel
Mason City
Harvel
Shorthill Steel and Iron Works
Perry
Logan
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company
Northwestern
Illinois Central Railway
A. E. Craig
Morningside College
Sioux City
Fifty-sixth
Jong National Guard
W. T. Chantland
Wickersham
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Clear Lake
C. Jaques
Duncombe
Chicago
Jaques
Alex Banneberg
Burlington
W. H. Hodge
Estherville
First National Bank of
Rockwell
G. H. Felthous
F. C. Sigfried
W. B. Bruce
M. Dexter
W. A. Grummond
Baptist
Northern Baptist Convention
Convention
A. J
Spike) Crawford
Ames
Crawford
Santa Fe Railroad
Fort Madison
Mary O’brien
Government Canal
Keokuk
A. H. Maurer
Huatavia
Maurer
T M. Brooks
Gus Dahlberg
Renault
Otto. Wettstein
Maquoketa
J. H. Schaefer
Davenport
J. J. Kempner
Council Bluffs
T. J. Mooney
Clinton
Fred Rath
Waterloo
J. J. Ludescher
Duyuque
William Moehl
Cedar Rapids
Ray Philips
Albia
D. W. Stumbaugh
Lacona
Hugh Marlow
Lone Rock
Iowa
Belmond
No. 13
United Mine Workers of America
Des Moines
Advocates of Peace
Clayton Rowland
Oliver C. Wilson
Iawa
Frank J. Sessions
William Edmundson
Walcut
Edmundson
Lee Blakeman
Jesup
State University
Iowa City
Memorial University
National Military College
James J. Keane
Fort Dodge
J. H. Conners
Houston
Tex
Iowu Wesleyan
Mount Pleasint
Roy Lathan
Iowa Soldiers' Orphans
James Carpenter
Rebekah Lodge
Lee City
Marshilltown
Harry Detrick
Gilman
Marshall County
Fimner Hodge
Maple Hill
Rumors Fly Over Iowa University Medicine School Consolidation
Iowa Board of Education heard routine business in Des Moines while engineers from Iowa City protested possible merger of the state university and Ames medical chairs. Secretary Emery urged a compulsory newborn blindness prevention bill, and homeopaths pressed against consolidation with allopaths. John G. Bowman attended the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Friends of the Engineering School
State University
Iowa City
State Board of Education
The
Iowa State College
Ames
University
Ames School
D. A. Emery
Vinton
Emery
George Royal
A. M. Linn
John G. Bowman
Farmer shot by neighbor in Forest City dispute over chickens
In Forest City, Oscar Bowers killed Carl Brockey after a long feud over chickens from Brockey’s farm. Bowers claimed self defense when arraigned. The incident, the second killing in the county since its organization, drew significant local excitement due to the families’ prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Brockey
Oscar Bowers
Forest City
Baptist Leader Henry Bond Elected Northern Baptist President
Henry Bond of Brattleboro Vermont, a leading fead ing manufacturer and Baptist layman, was chosen president of the Northern Baptist convention by the nominating committee. He captured 652 of 688 electoral votes. His first vice president is Fred Brasted of Oklahoma City, second vice president F Wayland Ayer of Camden New Jersey, corresponding secretary W C Bitting of St Louis and recording secretary Maurice J Levy of Newton Center Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Maurice J. Levy
Newton Center
Mass
Real Estate Sale by Treasury Attorney Partello Ends
D J Partello of Washington special treasury attorney has disposed of a half section of Palo Alto county land at 115 dollars per acre. Much of the land was granted to Partello's father by the government after the Civil War for services during that era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Rooster Attacks Child in Clarinda Yard
An 8 year old boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Tauschmann, was spurred by a large rooster in their Clarinda yard. The bird rammed its spur into the boy’s neck, severing the jugular vein and causing heavy bleeding as he picked up an egg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Holzman
Ocean City
Clarinda
John Tauschmann
New Court House Petition Planned by Local Group
At a Business Men's association meeting in Rockwell City a plan was approved to petition the county board of supervisors on Monday June 3 to put a bonding measure before county voters for funds to build a new court house. Villisca Pastor Called as Red Oak church selects Rev. James K. Driver former pastor at Vik Nace and Nodaway to lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Davis
Tyler
Tex
Carrie Johnson
Taft
William Pastorious
Pittsburg
Alexander R. Peabody
New Court House
Rockwell City
Business Men's Association
Board of Supervisors
Red Oak Presbyterian Church
James KK. Driver
Vik Nace
Nodaway
Patent blends phonograph and picture machine sparks moving picture homes
A London patent for a combined phonograph and picture machine promises synchronized sound and images. The invention aims to project songs and performances on screen with audible accompaniment, suggesting a new era for silent stage acts and early motion pictures.
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R. Milton
London
Fragmentary train notes reveal personal writing on the move
An incomplete diary style line shows a passenger on a train composing notes to a husband about safety and travel. The text captures a moment of hurried writing as the train departs.
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Mercy
Laura
Tim
Infants Eczema Healed By Cuticura Soap Ointment
Mrs Mary W Ram recalls her infant’s eczema starting at age three months with oozing and scabs improving after three months of doctor care followed by Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Teething and boils later cleared. she endorses the product and notes the boy’s skin became soft and clear. The letter dates September 24, 1919 from Colorado Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itor
Perlo
Mary W. Ram
E. Jackson St
Colorado
Boston
Incomplete Caesar Crosses Rit Allegedly Commented
Fragmentary OCR has garbled words about Julius Caesar and a river crossing with nonsensical pricing. The readable parts mention crossing a river and a hypothetical seven cent privilege, but lack coherent details or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Caesar
Hudson River
Castoria marketing note from an old neighborhood tale
Fragmentary dialogue recalls a long used Castoria product for infants and children as neighbors discuss a house and chickens in a nostalgic neighborhood scene. The text hints at a signature safe remedy used for decades and evokes a bygone community setting.
Odd Household Ad Promises Quick Cures and Romance
Fragmented ad claims a scent powder or remedy will prevent dancing fever and hurry a wedding ring purchase. It markets a “Paw Knows” brand cure for burning and urges prompt extravagance, linking marriage and caution with strange claims.
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Hayt
Key Weat
Senate
Colombia
Panama
Lea
Tennessee
Lorimer
Senate Committee On Finance
White Star Steamship Line
J. Bruce Ismay
United States Senate
C. G. Erickson
Madison
Wis
Bennett Clark Hyde
Col
Thomas H. Swope
Kansas City
Charles M. Schwab
Carnegie
J.C. Kirchin
Tonenpah
Martin’s Creek
Peersylvania
Schwab
Kurehin
Hoyt
Bens Peleemag
Meyt Kag
Sewis Americe
Verensela
American Federation of Musicians
Qmaha
C. H. Toliver
Toliver Airship Company
San Diego
Cal
Bert G. Lewis
Airship Company
Lewis
Muscatine
John Stevenson, Jr
Robert Louis Stevenson
United States Steel Corporation
A. M. Blakesley
Clarence Darrow
McNamara
Los Angeles
John D. Fredericks
Frederick Deland Leete
Central Methodist Church of
Detroit
Mich
Joseph Cooke
W. P. Thirkfeld
Methodist Episcopal Church
Minneapolis
Charles W. Morse
Mrs. Morse
Europe
Morse
Atlanta
Foreign
Gill Learned
Seattle
Sibley High
Serra
Clana Sterck
Bielte Bane
Poor. Blunt
Clarion Division
Great Western Nap
Wea
Woo Garken
Hrakeman
Golinwr Brothers
Boone
Ratantiy Wester
Peetmatter
Heredeg
Gatshe
Friends of Engineering
Schol Think Board
Homeopaths
Iowa State University
Vermont
Henry Bond
Brattleboro, Vt
Church
Neer Corps
Goethe
Borhood
Allen
Lai
Cole
Crus
Cox
Ick
Arfield
Fondes
Kore
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