Castaways Return After Two Months on Christmas Island
Castaways from the British steamer Acon arrived at Suva Fiji on the Manuka with one new baby born to Chaplain B B Patrick USN. They spent about two months on Christmas Island amid wreckage and reefs while mail and stores were saved.
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Coray Island
Acon
Christmas Island
Pacific Ocean
Suva
Fiji Islands
Manuka
B. B. Patrick
Avo
San Francisco
Auckland
Apia
Coral Island
Aeon
Patrick
Riddle
United States
Salace
Torpedo Boat Destroyer Fleet
Paso Pago
Suma
Datrigk
Tragedy at Hawthorne School Coal Wall Collapse
Jens Jensen the janitor at Hawthorne school Waterloo was crushed to death when a brick wall collapsed onto him while a coal pile weighing about fifty tons crushed him against the furnace doors. The accident occurred about 2 30 PM and was found hours later with Jensen dead on removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo School
Jens Jensen
Haw‘thorne
Waterloo
Jensen
Wild riot at Illinois University over hazing escalates
A Champaign man fires a revolver at a University of Illinois student amid a hazing melee that drew police and led to five students being fined for disorderly conduct. Mayor Blaine, involved in a confrontation, urged militia as campus tensions flare and authorities arrest and charge several participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayer Blaine
Champaign
University of Illinois
Blaine
le BE. Smith
OM. Benton
KF. A. Stroud
H. A. Tupper
A. Willcox
Rogerson
James
Nick Longworth
Harvard
University
Lemsworth
Custam
Suphe
Mialyor
Chem
First Fiscal Year Pension Report Shows Decline in Survivors
The report on pensions ending June 30 shows 34 323 Civil War survivors among pensioners, with 628 084 survivors remaining. It notes deaths and survivor counts, plus the new pension increase allowing widows to receive 60 dollars a month under the latest congressional act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PSS
Congress
Disaster Enshrouds an Indian Capital City
A Bombay correspondent describes India's capital as a vast grave after a massive disaster. Fyderabad, capital of a flooded district, is rendered a redacted melee of mud and stone. Streets and houses lie ruined, and survivors face a devastated, dangerous scene.
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Bombay
Intia
Fyderabad
Hazers Victim May Be Dead In University Hazing Case
A Lexington report says Willie G. Smith, a University of Kentucky student, disappeared after hazing rituals. A small boy described the events, saying Smith was overpowered bound and gigged then placed in a Queen and Crescent car and shipped away. No trace of the car or victim has been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Willie G. Smith
State University
Smith
Unidentified Woman Found Dead With Infant in Powder Horn Lake
A well dressed unidentified young woman was found in Powder Horn lake at Minneapolis holding the body of her year old baby Lou with her right arm, after causing fatal harm to both.
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Baby
Lou
Powder Horn Lake
Minneapolis
Minn
Registration In Cincinnati
Registration of Cincinnati described with fragmented text noting authorities and procedures. The legible parts reference registration steps and local oversight, with unclear details about dates or exact requirements. The overall sense points to an early civil process in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mint Director Leach to Reopen Silver Purchases for Coinage
Director Leach of the Mint announced plans to resume buying silver this week, aiming for about 125000 ounces weekly for an indefinite period. The treasury holds 5 million ounces now, which would be exhausted quickly at current demand, with strong anticipated needs as the cotton crop moves.
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Leach
Bankers Conclude 34th Annual Convention in Denver
The thirty fourth annual convention of American Bankers in Denver ends with election of new officers and directors. Debate lands on proposals to guarantee bank deposits and create postal savings banks. Delegates discuss federal legislation affecting savings institutions and the role of the association in presenting positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Cato
Reynolds
Chieas
George M. Pierson
Lewis 1
New York
Vone Awarantien
Leper Cured Reported After Nastin Treatment in Honolulu
say leper is cured tres w bp brinekerho and j shed waysen notify the honolulu board of health they believe the nastin treatment cured a leper doctors lihnckerhoff and wayson of honolulu report the cure using a preparation from dr deyrke pasha and thescad bey at the imperial medical school constantinople details of the treatment remain undisclosed.
Health of King Charles Improved After Fainting
Report from Bucharest Romania says King Charles, at Siuta in the Carpathians, suffered a serious fainting spell lasting three hours. Officials say the king's general health is much improved and no cause for alarm remains.
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Bucharest
Rouminia
Charles
Siuta
Carpathian Mountains
International tuberculosis congress opens in Washington
With two days left for section work, seven sections of the international tuberculosis congress convened in Washington on Thursday. Scientists from around the world delivered addresses on new questions arising in the global battle against the disease.
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Washington
Michigan Supreme Court rejects Spaulding precinct vote
The Michigan Supreme Court on Thursday directed rejection of the vote in one Spaulding township precinct in Menominee county at the resent Republican primary for governor due to voting machines. The court ruled the machines prevented keeping ballots for each party separate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Michigan
Spaulding Township
Menominee County
Gove
Contests and Tragedy Hit a Turbulent Remembrance Day
Fragmentary report covers disputed claims surrounding Carter Payne and a domestic tragedy in Tarrytown. The piece mentions Dudley Carton, Lesth, and Carter, with vague references to legal action, victims, and a distant note on fighting in Africa and Turkey. The garbled text yields no clear timeline or outcomes.
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Dudley Carton
Lesth
Carter Payne
Tarrytown
Groner
Leste Carter
Ciieage
Piiday
Boy Benton Steals Tools for Bacteriology Ambition
A Brooklyn 14 year old, Trying Benton, stole a microscope, an x ray machine and dozens of bacteriological slides to pursue scientific study. Police report he admitted stealing gear to further his goal of becoming a great scientist. Authorities say the slides contained bacilli of small pox, typhoid, diphtheria and typhus.
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New York
Young
Benton
Brooklyn
Young Benton
Wild Scotchman Returns After 25 Years Exile
The original of Stevenson's The Wild Scotchman, Thomas Plemi, arrives in San Francisco after a quarter century in voluntary exile in the South Seas. Fleming, a trading agent at Arne Island in the Marshall group, is making first contact with electric cars and modern civilization. He left Paisley for sea life at age 15, settled at Arne after twenty five years, and knew Robert Louis Stevenson when the author visited the islands.
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Stevenson
San Francisco
South Seas
Thomas Plemi
Stevenenns
Sam Pranetsce
Fleming
Arne Island
Paisley
Southend
Arne
Robert Louis Stevenson
Shoots 8-Year-Old Girl and Ends Own Life
Christopher Crezle, treasurer of Gil pin county Cole, shot Jentie Hicks, 8, and mortally wounded her at the Hicks home where he boarded, then killed himself. Mrs Hicks became hysterical. police said a demand was refused and another man entered the room before the shooting. The exact nature of the demand remains undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Crezle
Gilpin County
Cole
Jentie Hicks
Addie Hicks
unclear text fragment about a person at a hotel and fever
fragmentary OCR mentions a well known figure at a hotel with fever and another person. details, names, places are unreadable and uncertain.
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Fnnes
Ko Dares
Gard Gausicul Directeur
Ds Favey Hotel
Seigttie Woott
Cufferiop
Moye
Fradhal Recruited Ranger Posts Grim Tally
In the latest report from Fradhal, a recruitment drive yielded 28 009 units. A village of 1 909 households was overwhelmed by mud and rendered uninhabitable.
Allegation Against Globe Realty Company in Iowa
Globe Realty manager W G Smith of Sioux City faces a federal indictment for alleged mail fraud with a fraud scheme tied to land listings and a $50 payment demand. The case arose from a suit against farmer William Baum near Mason City, prompting an investigation and Smith’s anticipated October trial.
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Globe Realty Company
W. G. Smith
Sioux City
Federal Grand Jury
United States
A. O. Wakefield
Smith
William Baum
Mason City
Cobe Tealty Co
Clentlemen
St. Paul
Minn
Downes
Woman accuses Ackerman of seduction in Sioux City case
Martha Amundsen, a domestic in a prominent family, filed a seduction charge against 25 year old Ackerman in Sioux City. He fled toward Chicago from Union Depot but was restrained by postal inspector W A Allinon and police. He is held on the seduction charge while the investigation proceeds.
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Poa Ackerman
Bal Ackerman
Sioux City
Martha Amundsen
Ackermann
California
Ackerman
Ohlund
Union Depot
Chicago
Khim
W. OA
Allinon
Ubethie
Burlington Saloon Clampdown Edges Toward Action
The Burlington Civic Federation set a time limit for saloons to comply with the mulch law, extending to this date after August 20. Only one saloon closed despite 80 percent noncompliance, with Attorney General Byers slated to visit Burlington Saturday to press cases including County Attorney Kuehlmeyer for not enforcing the law and to seek injunctions against violators.
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Burlington Civic Federation
Burlington
Atorney General Byers
Bankrupt Deserts Wife Prompting Receiver at Rockwell City
Fred Russell, head of Russell & Joselyn, vanished seven weeks ago and sent a letter to his wife stating he does not intend to return. J H H Bradt was appointed receiver for the drug firm in Rockwell City after the firm sought receivership noting Russell’s disappearance and unsettled affairs.
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Fred Russell
Rockwell City
J. HH. Bradt
Russell & Joselyn
State Board of Pharmacy Commussborners
Low Pharmacy Board
Stl
District Court
Russell & Joslyn
Rockwell Chy
Joslyn
Russell
Iowa Board of Pharmacy Commissioners
Young Ta ma County Farmer Dies After Being Lost
Richard Himes, a well to do young farmer from Ta ma county, disappeared while traveling home from Traer. Provisions found along the road and his body located in timber near the Blackhawk line. He died from exposure after becoming lost. unmarried and lived alone.
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Richard Himes
Tama County
Traer
Blackhawk
Five Youths Held in Des Moines Hardware Robbery
Five school boys are in custody in Des Moines charged with taking revolvers and cutlery during the Dimmitt hardware store robbery, valued at $200. Police say Miss Blanche Snook supplied information leading to confessions from two boys. two of the youths are sons of Tony Belizar, a well known Des Moines police member.
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Des Moines
Dimmitt Hardware
Blanche Snook
Tony Belizar
New Ban at County Farm Replaces Burned Barn
County supervisors order immediate replacement of the fire destroyed barn at Woodbury county poor farm. Officials decided not to visit the site and will commence work on a new modern structure at once.
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County Farm
Harge
Woodbury County
Board of Supervisors
Losses Hit Tama County Swine Herds At Buckingham Farm
A. L. Ames, a Tama county farmer near Buckingham, reports 225 hogs dead and losses totaling 2500 dollars in four weeks due to swine disease. he has long supported the Corn Belt Meat Producers association.
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A. L. Ames
Buckingham
Tama County
Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association
Contractlet for Muscatine Pumping Station Reclaims Waste Land
A $60,000 contract for a pumping station at Muscatine has been let. The project forms part of a major effort by landowners to reclaim thousands of acres of waste lands. A levee and a drainage ditch are under construction, and the pumping station will be the largest in the Mississippi valley.
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Muscatine
Mississippi Valley
Sisters Fight Over Estate in Duluth Probate Suit
Kate Farrell seeks to set aside her late brother James Farrell's will filed in Duluth. The will names Margaret Farrell Brandigan as sole heir. The estate is valued at $75,000.
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Duluth
Kate Farrell
Margaret Farrell-Brandigan
James Farrell
Strike at Button Factory Spurs Potential General Walkout
An employee at the Automatic Button company in Muscatine led a strike Tuesday after a pay raise request was denied. The action raises fears of a broader labor stoppage affecting thousands of cutters and fifty factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automatic Button Company
Muscatine
Bride files for divorce after short marriage
Mrs. Jessie Jennings of Waterloo sues Perry Jennings for divorce after one month and four days of marriage alleging cruel treatment. They wed in Dubuque on August 22, 1908.
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Jessie Jennings
Waterloo
Perry Jennings
Dubuque
Officers School for Sioux City Units Opens in October
An officers school will be officially opened in Sioux City about mid October for Companies Hoo and L of Sioux City, Company E of Sheldon, and Company B of Ida Grove.
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Ho O and L
Sioux City
Sheldon
Ida Grove
Phone Firms United Form City Telegraph Consolidation
Articles of Incorporation approved by the secretary of state on Tuesday authorize the consolidation of Mu tuah and the Farmers and Merchants Telephone companies. In Dallas County a violent man killed his wife and mother in law after a quarrel, with both women reported to die.
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Secretary of State
Mutuah
Farmers and Merchants
Willams
Scandra
Dallas County
Rostetwe
Vacancy Election for Forty-Third Iowa Regiment
In the Iowa National Guard the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lieutenant Alben will be filled by an election in the near future. The process aims to appoint a new colonel for the Forty third regiment.
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Caronel
Alben
Indeontence
Fiftyeathird Regiment
Iowa
Srewr
Prairie Dogs Targeted by Early U.S. Agency Warfare
The text outlines historical efforts by Western farmers and the Department of Agriculture to control prairie dogs seen as threats to crops. Early methods used poisoned grain and molasses to kill dogs at burrow mouths, achieving rapid declines in numbers but raising concerns about ecological impact and forest service responsibilities.
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Department of Agriculture
Dheeld Son
Tims
Moohy
West Department
Tron
Leadville
Forest Service
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