Blydenburgh Out as Iowa Man Freed on Murder Trial
In Eldora Iowa Judge Evans directed acquittal of Birdenburgh, who had been convicted in 1904 of poisoning his wife and sentenced to life. The jury never left seat as verdict of acquittal was read. Supreme Court previously affirmed lower court, then rehearings yielded discontent and final release.
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Eldora
Evans
Blydenburgh
Birdenburgh
Supreme Court
Cdy
Supreme
Dynamite attack hits Jope lin News Herald building
A dynamite blast at 1:15 a m wrecked the Jope lin News Herald in Mon News-Herald a Republican paper opposing city council and police methods. The explosion shattered all windows, destroyed the press and four linotypes. Three sticks blew, two near linotypes failed to detonate. No one was inside the building. Owners are F Burton and J P Parrish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regin
Jopelin
Mon
News-Herod
Goss
The
News-Herald
F. Burton
J. P. Parrish
Wellman Returns Home From Polar Airship Expedition
Walter Wellman, head of the polar airship expedition, arrived at Tromsø, Norway aboard the Frithjof from Synebergen. He says he abandoned the attempt for the year after a disastrous voyage. An ascent failed and the balloon was cut to safety from other ships, but the airship was later recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wellman
Tromsoe
Neraweay
Frithjof
Sypitebergen
Sifere Lerthweskety
Booth Leads Salvocinn Army Captain Through Canada Campaign
Gen Booth, aged officer of the Salvocinn army, departed Lenedeat for Quebec Friday morning to campaign in Canada and the United States. Despite age he appeared hearty and in high spirits. A rare division of the army attended, with last greetings as he entered his car. Booth led a prayer service at the station with staff officers present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thooth
Lenedeat
Quebec
Canada
United States
Booth
Canata
Scientists Meet at American Social Science Session
Friday session of the American Social Science association at Buffalo featured a reading of The Drift of Evers by Rev Trace Franklin Russell in place of Martin W Littleton of New York. A general discussion followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Social Science Association
Tuffalo
Martin W. Littleton
New York
Oon
Evers
Littleton
Trace Franklin Russell
Sioux City Live Stock Market Report Summary
Market notes from Sioux City show Friday cattle and hog listings with prices around $50 for hogs and related trades. Trade activity focused on local buyers and sellers at the port market, indicating modest volume and typical weekly fluctuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Ube
Sleus City
Imaraet
Pix Liptin Challenge Headlines Aimed At Fans
A fragmented sports note mentions Pix Liptin and a challenge on the oval amid unclear details. References to Yarnt elute and Drake ty ta es appear as garbled OCR text. The piece hints at a race or event with a notable competitor, but the readable content is limited and lacks concrete results or participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake
Minanecier Dien D Willis Temes Dies at Breton Woods
Minanecier Dien D Willis Temes, sent for Abe Grip of Phelpy, lesnge and Co. of New York, died Friday at Breton Woods New Hampshire, aged 72.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Phelpy, Lesnge & Co
New York
Breton Woods
N. H
Amalgamated Copper Plans Butte Miners Suspension
Amalgamated Copper Company prepares to shut down its mines around Butte Montana for an indefinite period due to overproduction and weak demand for refined copper. A 250 million pounds surplus exists in the U S with September output seen 6 million pounds below August. current prices hover near 18 cents a pound, possibly dropping to 15 cents. Henry H Rogers, company president, remains at his Fairhaven Massachusetts home while counsel says he cannot attend a Boston suit for at least three months.
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Amalgamated Copper Company
Butte, Mont
Butte
United States
New York
The
Stock Exchange
Henry H. Rogers
Fairhaven
Mass
Rogers
Boston
Vanderbilt deemed incompetent in estate case
Edward W. Vanderbilt, Brooklyn merchant, aged, married May Pepper, a spiritualist, was found incompetent to manage his affairs by a sheriff’s jury after evidence of alleged manipulation by the medium. The suit for the elimination of his guardianship was brought by his daughter Miss Minerva Vanderbilt amid claims of undue influence and “Bright Eyes” spirit communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepper
Edward W. Vanderbilt
Brooklyn
Vanderbilt
Minerva Vandebill
Bright Eyes
Muir Fix Boundary Amid Korea China Dispute
Japanese ambassador Viscount Aoki stated in Washington that Japan must clearly settle the Korea China boundary to aid Korea China and Japan. He traced the dispute from its origins and defended Japan’s policy of yielding nothing to China while addressing the so called America Japan question and relations with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
China
Korea
Viscount Sluzo Aoki
United States
Tokio
Viscount Aoki
America
Lost earthquake located in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska
A quake first reported to have occurred on Sept 16 was traced to the Aleutian islands off Alaska. Washington seismologists had estimated a remote location about 6300 miles away, and new dispatches confirm the eruption in the Aleutians near Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Washington
Bashi
Ottawa
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Vancouver Plans to Ship Hindus to Ottawa Dominion Capital
A Vancouver appeal led by Mayor Bethune raised $1,500 for sending 800 Hindus aboard the Mont Eagle to Ottawa, with Japanese and Chinese also aboard. The dock stayed roped off as guards protected the ship while crowds pressed to view the arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Vancouver
Bethune
Ottawa
Emerals
Hoch Time Atens Roads 2-Cent Fare Order
Kansas politicians expect Gov Hoch to call an extra legislative session if railroads ignore the 2 cent fare order. The governor has not been notified officially and says Kansas will adopt a 2 cent fare if conceded elsewhere. A conference with Hoch attorney general Jackson and KC railroad attorney Bratton discussed possible special session if the railroads challenge the board’s resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Gov. Hoch
Cov. Hoch
Jackson
Co. F. Bratton
Kansas Railroad Commission
Railoads
Snow sisters save fifteen thousand dollars in wages
The will of Annie Snow, a Scotch gin worker at Teuntas, Mass, reveals she and her sister Margaret saved $15,000 from forty three years of weaving wages in Fall River mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Snow
Fall Liver Mills
Teuntas
Mass
Margaret
Noe Blame for Bridge Disaster verdict reached
The coroner's jury on Thursday returned a verdict that it could not name the real cause of the Quebec bridge collapse but found that all required precautions were taken according to the evidence presented.
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Quebec, Can
Czar's Yacht Ashore Off Finland With Imperial Family Aboard
The Russian imperial yacht Standart with Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra and their family aboard ran aground off a Merseve point near Hinge Finland. The emperor and family remain on board, and a steam lifeboat and seven torpedo boats are on scene ready to assist if needed.
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Standart
Empereur
Nicholas
Empress Alexandria
Merseve Point
Hinge
Finland
Dio Celack
Gulf of Finland
Tate
Clemenceau Announces Morocco Troop Send Strong Forces
Premier Clemenceau told the French cabinet the government will dispatch strong cavalry infantry and artillery to Morocco at once to quell the revolt, with firm measures to restore order and authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Clemenceau
Morocco
Government survey probes Rockford waterfront property
Assistant government engineer L L Wheeler travels to Rockford to determine if waterfront buildings and adjacent areas lie on government property. Wheeler states many warehouses and private lawns appear to occupy public land, affecting the shoreline ownership dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
L. L. Wheeler
To Meet at Albuquerque irrigation Congress Next Year
Albuquerque New Mexico was chosen as the meeting place for the irrigation congress to be held next year. The decision marks a regional hub for discussions on water management and related policy initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
The
Irrigation Congress
Police Chief Assassinated in Siberia Craviloff
The chief of the secret police at Ir silsk in Siberia Craviloff was assassinated on Thursday. The attack shocks the region as authorities investigate the circumstances and potential motives amid ongoing tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ir.silsk
Sberia
Craviloff
Sanate
Barton elected G A R commander in chief at Saratoga
Charles Gourtun of Nevada Missouri was Thursday afternoon elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the annual encampment held in Saratoga New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleet Barton
Charles Gourtun
Nevada
Grand Army of the Republic
Saretoga
N. Y
Mrs Taft 80 as Secretary of War’s mother seen with callers
Mrs Taft, mother of the secretary of war, was 80 years old on Wednesday and for the first time since July 25 received callers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Loulka M Taft
Secretary of War
To Build Wome for Red Men in Norfolk Long House Plan
The great council of Red Men at Norfolk Virginia has decided to establish its permanent home or long house costing between five hundred thousand and one million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Council of Red Men
Norfolk
More Men to Fight Plague Rally Described in Memo
The surgeon general of the Marine Hospital Service orders four more men to join the government force in San Francisco to bolster the fight against the plague. The action raises the total number of personnel to seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Marine Hospital Service
San Francisco
Traly Hobers Seize $50 600 in Rail Heist
A garbled report notes a mail train hold up by highwaymen from Totupsk, separating locomotive from freight car and escaping with substantial sums. Names and places are unclear, but the event implies a major robbery aboard a postal train with missing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traly Hobers
Stueriog
Totupsk
Sela
Detroit Man Ends His Life
Edgar A. Davis of Detroit aged 44 committed suicide at his sister Mire E. F. Taylor of Hartford Conn. home by inhaling gas in a grim self inflicted act noted in a brief obituary style report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Edgar A. Davis
Mire
E. F. Taylor
Hartford
Conn
Editor convicted of manslaughter in Missouri Valley case
A. H. Sniff editor of the Harrison County News in Missouri Valley was found guilty of manslaughter in the March 5 shooting of Mort Brundige. Sniff testified self defense while witnesses contradicted him. an appeal is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Sniff
Missouri Valley
Harrison County
Sniff
Mort Brundige
Brundige
Brondige
Groom Fails to Appear at Java City Wedding
The wedding of Jo seph Reisner to a SHCSLS bride collapses as the groom vanishes before the ceremony. Reisner, a driver for the Alert company, was last seen at his lodgings at 7 p.m. in wedding clothes, triggering a thorough hunt by the community.
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Joseph Reisner
Java City
Lacey Wh Be Candidate for Governor in Sixth District
Des Moines reports a formal announcement by Albia Republicans naming Kendall as a candidate for Congress in the Sixth district. Other possibilities include Judge Roberts Ellsworth Tominger and Rep John Offi. Maj Lacey, defeated last fall, may seek the governorship despite reports he won’t run again.
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Des Moines
Lacey
NB. Kendall
Congress
Albia
M. A. Roberts
Ellsworth Tomminger
John Offi
Maj. Lacey
Burglars Tap Safe After Third Story Break-In
Burglars used a fire escape to reach a third story window at Spokane Furniture on Cedar Rapids. They tapped the safe and escaped with 200 dollars. G Funk traveling for an eastern cutlery house missed a trunk. $600 worth of goods were missing from a Delavan hotel basement. Two strangers who registered at the hotel are suspected but unlocated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane Furniture Company
Cedar Rapids
Funk
Delavan
Iowa corn crop short at 70 percent of last year
George Wells of the Iowa Crabh Dealers association states the Iowa corn crop will total about 14,900,000 bushels since the August estimate, with oats at 24 bushels and corn at 64 bushels per acre, giving 65 percent of last year's totals and 90,000 bushels of oats.
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George Wells
Towa
Crabh Dealers’ Association
Kennedy Founder of Friendly Sons Dies at Clinton Home
James Kennedy, founder of the Friendly Sons of Brin later the Ancient Order of Hibernians, died at his Clinton home aged 50. Kennedy founded the first lodge in the United States and settled in Clinton about fifty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of Frin
James Kennedy
Clinton
Kennedy
The
Friendly Sons of Brin
United States
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Robbing a Friend Ernest Golly Indicted in Strand Case
Ernest Golly of Zear-Ing was indicted by the Strand jury for stealing $50 from Ora Spence of Clemons while Spence tried on a suit in a clothing store. Golly was arrested following the indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Golly
Zear- Ing
Ora Spence
Clemons
Strand
Sudden Voice Loss Ends Australian Baritone's Performance
Australian baritone Ian Rawley abruptly loses his voice during a Des Moines theater recital. He retires in tears, fearing the vocal loss may be permanent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian Rawley
German Societies Meet in Dubuque With Large Parade
The second annual convention of the Germ Central Verein of America opened in Dubuque on a Monday. Ten thousand people marched in the parade that preceded the opening meeting and were reviewed by noted prelates of the Catholic Church in Dubuque.
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Germ Central Verein of America
Dubuque Moonday
Catholic Church
Ubuque
Death of Dr Brundage in Nora Springs Visit
The death of Dr Brundage a great man of Matee City Idaho occurred Sunday while visiting Nora Springs with relatives. The brief notice records his passing during a family visit.
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Dr. Brundage
Matee City
Idaho
Nora Springs
Resigning Head of Domestic Economy at Iowa State
Miss Mary F. Rausch resigns as head of the domestic economy branch at Iowa State College Ames to lead the domestic science department at Colorado Agricultural College Fort Collins. She accepted after placing her name in a field of five hundred applicants, choosing the western offer over a raised Ames salary of 900 to 1500 dollars per year.
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Iowa State College
Ames
Mary F. Rausch
Rausch
Colorado School of Agriculture
Fort Collins
Colo
Misa Ammons
Invents New Mail Crane for Railroads
F H Burr of Atlantic announces a new mail crane improvement for railroads. The device moves the crane away from the engine cab by thirty three inches and is operated from the tender, reducing accident risk. The Rock Island road has ordered a crane for experimental use to test the innovation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Burr
Atlantic
Rockwell City Marshal Fatally Burned in Lantern Explosion
Rockwell city marshal John Craven descended into a water well to repair gear when a lantern ignited foul gases causing an explosion. He suffered severe burns to his face and hands and was taken home in critical condition. The well machinery was damaged by the blast.
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Rockwell
Eplosion
John Craven
Marshal Craven
Weil
Wreck Victims Identified in Cedar Falls Tragedy
The two Hungarian men Nick Flair and Peter Pozinke were identified after death in Cedar Falls. Their bodies were detained at the local morgue and shipped by United Express to the mayor of Hammond for family handover. Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway supplied burial robes and caskets and provided needed attention.
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Cedar Falls
Nick Flair
Peter Pozinke
United Express Company
Hammond
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Anoh
Des Moines Union Fights City Directory Publication
Des Moines labor unions plan to sue to enjoin a new city directory issued by the R J Polk Directory Company. They argue the book is an advertising scheme and that their names are used without consent. Counsel has been secured and the dispute is expected to be bitter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
New City
R. J. Polk
Land Values Surge In Sioux County Near Orange City
Iowa land near Orange City has risen sharply with prices moving from 70 75 per acre years ago to 116 125 per acre now. The L Van Pelt farm eight 200 acres two miles west sold publicly for 123 50 per acre. Coroner blames brakeman in New Sharon wreck that killed fireman William Gannan Marshalltown and injured others for switching error.
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Iowa
Sioux County
Orange City
L. van Pelt
New Sharon
William Gannan
Marshalltown
W. H. Eveland
Oskaloosa
Death of George McNamara on First Trip at Clutton
George McNamara aged 22 of Clutton, brakeman for Town Central, left Marshalltown on an extra freight and was found dead between Hampton and Geneva. He likely was struck by a passenger train. Also noted is a nine hour day and increased pay of one cent per hour for Town Central machinists in Marshalltown, signed by General Superintendent Noonan of Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiled
George McNamara
Clutton
Town Central
Marshalltown
Hampton
Genevi
Noonan
Minneapolis
Veterans parade marks opening of national encampment
Rain dampened Saratoga on Wednesday as veterans gathered for the grand parade marking the national encampment. Gen Grant’s body of the old flag led the march with forty five departments represented, while Gov. Staged line of march featured Governor Charles and J Cary Wine as hosts. The day’s program opened with official ceremonies and a reception for officers and delegates at state headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Grad Republic
Terrile
Fiere
Gen
Grant
Mount McGregor
Grenadier
Col
F. M. Sterrett i
Gov. Chart
Mand
J. Cary Wine
Soniog Place
Inedydy
Congress Nalizii
Tat Hughes
Cepa New York
Gada
Robert B. Brown
Corgi
Vacationers and Typhoid Fears For City Health Board
Chicago health officers investigate a typhoid spread linked to vacation travelers drinking lake water. They note many cases arise outside the city and urge doctors to report incidents promptly. Officials warn a lack of police protection and travel to country resorts may affect public welfare and disease reporting.
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Chicago
Cone Health
Situ
Asten Cians
Guardians of
Cried Welfare
ALD
Board of [Health
Lake Michigan
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