Despondent Dubuque man shoots self amid troubled marriage
George Wiggins a 32 year old Dubuque resident, shot himself above the heart after family troubles and planned divorce. Four children remain with his wife.
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George Wiggins
Dubuque
Wiggins
M. d. Cloyis
Griswold
R. J. Kewin
Lot
Kewin
James Wright
Lewis Williams
Scandia
Adel
Williams
Wiliams
Wright
John Werg
Iowa Soldiers’ Home
Marshalltown
Beulah Bandfield
Fraser
Soldiers' Home
Iowa
Berg
Hycomber
Cascade
Duncombe
Fort Dodge
Mabel
Fred Gerring
Sioux City Traction Company
Wall Street
Commercial Club
Sioux City Real Estate Men’s Association
Charles A. Kneechler
Traction Company
Pat Moyna
Coc Creek
Lodomilla
Clayton County
Mr. Moyna
Charles Ainsworth
Webster County
F. S. Agier
Keokuk
Edward Wiedler
Agler
Ottumwa
United States
Winter
Piedler
Fowk
Strange Rites Of Ashes In Tin Canisters Tells Of Cremation Practice
New York report describes a London dispatch about a Lucania passenger scattering ashes at sea with a captain’s certificate. A U S Cremation Co manager details a black eight by six inch buoyant tin canister used for such rites and notes cases where ashes sink or float at the decedent's wish.
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New York
London Table
Lucania
United States Cremation Company
Faith Healing by Mail Expands in Bronx Church
New York religious leader Rev. Herbert N Hopkins of the Church of the Holy Nativity in the Bronx says faith and prayer will be offered by mail as part of his healing campaign. He notes a flood of requests from across the country for guidance and plans to send cheering letters and prayer advice to a nervous pros tration patient widow.
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New York
Herbert N. Hopkins
Protestant Episcopal Church of the Holy Nativity
Bronx
Mr. Hopkins
Hopkins
Travels With His Coffin in Milwaukee Man’s Odd Request
Max Gibbs of Milwaukee returns from Europe with a metallic 16 inch coffin he carries for mortuary work. He instructs pursers not to bury him at sea so he can fit inside the coffin. He teases readers with a puzzle about fitting, noting his body would be cremated first. The coffin is plush lined with a small American flag and will be wrapped in the flag before interment in Milwaukee.
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New York
Max Gibbs
Milwaukee
Europe
Max
Bensonhurst Giant of 385 Pounds Prepares for Debut
Charles Lane, a 15 year old from Bensonhurst, stands six feet four and weighs 385 pounds. He has been skipping school to visit his father's tailors in New York for a social debut outfit at the Knights of Columbus hall in Prospect Hall, Brooklyn. Tailors work to craft a dress coat large enough to fit him, described as capable of wrapping Secretary Taft and others in its folds.
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Law Enforcement League of
Council Blifff
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
Charles M. Farr
Council Bluffs
League
Davensport
George W. Scott
Civic Federation
Davenport
Iowa Maid Law
Iowa
Order of Biks
Iowa States Association of Elks
School For the
John Berg
Iowa Soldiers’ Home
Marshalltown
Beulah Bandfield
Iowa River
Berg
Geulah Bandfield
Derg
Sur
Correctionville
Clyde Lantis
Young Lantis
Willie Wetcher
Little Willie
Willie
Lantis
Columbus Junction
Bhaiman
J. J. Duncan
Andy Warren
Duncan
the State University
New York
Charles Lane
Bensonhurst
Charles
Bensonhurst High School
Fairbanks
Tafty
Brooklyn
Go optimistic. No black obstacle to progress noted
A Baltimore American quote claims optimism should prevail and denies racial barriers, posing a question about a trolley car blocked by a coal cart to illustrate progress in urban life. The snippet reflects editorial voice urging forward movement despite obstacles.
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Baltlhmore American
Inexplicable scene of a soldier and maid in kitchen
A maid asks a mistress how she witnessed a soldier embracing her in the kitchen last night. The maid replies she cannot explain it without suspecting peeping through a keyhole.
Gas Exploits Supposed Gas Explosive Promises War Power
In St Louis, inventor Murphy and engineer Wilbur reveal a new gas explosive called gaseo-mitrite stored in steel shells. They claim five times the power of dynamite, noiseless action, and smoke, with government testing sought rather than patenting. Murphy aims to offer the secret to the government or another power, and a demonstration near a barracks may follow.
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St. Louis
Ralston T. Wilbur
Christian Brothers’ College
Richard H. Murphy
HE. F. Lugar
Murphy
Melville
United States Navy
Wilbur
Sugar
United States
Earth
Mr. Murphy
Laclede Avenue
DuPont Powder Company
Spanking Leads to Court In Milford Delaware
Henry Clay Jones a prominent Milford farmer was held on $1000 bail for aggravated assault after his stepdaughter Miss Mary Bennett testified he spanked her as a baby and injured her. Jones disputes the claim but a court proceeding set for April term ensued.
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Milford
Del
Mary Bennett
Henry Clay Jones
Laurie Fisher
Jones
Miss Bennett
James G. Stanton
World’s Army of M D s and Doctor Populations
An ingenious statistician reports a total of 228 224 medical doctors worldwide. Europe holds 162 333 with England 34 967 Germany 22 518 Russia 31 486 France 20 348 and Italy 18 245. Percentages per 100 000 vary by city and country, including Brussels 241, Madrid 209, Budapest 198, Christiania 181, Vienna 140, Berlin 432, London 128, Athens 123, Paris 51, New York 74, Constantinople 35.
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M. D
S. Berlin
Europe
England
Germany
Russia
France
Italy
Turkey
Brussels
Madvid
Buda-Pesth
Christiania
Vinnea
Berlin
London
Athens
Paris
New York
Constantinople
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Joseph G. Cannon
National
Cannon
Congress
Hilman
Sandy Hook
Faith Healing
Charley
Chas, A. Grubb
Atlantic
Pork
Ghbe Idwa Trust and Savings Bank
G. R. Miller
Gillespie
Atlanthca
Cgg
Clark
Interne Hospital
State University of Iowa
Black
Atlan
R. A. Gamble
Osteopathic and
Opera House
Towa
TB Swan
Attomepvet-Law
Genstal Leer
Prac
Them
D. Finley
Reputatons
Jesaphina Cook
Finley
Wieman’s
Dia
DRS. Finley & Finley
The
Allendo Infirmary
Mepen Press
Sail Fhone
Farmer
Nels Brown
Chasthat
Aflanthe
Butler
HL Butler
A. H. Goodspeed
Wittery Sajes
L. L. Nutt
Jake Lang
Son Rass
Cassani
South Dakota
Musson
Walnut Street
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