Governor Cummins Seeks Advice on Senate Succession
Des Moines Iowa Governor A B Cummins issued a statement inviting input from Republican factions on the looming senatorial question following Senator Allison's death He said no progressive conference would be held and that he may delay action until after the Republican leaders meeting on August 25 He stressed he will act as governor and bear full responsibility, seeking help from friends and foes alike and indicating his duty to good government.
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Des Moines
A. B. Cum Fiins
Allison
Chicago
Dave Brant
Iowa City
Brant
Council Bluffs
Cummins
Eccentric Louisville Will Funds Cremation Party at Cincinnati
William F Norton of Louisville, a bachelor worth about 4 million, directs a lavish cremation plan to Cincinnati with a Pullman car buffet stocked, a 40 musician Bellstedt Concert, two 15 minute intermissions for champagne toasts, and no religious services. Executors in Kansas City and Norton’s cousins receive modest bequests before a Baptist orphanage trust is formed.
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Kansas City
William F
Norton
Louisville
Manhattan Hotel
Eighth Street
Woodland
Averue
Forty-Hist Street
Woodland Avenue
Kansas ‘City
Cincinnati
Pullman
Bourne
Bellstedt
J. F. Houlehan
New ‘Fingland
New York
Europe
Prior
Byron
Shakespeare
Wrecks social at glimpse of ghost in church
Findlay Ohio reports a church social turned chaotic when chef Dick Postis, startled by a supposed ghost in a white mantilla, tripped over a tablecloth. Lantern light, bunting and candy kiss booths toppled, deaconesses’ table and fortune teller’s tent wrecked, leaving Postis to flee, assets swept away.
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Findlay
Dick Postis
Postis
Irate Fathers Seek Tattooer in Atlantic City
In Atlantic City New Jersey irate fathers and brothers chase tattoo artist Jim Squid a former sailor who inked a score of bathing maids on their arms and shoulders. The marks including anchors hearts and arrows were indelible prompting parents to hunt the Bowery tattooist who reportedly operated a small shop and has run up debts while doing the work.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Jim” Squid
India Ink “Points
Bowery
Plymouth Woman Receives $3000 Gift for Coffee Kindness
Mrs Harvey Bartlett of Wellingsley Plymouth mass received 3000 dollars in stock from Mrs B Lilley of New York city for sharing a cup of coffee with an elderly stranger. The act occurred years ago at Kneeland street station Old Colony railroad and led to ongoing gifts. The stock yields eight percent dividends.
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Plymouth
Mass
Harvey Bartlett
Wellingsley
B. Lilley
New York City
Kneeland Street
Old Colony Railroad
Owed Longevity to Fruit Helps Woman Live Near 107
Mrs. Ann Hulsizer of Qhin credits long life to continual fruit intake, especially apples, as she nears 107 years old. Doctors note steady health and diet as key factors in her longevity.
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Ann Hulsizer Olf Qhin
Mob Rampage After Negro Assault Sparks Springfield Fire
Springfield Illinois swirls into chaos as a mob torches east side Negro districts after a white woman is assaulted. Two killed and many injured as militia and out of town troops rush to restore order amid looting and street battles.
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Springfield
Ill
Richardson
A. J. Scott
Louis Johnson
John Jackson
E. W. Chafin
United States
Prohibition Party
Fred Ramsey
Illinois National Guard
Oscar Dahlkamp
James
Colt
Albert Bierling
Philip Pollock
Chicago
Reece
Loper
John Snell
Sherman
Edward Bingham
Rev
T. D. Logan
Robert Sturgis
Lopez
Bloomington
Peoria
Deneen
Werner
Pekin
Décatur
Pontiac
Fourth Infantry
Champaign
Arcola
Fifth Infantry
Taylorville
Danville
George Richardson
Sangamo
East Washington Street
Mauser Invents Twenty Five Shot Automatic Rifle
In Oberndorf Wuertemberg on August 15 Paul Mauser unveiled a new military rifle. The design features a twenty five shot automatic cartridge feeder while also serving as a single shot weapon with reloading after each shot. The magazine stays ready for emergencies and the arm weighs only a few ounces more than the standard German service rifle.
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Oberndorf
Wuertemburg
Paul Mauser
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Girl IN White
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Negro District
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Attorney AT Law
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Atlantic
G, R, Miller
Gillespie Building
Musson
Atlanta
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State University of Iowa
Osteopathic
Opera House
Phone
T. B, Swan
DR. C. L, Campbell
Ben WA. Wood, Att’y-at-Law
U. S. Mullins
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Josephine Cook Finley
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Butler
M. H. Butler
C. J. Litterst
Walnut Street
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