Welch Dies From Carbolic Acid In Des Moines Room
Des Moines June 28 K F Welch aged 60 rooming at 502 Mintle street was found dead in bed with a four ounce bottle half filled with carbolic acid beside him and a glass containing traces of the acid. Welch had been at the broom factory on Hast Court avenue two months. A wife and two daughters live in Chariton. The cause of death is unknown and no signs of quarrel appear in a letter Welch left for his family stating he planned to bring them to Des Moines soon. Police and health officials investigated.
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Des Moines
K. H. Welch
M Silverman
Mintle Street
Welch
Silverman
Linebach
City Health Department
Denholm
Courtney
Marshall
City
Hast Court Avenue
Chariton
Plans Fireman's Tourney in Perry Iowa
Perry Iowa plans a large firemen's tournament under the city fire department with many towns already entered Madrid Woodward Nevada Ogden Grand Junction Dayton Bayard Coon Rapids Guthrie Center Panora Yale Granger events include hose racing ladder climbing coupling tug of war baseball foot races auto races and more set for July 19 20 and 21.
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Perry
Iowa
Perry Fire Department
Madrid
Woodward
Nevada
Ogden
Grand Junction
Dayton
Bayard
Coon Rapids
Guthrie Center
Panora
Yale
Granger
Discharge of 800 on Western Division of C G W R R
Ft Dodge Iowa June 28 The Chicago Great Western railroad discharged 800 of 3000 laborers on construction on the western division. No official reason given but freight rate dispute is suspected. Workers at both ends of the division. half of work trains removed from service. No date set for resume of work.
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Ft. Dodge
Chicago, Great Western Railroad
Chicago
Cups for Prize Winners Awarded
Des Moines reports the Iowa Automobile club presented eight trophy cups for the northern Iowa endurance run at a banquet. Plans were made for the Glidden tour arrivals in Des Moines today. John H. Gibson, club president, presided at the meeting.
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Des Moines
Iowa Automobile Club
Iowa
John H. Gibson
Traveler Falls From a Train Near Boone
W A Paine of Gilroy California fell through an open platform of a car on a through train west of Boone Iowa He was not missed until Boone was reached His wife and daughter accompanying him to Canada had the train backed He was found unconscious and rushed to a hospital where doctors said he will recover.
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Boone
W. A. Paine
Gilroy
Cal
Canada
Senator Bruce's Wife Dies of Tuberculosis
Mrs Luella Vorhs Bruce wife of State Senator Bruce who represents the Cass Shelby district died at her home in Atlantic Iowa of tuberculosis The senator and all family members were present at the time of her death
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Bruce
Atlantic
Luella Vorhs
Cass. Shelby
Judge Rules Ballot Stickers Legal in Mason City
Judge Joseph G. Clarke sustained the legality of stickers on ballots in Mason City. The ruling allows stickers with squares opposite printed names, deeming their use lawful.
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Mason City
Joseph G. Clarke
Extradition Question in Charlton Lake Como Murder Case
Rome will seek Porter Charlton’s extradition under the Italian American convention, placing the case amid diplomatic exchange with Washington. Rome notes Italy’s stance on trying Italian citizens abroad and cites prior denials of Italian requests, while New York predicts the decision may hasten assessment of Charlton’s mental state.
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Rome
Foreign Office
Porter Charlton
Lake Como
Washington
Italy
United States
American State Department
Charlton
New York
Iitaly
Jersey City
Paul Charlton
W. J. Arlitz
No Operation Reported on Roosevelt Voice
Reports claimed an operation on Theodore Roosevelt's throat were denied by Dr. Walter F. Chappell's secretary. Chappell was out of town and no engagement existed for his services. Oyster Bay officials said Roosevelt had no visitors at Sagamore Hill, and no operation was planned.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Walter F. Chappell
Col. Roosevelt
Africa
Iowa Jewelers Meet in Des Moines Coliseum Session
The Iowa Retail Jewelers association held its annual meeting in Des Moines at the Coliseum. President M. Nielson of Harlan presided as a four day program was announced with topics on raising the standard of watchmakers, improving business conditions, show window decoration, show cards, business methods, Parcels Post and Express Rates.
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Iowa Jewelers
Des Moines
Iowa Retail Jewelers’ Association
State Association of Optometrists
M. Nielson
Harlan
United States Appropriations Totals Over One Billion
Washington June 28 The session of Congress closed with appropriations totaling 1 027 198 446 according to an official announcement by the House Appropriations Committee.
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U. S
Washington
House
No Hope Of Verdict In Browne Bribery Case
A juror deadlock in the Lee O Neil Browne senatorial bribery trial remains unresolved with no verdict in sight. Reports vary on the split, from eight to four to eleven to one for conviction or acquittal, but the judge and defense deny any firm tally. He notes the jury is locked in a small room and a supposed fist fight was a friendly wrestling match over the Jeffries Johnson bout, with no bias indicated.
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Chicago
Lee O’neil Browne
McSurely
Cook County
Criminal Court
Wayman
Charles Spare
Legislator Browne
W. S. Forrest
McLurely
Lee O'Neil Browne
Jeffries Johnson
Browne
Charles E. Erbstein
Erbstein
Blinded by Fireworks in Fourth of July Accident
St Paul on June 28 reports Harold Shepard blinded in both eyes by shooting firecrackers during Fourth of July celebration.
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St. Paul, Minn
Harold Shepard
Vatican Note and Spain Crisis Spark Riots
In Bilbao anti Catholic demonstrations by Republicans led to rioting in the Carlist club rooms with one dead and several injured. In San Sebastian a religious riot erupted with municipal guards firing, killing one and wounding seven. Madrid notes the Vatican's message as an ultimatum demanding withdrawal of the June 11 decree before negotiations on concordant revision can continue.
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Bilbao
Spain
San Sebastian
Vatican
Madrid
Zeppelin Plans an Air Line Between New York and Boston
The German syndicate operating the Zeppelin Deutschland may launch a New York to Boston dirigible service if U S authorities classify airships as ships. A foreign flag carrier cannot trade on inland waters. A Zeppelin ship would cost about 1 million dollars to deliver in the United States.
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New York
Friedrichshafen
Dusseldorf
Boston
United States
Kills His Brother-in-Law in Fairfield June Shooting
Carl Oder a stock buyer shot and instantly killed his brother-in-law Charles Quertermous a horse trainer who sat in a buggy in front of the Oder home. Authorities say a quarrel between Mr and Mrs Oder preceded the fatal shooting as Quertermous was taking his sister home.
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Fairfield, U1
Carl Oder
Charles Quertermous
Oder
Quertermous
German American Teachers Meet in Cleveland Convention Opens
German American teachers from across the Union gather in Cleveland Ohio for the national association conference. Dr H H Frick of Cincinnati will preside over sessions as the meeting runs through Friday evening. A formal opening program of music and welcoming addresses is scheduled for this evening.
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Cleveland
National Association
H. H. Frick
Cincinnati
Reno Filling Up With Visitors
Reno Nevada reports crowds arriving ahead of the Fourth of July holiday as visitors flood in from trains. Officials expect a steady rise in arrivals through the week with a large influx anticipated to begin Friday.
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Reno
Nev
Authority on Indians Dead in Washington at 85
Professor Cyrus Thomas, a leading scholar on North American Indian history, died in Washington at the age of eighty five. His work shaped archival study and ethnology, leaving a lasting mark on the field and institutions he served.
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Washington
Cyrus Thomas
Train holdup on Oregon Short Line near Ogden
Three masked bandits stopped Oregon Short Line train No. 1 north of Ogden at Second street and robbed all 100 passengers. The express messenger was forced to open the safe. two passengers and two trainmen were injured. A woman had her diamond earrings torn from her ears. The robbers fired shots and escaped in a buggy after a fusillade. Deputy Sheriff Hutchens alerted as the train pulled away.
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Ogden
Utah
Oregon Short Line
Ogdan
Second Street
N. B. Franklin
Kirkwood
Slain in Chinese Tong War in New York Chinatown
Chinatown in New York faced another deadly clash between On Leong and Hip Sing tongs. One man killed, another mortally wounded, seven feudists under arrest, and police seized several large caliber revolvers as fights broke out in cellars and dark hallways.
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New York
Chinatown
On Leong
Special beef inquiry opens with grand jury in Chicago
Chicago June 28 Attorney General W S Kenyon arrived to begin preparations for a special grand jury to probe beef and oleomargarine frauds. District Attorney James H Wilkerson will cooperate in assembling evidence for the jury's investigation. Ohio Teachers Talking Shop Cedar Point Ohio June 28 Dr F B Dyer superintendent of Cincinnati schools called the state teachers association meeting to order for its sixty first annual gathering.
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Chicago
W. S. Kenyon
Landis
James H. Wilkerson
Kenyon
Ohio Teachers Talking Shop
Cedar Point
F. B. Dyer
Cincinnati
Ohio State Teachers Association
EK. A. Jones
Columbus
HB. F. Moulter
Warren
J.M. Withrow
H. C. Muckley
Cleveland
N. D. O. Wilson
Bowling Green
J. D. Simkins
Newark
Taft Automobile Crash in Beverly Injures City Worker
Beverly Massachusetts June 28 a Taft automobile driven by Robert Taft ran over a street laborer near Pride's crossing on the north shore seriously injuring him. The worker appeared to have skull fracture indications while he was taken to hospital. Robert Taft with two college friends Lendall King and George Harrison were in the car.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
Robert T. Taft
Robert
Lendall King
Minneapolis
George Harrison
Washington
White House
Massachusetts North Shore
Pride's Crossing
Desperado Bostwick Killed in Irwin County Battle
W T Bostwick barricaded in his Irwin county home for hours killed two besiegers before being killed by soldiers. Six children unharmed. Sheriff and governor involved. Albany guards dispatched with ammunition for a clash that drew in C G Fields’ prior assault case.
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Atlanta
W. T. Bostwick
Irwinville
Bostwick
Fitzgerald
Scott
Albatty Guards
W. H. Bostwick
Irwin County
C. W. Saye
Albany Guards
Three Brothers Accused of Burglary Ring
Pittsburg Pa June 28 three brothers Elmer Anscott fifteen George thirteen and Francis seven are charged with a spree of eight Mount Washington burglaries in three nights. Police say loot was hidden in an abandoned coal mine. Candles food knives and bayonets found at the cave rendezvous.
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Pittsburg
Elmer Anscott
George
Francis
Mount Washington
Pipe Causes Three Deaths In Seneca Hotel Fire
Auburn New York June 28 three lives lost and a dozen escapes marked the burning of the Seneca hotel at Seneca Falls The dead are Mr and Mrs Edward White of Rochester and an unknown tramp believed to have caused the fire by going to bed with a lighted pipe The flames threatened the village and the Waterloo and Auburn fire departments sent apparatus by special trains The loss is estimated at 115000
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Auburn
N. Y
Seneca
Seneca Falls
Edward White
Rochester
Waterloo
Morse's Son To Be A Cowboy In Wyoming
Edwan H Morse son of Charles W Morse graduates from Yale last Wednesday and plans to become a cowboy on a Wyoming ranch 30 miles square. He refused a New York office job to herd cattle while his father, now in prison, approves of the choice.
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New York
Edwan H Morse
Charles W. Morse
Wilds of
Wyoming
Yale
Explosion Sculpts Toll in Duluth Home and Saloon
Four injured in a heavy explosion in Duluth Minnesota wrecks a home and adjacent saloon. John Kol vis to, a shoemaker, seeks to determine the odor cause. A gas main leak blamed for the blast left four hospitalized and one dying.
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Duluth
Minn
John Kolvisto
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Roosevelt
Seate
K Fee Srieace
Zeppelin
Bandits
Oregon
Young Tait
Georgia
N. J
Morse
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