Corn Ever Finer Week of Ideal Weather in Iowa
Iowa farmers report a week of ideal corn weather with rapid growth and clean fields. Temperatures ran above normal with daily highs over 90, sunshine abundant, and rainfall scarce. Early southern corn near knee high will be laid by. small grains and pasture show drought effects, clover hay harvest begun, timothy crops light nationwide.
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Des Moines
George MM. Chappel
Bulletin
Towa Weather and Crop Service
Garnett Blows Head Off In Barracks Accident
Des Moines reports P J Garnett private troop B Sixth United States Cavalry shot himself while cleaning his gun on a barrack porch. He died instantly and had served since Sept 1909 after enlisting in Brooklyn New York. His remains will be shipped home. Also missing Cass County farmer John F Daly reported from Atlantic Iowa, family unaware of his whereabouts amid debts around $20000.
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Des Moines
P. J. Garnett
Sixth United States Cavalry
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cass County
Atlantic
John F. Daly
Daly
Governor Carroll Attends State Rifle Tournament
Des Moines reports Governor Carroll traveled to the state rifle tournament of the national guards and met with guardsmen. General Guy Logan notes strong turnout with about 300 competitors and participants at the event.
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Carroll
Des Moines
National Guards
Guy Logan
Secretary Wilson Heads West to Aid Brother Suffering
Secretary Wilson departs Washington with his son Jasper for Excelsior Springs Missouri where his younger brother lies gravely ill. The journey follows a directive to visit the family and provide support during the critical illness.
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Wilson
Washington, D. C
West
Jasper
Excelsior Springs
Roosevelt to Speak at Des Moines Teachers Meet
Theodore Roosevelt will address the Des Moines Teachers association during November in Des Moines. He had been invited to speak before the Des Moines Press club but could not make two trips to the city.
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Roosevelt
Des Moines
Theodore Roosevelt
Teachers Association
Press Club
Accident at Mason Races Injures Drivers in Cedar Valley Opener
In Mason City on June 29, drivers J M Henry and C A Davis were injured during the first heat of the Cedar Valley circuit opener after Plain Cave, owned by Ranger of Sheldon, fell and was run over by Little Mac piloted by Henry.
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Mason Races
Mason City
J. M. Henry
C. A. Davis
Cedar Valley Circuit
Plain Cave
Ranger
Sheldon
Little Mac
Henry
Pilot Car Leads Glidden Tour Reach Ahead of Schedule
Dai Lewis in the pilot car and two other runners of the Glidden tour arrived at Forty Second street and Grand avenue shortly before 3 o'clock Tuesday, more than an hour ahead of the scheduled time in Des Moines on June 29.
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Des Moines
Dai Lewis
Forty- Second Street
Grand Avenue
German Court Hears Francke Suit Against Peary Over Arctic Trophies
Rudolph Francke, allied with Cook, sues Peary for 10000 claiming he was forced to surrender arctic prizes at Etah. He alleges a illegal transfer of narwhal tusks and furs to Peary, who then supposedly gave some trophies to Roosevelt and Taft. The trial debates jurisdiction as Francke is German and Peary left for the United States.
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Berlin
Etah
Frederick A. Cook
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Peary
Rudolph Francke
Francke
Cook
America
Hill
United States
Jablonski
Victor Schneider
Herr Thiel
Thiel
Greenland
Pole
Erik
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Return to the Stage for Margaret Illington Bowes
Tacoma, June 29. The death of E. H. Harriman is said to push Mrs. Margaret Illington Bowes back to the stage. Her husband Edward J. Bowes owns thousands of acres in Tacoma suburbs. Harriman's railroad plans delay slowed Bowes real estate development and his indebtedness is reported near 500000. Friends say Illington returns to aid her husband’s ventures.
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Tacoma
Wash
E. H. Harriman
Margaret Illington Bowes
Edward J. Bowes
Inventor of Hoop Skirt Dies at 83 in Hoboken
Joseph Thom as, 83, inventor credited with creating the hoop skirt popular from 1850 to 1870, is dying at his Hoboken home after months of illness and disabilities in old age.
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New York
Joseph Thomas
Hoboken
ANOS 510 DECIDE Court Action Extradition Case Involving Charlton
New York June 29 Porter Charlton case hinges on exchanges between the state department and Italy. Counsel seeks postponement of formal arraignment set for July 8. Italian evidence copies held in New York. NJ officials also possess dispatch requesting extradition. Transfer of Charlton to federal custody likely a technical move. main issue whether he should be held for sixty more days as a fugitive from Italian justice.
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New York
Porter Charlton
State Department
Washington
Gustavo di ‘Rossa
Blair
Jersey City
New Jersey
Charge D'Affaires
Kwok
Charlton
Marquis
Knox
Italy
America
Chariton
United States
Pierre Garven
Rome
Uncle Sam
Child Welfare Topic at Clark University Conference
Worcester mass June 29 discussion of the welfare of children was the main object of the second annual meeting of the child conference for research and welfare. The five day session opened at Clark university with delegates from across the country and Dr G Stanley Hall delivering the opening address as conference president.
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Worcester
Mass
Child Conference For Research and Welfare
Clark University
G. Stanley Hall
Railway Accounting Officers Meet Opens in Colorado Springs
The twenty second annual meeting of the Association of American Railway Accounting Officers began at the Antlers hotel with President W B Bailey presiding. After routine business he gave his address as members convene in Colorado Springs June 29. Many attendees plan to visit Pike’s Peak and regional sights with families accompanying them.
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Colorado Springs
Cel
Association of American Railway Accounting Officers
Antlers Hotel
W. B. Bailey
Pike’s Peak
War Secretary Sails for the Orient
Secretary of War Dickinson sails from San Francisco on the Siberia for the Orient with his wife and son J M Dickinson Jr. Capt Larz Anderson Mrs Edwards Brig Edwards and William L Granberry accompany. He will inspect Honolulu coast defenses and fortifications at Pearl Harbor before studying Philippines affairs and returning via the Siberian railroad.
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San Francisco
Jume
Dickinson
Orient
Siberia
J. M. Dickinson, Jr
Yale
Larz Anderson
William L. Granberry
Princeton
Nashville
Tenn
Edwards
Dickinsons
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
United States
Auto Plunge Kills Passenger in Wild Night Ride
A touring car crash between Roby and Ha m taond Indiana shortly before midnight killed Peter Ripley age 28 when the vehicle plunged over an embankment and into a ditch after smashing a telegraph pole. Six others, including a young woman, suffered severe cuts bruises and internal injuries from the high speed wreck.
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Chicago
Roby
Ham- Taond
Ind
Peter Ripley
Ripley
Mob Demonstrators Clash With Police in Bilboa
Dis turbances erupt over Church state ties in Bilboa Spain as crowds of Carlists and nationalists surround the governor’s palace. Police discharge sabers wounding several demonstrators amid ongoing civil clashes in the capital.
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Bilboa
Spain
Canalejas
Vatican
Boscay
Foes of Smoke In Convention Open in Minneapolis
The International Association for the Prevention of Smoke opened its fifth annual convention in Minneapolis on June 29 and will meet through Friday. President O. T. Higgins of Syracuse presided as experts discussed papers and addresses on smoke prevention.
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Minneapolis
Judge Calls Jury In Browne Case After 92 Hour Deadlock
Chicago dispatch reports Judge McSurely recalled the Browne jury after ninety two hours of deliberation to deliver further instructions urging candor and reasoned discussion. State's Attorney Wayman pushes for a verdict, with Spare identified as the sole holdout amid frail jurors and mounting strain on court staff.
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Chicago
Lee O’nell Browne
McSurely
Browne
Wayman
Mr. Wayman
Spare
Sangamon
Andrew Wahlren
Cook County
Luetgert
Julius Kahn
John BR
Walsh
Cronin
Madden
Barnes and Baker
McCann
Cumberland Telephone Company Convicted in Anti-Trust Case
Water Valley Mississippi June 29 The Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph company was found guilty of violating the state anti trust law by Judge I T Blount in Chancery Court and fined 176000 The company was charged with entering into a contract with the Oxford Telephone company in Marshall county to shut off competition.
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Water Valley
Miss
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company
I. T. Blount
Chancery Court
Oxford Telephone Company
Marshall County
Fire destroys $500000 in Paterson business district
A June 29 Paterson blaze wiped out $500000 worth of property in the business section. A wall toppled on firemen. two were seriously injured as six suburban departments aided the Paterson unit in battling the blaze along one block of Main Street.
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Paterson
N. J
Main Street
One Murder May Clear Another in Oregon Case
Albany report says Jesse Burleson, described as the man sought in a South Dakota murder, is in Coos County jail after being arrested on a complaint by a prisoner accused of another murder in South Dakota.
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Albany
Oregon
Jesse Burleson
South Dakotas
Coos County
South Dakota
Appropriations Clash Over Billion Dollar Expenditures
Washington reports the annual national appropriations review shows fixed charges at about 893 million for 1911 with Congress posting government expenses totaling 1.027 billion. Tawney and Livingston present opposing views on spending and debt, citing militarism and treasury drains for army and navy.
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Washington
Congress
Tawney
Appropriations Committee
House
Livingston
Georgia
Law Should Check Greed Harvard Talk Warns on Utilities
Cambridge June 2 Attorney General Wickersham told the Harvard Law School Association that public utility control lags behind industrial power. He traced Sherman act aims, noted Supreme Court interpretations, and urged legislation to curb greed in cases like Standard Oil and tobacco awaiting Supreme Court decisions.
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Harvard Law School
Cambridge
Mass
Wickersham
Harvard Law School Association
Supreme Court
Standard Oil
MAKE WAR ON GREAT HATS
Cincinnati June 29 Vice Mayor Galvin urges smaller cheaper millinery while welcoming the Millinery Traveling Men's association. Salesmen argue large hats worsen street car congestion crowd ball parks and raise prices. They oppose the aiWheel hat as it complicates selling by samples amid a 60 percent price rise from higher freight costs.
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Cincinnati
Galvin
Bandits Held Up Car Through Casitas Pass
In Santa Barbara on June 29 two highwaymen tried to rob H. Ballinger of Denver and companions as they drove north through Casitas pass between Santa Barbara and Ventura. Armed with rifles, the bandits fired three shots which went wild as the chauffeur sped away in a sharp 4g turn.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
H. #. Ballinger
Denver
Casitas Pass
Ventura
Curtiss May Fly Across Lake in Chicago Meet
Famous aviator Glenn H. Curtiss, visiting Chicago, said he may enter the Walter Darlington prize of 5000 dollars for the first successful Lake Michigan crossing from Chicago during the aviation meet on July 2, 3 and 4.
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Curtiss
Lake
Chicago
Glenn H. Curtis
Walter Darlington
Lake Michigan
Missouri rate law upheld by state supreme court
Jefferson City Missouri June 29 The state supreme court upheld the law prohibiting railroads from charging more for hauling freight a short distance than for a longer distance in the same direction.
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court
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