National Grange Convenes in Des Moines November 10
Des Moines prepares for the forty third annual National Grange session beginning November 10 with headquarters at the Savery and meetings at the Auditorium. Expected attendance runs around 1200 as speakers and officers are announced and events cover sessions through November 15 including demonstrations of degrees and a memorial service. The program notes topics on agriculture, tariffs, good roads, postal services, and the presence of Sir Horace Plunkett to discuss cooperative movement. Invitations to Ames Agricultural College also noted.
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Des Moines
National Grange
Patrons of Husbandry
the Savery
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Agricultural Colleges
Congress of the
United States
Frust Growers
California
Michigan
Horace Plunkett
Ireland
West View Grange
Eldridge
Town
Adolph P. Arp
Brookings County
South Dakota
Dameter
State Agricultural College
Ames
Swift's Runaway Victim Struck Down in Harlan Street
Representative Curran F. Swift, a prominent Harlan figure, lies critically injured at home after a runaway on Main Street. The neck yoke broke, the tongue dropped, and the team bolted, hurling Swift to the ground with crushing force. He is about 48, a leading advocate for the town’s welfare.
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Harlan
Curran F. Swift
Swift
Mr. Swift
Ile
Tie
Accident Victim Shot While Hunting in Far South Dakota
Accidental shooting leaves H. B. Smith of Iowa Falls wounded in the foot during a South Dakota hunting trip. Doctors expect recovery if blood poisoning is avoided, but the injury will leave him a cripple for life.
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Iowa Falls
H. B. Smith
South Dakota
Iowa City Pioneer Henrietta Stevenson Dies at 104
Iowa City born in 1867 Miss Henrietta Stevenson dies in Iowa City at 104. Survived by husband and seven children. Funeral arrangements pending in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Henrietta Stevenson
This County
Woman Injured in Beets Can Explosion
Bloomfield Iowa October 19 Mrs Sam Smal aged 70 was badly scalded while preparing supper when an air tight can of beets exploded on the stove. Hot contents scalded her but doctors say she will recover.
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Bloomfield
Sam Smal
White Slave Traffic Topic Opens National Purity Congress
Burlington Iowa October 19 delegates from many cities gathered at the First Methodist church for the National Purity congress opening. B S Steadwell presided and introduced William Alexander Coote London secretary of the National Bureau for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic. Discussions covered English suppression methods and the role of prayer and preaching in purity reform.
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Burlington
First Methodist Church
National Purity Congress
National Purity Federation
Tople
B. S. Steadwell
la Crosse
Wis
Federation
Steadwell
William Alexander Coote
National Bureau For
London
England
Mr. Coote
Ernest A. Bell
Chicago
Ilinois Vigilance Association
J. L. Hamory
Department of Public Safety
Prohibition Leaders Gather for Federal Federation Meeting
A slate of national and regional figures attends a federation congress in Seattle and Chicago with delegates from Boston and Oklahoma City among speakers. Welcoming remarks by J. J. Serley are followed by addresses from Julia Morrow and Charles A. Mitchell. Renowned participants include Bishop Spellmeyer, Rabbi Schanf arber, and Dr. P. A. Baker. Business sessions run daily as the congress adjourns Thursday night.
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B. S. Steadwell
Maines
M. A. T. Mackenzie
Seattle Exposition
James H. Patten
Immigration Restriction League
Boston
Lucy A. Hall
Chicago
Sarah F. Bond
Oklahoma City
Okla
J. J. Serley
Julia BE. Morrow
Spokane
Charles A. Mitchell
Cherokee
Henry Spellmeyer
St. Louis
James M. Ferguson
New Orleans
Clifford G. Roe
Tobias Schanfarber
Peter J. O'Callaghan
Catholic Total Abstinence Association
William P. F. Ferguson
National Prohibition
Japanese Bank in Los Angeles Closed by State Official
Jap anese American bank of Los Angeles, a branch of a San Francisco concern with about 200000 dollars in deposits, was closed by order of State Bank Superintendent Anderson. Practically all depositors are Japanese.
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Jap Bank
Los Angeles
Cal
San Francisco
State Bank
Anderson
Plague Toll Reported in Amoy China
Amoy China October 19 official figures show 77 deaths from bubonic plague and 64 fatal cholera cases in the city during the last two weeks.
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Amoy
China
Death by Own Action Threat Shocks Jury Fix Probe
Chicago reports Nicholas J. Martin private secretary to Alderman Michael Kenna attempted suicide by leaping into Van Buren Street lake amid jury tampering probes. An investigator halted him. promises of immunity and substantial defense funds followed. Threats against State's Attorney Wayman spurred broader pursuit, with Martin flanked by detectives and a loyal assistant as bribe arrangements for jurors allegedly surface.
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Chicago
van Buren Street
Nicholas J. Martin
Michael Kenna
John J. Holland
Cook County Jury Commission
Wills J. Rayburn
First Ward
Wayman
Martin
John Wececerd
Nicholas Michels
Laula and
Keely
Thomas Marshall
Kenna
Noted Suffragette Arrives in New York by Celtic
Lady Francas Cook representing the Women's Freedom League arrived in New York from England aboard the Celtic. A delegation of New York suffragists greeted her as they went down the bay aboard a tugboat to meet her.
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New York
Francas Cook
Women's Freedom League
England
Celtic
Daughter of Revolution Dies in Illinois at 91
Mrs Jarla ake Ringleka, daughter of the revolution, dies in Galesburg at age 91. Her father, Francis Blake, came to America in 1775 and fought with the Continental Army.
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Galesburg
Jarlaake Ringleka
Francis Blake
America
Building contractor killed as car strikes pair on Huntington Drive
In Los Angeles on October 19, John Casne a Huntington Beach contractor was killed and his brother Peter Casno was seriously injured when an automobile struck them on Huntington Drive.
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Los Angeles
Cal
John Casne
Hunt Neton Beach
Peter Casno
Huntington Drive
Ex Minister Buchanan Dies On London Street
Former American minister to Argentina and Panama William J. Buchanan of Buffalo died of heart failure after being found on a Park Lane sidewalk near the American embassy. Autopsy confirms natural causes. no violence or robbery. He had visited Berlin and Paris, stayed at Claridge's, and was in London on a U. S. mission over Venezuelan claims.
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London
Panama
William J. Buchanan
Buffalo
Park Lane
St. George's Hospital
Buchanan
United States
Berlin
Paris
Claridge’s Hotel
Inland Daily Press meeting openings noted in Chicago
Editors from the Inland Daily Press association gathered at the Chicago Press Club for their October meeting. The session featured speeches and papers by prominent editors and a luncheon break.
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Press Club
Chicago
Middle West
Inland Daily Press Association
The
Press Club of
Frank D. Throop
Muscatine Journal
L. C. Miller
Republic
Rockford
H. W. Bliss
Janesville
W. F. Parrott
Waterloo
Herbert Kaufman
Lafe Young, Jr
Capital
Des Moines
W. J. Hill
Courier-Post
Hannibal
David Bryant
Iowa City
F. H. Noyes
Marinette
J. R. Mann
A. W. Peterson
Courier
G. A. Perry
Republican Register
Galesburg
R. S. Russell
Review
Monmouth
C. B. Sniveley
Register
Canton
John Sundine
Moline
Scott Laird
Winona
Minn
Illinois Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Train Wrecker Charged In Lackawanna Runaway Plot
In Savona Steuben county a Polish man named Joe already serving a 30 day vagrancy sentence in Steuben county jail will be held on a charge of attempting to wreck two Lackawanna railroad finest trains on September 21.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Joe
Steuben County
Lackawanna
Savona
Well Known Railroader Dead
Chicago mass death notice reports Max Bass, general immigration agent for the Great Northern Railway Company, has died in Chicago on October 19, ending a long career in railway service and immigration administration.
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Chicago
Max ‘Bass
The
Great Northern Railway Company
Cashier Kills Self Over Bank Losses Fallout at Mineral Point
Mineral Point Wisconsin October 19 F E Flanscome cashier of the First National bank was found dead over his mother's grave after shooting himself He had warned depositors the bank was sound and blamed losses on forged notes tied to Allen The bank closed amid a US$200 000 loss amid investigations and reports of further arrests The death also followed the death of Flanscomes mother in law Mrs John Gray aged 80 who collapsed upon the sight of the body Madison meanwhile sought the states money bank held about US9 000
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Mineral Point
Wis
F. E. Flanscome
First National Bank of
John Gray
Hanscome
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Normal School
First National Bank
Allen
Wisconsin
Goodhart
Hanscom
Schofield
Madison
A. H. Dahl
First National Bank of Mineral Point
Object to Railroad Rates Exposes Southwest Shipping Complaint
A complaint filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission by the Southwestern Shippers Traffic Association targets the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and 37 carriers. It argues rates through Galveston Port Arthur Fort Bolivar and Texas City to Oklahoma Kansas and Colorado are unjust and discriminatory versus similar routes from New Orleans and Memphis.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Middle Western
Southwestern Shippers Traffic Association
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Galveston
Port Arthur
Fort Bolivar
Texas City
New Orleans
Memphis
French Aviator Makes Sensational Paris Flight
Count de Lambert, flying a Wright bi plane, left Juvisy aviation field and flew to Paris then circled the Eiffel Tower, reaching about 1 000 feet above the city before returning to Juvisy.
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Paris
Count de Lambert
Juvisy
Hiffel Tower
Dr Button Smith Ends Life in Fairfield Over Domestic Trouble
Fairfield Illinois October 19 Dr Button Smith of Orchardsvilla committed suicide at five o’clock Saturday evening. Domestic troubles are thought to have caused the act. His wife had recently filed for divorce.
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White Sues
Fairfield
Button Smith
Orchardsvilla
Stricken Cleric in Bedford Church Service
Dr. W. Newlind aged 84 collapsed during services at the Wrat Christham church in Bedford Iowa. He was known as the father of the Christian church there and was stricken with apoplexy.
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Bedford
3. W. Newlind
Wrat Christham
Recognition Sought for Estrada Rebels in Nicaragua
The U S government watches the Nicaragua revolutionary movement with neutral policy while signaling sympathy for Estrada against Zelaya. Estrada claims provisional presidency from Greytown to Cape Gracia and seeks U S recognition and a diplomatic agent. Washington notes neutrality unless American interests are at risk.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Department of State
Estrada
Zelaya
State Department
Teader
Revolutionary Movement
Juan J. Estrada
Atlantic
Greytown
Cape Gracia
Salvador Castrillo, Jr
United States
Portola festival marks San Francisco's recovery tribute
Frisco hosts Portola festival with guests from around the world to celebrate San Francisco's recovery from the 1906 earthquake and fire. Warships attend as dignitaries, and a noon toast by schoolchildren nationwide launches the event as President Taft wires the signal. The celebration runs through October 23.
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San Francisco
Gaspar de Portela
Golden Gate
United States
Taft
Spiritualists Session Opens in Rochester Conference
In Rochester New York the National Spiritualists association held its largest and most enthusiastic convention with George B Warne presiding. Speakers include Rev Will Elwood Dr B F Austin Rev G Tabor Thompson Mrs Helen L P Bussegue and Miss Elizabeth Harlow. Mediums are present and message meetings are planned for tomorrow and Friday evenings with a visit to Hydesville cottage where the Fox sisters lived. Kaiser's Daughter Confirmed in Berlin Ceremony marks childhood to womanhood with Princess Victoria Louise confirmed at Potsdam by Dr Dryander.
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Rochester
N. Y
National Spiritualists’ Association
George B. Warne
Will .J. Elwood
B. F. Austin
G. Tabor Thompson
Helen L. P. Bussegue
Elizabeth Harlow
Hydesville Cottage
Fox Sisters
Kaiser
Berlin
Victoria Louise
Church of Peace
Potsdam
Dryander
Swenson Found Guilty in Daughter-in-Law Killing
The Vermilion jury finds Nils P. Swenson guilty of murdering his daughter-in-law Bertha Swenson. The court fixes life imprisonment. defense plans to seek a new trial.
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Vermilion
Nils P. Swenson
Bertha Swenson
Lfe
Young Bride Ends Life in Centralia Domestic Tragedy
In Centralia Illinois on October 19 Mrs. Charles Hensky, married just one year, took her own life by drinking carbolic acid. Domestic troubles are cited as the motive for the act.
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Centralia
Charles Hensky
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Convention of the Baptist Young People’s Union of Illinois
State Baptist Convention
A. Davis
Bloomington
Mildred Jones
Inez Goodsell
Claude E. Boyer
Plano
M P. Boynton
Arbiter
London Street
Inland Daily Press
Trenton
N. J
Eugene R Wiltbank
Second National Bank of
Atlantic City
Costa Rica
Senor Calvo
Oshkosh
Leander Choate
Cashier
Self
Nicaraagua
Frisco
Portela
Spiritualists
National Association
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