Masonic Banquet Draws 500 at Capital Lodge
Grand Master D B Clements presided at a Des Moines banquet of Capital lodge with over 500 attendees. Thirteen past masters received their first jewels while a third degree was conferred on a candidate. brief addresses highlighted the fraternity’s work.
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D. B. Clements
Des Moines
West Union
Iowa
Capital Lodge
Shrine Temple
Masonic Temple
H. M. Belt
C. Huttenlocher
Kell
Crom Bowen
C. Q. Greever
Guardsmen to Get Medals for Marksman Work
Captain Henry G Walker of Company 1 LN G announces medals from Rock Island Arsenal for Iowa City National Guard marksmen. Awards include expert rifleman bars for H B Zim Taerlee and I Wroe. expert rifleman date bars for Maj G W Ball. sharpshooter badges for E B Smith G F Herman J L Yager L B Clark. sharpshooter date badges for P H Lodge W J White G N Spinder J W Welch C McGinnis. marksman pins for J J Jewell A J Triska A E Fowler W Neider J H Grady P D Kost W A Shaffer F Vaughn R Wisehkeamper H Fitzgerald E G Haemerle P B E Van Nostrand.
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Iowa City
Henry G Walker
Company 1
LN. G
Arsenal
Rock Island
National Guard
H. B. Zim- Taerlee
I. Wroe
Maj
G. W. Ball
EB. D. Smith
Reversed Damages In Big Damage Case Remanded
Des Moines October 23 A $26000 verdict for Edward OConnor Havenport against Chicago Rock Island Pacific railroad was reversed by the supreme court and remanded for retrial The high court ruled damages could not be limited to his capacity to return to work noting he could perform other kinds of work The jury had awarded $25000 for personal injury. Also notes last nail driven into new Coliseum Oct 28 with 8000 bonus to finish by Oct 26 and Iowa health officials grilled over laws by the state board of health at the Y M C A
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Des Moines
Edward O'Connor
Havenport
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court
O'Connor
New Coliseum
C. L. Gray Q Construction Company
Coliseum
State Board of Wealth
Iowa
Chicago
C. P. Anderson
Episcopal Church
Robert Morris Kemp
Walker
James Maroney
Morton Culver Hartzell
Busse
Kemp
Anderson
John H. &. Lee
Lee
George Nelson
Senior Honored as AI E E President in Iowa City
Oct 28 Iowa City announces H B Sheark a senior in the state university engineering class has been honored with the presidency of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers.
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Iowa City
H. B. Sheark
State University
American Institute of Electrical Engineering
Kendall backs True for Osceola Postmaster job
Congressmans Kendall announced he will recommend George C. True as postmaster at Oskaloosa. Albia Indiana October 28.
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George C. True
Albia
Kendall
Oskaloosa
Diaz Libel Suit Opened in New York Court
Action for the author of a book titled Diaz the bet in behalf of President Digs of Mexico against SCarloa de Fornaro Gear of Mexico began in the court of general sessions in New York on October 28.
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Diaz
New York
Digs of
Mexico
Scarloa de Fornaro
Gear
Court of General Sessions
Nationwide push for conservation gains Taft support
New York Oct 28 A national conservation movement endorsed by President Taft was launched to promote practical conservation through state and federal legislation. Led by Dr. Charles W. Eliot the National Conservation Association aims to involve hundreds of thousands of citizens and press for water power rights, health, and safety measures. Taft endorses enrollment and support.
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New York
Taft
National Conservation Association
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Roosevelt
Fifth Avenue
Association
Walter L. Fisher
Chicago
Thomas R. Shipp
Indianapolis
Ind
John F. Bass
Royal Melendy
Suspensions Follow Vault Theft Rumor at City Hall
Chicago rumor says two men were suspended by Comptroller Wiey sou pending an inquiry into the disappearance of 600 dollars from a city hall vault.
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Chicago
Wie Sou
Walsh Will Pay Up By Oct 28 Deferment Decision Near
Chicago scene on October 28 reports John R. Walsh, convicted of misapplying bank funds, arranging payment of 71 121 quarterly interest on a 7 121 887 note to avert foreclosure. Bidders include United States Steel, Pennsylvania Railroad and Chicago Milwaukee Gary. Walsh faces possible jail if appeals fail.
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Chicago
John R. Walsh
Associated Banks
Walsh
Grosscup
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Steel Trust
United States Steel Corporation
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary Railroad
Louisville & Nashville Road
Steel Corporation
Pennsylvania
Louisville & Nashville
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Miller
W. C. T. U. Talks Of Votes At Omaha Convention
Omaha coverage notes the final convention day of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union with reports from organizers and department superintendents on suffrage, soldier and gallery work, and physical education, highlighting district leadership and program emphasis. Mrs. Clara Hackett Dies At 70 In New York Remembered as touring actor and widow of James Henry Hackett, once hailed as America's greatest Falstaff.
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Omaha
Neb
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Hunt for bodies of shipwrecked sailors
St John New Brunswick October 28. Tugboats vessels and other craft search off Grand Manan Island for crew of the Donaldson line steamer Hestia which ran aground after a heavy sea. Six men rescued by life savers are exhausted and traumatized. survivor details scarce as rescue efforts continue. The Aurora steamer sails to aid, carrying survivors to Hastingsport.
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St. John
N. B
Donaldson Line
Seal Cove
Grand Manan
Sland
Hestia
Aurora
Here
Eastport
Hastport
Stewart
Maj General Oliver O. Howard Dies at 79
Burlington Vermont October 28 Major General Oliver O. Howard one of the Civil War era’s last great Federal commanders died at his home from heart disease at age 79. His career spanned Indian wars and numerous engagements, making him among the most active U S Army officers. He also authored notable works including a book inspired by his former foe Nez Perce leader Joseph.
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Burlington, Vt
Oliver QO. Howard
Howard
Astor Divorce Hearing Underway in New York
Hearings have begun before Charles H. Young, named by Justice Isaac N. Mills as referee in Mrs. John Jacob Astor's separation action. Affidavits are expected to form most testimony and the referee's report should come within a month. Also reported are updates on Mrs. Horiace D. Taft, patient at Johns Hopkins after recent operation, and triplets born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Adams of Norwich weighing eight pounds combined.
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New York
Charles H. Young
Isaac N. Mills
Supreme Court
John Jacob Astor
H. D. Taft
Baltimore
Horiace D. Taft
Waterbury
Norwich
Louis Adams
Marais
Bandits Raid Nikolayevsk Watchmaker Shop
Two men robbed a Japanese watchmaker in Nikolayevsk Asiatic Russia, killing two men and wounding a Japanese girl. The attack occurred on October 28, with perpetrators described as bandits.
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Nikolayevsk
Asiatic
Russia
Berg
Assassination of Prince Ito Sparks World Mourning
Tokyo troubled by Harbin killing as Ito’s assassin is shot. Companions wounded, death toll rises with possible further casualties. Japanese policy toward Korea to endure, while mourning permeates Tokyo, Mukden, and Seoul, with international condolences flowing in.
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Korea
Tokyo
Hirobuimi Ito
Harbin
M. Mori
Ito
Nippon
Seoul
Prince Ito
Japan
Mukado
Iwate
Manchuria
United States
Sea Front
Mukden
Foreign Office
Students to guard ballots in municipal election
New York Oct 28 1000 college men from the Nonpartisan Volunteer Watchers association volunteer to guard polls for the upcoming city election. Participants drawn from Columbia New York University Princeton and Yale. The Republican county committee plans 2000 paid watchers from colleges.
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New York
Volunteer Watchers’ Association
Columbia
New York University
Princeton
Yale
Republican County Committee
President Taft Hailed With Ovation in Vicksburg
President Taft arrives in Vicksburg amid vast crowds and veteran escorts. He delivers a notable speech at the battleground then dines in the city and plans a seven hour stay before continuing to Natchez. In Jackson, a unique escort is planned with Confederate veterans Spanish American War veterans and a future soldier company in knickerbockers.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Taft
Natchez
Jackson
President Taft
Knickerbockers
Wylie Potter
Fire Department
Minnesota Educators Hold Largest Convention Ever
Minneapolis delegates attend the forty seventh Minnesota Educational association convention in the Auditorium with state superintendent C. G. Schulz presiding. President W. F. Webster delivers the annual address followed by R. Denfeld of Duluth on the new purpose in education.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota Educational Association
CG. G. Schulz
W. F. Webster
R. & Denfeld
Duluth
First Baptist Church
P. CG. Tanning
Willmar
Mr. Denfeld
M. P. Forbes
Marshall
G. A. Franklin
Austin
F. &. Lurton
Anoka
J. M. McConnell
Mankato Normal
L. J. Montgomery
Foribault
L. J. Weld
Moorhead Normal
E. L. Porter
Hastings
Thomas P. Gore
Cuban officials in row over resignations
Havana reports President Gomez accepted the resignations of Secretary of State Justo Garcia Velez and Secretary of Sanitation Dr. Mathias Duque. No successors named. The dispute stemmed from a quarrel over sanitation policy. A duel was once threatened but ruled unnecessary by a court of honor.
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Havana
Gomez
Justo Garcia Velez
Mathias Duque
Department of Sanita
Court of Honor
Ferrer Will Made Public In Paris Report
Paris dispatch reports Francisco Ferrer will's release in Spain after he was executed for conspiracy. The document urges continued publication of his educational works and notes his belief history will prove him innocent while lamenting his inability to be cremated.
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Paris
France
Francisco Ferrer
Barcelona
Spain
Ferrer
Lfe
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William van Nugeren
van Nugeren
Penon-dle-la-Gomera
Morocco
Pittsburg
Teachers IN Convention
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Erasmus High School
Brooklyn
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