Grant Escort to Iowa State Fair Draws Thousands
Gen. and Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant arrived by private car from Chicago and were hosted at the Chamberlain hotel. A grand welcome in Des Moines included a reception, a grand parade with Troop 2, and a campfire address to thousands of veterans. The fair drew about 61 000 attendees with 4 000 veterans inspecting exhibits.
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Des Moines
Frederick Dent Grant
Department of the Lakes
U. S
Rock Island
Chicago
Chamberlain Hotel
Grand Army Veterans of
Iowa
Grant
Leutenant
Grand Army of the Republic
Michael McDonald
Charles W. Fenton
Second Cavalry
Ft. Des Moines
Atated Fair Grounds
Gen. Grant
Fred D. Grant
W. Phillips
Corn Growers Entertain at Des Moines Meeting
Des Moines Iowa. Dr Knowles of the Iowa State Corn Growers association entertained the directory at supper at the college exhibits building. A morning meeting featured programs on corn cooperation and history with speakers Charpel Ateaser and Henry Wallace among others. Bank Robbers Held for Murder
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Des Moines
Sep
Knowles
Iowa State Corn Growers’ Association
George M. Charpel
C. G. Ateaserole
Henry Wallace
Taylor Visits Kentucky to Change Trains in Indianapolis
Former Kentucky governor Taylor visited Indianapolis on September 1 after two Kentucky trips. He said he passed through the state just to change trains and did not stay in his native area long. The Sisters of Merry plan additions to St Bernards and Mercy hospitals in Council Bluffs costing about 100000 dollars.
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Taylor
Kentucky
Indianapolis
Ind
Pate
Council
Seven Children Die in Rockaway Home Fire
New York Sept 2 fire at St Malachys Home for Children Rockaway Park destroys part of the building. Seven title children under five found suffocated in ruins after inmates evacuated in good order. Fire began in the laundry north wing, escape records damaged, dozens of younger inmates sheltered at Hebrew Home and local hotels. Damages listed at 25000, search for more bodies ongoing.
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New York
St. Malachy
Rockaway Fark
L. L
Sisters of St Joseph O
Brooklyn
Hebrew Home
St. Mary's Home
Hebrew Institution
Old Engineer Is Killed in Northern Pacific Wreck
St Paul Minn Sept 1 Engineer Walter D White with 50 years service was killed as eastbound Northern Pacific Limited collided with a work train near Detroit Minn. Ten or more persons were injured six seriously the baggage and mail cars overturned into five feet deep water. The limited was about two hours late at Detroit and traveling about 50 miles an hour. Dinner was being served in the diner when the crash occurred and passengers were jolted but mostly unharmed. The three railroad men cited suffered grave injuries.
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St. Paul
Minn
Walter D. White
Northern Pacific Railroad
Northern Pacific Road
Detroit
F P. Brown
Baggagemaun
L. C. Roberts
H. L. Upton
F. W. Gaffney
Oscar Larson
Voorhees
Limited
Detrais
Rai Clarke
Suspected of $12,000 Theft in Detroit Hotel Dining Room
Detroit September 1 Leroy Hall a negro waiter was taken from a Wabash train by officers on suspicion in the jewelry theft of $12,000 from Mrs Adolphu tlirsche in the Verdame hotel dining room. A diamond stud valued at £200 and $115 in bills were found on him. He denied the charge and is held for Chicago police.
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Detroit
Mich
Leroy Hall
Adolphu Tlirsche
Verdame
Chiesa
Thi
Chicago
Death List 102000 Diaz Boosts Relief Fund
Mexico City reports a flood disaster in Monterey that killed about 2000 people and caused property losses near 30 million dollars. Diaz and Corral donate, US aid via Red Cross is arranged, while banks and industry face multi million losses. Food supply is critical as bread ovens and mills are destroyed and water is scarce. General Reyes moves toward Monterey with troops nearby. In Minneapolis an acetylene plant gas tank explosion kills 18 year old Arthur Anderson and injures a mechanic Mortonseen.
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Mexico City
Monterey
United States
Diaz
Corral
Thompson
Republic
Red Cross
National Bank
Reyes
Garona
Santa Catarina
Tne
Minneapolis
Minn
Minneapolis Acetylene Gas Company
Arthur Anderson
Conrad Mortensen
Gompers in row in Paris labor meet
Paris Sept 1 The international trades unions congress clashed with Samuel Gompers head of the American Federation of Labor over his role and American affiliation. Gompers argued for world wide union, while European delegates questioned American independence and influence. He offered to act as auditor yet defended American practices amid concerns over subordination to European unions.
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Paris
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Mr. Gompers
Jabor
Federation
United States
International Trades Unions Congress
America
Gompers
Europe
Rome Quake Causes Minor Damage and Panic
Rome reports a minor earthquake with no casualties. The Santa Anna chapel facade cracked as fears spread in crowded districts while hospital and prison inmates faced anxiety before assurances of safety. In Canal Dover a railway watchman killed an Italian assailant and was gravely wounded.
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Rome
Asaliant
Canal
Dover
John Mace
Mace
Earthquake Recorded at St Ignatius College
Earth shock lasting nineteen minutes was recorded by Father J L Odenbach’s seismograph at St Ignatius College Cleveland Ohio on September 1. He believes the disturbance occurred on the American continent or in South America at a great distance.
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Cleveland
J. L. Odenbach
St. Ignatius College
Father Odenbach
American
South America
Bandit Rob Train At Lewistown Seizes Express Cash
A lone masked highwayman stopped a Pittsburg and Northern Express near Lewistown Pennsylvania and seized about 110 from the Adams Express safe. Conductor Isaac R. Poffenberger was wounded in the hand as the robber fled with bags of money into the mountains. Bloodhounds from Chillicothe and an urgent search were underway.
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Lewistown
Pittsburg & Northern Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lewistown Narrows
Chillicothe
Baltimore & Ohio Road
Isaac R. Poffenberger
Poffenberger
Adams Express
Woman Beaten to Death in Pittsburg Scene Revealed
The decomposed body of Mrs. Edward Lukes was found in weeds in Pittsburg with a severely battered head. A large iron bolt lay nearby, reputedly used in the assault. Husband says they fought Saturday night and she planned to go to her father in Joplin. He last saw her when she left to catch an inter urban car. The couple had been married ten years. Police also seek accountant Westwood on embezzlement charges in Chicago.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Edward Lukes
Hull Packing Company
Mr. Lukes
Lukes
Taft's Nearing End of Vacation Tour Across Nation
President Taft's Beverly vacation ends soon as a record 12,000 mile tour begins September 14 in Boston with a Boston Chamber of Commerce banquet. He will travel via Seattle Los Angeles Grand Canyon into Texas and the Mississippi River en route to Washington, with detailed railroad contracts and smoothed arrangements in place.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
Boston
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Washington
National Capital
Seattle
Los Angeles
Grand Canyon
Texas
Mississippi River
Carpenter
Hoyt Advises Knox as State Department Counselor
Henry M. Hoyt, former solicitor general, sworn in as counselor of the state department. He will largely serve an advisory role to the secretary, similar to an under secretary, focusing on treaty preparation and international law guidance.
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Washington
Henry M. Hoyt
Department of Justice
Roosevelt
State Department
Hayt
Secretary of State
Judge on Trial for Graft in Brooklyn
Police Magistrate Henry B. Furlong of Brooklyn was arraigned in the supreme court on a charge of receiving a bribe of 16.66 dollars to influence his conduct. He faces additional accusations of taking sums for obtaining bonds for prisoners. A warrant was issued by Charles J. McDermott, chair of the Brooklyn Bar association grievance committee. He surrendered, pleaded not guilty, and was paroled with his counsel for a hearing next Tuesday.
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New York
Henry &. Furlong
Brooklyn
Crane
Supreme Court
Charles J. McDermott
Brooklyn Har Association
Kling Will Be Manager Of Eastern Club Next Year
Kansas City reports John Kling former Chicago National catcher will manage an eastern club in either the National or American League next year after declining an offer from Clark Griffith to join the Cincinnati Nationals Kling says he has two propositions and will lead an eastern club in 1910. A second item notes eight Pacific fleet cruisers under Rear Admiral Uriel Sebrec arriving in San Francisco for a voyage to oriental waters through February 15. A brief report lists bail secured by A D Adams in a New York securities case and notes the transfer papers signing transferring Chicago Great Western railway to a new company in St Paul.
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Kansas City
John Kling
Chicago National Baseball Club
Kling
Clark Griffith
Cinsinnati Nationals
Griffith
San Francisco
Pacific Fleet
Uriel Sebrec
Seattle
Oriental Waters
California
South Dakota
Tennessee
Washington
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Great Western
St. Paul, Minn
Caas
N. C. White
Chicago Great Western Railway
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Corn Growers
State Fair Association
Sapulpa
Okla
J. J. Austin
W. D. Dickenson
J. W. Swinford
Robert Palmer Weeding
Kiefer State Bank
Thay Else
A. O. Dart
Kiefer
Kiefer Bank
Oveo
American Red Cross Wii
Bandit Rob Train
Robel
Desperado
Charles Dante
Westwood
Pennsyvania Fuel and Mining Company
Wentwood
Hoyt
Knox
Orient
A. D. FR. Adams
Donald L. Persch
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