Premier Resigns as Campbell-Bannerman Steps Down
London April 6 The king accepts Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman’s resignation as British prime minister. Asquith summoned to Biarritz to meet the king. cabinet may resign. situation leaves Britain without a premier while the monarch travels abroad.
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London
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Henry
Sir Henry
Herbert H. Asquith
Biarritz
England
Lord Roseberry
Bannerman
Bristol
House of Commons
SI Mng
Great Britain
Quston
Mr. Asquith
Railcal
Isbor
Telegraphers Strike Resumes Against Western Union
The Chicago based No 1 Local leads a wave0f action by the Real No 1 Commercial Telegraphers Union of America to renew a strike against Western Union Telegraph and Postal Telegraph. Resumptions set for June 1 and July 1 respectively, citing intolerable working conditions, overstrain, and wage cuts amid financial strains on the companies. The Gould interests are cited as declining leverage against the Western Union.
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Chicago
Western Union Telegraph Company
Postal Telegraph Company
Real No. 1
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America, Me
Gould
Western Union
San Francisco
Haitian Congress Delayed as Quorum Lapses in Port au Prince
In Port au Prince April talks stall as the Haitian congress risks missing a quorum of senators and representatives. Arrests of alleged conspirators continue amid rumors the government may favor decapitation over shooting. A headless body was found beneath the ramparts of the Kort National on the city outskirts.
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Port Au Prince
Lkely
Kort National
Council Bluffs Liquor Dealers Fined for Contempt
In Council Bluffs H A Larsen and Martin Jensen owners of the Manhattan Saloon were fined 1000 dollars each by Judge O D Wheeler for contempt of court in violating an injunction against their business. No defense offered. They were committed to the sheriff until fines and costs totaling 2000 dollars and the three dollars in costs were paid. Applause from Temperance group interrupted court. judge condemned the display and warned it was grave. The case stemmed from evidence gathered by the Ministerial association prior to an election day. The Manhattan Saloon had a record of alleged law violations.
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Council Bluffs
H. A. Larsen
Martin Jensen
Manhattan
O. D. Wheeler
Busine
Larsen
Jensen
Judea Wheeler
Woman's Christian Temperance Whion
Lnst Election Diy
Victim of Feud Ends Fatally in Mason City
George Stevens, shot by I H McDonnell timekeeper at Northwestern States cement Plant, died from wounds after an attempted bullet removal. Long standing quarrel led to Stevens’s discharge last fall and repeated confrontations culminating in a fatal shooting. McDonnell jailed on $2,000 bond.
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Mason City
George Stevens
I. H. McDonnell
Northwestern States
Tibozan
Stevens
McDonnell
J H. Martin
Plant
Donnell Cov Iminsone
County Insane Misused Sensational Charges Against Des Moines County Men
Burlington reports sensational charges of cruelty and neglect at the Des Moines county hospital for the insane. Superintendent Baumberger and four attendants are accused by four ex-employees who resigned, citing unwarranted cruelty improper care and lack of decent food. The state board of control will be asked to investigate.
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Des Moines
Burlington
Des Moines County Hospital
Baumberger
Toreverly
State Board of Control
Black Hand Mystery Cleared in Chatsworth Case
Chatsworth residents learn the Black Hand mystery is solved as George Heinrich aged 18 is charged. Frank Wake a grain merchant received a threatening note demanding $10,000 to seal his silence. Police report the writing matches Heinrichs checks and a confession was secured after interrogation. He awaits trial.
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Chatsworth
George Heinrich
Frank Wake
Wakeman
Heinrichs
Woman burned to death while burning leaves
Mrs Joseph Keller wife of a farmer four miles north of town died after her clothing caught fire while she was burning leaves on a bonfire. She suffered severe burns and died four hours later leaving a husband and four small children.
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Joseph Keller
Barn Fire at Grassley Farm Kills Horses and Cows
A large barn on the A Grassley farm burned destroying eight horses eleven cows machinery hay and grain. Cause unknown. Loss estimated at 10000 dollars. The slick was owned by M B Van Wey a tenant.
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Mason City
A. Grassley
M. B. van Wey
Iowa Boy Wins Prize in Boston Architecture Contest
L Bently an Os saloosa boy at Boston Institute of Technology received mention in a national competition by the Boston Society of Architects. Several hundred students entered, solving architecture problems of high excellence to reach the final stage. The prize covers a road study of the Ptux Arts with expenses paid and 1000 in hand.
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Iowa
L. Bently
Ossaloosa
Boston Institute of Technology
Boston Society of Architects
Ptwux
Dr Shoop's Ointment Ad Claims Piles Test Offer
An advertisement promises quick relief for piles using Dr Shoop's Magic Ointment and offers a small trial box mailed to Racine Wisconsin. The message asserts effectiveness for swollen or itchy external or internal piles and mentions a large jar priced at 60 cents, sold by N Hans.
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Dr. Shoop
Dr. Shoop Racine
N. Hans
Drunken street clash ends in murder charge for Benson
Frank A. Benson, a Town Central engineer, is jailed in Marshalltown on a murder count for the stabbing death of Byron E. Boody after a street altercation with colleagues including William Benskin and Joe Jenson. The coroner’s jury linked Boody’s death to a knife wound Benson inflicted during the fight.
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Marshaltown
Marshalltown
Frank A. Benson
Town Central
Byron EB. Boody
Hoody
Boson
William Benskin
Des Moines
Chicago Great Western
Henson
Joe Jenson
Iowa Central
Harry Harrington
R. P. Ward
Benson
Boody
Nicholson
Haas
Sherif Hutson
Nichols
Harrington
Windsor Hotel
Benskin
Houde
Chariton Fire Causes Large Loss At Meat Market
A blaze at dawn damaged multiple Chariton buildings including the Hollingson and Larimer block and Scott and Son's meat market. Losses run to about $30,000 with the meat market estimated between $1,500 and $4,000, and remaining damage to the Hollingson shop around $5,010. Household goods belonging to Mrs. Mary Gorman were destroyed. insured.
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Chariton
Charton
Oelock
George Scott & Son
Hollingson & Larimer
Scott
Mary Gorman
Colorado
Land cases decided in Northwest Iowa farms dispute
In federal court Judge Reed settled land title disputes tied to a federal act granting lands for railroad colonization. About 100000 acres were contested as Milwaukee Road divested homestead claims after building routes toward the Minnesota line. Settlers with residence priority were affirmed to hold property in northwestern townships. Also a $2106 verdict in a fire death suit against Pisgah department.
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Iowa
Dulomue
Iudee Reed
Chicago, Milwaukee & Paul Railway Company
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Minnesota
Reed
Town
Logan
Leo Chapman
Pisgah Department
Chapman
Afton Treasurers Record Holder Theodore Shunk
Theodore Shunk serves as Afton city treasurer for 27 consecutive years, totaling 33 years in office and holding the Iowa record for continuous price holding. He was first nominated in 1871.
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Afton
Theodore Shunk
Iowa
Havin
Saved His Life in a Queer Way
Chicago insurance broker Stewart Dunbar escaped death after slipping on railroad tracks. He lit a twenty dollar bill to ward off danger until help arrived and credited Dr Shoop's Pink Pain Tablets for relief. Local dealer N Hansen advertised the tablets with pricing.
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Stewart Dunbar
Chicago
Dunbar
Surgical Operation Fears and Pinkham Remedy
A historical appeal promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles and a preventive against unnecessary surgeries. Letters from Mrs Barbara Base and Mrs Arthur R House highlight life-saving or life-improving outcomes, while claims span displacements inflammation and fibroid tumors backed by thirty years of use and doctor advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Barbara Base
Kingman
Kansas
Moorestown
N. J
Lydia B. Pinkham
Kedol Promises Prompt Digestion Aid For Dyspepsia
An advertisement extols Kedol as a natural digestant that promptly assists digestion for issues like indigestion sour stomach belching and nervous headache. It claims Kedol digests what you eat and notes it is sold by Nick Doffing.
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Nick Doffing
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Promoted by Dr Charters
Dr W D Charters endorses Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup described as tasting like maple sugar and preferred by children. The product is claimed to avoid constipation while acting gently to relieve colds and inflammation through the bowels. Sold by Nick Doffing.
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Kennedy
Nick Doffing
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Keys
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Shoop
Dr. Bhoop
Racine
Wis
N. Hansen
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Eira
Towa
AU World
EEE Merines
J. Jacobsen
Boys & Girls
You
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C. T. Waits
H. P. Hansen
P. Hansen
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