War declared and big strike grips Chicago area
May 24 25 Chicago reports peace talks broken off in Teamsters strike with union drivers and lumbermen. Lockouts threaten 10 000 workers across mills factories and building sites as nonunion material deliveries loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Teamsters
Lumbermen’s Association
Carpenters
Stone Masons
Dunne
Barrett
Cornelius P. Shea
International Teamsters’ Union
Kohlsaat
Federal Court
Shea
Kehlsaat
Felizion
Bernard Mulligan
Express Drivers’ Union
John Donahue
United States
Meecshal Ames
Cuba Celebrates Independence Birthday in Havana Parade
The independence anniversary was marked by a military parade and boat races in Havana on May 21. Thousands watched on shore and from boats as fireworks lit the Prado harbor area in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Havana
Prado
In Cubator Egg Handling Affects Hatch Outcomes
A note on incubator egg handling warns that constant disturbance or improper conditions can spoil embryo development and reduce hatch viability. Proper temperature, humidity, and minimal handling are emphasized to improve hatch rates.
Dennison Trial Nears as Blood Feud Bubbles
Des Moines reports show Tom Dennison and Shercliffe poised for a two week trial at Red Oak over the Pollock diamond robbery. Shercliffe hurls threats of retribution while witnesses and letters tie Dennison to the plot, with politics and parole offers shaping testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Tom Dennison
Red Oak
Shercliffe
Dennison
State Penitentiary
Green
Walter I. Smith
Pollock
S. T. Cochran
Federaton
Omaha
Cummins
H. G. McMillan
Elmer Thomas
Mayor Moores
Edward Rosewater
Thomas
Frison
Civic Federation of Omaha
C. E. Betin
Cornell
Wetmore
Seven-Pound Blue Lake Bass Caught in Onawa
Onawa resident Attorney J. H. Pritchard caught a seven pound one ounce bass at Blue Lake on May 21. The two foot long fish surpassed all previous Blue Lake bass records, beating the former largest of five and three quarter pounds, weighed in the presence of the sheriff, deputy auditor, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Lake
Onawa
J. H. Pritchard
Blue Jake
Crisis at Shell Rock Health Board Clash
A clash in Shell Rock Iowa reports the local health board defying the state board over a scarlet fever outbreak. Dr Powers and Dr Linn pressed fumigation while a mob threatened doctors, prompting quarantine orders and school closures as authorities moved to enforce state guidelines. The dispute drew in the attorney general and led to resignations and new appointments as more cases were quarantined.
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Local Health Board
State Board of Health
Des Moines
Shell Rock
Dr. Coffee
Waverly
Mullani
Sharpe
Mullan
Powers
State Board
W. H. Smith
Buttin
Waterloo
Farmer claims he was buncoed into signature in dusk signing
Iowa City farmer John Scheetz sues former county attorneys J Hart Vincent Zmunt and JF Christie for 3000 damages claiming he signed notes under a dusk signing without knowing what he was agreeing to. He alleges the defendants touted 6000 shares of New Bull Domingo Mining Company stock and claimed Hart as president and Zmant as secretary, though the company never existed or owned property.
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Iowa City
Ilduesd
Sears
John Sekcetz
J. Hart
Vincent Zmunt
J. FT. Christie
Scheetz
New Bull Domingo Mining Company
Hart
Zmant
Neve
Hanged Himself in Store Cellar in Marshalltown
A man named Ko Wilbur, reared in Deschines and recently buying a Marshalltown grogery, was found dead by hanging in the store basement. Believed to have occurred Sunday with a May 23 reward offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Ko Wilbur
Deschines
Nine Year Boy Kills Comrade in Hunting Accident
Harry Barsdall, fourteen, was shot and killed by nine year old Cliff Thompson, while hunting in Vinion. The incident is described as accidental.
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Vinion
Harry Barsdall
Cliff Thompson
Next General Assembly in Des Moines
Winona Lake Ind May 20. The next general assembly of the Presbyterian church will be held at Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Winona Lake
Ind
The
Presbyterian Church
Das Moines
Fox Squirrels for Park at Storm Lake May 22
Kid man brought thirty young squirrels from Sioux Rapids to this city bought by the park commission for the park here. Special rules have been made for their protection and they are expected to add greatly to the park overlooking the lake.
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Storm Lake
J. WW. Kidman
Sioux Rapids
Park Commission
Legal quip hints at estate split result
A brief exchange implies Ethel received a lawyer as part of an estate settlement after the probate. The judge remarks on the division, suggesting the lawyers benefited, while the speaker questions whether Ethel gained any estate herself.
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL ANTICIPATES A NAVAL BATTLE
Des Moines May 25 1905 Governor Cummins weighs Shercliffe surrender after the Dennison case. Oklahoma seeks a requisition. Flag Day proclamation urges observance. Law reform proposals spark debate on constitutional amendments and jury trials. Controversial expert testimony and a fraud report by George M Siverts highlight the day’s legal news. Navy updates place Rojestvensky and Togo in possible battle near Russia.
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Bes Moines
Shercliffe
Dennison
Red Ock
Oklahoma
Des Moines
Thoze
Municipal ownership sparks alderman fear in ward debate
A Washington Star quote shows ward politicians arguing over municipal ownership with one saying it would void alderman usefulness and another cautioning it might yield more from running utilities than franchises. The piece notes four men in St Louis who remain grateful after a man who died left in his will money to a former companion of the testator’s wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Petershoe
Karnen
Washington Star
St Louis
Wm Ziegler Dead Capitalist and Arctic Promoter
William Zeigler born September 1 1843 in Beaver County Pennsylvania made a fortune in baking powder and real estate on Long Island. He died near Noroton Conn after a run of accidents and ill health, noted for opposing Brooklyn’s Long Island Water Supply purchase and saving the city money.
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Iowa
New York
William Zeigler
Noroton
Mr. Zeigler
M. Zeigler
Beaver County
Pennsylvania
Muscatine Journal
Brooklyn
Long Island
Debates on Government Change Barred by Zemstvo Ruling
In St Petersburg May 25 the government issued a circular via Interior Minister Boulin restricting Zemstvos, Donmas and other provincial bodies from debating or adopting resolutions on changing the government. The privilege to petition the emperor remains for individuals, not organizations, and presiding officers face prosecution for violations. The move aims to curb ongoing political agitation across the empire.
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St. Petersburg
Govermmment
Zemstvos
Donmas
Boulign
Atase
Doumas
Fire destroys storied mule stables at stock yards
Fire at the National Stock Yards in East St. Louis wiped out Maxwell and Crouch and Sparks Bros. sales stables. Over four hundred mules perished with a total loss estimated at 104,008 dollars, insured. Cause of the blaze is unknown.
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East St. Louis
Maxwell & Crouch
Sparks Bros
National Stock Yards
Hobson Is Now a Benedict in Tuxedo Park Ceremony
May 28 report from Tuxedo Park notes the marriage of Miss Brizelda Houston Hull, daughter of Mr and Mrs George H Hull, to Captain Richmond Pear son Hobson. The union occurred yesterday at the Hull residence in this city.
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Hobson
Benedict
Tuxedo Park
Brizelda Houston Hull
George H. Hull
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Kaleieff Hanged for Grand Duke Sergius Murder
Officially announced that Simon Kaleief who killed Grand Duke Sergius at Moscow on February 17 was hanged at 3 oclock yesterday morning in St Petersburg after a scafield execution surrounding the March date and city.
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Kaleieff
Scafield
St. Petersburg
Simon Kaleief
Sergius
Moscow
Ovclesk
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore Dies in Melrose Home
Mary A. Livermore, the distinguished writer and reformer, died at her Melrose residence yesterday. She succumbed to bronchitis and a weak heart.
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Mary A. Livermore
Melrose
Mass
Rumor of Naval Clash Near Formosa
Manila May 25 A rumor circulates that the Fuscian and Japanese fleets met south of Formosa and that the Japanese were defeated. The note ends with a homily from Paley urging clear thinking before action.
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Manila
Formosa
Trust Gets in Its Work in Plan to Control Raisin Seeds
Fresno Cal May 20 A bomb has been thrown into the cases of leading raisin firms and the California Raisin Growers company by the announcement that a company secretly bought all patent rights on raisin seeding machines and will monopolize the raisin seeding business in the United States. It is feared the patent consolidation will harm the Raisin Growers company. When a family has a black sheep the facts kept dark.
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Fresno
Cal
Camn
California Raisin Growers Company
United States
Raisin Growers Company
How Baking Powders Differ in Ingredients and Cost
Hiram and Mandy discuss a Boston Post item on baking powders noting three types Mineral Acid or Alum Bone Acid Phosphate and Cream of Tartar from grapes. Mineral acid powders cost 10 25 cents per pound Bone acid powders 20 30 cents and Cream of Tartar powders 40 60 cents per pound.
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U. S
Discussion at the literary club about a new neighbor and Longfellow
A husband asks what was discussed at their literary club. The wife recalls they talked about a new neighbor who moved into the house across the street and about Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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Longfellow
Rankin Farm Empire Expands Across States
One of the nation’s largest farms at 25,506 acres in Atchison County Missouri is owned by David Rankin and his son W J Rankin of Tarkio. They have just added 3,500 acres in Fremont County Iowa and employ about 300 workers.
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United States
Atchison County
David Rankin
W. J. Rankin
Tarkio
Fremont County
Iowa
Rankins
Hidden Interior Cable Decay Detected by Slackness
It has been discovered that cables rust and break inside without exterior signs. The defect may show as slackness and yielding under pressure at the affected point. Corrosive water may cause this hidden decay.
Back at Work Again. Kidney Pills Restore Man's Health
Buffalo May 22 Special Crippled by kidney disease for hours at his trade F R McLean 90 East Ferry St quit work he is back to work after six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills says he was too sick to stand now fully recovered and recommends Dodd's pills to others with kidney trouble claims they cure Bright's Disease and advanced kidney disease with strong endorsement from McLean.
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Avellan
St. Petersburg
Avelian
Admiralty Department
Associated Press
Rojestvensky
Togo
Voelkersam
Tropics
Buffalo
F. R. Mclean
East Ferry St
Dodd
Mr. McLean
Oldest University El Azhar Founded in Cairo
The oldest university in the world is El Azhar in Cairo, meaning the splendid. It is described as the greatest Mohammedan school and has been a popular school since the year 975.
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el Azhar
Cairo
Excursion Fares From Chicago By Grand Trunk Railways
Excursion fares from Chicago via Grand Trunk Railway for Asbury Park Baltimore Buffalo Niagara Falls Philadelphia and Toronto with specific round trip prices and going dates. Liberal limits and stopovers offered. Descriptive literature available from Geo W Vaux A G P T A Grand Trunk Railway Chicago. Also a dated joke tale included.
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Chicago
Grand Trunk Railway System
Asbury Park
Retump
Baltimore
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Philadelphia
Toronto
Geo. W. Vaux
A. G. P. & T. A. Grand Trunk Railway System
Adams St
Chicago, Ill
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Indianola
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Charles A. Cierix
Cedar Resids
A. M. Towner
Corning
Towner
Remler
Tar
Busanis
George M. Siverts
Continental Life Insurence Comppany
Tessiver
W. S. Richmond
TV. Cine
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Wm. Ziegler
Paley
Hiram
Mandy
Boston Post
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Bright
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