Death of United States Senator Allison in Dubuque Iowa
Senator Allison died at his Dubuque home from heart failure after a protracted illness marked by a sinking spell due to prostatic enlargement and kidney troubles. Born March 2 1829 in Perry Ohio he studied at Allegheny and Western Reserve, practiced law in Ohio before moving to Dubuque in 1857, served in Congress 1863 1871 and as Iowa senator from 1873 until his death. Cummins announced his candidacy to succeed him in Congress in Lake Forest Illinois.
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Dubuque
Iowa
United States
Allison
Fannie Stout
Asbury Road
Ohio
Senator Allison
Perry
Allegheny College
Pennsylvania
Western Reserve College of
Anna Carter
Wooster
Ashland
Chicago
Congress
Cummins
Lake Forest
Ill
Albert B. ‘Cummins
Careless Traveler Ignites Washington Forest Blaze Near Hoquai m
A careless traveler discarded a lighted match into brush near Hoquaim starting a forest fire twelve miles from the town. The blaze has ravaged 10 000 acres of slashing with 15 000 000 feet of cut timber piled and threatens larger losses. Property loss estimated over 250 000 dollars.
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Washington Forest
Aberdeen
Wash
Hoquaim
Robber Steals $1000 in Chippewa Falls. Suspect Confesses
In Chippewa Falls Wisconsin Aug 6 a foreman named Mehls was robbed of 90 dollars cash and 1000 dollars in notes on his way home. Henry Guse was traced to Eau Claire and confessed after officers found portions of the loot in his shoes and coat lining.
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Chippewa Falls
Eau Claire
Wis
Herman Mehls
Henry Guse
Brainerd Council Sets Bond Issue and Condemnation Plan
Brainerd Minnesota. City council votes for bids on a 120000 bond issue at 5 percent and seeks bids to build a water steam and oil powered plant. It orders the city attorney to start condemnation proceedings against the Minnesota Waterworks Company plant.
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Brainerd
Minn
Minnesota Waterworks Company
Mulhall Son Promises Aid After Produce Swindle Leader Detained
Minneapolis Aug. 6 The son of James T. Mulhall known as the king of produce swindlers says he did not mean to implicate his father and will aid him after the elder Mulhall is jailed in Hennepin county. The elder Mulhall allegedly banked on overcharges for poultry eggs and cheese and vanished after shipments, facing grand jury scrutiny while associates were held.
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Minneapolis
Joseph Mulhall
James T. Mulhall
Hennepin County
Chicago
Mulhall
Union
Crops Seen Improving Ahead of Harvest in Minnesota
Crookston Minnesota reports threshers to start by August 15 with a crop about 10 percent better than last year. Early planted wheat and small grains may yield 20 to 25 percent more as harvest nears. The grain condition now serves as a reliable index for future output in the next two weeks.
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Crookston
Minn
New Disease 8 Epidemic Leads to Child Quarantine
Eau Claire Wisconsin August 6 at a city physicians meeting led by Dr Hayes and Dr Fred Farr the decision was taken to quarantine all cases of a mysterious disease spreading among children in the city. the illness is epidemic with fifteen new cases in the last three days and the infection mode is unknown.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Hayes
State Board of Health
Fred Farr
Calm on Change in Minneapolis Grain Market
Minneapolis reports show subdued trading after a strong conservative trader showing. Prices remain firm as grain area reports downplay a black rust scare, though crop damage leaves a spotted outlook at the worst.
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Minneapolis
May Lynch Negro In Iowa
A giant negro kidnapped eight year old Vera Ditto from her Muscatine yard and fled toward Mad Creek bottoms. A posse of 150 men plus police pursued and captured the child after a running fight. The kidnapper was captured and jailed with heavy guard to prevent lynching.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Vera Ditto
Mad
Creek Bottoms
DROWNED ASSISTANT ENGINEER AT OPEN BRIDGE
Assistant Engineer William O Blenness of the Keokuk & Hamilton bridge fell from the engine room into the river near Keokuk Iowa after the bridge remained open for cleaning after a boat passage. He disappeared early yesterday morning and was drowned.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Wiliam O'Blenness
Keokuk & Hamilton
Fernie Fire Insurance Totals And Valuation Gap
Insurance men tally Fernie fire damage at about 5 million with total insured value around 400 thousand. Non tariff Pacific coast firms may add 100 thousand. Insurance coverage appears to be only about one fifth of property value with rates up to 8 percent.
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Fernie
Winnipeg
List
Pacific Coast
Wheat Soars on 110T Wave
The Minneapolis and Chicago grain markets reacted to reports of crop damage and blight in North and South Dakota and Minnesota. Traders were keyed by hot weather and fresh damage news, filing sharp price rises and wide fluctuations as buyers and sellers reacted to blight fears and rust menace.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
Blanchard
Hankinson
N. D
Inglis
North
South Dakota
Chicago
Corn
Dakotas
Minnesota
Board of Trade
Justified Shooting Lets Man Walk Free in Wisconsin Burglary Case
In Wisframes Frank Daniels is discharged after testimony that he shot John Perkins, a burglar tapping a till at a Weyerhaeuser saloon. Daniels claimed he woke to the ringing cash register and fired to wound, while other witnesses suggested accomplices. The court ruled the shooting justifiable and dismissed the case.
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Tony
Wis
Glenn Williams
Frank Daniels
John Perkins
Weyerhaeuser
Daniels
Des Moines Youth Seeks Revenge Over Sunday Law Arrest
Louis Seigel a fifteen year old son of a pawnbroker began legal action after his father was arrested for Sunday opening. He swear out warrants against several candy cigarette and drug stores claiming violations of the anti Sabbath closing law. He bought items at each store to use as evidence.
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Des Moines
Louis Seigel
Siegel
Mistrial Declared in Bowen Murder Case
The Stanley county jury failed to reach a verdict in the Bowen murder case. Bowen must post $5,000 bail to appear at the next court term in Pierre, South Dakota, with the trial scheduled for the fall term.
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Pierre
Bowen
Stanley County
Van Hise Leads Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Madison August 5 The state conservation commission appointed by Gov Davidson met and organized here. Officers elected include President Dr Charles R Van Hise head of the University of Wisconsin and Secretary E M Griffith state forester.
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van Hise
Madison
Wis
State Conservation Commission
Davidson
Charlies R. van Hise
University of Wisconsin
E. M. Griffith
Chicago & North-Western opens Mississippi bridge at Clinton
The Chicago & North-Western completed its new bridge across the Mississippi from the Illinois shore to Little Rock Island. The first train ran over the structure yesterday and the remainder is to be finished before January 1.
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Rune
Mississippi
Clinton
Iowa
Chicago & North-Western
Mississippi River
Ilinolg Shore
Little Rock Island
James H Williams Dead Publisher in Wisconsin
James H Williams aged 62 of Hayward died at Luther hospital Eau Claire Wisconsin on August 5 He was a newspaper publisher for many years in Wisconsin at August a Barron county and at Hayward.
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James
Williams
Eau Claire
Wis
James H. Williams
Hayward
Luther Hospital
Wisconsin
Augusta
Barron County
H Hayward
Despondent dentist commits suicide in Duluth hotel
Duluth Minnesota August 5 Dr G W Niemi a young dentist killed himself by drinking carbolic acid in his rooms at the St Louis hotel over a troubled love affair authorities reported.
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Killa
Duluth
Minn
G. W. Niemi
St. Louis Hotel
Boilermakers Strike at Murray Iron Works
Sixty five boiler makers at Murray Iron Works in Burlington Iowa go on strike after the company refuses a 10 percent raise and union recognition. The action stalls production and underscores labor tensions in August.
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Burlington
Iowa
Murray Ironworks
Drowned While Swimming in Des Moines River
Axel Larson twenty five son of a prominent Stratford farmer drowned while attempting to swim across the Des Moines river near Fort Dodge Iowa on August fifth news details show a fatal swimming accident involving local residents and the Des Moines river incident report
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Axel Larson
Stratford
Des Moines
Montana to Embrace Big Dam Reconstruction Boom
Two thousand men will be employed in rebuilding the Hauser lake dam near Helena and construction of a third Wolf creek dam. Stone and Webster of Boston leads the work with early camps and buildings, aiming to deliver power within six to eight months.
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Hauser Lake
Helena
Missouri River
Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation
Boston
Mass
Wolf Creek
Canyon Ferry
Niagara
Wool Market Standstill Prompted by Price Clash
The Montana wool market sits in a rare deadlock as growers demand 18 cents for top clips while buyers offer around 17. The stalemate ends only with sales to Boston and Philadelphia houses or regional strength in Miles City Harlowton and Billings.
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Fergus County
Boston
John D. Waite
Montana
Philadelphia
Miles City
Harlowton
Billings
Railroad Assessments Rise Slightly in Montana
The state board of equalization set Aug. 15 as the hearing date for railroad assessments. Returns as of March 1 show about fifty extra miles of side tracks and 180 more miles of main lines. Main lines of the Great Northern Northern Pacific Oregon Short Line and Butte Anaconda and Pacific held at 17500 per mile. Kalispell branch of GN at 10000. Montana Railroad at 7500, up 2000. St Paul main line unchanged due to incomplete work as of March 1.
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State Board of Equalization
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Butte
Anaconda
Pacific
Kalispell
Montana
St. Paul
Directors Plan State Home Near Helena
The Oda Fellows' Home for the State of Montana board met in Helena and agreed to survey the Lichtwardt ranch two miles west of the city. They will draft building plans and lay out the grounds with a landscape artist, aiming for one of the valley's finest homes for aged and infirm Odd Fellows.
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Helena
Oda Fellows’ Home
Monona
Tozrd
Lichtwardt
Odd Fellows
On a Heavenly Excursion
A brief humorous exchange as Brother Dickey imagines his heavenly afterlife with a lighthearted plan to rest on a white cloud while heavenly winds blow him from star to star.
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Brother Dickey
Atlanta Constitution
An Impossible Conversation Sparks Job Security Debate
A courtly exchange asks if a cook may secure a permanent position. The dialogue highlights concerns over employment status and potential permanence, reflecting workplace tenure issues.
Cider Exports Rise as Bergen Sees Rail Traffic Boom
Scandinavian notes report Hardanger cider thriving in Bergen markets while the new Bergen railway draws brisk tourist and youth gathering traffic. Other items include a Norwegian bishop's induction, rail funding debates for Dovre line, milk sickness cases in Christiania, and large bequests shaping Stockholm institutions.
Upsala University Opens Second Course In Military Tactics
The second course in military tactics began at Upsala University and will run to mid August. Forty captains and six cavalry officers attend. Emigration has fallen sharply from 9095 last January-May to 2942 this year, pleasing officials. A workers home stock company is forming with broad public subscription including the queen and several princes. The building at Kungsholmen will house 120 families with low rents for workers.
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Upsala University
Carl
Eugene
Bernadette
Kungsholmeh
Norwegians Stir Iceland Ties Amid Danish Rift
Rome reports Thorvaldsen portrait found in a museum. Denmark fears Norwegian agitators in Iceland seek to sever ties and ally with Norway. A Norwegian article in Iceland urges breaking with Denmark. Danish violinist Julius Thorbjerg wins in Amsterdam. About 1,000,000 rats killed in Denmark under anti rat law, 360,000 in Copenhagen and Fredericksberg.
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Rome
Thorvaldsen
Denmark
Norway
Iceland
Frederick
Rigsdag
Copenhagen
Fredericksberg
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