Befials after Tripuna Exploitation of the West
Five years ago residents of the West foresaw vast resources and growth. Now forests are stripped and encampments despoiled by steam saws and freight cars. Rivers once rich in salmon and fishing are reduced to labels for capital syndicates. The plains, famed for Mussel Slough and Yuba Dams, are becoming irrigated, highway cluttered, and urbanized like Ohio and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
United States
Mmensa
Ohio
Iowa
Illnois
Mental Poise and Health and the Powers Case
A meditation on aging balance and serenity linking mental poise to longevity contrasts with the dangers of discord. Maine lawyer Don Powers defended accused men in Bangor before Judge Peters. the jury acquitted though most believed guilt. The judge quipped about who delivered the beating, Powers replying that he always thought his clients did it that the jury denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Success Magazine
Don Powers
Maine
Peters
Bangor
Powers
Brother Powers
Mr. Powers
Life in London and Metropolis Fragments and Jests
A London scientist warns life in London and metropolis makes children sharp but not clever, stirs superficial enthusiasm, and robs time to seek roots. The piece also recalls a Folomac river ball game with Uncle Joe as umpire and a quip about Prof. Phelps and a crowded steamer berth following a birth in the second-class cabin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Metropolis
Coxmuud
Folomac
Uncle Joe
Geo. George Harries
Harries
William Lyon Phelps
Yale
Harvard
Phelps
Fatalities Shake Mullan Family Across Iowa Rail Route
A series of tragic deaths touch the Mullan family in Iowa. Conductor H C Mullan’s son Ivan died years ago from a hospital bullet wound, his younger son Paul 12 was fatally shot by brother Kenneth during play, and Paul previously injured himself in a separate accident. Fort Dodge’s Mullan relative was found dead in a shoe shop after an alcohol-influenced incident. Writer Joe Trigg, famed for Farm Philosopher essays, died in Rockford after months of illness, leaving behind editors Paul and Frank Trigg.
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Mulan
Stonx City
H. C. Mullan
Wundg Central
Ivan
Paul Mullan
Kenneth Mullan
Fort Dodge
Red Mullan
Mullan
Des Moines
Rank
Bronx City
Washington
Shine
Clarks
Iiquor
Rockford
Joe* Trigg
Iowa
United States
Trigg
Weekly Register
Titth Street
Paul Trigg
Grinnell Register
Grinnell
Frank Trigg
Rockford Register
Joseph & Trigg
England
America
Mr. Trigg
Minnesota
The
Register
American Press Association
West
A R A T Boone Charles A Clark Elected G A R Commander
Cedar Rapids Charles A Clark was named department commander of the Iowa G A R encampment at Boone. Other officers include P D Bwick senior vice commander and Thomas Graham junior vice commander. The Boone march drew about 3 6 thousand in line with a 10 thousand crowd watching.
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Charles A. Clark
Cedar Rapids
Boone
Iowa
P. D. Bwick
Thomas Graham
Decorth
J. H. Hutching
Hampton
Jesse B. Bartlett
Shenandoah
Grenville M. Dodge
New York City
A. Daradon
Marshalltown
Department of Iowa
Murder at Buxton: Nannie Taylor shoots husband five times
In Albia Buxton ten miles south, Nannie Taylor colored shoots husband five times causing death. Constable Brown arrests her. both had been drinking. Jealousy or wage-squandering cited. At Hocking south of Albia, Joan Dacuss colored barber stabs another man. wound fatal, Dacuss escaped as woods searched. He stands about 6 feet 10 inches, 176 pounds, brown with cheek spots, pug face. wore gray overcoat and striped pants.
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Albia
Buxton
Nannie Taylor
Constable Brown
Hocking
Joan Dacuss
Dacuss
Beipg
Snake Charmer Attacked by Monster Anaconda in Circus Den
Loretta, a snake enchantress with the John Robagon circus, entered a den of forty snakes and was squeezed by a monster Anaconda. The showmen beat the snake with clubs, but it escaped toward Fort Madison. A farmer named Jus. Masterson reports seeing the creature crossing his field with a hog in its mouth.
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Mt. Pleasant
Loretta
John Robagon
Fort Madison
Jus
Masterson
Burglar Sentenced for Jewelry Store Theft in Iowa City
Iowa City judge Byington sentences Pred Davis to 18 months in Anamosa penitentiary for breaking and entering John Hani's jewelry store. Davis had spent four months in the county jail awaiting verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Byington
Davis
Anamosa
John Hani
London Florists Hire Milliners For Hat Trims
Aorm of London florists employs milliners who trim hats with natural flowers sourced from the stockroom. Prices start at $1.26 in and vary with the value of the flowers used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aorm of London Florists
Des Moines Pioneer E R Clapp Dies After Long Illness
Des Moines businessman E R Clapp a pioneer of the city and a builder who came with an ox team more than fifty years ago died at his West Grand Avenue home after months of illness. A former livestock and grain trader he helped shape Des Moines growth and owned substantial downtown real estate including a block at Fifth and Walnut streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
K. R. Clapp
Pianeatr
West Grand Avenue
Iowa
Clapp
Iowa Prairies
Reel Island Railroad
Fifth and
Wanut
Kennedy for Congress Named in First District on Ballot
Kennedy of Montrose in Lee county won the first district congressional nomination on the 102d ballot after C A Carpenter withdrew. Final vote Kennedy 66.5 McCord 47.5. After deadlock, ballots shifted with Des Moines Washington and Henry backing Kennedy to unite the party. Nomination made unanimous on Washington county motion.
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Burlington
Charles A. Kennedy
Montrose
Lee County
C. A. Carpenter
Louisa County
Kennedy
McCord
Carpenter
McCoid
Des Moines
Henry
McCold
Washington
Washington County
Hepburn Renominated by Acclamation at Creston Rally
Congressman W P Hepburn was nominated by acclamation at the Heights district Republican convention in Creston. Resolutions endorsed President Roosevelt, Iowa cabinet members, and the Iowa delegation. Hepburn was praised for aiding the president in the railroad rate fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hepburn
Creston
W. P. Hepburn
Hights
Roosevelt
Iowa
Cabdinet
Congress
Davenport rider dies after bucking bronco collapse
Alfred M. Petersen of Davenport was killed when a bucking bronco caused an intracranial hemorrhage after he fainted shortly after mounting. He did not fall but collapsed following the ride.
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Brands and
Dios
Davenport
Alfred M. Petersen
Big City
Deck Hand Drowned Near Fairport On Steamer Helen Barr
Jessia Moser a deck hand on the steamer Helen Barr fell overboard about a half mile above Fairport and was drowned. The body has not yet been recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Jessia Moser
Helen Barr
Fairport
Eleven Men Die In Lancaster Dynamite Plant Disaster
Eleven men blown to pieces and five others seriously injured near Pequea along the Basque Liwana river. Bodies torn beyond identification as debris and flesh hang from trees. Unknown York county men were about to depart with dynamite when the plant exploded. Rescue efforts swift but identification impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Pequea
Lancaster County
York County
Finmedlite
Coburn declines United States Senate appointment
Foster Dwight Coburn announced he will not accept the U S Senate appointment offered by Governor Hoch to succeed Joseph R. Burton. Hoch then offered the vacancy to Judge A W Benson of Ottawa who is expected to accept. Benson, about 60, has long been active in Kansas Republican politics and currently practices law in Ottawa.
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Topeka
Kans
Foster Dwight Coburn
Monaty
United States
Joseph R. Burton
Hoch
A. W. Benson
Ottawa
Franklin County
Benson
Kansas
Franklin-Douglas
Britons Wake Up On Food Inspection Doubts
London officials inquire with Washington about the reliability of U S meat inspection and the import of boneless beef pork products sold as English products. William Field notes concerns in the House of Commons as Lbs Burns confirms government action and local authority enforcement efforts amid inspection difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Junealu
John Burns
Washington
Bureau of Animal Industry
Lbs
House of Commons
William Field
St. Patrick's
Irish Cattle Traders’ and Stock Owners’ Association
Burns
America
Wellman's Airship to Reach North Pole Expedition
The airship for Walter Wellman’s polar attempt is completed and about to be inspected by English Finnish and German scientists. Wellman and his party plan to depart for Norway soon and reach Spitzbergen around July 1 in a route toward the north pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Paris
Walter Wellman
North Pole
Mr. Wellman
Norway
Spitzbergen
Witte Surmises Russia Faces Early Conflict
From St. Petersburg on June 10 a private letter quoted Count Witte predicting that Russia’s government has sacrificed its chance to appease parliament and will trigger conflict soon. Witte left Russia May 29 for Brussels, then to Germany, amid concerns over governance and policy.
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Witte
St. Petersburg
Count Witte
Russia
Brussels
Germany
Road to Riches via Coal Company Stock Scandal
Philadelphia report details Joseph Boyer and others admitting to stock gifts from coal firms over about three years. Officials acknowledge coal companies paid him and colleagues small commissions on fuel sales, with ties to Keystone Coal and Coke, Monongahela river division, and Reading company dealings.
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Philadelphia
Joesph Boyer
A. W. Gibbs
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mr. Boyer
M. K. Reeves
Pugh
Col
George 8. Huff
David ©. Willams
Huff
Keystone Coal and Cakes Company
Reeves
Col. Huff
Joseph K. Aticen
A. G. Mitchell
Monongahela River
Pennsylvania Rai Boat
Numero Coal Companies
Joseph Boyer
A. W. Gibba
W. G. Spangler
Milton
Interstate Commerce Commission
Triday
Keystone Coal & Coke Company
Reading Company
Pennsylvania
Robert K. Cassatt
Minera Clash Leaves Eight Strikers Wounded Fatally
In Ernest, a mining town on the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg line, state constables clashed with striking coal miners. Eight strikers were wounded, three fatally, in the early Friday confrontation.
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Minera
Indiana
Ernest
Buffalo, Rochester, & Pittsburg
Three Men Drown Fishing at Bass Lake in Minnesota
Dennis B. McQuinn, oO. J. Nordhy and John Saga drowned while fishing in Bass Lake, St. Paul area. A gust of wind lifted a hat, causing one man to leap up and capsize the boat, leading to the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fat
St. Paul
Minn
Dennis B. McQuinn
Oo. J. Nordhy
John Saga
Bass Lake
Limited Train Derailed Near Pine Bluffs Wyoming
The Los Angeles limited on the Union Pacific derailed east of Pine Bluffs with the engine, tourist car and diner leaving the tracks and a Pullman track damaged. No serious injuries were reported as crews contained the incident. A separate note mentions a World Champion tennis match set for June 16 between Juytould of Lakewood New Jersey and C Patres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Los Angeles
Union Pacific
Pine Bluffs
London
Juy Tould
Lakewood
N. J
C. Patres
Chamon
Falvea
Packing Charges Denied in Chicago Packing Houses
Washington notes include Thomas B. Wilson representing Nelson Morris and Chicago packers denying the Neill Reynolds report’s charges. He invites a Chicago inquiry and says many sanitation measures have already been adopted. He warns agitation harms sales and could devastate western stock handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee On Agriculture
Chicago Packers
Neil Reynolds
Chicago
Thomas H. Wilson
Nelson Morris Company
Wilson
Neill-Reynolds
Thomas B. Wilson
Europe
Floods Hit Western Pennsylvania Communities
Thunder showers and cloudbursts across Cambria Westmoreland Somerset and Butler counties flooded streets and caused general flood scare. Water receded and danger passed with expected losses around six thousand one hundred dollars. Dying man confesses murder in Enid Okla after being shot by a sheriff s posse while abducting his half sister. Ex senator Mason escapes drowning near Pekin while en route from Chicago to St Louis after launch overturned in rough water.
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Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Cambria
Westmoreland
Somerset
Butler
Enid
Okla
Cole Ward
Ward
Martin Julan
Ponca City
al Hamster
Lansing
Mason
Peoria
Ill
W. B. Maeson
W. B. Mason, Jr
Chicago
St. Louis
Eleanor
Pekin
Oil Stove Kills Three in Syracuse Apartment Fire
An oil stove explosion in a Syracuse apartment killed Mrs. Desmond Davis age 26, her sister-in-law Mrs. Hosmer Alexander, and three-year-old daughter Gladys. The Oklahoma Hotel burned in Lawton, wrecking the Palace hotel in Weurike Comanche county with a $50,000 loss and several minor injuries from shattered windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Desmond Davis
Hosmer Alexanyder
Davis
Gladys
Oklahoma
Lawton
Okla
Palace
Weurike
Comanche County
Here
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J. FP. Boyd
Pub
Buffalo Center
Iowa State
Commonwealth
Cota Arsols
Kas Wuck
A. R. AT
E. R. Clapp
Coburn
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