Fraternity official in Port Huron embezzles funds
William L. Wilson supreme secretary of the United Home Protectors fraternity is charged with embezzling more than 75000 dollars. An investigation by State Banking Commissioner Zimmermann found Wilson had diverted fraternity funds to private use for years. The insolvent organization, with 100 lodges and about 2500 members, may seek a receiver. Wilson was jailed in Port Huron after arraignment with bail set at 50000 dollars and a March 24 examination date.
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Port Turon
Mich
United Home Protectors
W. L. Wilson
Zim Merman
Wilson
India
Zimmerman
Lower Peninsula
Michigan
Port Huron
William L. Wilson
United Home Protectors Fraternity
Benedict
Duke of the Abruzzi Engaged to Miss Katherine Elkins
Rome reports the engagement of the Duke of the Abruzzi to Miss Katherine Elkins daughter of Senator Elkins. The engagement is formally admitted in the official journal with plans for Elkins to be ennobled and the duke to be promoted to vice admiral and reside at the royal palace in Venice.
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Rome
Duke of the
Abruzzi
Elkins
Venice
Senator W P Whyte Dead in Baltimore Md
United States Senator William Pinckney Whyte died at his Baltimore home after illness begun in Washington. Born August 9, 1824, he rose from Maryland House of Delegates to nearly every statewide office. He died peacefully after erysipelas worsened.
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Baltimore
United States
William Pinckney Whyte
Whyte
Washington
Mr. Whyte
Joseph Whyte
John Campbell Whyte
William Pinckney
House of Delegates
Maryland
Bishop Charles H Fowler Dies in New York at 71
Rev Charles II Fowler bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church died at his home in New York Friday aged 71. Death resulted from heart failure caused by digestive complications.
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Charles H. Fowler
New York
Charles II, Fowler
Methodist Episcopal Church
Jury Acquits Him of Arson Charge in Webster City
George MacKown, once jailed as a suspect in the Webster City felt shoe factory fire, was found not guilty on arson charges in Clarion after prior embezzlement acquittal. The verdict ends a four year pursuit with MacKown returning to public life amid mixed lingering rumors.
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Webster City
George MacKown
California
Clarion
MacKown
Chas
Bakersfield
Cal
Sherill Thompson
Porter
Hamilton County
Fort Dodge
Tar and Feathers Damages Suit Targets Ten Men
Farmington Herald editor EB R Rockwell sues ten prominent citizens for 200000 dollars alleging they kidnapped him and tarred and feathered after resenting a published story. Defendants include B. Z. Ketchum J. C. Sehee Martin Marnagel Robert Merrick P K Ware P M Cahill Clark Ross J W Miller W H Knott and W H Coulter.
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Farmington
EB. R. Rockwell
Farmington Herald
B. Z. Ketchum
Martin Marnagel
Robert Merrick
P. K. Ware
Davis Pleads Not Guilty in Murder Indictment
Des Moines scene as M. E. Davis, who shot his wife and city physician a Miller, is arraigned and pleads not guilty to a first degree murder indictment. His attorney seeks release on bonds, arguing lack of premeditation and insufficient grand jury proof. Judge McHenry sets bond at ten thousand dollars for assault to murder.
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Des Moines
M. E. Davis
A. BE. Miller
John B. Sullivan
Sullivan
Davis
McHenry
Dr. Miller
Telephone Service to Run From Fort Nodge to Sioux City
Grant Neeley, a 44 year old farmer from four miles southwest of Sidney, died from injuries after a wagon load toppled. Neeley leaves a widow and seven children. The Diinois Central plans to install telephone service, replacing telegraph operators in the territory as part of a vogue, with lines already active between Chicago and Kankakee.
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WIN
Dubuque
Diinois Central
Fort Nodge
Sioux City
Chicago
Kankakee
Grant Neeley
Sidney
Life Time In Poor House Newton
Henry Kellums, once a Jasper county poor house inmate for thirty two years, died on the 17th as the last of his family. He arrived a young man of ninety, lost a leg, and, unable to gain aid from kin, sought county relief. He worked on the farm and later into the daetry, becoming a useful inmate.
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Newton
Jasper County
Tvo
Henry Kellums
Kellums
Daetry
Slayer's Wife Divorced After Husband's Felony Conviction
Anna M. Thomas of Omaha obtained a divorce from Charles C. Thomas, the Des Moines hack driver convicted of a felony in the Mabel Scofield murder case five years ago. The district court granted the decree noting the conviction. Mrs. Thomas said she sought to avoid publicity and may remain in Omaha while awaiting possible sentence reduction.
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Omaha
Ned
Anna MM. Thomas
Charles C. Thomas
Des Moines
Mabel Scofield
District Court
Shoemaker
Mabel Scafeld
Marshal shoots bootlegger in Cresco arrest
Jim Boyd, tied to Cresco bootlegging circles, was shot by City Marshal Ham Brown while resisting arrest on a serious charge. He rushed the officer with a pitchfork and assaulted Mrs. Gibby before being wounded in the thigh during self defense.
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Cresco
Farmer Murdered in Barnyard Near West Union
West Union Arlon Whitbrook a 60-year-old farmer seven miles northwest of the city was killed while at his barn chores. Neighbor William Stickley found the mutilated body. the head had been beaten with a club. A hair rock lay in his hand, likely his own. Robbery is suspected but the amount taken is unclear as he carried little cash. Whitbrook had lived here fifty years.
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West Union
Arlon Whitbrook
William Stickley
Whitbrackt
Shot at Charivar Ear Man Wounded in Family Dispute
During a serenade at Mrs. Nellie Hawn's home, Ear! Lippingsos was shot by Walter Treight aiming to disrupt a wedding. The bullet hit a man in the shoulder, the slug remained unfound. Height fled, was later captured, and Mrs. Hawn, with five children, denies marrying Height after a January divorce.
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Nellie Hawn
Walter Treight
Height
Gay Hosiery Poisoning Leaves Man Hospitalized
Cornell Bliffs B H Kersker a Cincinnati commercial traveler confined in a local hospital for a week after poisoning from variegated colored hosiery. He left for home where he will be laid up. a shoe rub on the heel caused inflammation and infection from the coloring matter.
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Cornell Bliffs
B. H. Kersker
Cincinnati
Kerskens
Lawyer Clapp Drops Dead In Council Bluffs Street
Charles E. Clapp 43 a Omaha lawyer and partner of Edson Richa collapsed in the business district while attending federal court. J A Brogan was with him and Richa spoke with an acquaintance nearby. Clapp was prominent and had handled substantial Union Pacific Railway work.
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Clapp
Council Bluffs
Charles E. Clapp
Omaha
Edson Richa
Federal Court
J A. Brogan
Richa
Union Pacife Railway Company
Taft Endorsed by Iowa Republicans at State Convention
The Republican state convention at the Auditorium named delegates for the National Convention and adopted a platform endorsing Taft and supporting the Ohio tariff revision plan. It also urged the re election of Senator Allison, amid two contests over seating Des Moines delegates and Allison endorsement.
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William H. Taft
Allison
Senate
D. L. Heinsheimer
Glenwood
W. F. Leke
Arlington
W. J. C. Bealer
Cedar Rapids
George
Spahr
Henry County
H. I. Sawyer
Lee
Rand
Des Moines
N. HE. Currin
Louisa
A. White
Des. Maines
P. W W. Ellis
Clinton
David Brandt
Johnson
R. G. Popham
Jana
G. EB. Hillsinger
Jackson
J. R. Guthrie
Dubuque
Eugene Schuster
Wright
Ralph H. Plock
H. BE
Chappell
Buchanan
Duncan Rule
Cerro Gordo
Charles Webster
Winneshiek
W. I. Eaton
Mitchell
Mr. Beddo
Tifth
Wertheim
Benlon
R. Moore
Linn
C. 0. Boling
Cedar
E.G. Peet
Jones
T. S. Stevens
Fremont
W. J. Crum
Taylor
J. F. Potter
Shelby
J. H. Duell
Harrison
Ti. Scott
Cass
A. L. Brooks
Auduon
Robert Healy
Webster
A. D. Clark
Kossuth
S. D. Goldswaithe
Boone
J. B. Wick
Saunders
John F. Lacey
W. R. Boyd
Cedar Rapide
Joe R. Lane
Davenport
Victor BE. Bender
Council Bluffs
N. N. Jones
A. Pinger
Scott
Lyon
Iowa
Republican Party
Republican Party of
Ohio
Impos
Statie
Roosevelt
Williams H. Taft
Taft
William B. Allison
Des Moines County
W. J. Blythe
Pest and Patters
Thomas A. Cheshire
George D. Perkins
Lafayette Young
Birdsall
Major Lacey
Ellis
Opening For A Bright Young Man
A humorous exchange in a Western town contrasts urban swagger with frontier readiness. The East invader threatens to open a cemetery, while locals boast banks and stores. Various brief notes touch on stockholders, graft, hotel losses, a canal route, a Porto Rican lottery, and early American park origins in the Kentucky Tennessee frontier.
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Chicago
Phen
Offbeat World Notes From Old Time Press
Lot of eclectic items: cast-off police uniforms end up in Africa traded for palm oil and other goods, a swarthy figure in London gear roaming the continent. Polish women work as latoras on a dam project near Bredstedt, Schleswig, Prussia, for less pay. A Boston lodge purchases gold leaf sandals worth 1500 dollars from a Lynn firm, and three English museums display Cromwell heads claiming authenticity.
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Afring
London
Africa
Bredstedt
Schleswig
Prussia
Lynn
Boston
England
Cromwell
Answers Pleas Of Business To Congress In A Few Days
President Roosevelt plans a legislative program urging Congress to act this week. The package, born from White House meetings with business leaders, aims to restore confidence after the 1907 panic. Tariff revision will be a focus, with later expert-assisted investigations by the Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees to shape action after a March 4, 1909 deadline.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
Ltt
Waltles
Bea
Middle West
White House
Loeb
New York
San Francisco
Aldrich
Payne and Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Hepburn
Iowa
House
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Finance Committee
Beverings
Senator William J Bryan of Florida Dies in Washington
Washington March 23 United States Senator William James Bryan of Florida died at Providence hospital at 8 30 am yesterday from typhoid fever.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Wiliam James Bryan
Florida
Providence Hospital
Governors Guild Condition Deteriorates in Boston
Boston March 23 physicians report Gov Curtis Guild's condition worsened slightly after a favorable night. Earlier bulletins noted better signs and liquid nourishment but later reports show a less reassuring tone, with prayers for his full recovery spreading across city pulpits.
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Governor Guild
Boston
Mass
Curtis Guild
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