Nevius Chosen New Jersey Man Chief of Grand Army
Col Henry M Nevius of Red Bank New Jersey elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic on the first ballot with 454 votes to 254 for Van Sant Minnesota and 0 for Dickason Hawaii. Other officers include J Kent Hamilton Ohio and C G C Royce California. Mrs Gillman of Roxbury Massachusetts named president of the Woman's Relief Corps. Grand Army parade in Toledo draws Taft Foraker meeting with cheers and high turnout while officials report orderly crowds and minimal incidents.
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Toledo
Henry M. Nevius
Red Bank
N.J
Grand Army of the Republic
Nevins
Gov
van Sant
Minnesota
L. T. Dickason
Hlinals
New Jersey
J. Kent Hamilton
Ohio
C. G C. Royce
California
J. F. Spence
Tennessee
G. Lane Tannehill
Maryland
Col
Nevius
Kussell
Michigan
New York Cavalry
Port Stevens
Allion Army
Earry
Woman's Relief Corps
Mra
W. L. Gillman
Roxbury
Mass
March of the Veterans
William H. Taft
Joseph Bengon Foraker
Bheer
Taft
Commodore Richardson
Gen. Corbin
Lewis
Middle Bass Fishing Club
Whitlock
Senator Foraker
Giants Saved as Forest Fire Affects Sonora Big Trees
A forest fire near Sonora California threatened the famous big tree grove but is now under control. The great trees remain safe though considerable damage occurred. Several dead giants were badly burned and may suffer, depending on upcoming fall rains.
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Sonora
Cal
Wealthy Woman Ends Life in San Francisco Fall
Miss Helen Cullen, a young wealthy woman long ill, consumed iodine then leaped from a Waldemar apartment third story window. She died hours later in the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Helen Cullen
Waldemar
Champion Pauper Dies in Herkimer Poorhouse
Hezekiah Monk, long time public pauper at the Herkimer county poor house, dies after 85 years in the facility. Born there, he spent his life in the almshouse and passed away on a Monday at the same institution.
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Pionper
Alley
Hezekiah Monk
Herkimer County
Marnaday
Iowa Towns Seek New Biological Station in Mississippi Valley
A plan to establish a $25,000 biological station and fish hatchery aims to protect Mississippi mussel beds used for pearl button manufacture. Iowa officials led by Congressman Dawson tour the valley, visiting Davenport and LaCrosse, with Clinton next. County Attorney De Graff states a suspect will face dual charges for attempted criminal assault and breaking and entering, with a maximum of thirty years.
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Iowa
Clinton
Missippi Valley
Dawson
Tr. Hyerman
LePeyre
Curtis
Mississipi Valley
Davenport
Muscatine
LaCrosse
Winona
Mississippi Valley
de Graff
Des Moines Negro Identified in Assault Case in Police Court
Earl Nivert, 34, described as tall and yellow skinned, was identified by Miss Litzle Agee in police court as the man who attempted to assault her at 414 East Fifth Street. He faced a $5,000 bond, with preliminary hearing set for September 21, after a chase and struggle led to his capture in a storefront basement.
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Earl Nivert
Des Moines
Litzle Age
Fifth Street
Stewart
Miss Agee
Pat Foley
B. F. Ford
Nivert
Nigert
Kansas City
Getchell Sues Des Moines Gas Company for $100000
John A. Getchell as administrator of Henry F. Getchell estate sues the Des Moines Gas Company for $100000 damages over an auto accident on a public highway. He alleges an old tool wagon without lights or warnings caused the fatal crash, with Getchell dying November 24 after being thrown from the car. Separate suit was filed for $20000 by the estate of Orlo Nattinger, killed in the same incident.
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Des Moines Gas Company
Des Moines
John A. Getchell
Henry F. Getchell
Orlo Nattinger
Getchell
Natlinger
Gas Company
Railroad Sues Strikers in Iowa Central Suit
The Iowa Central Railway seeks a restraining order against Marshalltown strikers in U S circuit court. Over 160 defendants named. Judge Smith McPherson ill. H W Gleason of Oskaloosa appointed to sit in. Hearing set in Oskaloosa with General Superintendent D C G Noonan and General Council George W Seevers in attendance.
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Iowa Central
Oskaloosa
Iowa Central Railway Company
United States
Marshalltown
Smith McPherson
H. W. Gleason
Oskalooga
D. C G. Noonan
Ceneral Council
George W. Seevers
The
Iowa Central and
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railways
Des Moines Prominent Ladies in $50,000 Suit over Affection
Mrs. Alcie Atherton Chapman sues Mrs. Ida Clapp Smith in district court for $50,000 damages claiming she alienated her husband George Chapman. The case, tied to a Savery cafe dinner, involves Des Moines society figures and a tense public stir. Judge G C Cole represents the plaintiff as the parties discuss possible settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. G.chapman
District Court
Des Moines
Ida. Clapp Smith
Alcie Athert N Chapman
Chapman
Savery
Ida Clapp Smith
Sioux City Lid On Anti-Saloon League Prosecutes Offenders
The Anti-Saloon League resumes action against unlawful sale of alcohol in Woodbury County. Supt. H. H. Sawyer appears as plaintiff against Johnny Brewing Co Victor Johnson and the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad. Cases also filed against Anheuser-Busch Brewing Co Stephen Kennedy Co Val Blatz Brewing Co and proprietors of several disorderly houses.
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Anti-Saloon League
Sioux City
AntiSaloon League
Egal
Uqinr
Woodbury County
H. H. Sawyer
Johnny Brewing Company
Victor Johnson
Chicago, Milwaukee & Bt. Paul
Anheuser-Bused Brewing Company
Stephen Kennedy Company
Val Blatx Brewing Company
Schatt hauser Bros Quit Saloon Trade After Legal Pressures
After twenty two years in the saloon business Schatt hauser Bros closed their bar and quit the liquor trade amid pending enforcement suits. Behuffhauser claims attempts to force a costly purchase and denied film permission near a location. The case reached the supreme court and was decided against Suhalfhauser.
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Dubuque
Schatthauser Bros
Mulet
Behuffhauser
Intg
Eusea
Supreme Court
Suhalfhauser
Big Fair At Eldon Draws Thousands On Farm Outing
Five thousand people attended the Eldon fair on the 2nd with farmers well represented. A train from Ottumwa brought the Dain Manufacturing Company workers on their annual outing. Agricultural and stock exhibits surpassed all previous years.
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Eldon Widow
Eldon
Ottumwa
Dain Manufacturing Company
Mission Drive Raises $5,000 for Foreign Work
At a missionary meeting in Gospel Tabernacle and city churches, attendees pledged $5,000 in minutes to support missionary efforts abroad as part of the Christian and Missionary alliance convention program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Gospel Tabernacle
Indictment Filed Against County Treasurer William Pettis
An indictment was returned against former Sac City county treasurer William H. Pettis on embezzlement charges after a thorough investigation. Pettis pleaded not guilty, bond set at $5,000, continuance granted, case to proceed at the October term before the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pettis
Sac City
Lane City
Osero
William H. Pettis
Pettis
Ifis
CUMMING NAMED REPUBLICAN SENATE CANDIDATE IN IOWA CAUCUS
Des Moines reports Gov Albert B Cummins was chosen as the Republican candidate for the U S Senate short term after a party caucus. Fifty-eight votes were cast with Cummins receiving the majority. forty-eight Republicans abstained or were absent. Gilbert Haugen received a single vote. In Saratoga New York deputy sheriffs testified at a hearing accusing Sheriff Cruttey of lax enforcement at the races amid claims the law was strictly observed at the track events.
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Des Moines
Albert B. Cumelizs
United States
Wegislatuve
Assembly
Prur
Saratoga
N.Y
Byes R. Hitchcock
New York
Saratoga Tinchy Association
Cruttey
Saratoga County
Drought in Virginia and Appalachia Halts Industries
A long drought in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia forces shutdowns at Greensburg ft Frick Coke plants and Morgantown America Sheet and Vin Plate operations. Johnstown reservoirs drop, water restrictions tighten as streams dry and households conserve water amid widespread industrial suspensions across the region.
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Pillsburg
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Greensburg
Ft. Frick Coke Company
Johnstown
Hinkstan Gun
Morgantown
W.va
America Sheet and Vin Plate Company
Deckers Creek
Committee Agrees On Bill For Primary Election Reform
Des Moines reports the joint committee on a plan to fill the senatorial vacancy has finalized key points of an amend ment to the state primary law. Voters will sign a party request to obtain a primary ballot, ballots will be party specific and separate from official ballots, and the measure targets vacancies caused by death or withdrawal of senatorial candidates. The bill will be drafted for introduction in both houses Tuesday, with no assembly session Monday due to a holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Eleelon
Vaners
Warner Leads in Detroit For Governor Nomination
The Detroit News backing Warner reports his lead over Dr. J A Ridivy in the Republican primary as 1804 after last Tuesday's vote. The Free Press backing Bradley shows Warner ahead by 14 points.
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Warner
Detroit
Mich
The
Detroit News
J. A. Ridivy
Free Press
Bradley
Fire devours 400 homes in Nigula Nigata disaster
Dispatches report a city fire in Nigula Nigata province 660 miles northwest of this city destroying 400 homes. Distress and destitution follow as the government provides aid to inhabitants of the stricken area. Nigata, a port city on Hondo’s west coast, has over 40 000 residents.
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Toklo
Nigula
Une Ichiga
Nigata
Island
Hondo
Widow of Field Weds in Quiet Westminster Registry
Mrs. Marshall Field Jr of Chicago wed Maldwin Drummond second son of the late Edgar A Drummond and Louisa Pennington at the Westminster registry office. Witnesses were the Duke of Westminster Graig W Wadsworth and Mrs Field's two sons. The ceremony was intimate and conducted opposite Buckingham Palace. The Field children will attend Eaton this autumn.
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London
England
Marshall Field, Jr
Chicago
Westminster Registry Office
Maldwin Drummond
Edgar Atheling Drummond
Louisa Theodosia Pennington
Lord Muncaster
Little Registry Office
Buckingham Palace
Duke of Westminster
Drummond
Graig W. Wadsworth
Field
Eaton
Aeronaut Dies After 500 Foot Fall At fairgrounds
In Waterville Maine 26 000 spectators watched Charles Oliver Jones a well known aeronaut from Hammond port crash 500 feet after a gas leak caused a fire on a divigible balloon He died an hour and a half later Mrs Jones and their child were among the first at his side. The other item notes Spanish War Veterans fifth annual encampment in Boston with delegation from New York and a banduet tendered to Walter S Hale commander in chief.
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Waterville
Maine
Charles
Oliver Jones
Hammondsport
Boston
United Spanish War Veterans
Philippines
New York
Quincy House
Walter S. Hale
Trust Company of America Pays Off 25 Million Loan
New York base Trust Company of America met the post panics era by clearing a 25 million dollar loan. The move underscores resilience after the sensational 1907 financial run and highlights strong funding management. The piece also covers Geneva hosting the opening session of the International Council of Women, a body formed in 1893 with about seven million members worldwide.
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New York
Trust Company of America of
Council of Women
Geneva
International Council of Women
Brother Slays Brother Over Revolver in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia, Harry Spiegle was mortally wounded Thursday after a struggle with his brother George I. Spiegle, a noted lumber merchant, over a revolver. Police reported the incident occurred during a conflict over possession of the weapon.
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Philadelphia
Harry Spiegle
George I. Spiegle
Aaron Watkins Nominated by National Pyohlbluiya Party
Professor Aaron Watkins was notified as the nomination candidate for vice president by the National Pyohlbluiya party before a large Thursday night audience in Ada Ohio.
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Aaron
Watkins
Ada
National
Pyohlbluiya Party
Horrible Murder in Boston Shocks City
Boston police reveal a brutal murder case of actress Honorah Jordan. Her husband Chester Jordan, 29, a Somerville actor, confessed to killing her in a quarrel then dismembering the body and hiding parts in a trunk and away in a home furnace. He contemplated throwing the remains overboard from a steamer, but a hackman’s suspicions led to the confession and arrest.
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Boston
Greater
Susan Geary
Honorah Jordan
Somerville
Hancock Street
Eacon Hill
Jordan
Chester Jordan
Harvard
New York
Marvard
Hackman
Fire devastates New Orleans commercial district
A major blaze in central New Orleans Saturday afternoon swept across three blocks, destroying wholesale houses, factories, and small shops. Originating at Bienville and Chartres streets, flames extended to Conti and toward Royal, causing an estimated loss of one to two million dollars. Slow initial response and limited water supply hindered suppression.
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New Orleans
Porlions
Bienville
Chartrey
Conti Street
Royal
Strong's Private Bank Fails After Town Gifts Ruin Firm
Prairie Depot banker Strong, a town benefactor, makes an assignment. Bank assets about 70 000 with 80 000 to 90 000 on deposit. Bond in 150 000. Civic benefactions blamed for the collapse and failure of his venture in Bowling Green C C 8. Strong's assets and liabilities show a sharp downturn in the county.
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Bowling Green
Strong
Prairie Depot
Btrong
Farm commission head named by Cornell official
Dean Liberty Batley of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University announced Thursday that he accepted the appointment of President Roosevelt as head of the commission to investigate the condition of farmers and report recommendations for better rural life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Ithaca
N. Y
Liberty Batley
New York State College of Ariculture
Cornell University
Rosavelt
Cruisers and Tows Reach Honolulu In Fleet Cruise
Pacific fleet cruisers under Rear Admiral Swinburne completed the first stage of a trial towing torpedo boat destroyers. The flagship West Virginia along with Maryland Pennsylvania and Tennessee docked at Honolulu Harbor at one o'clock Wednesday afternoon, while the rest of the force anchored outside after eluding the supply ship Solaco. Although the arrival was witnessed by many, the scene preserved the fleet’s readiness during the test voyage.
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Honolulu
Pacific Fleet
Swinburne
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsyvin
Tennessee
Lurbor
Solaco
Aueny Resk
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J. P. Boyd
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Gol
Grand Army
Gillman
Roxbury, Mass
Iowa State News
Gir
Indict
Cumming
Republican Legislative Caucus
Virginia
Field, JR
Westminster
Aeronaut
Falla
Elisa
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