Edward Bellamy Dies After Illness at 48
Edward Bellamy, noted author of Looking Backward and humanitarian, died in Chicopee Falls Massachusetts after declining health since completing Equality. He moved to Denver for climate but failed to improve, leaves widow two children and two brothers, funeral to be simple at his home per his wishes.
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Edward Bellamy
Chicopee Falls
Mass
Mr. Bellamy
Colorado
Denver
Colo
America
England
Bellamy
Charles J. Bellamy
Springfield
Frederick Bellamy
Brooklyn
N.Y
Chicapea Falls
Severe tornado roars through northwest Arkansas killing seven
A tornado plowed through the Ozark fruit belt in northwest Arkansas Friday night, devastating Elm Springs Lowell Mudtown and nearby areas. Seven are dead, including a man killed by falling timber near Elm Springs and another when a house collapsed near Springdale. Dozens more injured or homeless as farms and orchards were destroyed and towns like Rogers and Siloam Springs report damage.
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Arkansas
Northwest
Great Fruit Belt
Ozark Fruit Region
Benton County
White River Valley
Elm Springs
Lowell
Mudtown
Killingsworth
Fort Smith
W.S. Kimbrough
Springdale
Kimbrough
Rogers and
Siloam Springs
Volunteers In A Wreck Near Chattanooga Collide Trains
A passenger train from Chattanooga to Rossville collided with the third section of a military train carrying the First Missouri volunteers near Rossville Georgia. One private was killed, two badly injured, several others lightly hurt. Engineer Wheeler and Fireman Hunby were arrested and sent to civil authorities for trial and a judicial inquiry.
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Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Rome and Southern Railroad
Missouri Volunteers
Rossville
Wheeler
Hunby
Cavendas
Powder Plant Explosion Near Hammond Ind Kills One
Three thousand pounds of powder at Economical Smokeless Powder Company plant near Hammond Indiana exploded, destroying the mixing room and injuring three workers. The plant had only operated three days and set to begin a government order for 85 million cartridges. Cause undetermined.
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Economical Smokeless Company
Economical Smokeless Powder Company
Hammond
Ind
Cisneros to Wed Cuban Bride of Her Reacher
Evangeline Cisneros the famous young Cuban girl will marry Carlos Carbonel, a former Cuban banker, after a rescue from Havana. The couple formed a fast bond during the ordeal and plan a wedding likely before Carbonel is sent to the field, though no date is set.
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Evangeling Y. Cisneros
Carlos Carbonel
Carl Decker
Havana
Miss Cisneros
Carbonel
Decker
Avana
Long Yukon Dog Sled Journey Ends in Seattle Return
M. Carr and L. Hawley of Seattle completed a 105 day expedition from Rampart City down the Yukon to the coast and Kodiak Island. Facing blizzards and hunger they traveled with two sleds and seven dogs aided by Indian guides before boarding a steamer from Sitka.
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Yukon
M. Carr
L. Hawley
Seattle
Carr
Hawley
Rampart City
Kodiak Island
Sitka
Emergency Fund Created by Catholic Knights and Ladies of America
At the fourth biennial convention in St. Louis Missouri the Catholic Knights and Ladies of America revised its constitution converting the reserve fund into an emergency fund. The fund will be used only during epidemics of accidents among members and assessments will come from the fund rather than from afflicted individuals.
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Catholic Knights and Ladies of America
St. Louis
Holland Submarine Boat Bought by Government
The navy posted an order detaching Lt Commander H H Colby from the third lighthouse district to command the Holland the famous submarine torpedo boat. Other items note the Pacific Coast Elevator Co assets sold to Wilcox Ladd and Ladd of Portland for about 1 million dollars. A German tailor, John Wenberg, aged 60, died by self-inflicted needle wounds in Bloomington Illinois. James Hubbell begins shearing nearly 20 000 sheep at his New Mexico ranch with about 100 helpers. Gladstone to be buried in Westminster Abbey. The Norwegian bark Medusa crew feared drowned after a May voyage ended in a sinking and abandonment. China unrest grows with the Yangtse region and anti foreign society Kolao Hui expanding and threatening missionaries. A Mecklenburg Declaration monument was unveiled in Charlotte with Stevenson of Illinois delivering the oration. St Louis police chief Laurence Hartigan resigns after forty years in service.
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Navy Department
HH. B. Colby
Third Light House
Iolland
Holland
Mines Around Havana Expose Wholly Fortified Defenses
Government informed on Spanish movements due to an efficient news network created by Gen. Lee in Havana. Landward works are loaded with mines and dynamite ready to explode under assault, with engineers insisting on careful reconnaissance before any storming.
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Lee
Havana
Chief of Engineers
Inspected Mexican Cattle Face Boundary Line Issue
Dr J C Norton of Phoenix, territorial veterinary surgeon, went to Bisbee where about 7000 head of Mexican cattle gathered to cross the boundary. They are accused of Texas fever tick infection. Norton’s earlier exam supports the charge. Government investigation may lead to quarantine of Sonora cattle before entry. The cattle have been sold to Colorado buyers. Norton to conduct further tests.
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J. C. Norton
Phoenix
Arizona
Bisbee
Norton
Sonora
Colorado
McCoy Wins Slugfest in Syracuse Twenty Rounds
Kid McCoy defeated Gus Rubtin in Syracuse New York after twenty lively rounds. Rubtin took punishment but showed resilience and finished strong. McCoy plans to fight Goddard then Choynski weighing 137 pounds. Referee was George Siler of Chicago. Jim Corbett offered to match McCoy afterward, which he declined.
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Gus Rubtin
Kid
Syracuse
N. Y
Chicago
Jim Corbatt
McCoy
Meeting of Associated Press Officers Report Surplus
The Associated Press annual meeting in Chicago saw 115 of 128 stockholders present. President Thrace White presided as the general manager’s report showed receipts of 1 693 866 and expenditures of 1 520 545. Current membership stood at 700 with about 2 520 daily and weekly papers served through minor organizations. Indictments also surface in Philadelphia against Wm. Steele for embezzlement and related charges. The City of Seattle’s Alaska-bound voyage brought 268 passengers, and Canada moved its customs office to a new inland station on Middle Lake.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Thrace White
New York Evening Post
Seattle
Alaska
Haseen
Middle Lake
Grain and live market quotes across major cities
The report lists cattle hogs sheep and grain prices for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Colorado Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Western markets. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and pork with bid ranges and grade notes.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
New York
Hamilton County Sensation Opens Legal Action
George Barber files in Webster City court against County Attorney George C. Olmstead seeking 3547 dollars claiming funds paid after Barber's divorce were held in trust and to be repaid on demand. Accuses Olmstead of obtaining money and property by false pretenses amid townwide stir. Olmstead, practicing in Webster City for three years.
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Hamilton’ County
Hamilton County
Hamilton
Webster City
George Barber
George C. Olmstead
Barber
Olinstead
Websterity
Poisoned Candy Alarm Spreads From New Sharon Milliner
Miss Miles a millinery trimmer in New Sharon ate half a box of chocolate candy found to be poisoned with arsenic and rat poison. After initial relief she fell seriously ill, life threatened until a physician intervened. Some candy was sent to Oskaloosa for testing confirming poison. Despite many opportunities, no one else consumed the tainted sweets.
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Miles
New Sharon
Hlalf
Oskaloosa
Law student J C Herring wins top law thesis prize
Chancellor McClain of the State University of Iowa law department announces J C Herring of the senior law class as the prize winner for the best thesis in a recently closed contest. The winner may choose The American and English Encyclopedia of Law or The American and English Encyclopedia of Practice, each set valued at $182. Herring is funding his education through work and is noted for energy and independence.
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McClain
State University of Iowa Law Department
J. C. Herring
Ias
Jerring
Child Lost and Found After Long River Hunt
A party of movers camping on the Wapsipinican River two miles north of Lripoli reported a lost child. Townspeople organized a search for four hours through timber and river sloughs before finding the child asleep on the river bank five miles away. Blow Open the Safe and Bank Robbery at Badger. The Bank of Badger safe was blown Friday morning causing vault destruction. Robbers took 659 and fled by a cut to Fort Dodge. trail lost there. Bank insured.
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Wapsipinican
Lripoli
Finaliz
Bank of
Badger
Fort Dodge
Welsh to face preliminary hearing over unlicensed drug sales
PD C Welsh, slated for a Webster City preliminary hearing, is accused of selling drugs without a pharmacy license. He previously worked for a Minneapolis firm that claimed the Iowa pharmacy law unconstitutional and now intends to press the case to the highest court to challenge the law's validity.
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PD. C. Welsh
Webster City
Minneapolis
Iowa
Falls Heir to Money In Iowa Widow Inherits 25000
Mrs. C. M. Carr of Marshalltown learns she has inherited 25000 from two Moon relatives of Brown County Illinois, with estate valued at 100000. She is one of four heirs including her three brothers. Photographers Choose Officers In Des Moines the State Photographers Association elected officers led by President E S Prey and Secretary M C Reed. F M Hubbard Jr Cedar Rapids to join Justin ship bound for Key West to join Admiral Sampson's fleet.
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C. M. Carr
Marshalltown
Moon
Brown County
State Photographers’ Association
Des Moines
E.S. Prey
Oulebolt
J.C. Wilson
Cherokee
S. E. Waters
Eldora
M. C. Reed
Missouri Valley
F. W. Medlar
Spencer
Fire and accidents reported in Coon Rapids area
The fire at the Brutehe owned building in Coon Rapids caused $1,590 in loss with small insurance. An accident near Wancoma injured Wm. Van Wormer while moving a building. G. L. Baker of Des Moines died by a self inflicted gunshot amid financial troubles. A baby of Mr. and Mrs. Abel Hawley drowned in a tub northeast of Oskaloosa.
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Coon Rapids
Brutehe
Lawrence & Co
Wancoma
Wm. van Wormer
G. L. Baker
Baker Carriage Works
Des Moines
Abel Hawley
Oskaloosa
Landseekers Excursion From Hawarden To Colorado
A landseekers excursion left Hawarden last week headed to Sterling and other Colorado points. Chaperoned by W. D. Mixter traveling agent and W. E. West local agent of Colorado Colony Company, the group toured the region. In Marshallton, Britain & Co. pork packers recorded a one day sale of hogs totaling 25 900, a new high mark for the firm and area.
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Landseekers
Hawarden
Sterling
Colorado
W. D. Mixter
W. E. West
Colorado Colony Company
Britain & Co
Marshallton
Soncerh
Crop conditions improve seed distribution conditions report
The weather bulletin dated May 18 reports unseasonably cool, cloudy conditions with light frosts causing no vegetation damage. Rainfall was ample overall, slight excess in the southeast where drought relief is needed, aiding field work for Wheat, oats, barley and grass as corn planting progresses coast to coast.
Iowa States News Notes From Across The State
A wide array of Iowa items: Fourth of July prep in Town City. burglars at Marshalltown store stealing $1.40. two suicide attempts in Des Moines. Republican Eleventh district convention set for June 22 at LeMars. Raab estate leaves $10,000 to Burlington charities. Cherokee barber Joseph Brown found dead. H P Johnson jewelry store in Council Bluffs robbed of eleven watches. Keokuk Western train derailed near Wayland due to rail spread with no injuries. Iowa Grand Lodge AOUW meets at Waterloo with 200 delegates. Marshalltown saloon closures following a court ruling. notable injuries from corn hopper accident near Neola. Davenport group forms aid fund for families of enlisting soldiers. rail reballasting contract for Iowa Central Railroads. court case over Connabie estate ends. bunco incident in Cedar Rapids. Des Moines muggings and desertion cases. postmaster nomination for Maquoketa. State Federation of Labor met at Dubuque with Ottumwa named for next gathering.
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Iowa Steins
D. 5
Good’s
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Eleventh
LeMars
R.M. Raab
Burlington
Joseph Brown
Cherokee State Bank
State Medical Society
Des Mines
MacVicar
George F. Jenkins
Keokuk Os
H. P. Johnson
Council Bluffs
Keokuk & Western
Wayland
Iowa Grand Lodge
Seceders
Waterloo
Iowa National Guard
Frank Keeley
Marengo
Night Watch
Rock Island
Jewell Junction
Iowa Supreme Court
Anti-Saloon League
Nelson Clausen
Neola
J. J. Dickinson
Rock Rapids
Davenport
Wn Association
St. Paul
St. Paul, Minn
Iowa Central
Olds
Cordelia Holmes
A. J. Mathing
William Ballinger
A. L. Connabie
Keokuk
Connabie
Judge Bank
Hartsel
Judy
California
Bushnell, I
Bunco
Cedar Rapids
James McCoy
McCoy
Mason City
Afucre
I. E. King
Maquoketa
State Federation of Labor
Dubuque
J. F. Byrne
Ottumwa
A. 8. Kehm
Secont
N. P. Collins
Joby Parr
John 5. Nagle
Tae Urick
Goo
E. Shaver
F.L. Garrett
Gladstone Dies After Long Suffering At Hawarden
William Ewart Gladstone England's leading statesman of the era died at Hawarden Castle shortly after five o'clock Thursday morning. The record describes his final hours as brave and lucid, with his thoughts turning to prayer in French as his strength waned, and the nation mourns a life that shaped two generations of policy and public life.
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William Ewart Gladstone
England
Hawarden Castle
Giegerone
Gladstone
Death in a Storm Ravaged Towns Across Illinois and Wisconsin
A severe cyclone swept Illinois and Wisconsin communities with wind, hail, and flooding destroying buildings and crops. Dozens killed and many injured as towns from Clinton to Joliet report extensive damage and scattered fatalities.
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Kansas
Wil
Clinton
Charlotte
Riggs
Tipton
Clarence
Stainwood
Lost Nation
Elwood
Delmar
Jackson
Quigley
Elkc River
Wheatland
Maquoketa
Preston
Charles Floy
Creamery
Great Western Depot
M. Nelson
Johnson
Nome
Joliet
Sugar from beets dates back to 1747 notes
Fragmentary notes recall an early effort to produce sugar from beets dating to 1747. Hawaii is mentioned with a prompt to remind the President about a related topic, though details are unclear.
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Hawaii
Lvtdt
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Eldora, Ora, Iowa
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ArsiLena Spurri
Poughkeepsie, N.Y
Exhusme
Francie Scott Key
Francis Scott Key
Pacific Daail
Pacific Mall Steam‘ship’ Company
Cisneros
Bio
Pacific Coast Elevator Company
Oregon
Idaho
Washington
I. N. Peavey & Co
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W. MM
C. E. Ladd
Portland
Ore
Portland Flouring Mill Company
John Wenberg
Bloomington
Ill
Ion
F. A. Mubbell
Rio Grande
Albuquerque
N. M
Hubbell
J. R. Ribera
Getleman
Mr. Gladstone
Westminster Abbey
Ifawarden
Abbey
Dafrenga
Grimsby
Anitér
Hlausen
Susie M. Slummer
China
Yang Tse Klang Valley
Kolao Hui
Stevenson
N.C
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Grand Jury
United States District Court
Philadelphia
Wm. Steele
Chestnut Street National Bank
William M. Singerly
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