Iowa Woman Convicted of Arson Pardoned by Governor
Mrs Ayla Myers once sentenced to life for an arson attempt against her stepdaughter Mrs Tomas Livesay in Henry County was pardoned by Governor B Y Carroll after a large Scott County petition. The crime occurred at Winfield in a night attack using kerosene and cotton saturated with chloroform. Livesay woke, saving the family. Myers planned to move to South Dakota as part of the pardon conditions.
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Ayla Myers
B. Y. Carroll
Winfield
Carroll
Henry County
Tomas Livesay
Myers
South Dakota
Tragedy In Harvey Family As Girl Shoots Self
In Harvey Hel en Mattox a 13 year old girl, alone in a bedroom, shot herself with a rifle after a quarrel with her mother and stepfather. She dressed in white and knelt before a mirror before firing. Stepfather W A Montgomery found her. Mother reacted with hysteria, attempting suicide with a razor. The family is described as prominent.
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Almnes
Harvey
Helen Mattox
W. A. Montgomery
Young inventor injury after home made flying machine failed
John Montgomery aged 16 attempted flight from his father's house in an improvised flying machine lacking key aeroplane qualifications. The device used hot air and chimney smoke to power a propeller. He fell and suffered a fractured skull and possible internal injuries.
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John Montgomery
Montgomery
Three Drowned in Elm Lake During Evening Outing
A Clarion party of a dozen girls on Elm Lake faced disaster when a gasoline launch began sinking after the row boat took on water. The boat with the girls aboard sank. rescuers saved all but Mrs S Bennett Fraze Hudelson and Eva Porter who drowned. Local witnesses heard distress cries and acted quickly to save the others.
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Mpiente Trety H
Clarion
S. Bennett
Frazel Hudelson
Eva Porter
Elm Lake
Unlucky Jim Dredger Finds $3000 Pearl in Clam
The clam dredger known as Unlucky Jim discovered a flesh colored freshwater pearl weighing fifty grains near Lansing W Z Gardner of Leclaire and J P Anthony of Comanche bought the pearl for $3000 cash. It is reported as the largest price ever paid for a freshwater pearl and the gem is nearly perfect in sphere with fine luster.
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Jim
Lansing
Cambridge Elevator Burns In Cam bridge Fire
Cambridge Elevator owned by Ingless & Co. burned at 1 am destroying the 15000 dollar elevator and its contents. A new third story recently added, with 5000 bushels of grain on hand, was also lost. Citizens battled the flames but failed to save the building. Insurance will cover half the loss.
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Ingless & Co
Cambridge
Farm Fire Wipes Out Joan Meade Holdings Near Iowa City
A blaze at the Joan Meade farm two miles west of Iowa City destroyed hay grain machinery and outbuildings valued at 10 000 dollars. Spontaneous combustion in the hay barn is blamed. The log structures were fully insured and the loss is estimated at 810 000?
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Joan Meade
Iowa City
Mnest
Minor state items reflect growth and incidents across Iowa
Reinbeck to get a modern telephone system and a Wesley Day celebration slated for Sept. 1. Norwalk Lumber opens a cement block plant, while Perry eyes a gate factory and Elks lodge move. Farm sales include 160 acre Cumberland and four mile southeast Reinbeck plots at $70 and $145.26 per acre. Hamilton County fair dates loom as Stanhope hosts a farmers picnic. Court cases include libel action over flour at Mitchellville and a juvenile pair jailed after a kidnap and theft spree.
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Reinbeck
Norwalk Lumber Company
C.D. Barngrover
Newton
Atlantic Canning Company
Perry
Free Methodists
Polly City
Aill
Elks’ Lodge
Kerns Block
John Blake
Cumberland
George Strater
Hancock County
Jacob Rammnit
Hamilton
Stanhope
Boone
Greene
Guthrie
Dallas
Tom Burns
Casey
South Dakota
Tim Spain
Post Cards Kept Out of Mail Cause Large Mail Deductions
Post cards lacking proper tinseled or frosted content in sealed envelopes are withdrawn from the mails at a daily rate of 15,000 to 20,000 and sent to the dead letter office. Following a department order labeling such cards unmailable unless properly enclosed, dealers supplied flimsy transparent envelopes, hindering cancellation and letting particles escape, inflaming railway mail clerks' eyes.
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Postel
Post Omce
Lake traffic shows solid gains in June shipments
The National Bureau of Statistics reports June lake shipments rose to 10,179,633 net tons from 7,427,616 in June 1908, with season totals at 19,589,552 tons, about 65 percent higher than last year. Iron ore led with 5,250,657 gross tons, mostly from Duluth and Superior, while soft coal and hard coal underperformed versus 1908. lumber gains point to better building trades across Chicago, North Tonawanda, Detroit, and Buffalo.
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National Bureau of Statistics
Duluth
Superior
Erie
Buffalo
Oswego
Chicago
North Tonawanda
Detroit
Haircut Sparks New Era for Harry Sanford
Harry Sanford, 18, near Franklin Pennsylvania, cuts his first grown hairstyle after plans for college. His parents refuse the cut but he asserts independence. Astor funds peer peat fuel method to heat peat fiber uniformly, with experiments planned using gas derived from peat.
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Hin
Harry Sanford
Franklin
Jocka
Harry Worship
Astor
Scientific American
John Jacob Astor
New York
So Ag
Colonel Astor
Churches May Unite Three Towns In Pennsylvan ia Offer
D B Park of Pittsburg living in Whensburg proposes to give three Protestant congregations 25000 to merge into one church. Deacons have met. merger favored. Congregational Church owns valuable property including edifice parsonage grounds and cemeteries. Plan central Ebensburg site with large church, pastor salary about 5000, assistant 1000, organist and choir. Estimated membership about 700.
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Pennsylvania
D. B. Park
Pittsburg
Whensburg
Congregational Church
Hbensburg
Eihbensburg
Galveston Sea Wall Earned Its Stripes After Storm
The Galveston sea wall is praised across papers for protecting the city from the Caribbean hurricane. Editors note its sturdiness and cost, with multiple cities citing its efficacy and value in preventing flood damage. Strong entities include Galveston, sea wall, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean hurricane, and various newspapers.
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Saell
Galveston
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Daitimore
Atlanta Constitution
Omaha
Kansas City Star
Augusta Chronicle
Gulf of Mexico
Philadelphia Inquirer
New Head of G. A. R. Elected in Salt Lake City
Former Minnesota Governor Samuel R. Van Sant was chosen as commander in chief of the G. A. R. over Judge William A. Ketcham of Indiana by 687 to 166. Officers named include W. M. Beatan of Ogden and Judge Alfred Beora of Bristol. Mrs. Jenvija L. Berry won the national Woman's Relief Corps presidency. other officers were elected by acclaim in the Naval Veteran Association and army nursing groups. The encampment parade in Salt Lake City featured the Piffleth Infantry from Fort Douglas leading, with thousands watching and a 132 foot wide street march culminating in review before Commander-in-Chief Henry M. Nevius.
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Samuel R. van Sant
Minnesota
Salt Lake City
William A. Ketcham
Indiana
van Sant
W. M. Beatan
Ogden
Utah
Alfred Beora
Bristol
Conn
W. Ht. Lemon
Lawrence
Kan
Jenvija L
Mary T. Lacy
Elizabeth Chapman
Piffleth Infantry
Fort Douglas
Utah National Guard
Suosts
Trinolg
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Henry M. Nevius
Cone Mander-Ti-Ehiel
Riot at Pressed Steel Car plant sparks deadly clash
Seven thousand strikers at the Pressed Steel Car Company in McKees Rocks Pennsylvania seized streetcars and barred nonstrikers from riding. State troopers fired over the crowd and missiles wounded several. twenty men were arrested. The first fatality occurred when Steve Harvat was shot by Major Smith.
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Steve Harvat
Major Smith
Son Slays Rich Father in Duluth Over Funeral Expenses
John G. Ostby, a Duluth grocer, was murdered by his eighteen year old son Bjorn during a quarrel over the funeral expenses of a child who died a week earlier. The son called police after the shooting the father had delayed in paying the undertaker, prompting a note and threats of suit.
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Narrel Neemse
Childts
John G. Osby
Duluth
Minn
Bjorn
Five Perish In Hancock House Fire Tragedy
A Hancock Michigan dwelling fire claimed five lives on Thursday night. Victims include Mrs John Dionne Edward Dionne Aminia Dionne a 12 year old girl Racine and an infant. Mrs Dionne escaped once then perished returning to save a child clutching the infant in her arms.
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Wancock
Mick
Hancock
Mich
John Dionne
Edward Dionne
Peter Dionne
Aminia Dionne
Racine
Dlonne
Fred Sandix Weds Secretly in Port Indiana
Fred Sandix married at 3 p.m. Thursday to Miss Bessie A. Baker daughter of Dr J J Baker of Logengport Ind. The wedding was kept secret from all but immediate families.
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Fred Sandix
Fred Landis
Congress
Bessie A. Baker
der. J. J. Baker
Logengport
Ind
Montreal naval plan favored dry dock for large ships
The Canadian Minister of Marines announced in Montreal that the government has decided to maintain a navy and that Quebec will receive preference for a dry dock to accommodate large vessels.
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Montreal
Governent
Quebec
Forest reserve law dispute between officials noted at Seattle
Secretary of the Titerlor Ballinger and in Seattle that Blo' had not clashed with Secretary Wilson, but that he and Difford WPinehot differ as to the law on forest reserves.
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Ballinger
Seattle
Blo
Wilson
Difford
Chicago Business Improvement Signals Strong Outlook
The article notes sustained business improvement in Chicago with higher bank payments, fewer defaults, and rising demand on productive capacity and transport. Tariff revisions reduce uncertainties aiding new projects, iron and steel show an encouraging outlook, and factory outputs approach prior records. Commodity movements expand, wholesale activity increases, crop prospects boost purchasing power, and freight demand strains equipment. Bank clearings rise 21.3 percent from WOR, with 22 failures in the Chicago district and six over $5,000, citing Dun's Weekly Review of Trade.
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Costa
Ewat
Wast
T Ap
Wor
Tha
Hicago
Dun
Rade
August turns duller on the New York trading scene
The August outlook shows tangible crop yields and fading premium volatility as buyers return to markets. Labor scarcity emerges alongside cautious orders due to high raw material costs in cotton goods and iron steel. Weekly U S business failures rise to 184, while Canadian failures reach 27, signaling mixed economic tension per Bradstreet’s report.
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New York
United States
Bradstreet
Grain and Livestock Price Averages Across Markets
A long list of current price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains across Indianapolis Chicago Cincinnati St Louis Detroit Milwaukee and New York markets. Prices cover butter eggs oats rye wheat corn and hay with varied grades and quality descriptors.
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Chicago
Indinapolis
Loula
Detroit
New York
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