Week of world happenings and notable society events
From France to Tennessee, reports cover a noble marriage at Ar Tonville, a Kokoma flagship estate claim, election wins in Colorado Springs and Tennessee, a Scottish heir, a charitable meat shop plan, a fatal ferry accident in Minnesota, a theater quarrel in Cleveland, Austria’s emperor’s birthday, a Black Hand threat to mining leader Lewin, Armour chief cleared in Chicago, and Col Isana Hillwood improving in De Kalb.
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Baronesa Moughsan
Leopold
Emmanuel Durieux
Ar- Tonville
Balincourt
France
Adam J. Swope
Kokoma
Ont
Thomas H. Swope
Independents
Missionaire
Olat ‘Hanson
Seattle
Congress of the Deaf
Colorado Springs
F. R. Carpenter
Chicago
George W. Gordon
Memphis
Congress
T. C. Looney
Tenth Congressional District
Tennessee
Scotland
James V. Shand
Kearny
N. 1
Rasmus Hage
Warren
Mion
Lloyd Bingham
Amelia Bingham
John Lane Connor
Holden Stock Company
Euclid Avenue Garden Theater
Cleveland
Armour & Co
Landis
Federal
Isana L. Hillwood
de Kalb
Quick vital items and political shifts across nations
Alfred Villa drove forty miles with his brother's dead body after a lightning kill. Robert Treat Paine, philanthropist and president of the American Peace Society, dies in Waltham. An excursion train from Bordeaux carrying 1200 people crashes into a freight train at Saujon France. 32 killed, 100 injured. Rioting resumes in Columbia Quebec with lethal shootings and streetcar disruptions. Nicholas Longworth condemns Speaker Cannon, signaling a pivotal political turn. Versailles hosts a bronze Washington statue replica dedication by Virginia to France with dignitaries present. California Republicans nominate Hiram W. Johnson for governor by a wide margin. Tony Alagna fatally wounds his wife in Leavenworth then dies. Louisiana women request voting on bond issues for the Panama Canal exposition.
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Alfred Villa
Tucson
Ariz
Robert Treat Paine
American Peace Society
Waltham, May
Bordeaux
Saujon
France
Columbia
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Beverly
Mass
Cannon
Napoleon Hall
Chateau
Versailles
General Brun
United States
M. Jusserand
Robert Bacon
Leavenworth
Kan
Louisiana
Legtalatura
Payania Canal Exposition
World of headlines and crises across borders and bays
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena urge aid for cholera victims in southern Italy while Illinois mine protests flare at the Indianapolis convention. A string of violent crimes, railway wrecks, and political shifts intertwine with tobacco buys, aviation milestones, and legal probes as cities clash over public safety and resources.
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Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Italy
Illinoia
John Mitchell
Miners’ Union
Thomas L. Lewis
Indianapolis
Mitchell
Illinois
Peoria
Lewis
Acta
Browne
E. H. Fortmiller
Chicago
Dorothy Bartlett
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
N. C
Burley Tobacco Society
Pennsylvania
Plymouth
Ind
Vandalia
Lake Erie & Western
Barldelle Pugue
Salt Lake City
Denver
Col
Infants Paralyzed: New Diagnosis Could Prevent Paralysis
Dr. W H Frost of the United States hospital service reports a breakthrough in diagnosing infantile paralysis before paralysis occurs. The finding, to be shared with the state board of health, could enable early treatment to prevent paralysis. Frost asserts contagion, though local doctors differ on the cause.
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Mason City
W. H. Frost
United States Hospital Service
Frost
Electrification of Rockwell City to Gowrie Line Pledged
Railway to be electrified along the Newton line will create the most direct route between Rockwell City and Gowrie with an extension likely to Sioux City. Work trains repair bridges and prepare track for ballasting as the Des Moines and Sioux City interurban project wanes and Newton remains a planned extension from Sioux City to Des Moines.
College Student a Haro Rescues Boy From Des Moines River
Forestry student Robert Haworth of Ames College saw a boy call from the Sixth Avenue bridge on Tuesday. He dived 30 feet into the river and pulled the child to safety below the Des Moines river bridge.
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Des Moines
Sixth Avenue
Robert Haworth
Ames College
Osgar Cook Foils Hold Up in Broad Daylight
Farmer Osgar Cook leaped from his wagon to brush and escaped three armed men who halted his team across a deep ravine, allowing Cook to seize a chance to save $150 and reach safety in Meson City.
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Meson City
Osgar Cook
Cook
Lightning Hits Barn Near Rock Rapids in Heavy Storm
A severe storm with heavy rainfall Monday night struck Henry Guyan’s barn two miles northwest of Rock Rapids, causing the structure to ignite and burn to the ground after a lightning strike. No injuries reported.
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Rock Rapids
Henry Guyan
Here
Local Iowa notables die as fires cause wide losses
A series of obituaries and incidents report deaths of Mike Leininger and Mrs. Mary Néchole in Mason City and Boone, plus Dr. William Salter in Burlington. Fires devastate Estherville mills and Haynes farm structures, with multimillion losses and insurance. Courts cite suits, disappearances, and a fatal accident chain, while plans for Des Moines rail expansion and the Iowa Short Line move ahead toward Des Moines via Council Bluffs.
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Mike Leininger
Mary Néchole
F. W. Fitch
Boone
Fort Dodge
Wiliam Salter
Iowa
United States
Burlington
Rocksland
Fred W. McCullough
Falls
Claves
Mr. McCullough
Roy McCullough
George Haynes
Mason City
Northwestern Railroad
Traynor
Geo. W. Adams
Iowa Short Line
Iron Horse
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Omaha and
Iowa School For the Deaf
G Storm Breaks Charges In Car Repair Frauds
Three Illinois Central officials Harriman Ewing and Taylor were arrested in Chicago on conspiracy to defraud charges amid a graft scandal. Bonds set at 20000 each. Officials deny charges and implicating witnesses promise to testify on the frauds origin and growth.
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Dafraud
Harriman, Ewing and
Taylor
Chicago
Frank B. Harriman
Illinois Central System
Charles L. Ewing
Illinois Central Limes
Ohio River
John M. Taylor
Illinois Central
Bruggemeyer
Harriman
Ewing
Ilinois Central
Ita
C. L. Ewing
Northern Lines
Harahan
Cholera Epidemic Spreads in Southern Italy
Rome reports no cases yet in the capital but notes a virulent cholera outbreak in southern cities. Thirty deaths at Trani and mass panic with about 20,000 fleeing as Barletta faces similar conditions, raising fears of wider spread.
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Rome
Italy
Trani
Barletta
Cure for Chronic Leg Rash Told by Patient
A Philadelphia man describes seven years of severe leg irritation and sleepless nights. After trying many doctors, he used Cuticura Remedies, including Resdients, Soap and Ointment, reporting complete disappearance of the rash and no recurrence six months later.
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W. H. White
E. Cabot St
Philadelphia
War Veteran James A Hayes Dies by Own Hand
Cedar Rapids reports James A Hayes a Civil War veteran killed himself, possibly after drinking laudanum and whisky. He had been arrested a week prior on lascivious acts with minors but was released on bond.
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Cedar Rapids
James A. Hayes
Hayes
Iowa News Notes Accounts of Disasters and Disappearances
Reports from Iowa describe Misa, a prominent Sanborn banker’s wife, dying at home. Gov. Carroll traveling to Sparta to review National Guard encampment with Adjt. Gen. Logan. a Fertile child severely injured by hogs and likely disfigured. Anton Yeager locating his wife and children in Chicago after a months long search. basket maker Yeager’s wife in mental collapse. W D Geyer injured in pruning accident after ladder fall. Elder G M Johnson of Madale injured aiding church repairs in Council Bluffs after a 30 foot fall.
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Misa
H. Daly
Sanborn
B. F. Carroll
Sparta
Wis
Iowa National Guard
Carroll
Adjt
Logan
Ole Prestholt
Burlington
Ohio City
Chisago
Anton Yeager
Chicago
W. D. Geyer
Iowa
Elder G. M. Johnson
Madale
Council Bluffs
Mr. Johnson
State Capital Chat Sparks and Court Moves Report
The state railroad commission received a complaint from 5 H Baton of Adair county about crops along the Greenfield Crest on Burlington being damaged by sparks from locomotives. Five fires were attributed to one passing engine. Polk county judges refused Gov Carroll’s bid for an earlier speedy trial on his criminal libel indictment due to costs. Des Moines residents report brown tailed moth damage spreading from the East to local trees. Des Moines may build hospitals including a children’s, clinical, and women’s hospital by the Des Moines Homeopathic Medical Society, targeting a $100000 fund. A Traer farm sale records a 161 acre parcel, bought by Frank Nickanesky at $152.80 per acre.
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State Railroad Commission
5. H. Baton
Adair County
Greenfield-Creston Branch
Burlington
Polk County District Court
Gov. Carroll
Des Moines
Tams County
Traer
Frank Nickanesky
Browne Jury Complete for Browne Bribery Case
Chicago jury for Lea O Neill Browne bribery trial in the Lori Mer election to Senator begins after four more prospective jurors were excused. Since August 4, eight panels of 100 have been drawn and over 600 examined. Judge Kersten adjourned to Monday for the trial to start. Belle Fourche irrigation earthwork in South Dakota nearly finished, per reclamation service reports.
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Chicago
Lea O'Neill Browne
United States
Lorimer
Kersten
Washington
South Dakota
Reclamation Service
Cotton Mills Close In Lawrence Mass For Reopening
Everett cotton mills in Lawrence Massachusetts shut Friday affecting about 1200 workers with plans to reopen September 6.
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Lawrence
Mass
Everett
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