Train on Davenport bridge saved by strong girders amid collision
Passengers on the Golden State Limited, Rock Island's California flyer, were spared a plunge into the Mississippi when the bridge girders held after the engine broke free on the Davenport river span. Coaches leaned on supports as the train halted, with many passengers shaken but uninjured. The incident highlights the bridge's strength during the near catastrophe.
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Golden State Limita
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Missinsippi
High Governments
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Bandit Reappears Near Webster City After Elopement That Shook Town
Bandit McElhoney, known for terrorizing Cass township last August and eloping with Stella Foster, reappeared at P. J. Keough's farm six miles north of Webster City then vanished again. He previously escaped custody while being moved to Blue Earth, Minnesota after robbing a farmer of 100 dollars. He claimed intent to reach St. Louis.
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Webster City
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Stella Foster
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Cass Township
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Milly
Blue Earth
Minn
P. J. Keough
St. Louis
Baby Farm proprietor charged with first degree murder
Mis red West of Des Moines, owner of a so called baby farm, is jailed without bail after an information filed by a town society secretary. The case cites a nurse witness and alleges administering paregoric and laudanum and in one case throwing a child into a furnace.
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Des Moines
Court of Justice
Frederick Cope
Hilzybeth Baird
Town Hutunhe Society
Flora Gobel
West
Fort Dodge Junk Dealers Arrested in Stolen Goods Find
Four railroad detectives with Fort Dodge police recovered a large shipment of stolen metal, including brass fittings and copper wire, from a Rubenstein Brox junk shop car spotted at Freeport. The items, taken from Illinois Central, Rock Island, and Northwestern trains, include boiler and engine fittings. The Rubenstein Brox firm faces charges of receiving stolen property.
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Serlona
Rubenstein ‘Brox
Freeport
Tlinois Centr
Rock Island
Illinois Central
Librarian Miss Carey Starts Prison Library Reform in Iowa
The Iowa Board of Corrections has hired Mariam J. Carey a trained librarian to organize and manage libraries across thirteen state institutions. Early signs show success as books are used to influence inmates and patients, making Iowa a pioneer in this program.
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Iname
Penitentiaries
Ingine
Iowa Board of Centre
Mariam J. Carey
Miss Carey
Iowa Ia
Fatal Ice Accident Near Omaha Claims Calvin Hava
Severe cold at night left the lake shore treacherous. Calvin Hava attempted to cross ice in the Cut-Or-Take area near Omaha and fell in. His body was found by an ice catcher. Pizzard, who lived nearby, watched his neighbor fail to return from work, and Hava’s wife and two children waited for supper before learning of the tragedy.
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Tee
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Cut
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Pizzard
Jini
Lee
Fran Work
Tie
Lea
Lin
Polk County Juror Ruling Prompts Habeas Review
Polk County judges ruled jurors improperly chosen in a case involving Charles Thomas, convicted of murder in Mabel Scofield killing. Attorneys plan habeas corpus petitions if the ruling stands, potentially impacting multiple inmates and prompting broader challenges to juror selection.
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Fenddom
Polk County
Charles ‘Thomas
Ufo
Mabel Scofield
Habeas Corons
Searches For Missing Sister In St Paul
Decorah woman Burtin travels to St Paul Minnesota to hunt for sister Missy Stewart who vanished weeks ago during a Bemidji Minnesota visit. Police fail to trace her. Stewart hired a messenger boy to show her around upon arrival and has not been heard since. Also noted is the death of Rev Robert A Miller a prominent eastern Iowa preacher and longtime Methodist cleric in Clinton Iowa.
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St. Paul
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Mia
Robert A. Miller
Iowa
Upper Town
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Methodist Church
Clinton
Accident on an Engine at Waterloo Station
Fireman A. R. Troutman of the MN Central, Waterloo, was blown from the engine by an unknown explosion at the Waterloo passenger station. He survived the blast but suffered leg injuries, and his hair and lashes were burned as the cab caught fire. Officials will probe the mystery cause.
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Troutman
Onb
Tragic Farm Accident and Town News From Plymouth Area
A three year old died when clothing burned after parents left briefly. The child played with a stove and was found in smoke by the mother who carried him to a neighbor. he died in her arms. Other items include a physician’s suicide by carbolic acid, a town fire tally, an exploded gas injury, a real estate company formed, and various local incidents.
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Otto Closz
Garrison
Des Moines
J. C. Weinrich
Burlington
Os Maines
John McCafferty
Cromwell
Fort Dodge
George Maley
Port Dodge
Adan Miller
Leslie
Fil Plecksing
Guife
Cedar Rapids
Janes Murphy
Witlikinsburg
Fort William
Ont
Derald Butler
Oakland
Edward Tondley
Dubuque
Melindsa Dean
West Branel
Glenwood
Sayauta
United States
Wilson Pratt
C. H. Burton
Atlantic
Elmer Bradford
Waterloo
Thaw on the Stand in White Murder Trial
The trial of Harry Kendall Thaw for Stanford White’s murder features Mrs Thaw expected to testify for the defense. Dr. G C Wiley, physician for the Thaw family and connected with Dismount Insane Asylum, testified as the first defense witness, noting a lifelong study of insanity.
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Harry Kendall Thay
Stanford White
Sing Bing
White
G. C. Wiley
Pittsburg
Thaw
Dismount
Dr. Wiley
John 3B
Nesbit Thaw Testimony Amid Murders Trial Eyewitness Words
Attorney Jerome pressed Dr. Wiley with medical term laden hypotheticals as Wiley grew nervous. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, wife of Harry Kendall Thaw, testified about White and a Cafe Martin meeting on June 25 to aid her husband’s defense. Thaw cried and faintly recovered, while Thaw sat with his face hidden.
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Dr. Wiley
Wiley
Komberg
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry Kendall Thaw
Architect White
White
Cafe Martin
Slarry ‘Chaw
Parle
Thaw
Senate abrogates capital punishment in Kansas action
A Kansas Senate action ends capital punishment. Other state actions include West Virginia probing corporate lobbies, Missouri reform bills on tipping and cigarette papers, Tennessee restricting judge mercy in death cases, California rewriting federal reference in school dispute resolutions, and Pennsylvania Treasurer Berry alleging $6 million in Capitol finishing fraud with duplicate payments and vague specs.
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Senate
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Missouri
Berry
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Iowa Legislature Debates Road Work Law Changes
Iowa lawmakers debate road dragging and road work funding. Officials report mixed results from the current law, with Jasper county noting improvements while Marion sees little change. Senator Jamieson pushes liquor control and public record bills amid broader sessions on soldiers' care and anti trust measures.
Still Talk of War Flares Over Japan Pretext Claim
The piece reports that despite claims of a Pacific accord with Roosevelt, California lawmakers press fortifying Pearl Harbor while a retired U S Navy captain cites a Japanese government ultimatum to justify war if California schools refuse Japanese pupils. It discusses U S policy, court action, and speculation on motives behind the conflict talk.
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California Assembly
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New York
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Rother
Sports gossip and upcoming season glimpses from 1907
The notes preview potential pennant chances for the St. Louis Browns and Boston Americans, upcoming Western University of Pennsylvania training for Carlisle star Frank Mt. Pleasant, boxer Cyclone Johnny Thompson eyed as future lightweight champion, Joe Gana Juix’s 147 bouts with 9 draws and 5 decisions, and tennis champ T Doherty not retiring. Also mention of Irish-American Mattia Sheridan’s 27 contests and riders banned from the turf.
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St. Louis Browns
Boston
Cyclone Johnny Thompson
New York
Joe Gana Juix
HI. T. Doherty
Mattia Sheridan
Frank Mt. Pleasant
Carlisle
Chicago Trade Outlook Reports Robust Activity Amid Rail Strain
In Chicago district weekly review from St G Dunn shows mill and factory production steady and contracts for future execution strong. Demand for hides leather and lambs up. January building permits exceed last year. aggregate value up 28 percent with commercial capacity expanding. Rail earnings rise but freight transport hampered by rolling stock limits while grain movement at port totals 7,194,115 bushels versus prior weeks and year.
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St. G. Dunn & Co
Movcantula
Bradstreet Commercial Report Notes Mixed U S Trade Trends
New York reports irregular weather causing cross currents in retail and uneven spring demand, with cotton goods showing growth limited by delivery capacity. Iron and steel sectors vary by material, Ohio valley trade resumes as waters recede, and colder weather plus clearance sales boost East and North. Northwest shows trade contraction from heavy snow and car shortages, easing in parts of the Dakotas. Crop reports show little change while the wheat belt enjoys stronger snow cover than earlier in winter.
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Ohblo
Dakotas
Wheat
Bradstreet
Commodity Price Table From Multiple Markets
A jumble of commodity quotes for cattle hogs sheep and grains across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo and New York with prices for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and other staples. Also notes James Schearman of Franklin Nebraska reportedly fell into a hog pen and was eaten by hogs. J P Morgan’s NY banking house to be led by J P Morgan Jr removing senior member from daily operations.
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Stidlman
Greene County
Chicago
Egat
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
James Schearman
Franklin
Neb
J. P. Morgan
J. P. Morgan, Jr
Wall Street
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