Interurban rail idea urged by Iowa farmers and business
In an Iowa City or Des Moines area note, Blake urges farmers and business leaders to form districts and offer stock in exchange for right of way to electric interurban builders. He argues densely populated Iowa regions should not lack interurban lines and that districts can grade and prepare routes themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diktriet
Rjakoot
Port Dodge
Des Moines
Southnrn
Uise
Blake
Iowa
Admit Confession in Creaton Confectionery Murder Case
Bert Hendoershter, stepson of Nathan Saylor, confessed to shooting Taylor in the rear of his Creaton confectionery store. After hours of interrogation by the sheriff, he claimed motive was revenge for ill treatment of his mother. He produced the watch and chain taken from the victim and is likely to be committed to the criminally insane ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creaton
Rovwa
Bert
Hendoershter
Bell “Taylor
Nathan ‘Saylor
Taylor
Murder in drunken quarrel among miners at Scandia mine
In Dallas County jail, Joe Wright, a tailor, and Frank Williging, a negro miner at Scandia Coal Company mine at Beandia, are involved in a fatal fray after a gambling dispute. Wright seized a firearm, wounded Williams in the groin, and died minutes later after Wright gave himself up to police in Madrid following the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meandin
Hesdlin
Frank Williging
Scandia’ Coal Company
Beandia
Joe‘Wright
Dallas
Wright
Williams
Semilia
Madrid
Unexplained Death of Man Found in Bed at Junction
Philo Teadley, about 35, unmarried, of Tewell Junction, was found dead in bed in rooms over a restaurant. Companions realized he had been missing four days and investigated. The body lay face down, bed clothes twisted, with epilepsy suspected as a possible cause of death.
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rCompanions
Jewell Jony¢tion
Anna
Wend
Philo Teadley
Tewell Junction
Teadley
Weadley
Father Hangs Self at Family Reunion Near Davenport
A Davenport area farmer named Bples died by his own action during a family reunion. Neary Davenport and nine siblings were gathered when their father was found hanging in a corn crib. The tragedy shocked the large family and left the community in sorrow and disbelief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Clara Spies
Bples
Examinations for Philippines teachers held in Iowa
The War Department seeks eligible candidates for Philippine teaching posts and will hold civil service examinations in Ames Burlington Des Moines Dubuque Fort Madison Iowa City Mason City and Sioux City on March 11 and 12 to select qualified applicants.
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Iowa
Philippines
War Department
Bureau of Invental Affairs
Kings
Towa
Civil Service
Ames
Burlington
Des Moines
Dubuque
Fort Madison
Iewa City
Magon City
Sioux City
Waterloo butcher shot during hold up clings to receipts
A. Snyder, proprietor of a Waterloo meat market, clung to the day’s receipts about 80 dollars after two youths tried to seize the cash during a suburb market hold up. The robbers fled when Snyder showed resolve and the scene ended without loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
A. Snyder
Mra
Snyder
Unmanly Exhibition At Wedding Train Door Incident
Orville T. Byler of Springfield struck Miss Letha Henderson at Rockwell City after bridesmaid Henderson toppled groom. A rushing scuffle on a train platform ended with a severe blow to Henderson’s face while Bigley hurried passengers aboard to safety.
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Letha Henderson
Rca
Bride
Lily
Orville
T. Byler
Springfield
Henderson
Rockwell City
Bigley
Theself
Bedford barn fire claims multiple lives and horses
Fire destroyed a Bedford barn killing one man found in the open air and burning a second body inside the ruined office. Firefighters recovered sixte en horses as the blaze demolished the structure. A nearby owner and workers were injured or missing, with authorities investigating possible incendiary causes.
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Bire
Bedford
Hire
Baldwin Avery
Will Saville
Lloyd Nevis
Savile
Nok
M.D. Baldwin
Morning side College student declines prize for plagiarized oration
A student at Morning Side College in Sioux City refused a $240 prize after confessing his oration was plagiarized. He stated he used an older speech, unaware of plagiarism rules at the time, and could not take the award or represent the school at the state prohibition contest in Oski Joosa on March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Else Wianer
Iflin
College Auditorium
Sioux City
Gill of
Morningside College
Oski- Joosa
March St
Saloons in Iowa face control shift after attorney general ruling
The attorney general’s opinion to the executive council states breweries and other corporations can not own saloons, threatening a major shift to individually owned saloons. Prosecutions may target brewery-run outlets if transfers aren’t completed, a sweeping change amid public upheaval comparable to a recent order on saloon compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byers
Executive Council
Iowa
Thachers to Visit in Europeph
Jowans will be included in a proposed tour to Great Britain and Ireland to inspect schools and colleges from September 1908 to March 1909. State Normal School president HW S Seerley named to a twelve member advisory committee assisting in appointing five hundred teachers for the mission.
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Jowans
HW. S. Seerley
Normagttool
National Civic Federation
Great Britain
Ireland
International Marine ‘Company
Alfred Moseley
London
Burlington Civic Federation demands expulsion of gamblers
A Burlington civic group warns mayor and officials to clean out gambling, amid reports of a $30,000 fire destroying six business houses in Pierson. A Dysart man faces a forged mortgage scheme connected to Cashier Standring of a Corning bank, with a $2,500 loss. Mayoral candidates in Council Bluffs debate druggists selling wine and liquor. A Minneapolis kidnapping case resurfaces as the kidnapped daughter is found near Spencer. A diphtheria scare follows the Death of a Hetle child after a funeral procession in Mort Dodge. The state prohibition fight intensifies in Iowa politics for a 2011 General Assembly resubmission. L. Wj. Stuges of Fort Dodge plans a six month England Europe tour starting in April with niece Miga Narri gt Eaton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Federation of
Burlington
Council Biyns
Schiel
Minneapolis
Minnie Proctor
Spencer
Mort Dodge
Hetle
Iowa
General Assembly
L. Wj. Stuoges
Ort Dodge
England
Scotland
Europe
Miga Narrigt Eaton
Blizzard Sweeps Nation With Record Chicago Snowfall
A fierce blizzard grips the country with the worst Chicago snowstorm on record. Rail traffic collapses across the Midwest as drifts and high winds trap trains. Lives are lost and telegraph service disrupted while floods swell in Indiana Ohio and Kentucky.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Arkansas
Nebraska
Town
Wisconsin
Ttthorg
Trafic
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Kansas
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Middle West
Traiug
Ilino
Mississippi
Republicans Confront National Scene In 1908 Era
A flurry of political moves unfolds as Rep Jobson introduces a defense bill, Williams takes Senate seat, Taft gains favor with Young Republicans, Bryan predicts Cannon challenge, Sunday saloon ballot hearings loom in Chicago, Black attacks current admin, Cousins retires from renomination, Chicago convention plans advance, Hughes forms a national league, Ohio backs Taft, and Foraker factions falter in primaries.
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Jobson
Mississippi
John Sharp Williams
House
United States Senate
Taft
Kansas City
Jackson
New York State
Saya
Wiliam J. Bryan
Panville
Lil
Joseph G. Gannon
Cannon
Chicago
Frank S. Black
New York
Home Market Protection Club
Boston
Republican Party
Robert G. Cousins
Fifth Lawn Dlistrict
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Congress
Cousins
Coliseum
Gov. Hughes
Hughes League of the
United States
Independence League
Bute
Ohio
Aft
Foraker
Fresh Air School Opens in Providence as Tuberculosis Aid
A new open in door school in Providence uses extensive ventilation and large windows to provide cold air for hygienic study. Based on German models, the Fresh Air School is part of the city system, with portable furniture and woolen wraps for students to stay warm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Rhode Island League For
Europe
Modern Utopia Aims to Beautify Hudson Ohio Leader
James W. Hisworth a New York coal operator takes under his protection the village of Hudson Ohio once Western Reserve University domain. He plans to turn it into an educational center with extensive beautification and the destruction of unsightly structures. He has already given 100000 to the village and will invest more in coming months to raise the town’s profile. Ellsworth, over 60, began in a small farm near his estate and rose from a Chicago coal office to become a leading independent coal operator.
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James W. Hisworth
New York
Fla
Hudson
Oho
Western Reserve University
Ohio
Ellsworth
Hudgon
Mign
Chicago
Labor unions worldwide show growth and tentative gains
The Cabinetmakers Union forms a district council in Minnesota while Trades Assembly represents about 13,000 in Minneapolis. Germany’s metal workers union counts 333,075 members, and Yorkton plans a branch of the independent labor party with aims of 5,000 names by year end. Alabama passes a strict child labor law affecting under twelve in mills and limits full-time work for twelve to fourteen year olds. Clyde shipyards avert a strike with a 10 percent piece-rate cut, while flat-rate reductions are rejected. Tennessee Federation of Labor outlines steps for pro labor legislation and organization. Bridgeport industry reports improved operations with varied production levels. Spokane plans a labor temple costing 000 with 7,000 unionists, hoping 40 percent share of stock can fund it.
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Cabinetmakers’ Union
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minn
Cowmcil
Trades Assembly
Germany
Tila
General Federation
Metal Workers
Independent Labor Party
Yoronto
Canada
Labor Unien
Alabama
Clyde
Tha
Tennessee Federation of Labor
Tennesien
Bridgeport
Conn
Allance
Central Labor Union of
Spokane
Wash
Expert predicts ruin for Niagara gorge from water tapping
Dr. J W Spencer, a British scientist, warned before the House Flyers and Harbors committee that Ontario Tower Company’s plan to divert 40 000 cubic feet of water per second would reduce Niagara River discharge by 20 to 25 percent. He said it would erode the riverbed, threaten Whirlpool Rapids, and alter the American and Goat Island falls, potentially shrinking the gorge and changing the natural beauty of the falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Spencer
Geological Survey of Canada
Niagara
American Civic Association
Spencer
House
Ontario Tower Company
Falla
Niagara River
Amerian Falls
Goat Island
Great Horseshoe
Lake levels fall under proposed canal diversions
The plan would lower water levels by up to three feet in Lake Erie and trigger corresponding drops in Lakes Huron and Michigan. It cites 4000 feet to 100 feet reductions, a reduced Great Fall diameter, and a shift of the balance toward the Candnu side. The note mentions the Chicago canal drawing about 500 cubic feet per second and estimates repair costs to deepen arbors and canals at over 12 million dollars.
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Lake Erie
Huron
Michigan
Chicago
United
New York Paris Auto Race Opens With 6 Entrants
Six contestants began the 20,000 mile New York to Paris auto race via Alaska and Siberia. Thousands cheered as entries included three Freek machines, one Aovilian, one Italian, one German, and one American car, the latter now homebound.
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New York
Alaska
Siberia
Paris
Tobacco Trust Indicted by Fayette County Grand Jury
The Fayette county Kentucky grand jury has indicted the American Tobacco Company on a conspiracy charge to fix raw tobacco prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobacco ‘Trust
Grand Jury
Fayette County
American Tobacco Company
Trade in Chicago district shows cautious recovery signals
R G Dun & Company reports last week in the Chicago district shows gradual recovery with uneven results. Weather and holidays limited activity with smaller farm product shipments and bank payments. Offsets come from resumed mills and furnaces, renewed demand for manufactured goods, and wider buying in dry goods and apparel. Road salesmen gain textile accounts in the south and southwest. Overall wholesale and jobbing prospects look better, though outputs and spring deliveries remain slow. Bank clearings reach 201 416 958, down 10.8 percent from 1907. Failures total 38, with 16 over 1 000.
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Chicago
R. G. Dun & Company
Moat Interior
I Pointe
Anhol Sado
New York Spring Goods Demand Wanes Slightly
Buyers at all markets show evidence of spring, jobbing tracts rise but not to levels of last year. Prices for staples ease with January declines deeper this week. Lumber prices ease as building demand weakens, while weekly U S business failures reach 824 versus prior weeks and years, with Canadian failures at 44 in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Acme
United States
Bradstreet
National Price Quotation Summary for Hogs Cattle and Grains
Chicago markets show cattle prices from $4.00 to $6.10, hogs from $3.50 to $6.60, and sheep $3.00 to $5.25. Wheat No 2 ranges 60 to 68c, corn No 2 white 50 to 64c, oats 50c to 52c, rye 48 to 68c. regional quotes include Indianapolis, St Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, New York, and Toledo with varied grades and bid ranges.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Bicharley
New York
Toledo
Trade and Industry Wage Talks Drag on Eight Hour Law
Railroad officials and telegraphers stall over wage schedules under the eight hour law. Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce leaders plan to travel to Washington to press for passage of Culbergen and allied bills in Congress.
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Minneapolis Chamber of Cotomores
Washington
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