Strange death at Atlantic shocks town
Mrs. William I. Woolsey wife of a local brick mason died suddenly at her Atlantic home while hanging clothes in the yard. A grocer deliveryman found her and carried her inside where she died within twenty minutes. Neighbors heard gunfire from a nearby lot where Walter McCavill was shooting. doctors found no bullet wound. Authorities say no evidence links the shooting to her death.
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William I. Woolsey
Atlantic
Walter MecCavvll
Whehey
Woolsey
Mick
Hale
Wife of Midtown Politich Sues for Divorce
Mrs Cottrell, wife of Rep Tul Cattrell, sues in Leinrs claiming her husband’s affair with Mrs A W Hough, a Des Moines woman, and mentions incriminating letters. She cites the fall in with another woman while he was in the Town Legislature last winter and seeks divorce, naming Cottrell as a prominent Kings They mayor and Democratic gubernatorial prospect.
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Midtown
Dove
Des Moines
Uipssay
Chicago
Kansas +City
Cottrell
Iowan Diplomat Kasson Seriously Ill in Washington
John A. Kasson of Iowa one of the era’s leading statesmen and diplomats lies seriously ill at his Washington home. Age about 48, he has long faced feeble health though remains mentally vigorous. He recently suffered a street accident and sustained an arm injury, and now endures a severe grip and bronchial trouble gripping the capital.
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John A. Kaston
John A. Kasson
Washington
Kasson
Keokuk Union Station mystery deepens over missing surgeon
The case of Dr George W Jones missing near Chicago widens as surgical materials belonging to the physician are found at Keokuk Union Station Waiting room. A nurse who had been with him earlier was last seen half an hour before the train to Waierfield arrived. Senator Walter Clyde Jones of Chicago pursues leads in Burlington.
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Mulhomb Station
George W. Jones
Walter Clyde Jones
Chicago
Waierfield
Senator Jones
Burlington
Burlington seeks Sunday blue laws enforcement
Committees press Mayor Unterkircher to end Sunday work in Burlington including morning papers, restaurants, shops, and stands. demand abolition of paid church choir singing. mayor has not acted yet.
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Burlington
Uiterkircher
Cigny
Unter,kircher
Tramps Start A Serious Fire In Hestile Yard
A blaze at Hutchingon Take limber yard in Lown City damaged the Fox destruction site after two townspeople reported hearing activity. Wind shift cooled the fire, limiting loss to under 40,000 though uninsured at 11,000. Fireman Red Block was injured when a pail struck his forehead.
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Lown City
Hestile
Watts
Fox, Hutchingon & Take Limber
Fown City
Red Bock
Ife
Knives Used In Farm Fracas Injures Five
Five members of the Adam Schaffer family in Des Moines were injured during a dispute sparked by a cow kick. Adam Schaffer drove a cow. fights broke out as knives were drawn. Injuries included dislocations, stab wounds to the neck and mouth, facial cuts, and a chest injury. Neighbors and physicians were summoned to aid the wounded.
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Adam Sehinfer
Des Moines
Adam Schaffer
Leyi
Aleve
Balurffer
Des Moines Student Fatally Shot Near Club
O W Fetters of Washington a student at Tighland Park College in Ver Moines was shot while walking near a gun club en route to a church. He could not explain the shooting and collapsed from a single bullet wound, officials say.
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Dex Moines
O. W. Fetters
Washington
Tighland Park College
Ver Moines
Woetters
Rcheal
Butlet
Bride Substitution Sparks Tragic East Dubuque Crash
The Loven Min ride and Widward Glider of Winfield faced a canceled wedding as plans shifted to Christmas. Ellen May Okay was replaced by John M. Stringer, triggering the wedding, while a collision between a Chicago Burlington and Quincy passenger train and Chicago Peak Western freight at East Dubuque left engineers J. W. Blanchurd and Winfield McGawhney dead and two others seriously injured. Also noted is the death of John Drake of Agency, linked to the Winchester ride. The G A R oversaw the funeral.
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Winfield
Ellen May Okay
Ostenlonga
John M. Stringer
Burlington
J. W. Blanchurd
Tan Crosse
Wis
Winfield McGawhney
East Dubuque
Chicago, Burlington ,and Quincy
Vain
John Drake
Sheridan
Winchester
Agency
Moe
Second
West Virginia Cavalry
Left Donations by Jeane Garmoe and Ife to Local Churches and College
Jeane Garmoe of Port Dodge left 30001 to the First Methodist church there. Ife, aged 80, left 15000 to Morning Side College. He served as county treasurer during the Civil War era and joined the Methodist church in 1854.
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Jeane Garmoe
Port Dodge
Ife
Morningside College
Methodist Church
Railroad Man L McAlpine Leaves Clarion for Council Bluffs
L McAlpine, a well known railroad man in northern Iowa and longtime agent for the Great Western at Clarion, has moved to Council Bluffs to assume duties as agent for the Stone Company.
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L. McAlpine
Northern
Great Westerns
Clarion
Council Juffe
Stone Company
All Over the State News Displays Local Deaths and Changes
Varied items report deaths in Clinton and Davenport from drowning and illness, a farm stock disease hitting Casa county, and retirements of railroad and railroad-related leaders in Clinton and Green Bay. Also notes resignations at Des Moines Great Western division and Northern Pacific Livingston, plus a dairy law case in Delhi involving vanilla extract.
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McClelland
Magineere F
Collins
Tom Keete
Northwestern Railway
Clinton
John Clancy
Willis Larkins
Mississippi
Davenport
Clancy
Casa County
Itusrell
Clinton Street
Han
Green Bay
GC. L. Nichols
Pay Army More Says War Secretary Taft in 1905 Report
War Secretary Taft urges higher pay for enlisted men and noncommissioned officers to boost enlistment and retention. He backs a naval system for pay, a general service corps, and expansion of fortifications and health support for volunteers, plus a statue to Edwin M. Stanton in Washington.
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Att
Temmy
Colgeass
Ile
Borulo
Shippines
Fort Melhrey
Manila
Canus Overton
Mindanas
Camp Keithley
Lake Tauno
of Wn
Subig Bay
Insular
National Coast Defense Board
United States
Taft
Congress
Edwin. M. Stagton
Washington
Pettibone Acquitted of Governor Murder in Idaho
George A. Pettibone an official of the Western Federation of Miners is acquitted at Boise Idaho of the murder of Governor Stennenberg. Acquittal follows that of Haywood based on confessions involving Harry Orchard and Steve Adams in bloody plots. Western Federation members nationwide praise the verdict. John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers calls it satisfactory. Power lifeboats prove effective and will be added to New England coast life saving service equipment.
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George A. Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Bolxe
Idaho
Stennenberg
Latilbane
Oat
Haywood
Pettibone
Hary Orchard
Steve Adams
Western Federation
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
United States
Ife Saving Service
New England
Cotton Mills Pay Dividends in New Bedford Atolls
New Bedford Atolls cotton mills paid dividends totaling 13 percent, the largest in the city's history, signaling strong local industry profits and shareholder returns.
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New Bedford
Atolls
Hietory
Powers Jury Disagrees Fifth Trial for Caleb Powers
The Georgetown Kentucky jury in the Goebel murder case, charged with complicity, was dismissed by Judge Mortis after nine minutes. Jurors stood ten for acquittal and two for conviction. one holdout was willing to switch, but the other refused. Four trunks were held—$1000, ferm.
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Kentucky
Caleb Powers
Georgetown
Willam Goebel
Mortis
Goebel
Ferm
Petition drives clemency for Powers after Powers case
Following a jury discharge in the Powers case amid a reported disagreement lawyers for the avensed sought executive clemency from Governor Wilson. A Georgetown petition urged clemency, with similar efforts to spread nationwide.
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Deni Penntty
Powers
Wilson
Georgetown
United States
Martial Law at Muncie amid Street Car Strike
Riots after the Muncie Indiana street car strike prompt Governor Hanly to declare martial law. National Guard deployed, troops guard curbs, and orders to shoot to kill issued to break the strike. Injuries and property damage reported as authorities seek to restore order and negotiate wage disputes.
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Muncie
Ind
Haly
Powell
Mimele
Mekpe
Hin
Munele
Severnatu
Hanly
Rail and Legal Controversies Highlight 1900s Rail Facts
CAIUS figures show Vacille line power and car counts up to 1900 with 16 percent more motive power and 20 percent more freight cars. Arkansas Supreme Court limits state autocratic rail powers while court review checks reasonableness. Rail executives face limited criminal liability for wrecks, as in the Woodlawn disaster manslaughter acquittal. ICC decisions influence electric traction efforts and through-ticket routing. New York Central plans aggressive terminal expansion amid improving industrial conditions.
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Southern Pacific
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Kellogg
New York
Smith
New York Central Railroad
Smith Hag
Woodlawn
Hog
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Central
William J Bryan Defines the Issues at Chicago Banquet
Bryan reaffirms 1896 Democratic platform praising Roosevelt for endorsing key Bryan principles. He argues Democrats should trust voters over leaders, notes stronger positions now on trusts, railroads, arbitration, and imperialism, and says no Republican doctrine is stronger than in 1896.
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William 7. Bryan
Chicago
Tea Nebraskan
Roosevelt
Bryan
C'ehnll
Gubintt
Democratic Party
Lings
Flere
Cost of Panama Canal: Isthmian Commission figures show funds
The Isthmian Canal Commission reports as of July 1st record appropriations of 79,608,308 for construction with 48,285,110 expended. Excluded are 40,000,000 paid to the French company and 10,000,000 for right of way. Expenditures total 49,472,400 for construction and engineering, 2,318,277 for civil government, 5,500,208 for sanitation, and 40,120 for miscellaneous. Balance on July 1 is 21,525,458. In fiscal 1907, 20,884 men joined canal work. skilled labor rose from 2,500 to 4,404. total workforce on June 30 stood at 20,440.
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Pouawa Canal
Isthmian Canal Commission
French Canal Company
Panama
United States
Europe
West Indies
Panama Railroad
Cleveland Hippodrome Opens With Aquatic Stage Apparatus
Cleveland introduces a new Hippodrome seating 4,500, built at a cost of 2,000,000 by local capitalists. The hydraulic stage floor, twin sections, and a 455,000 gallon beneath tank enable aquatic exhibitions. Proscenium arch extends 44 feet beyond the stage, acting as a megaphone. stage measures 100 by 104 feet. Operated as an independent house outside New York.
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Jargent Playhouse
United States
New York
Cleveland
Mitra
Congress in Session Briefly Adjourns in Honor of Senator Florida
The Senate met for four minutes on Monday adjourning to honor the memory of Senator Male fory of Florida. One hundred sixty bills were introduced with notable mention of a civil service reform message from President Roosevelt. House proceedings included votes on resolutions and remarks about enforcement of prohibition and the Heremitage appropriation near Nashville.
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Senate
Male Fory
Florida
Roosevelt
H. Ty. Slemp
Virginia
Galiica
Tennessee
Andrew Tuckson
Nashville
Jenn
National Capital Notes and Appointments Report
Representative Gill proposes a resolution to open a congressional airing of the Admiral Brownson incident, referred to naval affairs. Richard Ballinger resigns as commissioner of the General Land Office. Fred Dennett named interim. New Mexico statehood petition discussed. Knox bill on employer liability introduced. Roosevelt commissions Godfrey and Page, plus various military and postmaster promotions and Philippine appointments.
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Gill
Maaryland
Admiral Brownson
Richard A. Ballinger
Roosevelt
Fred Dennitt
Inller
Tinois
New Mexico
Washington
Congress
Knox
Pennsylvania
Waldo
New York
Hansa
Trusala
Duma
Senate
George L. Godfrey
Lown
Des Moines
Towa
John Jr
Page
Avizoun
Warg
Navy
James W. Tracey
Phlippine
Gegario Arenta
Supreme Court of the Philippines
View Vraery
Nation's assets and farm wealth tallies as 1907 data
The article lists national assets including farm wealth of 7.41 billion and money in circulation at 4.25 billion. It notes mineral and manufacturing output figures, livestock value, crop values for wheat and cotton, and 1907 dairy and poultry values. It also reports a donation plan by Myra Mary Baker Eddy to found a Christian Science training school, halted by trustees amid ongoing litigation.
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Federal Treasury
Myra
Mary Taker Eddy
Christian Science
McClellan
Vernald
Baker
Taving
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Peter Anhner, Jr
Uhos
Town Hoy
Samnte Lloyd
Smoky Hollow Coal Co
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Edwin M. Bratton
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