Arrest of Greek padrone may expose Des Moines network
Des Moines heads Greek padrone ring after Steva Platis, leader of a local parlor, is arrested. Greek boy 17, employed by Platis, provides police with details on clandestine operations and mistreatment. He describes poor feeding and care, while the government probes padrone activities with limited arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cauven
Steve Tintin
Steva Platis
Shining Bator
Des Moines
Bocrates Kanokos
Platis
Platis Place
Locust Street
Charlie Bhacfer
Foreclose on Wooden Leg Spurs Des Moines Woman
Mrs. Charles Harridin of Des Moines faced mortgage foreclosure on household goods when a wooden leg listed as property was removed. She cried and begged the loan company to spare the leg but was unable to keep it. The leg was hidden on a bed before being found and carted away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Company Selzer
Charles Harridin
Des Moines
Harridin
Veteran Engineer Parker Loses Leg in Poisoning Case
Veteran Chicago and North Western engineer Jack Parker of Marshalltown suffered blood poisoning after a corn was too closely attached, leading to an above knee amputation. Parker, once a leading road engineer, has been out of service for years due to prior injuries from a Marshalltown yard collision. his condition remains critical.
Man commits suicide in Tipton jail after arrest
A slim, clean shaven stranger named McKenzie was jailed in Tipton after burglary in Stanwood. He refused visitors, feared disclosure of identity, and cut his throat with aragor, dying in custody. He had resisted arrest and gave no verifiable residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanwood
Tipton
Aragor
McKenzie
Riot in Mason City Sparks Police Struggle
A riot between police and striking bricklayers in Mason City leaves Deputy Sheriff Buchanan shot William Meighn and Chief of Police Locke felled by rioters who organized to clear the force. Police temporarily reinforced and expected to quell further trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aob
Maxon City
Dintucker Ls
Mason City
Sherif Buchanan
William Meighn
Locke
Dead ex-sheriff found in Iowa home after threats
D. W. Nickerson once deputy Sheriff of Cool County and the man who hanged the Haymarket rioters in Chicago was discovered dead in his Mayd County residence. He had left Chicago in 1892 for Iowa and had long received anarchist threats, living under constant danger. Knoxville tornado causes damage and near-miss. Des Moines doctor robbed. detective-led arrest reported. Captain Kimbel, 75, becomes father of his twenty third child with a wife 56 years his junior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Nickerson
Cool County
Illinois
Chicago
Mayd County
Nickerson
Iowa
Kimbel
Dubuque River
Card Player Ousted in Adel Church Court Guilty Ruling
Mrs Minnie Douglas prominent in Adel society was found guilty by an ecclesiastical court for participating in a whist game. She was suspended from communion for one week and told to apologize to minister and congregation. The action prompted fifty other women to request release from the church. Rev A B Foutch of De Soto presided. jurors were men from De Soto and Van Meter. The method and decision sparked a big row threatening church unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Douglaas
Minnie Douglas
Adel
Waa
Adet
A. B. Foutch
de Soto
van Meter
Farmer Held on Charge as Son Recovers From Injuries
Frank Foy, a prominent farmer from Dikhart, is jailed on charges of neglect and battery after his son Nesat sustained severe injuries from a runaway team of oxen tripping into a barbed wire fence. Nesat remains in critical condition with a broken arm and internal injuries. The incident allegedly followed an altercation between Foy and Nesat’s mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hikhart
Frank Foy
Dikhart
Jaii
Nesat
Hig Gaab
Fathar
Poy
State Happenings Briefs From Across Iowa
Fred H. Thomas was run over at Spencer with his leg injured. Lang hauled hogs to Ovens earning 323 dollars. Milwaukee depot prospects brighten at Charles City. Over 200 teachers attended Clinton summer normal. Utter building in Rowan burned. Glenwood council began steps to address public square threats. Fred Knapp of Merrill suffered a stroke in Omaha. Houligan Bros. of Bernard named in bankruptcy petition at Dubuque. Bald eagle seven feet killed near Shenandoah. Iowa Fish and Game Protective Association to aid license law enforcement. Mrs. Claude Shepard attempted suicide with bichloride tablets. Temporary injunctions barred sale of intoxicants in Municine. Claude Newton obtained divorce from Daisy Newton in two days. Octogenarian Society reunion held in Des Moines. Erle L. Gale promoted to freight agent at St. Paul. Two train brakemen shot on a Wall train. search for unknown negro. Prof. Benson named Swaledale principal. chautauqua organizer. Charles Beebe appointed traveling engineer for Milwaukee. Sackett & Cornell dry goods store burned in Webster City. Charlie McMahon jailed on gambling charge with cash bond. Henry Clark and Chesley Hubbard arrested for killing Warner and Brechtel during a ride incident.
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Fred H. Thomas
Spencer
S. 1
Lang
Milwaukee
Charles City
Summer Normal Institute
Clinton
Utter
Rowan
Glenwood Council
Fred Knapp
Merrill
Omaha
Houligan Bros
Bernard
Dubuque
J. D. Bright
Shenandoah
Iowa Fish and Game Protective Association
Claude Shepard
Osceola
Henry Bierman
Louisa L. Sharrar
Muncazine
Jackson
Claude H. Newton
Valley Junction
Daisy B. Newton
Merry
Octogenarian Society of
Iowa
Union Park
Des Moines
Erle L. Gale
St. Paul
Lee C. Warner
Alva C. Brechtel
Boone
Wall
Paase
Benson
Clarion
Swaledale
Falls Chautauqua
Baptist Church
Charles A. Beebe
Mason City
Mitchell
Explosion Kills Many at Wehrum Pa Coal Mine
Terrible disaster at Lackawanna Coal and Coke mine in Wehrum Pa. An explosion at 8 00 am blocked access as 100 to 160 men were underground. only a few escaped with severe burns. Superintendent W N Johnson warned the death toll would be long and details scarce as rescue efforts continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wehrim
Lackawanna Coal and Coke Company
Wehrum
Pittsburg
al Johnson
Superintendent Johnson
Patrick Burns
William
Burns
Johnson
Burns Brothers
W. N. Johnson
Trapped in Black Hand plot boy dies after shooting
Fourteen year old Rudolph Berendt was shot by Detective Philip Heinreth at Grand avenue and Desplaines street as he fled with two packages of supposed ransom money from Alfred Haase and others. The boy died an hour later after confessing and naming his cousin. Addressing the extortion scheme, wholesale grocer E. Grossfeld had received a demand for 15000 with threats to torture and murder if police were notified.
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Chicago
Rudolph Berendt
Philip Heinreth
Sheffield Avenue
Alfred Haase
Grand Avenue
Desplaines Street
Rudolph
E. Grossfeld
West Randolph Street
Grossfeld
Berendt
Gronsfeld
Austin Avenue
Fire Kills Five Men and Sixty Eight Horses at Duluth Barn
A late Saturday fire at the Board of Trade Livery Barn in Duluth claimed five men and sixty eight horses. Damages reached about $30,000 to the building owned by Barrett & Zimmerman of St Paul. Firemen found the charred remains near the rear entrance after the blaze was subdued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Duluth
Barrett & Zimmerman
St. Paul
Gould Suit Details Wife's Extravagant Wardrobe at Castle Gould
The long running marital case of Howard Gould and Katharine Clemmons Gould surfaces with testimony on the wife’s costly taste. She describes monthly wardrobe needs including dinner gowns, morning gowns, and yachting outfits with totals ranging from six hundred dollars to five hundred for various garments. She asserts she requires substantial funds to maintain her station and lifestyle while noting frequent dress changes during travels.
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Howard Gould
Katharine Clemmons Gould
Aivorce
Nye
Castle Gould
Gould
Palm Beach
Europe
President Taft Proclaims Open Settlement of Western Lands
President Taft issued a proclamation opening about 40 000 acres in Montana and 200 000 in Idaho with 60 000 to 100 000 in Washington for settlement. Registration runs July 15 to August 5 at Kalispell Missoula Spokane and Coeur dAlene. Drawing starts August 9 at 10 AM. entries due April 10 1910. land regulations to be released June 1.
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Insuice
Taft
Mathend
Mont
Couer d'Alene
Idaho
Spokane
Wash
Kallspell
Missoula
Coeur d'Alene
Nadical Unemployed Program Proposal in Kansas City
A seven member committee drawn from the Tenement Commission, Pardon and Parole Board, Manufacturers Association, Associated Charities, United Hebrew Charities, organized labor, and the unemployed outlines a constructive plan to tackle unemployment. The program begins by pledging that no man shall sleep or live in unsanitary surroundings that undermine his health or dignity.
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Kansas City
Tenement Commission
The
Pardon and Parole Board
Manufacturers’ Association
Associated Charities
United Hebrew Charities
Organized Labor
Reform ideas and social plan from a period discussion
A long passage reviews expenses of a woman s wardrobe and hotel living costs, then shifts to a survey presented by Dayine and Devine on American social progress. It discusses race, birth rates, divorce, and a plan for public welfare including work, soup, bread, charity limits, and a state employment bureau in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wditor Dayine
Yarlong
American Academy of Political and Social Defence
Dr. Devine
aMcioney
Park Board
Free Employment Bureau
Lnk
Missouri
Status of Woman Suffrage Across States and Territories
The article lists states with full women's suffrage Idaho Colorado Utah Wyoming. It notes 26 additional states and one territory allow voting on school questions including Connecticut Delaware Florida Iowa Winds Indiana Kentucky Kansas Massachusetts Minnesota Mississippi Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Dakota Oklahoma Ohio South Dakota Vermont Washington Wisconsin. It adds Louisiana voters may vote on taxation questions, Iowa on certain matters, Minnesota for library trustees, Kansas at municipal elections and bonding matters, and Montana on bonding questions.
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Idaho
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Iowa
Winds
Indiana
Kentucky
Kansas
Michigan
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Ohio
South Dakota
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Senate Costs Revealed in Washington Ledger Series
Washington correspondence exposes the United States Senate outlays for 1907 1908 including salaries for clerks messengers and officials and a vast array of supplies. The account lists furniture mahogany desks typewriters and office gear plus funeral costs for senators and travel expenses totaling about 1.87 million dollars.
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United States
Senate
B Controleta Department Atore
Lithia
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Frank Demitry
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G. F. Spring
Jack Mursinger
Bcores
Mre
Crowses
Setylars
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