Beloved Mayor Disappears Amid Monastery Allegations
A Dubuque mayoral figure, A. Schunk, known as Mr Selunik, vanished amid legal and political troubles. Reports say he joined a Trappist monastery, attending early devotions. Concurrent lawsuits accuse him of violating the mulct law by keeping a liquor store open on election day.
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Delven
Mayou
A. Schunk
Dibuque
Bae
Seliunik
Joseph Neelam
Nisiness
Schunk
H. A. Selumnkaquor Company
Martin Streaulau
Sahunik
Iowa Farmers Victims of Des Moines Stock Yards Bust
Louis R. Hough, owner of the Des Moines stock yards, has fled a bankruptcy petition. His liabilities are about 2,405 dollars with assets near 27,881 dollars. Farmers statewide lost money shipping hogs to Des Moines hoping for a premium, now facing only a possible ten cents on the dollar.
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Des Moines
Hita
Louis R. Hough
Supreme Judge Falls Dead in Waterloo Hotel Lobby
Judge Charles A Bishop, 55, chief jurist of the Town Supreme Court and Iowa State Bar meeting attendee, collapsed from a brain blood clot in a Waterloo hotel lobby on a recent night. He appeared in good health moments before and died as physicians cited paralysis of respiration. The banquet planned for that night was abandoned.
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Charlies A. Weaver
Iowa
Charles A
Supreme Court
Waterloo
State Bar Association
Fireworks Stand Explosion Fatal at Nora Springs
A 30 year old Miss Clarence Stoner died after a Roman candle fired from a ground stand fifteen feet high prematurely discharged fireworks. The blast struck her in the head as operators and bystanders jumped. Several others were injured, though none seriously.
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Toman Strack
Clarence Stoner
Nora Springs
Vone
Gov Cummins Declares He Will Not Resign
Gov. A. B. Cummins stated he will not resign and never seriously considered leaving office. He noted a wish to retire from public life for six months but reaffirmed he would continue as governor. A separate note discusses miners and a surge in death claims tied to widows and dependents, highlighting ten of twenty seven deaths were women.
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Heclneas
A. B. Cummins
Darling
United Mine Workers
Train collision injures Des Moines passengers in city
An outgoing Tadianolo train on the Chiesto line of the Rock Island and Pacific Railway struck a Great Western train at East Seventh Street in Des Moines. More than eight people were seriously injured and one is reported dead.
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Des Moines
Tadianolo
Chiesto, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Great Western
East Seventh Street
Child Burned In Powder Explosion At Waterloo
Eleven year old Jerome Meade sustained serious burns when gun powder exploded at Waterloo as a small cannon and a paper bag containing powder were left nearby. A firecracker falling into the powder ignited flames that wrapped the boy. His mother extinguished the fire and saved his life.
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Jerome Meade
Waterloo
Jerome
Robbery Confession Ties Couple to Midwest Heist
Daven Ball, arrested in Marshalltown with Mrs. Frank Sharcliffe, confesses to involvement with Shercliffe in robbing a Northern Pacific train near Minneapolis on April 16. He claims their roles included staging the theft and stealing watches from passengers. agent McFotridge accompanies the prisoner to locate the crime scene and recovered items.
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Pal
Nella Hollae
Daven Ball
Marshalltown
Frank Sharcliffe
Aus
Shercliffe
Northern Pacific
Mineapolis
St. Paul
Shereliffe
McFotridge
Northern’ Pacific
Des Moines
St.Paul
Minneapolis
Balltias
Poised Smallpox Panic After Boyds Death Rouses City
Charles Boyd of 2 Carmell Blults dies from smallpox as neighborhood panics over more than twenty cases including confluent type. His brother Mia J. F. Snyder died recently from the disease, though they lived in different city sections. Alarm grows over ongoing outbreak.
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Charles Boyd
Mia
J. F. Snyder
Boyd
Foreman Shot During Marshelltown Clash Amid Strike Attacks
In Marshelltown a street fight involved four strikers attacking W. E. Yoler, a Lowe Central roundhouse foreman and a strikebreaker. Toler drew a pistol and fatally shot George W. Davis, who died instantly. Toler was detained.
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Killa
Marshelltown
W. E. Yoler
Lowa Central Roundhouse
Toler
George W. Davis
Within Our Borders Report From Keokuk And Nearby
A garbled local notice lists numerous incidents including Margaret Robertson’s death, James Phillips’s suicide by carbolic acid, Granville Doty fined for hauling no beer, a drowning in Lown river, injuries unloading hay, Walter Britt’s heart attack while driving his cow home, Ole Rosenquist’s death from a blow, and various accidents and misfortunes across multiple Iowa towns. It also notes forgers arrested near Pleasantville, a fatal explosion in Nevada, and professional moves by Henry Ueefser and Prof. Samuel Calvin.
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Keokuk
Robertson
James Phillips
Granville Doty
Lake View
Tr. J. Taylor
Marshalltown
Lown Wiver
Alfred Youngren
Cook Township
Sac County
Walter L. Britt
Ole Rosenquist
Dubuque
Dunst
Royal Prince
R. S. Leilher
Garrison
Spock
Adolph Wettstein
Ames Coll
Jackson
Downing
Ernest Watts
Mason City
Jeana. Joseph
Anthony
Ottumwa
Arizona
Anslat
San Francisco
John Brown
Cola
Cerro Gordo County
Upturn in U S business shown by postal receipts and crops
Chicago Record-Herald reports nationwide improvement with higher New York postal receipts in June 1908 and 63,089 more than June 1907. Unemployment falls, rail work resumes, and crops forecast strong with wheat, oats, and corn outlooks improving across Illinois Wisconsin Ohio Indiana Missouri Pennsylvania and surrounding regions.
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Chicago Record-Herald
United States
Uncle Sam
Chicago
New York
Edward M. Morgan
Thorn
Iite Cava
Illinois
Wisconsin
J. D. Klapp
Milwaukee
National Car Service Association
Omaha
Nebrasika
Kansas
Postmaster Law Targets Radical Press With Paper Refusals
The Postmaster General orders postmasters to refuse distribution of papers deemed to incite arson murder or assault and to withhold foreign language papers unless the proprietor furnishes translations. The crackdown faces swift challenges from Appeal to Reason Socialist and others who vow to contest the measure as unconstitutional. Roosevelt plans a year long African big game hunt sailing directly to Cairo with no European port calls. The treasury ends the year $60 million behind expenditures with total receipts $599.9 million and expenditures $659.6 million. The poison squad of Dr Wiley’s experiments marks two years since the pure food law, with regulators praising compliance. Whisky and neutral spirits are legally distinct. bourbon must be Kentucky made from corn mash. Payne of Ways and Means resists a recess committee gathering to avoid tari reform push. Border rules unify exclusion standards and land strips along the Canadian border are set for enforcement. Roosevelt notes destroyer crew feats rival battleship travel, praising destroyers as notably remarkable.
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Papore
Appeal To
Reason
Chi
Socialist
New York Unly
Department
Washington
Norfolk and Southern Placed In Receivership By Court
The Federal Court at Norfolk Virginia has placed the Norfolk and Southern railway in receivership upon the application of the Trust Company of America with the railroad's assent. The line recently acquired several branch lines using borrowed capital and failed to meet obligations. A rearrunication committee has been formed.
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Norfolk and Southern
Norfolk, Va
Norfolk and Southern Railway
Trust Company of America
Meat Prices Rise As Southwest Settlers Grow
Crowding of cattle by new settlers pushes grazing land into cultivation. Hoof prices hit record highs while urban poor boycott butchers charging high prices. Resulting diet shifts include more fruit and vegetables as meat consumption declines.
Prince George of Wales in America A 19th Century Spectacle
The article recalls 19th century visits by royal figures in the United States, notably Prince George of Wales and Albert Edward. It notes incognito travel being unlikely, describes grand balls at the Academy of Music in New York, meetings with political figures, and the pair’s impressions. A later voyage aboard the steam frigate Hero and the powerful Ariadne towing under rough seas is mentioned, with a forward view of George’s future status as king.
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Prince of Waten
Lacoy
Edward Vil
New York
Lord Renfrew
New York Press
Bogland
Prince George of Wales
Baward
Ives
George
Prince George
America
Niagara Falls
Baron Renfrew
Albert
Halifax
Province
Miss Young
Canada
Pillsbury
United States
Academy of Music
Prince of Wales
Gov. Morgan
Miss Mason
Gould-Hoyt
Gen
Winfield Scott
Roosevelt
Jenny Weld
The
Nile
Styx
Tero
Dero
Aviadne
A King's Undressing Described In Regency Court Rituals
An 18th century manuscript excerpt depicts Louis XVI being undressed in full view of the court. The king’s coat waistcoat and shirt are removed, a nightshirt given by a top prince, and attendants assist with belts breeches and a dressing gown. The scene ends as pages lift and ceremonials conclude with a formal exit.
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Louin XVI
Mermairs
Comtesse de
Miglig
Handleaupod on American opera and peasantry critique
The Icangi ity Journal questions why an American grand opera cannot be written citing a lack of peasantry to supply a chorus. The item presents a provocative cultural critique and references editorial tone from a periodical publication.
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Handleaupod
Icangi Ity Journal
Chicago Trade Outlook Improves Amid Harvest Prospects
Dun's Review notes favorable gener al trade sentiment in Chicago with better harvest prospects and easier money for high grade securities. Holiday retail activity declines shrink inventories while buying in seasonable wares rises. Bank clearings reach 214.5 million for five days, fewer failures than prior periods.
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Chicago
Dun
New York Trade Outlook Promises Stable Fall Business
The July 9 week sees 245 U.S. business failures, up from 200 last week, with earlier retail stocks cut and discounts used to spur demand. Despite quieter midsummer activity, prospects for fall business brighten as crop forecasts improve, though factory shutdowns for inventory and repairs temper gains. Canada records 89 failures, up from prior periods.
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United States
Canada
R Bradstreet
Chicago market prices for cattle hogs and grains
A dense list of commodity quotes across major markets including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo. Cattle hogs sheep and various grain rates are provided with range figures in cents and dollars per unit for No 2 grades and current months.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Ste
Harley
New York
Toledo
Bread Underweight Probe Expands In Minneapolis
Over 150 loaves allegedly underweight flagged by W. T. D. McCall Inspector of bakers in Minneapolis. Inspector pursues multiple bakers suspected of selling short weight loaves. Also notes ship traffic from Lake Superior estimated at 22,000,000 tons, down from 1007. Minnesota State Pharmaceutical Association met at Lake Carlos near Alexandria in a campout session with tents dining hall and sleeping quarters.
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W. TD. McCall
Minneapolis
Lake Superior
Minnesota State Pharmaceutical Association
Hell
Lake Carlos
Alexandria
Carson
Darling
Aarge
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