Narrow Escape With Wolf During Iowa Hunt Near Ralston
Ton Nicholson of Ralston narrowly escaped a timber wolf attack during a hunt south of Ralston. A companion shielded him with a raincoat after the wolf leaped, enabling others to kill the animal. Two wagon loads of locals captured a den of two old wolves and a cub. one wounded wolf was captured, another escaped.
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Ton Nicholson
Ralston
John Nicholson
Nicholson
Seahan
Woods
Rattlesnakes Spread As Farmers Find Them More Often
Reported rise in rattlesnake sightings across eastern districts as farmers combat the increased numbers. Joseph Schneider killed fifteen rattlers at the old Leppert farm, one with twelve rattles and a button, after heating a den with fire. John Peterson encountered three large snakes while fencing nearby.
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Marshalltown
Lansing
Joseph Schneider
Iving
Leppert
John ‘E. Peterson
Schneider
Sermon Sparks Confession of Des Moines Robberies
Luther Macklin, a boy of about 20, confessed a robbery career dating to age 14 after hearing Rev. Le T. Carpenter preach at the Asbury M. E. church in Des Moines. He told Chief Detective B. Johnston that kleptomania driven by repentance led to surrender and return of stolen items. he was released on parole.
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Luther Macklin
le T. Carpenter
B. &. Johnston
Des Moines
L. B. Carpenter
Asbury M
Macklan
Saloon Fight At Denison Sways Crawford County Vote
Crawford County swings on saloon policy as Denison remains the sole wet center. County supervisors upheld a long standing entry on Denison saloons, prompting closure of others. State Anti-Saloon League actions could require 75 percent voter consent from 1908 electors now abroad.
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Wilttle
Crawford County
Denison
Board of Supervisors
Denson
State Anti-Saloon League
Boys wreck a train near Knoxville causing derailment
Willie Biggs aged 12 and Alvin Nichols aged 14 of Knoxville piloted a cross track tie for splinters as a passenger Rock Island train derailed with no injuries. A local detective detained them amid confusion of an attempted express robbery. Women carry water bonds pass in Water Joo vote. Captain Kimbel, 75, becomes father to his twenty third child with his 19 year old wife in North Dubuque.
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Jnnt
Willie Biggs
Alvin Nichols
Knoxville
Rock Island
Sgt
Kimbel
North Dubuogne
Mysterious cash gifts arrive to Panora residents
Three Panora residents receive anonymous cash gifts totaling 1000 dollars in recent months. Dr Amelia Pigner received a 600 note from Des Moines, Joseph Roberts got 255 from Oregon, and widow Viola Lapegitt found 225 with the note Your friend. None know the sender or purpose as Panora residents await more clues.
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Canora
Malle
Panora
United States
Fide City
Panors
Neithar
Amelia Pigner
Des Moines
Pigner
Ig Ag
Joseph Roberts
Oregon
Roberts
Viola Lapegitt
Iowa Doctors Elect Society Leaders at Des Moines Meeting
The Iowa State Medical Society chose Des Moines as its next convention site and elected officers. President G. E. Crawford of Cedar Rapids. First Vice President W. N. M. Uolding of Cherokee. Second Vice President H. H. W. Clark of McGregor. Secretary W. L. Traynor of Council Bluffs. Treasurer W. B. Small of Waterloo. Delegate to AMA A. L. Wright of Carroll. Lanyon death inquiry supports train strike as probable cause.
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State Medical Society
Ottcorn
Iowa State Medical Society
Des Moines
G. E B. Crawford
Cedar Rapids
WN. M. Uolding
Cherokee
H. H W. Clark
McGregor
W. L. Traynor
Council Bluffs
W. B. Small
Waterloo
American Medical Association
A. L. Wright
Carroll L
State News in Brief From Iowa Cities
A roundup of early 20th century Iowa items reports Mason City travelers George and Mrs Brett heading to Europe for summer, a Mt. Ayr liveryman Harry Wheeler found dead on Shenandoah tracks, Waterloo burglars tapping a till for 37 dollars, and deaths including Rev. J. M. Kissane in Clinton and Carl Gabriel of Burlington after a fatal shooting incident. Additional notes cover clerical appointments, a juried Dubuque damage suit, a Des Moines stabbing, Decorah posteriors, and Maytag control of Mason Automobile Co with 75 000 dollars capital increase.
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George Brett
Mason City
Harry Wheeler
T. A. Wheeler
Mt. Ayr
Shenandoah
W. A. Williams
Waterloo
J. M. Kissane
Mercy Hospital
Clinton
Ireland
Carl Gabriel
Burlington
Silas Garrett
de Soto
Iowa
W. L. McQuarry
Des Moines
Irma
Carl
Newton
Clermont
Cumming
B. ¥. Carroll
Leroy Ware
Seymour Bank
Nary
Rome
Trappist Order of Monks
New Mellory
Keane
Father Richard Murphy
Dubuque
Father Murphy
Edward Manhart
Dreadnought Arms Race Mirrors Turbulent Times
A collage of foreign affairs observations notes Britain must build more dreadnoughts while continental powers push for limits. Headlines reference Kaiser’s fate, Austro naval plans, and rising ship orders. The Wright brothers and Turkish politics appear in satirical fashion, highlighting a era of naval and global power drama.
Raze Trinitys Hovels For Golden Harvest Tenements
Trinity Church in New York tears down the moth-eaten old tenements that yielded rents for decades. Workers remove floor beams as comptroller H H Camman explains new policy replaces insanitary blocks with two new buildings costing about 600000.
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Trinity Church
New York
Great Church Corporation
H. H. Camman
Trinity Corporation
Trinity
Fortune Inheritance Spurs Man To Reenlist In Marines
James L. Dixon, 24, who inherited 100000 from an California uncle, spent 25000 on grain elevator deal and now reenlists for four years in Chicago. He believes the Marine Corps is a fitting career for his wealth and plans to remain in service.
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James L. Dixon
United States Marine Corps
Chicago
Dixon
Marine Corps
California
Bia
Senator Guegenheim defends Jews as citizens not a race
Prominent Hebrews nationwide back Senator Guegenheim of Colorado who at the Senate Census Committee meeting objected to classifying Jews as a race or nationality. He stated Jews are natives of the country they owe allegiance to, differing only in religious belief.
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Guegenheim
Colorado
Senate Census Committee
Tornadoes devastate Texas Oklahoma towns leaving many dead
A powerful storm system swept Zephyr Texas Brown County at 1 am leaving a death toll of thirty two and hundreds injured amid collapsed buildings and fires. Oklahoma towns Key West Depew suffered multiple tornadoes killing at least ten in Key West and five in Depew, with floods and debris. Stroud Sapulpa and Langdon also hit as storms lashed the region, Townsfolk sought refuge as rescue crews moved to aid survivors.
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Zephyr
Brown County
Texas
Brownwood
Santa Fe Railroad
Atorm
Thad Cabler
Biestone
Oklahoma
Key West
Depew
Balt Creek
Stroud
Sapulpa
North Dakota
Langdon
Jamestown Faiy Association
Mobbed English miner dies after Mantfold attack
George Englert an English coal miner died in Washington Pennsylvania from wounds inflicted by a mob of 260 women who drove him from Mantfold three miles north. Officials saved him from death and put him on a street car with orders not to return. His wife, recently released from hospital after an operation, fainted and remains unconscious.
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George Englert
Washington
Mantfold
Lenglert
Englert
Lttle
Murder in Clyde Neighbor Quarrel Ends in Death
Wealthy Clyde, New York farmer Morris Donovan was killed by neighbor Beckwith Tremper at Tremper’s home after a night in the Tremper barn with Donovan and Donovan’s employee Fred Hart. A quarrel sparked the fatal shooting.
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New York
Morris Donovan
Clyde
N. Y
Beckwith Tremper
Tremper
Donovan
Fred Hart
Bailey and Manning clash in Senate corridor over Times story
Texas Senator Joseph W. Bailey and New York Times Washington correspondent W. Sinker Manning fought in the Senate corridor over a Times article about Aldrich and his followers. Bailey damaged Manning b y umbrella clash, both sides unharmed besides the umbrella. Bailey denounced newspapers and Manning, then the misunderstanding grew clearer.
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Texas Statesman
Capitol
Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
W. Sinker Manning
Washington
New York Times
Senate
Bailey
Manning
Times
Aldrich
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Revolt in Peru Quelled at Lima Palace
President Seguin faced an ambitious assault when revolutionaries stormed the palace in Lima. Loyal troops quelled the uprising, recaptured the royal residence, and restored Seguin to power. He then toured the streets to reassure citizens as cavalry guarded the capital.
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Presidant Seguin
Lima
Peru
Legula
Seguin
Kansas Enacts Prohibitory Liquor Law and Related Provisions
Kansas adopts a broad prohibitory act effective on publication, banning liquor sales by druggists and closing bucket shops. The statute also restricts child actors and under fourteen messenger service workers, requires interurban cars to have extra safety features, enforces water purity in nearby streams, mandates hog tight fences along railroads, and penalties for fruit tree agents who misrepresent brands.
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Kansas
Ap Dru Ag
Hoosier Banker Jesse Fletcher Ends His Life
Jesse Fletcher a prominent Indianapolis financier and member of a well known Indiana family died by his own hand at Turtle Lake near Alpena Michigan. The middle aged unmarried banker was influential in Indiana finance and active in many ventures though the cause of his death remains unclear.
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Jesse Fletcher
Jesse Matcher
Indianapolis
Ind
Turtle Lake
Alpena
Mich
Fletcher
Indiana
Fletchers
Middle West
Jessa Fletcher
Rink Installed at Plaza Hotel Faces Warm-Weather Use
A new ice skating rink was installed in the Plaza Hotel New York to attract patrons during hot weather. Fire at Barnet B C destroyed the North Pacific Lumber Company buildings causing 3500000 in losses. Two men arrested in Brooklyn for suspected murder of Antonio Maffett age 7 and body found in Mast River. Balboa name change approved for La Baca Pacific terminal honoring Vasco Balboa. Jordan convicted of murdering his wife in Somerville Mass. Woman's dismembered body found in trunk shipped to Boston. Chinese natives abandoning idol worship per Rev T D Holmes arriving in San Francisco. Colorado Supreme Court rules prohibition towns may not permit liquor by clubs even to members. Canyon City lodge sought a test case.
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Plaza Hotel
New York
Flra
Barnet
B. C
North Pacifi Lumber Company
Brooklyn
N. Y
Antonio Maffett
Mast River
la Baca
Panama Canal
Balboa
Vasco Nunez Balboa
Pacific Ocean
Jordan
Somerville
Masa
Boston
China
T. D. Holmes
San Francisco
Government Purchasing Reform and Tariff Debate
A nation wide policy aims to standardize supply purchases across departments via a General Supply Committee to cut costs. Taft seeks duty estimates under Dingley and Payne Aldrich plans, using average retail prices, with Senate House appropriations tallied at 1,044,401,857 dollars and 10,120 new offices.
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Congress
Taft
Treasury Department
Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
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Indianapolis Star
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Sdoven
Senator Bailey
Sahara
Danny Dreamer
William S. Washburn
Philippine Civil Service Commission
United States Civil Service Commission
James T. Williama, Jr
William Williams
Port of
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Walter H. Clark
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White House
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Superior
Wis
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