Des Moines Youth patent stirs large fortune talk
Moses Alber, a Des Moines clothing clerk, has just secured a U S patent for a self opening beer bottle stopper. Conservatives peg its value at a million dollars and the Crown Cork company may hold major royalties. Alber has reportedly declined a half million dollar offer for rights.
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Morea Alber
Moses Alber
Déwish Ind
Des Moines
United States
Crown Cork and Beal Company
Mutents
Young Albor
Aliber
Moses Aliber
N. Aliber
Tes Moles
Nine Year Old Boy Fatally Shoots Guest in Keokuk Home
A 9 year old, Charles Alexander of Keokuk, shot George Jones mortally wounding him in a Canton Moore home on the eve of Jones’s planned wedding to Mrs Jens Hammond. Jones warned by shouting look out before dying. The boy says he did not know the gun was loaded and took it to frighten Jones.
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iKeokuk
France
Charles Alexsander
George Jones
Keokuk
Jones
Canton
Jens Mammond
Iad
Moving Picture Fire Panic in Centerville Cinema
A moving picture fire at the Majestic in Centerville sparks panic for about 100 audience members as women fling children from rear windows and escape. Fire destroys the projector and equipment. minor building damage estimated at 500 dollars. no serious injuries reported, cinema had operated about a year with good patronage.
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Majestic Hearer
Centerville
Centerville Citizen
Man Blows Head Off Near Home In Suspected Suicide
Leonard Lesh, about 30, was found dead in a barn near his home along the Lisyah travel route out of Woulhine. He reportedly died from a shotgun discharge carried by him. The incident occurred as children watched from the school across the road near the Loxh inn. Relatives offer no clear cause for the act. the Losh family is described as well to do, with financial interests noted.
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Leonard Howh
Vones
Harmerly Kount
Leoard Lesh
Conrad Wakehouse
Woulhine
Lesh
Tosh
Efu
Ying
Loxh
AN At Losh
Humelton Boy Loses Eye in Powder Explosion Prank
A 16 year old boy near Fhauesion suffered severe facial injuries when a shell fragment from a prank exploded after powder from a small shell was placed in his ran and covered with mud. The blast cut his face and damaged his eye.
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Wiliau McMillan
Fhauesion
Arraignment for Tie Pleads Not Guilty in Marshall Killing
Harry Lashelle was arraigned on second degree murder charges after a shooting in Marshall. He pleaded not guilty and a hearing was set for May 27. A merchant police officer who witnessed the event was suspended pending investigation.
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Tie
Oc Selbert
Harry Laxhelle
Ou” Selbert
Marshalltowho
Tashelle
W. Huyty
Merchant Police
Beivert
Boy slayer convicted in Northwood murder case
Edward McNamara was found guilty of second degree murder for shooting his father in his Northwood bedroom on December 20 last year. Judge Clark will sentence June 1 and consider a new trial motion. The case follows a 27 hour jury deliberation with initial acquittal votes and lengthy insanity debates. The indeterminate sentence act could require life, with possible reduction to ten years by the board. Appeals to the Supreme Court loom if a new trial is denied.
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Meo- Navara
Edward McNamara
Northwood
Clark
Supreme Court
Inez
Stolen Sketch of Des Moines Bank Scam
Crooks staged a $500 cash heist at Citizens' National Bank in Des Moines using a bogus order from Omaha. Two suspects attempted a similar $500 trap at Des Moines National Bank, but the plan failed. the pair vanished with no leads. Assistant cashier C A Barr reported the attempted theft and the stalled scheme to investigators.
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Des Moines
National
Omaha
Des Moines National Bank
Asistant
Carshier C. A. Barr
Boy shoots father in Collins. physician near death
Dr. N. Knepper of Collins, a respected physician, was shot in the chest by his 24 year old son after a reprimand over his habits. The son is detained. the father died in Collins after a long tenure and widower status.
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No W. Knepper
Collins
N. V W. Knepper
Minor State Items Highlight Odd Local News
A mosaic of small town incidents spans multiple states: a Bedford farmer offered 100 per acre for 120 acres, Panama mayor Michael Marion died in the street, a horse team drowned near Onoma, and A J Albright of Charlotte died at 72. Other notes cover a Des Moines kitten scratch scare, a lost fox terrier causing grief, a Des Moines cattle-killing fine, Burlington staff changes, Newton land selling for 22500, and various peculiar legal and personal events across Iowa and neighboring areas.
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Bedford
Panama
Michael Marion
George Pornker
Onoma
Sioux River
A. J. Albright
Charlotte
Edward Deamond
Dubuque
Louise Schiller
Des Moines
O. Z. Miller
Tex
Rock Island
Louis Kaufman
George F. Rommel
Burlington
W. C. Jeffry
Monmouth
Newton
George Simpson
William O'Brien
Kildypl
Simpson
Will Bateman
Waterloo
Oslea- Joosa
Marshalltown
Pred Vetter
Muscatine
Werea
Nage Bergen
Shellaburg
Charles
Jacquemin
Athalis
Ista
George Gerner
Nick Rober
Cherokes
Flo
Towa
Lamont
Mont Ayr
Ai de Long
Marrison
Hia Brew
Laverne
Hux
Wusttngton
Luss
E.P. Seaples
Mort Mallegon
James Lanes
Mhovnrfield Tdemovral
Og Seriens
Myla
Two Die in Big Fire at Witneis Central Elevator
A violent blaze caused by lightning tore through the Witneis Central elevator on South Water Street, Chicago. Two firemen Cooper and McEligott died as walls collapsed while 11 others were injured and about 1,000,000 bushels of grain burned. flames and embers threatened nearby docks and warehouses as crews fought to save surrounding properties.
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Witneis Central
South Water Street
Chicago
Loop District
Nonother
Cooper
McEligott
Mcl@llgott
Tllrneis Central
Goodrich
Wisconsin Central
Dream Leads to Oil Find in Lonven County Ohio
Dream inspired a local claim that a new oil well on the Joseph Shannon farm near Findlay will yield valuable petroleum. The Sun Oil Company plans to drill to 190 feet in sandstone, with strong flow expected. Nearby wells and Shannon’s dream sparked belief the field holds large quantities.
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Vfindlay
Ohio
Lonven County
Sun Ol Company
Joseph Shannon
Shannon
Arrival of Albany captain halts filibuster expedition
Captain Benson commanding the American cruiser Albany in Central American waters reportedly halted an alleged filibustering expedition led by Captain John Moissant, which aimed to cross from Nicaragua into El Salvador under cover of night. Benson warned he would open fire if forced to intervene further.
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Nicaragua
Albany
Benson
Washington
John Moissant
Salvador
Fire destroys Breslau mining town homes in Wilkes-Barre area
A cigarette started a blaze in a boarding house at Breslau near Wilkes-Barre Pa. Heavy winds and no nearby fire service left eight houses burned and twelve families homeless. Loss estimated at $15,000 with many residents displaced.
Trade tensions and mobilization across North American industry
Trade and industry items show railroad contractors rushing low borers to Alaska while Pacific coast employers pay extra wages to retain workers. Seattle chamber urges Senate to double shingles duty to shield Vancouver Island labor from Canadian competition. Winnipeg builders resolve labor disputes, pledging no strikes for a year. Norvat D. Kemp of Dayton urges a politically active farm society to represent rural interests in national affairs.
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Alaska
Pacific Coast
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Senate
Voaal Lundermen
Winnipeg
United States
Norvat D. Kemp
Dayton
Ohio
Roosevelt
Farm Commission
Holland's Heir Is Daughter Queen Wilhelmina Birth
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland gave birth to a daughter on a Friday morning. The expected male heir disappoints hopes for a son to succeed the throne. Wilhelmina, now twenty-ninth year, has reigned since 1890 after succeeding her father King William III. The marriage to Prince Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin is described as a love match. She had faced several marriage rumors and refusals before this union.
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Wilhellmina
Holland Vriday
Wilhelmina
Prince Henry
Mecklenburg-Sehwerin
Willow Iit
Royal Marriage Prospects and Heir Chances Discussed
The piece notes Velnet Henry present at a royal marriage involving a German attaché to the chasseurs in Pris Klan Curd. It discusses a future birth of a son to Queen Wilhel, India’s potential retirement due to Lille Low status in Tol land, and the likelihood of his heir becoming king at age 18 with a daughter as successor if the mother dies first.
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Velnet
Henry Wan
Wilhel
India
Lille
Tolland
Hnd
Death Toll in Chicago Storm Reports Widespread Damage
A fierce sand and rain storm hit Chicago on Churchday evening causing one immediate fatality and another death from heart failure during the turmoil. Nearly fifty injured, twenty-five houses blown down, and many more damaged. Electric lights and streetcar service disrupted, telegraph and telephone lines down. Widespread flooding with two inches of rain in the day. Final waves reached Michigan cities Waukegan and Kenosha.
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Chicago
Atta
Take Michigan
Wankegan
Kenosha
Detention Home Reunites St. Louis Father and Son
James Sheppard Cabanne of St. Louis recovers his son Cabanne II from a San Francisco detention home after the boy’s escape with his stepfather Broughton Brandenburg. The reunion between father and son is described as happy.
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Cabanne
James
Cabanne II
St. Louis
Broughton Brandenburg
San Francisco
James Sheppard Cabanne
Robbed and Elected? Albert Bleedorn’s Turbulent Night
Albert Bleedorn a Wells Minnesota retired merchant faced a chaotic episode after being robbed of 3100 in negotiable papers and 25 in cash. He was struck by another guest when entering the latter s room to search for the thief and was ejected from the hotel where the theft occurred.
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Albert Bleedorn
Wells
Minn
Wenun Dien at Age 107 and Local Noted Elder Death
Mrs. Caroline Noelter, reported as Aledo's oldest woman, dies at 107. Born in 1802, she lived through decades of regional change in Wennakers and Tuchel areas, reflecting a long era of Prussian heritage.
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Wenun Dien
Caroline Noelter
Aledo
Wennakers
Avar Tuchel
Weat Prusala
Pardon End of Goebel Case Narrowly Clears Exiles
Governor A B Wilson grants pardons for most Goebel assassination figures except those who turned state evidence. Indictments against others linked to the alleged conspiracy are expected to be dismissed, leaving only Henry Youtsey blamed for the murder as the lone convicted party. The episode closes a turbulent Kentucky saga that drew global attention.
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A.B. Wilson
William Goa Bol Ning
Henry EB. Youtsey
State Penitentiary
Goebel
Wilson
Youtsey
Kentucky
William
Taylor
Iie
Frnnkfort
Castor
Muley
Nashville businessman slain by young woman in office
Morse, a well known Nashville business man, was shot and killed in the Ameri son Dery Cleaning Company office. The woman, Gore tridy Douglas, escaped but was arrested an hour later near police headquarters. She claimed Morse had deceived her after nine years together.
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Nashville
Tenn Polloo
Vietba
Isaac S
Morse
Tenn
Gore Tridy Douglas
Ameri+ son Dery Cleaning Company
Nonglas Gid
Je Morse
Fe Couidn
Director Countled Dew Dies After Stroke in Meran
Mr Couried, former director of the Metropolitan Opera Sousa in New York and once manager of the German Theater, died Monday morning at 281 after an apoplectia stroke a few days ago in Meran Vyrol. The death ends a long career in European and American opera administration.
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Yeintich Gouried
Tixend
Couried
Metropolitan Opera
Sousa
New York
German ‘Theater
Meran
Vyrol
Meyer Roe
Trade gains amid improving weather and industrial activity
Chicago notes firmer money and higher bank payments than last year as May settlements loom. Investment in bonds and stocks grows while agriculture breaks new ground in the Northwest. Steel, leather, and shoe industries report strong orders. construction materials and wagon demand rise with building needs. Dun's Weekly Review of Trade says creditors' liabilities rise modestly.
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Chicago
Lrom
Dun's Weekly Review of Trade
Trade conditions and spring business in New York recap
New York reports little change in trade conditions with irregular activity as spring results fall short. Wholesale demand for fall and winter shows growth, pig iron and iron and steel markets active though price levels decline. Manufacturers buy more, but orders rise. Eastern shoe shipments up 24 percent from two years ago, yet still below 1907. US weekly business failures total 547, up from 201 last week. Canada records 36 failures this week, down from 87 last week.
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United States
Canada
Lradstreal's
Fragmented historical grain and livestock quotes sheet
A dense OCR of multiple market quotations shows prices for hogs sheep cattle and grain across several markets including Indianapolis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo and New York. Figures cover wheat corn oats rye barley butter and hay with varied quality grades and delivery terms.
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Padianapolis
Catle
Detroit
Cork
Bae
Milwaukee
Whent
Fez
Ubey Park
Mess
Stesta
Lawdy
New York
Syhops
ST. Kheop
Sac
Creamory
Toledo
Ste
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