Fire Devours Dozen Buildings in Boxholm Blaze
A Wednesday afternoon blaze swept Malt 2 Dozen Buildings and Three Hornen Buen in Boxholm threatening the entire business district. Approximately 15 000 dollars in losses were reported as a mysterious fire started in a small barn at C A Lind residence, with flames quickly spreading to Thorngreen lumber yard and Lind home. Several shops, including Chris Brandt blacksmith and Carl Carlson carpenter, were destroyed though the Lundball general store and Carl Carlson residence survived.
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Boxholm
C.A. Lind
Lind
Chris Brandt ‘Blacksmith Shop
Carl Carlston Carpenter Shop
Carl Hepberg
A. P. Lundball
Carl Carlston
Glidden Fire Destroys Morehouse Elevator and Homes
A passing locomotive started a blaze in Glidden between 11 and 3 on Wednesday night, sweeping away the Morehouse Elevator and grain sheds holding 50,000 bushels of corn and cats, four residences, seven barns, and many outbuildings. The heart of the city was briefly threatened until wind shifts aided containment. Carrollton and Scranton fire departments rushed to assist, with total losses around 40000 dollars, largely insured. Major claims included A Morehouse Company 25000, J Schater 5500, Mrs Maceland 2000, Ethan Atkins 3500, Wells estate 32500, Fred Johnson 500, Mr Green 600, W R Orchard 500.
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Morehouse Elevator
Newg
Morehouse
Glidden
Berna
Carrolly and
Scranton ‘Tira
Fred Johnson
Mr. Green
W. R. Orchard
Dark Dances Ban At University Of Iowa
Pan Hellenic Association bans dark dances at University of Iowa formals after reports of amorous exhibitions. Council passes rule requiring lights on at all events, ending slow waltzes in dim halls and limiting couples’ interactions during parties.
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U. S
University of Iowa
Rele
Varue
Music Charms Snakes In Marshalltown Youth Feat
Hart Smith aged 12 and brother John eight from Marshalltown enticed twelve snakes with a violin. They scraped a mournful tune on their father Walted Smith’s old violin and snakes emerged from holes to bask in the sun and listen. The plan succeeded as twelve reptiles were charmed, providing gifts for friends and neckties for their peers.
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Marahalttownen
Froys Wil
Stratan
Hart Smith
John
Marshalltown
Walted Smith
Rafter Ann Lg
Delta
Pioneer bookbinder Anton Rank Dies in Fort Dodge
Anton Rank, aged 57, a pioneer bookbinder of the State, died at his Fort Dodge home after a month of terrible agony from gangrene caused by blood poisoning months earlier while trimming coins. Amputation of one foot was done about a month ago but there was little hope of recovery.
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Anton Rank
Fioneer
St. Dodge
Fort Dodge
Rank
Inspectors urge citizenship for Tama Indian wards
Government inspectors report Tama County wards of the government should receive full citizenship rights. They argue wards are full landowners and governments should grant them citizenship while county officials could manage them more effectively.
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Tama
Tama County
Fruit prospects dim as spring cold hits crops hard
The monthly bulletin of the State Horticultural Association reports spring temperatures four degrees below normal, mirroring 1802 levels. Peach crops face near total failure with only a small fraction of normal yields. apples bloom in the south, while overall fruit outlook sits around 75 percent of normal for most varieties.
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Penokon
State Horticultural Association
Man Held for Killing Chicagoan in Washington Hotel
Quincey Weraveling ManBernhardt traveling salesman for Quincy Stock Food Co is jailed in Washington charged with killing John Gerdin of Chicago. He is accused of striking Gerdin over the head with a water pitcher at the Benz Hotel on April 25 after Gerdin entered Bernhardt’s room. Gerdin died later at a Moline city hospital. coroner's jury tied the death to the blow. Witnesses from Washington described the incident. Bernhardt says the strike happened under excitement and fear about Gerdin's intentions.
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Quincey
John J . Frank
G. Bernhardt
Quincy
Washington
John Gerdih
Chicago
Benz
Gerdin
Bernhaardt
Geerdin
Moline
Ill
Bernhardt
Blame at Des Moines Fire Destroys McCune Building
Early Tuesday a midnight blaze leveled the McCune Building at Court avenue and 5th street Des Moines housing the New York Well Paper and Stationery Co. The fire also damaged the State Central Hotel and caused swift losses to Swift and Co. Firefighters saved hotel guests as bricks fell and fireworks and gunpowder explosions threatened the district.
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McCune
Court Avenue
5Th Street
Des Moines
New York ‘Well Paper and Stationery Company
State Central Hotel
Swift & Co
Woman burned to death in Nodaway fire tragedy
Mrs Victor Dix of Nodaway was burned to death and her husband fatally burned when an oil explosion set fire to the blaze she had kindled for breakfast. Mrs Dix, 28, left five children aged 144 to 9. She died at 5 PM, ten hours after the accident. Mr Dix, a coal miner, died soon after attempting to rescue her.
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Victor Dix
Nodaway
Mra. Dix
Dix
Hea
Fires, firings, and unusual tales stir several towns
The Rockport drug store burned destroying stock and facilities while Farmington reports seven thousand dollars weekly egg trades. Centerville sees Supt Johnson take over schools as Carlisle loses its business core to a blaze. Des Moines sent a chemical engine to aid. Ed Brady, a colored preacher, faces five years for alleged stolen funds. A Dougherty child suffers severe burns from clothing catching fire during rubbish burning. Price raises peacocks for lucrative park demand. After 31 years, William Glyndon is pardoned by Gov. Carroll. he had been jailed for a 1878 murder in Story County. Ashton notes an elopement among Worthington, St Paul, and Minneapolis circles, with Mrs George Ennenga and Joseph Death tied to the affair. Death and Mrs Ennenga wed years ago. Death runs the local drug line.
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Carlisle
Des Moines
Brady
Preston
Oskaloosa
Ft. Mailson
P.walsh
Dougherty
William Priea
Greene
Mr. Price
William P. Glyndon
Carroll
Glyndon
Gen. Sherman
Story County
Ashton
Worthington
St. Paul
Minneapolis
George Ennenga
Joseph Death
Death
Drag Mne
Taft Urges Foraker Act Reform For Porto Rico
President Taft asks Congress to amend the Foraker act to curb improper appropriation power and to clarify executive and legislative jurisdictions in Porto Rico. He warns against rushing political rights and notes Porto Rico’s improved prosperity, education, and self-government under current laws. He stresses orderly change and cautions against public resentment or ingratitude.
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Taft
Congress
Foraker
Porto Rico
Legislative Assembly
Porto ‘Rico
Paas
United States
Executive Council
Philippines
Hawaiii
Four teen night riders guilty in Tennessee whip case
A Waverly Tennessee jury finds four teens guilty of being members of the night riders organization and of whipping J M Reece on October 16, 1908. Each defendant faces ten days in jail and a $500 fine. They are placed under military guard to await a new trial motion. The verdict is followed by subdued celebrations in their cells.
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Pen Daya
Joli
Tennessee Gang
Io Waverly
Tenn
Night Riders’ Organization
J. M. Reece
Jrail
Duke of the Abruzzi Said To Attempt Suicide On Way To India
Rome court circles are stirred by sensational reports about the duke of the Abruzzi. Authorities hear that in a low mood he tried to shoot himself with a revolver while en route to India, but a member of his party intervened. Letters from expedition members describe him as utterly reckless.
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Rome
Abruzzi
India
Pastor's Prayer Triggers Mistrial in Georgia Court
In Mount Vernon Georgia Rev Joe McDaniel offered a prayer at court opening for the trial of Jordan Swain, a relative of W C Beasley. The defense moved for mistrial after the prayer and the court granted it. McDaniel asked for compassion for Swain as a man whose hands are stained by blood.
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Mount Vernon
Joe McDaniel
W. C. Beasley
Jordan Swain
McDaniel
Swain
Prairie Fire Ravages Castro County Texas Panhandle
A disastrous prairie fire swept Castro County in the Panhandle of Texas on Saturday and Sunday. Col J K Herring of Herring Lun el d Amarillo was the heaviest loser, with flames sweeping thirty ranch holdings.
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Texas
Castro County
Panhandle
Col
J. K. Herring
Herring & Luneld
Amarillo
Hig Ranch
Elmo Autor Dies Augusta Evans Wilson Noted Novelist
Augusta Evans Wilson renowned for Beulah Inez and St Himo dies at Mobus Ale after heart failure. Born 1886 in Columbus Georgia, daughter of Matt Ryan and Sarah Howard Hivans, lived in Texas and Mobile Alabama. Married L M Wilson 1868. no children. Her work shaped Romantic era fiction with Beulah and Macaries among early successes.
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Augusta Evans Wilson
Augusta Nyanga Wilson
Bt. Hino
South
Mobus, Ale
Columbus
Matt Ryan
Sarah Howard Hivans
Texas
Moblie
Ala
Aba
L. M. ‘Wilson
Inez
the Alamo
Beulah
Charleston
8. C
Confederate States of America
Havana
Cuba
New York City
Five Guilty in Bucket Shop Case at Cincinnati Court
A federal jury in Cincinnati found Louis W. Foster and five co‑defendants guilty of using the mails to defraud in a bucket shop operation. The convicted men include John Gorman, W. J. Campbell, A. C. G. Baldwin, John M. Scott and Edwin F. Hell. Penalties range from $1,000 to $5,000 fine, eighteen months in prison, or both. The case ties to the estate of the late William J. O’Dell, who built a vast bucket shop network across the West and South and died leaving about $2,000,000. The verdict marks a decisive government victory against improvident trading practices.
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Louis W. Foster
United States
Dastrict Court
Nnt
Cincinnati
John Gorman
W. J. Campbell
A. C G. Baldwin
John M. Scott
Edwin F. Hell
William J. O'Dell
O'Dell
Gorman
Baldwin, Beott and Hell
William Dudley
Thomas Shay
Dudley
Shay
Chicago
New York
Misuse of $500000 Charged in Davis Embezzlement Case
Whallington police accuse lawyer John C. Davis of embezzling over half a million dollars through schemes affecting women in Washington and victims in Alexandria Virginia Cincinnati New York and other cities. Brother Martin D. Davis also under arrest charged with conspiracy and as Potomac Building and Loan secretary claims his brother can account for every penny.
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Whallington
Peorf
J. C. Davis
John C. Davis
Washington
Davis
Alexandria
Cincinnati
New York
Martin D. Davis
The
Potomac Building and Loan Association
1500 Japanese Students Strike at Tokyo Commercial High
About 1,500 student representatives at a mass meeting in Tokyo decided to quit the commercial high school after adopting a resolution. They formed a line in front of the building, sang the school song, held a farewell, and dispersed. They had petitioned government to elevate the school to university status, which was denied.
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Tokyo
Schonl Sevaune Ie
Suffrage Resolution Halted by Missouri Senate Committee
The Missouri Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments killed the woman’s suffrage resolution by recording it adversely, effectively defeating the measure in committee.
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Missouri
Missouri Senate Committee On Constitutional Amendments
The Stave Silo And Farming Practices
A long discussion on stave silos led by J Dorney praises stave silos as superior to cement alloy types. The piece notes better silage warmth control, durability, and ease of relocation, with about ninety cents per ton overall cost including labor. It also covers irrigation expansion in the Wenatchee Valley and forage crops like Japanese millet and rape.
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J. Dorney
Héard’s Dairyman
Illinois
Farmara
F. Dmeraon
Concrete Floors and Farm Notes From 19th Century Journal
Concrete floor mix ratios described for light load bases with cement, sand, and gravel, plus curing guidelines and sun protection. The article then shifts to farm notes advising on caterpillars, sheep, calving readiness, alfalfa as pig feed, milk cooling, fruit cultivation, strawberry profitability, breeding records, and proper piglet care.
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H. M. Banner
Not for Politeness Only at Mrs Perkins Dinner
Dialogue captures a mother urging a son and child to keep quiet during meals at Mrs Perkins home and to eat with proper decorum. The exchange stresses politeness, manners, and respectful behavior at others' tables.
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Mrs
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Elmo Autor
St. Himo
Cincinnations
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Spokang
Sizice
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