Brief World Happenings Across The Globe
Taft releases a McKinney letter signaling Republicans will retain the next House. Three ex-Wisconsin Central officials, Harriman Taylor and Ewing, held to grand jury in $16,000 bonds over a $2 million air repairs fraud scheme. Gilbert B. Jones, former New York Times owner, committed suicide in Park Row offices. Maj. de Rudio of the early French Royalist party dies in Los Angeles at 78. Peter Oluon returns to the Charlaston cruiser with Uncle Sam. Farmer Martin O Malley found guilty of murdering his two stepdaughters and faces hanging.
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Taft
W. B. McKinney
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Frank B. Harriman
John M. Tnaylor
Charles L. Ewing
Wiineis Central
Grand
Mancha Bruggemaeyer
Chicago
Los Angeles
Cal
O'Malley
French premier Briand forms new cabinet to tackle labor woes
General news items report M Briand handing cabinet resignation to President Fallieres and agreeing to form a largely restructured ministry focused on resolving vexatious labor problems. The October grand jury in Chicago returns a true bill naming attorney Erbstein in a Browne trial bribery claim. Burglars steal $9000 from Hillards bank safe. Various local incidents include a Denver church capstone blessing, a fatal shooting in San Francisco, and other crimes and misfortunes across the nation.
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M. Briand
Fallieres
Charles E. Erbstein
Chicago
Grant McCutcheon
Lee O'Ne
Browne
Erbstein
Merchants and Farmers’ Bank
Hillards
Nicholas G. Matz
Diocese of
Colorado
Denver
Antonio Valentino
San Franciisco
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Judson Harmon
Margaret Patrick
Robert Doyle
Toledo
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
White House
George W. Yaandle
New York City
Edward T. Rosenholmer
Grace Hough
Rosenheimer
Jon Wallace
Lawrenceville
W. C. Manuroy
San Fernando
Cal
National Nut Growera’ Association
Monticello
Fla
Turbulent Times Marked By Revolt and Riots
The era around Portugal’s monarchy collapse prompts a looming military move in the new government as regiments threaten to rebel for promised pensions and promotions. Across the nation, mining disasters, strikes, and political shifts unfold with violence, arrests, and legal actions shaping an unsettled period.
Happenings Over the State Revelations in Sheldon Scandal
Iowa dispatches report a Sheldon school janitor trapping Supt J T White in a compromising scene with Mary Disland an 18 year old senior. White’s arrest leads to his resignation within 24 hours as town moral sentiment runs high. Also noted are a Dubuque monastery burial, a fatal shooting of Lillian Raab in Charles City, peanut crop progress by G C I Raymond of Independence, and a 200 bushel per acre potato yield near Sioux Rapids amid rising Iowa land values.
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Sheldon
Minue
Plus & Sensation
J. T. White
Mary Disland
Sheldon High School
James Rider
Ife
Robert W. Chambers
Twin Cities
David
David Sullivan
Reat
New Mellory
Dubuque
Otto Raab
Lillian
Charles City
Baab
Charles City College
Raymond
Sioux Rapids
Iowa
Iowa Finances Declare Healthy State Treasury Surplus
Des Moines reports show a state treasury balance of 369,726 with receipts for the current biennial period at 8,388,280, up 1,141,232 from 1908. Savings banks capital stock rose 3,784,500 and total deposits reached 48,993,898. Auditor Bleakley recommends a county offices examiner board and notes 101,844 in nonresident insane costs with a suggestion to split residence as part of official investigations.
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Iowa
Des Moines
John L. Bleakley
Treasury
Bleakley
Ida County Superintendent Quits Ida Grove Post
Ida County Superintendent J. C. Hagler resigns after twelve years directing Ida county schools and three years as Ida Grove city superintendent. He has left the position and gone on the road, the notice indicates. The report notes Rand, McNally & Co as a possible source for the destination or next steps.
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Ida County
Ida Grove
J. C. Hagler
Rand, McNally & Co
IOWA NEWS NOTES: Denison's 53d Baptist anniversary observed
A digest of Iowa items reports Denison celebrating the 53rd anniversary of Pairst Baptist church. Other notes include Roe Van Note wounded near Fertile by an accidental rifle discharge. Mia Sacha Moore’s son Donald nearly suffocated by bone in windpipe. and five Massona stores burned after a lamp explodes in Richard Edwards’ restaurant. J H Rayner commits suicide in Cedar Rapids after drinking carbolic acid. Detroit and West Virginia wives indicated. a fire in Mrs M Kennedy’s home injures Bessie Brooks of Pella. Will C Strong’s auctioneer home near Lronson robbed. a purse with small change left inside but overlooked.
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Pairst Baptist Church
Denison
Roe van Note
Fertile
Donald
Mia
Sacha Moore
Marshalltown
Massona
Cass County
J. H. Rayner
New York
Cedar Rapids
Rayner
Detroit
West Virginia
Will C. Strong
Lronson
Ida Grove Woman Files Claim to England Estate Heirship
Mrs. Albert I. Clark wife of a local dentist files claim for a principal share in a 12 million dollar English estate left by William Latham of England. Clark’s grandfather James Latham was the eldest son of William Latham and married Lady Essex. The family story ties Mrs Clark to an immense fortune via English and American ancestors, with another claimant being Mrs Frank Trenary of Mason City who is linked through her first husband William Latham.
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Portugal
Braga
Manuel
Newton
Mont
Northern Pacific
Mireman Owen Jones
Ben Wilson
John Pollard
John Peterson
United States
J. A. Johnson
Jackson
Mias
Shreveport
Senator Dolliver
Mra
Dolliver
Rowan
Fisthead
Giria
Chicago
Leonard Copper
Butte, Mont
Spain
Spanish Bureau of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Grace Rolph
Chicoy
Tamoupas
B. M. Rolph
Pender
Neb
P. M. Guiou
Nevada
Kan
Ohio
Wilson
New York State
Taft
New York
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Jersey City
International Brotherhood of Teamasters
New York City
Hallowe'en
Connec- Hcut
Atlantic
Seaton Schroeder
Western Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
C. G. Burnham
Burlington Railroad
Dawes
Mormon Church
Salt Lake City
Francis M. Lyman
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Joseph F. Smith
Maitland Alexander
First Presbyterian Church
Pittsburg
Polly
England
Stanton C. Pemberton
Joseph&. Clark
Springford
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Korea
Ida Grove
Albert I. Clark
William Latham
Clark
James Latham
Wiiam Latham
Lady Essex
House of Essex
America
Dewitt
Plumber Chooses Bread and Water Over Fine Labor
J N Moore faces three days of city labor for a $10 plumber license fine in Waterloo but elects a bread and water diet instead. He has subsisted four days and vows to continue for sixty days, arguing the sentence remains until the labor is completed.
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Waterloo
Caldwell
J. N. Moore
Moore
Brakeman Dies in Destructive Train Accident
Hawarden resident Anderson, a brakeman on the Yankton freight of the Northeastern, was instantly killed a mile east of Beresford while walking on top of the cars as the train neared Beresford. His body suffered severe injuries, both legs and one arm were severed. He had been married a little over a year and was highly respected.
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Hawarden
Whike Anderson
Beresford
Mr. Anderson
Settlers Held Up by Ranchmen in Nebraska Land Grab
Indictments public against nine western Nebraska ranchmen allege conspiracy to drive homesteaders from semiarid land under the Shinkald law. They are accused of mob action against settler C J Davasher, destroying his home and machinery, and, with insanity board members, conspiring to have him committed to an asylum. The case centers on grazing lands and a Taft-letter sparked federal scrutiny.
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Omaha
Neh
Nebraska
Perry
Yeast
Frank W. Yeast
Leste E. Ballinger
M. C.iubbel
Emil Anderson
Willmot Z. Grierson
Harry Sutton
Boone
Hawthorne
Harry
Davasheis
Davasher
Interior Department
Taft
Tragedy Follows Chicago Garment Strike
A Bohemian tailor, John Sekaninga, shot and killed his wife Mary Sekanina, wounded their one year old child, and killed himself after job loss tied to a 40 000 garment workers strike. The couple, once estranged, faced poverty and starvation with funds from the union and friends aiding him.
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Chicago
Mary Sekanina
John Sekaninga
Ida Grove Bank Robbery Suspects Still At Large
Sheriff McLeod followed every road from Galva and logged about 200 miles in an automobile seeking the robbers who looted the Galva bank, elevator, hardware store, and saloon, but no trace has been found yet.
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Ida Grove
Galva
McLeod
Iowa Mothers Back Laws Curb Violent Films and Child Actors
The Towa congress of mothers in Des Moines urged legislation to ban moving picture films showing violence and evil acts and to feature educational content. They also called for a ban on child actors under fourteen and asked theater managers to avoid third-party contracts. The report notes the fatal train accident of drayman Guy Platter near Agden where he was struck by a Minneapolis and St. Louis train.
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Towa Congress of Mothers
Des Moines
Light
Lse
Iowa
Congress
Guy Platter
Minneapolis and St. Lois
Agden
Platter
Crisis in Express Strike Deepens in New York
Express strike reaches critical stage as negotiations fail and law may compel city to withdraw police protection from wagons. Drivers demand union recognition while the city discovers an ordinance requiring licensed express wagon drivers, not issued to strike-breakers.
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New York
Iowa case ends with not guilty verdict in drug practitioner trial
The state of Iowa versus Dr. Tamilton, a Dulugue practitioner, concluded after a week with a verdict of not guilty. Prosecutors argued alleged illegal practice while the defense contended insufficient evidence.
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State of
Iowa
Tamilton
Interurban Crash Kills Elkhart Motorman at City Limits
Elkhart man Charlen Dillman, a motorman, died when an Northern Indiana Traction interurban car collided with a fly car at the city limits. Fellow motorman Harry Haines of South Bend and baggage man John Hogen were seriously injured.
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Elkhart
Ind
Charlen Dillman
Harry Haines
South Bend
John Hogenblu
Indiana Tractionine
Four Die in Kerosene Fire in Peoria Kitchen
A kerosene flare while starting a kitchen stove caused a tragic fire in Pekin Illinois killing four Ilvas. The incident underscores the dangers of using kerosene for ignition in domestic spaces. Authorities investigated the blaze and cautioned against improper fuel handling.
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Peoria
Pekin
Baby's Tender Skin Promoted by Resinol Ointment
Mrs J F Deal of Kansas City Kansas testifies that Resinol relieved her four month old baby's skin irritations. She describes severe chafing bleeding and constant distress prior to treatment and credits Resinol Ointment Soap and shaving balm with rapid healing. The note promotes Resinol products and offers free care booklet and sample from Resinol Chemical Co Baltimore MD.
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J. F. Deal
Kansas City
Kans
Millona
Ding
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
The Key to Germany at Milwaukee Club
Capt. Charles King praised the German element in Milwaukee’s population at a Milwaukee club. He spoke of soldiers who know “our best thought and customs.” The Kaiser asked about prior visits to Germany, and a soldier replied he had only visited Milwaukee, not Berlin or Hamburg, humorously.
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Germany
Charles King
Milwaukee
Capt. King
Berlin
Hamburg
What About Him Remains In The London Chronicle
A fragmented dialogue recalls a young socialist condemning deception by anyone including financiers and landowners. The speaker asserts no one should profit from deceit, while a private aside questions the conjurer, reflecting mid-century press tone on honesty and public trust.
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Yotca
London Chronicle
Model African King and the Gospel in Hombo
A Christian village in Hombo Africa shows gospel power as dawn horn signals villagers to gather at the king's house to hear scripture, praise, and pray. Witchcraft declines and Luanda native church funds $17 monthly for interior Angola mission workers.
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Hombo
Africa
Luanda
Angola
Deserved the Shoes story exchanges brief wit
A weary wayfarer asks a housewife for old shoes after claiming to be a former professional humorist. She retorts that brevity is the son of wit. He agrees that brevity is the sole of each of his shoes, mum.
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Wayfarer
Learned to Drink Coffee When a Baby
A consumer letter recounts starting coffee as a baby, suffering nervousness and insomnia, then switching to Postum. The writer, who drank coffee until age 27, credits Postum with improved sleep and reduced headaches and urges others to try it. The passage ends by promoting The Road to Wellville and claims many letters are genuine with human interest.
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Postum
Wellville
Malies
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