Old Deed in Dubuque Clears Old Debt to Sage Kin
In a long dormant case linked to 1844 partnerships between Joseph Slocum and Dzekil Oliphant, accrued interest has grown a debt from 2000 to about 50000. Mrs Sage’s attorneys moved to discharge the obligation, noting Oliphant’s family in Des Moines and later shifts westward. The matter concludes with debt cancellation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Fhanelar
Bago
Wychiel- Oliphant
Dubuque
Oliphant
Des ‘Mothes
du- Pyane
Jones County
Abeltof
Peddit
Joseph
Slocum
Dzekil Oliphant
Syracuse
New York
State
Olighant
West
Pleasurable plans end in tragedy at Muscatine birthday
Great preparations for John Wilson Sr’s ninety fourth birthday in Muscatine were halted when his lifeless body was found in the Mississippi River. He left home late, walked along the railroad, stepped aside as a train passed, and fell into the river. Relatives had arrived from many states for the celebration, but the funeral was held instead.
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John Wilson
Muscatine
Mississippi River
New Burlington Commission Formed After Police Turmoil
Mayor Unterkircher named W. W. Parsons Henry C. Wagner and John Greiner to a new Burlington city police and fire commission sequel to the upheaval. Separately reports note discipline debates in Polk County schools and a rash of robberies in small towns Jamaica Bayard Yale Bagley Cooper Herndon. Also: Carnegie library contract for Humboldt set at about $12 000 and a pending probate suit from Mrs. Williams of Saylorville. Rose Ettinger, famed singer, reportedly shot but expected to recover in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Burlington City Police and Fire Commission
Unterkircher
W. W. Parsons
Henry C. Wagner
John Greiner
Jamaica
Bayard
Yale
Bagley
Cooper
Herndon
Famona
Rose Ettinger
South Milton
England
Pranels Braun
A. L. Ettinger
Waterloo
Local shooting near Des Moines injures two men
Morris and Johnson, managers at businesses north of Des Moines, were shot by J C Cain owner of the Enterprise pool hall. Doctors fear for Morvis recovery while Johnson’s life is in doubt. Cain’s motive tied to recent bootlegging arrest and lingering feud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Iinterpelve
H. Morris
Capitalis
Town Min Operatore”. Association
E.G. Johnson
Enterprise Imines
Des Moines
J.C. Cain
Enterprise
Mr. Mortis
Johnson
Morvie
Cain
Dubuque Girls Prevented Fatal Train Tragedy
A group of Dubuque young women on the Great Western road near Durango narrowly avoided disaster when a trestle caught fire as a train approached. The party split with some running toward the track and others down the grade. those near the trestle signaled the engines just in time to avert a serious accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Great Western Road
Durango
York
Dynamite Plot Threatens Stratford Town
Police uncover dynamiter gang plans in Stratford with five lit sticks of dynamite found in town center. Villagers terrorized as investigators trail an ignition fizzle toward the Des Moines river. authorities warn of potential mass casualty if not halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Des Moines
State Happenings Amid Iowa Turmoil and Trials
A sprawling Iowa news roundup reports juries and court cases including a not guilty verdict in Pratt murder, habeas corpus for Ima Sophia Thake, and a Mason City assault case. Other items note a farm festival in Rippey, smallpox school closures in Cartersville, a divorce petition by Henry Bervinkle, and a fatal accident near Madrid. Fire devastations hit Lowmoor and the Dubuque monastery barns, with crop losses and no insurance. Several community events and public notices appear, from soil surveys to railway-era hold ups near Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratt
Iowa City
Coring
Rippey
Lowmoor
W. ¥. Crapser
Bank of ‘Mhornton
Saylor
Jusge GC. P. Smith
Mason City
Ima Sophia Thake
Alice Hake
Gorwith
William A. Green
Gilman
Green
Leslie Steineman
Agricultural School
Creston
Henry Bervinkle
Soldiers’ Home
Marshalltown
Clara Bervinkle
Polk County
Des Moines
Cartersville
Board of Education
George “A. “Wells
Iowa Gralo Dealers’ Association
Stephen J. Loughran
United Sates Land Office
Homer Holcomb
Uolcomb
Lttle
Chas. Jones
High Bridge
Madrid
St. Joseph
Philip Vans
Bureau of Soils
Department of Agriculture
Jake Wummar
Pottawattamle
Tis Monke
Uncle Sam to Open 5 Million Acres for Homesteads
U S government plans to distribute nearly 5,000,000 acres among about 35,000 homeseekers in eight Indian reservations across four states. The land, valued at 1.25 to 4 dollars per acre, will be opened by lottery with forty acre limits in reclamation districts under irrigation. First reservation opened will be Lower Brule near Pierre South Dakota with draws held there.
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Sim
Chia
United States
Oklahoma
Rer Brule
South Dakota
Mathend
Montana
Coeur d'Atene
Idaho
Sembi
Yaida
Washington
Colville
Lower
Brule
Pierre
S. D
Missouri
Rtyce
Slous City
Omaha
Minneapolis
Deadwood
Lend
General Booth Retires Amid Salvation Army Transition
General William Booth, an octogenarian founder of the Salvation Army, announces his retirement. His successor appears likely to be Bramwell Booth, his eldest son, though the formal announcement is not public. Bramwell, on an American tour, spoke in Chicago praising the Army’s virtues.
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Foutter
Salvation Army
William Booth
Proba Ible
Bramwell Booth
London
Chicago
Salvationist urges common people over aristocracy
A speaker argues that religion is a necessity for all and presses for reform driven by the heart and conscience of common citizens rather than elites. He condemns reliance on pay for salvation work and stresses the army as a lasting force for good. Hast River Tunnel operates, enabling passenger transit through the New York and Tony.
Land openings and tube transit mark era shifts in 1900s
The article discusses opening of Brule lands for settlement with secure registration for women, Sioux history, and district surveys. It mentions a 6 560 acre Brule reservation and school provisions, plus a note on civilization moving into big land plots. It also describes an Island City tube under the Hast river, a groundbreaking transit car running from Manhattan to Queens in four minutes, and a reply by American Industries denying a proposed war fund to crush unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Brule
Ellanhiaton
Island City
Hast River
August Belmont
Public Service Commission
Banghard
Third Avenue
Forty-Second Street
Manhattan
Jackson Avenue
Fourth Street
Queens
American Industries
National Association of Manufacturers
Samper Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Risa
Auc
Jaebor
New Eight Hour Child Labor Law Goes Into Effect
New York State enacts an eight hour limit for under sixteen workers, starting Oct 1, likely protecting about 700,000 children in New York City. The law bans work before 8 am after 6 pm and work beyond eight hours in a day, with expected impact on school attendance. Christian Scientists Watsons convicted of manslaughter for failing to summon a doctor for their ill son. John Mitchell says he will not seek re election as United Mine Workers president, citing poor health.
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State Board of Health
Granville
Sioux County
New York State
New York City
Lt Bs
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
United ‘Mine Workers’ Journy
Il Health
Commercial Failures Surge Through September 1907
Reports from commercial agencies show 1907 to date marking the heaviest series of failures in ten years, with September especially severe. Manila's failures exceed any month since December 1903, highlighting a sharp business downturn and rising insolvencies.
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Heaviunt Watlaces
Doonde
Moffett Examined by Grand Jury in Chicago
President Janes A. Moffett of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana faced the federal grand jury in Chicago. the inquiry yielded no shipper rebuts like those granted to Standard Oil. In other news, a 100000 acre extension of the Connellsville coking coal region was discovered as Connellsville Coke Company tapped a 9 foot vein at Tower Hill Pennsylvania.
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Moffett
Janes A. Moffett
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Federal Grand Jury
Chicago
Alton Stairway
Standard Oil Company
Connellsville Coking
Connelleville Coke Company
Tower Hill
Cubs Are Champions Cubs Triumph In World Series Sweep
Chicago National League leaders claim the world title after sweeping Detroit in four straight games. The Cubs dominated the Tigers with superior hitting and defense as manager Chance and Jennings receive credit for building contending teams.
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Chicago
Chance's Warriors
Detroit
Vitory
Giants
Athletics
Tigers
Cubs
Jennings
Hugh Jennings
Chance
Global quiet amid varied empire and political moves
The Roumanian delegate backs allowing the Czar to convene the next peace conference. Vancouver seeks to bar Orientala by petitioning Ottawa. US authorities back Judge Wilfley against Chinese protests. British fleet maneuvers in the North Sea to be secret from others except Japan. Dowager Empress of China begins reforms toward a constitution. Cuba faces labor unrest. Western Europe endures a severe storm with floods in southern France. Countess Montignose’s brother renounces imperial privileges to wed a noble Silesian girl. Mexico honors Secretary Hoot during a Montevideo voyage.
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Hague
Vancouver
Orientala
Wilfley
United States
North Sea
China
Cuba
Europe
France
Montignose
Republic of Mexico
Hoot
Montequinas
Economic Signals From Dun's Trade Review Cite Growth and Bank Activity
The review notes improved confidence and steady trade across leading industries with cereals growth offset by higher stimulant product values abroad. Less money pressure and rapid grain cash conversion suggest higher bank deposits and lower discount rates. Steel, wire, pipe deliveries and unified materials remain strong while retails demand stalls. Bank clearings reach 240,645,775, up 14.8 percent from 2008. Failures in Chicago district total 24, down from last week and a year ago.
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Steucurn
Chicago
Dun
Trade Review
Market mood steadies as crops and trade show uneven strength
New York reports mixed money markets and uneven wholesale and retail activity. Western and southern jobbers note higher recorder business while some regions see slower collections and continued stock repairs. Bradstreet’s weekly failures show U S up from last week and near prior years with Canada at 24.
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United States
Bradstreet
Market Prices by City and Commodities
A detailed listing shows Chicago Cleveland Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo prices for cattle hogs sheep and various grains including wheat corn oats rye and butter eggs and other daily farm goods. It also reports Dr J W Townsend warning that typhoid bacillus can be carried for years after infection with chronic carriers spreading disease, citing a Cook case in New York.
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Chicago
Sheen
Timothy
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
J. WH. Townsend
Connecticut Board of Health
Kutscher
Political graft probes sweep Missouri and Bay Area firms
Attorney General Madley and Chief Justice Gantt join a broader probe into price fixing by fifty nine fire insurance firms and forty eight lumber companies. San Francisco authorities revoke immunity contracts for former board of supervisors. Three ex officials named: Andrew M. Wilson, Nichol son, and Michael Coffey face indictments for accepting and agreeing to bribes.
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Madley
Gantt
Missouri Supreme Court
San Francisco
Board of Supervisors
Andrew M. Wilson
Nicholeson
Michael Coffey
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Carnegie Library
Humboldt
Railway
Thomas Williams
Saylorville
Abe
Williams
Nestalgia Curnew Twannity
Blaine Yoong
State University
Trois
Newell
Mili
Lower Battle Reservation
Sam
General Booth
Deneral William Moot
Conta
Ayoming
NTA
Sorme Dagata
Christian Sctontiath
Eewin M. Watson
Mount Lolly
N. J
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Eyen
Tiger
Cub
Detinnea
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