Eightteen in Narning Boat Leap into Water Drowning
A barge carrying explosives exploded near Burlington River carnival causing the launch Naughty Girl to catch fire. Mrs. Marshall Jordan and Mrs. J D Connor of Mount Pleasant fell overboard and drowned while others were rescued. Reports vary on total victims with three confirmed and estimates suggesting two to five more drowned.
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Narning
Ington
Marshall Jordan
Mount Pleasant
Sevral
Detsons
Woman shoots rattlesnake to save child
Mrs. Ray Beach of Dubuque rushed from her orchard to protect two children from a large rattlesnake. She loaded a revolver and fired as the reptile lunged, killing it in the head while risking harm to the child.
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Mer
Ray Beach
Dubuque
Hair Saved by Pulley Stop Sparks Narrow Escape
Miss Lillian Lally of Belle Plaine escaped serious injury at work when hair caught in a folding machine belt halted the unit. A large scalp area was cut or pulled but she remained unharmed, thanks to the stoppage halting the machine in time to prevent further harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theela
Sculpinis
Lillian Lally
Belle Plaine
Child Choked by Hammock in Audubon Township
A four year old boy in Audubon Township died after tangling in a hammock cord, found by family members. The accident follows prior family hardship including the father's amputation. A separate note reports Lois Burdick, thirteen, suffering leg pain from a needle embedded in tissue, believed to have migrated since childhood.
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George Kness
Audubon Township
Atlantic Hospital
Lois Burdick
Tragic Croming Crash Claims Two Farmers At Dead Man's Crossing
Louis Wier and Glen Hutchinson, both prominent Cain area farmers, die when their automobile is struck by a Wabash passenger train at Dead Man's crossing where Wabash and Burlington lines meet. The car is hurled 200 feet. In Magon City, Bernice Hunt suffers a long throat illness and a sister's slap triggers a sudden cough expelling a small white button.
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Louis Wier
Glen Hutchinson
Cain
Wabash
Burlington
Bernice Hunt
Magon City
Miss Hunt
Tenin
Auto
Louis Wiér
Glen Mutchingon
Coin
Corder Stone Laid at New Marshalltown Temple
The cornerstone ceremony for the five story Masonic Temple in Marshalltown drew lodge officers and many Masons from the state. The structure is projected to cost about 100000 dollars. Mystery in Stranger's Death at Flint Creek near Burlington. An unidentified man about six feet tall, dressed in a yellow shirt with light brown hair, was found dead. Cause of death remains undetermined. Boy Dies in Flames in Roland Barn Fire. Herbert Michaelson, four, perished from burns suffered in the blaze.
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Corder
Marshalltown
Flint Creek
Burlington
Herbert Michaelson
Roland
Jody
Flint Creak
Tragedy at Humboldt Hayrack Picnic Ends in Deaths
A Humboldt incident at a Methodist Sunday school outing left two children dead and fifteen injured when a hayrack overturned over a seven-foot embankment. Alfreda Wilder and Fern Beebe were among the killed. among the injured, Mia Robert Nowmat faced likely death. The town reels as driver William W. Wallace grieves.
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Humboldt
William W. Wallace
Alfreda Wilder
E. A. Wilder
Fern Beebe
Ale Beebe
Mia
Robert Nowmat
Gas lights slated for Murray corner stakeout
Twenty 700 candlepower gas lights will be installed at the street corner near Murray. D Dickman a 70 year old Charles City farmer shot himself in his barn with no known motive. Winterset depot to move to the town center business district. Burlington school board awards $11 000 high school building contract. Boon woodpeckers damage poles across utilities. Lake Mills gasoline explosion destroys Amund Fosness residence valued 3500 plus furniture and 80 in current. Damages sought near 1 000 000 in Council Bluffs district court. 14 year old Glen Newton breaks arm after circus fall. Claranca Maurer trampled by bull with two ribs fractured. Large private tile drain in Boone county by Everly and Bilsland costs over 4000. Western Grocer Marshalltown to grow own corn next year factory aims. Manager McCreery rents 350 acre farm.
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Murray
D. Dickman
Charles City
Winterset
School Board of
Burlington
Woodpecker
Boone
Lake Mills
Amund Fosness
Council Bluffs
Glen Newton
L. Newton
Anita
Claranca Maurer
Woodward
Boone County
James Everly
John Bilsland
Madrid
Western Grocer Company
Marshalltown
MccCreery
Puritan Laws Sweep Missouri State Senate Actions
A review of eighty new Missouri laws enacted last winter shows sweeping puritanical rules. Nude art must go. publishing scandalous court records becomes offense. deadly weapons restricted. liquor ban on trains. segregated reform schools. stealing electric power a felony. underage smoking penalties. game sale and hunting heavily regulated. nine foot bedsheets. Guardian may curb Coke shops. women’s work hours limited to fifty four per week.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Divorce and Stagecoaches Mark Turning of the Plains
Archbishop Glennon warns that divorce endangers the republic as he speaks at St. Mary Magdalene Cathedral in Salt Lake City with Cardinal Gibbons present. In southwestern Kansas the last stage coaches fade as autos promise daily mail service to three Kansas counties and one Colorado county, a new federal feasibility study.
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Glennon
United States
St. Louis
St. Mary Magdalene
Salt Lake
Cardinal Gibbons
Plains
Kansas
Prairies
Uncle Sam
Colorado
Investigating Shaw Diacase and Dr Goldberger Study
Dr Joseph Goldberger of the Marine Hospital service staff was sent to Philadelphia to study straw disease. He exposed his bare arm to straw from a bed used by an infected person to test the illness. Health authorities describe the disease as hive like inflammation of the skin resembling chicken pox and file a report on its infectious nature.
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Shaw Diacase
Joseph Goldberger
Marine Hospital Service
Philadelphia
Goldberger
European crop report predicts mixed yields across regions
The Department of Agriculture reports Europe shows uneven crop conditions with severe declines in Central Europe’s wheat and rye but improving prospects in Western and Southern Europe. Britain and Spain show above-average to adequate yields, Italy’s output up but quality poor, France uncertain, while Eastern Europe holds good conditions and Russia shifts to spring wheat. Outside Europe, Canada and Argentina face contrasting fortunes amid drought and rain, with monsoon promises in India.
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Europe
Department of Agriculture
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Great Britain
Spain
Italy
Ratia
France
Roumania
Bulgaria
Servia
Russia
United States
Canada
India
Australia
Argentina
Missouri Farms A Model State with Dense Livestock Ties
Missouri leads in farm numbers with 284,886 farms averaging 120 acres and 76 acres improved. Value sits at $36 per acre, while the state’s livestock base—16 cattle, 4 horses, 1 mule, 26 hogs, 6 sheep—drives $130 million yearly from animal products, supporting more than half the farming population’s income.
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Missouri
Union
Middle West
Iowa
Kansas
United States
Death of Mrs Cullom Wife of Illinois Senator
Mrs Shelby M Cullom, wife of Senator Shelby M Cullom, died in Washington after a long illness. She was among the last Washington-era women during Civil War politics and Lincoln’s assassination days. The senator began his House term in 1865 and later served as governor. She was the second wife of the Illinois senator, the first having been his older sister. The couple’s public life is noted for enduring affection.
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Washington
Shelby M. Cullom
Tiliajs
Cullom
Lincoln
Carter
Tlinois
Lfe
Chicago Frain Faces Battle Over School Frats and Sororities
Chicago public school leaders move against school fraternities and sororities as President of the Board of Education and new Superintendent Mrs Ela Flagg Young push to eradicate them. A successful substitute program in one high school includes afternoon and evening dances and entertainments for all pupils and a nearby club house.
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Chicago
Frain
Board of Education
Ela Flagg Young
Laxity in National Banks Under Comptroller Murray
The U S Comptroller of the Currency Theodore Murray appointed by President Roosevelt has begun a house cleaning in national banks. Directors reveal only 25 percent knowledge of bank conditions while 4 percent admit knowing nothing. Loans approved by directors in 31 percent of cases. officers often control loan decisions. Overdrafts tacitly allowed by 60 percent. Banks classified as had banks will face four examinations yearly.
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Murray
Roosevelt
National Bank Examiners
Mr. Murray
National Bank
Toang
United States
Titosa
Emperor Francis Joseph Begins Eightieth Year
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria begins his eightieth year amid universal cheers from a diverse realm. Despite internal conflicts and ethnic diversity, the monarchy unites to honor the venerable ruler and his long reign.
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Francis Joseph
Austria
Emperor lauds foreign acknowledgments from Edward and others
The Emperor highly values devoted duty and was deeply touched by King Edward sending his chamberlain from Marienbad with an autograph letter of congratulations and a costly birthday gift. The most pleasing messages came from foreign sovereigns.
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Edward
Marienbad
Uncle Sam Ranks Second in Naval Power Debate
The Paris Temps disputes Deputy Michel's claim that Germany is second among naval powers. It cites that the United States holds second place with a fleet of sixteen battleships, praised for its global circumnavigation feat. English authorities also rate the U S second, placing Germany third and France fourth.
Wrights sail for Germany to begin flight trials
Neville Weight Saile away with sister Orville Wright from New York for Germany to conduct management trials in his aeroplane for the emperor Willan. Wright says the craft can stay aloft for twenty five hours with fuel, but does not claim a 1000 mile feasible limit. He envisions airplanes carrying mail within years.
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Neville Weight Saile
Hia
Orville Wright
New York
Gerany
Emperor Willan
Wright
Newspapers Growling At Washington Gossip In 19th Century Tone
Readers warned about fake Washington news and government dealings. newspapers print lottery names and land lottery disclosures while critics claim officialdom and press mix rumor with fact. Reflects broad distrust of Congress, Cabinet, and tax debates, with quips about King Alfonso and Jim Hill.
Secretary Nagel Criticized Over Government Pay Beliefs
Press editorials attack Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel for defending clerk tenure while arguing salary should reflect faithful service. Articles from Pittsburg Gazette Times, Indianapolis News, and Pittsburgh Post question government competence and oppose bloated bureaucratic costs.
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Nagel
Pittsburg Gazette-Timen
Commerce and Labor
Indianapolis News
Washington
Pitteburg Post
English Suffragette Scenes and Prison Protests Highlight Tension
A fragmentary clipping notes suffragette actions in London and other places. Reports describe hunger strikes and jail protests, with citations from various papers reflecting mixed reactions to militant tactics and political pressure.
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House of Jordy
Atlanta Journal
Yoledo Blane
Spritgfeld
London
Washington Star
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Standard O Company
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