Dutch Warship Gelderland and Venezuelan tensions
Dutch cruiser Gelderland arrived at Willemstad Curaçao to escort J. D. de Reus a Venezuelan minister, then boarded to La Guayra and carried him toward Holland after Venezuela expelled him. U.S. officials said no war plans against Venezuela were viewed. Gelderland was ordered to protect Dutch interests and reinforce the embassy action amid crisis.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Criliser
Gelderland
Willémstad
Gelteland
J. D. de Reus
Caracas
Netherlands
Venezuela
Castro
de Reus
Rorio Cabello
Dutch Inter
M. de Reus
la Guayray
Cayecas
Holland
Washington
Veneruele
da Rues
Merezueta
Her Iarmanyent
Joyful Calm After Venezuelan Consul’s Escape to Steamer
In Willemstad Curacao July 38 crowds celebrated when Venezuelan consul Lopez fled to the steamer Maracaim after armed troops dispersed a mob at his residence. Troops guarded the vessel to Porto Cabello. no serious injuries reported, family escorted aboard, and local authorities provided protection.
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Willamstad
Curacao
Seaur Lopez
Wa 8
Hassage
Partin Cabelle
Maracainn
Vane Ja
Wade
Lopez
Catteht
Mararaita
Coinsulk
Porto Cabello
Willemstad
Cheers for the Sultan in Constantinople Amid Celebrations
Crowds exceed 200 000 outside the palace as demonstrations over the new Turkish constitution spread. Persian subjects telegraph the shah that Ottoman rule grants a constitution and urges calm while noting plans to elect a new parliament in the fall.
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Constantinople
Mystery Surrounds Cleveland Shooting of Louis Weber
Cleveland July 28 A young man named Louis Weber lies dying at Charity hospital after being shot just above the heart. Police from Cleveland and Cleveland Heights probe a case linked to a nearby murder. Agnes Atkinson, with Weber, says two men suddenly dashed from bushes and fired as they fled.
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Cleveland
Louis Weber
Cleveland Heights
Cuburh
Carl Bernthaler
Lena Zeichman
Weber
Mise Agnes Atkinson
Police-Cay
F. B P. Root
Root
Redy
Dying girl hears brother call as rescuer fails
In Mitchel Illinois Merle Huber seventeen fainted and collapsed as her twin brother Fred was sucked to death in quicksands near Longlake. Neighbors attempted rescue but Merle feared to leave the home and later collapsed in critical condition. A second item reports Melvin A Gould claiming relation to Jay Gould is seriously ill at county hospital.
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Lonie
White
Fred
Longlake
Mitchel
Merle
Huber
Bin
Army Lieutenant Oswalt Killed by Bath Electric Shock
Lieutenant Oswalt of the Twenty-ninth Infantry died in Manila by an accidental electric shock in a bath area. He was preparing to bathe when he touched live wires, receiving a fatal shock instantly.
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Manila
Oswalt
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Market Quotations From Minneapolis to Chicago
Market quotations show wheat prices across Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago with values for No 1 hard Northern and others, July and Sept futures, plus live cattle hogs and sheep ranges at St Paul and Duluth stations. Butter eggs and poultry rates appear, with various prices for creameries and retail eggs.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Duluth
Luluth
Chicago
Gairies
Two Children Drowned While Mother Slept Near River
Mrs Eliis Teath slept in her yard as her two young daughters Helen aged three and Harriet aged two wandered toward North Coon river southeast of Lake City and drowned in the water after entering the river.
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Eliis Teath
Helen
Harriet
North Coon River
Lake City
Hull Ends Contest Injunction Freceeenae Captain 2A
In a chaotic and partially garbled docket, a judge named Prouty appears to order an end to a protracted election contest involving a Captain and multiple terms like Anjunctiqn and Aletrici. The county supervisors planned to proceed with the re count or re vote results, pending the public race for Congress.
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Bulla
Prouty
Jane
Supervinors
Daling County
Nominge
Catches in Blazing Hoop Tragedy Halts Feat Attempt
An attempt to imitate a daring hoop act ended in disaster as Earnest Heath attempted a high wire stunt. The hoop caught fire and Heath was scorched from his shoes to his head. His death is expected.
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Heath
Valuable package lost in transit from Des Moines Adams Express
A package of 61,800 han Jis disappeared after leaving the Des Moines Adams Express office. One of three similar consignments, it was sent for a local bank to an outside address. The other two arrived, but this one vanished. After a three day search, Superintendent Swift returned to Chicago with the case unsolved.
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Des Moines
Adams Express Company
Swift
Adams Company
Chiago
Watchman cremated and farm death in Tama area
A fire at Sioux City destroyed the Na Wonk Bakers Egg plant and damaged Hanna ford Produce engine room, with loss estimated at 260000 dollars. Eight year old George Kutches was killed near Tama when a hay fork fell on him as his father lifted hay. Gowrie marshal killer Maude Carr has become insane and is under care after murder. Their mother remains in the Cherokee asylum.
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E. Walker
Sioux City
Na- Wonk Bakers’ Egg Company
Hannaford Produce Company
George
G.J . Kutches
Tama
Maude Carr
Wilbur Carr
Gowrie
Imaahe
Crazed Cow Kills Minister in Tripoli Pastor Dies After Attack
Revered pastor Rev. August Schluester of the German Evangelical church in Tripoli is killed when a cow he led to pasture suddenly turns violent. The animal gored and injured him, breaking his neck and paralyzing him. He was forty five years old.
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August Schluester
Tripoli
Bchlyester
Independents plan merger to combat Bell dominance in Iowa
Iowa independents plan a merger with $20,000,000 capital to resist Bell Telephone Co actions that would buy local exchanges and lock them to long distance lines. Leaders include Northers of Fords Fort Dodge Central of Rockwell City Hawkeye of Des Moines New States of Sioux City among others. independents control about 225,000 phones while Bell oversees roughly 43,000.
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Bell Company
Iowa
Bel} Corporation
Northers
Fords
Central
Rockwell City
Fort Dodge
Port Dodge
Martin
Webster City
Hawkeye
Des Moines
New States
Sioux City
Bell
United States
QDD Fellows Elect Grand Lodge Officers
Semi official returns from state lodges of Odd Fellows show the election of grand lodge and grand encampment officials to be installed at the Marshalltown meeting in October. Names include LW White, DB Gunn, H C Ring, RL Tilton, A Hindorff, J H Henderson as leaders and representatives across Des Moines Knoxville Indianola and Ca City.
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Odd Fellows
Clinton
Marshalltown
Grand Lodge
LW. White
Woatbme
DB. B. Gunn
Red Oak
H. C Ring
Marion
RL Tilton
Des Moines
Newton
J. H. Henderson
Indianots
Grand
Baegipment
Grand Patri
Knoxvile
Family reunion after years apart ends in joy
A father, Charles Peterson, and his two daughters Mrs. Charles Kunow and Miss Rudy Peterson, reunited after fifteen years of separation. The daughters believed him dead and the father thought his children lost. Peterson, a butcher in Estherville, had left Illinois fifteen years earlier. The search resumed when the father sent a photo to his own father, who notified the grandchildren, triggering the reunion within 100 miles.
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Lees
Charles Kunow
Rudy Peterson
Marietta
Minn
Charles Peterson
Estherville
Iowa City bans moving pictures of boxing bout
Mayor George W Ball orders closure of a theater showing the Gans Nelson fight. The ban rests on Iowa law prohibiting such pictures. The theater owner shut down rather than contest the case. At Waterloo Electric Park Cameroni fell thirty feet in a slide for life, fracturing a wrist and nose. third major injury at Practice Park in a month with Beclo still hospitalized.
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Iowa City
George W. Ball
Gans-Nelson
Iowa
Cameroni
Electric Park
Waterloo
Dbeclo
Bitty Williams Returns After Week Missing in Moline
Bitty Williams, known as SUS wanians, was found by family in Des Maines after a week’s disappearance. He appeared exhausted in Moline and recalled something from the time he vanished, then reunited with relatives.
Chicago Market Report From Stock Yards July 27
Chicago Union Stock Yards reports cattle prices for Beaves Texas steers Western steers stockers and feeders cows calves hogs and lambs. Prices listed include ranges for various classes and weights with figures toward mid 1930s valuation. Stronger demand noted for heavy hogs and best beef cuts with varied cash bids across categories.
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St. Paul
Chicago
Texas
Speer
Picnic Dinner Is Fatal in Fort Dodge Death
Bivis W. Gorey Jr., sixty, died suddenly after eating salad dressing at a Fort Dodge picnic. He had been ill only a short time, a longtime pioneer settler and prominent coal man of the area.
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Bivis W. Gorey, Jr
Fort Dodge
Death by Heat Claims Soldier Home Worker Esque
Heat exhaustion killed Sandy Esque a well known colored employee at the Marshelltown soldiers home. Esque had served for years as a janitor at headquarters and was stricken a few hours before he died.
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Sandy Esque
Soldiers
Marshelltown
Esque
Drowning Toll Rises in Muscatine as Boy Dies
Eddie Morris, eight, drowned in the Mississippi at Muscatine while playing in a boat. The body was recovered, bringing the total drownings there in just over a month to eleven.
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Eddie Morris
Muscatine
Mississippi
Archibald
Maleatie
Malcolm
Iowan Murdered in Luzon in Mountains
Word has come that Marit Sallers from Muscatine was killed in the Luzon mountains Philippines by a band of savages. He was employed in government work and was on a hunting and pleasure trip. His widow and four year old child escaped.
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Marit Sallers
Luzon
Philippine Islands
Man shot after naming night riders in Kentucky
Informer Walter Goodwin, a Center Furnace area farmer once linked to a county court night rider group, was shot from ambush near Hopkinsville while returning home after dark. He had recently been under militia protection as authorities pursued the case and potential remaining members.
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Hopkinsville
Walter Goodwin
Center ‘Furnace
What Is a Phenomenon in a Sermon
A preach er explains the term phenomenon to a skeptical member using a parable about a cow on a thistle singing like a lark. The minister notes ordinary sights are not phenomena unless they defy expectation, turning the scene into a striking example of the word.
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Liverpool Mercury
Kadiak Island Climate Split by Ocean Current
A writer describes Kadiak Island Alaska as a climate borderland where the Japanese current moderates conditions, creating a seam between Arctic and temperate zones. Travelers can move from lush forests to barren highland scenes as summer shifts to the approaching arctic grip.
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Kadiak Island
Alaska
Arctic
Kadiak
The Servant Girl In Germany Observes Domestic Roles
The piece contrasts German and English domestic service, noting German maids share duties with families and reveal personal troubles to their employers. It highlights the dienstbuch, a police overseen record of age appearance and character, used when changing positions, and warns of police involvement if misconduct occurs.
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Germany
England
Restaurant Tales From a Vulgar Era
A New York hotel keeper and a hapless waiter clash over a dining scene rife with complaints about steak and shad. The humor centers on mishearings and misinterpretations as guests argue the quality of their meals in a bustling restaurant setting.
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New York
Fazora
Teacher Answers If God Created Adam In Class Debate
A pupil blurted out a question asking whether God created Adam as a man or a baby. The teacher paused then replied that God created Adam as a man, noting a baby would need a mother to care for it.
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Wolerta
Tishes
Adam
Gor
Rosie
Ed A. L
Tercher
Adin
Curious Book Titles From the Commonwealth Era
London Scraps notes rediscovery of curious book titles from a period of sanctimony in the commonwealth. It mentions John Dances Better Than Peter Dances Better Than John and A Sigh For the Sinners of Zion from a vessel known as Samuel Fisher, hinting tavern nods to a Hole In the Wall sign.
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John
Peter
Zion
Samuel’ Fisher
London
Unrequited Genius in Buttered Bread Idea
An Epicurean remark praises a lone genius for conceiving the spread of butter on bread, a creation deemed more palatable and wholesome than any ideas from scholars. The historical note laments the anonymity of the innovator behind this simple yet celebrated combination.
An Expert Carver in a Dim Tale
Mme. K seeks a new butler and tester. An applicant pledges service and carving skill. The tale notes ten years as a silftgeon's servant in a dissecting Toor, implying deep experience in his craft and business.
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Mme. K
Silftgeon
What sort of steed in chivalry days
The Baltimore American quips that the popular steed of medieval knights was a knightmare a punny take reflecting ancient warfare and folklore with a light humorous note.
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Baltimore American
Wisdom in Parlor Question Sparks Neighbor Talk
A fragment shows Lauile Dora denying a sister’s romance with Mr. Simpkins while noting children are allowed to play in the parlor during his visits. The snippet reflects neighborhood chatter and family dynamics.
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Mr. Simpkins
Lauile Dora
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