Sultan Abdul Hamid Donates 5 Million for Army Needs
A Saloniki dispatch reports Abdul Hamid sent a 5 million dollar check to support the second and third army corps. He wished 300 thousand for purchasing a village he resides in, but ownership was refused as he is a prisoner.
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Saloniki
Sultan Abdul Hamid
Abdul Hamid
Tokio
Yokohama
Luzon
Parachule
Camarines Province
Baguio
Benguet
Cardinal Satolli
Ettore Marchiafava
von Buelow
Kiel
British East Africa
Souik
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt Camp
Nations hail Wilhelmina’s daughter blessings at The Hague
The Queen expressed sincere appreciation to Mr. Beaupre at The Hague for US congratulations on her daughter's birth. Other items note California Supreme Court perjury sentence for William B. Bradbury, Flora Wilson's Milan tour, and various political and labor developments across the country.
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Wilhelmina
Mr. Beaupre
Hague
United States
Supreme Court of California
William B. Bradbury
Bradbury
Flora Wilson
Wilson
Milan
Italy
France
Switzerland
Seattle Exposition
Pacific Coast
Harbin
Manchuria
Iran
Steel Workers of
Pennsylvania
Bertholdt
Nebraska Banking Board
van Deventer
Circuit Court of Appeals
T. C. Munger
Federal Court
Max Goodman
Chicago
Jacob
Leavenworth, Kan
Senate
Tennessee
Kieckhofer Box Company
Milwaukee
Taft
Yale
Edmund Michael Dunne
Archdiocese of Chicago
Peoria
John L. Spalding
Kansas
Notable 1907 Events Highlight Global Tensions And Local News
Obituaries note Yang Shi Liang’s death by apoplexy after corruption charges in 1907. Rail line Kansas Southern Gulf in receivership. Kentucky allows liquor sales in 24 counties. Forbes Field dedication draws 80,300 in Pittsburg. Rockefeller couple to summer in Cleveland. Foster removed from Chicago Baptist ministers list. Eight heat deaths reported in Philadelphia amid east heat wave. Opening of Flathead, Coeur dAlene, and Spokane reservations eyed. Russian emperor visit to Stockholm marred by Major General Beckman assassination. Princess Beatrice christening at La Granja with Archduke Ferdinand and Archduchess Maria Teresa as godparents. Mrs Gould separation ruling and alimony set at 36000. Bishop Cotter of Winona dies. MacVeagh backs 2 cent oleomargarine tax. Oklahoma fatalities in a stone quarry quarrel. Vilna prison mutiny yields deaths and injuries.
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Yang Shi Liang
Yuan Shi Kai
Chi
George Burnham Foster
Chicago Baptist Ministers’ Conference
Philadelphia
East
Flathead Reservation
Montana
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Spokane
Washington
Stockholm
Beckman
Coast Artillery
Beatrice
la Granja
Archduke Ferdinand
Maria Teresa
Infanta Isabela
Howard Gould
Ripley
Okla
Daniel Calwell
Guthrie
F. H. Smith
Cushing
Vilna
Russia
Treasury cash statement reforms take effect July first
Changes in the daily cash statement of the treasury department aim to fix balance discrepancies. A national depository fund transfer totaling about 25 million dollars was ordered by Secretary McVeagh with 9 million due July 15 and 16 million due August 15. Balances at active depositories will be reduced to meet daily government needs. Decatur Nebraska receives a Missouri River protection appropriation. Senator Gamle's tin duty amendment sets 4 cents per pound when 1500 tons are produced. previously 6,000 tons triggers the same rate. Former Congressman Frank Boyd chased a purse thief on a streetcar. the thief dropped the wallet and fled.
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Treasury Department
Treasury
Decatur
Neb
Missouri
Gamle
United States
Senate
Frank Boyd
Nebraska
Boyd
Forts inspector and nominations noted in brief items
Lt Col J M Banister conducts medical inspection of Forts Crook and Omaha. President nominates Lt Col James A Irons to colonel and Commander William F Fullam to captain. Millard T Hartson named internal revenue collector for Washington district. Mrs Carrie E Burnham Kilgore, 71, first woman admitted to the PA bar, dies in Swarthmore. Harvard degrees awarded to Nebraskans Lyon Risley Haine Saw yer. Explorer George Caldwell reportedly safe after three years missing. Mrs Woodill Eastman letter to Eastman found.
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J. M. Banister
Department of the Missouri
Forts
Crook
Omaha
James A. Irons
Fourteenth Infantry
William F. Fullam
Millard T. Hartson
Washington State
Carrie E. Burnham Kilgore
Pennsylvania
Swarthmore
Harvard
Open Shop Victory Limits City Favoritism in Des Moines Case
Supreme court reverses district ruling approving union contract bias in city printing bids. Open shops may compete on equal terms with union firms as the Maya city’s contract award process is upheld, stressing fair competition benefits taxpayers. The Des Moines Midland Chautauqua touts Mascot the horse and its $50,000 value as weeklong spectacle.
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Des Moines
Union Printing
Supreme Court
George A. Miller Printing Company
District Court of
Polk County
George A. Miller Company
Weaver
Iowa
Dan Patch
Midland Chautauqua Assembly
Scott County Tops in Per Acre Valuations
Scott County leads eight counties reporting to the state auditor with a average value of 59.84 dollars per acre for 276 208 acres. Johnson County is second at 55.15 dollars for 382 211 acres and Page County third at 52.90 dollars. This year’s valuation shows an increase over last year.
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Scott
Eighhy
Scott County
Johnson County
Page County
Notaries in Iowa to Renew Certificates
The governor's office and Governor Carroll oversee stamping and sending three year certificates to eight thousand Iowa notaries. Renewal occurs in 1909 with a $5.00 fee required for each certificate to extend validity through 1912.
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Carroll
Iowa
Parole Request Tied To Convict Poet Stell
James G. Stell of Fort Madison sent Governor Carroll a copy of Convict Verse to accompany a parole application. The volume includes verses by Stell and John Null, a life term inmate for bank robbery. Stell, from Calhoun County, was imprisoned in 1908 for breaking and entering for ten years.
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James G. Stell
Fort Madison
Carroll
Stell
John Null
Calhoun County
Simple Service for Dead Officer at Union Depot
The body of Capt. John C. Raymond of the Second Cavalry, shot by Corporal Crabtree, was moved from McDermott undertakers to the union depot and sent to West Point, N Y for burial, in a quiet ceremony without drum or bugle.
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John C. Raymond
Second Cavalry
Crabtree
McDermott
Union Depot
West Point
N. Y
Negress as Nurse Appointed at County Poor Farm
Miss Anna Nelson a negro nurse and Provident Hospital graduate in St. Louis has been appointed at the county poor farm. The issue of appointing graduate nurses in almshouses is discussed at state and national nurses conventions.
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Negress
Anna Nelson
Provident Hospital of
War on Weeds War on Rails Iowa Railroads Fight Weeds
The railroad commission will wage a war on weeds along the right of way of the railroads operating in Iowa this summer. The plan targets overgrowth and aims to keep tracks clear and safe for train operations.
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Iowa
Railroad Commission
Loga Orders New Brigade and Laws Adopted
The adjutant general issues a plan reorganizing the Iowa National Guard into a brigade structure with four regiments and named officers. New laws take effect July 4 including county attorney removals and a prohibition on minors smoking. Hearings on taxation and value equalization for railways and other corporations start July 12 with separate sessions. Dr. W S Pearson named dean of Drake University School of Medicine, succeeding Dr. David S Fairchild who resigns to Clinton practice.
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Loga
Iowa National Guard
Adjutant General
Army of the State
Iowa
Adjutant General’s Department
Judge Advocate General’s Department
Quartermaster’s Department
Corps of Engineers
Ordnance Department
Signal Corps
Board of Education
Pearson
David S. Fairchild
Drake University
Clinton
W. W. Pearson
Des Moines
Fairchild
Drake
Middle West
Keltz Files Claims for March and April Expenses
Former Pharmacy Commissioner B F Keltz of Webster City filed per diem and expense claims with the state executive council for March and April. He says the state owes him 324.34 for those months while he continued serving after a request for resignation by the governor.
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Keltz
State Executive Council
B. F. Keltz
Webster City
Iowa State Fair Barn Wing to Cost 5064 dollars
Barna will fund the erection of an extra wing to the cattle barn at the Iowa state fair with a cost of 5064 dollars. Des Moines Bridge and Iron Works secured the steel work for the balcony in the agricultural hall. Contracts for two permanent stages before the grand stand were awarded.
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Barna
Des Moines
Governor Honors Requisition for Prisoner Return
Governor approves a requisition to return J. M. McCullogh charged with criminal assault in Washington County. Sheriff William Black will transport the prisoner from Washington to face charges.
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Governor Carroll
J. M. McCullogh
Washington County
Washington
William Black
Extradition Granted for Cashier in Letter of Credit Scam
Governor Carroll signed extradition papers to return Thomas W. Williams to Chicago. He was arrested in Council Bluffs on charges of cashing a French letter of credit for Mrs. Mary A. Port and then vanishing with the cash.
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Carroll
Chicago
Thomas W. Williams
Council Bluffs
Mary A. Port
Police Chief Receives Long Overdue War Dept Check
John W. Cox of Valley Junction, chief of police at the state house, learned the government never forgets. He received a $5.09 clothing allowance and back pay owed since the Civil War by the War Department.
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John W. Cox
Valley Junction
State House
War Department
Ness Arranges Program For Iowa Sheriff Meet
Sheriff Ben Ness announces the Iowa Sheriff's convention set for July 21 and 22 in the city. The program will feature many addresses by prominent men and is described as one of the best ever held.
Capt Frank E Ly man Laid to Rest at Glendale
Funeral held at the late residence with Rev Frisbee officiating. Loyal Legion companions attended in a body. Interment conducted at Glendale cemetery.
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Capt. Lyman
Frank E. Lyman
Frisbee
Companions of the Loyal Legion
Glendale Cemetery
Iowa corn 7 percent above 1908 despite rains
Des Moines reports from the Iowa Weather and Crop Service show corn at 92 percent condition and 2 percent higher acreage than 1908, with overall crops strong despite heavy rains. Pastures lead growth at 103 percent, potatoes and hay at 100 percent, fruit generally excellent, and harvesting begun in the south. July weather featured tropical heat then cooler rains, with a record 60 degree mean at the central station on the Fourth of July.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Chappel
Death of Captain Raymond Stuns Des Moines Region
Des Moines reports Corporal Lisle Crabtree informed of Captain John C. Raymond's death after weeks of suspense about injuries he caused. Extra guards placed to deter self harm, while questions remain about jurisdiction for charges. Colonel West forwards report to Omaha. Raymond buried in West Point National Cemetery.
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Des Moines
John C. Raymond
Lisle Crabtree
Fort Des Moines
Crabtree
West
Department of the Missouri
Omaha
Raymond
West Point
National Cemetery
Fourth of July Toll Across Nation
The Tribune reports 44 killed and 2,361 injured nationwide during the two days of Independence Day celebration with many in danger of death from lockjaw amid the injuries.
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Chicago
the Tribune
United States
Factory Men Flag Fair Board
Des Moines manufacturers accuse the Iowa State Fair association of favoring farmers over business firms at a regular meeting in State Secretary G A Wrightman s office.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Fair Association
Des Moines Manufacturers’ Association
G. A. Wrightman
Lincoln Gets Honor As Brigadier General
Des Moines July 7 Gen James Rush Lincoln of Ames, commanding officer of the Fifty fifth infantry, Iowa National guard, was declared elected brigadier general of the four regiments of the guard when ballots were opened and counted by Adjt Gen Guy E Logan.
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Lincoln
Des Moines
James Rush Lincoln
Ames
Fifty-fifth Infantry
Iowa National Guard
Guard
Adjt
Guy E. Logan
Five Drown Near Maryville Bridge Washout Tragedy
Maryville Missouri July 7 1910 scene of deadly flood near town as a washed away bridge causes four youths named Charles Daniels and John Brewer and their companions to drown three others are missing and feared dead in the swollen stream
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Maryville
Charles Daniels
John Brewer
Fort Dodge Water Victims Found
The bodies of Meredith Lowrey and C. H. Hamilton, the boy and man who drowned here, were recovered downstream below Kale near Fort Dodge Iowa.
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Ft. Dodge
Meredith Lowrey
C. H. Hamilton
Kale
Mrs. Caroline Kessler Recovers From Kidney Ailment
Mrs. Caroline Kessler of Paw Paw Michigan endured long backache rheumatism dizziness urinary disorders dropsy and prostration before using Deans Kidney Pills. She is now well and urges inquiries. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Caroline Kessler
W. Main St
Paw Paw
Mich
The Privileged Class
A cautioned narrator warns Minna about flirting with men and reminds her she is not married. The dialogue hints at social expectations and constraints on relationships in upper-class circles.
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Minna
Force of Habit Proposal Delays Speech Impediment
In a humorous scene a stammering lover gathers courage to ask Mum Mum Maud to marry him. He fumbles through stutters while confessing love and proposing in playful awkward banter, leaving Maud startled yet receptive to the spontaneous moment.
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Harry
Curious Standoff With Elephant Ends in Ivory Haul
A man stalking a massive bull in a herd was charged by a cow elephant. He hid behind a tree as tusks broke off near the head after the collision, leaving the stunned elephant to retreat with the herd while the man took about 80 pounds of ivory worth roughly $250.
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Circle Magazine
Irish Bull and Cork veterinary tale on neglect
At a Dunmanway rural council meeting a member accused the official veterinary surgeon of inattention. He cited a swine fever case where the doctor obtained an order to visit but did not appear until the following Tuesday, with another man representing him.
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Boyle Roche
County Cork
Dunmanway
Postum Improves Health and Nerve Strength Says Reader
An elderly reader credits Postum with curing nervous dyspepsia and improving brain and nerve power after switching from coffee. She notes her husband also benefited, praising Postum's steady, non stimulating effects and overall health gains for the family. The testimonial ends by promoting The Road to Wellville.
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Pkys
Wellville
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