Iowa to Enforce Pure Food Law With Prosecutions
Des Moines reports a policy shift by State Dairy and Food Commissioner H. R. Wright. Beginning June 1, prosecutions for pure food law violations will be pursued more aggressively, with emphasis on both careless and guilty parties. The law takes full effect July 4, 1907, after exemptions for pre July 1 goods. Retailers must label ingredients and, after July 4, provide ingredient percentages.
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Des Moines
Dairy and Food
H. R. Wright
Iowa
Wright
Wrieht
Prisoners Are Sentenced In Winterset Case
Reverend John Swift of Winterset received thirteen months in the penitentiary for attempted blackmail of Baker Cornell. Judge McPherson overruled a defense motion for a new trial alleging that Cornell’s relations with Miss Turner were town gossip. Carl Spencer was sentenced to five years for embezzlement.
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John Swift
Winterset
Baker Cornell
McPherson
Water McHenry
Cornell
Miss Turner
Carl Spencer
Cummins May Seek Senate Seat in Iowa Primaries
The Register and Leader reports Governor Cummins may run for the United States Senate before Iowa voters at the 190? primaries. Friends plan to present his name and seek voter endorsement, under Iowa’s primary law. The legislature still elects senators, but voters influence the process.
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Register and
Cummins
United States Senate
Iowa
Senate
Legislative Assembly
Second Regiment to Des Moines Heads to Fort Des Moines
The Second cavalry under Colonel Frank West is ordered to Fort Des Moines to replace the First squadron of the Eleventh cavalry.
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Des Moines
Second Cavalry
Frank West
Fort Des Moines
Eleventh Cavalry
Engineers Seek State License At Iowa Convention
At the Iowa State Society of Stationary Engineers closing session held at the Savery a license law for engineers was proposed. A committee led by E Bailey of Des Moines with KE Doolittle of Sioux City and J Weisenbach of Davenport will draft the measure for legislative approval. J W Harris of Mason City was elected president with J Davis of Cedar Rapids as vice president.
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State Railroad Commission
White
Story County
Jamieson
W. L. Eaton
State House
Shenandoah
Clermont
Mason City
Des Moines
Fairfield
Iowa State Society of Stationary Engineers
The
Savery
E. Bailey
KE. Doolittle
Sioux City
J. Weisenbach
Davenport
J. W. Harris
J. Davis
Cedar Rapids
Guatemalans Die By Own Hand Over Coup Plot
Four prominent Guatemalans killed themselves as the coup plot case unfolded. Nineteen men were sentenced to death by court martial for complicity in the failed attempt on President Cabrera. Bodies were dumped in sewers, sparking diplomatic protests and calls for fair trials.
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City of
Mexico
Cabrera
State Department
Court of Second Instance
Diplomatic Corps
Julio V. Blanco
Joorge A. Vila
Echeverria
Baltasar Rodil
Republic
Blanco
Paris
Europe
Madrid
Spain
Alfonso
Morreno
Gamboa
Cabinet Hears of Assault Report on San Francisco
Attorney General Bonaparte told President Roosevelt and Secretary Root that District Attorney Devlin’s report on the alleged assault on Japanese residents in San Francisco shows early accounts were exaggerated. He says the issue stemmed from police protection gaps during the strike. Root will decide on any further action via the State Department.
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Washington
Bonaparte
Root
Devlin
San Francisco
State Department
Apples from Australia Reach New York on Celtic
Apples from Australia arrived in New York on the steamer Celtic. The 1,008 boxes, gathered in March in Melbourne, were shipped via Liverpool to Southampton for transfer. If successful, a larger Australian apple shipment will follow in the next season.
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Australia
New York
Celtic
Liverpool
Melbourne
England
Southampton
Revolt in China Growing Near Coastal Towns
Swatow May 29 reports revolutionists attacking Chunglang and Tungchang in the Chinghai district. Many residents have fled to Swatow as the uprising is blamed on excessive taxation.
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China
Swatow
Chunglang
Tungchang
Chinghai
Wills Honor Mark Twain in London Luncheon
Samuel L. Clemens will be guest of honor at a Pilgrims' Society luncheon in London on June 25. The event marks a tribute to the famed author known by the pen name Mark Twain.
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Wills
Mark Twain
London
Samuel L. Clemens
Merk ‘Twain
Pilgrims’ Society
New venire sought in Haywood murder case
Boise Idaho May 29 Sheriff Shad Hodgin began summoning a new juror pool for the Haywood murder trial after the panel was adjourned again. Judge Wood urged completion by Saturday night amid lingering doubts over peremptory challenges and possible juror exclusions.
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Boise
Idaho
Shad” Hodgin
Haywood
Tourtellotte
A. P. Burns
E. F. Richardson
Judge Wood
Hodgin
Ample Putnam Fadeleess Dyes At Ten Cents A Package
A brief note states Putnam Fadelees Dyes are priced at 10 cents per package along with a remark about forgiveness and relationships spoken in a mock aphorism style.
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Putnam Fadeleess
Krause's Cold Cure Remedy Ad
An old advertise promising Krause's Cold Cure for head throat chest or back with a 25 cent price for La Grippe along with a quoted line from George Eliot about the world as a looking-glass.
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Krause
George Eliot
Garfield Tea claims health benefits for the blood
Purporting to purify blood erase disease and aid digestion Garfield Tea from Garfield Tea Co. Brooklyn New York is sold by druggists.
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Garfield
Garfiel Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Squaring Accounts and Domestic Starch Pitch
A Kansas City Times quip about debt to nature frames life as a debt owed to the world while a home starch pitch claims Defiance Starch and iron will launder shirtwaists with proper stiffness and less wear, asserting household laundering outperforms steam laundries.
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Nature
Kansas City Times
S Team
Sunshine the Great Disinfectant Defiance Starch Ad
A vintage advertisement extols sunshine as the ultimate disinfectant and warns against blocking sunlight indoors. It promotes Defiance Starch claiming it provides excellent laundry stiffness with less paste, preserving fabric beauty and preventing damage from heavy starch use.
Return of the Prodigal Umbrella Tale in Odd Ad Page
A fragmentary anecdote describes a girl’s remark about tough luck and a lost umbrella as friends seize and lock it away. Also appears are disjointed legal-type affidavits, a testimonial sale pitch for Hale's Catarrh Cure, and drug advertisements mentioning Chane y Co of Toledo and Chaney remedies.
Rites Of Strange Serpent Worship Reported Among Pueblo Indians
A Catholic priest filed a complaint with U S District Attorney Llewelyn alleging a tribe in New Mexico worships an enormous serpent. He says a dozen families formed a pueblo and feed newborn babies to the serpent and that many children are missing. Maj. Llewelyn forwarded evidence to territorial authorities.
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el Paso
Tex
United States
Llewelyn
New Mexico
Maj. Llewelyn
Definition and History of the Word Whisker for Facial Hair
The piece traces usage of whisker to mean upper lip hair and cheek hair, citing Scott and Defoe. Johnson linked whisker to unshaven facial hair as a mustachio, noting the term’s origin from a small brushing implement. It notes 17th century slang where whisker also meant a brazen lie or a whopper.
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Scott
Defoe
Johnson
Millers National Federation Opens Annual Convention
Millers from across the United States and some from abroad attended the opening session in St Louis. The convention runs through Thursday evening and ends with a banquet featuring Secretary Taft as the principal speaker.
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St. Louis
United States
The
Millers National Federation
Taft
Demand President's Reelection in Michigan Senate
Lapsing May 29. The Michigan state senate on Monday passed a resolution demanding that President Roosevelt be reelected for a second term.
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Lapsing
Mich
State Senate
Roosevelt
A Bright Man
A brief dialogue notes a bright man who says the right thing at moments and keeps still at the right time.
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