Global Briefs Highlight Taft Fairbanks Banquet
World notes report President Taft and former Vice President Fairbanks attended a banquet of the American Peace and Arbitration League in New York. Other items include Senator Frye of Maine ill with an ulcer, Rev. Dr. Leonard Storrs resigning after 35 years at St. Pauls Brookline, and various political and military moves across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Fairbanks
American Peace and Arbitration League
New York
Washington
Frye
Maine
St. Paul's Church
Brookline
Mass
Leonard K. Storrs
William Lawrence
Massachusetts Episcopal
W. P. Brownlow
Congress
Bristol
Tenn
Charles Morton
Department of the Missouri
Omaha
Hetty Green
Christopher Columbus University
New York City
F. M. Baker
Marine Corps
Navy
Aguinaldo
W. Frank Wilson
Buffalo
N. Y
New York Central Railroad Company
Utica
Papke Wins Middleweight Bout in Paris as Other News Rolls In
Billy Papke known as the Illinois Thunder bolt defeated Willie Lewis of New York in the third round of a scheduled 20 round middleweight championship bout in Paris. The rest of the item lists railroad wreck deaths in Iowa, antitrust indictments against National Packing Co and affiliates, a House rules committee reform proposal, Taft’s reception in Providence, Aldrich’s rail bill plea, Vermillion adopting commission government, a Canadian search for explorer Callawell, and Cincinnati talk on a Mine Workers strike prelude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Papke
Illinois Thunderbolt
Willie Lewis
New York
Paris
France
Papke
Green Mountain
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Great Western
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Iowa
National Packing Company
Federal Grand Jury
Chicago
House
House of Representatives
Wilson
Dem
Committee On
Victor Murdock
Providence
R. I
Nelson W. Aldrich
Taft
Stephen B. Elkins
Senate
Cummins
Vermillion
S. D
George Callawell
Hudson Bay
Canada
Cincinnati
United Mine Workers
Indictments Hit Pittsburg Councils Over Big Pool Scheme
Forty present and former Pittsburg council members face indictment and ten more held on suspensions after confessing to sharing in a 102000 pool. John C. Mabray and nine others were sentenced in Indiana for fraudulent mail schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Select and Common Councils
Pittsburg
R. I. Frazer
John C. Mabray
Council Bluffs
Maiden Lane
New York
San Francisco
Anthony Internate
Brooklyn
N. Y
Humane Society
Greenwich
Conn
Andrew Carnegie
George Lauder, Jr
House of Representatives
Uncle Joe
House
Cannon
Pitsburg
John F. Klein
Klein
Baltimore
George E. Sutton
Wholesale Fish Association of
Abe Reed
John Earle
Harry McCrum
Carleton Gates
Huntington
John V. Heflin
Tenth Company
Coast Artillery
Presidio Hospital
Willis Elder
Atrt Walker
J. Pierpont Morgan
Woodland’s Lake
New York City
Speaker Cannon
Honolulu
Massachusetts
Northwest Mounted Police
Fort McPherson
Mackenzie
Dawson
V. T
Fort Rae
Great Slave Lake
Fort Worth
Tex
Oklahoma
United States
Shellal
Egypt
Theodore Roosevelt
Uncle Sam
Navy
Navy Department
Delaware
North Dakota
Prominent Muscatine woman marries Helena magnate
Miss Nellie Elizabeth Roberson weds Col J H Conrad of Helena Montana in a union described as a culmination of romance. The bride, a gifted vocalist trained in Europe, and the groom, a mining magnate with a $30 million fortune, plan spring in New York before a southern Alaska summer.
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Nellie Elizabeth Robertson
Muscatine
Col
J. H. Conrad
Helena
Mont
Montana
Europe
Alaska
Missouri
South Dakota
Iowa
Sioux City
Iowa State Laundrymen’s Association
Davenport
F. J. Kimball
Waterloo
Howard Wilson
Des Moines
George T. Dixon
Ames
F. X. Schaefer
M. EB. Black
Creston
W. T. Fitch
la Salle
Amos Kemble
William E. Kemble
Oskaloosa
Kemble
Salem
Ohio
Polk County
Anita Commercial Club
F. H. Sears
Val Wiegand
H. Zeigler
Anita
Jamison
First National Bank of Chariton
Solon
Little Burg
Allen Robinson
Dallas
S. D
St. Joseph Hospital
Harry Robinson
Better Corp
Jesse Macy
James Brice
Grinnell
Waverly
Vinton
Iowa Falls
E. G. Pratt
Boone Gas Company
Ames Gas
Tenney Brothers of
Newton
Dale Waltz
Blackburn
Valley Junction
Redmen
Rantchwaime Council
Damages Asked in Ian Keleher Lawsuit Against Railway
Miles Keleher a well known locomotive engineer of Marshalltown sues the Iowa Central Railway company in district court seeking 25000 dollars for personal injuries from a September 23 1908 accident when a side rod broke as the engine operated at speed alleging poor repair careless shop work and lack of proper inspection amid a strike at Central shop men.
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Miles Keleher
Marshalltown
Iowa Central Railway Company
Kelleher
O. W. van Slyke
C. C. van Slyke
Mrs. Ko
Fulmer
Chicago Kindergarten College
University of Chicago
Tama
Green Farm
Toledo
Morecroft
W. D. Kepler
Iowa
Laurel
Marshall County
Chris Schumann
Trewin
Cedar Rapids
Commercial Club of
Clear Lake
Commercial Club
Blanch Snoddy
Bloomfield
Swallowing Lye
Edward Trachse
Charles Burnside
William Burnside
Oskaloosa
Columbia University of New York
Wisconsin Union
Wisconsin University At Madison
Women's Club of
John Kaiser
Thomas Sumner
Ottumwa
W. W. Jackson
Corydon
de Witt
Plan rigid probe to uncover Green Mountain wreck cause
Des Moines reports state railway commission seeks dispatchers orders and speed data after the Rock Island double header wreck near Green Mountain. Coroner’s hearing in Tama County, with commissioners at the scene, aims to determine train speed and instructions given to crews. At Marshalltown hospital 45 dead identified, three more unidentified, 38 injured. fatalities include M. B. Kennedy and F. X. Brown. morgue scene described amid ongoing track repairs.
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Des Moines
Mar
Rock Island
Green Mountain
State Railway Commission
Marshalltown
Ketchum
G. H. Boylan
Tama County
Eaton
M. B. Kennedy
Burlington
F. X. Brown
Waterloo
Brown
A. H. Nagle
Charles E. Davis
Minnesota
Ross
Cedar Rapids
One Killed in First Wreck at Shellsburg
Head Brakeman J. W. Reynolds died and Fireman F. Herman was badly injured when a Rock Island freight train derailed and Bridge failed at Shellsburg. Thirty six cars fell into a creek blocking all traffic. Line diversions sent Sioux Falls and Minneapolis trains via Marshalltown to Waterloo after the wreck near Gladbrook.
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Cedar Rapids
J. W. Reynolds
F. Herman
Rock Island
Shellsburg
Sioux Falls
Minneapolis
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Northwestern
Great Western
Gladbrook
Train Plunges Through Burning Trestle Near Humboldt
Miraculous escape during a northbound Minneapolis and St Louis run five miles south of Humboldt. Part of the train fell into flames. Three passengers were injured and hospitalized in Fort Dodge. The incident recalls a similar disaster at Green Mountain.
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Fort Dodge
Green Mountain
Minneapolis & St Louis
Humpoldt
One Man Dead Another Dying in Gas Home Incident
Des Moines reports Baren Carr of Hamilton aged 31 found dead in bed at 621 High street Mrs I F McLuen home. William Schnacks owner of Hamilton Opera House found unconscious beside bed. room filled with illuminating gas, jet on, windows and doors closed. Police broke down door.
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Des Moines
Mar
Baren Carr
Hamilton
Senate Advances Kenyon Nomination to Assistant to AG
The senate judiciary committee voted a favorable report on Judge W. B. Kenyon of Fort Dodge for assistant to the attorney general, signaling confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Kenyon
Washington D. C
Senate Judiciary Committee
Fort Dodge
Leather Workers Strike Closes Saddle Factory in Oskaloosa
About six leather workers from a horse goods shop in Oskaloosa Iowa struck in line with national orders. The saddle factory at the town is shut down as a result of the action.
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Oskaloosa
Free kidney cure recipe promises quick home relief
A doctor-provided home remedy claims to cure weak kidneys and bladder issues within a week. The ad-style offer asks readers to write to Dr A E Robinson in Detroit to receive a free, supposedly harmless recipe by mail, with no cost or obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Robinson
K-255
Luck Building
Detroit
Mich
Trolley Car Accident Sparks Dramatic Clash
Abel Stringham notes a trolley car accident in the third act as a dramatic example while a playwright praises the work. The exchange centers on theater craft and the reality of transportation in the era.
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Abel Stringham
Shakespeare
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Promote Skin Care
The advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for preserving purifying and beautifying the skin scalp hair and hands. It claims relief from itching irritation and inflammation and preventing clogged pores. The Potter Drug & Chem Corp offers a free Cuticura Book upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
Modern Spirit Observed in Paris Dining Table
A Paris observer notes a trio at a fashionable restaurant table: an old lady, a middle aged man, and a young woman. The man orders milk for his mother a beer for himself and absinthe for his daughter, symbolizing the era’s social mores.
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Paris
Klondike Incubators and Brooders Run Around the Clock
The Klondike Incubators and Brooders are high demand this season and strain the factory capacity. Workers are on day and night shifts to keep production up.
Newlywed dispute over hat price in Kippincott's
A newlywed quarrel over paying $30 for a hat highlights the humor of budgeting and thrift in the era. Mrs Newlywed insists on restraint while Harold argues it’s the limit of their means.
Rheumatism Cured In a Day by Dr. Detchons Relief
A patent medicine advertisement claims Dr Detchons Relief cures rheumatism in one to three days. It promises rapid action by removing the cause and quick disappearance of symptoms with initial strong benefits. Sold by druggists for seven cents.
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Detchon
Sporting Definition. Tommy-Pop and the flash draw
A Philadelphia Record item hints at a poetic take on sport definitions with Tommy and his father debating hope as a game moment. The brief notes a moment of drawing level as a playful sporting refrain.
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Tommy
Philadelphia
Murine Eye Remedy Ad From Chicago Company
An old advertisement promotes Murine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago product for watery eyes and eye troubles. Claims quick relief and soothing effect with directions to druggists and a request to write for eye books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murine
Mu Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Don’t Let ’Em. Defects of mind worsen with age say Rouchefou
A fragment references a quotation attributed to Rouchefou noting that defects of understanding grow worse with aging. The line appears as a curio in a clipped observation.
Norway Leads World in Seafaring Earners by Population
The article notes that by population, more Norwegians earn their livelihood from seafaring than in any other country, with Britain ranking second.
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Norway
Britain
Piles Cured In Sixteen Days Or Less
fragmentary notice claims a remedy cures piles in six to fourteen days. mentions ointment and "blind" bleeding, with unclear details. speaks of labor and wage issues with wives seeking an eight hour day. lacks clear dates or organizations.
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Hawkeye
State News
J. W. Knott
Iowa City
Tipton
Oregon
Ciites
Carroll
L. J. Tjernagel
Story City
Peter Rivers
Ireland
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