Springfield murder triggers feared race riot outbreak
In Springfield Illinois a black chauffeur Arthur Johnson killed Ruth Powers a white woman and then took his own life. Police and deputies hunted the killer as crowds gathered at the crime scene. Johnson left a note saying the girl drove him to murder. Authorities warned arms purchases amid riot fears. Five men faced liquor law charges with bail set at 1000 each.
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Springfield
Ill
Arthur Johnson
Ruth Powers
O. B. Caldwell
Johnson
Caldwell
Rhodes
Schnepp
Fairfield Yeoman winners earn trip to State Fair
Mr and Mrs Lonnie Graham Mrs Ida Foote Mr and Mrs C E Luper win a free trip to the state fair in Des Moines for boosting local Yeoman lodge membership in the last five weeks. They depart tomorrow and return Friday aboard a trip funded by E L Stephenson district Yeoman manager.
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Lonnie Graham
Ida Foote
C. E. Luper
Des Moines
E. L. Stephenson
Yeoman Order
Yeomen Lodge
Local Factory Weighs Autos for Traveling Salesmen
Louden Machinery, which recently bought an E. M. F. auto from Murray & Allender, is rebuilding the car to carry salesman samples. The firm will study using autos for each salesman to cover his entire territory, saving time waiting for trains and improving inland town access.
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Louden Machinery Company
Murray & Allender
Woman Pleads Guilty in Assault Case at Local Court
In Justice Jacques court a woman charged with assaulting an aged woman pleaded guilty. The judge assessed a fine and costs for the offense.
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Jacques
Canal Bill Is Signed By Taft Affects Panama Canal Rights
President Taft signs the Panama canal bill and proposes a resolution stating the measure does not violate treaty provisions. He notes British protests over toll exemptions reveal the U S has owned and paid for the canal yet may be restricted by the Hay Pauncefote treaty in aiding its own commerce. He emphasizes the canal is built at U S cost on land ceded by Panama and argues whether the United States has abridged its rights to pass or remit tolls.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Panama
United States
Mr. Taft
Panama Canal
Republic of Panama
Veterans of Foreign Service Open 12th Encampment in Philadelphia
The twelfth annual encampment of the American Veterans of Foreign Service opened in Philadelphia with Commander-in-Chief Robert G. Woodside of Pittsburgh presiding. Officials said over 10,000 veterans from the Spanish-American War Boxer Uprising in China and the Philippine War joined, with expected attendance doubling to make it one of the largest gatherings in the group's history.
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Philadelphia
American Veterans of Foreign Service
United States
Robert G. Woodside
Pittsburg
China
Tariff clash deepens as Berlin awaits Washington reply
Berlin reports no reply from Washington on the possible countervailing duties on German wheat and rye flour and split peas. The tariff dispute is seen as a new phase in a broader German American tariff war that began with paper pulp duties and widened with treaty complications under most favored nation terms.
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Berlin
Washington
United States
Germany
Clara Ward Plans Return to America Amid Lawsuit Fatigue
Paris reports Clara Ward once Princess de Chimay intends to return to the United States to live. She seeks personal freedom after ongoing lawsuits with her husbands and is said to be involved with a retired prize fighter as her latest companion.
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Paris
Clara Ward
Princess de Chimay
America
Post Office to Close All Day Sundays at Fairfield
Postmaster W. G. Ross orders Fairfield office to shut general delivery carrier windows and lock boxes every Sunday as required by the post office appropriation act for the year ending June 30, 1913. Only special delivery mail will be promptly delivered. no Sunday mail for general public.
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Fairfield Post Office
W. G. Ross
Post Office
Local Post Office Staffing Heads Toward Change
Postmaster Ross explains the upcoming closure will cause inconvenience for many residents as mail delivery adjusts. The local office currently employs Assistant Maches ney, four clerks, five carriers, one substitute and eight rural carriers.
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Ross
Machesney
Former Fairfield Man Sees City Progress
Jed T. Caldwell, longtime organizer of automatic telephone networks, visits Fairfield and notes rapid growth and a new manufacturing district. He travels to Chicago to meet the Interstate Telephone Co. president before continuing to New York on business.
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Jed T. Caldwell
C. B. Caldwell
Mir
Caldwell
Interstate Telephone Co
Spokane
Washington
New York
Fairfield
United States
Chicago
Interesting meeting at Elm Grove draws religious workers
Fairfield religious workers held a profitable meeting at Elm Grove last evening led by A Ek Harper. Short talks and singing engaged the audience as workers expressed satisfaction with interest and goodwill from attendees.
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Fairfield
Elm Grove
A. Ek. Harper
Voorhies Remains Laid To Rest At Home Service
Funeral services for J. H. Voorhies were held at the family home on West Jefferson Street at 2 30 this afternoon. Rev. Arthur T. Newell of the Congregational church and Rev. W A Wolgemuth of the Lutheran church led the rites. Interment followed at Evergreen cemetery.
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J. H. Voorhies
West Jefferson Street
Congregational Church
W. A. Wolgemuth
Lutheran Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Boy Scouts Head Out On Six Day River Camp
Eighteen Boy Scouts left at 6 41 am for a six day camping trip near Ottumwa on the Des Moines river. Scout Master Eugene Palmer and Ralph Grief accompany the group.
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Ottumwa
Des Moines River
Eugene Palmer
Ralph Grief
Wilson Confers With Leaders On Campaign Tour
Governor Woodrow Wilson met at the national democratic headquarters in New York and conferred with national leaders on whether to launch a cross country campaign swing. The discussion focused on strategy and timing for a possible tour.
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New York
Woodrow Wilson
National Democratic
Mrs. Clarence Keltner Dies in California
Word is received of the death of Mrs. Clarence Keltner of Los Angeles California. She was a Fairfield girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H B Keltner, and married to the daughter of Dr Hawthorne of Los Angeles.
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Clarence Keltner
California
Los Angeles
Calif
Keltner
Fairfield
H. B. Keltner
Hawthorne
Fairfield Vies to Host Southeastern Iowa Teachers Meeting
Fairfield bids to host the Southeastern Iowa Teachers Association annual convention with Professor O P Flower leading efforts. Fairfield offers ample sleeping and dining options and strong railroad access to serve 400 000 residents across the district, with a tentative April date.
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Fairfield
Southeastern Iowa Teachers’ Association
O. P. Flower
H. A. Blackmar
Iowa City
FE. C. Schall
Ft. Madison
Commercial Club
Evening Tribune
Southeastern Iowa ‘Teachers’ Association
Prominent Des Moines Man Visits This City
John MacVicar a former Des Moines mayor and current city commissioner arrived in the city from Burlington. He is a reformer and president of the Municipal League of America and now state organizer of the Bull Moose. He conferred with local progressives but the visitors say there is no link to Roosevelt campaign plans.
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John Mae Vicar
Des Moines
Burlington
MacVicar
Municipal League of America
Bull Moose
Roosevelt
Fairfield Exhibit at State Fair Showcases Local Industry
Day Hunt of Dexter Manufacturing Co leaves for Des Moines to head Fairfield Industrial Exhibit booth. Ten companies present in Section H Machinery Hall in a unified display praised as a major advertising asset for Fairfield and Jefferson County visitors.
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Hunt
Dexter Manufacturing Co
Des Moines
Fairfield
Airfield
Jefferson County
Inauguration of City Centennial in Columbus Ohio
Columbus marks one hundred years since Ohio's capital move from Chillicothe with a week of reunions parades pageants and commemorations. The program includes a governors descendants reunion a Grand Army veterans parade a centennial banquet and a DAR produced pageant The Story of the State traces Ohio history from the Mound Builders to modern times.
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Columbus
Ohio
Chillicothe
Daughters of the American Revolution
Old Northwest Territory
Archbishop Riordan Celebrates Seventieth Birthday
San Francisco notes pour in from Steiner and Fulton to honor Archbishop Riordan on turning seventy. Born in New Brunswick, he spent boyhood in Chicago and later led St James Church before becoming head of the San Francisco archdiocese in the early 1880s.
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San Francisco
Cal
Steiner and
Fulton Streets
Riordan
New Brunswick
Chicago
St. James
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U. S
Mr. Ross
BOY Scouts
Wilson
Iowa
Professor Flower
Professor Lower
Blackmar
Town City
Schall
Mt. Madison
S. A. Power
Tairfield Commercial Club
Er. C. Schall
Rmory Waters
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Lowa
Teachers’ Association
Mississippi River
Keokuk
Davenport
County Normal Institute
John Mac Vickar
Archbishop Riordan
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