Iowa News Items Tenth District Cadet Exam at Webster City
The competitive examination for the West Point cadet appointment for the Tenth district will be held at Webster City on August 4. Other items note fraud suspects in Clinton, cattle thefts by Sloan farmers, and a series of local incidents and public notices across the state.
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Webster City
Clinton
C. H. Martin
C. H. Mallory
Dakota
Sloan
Matt Johnson
Mike Hearn
Pete Fouts
G. Vanceyers
John Losey
Iowa
Chicago
James A. Edwards
Normal Monthly
Ma’ams
Brutal lynching shocks Nelson Nebraska area
Reports confirm a mob hanged Coonrad in Nelson Nuckolls county after farmers Henry Sallen and Coonrad sold hogs and Sallen was found murdered. Sheriff guarded jail as crowd demanded surrender. Coonrad fled, wife distraught, coroner later certified death by mob. Sallen's wife reportedly died from distress.
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Hastings
Neb
Nelson
Nuckolls
Henry Sallen
Coonrad
Sallen
Rock Island Road
Seven Firemen Hurt In Big New York Warehouse Blaze
Fire at the Metropolitan Storage warehouse on Thirty eighth Street erupted into a massive blaze at about three in the morning. Seven firemen were severely burned when an explosion blew them from the first floor. the theater and hotel buildings nearby were spared after strenuous efforts. The loss is expected to top half a million.
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John Farley
Dubuque
Clinton
Sells Bros
George Herrington
Wallace Phillips
A. W. Lamberton
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Hinton
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Creston
Edward Russell
Scott County
Davenport Gazette
Minneapolis
Soldier's Orphans
Davenport
Iowa
Iowa Hospital For the
Independence
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Waterloo
Stoughton
Wis
City
Burlington
New York
Metropolitan Storage Warehouse
Thirty Eighth Street
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Solon W. Ridebecke
Goelet Estate
Week of Newsmaking Mishaps and Tragedies Across the Nation
A string of incidents last week across the United States includes an attempted timber obstruction to a southbound train near Springville, a fatal threshing‑machine explosion near Newark Delaware, and a deadly distillery fire at Hilliard Goodwin's in D C. Other reports cover a large Saint Louis, Arkansas & Texas line milestone at Sherman, fires in Terre Haute and Brooklyn, a Baltimore lightning storm, suicides in Akron and Cincinnati, and deaths from illness and fire.
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Edward Stroud
Newark
Del
Stroud
Hilliard Goodwin
Lexington County
D. C
Thomas Griffin
Griffin
Goodwin
Terre Haute
Ind
Dorothea L. Dix
Trenton
Standard Oil Company
Constable Hook
N. J
Lorenz Petterson
Chicago
Petterson
Baltimore
Emory Grove
Hesson C. Andrews
Ida Andrews
Jennie Earle
Buck Roe Beach
Hampton
Sherman
St. Louis
Foreign Intelligence Highlights of July Across Europe and Americas
The Essen funeral of Krupp drew 1200 workers and condolences from the Emperor and Bismarck. French minister DeCourouly warned of a sanguinary struggle in Roumania. Belgian general denounced parliament over army service, urging bigger forces. An alleged infanticide in Caraquua New Brunswick. The Afghan boundary accord trades Russian gains for British frontier lines. Rome’s Sacred Congregation weighs Knights of Labor doctrine with the church. Diplomats in Constantinople report urgency as Salisbury maintains Egypt policy amid ministry shifts.
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M. DeCourouly
Roumania
Bastile
Republic of France
Baron von der Smitzen
Brussels
Belgium
Ross
Caragua
New Brunswick
Russia
Kusk
Murghab
Oxus
Sacred Congregation
Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
Knights of Labor
Herr von Radewitz
Henry DeWatts
Constantinople
Lord Salisbury
Conference in Gaste between William and Francis Joseph over Ferdinand's succession
Reports from St. Johns indicate frictions between French and Newfoundland fishermen with the French warship Drac asserting control along the coast. Canada plans a trade mission to Asia to boost foreign trade, arguing Ottawa must negotiate treaties independently.
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Emperor William
Gaste
Francis Joseph
Austria
Germany
Ferdinand
Prince of
Burgarte
St. Johns
N. F
Drac
Newfoundland
Dominion
Asia
Canada
China
Japan
THAT CANADA COLLISION IN ST THOMAS ONTARIO
A Canada collision in St Thomas Ontario on July 16 left nineteen dead and about forty injured. Fire and explosion followed as crude oil cars burned and wreckage spread through nearby dwellings. Among the dead are Mrs Smith and child and Engineer Donally. investigation expected into air brake failure and possible intoxication.
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Ont
Donnelly
K. Smith
S. Fraine
S. M. Seal
J. B. Boyle
Donally
Sherman Ponsford
Fire Department
Disappearance Sparks Murder Suspicions in Hawkins Area
In CrarmnpA on July 18 the Journal reports a missing man near Morsman after a quarrel with a fellow worker over a team. A neighbor found a scalp and hair matching a man, followed by a leg bone. Sheriff Skinner and County Attorney Stockton obtain a warrant for Hugh Taylor, the other worker, though he is released for lack of evidence. The case remains unsolved.
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Order of Sisters of St. Mary
America
Lockport
N. Y
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Georgetown
Cleveland
New York
Milwaukee
Mammouth Cave
Josie Holmes
Fidelity National Bank
Cincinnati
E. L. Harper
Dayton
Harper
Miss Holmes
William Parrish
Wichita
Jack True
True
Kansas City
Parrish
Brooklyn
Seigle
Corner Main
Virginia Streets
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Virginia Street
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Association of Official Agricultural Chemists
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Oun
Alaska
San Francisco
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South Lee
Mass
Allen Harp
Philadelphia
Lergett
Hawkins
Skinner
Stockton
Hugh Taylor
Train Wrecker Hoffman Hanged After Dunbar Wreck
David Hoffman was hanged in Nebraska City for wrecking a Missouri Pacific passenger train near Dunbar on January 11. The engineer died and several passengers were injured. The execution occurred at 10 24, eight minutes to death, with militia on standby and no mob action.
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Nebraska City
Neb
David Hoffman
Missouri Pacific
Dunbar
Hollman
Shellenberger
Hoffman
Tribune Job Printing Services Advertised
The Tribune offers printing of every description with neat work and prompt service at reasonable rates. The notice touts Tribune Job Printing capabilities, including a dedicated job room for efficient production.
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the Tribune
Stanley Safe. Loxpox Near Congo Expedition Alert
A St Paul de Lander dispatch reports the Stanley expedition arrived May 28 at the Congo frontier between Bangalas Station and Stanley Falls. Few are ill. a camp is set on river heights and revictualling looks good. Stanley moved June 2 toward Wad elai with officers and guards, while others stay at Armohim. The steamer Stanley, strained by river passage, may start return voyage in early June to Leopouldville for repairs.
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Loxpox
St. Paul de Lander
Stanley
Anniuhimi
Congo
Bangalas Station
Stanley Falls
Valdelai
Europea
Bolobo
Cam. Bartlett
Heat Wave Grips Nation as Temperatures Soar
Reports from WashIndon dated July 17 describe extreme heat across the United States east of the Mississippi and south of the lakes. Thermometers show 100 degrees or more widely with Atlanta at 102 and Denver at 58 as a cool front moves from Nebraska and Lake Superior toward the coast, likely easing temperatures by five to seven degrees by Monday.
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WashIndon
Signal Office
United States
Mississippi
Lakes
Nebraska
Dakota
Lake Superior
Atlantic
Atlanta
Denver
Navy Steamer Atlanta Accident Delays Gun Proposals
Captain Bunch reports an on board accident in Gardiners Bay during gun practice on the U S steamer Atlanta. Clips and clip circles failed to hold the 6 inch guns to the expected velocity. Secretary Whitney delays steel cast gun proposals to September 20 to aid domestic manufacturers. Oscar J Harvey pleads guilty to horse claims fraud and receives a ten year sentence.
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Washington
Bunch
U. S
Atlanta
Navy Department
Gardiners Bay
Whitney
United States
Navy
Oscar J. Harvey
Horse Claims Division
Treasury Department
Montgomery
The Earth and the Moon and Celestial Theories
A St Louis Globe-Democrat correspondent notes Vienna telegrams on Herr Fall's planetary prediction that the Moon may fall into the Earth. The piece compares Newton and Arago on planetary motion and discusses gravity, space, and the idea of a void in space versus a subtle celestial fluid.
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St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Vienna
Herr Fall
Arago
Earth
Newton
Baseball trust sale shows ease in buying teams and players
Fragmentary note suggests a baseball securities market where players balls bats and franchises exchange hands with apparent ease. The brief quote hints at Memphes dealanche as a source remark on the rapidity of sales.
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