Apple Crop in Southwestern Iowa May Be Destroyed
Fruit trees across Iowa suffered heavy damage from a three day freeze with forecasts of a severe fruit shortage. Dr. George M. Chappel of the U S Weather Bureau notes buds shriveled across thousands of acres while some trees remain budless. Secretary Wesley Greene of the state horticultural department estimates losses between 5 million and 10 million dollars with plums, pears, and strawberries worst hit and much of the crop likely unrecoverable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
George M. Chappel
United States Weather Bureau
Federal
Forest City
Chappel
Greene
Wesley Greene
State Horticultural Department
Boy killed at Agar Plant in Des Moines Ayr
Charles Brockman age 18 was killed at the Apap pacing plant where he worked as an errand boy. His clothing caught in a shafting and he was drawn into machinery. The top of his head was severed and death was instantaneous.
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Agar
Des Moines
Ayr
Charles Brockman
Apap
Boone Boy Shot by Brother in Accidental Wounding
April Clenn Seavert, son of City Fireman Charles Seavert, was accidentally shot by his older brother. The boy sustained seal wounds from a shotgun in the incident report.
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Boone
Clenn Seavert
Charles Seavert
Edwards Gets Year for Shooting at Aston Junction
Creston April 1 Thomas Edwards charged with shooting James Cruden at Aston Junction had been sent to the penitentiary to serve a one year sentence. Clinton April 19 Meyers a colored man arrested for holding up the Burlington depot pleaded guilty and received ten years in prison.
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Edwards
Creston
Thomas Edwards
James Cruden
Aston Junction
Clinton
Meyers
Burlington
Deemer Invited to Washington by President Taft
Des Moines April 19 Judge Horace E B Deemer of the Iowa supreme court has been invited to Washington where he will meet President Taft upon invitation. The visit aims to discuss judicial matters and potential appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deemer
Washington
Des Moines
Horace EB. Deemer
Iowa Supreme Court
President Taft
Roosevelt angrily denies fake presidential bid report
The article reports Theodore Roosevelt dismissing a Paris Paris Herald story as false that he and Gifford Pinchot agreed he would run for president. Roosevelt traveled to Europe, met with officials in Vienna and Budapest, and hosted a royal reception with Emperor Francis Joseph.
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Vienna
Theodore Roosevelt
Paris
America
Gifford Pinchot
Roosevelt
Pinchot
Root
Europe
Paris Herald
Kermit
Mr. Roosevelt
Herr von Mueller
Foreign Office
Kerens
Baron Hengelmuller von Hengervar
Washington
Mr. Kerens
Kranz
Henry White
France
Silesia
Ball- Platz
Count von Aebrenthal
Horburg Palace
Francis Joseph
Austria
Mgr
Granito di Behnonte Pignatelli
Vatican
Jossi Stockalper
Budapest
Pressburg
Count Apponyi
Eberhart
Masked Men Hold Up Train Near Sprig Calif
A China-Japan mail train leaving San Francisco was robbed by two masked men two miles east of Sprig. They took nine pouches of registered mail while other express matter was untouched. The robbers escaped into hills between Martinez and Oakland. Telegraph lines and a telegraph opener helped delay pursuit. authorities recovered no pouches from the other car. This marks California's first train robbery in several years and is described as daring and spectacular.
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Bentela
Cal
San Francisco
Southern Pacific Railway
Sprig
Martinez
Oakland
Suisun
Ifornia
Suffragists Rally After Hissing Incident At Meeting
Washington reports that suffragists left their convention smiling after a hissing incident during President Paft's address. He sent a cordial letter regretting the episode, stressing it should not embarrass leaders of the movement. The group then pressed their petition for votes before Congress with hearings held by Senate and House committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paft
Congress
Senate Committee On
House Committee On the Judiciary
Girl Found Slain in Shed Near Home
Chicago reports the body of six year old Alfreda Boverlska found slain and mutilated in a shed near her home three doors away. She was attacked and strangled while calling for help, clothing torn. A bag of candy lay beside her. Barney Rizoska, 34, a blacksmith helper, is held on suspicion.
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Chicago
Lttle
Alfreda Boverlska
Boverlska
Sid
Barney Rizoska
Cold Weather Harms Iowa Fruit Crop
Reports from across Iowa say the fruit crop is heavily damaged by abnormal cold. Sioux City Council Bluffs Webster City Davenport and Clinton recorded subfreezing temperatures while snow fell for a day. Exposed fruit may have suffered though some hope remains that select crops escaped damage. William J. Calhoun, newly arrived American minister to China, was greeted by officials upon arrival in Peking.
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Dex Maines
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Webster City
Davenport
Clinton
Lite Ile Hope
Val, Calhoun
Peking
William J. Calhoun
Chicago
Ching
Regation
Foreign Office
Marine Guard
One Term Enough Says Taft Washington Speech
President Taft told Washington audiences that one term in the White House is sufficient. He first stated this to the District of Columbia branch of the American Bankers Association and repeated it during remarks to Psi Upsilon fraternity members, speaking in humorous but serious tones.
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Taft
Washington
Siice
White House
District of Columbia
American Bankers ‘Association
Psi Upsilon Fraternity
Freeburg Baseball Player Killed by Line Drive
Freeburg NL player William Schmitt was killed Sunday while playing against a St. Louis club. A throw from the St. Louis pitcher struck him over the heart during the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiiled
Freeburg
William Schmitt
St. Louis
Mexican Diplomat Ignacio Mariscal Dies in Mexico City
Mexico City reports the death of Ignacio Mariscal, secretary of foreign relations and renowned Mexican diplomat, due to pneumonia. The passing occurred Saturday and was unexpected.
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Mexico City
Ignacio Mariscal
Mexico
Bank Robbers Blow First National Vault in Spring City Tenn
Thieves blasted the First National Bank of Spring City with nitroglycerin on Thursday and escaped with more than 10,000 dollars. Bloodhounds hunted the trail but the robbers remained at large. About 10,200 dollars were in the vault, and only 30 dollars remained the next morning. An attacker shot at cashier KE Paul who fled into the bank. Paul was not hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring City
Tenn
First National Bank
Paul
Thia
Taking of Census Begins in Washington
An army of 70 000 enumerators began counting the U S population, larger than the standing army. The census covers 46 states plus territories Hawaii and Porto Rico with three main branches Population agriculture and manufacturing. Director Durand expects about 90 000 000 names and notes past growth rates.
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Washington
United States
Uncle Sam
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Alaska
Philippine Islands
Guam
Durand
Riots in Chang Sha Destroy Foreign Property
Rioting in Chang Sha China has sent 24 900 or more people, including the province governor of Hunan, into action. Foreign buildings in the city were burned or looted with the British consulate spared. Foreign residents fled. no deaths reported. Missionaries totaling forty one sought refuge, losing all possessions.
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Chang Sha
China
Hunan
American Episcopalian Alliance
United Evangelical Church
Wesleyan
Yale
Bowtu
Four Ships Run Aground Near Clay Banks
Reports from Sturgeon Bay say the steamer Niko and its three tows Mowatt Helvetia and Mardin are on rocks three miles south of Clay Banks near Algoma on Lake Michigan. The vessels belong to Times Lumber Company of Chicago. In another item Jennie Mallar of Danville Ind faces circuit court after being accused of killing James Simpson in a dressing room at a circus. In Pittsburgh Pa John Cameron Stevenson bank president was found dead in his bed, suspected heart trouble.
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Itgansyile
Ind
Jennie Mallar
Danville
James Simpson
Pittsburg
John Cameron Stevenson
Mannufacturered
McVey Outclasses Stewart in Paris Bout
Sam McVey, an American colored heavyweight, defeated Jim Stewart in Paris as Stewart quit the fight in the sixth round.
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McVey
Stewart
Paris
Sam McVey
Jim Stewart
Armstrong Company Hit In Charleston Financial Probe
A report by John F. Roche to the West Virginia Insurance Department details alleged mismanagement at Consolidated Casualty Co before its reorganization. It cites $717,114 collected in 21 months with only $191,637 left, plus false entries, improper stock cancellations, and unissued partial payments. Robert S. Armstrong led as president with $1,000 monthly salary, and overdrawn in June 1909.
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Charleston
W. Va
Consolidated Casualty Company
Insurance Department of West Virginia
Fsurance Department
John F. Roche
New York
Insurance Department
Robert 8. Armstrong
Chicago
J. Burras
A. S. Mitchel
Trong
Burras
Mitchell
Armstrong
STATE TACKLES GIL TRUST IN SUPREME COURT
Washington DC reports the federal government yields to Tennessee in the case involving the Standard Oil antitrust fight. The court has ordered a reargument delaying the main attack on the trust, while a subsidiary issue arises over Teressen’s bid to oust Standard Oil from doing business for alleged state antitrust violations. The Tennessee state case now moves to the federal high court from a lower court judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Tennessee
Supreme Court of the United States
Tersessen
Corporation
Federal Supreme Court
Wreck near Spokane claims three lives and leaves six missing
Three dead and six others fatally injured after a runaway freight train at fifty miles per hour wrecks west of Spokane. Witnesses say the train leaped into the air before crashing, with six unaccounted for and likely found among the tangled debris. In other news in California Bragg defeats Oldfield for 2000 dollar purse in a two mile race at the Motor Dome. Mississippi lawmakers call for a primary to elect a United States senator.
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Spokane
Wash
Northern Pacific
Germany and Canadian Wheat Trade Talks Spark Interest
A Winnipeg dispatch from March 18 1910 notes Germany eager to secure a share of Canadian wheat for imports amid eased trade restrictions. It cites U S demand, vast Canadian yields, and government land offers while highlighting farmers like John Munter of Eye Brow Saskatchewan and the potential for Canadian West expansion. It also covers anti spitting laws enforcement and domestic home décor services as part of progressive era notes.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Germany
United States
Canada
John Munter
Eyebrow
Saskatchewan
Minnesota
Queer Attribute of Salmon
About twenty percent of salmon spawn before they return up the river. Those that come back after spawning are coarse and white in the flesh when cut, and are commonly known as bull trout. Bull trout are not a separate species but salmon that have spawned.
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Fayette
Wesley Green
FIRST
Tuffy
Southern Pacific Overland
Benecia
State
Niko
Lake Michigan
Armstrong Company
HIT
Insurance Actuary
Treasury of Casualty Concern
Gil Trust
United States Supreme Court
Bragg
Oldfield
Los Angeles
Caleb
Barney Oldfield
United. States
Jackson
Miss
Misalasippi
National Association For the Study of
Fincas
Castoria
Mage
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