Miners Armament Standoff Amid Injunction Battle
In Matewan West Virginia a deputy U S marshal force led by A C Hufford faced a hostile striker mob. Firearms erupted as the posse attempted to serve federal injunction papers, forcing a retreat after hours of heavy resistance and talk of reinforced marshals returning. The strike grows tenser with bands crossing Tug River into Kentucky to control mountain passes. Sheriff Hatfield withdraws deputies.
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Hatfield
United States
Tug River
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ealleries
Thacker
Wheat Prospects Abroad Across Regions and Seas
London report notes rain needed in the United Kingdom to fill ears of wheat with short stems. Southern Spain expects fine yields. central and northern Spain show excellent promise. Central Europe near the Adriatic looks very promising while the Baltic fringe shows poor results. Croatia and Hungary may have good crops, Prussia and Prussian Poland face deficits. Bavaria and Austria may see mediocre outcomes.
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Europe
Portine
London
Mark Lane
Ies
United Kingdom
Spain
Andalusia
Murcia
Adriatic
Baltic
Crotia
Hungary
Prussia
Prussian
Poland
Bavaria
Austria
Bell Company Loses Patent Infringement Suit
Judge Brown of the United States circuit court ruled against the American Bell Telephone Company in suits for patent infringement brought against the National Telephone Manufacturing Company and the Century Telephone Company. Bills in equity were dismissed because the patent involved in the first case was void and the second either void or not infringed by the defendant.
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Boston
Mass
Brown
United States Circuit Court Today
American Bell Telephone Company
National Telephone Manufacturing Company
Century Telephone Company
Bell Company
Senator Kyle in serious condition at Aberdeen hospital
June 25 reports from Aberdeen Iowa say Senator Kyle remains very sick though somewhat improved. The condition is described as not improved, with ongoing concern about his health. In Cedar Falls Illinois Central announces a new Wilke station between Alden and Williams to enhance track facilities.
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Starion
Illinois Central
Cedar Ifalis
Illinois Central Railroad
Wilke
Alden
Williams
Cailles Surrenders with 650 Men in Laguna Province
In Santa Cruz General Cailles and staff surrendered 650 men and 500 rifles amid bands at the church yard. Mass was held by Chaplain Hart as Cailles handed back rifles for thirty peso receipts, vows of aid to widows, and Cailles planned presenting the flag to General MacArthur. Frank Mekin, a deserter, was ironsed.
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Santa Cruz
O P
Santa’ Cruz
Cailles
Hart
Eighth United States Infantry
United States Army
Callga
Sumner
West Virginia flood toll downplays fatalities in Roanoke report
Roanoke, June 25. West Virginia flood survivors arriving from Vivian describe a cautious death toll estimate. A prominent Roanoke businessman and other evacuees walked eleven miles to Ennis for a return train, recounting limited fatalities and noting losses likely higher in distant mountain areas.
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West Virginia
Roanoke
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Staiaa
Vivian
Ennis
Baldwin Zeigler expedition to reach the North Pole
A Dundee dispatch reports the Baldwin Zeigler expedition, led by two explorers with forty men and many scientists, ready to depart for the north pole. They vow to plant the American flag there, aiming to surpass the Duke of Abruzzi as the furthest north. The ship is in fine shape, and the crew includes the Esquimaux, once a crack whaler.
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New York
Journal and Advertiser
Dundee
Baldwin-Zeigler
North Pole
Duke of Abbruz2zi
Pole
Esquimaux
Herron Drops From Grinnell Congregation Roll
George D. Herron is removed from the Grinnell Congregational church roll after a series of actions beginning in Baxter and culminating in a council recommendation. The unanimous vote followed a process with Herron deemed unworthy of a Christian gentleman, led by trustee Hon. R M Haines.
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Grinnell
George D. Herron
Iowa
Congregational Church of
Prof. Herron
Baxter
Council of Iowa
Grinnell Church
Iowa College
Money abundant in Iowa banks and growing
June 25 Des Moines reports say Iowa banking is at peak profitability and popularity. Iowa Bankers association Cedar Rapids meeting drew many, with J. Whelan noting sixteen new banks this year and farmers as primary depositors. Banks report healthy conditions, but loan demand slows so rates stay low.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Cedar Rapids
Tawa
J. &. Whelan
State Bank Examiner
British Army Horse Purchases Reported in Iowa
Agents of the British government in Iowa are buying horses for use against the Boers. Since the American consul left Pretoria they advertise openly and ship horses regularly for this service.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Pretoria
Brigadier generals named for Spanish war service
Washington June 25 commissions as brigadier generals issued to Enoch H Crow der James Allen and Robert L House in judge advocate signal corps cavalry. They hold these posts until June 30 and are recognized for service in the Spanish war and the Philippine campaign.
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Washington, D. C
Enoch H. Crowder
Judge Advocate’s Department
James Allen
Signal Corps
Robert L. House
Cavalry
Gilbert Suspended by American League Official
Washington June 26 President Johnson wired Umpire Haskell that Milwaukee's second baseman Gilbert has been suspended for five days. The cause of suspension is not stated in Washington.
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Gilbert
Washington, D. C
Johnson
American League
Haskell
Milwaukee
Man Taken for a Deer in Bear Gulch Mining District
June 25 SPEARFISH South Dakota. Rumors spread that a man was shot and killed while hunting in Bear Gulch mining district. Two men, believed to be Cook and Dougal of Selm, were in the gulch near Crow Peak when the accident occurred. Dougal is reported killed.
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Bear Gulch
Cook
Dougal
Selm
Crow Peak
Self Hypnotizer Killed In Dewitt Train Tragedy
Clinton Iowa June 25 Lindsay Smith aged 20 who gained notice by self hypnosis in a church and staying comatose for an hour was killed when struck by a Northwestern train as he attempted to board it at Dewitt.
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Clinton
Lindsay Smith
Northwestern
Dewitt
Wolf hunters establish camp near Janesville in yearly hunt
A party of wolf hunters has set up a camp near Janesville, Cedar Falls area, remaining for several days to scour the countryside in search of wolves. They will conduct an annual hunt using hounds and guns.
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Cedar Falls
Janesville
Roy Drowned at Avoca
Otis Leslie aged 42, son of Thomas Leslie of Avoca, was drowned in Avoca Iowa. He left home without notice and when he did not return for supper a search party was formed. A boy named Schultz was seen with him and on questioning the drowning was revealed.
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Roy
Avoca
Avoga
Otis Leslie
Thomas Leslie
Schultz
Des Moines to Omaha Electric Rail Line Feasibility
Des Moines plans for an intercity trolley route reckon capitalists quietly back an electric railway from Des Moines to Omaha. Lyman Waterman of Omaha and partners survey Creston to Council Bluffs ground. A full line would join Nevada Eldora Waterloo and Charles City, creating the world’s longest electric route through fertile land.
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Clites
Des Moines
Ini
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Nevada
Eldora
Waterloo
Charles City
State Institutions Report May Population Shifts Iowa
Reports from Iowa state institutions show fewer convicts and more insane inmates in May. Anamosa Prison held 464, up from 460. Fort Madison had 452, down from 485. Insane hospitals and industrial schools show increases at Clarinda Independence Mount Pleasant Eldora Mitchellville and Lee Acela.
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Des Moines
Anamosa
Fort Madison
Clarinda
Independence
Mount Pleasant
Eldora Industrial School
Mitchellville School
Unlawful to Seine for Fish in Bayou
Marshalltown Iowa June 24 There has been doubt here about sowing seines in a bayou or slough feeding a river The Marshalltown Fish Protection Association asked Attorney General Mullan for an opinion He replied that no one may seine fish in a bayou with a natural inlet or outlet that becomes stocked from other waters and the offender is liable under fish and game laws
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Marshalltown
Marshalltown Fish Protectioo Association
Mullan
Tabor College President Resigns Amid Lucrative Offer
Tabor Indiana June 24 Professor Richard Cecil Hughes president of Tabor College has resigned after ten years in charge. He leaves for a more lucrative position despite the college's prosperity with increased endowment and doubled attendance under his administration.
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Tabor College
Tabor
Richard Cecil Hughes
Hughes
Madison County Land Deal Sets New Record Buy
Winterset Iowa June 24 A B Shriver leading real estate dealer buys the R P Bruce farm of 441 acres one and a half miles west of Winterset for 26460 dollars at 60 per acre, described as the best piece of land in one body owned by one man in Madison county
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Madison County
Winterset
A. B. Shriver
R. P. Bruce
End to Favored Gifts in Public Schools Reported
A fragment notes a shift in public school policy ending gifts to teachers by wealthier pupils while poorer students cannot afford such practices. Under the new system gifts are only allowed at the teacher's home, and even then must be given anonymously by the girls.
Proper Distinction on United States Grammar
Ex-Secretary John W. Foster cites a cartoonist's view that the United States is plural among themselves but singular in relation to other nations. He discusses the syntactical number in a light, quotable comment.
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United States
John W. Foster
Mother of Giants Dies in North Dakota
Mrs. K. K. Rauf, mother of four sons described as giants, died in North Dakota. Sons ranged from six feet to six feet six inches and weighed 200 to nearly 600 pounds, totaling about 1,400 pounds combined. Carl reached around 600 pounds, Ole about 350, Lars lighter, with Ambrose McKay of Rockbridge, Missouri recovering after illness. The piece mentions a dubious remedy, Dodd's Kidney Pills, and Charles Pickwith in Parliament as a cultural aside.
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K. K. Rauf
North Dakota
Carl K. Rauf
Ole
Lars
Ambrose McKay
Rockbridge
Rockbridge Lodge
A. F P
A. M
McKay
Dodds
Bright
Slog Cholera Epidemic Strikes Dubuque County Hogs
Dubuque County reports hog cholera spreading in the northern area. Farmer Charles Ungs mourns the loss of ninety seven hogs from one hundred twelve as other farmers suffer. disease described as highly virulent and causing great alarm. In Burlington, Lilly Steyh, 18, attempts suicide by carbolic acid but survives after prompt aid.
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Dubuque
Charles Ungs
Sa'ciea
Burlington
Lilly Steyh
Thiele Held for Grand Jury in Wife Slaying Case
In Red Oak Iowa July 2 MC Thiele who killed his wife in Villisca by stabbing was given a preliminary hearing before Justice Watson. Attorney KR W Beeson assisted County Attorney Greenlee in the examination and C BH and P W Richards approved for the defendant. Thiele was held to the grand jury without bond and jailed.
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Jory
Red Oak
MC Thiele
Villisca
Tustica Watson
KR. W Beeson
Greenlce
C BH
P. W. Richards
Thiele
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