Naval Reserve crew drowns in Lake Michigan mishap
Four new recruits die when six men in a dingy capsize during a two hour rowing practice near Washington Street in a sudden squall. Two rescued by life-saving crew. bodies of Schlepman O Carroll Schorn and Pimes recovered after search. Coxswain remained unshaken as others succumbed to drowning.
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Naval Reserve
Lake Michigan
F “Pegerves Beaks
Meh
Boya
Schlepman
O'Carroll
Schorn
Pimes
Chicago
Baltimore
Washington ‘Street
AML
Cholera Outbreak Report Reaches Manila Death Toll
A Manila cholera outbreak shows 116 cases and 99 deaths in the week ending July 14. Authorities note cases in the American section remain absent while a virulent surge is feared in the city. An estimated ten five Americans have contracted the disease, with unclear specifics.
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Philippines
Sriatean
New
Elty. Aan
Dhol- Jerain
Manila
Fourth of July Tragedy Ends in Murder in Minnesota
An Italian man killed and another wounded during a bar room card game on Independence Day in Eveleth Minnesota. After the shooting, the two Italians fled into the woods pursued by angry residents. the killer remains at large as authorities search for answers.
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Eveleth
Minn
Anan
Ubice Glenke
Horley England Grad Challenge Report
A fragmentary item from Horley England notes a graduation challenge event. Readable details are limited, but the notice references Horley and an educational milestone. No dates, names, or specific outcomes are confirmed in the legible text.
Runaway mine car kills eleven near Portage Pennsylvania
A late Tuesday night runaway mine car on Martin's branch near Puritan to Portage in Pennsylvania rolled downhill after brakes were loosened. It wrecked after colliding with stationary cars, killing eleven men and injuring several more. Rescue crews found bodies along the four mile incline as investigators noted blood and clothing on the wheels.
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Puritan
Five Boys Die In Fourth Of July Mine Explosion
In Wanamie near Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania five boys were killed and nine injured when they pounded a dynamite stick into a pipe in a Fourth of July celebration attempt. Two Pachunis brothers, two Shukowicz brothers, and Long died or were fatally injured. The blast occurred after the powder failed to ignite the pipe and the dynamite was forced into it. Several victims sustained severe injuries and death could follow for some.
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Wanamie
Wilkesbarre
Pachunis
Shukowicz
Long
Pardon Push Reported for Bigelow in Failing Health
Pressure mounts to win a presidential pardon for Frank G Bigelow the former Milwaukee banker now confined at Leavenworth Kansas on grounds of ill health Mrs Bigelow and their son visited the prisoner and are believed to be preparing an official pardon application likely to be filed within the year
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Milwaukee
Roosevelt
Frank G. Bigelow
Leavenworth
Kan
Steamer America Picked Up After Distress Off Azores
Information from New York reports the Fabre line steamer America, en route from Marseilles and Naples, arrived in tow at New York after being picked up off the Azores by the Italian steamer Dinnamare. All 110 passengers and crew were in good health amid a badly crippled machinery condition and signals of distress.
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America
New ‘York
Fabre Line
New York
Mar- Bellles
Naples
Dinnamare
Azores Islands
Dinnamars
Land claim court may bar Owen Williams for Crow land draw
The Crow land drawing in Billings could keep Owen R Williams of Custer Montana from selecting land because his wife is a full blood Crow who has her own allotment from the tribe. A fireworks explosion at the Excelsior Minnesota carnival caused panic, injuring three people among 6000 watchers.
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Owen R.williama
Custer, Mont
Crow Land
Billings
Eixcelator
Minn
Poguen
Western League Baseball Schedule Shows Sioux City Opener
Western League slate lists Sioux City games for July and Des Moines visits with a string of July dates. Council action in Bix Terre Haute seeks dry policy. Mayo figures in local political note.
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Sioux City
Wep Wa
Des. Moines
Ey Tuly
Terre’ “Haute, Ind
Mayo
Jealous Lover Kills Girl Then Kills Himself at Manning
In Manning after a Fourth of July dance, August Koehnke shot 18 year old Lucy Fischer in her yard and then killed himself. The tragedy, blamed on jealous love, left the Fischer family and community in mourning.
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Manning
Priest Koeinke
August Claussen
Lucy Fischer
H. F. Fischer
Koehnke
Miss Fischer
Fischer
Airay
Tama Is Lily A Mayor Resigns Over Annual Pass
Tama woke to post Fourth dust and noise to find Tama without a mayor. WN Beale who had served as mayor since March 1904 surrendered the office rather than surrender an annual Milwaukee railroad pass. He remains a private citizen while the town awaits a successor.
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Beale
Tama
WN. S. Beale
Milwaukee
Residence Sold to College for Women Dormitory
The A S Garretson residence in Sioux City was sold to Morningside College for use as a two coordinate women's college. Miss Gay Dolliver, the new dean of the women, secured the property by early September. It will be transformed into a model dormitory and a girls' gymnasium will be installed. The Garretson house is among the city's finest properties, originally costing $63,000.
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A.S. Garretson
Sioux City
Morningside College
Women's College
Gay Dolliver
Garretson
Man saves woman from moving train in Webster City
John Kelly grasped Mrs. A. H. Sparks of Algona as she fell aboard a moving train in Webster City. He pulled her clear of the wheels, saving her life though she suffered a broken leg.
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A. H. Sparks
Algona
Webster City
John Kelly
Kelly
Two Year Old Dies After Lye Ingestion Near Sidney
Clyde Schaffer a farmer east of Sidney reports his two year old son died from concentrated lye ingestion. The mother suffered a lung hemorrhage from the shock and remains in serious condition.
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Tye
Clyde Schaffer
Sidney
Man Falls From Bridge Into Tracks In Iowa City
Patrick Loney fell forty feet from the Chicago Rock Inland and Pacific railroad bridge in Iowa City Wednesday morning and struck the track below. Doctors report a fractured skull and predict possible death. A man who slept with dynamite a few weeks earlier was saved by officers.
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Patrick Loney
Chicago
Iowa City
Loney
Bohemian farmer in peril after benzine attempt near Cedar Rapids
Joseph Trokosh, a wealthy Bohemian farmer eight miles south of Cedar Rapids, faced peace bond proceedings for threatening his neighbor. He reportedly drank half a pint of benzine and remained in a precarious condition.
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Joseph Trokosh
Cedar Rapida
Crowds At LeMars Chautauqua Parade Admired Weather
The LeMars chautauqua attracted crowds as pleasant weather drew visitors. About 300 traveling and business men carried white nets and red umbrellas in a notable parade. In the afternoon, 4 000 spectators heard Indiana Governor Hanly deliver an address titled The Patriotism of Peace.
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LeMars
Chautauqua
Hanly
Indiana
Iowa Fourth of July Firework Tragedies Claim Several Lives
Three boys drown near Waterloo while swimming at Crumrine's Lake. William Tall dies from neck injuries after an accident at a woods gathering. Ottumwa youth Ray Eslinger fatally injured by exploding cartridge. Merritt Kirk loses an eye, Homer Palmer burned, Rose Housington and George Detrich risk eye loss from fireworks. Atlantic incident leaves Ray Camblin with facial injuries, others sustain blast injuries from cannons and dynamite.
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Waterloo
Achoo Menic
Tueland's Wood
William Tall
C. 2. Hall
Waterlow
Crumrine’s Lake
Witerloo
Howard Parry
Leo Hollar
Ottumwa
Ray Eslinger
Merritt Kirk
Homer Palmer
Rose Housington
Marshalltown
George Detrich
Atlantic
Ray Camblin
Ernest Sanders
Ray Petergon
Tikhorn
Balcony Collapse Injures Danbury Crowd Attendee Breaks Leg
A Danbury balcony collapse at Louck's drug store during a free Hy lands exhibition injured several, including a 12 year old girl from a farm north of Danbury with a severe shoulder fracture and head bruises. W C Cameron, a hardware merchant, broke his right ankle while standing on the sidewalk. Two girls from Seattle Creek and Ida Grove suffered bruises.
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Danbury
Toseph Relmer
Louck
Hylands
Oo Heap
W. C. Cameron
Siattle Creek
Ida Grove
Lake Manawa Dock Collapse Kills Three
A dock collapse at Lake Manawa during a fireworks show caused the water to swallow about sixteen feet of shoreline. Three deaths are suspected with Mary Doersler missing, Lena Rosenbloom rescued unconscious, and Miss Chamberlain believed fatally injured. All are from Omaha and the tragedy occurred around 10 40 PM Wednesday as spectators watched the display.
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Lake Manawa
Mary Doersler
Lena Rosenbloom
Miss Chamberlain
al Are
Omaha
Afro-American League President Urges Cooperative Store Plan
George H. Woodson of Oskaloosa, re-elected president at Des Moines annual convention, urged the race to raise funds for a large brick block in Des Moines. The project would include a public store, eating place, barber shops, and lodge halls owned entirely by Afro Americans, to be built within twelve months.
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George H. Woodson
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Tragedy on Bridge as Milwaukee Train Fatality Occurs
Foreman Ss P Breuner of Robinson & Jeffreys Contractors died after being caught on a bridge by a Milwaukee train two miles from Elberon while en route to Tama. Rescue efforts sought his relatives as details emerge. Sac City Swings Mayoral Change with Schalier's resignation taking effect and George B R Perkins assuming duties as interim mayor.
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P. Breuner
Robinson & Jeffreys Company
Elberon
Tama
Iris
Sac
Cly Tlas
Phil Schalier
Sac City
George BR. Perkins
First National Bank
Schaller
Death of W. Ti. Strain noted in Monona County
An old Monona County resident, W. Ti. Strain, has died at his eastern county home. He was the father of W. E. B. Strain, the Monona County sheriff who was shot and killed by the assassin Corns while attempting to arrest him.
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W. Ti. Strain
W. H. Strain
Monona County
Mr. Strain
W. E B. Strain
Corns
Beat Up the Wrong Man in Believed Harsh Act
Two young farmers attacked Jesse Chambers a clerk in the office of the Hock Island roadmaster at Atlantic mistaking him for a man who had damaged their harness Chambers was badly beaten as they sought retaliation for a supposed grievance. Cedar Rapids reports say Rev Father Toomey of Dubuque is slated to succeed the late Rev Father Gunn as rector of the Immaculate Conception Church.
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Jesse Chambers
Hock Island
Atlantic
Father Gunn
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Father Toomey
Father T. J. Gunn
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Woman Fatally Burned in Manchester Stove Accident
Mrs. A. W. Sefstrom died after noon Friday while attempting to remove a pan of bread from an oven. The attending physician said she could not recover. A separate note mentions Prof. Fred Hamm and a boatman at Cottage Grove on the east shore of Wail Lake with a bizarre frog extraction from a stomach, a tadpole about an inch long, believed ingested with drinking water.
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A. W. Sefstrom
Manchester
Fred Hamm
Cottage Grove
Wail Lake
Amall Tadpola
Witer
Rocked by Bird Dies in California Crash
A two year old boy named Charles Hannea died when a plane crashed after takeoff in California. Bird, a named local pilot, was reportedly aboard and killed but further details remain unclear. Authorities are investigating the incident and notifying family members.
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Bird
Charles Hannea
Bon Rhgna
New Iowa Laws Put In Effect On July 4 1907
The Iowa General Assembly enacted many laws becoming operative July 4 including term limits for officers, municipal accounting, anti pass, child labor, pure food, and liquor petition limits. Several measures delay operative dates until Oct 1 or Jan 1 1907.
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Inst Lowe General Assembly
Beol
Hastien
Towa
Jail Delivery Sparks Ottumwa Prison Break Rumor
Unclear OCR text suggests Ottumwa jail delivery and a county escape attempt from a prison by prying a plate from a wy alley. The fragmentary report mentions Wapella county and a dramatic escape in a great state of excitement.
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Ottumwa
Wapella
Dally
Cape
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Oan
Bigelow
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Pele Wit
Axsembly
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Geological Survey
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