Convicted officials face prison in sugar refining case
Heike, longtime official of American Sugar Refining, and Ernest Gerbracht, former Williamsburg refinery superintendent, were convicted on multiple counts for conspiracy to defraud customs. Jaap Bendernagel, former cashier, also convicted as jurors weighed twelve counts. Heike awaits possible two year term and $10,000 fine. Gerbracht seen as 63, faces up to twelve years and $10,000 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Helke
American Sugar Refining Company
Ean
Ernest W. Gerbracht
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
James F. Bendernagel
Heike
Bendernagel
Gerbracht
Three Men Die As Fast Mail Train Wrecks In St Louis
A St Louis, Missouri wreck on a Texas bound Fast Mail train killed three crew members and seriously injured six others near the city limits. The train derailed, crashed through Mil Manufacturing wall, and a police officer pulled a dying worker from debris. Speed on curves reportedly set at twenty five miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Iron Mountain
Texas
Mil ‘Manufacturing Company
Walter A. Douglas
Robert D. Sheppard
Jasper L. Lasater
Slavery Allegations Stir Labor Leader Gompers Speech
A fragment discusses accusations that Russian immigrants are treated as slaves in sugar plantations, referenced by resident Gompers of the American Federation of Labor. It mentions Secretary Nagel of the Department of Commerce and Labor, highlighting a test or challenge to official policy.
Earthquake Shocks Reported Across Regions
Reports describe seismic shocks felt in northern areas with general movement noted. No injuries or damages confirmed. authorities monitor aftershocks and urge residents to stay indoors and follow official guidance.
Aviation Meet Promises Sioux City Thrills At Park
Sioux City businessmen back a three day aviation event at Woodland park Riverside from June 28 to July 1. Glenn Curtiss machine and assistants Willard and Mars will fly timed laps endurance height tests slow flying and takeoffs landings. Band concerts daily and Western League baseball games at Mizzou park add to crowds expected to exceed prior meet figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Darius Green
Woodland Park
Riverside
Woodland
Mizzou Park
Egan Gives Up Fight In South Dakota Gubernatorial Battle
In a Thursday bulletin the gan head quarters concede Gov. Veasey’s renomination. Incomplete returns show Veasey ahead of Egan by over 1,100 votes. Stalwarts claim victory on most of the state ticket including State Treasurer Johnson. Corrected county totals from 41 of 56 give Veasey 18,145 and Egan 17,838 with Hired 14,793.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Gan
Veassey
Vessey
Egan
Martin
Burke
Cannon
Congress
Johnson
Sioux Falls
Veasey
Record Flight by French Army Aviation Corps
Made officers Marconnet and Fequant flew from Chalona Sur Marne to the gates of Paris, a distance of 10586 miles, in 2 hours and 50 minutes without a stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marconnet
Fequant
French ‘Army Aviation Corps
Chalona-Sur-Marne
Paria
Fire destroys large part of Raaela town buildings
A Thursday fire devastated a large portion of the commercial and residential blocks in Raaela town, destroying numerous buildings and leaving residents and businesses in crisis. Firefighters battled the blaze into the night, with authorities assessing the extent of damage and outlining safety hazards for nearby structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shee ‘Raaela
Francke Sues Peary Over Arctic Fur Split Suit filed in Berlin for 10000 over half share of furs and walrus meat from Arctic trip with Dr Cook. Peary served in hotel, declines comment.
Rudolph Francke allied with Dr Frederick A Cook in Arctic explorations sues Commander Robert Peary for ten thousand dollars claiming coercion to transfer half the furs and walruses and whales. Francke says Peary forced him into the deal and kept funds for transport to America. Peary served in Berlin hotel and declined to comment as ambassador Hill takes the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Berlin
Rudolph Francke
Frederick A. Cook
Robert ©. Peary
Francke
Arctic
Dr. Cook
Penry
Peary
David Jayne Hill
Deluge in Kansas City Hits West Missouri and Kansas
A historic rainstorm battered western Missouri and eastern Kansas with record intensity. In Kansas City Missouri cellars flooded and buildings along Southwest boulevard washed from foundations. A lightning strike killed Charlotte Hicks on Lafayette Street in Kansas City Kansas. Joplin Missouri also reported cellar flooding while mines near Galena Kansas suspended operations. Topeka experienced hail with darkened streets and streetcars lit by the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Kansas
Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Kan
Charlotte Hicks
Lafayette Street
Joplin
Galena
Topeka
Living to Go Higher
Albert H. Cary of United States Steel predicts higher living costs wage increases and production costs for nearly all commodities. He says the country is in a center of prosperity with future harvests and good times, but costs will rise for living and for those who feed and support homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert H. Cary
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Bowker Torrey Granite Firm Placed In Receivership
Old Granite Concern Falls. Unable to meet its liabilities of $200,000, Bowker Torrey Company of Boston Massachusetts, a long established granite and marble manufacturer and importer, is placed in the hands of a receiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowker-Torrey Company of
Boston
Mangs
New England
Unprecedented German Thunderstorms Kill Twenty in Province
Severe storms in western and central Germany have caused extensive crop damage. Reports indicate twenty people were killed by lightning in one province amid widespread destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Oil Companies Merge In Oklahoma Field
Practically all details completed for the merger of twenty large oil producing companies in the Oklahoma field into one firm with refineries and pipelines at Kansas City Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Field
Kansas City
Police Seek Missing School Girl in Colorado
Police across Colorado search for 14 year old Cather White who vanished a week ago from a Denver boarding house in Trinidad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Cather White
Trinidad
Denver
Broward Wins Election Claim Emerges in Jacksonville
Government report confirms Broward victory margin over 1500 as Faligiero ally from Jacksonville acknowledges Broward won the election. The Wednesday discussion centered on the outcome and party alignment amid local political activity.
Mindrs Woman Killed by Fall at Evansville Home
Mrs Hilgabeth Pillow aged 74 moved from Shawneetown Illinois to Evansville Indiana recently. She fell in her residence Wednesday and died from the fall according to local reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mindrs
Hilgabeth Pillow
Evansville
Shawneetown
Atalus
Traveling salesman dies after accidental formaldehyde drink
H H Morton of Omaha, home in Council Bluffs, visited Moore drug store in Atlantic for mineral water. Clerk Horace Sears mistakenly supplied a bottle of formaldehyde, Morton drank it and died within minutes from convulsions. Sears not arrested as coroner investigates.
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H. H. Morton
McCord, Brady & Co
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Atlantic
Moore Drug Store
Horace Sears
Morton
Kentucky
Sears
Fatal Buzz Saw Accident Near Holstein
Farmer Tina J W Fiedler, aged 40, was killed Saturday afternoon on a farm southwest of Holstein when a circular buzz saw threw a heavy plank. The plank misaligned, striking Fiedler as he stood nearby. aid arrived but he died from the injuries.
Railway Deal Blocked Hits Crooked Creek Electrification
In Webster City officials of the Crooked Creek Railroad and Coal Co. decline comment while whispers say the Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern interurban was placed in receivership Saturday, dampening hopes that Crooked Creek would be electrified this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crooked Creek Railroad and Coal Company
Webster City
Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Interurban Company
Crooked Creek
Bride of Sherman killed in railway collision at Arton
Mrs. Franke Sherwood, just wed last Wednesday in Sioux City to I. F. B. Sherwood of Cottonwood, was struck and killed Saturday afternoon at the crossing of the Illinois Central Milwaukee and Northwestern at Arton by the Hinots Central train No. 6. The wedding occurred last week in Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franke Sherwood
Minois Central Marine
Arton
Tllinois Central
Milwaukee
Northwestern
Frank TB. Sherwood
Hinots Central
Sioux City
B. Sherwood
Cottonwood
Slashed Throat in Pond Ends Mrs Sargent Life
Mrs C G Sargent, wife of a prosperous Connables station farmer, died by her own hand Tuesday morning. She waded into a pond near the house and cut her throat from ear to ear, apparently without motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Sargent
Connables Station
Railroad Commission Orders Improved Cars for Miners
The railroad commission on Saturday ordered the Cofax and Northern railroad to equip shorter and better cars and maintain sanitary conditions for transporting miners to and from Valeria. The move follows a complaint that the line had dangerous cars and an unsafe road bed. The company has since fixed the road bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Commission
Cofax and Northern Railroad
Valeria
Man Dies Saving Fare On Freight Train Ride
Albert Trieb of Dubuque and his brother Joseph rode atop a freight train in Chicago. Albert was swept from the car and hurled to the ground while passing under the Erie street viaduct, losing his life while attempting to save a small amount of railroad fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Trieb
Dubuque
Joseph
Erie Street
Chicago
Pupil with Unusual Record of Punctual Attendance
Ton Harrison of Nashua, son of W. P. Tlarrison, aged 14, completes eight and a half years of schooling with perfect punctuality. He has never been tardy or absent, enjoys good health, and takes pleasure in his studies.
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Ton Harrison
W. P. Tlarrison
Nashua
Achool
Woman Fatally Burned Near Malvern Exercise Sparks Tragedy
Mrs. Earl Eichelberger, wife of a prominent local farmer living four miles from Malvern, was fatally burned Monday night when lighting an oil stove. Her clothing caught fire from a lit match, which she dropped to the floor, burning her body and leaving her clothing burned off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Eichelberger
Malvern
Flags Stolen From Veterans' Graves in Garner
Citizens of Garner rail against vandals who desecrated Civil War graves on Friday night, stealing the flags marking each veteran’s resting place and shocking the town with the act of grave desecration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garner
Cigar Firms Hit Hard by Mulch Tax Assessor Action
Thirty Des Moines cigar firms faced a $300 mulch tax on unlawful cigarette sales. The assessor, who bought the goods, holds them for use as evidence in trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Woodmen Picnic Fund Boost Planned at Mason City
The Woodmen Picnic association of north Town aims to raise over $1,000 at a Mason City committee event this Saturday. The annual picnic is set for June 9 with an expected turnout of about 2,000 people and special trains will operate on all roads to accommodate attendants.
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Woodmen Picnic Association of
North Town
Mason City
Remains Identified In Train Fatal Near LeMars
The victim of a Saturday afternoon collision with a Burlington Northern passenger train a mile north of LeMars has been identified as Joan Athanagsy. He worked with a crew of Greek track laborers stationed about seven miles north of the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bt. Paul
LeMars
Joan Athanagsy
Altoona Man Narrowly Escapes Gas Poisoning in Des Moines Hotel
Altoona man I. J. Harless of Altoona narrowly escaped death by asphyxiation in the Grand hotel at Des Moines on a Saturday afternoon. Hotel attendants noticed a strong gas odor and acted, saving his life.
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Altoona
Gar
I. J. Harless
Grand Hotel
Des Moines
Vice President to speak at Towa Bankers Convention
The vice president is expected to attend the Towa Bankers Association convention in Des Moines on June 16. He will be in Towa City the day before for a university function and the bankers have invited him to address them there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trugs
Towa Bankers’ Association
Des Moines
Towa City
Bonfire Accident Burns Boy in Marshalltown
A boy named Vincent Forrey aged years son of Mr and Mrs Forrey of Marshalltown was seriously burned Tuesday morning after stepping into bonfire ashes. His stockings caught fire and his legs were badly burned before his mother rescued him.
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Vincent Forrey
Mr. and
Mrail Forrey
Marshalltown
Drowns of Mayor's 14 Month Son in Yard Tub
Francis, youngest of six, the mayor of Barnum, drowned in a tub of water while playing in the yard. The mother found him before life was extinct, but resuscitation was not possible.
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Francis
Barnum
Dean Gregory Named U S Delegate to Brussels Educational Meet
Prof. Charles Noble Gregory dean of the University of Town College of Law has been appointed representative of the United States at the International educational convention to be held in Brussels Belgium this coming summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Gregory
Charles Noble Gregory
College of Law
University of Town
United States
Brussels
Belgium
Grain buyer loses foot under Granite train
Charles Riley a grain buyer at Granite suffered the loss of a foot Sunday evening after trying to board a departing train. He slipped from the station platform as the train moved, was struck by a wheel, and the foot was crushed.
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Charles Riley
Granite
Infant dies in Bea home shock to Iowa Fans couple
Mr and Mrs Roy Joslyn of Iowa Fans awoke to find their six month old infant dead in bed. The child had not been healthy for some time creating a tragic domestic death.
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Bea
Roy Joslyn
Iowa
Boone Man Killed by Northwestern Train
William Rapp of Boone recently married two months earlier was killed Tuesday morning when his car struck by a Northwestern fast mall train while he was out driving. Police reported the accident occurred as the vehicle collided with the train at a crossing near Boone.
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Boone
William Rapp
Northwestern
Prisoners Break Jail in Logan Escape Hope Recaptured
Two prisoners held for car breaking escaped from Logan Jail on Sunday. An exciting chase followed until the fugitives were recaptured by Sherri Rock and returned to the jail.
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Logan
Sherri Rock
Jai
Pitteen Years for Porger Fifteen Years at Fort Madison
J J Mahood pleaded guilty to forgery on several counts in district court last Friday Judge Coyle of Emmetsburg handed down the sentence to Fort Madison penitentiary. the plea involved multiple forged items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitteen
Porger
Fort Madison
J. J. Mahood
Interurban Railway Receiver Declares Bankruptcy
Receiver for The Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern Railroad Company operating an electric interurban system between Des Moines Ames and Fort Dodge was spread into bankruptcy Saturday with liabilities around 4,000,000.
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Fort Dodge
Des Moines
New College Instructors and Professors at Cedar Falls
New College assigns instructors including Prof Reuven McKittrick of Madison and Prof J W Parriah as economics professor at the State Teachers college in Cedar Falls with late accession noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuven McKittrick
Madison, Wig
J. W. Parriah
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Encampment Planned for Pitty Fourth Regiment
The encampment of the Witty fourth regiment I. N. G. may be held at Town City again this year. Adjt. Gon Logan of Burlington had been bidding for the encampment plum.
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Pitty
Ourth
Town City
Adjt
Gon Logan
Burlington
Tragedy on Farm Near Marshalltown Leaves Hartley Family Dead
A farm home sixteen miles southwest of Marshalltown was found Monday morning with James Hartley his wife and their son murdered. Authorities have not released further details.
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James Hartley
Marshalltown
Quake Ravages Avellino Region Killing Dozens
Severe earthquake strikes southern Italy with Avellino at its center. Death toll estimated from thirty five to many more, with widespread damage and fear among residents. King and Queen rush to Avellino aboard a special train as authorities restore order and assist frightened inhabitants.
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Avellno
Italy
Mity
Hove
Avellino
Calltri
San Sossio
Chicanche
Castelbaronia
Calabritto
Messina
Reggio
Halsey
Cty
United States Faces Crisis at Bluefields Harbor
Commander Harold K. Times of the Durbuque warns General Rivas of Madriz forces at Bluefields that any attempt to block American vessels will be met with annihilation. Rivas defies Washington’s May 31 proclamation denying seizure of American owned property without consent. Tense standoff grows as threats to the American consul and the harbor security intensify, with U.S. officers expecting no immediate action but danger rising.
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Harold K. Times
Durbuque
Rivas
Madriz
Bluefelds Bluff
Nicaragua
United States
Washington
Hines
Tie
Thomas Pe. Moffat
Bluefielda
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U. S
Triea
Refining Company
City of St. Louis
Francke Sues Peary
Steel Trust
Old Granite Concern
Iowa State News
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Interurban
Panig
Calitri
Avelling
Mount Mckinley
Chullina
Seward
Alaska
Parker Brown
Chullina Silver
Suwlina
New York Herald-Portland Oregonian
Cghulltna
Goole
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