Bankers urged to return excess public deposits to Treasury
Graettinger Times reports Secretary Shaw releases a circular urging national banks and depositaries to keep government money local. Banks with surplus funds should return excess to the Treasury rather than loan via brokers in New York for speculative purposes. Public deposits belong to legitimate local business and should not be diverted by high rate call loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
National Banks
New York
Treasury
Forty-Seven Days In a Coma A Medical Puzzle
Miss Maud Snow of Converse Indiana has been in a near comatose state for forty seven days. She remains largely unresponsive though conscious periods occur. Doctors report nourishment continues and a chance of indefinite survival. Attempts to rouse her with violent exercise failed as she slept. physicians dispute the cause, calling it a stomach disorder while noting the strange medical puzzle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Maud Snow
Hayeer
Ide
Ake
St Ig
Frye Divorce Ends Long Marital Strife in Chicago
The wife of Prof. Charles H. Frye of Chicago won a divorce after thirty one years of marriage to Goddard of Hurley. The couple had secretly wed under another name years earlier. Frye, once jailed, was released as the divorce was granted, and Mrs. Goddard planned to marry Frye in Hammond Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. H. Frye
Omcago
Cook County
Goddard
Hurley
Debat
Dispute Ends in Murder in Lockport Ny
A quarrel over the Gans Nelson fight led to the death of 28 year old I L Joseph Lynch who was kicked in the head. A companion, with whom he had been drinking, alleges the fight. John Cowdery, 40, is under arrest charged with the murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lock‘port
Gans-Nelson
Joseph Lynch
John Cowdery
Fire alarm panic at Chicago school shutters exits
A blaze in a building adjoining the John M Smyth school in Chicago sparked panic among about a thousand pupils. Several were hurt in the rush for the exits as teachers were unable to control the crowd while pupils shouted Fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parnte
Chicago
Sioux City Stock Market Report Oddities and Declines
A fragmentary stock market note from Sioux City highlights mixed activity with unusual phrases and figures. Mentions Rock Island and a price around 26 dollars, plus references to adulterated goods and a promotional ride. The text is incomplete but suggests a market snapshot with inconsistencies.
Irrigators vote down hundred million demand at Boise congress
The Fourteenth National Irrigation congress in Boise Idaho closed with Sacramento California chosen for the fifteenth meeting and Gov George B Chamberlain of Oregon elected president. Jamestown led on the first ballot, Sacramento won on the second. A minority urged bonds for irrigation but was defeated. Officers named: President Gov Chamberlain first VP John Henry Smith second VP B H Maxson third VP George W Bartsow secretary D H Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Irrigation Congress
Boise
Idaho
Sacramento
Cal
George B. Chamberlain
Oregon
Jamestown
D. H. Anderson
Chicago
Congress
Committee On
National Congress
Committee On Permanent Organization
Gov. Shamberlain
John Henry Smith
Salt Lake City
B. H. Maxson
Reno
Nev
George W. Barstow
Texas
Tragic Betrothal Endgame On French Line Pier
Luigi Contramrin, 24, vowed to die on his sweetheart Josephine Ballitini’s grave in Locco Lombardi. His brother Antonio said she refused marriage due to wealthier suitor and planned suicide, prompting Luigi to sell his Beaver Okia farm and sail aboard La Province to Italy to end his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hne
New York
la Province
Havre
Luigi Contramrin
Locco
Province of
Lombardi
Italy
Antonio Contamzini
Luigi
Josephine Ballitini
Sutor
Beaver Okia
Josephine
Beaver
Unfair rate petitions filed against multiple carriers
Three petitions were filed with the interstate commerce commission in Washington by the Johnst on Larimer Dry Goods of Wichita Kansas against the Mallory line steamers from New York and several railways including Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and the Wabash and about fifty other lines alleging unjust discriminatory rates on cotton fabrics and knit goods shipped to Wichita. The company seeks a ruling to stop the unlawful practices and grant further relief as entitled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Company
Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Johnston-Larimer Dry Goods Company
Wichita
Kan
Mallory Line
New York
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Wabash
West
Floor collapse at Garford plant in Elyria kills three
Three men die and about a dozen are seriously hurt when the second floor of a new Garford company factory under construction in Elyria Ohio collapses. Sixteen first floor workers are trapped under tiles bricks and steel beams. All identified victims are Hungarian. Cause of accident unknown. Sampson's Sons for the Navy reports Harold B. Sampson, son of the late Rear Admiral, sworn in at Annapolis to enter the naval academy fourth class, appointed by Senator Depew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garford Company
Elyria
Sampson’s Sons
Navy
Sampson
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Harold B. Sampson
Depew
Aeronaut Falls 125 Feet at Maine State Fair
A Brooklyn Massachusetts aeronaut Carl Smith fell 126 feet from a balloon at the Maine state fair grounds in Lewiston and sustained injuries likely to cause death. Two Black men Cornellus Coombs and John Williams were hanged in Pittsburgh for brutal racially motivated murders. Charles Groves of Stonington Indiana was fatally wounded by Frank Bundy after a quarrel over a young woman. Eight Wilkes county mountain men pleaded guilty to illicit distilling in U.S. district court. The cattle tick eradication drive in the south and parts of the west progresses, per a government statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Smith
Brooklyn
Mass
Lewiston
Charles Groves
Stonington
Ind
Frank Bundy
Wisconsin primary shows Davidson leading Lenroot two to one
Gov. Davidson appears to win Wisconsin’s primary by about two to one over Speaker I L Lenroot with La Follette backing Lenroot. Voter turnout estimates 60 to 70 percent with strength in cities. Connor, a Marshfield lumberman, leads Davidson for lieutenant governor while nationalities divide voters Norwegian versus Swedish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson
Wisconsin
I. L. Lenroot
Supeior
la Folleette
W. G. Connor
Marshfield
Connor
Milionaire
Repubican State Central Committee
John Strange
Neenah
la Follette
United States
Lenroot
Lenfoot
Public Service Corporation
Extradition Scented in Stensland Case from Tangier Dispatch
The Moorish authorities will not object to transferring President Stensland, banker of Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, to the United States. A Tangier dispatch to Washington reported the plan, with Gov. Deneen requesting Assistant Olson and James Keely be authorized to accompany the fugitive home. No warship will sail to pass Morocco for fifty days, delaying the return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue Bank
Chicago
Washington
State Department
Grummere
Tangier
Olson
James Keely
Chicago Tribune
Philadelphia Real Estate Trust failure shocks city
Ten million dollars vanished as a Philadelphia Real Estate Trust Company collapse deepens. Promoter Adolph Segal treasurer William North and assistant treasurer Marshall Collingwood were arrested. Segal held on 25000 dollars bail, others on 10000 dollars. Bond posted. Estimated loss exceeds 20 million as receiver proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Real Estate Trust Company
Adolph Segal
William F. North
Trust Company
Marshall
Collingwood
Segal
Twenty Innings No Runs In Western Association Game
In Joplin Missouri on Wednesday the Joplin and Webb City clubs locked into a twenty inning game without a run scoring. Darkness halted further play as Blaine Durbin, new acquisition for the Chicago National League club, faced Elmer Meredith, a former Kansas City pennant winner, on the mound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Webb City
Blaine Durbin
Chicago
Elmer Meredith
Kansas City
Ola Newspaper Sold to Regional Partners
The Plaindealer-Herald of Charleston, the oldest newspaper in Coles county, was sold to B. G. Coke of Mattoon and W. Andrews of Charleston. A Western League baseball schedule at Sioux City during the Interstate fair lists Sioux City against Des Moines on Sept 11 12 and 13 with games at 10 a.m. at Mizzou Park to fit attendance at the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola
Plaindealer-Herald
Charleston
Coles County
B. G B. Coke
Mattoon
W. &. Andrews
Sioux City
Ve. Des Moines
Mizzou Park
Death of Col W Peteit and Lieut Col James 8 Petelt
Col W Peteit and Lieut Col James 8 Petelt of the eighth Infantry died at their Washington, D.C. residence after years of ill health. Peteit, born in Ohio, was appointed a West Point cadet in 1874.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tollent
W Peteit
James 8. Petelt
Eighth Infantry
Washington, D.C
Weat. Point
Ohio
British battleship Lord Nelgon launched at Jarrow-on-Tyne
The British battleship Lord Nelgon sister ship of the Agamemnon and second in size and armament to the Dreadnaught was successfully launched at Jarrow-on-Tyne on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Nelgon
Jarrow-on-Tyne
Tragedy at Manson Fair Stirred Fort Dodge Chief Arrested
Prominent farmer George Dugan of Manson died after an argument over a trot mishap at the county fair. Fort Dodge Police Chief Myrton Tuller, accused of striking Dugan, was arrested and held as mobs threatened his life. Dugan, 50, left a wife and two daughters, one in Rockwell City, and his death caused wild hometown excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manson Fair
Fort Dodge
Myrton Tuller
George Dugan
Manson
George Karns
Somers
Frank Connelly
Connelly
Karns
Geo. Dugan
Tuller I
Dugan
Tuller
Jall
Cproner
Victor Waters
Rockwell City
Fairfield Pioneer Old Settlers Reunion Draws Ten Thousand
Ten thousand people attended Fairfield on Monday and Tuesday for the Jefferson County Old Settlers association two-day reunion. Parades with about a hundred floats, a baby show, contests, and moving pictures accompanied a large relic display. Noon dinners in the park featured coffee and roast beef, with fifteen quarters of beef roasted daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Jefferson County
Old Settlers’ Association
TROUBLES OF ONE FAMILY. Floyd Twombly Bound Over
Floyd Twombly of Clarke County, 17, son of farmer James Twombly of Lacelle, bound over to the grand jury on 3600 bonds for alleged assault on the 13 year old daughter of D N McPherson. The alleged crime occurred months ago as the family faces ongoing legal troubles including a suit against a brother for 10000 damages and a divorce case with sensational charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Twombly
Clarke County
Fames Twombly
D. N. McPherson
Twombly
Lloyd
J. C. Prance
Boy Burglar Earl Lisle Confesses. Sentenced to Reform School
A 16 year old Atlantic youth, Earl Lisle, known for reading yellow back novels, confessed to multiple house burglaries that puzzled investigators. He was taken to Cornish Bluffs to appear before Judge Macey for sentence to the reform school, saying he hoped to earn money to travel and see the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Lisle
Atlantic
Corneil Bluffs
Fire destroys Revere house hotel in Chelsea
The Revere house in Chelsea, the town’s only hotel, was destroyed by fire Wednesday morning. Loss tallied at $4,600 with $3,000 insured. All guests escaped. some were taken from windows by ladders and were partially clothed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere House
Chelsea
Pioneer Woman Barbara Thurston Livingston Dies at Ida Grove
Mrs Barbara Thurston Livingston of Ida Grove died at age 81. She was mother to eleven children, seven attending the funeral with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara ‘Thurston Livingston
Ida Grove
Cornerstone Laid For Fonda Methodist Church
The cornerstone of the new Methodist Episcopal church at Fonda was laid Tuesday. A very interesting program was rendered, including music by the high school band and an address by W.S. Lewis, president of Morningside College. Wall Lake Woman Burned. Miss Ollie Sutherland of Wall Lake was badly burned about the face and arms Tuesday evening while starting a fire in a cook stove with kerosene. Fire destroyed three large barns and several small buildings, along with 1000 bushels of oats and five straw stacks on the Knut Bray farm near Hanlontown, started by Bray’s grandson during a visit from town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Methodist Episcopal Church
Fonda
W.S. Lewis
Morningside College
Wall Lake
Ollie Sutherland
Knut Bray
Hanlontown
Iowa City Pioneer William Marshall Dies
William Marshall a longtime Iowa City resident and pioneer merchant was found dead Monday morning in his home. The 55 year resident of Iowa City contributed to local business and community life for decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
William Marshall
Lows
Ned
Hope for BP 8 Blydenburgh Rehearing in Supreme Court
The Iowa Supreme Court will rehear the case of Blydenburgh, the Blydenburgh, the convicted Harding County wife murderer known as the modern Bluebeard. A printer at Anamosa prison he maintains innocence while his children live in Aldora. Julius Blydenburgh, a Brooklyn brother, resigns a job to move west and aid his sibling, working to secure his freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Des Moines
State of
Towa
Blysgenburgh
Hardin County
Aldora
Julius Blydenburgh
Ebenezer
Blydenburgh
Brooklyn
Global Labor Movements And Wage Talks Across Regions
Reports show diverse labor actions including new union formations in metals and carpentry, wage increases, and shorter workdays in the United States and Australia. Strikes, wage talks, and benefit funds unfold amid growing solidarity, with unions citing gains in for example Denver Rio Grande foremen, Sydney sweating committees, and British wage discussions. Local industries, from cotton mills to railways, face rising costs, while immigrant workers are urged toward union membership as a path to improved conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TOG
Oldham
England
San Francisco
Retail Clerks’ International Association
Bombay
India
Saat
Milla
Department of Labor
Commercial ‘Telegraphers' Union of
Americ
Railroad Brotherhoad
New York Electric
New York Electrical Workers’ Union
Pennsylvania
West
Denver and Rio Grande
Colorado
New Mexico
Ningan Walls
W. O D. Tuber
Brotherhood of Carpenters
Drogress
Anys In
Iual
Trade Waroniam
United States
Soo
United Hoth Tat
Gap Makers of America
Organization of Denver
McGuire
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Fund For the Relief of
California
Narrow Escape in Storm as Lightning Destroys Tenement
A severe storm struck Newton Saturday morning with lightning demolishing a north of the public square tenement house and shocking Walter Hepler and Mattie Schooley. The farm barn near J W Butler was burned, hay and oats destroyed, and a horse was killed on the J W Karthner farm north of Colfax. The Jasper County Mutual insured the barn for 400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Walter Hepler
Mattie Schooley
Hepler
J. W. Butler
Jasper County Mutual
J. W. Karthner
Colfax
Crime of a Mad Lover Ends in Tragedy at Davenport
Harry Drenter a prominent farmer six miles north of Davenport shot and killed Grace Read then wounded her lover Samuel Moore before killing himself with a Winchester shotgun The killer warned locals and held the neighborhood in siege until officers arrived and he died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sno
Harry Drenter
Davenport
Grace Read
Samuel Moore
Drenter
Charlton Coal Chute at Burlington Destroyed by Fire
The coal chute built last fall by the C B Q railway at Charlton was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday, along with a large coal supply. Both tracks were blocked for hours causing train delays. The cause is uncertain, with theories including a gasoline engine explosion or a dust explosion. The railroad will rebuild promptly, as nearly all trains load coal here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Pire
Charlton
Onc
Jail Break at Primghar prompts indictments
Two prisoners escaped from the O'Brien County jail in Primghar on Monday night. Frank Hickey, an escapee from Knoxville's inebriate home, and Finny Billings, jailed for seven days for intoxication, dug through a brick wall. Hickey was recaptured recently, and both men face jail breaking charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’brien
Primghar
Frank Hickey
Knoxville
Finny Billings
Hickey
Insane in Boone County After Heat Threshing Incident
Two men living in Boone township and east of Rowan became insaner due to extreme heat while threshing grain on Thursday August 16. Professional nurses attend both men as deputies monitor recovery. If no improvement, they will be sent to the insane hospital under deputy sheriff supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone County
Boone Township
Rowan
Bherif
Barn A burns near Atlantic. hay and grain destroyed
A large barn and granary owned by A. B. Anderson burned to the ground north west of Atlantic. The fire, likely from spontaneous hay combustion, caused about 1600 dollars in losses with 550 dollars insured. Farmers' Elevator at Manson has reorganized with Thom Griffin as president and other officers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
S. Anderson
Farmers’ Elevator A
Manson, A. Farmers' Elevator Company
Manson
Thomas Griffin
Jamoa Griffith
J. Gingerich
G. . Sebern
Yield of oats threshing by August Hickman near Ashton
August Hickman of southwest of Ashton had oats threshed last Friday yielding seventy bushels by measure of fine quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Hickman
Ashton
Baby smothered by falling quilts in Janesville home
An eight month old infant, son of H. A. Mo. Caffree of Janesville, Cedar Walls area, died when a heavy bundle of quilts tumbled from a shelf onto the sleeping child. The mother discovered the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Mo. Caffree
Janesville
Cedar Walls
Farmer Killed by Lightning Near Mancon Route
Henry Block a farmer living north of Mancon was struck by lightning and killed on Sunday while traveling from the rots to the darn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Block
Mancon
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