Iowa Officials at Des Moines Attend Senator Alison's Funeral
Governor Cummins and state officers joined a large Des Moines contingent for Senator Alison's funeral in Dubuque. The ceremonial floral piece formed a blanket design with Iowa in the center and dates 1563 1908. Cummins denied any interview about a senate candidacy and warned against premature appointment speculation.
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J. G. Serryhill
Edward H. Henter
C. W. Johnston
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Chas
D. Hel Jen
Harvey Ingham
John Downie Sr
John 5. Hamilton
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Carl Fp, Franke
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Chicago
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Chicago Dispatches
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Des Moines River Improvement League Seeks Funding
The Des Moines River Improvement League chaired by A. C. Milles of Home Savings Bank aims to beautify the river. If federal canalization bills fail, the group plans to push for a river and harbor appropriation before the legislature this winter.
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Des Moines River
Great Airship Wrecked Overdrive Endurance Flight Ends in Crash
A Zeppelin dirigible departing from Nackenheim en route to Friedrichshafen collapsed after a violent storm near Echterdingen. The airship struck ground from about 50 feet, the forward motor exploded, and flames and smoke engulfed the craft. Sailors were injured as debris scattered. four engineers on the forward platform survived with injuries. Count Zeppelin left the scene by train.
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Mayence
Pettibone Dies After Cancer Operation in Denver
George Pettibone, once active in the Western Federation of Miners and linked to trials with Idaho officials, died at St Joseph's Hospital Denver Monday night from complications following cancer surgery. He had been ill since his Idaho penitentiary confinement prior to the Boise trials.
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Boise
Good News for Jamaica after 1907 fire and quake debt ruling
After 11 months of litigation, insurance companies are defeated in attempts to resist paying insurance claims tied to the Kingston fire of January 14, 1907 and the subsequent earthquake damage.
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Kingston
Great Parade of Pythians in Boston
Ten thousand Knights of Pythias members paraded through Boston led by bands playing martial airs. The 25 brigades hailed from across the country and Canada, with Maj. Gen. Arthur Stobbart of Indiana at the head. Lieut. Gov. Eben Draper and others reviewed the march on the common.
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Knights of Pythias
Canada
Arthur Stobbart
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Eben
Draper
Blaze Devours Chicago Dock Elevators and Depot
A massive blaze near Canal and Sixteenth streets in Chicago destroyed the Burlington & Quincy freight depot and multiple elevators, with the Armour Company elevator and several freight sheds also lost. Fireboat sank after the wall collapse, injuring several crew members. two engineers, four stokers, and Captain Patrick Lyons were rescued. A dock worker was knocked unconscious and severely cut by debris as the flames raged and the river threatened more danger.
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Four Black Men Die After Mob Attack Near Russellville Ky
Four Black men Virgil Jones Tom Jones Robert Jones and Joe Riley were dragged from a jail at Russellville and died in a mob assault on the town’s edge. About 59 white men participated without firing rounds. A note warning Blacks was found on one body. The incident ties to a local tenant dispute involving white farmer James Cunningham and Black tenant Rufus Brown. The mob is said to be from southern Logan County.
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Virgil
Tom
Robert Jones
Joe Riley
Russellvls Ce
Hugh Roger
James Cunningham
Rufus Brown
Teurder
Logar
Wreck on Southern Railway injures mail crew near town
A Sunday noon collision on Southern Railway northbound train No 38, the New York Limited, damaged the mail and club cars. Four Georgia clerks aboard were reported injured as the train wreck occurred about 20 miles from the station, with details continuing Sunday night.
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Ren Railway
New York
Race Riot Fatality Near Mason at Gates Plant
One man is dead and others seriously injured after a Sunday riot at a Gates plant of the H. C. Frick Company near Mason, Iowa. Italians and Stavs clashed in a chaotic confrontation resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries.
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Setf
Gates
H.C. Frick Coky Company
Mason Iowa
Hawaiian Riflemen Set for National Match at Camp Ferry
The crack rifle team of the National Guard of Hawaii sailed on Wednesday aboard the steamer Alameda to compete against regular army teams and other National Guard units at Camp Ferry, O. in the national rifle competition.
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National Guard of Hawaii
Alameda
Regular Army
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Camp Ferry
No Amalgamation of Teamsters in Detroit Rejected
Detroit officials report the International Brotherhood of Teamsters rejected the overtures of the United Teamsters of America to amalgamate. The decision preserves separate leadership and structures amid union activity in Michigan.
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Teamsters
Detroit
Mich
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
United Teamsters of America
Million for Count Zeppelin Fund Grows as Airship Plans Rise
A national committee led by Prince von Hohenlohe-Langenburg in Stuttgart aims to raise funds for Count Zeppelin. Over $875,000 already pledged with$125,000 government support, and a full million targeted. Subscriptions from Berlin, Luberek, and other cities flow in. Zeppelin promises two new airships built at Lake Constance using new motor designs, boosting aeronautics after his thirty hour flight.
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Lake Constance
Baldwin Set for Fort Myer Trials as New Shaft Arrives
Captain Baldwin prepares for speed trials of the army dirigible balloon at Fort Myer following the arrival of a new propeller shaft. Earlier flights used a temporary shaft after a defect was found in the original. Naval board member Captain W W Kimball observed a test, and Assistant Secretary Newbury will attend the Fort Myer tests.
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W. W. Kimball
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Navy Department Asant
Avy Newbury
Extent of Canada Fire Report From Northwest Region
J G C Lindsey, president of a Crows Nest Coal company, dispatches that the fire area runs about thirty miles long and two to ten miles wide. Stickel and Hosmer are safe, Coal Creek likely safe. Losses include $2,060,659 for the Canadian Pacific railway and $2,699,060 for Fernie city, with timber and other damages totaling about $3 million.
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J. G. C. Lindsey
Crows’ Nest Coal Company
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Crows’ Nest Pass Company
Minn
Policeman Chas. F. Connell Fights Blood Poisoning at Home
Police officer Chas. F. Connell, a popular city figure, is critically ill at his home with blood poisoning and may not survive.
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Nnell
Man Saved From Death by Own Action After Loan Offer
Aug 7 Nicage reports a man with eight children faced death by his own action due to a loan shortage. A newspaper offer to loan $550 prompted an employer to keep him on and arrange repayment, turning tragedy into a renewed lease on life with easier payments.
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Ttalflan
Peruna Brings Relief Says Appleton Woman
Della Stroebe of 710 Richmond Street Appleton Wisconsin testifies that after years in a run down condition she found no relief from doctors and medicines. She began improving with the first bottle of Peruna and after six bottles felt completely cured praising Peruna for women in a run down state.
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Della Stroebe
Richmond St. Appleton, Wis
Perana Reported to Restore Mrs Judge Borer's Health
Mrs Judge J F Borer of 1421 Sherman Ave Evansion LiL says she became rundown could neither eat nor sleep well and lost mesh and spirit. Perana did wonders for her and she thanks Perana for new life and strength.
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Sherman Ave
Lil
Peruna
Perana
The Leisure Class Dialogue Oddities
A visiting British nobleman questions Miss Peppery about leisure class influence. She explains that the hounds follow the leisure class here and that they keep the boboes moving, illustrating social hierarchy with humorous tone.
Patient and Dentist Bargain for Band Serenade
A patient offers to pay with money he does not have, proposing a little boat band to serenade the dentist every night for a month in exchange. The dentist contemplates the unusual barter as the scene unfolds with humor and local dialogue.
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Arvandt
How it Was Gone
Three year old May loved to cut things. Left alone with her curly headed baby brother she cut every curl from the back of his head. The nurse gasped at the damage. May said he did it himself, claiming he stood on a stool to reach the back of his head.
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The Cold Morning Bath
The cold morning bath is for those who can endure it. Start with cold water sponge, then step into a warm water basin of several metres. Begin in morning air. the water will be neither warm nor cold. Splash and wash quickly, using the tub of graduality. If using salt bath, do not wash the salt towel. Each person in beauty bathhouses has a salt towel kept saturated for repeated use. A cold bath should last no more than five minutes.
Mountain lions near extinction prompt hunt chatter
A fragment notes mountain lions are rapidly becoming extinct and jokes about a rare chance to shoot one. The casual tone mixes childhood nostalgia with wildlife peril, reflecting a newspaper quip style rather than a full report.
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Fido
Coffee linked to illness ends with Postum health turn
A reader recalls pale, weak health tied to daily coffee use. After five years of decline, quitting coffee and switching to Postum led to rapid recovery in one week and lasting strength, weight 148 lbs, with headaches gone. The letter credits Postum and cites Plogs ads from Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Postum Co
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