Noted Monon railroad president shot at his Chicago suburb home
I G Rawn president of the Monon Route was killed by a burglar at his Winneka Illinois home after his wife urged him not to go downstairs. Police suspect the attacker was wounded as Rawn’s revolver showed an empty chamber and officers hunt suspects.
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Chicago
I. G. Rawn
Monon
Winneka
Ills
Rawn
The
Illinois Central
R. G. Binkley
Ralph G. Coburn
David N. Bigelow
E. C. Field
Delaware
Ohio
Bits of Wit and Wisdom From Many Sources
A collage quoting George Sand Buffon Denver News and Denby Morrison. Anecdotes include General Miles overheard a remark by a Boston photographer and reflections on scandal slurs and human folly in a lamenting voice. The piece blends aphorisms and verse.
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George Sand
Buffon
Oime
Denver News
Miles
Arlington Hotel
Washington
Spain
Boston
Reilly
Denby Morrison
Cyclone Kills Two, Destroys Homes in Italy Texas
A cyclone struck Italy Texas killing A J Poarch and another resident and wrecking about one hundred houses some destroyed by fire. The town lies fifty miles from Ft Worth.
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Ft. Worth
Texas
Italy
A. J. Poarch
Yon
Here
Aviator Harmann Reported Near Death After A Trencher Accident
Advices from Udine report Aviator Harmann, injured in an aeroplane accident last night, likely to die. The Rome dispatch notes the fatalism surrounding his condition and the grim prognosis as of today.
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Harth
Rome
Udine
Harmann
Storm Rain Drenches Oelrichs As Floods Rise
Oelrichs South Dakota July 20 heavy rainfall drenched the town with over an inch locally up to two inches. Dams and water holes washed away while some dams were torn out by rushing floodwaters. Destructive rains two days in a row raise prospects for crops.
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Oelrichs
Rala
Not Guilty Hero and the House of Ad Refocused
Daniel Webster Harder watches from his Turnersburg law office as a jury clears a young client for murder. The relief is hollow. the heroism was staged for publicity. The lawyer reveals the payment is Em'ly, his former sweetheart, now a remembered past in a cynically framed case. He hints at a county prosecutor run next month.
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Kansas City
Daniel Web Lster Horner
Turnersburg
Young Horner
Daniel Webster Harder
Dan
Matchins
Em'ly
Rev Jonah Muir Sturdivant Held Over White Women Attack
Washington July 20 Two white women are dying and one is insane as the result of mysterious machinations of the Rev Jonah Muir Sturdivant a negro preacher who is now in jail Police found them in a hovel where the preacher had them secured.
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Washington
Jonah Mueisturdivant
Severe hail storm damages Hills gardens and windows
A Wednesday night hailstorm swept Hills causing extensive damage to gardens small trees and fruit. Hail as large as walnuts shattered many windows and glass entered rooms while Main street arches and Forest Hill Denver avenue areas bore the worst impact. Telegraph lines suffered but phones were mostly intact. W J McIntyre spent the day replacing broken window lights as glass supplies ran low.
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Deadwood
Forest Hill
Denver Avenue
Ingleside
Custer
Belle Fourche
Po Hall
W. J. McIntyre
Gompers Triumph as Bucks Store Unionized
In St Louis on July 20 the AFL and Bucks Store settlement ends a boycott and leads to unionization. Samuel Gompers, president of the AFL, calls it the greatest triumph as store directors meet with him to adjust wages over three months.
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St. Louis
American Federation of Labor
Bucks Store Company
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Notice of Grain Freight Rate Hearing July 26 1910
notice to shippers and carriers of proposed general freight rate increase on grains seeds and flour in Northwestern states filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission to take effect August 1 1910. South Dakota officials join Minnesota and North Dakota in protest and invite all affected parties to a conference in St Paul July 26 1910 to review reasonableness and pursue adjustment.
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South Dakota
Board of Railway Commissioners of
Board of ‘Railway Commissioners
St. Paul
Minn
Interstates Commerce Commission
Railway Commissioners
Minnesota
North Dakota
State Railroad and Warehouse Commission of
Mayor Gaynor Recommends Prohibiting Fight Pictures
Mayor Gaynor bars fight pictures moves to board of aldermen with recommendation to prohibit exhibition. Committee to report next meeting. No session until late September. Pictures will be shown meanwhile.
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Board of Aldermen
New York
Gaynor
Ballot Size Debate Sparks Sioux Falls Political Backlash
In Sioux Falls a debate over ballot dimensions arises as supporters argue for voter initiative while opponents question nine-foot sheets. The platform avoids endorsing extreme sizes though backers push for direct public input on the issue.
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Sioux Falls
Fire loss at Sturgis brick plant destroyed
Sturgis Dated July 20 The plant of the Black Hills Brick Manufacturing Company in this city was destroyed by fire Saturday night. Loss about 7000 with about 6000 in insurance. Cause of fire believed incendiary. Whether the plant will be rebuilt has not yet been decided.
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Sturgis
Bturgis
Black Hilla Brick Manufacturing Company
Lona
Carroll Indicted by Park County Grand Jury
Gov. B. F. Carroll is indicted on criminal fraud charges by the Park County grand jury in Des Moines. The case follows Carroll removing John Cownie, former state board of control chair, and relates to alleged debauchery with reform school girls at Mitchellville and plots during the campaign.
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Des Moines
Park County
Grand Jury
B. F. Carroll
John Cownie
Atute Board of Control
Carroll
Cownie
Mitchellville
Dry Farming Congress closes in Rapid City
Rapid City July 20 The dry farming congress after a two day session closes its deliberations stating a very successful meeting. Congressman Mondell could not attend due to business in Cheyenne. Secretary Burn presided and Soule read Mondell’s prepared speech outlining dry farming lessons from historic Wyoming experiments and Black Hills rainfall.
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Rapid City
F. W. Mondell
Cheyenne
National Dry. Farming Congress
Mondell
Soule
Burness Men’s Club
Speec
South Dakota
Black Hillis
Black Hills
Wyoming
South Dakota Agriculture Meet Discusses Alfalfa and Dry Farming
Fall River County farmer Mark C Rich led alfalfa without irrigation talk praising alfalfa’s potential in South Dakota and noting soil and moisture needs. Secretary Burns and Prof Hanson addressed dry farming history and horticultural challenges as officials elected include A F Chamberlain as president and Governor Veaney as vice president.
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South Dakota
Mark C. Rich
Fall River County
Rich
Union
Chamberlain
Burns
National Dry Farming Congress
Unites States
Hanson
State Agricultural College
A. F E. Chamberlain
Brookings
Veaney
W. Ik. Wood
A .J. MecCain
Willis
Florence Jeffrie
Fall River
C. Willis
Brookins
J. C. Headlee
Lawrence
Frank Gardner
Meade
Stenger
Custer
D. R. Malone
Lyman
Bonds Allegedly Given to Mrs Young By Rigdon
Chicago July 20 Mrs Amira Young critically injured after a shooting by Ablares W Rigdon Her husband Mrs Rigdon from LaGrange Iowa arrived with salt to recover 200000 in bonds Rigdon is accused of giving the bonds to Mrs Young
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Rigdon
Chicago
Amira Young
Ablares W. Rigdon
Roosevelt Invited to Cowboy Breakfast in Denver
Colonel Roosevelt is invited by the Denver Press Club to attend a cowboy breakfast during his Denver visit this fall. President of the club John Irby sent a telegram seeking a reply within days. the event would be at the interstate fair grounds about an hour from the depot by train or auto.
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Roosevelt
Denver
Colo
Colonal Roosevelt
Denver Press Club
John Irby
Rough Riders
Interstate Fair and Exposition Grounds
Union Depot
Auto party speeds to Aberdeen from Boston in eleven days
A big six cylinder car carrying three passengers arrived in Aberdeen from Sioux Falls after starting in Boston on June 29. D. F. Donnelly L. V. Hamilton and R. L. Stafford, all of Boston, plan to continue to the Pacific coast and return by a southern route to Boston.
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Waches
Aberdeen
8. D
Sioux Falls
Boston
D. F. Donnelly
L. V. Hamilton
R. L. Stafford
Pacific Coast
Chicago to Court Trainmen Make Demands
Spokane July 19 trainmen on lines from Chicago to the Pacific coast press for an eight hour day higher wages and mileage rates for flagmen and passenger brake men. They plan a meeting at St Louis on August 1.
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Chicago
Spokane
Pacific Coast
Louisa
Strike Expands as 60 Trains Abandoned in England
London July 1 1920 Today's strikes on the eastern railway increased the number of men out to 26 000 with more joining the walkout. The action forced the railway to abandon all train services except critical mail connections leaving schedules disrupted and signaling a broader labor conflict.
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London
N Ber
Hremen
Wheelingewitchmen
Stanley County Division Petitions Denied by Commissioners
Stanley County commissioners ruled to turn down petitions for a county division noting that the three petitions cover portions of the same territory and create a condition that could trigger legal complications. Petitioners may seek mandamus in court to compel action while Iowa County supporters plan future steps.
Forest Resources of Alaska See Vast Silent Timber Wealth
A Washington bulletin notes Alaska holds about 100 million acres of forests. The coast yields large spruce stands with 27.9 million board feet cut annually, while central Alaska sees much smaller timber and rainfall around 15 inches.
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Washington
Alaska
Department of Agriculture
Coast Foresta
Nebraska Woman Injured in Hot Springs Horse Accident
Mrs. B. B. Penny of Fullerton Neb suffered a severe riding accident at Hot Springs Neb when her horse stumbled and fell, pinning her leg beneath. Doctors fear permanent paralysis while noting possible internal injuries. she remained conscious as her husband and family waited.
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Hot Springs
8. D
B. B. Penny
Fullerton
Neb
Mrs. Penny
River reaches record low levels at Pierre
The Mississippi River at Pierre, Dakotan, reaches an unprecedented low stage for this season. Boats land on the bar’s neat side and passengers must walk ashore to another boat on the opposite bank, an unusual situation for this early in the year.
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Emi Ly
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Carrol
Congress
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Samuel H. Lea
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