Tariff bills and political shifts across Congress and states
Washington lawmakers push a tariff commission plan to aid treaty negotiations with foreign nations while Secretary Bryan urges California to withhold anti alien land bills. Republicans attack the Democratic tariff as delusion. Walter Scott promotes reciprocity with Canada as James Hamilton Lewis takes Senate oath. Governor Johnson defends California land rights for aliens amid new bills.
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Bryan
Johnson
California
United States
Japan
Tragic Indiana crash kills nineteen year old Lillian Dean
In Wayne County Indiana nineteen year old Lillian Dean drove her mistress Mrs John Commons car into a ditch causing the vehicle to overturn killing Dean instantly and injuring Mrs Commons who suffered internal injuries. A British steamer captain reported a message from John Jacob Astor and wired it to Mrs Astor. Alexis E Georgian a socialist editor in Minneapolis was jailed for ten days for criminal libel. Boston pugilist Kid Carter received a life sentence after confessing to other murders. A dirigible attempt from the Canary Islands was postponed due to hydrogen shortages and bad weather. The Denver IWW hunger strike of 60 inmates ended Friday.
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John Commons
Wayne County
Indiana
Lillian Dean
Miss Dean
Alexis E. Georgian
Minneapolis
Wallace G. Nye
James Brandon Jennings
Kid Carter
Massachusetts
William H. MacPherson
Boston
Carlson wins B A Marathon in Boston at Cook’s gym
Sporting Fritz Carlson of Cook's gymnasium Minneapolis wins the B. and A. Marathon in Boston with a 2:25:14. Sockalexis takes second at 2:27:12 and Harry Smith of New York places third in 2:28:45.
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Fritz Carlson
Cook’s Gymnasium
Minneapolis
Minn
Boston
Sockalexis
Harry Smith
New York
Notable Labor Leader Named State Labor Commissioner
Governor Sulzer designated John Mitchell, former United Mine Workers president and AFL vice president, as state labor commissioner. Jerome Sloan of Peoria, aged one hundred, is dead in Alton Township. The National Society Daug hters of the War of 1812 opened its annual convention at Hotel DuPont Wilmington Delaware. The associate council spent most of the day in Bens ton. Mrs Harry B Warner died after severe injuries in a Seaford accident. Former President Taft accepted to read a paper at the American Bar Association meeting in Montreal in September. Mrs William Cumming Story elected president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution over Mrs John Miller Horton. Rowland Buckstone, a famed actor, taken from the Players Club to Bellevue Hospital psych ward. Worry over recent death of his wife cited as cause of his collapse. A pneumonia serum has been developed at the Rockefeller Institute and will be tested for public use, per Dr Clarence McWilliam e.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
Sulzer
National Society, Daughters of the War of 1812
DuPont
Wilmington
Del
Benston
Taft
American Bar Association
Ifontreal
Rowland Buckstone
America
Edward H. Sothern Company
Players’ Club
New York
Bellevue Hospital Phychopathic Ward
Rockefeller ‘Institute
Clarence McWilliame
Loss of Naval Data Wallet Drags Churchill into Anxiety
A wallet containing confidential naval information and $2,500 won at the Riviera gaming table has caused distress to First Lord Winston Churchill. Separately, a three day armistice was arranged between Turkey and Balkan allies per a Constantinople dispatch. Five aeronauts died when the Zodiac balloon failed near Paris. Admiral Count Togo was promoted in Tokyo. Paris killers Soudy Callemin and Monies were guillotined.
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Riviera
Winston
Churchill
Turkey
Balkan
Nemi
Constantinople
Noisy ‘le Grand
Paris
France
Heihachiro Togo
Tokyo
Japan
Great Gathering Marks Iowa Soldiers Homecoming 1913
Des Moines hosts the thirty-ninth annual Grand Army encampment from June 10 to 13 1913. General Granville M Dodge will command the four day jubilee which includes a Vicksburg campaign fifty year anniversary and a town soldiers homecoming with three thousand dollars allotted to assist veterans with meals and lodging. Transportation costs remain the veterans responsibility.
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Des Moines
Vicksburg
Grand Army
of the Republic
Iowa
Granville M. Dodge
Council
Bluffs
Attempted Hanging Case Hits Plymouth Farmer
William Gasteiger a Plymouth farmer attempted suicide then refused dinner at a local cafe. He broke into a beer case at a nearby station and drank several potties before arrest. His mental state will be investigated by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seif
Mason City
William Gasteiger
Plymouth
Telephone Girl Suicide Stuns Towa City
Mary Rabassa, a local telephone operator, died by drinking carbolic acid. She left a note citing health concerns and claiming a spiritualistic medium foretold she would leave home late in April.
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Towa City
Mary Rabassa
City Councilman Exhibits Unusual Egg
Astherville alderman W. A. Beymer shows an unusually large egg from his Orpington hen. The egg measures 8% inches around and 7 inches perpendicular, weighs four ounces, and contains three full sized yolks, reported by the councilman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Hin
Astherville
W. A. Beymer
Orpington
Kindergartners to Meet in Cedar Falls Convention
The Iowa State Kindergarten association will hold its annual convention in Cedar Falls May 16 17. About 200 delegates are expected to attend. Miss Florence Ward will lecture on the Mme Montessori System of Child Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Kindergarten’ Association
Florence Ward
Mme. Montessori
Old Railroader Retires From Creston Yard Role
Creston stock yard superintendent George W. Colburn resigns after forty eight years with the Burlington railroad due to ill health. He has served continuously in the railroad system and ends a lengthy career.
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Creston
George W. Colburn
Burlington Railroad
Glidden Graphic Sold to New Editor Ben J Pruess
Glidden Graphic editor Glidden C L Reever has sold the paper to Ben J Pruess who will assume ownership immediately. Pruess previously led the Eldon Forum and will bring new leadership to the newspaper chain.
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Glidden Graphic. Ie
Glidden
C. L. Reever
Glidden Graphic
Ben J. Pruess
Pruess
Eldon Forum
Evans, Coal Man, Dead in Monroe County
Creston report states W. J. Evans, Albia coal and wine magnate, died of Bright's disease. He was a Monroe county notable and father of W. J. Evans of Creston, counted among the wealthiest local residents.
New School Bonds Proposed In Nevada Special Election
A special election in Huxtey will be held Saturday May 10 to decide on issuing 5000 dollars in bonds for a new school house and the independent district.
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Nevada
Huxtey
Mason City YMCA Campaign Progressing With Interest
A campaign funds drive in Mason City to raise 2000 dollars for the Y W C A movement advances with notable interest. Committees report securing to date a substantial amount in a single day.
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Mason City
Estherville Eyes New City Hall This Summer
Estherville city council plans a new city hall this summer to cost about 6500 dollars. The project aims to house city offices and improve municipal services along with upgrading the firehouse with full equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Greek man departs after family murder on Samos island
Michael Sofoulis, a Greek, leaves Waterloo for Greece after receiving word that his father, mother, and six siblings on Samos were murdered and beheaded. Mystery surrounds the clutch of killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Michael’ Sofoulis
Greece
Samos
Meld For Murder Davenport Indicts 1YearOld Boy
Floyd Sheets the 1 year old who confessed to the murder of Ernest Dalladorf a Davenport groceryman last January has been indicted for murder to the first degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Floyd Sheets
Ernest Dalladorf
Arreste for Murder of Infant in Iowa Falls
Iowa Falls and Bristow residents ARRESTED for the murder of a baby. ARRAIGNED and bound over to the grand jury after waiving preliminary hearing. The couple, Sherman and wife, were seized by Sheriff Watts after days of search. Body found in a lished barn at the Sherman home. Coroner’s jury ruled the death felonious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Falls
Howard Sherman
Sherman
Bristow
Watts
Girl in Des Moines Arrest Identified as Local Child
Grace Knab, 11 or 13 years old, was arrested in Des Moines while disguising as a boy. Mrs. Chris Knab identified the youth from a photograph as her daughter. The girl is oldest of eight. her brother Robert, 16, ran away a year ago and was found in St. Louis.
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Marshalltown
Grace Knab
Des Moines
Chris Knab
Knab
Des‘ Moines
Edgar
Robert
St. Louis
Sullivan Named to Federal Appraisers Board in New York
Des Moines figure Jerry B Sullivan a Democrat and Bryan ally receives a federal appointment as a member of the board of general appraisers of merchandise. The $5 000 a year post is described as a near lifelong position likely prompting Sullivan to move from Des Moines to New York City to reside permanently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Sullivan
Des Moines
Jerry B. Sullivan
Wleos Democrat
Iowa
William J. Bryan
Sullivan
New York City
Missionary Society Elects Vice Presidents
The Northwestern board of the Presbyterian Woman's Missionary Society elected four vice presidents at its annual meeting. The slate includes Mrs. W. W. Hale of Des Moines, Mrs. A.0. McClintock of Sioux City, Mrs. D. W. Rowley of Cedar Rapids, and Mrs. Louis R. Elliott of Knoxville, Iowa.
Y M A Secretary Adjudged Insane in Iowa City Case
W E Cottrell, general secretary of the Y M C A in Council Bluffs, was found insane by county sanity commissioners after failing to explain five attempts to burn the Y M C A building. He was committed to the State Asylum for the Insane in Clarinda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Cottrell
County
State Asylum For the Insane
Clarinda
Six to be Deported from Sioux City Poles
Federal immigration officers arrested six Polish nationals in Sioux City on grounds they violated immigration laws by returning to the United States within a year after being refused admission for contract labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux’ City
Northwestern Iowa bankers meet in city assembly
The Iowa Bankers' Association Holstein gathering drew over 100 bankers from northwest Iowa for the annual meeting. A special train carried Sioux City bankers. Addresses were delivered by J. H. Ingwerson of Clinton and John Fletcher of Chicago.
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Iowa Bankers’ Association
Holstein
Iowa
Group One
Sioux City
J. H. Ingwerson
Clinton
John Fletcher
Chicago
Plan Church Merger Conference in Grinnell this week
Grinnell and Des Moines associations of the Congregational church plan a four day conference in Grinnell. Every Congregational minister in the state has been invited to attend this regional merger discussion and cohesion effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Des Moines
Congregational Church
Barrels of beer seized at Burlington freight station
Two barrels labeled lab eled beer were seized by city officials at the Burlington freight station on grounds the goods were intended for a person not authorized to handle intoxicating liquor.
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Mount Plessent
Burlington
Missionary Body Meets at Cedar Falls District
The regular conference of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church in Cedar Falls district closed a successful meeting with large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Women's ,Foreign Missionary Society
Cedar Falls
Methodist Church
What Cheer Organizes Baseball Team Seeks Opponents
What Cheer organizes a local baseball squad and invites teams to respond about games. Interested parties should contact the secretary H. T. Martin to arrange matches and discuss schedules.
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H. T. Martin
Williams Boosters Reorganize for Season
The Williams Boosters have organized and are open for dale s for the season. Games may be arranged with Emoryne Smith, manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams Boosters
Williams
Dales
Emory
Ne Smith
Matager
Insurance Men to Meet in Davenport Convention
The 913 convention of the Iowa Insurance Men's association will be held in Davenport June 11 12. The date was set at the annual meeting of the local insurance men's association just held. More than 250 delegates are expected to attend.
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Davenport
Iowa Insurance Men's Association
Insurance Men's Association
New Roads Surveyed Between New Roads and Clear Lake
New Roads surveyed the two main routes connecting Mason City with Clear Lake with one road slated for paving this season. The survey results outline alignment and traffic considerations for the upcoming project and municipal planning.
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Mason City
Clear ‘Lake
Cave State Money With Condemnation Juries Nearing Change
Des Moines reports two Iowa laws passed by the Thirty fifth General Assembly aim to reform land condemnation for internal improvements and capitol grounds expansion. Juries to appraise condemned property will be drawn outside Polk County, reducing local bias and deterring inflated claims. Critics warn some owners will seek high payouts, but officials promise safeguards and a dedicated land negotiations officer at $1,500 yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Thirty-ffth General Assembly
Polk County
Ens- Pielon
Uncle Sam After Car Robbers in Council Bluffs
Secret service men following nine rail lines entering the city expect federal law to curb organized gangs plundering railroad freight cars. J. E. Jameson was first arrested under the February 12 1913 interstate commerce statute, charged with breaking into a railroad car carrying goods between states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Secret Service
Red Oak
J. E. Jameson
United States
Unknown vandals blow up D2 near Folsom
Secret service men of the Q railroad system hold a clue in a dynamite attack on the $500,000 tiprap work at Folsom ten miles south of here. About 700 yards of the work were torn out. Local farmers aid the railroad in tracing the guilty party as the river preparations to be harnessed falter and a farmer is saved from flood damage amid hurried searches.
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Cornell Bluffs
Folsom
Here
Missionary Meet Closes in Oskaloosa District
The fourteenth annual convention of the Women's Missionary Society of the Oskaloosa district, Methodist church, ended after three days. About fifty delegates attended from Oska loosa Grinnell Montezuma Eddyville New Sharon Rose Hill Sigourney and Delta. The next annual meeting will be held at Delta.
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Knogville
Missionary Society of
Oskaloosa
The
Methodist Church
Grinnell
Montezuma
Eddyville
Iowa Falls Election Passes $75,000 High School Bond
In Iowa Falls a high school bond measure of 75,000 dollars carried by a large majority as women voters significantly influenced the outcome during the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Falls
Iowa” Falls
Independent School
Finds Bodyn River remains of Chet Butler and cousins
Remains of Chet Butler and his two cousins, who drowned at Fort Madison on March 1, have been found by fishermen just below Keokuk on the Bodyn River Belt. Officials confirm recovery and ongoing investigation into the incident.
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Ft. Madison
Chet Butler
Keokuk
Buchanan Clerk Resigns to Lead New Iowa Bank
J N Smith, clerk of Buchanan district court, resigns on May 10 to become cashier of the new Iowa State Bank set to open in Hazleton, succeeding the old Kiefer bank as its operating institution.
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Buchanan
Independence
J. N. Smith
Buchanan District Court
Iowa State Bank
Hazleton
Kiefer Bank
To Teach in California. Towa City Prof Barry Gilbert
Professor Barry Gilbert of the state university college of law will spend six weeks this summer teaching in the University of California law school.
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California
Towa City
Barry Gilbert
The
State University College of Law
University of California
Fitting Fate
A brief quip notes a hatpin incident and a tense moment as a pry or muzzle is addressed. The speaker expresses relief that the probe remains in place, hinting at a safe outcome amid a hazardous situation.
Dodds Kidney Pills Help Gray County Judge
Philip Miller, probate judge of Gray County, Cimarron Kansas, reports heart trouble relief after using Dodds Kidney Pills for a year. He claims prior dizziness, eye puffiness, breath shortness and backache subsided, weight about 200 pounds, now able to work hard. Ad claims 50c boxes and free household hints and recipes.
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Dodds
Gray Co
Philip Miller
Cimarron
Kan
Miller
Dodds Medicine, Co
Buffalo
N, YY
Ady
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