Washington Lawmaker to Reply on Mulhall Charges
Missouri representative Richard Bartholdt informed the house lobby he would respond to all charges by Col. M. M. Mulhall but could not return from Germany before September 30 due to his wife’s illness. The item notes other 1912 era U S political and economic developments including currency bill support, treasury fund shifts, and crop aid plans.
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Richard Bartholdt
Missouri
House
Washington
Col
M. M. Mulhall
Germany
City Charter Vote in Middletown Carries by Wide Margin
The Middletown city charter vote was announced and the proposal carried by a large majority. Fredérick Evans, long-time private secretary to Garret A. Hobart, former U S vice president and director in several transportation firms, suffered heart disease at the Wall Street Journal offices in New York. A fire of unknown origin in Farmeraville, MIL, caused $20,000 damage before being controlled. Majority Leader Levy of the assembly said he would seek to impeach Governor Sulzer for willful and corrupt conduct. About 2,600 Michigan state troops in the Calumet copper region have been on guard. 18,000 have been withdrawn and replaced by armed deputy sheriffs.
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Middletown
Ohio
Fredérick Evans
Garret A. Hobart
United ‘States
Traction
The
Wall Street Journal
New York
Levy
ansom“Sply
New York Assembly
Sulzer
Michigan
Calumet
Breathitt county man on trial for sheriff murder
Davidson of Breathitt county Kentucky faces trial on complicity in the murder of former Sheriff Ed Callahan a feud leader. Three men have already been tried and convicted and fourteen others are to be tried on the same charge. Heavy rains across parts of the nation ease heat and aid corn crop. California anti alien land law goes into effect triggering protests from Japan. Knights Templar conclave opens in Denver with a grand parade. Episcopal pension report recommends half pay for clergy over 65 and aid for widows and orphans. Democratic congressional campaign committee lineup announced by Rep Doremus of Michigan. The Gunboat is there. He knocked out Tim Flynn at Madison Square Garden.
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Man Davidson
Breathitt County
Kentucky
Ed Callahan
Commission’ ‘On
Episcopal Church
Lawrences of
Magenschugetts
Madison Square Garden
New York
Tim Flynn
Arrival of John Lind Delays U S Action in Mexico
John Lind, Wilsons personal representative, arrives in Mexico City as Washington vows no new policy steps until his study ends. Reports say two American women and an unknown American man were killed in a rebel attack on a train near Rancheria, 65 miles from Juarez, as Mrs wife of a Chihuahua n niece Mine Mattie were aboard.
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Mexico City
John Lind
Wilson
Washington
United States
Mexico
Rancheria
Mex
Juarez
Mine Mattie
Dearest of them all seeks freedom after marriage
News of a Porto Bello quarry slide kills 12 men near Colon Panama including American engineer Charles Nyland is reported by wireless to Panama. Dr Oliver Livingston Jones dies in New York hospital from injuries related to personal safety. Judge George W Hays becomes Arkansas governor succeeding J M Farrell. Steamer Like Jim Blusoe sinks at Lake Providence after collision. 50 saved. Leper George O Hartman escapes quarantine cottage and returns home with money before disappearing again.
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Dora
Ferdinand Pinney
Earle
New York
Giiet
Record Nover
Jist
Porto Bello
Panama
Colon
Charles Nyland
Jim Blusoe
Prattt Belle
Lake Providence
George O. Hartman
Quarantine
St. Louis
The
Setty
Opposition to the Eugene marriage law voices abroad
At the International Medical Congress in London opinions from foreign opposition to the Eugene marriage law emerged. Yale lecturer William Bateson, former Cambridge biology professor, argued excessive life strain and drink contribute to lunacy, challenging widely blamed causes. The text notes other contemporary events: Balkan peace treaty signing in Bucharest, London city decorations, and militant suffragettes attacking a Home Office official, plus arson attacks on Sutton schoolhouses thwarted before total destruction.
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Eugene
London
William Bateson
Yale University
Cambridge. University
Pearson
Home Office
Holloway
Sutton
Memorial for Capt John Ericsson Planned by Des Moines Club
Des Moines Des Moines Oden club Swedish American businessmen plan a public memorial to Capt John Ericsson, builder of the Monitor, with a fundraising drive expected to exceed 25000 dollars. Ericsson, praised as a Civil War figure, helped shift Confederate sea efforts. the Iowa monument would be a second national tribute after Battery Park.
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Des Moines
Oden Club
John Ericsson
The
Monitor
Ac ‘Cording
Ericsson
America
Battery Park
New York
Lowa
Ingersoll
Stephenson
Former Iowa minister in trouble in Long Beach
Boone dispatch from Long Beach California reports Dr C J L Mason former pastor of First Presbyterian Church of this city has been ordered to resign and leave Long Beach forever Mrs Mason reportedly refused to accompany him and will remain in Long Beach An investigation into alleged moral laxness accompanies the order and sensational details are described
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Iowa
Boone
Long Beach
Cal
C. J. L. Mason
First Presbyterian Church
Independence Editor Dies by Own Action at Office
W Gowen, editor and owner of the Independence Conservative weekly, hanged himself in the basement of his newspaper office. Body found by an employee. He was 60, suspected illness and despondency may have contributed, no definite cause known.
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Iowa
Independence
Auto Crash Near Here Fatal. One Dead, Four Injured
An automobile accident on a country road left one person dead and four injured near here. Mrs. Caroline Breithach aged 101, a resident near Mass Station, died three hours after the crash. Her daughter Mrs. John LeGrande fractured a hip. John LeGrande and two children had minor injuries.
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Iowa
Dubique
Here
Caroline Breithach
Masses Btation
John LeGrande
Cyrenus Cole Sella H in Papers Cedar Rapids
Cyrenus Cole, long half owner of the Times and Republican print ing company, sold his stock to Luther A. Brewer who becomes sole owner. Cole, who came here as associate editor of the old Iowa State Register in Des Moines, remains a figure in local press history.
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Cyrenus Cole
Cedar Rapids
The
Times
Republican
Republican Printing Company
Luther A. Brewer
Cole
Iowa State Register
Des Moines
Two Hundred Lives Endangered in Iowa City Rail Incident
A near-miss on a fast moving train endangered 200 passengers when a rod could have been hurled toward the track. The rod broke loose but the train remained on course, averting a likely disaster and severe wreck.
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Iowa City
Red Oak Plans Harvest Festival at Haiwkins Park
Red Oak will host a harvest festival in Haiwkins Park from September 2 to 4 featuring prominent speakers music and a variety of sports and amusements for attendees.
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Red Oak
Haiwkins Park
Food Inspector charges eleven Dubuque food firms
A Dubuque state food inspector has filed information against eleven local concerns alleging violations of state regulations governing sale of food products. The action targets firms named in the information as failing to meet health and safety standards.
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Dubuqué
Bittner
Atate
Dubuque
Jawa
Odd Fellows to Enter World Content Contest
Colfax Jasper county Odd Fellows will send the Seevers Sun rist degree team to the meeting of the sovereign grand lodge in Minneapolis in September. The group aims to win the $1000 prize for the best drilled team at the world contest.
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Colfax
Odd Fellows
Jasper County
Seevers
Sovereign’ Grand Lodge
Minneapolia
Blida of Sand Kills Laborer in Fort Dodge Trench
Alphonse Winters and Jim Dover were among workers when a trench collapse at a Fort Dodge sewer job buried a laborer. The incident occurred as sand slid during the digging work, ending in a fatality. Authorities reported the event and began an investigation into the trench conditions and safety compliance.
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Blida
Fort Dodge
Alphonse Winters
Jim Dover
Deup
Funds Raised to Reopen Atlantic Northern Railroad
Fourteen thousand five hundred dollars in first mortgage bonds were subscribed at meetings in Kimballton and Elkhorn by residents concerned with continuing operation of the Atlantic Northern & Southern railroad. Two five member committees were formed at Kimballton and Elkhorn to finish subscriptions to twenty five thousand dollars. Attorney Viggo Lyngby of Council Bluffs said the needed funds will likely be obtainable. Attendees included H S Rattenberg of the city and George Messinger of Linden.
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Atlantic
Atlantic Northern” Railroad
Kimballton
Elkhorn
Atlantic Northern & Southern Railroad
Viggo Lyngby
Council Bluffs
Attorne
H. S. Rattenberg
George Messinger
Linden
Motorcyclists To Tour World For $10000 Prize
Mrs. Harry Humphreys and her husband departed Los Angeles to test a long distance cycle endurance for a $10,000 prize. Their world tour will pass through Norway, Sweden, Russia, Germany, Spain, into Africa to Capetown, then Madagascar, India, China, Japan, the Philippines, New Zealand, Australia, Peru, South American nations, Cuba and back to the United States. Humphreys is England’s champion long distance cyclist, having ridden 900 miles in three days and two nights.
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Mason City
Harry Humphreys
Los Angeles
Norway
Sweden
Russia
Germany
Spain
Africa
Capetown
Madagascar
India
China
Japan
Philippines
New Zealand
Australia
Peru
Cuba
United States
Dirs. Humphreys
England
Iowa Baptists Elect Officers at Ten Day Assembly
The Iowa Baptiste assembly concluded a ten day meeting in which Rev. Frank Day of Algona was named president A D St Clair of Hampton as first vice president Rev W E Darrow of Mt Ayr as second vice president Mrs Clara Sherry of Iowa Falls as third vice president D W Wilson of Iowa Falls was chosen secretary and Rev L M Welts of Iowa Falls elected chairman of the board of directors.
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Iowa Baptiste
Towa. Falls
Iowa’ Baptiste Assembly
Frank Day
Algona
A. D. St. Clair
Hampton
W. E. Darrow
Mt. Ayr
Clara Sherry
Iowa Falls
D. W. Wilson
L. M. Welts
Pearl fisher Henry Johnson ships fine freshwater pearls
In Iowa Falls reports, Henry Johnson, known as clam wing near Dows, sent a consignment to a Marshalltown firm containing several fine freshwater pearls. The yield from local town river clams continues to be productive, supporting Pearl Hunter’s success claim.
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Iowa Falls
Henry Johnson
Dows
Johnson
Marshalltown
Bay Interest In Estate Ends in Major Dedication
G O Ryan and Hobart Foliett of Eldora purchased from BE Dyer of California an interest in Z A Dyers estate comprising 700 acres of land. The tract includes 60 acres adjoining Ackley and 100 acres near Buckeye.
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Bay
Eldora
G. O. Ryan
Hobart Foliett
BE. S. Dyer
California
Z. A. Dyers
Ackley
Buckeye
Six Safes Opened in One Night at Denison
Crackers looted six safes in Denison in a single night. Businesses harmed include Herman Grill, Cy D Miller, Green Bay Lumber Company, Partch Brow, and Stewart Lumber. Investigations underway as authorities seek suspects.
Fire in Fremont Field near Percival Arkansas Hamburg
Sparks from a passing train ignited a large hay field near Percival. The fire spread rapidly and covered several hundred acres, forcing men working nearby to flee to safety as flames grew.
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Fremont Field
Hamburg
Percival
German Singers Meet in Dubuque Saengerfest
Five hundred singers from the Mississippi division of the Northwestern Saengerbund and a thousand other visitors gathered in Dubuque for the first annual Saengerfest of the organization. Organizers expected strong turnout as participants performed songs and celebrated the event.
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Dubuqque
Mississippi
Saengerbund
Ames Booster at Picnic Addresses Muscatine Grads
Dean E. W. Stanton of the state college delivered the principal address at the Muscatine county Ames picnic at F. D. Steen’s country home attended by about 100 graduates.
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Ames
West Liberty
Dean E. W. Stanton
The
State College
Muscatine County
F. D. Steen
Church Contract Awarded for St John’s Roman Catholic Church
OQnawa reports the contract for the building of St John’s Roman Catholic Church has been awarded. The edifice will cost $6,000 and construction aims to begin promptly under a local contractor.
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Oqnawa
St.John's
Hog Auction Brings Fancy Prices at Logan Sale
Forty Daroc hogs sold by Larson at Logan for about 3000 dollars. Buyers came from several states. Top price reached 475 dollars.
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Logan
Larson
Fire at St. John's Insane Asylum Sparks Panic
Fire broke out at St. John's insane asylum within Mercy hospital. More than 100 patients were driven into a panic, and a wild stampede was averted only by quick actions of the attendants and staff.
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Insane Asylum
Davenport
St. John’s Insane Asylum
Mercy Hospital
Universaliat Meeting Planned in Webster City
Webster City hosts the Universaliat state convention on September 10 and 11 marking the first joint frat and Unitarians state meeting in several years. The event outlines a rare collaboration between the two groups with participants from various locales expected to attend.
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Plan Universaliat
Webster City
Universaliat
Unitarians State Convention
Gossin Light Law Invalidated by Iowa District Court
A district court ruling declares the Cosson red light law unconstitutional due to lack of Speaker Feely's signature, undermining enforcement and prompting potential legislative recourse. The case involved closing an alleged immoral resort and spurred plans for a supreme court appeal. The decision hinges on procedural authentication, not broader constitutional issues.
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Des Moittes
Supreme Court
Hugh. Bretman
District ‘Court
Cosson
George W. Clarke
Thirtythird General Assembly
Brennan
James Parsons
Robert Haines
John B. Hammond
H. W. Byers
State House Office Changes Amid Rumor of Promotions
State house rumors suggest W. S. Allen will promote his son Roy from the automobile department to the land office where he would head the land office and later become chief clerk in the automobile department after Roy Hay Ward departs. The land office pay exceeds the automobile post by 300 dollars annually. Before the last session the auto department paid 1500, with 800 cut recently. Frank Cavender of Shenandoah has taken stenographic duties in the department, replacing one of the discharged workers. New Iowa Corporations include Monticello State Bank after amended articles granting administrator powers and Karsten Clothing of Ord with 24000 capital and directors F. H. Karsten, George E. Morse, Jan E. Bosley, K. L. Smith, H. Gates. State Teachers Examinations announce Aug 13 and 20 papers under A. M. Deyoe. Ratify One Year Levy: executive council approves a half mill levy for capitol extension for one year. Attorney General Corson to draft the resolution. legality may rely on the council’s power to anticipate the full ten years’ levy.
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State House
W. 3. Allen
Secretary of State
Roy
Automobile Department
Land Office
Roy Wiliams
Roy 5
Hay Ward
Iaat
Frank Cavender
Shenandosh
Helso
New Iowa
Monticello State Bank of
Monticello
Karsten Clothing Company of
La'dora
F. H. Karsten
George E. Morse
Jan. E. Bosley
K. L. Smith
H. Gates
State Executive Council
Corson
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Hunter
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Atbia
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D. B. Gann
Chicago
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Otto Armatrong
Sampson
Attorney General’s Office
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Daniel B. Tuten
Indianapolis
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Luten
Iowa State
Iowa National Guard
Camp Perry
Iowa Stats
Smith W. Brookhart
L. R. Schilling
J. W. Vanner
Centerville
W. H. Burchenwald
Waterloo
C. M. King
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C. 0. Bedver
West Side Enterprise
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