Wilson policy rejects Philippine independence stance
Washington discussions outline President Wilson’s Philippine policy as not contemplating independence for wards in the eastern archipelago during his administration. The shift follows Francis Burton Harrison’s appointment as governor general. Other items note tariff bill timing, currency bill support, and a paused resolution to accept a Pitt bust gift. First deposits to a $50 million crop-moving fund were made in southern reserve cities including Baltimore Richmond Atlanta and Memphis.
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Wilson
Far
White House
Washington
Francis Burton Harrison
Philippines
Mann
Ilinois
White ‘House
William Pitt
England
Payin
States
Baltimore
Richmond
Atlanta
Memphis
Politician confession rumor rattles Albany amid bribery probe
Rumor says Senator Stilwell now imprisoned at Sing Sing confessed to Governor Sulzer implicating five senators one assemblyman and several Tammany men. Governor Sulzer denied responsibility for the report as questions swirl through Albany politics.
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Albany
Stilwell
Sing Sing
Sulzer
Silver
International Esperanto congress opens in Bern with 1100 delegates
The ninth international Esperanto congress opened in Bern with 1,100 delegates from 23 nations. Twelve American representatives marched behind the American flag in the opening procession. A Swedish armored ship collided with and sank a gun boat during maneuvers. Two bandits robbed the Communal Savings bank at Wilhelmshurg, Germany, killing the cashier and fleeing with a satchel of cash. Gentileman Roger Thompson, labeled as aiding Thaw to cross the Canadian border, warned of exposure unless the Thaw family aids him.
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Bern
Wilhelmsburg
Germany
Tragic Incidents Across States Highlight Violence and Tragedy
A Newton Edeon of Woods ton Kansas killed his wife and then died by suicide while a five year old daughter clung to her mother. In Denver after dinner a war warning was voiced by Fort Logan secretary Garrison. Windsor Vermont prison forms first Salvation Army corps among prisoners east of Chicago with over fifty sworn as soldiers. Missouri governor commutes eight convict sentences from Good Roads days. A Monon train struck an automobile in Chicago killing five. A Chicago streetcar tragedy ends in death after a quarrel with a conductor and motorman. Buenos Aires Chilean cargo of 1000 quarters of beets sent as first test shipment to the United States aboard Van Dyck. New York Tammany ticket listed Howard B McCall Herman A Metz Joseph A Goulden. Grand Rapids children Lucien Berand five burned in bed and Eva Brander killed by a pitchfork from hay load.
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Frst
Salvation Army Corps
Chicago
Windsor
Salvation Army
Moore
Grand Rapids
Wis
Lucien Berand
Eva Brander
Lind Breaks With Mexico as Diplomatic Talks End
John Lind has left for Washington after breaking off negotiations with Mexico. He told Foreign Minister Gamboa goodbye with no hint of a Mexican concession. The likely next move is the closing of the American embassy, which Lind did not confirm or deny. In Huzaila Mexican peace commissioners were found dead, shot in the streets. Zapata is said to have killed them and was later killed.
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John Lind
Mexico
Mr. Lind
Washington
Lind
Gamboa
Pascual Orozco
Huzaila
Zapata
Zaparta
Paralyzed Woman Fears Death as Fire Threatens in Sanitarium
Mrs. Sarah Harris of New York, famed for last year’s appeal to kill her due to paralysis, faced a death threat when flames cracked her room windows at an uptown sanitarium. Attendants found her begging not to be moved, saying this was her first chance to die. Dom Gasquet to lecture in US on Latin Bible revision. Cole Younger joins Christian church at Lot’s Summit revival.
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Sarah Harris
New York
Dom. Gasquet
Pope Pine X
United States
Family murder in Iowa farm home shocks region
In northeast Iowa near Dubuque Henry Sternweis his wife and three children were found murdered and cremated as flames reduced their farm home to ashes. Neighbors witnessed the blaze for hours before police arrived while crews searched ruins for clues. Authorities offered no motive or suspects.
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Dubuque
Henry Sternweis
Here
Villisea
Fast Motorcycle Meet Promises Entries for Sept 4
In Iowa City a top motorcycle meet, the fastest in the state, is signaled by promised entries for the September 4 race. Expected riders include H P Yonkers of Waterloo state champion Leo Blom Cedar Rapids Ed Meisel Cedar Rapids A Cavanaugh Des Moines P Miller Des Moines Bel Machamer Fulton IL Billie Dorr Sioux City Guy Campbell Waterloo and Elmer Dietz of Waterloo among others from outside Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Iowa’ City
H. P. Yonkers
Waterloo
Leo Blom
Cedar Rapids
Ed. Meisel
CO. A.’ Cavanaugh
Des Moines
P. Miller
Bel Machamer
Fulton
Billie “Dorr
Sioux City
Guy Campbell
Elmer Dietz
Rhodes Reunion Held by Des Moines LDS Chapter
The Des Moines District Reunion association of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints held its annual reunion in Rhodes. Elder Sdlisberry was chosen president and J. L. Parker of Des Moines named secretary.
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Rhodes
Des Moines
The
Reorganized Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints
Sdlisberry
J. L. Parker
Jeffersonian Luther Elected President of Auctioneers Club
Des Moines newspaper notes Clyde Luther of Jefferson elected president of the Town Association of Auctioneers at the annual meeting. Other officers include B. T. Malone as secretary treasurer and J. M. Foseman of Callender as vice-president.
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Des Moines
Clyde Luther
Jefferson
Town Association of
B. T. Malone
J. M. Fosseman
Callender
Man Jumps Before Train. Mobarlstown Worker Injured
John Hotka aged 30 a railroad foreman in Marshalltown leaped in front of a Chicago Great Western passenger train to avoid a Minneapolis & St. Louis engine. He sustained injuries likely to prove fatal. He is hospitalized with severe injuries and his condition is listed as critical.
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Marshalltown
John Hotka
Chicago Great Western
Ten Ma son City youths form Iowa freshmen fraternity
Fifteen boys from Mason City have rented a large house in Iowa City and will enter the University of Iowa as freshmen this fall. They will live together on the same campus as a fraternity.
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Towa City
Mason City
University of Iowa
Men Found Guilty In Short Weight Case
Davenport Tri-City Plate Tee company found guilty of short weight on four counts. Fined 100 and costs on each count, Justice W R Maines sets total fine of 450.5 dollars.
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Davenport
Tri-City Plate Tee Company
W. R. Maines
Saints Reunion Ends as Logan Speaker Closes Ten Days
Sunday capped Magnolia's Latter Day Saints reunion ten day session with Bishop E L Kelley of Independence Missouri delivering the closing address. The event drew attendees and marked the end of the year’s gathering in the community.
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Saints
Logan
Magnolia
Latter Day Saints
E.L. Kelley
Inde’pendence, Mo
MiGs A. Boys in Camp at Twin Flakes
Twenty five boys of the local M. C. of Calhoun county were in camp at twin flakes last week under the charge of Fred Hanson.
Girl's Assailant Held in Charles City Case
William Garvey charged with criminally assaulting Emma Schmidt near Rockford arrested at Marble Rock and identified by the young woman.
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Charles City
William Garvey
Emma Schmidt- Near
Creston Council Approves Sixth District Sewer Plan
Creston council approves sanitary sewer installation in the Sixth district despite protests from citizens and adjacent Burlinton road, moving to implement the new system over local opposition.
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Creston
Creston Council
Burlington Road
Prominent Des Moines County Postmaster Dies After Horse Kick
Sperry, Iowa. Hernan Riepe, a well known Democrat and longtime postmaster at Sperry, was killed when kicked by his horse. Riepe was among the county’s best known men and a leading local figure.
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Burlington
Hernan Riepe
Sperry
Des Moines County
Riepe
Live Wire Causes Death at Fraser
R O'Brien a lineman for the Fort Dodge Des Moines Southern interurban was killed at Fraser when he touched a salve wire carrying 1200 volts.
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Boone
R. O'Brien
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Interurban
Fraser
Grimes Boy Is Top Stock Judge At State Fair
Grimes resident Harry M Meneough won first prize in the boys judging contest at the state fair. He was born in Iowa and proved the best stock judge among competitors. Other prize winners included Vernon Guthrie Newton Harry N Webster Runnells J Leo Ahart Down City and Raymond Teachout Imogene. Mentioned with no prizes were Arthur Meints Dixon Leslie Turnbull Braddyville Fred Paulus Hampton Chester Viers Swan and Lawrence Boyer Red Oak. Prizes consist of scholarships to the state college.
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Harry M. Meneough
Grimes
Iowa
Vernon Guthrie
Newton
Harry N. Webster
Runnells
J. Leo Ahart
Down City
Raymond Teachout
Imogene
Arthur Meints
Dixon
Leslie Turnbull
Braddyville
Fred J.paulus
Hampton
Chester Viers
Swan
Lawrence Boyer
Red Oak
State College
Soldier River Becomes Canal in Mondamin Iowa
The Soldier river valley is changed as a natural stream with many bends is replaced by a large man-made ditch. The project, one of the largest in Iowa, took over a year to build and will reclaim swamp land for future crops.
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Iowa
Farmer Patterson fined for dumping cholera hogs
Patterson, a farmer from Ilylla township north of Wadena, pleaded guilty to dumping diseased hogs into ditches and leaving carcasses unburied. The carcasses washed into Mink creek and the Volga river, polluting lands of other farmers. He was fined 325 dollars plus costs.
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West Union
Wilbur
Patterson
Ilylla Township
Wadena
Mink
Volga River
West Union Votes to Install Boulevard Lights Around Square
The West Union city council has voted to install boulevard lights around the square and on Vine Street. In the northeast county seats, every town with a county seat status has boulevard lights or contracts for them, except Elkader, a town of under 1,200 population.
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West Union
Vine Street
Long-Now
Elkader
Capitol case aimed at tax attack on state capitol
A business group plans a tax challenge modeled on Ottumwa action. They aim to file suit in the local courts within ten days, with an attorney retained to pursue the case.
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Ottumwa
Seashores Leave Fairchild and Dubuque Home After 47 Years
In Iowa City Professor and Mrs E Seashore will vacate their residence at Fairchild and Dubuque streets marking Mrs Seashore's first move after forty seven years in the same house. She was born, married and reared a family there.
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Iowa City
E. Seashore
Fairchild and
Dubuque
Former Employee Sues over Railroad Collision Damages
Rutledge Sloan files in district court against Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroads demanding 23000 dollars. Sloan says he was sleeping in a caboose at Iowa Falls when another car collided with it causing internal injuries.
Mexican Is Stabbing Victim in Columbus Fight
An unknown Mexican laborer was fatally stabbed during a clash in Columbus as he tried to flee. A man named Augustin, described as a half breed Indian, is alleged to have committed the killing.
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Columbus
Junction
Augustin
Five Men Sought After Rockford Assault on Emma Schmidt
Authorities pursue five men alleged to have attacked Emma Schmidt aged 29 in Rockford. The sheriff’s notice was delayed two hours after the crime, prompting a manhunt and public safety warnings.
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Charlies City
Emma Schmidt
Rockford
Horse Thief Held in Kellogg Case
Newton. John Burke of Ogden charged with stealing one horse belonging to N. J. Phipps of Kellogg on January 6. Burke bound over to the grand jury. The case hinges on horse identification.
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Newton
John Burke
Ogden
N. J. Phipps
Kellogg
Grand
Airships to Fly at Tipton Fair
The Cedar County fair will be held here September 25. Premiums total 2800 dollars with 1500 dollars for free attractions. Two airship nights are featured, with daily air shifts described.
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Tipton
Hog Cholera Ravages OBrien and Sheldon Farms
Farmers report severe hog cholera losses in the county with entire herds swept away on OBrien and Sheldon farms. Recovery efforts underway as livestock markets feel impact.
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O'Brien
Sheldon
Booster Week Planned in Mason City
Mason City plans booster week for late September or early October. Businessmen discussed a broad survey of adjacent territory to promote local products.
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Mason City
Milwaukee Worker Hit and Killed Near Dedham
Joe Egan, a Milwaukee construction employee of nearly four years, was fatally struck near Dedham by a light engine. The accident, reported by local authorities, halted duties as investigators review the scene and gather statements from witnesses.
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Council Blutis
Joe Egan
Milwaukee
Iowa
Dedham
Governor Clarke Faces Pardon Power Clash In Iowa
The piece reviews how Governor Clarke may act on pardons citing precedent set by Governor Cummins who overruled the parole board in the Weems case. It discusses law interpretations, legislative referrals, and the fate of Hammill a life term case, plus notes on Fall strawberries and Iowa fair cattle exhibits. The article mentions the parole board, attorney general opinions, and potential reexamination of several pardon cases at the state house.
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Cummins
Board
Weems
Des Moines
Clarke
Parole Board
Idng
Legislatire
Byers
Parolle Board
Rainsbarger
Gover
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Soldier River
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Polk County
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Otuimwa
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Chariton
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