Notable Figures and Obituaries Across Atlantic and Americas
A roundup notes Cardinal Sato’s death in Rome after weeks of delirium. Belgian noble Henry de Lincay praises American women. Maj. B. M. Harrod of New Orleans invited to Memorial Day address at a university on May 30. Edward Moore Robinson of Drexel & Co. dies near Villanova days after his wife. Oscar G Murray resigns as Baltimore & Ohio president. D. Willard elected successor. Clemenceau plans a South American lecture tour on socialism, possible U.S. visit. Prof. Charles Zuehlin notes Western lead in cleanliness. Dr. Mills, NY banker and philanthropist, dies suddenly near Millbrae California.
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Cardinal Sato
Gett‘gusiy
Rome
Henry de Lincay
New York
Maj
B. M.' Harrod
New Orleans
Edward “Moore -Robinson
Drexel & Co
Philadelphia
Villanova
Oscar G .Murray
Baltimore& Ohio Railroad’ Company
The
Road
New York City
Daniel Willard
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Clemenceau
France
South America
Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
United States
New York Club
Charles Zuehlin
University of Chicago
Dr. Mills
Millbrae
San Mateo County
San Francisco
National Gasoline Association Opens First Annual Convention
Des Moines hosts the first annual meeting of the National Gasoline Gas association as reports reach the state department by telegram. Protests over Nicaragua's execution and Taft administration actions dominate headlines with overseas intervention and domestic policy debates highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Gasoline Gas Association
Des Moines
State Department
Kimball
Madriz
Nicaragua
Ufter
Grace
United States
Giford
Pinghot
Wilson
Agricultal Department
Taft
Pinchot
Senate
Collivar
Congress
Great Britain
Seylla
Greytown
Paper Box Trust
Paper Box Association
New York
United States’grand Jury
Murphy
Missouri
Trom
Edmond Thery
France
Apple
Elder
East Orange
Great’ Britain
Ite Knox
Tanet
Matshuria
Pittsburg Car Makers Ship 1909 Orders Exceed 54 Million
Pittsburg car building firms reported orders totaling more than 54 million dollars for 1909. The sweeping Ballinger Pinchot controversy flares after Chief Forester Pinchot defies Senate, praising Glavis and challenging President Taft. Police arrest 193 Italians tied to the Black Hand after a Benedetto Cinene murder on a Chicago street.
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Pittsburg
Ballinger
Pinchot
Forester Pinchot
Senate
Dolliver
Glavis
Ballfinger
Glavia
Black Hand
Chicago
Benedetto
Cinene
Taft
Gaynor
New York
Fifth Avenue
Frank Cavanaugh
Reilly
Joliet
John Burny
House of Commons
London
Bureau.of Navigation
Congress
Treasury Department
New’ York ‘City
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Adrian’ H. Toline
Douglas Robinson
New York City Railway Company
Trust Company
National City ‘Bank
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
United States
Kenosha
Wis
Leon Delagrange
Bordeaux
Matthew J. Whittak
Worcester
Switchmen’s Union
Martin Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Neill
Rockefeller
Tobn. D
Ames Short Course Draws Hundreds to Cash Exhibition
Nearly 450 exhibitors participate in the Ames cash exhibition event in Ames Iowa with junior and senior displays. Page county educators discuss a four year agriculture program tied to high school studies, garden projects, and manual training. Miss Field praises Page county leadership as Des Moines speakers highlight character in success. Nine Page county youths join the exhibit, described as lively “Stort Horns” on campus.
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Ames
Humber
Tavener
City
Coli
Page County
Towa
Prades
Muuch
Miss Field
Morrison
Des Moines
Omaha
Pioneer Minister of Iowa Dead at 74 in Waverly
Rev. Paul Bredow died in Waverly at 74 era a pioneer minister of the German Lutheran church. He began pastoral work 47 years ago at St. John's Church Dubuque and later led a long tenure at Maxfield for 28 years. He was father in law to Rev. J F P Lord of this city.
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Iowa
Mason
Paul Bredow
Waverly
J. FP. Lord
St. John's Church
Dubuque
Maxfield
Negro Sues Restaurant Over Refusal of Service
Charles Thomas, a Mt. Pleasant restaurant keeper, is sued by 4 well known colored residents charging racial discrimination. They allege on December 2% he refused to serve them refreshments because of color.
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Mt. Pleasant
Morris Wicks
Charles Thomas
Thomas
Double Wedding in Allison at M E Parsonage
A well known Allison couple, Fred Christiansen and Katie Westerman, wed at the M E parsonage along with Charles Hiller. The event drew local families and friends for a joint ceremony in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison
Iowa
M. E. Parsonage
Fred’ Christiansen
Katie Westerman
Charles Hiller
Iowa City Welcomes New Baptist Pastor
Iowa City's Baptist church has a new pastor Rev. H P Chaffee of Grundy Center who filled the local pulpit Sunday.
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Iowa City
The
Baptist Church of
H P. Chaffee
Grundy Center
Horace Dunfee Killed in Shenandoah Horse Incident
Horace Dunfee, a well known Shenandoah horseman, died after a sick horse fell during a hunt. He lacked strength to shove the animal off and smothered. He had been suffering from heart trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace
Dunfee
Shenandoah
Horace’ Dunfee
Veteran mail clerk Mason City marks twenty one years
A.J. Goodell, veteran mail clerk from Spencer, completes twenty one years of service with the Milwaukee line. He is joined by Miss Grane Bronsema in the recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason'City
A.J. Goodell
Milwaukee
Big Engines Balky at Belle Plaine on Chicago & Northwestern
News from Belle Plaine reports that several newly installed large engines on the Chicago and Northwestern railway run poorly on the lows end Galengal divisions. Supposedly under oiling capacity above the crown sheet causes burnouts. Twenty five monster engines cost about eight thousand dollars each and many are in shops for repairs, failing to ease freight congestion or keep schedules as do smaller engines.
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Belle Plaine
Chicago & Northwestern
Little Lad Has Ten Grandparents
Ten grandparents are listed for a child, with paternal relatives including William Bohanan of Corning and Larry Jackson of Colony Township and James Bohanan of Prescott, and maternal relatives including Mrs. Enos Fowler of Streator and the Fowlers of Prescott Township.
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Little Lad
William Bohanan
Corning
Larry’ Jackson
Colony
Township
James
Bohanan
Prescott
Enos Fowler
Streator
Martin
Riley, Sr
Merciertowte Ship
J. B. Fowler
Prescott Township
Interurban Proposal Lands in Sioux City
Sioux City officials are urged by Magee to call a special election to approve a right of way for an interurban line from Parkston South Dakota to Sioux City. Magee claims his company has $600000 cash ready and the plan, if adopted, would affect lines through Sioux City to Centerville and Big Point.
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Sioux
iMade
Parkston
City
Magee
Cuneil
Drainage Ditch Set for Winnebago and Kossuth Line
Forest City reports district No. 3 drainage on the Winnebago and Kossuth county line will cost a total of 101563.63 dollars. The boards of supervisors reached an agreement with Winnebago paying 97753.07 and Kossuth 2808.55. This ranks among the region’s large districts.
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Forest City
Winnebago
Kossuth
Boards of Supervisors
Winnebago Couuty
Iowa Faces Coal Famine Des Moines Desperate
Des Moines and numerous Iowa cities face a coal famine as mines run at full capacity but prompt delivery remains impossible due to a shortage of railroad cars. Residents report over a week of failed attempts to secure coal.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Des'Moines
Farmer Escapes Fire as Home Burns in Bitter Night
John Petznick a farmer north of town fled his burning home in night clothes with his hired man Alfred AWolt seeking shelter at a neighbor's, both frostbitten. The house was destroyed while the family was away.
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Maso City
John Petznick
Here
Foster Named Addition Founder and Local Figure
Mason City recalls William Foster a former resident who laid out Foster's Addition and helped build the Park er opera house at Main and Sixth. He died in Des Moines after a decade of city service.
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Foster
Mason
Mason City
William ‘Foster
Des Moines
Parker Opera House
Lake City Infant Dies After Spinal Meningitis
A Lake City infant died after a week battle with spinal meningitis. Doctors reported the child had been listed as a third case of the illness in the past three years, with the family resisting medical care at times.
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Lake City
Mayor Phillips Adopts Matrimonial Bureau Model
A report from Ottumwa notes Mayor Phillips plans a matrimonial bureau modeled after Mayor Mathis of Des Moines. He received a letter from John Benson of New Sharon seeking a wife and Phillips considers the idea.
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Phillips
Mathis
Ottumwa
Dés “Moines
John Benson
New Sharon
Rippey Man Bags Fox After Long Hunt
Lester Johnson, while hunting near Rippey, shoots a fox after a long pursuit. The animal is described as a rare game for the area, marking a notable hunting success in the county.
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Lester Johnson
al' JexUnet
Mrs Goodken Renounces World for Church Work in Cloister
The laagtines of Mr and Mrs Goodken, residents here, possess the cloister and belong to a six member family that has taken vows to renounce worldly life in favor of church service.
Man. Littie Dies in Mining Camp Shooting
A 24 year old miner at Ojivet mining camp near here was killed by a shotgun blast to the head. Police report the incident as a self inflicted or accidental death at his home on the camp. No further details provided.
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Ogbaldosa
Joe Littie
Ojivet
Carcass Demonstrations Shine at Ames Short Course
The Ames livestock short course displays the best Carcass demonstrations ever used for beef sheep and pork. John Gosling Ka City and expert Louis Young of Chicago lead students through slaughtered carcasses to compare meat quality and market fit.
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Ames
Kéefer
John’ Goslin
America
Roar
Jim
Ling
Barrow
United States
Louis Young
Chicago
Gosling
Barney Succeeds Wright as Iowa Food and Dairy Commissioner
Des Moines January 10 W B Barney of Hampton is appointed by Governor Carroll to succeed R Wright as state food and dairy commissioner. Barney, president of the Iowa State Dairy Association, owns a Hampton plant and large Holstein herd and serves as a dairyman with wide hardware business ties. Wright praises Barney as admirably fitted for the post and forecast broad approval statewide.
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Des Moines
W.B. Barney
Wright
Jnowa
Barney
Fatal Train Collision in Texas and Pacific Yards
In Shreveport Louisiana on January 10 three persons were killed and one fatally wounded after a collision between a switch engine and westbound train No 23 in the Texas and Pacific freight yards between Kansas City Southern lines.
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Shreveport
Wwere
Texas & Pacific
Petweema
Kansas
City
Southern
Texas
Musician Dudley Selden Dies in New York City
Iowa born musician Dudley E. Selden, formerly of Belle Plaine, Iowa, has died in New York City. Selden, known for his early life in Belle Plaine, passed away recently, leaving behind a note of his roots and career.
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Iowa
Belle Plaine
New York City
Dudley E. Selden
Belle* Plaine
Cassiday Slain in Dysart Street Shooting
Dysart Ia Jan 10 James Cassiday a Bell Telephone construction worker was shot and killed on a Dysart street. Night watchman J Henry Lee is said to have fired the shot the tragedy believed caused by drunken brawl Indicted for larceny Otto Hoger held for stealing 465 from Milwaukee depot at Charles City Iowa Jan 10 1890s style brief.
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Cassiday
Dysart
Traer
James Cassiday
Bell Telephone Constructinn
Wang
J. Henry Lee
Nora ' Springs
Otto Hoger
Milwaukee
Charles
City
The Selfish Hunter and a Fox Hunting Tale
A New York horse show remark by James R. Keene compares hunting to a savage selfish race. He cites Jones in icy water, riding past his friend and shouting to suck and jump the brook. The anecdote appears in the St Louis Globe-Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Keene
New York
Jones
St.Louis Globe- Democrat
Resinol Ointment Lauded For Skin Troubles Reporter
A nurse with twenty years experience praises Resinol Ointment as a handy home remedy for skin troubles including eczema. The cooling and heating effects on sore nipples are highlighted by Mrs TB Henderson of Albany NY in Eve's Goody's Magazine.
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TB. Henderson
Albany N.X
Obvious Proposition Confuses Early English Phraseology
Fragmentary text presents a garbled dialogue about a plain and cook with phrases like You bet she is and kind in thy couldn't. The readable content lacks clear event, person, or setting to identify entities or a definite news item.
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Hampton
Garrall
Eve Goody's
Dodds
Guare
Western
Canada
Deneen
I -Moe Dongen
Mang
Holmes
Jackson St
St-Paul Minn
W.y.bennett
Ned
Berlin
Carter
Vanity
Sarah
Earth
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