Notable Week Gossip From Mrs Glavis To Exiled Royals
Mrs Maud Glavis wife of Ballinger Pinchot witness accuses her husband of offering a government post and fees for a divorce in a Seattle affidavit. Capt Robert E Scott leads Terra Nova party from London to New Zealand. Dorothy Miller weds Matsuzo Shofu in Omaha. Mary Baker G Eddy marks 89th birthday at Brookline. Florence Mastick sent jewelry to iceman by mistake. he is arrested. Joseph Van Buren dies aboard Prinz Eitel Friedrich en route to Naples from Egypt. Princess Agatha of Ratibor wed Kaiser's cousin Prince Frederick William at Potsdam. excommunication follows for marrying a Protestant.
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Maud Glavis
Louis R. Glavis
Seattle
Wash
Gravis
Robert E. Scott
London
New Zealand
Dorothy Miller
East Thirty‘eighth Street
Chicago
Omaha
Neb
Matsuzo Shofu
New York City
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Christian Science Church
Brookline
Joseph Sheffield van Buren
New York
Prinz Eitel Friedrich
Na- Plew
Egypt
van Buren
Hongkong
Agatha of
Ratibor
Kaiser
Prince Frederick William
Potsdam
Convention of Advertising Clubs opens in Omaha
The Associated Advertising Clubs of America opened in Omaha with Governor Shallenberger welcoming attendees. The summary notes a mix of national items including averted New Orleans streetcar strike, Taft’s Maine coast cruise, and other political and legal developments from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Advertising Clubs of America
Omaha
Shallenberger
New Orleans
Taft
Beverly
Mass
Maine
Joseph G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Winfield
Kan
Albert Keddie
Ire Rickett
AntiSaloon League Force
East Liverpool
C. Keddie
Rickett
Alvin Dawson
Harris Ansel Wheeler
Illinois National Guard
Chica- 29
Grand Trunk
Central Vermont
Murdock
Vermont
John O'Connor
Sherrif Werner
Mary Stout
Springfield
Colowan
Patria
Hongkong
Order of Hibernians
Ladies’ Auxilary
Portland
Ore
Roosevelt Allegations Amid Turbulent National Affairs
A wide range of 1909 news items are reviewed including Richard A. Hallinger praised as interior secretary by a congressional committee, Milwaukee hosting grand encampment events, a Pittsburg ex-councilman jailed for bribe-taking, labor wage talks in Toledo, deportation orders for Paul Weber, and Pennsylvania railroad strike tensions. Also covered are Taft’s conservation stance, Crippen pursuit in London, and upcoming hangings in Iowa with extensive public interest and procedural details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Hallinger
Secretary of the Interior
Joint Congressional Committee
Department of the Interior
Milwaukee
Knights of Pythias
M. L. Swift, Jr
Pittsburg
Fiat
Toledo
Atlantic City
Ernst
Paul Weber
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Bank of Egypt
Cairo
Pennsylvania ‘Lines
A. B. Garrettson
Order of
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Erie
Buffalo
Chicago
Taft
Conservation Congress
St. Paul
Kherson
Black Sea
Wampoa
Lovki
Detroit
Red Cross
H. B. Gardner
St. Louis
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Harselle
Liege
Kiewi
Chevalier de Laminne
William Pittman
Madrid
Bluefields
Managua
Nicaragua
Olivares
State Department
Dr. Madriz
Banner corn crop expected to yield good quality hay
Rain and favorable temperatures improved crop prospects across Iowa. Corn nearly laid by and haying progressing, though yields below average. Reports show excellent hay quality with fair to good yields. small grains ripening well except where drought persisted. Potatoes and pastures need rain. summaries compare current conditions to 1909 and ten-year averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
George M. Chappel
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Drouth
Backs out of Bad Deal in Iowa Farmland Sale
An Iowa land sale near Mount Union shows rising farm land values. John Dohrman, owner of a large acreage, named 250 per acre but the buyer paid 2000 down to bind the bargain. Dohrman refunded the 2000 and paid a 1250 bonus to cancel. The deal would have netted 40000 for Dohrman, but he chose to back out, perceiving the price as overvalued. Land nearby ranges from 150 to 200 per acre, with Dohrman’s quoted price above market.
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Burlington
Iowa
Mount Union
John Dohrman
Hue
Donrmand
Dohrman
Serious Injury in Runaway Near Fort Dodge
Conrad Frederickson aged 15 and his father Lewis Frederickson a farmer were injured when a mowing machine sickle cut Conrad in a field. The horses frightened and ran away, killing one horse. Conrad may die from his injuries.
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Fort Dodge
Conrad Frederickson
San
Lewis Frederickson
Steamer Helen Blair Strikes Rock Near Davenport
The steamer Helen Blair left Davenport with cargo and thirty passengers for Burlington when it struck a rock four miles below town and was beached in shallow water where it settled. The incident prompted aid and inspection, with no immediate report of casualties or major damage to the vessel.
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Rock
Helen Blair
Davenport
Burlington
Town
Car overturns injuring two near Stuart
A car carrying Stuart residents Kate O'Brien and Harry McNally overturned two miles west of Stuart. O'Brien suffered serious injuries while McNally sustained a broken collarbone and severe bruises. The accident details indicate the vehicle rolled over in a rural area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Kate O'Brien
Harry McNally
Iowan Langseth Holds World Longest Beard Title
Mason City and Worth county claim Hans N Langseth as the world record holder for the longest beard. The 63 year old pioneer’s beard has grown for four years to nine feet two inches and continues to lengthen while his head hair remains moderately heavy and slow growing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Iowa
Hans N. Langseth
Worth County
Langseth
Fort Dodge Phone Change Consolidates Local Lines
Fort Dodge prepares to consolidate Fort Dodge Telephone and Iowa Telephone lines within sixty days. I. M. Plaister, manager of the local company, will run the city system. Charles Demorest, manager of the Iowa company, will oversee toll lines in the Fort Dodge district. The local company buys Bell city business, toll calls routed through the new consolidated system affecting over $10000 entities.
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Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge Telephone Company
Iowa Telephone Company
I. M. Plaister
Charles Demorest
Iowa Company
Bell People
Consolidated Company
Reunion at Hanlontown After forty year separation
Hanlontown report of a family reunion as Christiana Humphrey, Mrs Rogers, and Mrs EB D Smith, sisters, arrived from Brink Waven Ohio to visit Mrs Christina Humphrey. Their families had settled there in 1877, while the boys stayed in Ohio. The meeting marked the first time in thirty years the mother and aunts saw their sons again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanlontown
Christiana Humphrey
Rogers
EB. D. Smith
Brink Waven
Christina
Humphrey
George
William Humphrey
Ohio
Phone Line Gives Up Suit in Settlement
Marshalltown reports B F Cummins dropped a 25 cent rebate suit after the company refunded his bill and costs. An enthusiastic mass meeting of telephone patrons discussed rate increases with rural line patrons joining. Farmers favor a new independent exchange to connect rural lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
B. F. Cummins
Whych
Hastings Tenders Vice Presidency At Coe College
Rev. E. B. Hastings of First Presbyterian Church of this city has been offered the new vice presidency at Coe College Fort Dodge. He has not accepted yet and would oversee financial matters and hold the chair of applied Christianity if he joins the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College
Fort Dodge
E. BE. Hastings
First Presbyterian Church
Nose Bleed Fatality Reported Near Burlington
A four year old boy, Fred Meyer, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Meyer of Chicago, died after an uncontrolled nosebleed. The incident occurred five miles south of Burlington, with authorities naming Henry Mey as a local figure in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Fred H. Meyer
Fred Meyer
Chicago
Henry Mey
White Cross Home Organized by Iowa City Women
Iowa City women from the university and city have formed the White Cross home and filed articles of incorporation to care for deserted or ill babies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
White Cross
Towa City
Iowan 108-year-old dies in Emmetsburg county home
Patrick Muthurn, an Iowan aged 103, died at the county home after a few days illness. He had no known relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Patrick Muthurn
Found Dead on Boone Road
Alfred Benson a well known tin and coffee peddler was found dead beside the road south of town. No foul play is suspected with apoplexy the likely cause of death. Run Over By Car May Die Mason City James Goletas was knocked down and run over by a freight car his right thigh torn from his body recovery doubtful
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Junkin
Miss Rosen
Ottumwa
Appanoose
M. A. Roberts
Roberts
Supreme Court
Boone Road
Boone
Alfred Benson
Mason City
James Goletas
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John Struble
Clinton
Decatur
Scotland Yard
Hawley Hi. Crippen
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Bella Elmore
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Ouf
Gifford Pinchot
Knife and Fork Club
Kansas City
William Moore
Deathguard
John Junkin
John G. Clark
Clara Rosen
Centerville
J. G. Clark
Fort Madison
Clara Rosex
Rapanoose County
Hanying
Clark
Joan Junkin
John G Clerk
Appanoosé
Port Madison
John Clark
Wapello
H. J. Hoeve
J. C. Box
A. Hull
Dr. L. Torrence
Frank Harris
Pete Gallagher
Apnanoose County
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Sounty
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Drayman
Thomas McCoy
John Kratz
Lew Harris
Whiting
Kratz
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