News Briefs From the Nation and World
A flood of brief items covers drownings in Iowa near Nugent. world record half mile time set in Scranton. Douglas County suffers a cloudburst destroying bridges. King’s Sons bonking house in New York goes out of business. Anthrax kills cattle near Sioux City. Fire in Frankford Pa. causes $100000 loss. seven firemen hurt. Lightning kills two near Wio ta. Wife and child burned at Grand Rapids. A Philadelphia murder prompts suicide. Train runs 955 miles in under a day from Evanston to Omaha. Multiple fatal incidents and legal actions appear across the country.
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Myrtle Pample
Emma Swample
Ethel Pample
Bessie Adams
Skunk River
Nugent
Scranton
Ralph Gregory
Ben Kelsey
Douglas County
Col
Bonking House
James G. King's Sons
New York
Sioux City
D. Jayne & Sons
Frankford
Clarence Temperly
Irvington
Neb
Joseph Lennlon
Corning
Wiota
Wallace Scabey
Grand Rapids
Mich
Charles Dietz
Kate Scalion
Philadelphia
Raniaway
Rockland
Jim Key
William Key
Nashville
Tenn
A. G. Dufield
Carlyle
Gratton
W. Va
Jackson
United States Court
Parkersburg
W.a
Eugene V. Debs
Monongah Coke & Coal Company
United States
Carl Yates
Oskatoosalu
Yates
Peter Bons
Veari Morrison
Crystal Falls
Edmund Kirby Smith
University of the South
Sewanee
Union Pacific Road
Evanston
Wyo
Omaha
Chicago
Cincinnati
Jose Perryman
Pegro
Missy Merlie Walters
Huttiesburg
Miss
Washington
Japan
Hawaii
Fiber & Crabh, Eminence
Henry
Jack Williams
Barbersville
Aimpbe
Viney Boys
Jesse Hhabcock
Fagle Wend
Minn
Aalp Ee
Bric
Rock Rapids
Lions Center
Otto Noli
Afton Junction
Burlington
William Brown
Des Moines
Colfax
Almast
Bompers
Henry Eads
Frank Lewis
Carrie Louise Liuy
Wiliam L. Dray
Oskaloosa
Kenosha
Wis
Irving School
Dubuque City
C. H. Meyer
Dubuque
Kiondyke
Aative
St. Paul
Kansas City Gral Company
Odebolt
Weatherley
Sioux City Nursery & Seed Company
Plymouth County
le Mars
Sioux City & Macifie
Sonn Brakenan
Harry Robinson
British envoy Michael Herbert named arbitratcr on Venezuela tribunal
Vienna reports indicate Bulgarian poet Constantino was assassinated. A Cologne fire killed 40 plus injuring many. London silver prices hit a record low as Rio de Janeiro notes 2,000 soldiers died in Canudes battle. Spanish PM Canovas del Cantillo was assassinated in Santa Agueda by an anarchist, who fired three shots and was arrested. the suspect is a Neapolitan using an assumed name likely Michele Augino Goll.
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Michael Herbert
Constantinople
Venezuela
Great Britain
Vienna
Constantino
Cologne
London
Canudes
Canovas del Cantillo
Spain
Santa Agueda
Rinaldi
Ula
Michele Augino Goll
British King’s Speech and Global Events Highlight Era
A royal address outlines Britain’s relations with nations while reports note a balloon expedition capture near Gradisca and a deadly Bulgarian cartridge plant explosion. Other items include church service violence in Star City, a Canadian bicycle tax, a fatal family quarrel in Ottumwa, and a hangings in Brunswick.
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Queen Victoria
Great Britain
Andree
Seros
North Pole
Gradisca
Austria-Hungary
Ruatchuk
Bulgaria
Market report from Minneapolis on grain and livestock
Market summary from Minneapolis on August 9 shows Wheat No 1 northern 82 25 to 84 00 No 2 northern 85 55 to 87 00 Sept 75c Corn No 4 24 45 Oats No 2 white 17 to 18c Cattle steers 3 20 to 3 75 cows 2 75 Hogs 3 25 to 3 50 Sheep muttons 3 10 lambs 4 10 Butter creamery extra 13 to 14c dairy items 10 to 13c Turkeys 5 to 6c spring chickens 12 to 14c
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Minneapolis
Northern
Ste
Minor news items from a bygone era spark varied notes
Ravens City plans a convention hall costing 100000 dollars while a Wyoming steam plant reports 3100 sheep shorn in a single city. Deaver’s monthly pay hits 50000. city plan to reduce it. German engine drivers earn a silver medal and 300 dollars per decade of service without accident. Paris area shows horseless carriages running at 25 mph, and Chinese elites show interest in American life insurance. Martinique bans Gleomargarine under a French law. Flint gun production in Cirmaingham sells at six shillings, finding buyers in darkest Africa. Lawsuits in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh challenge tax on unnaturally laborers three cents daily. The Historical Christians emerge in Holland advocating secular public education. Sir Henry Keppel, aged eighty eight, remains active in the navy. Uncle Jimmy McGaughey, Mexican War veteran, listed at Lawrenceburg. Ex Senator McConnell of Idaho, Indian inspector appointee, has led a varied career across multiple states. In 1915, fifteen union generals are recorded in mortality lists.
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Ravens City
Wyoming
Bdeaver
Paris
China
Martinique
Algeria
France
Cirmaingham
Africa
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Holland
Adjpimbaleg
Sir Henry Keppel
Jimmy" McGaughey
Lawrenceburg
Iand
Met
McConnell
Idaho
Ins
Nevada
California
Oregon
Union Generale
Walker
Stevenson
Smilth
Ryder
Conch
Pilonsanion
Robinson
Solomon
Carteton
Ide
Hazard
Garner
Harrington
de Trobriand
Wentworth J
Farnsworth
Iowa State News Highlights and Weather Halt Train
Reports from State Auditor McCarthy show Iowa banks in excellent condition with deposits rising by 5.48 million and assets up 3.21 million. A Sac and Fox murder near Toledo sparks a $100 reward for the killer. Severe hail and thunder in Ottumwa stopped a Chicago bound Rock Island train, shattering windows and damaging carriages.
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Auditor of State
Savings
Iowa
Sac and Fox Indigena
Toledo
Sctonaqua
McCarthy
Auvings
Octumwa
Rock Island
Chicago
Uagil
Cit Teachers Must Reaign From Iowa Schools
In Davenport and surrounding districts a wave of resignations hits public school staff as 15 to 20 veteran teachers, many with nearly a quarter century of service, are asked to resign. Local auctions report firm deals and financial shifts affecting Dubuque and region. hail destroys crops. several accidents and deaths occur across the state. bonds and business ventures spark turmoil.
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Cit
Dubuque
Troops Called as Coffeen Strike Tensions Rise
Report from Coffeen in Montgomery county describes 500 strikers threatening to force miners to quit work. Authorities, including Sheriff Randie and Governor Tanner, impose martial precautions with pickets at village entrances and restricted communications.
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Coffeen
San
Pennsylvania
Springfield
Tanner
Kendle
Montgomery County
A. B H. Day
the Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Ray
Coffeens
Randie
Taylor
Hillsboro
Treaylor
Prentines
N. A. Ocheler
Staunton
Mount Olive
Rundle
Chicago
Iinois Coal Optratora
Peorin
Makinglinois
Pittsburgh
Plum Creek
Pension List Grows Beyond a Million in U S Roll
The pension roll nears one million as of July 1 with 093,528 pensioners, a rise of 12,850 in the year. 80,101 new pensions granted, 3,971 restored to the rolls. deaths total 31,960, widows remarriage 1,074, orphans reaching majority 1,846, pension losses 2,693 and other causes 3,560.
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Perrona
Treasury
Washington
Aug. C
United States
Evans
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I. A. Dalley
Jantson Qfichman
Spreckels Sugar Company
San Francisco
George Turner
Spring Wim
Jack McKane
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Sherman
Doston
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St. Louis
Anna Robinson
Feildsborough
N. J
Indianapolis
Ind
William Martin
Missouri
N. E. Young
National Baseball League
Treasury Department
Gage
Toley
Henry T. Reed
Blanche M. Heed
North Adams
Mass
National Christian Alliance
Henry M. Fowler
Canfield Dispatch
Ohio
Youngstown
Bostwin
Gibbs Cross Roads
Tennessee
Edward King
Herbert Nicholson
Chattanooga
Michael Moore
N. Y
Cullom
Inois
Hawley
Connecticut
Wetmore
Rhode Island
Europe
John W. Mollyday
Alexander Grant
Michigan
Ohio State Central Committee
National Democrats
Columbus
Agriel Paur
Asia
National Democratic Association of Colored Men
John Park
Memphis
Senn
Star City
Aris
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
Kanens
Fritz
Cairo
St Louis
Canada
Ottumwa
Clarence Cohen
John Hieronimus
M. FE
Dodgeville
John Gordon
William Allen
Brunswick
Turkey
Senor Canovas
Io Michael Angene Golli
Varcelona
Jose Rizal
Manilla
Philippine Islands
Sizal
Philippine League
Pacers
Doc Patchen
Star Pointer
Iowa State News
Sinin
American Preaeries Company
Turner Hall
Davenport
Sune
Nankers
Stenzel
A.J. Kemper
Nock Valley
Willian Mulhall
Mulhall
Stengel
Pension
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