Murder Trial at Avoca Opens in Iowa Case
Avoca April 29 The state case against A M Levix and Ella Mc Daniels for the February 14 murder of Barney McDaniels was called with a jury impaneled. Des Moines April 28 The Republican state central committee set July 1 in Des Moines for the next state convention with George D Perkins as temporary chairman. Fort Dodge April 28 Conrad Laufersweller a Fort Dodge pioneer died at 71 after a paralytic stroke. Mason City April 27 Deeds to the National Military College were presented to the Sons of Veterans of the United States who will manage the college. Des Moines April 27 Reverend Dr S B McCormick of Coe College to be moderator of the Presbyterian general assembly meeting in Los Angeles May 20. Sioux City April 27 Charles B Radema cher shot himself to avoid losing his job in a tobacco firm. Des Moines April 27 Drake athlete H Thurman Chapman set a pole vault world record of twelve feet. Des Moines April 29 President Warren Perry of United Mine Workers and John P Reese of Iowa coal operators were en route to Marq isville and Boone to settle mine disputes. Sioux City April 25 Illinois Central sued for 12600 for Grace Molden’s injuries. $1500 in subscriptions raised nationwide. Des Moines April 26 Prohibitionists plan state convention at Marshall town in May with K A Brown of Ames likely as governor nominee. Iowa county convention opposed beer traffic as a social and political ill. Des Moines April 27 Iowa railroad board sets May 6 for rate hearing to revise freight classifications and reduce certain rates. shippers and railroads expected to attend.
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Des Moines
Marshalltown
K. A. ‘Brown
Ames
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Iowa
New President for Ames Sought Amid Doubts
Trustees of the Iowa State College in Ames met informally in Des Moines on April 25 to explore securing Ohio State University President Thompson as the new head. The committee believes he is the right choice, but questions if he could be persuaded to leave Columbus. Thompson has modernized the Ohio college in a few years.
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Thompson
Ohio
Des Moines
Iowatate College
Ohio State College
Columbus
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa College
Iowa
Webster City Girl Elopes From Home
Webster City Iowa April 24 Floriana Perry seventeen and Tiane Gates a farm hand eloped from the girl’s home east of the city The Perrys prominent forbade Gates to call at their home Hunter Again Convicted
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Webster City
Floriana Perry
Tiane Gates
Town Fire Sweeps Melbourne Business District
Melbourne a small town fifty five miles east of Perry on the Milwaukee road faced an early morning blaze that destroyed the business portion including the depot siding cars and grain elevator. A bucket brigade managed to control the flames as wind subsided and danger diminished.
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Perry
Melbourne
Milwaukee Road
Conference in Chicago Shapes Iowa Gubernatorial Plans
Sioux City reports a Sunday Chicago conference among Senator Alli son Governor Cummins and Hon G D Perkins. It is alleged Perkins will seek the Republican nomination for governor two years hence to succeed Cummins, seen as a tariff compromise between Republican factions in Iowa.
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Cenfer
Sioux City
Allison
Cummins
G. D. Perkins
Chicago
Perking
Cumming
Inspects Guardsmen as Regular Officers Plan Iowa Inspections
Des Moines April 28 Majors Daniel H Brush and W C Buttler of the regular army met Adjutant General Byers to arrange inspections of Iowa National Guard units. Brush to eastern Iowa covering the Fifty third and Fifty fourth regiments and Buttler to western Iowa covering the Fifty fifth and Fifty sixth. Brush to St Louis then back to inspect the Fifty fourth during the exposition dedication, Buttler starting with the Fifty fifth in Des Moines and later visiting Winterset and the southwestern region, finishing in Sioux City in about two weeks.
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Des Moines
Daniel H. Brush
W. C. Buttler
Byers
National Guard
Iowa
Brush
Buttler
St. Louis
Sioux City
Soft corn feed equal to mature grain for cattle
Experiments at Ames Iowa compare feeding value of soft corn from 1902 to mature corn. Sixteen steers fed six months, both lots produced similar gains and dressings around 60 percent. Both sold for about 525-100, with one percent difference in efficiency slightly favoring mature corn.
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Ames
Kennedy and
Holden
Iowa Agricultural College
Chicago
President welcomed by Des Moines crowds in rain
President arrives in Des Moines at 2 20 p m on a train preceded by Governor Cummins staff officials. A cannon blast and bell ringing announce the visit as a crowd lines the Union depot. He speaks to 10 000 people at the state house grounds before departing for Oskaloosa.
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Des Moines
Des Moins
A. B. Cumming
State House
Bella
Union Depot
Cummins
Mystic Shrine
Late Young
Philadelphia
J. A. Ty. Bull
Oskaloosa
War preparations surge as Russia presses Manchuria
Victoria reports Russia's Manchuria demands spark Japanese prep for crisis. Japan has been buying rice and coal for Port Arthur and Port Arthur has banned exports. Russian warships head for eastern waters, while Tokyo cites self defense against Japanese and American presence in Manchuria. American ships gather at Yokohama amid tensions.
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Victoria
Manchuria
Japan
Oansa
Russia
New Chiang
Port Arthur
Nagasaki
Cardiff
Chefoo
Monkden
Peking
Ectivesen
Palada
Diana
Hong Kong
London
Tokio
Daily Mail
Yokohama
Friars Besieged by Police at Marseilles Capuchin Convent
Reports from Paris dated April 29 describe violent clashes as Capuchins at Marseilles are besieged by gendarmes and a crowd of about 2,500 mostly women remains inside the church while anti clerical forces sing and shout. Peasants guard other abbeys and a drill of troops stands by. Colonel Coubertin seeks retirement rather than order dragoons against the Grande Chartreuse.
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Marseilles
Convent
Paris
France
Abbey of
Kerbeneat
Millau
Coubertin
Dragoons
Protest to King Edward on Papal Visit Contested
At the church association annual meeting in London on April 29 the group voted with three dissenters to send a protest to King Edward at Rome. The protest mirrors yesterday’s Protestant alliance message and mourns the king’s plan to visit the pope, whom the alliance labels anti Christ in the church’s homilies.
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Edward
London
The
Church Association
Rome
Protestant Alliance
Allliance
King Edward in Rome Gala Attended by Royals
In Rome on April 29 the grand gala performance honoring King Edward drew the kings of Italy and Great Britain, the royal prince, diplomats, and Roman society. The house offered a brilliant spectacle. This afternoon the king will visit the Vatican.
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King Edward
Rome
Italy
Great Britain
Edward
Vatican
Cotton Hoists Flag in Chicago Sail for Marsailles
Rear Admiral Cotton, commander of the US European squadron, raised his flag on the Chicago and salutes were fired by the flagship and other ships. The squadron, except for the auxiliary cruiser Buffalo, then set course for Marseille.
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Cotton
Chicago
Villefranche
Buffalo
Marsailles
Philippine Judge Resigns Amid Health Battle
Santa Fe April 29 W H Pope judge of the court of the first instance of the Philippine islands has resigned and, owing to shattered health, will return to Santa Isla to take up residence there again.
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Philippine
Santa Foe
N. M
W. H. Pope
Court of the First Instance of the
Philippine Islands
Santa
Double whitecapping in Indiana ends in forty lashes
In Johnson township near Nashville Indiana a mob of forty masked men dragged James Moffett from his bed and lashed him forty times tied to a tree. They then punished Ellsworth Hashman in a similar fashion for alleged offenses against his wife and visits to a local house of ill repute.
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Indiana
Nashville
Ind
Johnson Township
James Moffett
Ellsworth Hashman
Moffett
Railroad Young Men's Christian Association Meet Opens in Topeka
International convention of the Railroad Young Men's Christian Association will run from April 30 to May 3 in Topeka with President Roosevelt as an honorary guest. A cornerstone laying and extended address at the Auditorium are planned. Delegates from Canada Mexico and Europe will attend, with 2000 nonresident delegates expected and several prominent railroad magnates present.
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Topeka
Railroad Young Men’s Christian Association
Roosevelt
Young Men's Christian Association
Canada
Mexico
United States
Disorder at Montreal docks as strikers clash with police
In Montreal on April 29 a guard of 600 militiamen protected docks where nonunion workers loaded five ocean liners. Militant strikers overwhelmed city police, boarded ships, and drove workers ashore. Jonas Loeb, a French striker, was shot in the leg by William Wuenn amid the unrest. Wuenn fled as a furious mob pursued him.
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Montreal
Jonas Loeb
William Wu
Senators to Frame Financial Bill in Wisconsin
United States Senator Spooner arrived in Milwaukee on his way to Madison for a rest before a conference with Senators Aldrich Platt and Allison. The purpose is to frame a bill to ease the treasury tightness and introduce more elasticity without major changes to the current system.
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Milwaukee
United States
Spooner
Madison
Aldrich
Platt
Allison
Treasury
Adventists to Move Publishing Plant in Battle Creek
Battle Creek Mich April 29 After a week long fight stockholders of the Seventh Day Adventists publishing house have decided to move their plant east with no city named yet The action reflects the majority backing Mrs Ellen White a leading prophetess who warned disaster if the plant stayed and the Adventists colonized here failed to scatter Cleveland April 29 Hon Joseph G Cannon slated to be Speaker spoke at Builders exchange banquet predicting US growth in commerce population and wealth and a population of 160000000 within the lifetime of some listeners General Joseph Wheeler also spoke
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Adventists
Battle Creek
Mich
Seventh Day Adventists
Ellen White
Cleveland
Joseph G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Builders’ Exchange
Cannon
United States
Joseph Wheeler
Hearst Married in Grace Church Ceremony
Congressman elect William Randolph Hearst wed Milli cent Willson, daughter of George H. Willson of Advance Music, in Grace Church New York with Bishop Potter officiating. The event links Hearst to major papers including the New York American and Chicago American.
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W. R. Hearst
New York
William Randolph Hearst
New York American
New York Evening Journal
Chicago American
San Francisco
Millicent Willson
George H. Willson
Advance Music Company
Grace Church
Potter
Marine Engineers Threaten Strike In New York Harbor
At a secret meeting of the engineers' association, demands recently presented to tow boat and steam vessel owners were endorsed. Without a settlement, harbor commerce could halt within 48 hours. Also reported are a Paducah shooting tournament start with marksman action and a high score by Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake, plus China’s final refusal to Russia over Manchuria.
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Marine Engineers
New York
The
Engineers’ Association
Gilbert
Paducah
Paducah Gun Club
United States
Fred Gilbert
Spirit Lake
President Day in Owa Clarinda and Ottumwa Stops
President Roosevelt traversed Iowa delivering speeches to large crowds. He spoke on good citizenship and praised Secretary Wilson’s agricultural work, with stops in Shenandoah Clarinda Sharpsburg Van Antwerp Osceola Des Moines Oskaloosa and Ottumwa. In Oskaloosa a $40 000 Y M C A building was dedicated and about 30 000 gathered.
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Ottumwa
Roosevelt
Iowa
Shenandoah
Wilgon
Cummins
Shaw
Hull
Hepburn
Keokuk
St. Louis
Des Moines
Clarinda
Sharpsburg
van Antwerp
Osceola
Oskaloosa
Yellowstone Park
Lacey
Williams
Miles Talks Of Good Roads At Convention
General Nelson A Miles opened the second day of the Good Roads congress in St Louis urging national aid for highway construction. He noted the $500,000,000 spent on harbors and waterways and pressed that roads and internal commerce deserve similar support for national progress.
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St. Louis
Nelson A. Miles
National Treasury
Cleveland leaves Princeton for St Louis Exposition
Former President Grover Cleveland departed Princeton New Jersey for St Louis accompanied by Oscar Straus and E B Benedict. He will deliver the dedicatory address at the exposition tomorrow and plans to return home after the ceremonies, arriving Saturday.
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Grover Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
President Cleveland
St. Louis
Oscar 5. Straus
E. B. Benedict
St. Louis Exposition
Mr. Cleveland
Death of Dr Boardman in Atlantic City
Dr George Dana Boardman renowned author and preacher died in Atlantic City New Jersey on April 29 after a long illness.
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Dr. Boardman
Atlantic City
N. J
George Dana Boardman
Thirteen Hurt In Wreck Near Toledo Train Derails
A southbound Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton passenger train derailed at Bates Siding four miles south of Toledo on April 29. Thirteen injured, seven seriously, none fatally. list of injured includes Wolffe Findlay. Brown Lima. Ranger Indianapolis. Channels Avis. Johnson Tontogany. Deweest Weston. Wadd Pemperville. Lufkin Bays. Cass Ottawa. Scott Bowling Green. Kershey Toledo. Cause cited as switch turned at crossing. engine and cars toppled.
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Toledo
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Bates Siding
B. A. Wolffe
Findlay
M. Brown
Lima
F. Wranger
Indianapolis
William Channels
Avis
Sherwin Johnson
Tontogany
Bert Deweest
Weston
Ida Wadd
Pemperville
J. W. Lufkin
Bays
Lucy Cass
Ottawa
Charles Scott
Bowling Green
EH. Kershey
Wealthy New York merchant shot in home ambush
Leopold Wertheimer, wealthy dry goods merchant of New York, was shot three times at his West One Hundred and Fifteenth Street residence and is in serious condition. Joseph Simpson was arrested for the shooting. motive remains a mystery. Wertheimer’s firm, Maron & Wertheimer, had recently been burned out on Third Avenue. Simpson had worked as a watchman. Simpson claimed Wertheimer owed him money and would not pay.
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New York
Leopold Wertheimer
West One Hundred and Fifteenth Street
Joseph Simpson
Maron & Wertheimer
Third Avenue
Simpson
Wertheimer
Wortheimer
Collision at New Hampton injures five on two trains
In Albany Missouri on April 29 a collision between a southbound freight and an accommodation train on the Burlington line left five men severely injured. W C Elder Albany station agent head wound bruises M B Shamblin Bethany station agent bruised and cut Dr Cavanaugh New Hampton leg injuries Albert Rodecker Darlington leg injuries. The four rear cars of the accommodation left the track and the coach and one car rolled down a 20 foot embankment twice.
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Albany
Burlington
New Hampton
W. C. Elder
M. B. Shamblin
Bethany
Dr. Cavanaugh
Albert Rodecker
Darlington
Investigating Boodle Schemes In Missouri Senate
In St. Louis on April 29 a senate commission report on criminal jurisprudence, prepared two years earlier by New York attorneys for the baking powder trust, moved through officials from Daniel J. Kelley to Lieutenant Governor Lee and finally to Senator James T. Orchard. Attorney Folk’s probe links the information to John A. Lee, who testified before the grand jury.
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St. Louis
Commission On Criminal Jurisprudence
Missouri Senate
Baking Powder Trust
New York
Daniel J. Kelley
Lee
James T. Orchard
Folk
John A. Lee
Grand
Steagald Pleads Not Guilty to Bowen Shooting
Henry A. Steagald appeared before Judge Jones in Sioux Falls and pleaded not guilty to the Feb 27 shooting and killing of Frank Bowen, a Benclare grain buyer, while working as an agent for the Lilness Central Railroad. He shows signs of mental and physical strain and will be tried this term.
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Steagald
Sioux Falls
S. D
Henry A. Steagald
Jones
Frank Bowen
Benclare
Liness Central Railroad Company
Three suicides reported in Washington city
Three individuals in Washington, April 29, died by their own hand using carbolic acid. Leonard H. Mangum, a former Census Bureau clerk. Guy E. Padgett, a real estate and insurance agent. and Mrs. Sadie Plummer, a young woman whose husband runs a lunch room on Pennsylvania Avenue, are named in the crisis reports.
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Washington
Leonard H. Mangum
Census Bureau
Guy TE. Padgett
Sadie Plummer
Pennsylvania Avenue
Republican state central committee names temporary chair
Convention at Des Moines on April 29 chose Hon. George D. Perkins as temporary chairman. The Republican state central committees gathered to organize and set leadership for the party in Des Moines.
Murder Trial Opens in Avoca for Levix and Mc vroman
The state brings murder charges against A. M. Levix and Hila Mcvroman in Avoca. The trial began on February 14 with the jury impaneled, as reported by local records.
Fishing Smacks Founder In Channel Tragedy
Calais France April 29 fishing smacks Saint Thomas and Saint Gustave foundered in the channel. Fourteen men are believed drowned in the disaster backing up the local sea trade and rescue efforts.
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Calais
France
Saint Thomas
Saint Gustave
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Barney McDaniels
Republican State Central Committee
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National Military College
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Veterans of the United
Charles B
Rademacher
Charles B.thornburg
H. Thurman Chapman
Drake University
Clapp
Yale
Keokuk Ia
Warwin Perry
United Mine Workers
John P. Reese
Iowa Coal Operators
Marquisville
Boone
Ilinois Central
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Grace Molden
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Hunter
Matt Hunter
Parrish
M. Gc. A
China
Owa
Miles
Republican State Central Committees
A. M. Levix
Hila McDaniels
Vroman
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