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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
2
Grand Army Parade at Salt Lake City Amid Heat
The Grand Army of the Republic held its forty third reunion in Salt Lake City Utah with a living flag plan abandoned due to heat. About 100 children and 20 old soldiers were removed for relief and treated at emergency stations. no fatalities occurred. Illinois led in numbers while Nebraska Minnesota Vermont and Arkansas wore distinctive badges and corn sheaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army of the Republic
Salt Lake
Utah
Grand Army
Nebraska
Green Mountain Boys
Vermont
Arkansas
Illinois
Floods Ravage Monterey Mexico District San Luisto
Santa Carina river flooded southern Monterey causing widespread destruction. Fourteen deaths reported with estimates up to fifty. San Luisto district, home to poorer residents, suffered most as many houses were washed away and remaining structures left damaged. over 6 000 homes destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Carina
Monterey
Mexico
San Luisto
Clyde Liner Adrift After Shaft Breaks Off
The steamship Arapahoe of the Clyde line bound for Jacksonville and Savannah from New York broke her tail shaft Wednesday at 3:45 PM and sent a wireless distress. Reported at Beaufort, North Carolina, at 4:50 PM she lay adrift twenty one miles off Diamond Shoal Light with northeast winds driving her toward shore. The heavily loaded vessel carries a number of passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arapahoe
Clyde Line
Jacksonville
Savannah
New York
Beaufort
N. C
Diamond Shoal
Negro Admits Guilt in Duncan Murder Case
Chicago police report that a young African American man known as Doctor Walton or Williams confessed to killing Mrs Hat Tie Duncan in Chicago last August after being arrested following a barricade-room confrontation. He also claimed responsibility for a previous Memphis murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton
Williams
Hattie Duncan
Chicago
Victim of Vendetta Dies After Street Shooting in New York
Rafael Cascone, shot on a New York street Wednesday by a 16 year old, died in a hospital after lingering injuries. He was defended by Albert T. Patrick and befriended by Harry K. Thaw, whom he met in the Tombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rafael Cascone
Albert T. Patrick
Harry K Thaw
New York
Census Supervisors Named for Thirteenth Census
President Taft will make public next week the names of more than 300 supervisors appointed to the thirteenth census. The list will be released by the White House and covers appointments across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Sioux City Live Stock Market Quotations
Wednesday quotations show top beeves at 615 dollars and top hogs at 7.50 dollars per hundredweight. Prices reflect local market activity and buyers demand in Sioux City trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Moors Shelled as Spanish Army Discovers Camps
A captive balloon over the Spanish army spotted two new Moor camps on Wednesday and Spanish artillery shelled them. Moors were driven out, carrying away their dead and wounded. In St Paul Minnesota five deaths and forty seven new infantile paralysis cases were reported to the health department, seven of which occurred Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
St. Paul, Minn
Ten Die As Vernon Hotel Fire Destroys Okanagan House
A Vernon British Columbia hotel fire in the early hours of Tuesday killed ten people and left the Okanagan hotel a total loss. Firefighters found stairways in flames as they arrived. several guests escaped while others perished in rooms. Heroic rescues occurred as rescuers saved a daughter of proprietor Julius Sigalete and a servant, with Hickling paying with his life. The blaze threatened surrounding buildings and damaged property valued at about $25,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
British Columbia
Okanagan
B. C
Hickling
Julius Sigalete
Woman in hospital as companion held after drug incident
Mrs Elizabeth Nosker described as a Chicago businessman's wife collapsed on a New York subway platform suffering from hysteria and drug effects. William S Lehlan of Bay Ridge is jailed on disorderly conduct while authorities await her appearance. He claims lifelong friendship and familiarity with her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Nasker
Twenty Eighth Street
New York
Chicago
William H. Lehlan
Bay Ridge
Brooklyn
Lehlan
Twenty-eighth Street
Madison Avenue
William 3S. Lehlan
Lve
Kentuckian Farmer Slain by Masked Six in Scottsville
John Simpson, a well known Scottsville farmer, was lured from his cabin by six masked men Tuesday night and shot to death. Authorities say the murder stems from a custody suit Mrs. Douglas filed, in which Simpson reportedly supported her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
John Simpson
Scottsville
Douglas
Simpson
Conners Sues Collier's Weekly Over 1908 Article
William J. Connors, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, filed papers in Buffalo Monday seeking $100,000 damages from Collier's Weekly owners. The suit centers on an article published July 11, 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
William J. Conners
Democratic National Committee
Collier's Weekly
Two Killed in Auto Wreck Near Turners Falls
George Van Dyke of Lancaster New Hampshire a leading New England lumberman and his chauffeur Frederick B Hodgdon were fatally injured when their car plunged over seventy foot railroad cars into the Connecticut river at Riverside near Turners Falls Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George van Dyke
Lancaster
N. H
New England
Frederick B. Hodgdon
Connecticut River
Riverside
Turners Falls
Mass
Summer Hotel Burns at Hessel Michigan
Forty guests narrowly escaped death as the Hotel Hessel in Hessel Michigan burned to the ground on Tuesday. Guests fled in night clothing losing their belongings in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hessel
Mich
Mackinack Island
Fire Devastates Monticello Business District
A major blaze in Monticello Sullivan County New York destroys fifty or more stores the post office a bank and the Palatine and Mansion hotels forcing hundreds of summer residents into the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Sullivan County
Cholera Surge in St Petersburg Reports 41 New Cases
In the twenty four hours ending Tuesday St Petersburg recorded 41 new cholera cases and 12 deaths. The outbreak continues to affect the city as health authorities monitor the spread and implement control measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Col Albert Pope Pioneer Bicycle Maker Dies in Cohasset
Col Albert A Pope noted as a pioneer bicycle manufacturer and early advocate of good roads died at his Cohasset Massachusetts summer home on Tuesday.
Drought Alarm Spreads Through Eastern Pennsylvania
The drought across eastern Pennsylvania grows dire with crops at risk if rainfall does not come soon. Local farmers report stressed soil and failing yields, signaling potential broader agricultural impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Land Prizes Drawn in Coeur d'Alene Lottery Event
Huge crowd at Coeur d'Alene Idaho watched Helen Hamilton blindfold pick from 105 000 yellow envelopes to determine the winner of first choice on 1 500 homesteads and timber lands on the Coeur d'Alene Indian reservation The drawing will continue in Montana and Spokane areas with many prizes at stake Names of early winners include Isadore Selig John Hedmark Charles G Cornwell Herman Neubauer Ella T Maloney William W Atkinson Maude Sharp Peter Weiderbach Paul Brising Lewis Kemper James F Westcott F W Parker Henry Sherlock Elizabeth H Lindsley John F Goldberg and Ray McCarthy among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Helen Hamilton
Montana
Great Flathead
Spokane
Isadore Selig
Myrtle Creek
Ore
John Hedmark
Wash
Charles G. Cornwell
Herman Neubauer
South Tacoma
Ella T. Maloney
William W. Atkinson
Troy
Maude Sharp
Martinsville
Peter Weiderbach
Butte
Mont
Paul Brising
St Paul
Minn
Lewis Kemper
Washington
James F. Westcott
St. Paul
F W. E. Parker
Oklahoma City
Okla
Henry Sherlock
Sinclair
Elzabeth H. Lindsley
Sterling
Kan
John F. Goldberg
Fargo
Ranchman saves lives during Dry Creek flood near Denver
A massive cloud burst flood swept Dry Creek through West Denver on Saturday and Sunday, with losses expected up to 150000. Ranchman J R Garren rode through the torrent warning residents, likely saving many lives as hundreds escaped to higher ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dry Creek
West
Denver
Colo
J R. Garren
Record Sugar Cargo Arrives on Mercedes in New York
The steamer Mercedes reached New York from Cienfuegos with 44,397 bags of raw sugar, the largest cargo in years and the first under the Payne bill lower duty. More Cuban sugar ships are en route or loading, signaling a market flood in coming weeks as Cuba's cane crop tops previous years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercedes
New York
Cienfuegos
Cuba
Suit to Break Will of Kansas City Saloonkeeper
Eugene Schattner files a suit in Kansas City alleging Charles Schattner lacked testamentary capacity due to addiction to intoxicants. He claims the will dated months after impairment favored Mary E. Yates and other Black staff, gifting charities and workers while excluding rightful heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Schattner
Kansas City
Eugene Schattner
Mary E. Yates
Quake Felt Again in Acapulco Sunday Morning
A fresh earthquake shook Acapulco Sunday morning, with reports reaching Mexico City Monday. People were frightened but there were no deaths or major damages reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acapulco
Mexico City
Rail Disaster in France claims eleven lives
Eleven people were killed and thirty injured when a passenger train collided with a freight train at Long Jumeau France on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Long Jumeau
Zeppelin Death Rumor Circulates in The Hague
A correspondent reports a circulating rumor in The Hague that Count Zeppelin, famed German airship designer of the Zeppelin type, is dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeppelin
the Hague
Count Zeppelin
Strikers Ordered to Vacate Homes at McKees Rocks Plant
Sheriff Gumbert and deputies served notice on 76 Striker families at the Pressed Car plant in McKees Rocks to vacate their homes within 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gumbert
Pressed Car Company
McKees Rocks
Plant Wizard's $10,000 reward sparks Hawkeye dispute
Wesley Green, Iowa state horticulturist, weighs applying for Luther Burbank's $10,000 reward to prove the wonder berry is identical to the noxious night shade. A Des Moines man provided samples, urging scientific comparison, while Green and others contend the two plants are the same.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. Green
Wesley Green
Luther Burbank
Mr. Green
Burbank
Des Moines
New York
Green
Tragic Death Leaves Harvey Family in Mourning
Helen Mattox a 15 year old girl of Harvey commits suicide after a quarrel between her father and mother. She locks herself in her room wears white and shoots herself in front of a mirror. Stepfather W A Montgomery is implicated in abuse claims related to the family dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F Holen Mattox
Harvey
Harvey Saturdays
Helen Mattox
Jhs
W A. Montgomery
Knoxville
Reception to Dolliver in Fort Dodge Draws Large Crowd
Port Dodge citizens welcomed Senator J. P. Dolliver with flags bunting and special lights along Central avenue. In the public square 15 000 people cheered as he was led to the bandstand and greeted by Mayor Bennett. Iowans from many districts attended this non partisan reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Dodge
Central Avenue
Fort Dodge
J. P. Dolliver
Dolliver
Bennett
Colored man killed after wedding at Des Moines home
John Weaver a 36 year old Black man was shot dead at Des Moines Tuesday night just after his wedding to Misa Mary Saunders. Police seek James Watkins, a former admirer of the bride, seen near the house after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Mary Saunders
John Weaver
Des Moines
Weaver
James Watkins
Miss Saunders
Fight over Fort Dodge streetcar tracks heats up
The Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern Railway tore up Fourth avenue tracks Tuesday night despite Judge Wright’s restraining order. The clash with the city of Fort Dodge over track removal grows fiercer, with contempt of court proceedings discussed against the interurban company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railway Company
Wright
Fourth Avenue
Interurban Company
Samuel Francis Smith Dead
Samuel Francis Smith an embezzler and former Davenport mayor who died in a Toronto hospital after a train transport from Newton Center where his wife and daughter waited. his state reformatory sentence was suspended due to old age by Gov Carroll. Ends life in cistern near Frazer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Francis Smith
Davenport
America
Toronto
Can
Newton Center
Mass
Anamoga
Carroll
Norman Cline
Frazer
Engineer Phillips Charged With Murder in Missing Man Case
Lafayette Phillips, a retired engineer known for speed tests on the North Western and Burlington lines, was arrested Saturday in Charles City and arraigned for murder on information filed by Mrs. Herrington, sister of Charles Boyer who vanished Sunday. County Attorney Lockwood led for the state and J H Lloyd for the defense. Boyer had been boarding with the Boyers at the Hart Parr factory area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engineer Phillips
Herrington
Charles Boyer
Lafayette Phillips
Charles City
Justice Bradley
Lockwood
J H Lloyd
Boyer
Phillips
Boyers
Hart Parr
Northwestern
Burlington
Chicago
Council Bluffs
Multimillionaire Richard Sears Began as Iowa Station Agent
The retirement of Richard W. Sears head of Sears Roebuck & Co recalls his early career as a Minneapolis and St. Louis rail station agent at Lake Mills Iowa and Redwood Falls Minnesota. He is reputedly worth 26 million dollars and built his fortune starting by selling watches to railroad men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Sears
Iowa
Richard W. Sears
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Minneapolis and St. Louis
Lake Mills
Redwood Falls
Minn
Sears
Worth County
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Chicago
Northwestern yard master injured by switch engine
C. A. Boona 28 assistant yard master of the Northwestern, son of the assistant superintendent of Council Bluffs division, was run over by a switch engine in the Northwestern yards at Council Bluffs Saturday. One foot was cut off at the ankle as he rode the footboard on a new lead track. A telephone pole was struck by the footboard and he was thrown, landing in front of the locomotive. he attempted to escape but was struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Boong
Council Bluffs
Cc. A. Boona
Northwestern
Boone
Outcasts Not Wanted Alta Reshpts Put 2 Ban
About 200 Buena Vista residents gathered at the Methodist church in Alta to enforce local laws against prostitutes visiting during the county fair. A three man committee including the sheriff and county attorney was formed to appoint deputy sheriffs. A vigilance committee of about twenty also volunteered to assist in the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta
Buena Vista
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lemonade for Tenants at Des Moines Bank Building
Des Moines landlord Manager G. H. Linskey provides lemonade to all seven floors via a private refrigerating plant. A 75 gallon tank stores the drink. a gasoline motor powers the system sending lemonade through cooling coils to every part of the Citizens National bank building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Citizens National Bank
G. H. Linskey
Mgr. Linskey
Buena Vista County Fair Opens at Alta August Dates
The Buena Vista county fair will be held at Alta on August 17, 18, 19 and 20 with strong showings this year. An excellent attractions lineup and solid racing are promised, ensuring top entertainment. Daily ball games feature Peterson Aurela Newell and Mara thon teams for a substantial purse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buena Vista County
Alta
Peterson
Aurela, Newell
Marathon
Federal seizure clash over bleached flour at Des Moines
Federal and state authorities prepare for court over a quantity of bleached flour seized in Des Moines amid a dispute on interstate commerce. Updike Milling of Omaha issued notice in the case. In a separate incident near Clinton, 17 year old Harry O'Neill was fatally shot, believed accidental, during a camp outing with others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Updike Milling Company
Omaha
Washington
Harry O’neill
Clinton
Elevator Destroyed at Swisher Lang Grain Plant
A large elevator at Swisher Lang Grain in Marshalltown burned Saturday morning, destroying a 95 000 bushel capacity facility. Considerable grain was consumed and the blaze origin is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swisher- Lang Grain Company
Marshalltown
Mine Accident Kills One Injures Another at Boone
At noon in the Ogden mine at Boone a fall of rock killed Jaxon XK Jason and seriously hurt Harry Coddington during a state mining incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jason
Harry Coddington
Ogden
Boone
Munyon's Eminent Doctors Offer Free Home Diagnoses
Mail a medical examination blank to Munyon's at 53d and Jefferson streets Philadelphia for a free diagnosis. Doctors will assess your case and state if it is curable or not with no obligation or cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munyon's
53D
Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Fashion Hints and Cautions From a Busy Page
A fashion note presents a one piece semi fitted linen dress ideal for warm weather with a dark shade and minimal frills, featuring Irish lace or batiste collars. A health warning denounces eye poultices as harmful, citing oculists and unsafe home remedies like tea leaves and raw foods.
Grape Nuts Proclaimed Foundation of Health and Recovery
A New Hampshire woman recounts severe indigestion and pain ending after switching to Grape-Nuts. She reports relief, improved digestion, clearer mind, restored energy, and renewed work. credits the product and its book The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Httle
Wellville
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Publiisher
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Conners
Collier's
Rancuman
Will
Rock Rapids
Dubuque
Bilis Althauser
William Althauser
August Pollock
Lewis Township
Lake Manawa
Leona White
George White
Sanborn
Munyon
Rivers
Brooks
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