KEWo Notes Of A Week Condensed For Busy Readers
Notable deaths and political notes from the week include Norway's envoy Ove Gude dying in White Sulphur Springs. Virginia Senator John W. Daniel dying after strokes. Gifford Pinchot rumored for Pennsylvania governor. Bishop McVickar of Rhode Island dead. Senator McEnery of Louisiana dies after indigestion. inventor Joseph Thomas and Mrs Sherman ill. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. wed and travels. Zionist convention in Pittsburgh. Prince Henry of Prussia heads Arctic expedition group. customs deputy Parr receives 20000 in a sugar fraud award. legal petitions and court actions in Chicago. Taft discusses railroad law with confidence on regulatory restraint. treasury reports show a surplus and canal deficits. Watterson’s son shoots a hotel proprietor in Saugeties. extradition debates over Porter Charlton. a passenger believed to have leapt from the steamer Eastern States leaves suicide notes.
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Ove Gude
Norway
White Sulphur Spring
W. Va
John W. Daniel
Virginia
Lynchburg
Vsa
Daniel
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
John B. Stanchfield
F. A. Heinze
New York
William Nielson McVickar
Rhode Island
Bevertes Cove
Mass
United States
Samuel Doug
Las McEnery
Louisiana
New Orleans
Joseph Thomas
Olld
Hoboken
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Ra Sherman
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Eleanor Butler Alexander
San Francisco
Federation of American Zionists
Pittsburg
Prince Henry
Prussia
Arctic
Count Zeppelin
B. Clark Myde
Latshaw
Criminal Court
John E. W. Way‘man
Chicago
Supreme Court
Max M. Goodman
Charles Spare
Acquitttal
Lee O'Neil Browne
Martin A. Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft
Commission
Treasury Department
Ewing Watterson
Henry Watterson
Louisville
Godthrite
Ottawas Ont
Lepping
Buffalo
Detroit
Wreck Blame Focuses On Train Dispatcher In Middleton Crash
Cincinnati patrol reports indicate four Big Four train orders lacked any instruction for a meeting with another train between Dayton and Cincinnati. Pilot Engineer J W Wall said orders shown to him were all he had, while C H and D officials signaled ongoing investigation to determine responsibility. Local Big Four officers avoided official blame amid expected intercompany dispute.
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Cincinnati
Middleton
J. W. Wall
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
Smith
Dayton
E. A. Gould
Cincinnati, Hamilton
Wall
Posttown
Gould
Big Four Road
Hamilton
Ouster suit filed against Bell system in Kansas
Topeka Kansas Attorney General Jackson files in district court an ouster suit against the Missouri and Kansas Telephone Company and the American Telegraph and Telephone Company to block absorption and prevent monopoly. The case centers on Bell ownership of lines as Wichita and Hutchinson systems were bought last winter. The court issued a temporary injunction halting further independent line acquisitions.
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Topeka
Kan
Jackson
Kansas
Missouri and Kansas Telephone Company
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
Wichita and Hutchison Independent Telephone
Wichita and
Hutchison
Bell Companies
Union Telegraph and Telephone Company
Kaw River
Belleville
Seaman Carrigan Claims Cook's Mt McKinley Find
P J Carrigan an able seaman and placer miner arrived in Colorado Springs and says he climbed Mt McKinley and found the copper tube and records left by Dr Cook to prove his first ascent. John R Billey, Cook backer, finds the tale plausible enough for investigation.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
P. J. Carrigan
Mt. McKinley
Cook
Carrigan
John R. Billey
Sioux City Live Stock Market Prices Noted
Sioux City Tuesday quotations show top beeves at 8.00 dollars and toy hogs at 8.90 dollars in the live stock market report.
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Sioux City
Textile Mills in Rhode Island Close Unannounced Curtailments
Rhode Island textile mills have closed for one week to two weeks without prior notice. About 5,000 workers are affected as several Rhode Island plants halt production.
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Providence
R. I
Rhode Island
Adee Returns to Duty After European Tour
Assistant Secretary of State Adee resumes work in Washington after completing a tour of portions of Europe aboard a bicycle.
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Adee
Washington, D. C
Europe
Undefeated Northwest Champion T A Ireland Recounts Shot Career
Colfax Washington rifle shot T A Ireland claims four world records and has not lost a match. He credits Doans Kidney Pills for relief from kidney trouble and vision issues that nearly ended his shooting career. He offers to provide more details to those sending a stamped envelope.
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Ireland
Doan
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Jinks and Fickle Prepare for Spring Move
Jinks asks if a move will happen this spring and Fickle expects one, hoping his wife will grant a reprieve.
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Jinks
Boy Recovers From Severe Eczema With Cuticura Remedies
A Philadelphia mother recalls her six year old son suffering unbearable eczema for two years. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as directed, his inflammation decreased within hours and he was cured, with no recurrence. She also notes success on a friend's child. The letter is dated October 20 1909.
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A. J. Cochran
Columbia Ave
Philadelphia
The Luggage Question
DeLancey Nicoll notes a well dressed habit and jokes about a westerner who may have no luggage in New York. He quips the man could have stowed something in the large bags in the knees of his trousers.
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DeLancey Nicoll
Union Club
New York
Mr. Nicoll
Dr Martel's Female Pills Eighteen Years in Use
Advert describes Dr Martel's female pills as a long trusted remedy for women's ailments. Claims quick, permanent results and universal prescription availability in drug stores. Also references a stage play and reactions among "Gladys" and "Dorris" with implied improper humor.
Ottumwa Cosson petition targets Mayor Phillips in corruption case
In Ottumwa, Attorney General Byers seeks removal of Mayor T J Phillips under the Cosson law after a district court ruling tied him to $500 of the Junkin reward. The petition cites misconduct in office, unlawful gambling, saloon and minor access, intoxication, and other alleged offenses with a hearing set for July 11. In Marshalltown a boy’s offer of skin helps save his burned brother Vincent with donor Raleigh Forrey providing tissue.
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Ottumwa
Wapello County
T. J. Phillips
Byers
Phillips
Cosson
Jacob Redman
C. W. Vermillion
D. C. Brackman
G. O. Nelson
Clara Rosen
Junkin
Cosson Law
Phillip i
Marshalltown
Ben Forrey
Vincent
Raleigh Forrey
Farmer Killed by Train Near Richards Illinois
Patrick McCarville, a noted young farmer from Richards on the Illinois Central Omaha branch, was instantly killed at the crossing when second section of limited passenger train No. 2 struck him. His body was thrown through the crossing fence by the impact.
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Manson
Patrick McCarville
Richards
Illinois Central
Omaha
Here
Fort Dodge Postmaster Bound Over for Mail Tampering
Assistant Postmaster Andrew Christensen of Arnolds was bound over to the federal grand jury under a $300 bond after admitting he tampered with the United States mail. An alleged bid for inside business deal information is said to have led to his downfall.
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Fort Dodge
Andrew Christensen
Arnold
Federal Grand Jury
United States Mail
Wife Alleges Cruel Treatment in Drake Divorce
Sensational divorce action in Des Moines Indiana where Mrs. Albert M. Drake files for separation from the retired Baptist minister on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Drake formerly led the Baptist church at Carroll.
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Des Moines
Albert M. Drake
Drake
The
Baptist Church
Carroll
Runaway Plows Kill 17 Year Old Brother Dies
Ian Schaller reports his 17 year old son William Huseman living seven miles northwest of town was killed when a runaway team struck him as he and a brother plowed. The accident occurred as the team fled after being frightened by the brother driving.
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Schaller
Ian
Wiliam Huseman
Iowa News Roundup of Disasters and Appointments
Iowa reports include M E B Smith named clerk of the Interstate Commerce Commission in Cedar Rapids. Dubuque endures 98 degrees, the hottest in nine years. A runaway near Galva kills 17 year old August Husemann. John Larson drowns in Cedar River at Charles City. A Fort Des Moines recruit accidentally shoots himself near Brooklyn. A Mississippi floater is identified as Fred Abitz of Dubuque. Des Moines man Kasper Welch dies after ingesting carbolic acid. Six year old Wilfred Andrews killed by a traction engine near Van Horne. Father injured in a prior assault remains gravely ill.
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M. EB. Smith
Cédar Rapids
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dubuque
August Husemann
William Husemann
Galva
John Larson
Cedar River
Charles City
James Garnett
Fort Des Moines
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mississippi River
Fred Abitz
Kasper H. Welch
Des Moines
van Horne
Wilfred Andrews
Notable Iowa Items From State News Docket
Obituary notes Dr J P Harrel city physician in Burlington dies at 44. Fire at Monticello Geen the Diamond creamery losses 30000 pounds butter. P M Joyce banker indicted. federal hearing in November. 700 farmers attend a Clear Lake co operative picnic. Des Moines man Carmichael dies from broken neck after diving. Elks convention to be largest ever in Marshalltown Aug 16 17 18. Wm Robinson Mason City charged with shooting wife. life threatening. DuBuque freight strike ends with wage scale restored. Marcus farmer Quirin falls 60 feet from wind mill. Clinton boy’s body matches description of missing McGrath. Arch Edwards Garryowen son dies from scalding. Cedar Rapids hosts state convention for auditors treasurers supervisors Aug 17 19. sheriff convention July 20 21.
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J. P. Harrel
Burlington
Monticello Geen
Diamond Creamery
P. M. Joyce
Lake Mills
Federal Grand Jury
Clear Lake
R. ©. Carmichael
Des Moines
Iowa
Marshalltown
Wm. Robinson
Mason City
Robinson
Dubuque
Charles Quirin
Marcus
Archie Edwards
Garryowen
Dubuque County
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines Tax Roll Details Highlight Large Exemptions
Auditor John W. Hawk's annual report shows Des Moines holding $95.5 million in property within city limits with exemptions totaling $18.36 million leaving $82.11 million taxable. Taxable valuation stands at about one fourth of real value and a levy of 37.1 million dollars is assessed on $21.03 million.
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Des Moines
John W. Hawk
White House to receive lightning rods this summer
The White House will be equipped with lightning rods costing 500 to 600 dollars after approval by President Taft, with Col Spencer S. Colby guiding public grounds and buildings. The system will cover all parts of the building except the president’s offices.
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White House
Col
Spencer S. Colby
United States
Taft
AAI
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J. F. VA
General News
Miner
Northwest
T. A. Ireland
Colfax, Wash
Eczema
DR. Martel
Gladys
Dorris
General News of
Clinton
Will C. McGrath
Froom
Council Bluffs
State House
A. B. Gummins
Cummins
Census Bureau
Howe
Polk County
George Cosson
Milwaukee Road
Davenport
Illinois
Milwaukee
Army Départment
Washington
Department
Missouri
Annette Newcomer
Christ In Women’s Board of ‘Missions
Church of the Disciples of Christ
Lydia E. Pinkham
Holly Springs
Miss
Lydia
E. Pinkiam
Lydia E Pinkham
Germany
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