Slayer is Spirited Away By Officers to Prevent Mob Violence
From All Over Iowa July 14 report describes a street altercation near Marshalltown where four strikers attacked W. D. Toler, Iowa Central roundhouse foreman, who fired once killing George W. Davis. Toler claimed self defense. he was arrested with the revolver. Extra peace officers sworn in to prevent further demonstrations as strikers oppose strike breakers.
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Slayer
Marshalltown
W. D. Toler
Iowa Central Roundhouse
Toler
George W. Davis
Davis
Monmonth
Gelf
RAILROADS TO FIGHT INCREASE
Executive council finds gross receipts exceed previous year by over a thousand dollars per mile in Iowa and fears higher valuations. Railroads vow a vigorous fight to stop increases despite gains. Rural routes face abandonment if roads not repaired. post office to abandon winter routes otherwise. Tuberculosis exhibit aims to educate at the state fair with experts. G A R appointments named in Logan.
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Executive Council
Tes
Bisvou
Sotueh
Jay Rts
Council Biutis
Bambour
Gina
Hazleton
Washington
Post Office Department
Dez Moines
Iuwa State Fair Association
Iowa
Telegraph Company Sued Over Incorporation Fees
Des Moines reports Attorney General Byers filed suit in Park County district court against West Union Telegraph company of New York for violating Iowa incorporation laws by operating without a certified copy of articles. Suit seeks filing fee plus daily fines totaling 10 days, with profits cited at 73038.40 and potential wider action against other firms. Byers notes many corporation laws have not been tested in court and aims to enforce them.
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Des Moines
Gyers
Au Betal
Iowa
Park County
West Union Teleraph Company of
New York
Isha Taiss
Genera
Seie
Atorney General Byers
Kerosene Blaze Kills Two Children in Nevada Town
Two children Lucy Bowers seventeen Roy Stephens five die in a residence blast and fire near Nevada Louisiana. Mrs N J Stephens severely burned and in danger as kerosene accident sparked a deadly blaze at the Stephens home three miles northwest.
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Nevada
N. J. Stephens
Here
Lucy Bowers
Roy Stephens
Stephens
St. Alves
Shercliffe Arrest Report for Murder Charge
Marshal county police arrested Gwen Ball with Alys F Shereliti in connection with a murder charge. Ball remains jailed in Alarshad town while Mrs Shercliffe was released. She recounts Hal told her they halted a Pacific train in Minneapolis yards on April 1A and robbed passengers of money watches and jewelry.
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Doc Mannes
Judy
Des Suites
Marshalltown
Gwen Ball
Tyompany
Alys
F Shereliti
Cuiorage
Tea Ville
Ball
Alarshadtown
Shercliffe
Train Yoebbery
Minneapolis
Iowa Jurist Drops Dead at State Bar Meeting
Justice Charles A. Bishop of the Iowa Supreme Court collapsed at a hotel during a State Bar Association gathering. Doctors cited a brain hemorrhage causing paralysis of breathing as the cause. He was about 55 and had been appointed to fill a vacancy on the court.
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Charles A. Bishop
Supreme Court
Wateroola
Iowa Supreme Court
State
Mishey
Luau
Japan's Democrats Platform Sows Ire Over Exclusion Clause
Many believe the Denver Democratic platform included a plank favoring exclusion of Asiatics, a move seen as pandering to labor interests. The policy drew surprise and anger, with critics calling it an infringement of Japan treaty rights and anti humane. Yet some say the majority of Democrats are not anti Japanese and the clause served labor aims.
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Declaration of Democrats
Denver
United States
Tokyo
Japan
America
Fleet Nea r ing Honolulu Wireless Link With Battleships
The Atlantic Fleet under Rear Admiral Sperry steams toward Honolulu in squadron formation at ten knots. The battleship Connecticut communicates wirelessly with the Honolulu station as the Nebraska nears port after quarantine in San Francisco over scarlet fever. Honolulu awaits the fleet’s arrival with planned receptions and transport arrangements for officers and crew.
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Atlantic
Conand
Sperry
Honolulu
Connecticut
Nebraska
San Francisco
Admiral Sperry
San
Obaldia Elected Panama President in peaceful vote
Panamanian ballots across the isthmus produced a clear win for Sener Obaldia, former U S minister and acting president, with Arias supporters abstaining. After results, crowds paraded the streets amid a calm, friendly display between former Arias backers and Obaldia adherents.
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Panuma
Sener Obaldia
United States
Amador
Ricardo Arias
Obaldia
Obaidia
The
Republic
Qbaidia
Panama
Arias
Chaldia
Life Term for Mrs Stewart in Centropolis Murder Case
Mrs Mollie Stewart is sentenced to life in state penitentiary after being found guilty by a Ottawa Kansas jury of murdering Mrs Jane Schneck and her two children on February 3 1907. The case follows the conviction of Frank Schneck, husband of the slain woman, in one of Kansas most brutal killings.
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Kansas
Mollie Stewart
Ottawa
Kan
Jane Schneck
Stewart
Frank Schneck
Schneck
Dun's Review of Trade Peek
R G Dun Cows Weekly Review of Trade notes further small net gains in commercial progress with favorable reports predominating though trend remains unclear. Midsummer business is intensely active in many trades while weekly manufacturing increases are seen and orders for fall goods are placed too late for timely delivery.
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Dun
R. G. Dun & Cows Weekly
Pharmacy Board Beaten by Mob in Buffalo
Frank Ecgleston and C B Gunnell of Evanston members of the Wyoming state board of pharmacy were mobbed at Buffalo after two local druggists were arrested for selling morphine without a physician's prescription.
Jealous Man Runs A Muck In Cleveland
Andrew Hassler shot and wounded his wife and fatally wounded her sister in a jealous attack at the Hilger home in Cleveland. He wounded his mother in law and fired at her father and two bystanders, then shot himself in the temple as police intervene. The wife survived the shoulder wound, the sister died, and Hassler was not expected to live.
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Andrew Hassler
Cleveland
Hassler
George Hilger
Rose Itman
Fats
Kilger
Sherman to resign as Republican congressional chair
James S. Sherman plans to retire from the Republican congressional committee where he serves as chairman. The decision comes after careful political consideration due to duties arising from his national ticket candidacy. A successor has not yet been determined.
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James
Sherman
Republican Congressional Committee
Congressional Committee
Hit
Grover Cleveland Will Probated at Princeton Home
The late Grover Cleveland's will was probated at Mrs. Cleveland's Princeton home. Surrogate Cornell oversaw the proceedings. The handwriting reveals no wealth details after gifts and a fund of 16000 for each of four children, with the remainder to Mrs. Cleveland. Cleveland desires burial where Mrs. Cleveland dies. body to rest beside hers if possible.
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Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Princeton
Cornell
Mr. Cleveland
Explosion on Launch Kills Four in Massachusetts
Four prominent summer residents of Marion and Falmouth perish in an explosion aboard a forty five foot launch off Marion. Two survivors were rescued after twelve hours in the water. The dead include Roland Worthington of Boston, John T. Trull of Wo burn, Joseph S. Heal of Milton, and George Savory of Marblehead, the launch captain. Honduran Rebels Flee Into Salvador after abandoning Gracies, the town they had captured, fleeing into Salvador.
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Marion
Mass
Falmouth
Roland Worthington
Boston
John T. Trull
Woburn
Joseph S. Heal
Milton
George Savory
Marblehead
Olympic Games Open Amid Rain at Shepherds Bush
The Olympic Games opened under rain at the Stadium in Shepherds Bush with King Edward in attendance but many seats vacant. The 1400 meter race drew strong interest as Melvin W. Shepard of the Irish-American club set a fast 4:05 in heat two, narrowly ahead of J P Halstead.
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Raitt
King Edward
Shepherd's Bush
Melvin W. Sheppard
J. P. Halstead
New York Athletic Club
J. D. Lightbody
University of Chicago
St. Louis
G. Butterfield
J.P. Sullivan
Doctor Shot by Mother in Law Near Widow Maker
Dr. James Weddell Simpson, a New York dentist, was fatally wounded near the spot where he had two years earlier killed his father in law. His mother in law, Mrs. Bartley T. Horner, is held on $4,000 bail after the shooting. Simpson crawled to a nearby house for help, underwent liver surgery at Roosevelt hospital, and faced slim chances of recovery. His estranged wife, present but not witnessing the act, refused to approach.
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James Weddell Simpson
New York
Bartley T. Horner
Dr. Simpson
Dre. Simpson
Horner
Simpson
Roosevelt Hospital
Thaw Case Postponed to September Hearing
In Westchester Supreme Court the Thaw jury trial regarding his mental condition was adjourned to the September term. Thaw will remain in Dutchess County jail custody at Poughkeepsie under Sheriff Chanler. He anticipated his wife meeting him in court but she did not arrive from New York on an early train.
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Poughkeepsie
Harry Thaw
Supreme Court of
Westchester County
Mills
Thaw
Jerome
New York
Chanler
Dutchess County
Wil
Wrecked Hanna Mine Reopened After Disasters
The Union Pacific coal mine at Hanna Wyoming, scene of two Sunday explosions on March 3, has been opened 106 feet. Debris removal is underway as rescuers plan deeper entry. Electrician Robert Armstrong, who died aiding the rescue, is among 57 recovered bodies.
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Hanna
Union Pacific Company
Wys
Robert Armstrong
Dusty North Dakota winds ruin grain from Williston to Larimore
Hot winds in North Dakota over several days caused extensive grain crop damage from Williston to Larimore along the Great Northern line. Branch line towns report similar conditions. Reports from Canadian northwest indicate greater damage there than in North Dakota.
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North Dakota
Williston
Larimore
N. D
Great Northern Railroad
Great Northern
Canadian Northwest
Fires Ravage Maine Coast and Inland Forests
Severe brush and forest fires grip the Maine coast and inland areas as drought persists. No rainfall for over a month and extreme heat over the past two weeks have dried undergrowth to tinder, elevating danger across the state.
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Maine
Elks Convention Opens Streets After Dallas Start
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks opened its annual Dallas convention with marching clubs and brass bands from Los Angeles Detroit Austen Beaumont prominent in parades. A grand lodge dinner fed about a thousand. old established hostesses served as waitresses. The auditorium featured a 35-piece band and a 125-voice convention chorus performing Wagner and American selections. Detroit and Los Angeles emerge as rivals for the 1909 gathering with bid signs and promotional chatter across the city.
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Dallas
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Tex
Los Angeles
Detroit
Austen
Beaumont
Fair Grounds
Grand Lodge
America
Southland
Taft Plans Explicit Stand on Injunctions at Cincinnati Acceptance
Taft, beginning his preparation at Hot Springs Virginia, works on an explicit stance for his July 28 Cincinnati acceptance speech. He studies Democratic and Republican platform planks and will present a forceful position on injunctions to address campaign questions. Senator Warner’s notification speech will be brief.
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Hot Springs
Cincinnati
W. H. Taft
Tatt
Caat
Tait
President Roosevelt Congratulates Riflemen After England Victory
The American riflemen's win in England prompts praise from President Roosevelt via telegram to Lieutenant Albert B. Jones of the National Rifle Association. Trading News notes scorching weather pushing wheat prices higher and recaps closing quotes for wheat corn oats and pork and lard. It also lists South Omaha and Chicago live stock receipts with price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep.
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England
Albert 8. Jones
National Rifle Association of America
Roosevelt
Chicago
South Omaha
Texas
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