Iowa state news notes population shifts and local incidents
The Iowa item reports census returns showing fewer females than males in several counties, mentions Crawford Montgomery and Warren, notes city population increases in Indiana Oak and Denison, and cites various local events including a railroad project, a disappearance, a fatal fall, a fire, a lightning strike injury, court actions on wages, insanity commitment, a suicide, a murder hunt, a creamery deal, tax ferrets in Tama County, and anticipated census adjustments for Council Bluffs and Was.
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Des Moines
Warren
Montgomery
Crawford
Crawford Counny
Toone
Y. MG
Otis
Roa
Fentick
West Waterloo
Buitcher
Wen
William T. Watson
Towa Central
Drakeman
Marshalltown
Talmpton
Towa
Chicago
Milwaukee
Marmann
Dubique
Ford
Aduitory
Jndre Donnell
Antte
Agnes Arawine
Nashua
Schoool House
Board of Control
Mary Gray
Ida Grove
Cherokee
Charles C. McChord
Cottonwood
Fort Madison
Hitself
Tabor College
Council Bluffs
Levi Hoeve
Adel
Oregon
H. G. Fleming
Osceolala
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Bessie Nelson
South Des Moines
Republic Oil Company
Newton
William Sullivan
Clayton Hurley
Sullivan
Beatrice Creamery Company
Stanford Creamery
Sioux City
Haskell
Beatrice Company
Hanford
Tama County
State Executive Council
Tewa
Eeneus
W. D. Hardin
Har
Decorations Progress At Iowa State House In Des Moines
Scaffolding in the Iowa state capitol rotunda and corridors is being cleared with plans to finish by Wednesday for a capital commission and Artist Garnsey to inspect. Work reveals first views of the 500000 dollars worth of wall decorations, while recent accidents and three deaths during renovations are noted.
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Des Moines
Werkien
State House
Capital Commission
Garnsey
Notham
Postponed Rocker Hanging In Des Moines Case
Charles Rocker was not hanged at Anamosa for the murder of August Schroeder of Lyon county. The appeal to the supreme court was delayed until near the deadline. The execution date was set for when the appeal was received, and Lyon county district court clerk notified the sheriff, who then removed him from the task.
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Des Moines
Charles Rocker
Anamosa
August Schroeder
Lyon County
Supreme Court
Rocker
District Court
Fight Over Insurance Probed by Des Moines Grand Jury
DES MOINES George A. Newman adjutant of the Iowa department of the Grand Army of the Republic and secretary of the Des Moines Under writers association refused to answer questions from a grand jury investigating alleged illegal insurance rate making. He was ordered to answer or face jail, and the court offered no counsel. Newman later complied and answered the questions.
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Des Moines
George A. Newman
Iowa
Aged Woman Completes Long Walk to St Louis
An elderly woman named Joan O Connell reportedly walked most of the distance to St Louis, aided by a man from Macon who provided transport for the return journey after her funds ran dry. Her condition and exact route are unclear from the fragment.
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ST. Louis
Isnatch
Inwa
Ta Macon
Joan O'Connell
Citi- Macon
Naging
Massir Son
W &T. Louis
Gouverneur at State Fair Ends a Showing
A brief state fair report notes Tavner presenting a historical exhibit about end of business portals. The piece highlights the event’s location, the exhibitor Tavner, and the fair setting, with emphasis on the archival focus and public display.
Price of Farm Lands Reported Across Counties
State auditor reports from county auditors show nine counties with mixed changes in land values this year. Five counties report losses while four show increases in assessed prices for farm lands.
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Turin
Emeller
Loomis Bow en Controversy Dismissal Of Bowen Ordered
President Roosevelt condemns Torbert Bowen for years of disloyal conduct and sought resignation after Bowen pressed against Loomis. Bowen allegedly requested a witness to join a company to obtain incriminating documents and fed attacks on Loomis to the press. Taft's report forms basis for dismissal and shows Bowen's unfitness for service.
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Wastengton
Torbert W. Bewen
United States
Venezuela
Yatt
Bowen
Myr. Bowen
Mrr. Loomis
Loomis
State Department
Taft
London Papers On Peace Conference
London editors regard Washington as the venue for peace talks as a tribute to President Roosevelt and a sign of U S influence in world affairs It is believed Japan sees a feasible path to settlement and will offer moderate terms
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London
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Japan
Divorce Evil Speech At Carnegie Hall
Archbishop Farley spoke at Carnegie Hall during the College of St Francis Xavier commencement, warning that divorce evils were rapidly undermining societal walls. The address framed marriage breakdown as a threat to moral order and social stability.
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New York
Farley
Carnegie Hall
College of St. Francis Xavier
Bryan Delivers Address at Chautauqua in Oklahoma City
William J. Bryan spoke at the Chautauqua in Oklahoma City after a parade honoring him was held Tuesday. The event featured a formal address following the procession and tribute to his visit.
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Bryan
Chautauqua
Oklahoma City
Okla
William J. Bryan
Maximo Gomez Dies After Long Illness in Havana
Havana reports the death of General Maximo Gomez at his seaside Vedado temporary home after an extended illness. President Palma and General Andrade arrived about a quarter hour before Gomez’s passing, following his return from Santiago.
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Cuba
Havana
Maximo Goméz
Vedado
Gomez
Santiago
Palma
Andrade
Gomes
Sign Postal Treaty With Panama Sets Unified Rates
The postmaster general and Panama's Minister Obaldia signed a postal treaty effective July 19, 1903, aligning rates for Panama independence items with those used by the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Cuba. Navy orders call for the cruiser Mayflower to be commissioned by August 1 to serve in peace envoy entertainments for Russia and Japan, and possibly to host Prince Louis of Battenberg.
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Washington
Obaldia
Panama
United States
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
Navy Department
Russia
Japan
Prince Louis of Batteghburg
Settlement in sight in Chicago teamsters strike
Federation of Labor takes a hand as Chicago Teamsters seek settlement. After two months of stoppage, leaders foresee an end of the strike by week’s end. Efforts focus on persuading members to vote for calling off the strike through joint committee missionary work beginning Monday.
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Chicago Federation of Tavhor
Teamsters
Cem
Building of tunnels at Imese Gost Reno
Announcement that Southern Pacific Co has secured a contract for the cut construction of five tunnels in the onshore Sierra Nevada mountains. Work to begin within a month. Main tunnel starts near Donner Lake, ending at Rivne canyon on the American River. Expenditure to exceed 25 million dollars.
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Reno, Neve
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Southern Pacific Company
Donner Lake
Rivne Canyon
American River
Temporary injunction blocks Missouri rate law enforcement
United States district judge Smith Mc Pherson of Red Oak Iowa granted a temporary injunction restraining Missouri state railway and warehouse commissioners and the Missouri attorney general from enforcing the recently enacted maximum freight rate law. Eighteen railways doing business in Missouri filed suit claiming the rates are confiscatory. The action also covers three Kansas City shippers, prohibiting them from pursuing penalties under the law while the suit proceeds.
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Kansas
Smith McPherson
Red Oak
United States District Court
State Railway and Warehouse Commissioners
Missouri
Kansas City
Blame Britain for Delay in Armistice Talks
A London dispatch reported that Britain advised Japan against an armistice. It claimed Russia remains not sufficiently weakened and Britain hopes Field Marshal Oyama will destroy General Linovitch's army to prevent shifts toward Afghanistan and India operations.
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ST. Peth Hopunu
Novoe Vrema
London
Japan
Russia
Great Britain
Oyama
Linovitch
Afghanistan
India
Paul Morton Proposes Thorough Vanitable Life Probe
Paul Morton newly elected chairman orders a complete investigation of Vanitable Life Assurance Society. Prince, Waterhouse & Co and Haskins & Masters, chartered accountants, to examine investments and the society’s relations and affairs.
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New York
Disgraceful Cossack Attack on Japanese Field Hospital
London Tokyo correspondent reports the Cossacks attacked a Japanese field hospital during a convoy assault at Taipen shin on May 26. Despite Red Cross badges, they fired at close quarters and charged with swords, killing and wounding non combatants. some used bayonets, with heads nearly severed and bodies disemboweled.
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London
Tokio
Daily Telegraph
Taipenshin
Ted Cross
Emigrant Inspectors Question U S Emigration Quality
London Marcus Braun and Maurice Fishberg, American immigrant inspectors, finished work in Austria Hungary and Russian Poland and now study embarkation points for Atlantic liners. They say current emigration to the United States is not desirable in character.
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London
Marcus Braun
Maurice Fishberg
United States
Austria-Hungary
Russian Poland
Conference to settle Morocco affairs between France and Germany
Paris reports an international conference for Morocco will be announced within days following talks between Premier Rouvier and German envoy Prince Radolin. Both governments seek an amicable adjustment, preserving Morocco’s sovereignty and status quo while defining commercial rights at issue.
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Paris
Morocco
Rouvier
Radolin
Foreign Office
M. Touvier
Germany
France
Tunis
Do Will With Peary To The North Pole
Norway, Me Miss Mamie Babb a school teacher here has signed 4 contract to accompany the Peary Arctic expedition in the dash for the North pole starting from New York July 5. Miss Babb will go as the official stenographer and will receive a big salary. She is 20 years old and a Barnard College graduate.
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Norway
Mamie Babb
North Pole
New York
Miss Babb
Barnard College
Murderer Ploehn Caught After Farm Killings
Max Ploehn, who shot and killed his cousin Alma Goss and wounded her sister Emma at the Goss farm near Plattsmouth, was captured by Cass county Sheriff McBride in a hayloft on the victim mother’s farm about 9 o clock Thursday morning. He was moved to Omaha that afternoon amid calm but curious crowds. Police had tracked him since the murder after a day of drinking.
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Mar
Omaha
Max Ploehn
Alma Goss
McBride
Cass County
Plattsmouth
Goss
Ploehn
Emma
Japan says peace depends on Russia naming real plenipotentiaries
In an interview with Lokal Anzeiger, Count Inonye, the Japanese minister to Germany, says peace prospects hinge on Russia appointing plenipotentiaries with authority to negotiate. Russia's representative must be empowered to hear Japan's terms and to negotiate seriously, otherwise Japan will not disclose terms.
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Berlin
Count Inonye
Germany
Lokal Anzeiger
Russia
Japan
Going After Body of John Paul Jones
Washington Rear Admiral Sigsbee has been ordered to prepare to proceed to Cherbourg France to bring to this country the remains of the late John Paul Jones. Ceremonies for the transfer are expected in Paris on July 6 or 7 with the squadron sailing for Chesapeake Bay on July.
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Washington
Sigshea
Cherbourg
France
John Paul Jones
Paris
Chesapeake Bay
Great Chicago scandal looms over grand jury inquiry
Chicago awaits dramatic disclosures from C Driscoll as State Attorney Siealy calls the investigation the greatest scandal in the city. Testimony before the grand jury on Friday revealed the history of employer union labor dealings, notably with the Chicago Teamsters. Officials warn offenses beyond bribery and conspiracy, with names of prominent figures on both sides mentioned and more findings expected this week and next.
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Chicago
Siealy
C. Driscoll
Associated Billding Trades and Coal Seam Owners’ Association
Chicago Teamsters
Afforney Mealy
Hoch May Get One More Chance
Chicago based case of Johann Hoch sentenced to be hanged for murder of a wife. Governor Dineen indicates Hoch may appeal to the supreme court of Alma, with a guaranteed $700 to fund the necessary record and a possible reprieve until the October term if funds are secured by the deadline.
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Chicago
Binebeard
Johann Hoch
Supreme Court of Almoars
Dineen
Hoch
Supreme Court
MAY RETURN REVOLUTIONISTS
A London based Russian linked to the revolutionary movement told the Associated Press that Russia fears prisoners held in Japan returning home. He said they have received revolutionary literature and news from New York London and Berlin, aiming to kindle anti government sentiment among returning soldiers.
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London
Revolutionary
Associated Press
Russia
Japan
New York
Berlin
France and Germany dispute over Morocco strains ties
Paris reports strained Franco German relations over Morocco with officials denying exaggerated press reports. They acknowledge difficulties yet dismiss claims of an ultimatum as unfounded, while small outlets like Patrice and Presse circulate such reports.
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Paris
France
Germany
Morocco
Patrice
The
Presse
Foreign Office
Gompers to See Roosevelt Over Labor Issues
At the AFL executive council meeting in Scranton Pennsylvania a committee was appointed to wait on President Roosevelt to present concerns on Chinese exclusion and other labor interest matters. The group includes Samuel Gompers as president along with vice president O'Connell and secretary Morisson.
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Federation of Labor
Scranton
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
O'Connell
Morrison
Roosevelt
An Angel of Peace to the World
Cardinal Gibbons, a Washington church figure, met President Roosevelt with Dr TD Stafford to congratulate him on the Russia Japan peace negotiations. Gibbons called Roosevelt an angel of peace and said the world owes him a great debt and praise for his noble efforts.
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Washington
Cardinal Gibbons
TD. J. Stafford
St. Patrick's Church
Roosevelt Pon
Russia
Japan
Thaw Pays Wife for Divorce in Chicago Case
Charles H. Thaw of New York reportedly gave 75000 dollars to Frances Rush a former chorus girl who obtained a divorce from him in Chicago. Judge Akers granted the divorce on statutory grounds with Thaw not defending the suit.
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Chicago
Charles H. Thaw
New York
Frances Rush
Thaw
Akers
Will of Chicago banker Keith leaves estate of 980000
The will of Eldridge G. Keith, a Chicago banker, disposes of an estate valued at 980000, all in personal property.
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Keith
Chicago
Eldridge G. Keith
Briday
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