Iowa News Briefs From Many Towns and Events
Arrangements begin for a new Methodist church at Mon Gom at Gharies Off. A tramp seeking aid dies at the poor farm at age 3. Boone Company T of the 56th Regiment votes for Major Mahaney, while Captain Morse also wins a major post in Ames City. Adjutant General Thrift returns from Fort Madison with Company A of the 54th Regiment. Normal school leaders plan a regional meeting in Milwaukee May 11 12. Iowa and Kansas normal schools debate goes to Iowa. Graham memorial monument dedicated at Cedar Falls. Ida County Telephone plans six miles more lines and about twenty new phones. Perry grants a gas franchise. plant cost projected at 30 000 to 40 000. Omaha reports a Garner youth seeks a $200 reward from Pat Crowe. Labor dispute at Iowa City unionizes firm Byron Stillwell. New York Life sues Burlington furniture firm over life policy on a missing man who is alive. Guard uniforms to be issued by June 1. Des Moines pastor invited to speak at Washington church. Lincoln pew preserved. Council Bluffs improves assessments. a tax rate proposal recommended. Union Pacific bride crosses and construction pricing adjustments noted. Des Moines reports a near-fatal kitchen accident and rescue. Col. Peirrecon’s demise cited with mobility injuries referenced.
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Mongamit Gharies
Boone
Fiftysixth Regiment
J. J. Mahaney
W. B. H. Morse
Algona
Amasan City
N. G
Thrift
Fort Madison
J. Ti. Seerly
Town State Normal School
North Central States Council of State Normal
Milwaukee
Emporia
Kan
State Normal Schools
Iowa
Kansas
Graham Memorial
Grand Lodge
William R. Graham
Cedar Falls
James E. Moorehead
Ida County Telephone Company
Perry
Messrs
Garner
Omaha
Pat Crowe
Donahue
Iawa City
Byron Stillwell
New York Life Insurance Company
Chittenden & Eastman
Burlington
Hfe
William Jarvis
Charles Lee Reynolds
Sixth Presbyterian Church
Des Moines
New York Avenue Church
Washington, D
Lincoln
City Council of Council
Union Pacific Brides
Doby
Seuona
Elnir
Herman
van Hebel
Ani
Des Moines Trevante
Charles
Furcheriv
State Buys Vast Quantities of Supplies for Two Years
The state invites bids June 1 for two year needs including 490000 envelopes for official correspondence, 7975 reams of ordinary book paper, 159000 sheets of linen letter paper, 43500 pencils, 300 gross of steel pens and other items from blankets to monkey wrenches. The listing shows the scale of Capitol operations and the variety of goods required for public business.
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Towa
State House
Capitol
New Officers Named by A. O. U. W. Grand Lodge
Cedar Rapids A. G. O. U. W. grand lodge elected officers led by Grand Master E. B. Evans of Des Moines and Grand Foreman J. Wilby of Waterloo. Other posts include Grand Receiver Henry Michelstetter of Sioux City, Grand Overseer Tarry Southard of Shenandoah, Grand Guide G. A. Pitts of Ottumwa, Grand Inside Watchman W. S. Quelle of Davenport, Grand Outside Watchman Adam Carlyle of Audubon, Grand Recorder B. F. Rehkopt of Des Moines, and Trustees C. P. VanCise of Mt. Pleasant with C. C. Bosworth of Tingley. Supreme Representatives B. F. Carroll of Des Moines, Senator W. H. Berry of Indianola, and R. I. Tilton of Des Moines.
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A. O. U. W. Cedar Rapids
Grand Lodge
E. B. Evans
Des Moines
J. Wilby
Waterloo
Henry Michelstetter
Sioux City
Tarry Southard
Shenandoah
G. A. Pitts
Ottumwa
W. S. Quelle
Davenport
Adam
Suit for Damages Filed in County Court
Mr. F. A. Keup cashier of the First National Bank of Crystal Lake sues T. I Thompson for $10,000 asserting slander. Thompson, a wealthy stock feeder and farmer, resides between Forest City and Crystal Lake.
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Garner
F. A. Keup
First National Bank of
Crystal Lake
District Court
This County
T. I Thompson
iPorest City
Horse Thieves Busy in Iowa Regionwide
SIOUX FALLS, S D S. Sheriffs in the southeastern part of South Dakota the northwestern part of Iowa and the northeastern part of Nebraska are on the trail of a gang of horse thieves operating in the localities named.
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Iowa
Sioux Falls
S&s. D
South Dakota
Nebraska
Despondent Lover's Death by Carbolic Acid
A Muscatine woman, grieving May Kates a member of a roaming horse traders band, died by drinking carbolic acid. The incident followed a fatal affection for her lover.
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May Kates
Promoted New York Subway Pioneer Dies in Marshalltown
Delana T. Smith, along with his brother Melville Smith, promoted the first sunway in New York City the Arcade. He died in Marshalltown from a liver complication, marking the end of a notable urban transit advocate.
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New York Subway
Marshalltown
Delana T. Smith
Melville
Smith
New York City
Arcade
Fragmentary reflection on conscience and moral influence
A damaged excerpt discusses conscience and moral influence, mentioning drugs, healing, and the struggle of the soul. The text is garbled with misspellings and incomplete phrases, making specific events or persons unclear. It reads like a spiritual or philosophical meditation rather than a clear news story.
Mayor Takes Firm Stand On Strike To Call Troops
Chicago report says the current strike may end within forty eight hours or by week’s end as Mayor Dunne warns troop deployment if trouble spreads. Labor leader Samuel Gompers arrives to push for settlement and meets Teamsters and owners amid boycott pressures.
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Chicago
Employers’ Association Fnd
Teamsters
Teamsters’ Union
Dunnee
Shea
Samuel Gompers
American Federaton of Labor
Gompers
Mr. Gompers
Gomrpers
Teamaters
Sokolovsky Shot in Ufa Amid Turbulent Repression
In St Petersburg, General Sokolovsky governor of Ufa was shot Tuesday, the second such crime in two years after his predecessor Roganovitch was killed May 9, 1903. Sokolovsky had enforced strict measures, cracked revolutionary circles, dispersed anti government clubs, and arrested armed demonstrators during May flag protests.
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Sokolovsky
ST. Petersburg
Ufa
Roganovitch
Ayenberg
Bogdanogsten
Miss Booth Addresses 15000 at Salvation Army Meeting
In Kansas City Convention Hall Eva Booth addressed about 15,000 people, surpassing her father’s previous audiences and claiming the largest Salvation Army gathering outside London. Senator William Warner gave the welcome, a 2,000-strong chorus sang, and Miss Booth denied breaking down, insisting on recounting the tale.
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Miss Booth
Kansas City
Eva Bosti
Salvation Army
Convention Hall
London
United States
William Warner
Wilhelmina Confiscated by Sasebo Prize Court
The Dutch steamer Wilhelmina, seized by a Japanese torpedo boat destroyer en route to Vladivostok with Cardiff coal, has been declared confiscated by the prize court at Sasebo.
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Nagasaki
Vladivostok
Cardiff
Sasebo
Worthington Resigns Harriman Posts for Western Pacific
Portland report says B A Worthington vice president and general manager of Harriman lines in the northwest resigns to become general manager of the Western Pacific railroad. It claims a Chicago conference with Gould interests triggered the move as part of an arranged plan.
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Gould Gtts
Harriman
Portland
Ore
B. A. Worthington
Northwest
Western Pacific Railroad
Worthington
Gould
Chicago
Loty
President reports cabinet talk and trip plans
Washington dispatch notes informal cabinet discussions with President Roosevelt focusing on his western trip. No decision reached on Loomis Bowen case. Taft and Roosevelt to confer next week to decide procedure. Navy to sail Sigsbee squadron to France to recover John Paul Jones remains between June 7 and 10.
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Washington
Briday
Loomis
Herbert W. Bowen
United States
Caracas
Taft
Roosevelt
Bowen
Navy Department
Sigsbee
France
John Paul Jones
Department
New York
Bryan Praises Roosevelt and Taft at Kansas City Dinner
William J. Bryan lauded President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft on railroad rate legislation at a Knife and Fork club dinner in Kansas City. He declined to forecast a special Congress session. He praised Roosevelt’s policy and noted Democratic support for railroad action.
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Kansas City
William J. Bryan
Knife and Fork Club
Midland
Bryan
Roosevelt
Taft
Congress
Chicago
Iroquois Club
Fierce Moro War Puts Americans in Philippines on Edge
American forces under Major General Leonard Wood press against Moro chief Pala on Jolo Island. Pala’s 600 men suffer heavy losses, with 400 killed. Wood’s side reports seven killed and nineteen wounded. Pala fights to the end rather than be captured as troops close in on a swamp fortification.
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Manila
Joro
Pala
Leonard Wood
Wood
Fourteenth
Pula Sekar
Gorneo
Lahed
Corn Cornered on Board as Prices Spike Quickly
Cash corn for delivery this month on the Chicago board of trade surged nearly three cents in under five minutes. Prices climbed to 54 cents before cautious buyers were fully absorbed, signaling a sharp corner in the market during that trading session.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Bard of Trade
New Phase of Meat Inquiry in Chicago Grand Jury
Federal grand jury session in Chicago focused on beef packing industry affairs. C J Van Norman of Van Norman Commission and A P Kingerson of Hogenbaum Bros testified, sought to prove buyers from cattle firms and commission firms meet daily to set prices for stock.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
C. J. van Norman
van Norman Commission Company
and &. P. Kingerson
Hogenbaum Bros
Naval actions loom as fleets converge in Far East
Reports in St. Petersburg and London indicate a Japanese Chinese clash looms with Russian fleet movements. Admiral Rozhestvensky, Nebogatov join May 10. fleet may move south toward Malacca straits. Oyama directs massing troops toward Toulakou, river bridged, Liao river crowded with junks delivering stores.
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ST. Petersburg
Loring
Rojestyonsky
Nebagatoff
Malacca
Admiralty
London
Saigon
Associated Press
Honlohe
Rojestvensky
Hong Kong
Daily Mail
Hamilton King
Bangkok
Kamranh Bay
Daily Telegraph
Gqunshu Pass
Manchuria
Olouria
Oyama
Fakoman
Touzlakou
Liao River
Secretary Wilson in Kansas on farm tour stops
Secretary Wilson and government experts traveled from Texas by special train to McPherson Kansas and Herington to inspect the government experiment farm and address farmers. The party included Prof Spillman D M A Carlton F B Coburn J W Robinson and R Nichols with a Kansas Agricultural College visit planned at Manhattan. A Tuesday meeting with Wilson and experts was set for Norton at 2 30 in the afternoon.
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Manhattan
Wilson
Southwest
Texas
Rock Island Road
McPhargon
Herington
Spillman
D. M.A. Carlton
Department
Insane Italian man arrested near White House attempt
A man named Daniel Costable, an Italian, said a spirit told him his murdered wife Francesca was inside the White House as he tried to force entry at the rear door around midnight. He was apprehended by a police officer, hatless in a thin serge coat, and jailed after being found on the grounds. In Salt Lake City, Union Pacific filed amended articles to increase preferred stock by 100 million dollars at a special stockholders meeting.
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Washington
Daniel Costable
Hopkins
White House
Francesca
Salt Lake City
Union Pacific Railway Company
Ingenious Flim Flam On Train Defrauds Peoria Man
George C Harding of Peoria recounts a Chicago to Milwaukee trip scam where a smooth stranger exchanged $40 in fives for two twenties, sealed a suspicious envelope, then vanished at Clybourn Junction after Harding handed over the money. The victim warns others to beware such tactics and threats.
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Milwaukee
George C. Harding
Peoria
Milwaukee Sentinel
Chicago
Clybourn Junction
Owes Much to Chefs Reason for Cromer's Egypt Success
The Pittsburg Dispatch asserts Lord Cromer owes much of his Egyptian diplomatic success to the chefs he employed in Cairo. It notes his wealth allows paying a third of his salary to kitchen presiding deities, arguing cooks aided him more than secretaries in handling international difficulties.
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Lord Cromer
Egypt
Cairo
Land of the Nile
Soudan
Yon Mange Vraiment Bien
Pittsburg
New Chinese Weapon of War Draws Empress’s Reward
Reports from Chinese papers describe a weapon that combines a spear and shovel with a pike on one end and a broad eight inch bladed shovel on the other. It is said to be used to behead prisoners and is to be mass produced for the army. The empress dowager awarded the inventor a second class button instead of sending him to The Hague.
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Pekin
Hague
China
A Saul's Victory and a Flower Hospital Tale
A line from W. H. Savile in the Spectator celebrates perseverance and moral vision. The New York Sun reports a new Flower Hospital catergory for floral patients, offering care regardless of origin to those needing plant restoration.
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New York Flower Hospital
New York Sun
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