German Editors Meet in Des Moines and Fortunes of Iowa
German editors and publishers of Iowa will convene in Des Moines September 5 to 7 with about 40 papers represented. A grand parade of 60 000 to 75 000 Odd Fellows is planned around the capitol grounds with reviews by Mayor Brenton and officials.
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Scribes and Publishers of
Iowa
Des Moines
Joseph Eiboeck
Staatz-Anzeiger
Odd Fellows
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Thas
M. A. Raney
Marengo
Capitol Building
State Fair Grounds
Kirkwood Hotel
Fourth and Walnut
Grand
The
Agricultural College
Stanton
Beardshear
Henry Wallace
Curtiss and Stanton
Frederick D. Cloud
China
Peking
F. H. Conger
Fvo
Legation
Washington
Cheshire
Congers
Order of Hoo Hoos
St. Louis Fair
Grand Lodge
Order
Ig Temple
Roosevelt
Akin
Omaha
Greene
Texas
Leon Brown
Oil abandoned after deep drill near Federika ceases
Pioneer Prospecting Oil company halted operations after reaching 1,173 feet for oil in the Federika area due to lack of funds. Machinery has been shipped to Streeter, Illinois to prospect for coal. Wapsie Valley company continues drilling at Frederika.
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Federika
Pioneer Prospecting Oil Company
Streeter, IL
Wapsie Valley Company
Frederika
Approval of Miles Philippine visit underscores Army command rules
Boston reports Secretary Cortelyou confirming Gen. Miles may visit the Philippines on an inspection tour with presidential permission. Miles would have no authority to override Gen. Chaffee or alter current policy, and he can only observe and report.
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Gen. Chaffee
Boston
Miles
Philippine Islands
Cortelyou
United States
Philippines
Chicago
Gen. Miles
Gen. Combin
Narrow Escape On Tennessee Mountain Cliff Rescue
Miss Vinnie Tucker stepped over Forest Point brink during a mountain trip near Monteagle Tennessee Sidney Corwah a Nashville man sprang to help but both plunged down 35 to 40 feet Cowan remained conscious before sliding to a halt in a bush with Tucker unconscious and bleeding Their companions formed a rescue party and reached the ledge to aid the pair)
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Monteagle
Tenn
Vinnie Tucker
Forest Point
Sidney Corwah
Nashville
Cowan
Miss Tucker
Tragic Memphis Trolley Accident Kills One
A southbound trolley near Georgia and Kentucky avenues in Memphis failed when the wire broke. Passengers panicked and rushed the rear door. Mars Newton Morris of 308 Iowa avenue died. his wife Mrs Morris died at the scene before ambulance arrival. Seven others were injured, one possibly fatally.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mars
Newton I. Morris
Iowa Avenue
Jackson Mound Park
Georgia
Kentucky Avenues
Jones
Morris
Veterans seek civil service parity for Spanish war
At the state assembly of Spanish war veterans in Binghamton on Monday a committee was formed to obtain for Spanish war veterans the same civil service preferences currently available to Civil War veterans.
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Binghamton, N
Widow Marie An toinette Hopkins Killed by Street Car
Mrs Marie An toinette Hopkins widow of Edward A Hopkins former United States minister to Argentina was instantly killed when she stepped in front of a street car travelling at about 80 miles per hour. She was born in Paris in 1839.
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St. Louis
Marie Antoinette Hopkins
Edward A. Hopkins
United States
Argentine
Paris
France
Bank Robbery Strikes First National Bank in Aberdeen
The First National Bank in Aberdeen was robbed Sunday night of 938,000 in silver. The thieves entered via the basement and moved upstairs, cutting a hole through the vault wall.
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Aberdeen
5. D
First National Bank
Prominent Keokuk County Resident Dies Lifting Hay
G W Shinkle aged 75 collapsed at home near Denver WL while lifting a bale of hay. A brain blood vessel ruptured causing his death Monday evening. He was one of the county’s oldest and most prominent citizens.
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Keokuk
G. W. Shinkle
Denver
Wancock County
Shah of Persia Arrives in Paris After Welcome Ovation
The Shah of Persia arrived in Paris at 11 o'clock Monday night. He received an ovation at the station and was escorted to his hotel by a mounted detachment of the Republican Guard.
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Shah
Paris
Shah of
Persia
Republican Guard
Roosevelt urges stronger trust control and publicity measures
President Roosevelt travels from Nahant to Lynn and Boston addressing business leaders on trust reform. He argues for national, not state, control, extended publicity of corporate actions, and laws enforceable across states. He cites need for a sovereign to hold corporations accountable and for robust anti trust enforcement led by Attorney General Knox.
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Boston
Roosevelt
New England
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nahant
Pittsburg
Lynn
City Hall
Symphony Hall
Hotel Ouraine
Gov. Crane
Maine
Taim
Nineveh
Babylon
Mesopotamian
Knox
Stillers
Army and Navy Maneuvers Outlined By MacArthur
Maj. Gen. MacArthur releases the maneuver rules for a simulated clash at Long Island Sound. The plan features two phases from Aug 29 to Sept 6 with a naval attack on the eastern entrance and preparations including defenses at Forts Rodman Adams Wetherill Greble Mansfield Wright Michie Terry Gardner's Point.
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New York
MacArthur
Long Island Sound
Rodman
Adams
Wetherill
Greble
Mansfield
Wright
Michie
Terry
Gardner’s Point
Newport
Ohio legislature meets in extraordinary session
The Ohio Legislature convened at 3 p m on Monday to enact laws for municipal government and to restore appellate jurisdiction to the supreme court. Governor Nash recommends repealing last May act, outlines municipal constitutional history, and submits a municipal code bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court
Gov. Nash
Independent Parcels Post Inaugurated By Britain
Beginning September 21 British post offices will accept parcels for United States transmission via independent service after failing to reach a parcels post agreement. Cunard and White Star lines will ship the parcels, American Express will deliver in the U S. Rates start 24 cents for three pounds and 72 cents for seven to eleven pounds plus 24 cents British customs clearance and U S customs fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
United States
British Postal Department
Cunard and
White Star Lines
American Express Company
Chinese commissioners sign duties treaty with Shanghai accord
Washington reports the Chinese commissioners at Shanghai have signed the Sharretts drafted agreement substituting specific for ad valorem duties on imports into China. Mr Sharretts travels to the United States with the treaty and United States action is not required.
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Washington
Shanghai
T. S. Sharretts
China
Sharretts
United States
Writ Granted in Detroit Bank Case
Michigan Supreme Court grants a writ of habeas corpus for Frank C. Andrews recently convicted of misappropriating funds from the wrecked City Savings Bank of Detroit. The writ is returnable October 1, and Andrews remains in jail in the interim.
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Tansing
Mich
Michigan Supreme Court
Frank c. Andrews
City Savings Bank of Detroit
Andrews
Double Tragedies and Lynching Mark August in Kansas and North Carolina
Aug 26 reports three incidents from different cities. Chester Westbrook killed his wife near Phillipsburg Kansas then killed himself. C P Olson longtime Burlington railroad official drowned at Burlington Iowa while his Lincoln family home is listed. Tom Jones, a Black man from Seven Springs North Carolina, was killed by a mob after attacking Mrs. Will Smith.
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Phillipsburg
Kan
Chester Westbrook
Here
Westbrook
Lincoln
Neh
Burlington, Ta
C. P. Olson
Burlington
Missouri River
Raleigh
Tom Jones
Will Smith
Seven Springs
Jones
Wreck on Southern railway near Georgetown kills four
A freight wreck eight miles west of New Albany results in five fatalities and several injuries. Edward Naval a Louisville singer Dudley Cox Hense Ross and Henry Goodale among the dead. Brakeman Mayer Meyer Osburn and engineer Deval are injured or missing as two freight trains derail the steep grade and collapse a 300 foot trestle. Traffic delays follow and Princeton mourns longtime railroad workers.
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Princeton
Ind
Georgetown
Southern Railway
New Albany
Edward Naval
Louisville
Dudley Cox
Birdseye
Hense Ross
Milltown
Henry Goodale
C.F. Mayer
Osborne
Goodale
Deval
Cox
Ross
Meyer
Meyers
Osburn
Huntingburg
Evansville
Henderson
Fatal Bay Shore Terminal crash kills three in Norfolk
A head-on collision on the Bay Shore Terminal line near Futa’s Siding in Norfolk on a Sunday afternoon killed three people including motormen W S Vandall and C B Colden and ten year old Linwood Fentress. Dozens were injured as excursionists filled both cars.
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Norfolk
Bay Shore Terminal
W. S. Vandall
C. B. Colden
Linwood Fentress
Futa’s Siding
Ocean View
View
W. S. Yandall
Yandall
KR. B. Fentress
Norfolk Cold Storage and Ice Company
Baltimore
Colden
Young Fentress
Fentress
R. P. Waller
Maj. L. W.T. Waller
Record cattle shipment tops Atlantic crossing milestone
Portland Missouri reports the Norseman carried 1179 cattle and 1398 sheep, the largest cattle shipment across the Atlantic, with 18 carloads of hay and grain needed for the ten day voyage to Liverpool. Also, James Vincent of Battle Creek Michigan died after leaping from a moving train near Slinton West Virginia, verdict accidental death.
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Portland
Atlantic
Norseman
Dominion Line
F. W. Huntington
New World
Liverpool
Slinton
W. Va
James Vincent
Battle Creek
Mich
Here
Maine Proves Fast On Trial Off Cape Ann
The battleship Maine, during her trial run off Cape Ann near Boston on August 25, achieved an average speed of 18 knots meeting the contract requirement. The test confirms the vessel’s performance as a fast warship for its class.
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Boston
Maine
Cape Ann
Pemandr Reports United States Demands Conceded
An imperial order issued at Constantinople demands that Turkey concede all U S demands. The Porte US relations resume to normal as negotiations return to their firbal conditions.
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Pemandr
Constantinople
United States
Turkey
Porte
General Franz Sigel funeral in Melrose
At Rest New York Aug 25 military funeral service for General Franz Sigel held at Melrose Turnverein. Carl Schurz delivered the eulogy as the remains lay in state and were viewed by about 10 000 people.
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Rest
New York
Franz Sige
Melrose
Roosevelt on the trusts at Providence address
President Roosevelt spoke to about 15 000 at Providence city hall on August 25 about prosperity and the trusts. He urged self reliance and warned that only personal thrift energy and self restraint can secure lasting prosperity while government can only supplement individual effort. He defended need for regulation of large corporations and urged publicity for major interstate firms.
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Providence
R. L
Roosevelt
Tower of Siloam
Proved His Innocence in Yonkers Statesman Quote
A Yonkers Statesman snippet reports a Frontier era dialogue about missing chicks. The speaker asserts innocence and cites superstition, claiming Friday nights are unlucky for theft. Public figure Sambo is referenced in a casual conversational tone.
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Sambo
Sur
Yonkers Statesman
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Aldrich
Historical Department
Postmasters of
Cedar Rapids
A. W. Lee
Postmasters’ Association
Association of Iowa Postmasters
State Normal
Cedar Falls
State University
Iowa City
Simpson College
Indianola
Ames
Sage
Weather Bureau
State University Museum
C. C. Nutting
Smithsonian Institution
Leland Stanford University
Hawaiian Islands
America
Nutting
Pacific
State Agricultural College
Colleges of Lib
Eral Arts and Agriculture
Agricultural Department
Charles E. Curtiss
P. C. Kenyon
United Typothetae of America
Kansas City
St. Paul
I. W. Porterfield
Knights of Pythias of Iown
O. M. Gillett
Independence
E. B. Hawkins
Morning Sun
John Springer
William Hoffman
Mascatine
Myr. Hoffman
J. N. W. Rumple
Mr. Hoffman
Germany
Philadelphia
Muscatine County
Muscatine
Irene Iutchinson
John F. Craig
Thomas 2. Hedge
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson
College Experiment Station
Montana
Manila
Xu Fall
Tennessee
Precious Metals
George FE. Roberts
Mint
Roberts
Millionaire
Jonolulu
San Francisco
A. G. Mitchell
Michigan Timber Company
Cadillac
Conic
Mitchell
Peoria
Thomas WW. Keene
Ilinois
ARMY
NAVY
Gand
Lone Island
Ohio Legislature
Government of Municipalities
Independent Parcels Post
the Trusts
Prudence
Cholly
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