Governor Claims Brant Smuggled Communications From Jails
Des Moines reports Governor Carroll accuses Iowa City editor Dave Brant of falsehoods and misrepresenting clemency efforts. He cites letters showing Brant sought clemency and accuses him of harming prison discipline and paroled inmates while publishing lies.
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Des Moines
Carroll
Dave Brant
Iowa City
Brant
Shaw
Frank Novack
Board of Parole
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Hamacker
Parole Denied for Watson and Taft Visit Prompts Plans
The Iowa Board of Parole rejects Thomas W. Watson's life term parole citing prior refusals and a hard rule against paroling lifers. President Taft plans a six week Midwest swing stopping in Des Moines en route to San Francisco for the Panama Exposition with a rousing reception anticipated by local business leaders.
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Taft
Des Moines
Washington
Beverly
Omaha
Kansas City
Denver
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Nevada
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Thomas
Charlie Thomas
Mabel Scofield
State Board of Parole
van Tassel
Watson
Rainsberger Brothers
Board of Parole
General Assembly
Storing Bad Eggs Under Fire In Chicago Market
A Chicago report alleges thousands of bad eggs are stored for future use while fresh eggs move to households at 26 to 30 cents per dozen. The piece blames a butter and egg board price system and warns of a forthcoming federal inquiry set for September 18.
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Chicago
Butter and Egg Trust
Commission
Chicago Produce Bulletin
Chicago Butter and Egg Board
Isaac Tuck
The
Bulletin
Tuck
Price Board
Butter and Egg Board
New York
Butter and Egg Board of Chicago
Beattie Trial Opens in Chesterfield Courthouse
On the anniversary of his marriage Henry Clay Beattie Jr sits in court as seven Commonwealth witnesses testify in his murder trial. Physicians Dr. Herbert Mann and Dr. Wilbur Mercer recount Mrs Beattie's death details while Thomas Owen detective Wren Wiltshire coroner Loving and May Stuart discuss Beattie associations.
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Chesterfield
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Commonwealth
Herbert Mann
Wilbur Mercer
Wren
Wiltshire
Richmond
Loving
Chesterfield County
May Stuart
Beattie
Beulah Binford
Smithsonian glacier expedition gear lost in Alaska river
Cordova Alaska reports that field notes cameras and exposed films from a Smithsonian glacial expedition are at the bottom of the Big Delta river after a wagon toppled while Professors R F Starr and Lawrence Madden crossed. The men reached shore.
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Starr and
Madden
Big Delta
Cordova
Alaska
Smithsonian
Big navies doubt smaller ships will replace dreadnoughts
United States officers at Brooklyn navy yard doubt London claims that dreadnought battleships will be replaced by smaller, equally armed vessels. They expect Britain and others to enlarge battleship size, with officials arguing space limits and engine efficiency favor larger hulls.
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United States
England
New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
London Dispatch
Great Britain
B. N. C. Leutze
Robert H. Stocker
U.S. N
London
G. H. Burd
Navy Yard
Complexion Room in Cafe Chicago Promises Beauty Emphasis
A Michigan Avenue hotel plans a novelty complexion room in its cafe aimed at appealing to women patrons. The president says color schemes will flatter diverse complexions by lighting, decor, and floor coverings, transforming the space into a beauty enhancement venue for both natural and artificial looks.
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Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Sleeping Tin Smith Found Suspended on Philadelphia Roof
Robert Morris a 22 year old tin smith from Merchantville was found sleeping on a roof at 634 North Front Street in Philadelphia with his head over the eaves. Police, puzzled by how he reached the height, dragged him to the street after neighbors alerted residents and a derby hat fell at passersby. Morris claimed no memory of reaching the roof as investigators consider a rain spout ascent during a work shift roof repair episode.
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Butcher
Missouri Valley
Smith
Mecum
State Board of Parole
Lancelot
Missouri River
Illinois
Philadelphia
North Front Street
Robert Morris
Merchantville
Fist District
Joseph Nowing
Dowling
Morrta
Morrisa
Lost Cascade gold ledge found after 23 years by Schnicke
Prospector I A Schnicke uncovers gold bearing ore in the Cascade mountains near Mount Adams after a 23 year search. The group known as The Lucky Five dwindled to one as he located Badger Lake and an old White camp clue, filing mining claims and planning a return to develop the ledge.
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Spokane
Wash
I. A. Schnicke
Cascade Mountains
Amos White
Cascades
Mount Adams
White
John Snyder
Snyder
Marion Locke
Locke
McCoy Creek
Schnicke
Badger Lake
Eli
Train kills Battle Creek businessman on railroad tracks
George C. Sterling fifty years old a leading Battle Creek business man was instantly killed when struck by a Wolverine train while taking a shortcut to the business district along the railroad right of way.
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George C. Sterling
Wolverine Flyer
Battle Creek
Mich
Sterling
Esther Cleveland to wed Randolph West of New York
At Mrs. Grover Cleveland’s home in Tamworth New Hampshire it was learned that Esther Cleveland the ex president’s eldest daughter will marry Randolph D West of New York son of Prof Andrew West of Princeton He is a member of the West family connected with Princeton University and the New York social circle.
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Esther Cleveland
Wes. Tamworth
N. H
Grover. Cleveland
Esther
Randolph D. West
New York
Andrew West
Princeton
Big Gold Strike At McClintock Creek Alaska
Colonel Conrad of Carcross reported a great placer gold strike on McClintock creek near Skagway Alaska and a stampede for the new field has begun after arrival from Cari bou Crossing.
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Alaska
Skagway
Conrad of
Carcross
Caribou Crossing
McClintock Creek
Mob Guilty Ruling Leads to New Arrest in Walker Case
Judge Butler in West Chester ruled that anyone in the mob is guilty of murder. An additional arrest followed in Zack Walker's burning at the stake in Coatesville Pennsylvania ten days earlier.
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Coatesville
Butler
West Chester
Zack Walker
Denver Board Approves Monument for Aviator Ralph Johnstone
The Denver board of supervisors voted to erect a monument to Ralph Johnstone. A tablet will be placed at the site where Johnstone fell to honor the aviator.
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Johnstone
Denver
Col
Denver Board of Supervisors
Ralph Johnstone
Wonderful Nest Found on Berlin Cathedral Tower
A colossal stork nest atop Colmar Cathedral in Upper Alsace astonishes observers. About thirty years old it spans six feet, stands five feet high and weighs three quarters of a ton. Built of wood and clay its interior holds stockings fur caps sleeve of a gown shoes leather and four buttons from a railway porter uniform plus two dozen sacks of hoarded treasures.
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Berlin
Ft Stork
Colmar
Alsace
74 year old Middletown pedestrian eats 25 cent week
George H. Ward famed Connecticut valley pedestrian invites New Britain Herald editor to Middletown for a week on a 25 cent food budget. He sustains himself with oatmeal peanut butter and crackers tea on weekdays pancakes Sundays and walks 15 miles daily while claiming this routine keeps him healthy and confident of living to 100.
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George H. Ward
Connecticut Valley
Middletown
Conn
New Britain
Ward
Barking of Dogs Forbidden at Eastbourne Beach
Eastbourne town council adopts a by law fining dog owners 40 shillings for barking on the beach. The debate was lively with critics arguing the rule will restrain dogs and harm their health, while supporters claim it preserves order.
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Eastbourne ‘Town Council
London
Eastbourne
Astbourne
Riches as Moral Test and Opportunity in Old Preachers View
A preacher argues money is not inherently good or bad but a sign of human wants and a test of altruism. Wealth grants power and freedom yet magnifies responsibility, with moral value defined by generosity toward others rather than self. Jesus’ altrusim is cited as true greatness, contrasting riches with spiritual virtue.
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Paris
Othara
Lfe
Aiye
Kingdom of Heaven
Jesus
Forgiveness as a guiding light in scripture and life
The passage emphasizes forgiveness as central to faith, citing Psalm 130 and Hebrews 10 to illustrate God’s mercy. It portrays forgiveness transforming fear into hope, with Jesus as the sun of righteousness guiding believers toward earnest, gentle Christian living.
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Gadd
Jesus
Bethlehem
Christ
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