Rioting at Evansville Jail After Manhunt for Nero Murderer
Evansville Indiana July 7 rioters killed seven people and wounded many as 9 000 mob besieged Vanderburg county jail. National guard and deputy sheriffs fired 300 shots, two militia members killed, a 15 year old girl Hazel Allman among the dead. The manhunt began after Patrolman Massey was killed during pursuit of a suspect linked to a murder.
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Evansville
Ind
Fred Schmidt
Cook’s Brewing Company
Fred Kappler
Henry Kappler
See Hawley
Robert Miller
Charles Preskey
Springfield
Theodore Beem
John Fares
Albert Kaeuss
Company A
First Regiment
Indiana National Guard
Chris Kratz
Fourth
Division
Vine
Vanderburg
Division Street
Blum
National Guard
Col. McCoy
Lee Brown
Massey
Vincennes
Extra Session Called to Pass State Appropriation Bill
Governor Peabody convened an extra Colorado legislature session for July 20 to push a new general appropriation bill after the last session measure was ruled illegal by the courts. Miles Succeeds Dewey as head of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association following Admiral Dewey's resignation. Count Cassini and daughter Cassini head to Europe from Washington en route to St Petersburg for summer. Capt Ambrose McGuire, 70, Ohio River pilot, hanged himself at home in Madison Indiana after long career and left a wife and several grown children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Miles
Dewey
Washington
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association
Nelson A. Miles
Cassini
Russia
Count Cassini
Countess Cassini
New York
Europe
St. Petersburg
Madison
Ind
Ambrose McGuire
Long Run
Switzerland County
C. M. Soper
Nevada
State Association of County Clerks
Iowa
King Edward Hosts Loubet in Brief London Welcome
President Loubet arrived at Victoria station greeted by King Edward and the prince of Wales. The royal reception included a guard of honor and a state carriage parade to St James Palace while Queen Alexandra welcomed Loubet and tea was served. The visit closed with a 3:30 p.m. Buckingham Palace banquet attended by high officials.
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London
Loubet
Republic
Dover
Victoria
King Edward
Prince of Wales
Guard of Honor
M. Loubet
Duke of Connaught
St. James Palace
President Loubet
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Explosion at Toy Cap Factory Kills Three in Chicago
A blast at a toy cap factory on 7615 South Chicago Avenue killed three workers and injured several others. Police arrested Noble Higgie, Charles F. Graber, and Edward Hazlehurst, alleging criminal carelessness caused the explosion that damaged nearby windows and scattered wreckage.
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Chicago
Chicago Avenue
Noble Higgie
Charles F. Graber
Edward Hazlehurst
Resignation of Ohio Congressman Gill Shocks Steubenville
Steubenville reports the resignation of Joseph J. Gill Republican from Ohio's sixteenth district to take effect after his successor qualifies. Health cited after physician advice. Gill, a wealthy former manufacturer, recently purchased the Daily Dix patch in Columbus for 300000. Other items note July 7 deaths from accidents in Bloomington and Wilmington, a fatal fire in California, a fireman death in Oakland, and a levee breach flooding a Colorado valley near Yuma.
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Gill
Ohio
Steubenville
Joseph J. Gill
Nash
Congress
Columbus
Oakland
Cal
Arcala
Waldorf
Franks Parker
Gov. Pardee
Arizona
Yuma
Ariz
Colorado
Water and food reports move for better health law enforcement
Des Moines Iowa July 6 experts led by State Bacteriologist EM Grimes and Dr Charles Henry Hoffman studied Marshalltown water in an attic tank amid typhoid findings and 137 school cases. Health officials seek fuller vital statistics from assessors and physicians to aid legislation.
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Des Moines
EM Grimes
Charles Henry Hoffman
Marshalltown
Kennedy
State Board of Health
Iowa
State Board
Iowa Republicans Nominate Ticket At State Convention
Des Moines Iowa July 2 The Iowa Republican state convention nominated A B Cummins for governor John Herriott for lieutenant governor Charles A Bishop for supreme judge David J Palmer for railroad commissioner and F J Riggs for state superintendent all incumbents except superintendent. The platform backs Roosevelt protection reciprocity and good roads while condemning racial disenfranchisement and praising national and state officials. The convention adjourned after speeches by Cummins Allison Dolliver Cousins and Lacey.
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Des Moines
George D. Perkins
Sioux City
Nate I. Kendall
Albia
A. B. Cummins
John Herriott
Stuart
Charles A. Bishop
David J. Palmer
Washington
F. J. Riggs
Sigourney
Cummins
Iowa
Louisiana Purchase Commission
Roosevelt
Shaw
Wilson
Cuba
Philippine Islands
Allison
Dolliver
Cousins
Lacey
Dubuque Street Car Strike Ends After Governor Action
Gov. Cummins faced mob rule during a Dubuque street car strike. He sent three militia companies to defend property and pressured a settlement after the workers adopted a company offer. The dispute began over a dog on a car when the vice president’s daughter faced removal and two employees were discharged, triggering the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Electric Railway Company
Gov. Cummins
Married Her Uncle Seeks Nullification Of Marriage
Icile A. Wood of Des Moines petitioned a district court to have her marriage to her father's brother declared null and void. She asserts illegality of the contract under Iowa and Arkansas law and asks restoration of unmarried rights after leaving her uncle-husband in Arkansas City, Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Icile A. Wood
Des Moines
Iowa
Arkansas
District Court
Arkansas City
Ark
Heartless Joke Claims Des Moines Death of Harl McDonald
Relatives in Marshalltown are stunned after a letter signed Sheriff Eugene Moore claimed Harl McDonald killed himself in Des Moines. The father travels to claim the body, only to learn his son is alive. the letter was turned over to Des Moines police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harl McDonald
Marshalltown
Des Moines
McDonald
Eugene Moore
Food for Hogs Corn Develops High Protein Line
Prof. W W H Olin of the State Agricultural College at Ames has engaged the State Swine Breeders Association in promoting a corn variety rich in protein and ash. His extended experiments show a corn that yields more protein than others and is described as a superior fattening food for hogs. The program began with H M Cotrell of the Brookmont farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W H. Olin
State Agricultural College At
Ames
State
Swine Breeders’ Association
Olin
H. M. Cotrell
Brookmont Farm
Four Historic Scrolls Donated to Town Museum
Minister BE H Conger leads donation to the state historical department adding four large scrolls. One scroll holds Chinese emperor inscriptions while three contain paintings and inscriptions by the dowager empress. The works were created for the Town historical department at Conger's request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. H. Conger
State Historical Department
China
Town Historical Department
Conger
River tragedy ties to missing husband in Davenport
A letter read by Mrs. Matz Seang of Keewaunee Hills says Dear Wife good-by I am gone and to find me in the river. The body of Matz Seang was found in the Mississippi at Davenport. His brother reported family troubles and the two children Ruhlin and Sister are named in the note.
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Ruhlin
Matz Seang
Kewanee Hills
Mississippi
Davenport
Seang
Professor Resigns to Join Ohio State University
Prof. H. C. Price, professor of horticulture and forestry at Iowa State College Ames, resigns to take effect September 1. He accepts a chair at Ohio State University as professor and dean of agriculture and domestic science and rural economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Price
Iowa State College
Ames
Price
Ohio State University
Des Moines Relief Commission Reports Over $10,000 Given
The Scandinavian famine relief commission will brief the governor soon on more than $10,000 in aid. Des Moines citizens contributed over $1,800, and the commission members praise both the city and state generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandinavian Relief Commission
Des Moines
Iowa State Board of Control May Financial Report Highlight
The May financial and statistical report shows the general support fund credit balance at 89,744.35 dollars, rising from 80,063.17 dollars at the end of April. Population figures are provided for April and May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Control Financial and Statistical
Iowa Music Teachers elect officers at Ottumwa convention
At the eighth annual convention in Ottumwa the Society of Music Teachers of Iowa appointed a state supervisor of public school music. Officers elected: President William H. Pontius of Dubuque, Vice President Charles Grade of Muscatine, Secretary-Treasurer Rev. Charles H. Bohn of Mount Pleasant. Committee heads named for piano Henri Ruffrok Des Moines, voice Grant Hadley Des Moines, stringed Arthur Heft Des Moines, organ and lectures H. W. Matlack Grinnell.
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Ottumwa
Society of Music Teachers of
Iowa
William H. Pontius
Dubuque
Charles Grade
Muscatine
Charles H. Bohn
Mount Pleasant
Henri Ruffrok
Des Moines
Grant Hadley
Arthur Heft
H. W. Matlack
Grinnell
Two Die in Des Moines Rail Yard Collision
Two men died and five were seriously injured in a head-on crash in the Des Moines yards of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line. An accommodation train and a freight train drawn by two engines collided after the outbound train pulled out without orders thinking the freight had pulled in. Victims named are John Erickson and James Howard of Des Moines. Both trains were traveling at high speed.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Des Moines
John Erickson
James Howard
Osteopathic Physicians Urge Gov Cummins Board Seats Des Moines
At the State Association of Osteopathic Physicians meeting in Des Moines a memorial pressed Gov Cummins to appoint an osteopath to state medical examiners and health boards. For the new year officers were elected: President J Baughman Burlington. vice presidents B Miller Cedar Rapids and F W Belchey Guthrie Center. secretary Elia R Gilmore Sheldon. treasurer L C Thompson Red Oak.
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State Association of Osteopathic Physicians
Des Moines
Gov. Cummins
Boards of Medical Examiners and Health
J. §. Baughman
Burlington
8. B. Miller
Cedar Rapids
F. W. Belchey
Guthrie Center
Elia R. Gilmore
Sheldon
L. C. Thompson
Red Oak
Trustees Elected At EUsworth College Meeting
At the annual meeting in Town Falls the board of trustees was elected including TH. S. Ellsworth as president J. H. Carleton as secretary W. H. Woods as treasurer Judge S. M. Weaver Z. K. Hoag and William Welden. President A. J. Cavana was re elected along with most of the faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eusworth College
Town Falls
TH. S. Ellsworth
J. H. Carleton
W. H. Woods
S. M. Weaver
Z. K. Hoag
William Welden
A. J. Cavana
Dubuque Mass Meeting Targets Law and Order Alliance
In Dubuque a mass meeting organized after a street car strike settlement was held to form a law and order alliance. Prominent clergymen lawyers and businessmen addressed the gathering. Critics questioned the mayor and police chief for failing to prevent mob violence or arrest any participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Iowa Crop Outlook Notes Strong Spring Wheat Oats Barley
Government weather bureau weekly crop report for Iowa says conditions are favorable for spring wheat oats and barley with heading and filling satisfactory. Corn cultivation continues with little interruption and early planted corn near ten year average in size and condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Weather Bureau
Iowa
Drowned Boat Accident In Sioux City River
John Sueve and his sister Dora along with Mike Lee and Miss Thena Wallum were in a boat that overturned after entering the wake of the excursion steamer Lora on the river at Sioux City. Sueve and Dora were rescued, but Lee and Wallum drowned.
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John Sueve
Dora
Mike Lee
Thena Wallum
Sioux City
Lora
Sueve
Lee
Miss Wallum
Double Wedding Upends Carroll Family Celebrates 28th Anniversary
The twenty eighth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. A S Heffelfinger was celebrated at Carroll by the marriage of their two daughters. Clementine married L D McAllister of Fort Dodge and Winifred wed Ralph M Goodell of Sioux City.
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A.S. Heffelfinger
Carroll
Clementine
L. D. McAllister
Fort Dodge
Winifred
Ralph M. Goodell
Sioux City
Burglars Bombard Reinbeck Hardware Store Safe
Burglars entered the Ehler & Co. hardware store in Reinbeck and dynamited the safe, netting about 500 dollars.
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Indiana City
Edward Schiffman
Hazel Allman
Joseph H. Allman
John Barnett
St. Mary’s Hospital
August Jordan
Ed. Rule
Allman
Vincennes Company of
King
Vicat
France
England
Bloomington
John O'Neil
Leroy
Wilmington
T. B. Goodnight
A. H. McVey
Polk County
S. G. Wilson
Iowa State
State Board of Control
Sherman
Newbold
Charles Aldrich
State House
Historical Art Gallery
Supreme Judges
Supreme Court
Capitol
Missouri
Montrose W. Thornton
A. M. EH
Del
South
Drake University
Campbell College For
Jackson
Miss
Des Moines Fire Insurance Agents’ Club
Executive Council
of State
F. F. Merriam
Max Beehler
Manchester
Auditor of State
St. Louis
Greene
Webster
Monona
United States Land Register
Federal
Cedar Rapids and Missouri Railroad
James Wilson
Council Bluffs
A. B. Cumminng
GOV
Winal
Bry
State Swine Breeders’ Association
Iowa State News
Anamosa
College Trustees
Omcinis
Crop Outlook
Ehler & Co
Reinbeck
Frederick Tole
Mr. Tole
Shell Rock
R. L. McWhinney
Union County
Creston
F. Emory
Keane
Archdiocese of
Waverly
What Cheer
New Methodist
Alden
Mason City
George Campbell
LeMars Telephone Company
Joseph de Forest
San Francisco
C. A. Eadries
Centennial Hotel
Centerville
W. H. Scott
The
Christian Church
Spencer H. Lenney
Atlantic
People’s Power Company
Moline
Ill
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