Growth of Unions Draws 12 Iowa Miners into State Federation
Davenport report by Secretary-Treasurer Fred A Canfield shows Iowa State Federation of Labor adding about 8 000 members in the past year bringing total to around 30 000. New affiliations include mine workers locals in Bolton Hoover Ward Valley Junction Madrid Yoder Highbridge Streepyville Frazer Buxton Everist Hines Lockman Tester Hocking Des Moines Exline Seevers Maple Coalville Mystic Melcher Boone and many city and trades groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Fred A. Canfield
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Canfield
Mine Workers
Bolton
Hoover
Ward
Valley Junction
Madrid
Yoder
Highbridge
Streepyville
Frazer
Buxton
Everist
Hines
Lockman
Tester
Hocking
Des Moines
Exline
Seevers
Maple
Coalville
Mystic
Melcher
Boone
Tri-City Federation of Labor
Oskaloosa Trades Assembly
Boone Bartenders
Boone Street Carmen
Mason City Carpenters
Tri-City Bakers
Fort Madison
Clinton
Fort Dodge Trades Assembly
Association of Street and Electric Railway
Iowa
Woman Killed by Runaway Horse Near Manchester
Mrs Archie Legg wife of a Oneida merchant was killed instantly when the automobile they rode in east of Omeda was struck by a runaway team A horse leaped into the car and struck Mrs Legg causing her death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Archie Legg
Oneida
Omeda
Landmark frame buildings moved to clear Main Street
Three of four early frame structures in Winfield have been relocated from Main Street lots recently bought by the Farmers' National Bank to clear space for a new bank building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield
Main Street
Farmers’ National Bank
Nimke Farm Sold At Record Price Per Acre
The Bernard Collman farm sold to Julius Weideman for 187 dollars per acre. William Nimke owned the property after buying it last year for 166 dollars per acre.
Auto Crash Fatal in Ottumwa Killing W M Johnson
In Ottumwa a speeding car overturned killing W M Johnson of Washington and seriously injuring J A Cummings and Fred Bowmine of Keota. The occupants were thrown from the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
W. M. Johnson
Washington
J. A. Cummings
Fred Bowmine
Keota
Woman Kills Herself After Failed Husband Shooting
In Cedar Rapids Mrs Albert Franks, after an unsuccessful attempt to shoot her husband, placed a revolver to her side and killed herself. The couple had been married and divorced twice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Albert Franks
Franks
Crook Gets His Cash Near Crystal Lake Cottage
E. S. Preston of Coon Rapids Iowa was separated from 1800 dollars by a clever band of crooks operating in a cottage on Crystal lake near Sioux City. Four members of the gang are in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
E. S. Preston
Coon Rapids
Iowa
Crystal Lake
Double tragedy in Iowa yards claims two railroad workers
Janice Pinovich of Peoria Illinois was killed in Cedar Rapids while attempting to steal a ride to Waterloo. Clifford Rockhold of Ottumwa Iowa a Milwaukee brakeman was killed while setting out cars at the Rock Island yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Janice Pinovich
Peoria
Ill
Rock Island
Waterloo
Clifford Rockhold
Ottumwa
Milwaukee
Burlington Goes Dry and Rent Claim
L L Saunders of Anita attaches Burlington railroad pumping station and wind mill at Massena forcing water to be hauled from Creston. Saunders claims the railroad company is back on its rent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Massena
L. L. Saunders
Anita
Burlington Railroad Company
Creston
Saunders
Iowa Lawyer Jed Lake Dies at 84 in Independence
Independence Iowa lawyer Jed Lake aged 84 died at his home. A prominent attorney and former legislator, he lived in Independence for 60 years and was widely known in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Independence
Jed Lake
Minister Denounces Auto in Sermon at Shambaugh
Rev. A. G. Woodward of Clarinda labeled the automobile an instrument of the devil and an enemy of the church during a Bermon in Shambaugh raising religious opposition to motor vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auto
Clarinda
A. G. Woodward
Bermon
Shambaugh
Pioneer Dies at Nashua
Nashua resident J. J. Cross aged five died at his home. He was among Nashua’s early settlers and is mourned by the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
J. J. Cross
Mr. Cross
Cut By Insane Man in Muscatine Incident
A man believed to be Frank Hartman of Toledo attacked Constable Swann of Morning Sun with a knife after believing a mob pursued him. Hartman was shot in the leg and is said to be deranged. Swann sustained serious wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hartman
Toledo
Swann
Morning Sun
Hartman
Man Killed in Runaway at Norwalk
John Olinger aged 43 died at his Norwalk home from injuries after his horse ran into a tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
John Olinger
Lightning Kills Three Near Sidney Farm
Three men, all members of Henry Spittler’s party, were struck dead by lightning while in a pasture five miles east of Sidney. The victims were identified as the Wiersee group and others accompanying them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Henry Spitther
Mr. Spittler
Wiersee
Sweetheart's Rejection Leads Waterloo Man to End Life
Joann Taylor aged 26 committed suicide in Waterloo after his sweetheart cut off relations. He left a note to his mother in Mystic Iowa saying life was a burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Joann Taylor
Mystic
Methodist Camp Meeting at Arnold's Park Iowa
The Sheldon District Methodist Episcopal church will hold a camp meeting at Arnold's Park Iowa from July 10 to 20 A 1200 seat tabernacle will be pitched between the baseball park and the old log cabin near timber and five minutes from the railroad depot Tent lots for campers are free on timely application to Rev FP P Quick Inwood Iowa He will supply camping outfits if ordered in time
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des ‘Moines
Sheldon District Methodist Episcopal Church
Arnold’s Park
Iowa
P. Quick
Inwood
Towa
Iowa Bar Association Convenes in Burlington Program Unveiled
The twentieth annual Iowa State Bar association convention will be held in Burlington from June 24 to 26. The program opens June 25 with W. E. Blake delivering an address of welcome and Judge Jesse A. Miller providing the response. J. N. Flickinger will present the American Bar association delegates report. O. P. Myers will read a paper on The Torrens Land Title System. James A. Devitt will deliver the memorial address on Major John F. Lacey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Iowa State Bar Association
W. E. Blake
Des Moines County Bar Association
Jesse A. Miller
Des Moines
American Bar Association
J. N. Flickinger
Council Bluffs
O. P. Myers
Newton
John F. Lacey
James A. Devitt
Oskaloosa
Death of Iowa City Banker J C Switzer
Iowa City sees funeral services for J C Switzer a longtime bank official born 1848 in Carroll county Maryland a Civil War veteran who served three years in the Twenty second Iowa volunteers and who spent three decades as assistant cashier at the Iowa City State Bank He also held Johnson county clerk duties from 1871 to 1873.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
J. C. Switzer
Iowa City Bank
Mr. Switzer
Carroll County
Maryland
Twenty-second
Iowa Volunteers
Iowa City State Bank
Johnson County
Auto Accident Near Marcus Involving Ida Grove Men
Two Ida Grove men Will Murphy son of the inventor of the Murphy self starter on the Ford and W E Miller were involved in an automobile accident two miles south of Marcus when the car went into a ditch and turned turtle three times. Murphy was seriously injured and the car badly wrecked, according to witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Grove
Will Murphy
Murphy
W. E. Miller
Marcus
Webster City recount names McFerren GOP state representative nominee
A recount by the board of supervisors in Webster City gave Ruben McFerren the Republican nomination for state representative by one vote over M. L. Henderson of Randall. Henderson had led by eight votes in the initial count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Board of Supervisors
Ruben McFerren
M. L. Henderson
Randall
Henderson
Barber John Stills Drowns Fishing in North Raccoon River
John Stills, a Yale barber, drowned while fishing in the North Raccoon River nine miles east of Yale. His companions aided in recovery of the body. Stills had formerly lived in Redfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raccoon River
Panora
John Stills
Yale
North Raccoon River
Stills
Redfield
Adel to Dallas County Record Editor Sweeley Resigns Deputy Auditor Post
Adel resident T Sweeley resigns as deputy county auditor and takes control of the Dallas County Record, the paper he formerly edited and partly owned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adel
Vic T. Sweeley
T Dallas County Record
Sweeley
Splendid Crop Prospects in McGregor Area
McGregor reports crop prospects in the immediate vicinity at their best for this time of year. Grain and hay fields and pastures are in excellent condition, indicating strong agricultural outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor
Consolidate Schools Proposal Passes in Melbourne
In a Melbourne special election the district's bid to bond for a new consolidated school won with 192 votes for and 77 against.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Melbourne
Club Woman Dies in Sioux City
Mrs. J. L. Kennedy wife of former Judge J. L. Kennedy died suddenly in Sioux City after a two days illness. She was a well known town club woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
J. L. Kennedy
Town Club
Des Moines Faces Surge in Cocaine and Heroin Requests
City druggists report growing demand for cocaine and heroin with more customers seeking the narcotics amid mounting concerns about public health and crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Position With College for Fort Dodge Engineer
G F Wright a senior mining engineer from Fort Dodge has accepted an appointment as assistant chemist for the Iowa experiment station in Ames. This move adds expertise to the station team and signals continued collaboration between industrial experts and state research programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
G. F. Wright
Fort Dodge
Iowa Experiment Station
Guard Officers Told to Attend Camp Dodge Sessions
Des Moines Adj. Gen. Guy E. Logan ordered 200 infantry officers of the state to attend a camp of instructions at Camp Dodge from June 22 to 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Adj
Guy E. Logan
Camp Dodge
Iowa Land Profits Sell Eighty Acre Farm Near Wightman
Lohrville proprietor M. H. Horner sold his eighty acre farm near Wightman to G. W. Evans and E. E. Huggins for fifteen dollars per acre above the price paid a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Lohrville
M. H. Horner
Wightman
G. W. Evans
E. E. Huggins
Iowa Minister Stricken at Burlington Church Banquet
Dr. Cleworth of the First Methodist church in Burlington suffered a stroke of paralysis after presiding at a church banquet. He had recently filled the pulpit here after coming from Anderson Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Burlington
Cleworth
First Methodist Church
M. E
Anderson
Ind
Greek Paver Ingests Pills. Stricken, Hospitalized
A Greek street worker in Waukon seized a Sara Pie box of pills and ate them. He remained unconscious for three days and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa Club Women Lead at Federation Session
Delegation of over one hundred Iowa women dominated the Des Moines meeting of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. Mrs. James G. Berryhill of Des Moines was named honorary vice president. A suffrage endorsement passed unanimously as speakers including Jane Addams and professors addressed delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Club
James G. Berryhill
Iowa State Federation of Women’s Clubs
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Iowa
General Federation
Jane Addams
Frank M. Leagitt
University of Chicago
Mary Garrett Hay
New York
Lillian W. Johnson
Tennessee
Waterloo Forty Clerks Form Union In Clothing Shops
Clerks from nearly forty Waterloo clothing and shoe stores initiated union organization. Elected officers include I. B. Jackson as president, Walter Bass vice president, Richard Wilharm financial secretary, Edward Sarcet recording secretary, Tony Barron treasurer. W. A. Moore opened the meeting with Central Labor union input and advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
I. B. Jackson
Walter Bass
Richard Wilharm
Edward Sarcet
Tony Barron
W. A. Moore
Central Labor Union
Walter Matthews
Frank Connor
Sunday School Meet Chooses Iowa Officers
Shenandoah Des Moines won the bid to host the next Iowa State Sunday School association annual meeting in a contest with Clinton. New officers include President Rev. W H Beachler Waterloo first vice president Marion Wood Des Moines second vice president O E Smith Indianola recording secretary J A Bliss Diagonal general secretary W H Rockefeller Des Moines treasurer P B Sheriff Des Moines international committee man D H McCoss Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Des Moines
Iowa State Sunday School Association
Clinton
W. H.beachler
Waterloo
Marion Wood
O. E. Smith
Indianola
J. A. Bliss
Diagonal
W. H. Rockefeller
P. B. Sheriff
D. H. McCoss
Davenport
Wilson Given Doctor of Science at Ames Commencement
At the Town state college 973 graduates received degrees in a ceremony before about 4000 attendees. Tama Jim Wilson former secretary of agriculture and George L. MacKay former head of dairying were awarded the Doctor of Science degree marking a first for any agricultural college in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
State College
Ames
Tama Jim" Wilson
Geo. L. MacKay
Department of Dairying
Chicago
Town State College
Field Heads the Seedsmen Shenandoah
Henry Field of Shenandoah is elected president of the Town State Seedsmen at the annual convention. E. M. Cole of Pella becomes vice president, J. F. Linn of Clarinda secretary, and J. T. Hamilton of Cedar Rapids treasurer.
Boy Drowns At Reservoir Near Morrell Packing House
Lloyd Marx aged 12 drowned in a reservoir at the Morrell packing house while bathing with two other boys. The watchman was away from the grounds when the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Lloyd Marx
Morrell Packing House
Ida Grove Farm Acreage Sells At $175 Per Acre
Ida Grove real estate records show D. E. Buss selling eighty acres in Logan township to H. J. Huse for 175 dollars per acre, marking another high sale for the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Grove
D. E. Buss
Logan Township
H. J. Huse
Boy Seriously Injured In Farm Equipment Accident
In Ottumwa Ralph Handelman six suffered a fractured skull and facial gashes after being caught in a manure spreader on his father's farm northeast of the city. He was taken to a local hospital in grave condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Ralph Handelman
Knights of Pythias Hold Seventh District Convention at Ackley
The Seventh District convention of the Knights of Pythias was held at Ackley with about 192 lodge members participating from across the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Ackley
The
Heat waves push temperatures past ninety across midwest
During a brutal heat wave in early June 1914, Chicago hit 95 degrees bringing deaths, prostrations, and cases of hydrophobia from stray dogs. Cleveland logged 92 with 105 on the ground and warnings of milk shortages if the heat persists. St Louis reached 98 with three prostrations and no deaths while Cincinnati reported one death and over a score of prostrations at 95 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cleveland
Weather Bureau
St. Louis
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Tolls Bill Passed With Norris Simmons Amendment
The senate approved the tolls repeal bill by a 60 to 35 vote carrying the Norris Simmons amendment. The measure now goes to the house. The debate touched on preserving American rights in the dispute with Great Britain over the treaty and included a separate vote on asserting U S rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
House
Simmons
Great Britain
Bankhead
Bryan
Chilton
Clark
Ark
Culberson
Fletcher
Gore
Hitchcock
Hughes
James
Johnson
Kern
Lea
Lee
Lewis
Martin
Myers
Overman
Owen
Pittman
Pomerone
Saulsbury
Shafroth
Sheppard
Shively
Smith
Ariz
D. C
Stone
Swanson Thompson
Thornton
West
White
Williams
Brandegee
Burton
Colt
Crawford
Grenna
Kenyon
McCumber
McLean
Nelson
Norris
Root
Sherman
Sterlng
Ashurst
Chaimberlain
Lang
Martine
Newlands
O’gorman
Ransdell
Reed
Shields
Thomas
Vardaman
Tit
Borah
Brady
Bristow
Burleigh
Catron
Clapp
Wyo
Cummins
Dillingham
Dupont
Goff
Jones
la Follette
Lippitt
Page
Perkins
Poindexter
Mich
Smoot
Sutherland
Townsend
Warren
Weeks
Works
United States
Huerta Blanquet Cabinet to Vera Cruz Mediation Talks
Provisional President Huerta General Blanquet and remaining Mexican cabinet members plan to travel to Vera Cruz to pursue mediation. Blanquet will go first with the Brazilian minister to liaise with General Funston on feasibility and reception. Johnny Williams claims bantamweight world title after KO of Coulon in Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Cruz
Mex
Huerta
General Blanquet
General Funston
Los Angeles
Cal
Johnny “Kid” Williams
Baltimore
Swamp Parcel Post at Yale Post Office
Yale students leaving for home after final examinations have been overburdening the Yale post office with parcel post packages at New Haven Connecticut on June 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
New Haven
Conn
Josephine Yacht Burned at Bayou St. John in New Orleans
The yacht Josephine owned by Theodore Grunewald burned to the water's edge while moored at Bayou St. John. Valued at $50,000, it was described as the best craft in these waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burne
Water's Edge
New Orleans
Josephine
Theodore Grunewald
Bayou St. John
Japanese killer hanged for doctor murder in Seoul
Tomitaro Watanabe, a Japanese national, was executed in Seoul for killed American surgeon Dr Edgar de Mott Stryker on March 29. He had earlier strangled his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Tomitaro Watanable
Edgar de Mott Stryker
Watanable
Sulzer Declares Candidacy for New York Governor
Ex Governor William Sulzer announced his bid for the governorship in Buffalo on June 12. He charged that only Tammany tactics could defeat him at the Democratic primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sulzer
Buffalo
N. Y
William Sulzer
Resolute Wins Cup Race at Highland Beach
Resolute defeated Vantile for the second time in a drifting contest off the cup course at Highland Beach New Jersey. The cup defending boat secured victory in a tense race marked by variable winds and close competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resolute
Highland Beach
N. J
Vanitle
Two Die in Lookout Coal Engine Collision
Charleston West Virginia June 13 Charles Willis and Samuel Cook were killed and two others probably fatally injured when an engine crashed into the Blume Coal company tipple at Lookout West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killa
Charleston
W. Va
Charles Willis
Samuel Cook
Lookout
Blume Coal Company
Navy to Withdraw Four Battleships From Mexican Waters
Secretary Daniels announced that the battleships Utah New Hampshire Michigan and Nebraska will be withdrawn from Mexican waters for overhauling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Utah
New Hampshire
Michigan
Nebraska
Mexican
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Robbers Net 16500 At Eveleigh Station
Two masked men stole an automobile then robbed the Eveleigh railroad station agent of 16500 intended to pay employees. The heist occurred in Melbourne Australia on June 12 and follows a prior theft before the payout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Eveleigh
Bomb Explodes At Westminster Abbey During McKenna Speech
Militants from the Women's Social and Political Union set off a bomb beside St Edward's chair in Westminster Abbey as Home Secretary Reginald McKenna spoke in the House of Commons about handling the militant campaign. The blast caused panic but little physical damage. two women near the chair were detained then released. McKenna dismissed deportation, urging press self restraint to curb the agitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Westminster Abbey
Reginald McKenna
Home Affairs
House of Commons
Edward the Confessor
McKenna
Perkins Asked to Retire From Progressive Leadership
Amos Pinchot released a confidential letter attacking George W. Perkins as a danger to the Progressive party due to his ties to United States Steel and International Harvester. The missive urges ending the current situation before broad support can grow, while Perkins refuses to retire as chairman of the Progressive national committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Amos Pinchot
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive National Committee
George W. Perkins
National Executive Committee
United States Steel Corporation
International Harvester Company
Progressive Party
Forest fires spread with renewed vigor near Escanaba
Reports from Escanaba Michigan on June 12 describe renewed forest fires threatening large areas north of Cornell and west of town. A big blaze behind Gross five miles west prompts crews to fight the advancing flames as a special train carries many men to Cornell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Escanaba
Michigan
Mich
Cornell
Gross
Shamrock IV Sets Sail In First Run Back from Spithead
The Lipton challenger Shamrock IV left Portsmouth on its initial sail from Spithead on Thursday. It was accompanied by Shamrock TIL as the new yacht undertook its early test voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
England
Thomas Lipton
Spithead
Man shoots wife then kills himself in Bol ton Glenn
Montreal on June 11 Jean B Dube angered by late breakfast shot his wife to death at Bol ton Glenn and then fatally wounded himself in a domestic tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killa
Self
Montreal
Que
Jean B. Dube
Bolton Glenn
Former State Senator Cook Elected Commander In Chief
Former Wisconsin state Senator Samuel A. Cook of Neenah was chosen commander in chief of the Wisconsin department of the Grand Army of the Republic at the Madison gathering held June 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Samuel A. Cook
Neenah
Wisconsin Department of the
New Orleans Merchant Kills Wife with Hoe
Louis 4H Hazeman a New Orleans merchant killed his wife by clubbing her with a hoe. His fourteen year old niece who was with the woman admitted the uncle killed her aunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louis
Hazeman
One Dead In Strike Riot in Florence
One striker was shot dead and two others wounded when police dispersed a strikers meeting in Florence on Tuesday afternoon. Two policemen were also injured in the melee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Italy
Noted K of P Members Killed in Auto Crash
Goldfield Nevada June 11 Cy Rice Herman Kreiger and Dan Falvey prominent Knights of Pythias were killed in an auto accident M J Brandon expected to die from injuries
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. of
Goldfield
Nev
Cy Rice
Herman Kreiger
Dan Falvey
Knights of Pythias
M. J. Brandon
Mediation Yields Provisional Mexican Regime Plan
At Niagara Falls mediators reach agreement on a five member provisional government for Mexico City with a provisional president and four cabinet heads. Carranza notes representation for constitutionalists but conditions remain unsettled and U S involvement in Mexico’s pacification is debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.B.C
Mexico
Mexico City
Washington
Carranza
Niagara Falls
Tampico
United States
Cuba
White House
Bryan
Thomas Estrada
Palma
Cuban
Gomez
McKinley
Roosevelt
Spain
Eight Die In East Side Tenement Fire
A New York blaze in an old style East Side tenement on Wednesday killed eight residents, including four women, and left eight more severely injured. More than forty others suffered less serious injuries as the fire spread rapidly after a tenant spotted flames near the locker room under the stairs and raised the alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
College Professor Goes Insane in Ft. Collins Court
Professor Rood head of the chemistry department at the state agricultural school in Ft Collins became violently insane during a court sanity examination in Ft Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Rood
State Agricultural School
Ht. Collins
Ft. Colling
Lassen Peak Geyser Column Still Taller Than Last Week
Red Bluff California June 12 reports steam from Lassen peak remains elevated above last week's eruption. The column has diminished in height but stays higher than the previous disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bluff
Cal
Lassen Peak
Sea washes up corpses of New Brunswick fishermen
Caraquet June 11 The sea is slowly yielding up the bodies of fishermen who perished in the coastal storm. Five more were recovered bringing the known dead total to eighteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caraquet
N. B
New Brunswick
Diva in Granted Divorce in Chicago Court
Chicago theatre star Mme Schumann-Heink wins a divorce from William Rapp Sr. by jury verdict following court instructions. The case ends in the diva’s favor with official juror determination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diva
Chicago
Mme
Schumann- Heink
William Rapp, Sr
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Quebec
Lady Evelyn
Detroit
Middle West
U. S
Westminster
National Committee
Parley
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