Stock Show Plans And Rural Progress At State Fair
Des Moines May 20 plan to use a large tent for stock show at the Iowa state fair with seating for 1000, plus sale facilities. The stock budget includes five premiums and new buildings, while the fair aims for an absolutely clean midway and new attractions. Rural free mail delivery praised for modernizing farming towns and schooling behavior. Fishing season opens with patrols to curb illegal seine operations and watchdogs report duck species abundance across lakes.
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Des Moines
Rt. J. Johnston
Humboldt
State Board of Agriculture
Iowa
Kansas City
Sugar Beets Planting Spreads in Monona County
Farmers near Onawa plant sugar beets for the first time in Monona county. James Crawford sows ten acres, Moss twenty five, and Dan Fairchild five, with others also contributing smaller plots. The venture attracts attention and may lead to larger acreage next spring if successful.
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Onawa
James Crawford
Mr. Moss
Dan Fairchild
Monona
Iowa Presidential Post Offices See Salary Changes
Salaries at several Iowa presidential post offices were adjusted. Fort Madison rises from 2200 to 2400 dollars, Nevada from 1700 to 1800, Paulina from 1200 to 1300, Remsen remains 1200, Schaller drops to 1200, Forest City jumps to 1700, Grinnell from 2300 to 2400, Nora Springs down to 1400, Pomoe rises from 1100 to 1200, Rockwell City up to 1600.
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Iowa
Fort Madison
Nevada
Paulina
Remsen
Schaller
Forest City
Grinnell
Nora Springs
Pomoe
Rockwell City
Shenandoah Maroons Form Local Baseball Club
Shenandoah forms the Shenandoah Maroons baseball club with about $800 in treasury. The team will compete in a circuit including Essex, Council Bluffs, Red Oak, Glenwood and southern Iowa towns under manager Dr. J W Staples.
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Shenandoah
The
Maroons
Essex
Council Bluffs
Red Oak
Glenwood
Iowa
J. W. Staples
Death of Mrs. Lyman Gage Close to McKinleys
Mrs. Lyman Gage wife of the treasury secretary died at 9 30 PM at 1715 Massachusetts avenue NW after a nine week illness Heart trouble caused by grip complications was the immediate cause She was a social figure in Washington and close to Mrs McKinley The news was kept from Mrs McKinley in San Francisco and conveyed to President McKinley via Secretary Cortelyou.
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Washington
Lyman Gage
McKiniey
San Francisco
Gage
Cortelyou
Scott
McKinley
Death Comes At Last Ynwin F Uhl Former Official Dies
Grand Rapids Michigan May 18 Hon Ynwin F Uhl former assistant secretary of state and ambassador to Germany under the Cleveland administration died shortly after noon Friday after nearly a year of illness including Brights disease A native of Avon Springs New York he moved to Michigan as a boy and built a prominent Grand Rapids law practice He served as mayor of Grand Rapids in 1890 and was later ambassador to Germany his opposition to free silver in 1896 weakened Democratic support He is survived by a widow and three daughters.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Ynwin F. Uhl
Germany
Cleveland
Bright
Edwin F. Uhl
Avon Springs
N. Y
Michigan
University of Michigan
Uhl
Ypsilanti
Grand Rapids
McKinley
Priest Found Dead in Ninth Avenue House
The body identified as Rev. Edward S. Phillips of St. Gabriel's Church Hazleton Pa was found in a Ninth Avenue house. Coroner says identification is solid from papers on the body. Police investigate possible murder. Kirk Stanley massage operator held as suspicious. A missing woman named Stanley's wife is being sought. Father Phillips disappeared May 8.
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New York
Ninth Avenue
Edward S. Phillips
St. Gabriel's Church
Hazleton
J. Pierpont Morgan
Pennsylvania
Kirk Stanley
Stanley
Father Philips
Acerenza Village Devastated by Massive Rockfall
A rock collapse near Potenza destroys most Acerenza houses and prompts troop deployment. Fifteen bodies recovered so far, with rescue operations ongoing.
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Italy
Rome
Acerenza
Potenza
Sheridan Landed With 66 Officers 1 523 Enlisted Men
The transport Sheridan returned from Manila via Nagasaki and arrived Friday with Generals John F Bates and Fred D Grant aboard along with 66 officers and 1 523 enlisted men from the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Infantry.
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San Francisco
Sheridan
Manila
Nagasaki
John F. Bates
Fred D. Grant
Six Miners Die in Farmington Explosion at Georges Creek Shaft
At Georges Creek Coal & Iron in Farmington Fairmont reports six miners killed and five injured in a Wednesday explosion. Names include Maynard Beaty Joe Nichols J H Everson Dan Alferrel Joe Dominick and Ton Phillippi. A torch used underground sparked dense smoke and a gas or dust explosion despite a strong ventilation fan.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Georges Creek Coal & Iron Company
Farmington
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Maynard Beaty
Mannington
Joe Nichols
Lonaconing
J. H. Everson
Everson
Dan Alferrel
Joe Dominick
Ton Phillippi
Trade Review reports favorable crop outlook and labor calm
R G Dun & Co notes main favorable crop reports and easing money markets boosting enterprise after stock slump. Securities steady, labor disturbances seen but not a long lasting drawback. Iron and steel demand slower for early delivery while mills expect midyear activity. wheat and corn prices above last year. May corn contracts volatile from Chicago manipulation. Waifures: 177 in U S, 19 in Canada.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
State of Trade
Chicago
United States
Canada
American Brigands Detained Near Manila in Pampanga
Detectives and police captured George Raymond Ulrich Rogers Oscar Mushmiller. Others including Andrew Martin Peter Freise George Muhn and two more are pursued. The gang committed outrages murdered and raped at Bacolor and nearby areas. They sometimes posed as American deserters or soldiers. Raymond wore a captain's uniform. Raymond and Martin were former Manila policemen.
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Manila
Pampanga
George
Raymond
Ulrich Rogers
Oscar Mushmiller
Andrew Martin
Peter Freise
George Muhn
Bacolor
Henry Dow
George Raymond
Martin
River Steamer Owensboro Burns Killing Four Near Calhoun
Evansville Indiana May 16 The steamer Owensboro tow boat owned by Green River Coal Transportation company burned to the water's edge at Calhoun Kentucky Tuesday night with four lives lost. The boat had no watchman and tied up at Calhoun. Fire started about 11 pm and spread rapidly. Captain Eastman and Engineer Robinson escaped. Firemen Crenshaw Bringkman and two roustabouts perished with the boat. A large lumber tow attached was saved after being cut loose. The vessel valued at 6000 dollars.
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Evansville
Ind
Owensboro
Green River Coal Transportation Company
Calhoun
Eastman
Robinson
Crenshaw
Bringkman
Bitter attack on Mr Wyndham in Irish People
The Irish People attacks Irish secretary Mr Wyndham over the seizure of the paper for insulting King Edward. It denounces Wyndham policy with headlines such as Fools or Assassins or Both and The Meanness of the Rascals, concluding he is a liar and backbiter.
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Dublin
William O’brien
Fireworks disaster ends Norwegian festivities on shadows steamship
In Bemidji Minnesota on May 18 an explosion during a pyrotechnic display on the steamer Shadow injured about 30 people. Five boys and several men suffered severe burns and four boys who jumped into the lake were not rescued.
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Bemidji, Minn
Shadow
Phillips Sells May Corn Option For Profit
Chicago May 18 Phillips sold 1 500 000 bushels of May corn Friday closing his deal in that option with a total profit of 625 000 dollars He may make 160 000 dollars more.
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Chicago
Phillips
Albany Strike Settled Ends Long Local Transit Walkout
Albany New York May 20 1919 after 11 days a city street railway strike on the Union Traction system in Albany Troy Cohoes Rensselaer and Watervliet ends. An agreement sets wage rates 20 cents per hour for most workers 1714 cents for pitmen helpers and provides grievance appeals job protections and a six day cooling off period before any new strike. Non union replacements are expected to withdraw.
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Albany
N. Y
Lae Street Railway
Union Traction Company
Troy
Cohoes
Renseelaer
Watervliet
A Hoosier Tragedy
Evansville Indiana May 20 Everett Conway a 27 year old married man shot and killed C W Garrison and Garrison s wife and fatally wounded Patrolman Benjamin Wallis Conway then killed himself The crime occurred as church bells rang Conway and the Garrisons were neighbors with long standing feuds Conway fired at Garrison then killed his wife and set a stable fire before barricading himself and shooting Wallis The city police surrounded the house and a final self inflicted wound ended the incident Coroner Walker took charge Conway leaves a wife and two children Garrison leaves two children and was a prominent lodge member with life insurance
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Evansville
Ind
Everet Conway
C. W. Garrison
Benjamin Wallis
Conway
Garrison
Wallis
Walker
Kentucky
Riots Rock Albany As Street Car Strike Escalates
Reports from Albany show a violent strike with one dead and 20 to 30 injured. Thousands of workers clash with police as 800 nonunion men are urged to desert. cars are destroyed and tracks torn up in Troy and Albany. Governor Odell deploys soldiers and Gen Roe orders out the Ninth infantry to restore order.
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Albany
N. Y
Traction Company
Gov. Odell
Troy
Adjt
Hoffman
United Traction Company
Roe
Ninth Infantry Regiment
Col. Norris
New York
Man Leaps to Death at Niagara Falls From Prospect Point
A man believed to be William Gardhouse of Brampton Ontario, about 70, jumped into the Niagara River near Prospect Point Sunday between four and five pm. He was swept over the American falls in view of park visitors after arriving Saturday and staying at a local hotel. His hat money card and spectacles were left behind. His mind was said to be enfeebled.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
William Gardhouse
Brampton
Ontario
Prospect Point
Falls
Desertion prompts final Muncie society reception
Celebrating her husband Sammond's latest desertion Rose Hammond, a local society figure, hosted a last reception at her home in May. Hammond announced she would return to her father's house as she and her child face a permanent separation after Sammond had left before and returned previously.
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Muncie
Ind
Rose Hammond
Hammond
Sammond
William Johnson Edwards Dies at 90 in Youngstown Ohio
William Johnson Edwards aged 90, a lineal descendant of Jonathan Edwards and former Princeton president, died in Youngstown Ohio. Born in Warren in 1811, he was a pioneer of the western reserve. Gen Chaffee issued farewell order ending the American relief expedition in China. Troops to board transports at Taku and sail to Manila next week.
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William Johnson Edwards
Youngstown
Peking
Chaffee
China
Taku
Manila
President Abandons Northwestern Trip After Mrs McKinley's Illness
President McKinley ends plans for a northwestern tour and will return to Washington as soon as Mrs. McKinley can travel. Reports say her illness has grown more serious with new complications, prompting the public notice of the change in schedule.
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San Francisco
Disaster at Sea and a Senator on Russia Tour
News from Victoria B C reports the loss of the steamer Federal near Australia in a late March gale with 32 dead and six bodies recovered amid scavenging dingoes. Also told: Louise L emont lost with 16. Hawaiian Isles overdue but arrived safely. Senator Beveridge sails for Russia to study trade and industry, planning to stay until October. In Princeton Indiana a town marshal killed Joe Hook during an arrest attempt after being slashed by Hook with a knife.
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Victoria
B. C
Moana
Federal
Court
Engineer Hills
Louise Lemont
Beveridge
Russia
Indianapolis
Ind
United States
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
New York City
England
Germany
Siberia
Princeton
Ben Hook
Winslow
Wright
Joe Hook
Iowa State Federation of Labor Elects Officers in Sioux City
At the annual meeting in Sioux City Deputy State Labor Commissioner Holder of Des Moines denounced the AFL as an oligarchy. A resolution backed a law banning child labor under 14 in mines factories and stores. Cedar Rapids named next meeting site. Elected: President Arthur E. Holder Des Moines. Vice President L M Jaeger Burlington. Secretary Treasurer J H Strief Sioux City. Legislative Committee A E Holder J P Stewart H A Keasey Des Moines. AFL Delegate Carl S Evans.
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Sioux City
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Holder
Des Moines
American Federation of Labor
National Organization
Cedar Rapids
Arthur E. Holder
L. M. Jaeger
Burlington
J. H. Strief
A. E. Holder
J. P. Stewart
H. A. Keasey
Carl S. Evans
Insanity does not bar life policy payment says judge
In Des Moines on opening day of the May term Judge Smith McPherson ruled that death by own action during insanity does not void life insurance. The case of Mrs Josephine Kelley versus Mutual Life Insurance involved two policies for 2500 and 5000 dollars. The court found the stipulation not to commit death by own action an impossible contract once insanity occurs.
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United States District Court
Des Moines
Smith McPherson
Josephine KR. Kelley
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
Edward Kelley
Kelley
Egged preacher stirs Marcus Zion meetings
A Marcus opera house gathering led by Elder Adams of Waterloo provoked strong hostility. He attacked doctors pharmacists and secret societies drawing crowds who hissed and pelted him with eggs as he departed toward T D Bowers' residence. He plans to return in about six weeks.
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Zion
Marcus
Elder Adams
Waterloo
Adams
T. D. Bowers
Iowa Cheese Making Progress At Ames Station
Iowa, though a leading dairy state, produced about 4,008,000 pounds of cheese in 1900, while butter reached nearly 88,000,000 pounds. The Iowa experiment station at Ames studied cheese making and proved Iowa can rival top Canadian factories in quality for export markets.
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Iowa
Iowa Experiment Station
Ames
Canada
Largest Iowa shoot in history at Newton
The Iowa State Sportsman's association held its largest meeting in Newton with sixty shooters and two hundred targets across 12 events. Top marks went to Fred Gilbert Spirit Lake 94, Frank Parmelee Omaha 92, Thomas A Marshall Keithsburg 90, Edward Bingham Des Moines 89 14, C W Budd Des Moines 88. Officers elected included President W B Kibby Marshalltown and Secretary L T Toysman Ottumwa with several directors named. The next meeting is set for Ottumwa.
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Iowa State Sportsman’s Association
Newton
Fred Gilbert
Spirit Lake
Frank Parmelee
Omaha
Thomas A. Marshall
Keithsburg
Edward Bingham
Des Moines
C. W. Budd
Ottumwa
W. B. Kibby
Marshalltown
George McCartney
L. T. Toysman
Warner Gephart
D. R. Tripp
D. T. Douthett
Osceola
Wred Gilbert
Edward Rothrock
Cedar Rapids
Surge of attorney candidate filings ahead of May exam
A surge of applications for attorney certificates fills the Des Moines clerk of the supreme court with at least 90 young men seeking the May examination. The rush follows a state law change requiring three years of study instead of two before licensure. Major McCaleb in Dubuque reports orders to stop volunteer Philippine recruiting, with new enlistees to join regular army regiments as the war winds down.
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Supreme Court
Des Moines
McCaleb
Dubuque
Adjt
Corbin
Philippines
Islands
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Hampton
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Twin Lakes
S. H. Moore
Iowa Masonic Library
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F. W. Bicknell
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Lyman J. Gage
Mrs. McKinley
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Trade Review
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Mrr. Wyndham
Niagara River
State Federation of Labor
Seaston
McPherson
Tews State Sportsman's Association
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