Fate of Chautauqua 15 in Doubt in Muscatine
The Muscatine Chautauqua closes with a 2900 deficit and uncertain continuation. Poor grounds turnout and subpar streetcar service blamed. board to audit bills as stockholders decide within 30 days. Grounds cleared at Electric Park as tents moved to Columbus Junction for next session.
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Veteran of Indian Strife Succumbs
Webster City Iowa Aug 2 F R Mason a prominent hardware merchant and pioneer resident died at his East Webster City home Saturday night from an apoplexy aged 73 He was a second lieutenant in the volunteer company that in 1857 went to the relief of whites during the Spirit Lake massacre
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Iowa Evening Press
Webster City
F. R. Mason
Spirit Lake
Doctor C H Dodd Dies in Iowa City After Illness
Iowa City IA Aug 2 Doctor C H Dodd formerly postmaster coroner and justice of the peace in Iowa county died here from a hemorrhage after appearing to near recovery from an operation performed two weeks earlier.
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C. H. Dodd
Koshta
Iowa County
IOWA newspaper editor Clayton Bailey dies suddenly
Clayton J. Bailey managing editor of the Sioux City Tribune died suddenly in Sioux City Iowa today. The editor had led the paper and was a prominent local journalist. He passed away unexpectedly on August 2.
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Sioux City Tribune
Sioux City
Tragic drownings mark Davenport weekend deaths
Davenport reports two drownings in a day with one man, Henry Hogan, a Civil War veteran, dying after a fall at the ferry and a second youth, Dan Defenbough, drowning near Bettendorf while swimming. A third body, David Oleson, 22, was found near Council Bluffs after dying by his own action.
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Russian Emperor and Empress Visit English Coast at Cowes
The imperial yacht Standart with the emperor and empress anchored off Cowes as King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra welcomed them. About 150 members of the British battle fleet formed a surrounding circle. Russian and British diplomats Grey and Iswolsky, plus Count von Benckendorff, highlighted the visit's diplomatic weight.
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Highwaymen Shoot Waterloo Citizen
In Waterloo Iowa Samuel Doren was shot twice in the left thigh by two masked robbers on Park road last night at 10. He is hospitalized with a badly shattered bone and may lose the leg. The assailants escaped.
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Iowa Evening Press
Waterloo
Samuel Doren
Doren
Park Road
Donlin Deal with Phillies Falls Through
Felix Isman announced that the proposed Philadelphia Phillies trade sending Mike Donlin from the New York Nationals for outfielder Magee has collapsed.
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Felix Isman
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New York Nationals
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Joker Threatens Report Defeat in Senate Adoption Fight
Twenty Republicans vote against the report in the lower house as it is adopted amid a scant Senate turnout. The incident centers on an alleged joker figure and party disagreements during the admission process.
Taft Endorses Conference Report on Hides and Leather
President Taft letters Senator Brown endorsing the conference report language on the hides and leather compromise. Senate considers the tariff report amid a dispute over the leather provision and a plan to reconvene the conferees for an official explanation.
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King of Spain pictured at desk in royal palace
A new image shows Alfonso seated at his Madrid desk in ordinary business posture. The royal palace in Madrid becomes the focal point of European attention as reports describe unrest and political unease spreading through Alfonso's realm.
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Baseball World Mourns Today in Louisville Funeral for Harry Pulliam
National League president Harry Pulliam is mourned by major league leaders as his funeral is held in Louisville at Cave Hill Chapel. The body arrived at 11 45 a m and was taken to an undertaker with services led by Rev W T Hawes. Floral tributes arrive from across the country.
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St. Louis Man Weds in London Under Special License
Henry Clay Pierce of St. Louis Missouri married Virginia Prickett Burrowes at St George's Church Hanover Square London under a special license. Only church officials and four witnesses attended. Burrowes is daughter of Major William Russell Prickett of Edwardsville Illinois. her former husband died four years ago.
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Henry Clay Pierce
St. Louis
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Virginia Prickett Burrowes
William Russell Prickett
Edwardsville, Ill
Third Week of Thaw Habeas Hearing Opens
White Plains N Y Aug 2 The third week of the supreme court habeas corpus hearing for Harry K Thaw opens with District Attorney Jerome resuming the reading of testimony from the second trial, continuing from last Friday afternoon.
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Harry K. Thaw
Mrs Besant Arrives in New York for Lectures Tour
Mrs Annie Besant president of the Theosophical Society arrives in New York by the steamer Philadelphia to begin a lecture tour on The Rational Relations Between Man Nature and God. She will visit principal cities after San Francisco before returning to New York.
Missing Frank Rutt Sparks Iowa Search Effort
Frank Rutt, 35, of Cairo near Vinton disappeared July 28 after leaving home in field work attire. A $50 reward was offered. searches on the Iowa River and in Mt Pleasant yielded no trace as authorities pursue possible explanations.
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Order Restored in Barcelona Amid Ongoing Fierce Outskirts Fighting
Reports indicate a shift to calm in central Barcelona today after serious disturbances. Despite restored order in the city, fighting continues on the outskirts with many executions reported by officials and witnesses.
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Catalonia Declares Republic Amid Catalan Uprising
Paris reports that Catalonia’s Communes proclaimed a republic and Palmos municipality declared independence. San Sebastian notes a general strike in the north with government seizure of telegraph and telephone lines to curb coordination. Barcelona experiences ongoing unrest with Montjuich guns shelling republican districts.
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Lynch Alleged Murderer, Rule Bests Sheriff
In Platte City Missouri a white man named George Johnson who killed farmer John W Moore near Platte City was lynched by a mob at the jail after being moved to Kansas City for safekeeping. The sheriff was overpowered and Johnson hanged at a tree opposite the jail as about fifty men joined the raid.
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Kansas City
Death ends string of misfortunes in Iowa dairyman
Henry Dryden aged 35 a dairyman died after falling from bed this morning at his Iowa City home. He had recently broken his leg and succumbed to the heat on Saturday. He is survived by his wife.
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Iowa Evening Press
Iowa City
Henry Dryden
Controller bursts injure twenty on city streetcar
Twenty people were injured, five seriously, when a street car controller burst at the intersection of 96th street and Ewing avenue in Chicago. The incident occurred today and authorities reported the event as a streetcar equipment failure.
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Fire Ravages Osaka Leaving Thousands Homeless
Osaka Japan Aug 2 Confusion lingers after a Saturday fire that left thousands homeless and many awaiting aid. Municipal relief is inadequate while outside cities and towns send contributions to help. Casualty totals remain undetermined as hundreds of injured fill hospitals.
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Evans, 18, Wins Western Amateur Golf Championship
Charles Evans Jr. of Exmoor defeated Albert Seckel of Riverside 1 up after 36 holes to capture the Western Championship at Homewood Country Club Flossmoor Illinois. Evans, barely 18, stood out among 126 starters to win the title.
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Weather forecast for towns and state
Partly cloudy with possible thunder showers tonight into Tuesday. Illinois areas expect showers mainly in the north on Tuesday. Sunrise 4 44. Sunset 7 09. diceusisea 8 16 p m.
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