Fires slaughter Elk River districts in Canadian disaster
A massive forest fire swept Fernie and surrounding Elk River communities killing about 150 people and destroying towns. Fernie’s lumber mills, rail terminals, and bridges were damaged while thousands became homeless and railway lines disrupted. Rescue and relief efforts rushed to aid displaced residents as winds shifted and fire raged.
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Associated Press
Winnipeg
Elk River
Michel
Fernie
Pythians and Sisters Open Annual Convention in Boston
The twenty fifth supreme lodge and biennial encampment of the Knights of Pythias with the Pythian Sisters convention begin in Boston attended by an estimated 76 000 to 85 900 delegates and members. The gathering includes business sessions a parade and six days of city trips ending with a mass meeting.
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Associated Press
Boston
Supreme Lodge
Uniformed Bank
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Pythians
Officers Begin 900 Mile Test Ride
Fort Sheridan officers above captain rank left the post for a government ordered test. The program calls for a 90 mile ride and is expected to finish by Wednesday afternoon.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Fort Sheridan
Army
Rroosevelt
Dominican Republic poised for stable government under Caceres
A reported letter to Gen. Clarence R. Edwards from W. F. E. Pulliam, US receiver of customs in Santo Domingo, says the Dominican Republic will enter a new era with President Caceres. Public finances show a July 1 start for the fiscal year at 3,948,300, the largest in history, with debt service of 1,205,000 set as monthly payments. The surplus after obligations would exceed the entire federal income of four years ago.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dominican Republic
Clarence R. Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
W. F E. Pulliam
United States
Santo Domingo
Caceres
Republic
Pulliam
Clinton Teacher Dies After Sudden Heart Illness
Clinton Iowa August 3 Mrs John Lea a longtime Clinton public school teacher died suddenly yesterday from rheumatism of the heart She had taught in Clinton public schools for twenty years.
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Clinton, Ia
John Lea
Clinton
Destructive Nevada Cloudburst Hits Verdi Area
A fierce cloudburst swept Verdi Nevada yesterday afternoon killing one person and destroying livestock cabins and a large stock of logs. The Associated Press report notes extensive property losses across the town.
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Associated Press
Verdi
Nev
Fred Fields Dies After Head Wound in Clinton Shooting
Fred Fields, a Black man, died eighteen hours after He was shot at St Agatha's hospital where he had been taken Saturday. Hugo Brown, arrested as Fields' assailant, pleads self defense as an open knife is found in Fields' pocket. Police to start an inquiry.
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Times
Clinton, Ia
Fred Fields
St. Agatha’s Hospital
Hugo Brown
Fields
Brown
Young man jailed ten days for intoxication assault
Clinton August 3 John Anderson the man who struck John Doyle an employee of the Patterson Carnival company with a pop bottle causing concussion of the brain will not be prosecuted. He received ten days in jail on the intoxication charge. Doyle is recovering rapidly.
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Clinton, Ta
John Anderson
John Doyle
Patterson Carnival Company
Doyle
West Liberty House Robbed in Iowa
West Liberty Iowa August 3 robbers entered the home of Mrs Elizabeth Nichols during Saturday night. A gold watch several rings and between three and five dollars in cash were taken no clue to the burglars has been found.
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West Liberty
Elizabeth Nichols
Water gushes from coal prospect well in Beaver township
In Boone Louisiana on the William Morgan farm, drilling for coal reached 350 feet when water suddenly erupted from the tubing forcing abandonment of the hole. A steady flow was established and Mr Morgan plans to lay pipes to distribute water across the farm.
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Boone, la
William Morgan
Beaver Township
Morgan
Fined $109 for pawnbroker license violation in Marshalltown
Marshalltown, August 3. F. W. Armstrong, a money loaner, was fined $100 and costs or thirty days in jail by Mayor Ingledue for violating the city ordinance by not securing a pawnbroker's license. Armstrong posted an appeal bond and will take the case to district court.
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Marshalltown
F. W. Armstrong
Ingledue
Armstrong
John Kraft Dies After Long Illness at 77
Victor Iowa resident John Kraft died at his home on August 1 after a lengthy heart illness. He was born in Germany and migrated to the United States in youth. Kraft lived near Victor for many years before moving to the town about 12 years ago. He is survived by his aged wife and six children.
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Victor
John Kraft
Germany
Federal building project delayed in Ottumwa
The new federal building planned beside Ottumwa city park is likely postponed with no start date set by the post office department and no construction planned for this year.
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Ottumwa
Federal
Post Office Department
Cousin of Panama fame R F Shonts dies in Lehigh home
Fort Dodge Iowa reports the death of R F Shonts a cousin of Theodore Shonts of Panama fame from heart failure at his daughter's Lehigh residence after a brief stay. He had lived with his children since his wife died four years earlier.
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Fort Dodge
R. F Shonts
Theodore Shonts
Panama
Lehigh
Hog Cholera Ravages Ute Iowa Hog Herds
Hog cholera is doing a great amount of damage in Ute Iowa with R R Porter's herd of 200 dead and Cc Thompson losing about half that number along with others reporting losses.
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Ute
R. R. Porter
Cc. Thompson
Farm man killed by train near Lamont
George Sherer a prosperous Waterloo farmer was instantly killed when his rig was struck by a Great Western train near Lamont. The wagon was demolished and the harness torn from the horses, which escaped injury. The accident occurred early August 3 as the day’s news broke.
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Waterloo
George Sherer
Lamont
Great Western
Bryan's 5300 Word Acceptance Speech At Lincoln
In Lincoln Nebraska on August 3 William J Bryan said his acceptance speech would be brief, counting 5300 words. He noted campaign issues would be discussed but not exhaustively, reserving deeper treatment for several upcoming speeches. Dems saw Attorney General Bonaparte's Oklahoma bank ruling as boosting the party near the vote. Bryan commented on the ruling's likely impact on the elections.
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Associated Press
Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Fairview
Bonaparte
Oklahoma
Chicago
Washington
Bryan
Stabbing at Band Concert Leads to Grand Jury Action
Frank Dunning was stabbed in the abdomen by Perry Downey during a Cambridge band concert. Downey, jailed after a chase, was bound over to the grand jury as witnesses disputed his intoxication claim. Dunning, resting at Hammond hospital, was described as a peaceful local man with many friends. The incident drew swift pursuit and an attempted motive remained undetermined. The Iowa railway commission also filed a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission over a 30 cent bridge crossing charge at Dubuque.
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Geneseo
Marshal Costello
Cambridge
Perry Downey
Grand Jury
Downey
Frank Dunning
Dunning
Blakely
H. W. Cole
Justice Cole
Civil cabinet chief Dr. Von Lucanus dies in Berlin
Dr. Friedrich K. H. Von Lucanus, head of Emperor William's civil cabinet, died in Berlin on August 3. His death marks the loss of a senior official in the imperial administration.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Friedrich K. H. von Lucanus
William
Paper Makers Walk Out Over New Wage Scale
Paper mill workers in New England branches of the International Paper Company struck today following President Carey of the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers issuing a call for a strike. The action responds to a recently announced reduced wage schedule.
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Associated Press
Poston
International Paper Company
New England
Carey
International Brotherhood of Paper Makers
Harriman Dominates Pittsburg Rail Developments
In Pittsburg, E. H. Harriman supplants George Gould in regional railway improvements. Gould agrees to relinquish control of the Wabash Pittsburg terminal, Wheeling and Lake Erie, Western Maryland, and West Side Belt Roads and vows never to build east of Toledo. The Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt lines join Baltimore and Ohio against the Wabash advance.
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Pittsburg
E. H. Harriman
George Gould
Gould
Harriman
Wabash- Pittsburg
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Maryland
West Side Belt Roads
Toledo
Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt Lines
Baltimore and Ohio
Fair Weather Cooler Local Forecast For Davenport Area
Davenport and vicinity forecast fair tonight and Tuesday with cooler temperatures Tuesday. River stages slowly fall downstream from Dubuque to Muscatine as high pressure moves in from the north, bringing cooler conditions and dry weather across the region.
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Rock Island
Moline
Lake Region
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Manitoba
South Dakota
Upper Michigan
Gulf States
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Missouri Valley
Reeds Landing
Ston
Ispa
Cna
Prairie du Chein
Dubuque
Bochto
Venice
Des Moines Rapids
St. Deus
Mississippi
Muscatine
J. M. Sherier
Love leads to tragedy as Miss Kincaid dies
Miss Cora Kincaid of Colona near Green River Illinois died after taking carbolic acid at home following a confrontation with her father about her romance with Martin Meer. Police and family describe a sorrowful scene on the church steps and at the residence as Meer had just returned from the Tri Cities.
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Green River
Ill
Cora Kincaid
Colona
Martin Meer
Mr. Meer
Mrs Kincaid
Meer
Kincaid
Miss Kincaid
Leighorn
Illinois Central Equity Case Over Bridge Fare
The Illinois Central along with the Dubuque and Dunleith Bridge Company and the Burlington and A B Stickney as receiver face a charge of a thirty cent transportation fee on bridge travel at Dubuque. Allegations claim the rate targets Illinois routes west of Chicago and Iowa routes, not Chicago bound passengers, constituting discrimination. The railroad commission seeks a ruling to set a reasonable rate and end the discrimination.
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Illinois Central
Dubuque & Dunleith Bridge Company
Burlington
A. B. Stickney
Dubuque
Chicago
Illinois
Iowa
Railroad Commission
Transfer House Sold in Iowa Falls at $1800
Iowa Falls August 3 The Transfer house the East Side leading hotel long run by Mrs M J Hawley has been sold to Hans Johnson owner of Brantwood cafe for 1800 He will lease it to Conductor Greer of the Rock Island who will occupy the property in a few weeks
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Iowa Falls
M. J. Hawley
Hans Johnson
Johnson
Brantwood Cafe
Greer
Rock Island
Jasper County Voters to Decide on $150,000 Court House Bond
Farmers of Jasper county have petitioned the county auditor to submit a bond issue of 150000 for a new Newton court house to the voters at the next general election. Jasper county residents will vote on whether to approve the court house bond on November 3.
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Newton
Jasper County
Tragedy at Waterloo Swim Drowns 19 Year Old Russell Mumper
Russell Mumper aged 19 drowned while swimming two miles south of Waterloo. He was seized by cramps and the body was recovered about 30 minutes later. He was the son of farmer John Mumper and had been working on the D. B. Baer farm seven miles south of the city.
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Waterloo
Russell Mumper
John Mumper
D. B. Baer
Woman Burned To Death In Accident At Sheffield
Miss Meda Scholtian 34 was burned to death in Sheffield when a match lit her night dress. The fire spread quickly and she died shortly after. The incident occurred in Mason City, Illinois, on August 3.
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Mason City
Meda Scholtian
Sheffield
Farmer Dies From Heat Near What Cheer
Jeohr Behs, a farmer near What Cheer Iowa, was overcome by the heat and found dead by the roadside while returning home. He was about 40 years old and leaves a wife and several children.
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I.a
Jeohr Behs
Ber Endorses Healy for Iowa Supreme Bench
Fort Dodge Iowa August 3 The local bar association formally endorsed Robert Healy of Fort Dodge to succeed the late Judge Bishop on the state supreme bench Indorsements and pledges of support arrive from across Iowa by mail indicating broad backing for Healy's candidacy.
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Healy
Fort Dodge
Bar Association
Robert Healy
Judge Bishop
Supreme Bench
Little Girl Plays With Scissors Risks Eye Injury
Three year old Mildred Romans of Denison Iowa ran scissors into her eye while playing. She was brought to town for treatment and doctors hope sight can be saved.
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Denison
Auz
Mildred Romans
Rosco Romans
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